The Yakima community will honor its veterans and all U.S. military veterans by staging the 2019 Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Yakima on Monday, November 11th. The parade is sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 379. The parade will begin at 10:45 am at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 6th
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, November 5th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Issuing a Remembrance Day proclamation. Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Employment Agreement with Alex Meyerhoff to serve as Interim City Manager. Authorizing a land use agreement with the Yakima Greenway Foundation. Receiving a summary of
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, November 5th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the November 5th regular meeting include: Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Employment Agreement with Alex Meyerhoff to serve as Interim City Manager. Holding public
The search is on for Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree. The City of Yakima and the Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) are asking area residents to consider donating a tree from their property for the annual holiday festivities in Downtown Yakima. To nominate your tree as the Community Christmas Tree, call Cally Price, the Assistant to
For many years, the historic Barge-Chestnut neighborhood has been a popular destination for Trick-or-Treaters – up to 1,000 or more show up each Halloween. In recent years, the City of Yakima, the Yakima Police Department, and the Barge-Chestnut Neighborhood Association have partnered in an effort to ensure the safety of ghouls and goblins, princesses and
The City of Yakima’s Harman Center, located at 101 North 65th Avenue, will host its annual Holiday Bazaar from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, November 2nd. “The vendors are excited. It should be a really fun event,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. More than 50 vendors are expected to be on hand,
Yakima Transit is submitting its Six-Year Transit Development Plan and Annual Report to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). A public hearing on the report will be held next Wednesday, October 30th, at 5:30 pm at the City’s Public Works facility, 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard. The report includes documents addressing state and local long &
The City of Yakima is offering leaf disposal options for residents. “People can give us a call and we’ll do what we can to help them do the right thing with their leaves,” said Solid Waste Manager Loretta Zammarchi. The City of Yakima’s Refuse Division offers yard waste collection through November 30th. For $16.72 per
The 5th annual Downtown Yakima Chalk Art Festival will be held Saturday, October 12th. The event begins at 11:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm this Saturday. The Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) is hosting the chalk art festival. It anticipates about 100 participants and more than 1,000 spectators for the event, which will be
Just in time for winter, Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field this week received two key pieces of snow removal equipment. The two high-speed runway brooms now in place at the Yakima Airport are designed to sweep snow off the pavement with poly and wire bristles driven by two engines generating a total of 785 horsepower. Each
