For now, Spring Festival planning continues
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 10 months AGO
File photo Contestants chow down at the funnel cake contest at the 2019 Spring Festival. As of April 1, planing for the 2020 festival is still going ahead.
File photo A carnival worker cleans up a ride prior to the 2019 Spring Festival. As of April 1, planning is continuing for the 2020 festival.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | April 1, 2020 10:43 PM
MOSES LAKE — As of Wednesday, planning is continuing for the Moses Lake Spring Festival, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend.
Festival board president Sean Sallis said applications are still being accepted for the annual parade and the three-on-three basketball tournament, and that organizers have scheduled a carnival.
“We are moving forward like the festival is going to happen,” Sallis said.
Organizers are looking for sponsors as well.
“It’s our 40th anniversary,” Sallis said.
The situation could change if conditions change. If social distancing guidelines are still recommended by April 30, festival organizers will review their options. The Spring Festival committee has taken over sponsorship of the July 4 celebration, Freedom Fest, and one option is to move Spring Festival events to July 4, Sallis said.
Entry fees for the basketball tournament and the parade will be refunded if the event is canceled, Sallis said.
Other scheduled events include contests, music from local bands throughout the weekend and a Sunday afternoon concert by a performer as yet unannounced.
Some events are run by other organizations in conjunction with Spring Festival, including the annual 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer runs. BuDu Racing is still taking registrations as of April 1, but with the stipulation that events could be canceled.
The annual car show will be sponsored by Shade Tree Customs. If the Spring Festival goes on, the car show goes on, Shade Tree Customs owner Larry Camden said. But all planning is subject to change as the circumstances change, Camden said.
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