My time in the Woodland Theater with Ms Ritchie shaped who I am as a person. I will never forget the unending love I got from Ms Ritchie as well as Nickie, Ashleigh, and Avaleigh made my summer as a Junior and Senior in Kettle Falls memorable. You all made not only me, but my little brother Kyler feel important and loved when we didn’t feel that way widely. Ms Ritchie had a passion for creating opportunities for kids to feel special and she was absolutely brilliant at it, and that’s something that you can clearly see in both Nickie and Ashleigh. You should both be incredibly proud of yourselves because you have both lived up to everything your mom could’ve hoped for you. Just in your kindness and work effort - please know that all three of you created such positive memories and self image for myself that has served me incredibly well in adulthood. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and everyone else - we will never forget you all. Thank you for giving me a chance - it’s created more confidence than you could ever imagine. I love you all. 

Love,

Ande Schoonover (now Knutson :) )

Cheshire Cat 1  (2018, Alice in Wonderland Jr.) and Ursula (2019, Little Mermaid Jr.)

(Ps - if anyone is ever visiting Kalispell MT or Glacier National park, please let me know! Would love to meet up for lunch or whatever :) )