APRIL CALENDAR

Mar 31, 20110

New Season Begins At Fort Walla Walla Museum Fort Walla Walla Museum opens April 1 for its 44th season of service to the community. The museum, located at 755 Myra Road in Walla Walla, is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors 62 and up, $3 children 6-12; free for under 6. For information call 509-525-7703, email info@fortwallawallamuseum.org, or visit www.fortwallawallamuseum.org.Face book: Fortwalla Wallamuseum.

Golf Tournament Kicks Off Season Men's, women's and mixed, two-person teams will kick off the 2011 golf season at the Touchet Valley Golf Course, in Dayton, with a golf tournament beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. The cost is $10 per person. Registration takes place on April 2.

First Thursday Concert The First Thursday concert will take place on April 7 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 323 Catherine Street, Walla Walla. The program begins at 12:15 p.m. and will last about 40 minutes. Admission is free. Donations go directly to the charity of the performers' choice. Bring your lunch, bring a friend and enjoy the music. For information, call 509-529-1083.

Ladies Time Out For Tea Tea, lunch and lots of fun will take place in the Delany Room of the Dayton Memorial Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Childcare is available on site. For more information, call Annie at 509-382-2248.

Karaoke Night from 8 p.to midnight at the Tuxedo Barm. & Grill in Prescott. For more information, call 509-849-2244.

Annual Bluewood Bash

Celebrate the last day of the ski season at Bluewood Ski Resort from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 25th Annual Bluewood Bash. Ski in your t-shirt under the spring sunshine. Enjoy games, an outdoor beer garden and a pond-skimming contest. Visit www.bluewood.com for more information.

Up, Up And Away

Join the Christian Women's Connection for their monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This month's luncheon will take place at Lyon's Ferry Restaurant in Starbuck. Be blown away by Jerry Cummins, the balloon meister for the Walla Walla Hot-Air Balloon Stampede, as he talks about hot-air ballooning in the Northwest. Reservations are required for this event. Call Judy Jackson at 509-399-2005. Please honor your reservation, "gift" it to a friend, or call Jackson by noon on Monday, April 11, to cancel. The cost for this luncheon is $9. Babysitting is available, just tell Jackson you need babysitting when you make your reservation.

Town Hall Meeting

Dayton High School students will lead the discussion starting at 7 p.m. at Dayton's Liberty Theater centered on the theme, It's Never Too Late to Learn: Draw the Line on Underage Drinking.

Blue Mountain Station Groundbreaking

At 2 p.m. on Friday, April 15, the official Phase 1 Infrastructure groundbreaking ceremony will take place for Blue Mountain Station in Dayton. The ceremony is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided next door at Harvest Christian Center immediately following. For more information contact Dickinson at 509-382-2577 or jennie@portofcolumbia.org.

Wine & Cheese Tasting Benefit

Looking for a fun escape on tax day? The Jimgermanbar is hosting a wine and cheese tasting starting at 5 p.m. at the Jimgermanbar at 119 Main Street, Waitsburg, to benefit Clear Path International, a nonprofit organization assisting landmine survivors and other victims of armed conflict in Afghanistan and Southeast Asia. Taste top wines from the region and cheese from the Monteillet Fromagerie. There's even a chance to win a week's stay at a French farmhouse in the "other" wine country.

Sweet Adel ines Give "Sweetie Pie Social"

The Blue Mountain Chorus Sweet Adelines are holding a "Sweetie Pie Social" on Sunday, April 17, in Waitsburg's Plaza Theater. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and include a piece of pie and a "Sweet Performance" by the Sweet Adelines and friends. Contact Barb Knopp at 509- 386-8901 or call 509-520- 0675.

The Dayton Hospital Auxiliary presents its annual Bake Sale in the Dayton General Hospital Lobby from 9-11 a.m. Donations will be accepted starting at 8:30 a.m. the morning of the sale. Call 509-382- 2322 for more information.

Rock & roll band Moment's Notice plays from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Tuxedo Bar & Grill in Prescott. For more information, call 509-849-2244.

The Port of Columbia will host a follow-up to last month's State of the Economy at 7 p.m. in the Liberty Theater in Dayton.

Oldies band The Gems plays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tuxedo Bar & Grill in Prescott. For more information, call 509-849-2244.

Special Community Easter Services

Palm Sunday

11 a.m., Presbyterian Church

504 Main, Waitsburg

Procession of the Palms by the children

Christian "Passover" Meal

6:30 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church

601 S. Third, Dayton

Maundy Thursday Service, 7 p.m., First Christian Church 604 Main, Waitsburg

6: 30 p. m., Congregational Church Basement 214 S. 3rd Street, Dayton Dinner and service. All are welcome.

8 p.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church 112 S. 1st Street, Dayton

Good Friday Service 12:15-12:45 p.m., St. Joseph's Catholic Church 112 S. 1st Street, Dayton Proceed through all 14 stations of the cross. Sponsored by the Touchet Valley Pastors' Association.

Community Good Friday Service 7 p.m. , Presbyterian Church 504 Main, Waitsburg

Easter Prayer Vigil 8 p.m., First Christian Church 604 Main, Waitsburg All are invited to participate in this 24-hour watch.

Easter Vigil 8 p.m., St Mark's Catholic Church 405 W 5th Street, Waitsburg

Waitsburg Easter Egg Hunt 10 a.m. , Preston Park Sponsored by Waitsburg Commercial Club & Waitsburg Grange

Easter Egg Hunt Dayton City Park, South 1st Street Children ages 2 through 6th grade welcome. Sponsored by the Dayton First Christian Church and the Dayton Kiwanis.

Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 a.m., Lewis & Clark Trail State Park-south side

Easter Cantata 11 a.m., Waitsburg Presbyterian Church 504 Main Street, Waitsburg

Easter Mass 11 a.m., St Mark's Catholic Church 405 W 5th Street, Waitsburg

Easter Service 11 a.m., First Christian Church 604 Main Street, Waitsburg