WALLA WALLA -- Registration is under way for summer activities offered by the 4-H Youth Program and Washington State University Extension in Walla Walla. Classes are:
w Quilting: Registration deadline is 5 p.m. June 11. Students must have completed the fourth grade to be enrolled. The orientation meeting for parents and students will be at 1 p.m. June 12 in the WSU Extension office, 328 W. Poplar St. A trip to the fabric store will follow the meeting. Classes will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 22-26 at the home economics classroom of DeSales High School, 919 E. Sumach St., Walla Walla. Students should bring a sack lunch to class. Fee is $10 but does not include fabric cost.
w The Wonders of Watercolor: Registration deadline is 5 p.m. June 11. Class will be June 15-18 in the WSU Extension office, 328 W. Poplar St., Walla Walla. Youth grades 1-3 will have class from 9 to 10 a.m. and youth fourth grade and above will have class from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fee is $5 and includes paint supplies.
w Stamping Scrapbook and Card Making Class: Registration deadline is 5 p.m. June 29. Students will complete a ten-page scrapbook and a card during the class. Class will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. July 1-2 in the WSU Extension office, 328 W. Poplar St., Walla Walla. Participants must be first grade and above. Fee is $5 and includes materials.
Payment of class fee is required at time of registration. To register, visit the WSU Extension office or go to wallawalla.wsu.edu/4h/ or call 509-524-2685 for more information. Fee waivers are available.
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Inspired by the design of WSU’s "Ol’ Crimson” flag, the new plate features silvery-white WSU Cougar logo and lettering on a solid crimson plate. It is available at an initial cost of $40, plus regular vehicle registration fees and cost an additional $30 annually thereafter. Check your local DOL office for exact fees.
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Veterans' parades
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PULLMAN -– Washington State University this year experienced a record fall semester enrollment, with a total of 27,008 students enrolling across the university’s four campuses.
The new figure surpasses by nearly four percent last fall’s system-wide enrollment total of 25,989. For the second year in a row, fall enrollment at the Pullman campus also surpassed the 20,000 mark, with a total enrollment of 21,016 students, up from 20,058 in 2010. Pullman enrollment figures also include distance students served by the Pullman campus.
WSU Tri-Cities, in its fifth year of accepting freshman, saw 97 new freshmen and 216 transfers. The average grade point for the WSU Tri-Cities freshman class is 3.31, with 96.9 percent being Washington residents. Total enrollment on the WSU Tri-Cities campus is 1,520, a decline of 1.81 percent from 1,548 enrolled in fall 2010.
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