Trios Health is pleased to announce that Trios Laboratory Services has moved its collection site at the Trios Care Center at Southridge from the second floor to the first floor.
The move to the first floor creates a full-service outpatient laboratory in a prominent location and allows patients easier access to Trios laboratory services. Trios Medical Group providers are now able to refer their patients for outpatient testing to the new lab, and results will be sent directly to providers electronically. “We are excited to have a more patient-friendly location and provide quality lab services to our Trios Medical Group providers and patients,” said Mindy Aichele, Trios Laboratory Director. With the move also comes a change in hours. Laboratory services will now operate Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. The Trios Care Center at Southridge is located at 3730 Plaza Way adjacent to Trios Southridge Hospital.
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Benton-Franklin Health District announced today that free drive-through COVID-19 testing will be available in Kennewick and Pasco beginning Wednesday. The sites are open to anyone who believes they should be tested; people with COVID-19 symptoms as well as anyone who has been exposed, or thinks they have been exposed, to the virus are urged to get tested. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 2-1-1.
“We’re able to expand testing now because we finally have adequate testing supplies, said “Dr. Amy Person, Health Officer for Benton and Franklin Counties. ”That’s changed dramatically in the past few weeks. Previously, we had very limited supplies and we needed to make sure we prioritized testing to critical cases. Now we can do broader testing because we have more supplies, more access to supplies, and expanded testing capacity.” The testing sites will be open Wednesday through Saturday this week from 8 am to 1 pm at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, in the back parking area along Grandridge Blvd, not the main entrance. In Pasco, the testing will be held at the HAPO Center (TRAC). Beginning next week, the sites will be open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8 am to 1 pm. To make testing more accessible, no medical orders are required and the testing is free to all. Appointments can be made by calling 2-1-1 Monday-Friday between 8 am and 5 pm. Test results will be received by telephone in three to seven days. Written results will also be mailed and received within 10 days. Increased testing is one of the factors considered by DOH in determining when counties are ready to move forward to the next phase of the state’s Safe Start Phased Reopening Plan. DOH has emphasized the need for more testing and widespread use of face coverings as keys to getting the virus under control in Benton and Franklin Counties. The drive-through community testing is a joint effort by Benton-Franklin Health District, Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Benton County Emergency Management, Franklin County Emergency Management, and the Washington National Guard. The Mabton School District has received a $5,000 grant from Yakima Valley Partners for Education (YVPE) to help 850 students impacted by the coronavirus. The district will use the money for school supply kits that will be distributed to students through its school meal distribution program which delivers more than 6,000 meals to kids at 73 locations across the district.
Dr. Joey Castilleja, the superintendent of the Mabton School District said his district was hard hit by school closures due to the virus. “Without a lot of notice, we were all suddenly expected to attend and teach school online. Families were just not ready for such an endeavor. Things as simple as scissors and glue sticks are basic school supplies that kids now need at home. These supplies mean a lot to our kids,” said Castilleja. “By providing students with the tools they need to complete their school assignments, they have one less barrier to overcome due to Covid-19.” Save the Children secured $2,500 and obtained a matching grant from First Book, a non-profit based in Washington D.C. for a total of $5,000 for the kits. Save the Children is one of the more than a dozen partners of YVPE, a coalition formed by Heritage University to address the challenges of educational attainment faced by communities in Yakima County across the cradle-to-career continuum. This collaborative approach is known as Collective Impact and is already showing promise in the lower Yakima Valley. Save the Children, which operates in more than 200 rural communities across 13 states, joined YVPE through its partnership with the Grandview School District. In Grandview, Save the Children offers its “Early Steps to School Success” home-visiting program to children ages three years old and younger and their parents. Save the Children, a national leader in early childhood education, has leveraged its resources in support of children and families throughout the lower Yakima Valley. For more information, contact Suzy Diaz, Heritage University - Collective Impact Director at [email protected] or (509) 480-9354. Port of Kennewick announces three new vendors at its Food Truck Plaza at Columbia Gardens in Kennewick.
Ninja Bistro and Don Taco are now operating at the Food Truck Plaza at 325 E. Columbia Gardens Way off East Columbia Drive in Kennewick. Ann’s Best Creole & Soul Food will join the Food Truck Plaza in mid- to late-June. These new vendors join Swampy’s BBQ, which began operating at Columbia Gardens last year. Rollin’ Fresh Ice Cream is once again serving customers on Clover Island at the Lighthouse Plaza. Visitors will be able to select from a variety of food truck cuisine, including BBQ, Asian Fusion, authentic Mexican, or creole and soul food at Columbia Gardens, as well as ramen noodle bowls, ceviche and fresh hand-rolled ice cream on Clover Island. Each vendor sets its days and hours of operation. Visit each food trucks’ Facebook Page for hours of operation and menus. Links to each vendor are available on the Port of Kennewick’s website portofkennewick.org on the Columbia Gardens and Clover Island pages. Meier Architecture • Engineering (Meier) is pleased to announce the recent hire of Pat Fuller, PMP. Mr. Fuller joins Meier as the Electrical Group Manager.
Mr. Fuller comes to Meier with over 25 years of experience in the electrical engineering field and will provide leadership and support to Meier and their clients. He has worked extensively in the data center, food and beverage, Nuclear, and Pulp and Paper industries. Mr. Fuller has over 10 years of progressive Project Management experience in construction and design/build projects, as well as over 15 years of experience in Electrical, including medium voltage, and Instrumentation and Control Systems design. Pat holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Washington State University. For additional information, please contact Bobbi Keen at 509-735-6908 or [email protected] The Children’s Reading Foundation of the Mid-Columbia (CRFMC) in collaboration with HAPO Community Credit Union are pleased to announce the first annual Reading on the Run - A Socially Distanced Poker Run! June 27, 2:00pm to 5:00 PM at multiple locations across the Tri-Cities.
