Alumni Sandstorm ~ 07/20/15
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13 Bombers sent stuff and Memorial Service INFO Today: 
Pat UPSON ('49), Jim RUSSELL ('58)
Ruth MILES ('59), Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
David DOUGLAS ('62), Donni CLARK ('63)
Dennis HAMMER ('64), Gary BEHYMER ('64)
David RIVERS ('65), Loretta JENSEN ('65)
Shirley COLLINGS ('66), Lee BUSH ('68)
Betti AVANT ('69)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Barry DILL ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Terry WERNER ('65)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Geoffrey ROTHWELL ('71)

BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Ned BARKER & Susan BIRGE ('59)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Pat UPSON Tervooren ('49)

Re: Celilo Falls at the Dalles Dam
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

David, I married a WSU alumni who was a civil engineer (NAB).
After our two years in the service, Pete took a job with the
U.S. Corps of Army engineers and we were sent to The Dalles,
for a year (1955), where he trained during the building of The
Dalles Dam. Your treasured picture of Celilo Falls (pre dam)
took my breath away, and brought back many memories. While we
were there I took many pictures of the Indians, standing on
their platforms (breath taking!) fishing, with huge salmon in
their nets. These pictures are historical treasures now, as is
your painting. 

After The Dalles Dam was completed (which is west of the falls)
the falls disappeared for us to see, forever. The Umatilla and
Nez Perce Indians fished there for 11,000 years. These
remaining pictures, of that time are true treasures. That was
one of the best $10.00 you ever spent! 

Bomber Cheers, 
-Pat UPSON Tervooren ('49)~ in VERY sunny Portland, OR   where
      the Blue Angels have been lifting my rooftop, at the 
      Hillsboro air show for two days! Please note, people:
      WE HAVE, AT LAST, A FEMALE BLUE ANGEL FLYING WITH THEM 
      THIS YEAR!!! It's about time!!!
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>>From: Jim RUSSELL ('58)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Re: Celilo Falls above the Dalles Dam

I envy your photo!  
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

On our way to Portland to see my grandparents, my parents, with
brother Jack ('60-RIP) and I, often stopped at the Celilo Falls
on the Columbia to watch the Indians fish. All this changed on
the morning of March 10, 1957, when the massive steel and
concrete gates of The Dalles Dam closed and choked back the
downstream surge of the Columbia River. Six hours later and
eight miles upstream, Celilo Falls, the spectacular natural
wonder and the age-old Indian salmon fishery associated with it
was under water. I've always mourned the loss of this beautiful
and spectacular part of the Columbia.

Cheers
-Jim RUSSELL ('58) ~ Mountlake Terrace (hot, hot, hot)
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>>From: Ruth MILES Bruns ('59)

Re: Picture of "Dalles Dam" NOT
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

David DOUGLAS'('62) picture is not of The Dalles Dam. It is
Celilo Falls before the dam was built in the mid-1950s, and
illustrates how the tribes fished for perhaps a thousand years.

-Ruth MILES Bruns ('59)
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>>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) 

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Re: The Dalles Dam
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

That picture is of Celilo Falls just upriver from the City of
the "Dalles" OR, and the Dalles Dam that has backed up the
river and covered the Falls and, the traditional fishing ground
of the local Indian tribe.

YouTube: 1956 Indians fishing w/dip nets at Celilo Falls 

YouTube: Celilo Falls 1915-1957 - 27 minutes long 

The Friends of Celilo Falls is on Facebook
AND on the WWW:
http://www.friendsofcelilofalls.org/about.html

2005 Mt. Hood w/Celilo Falls in the foreground 

I think I was about 7 years old when we went down with 3-4 car
loads of relatives to see the Indians on the flimsy platforms
netting huge salmon and I remember the smell of the 100s of
salmon hanging in the sun to cure. I also remember that just
before the dam flooded the area my Dad and Bob Anderson (father
of Holley ('64) and Rob) and I fished under that railroad
bridge that is just above the dam. The bridge was about 60 feet
up on concrete pillars that were on some big rocks in the
river. The river was quite swift and we were crossing from rock
to rock on narrow wiggly boards. I liked to fish with Dad and
Bob, but that trip terrified me at about 8 years old. But we
did each catch a nice big salmon that day. Getting that 28
pound fish back across those boards was enough to convince me
that no fish was worth THAT trip.

