The people of this town are generous souls and have been that way all along. In 1958, Ridgeway, as a “Turkey-growing capital”, held a free turkey dinner at the Lion’s Hall. They cooked 383 pounds of dressed turkey including one that was 37 ½ pounds. The meal also featured potato salad, dressing, coleslaw, baked beans, cookies, and coffee. The meat was furnished by a group of area growers: Ace Comer, Wayne Redinger, Paul Gillespie, George Tuggle, Cleo Redinger, Robert Henry, Darryl Dale, Gordon Comer and Alex Dittner. The rest of the meal was provided by local merchants. They started serving at 11 am and planned to serve until the food was all gone. That must have been some meal! (St. Joseph News-Press, Saturday, Nov 29, 1958, Page 3).
