Richland, Pasco and Kennewick enjoyed a sky-high celebration 100 years ago that was considered so historical that representatives, officials and public figures from throughout the Pacific Northwest showed up to participate.
The 101-65 victory for the Bombers on their home court over the Hermiston Bulldogs in a non-conference affair was the first time ever that a Washington state high school basketball team had broken the century mark by scoring 100 or more points in a game, according to accounts at the time.
Tri-City disc jockey Loyd Aman took the radio scene by storm in the mid-1950s as the Record Wrangler, perhaps the most popular radio personality ever in the Tri-Cities.
Materials needed to maintain the Allied war effort and America’s role in it required a rationing system to manage the fair distribution of essential goods and to prevent hoarding.
The late Blanche Pratt was the first transit bus driver in the Tri-Cities, slipping behind the wheel of the Tri-Cities’ first passenger bus in May 1942 during World War II.
The thunder of booming drums will reverberate through the air during the Oct. 4 annual Cavalcade of Drums in Kennewick. But there will be none quite like the Big Drum which has marched to its own drumbeat dating back six decades and more at Kennewick High School.
As the Tri-Cities marks the diamond jubilee of professional baseball’s arrival, the memories of that inaugural season – and many that followed – continue to resonate with longtime fans across the region.
