The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Memorial Day weekend passed last month, and for me, it will always be associated with concerts at the Gorge Amphitheater. Home to the now-defunct Sasquatch Music Festival, which I attended many times during my college days, it is one of the most stunning concert venues in the Northwest. Featuring multiple stages, spectacular views, and wildly overpriced food and drinks, it is an iconic landmark of Washington State and the undoubted host of many folks’ wildest memories.

It was also the venue of my very first concert, which, admittedly, I’ve exploited for bragging rights: the headliners...