Olympia Area Alumni... Sunday night the 19th, is the large Lake
Fair fireworks display over Capitol Lake. We will be firing 8
and 10-inch shells. Showtime is 10PM sharp.

-J. Larry MATTINGLY ('60)
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>>From: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Thank you to Maren and all the others who corrected the
description of the painting I purchased at the auction. It
shows Indians fishing from wooden platforms at Celilo Falls
before the dams submerged them (the falls, not the fishermen).
That makes the picture even more valuable. 

I reserved the walls of the hallway leading to the bedrooms for
western motif pictures. We have pictures of a cowboy and a
Wells Fargo stage. I've wanted one of Indians and now we have
one.

Bomber Alumni are great!

-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Mesa, AZ   
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>>From: Donni CLARK Dunphy ('63)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Re: The Dalles Dam
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

David your picture is of Celilo Falls. You Are looking at
Washington and that is the Dallas Dam they are constructing.
Sadly the government covered those falls, the Indians primary
fishing spot without any warning to the Indians. We attended a
play called "The Ghosts of Celilo" in Portland shortly after
moving up here about 5 years ago. It is a very interesting but
sad story. The Indians who lived there depended on the fish
they got from that spot.

You can read more about it if you Google Celilo Falls and maybe
even see your picture.

-Donni CLARK Dunphy ('63)
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>>From: Dennis HAMMER ('64)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Re:  The Dalles Dam
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

I suspect whoever labeled your photo had not heard of The
Dalles, Oregon, and labeled it Dallas. I read years ago that
"The Dalles" is one of only two, or maybe three, cities in the
United States with "The" in its name. A better name for the
photo would be "Celilo Falls," which was covered up by the lake
behind the dam in 1957. Just to make sure it was Celilo Falls
and not some similar looking place I did a Google image search
and found a similar picture from somewhat different angle and
was able to match three different features from the terrain on
the Washington side confirming it to be Celilo Falls.

I have read they really built the dam not for the electricity
(I'm sure it all gets used now), but for improved navigation so
they would not have to use the Cascade Locks and canal. In the
'50s parents drove by many times and I always had to watch the
Indians fishing and the construction on the dam. Always hated
that they built that dam, destroying the falls and breaking one
more promise to the Indians.

-Dennis HAMMER ('64)
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>>From: Gary BEHYMER ('64)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Love your photo from yesterday!
   http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

Guessing it was Celilo Falls?
 http://www.critfc.org/salmon-culture/tribal-salmon-culture/celilo-falls/

-Gary BEHYMER ('64)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)

Re: I've seen Fire and I've seen rain...

Well, Friday we headed off to Moldy Marvin's Rat Fink
Extravaganza a few miles outa Palmdale, CA... Thank goodness
for Google maps... I had charted our course early... we could
go thru Cajon Pass or we could take a two lane from Apple
Valley... I opted for Apple Valley... Cajon has been torn up
for the last few trips and V E R Y slow... off we went and
arrived around 1PM... rooms weren't ready so we ran over to the
place where the show would be the next day to make sure we knew
the route... coming back we learned: A) people in cars in the
Palmdale area are nuts; and B) the off "ramp" from the 14 on to
Palmdale Blvd. is actually a "merge" with traffic lights and a
sign "oncoming traffic does not stop"... you have less than say
50 feet to merge and then... WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only used it once... once was enough... Checked in and every
channel was nothing but the entire Cajon Pass on fire... 
The whole danged thing... ain't seen fire like that since
Vietnam!... Off to dinner at Red Lobster... (One of daughter
Sarah's favorites)... then a short trip to the grocery store...
more like the demolition derby... seriously... people just
aimed at us... one and only trip to the store... next day
headed for the show... light turn out because of the fire and
threat of rain... no threat... downpour... Rat Fink Fans can
survive... dancing (not me) in the rain and one of our favorite
16 year olds was the "pin up" winner and sold a piece of art
for the charity for 100 smackers... her grandma also sold a
piece for $85... we were thrilled... while Moldy went bust on
the cost the rest of us hadda ball... trip back to the motel
was harrowing... rainex was not sufficient and my turn signal
switch bit the dust on the way to the show that morning... when
safely back in the room we opted for the restaurant near the
motel rather than brave the demo derby again... Left early for
home and had a fairly cool drive home Sunday... Realized I
hadn't done an HB for Rod PETERSON ('63) for Sunday {7/19]...
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

