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DOWNTOWN YAKIMA FARMER’S MARKET
See you Sunday 9am to 1pm for 80 local vendors, delicious food and entertainment. The Downtown Yakima Farmers Market welcomes SNAP and Sunbucks benefits. Visit the info booth to double your benefits on fresh fruit and vegetables. The Downtown Yakima Farmers Market is “Home Grown Fun”! Located under The Rotary Market Place Pavilion… at 15 West Yakima Ave.
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United Way of Central Washington Dolly Day 5k
The United Way of Central Washington’s 1st Dolly Parton Imagination Library fundraiser… Dolly Day 5k walk or run… is Saturday, September 27th at Sarg Hubbard Park check in at 9a… start time 10a! Benefiting our local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program… providing books to Yakima Valley Children ages 0 to 5… free of charge. Register now at uwcw.org and click on events… the Dolly Day 5k… is fun for the whole family…with prizes, vendors and a Little Library Book Exchange… leave a book/take a book! Come dressed as your favorite Dolly. Register now at uwcw.org click on events. Call 248-1557 for more info Adult Registration $40, Child $10 and Teams (3 or more) $35 per person.
BARB KINMARK-GERNEY – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE UNITED OF CW
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FREE BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRCUTS
Washington Fruit Community Center presents FREE BACK TO SCHOOL HAIRCUTS!!! For Elementary, Middle School and High School Students Monday, August 25th from 1:30 – 4p.
No appointments… just walk in… students must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information call Washington Fruit Community Center (part of the Yakima Parks and Rec) 509-576-6488
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GRID KIDS FOOTBALL
YAKIMA VALLEY GRID KIDS FOOTBALL TEAMS ARE NOW FORMING FOR THE 2025 SEASON. GRID KIDS IS A STRUCTURED YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM WITH FOOTBALL TEAMS IN EVERY AREA OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. FOR AGES 5-13 BY JUNE 1ST and 14 if still in 8th Grade. PRACTICES ARE UNDERWAY… REGISTER ONLINE… AT YVGK.ORG… OR FIND THE REGISTRATION LINK ON FACEBOOK AT YAKIMA VALLEY GRID KID’S. GRID KID CHEERLEADING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR MOST TEAMS! REGISTER TODAY!
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Love Like Ben Pickleball Classic
Plan to play in the First Annual Love Like Ben Pickleball Classic… Saturday September 27 at Yakima Athletic Club. A community tournament to raise awareness and support for Mental Health thru INTRNL (internal) FIGHT… The tournament is Round Robin, Doubles… both beginners and intermediate brackets are now open with Metals for the Winners. Register now at intrnlfight.com or google Love Like Ben Pickleball Classic! September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month! Come help support the fight! All proceeds will go to help those who are struggling with metal health issues.
Sign up here: https://intrnlfight.com/products/love-like-ben-pickleball-classic
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Repair Café Yakima Held at Harman Center in September
Repair Café Yakima will be held at the Harman Center, 101 N. 56th Avenue,
on September 20 th . Time for operation remains the same, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Repair Café Yakima is a volunteer group that repairs, for free, items brought in by local residents. The items can include small appliances, bicycles, clothing and small furnishings, lamps, kitchen chairs, electronics, and more.
The group usually meets the third Saturday of every month at the Yakima Maker Space, but because of the Central Washington State Fair parade, the repair event will be held at the HarmanCenter this month only. The group will move back to do repairs at the Maker Space in October.For further information, visit the Repair Café Yakima Facebook page or the Yakima Maker Space website.