‘You don’t need to be alone on Thanksgiving’

Moses Lake bar and grill offers a little bit of home for the holiday

MOSES LAKE — If you need a place to go for thanksgiving, Rick Biery will have a hot meal and some company for you. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Biery said he will be serving Thanksgiving dinners — complete with turkey and ham — to anyone who comes by his business, Rick’s Eatery and Entertainment at 819 W. Third Ave. in Moses Lake. “The focus is on veterans, folks from broken homes, if you’re having trouble or have no place to go if you’re alone,” said Biery. “You don’t need to be alone on Thanksgiving.” There will also be free haircuts for anyone in need, provided for by Blessed Barbershop, though a free haircut requires a referral letter from a community outreach agency, Biery said. Officially, Biery said Rick’s will be closed that day, and because the Thanksgiving dinner is a family meal, alcohol will not be served. So anyone wanting a meal needs to come in the side entrance on Holly Street across from the OIC of Washington office. But he’s hoping to see many people there who need company and a meal. “No one will be turned away. We’ll go until we run out of food,” he said. For more information, or to volunteer, contact Paul Carney at EDUBS C/S at (702)539-6538.