Talk:Kennewick, Washington
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Let me see if I have pictures of Kennewick. It's pretty strange to show the picture selected in the article currently - it's taken in Richland and looks 180 degrees in the opposite direction from Kennewick. Umptanum (no I didn't hijack this name - just lost my password) 01:24, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
Uploaded a replacement that has Kennewick in it. Not a great photo, but it makes no sense to have a picture of Richland and West Richland in a Kennewick article. UmptanumRedux 01:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Jeremy Bonderman
Didn't he grow up in Pasco? Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 08:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Meaning of Name
While searching Wiki I wanted to know what they had about Kennewick. One thing that made me scratch my head is it said the meaning of the word is "grassy place" which runs agianst my long thought idea that it meant Winter Haven which is what I had been told for years (lived here for just under 20 years I think).
A visit to the Tri-Cities Visitor and Covention Bureau (http://www.visittri-cities.com/) says that "Kennewick was first home to the Chemnapum Indians. The name means "Winter Haven," an appropriate title as the tribe gathered in the mild climate to trade, fish and pasture their horses."
A search on the City of Kennewick's web site (http://www.ci.kennewick.wa.us/) gave two results to the phrase "Winter Haven" and yet none to "Grassy Place".
The only refence I found (abit I wasn't really looking for it) to Grassy Place was on the KGH site there is this line "The name Kennewick is derived from "kin-i-wack," an Indian name meaning "grassy place." Kennewick was first home to the Chemnapam Indians who called it "winter haven", an appropriate title as the tribe gathered in the mild climate to trade, fish and pasture their horses." (http://www.kennewickgeneral.com/getpage.php?name=community)
Is there any offical word on this anywhere, looking at certian sites, ie Tri-City Herald and others, at times both terms come up often however Winter Haven does seem to happen more often. Maybe putting a line in mentioning Winter Haven? Lone Jobber 13:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Famous People
I came by to look up famous people from Kennewick and noticed Adam Carriker wasn't there. I added him in and it was immediately changed for being "unconstructive." How is Jeremy Bonderman a famous Tri-Citean but Carriker isn't? He was Big XII defensive lineman of the year, the 12th overall draft pick and is currently a starter in the NFL (and has a pretty expansive wikipedia page). How is that not a famous resident? He was a local god when he played out here. I just don't see how inserting an NFL starter is less famous then some of the people mentioned.
Also, Kimo Von Oelhoffen should be mentioned for pretty much the same reason. 71.115.225.150 (talk) 07:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
