On March 23, 2000 Angel and Yolanda Garza, a local couple, donated basalt columns, that were located on their property to the City of Othello, to be used for display at the new city hall; its construction was completed in 1997.  

The City Council accepted the donation by resolution in April 2000, and an interior decorating committee was formed to determine the new city hall’s décor; one main focus of committee was to get the columns displayed. Working with the assistance of the community, the columns were mounted on the west side of city hall facing Main Street, in a bed of large lava rock lighted at night, they appear as a stark relief of shadows. Two verdigris copper sculptures of Sandhill Cranes are placed in front of the columns; these birds migrate to the area around Othello every spring and have become quite a tourist attraction.  

Other contributors who made this possible are John Pierre designer of the layout, Hollenbeck Excavation, Eagle Aerie #3396, Adams County Economic Development Council, City of Othello, Avista and Community Volunteers. This was truly a community effort and the result is a beautiful representation of the area in and around the Columbia Basin.