Sausage Fest Benefits Blue Mtn. Heritage Society

Right: Event mascot "Rockhill Rocksie" greeted more than 65 guests who attended the sixth annual Ground Hog Dinner sponsored by the Blue Mountain Heritage Society Saturday evening. Above: William McBean stands with trading gear at a table during the heritage society event. After dinner and awards, McBean, the last Hudson's Bay Company factor at Fort Walla Walla, told the crowd stories from the fur trade era.