Waitsburg Not The Same Without “Buffalo” Bill

Bill Thompson was a good friend. I share that distinction with scores of folks in this community and extending the population to the Palouse.

"BillyT" was his vanity plate, but his formal moniker was "Buffalo Bill," because it was largely through his efforts that the annual Lions Buffalo Feed was instituted. He was really tickled when the front page of The Times had the replica of a buffalo nickel with the motto "E Pluribus Thompson."

I share some Waitsburg history with him as we both came into town as outsiders in the early 1960s. His plans were to purchase the cable system from Al Watson and...