SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

1-5Walla Walla County Fair Frontier Days: Tickets are available online at www.wallawallafairgrounds.com. Highlights include horse racing, rodeo, frontier days parade, exhibits, vendors, concerts, 4-H and FFA shows and more. For more informa­tion,

contact the fair office at WW County Fairgrounds Post Office Box "G," Walla Walla, WA 99362, (509) 527-3247 or go online.

10-12Columbia County Fair: "120 Years of Denim Dust" Highlights include livestock shows, entertain­ment

including Nevada Slim and Cimarron Sue, KidZone open all day with games, activities and more, concerts, local exhibits, vendors, a street dance on Saturday, Rip Roarin' MotoCross, and the first ever Denim or Dust Bull Bash in the Main Arena on Saturday evening.

For more information call 509-382-4825 or 509-629-1354 or visit the Dayton Chamber of Commerce on­line at www.historicdayton.com.

13Waitsburg Historical Society meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bruce Museum Annex, Wilson-Phillips House.

14 15Bruce House Museum in Waitsburg open from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

14-18Cycle Oregon takes place this week. Over 2,000 bi­cyclists

will tour the area as they ride from Clarkston, through Pomeroy and Star­buck, to Waitsburg on their way to the 100th anniversary of the Pendleton Roundup. This weeklong ride begins and ends in Elgin, Ore., and covers about 450 miles. They will arrive in the Touchet Val­ley on Tuesday, the 14th, and will have the option of leav­ing Wednesday for a 45-mile loop through Walla Walla or staying to visit in Waitsburg. Visit www.cycleoregon.com to learn more about the tour.

15Wheat, Wine and Wheels takes place Sept. 15, during Cycle Oregon, from 2-5 p.m. on the grounds of the historic Bruce Memorial Museum on Main Street in Waitsburg. Taste award-winning wines from more than 25 wineries from Walla Walla while you relax and enjoy Bruce Mansion, a lo­cal landmark on the historic register. Ticket price includes ten scripts, which will be used to "purchase" tasting samples. Additional scripts for additional tastings may be purchased on site (cash only please). Food will be available for purchase with scripts. Any proceeds will go to benefit Bruce House, which is maintained solely through donations.

Tickets are $30 each, with advance payment required. There are only 300 tickets available. Additional tickets may be purchased at the door for $35 if there is room. Please mail checks made out to Waitsburg Winetast­ing

to Sharon Clinton, 700 Main Street, Waitsburg, WA 99361.

Must be 21 to attend, ID required.

Christian Women's Con­nectionSchool Daze takes place at the Pataha Flour Mill in Pomeroy from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost $9. Janet Lyon, director of Colum­bia Northwest Backroads

Matthee photo County Rural Library District will share the latest information and services. Jon and Louise VanVogt will entertain with song. Speaker will be Marijo Reineking from Ocean Shores who will speak about searching for her identity. Reservations are necessary. Please call Judy Jackson 509-399-2005.

18Dayton: Relay for Life will take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 from 3 p.m. all night until Sunday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 a.m. at the Dayton High School Athletic Complex. Check in at 1 p.m. Saturday. The 2010 theme is "Celebrate! New Cures! Live on!" Relay For Life is the American Cancer Society's signature event that brings more than 3.5 million people from 4,900 communities across the country together each year to celebrate the lives of those who have bat­tled

cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease.

Relay For Life is an over­night event that empowers everyone to help fight cancer by raising money and aware­ness to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission. For more informa­tion, visit www.relayforlife/bluemountainwa. Pierce's Green Valley Blues Festival featuring Duffy Bishop Band, Tom­my Hogan, Vaughn Jensen, Johnny NoLand Band. Ad­mittance

is $25 per person (cash only); free camping. Located on the Walla Walla River at 24676 West High­way

12, eight miles west of Touchet and four miles east of Wallula Junction. For more information call 509-394-2387 or visit Pierce's Green Valley.com.

1938th Annual Pioneer Fall Festival Buffalo Feed takes place at the Bruce House Museum on 4th and Main in Waitsburg from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This family-friendly event is sponsored by the Waitsburg Historical Society. Community church services begins at 11 a.m. followed by the honoring of the Pioneer of the Year. Arts, crafts, vendors and demon­strations will take place all afternoon as well as live lo­cal music. The Lions Club will sell its buffalo barbecue beginning at 12:30 p.m. Cost for the barbecue is $10. The museum will be open all afternoon. Vendors should contact Dona Jean Smith at 509-337-6246.

2553rd Annual Salmon Barbecue takes place in the Don Thomas Community Building at the Waitsburg Fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. This will be a casual evening of great food and fun presented by Waitsburg's Commercial Club and Lions Club. Food will include fresh salmon cooked over a barbecue pit filled with hardwood coals and served with a secret reci­pe sauce, baked potato, cole­slaw, garlic bread and condi­ments. The event is for adults only. Beer and wine are avail­Local

artist Keith McMas­Imbert able for purchase separately. All proceeds go to support Waitsburg area programs and services. Tickets are $25 - available at AmericanWest Bank-Dayton, Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce and many Waitsburg businesses. To purchase tickets by mail, call 509-337-6688.

Pheasants Forever Youth Hunt takes place this year Sept. 25 26 in the Walla Walla area. Youth must be between the ages of 10 and 15; license and hunter safety courses required. For more information or to register call Gene at 509-429-4692 or Jim at 509-525-3550. The Blue Mountain Pheasants Forever chapter includes Walla Walla and Columbia counties and the cities of Our Chapter includes Walla Walla and Columbia Counties and the cities of Walla Walla, Dixie, Touchet, Prescott, Waits­burg,

and Dayton. Visit the chapter's website at www.bmpf258.org.

October 2Dayton On Tour, an Art Walk with Artists Reception and Home Tours. Twenty-seven Columbia County artists will be featured on Main Street in Dayton at the Wenaha Gallery, Jill Ingram Gallery, and the Keith Mc­Master's

Studio as well as the Dayton Historic Depot and Delany Building, and Mrs Mc's Antiques during this weekend event. The Art Walk will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with the artists reception at the His­toric Depot from 4-6 p.m. Meet the participating artists and relax with music, hors d'oeuvres, and wine tasting; there will be no fee for the reception.