08/21/2026
Ridgeway News
Reposted from August 19, 2026
COFFEE & CARDS: The Ridgeway Community Betterment Association will host a Senior Coffee and Cards next Tuesday, August 25 from 9 am to 11 am in the Ridgeway Community Room. They will provide cards, dice, dominos, coffee and snacks. Come for some good food, games and fun with your neighbors! If the event is successful, it may become a regular thing.
BINGO: The next Bingo Night will be October 5 with a Halloween or fun Fall Outfit contests for both youth and adults. There is no Bingo in September due to Labor Day.
TRUNK-OR-TREAT: RCBA will host Trunk-or-Treat and Halloween costume contest on Saturday, October 24. More details will be provide later.
MEETING DATE Change: At their business meeting last Monday, RCBA board members voted to change their meeting date to the second Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be Thursday, September 10 at 7 pm in the Ridgeway Community Room.
SCHOOL NEWS: Tonight (Wednesday, August 19) is the Back to School Bash from 4 pm to 6:30 pm at the school. Register for the school year if you haven’t already, get free school supplies and information on Title 1 and enjoy the O*W*L*S club ice cream bar. School begins next Tuesday, Aug 25 with an early release at 12:45 pm.
SOCIETY: Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Jim Tuggle who passed away a couple of weeks ago.
Walter Plant will return to Morris Chapel on Sunday, August 30 with a concert at 4 pm followed by ice cream and snacks. Walter performs with five keyboards, talented singing voice, and inspiring lyrics. All are welcome to attend: the church is located five miles north of Bethany on Highway 69.
The community sewing group will meet on Monday, August 24, from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Ridgeway Baptist Church. All are welcome to come to help – you do not need sewing experience or a machine, just a willing heart and hands.
The Ridgeway United Methodist Church will welcome lay speaker Jackie Webb from Gilman City for this Sunday’s service (Aug 23). The service begins at 9 am and everyone is welcome in Jackson Hall before and after service for treats and fellowship. The church members will hold a business meeting after the service on Sunday, August 30 to do the conference paperwork.
BIT OF HISTORY: A few items from the Ridgeway community columns in the August 26, 1904 issue of the Ridgeway Journal:
Ridgeway got some rains that week: “They were badly needed and started fall pastures nicely and the great improvement in the outlook for corn is a general remark. The corn crop will be far better than it was last year.” In another comment about the weather: “It is nearly cool enough for frost. The corn crop will not be ready for a good frost for some weeks yet.”
In local news: “G. E. Ballad was exhibiting quite a curiosity. It was a white mouse that he bad captured in a grain box. The mouse was as white as snow and bad pink eyes. It was a very pretty little creature.”
Burglars hit the depot on the previous Sunday evening by forcing open a window breaking open a drawer for a few pennies: ‘Mr. Patrick says he can miss nothing else of value. The railroad detectives are working on the case and it is possible the burglar or burglars may yet be arrested.”
The editor had great things to say about some of the businesses in town, namely the lumber yards and the stock dealers: “In fact, the lumber business in Ridgeway is a great drawing card for the town. Also the live stock dealers of Ridgeway are doing a good work for the town by paying prices that cause farmers who live nearer other towns to make the longer drive to get better prices. Ridgeway is hard to beat as a market town”.
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!
