Photo(s) of the Week: Center Celebration By Randy Beehler May 14, 2021 From left: Yakima Mayor Patricia Byers, Public Facilities Board Member Angie Girard and Convention Center General Manager Connie Upton officially open the newly expanded Yakima Convention Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 14th. Mayor Byers speaks during the ceremony on May 14th celebrating completion of an 18,000 square-foot expansion of the Yakima Convention Center.