More information is available at http://read20minutes.com/event-calendar/events-2020/ Fill your car with the family and tell your friends to join us on a drive through poker run to local businesses across the Tri-Cities, trying to collect the best hand of cards. The winner(s), with the best hand, will split the pot with CRFMC, so the more cars that enter the more money you could win. Due to social distancing, the winner will be contacted by telephone the next day and prize will be delivered. Amazing baskets will be raffled away at the end of the event. Buy one raffle ticket for $5 or 5 tickets for $20, the more you buy, the more you save. Raffle item winners will be contacted by telephone and prizes delivered. Go online and buy your tickets today. All proceeds of the fundraiser go to support the purchase and distribution of books for vulnerable children across Benton and Franklin Counties to stop the Summer Slide, the slide of literacy skills that occurs each summer. PNNL Announces Next Seminar as part of its Community Science and Technology VIRTUAL Seminar Series6/10/2020 The next seminar in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series, “Hacking Biology to Produce Energy and Fuels” presented by Joseph Laureanti, Staff Scientist at PNNL, will take place on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom.
Can our daily lives run on electricity obtained completely from renewable and sustainable energy sources? Do our transportation needs require burning gas and oil? We are working on methods to increase the impact of solar and wind energy by creating simple, clean, and renewable ways to convert excess energy to electricity that we can all use. Learn how we can use biology, chemistry, and even virtual reality to help shape a cleaner future. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. Those who are interested can register here. ### For more information about this seminar and upcoming seminars, call (509) 375-6871. The Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership held it’s first Farmers Market of the season on June 4. Like all farmers markets in Washington State, the Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market has been deemed an essential service. Market organizers are committed to operating safely in full compliance with public health directives so that the Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market can continue to provide a vital link between neighbors needing healthy food and WA & OR farmers and food producers.
“Our farmers are a crucial part of our local food system and we need to do everything in our power to support their health and safety,” said Stephanie Button, Executive Director. “Farmworkers are considered "essential workers," and they risk their health to ensure that we have access to fruits and vegetables. A customer at a farmers market might only interact with a couple of vendors during their visit, but the venders are interacting with hundreds of people. Wearing a cloth, face-covering mask is an act of compassion. We cover our faces to protect others. That is why we are dedicated to enforcing the mask-wearing rule at our farmers market” A wide variety of types and styles of face-coverings are acceptable. Nonmedical masks that cover both the nose and mouth are recommended, but scarves and bandannas are acceptable coverings. Face coverings can help prevent the spread of infection to others by blocking infectious droplets that can spread when someone coughs, sneezes, or speaks, according to local public health officials. Exceptions to the directive to wear face coverings include children, people with disabilities, deaf people who read lips, and those whose health care providers recommend against it for health reasons. “Market staff and volunteers are happy to accommodate shoppers who are unable to wear a mask,” Said Amber Maiden, Market Manager. The Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market occurs every Thursday from 4 pm to 7 pm at Flag Plaza (204 W. Kennewick Ave) in downtown Kennewick. The 21-week market runs from June 4-Oct 22. As soon as customers enter the market there will be a volunteer to spray their hands with sanitizer and there will be handwashing stations available to shoppers. The number of people in the market at one time will be limited. All vendors are required to wear protective, face-covering masks and the public will be asked to the same. Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market staff have been coordinating with the Pasco and Richland Farmers Markets, as well as other market managers throughout Washington to learn what best practices procedures have been implemented. “We are fortunate to have support and resources from the Washington State Farmer Market Association and to be able to learn from the farmers’ markets that have already opened.” Said Maiden, who continued, “With COVID-19 conditions evolving, we will continue to work with our county health department the closer we get to our opening date to ensure safety for everyone.” Now more than ever, farmers’ markets are vital partners in bringing healthy foods into the neighborhoods throughout Washington. Likewise, communities like ours are vital to the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers and other food vendors. Times such as these highlight farmers markets' role as essential, community retail. We are proud to be a local source of fresh produce and essential materials to our public and will do our best to continue to serve them. The Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market participates in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP), which includes the “SNAP Market Match” program. Shoppers who use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) EBT benefits at a growing list of participating farmers’ markets can get additional dollar to dollar “match” to buy more fresh fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and plant starts. SNAP Market Match is one of Washington’s Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs administered by the Washington State Department of Health. For the most up to date information on the Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market, visit the website, www.historickennewick.org/farmers-market or the Facebook page, www.facebook.com/kennewickfarmersmarket. PNNL Announces Next Seminar as part of its Community Science and Technology VIRTUAL Seminar Series6/8/2020 The next seminar in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series, “Soils are Alive!” presented by Aditi Sengupta, Soil Scientist at PNNL, will take place on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom.
Soils are teeming with billions of microorganisms. Invisible to us, these microorganisms silently work to maintain soil health by breaking down organic matter and recycling nutrients in our environment. Microorganisms also support soil structure and promote plant growth and respond to changing environmental conditions, and in turn impact the overall ecosystem health. The spatial scales at which these interactions occur range from small nanometer scale to large-global scale. Discover what these microorganism are, what they do, why we need microorganisms to maintain healthy soil, and how soil microbiology research is helping inform global ecosystem change. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Community Science and Technology Seminar Series was launched to help the general public better understand and explore how science transforms our world. Those who are interested can register here. Gemini Corps founder Lynn Carlson is asking local businesses “Are you ready to bring diversity, equity, and inclusion to your workplace?” In coordination with local practitioners and industry leaders, Gemini Corps is offering the following services:
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