GALLERY: Ribbon cuttings 2025
Cody Hall cuts the ceremonial ribbon at Blue Palm Frozen Treats in Moses Lake in February. Hall, who bought Blue Palm in 2020, remodeled the building completely and added ice cream to go with Blue Palm’s signature frozen yogurt.
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Owner Rick Rodriguez snips the ribbon on The Shack, an electronic accessory shop, in April. The Shack was the first tenant in the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Project.
Pure Country Harvest in Moses Lake celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a ribbon-cutting in April.
Dr. Michael Rees officially opens his dental clinic, Smile Surfers, with a ribbon-cutting in April.
Zach Moore, flanked from left by Chris Moore, Brooke Keith. Lorie Moore and Brad Moore, cuts the ribbon at Moore Brewing Company’s first birthday celebration in May.
From left, Quincy Valley Medical Center commissioners Anthony Gonzalez, Sherri Kooy, Michelle Talley, Randy Zolman and Chief Executive Officer Glenda Bishop cut the ribbon on the new QVMC in May.
Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation Executive Director Angel Ledesma cuts the ribbon at the foundation’s new office in Moses Lake in June.
Manager Anthony Briceno, left, watches as Silvia Martinez cuts the ribbon commemorating the remodel of the Othello Walmart in June.
The Up Town Art Gallery held a ribbon-cutting in June. The gallery is part of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Project.
Plume owner Janine Coutts cut the ribbon at her new store in the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Project in June.
Larisa Vorobey, left, with help from her daughters Noami, 3, and Allison, 18, cuts the ribbon on Psalms 23, the coffee shop Larisa and Allison opened in July in Moses Lake.
Brookdale Hearthstone Executive Director Laurie Ahmann, second from right, cuts the ribbon on the facility’s chapel surrounded by representatives of local churches and Brookdale Hearthstone staff.
State Rep. Alex Ybarra cuts the ribbon on the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Center in August. The canter houses the Chamber’s own office as well as five other small businesses.
Sun City Cycle & Sports owners Andrew Spark, left, and Jeremy O’Neil cut the ribbon on their new bike shop in Moses Lake in August.
Members of the community came to celebrate the ribbon cutting at Palmer’s Adventure Farm to kick off the start of their Fall Fest in September.
The Cape at Interlake Community Manager Nancy Hernandez, with a little help from State Rep. Alex Ybarra, cuts the ribbon on the new apartment complex in September.
Laura Farias, with her husband Martin Farias, numerous children and grandchildren and members of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce, cuts the ribbon on Cold Diggers’ new location at Nelson Road and Pioneer Way in October.
Principal David Thomsen cuts the ribbon on CliftonLarsonAllen’s new office in Moses Lake in November. CLA is the first tenant in the brand-new Moberg Professional Building.
Dr. Calvin Despain, with a little help from his daughter Elsie and his son Taysom, cuts the ribbon at the new Skyview Dental Clinic in December.
Christine Villarreal, left, and Esmeralda Sanchez, right, hold the ceremonial ribbon as Mandy Schuh helps 3-year-old Roman make the cut at the grand opening of Pillar Rock Accounting, Seventh Sense Serenity and Christine’s Waxing Room in December.
Plume owner Janine Coutts cut the ribbon at her new store in the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Catalyst Project in June.
MOSES LAKE — The Basin’s business community grew in 2025, and many businesses, especially Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce members, celebrated that growth by cutting a ribbon at new or upgraded locations. Here’s a look back at some of those events.
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