Yes, I'm still doing the same silly stuff as I did back then...
ah but I'm not rock climbing in jeeps like someone I know...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Terry WERNER ('65) on your special day, July
20, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Loretta JENSEN Kusak ('65)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

David, The photo of the dam that you sent to the Sandstorm so
reminded me of the Celilo Falls area on the Oregon side of the
Columbia. I used to watch the American Indians fish for salmon
in this area when I was a little girl. My family and I would
stop at Celilo Falls to buy salmon on our way home to Richland
after visiting my Grandma and Grandpa in Portland. I went on
line and looked up the area showing the American Indians
fishing at Celilo Falls. This was the area that became the
Dalles Dam. Of course, I do not know if it is the area of the
photo you bought but it sure reminded me of Celilo falls
looking across the Columbia River to Washington.

http://ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historicviewer/CeliloFalls/index.cfm

[This link is cool... you can do some "click and drag" to see
how things have changed since The Dalles Dam went in.  -Maren]
 
-Loretta JENSEN Kusak ('65) ~ Mercer Island, WA
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>>From:  Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66)

Re: Letters at  Richland's Fran Rish Stadium ~ 7/18/15 Herald 
  
      "Visiting high school football fans at Fran Rish
      Stadium in Richland will have access to improved
      bathrooms and their own concession stand thanks to
      newly built visitor bleachers.

      There will also be a familiar sight, absent from last
      season, sitting in the hillside on either side of the
      bleachers: a yellow 'R' and a purple 'H.'"

Looking forward to the Allied Arts Show in Howard Amon Park 
next Friday and Saturday plus the hydro races on Sunday.

-Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66) ~ from a very warm Richland 
      where we will be back to the triple digits for a few days  
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>>From: Lee BUSH ('68)

To: David DOUGLAS ('62)

Re: The Dalles Dam
  http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Dou/150719-TheDallesDam.jpg

Regarding the picture you purchased at the auction. I opened
the link, that you provided, to view the picture you purchased.
As you probably already know, it's a great photo of Celilo
Falls where tribal Indians built platforms, which they stood
on, to use their "dip nets" to fish for salmon. I remember
seeing them, as a child, when our family drove by them on our
way to the Oregon Coast. 

Celilo falls became submerged, on March 10, 1957, by the
backwaters of The Dalles Dam. If I'm not mistaken, there is a
similar photo in the indoor dining area of 'Miner's Drive In'
in Yakima. Thank you for sharing the photo.

-Lee BUSH ('68)
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>>From: Betti AVANT ('69)

To: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)

I'm not sure what the place will look like after they do the
rebuild of Lewis & Clark. I imagine there are pictures some
where though. I know the place on Van Giesen is supposed to be
ready in August with Marcus Whitman and Lewis & Clark in 2016.
The older schools just need to be replaced as they aren't
practical any longer and really aren't modern so to speak. 

Glad you had a good time, bring some pictures to the next
Bomber lunch [on 8/8/15].

-Betti AVANT ('69) ~ from sunny Richland   
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Memorial SERVICE Information only

>>Nina ANDRE Barlow ('48-RIP)

A grave side service will be held at Sunset Gardens on Tuesday,
July 21, 2015 at 1pm.
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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