During the first event in June 2021, Faith Lutheran Church in partnership with 2nd Harvest was able to serve 320 families with 17,000 pounds of food. These generous organizations are not done helping our community this summer and have scheduled two more events one this week in July, and the other in August.
Citizens of Deer Park have received their pamphlets and ballots in the mail for the August 3rd Primary Election, which will decide which two candidates from each race will move forward in the General Election.
The Clayton Pro West Rodeo will again take place during the same weekend as Deer Park Settlers Day. After being forced to cancel due to COVID restrictions in 2020, the event is coming back on July 23rd and 24th, 2021.
Deer Park’s first in-person city council meeting since the COVID-19 shutdowns commenced on June 7th. Spokane County Sheriff was appointed as the chief law enforcement of Deer Park by a unanimous vote.
Deer Park Settlers Day celebrates its 100th year in 2021. Giving Deer Park the title for the oldest continuous community celebration in the state of Washington. This year’s Settlers Day 100th jubilee celebration is fast approaching with events that span the days of July 22nd – 25th.
Equestrian Poker Ride to be held at Riverside State Park Sunday, July 11th, 2021, hosted by Ponderosa Back Country Horsemen
Deer Park Rotary announced their new president, Joe Feist, will begin his duties this month.
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After the smoke cleared at the City Council Special Emergency Meeting, the resolution passed to ban all firework activities. The main reason stated was the concern over the public threat of a fire emergency. The Deer Park Gazette takes a more in-depth look at why the decision was made and the thoughts of those involved.
Not wanting to spark a fire during the Independence Day celebrations, Mayor Tim Verzal has canceled the Deer Park fireworks show scheduled at the Deer Park Sports Complex.
The Mayor called for an emergency meeting to discuss banning both the purchase and discharge of fireworks and to ratify his decision to cancel the fireworks show.