CITY NEWS: The Ridgeway community came out in force on Saturday to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. Thankfully, the weather was overcast and not as hot as originally feared, so it was very enjoyable.
The day was full of activity and started with the annual parade led by our veterans. They proceeded alone to City Hall where they stopped and stood at attention while Nicole Trammell beautifully sang the national anthem. After that, the rest of the parade started down Main Street. Danny and Phyllis Claycomb were this year’s Grand Marshals and they rode in a vintage truck driven by Doug Dale. There were approximately 85-90 entries in this year’s parade. Congratulations to the Hendren Family for winning Best Float!
After the parade, the Ridgeway Community Betterment Association served lunch in both the old Hall and the Community Room, They estimated that they served over 300 hundred people. They had asked for donations of desserts and people came out with so many great looking, tasty treats!
After lunch RCBA hosted family games in the park. Pastor Dwight Schell opened the afternoon’s activities with a prayer, then the children were invited up to help the adults say the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, adults and kids had fun playing corn hole, bubbles, tug of war and other games. It was also a great time just to see and visit with others. The park activities ended with Pastor Schell pulling out the winning ticket for the Threads of Freedom quilt raffle. Pat Maritato of Blythedale won the quilt! He was so excited about winning it that he and his wife came right down to the park to pick it up.
The day ended with the fireworks display by the Ridgeway Fire Department at the school. It was an incredible display that rivals the show by any larger city and was enjoyed by everyone who came for it. It was a great way to celebrate our nations’ birthday!
RCBA MEETING: The Ridgeway Community Betterment Association will hold its monthly business meeting on Monday, July 13 at 7 pm in the Ridgeway Community Room. They will continue planning for events for the remainder of the year, including August’s Bingo night and the electronic waste recycling event. If you are interested in helping with any project or event that RCBA sponsors, please consider coming to the meeting or letting a board member know where you would like to volunteer.
SOCIETY: The Ridgeway Assembly of God Church is holding an old-fashioned camp meeting revival on July 9th, 10th, and 11th at 6:30 PM and July 12th at 10:00 AM. There will be good preaching, good southern/bluegrass gospel music, and good food following the service. If you're coming east on A, it's the first road to your right, then 2 blocks. If you're coming north on T, it's the second road to your left, then 3 blocks. The congregation hopes to see you there!
BIT OF HISTORY: Did you see the Peasley wagon that I wrote about last week in the parade or up by the City Hall before the parade? Roger Bayless brought it for the parade and Kristi Reeder pulled it. Dale Pontius, who sold the wagon to Roger, told me that the green paint on the wagon is original. If you would like to see pictures of the wagon as well as any of the pictures from this year’s 4th of July activities, please go check out the RCBA Facebook page. Just search for @ridgewaycba and you should find it.
Due to all the activity this weekend and a very busy week personally, I have no Bit of History for you this week. I hope to have something for you next week!
CLOSING: If you know of any events or plans around town that you would like to see shared with others, please send me the details by Sunday evening! Thank you for reading!
Upcoming Events
** No Bingo or Scrapbooking due to the holiday!
July 6 – Community Sewing Group, 1 pm – 4 pm, Ridgeway Baptist Church
July 9-11 – Camp Meeting Revival, 6:30 pm, Ridgeway Assembly of God Church
July 12 – Camp Meeting Revival, 10 am, Ridgeway Assembly of God Church
July 13 – RCBA meeting, 7 pm, Ridgeway Community Room
July 20 – Board of Aldermen meeting, 6 pm, Ridgeway Community Room,
Aug 3 – Bingo, 6:30 pm, Ridgeway Community Room
Aug 8 – Electronics Recycling event, 9 am – noon, Old Ridgeway Hall.
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