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LRHS student awarded scholarship from Big Bend Electric Cooperative

Big Bend Electric Cooperative has awarded three scholarships to local area high school seniors. They are Talmage Hales, Chiawana High School, son of James and Makala Hales of Pasco; Lacey Miller, Lind-Ritzville High School, daughter of Mike and Marci Miller of Ritzville and Natalee Pickel, Connell High School, daughter of Andy and Melissa Pickel, Connell.

The students were introduced at Big Bend Electric’s 80th annual meeting held on Feb. 23, where they read their scholarship essays to the members present. The scholarships are in the amount of $500 per year for up to four years with a total value of $2,000.

Also introduced to the members at the annual meeting were two students who will participate in the NRECA Youth Tour in Washington D.C. this June. They are Katheran Gingrich, a junior attending Lind-Ritzville High School, and Alexis Simmons, a junior at Othello High School. Katheran is the daughter of Bo and Janna Gingrich. Alexis is the daughter of Robert and Sheila Simmons.

 

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