Ponderosa Community Club brings neighborhood together with Memorial Day Weekend festivities

PLAIN – Ponderosa Community Club celebrated Memorial Day Weekend with an all ages event on May 25.

The club is a community in Plain made up of just over 500 lots, including full-time and part-time residents. The event was held at the club’s community center for members of the Ponderosa neighborhood, as well as members of the broader Plain community.

“It brings the community together, [by] getting to know your neighbor. It’s just fellowship,” said Kathy Huber, Ponderosa Community Club Social Chair.

The event featured free activities for children, four vendors, and live music by local musician Chris Ward. The Reptile Man was a kid-favorite, showcasing snakes, turtles, and alligators. The free photo booth provided the opportunity to take a snapshot with one of the reptiles as a keepsake. The event also had a free tattoo booth with temporary tattoos of bugs and reptiles. 

In addition to a weekend-long yard sale, the community event also had vendor booths for local businesses and artists, selling items such as resin art, yard art, candles from Glacier Peak Candle Co., plants, and sewn items.

 The Memorial Day Weekend event was just one of three major holiday events held at the community center throughout the year, said Huber. The club’s next event is planned for the Fourth of July weekend, followed by another event over Labor Day weekend. On July 5, the club will hold a parade with Lake Wenatchee Fire and Rescue leading the cavalcade of small floats, motorcycles, and bikers.

Taylor Caldwell: 509-433-7276 or taylor@ward.media