Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
“An Unquenchable Optimism and a Tenacity that Verges on Stubbornness: Let’s Grow” is the title of the keynote address Alex McGregor will deliver on Friday, June 26, during the Adams County Development Council’s Annual Banquet in Ritzville.
McGregor has viewed more than 2,000 images from the Adams County Historical Society’s archives in preparing his visual presentation. He has parlayed images from Adams County’s past with a vision for the future.
McGregor is the owner of “the largest independent fertilizer, agriculture-chemical, and equipment dealer in the Pacific Northwest.”
He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Washington and has taught at Whitman College and UW.
In 2013 he and his company received the Spokane Chamber of Commerce Community Revitalization Award for his work in LaCrosse.
In 2014 he received the Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day’s Honorary Farmer of the Year Award in Quincy.
The banquet will beheld at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall at 106 w. Broadway Avenue in Ritzville. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served by Classy Country Catering at 6:30 p.m.
The Adams County Development Council will present its annual report.
The non-profit economic development group will celebrate entrepreneurship by featuring a number of startup businesses that are based in Adams County. The event will feature VduV Wines made by the Philips family. The wines served are made using grapes grown in Adams County.
Other entrepreneurs confirmed for the event are Ole World Oils, Uniquely Washington and Whiskey Gap Distillery. Businesses interested in participating should contact ACDC manager Joey Hansen at 509-331-2042 or by email at joey@growadamscounty. com.
Tickets for the banquet are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Reserved tables of eight are available.
To purchase tickets online, visit www. brownpapertickets.com/ event/1640323. To reserve tickets and pay at the door, call 509-331-2042. Payment at the door is welcome by cash or check.
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