The other day I promised to post links to video statements from Mid-Columbia candidates in important primary races.
Here they are:
Benton County Commissioner, Position 1
Fred Staples
Leo Bowman
Merle Johnson
Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge, Position 1
Salvador Mendoza
Jerri Potts
Bruce Spanner
Benton-Franklin Superior Court Judge, Position 5
Bob Thompson
Vic VanderSchoor
8th Legislative District, House Position 1
Rick Jansons
Skip Novakovich
Brad Klippert
Steve Simmons
Carol Moser
16th Legislative District, House Position 2
William Glenn Jesernig
Terry Nealey
Tom Cornell
Bill Grant
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The videos were co-produced by CityView and Charter Channel 3.
Theyre part of a voter education effort sponsored by Charter, the Herald, Pasco Chamber of Commerce, Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, West Richland Chamber of Commerce, Tri-City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Basin College Associated Students and the League of Women Voters.
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The seminar will address financing options, and representatives from several Tri-City programs will answer questions.
The workshop is sponsored by Bank Reale, Benton-Franklin Council of Governments, United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Development, Small Business Administration, Farm Service Agency and SCORE.
Reception for elected leaders planned Nov. 3
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The reception provides Home Builders and chamber members with an opportunity to meet with their elected officials and express their thoughts on issues.
The reception is free to elected officials. HBA and chamber members are charged $25 per person, or $35 per person at the door.
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The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding a Business After Hours event from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at The Crossings at Chapel Hill in Pasco.
The Crossings is a luxury apartment community at 6626 Chapel Hill Blvd.,
Pasco.
There will be appetizers, refreshments and a chance to network.
Fuse Heating celebrates new Pasco showroom
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The showroom opened last month at 230 W. Lewis St. It features working fireplaces, demo heat pumps and furnace units.
The Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce will be on hand for a ribbon cutting at 11:30 am. Refreshments specials will be offered.
Pasco native, Bulldog alumni to direct chamber
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Colin Hastings, a Pasco High School graduate, has experience as a small businessman, legislative advocate and recently served as vice president of the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce. He starts in December.
A graduate of Seattle University with a bachelor's in business administration with an emphasis in economics, Hastings is married and has two sons.