{"id":4730,"date":"2017-08-31T10:10:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=4730"},"modified":"2017-08-31T10:11:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:11:56","slug":"deadline-approaching-sunfair-parade-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/deadline-approaching-sunfair-parade-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline Approaching for Sunfair Parade Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Plans are underway for the 56<sup>th<\/sup> annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, September 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 entries are anticipated for this year&#8217;s parade, said Brian Campfield, president of the Yakima Sunfair Festival Association. Retired car dealership owner Bob Hall will serve as the parade&#8217;s Grand Marshal. &#8220;We&#8217;ll accept up to 125 applications,&#8221; Campfield said. &#8220;The deadline for entry applications is September 10<sup>th<\/sup>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Sunfair Parade route is unchanged from previous years, he said. The two-mile stretch will run east on Yakima Avenue from 16<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue to Naches Avenue. The staging area will be on 16<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue from Summitview Avenue to Nob Hill Boulevard. Participants are asked to arrive at the staging area by 8:00 am on Saturday, September 23<sup>rd<\/sup>. The parade will begin at 10:00 am.<\/p>\n<p>The Yakima Sunfair Festival Association also welcomes helpers to assist with staging this year&#8217;s parade. &#8220;We need volunteers,&#8221; Campfield said. &#8220;It takes people to put on a parade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Campfield said having enough volunteers turn out to help is the key to the Sunfair Parade&#8217;s longevity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The secret is people who want to provide an entertaining event before the Central Washington State Fair starts,&#8221; Campfield said. He also praised the community&#8217;s support for the Sunfair Parade, noting thousands line the route each year to see the entries.<\/p>\n<p>Sunfair Parade entry applications are available online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yakimasunfairparade.com\/\">www.yakimasunfairparade.com<\/a>. In addition, applications can be picked up and dropped off at Ron&#8217;s Coin and Books (6 North 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Street) and the Yakima Chamber of Commerce office (10 North 9<sup>th<\/sup> Street).<\/p>\n<p>To volunteer, call Campfield at 910-8233.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Deadline-Approaching-for-Sunfair-Parade-Entries-News-Release.pdf\">Deadline Approaching for Sunfair Parade Entries &#8211; News Release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plans are underway for the 56th annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, September 23rd. More than 100 entries are anticipated for this year&#8217;s parade, said Brian Campfield, president of the Yakima Sunfair Festival Association. Retired car dealership owner Bob Hall will serve as the parade&#8217;s Grand Marshal. &#8220;We&#8217;ll accept up to 125 applications,&#8221; Campfield said. &#8220;The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[30,78],"class_list":["post-4730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-central-washington-state-fair","tag-sunfair-parade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4734,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4730\/revisions\/4734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}