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Rita’s to hold grand opening in Ammon today

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AMMON — Rita’s Italian Ice will hold the grand opening of its Ammon location on Saturday, May 7.

Rita’s has more than 600 stores with national and international locations. Now Mayor Dana Kirkham and her husband Ryan, as well as David and Shawna Chamberlain, are bringing Rita’s to 2660 E. Sunnyside Road in the Sandcreek Commons shopping center.

“My wife and I first tried Rita’s while visiting Utah and found ourselves driving out of our way just to go back and get another taste,” said David Chamberlain said in a news release. “We had to have Rita’s closer to home and knew our friends and neighbors in Idaho would become instant fans of Rita’s ‘cool treats,’ but also its expanded menu offerings of freshly made donuts and coffee.”

The restaurant offers Italian Ice, Frozen Custard, fresh doughnuts, hot chocolate, coffee and specialty coffee and espresso drinks.

To celebrate the grand opening, Rita’s will give away free doughnuts from 7 to 11 a.m. and free Italian Ice from noon to close.

In addition, it will donate 20 prizes of free Italian Ice for a year to area high schools to be raffled off; each high school will keep the donations from the raffle tickets to fund school activities. Tickets may be purchased until May 6 at each of the high schools (Hillcrest High School, Bonneville High School, Skyline High School and Idaho Falls High School) or until 3:30 p.m. at Rita’s of Ammon on May 7. Winners will be selected at 4 p.m.

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