This photo of the week (and holiday light display) is courtesy of the Yakima Airport (YKM). Speaking of YKM, sponsors are needed for Aviation Day 2025 on June 7th. Aviation Day 2024 was the first since 1997 and attracted over 4,000 visitors! Want to help? Details at flyykm.com/aviation-day

Yakima Parks & Recreation staff hosted a drive-thru Letters to Santa event on Dec. 14th at the Public Works facility. Mrs. Santa was on hand to greet families as they dropped off their letters for Saint Nick. This was the fifth annual drive-thru letters event and included many community participants that helped make it a … Continued

Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree was installed downtown on Nov. 22nd thanks to a team effort by crews from the City of Yakima, Downtown Association of Yakima, Russell Crane and Carrell Crane & Heavy Hauling, Inc. Following the Holiday Lighted Parade on Sunday, Dec. 1st, the tree will be lit during a ceremony at Millennium Plaza.

The Yakima Fire Dept. and local community members worked together to provide Morelia, Mexico – Yakima’s Sister City – with a fire truck. It was presented to a delegation from Morelia on Nov. 20th.

This week’s photo shows work that has begun on Nelson Phase 2. More about the project, and an overview of Phase 1, is available at Nelson Phase 2 Project underway | Points of Interest (yakimawa.gov)

SunComm hosted its second annual trunk or treat for the community on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Several local first responders participated in the event, held at SunComm’s parking lot.

Fall colors are in abundance at the Yakima Area Arboretum!

Visitors to the 2024 Central Washington State Fair enjoy one of the many rides available during the fair’s 10-day run.

A photo of hops adorns a utility box along 40th Avenue. It’s one in a series of utility boxes that have been wrapped in artwork throughout the City of Yakima. Visit Yakima Arts Commission | City Council (yakimawa.gov) for more about this and other community art projects within the city.