Crews prepare for Sunday's Centennial Community Bonfire | VIDEO


December 28, 2012 · 12:44 PM

All week, crews at Redmond's City Hall have been preparing for the upcoming Centennial Community Bonfire set for Sunday.

The bonfire is the City of Redmond's final centennial event of the year and will be from 5-7 p.m. at City Hall campus at 15670 N.E. 85th St. and give the community the opportunity to mingle with friends and neighbors.

Peet's Coffee & Tea samples will be available as well as s'mores kits for $2 each. All proceeds will benefit the Redmond Kiwanis Club. In addition there will be luminaria and live musical performances by the Keith Highlanders Pipe Band,Greg Paul and Redmond's own Celtic Fire.

Parking for the bonfire will be available in the City Hall parking lot and the Redmond Senior Center Parking garage, located at 8703 160th Ave N.E.

The City of Redmond was incorporated as a city on Dec. 31, 1912, following a community vote and the birth of Ernest Alexander Adams (born Nov. 24, 1912), who brought the population of Redmond to 300, the number needed to incorporate as a city.

Redmond now encompasses 17.14 square miles and has a population of 54,144 according to the 2011 census.

For more information, visit 100years.redmond.gov or contact Lisa Rhodes at (425) 556-2360.

Video courtesy of the City of Redmond. To view more videos of bonfire preparations, click here.

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