Events

National Night Out is approaching soon! National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. In Ridgefield, community groups and businesses set up booths in Abrams Park, there are games for the kids and free hotdogs with all the trimmings are supplied.

There are vendor spaces available if you would like to participate.

The event will take place on Tuesday, August 3^rd from 6:00PM – 8:00PM in Abrams Park. (400 Abrams Park Rd.)

Click and follow the link to apply…  https://lf.ridgefieldwa.us/Forms/NNO2021Vendor

Contact Jessica at City Hall, 360-887-3557 if you have questions.

8AM: Ridgefield Runners Independence Day 5K/10K

Register online and find details from Run Ridgefield: https://runridgefield.com/independence-run

10AM  Pet & Kid Pre-Parade

Since we are unable to have a parade with spectators, we suggest the kids and pooches gets colored up and come on downtown to the festival events. Animals must be on a leash at all times and be prepared to clean up after them.

10AM – 3PM: 4th of July Festival in Downtown Ridgefield:

Car Cruise-In: Sponsored by the Sportsman Public House: Check out the vintage and classic cars parked in the streets around downtown outside The Sportsman. To register an entry, call 360.887.0329

Davis Park: Vendors, Kids games and activities.

RACC on Pioneer: Vendors, old-fashion games, and kids games.

Overlook Park: Hi-Fidelity Entertainment with street dancing
Dancing at a distance in the plaza and street corner led by Craig Brown.

2PM: Pie eating contest: Five categories, ages 6-15. Sign-ups are first to fill time slots, day of event at the Souvenir booth in Overlook Park.

Judging for the Patriotic Parade of Homes:

Decorate your homes to the MAX in all its glory. Think of how much effort we put into decorating our homes at Christmas, but do it for July with red, white, and blue or whatever July 4th looks like to you. If you’re in the city limits, submit your address to sandyschill33@gmail.com by July 1st and judges will drive by on July 3rd. The 10 best decorated will receive a trophy.

FIRST EVER LASER LIGHT SHOW – Abrams Park

Seating at 8:30PM, Show starts at 9:45PM. The committee has researched an alternative to fireworks and found a fantastic laser light show put on by NU-SALT LASER. They have performed shows in the movie Bridesmaids, ESPN, The Grammy’s, Warner Bros., and MTV. Follow link to view details and sign-up by July 2, 2021
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D48A8AB2AA4FA7-ridgefield1

Even though there will be no parade tomorrow for 4th of July, there will still be events going on downtown.

The national anthem will be played at 11am and as the song is finished the F15 fighter jets will fly over Main Avenue. Look for them.

Today is Memorial Day, and American Legion Post 44 will hold a ceremony at the Ridgefield Cemetery at 10am. The public is welcome to attend.

Here’s a little history of the holiday.

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of May. The holiday was observed on May 30 from 1868 to 1970.

Many people visit cemeteries and memorials on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who died while serving in the U.S. military. Many volunteers place an American flag on graves of military personnel in national cemeteries. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the United States.

The holiday’s exact origins are uncertain, but it came out of Civil War traditions of decorating the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers. Many cities and individuals claimed to have been the first to celebrate the event. In 1868, General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic called for a “Decoration Day”, which was widely celebrated. By 1890, every Northern state had adopted it as a holiday. The World Wars turned it into a generalized day of remembrance, instead of just for the Civil War. In 1971, Congress standardized the holiday as “Memorial Day” and changed its observance.

Bart Hansen, Key Accounts Manager for the Net Metering Program at PUD, will present a Solar Information Session via Zoom tomorrow, Saturday, May 29, at 10:00am. Learn about the current state of solar in Clark County and if it may be right for your home.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85988162948?pwd=VGFCR1JqWjIzeE92Q2RUQnc4SHZJUT09

Meeting ID: 859 8816 2948,   Passcode: 535325