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Memorial Day services, CC Rodeo weekend, WDFW cash policy change
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES PLANNED
Memorial Day ceremonies to honor the service and sacrifices of U.S. military personnel are planned Monday, May 25, at cemeteries in Soap Lake, Ephrata, and Quincy.
The public is invited to the services, led by local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars members.
Monday’s ceremonies are scheduled at 10 a.m. at Soap Lake’s Valley View Memorial Park, 11 a.m. at the Ephrata Cemetery, and 12:30 p.m. at Quincy Valley Cemetery.
Volunteers are being sought to help place and remove American flags and white crosses on the graves of military veterans over the holiday weekend at the Ephrata Cemetery. Placement activities are planned for Friday, May 22, at 4 p.m., with removal scheduled for Monday, May 25, at 4 p.m. To help, contact Mike Montaney (call 509.989.4417) or Jane Montaney (509.760.1433).
Citizens are also asked to spend a minute in quiet reflection at 3 p.m. Monday as part of the National Moment of Remembrance.
COULEE CITY RODEO TICKETS ON SALE
COULEE CITY — Tickets are on sale now for the 74th annual Last Stand Rodeo over the Memorial holiday weekend.
The action starts at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, and 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 24. One-day tickets at $20 for adults, $12.50 for youth ages 7-15, and free for kids 6 and younger. A three-day adult pass is available for $50. Visit here for online sales.
Sharing in the entertainment will be veteran rodeo announcer Will Rasmussen, rodeo clown Kyle Bode, and returning Last Stand Rodeo queen Eryne Anderson.
More information about the PRCA-sanctioned event is available here. The rodeo grounds are located at 505 E. Walnut St. in Coulee City.
WDFW TO END IN-PERSON CASH PAYMENTS IN JUNE
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will stop accepting cash on June 11 for in-person license purchases at its offices due to a new state law spurred by the national phase-out of the penny.
The legislation directs Washington retailers to begin rounding the cost of in-person cash transactions to avoid the need for pennies, which the U.S. Mint no longer produces.
“We estimated that it would cost the Department tens of thousands of dollars and half of our contracted annual vendor work hours to update our point-of-sale system to accommodate rounding the cost of transactions,” explained Jennine Griffo, WDFW licensing division manager, in a May 18 press release.
The department said WDFW license dealers can continue to accept cash transactions if they choose. Customers can also buy license products online and through the agency’s apps.
