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🌱 What’s next in the expanded Rooks Park monument lawsuit?
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Hello Walla Walla! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What's next in the expanded Rooks Park monument lawsuit?
- What changes will Fort Walla Walla Museum's new director bring?
- How a Walla Walla teen became a nursing college dean.
Also on today's calendar: AAUW 24th Annual Kitchen Tour and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as warm, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 74, low: 52.
- Thursday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Boy Scouts named in expanded lawsuit over fatal monument collapse at Rooks Park in Walla Walla (elkhornmediagroup.com) — A Walla Walla family has expanded its lawsuit over the 2019 Rooks Park monument collapse that killed their 3-year-old son, now naming Boy Scouts of America entities among several defendants. The case, filed in Walla Walla County Superior Court, seeks damages for alleged negligence, product liability, and emotional distress, with a hearing set for Oct. 27. 
• Groover Snell hopes to uplift local history as Fort Walla Walla Museum's executive director (thenewstribune.com) — Fort Walla Walla Museum has a new executive director, longtime staffer and local resident Groover Snell, who wants more Walla Walla residents to reconnect with their history. He plans to boost attendance with rotating exhibits, living history programs, and new heritage skills classes like blacksmithing and Dutch oven cooking, aiming to make the museum a regular stop for locals.
• One Door at a Time: How Dean Anne Mason Found Her Path in Nursing (wsu.edu) — A former Walla Walla high school student who discovered nursing through Walla Walla Community College's Running Start program has gone on to become interim dean at Washington State University's nursing college. Her journey includes years providing psychiatric care in Walla Walla, advanced degrees pursued while raising children, and a message to local students about seizing opportunities one step at a time.
📸 Around Walla Walla
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Walla Walla
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★ Featured events ★
- The Witlof 1st Anniversary Ribbon Cutting →
Wednesday September 23
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Other local events
- Whitoff 1st Anniversary Ribbon Cutting →
Walla Walla WA - Harvest Tours + Bonus Pours @ Pepper Bridge Winery →
Pepper Bridge Winery, 1704 J B George Rd, Walla Walla
10:30 am - Supper Club: Late Summer Farmhouse Supper →
East Alder Table, 110 East Alder Street, Walla Walla - Writing Group at First Congregational Church →
115 W Main St, Walla Walla
10:00 am - Storytime →
115 W Main St, Walla Walla
10:15 am - The Look of Locomotives →
Fort Walla Walla Museum, 755 Northeast Myra Road, Walla Walla
5:00 pm - Handiworks: A Legacy of Making →
Kirkman House Museum, 214 North Colville Street, Walla Walla
10:00 am - Harvest Tours + Bonus Pours @ Pepper Bridge Winery →
Pepper Bridge Winery, 1704 J B George Rd, Walla Walla
10:30 am - Dungeons & Dragons →
115 W Main St, Walla Walla
4:00 pm - Diego Romero Band at Tranche Winery →
Tranche Winery, 705 Berney Drive, Walla Walla
5:00 pm - AAUW 24th Annual Kitchen Tour →
The Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center, 6 W Rose St, Walla Walla
11:00 am
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Walla Walla. Apply here.
- Providence Health & Services posted a job opening for Facilities Engineer in Walla Walla. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walla Walla here.
🗞 Nearby News
College Place
- Business notes: Registration opens for Valley Giving Guide (thenewstribune.com)
- Walla Walla County commissioners won't consider data center moratorium (tri-cityherald.com)
- Bloc 46, a new wine bar, is open in downtown Walla Walla (thenewstribune.com)
Pasco
- Pasco weighs traffic safety program for school zones and crash hot spots (nbcrightnow.com)
- Pasco to look at Tri-Cities animal control facility options tonight (nbcrightnow.com)
- Dogtoberfest? Celebrate Tri-Cities' first wiener dog festival (tri-cityherald.com)
Ok Walla Walla! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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