Frederick’s Jewelry to celebrate 70th anniversary Saturday

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake business Frederick’s Jewelry will celebrate its 70th anniversary Sept. 16 at 208 W. Third Ave. with extended hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The extended hours will partially coincide with the Downtown Moses Lake Association Sip n’ Stroll event. Frederick’s has been located in downtown Moses Lake since 1953, when Fred and Marlys Reiber opened Frederick’s Jewelry & Fine Gifts on Sept. 16, according to a press release from the store. Marty Utsunomiya, Fred and Marlys’ daughter, took over the business after Fred Reiber’s passing in 1993. “My sister is even coming for this and she lives in Ohio,” said Utsunomiya. “My sister and I were both raised in the store. In the very beginning, when my dad just had a shop for watchmaking, we went to work with them every day…And then when we moved here, we helped them set up everything, because this building was brand-new when we moved here.”