{"id":7603,"date":"2019-07-31T09:54:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=7603"},"modified":"2019-07-31T09:54:45","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:54:45","slug":"national-night-out-set-for-august-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/national-night-out-set-for-august-6th\/","title":{"rendered":"National Night Out Set for August 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:47% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/nno-logo-clear.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/nno-logo-clear.png 490w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/nno-logo-clear-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Throughout the Yakima Valley and across the nation, communities will be throwing a &#8220;going away party for crime&#8221; during the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6<sup>th<\/sup>.&nbsp; In addition to numerous neighborhood block parties, several organizations and businesses will be sponsoring National Night Out events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result,\nthe August 6<sup>th<\/sup> Yakima City Council regular meeting will be held on\nMonday, August 5<sup>th<\/sup> at 5:30 pm at Yakima City Hall so Council members\ncan attend National Night Out events on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We want\nresidents to be able to get to know their neighbors,&#8221; said Assistant Mayor\nDulce Gutierrez, who chairs the Yakima City Council&#8217;s Public Safety Committee.\n&#8220;There&#8217;s something about sitting down together, sharing a meal, that helps\npeople get acquainted. It&#8217;s a natural way to build community.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsored National\nNight Out events on Tuesday include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Henry\nBeauchamp Community Center, 1211 S. 7<sup>th<\/sup> St., from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.\nThis event will be held at Southeast Community Park and include inflated\njumpers, face painting, fire trucks and firefighters. Free food and beverages\nwill be provided.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>New Jerusalem\nBaptist Church, 915 S. Naches Ave., from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bearded Monkey\nCycling &amp; Fitness, 1802 W. Nob Hill Blvd, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yakima Police Department also can provide information\nfor residents who want to form their own National Night Out block party. Contact\nCommunity Services Officers Amy Hayes or Nikki Sandino&nbsp;at 575-6197 for\nmore information, or reach them via e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:ypdcs@yakimawa.gov\">ypdcs@yakimawa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>National Night Out\nevents on August 5<sup>th<\/sup>, August 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community is invited to get a jump start on National\nNight Out festivities with a Countywide Kickoff Celebration on Monday, August 5<sup>th<\/sup>,\nfrom 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the City&#8217;s Miller Park, 513 N. 3<sup>rd<\/sup> St.\nThe celebration will be hosted by Safe Yakima Valley and include free face\npainting, water activities, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, games and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers are expecting as many as 700 participants at the\nKickoff Celebration. As a result, East E Street will be closed to traffic\nbetween North 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Street and North 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yakima Housing Authority is planning a National Night\nOut event on Wednesday, August 7<sup>th<\/sup> from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Astria\nRegional Medical Center, 110 S. 9<sup>th<\/sup> Ave. It will include free food,\nmusic, a raffle, and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Night\nOut began in 1984. In its first year,\nabout 400 communities participated in National Night Out activities. The 36<sup>th<\/sup>\nannual version of the event this year is expected to include more than 16,000\ncities and towns and an estimated 38 million people.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/natw.org\/\">https:\/\/natw.org\/<\/a>\nfor more\ninformation about National Night Out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/National-Night-Out-News-Release-5.pdf\">National-Night-Out-News-Release-5<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/National-Night-Out-News-Release-5.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the Yakima Valley and across the nation, communities will be throwing a &#8220;going away party for crime&#8221; during the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6th.&nbsp; In addition to numerous neighborhood block parties, several organizations and businesses will be sponsoring National Night Out events. 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