Civil Air Patrol's Tri-Cities Composite Squadron is holding an open house.
The event is for those interested in joining the organization, which is the civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.
The open house will be from 10 a.m. to noon today at the Richland Airport, 1875 Terminal Drive.
Explosive ordnance disposal teams from Boise and Mountain Home Air Force Base determined a 155-millimeter military round found in the backyard of a home in south Ada County is an expended illumination round and poses no danger, according to an Ada County Sheriff's news release.
As of 3 p.m., the teams were preparing to dispose of the round, and Sheriff's deputies were preparing to open the roads and allow people back to their homes. The area within 1,000 feet of the shell had been evacuated.
A property owner found the shell Tuesday at a recently vacated rental house on the 12700 block of Sonora Avenue in south Ada County, Sheriff's spokesperson Andrea Dearden said.
The Navy plans a $9 million six-month cleanup starting in June at a Seattle park contaminated with radiation from glow-in-the-dark paint used on aircraft dials during World War II.
DT and Kim North's two-story, 1,950-square-foot home on Olympia's Marion Street functions much like an ice chest, maintaining indoor air humidity in the high 30 percent range and indoor air temperatures around 70 degrees with very little variation, day or night.
Olympia Thunder Run: 9:30 a.m. signup at Northwest Harley-Davidson, 8000 Freedom Lane NE, Lacey, and 11 a.m. departure to the Vietnam Memorial Wall on Capitol Campus. All donations ($10 single, $15 couple) go to the Fisher House.
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