Theater group restarting in Ritzville

RITZVILLE – Dede Boyer couldn't stay idle for long.

"I like to stay busy," she said. "When I was no longer on the City Council, I thought 'What am I going to do with myself?'"

In a conversation with a friend, Boyer learned children are often bored in winter months. That got her thinking.

"At first, I thought about establishing a roller skating rink, but there was no building big enough," she said.

Then she recalled her prior involvement with a local theater troupe.

"We used to have a wonderful little group in this community called the Ritzville Community Theatre," she said. "We performed plays...