Wampum dinner serves 180

Katie Teachout, The Journal | Last updated Jul 14, 2020 3:7pm0

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Wheat Land Communities Fair Livestock Manager Lori Williams rings up a sale to Karlee Kerr.

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Melissa Guske, owner of Rollin' Coal Barbecue with her husband Brett, prepares dinners to go during this year's Wampum fundraiser.

RITZVILLE – The Wampum dinner, held each year to raise funds for the Wheat Land Communities Fair, saw an increase in numbers of dinners sold Sunday, July 12.

The event, catered by Rollin' Coal Barbecue, sold 180 dinners to go.

"We usually have between 125 and 150 people attend, so we plan on 130," said Lori Williams, Livestock Sales Manager. "With the regular Wampum dinner we have a bar and it's typically an adults-only event. This year we saw more families, and some new faces."

The annual auction is being held this year online, with several items on display during the dinner.

"We had some faithful supporters bring back auction items, and a lot of people who decided to give cash instead this year," Williams said.

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Katie Teachout, Editor

Katie Teachout is the editor of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. Previously, she worked as a reporter at The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle, the Oroville Gazette-Tribune, Northern Kittitas County Tribune and the Methow Valley News. She is a graduate of Western Washington University.