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
A Lego Festival with Santa’s workshop, holiday bazaar and Veterans Day social are just some of the events included in the Fall 2019 Newsletter published by the City of Yakima’s Harman Center at Gailleon Park. The newsletter covers activities at the center scheduled through the end of December. It includes event announcements, as well as
Click the following link to see the September 2019 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – The October 2019 Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles, photos, accompanying links and City contact phone numbers. Issues Brief is a monthly publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
Tuesday, October 15th marks the end of another irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system. That’s the day the system operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems in the area that
Y-PAC, the City of Yakima’s government access channel, has produced a 2019 Video Voters Pamphlet focusing on candidates for four Yakima City Council seats in the November 5th General Election. Candidates featured in the Video Voters Pamphlet are: Eliana Macias and Kenton Gartrell – Yakima City Council, District 1 Patricia Byers and Thomas B. Sund
A free workshop will teach community members how to develop attractive landscaping that uses little water. The North & South Yakima Conservation Districts are inviting the public to participate in the Fall Heritage Garden Workshop. It will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, October 26th, at the Yakima Area Arboretum. One
The annual Fresh Hop Ale Festival will be held in Downtown Yakima this Saturday, October 5th. The event begins at 4:00 pm and ends at 10:00 pm. Organizers are expecting more than 6,500 participants this year at a new site, 5 West Yakima Avenue, at the former Department of Ecology parking lot. As a result,
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, October 1st. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Approving an ordinance concerning cruising events, permitting eight unrestricted annual Yakima Avenue cruising events to occur from 6 to 10 pm on the second and third Saturdays in June, July, August and September. Appropriating funds to
Empty storefronts in Downtown Yakima will come alive again on Friday, October 4th when the talents of local artists are put on public display for the latest “Windows Alive!” installment. Six years ago, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed the idea to harness the creativity of Central
A Toys for Tots Drive begins Tuesday, October 1st at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center, 101 N. 65th Avenue. It is the next in a series of quarterly “Help the Community Projects” organized by the Harman Center. “We are asking for donations of new, unwrapped toys to benefit the Toys for Tots program,” said
