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Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Community

Olive Marketplace and Café to open early February in place of Merchants Ltd.

Popular with Whitman students for its lunch menu and casual environment, Merchants Ltd. was sold in 2009 to Tom Maccarone and Chef Jake Crenshaw, co-owners ...

Walla Walla Police arrest suspect in connection with armed robbery of America West bank on Isaacs Avenue

Police arrested a 34-year-old man Tuesday, Dec. 1 in connection with that day's robbery of the AmericanWest bank at 1850 E. Isaacs Avenue after a ...

Victorian Christmas lights up Kirkman House

Walla Walla's Kirkman House Museum turned back the clock on Christmas this past weekend with their annual Victorian era holiday celebration.

Emily Lorente '11, who developed the College Coaches program set to begin spring semester at Whitman, poses in Penrose Library. Credit: Bullion

Junior creates College Coaches program for Walla Walla High School

New program would encourage college as an option for students who might not otherwise consider attending.

Photos by Bullion

Humanists for Equality provides free meals, open mics

Walla Walla residents Jade Fenton and Clinton Sweeney hope to address wide range of social issues with free meal programs and open reading nights.

Credit: Sloane

Local colleges energize community solar project

[caption id="attachment_9699" align="aligncenter" width="630" caption="Credit: Sloane"][/caption] If representatives from each of Walla Walla’s three colleges have their ...

Credit: Von Hafften

Surprisingly successful Walla Walla Valley Farmer’s Market season concludes

As winter approaches, the Walla Walla Farmers' Market draws to a close. The last market will be this Saturday, Oct. 31, and with the exception ...

Grant, Nealey debate translated into Spanish to help educate Walla Walla’s Latino community

In an effort to educate Walla Walla’s Latino community about political issues, a debate between Laura Grant and Terry Nealey, the candidates for ...

Mentees arm wrestle at last February’s Mentees to Campus Day. The annual event, which lets the mentees  come to their mentor’s school, also features mini golf, fishing for prizes, and popcorn. Credit: Norman

Whitman Mentor Program struggles to meet demand

About 165 student mentors spend one lunchtime each week at one of Walla Walla’s elementary or middle schools. According to statistics collected by MENTOR, a ...

Credit: Van Neste

Latino voting in Walla Walla

If you ask a typical Whitman student how they participate in the political process, they’ll probably tell you that they vote. Voting seems a fairly ...

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