Orland Killin dinner came from humble, lively start

Traditions can have the most unlikely beginnings.

Take birthday cake candles for instance, said to have been first used by the ancient Greeks as a tribute to Artemis, goddess of the moon.

While the Orland Killin dinner, dance and auction bears no such notoriety, the fact that it celebrates a 36th birthday this Saturday, April 29, at Reese Court might be considered a winning lucky lottery ticket in a number of ways.

Memories more than money seem certain to be the biggest takeaway.

Former Eastern Washington University’s volleyball coach and now assistant athletics director, Pam Parks, spoke of t...