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Summer event at Yellowhawk Resort supports local youth agriculture programs

WALLA WALLA—The Shindig has chosen the recipients of grants funded by donations made by attendees at last year’s event and aimed at increasing youth participation in local FFA Chapters and 4-H Clubs. Blue Mountain Community Foundation is the fis...

 

Celebrate: A "House" Party Benefit for Blue Mountain Land Trust

WALLA WALLA—It is spring and Blue Mountain Land Trust (BMLT) invites the public to attend a “house” party benefit on May 24, 2023. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at BMLT downtown offices, 6 ½ N. Second Ave, Suite 304, Walla Walla.... Full story

 

Warren Family awards $54,475 in grants to local nonprofits

WALLA WALLA—The Warren Community Action Fund at the Blue Mountain Community Foundation has approved 19 grants to support local nonprofits providing services in eastern Walla Walla and Columbia Counties. This is the seventh year of grant awards t...

 

Waitsburg, Prescott Students Receive Ketcherside Scholarships

WALLA WALLA, WA – The Walla Walla Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the Rasty E. and Nona F. Ketcherside Scholarship recipients for 2023-2024. The generosity of lifetime Waitsburg farmers Rasty and Nona Ketcherside provides 14 D... Full story

 

WW Symphony concert cancelled

Due to ongoing medical reasons, Walla Walla Symphony Music Director & Conductor Yaacov Bergman will not be available to conduct the final concert of the Symphony season on June 6, 2023. Because this concert was to be Yaki’s Farewell event honoring h...

 

Heart to Heart awarded funds for Building project

WALLA WALLA—Blue Mountain Heart to Heart (BMHTH) has been awarded $500,000 as a capital budget project in the Washington State 2023-24 budget for constructing its first central office. BMHTH purchased the location west of downtown Walla Walla in 2...

 

Victorian Spring Tea at Kirkman House on April 30

WALLA WALLA— The Kirkman House Museum invites the public to its annual Victorian Spring Tea on Sunday, April 30, at 1:00 p.m. The museum staff will serve visitors fruit, sandwiches, and dessert c... Full story

 

Tire collection April 22

WALLA WALLA—A Free Tire Collection Event will be offered to Walla Walla County residents in Waitsburg, Prescott, and surrounding areas on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held across from the City Hall in W... Full story

 

Seven Hills winemaker Casey McClellan named interim director for WWCC Institute of Enology and Viticulture

WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) named Casey McClellan, co-founder of Seven Hills Winery, as interim director for the Institute of Enology and Viticulture. McClellan will oversee...

 

Trans Day of Visibility in Walla Walla

WALLA WALLA -A crowd of about 150 folks gathered at Pioneer Park on Friday, March 30, to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility. The March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy and Walla Walla Pride...

 

WWSO offers free boating classes

WALLA WALLA—The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office (WWCSO) and the Washington State Parks Safe Boating Programs are offering the Adventures in Boating class for free in Burbank Chief Deputy Richard Schram is a state-certified instructor for the Adve...

 

Museum Open House: Free Admission & Scavenger Hunt

WALLA WALLA-On April 1, 2023, the Fort Walla Walla Museum invites the public to enjoy free admission to the museum. The Museum Open House is a chance for area residents to come see what's new at the...

 

Paul Gregutt will perform at Canvasback Winery's Life in Music series

WALLA WALLA-Life in Music is a series offered by Canvasback Winery from March 5 through April 23. The series presents local musicians who share their stories through music. On April 2, Times...

 

Walla Walla hires deputy city manager

WALLA WALLA­—The city of Walla Walla hires Robert “Bob Francis as deputy city manager and director of the Support Services Department. He will begin his employment with the city on April 3, 2023. Before coming to Walla Walla, Francis worked as city...

 

Walla Walla Symphony performs an evening of opera

WALLA WALLA – On Tuesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Cordiner Hall at Whitman College, experience an evening of Romantic-era opera. Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and tenor Cameron Schutza will perform s...

 

Summer Hours at Sudbury Landfill

WALLA WALLA—Effective immediately, the Sudbury Landfill has shifted to its regular hours. From March 1 to October 31, the facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The pit area will close at 5:30 p.m. The landfill is loca...

 

Walla Walla City Park summer restroom schedule

WALLA WALLA—On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, the City of Walla Walla will open all park restrooms for public use during the 2023 season. Park restrooms will be opened each morning and locked in the evening until seasonal closure in late O... Full story

 

Suspected Norovirus in Walla Walla County

WALLA WALLA – Walla Walla Department of Community Health (WWCDCH) is investigating suspected norovirus cases in our community. There are reports of probable cases identified in schools, long-term care... Full story

 

A nonprofit must

WALLA WALLA—The Nonprofit Association of Washington in partnership with Sherwood Trust is offering the Nonprofit Fundamentals Series to help nonprofits build on their skills to run efficiently and effectively. The series consists of three free w... Full story

 

Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever Receives National Award

WALLA WALLA—On February 18th, 2023, the Walla Walla-based Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever (BMPF), Chapter #258, was awarded the 2022 “National Chapter of the Year.” The award recognized the chapter’s education and outreach efforts last year. It prov...

 

City of Walla Walla seeks volunteers to fill vacancies on city committees

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The city of Walla Walla is seeking applications for volunteers to fill openings on the following committees. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) has one position. Applicants must be a resident of Walla Walla o...

 

Two events at Fort Walla Walla Museum

WALLA WALLA—There is still time to see the traveling exhibit Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark at the Fort Walla Walla Museum. The show closes on Sunday, January 22 at 5 p.m. The exhibit shows visitors how the information and mapping b...

 

Providence offers free "Caring for the Caregiver" series starting Feb 16

WALLA WALLA—Providence St. Mary Regional Cancer Center is offering a free, four-part quarterly series for people who are assisting someone who has a chronic, debilitating disease or diagnosis. The series, “Caring for the Caregiver”, begins Feb....

 

"Catendar" from the Army Corps

PORTLAND-The Portland Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has released a downloadable 2023 calendar featuring cats. Giant, engineering-loving cats. Cats on damns, ships, swatting crane hooks... Full story

 

Blue Mountain Community Foundation accepting Scholarship Applications

Walla Walla, – Blue Mountain Community Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2023-2024 academic year. The application is available online at www.bluemountainfoundation.org. The d... Full story

 

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