September 22, 2008

Read about Gary Lentz who made hundreds of hand-dipped candles as part of the Waitsburg Pioneer Fall Festival
59-year-old Charles Ellis was arrested on Saturday morning after a woman suffered an apparent knife wound to her chest during a struggle in her appartment
Christine Chavez, granddaughter of the late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, will speak tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Community College’s Dietrich Dome.
In Sunday’s paper, read about new playground installed at Howard Tietan Park
Also in Sunday’s paper, catch Jeff Horner’s Panorama and see photos about light waves and from his recent trip to the Pacific Ocean

September 18, 2008

Washington state smoking rate has dropped to 16.5 percent. Walla Walla’s is even lower, 11 percent
“Strengthening Families” is a Spanish language program designed to help keep kids out of trouble in Milton-Freewater
Blues in the Schools presented Hillstomp, a blues band from Portland, at Lincoln Alternative High School (listen to Hillstomp below)
The Pioneer Fall Festival is this Sunday in Waitsburg
Queensryche frontman Geoff Tate is trying his hand at wine making and also performing at Three Rivers Winery as part of his wine’s release
Movie reviewer Rick Eskil reviews “Righteous Kill” starring Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro
Parade of Homes is this weekend

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Local election numbers have changed but the results have not
500 Spring Chinook salmon have returned to the south fork of the Walla Walla River
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is changing its name to Travel Leaders
Soroptimist International of Walla Walla and the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation are looking to honor local women who work to improve the lives of others
In the Marquee today, see a feature on an art show at Amo Gallery in Waitsburg by Seattle artist Kitty Ritzenthaler

Coast Guard searches for a Walla Walla University student who didn’t surface after a scuba dive
Update about hiker who got lost above Harris Park
Public hearing at Waitsburg about new nuisance ordinance
Milton-Freewater Rotary Club embarks on reforestation and beautification project
Former manager of Dollar Tree enters guilty plea to a charge of second-degree theft
Last year DeSales football team named team of the year at the Blue Mountain Sports awards