BRIEFS

MASS BAND RETURNS TO WAITSBURG WAITSBURG - High School MASS Band and Chorus is coming back to Waitsburg. For the fifth consecutive year, hundreds of high school musicians from Washtucna to Asotin and kids right here in the Touchet Valley will converge on Waitsburg High School for an afternoon of rehearsals and an evening concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 27, in the Waitsburg High School Gym. The concert is open to the public. A modest admission will be charged.

RELAY FOR LIFE KICKS OFF IN WW WALLA WALLA - On Thursday, October 28, at 7 p.m., the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Walla Walla will officially get underway as event volunteers and par­ticipants gather at the Wa-Hi Commons (800 Abbott Road, Walla Walla) for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. This will be the first opportunity to register a team and select a campsite for the overnight event to be held on June 10 and 11, 2011, in Walla Walla.