It’s obvious what to do if you are in the face of a disaster – a home fire or a flood that is threatening your dwelling. You must get out and move to someplace safe as quickly as possible. But what should you do once the fire department has left the scene, or the flood waters have rolled back? How do you recover from the emotional jolt of a disaster? How do you start the job of restoring your home to pre-disaster condition?
It was as wild and woolly a town that could have ever been found on the frontier. Springing up at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers, Ainsworth came before the cities of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland staked out identities.
Rosemary Merckx, 95, has a studio in her apartment where she paints what inspires her. She’d taken a break from art for a while, but then during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, she had a renaissance of sorts.
Two new lifesaving devices are being installed at Badger Mountain to help improve outcomes if someone goes into cardiac arrest while hiking or riding on the trails. The automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, are going in at Trailhead Park at the base of the hill, and at the Badger summit.
There is another solution to isolation, and you will find it right in your own yard. Pick an agency that does good in your community and volunteer to be a part of it.