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🎉 Weekend guide...social distancing edition

Indoor

🃏 Cribbage 🎭 Charades 🎲 Read some game reviews and decide for yourself 𝐍 Make the obvious choice 👾 Get Jackbox games

Outdoor

🚴‍♀️ Go on a bike ride 🔴 Play croquet ⚪️ Play Bocci Ball 💐 Garden ☁️ Jump on the Trampoline 🧗‍♂️ Rock climb 🚙 Change your own oil

A combo of both

👵 Dance like nobody’s watching 🧢 Catch ’em all 🧼 Clean that thing you’ve been putting off 🛠 Build that Ikea furniture—or something easier

👇 The best options

 But really, you should check out the Facebook conversation for a complete list of suggestions, and add your own recommendations for indoor activities: crafts, board games, parlor games for families, video games/movies/TV, outdoor solo non-contact activities, volunteer work that can be done from home, etc.

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👇 This week’s links

Multiple events canceled in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus

We’re applauding the courageous decisions of folks making these calls for the health and protection of our community

Herald hosts live results for 2020 Washington presidential primary in Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla WSU students on campus WSU ends face-to-face classes on March 23 Benton commissioners confer in closed session about county-owned ammo and guns found at sheriff Hatcher’s home The Tri-City herald re-posted John Roach’s Tumbleweird article on flattening the curve Tri-Cities school districts respond to Gov. Inslee on coronavirus Discussions brewing about school cancelations Community working together to support the most vulnerable members McCurley Integrity Subaru softens the blow of canceled Meals on Wheels fundraiser with $30,806 donation

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Reg Unterseher was tested for COVID-19 two days ago, told it would take four days to get results Top 10 Tri-Cities restaurants according to Yelp An assisted living center Assisted living centers buckle down against Coronavirus Rascal Rodeo volunteers with a kid riding a horse Rascal Rodeo hosts 6th Annual Honky Tonk Hoedown Fundraising Dinner and Auction, March 21st at the Southridge Sports Complex KID closes as a precaution due to COVID-19 Columbia Gardens Wine Village event on March 27 postponed due to coronavirus uncertainty Kennewick parents concerned over sex ed. bill PNNL, Gesa, and other area employers are encouraging telework where feasible

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Hot cells within the Hanford Waste Encapsulation and Disposal Facility Hanford’s ‘greatest risk’ and other radioactive waste cleanup could be shelved for a decade Benton Franklin Transit Union has taken a vote of no confidence on General Manager and Labor Relations Manager Over 1,500 ballots returned in the Tri-Cities for unchecked party box Kadlec adjusts visitor guidelines due to flu and coronavirus concerns Illustration of a man kicking a can down the road Richland City Council member Robert Thompson's DUI case pushed back for a fourth time Washington schools superintendent office releases parent guide for understanding moves schools will likely make to confront COVID-19 Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people Pasco High students to collect feminine hygiene products for those in need

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RSD responds to changes with Senate health and sex education bill Mid-Columbia Libraries cancels author event with Chris Tebbetts, Guadalupe Garcia McCall and Marissa Meyer due to coronavirus concerns Census 2020 booklet 2020 Census campaign launches this week with online survey available Potential detox center in old, downtown Kennewick Trios passes first feasibility study Legal community mourns death of ‘Matlock’ attorney Larry Stephenson Kevin Jenkins of Dura-Shine clean disenfecting the ticketing area at the Tri-Cities airport Dura-Shine Clean stands ready to prove role as ‘Tri-Cities‘ Corona Virus Busters’ Kennewick Community Education adds family fun section Tri-Cities Real Estate Market Update: It's a seller’s market

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PSD Superintendent Michelle Whitney invites you to discuss Pasco Schools over coffee with PSD Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations Steve Story Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce hosting annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon March 18 at the Three Rivers Convention Center Amanda and Devin Lorraine Grace Kitchen purchases old Tri-City Union Gospel Mission men’s shelter to help women in poverty close up of hands dumping plastic chips from a vial into an open hand Plastic road company scouts Tri-Cities for new site Tri-Cities firefighters climb Badger Mountain after Seattle stair climb postponed Randy Slovic walks through Benton County ballot processing

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Kennewick temporarily halts blasting for new housing development with new permit requirements Energy secretary Dan Brouillette explains proposed deep budget cuts at Hanford Saul Martinez Tri-Cities Latino Community Network recognizes Pasco Mayor Saul Martinez for his service to the community Richland family of eight quarantined on cruise ship off the coast of California 3D rendering of new Richland High auditorium Remodel planned for Richland High School auditorium

👈 Links from last week

Flattening the curve in the Tri-Cities: Coronavirus readiness and community resilience Washington State Democrats logo Pasco Councilwoman Zahra Roach receives 2020 Warren G. Magnuson Award, recognizing her as an innovative leader and changemaker Tuatara supercar First Tuatara supercar built for a customer comes alive in Richland facility Guest Opinion: Passenger rail service should be restored to Central Washington One week remains to vote in Herald’s ‘People’s Choice Awards’ Benton County sheriff’s union seeks criminal investigation and internal administrative review into Sheriff Hatcher after taxpayer property found in his home

👈 More from last week

Dr. Amy Person of the Benton-Franklin Health District gives coronavirus presentation at Pasco City Council meeting Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire and fundraiser for Meals on Wheels canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Nursing homes take extra precautions Visit Tri-Cities releases official 2020 visitor guide Ryan Lukson Richland’s Mayor Ryan Lukson wants to eliminate City Council’s pre-meeting format Franklin County Commissioners to reschedule public hearing on redistricting for March 17 Richland hemp bar company continues to grow in local investments tacos 2020 Pasco Taco Crawl begins April 17 Rep. Matt Boehnke pulls amendment to separate Benton-Franklin County Superior Court