Registration open for Light Up Moses Lake
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 3 months AGO
Brady Wiltbank won first place in the residential division of Light Up Moses Lake 2021 for his colorful and elaborate display, even decorating the basketball hoop. Registration is now open for Light Up Moses Lake 2022.
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Brady Wiltbank’s bright and colorful lights won him first place in the residential category of Light Up Moses Lake 2021.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | December 6, 2022 4:42 PM
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents and businesses are being invited to light up the town in celebration of the holiday season at Light Up Moses Lake, returning for its third year.
Registration is $25 and is open to businesses and residences in Moses Lake. Participants must register by Dec. 15 at https://bit.ly/LUML2022.
Pretty lights are only part of it – organizers will be collecting donations of money, non-perishable food and new and unwrapped toys for local charities. The 2022 beneficiaries are Moses Lake Youth Dynamics, the People for People transportation service and CARE Moses Lake, which provides food to organizations that serve people in need, and sponsors an information fair for local nonprofits. The Moses Lake Food Bank will receive the donated food items.
Donations can be dropped off at the Columbia Basin Herald office at 813 W. Third Ave. during business hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations also can be made at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce office, 606 W. Broadway Ave., Suite C, or the Downtown Moses Lake Association office in the Obra Project Business Incubator, 205 S. Division St. Donations will be accepted through Dec. 19. The Chamber office is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the Obra building is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
A map of the entries will be available and people are encouraged to go take a look at the entries and vote for their favorites. Voting will be open from Dec. 15 to 29 at https://bit.ly/LUMLVOTE, and the map will be available there also.
First and second place will be awarded in both categories. The first place winners receive a one-night stay for two at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and two tickets for the St. Joe River Cruise. Second place receives Chamber Bucks, for use at participating merchants in Moses Lake.
Light Up Moses Lake grew out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a group of merchants and organizations who wanted to brighten up the 2020 holiday season. For 2022 the sponsors include the Northwest Farm Credit Services and LocalTel, as well as the Moses Lake Chamber, DMLA and the CBH.
Cheryl Schweizer may be reached at [email protected]. Read more of her work on the Columbia Basin Herald app - available for iOS and Android devices.
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