The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WALLA WALLA–The Living History performance on June 4 will be about Ed Burlingame, whose work in irrigation helped turn acres of sagebrush into farmland. Burlingame will be portrayed by Tom Williams.

The event includes a bus tour to Burlingame's still-active and extraordinary irrigation project built in the 1890s. See the water system's impact first-hand.

The event will take place on Sunday June 4 at 2 p.m. To insure a space, RSVP by Friday June 2–call (509) 525–7703 or email info@fwwm.org. Seats are limited.

The bus will bring participants to Washington's little Grand Canyon, the To...