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• Young Artists winners to play with symphony

  Young Artists winners to play with symphony

  Carlie Berry, 17, of Kennewick, and Emily Campagna, 16, of Hermiston, were the overall winners in the annual Young Artists Competition, sponsored by the Mid-Columbia Symphony.

  Both will be guest performers at the symphony's March concert. Campagna is a violinist. Berry is a pianist.

  Other young musicians who earned recognition in their categories include Jessica Lui, 10, of Richland; Andrew Um, 13, of Richland; Amelia Powell, 12, of Yakima; Spencer Hoffner, 10, of Richland and Michelle Chou, 11, of Richland.

• Gordon, Barkley win division titles at Friday's Aquaman in Richland

  Gordon, Barkley win division titles at Friday's Aquaman in Richland

  Walla Walla's Michael Gordon placed first overall in the men's division and Richland's Sarah Barkley took the top spot in the women's division in the Aquaman Duathlon on Friday evening at Howard Amon Park.

  And it was a repeat performance for Gordon and Barkley, as they also beat the competition in last year's Aquaman.

  Gordon finished the 2-mile run, half-mile swim and 3-mile run in 36 minutes, 33 seconds, topping his 2010 finish by a full minute.

• Kennewick High School band receives awards

  Kennewick High School band receives awards

  Kennewick High School's marching band marched off the fields in Silverdale on Saturday with a first-place win in the AA division and a best overall award.

  The 68-member band also placed first at the Peninsula Classic Marching Band Competition for best visual effects, best percussion, best color guard and best drum major, said Band Director Brent Steinert. Thirteen bands competed.

  The Southeastern Washington Cavalcade of Bands marching band competition, which now is in its 30th year, kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Neil F. Lampson stadium at Kennewick High School.

• On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history

  On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history

  On Nov. 20 in:

  * 2003 -- Heidi Ruff bowled games of 181 and 210 to help lead Kennewick High School's girls bowling team to a 3 1/2-1/2 victory over visiting Eisenhower at Celebrity Bowl in the Lions' first Central Washington League match of their inaugural season.

  * 1995 -- Stanford's Sara Moore and BYU's John Hedengren -- both from Richland -- participated in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Ames, Iowa. Moore placed fourth on the Cardinal team -- 82nd overall. Hedengren, who finished 31st overall for the Cougars at regionals, placed 79th out of 170 runners. BYU finished 10th out of 22 teams, and Hedengren clocked in at 32:33 over 10 kilometers.

• Made in Australia

  Made in Australia

  In these times of an economic recession and high unemployment in the United States, and increasing foreign trade deficits, I must commend the Richland Police Department for choosing the new Chevrolet Caprice as the new Richland police cruisers! The acquisition of these new police cars, designed and made in Australia, will certainly provide a small economic stimulus to Australia.

  At the same time, this decision will further add to the overall United States trade deficit and will not contribute new jobs in the faltering U.S. auto industry. Of course, this is nothing new, since most of the Crown Victoria police cars were assembled in the St. Thomas, Ontario, plant in Canada! However, the economies of the United States and Canada are more closely interrelated than economies of the United States and Australia. (Note: Since discontinuing the Crown Victoria, Ford has closed the St. Thomas, Ontario facility and eliminated over 1,000 jobs as well as significant job losses at suppliers in the United States!)

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