‘Big Bend Changed that for me’
Poet and Big Bend Community College alumnus Ricardo Ruiz reads a poem from his collection “We Had Our Reasons” at the Cellarbration! Dinner and auction Saturday. Ruiz credits BBCC with giving him a path to success after his military service.
R. Hans Miller
Auctioneer Jacob Barth takes bids at the Cellarbration! live auction Saturday. Barth also serves as chairman of the Big Bend Community College Foundation.
BBCC President Sara Thompson Tweedy addresses the crowd at Cellarbration! Saturday.
Attendees sip wine and check out the silent auction offerings at the silent auction at Cellarbration! Saturday evening. The event raised $167,000 for scholarships.
MOSES LAKE — The community once again showed its commitment to education Saturday with a full turnout at Big Bend Community College Foundation’s 22nd annual Cellarbration! For Education banquet and auction. The event, which brought in about 225 people, raised $167,000 to put toward scholarships for Big Bend Community College students, according to college spokesman Matt Killebrew.
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