April 2016
Volume 4 • Issue 4
Northwest Trek gives uncaged views of wildlife
Tie flies with Columbia Basin Fly Casters
Tri-Cities’ women create hand-dyed wool
Don’t miss it April 19 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Senior Times Spring Expo Pasco Red Lion 509-737-8778
Car parts, repair tips and tall tales all exchanged at annual auto swap meet By Loretto J. Hulse Whether your tastes run to 1920s rusty rattlers, 1950s-style flashy hotrods or those classics in between, you’ll find them all at Ye Olde Car Club of Tri-Cities’ annual Swap Meet on May 7. The swap meet is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be held indoors and outdoors at the Benton Franklin Fairgrounds in Kennewick. Admission is free. While some of the cars at the swap meet will be for sale, the main attraction is the chance to talk to others who have a similar love for old relics. You can swap stories and learn from others who’ve found the best way to remove rust, or the best paints and upholstery techniques, said John Trumbo, swap meet chairman. “It’s a very social, very educational event that’s all about the hobby,” he said. The swap meet has taken place annually since 1976 and is one of the most popular events of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. It draws more than 200 car part vendors from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Nevada. It’s a great place to rummage for hard to find parts for vehicles from the 1920s to the 1970s. “You can also buy cars — if you can call them that. A lot are missing pieces and would have to be taken home on a trailer,” Trumbo said. About 3,000 people attend the event each year, he added. “The swap meet attracts basically anyone with a very strong interest in cars, whether they’re hobby type, classic antiques or collectibles,” Trumbo said. Antique vehicles are generally classified as those from the mid-1920s and older while classic cars are those large and luxurious cars — like Duesenbergs, Chryslers, Cadillacs and Auburns — built up until 1920 and up to the Depression, he said. uCARS, Page 2
Jack Kiley of the Olympia Rose Society prepares his roses for entry into the 2015 Seattle Rose Society’s rose show. Kiley is treasurer of the Pacific Northwest District of the American Rose Society, a national organization promoting the culture and appropriation of roses and and propagation of new varieties. Photo courtesy of Harlow Young of the Tri-City Rose Society.
Roses grown by all Tri-Cities gardeners invited to show
By Loretto J. Hulse Royalty could be hiding among the roses in your garden. And there’s only one way to find them — enter your blooms in the Tri-City Rose Society’s 68th annual show May 28 at the Richland Community Center. One of your roses could easily be named King, Queen or Princess of the Show. “We’ve seen over the years that even someone who’s never shown before can have roses just as beautiful, just as worthy of a blue ribbon, as someone who’s been showing for years,” said Rose Show Chairman
JoAnn Brehm. There’s no entry fee and entries will be accepted from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on the back patio of the community center. You don’t have to be a Rose Society member to enter. The only requirement is that you must have grown the blooms yourself and know the name of the rose. Even if the tag is long lost, take it anyway. Chances are good that one of the consulting rosarians at the show, who all have years of training, will be able to identify it. uROSE, Page 8
Washington’s partnership with insurance agencies strengthens long-term care policies By Jessica Hoefer for Senior Times In their mid-20s, at a time when Todd and Daydra Bauman’s biggest worry should have been paying off student loan debt or saving up for their first home, the couple faced the unthinkable. A rare illness debilitated the 27-year-old Daydra. “A normal body can detect what’s good and what’s bad,” said Todd Bauman. “Her body couldn’t.” Because of her condition, Daydra required assistance as her sight and mobility suffered. Her husband tried to
help as much as he could, but he needed work so the couple could stay ahead of the every-mounting piles of medical bills. “We had to pay somebody to be with her at home,” Todd Bauman explained. Thankfully, Daydra Bauman regained her strength within a year and was able to manage most daily tasks on her own. But the couple hasn’t forgotten the financial and emotional burden they bore during that time. uINSURANCE, Page 6
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