For the 57th year in a row, the Yakima Sunfair Parade will follow its familiar route of more than one-and-a-half miles through Downtown Yakima on Saturday, September 22nd. The parade is expected to include more than 300 participants as it makes its way down Yakima Avenue from 16th Avenue to Naches Avenue. It is estimated
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 18th. Action by the Council on September 18th included: Reading a Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation. Receiving the Council Economic Development Committee report regarding main street revitalization. Receiving a presentation on the Larson Gallery’s capital campaign to fund the Larson Gallery West Campus. Adopting Yakima
Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Central Washington State Fair throughout its 10-day run. Shuttle buses will run continuously from two locations at Gateway Center (home to Target, Big Lots! and other stores). One is the Park and Ride location at Gateway Center. The other shuttle stop is between the two
Click on the following link to see the September 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – September 2018 Issues Brief The September 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles, photos and links. The City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter is a monthly publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 18th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the September 18th regular meeting include: Reading a Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation. Receiving the Council Economic Development Committee report regarding main street revitalization. Receiving
An introduction to skiing/snowboarding, a Halloween egg hunt, and an adult co-ed dodge ball tournament are just some of the activities in the Fall 2018 Program Guide recently published by the City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department. The guide covers Parks and Recreation programs scheduled through the end of this year and into early
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 11th. Action by the Council on September 11th included: Reading a Patriot Day proclamation. Authorizing an agreement with the Yakima Lions Club for the donation of $25,000 of playground equipment for Lions Park Receiving a 2nd Quarter 2018 Capital Improvement Projects Report. Establishing a
Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field will be the site of a full-scale exercise from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm this coming Saturday, September 15th. The emergency scenario will simulate a Boeing 737 aircraft accident near the airport, west of Creekside West Bar & Grill. A passenger bus will be used to represent the downed aircraft. “The
Plans are underway for the 58th annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, September 22nd. More than 100 entries are anticipated for this year’s parade, said Brian Campfield, president of the Yakima Sunfair Festival Association. Yakima County Sheriff Brian Winter will serve as the parade’s Grand Marshal. “We’ll accept up to 125 applications,” Campfield said. “The deadline
Most of the City of Yakima’s services and facilities will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 3rd. That includes City Hall, Public Works, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. The Yakima City Council’s first regular
