Wenatchee`s Apple Blossom Festival 2005



The 86th Washington State
Apple Blossom Festival
April 28 through May 8, 2005


The Wenatchee Valleys largest celebration of the year
is the annual Washington State Apple Blossom Festival.
The Apple Blossom Festival is a safe, fun, family event that
represents the values of the Wenatchee Valley Community.
The City of Wenatchee Welcomes! Everyone,
thats making there way to Wenatchee for the activitys.

Wenatchee`s Apple Blossom Festival traditions:
Parades, cruising and lots of police 04/21/2005


*** 2005 Apple Blossom Festival ***
Some News Of The Happings


http://www.appleblossom.org 05/03/2005
Im sorry that alot of you people can not see or get the official Apple Blossom
Festival web site to load since they have upgraded it in the last few days..........
"I will try to pass the word on to the Apple Blossom Festival Directors and Staff".
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: That the official Apple Blossom Festival web site is NOT ran
or webmasterd by Gene`s BMX. I hope you can enjoy what little I have to offer you here.
Thanks, Geneb - Gene`s BMX


( Click Banner for full 2005 Festival Calendar )

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Some highlighted events for the 2005 Apple Blossom Festival!

*** Memorial Park Food Fair ***

Date: April 28th - May 8th 2005
Location: Memorial Park at Orondo & Chelan
Hours: Opens daily at 11 a.m.
~~Unicel Entertainment in the Park - Cost: Free
Time: During lunch & dinner hours & all day on weekends


Photo by Gene`s BMX -
( click on photo for full size. )

Something this year, Putting the Apple in to the Apple Blossom Festival
It`s The Costco Apple Pie Eating Contest Sunday, May 8th 2005 at 2pm
at the Unicel Entertainment Stage at Memorial Park Food Fair. Check it out!
3 age divisions; 10 & under, 11-17 and 18 & over as well as a “celebrity” division.
First place prizes in each category are: $50 10 & under; $75 11-17 and $100 18 & over.
SO Stop by and cheer everyone on, It`s Putting the Apple in to the Apple Blossom Festival.
And its also a nice fun family event way to wrap up the 2005 Apple Blossom Festival with......

Photo by Wenatchee World. - The pie? Apple, of course.
Boy meets pie, and the pie wins. Chase Speegle, 10 of Wenatchee comes
up for air during a Sunday pie-eating contest at the Washington State Apple
Blossom Festival. The contest was the festival`s final event.
( Apple Pie Bake-Off & Eating Contest Winners Announced )

*** Funtastic Shows Carnival ***

Dates: April 29th - May 8th 2005
P.O.P Nights: May 2- May 5
Location: River Front Park at the foot of 5th Street
Time: Grand Opening - April 29th at 5:30 p.m.
Weekdays: Opens at 5pm -- Weekends: Opens a 12 p.m.
Cost: Free Admission - No Gate Fees



Photos by Gene`s BMX - ( click on a photo for full size. )

*** The Keyes Fibre Youth Parade ***

Date: Saturday, April 30th 2005
Staging Area: Triangle Park - Cherry & Orondo
Parade Route: Orondo & Mission St.
Time: 11 a.m. - Cost: Free Event

About five thousand kids took part in the
Keyes Fibre Corporation Youth Parade Saturday.
The youth parade was broadcasted live on KPQ 560AM.
( Youth Parade Winners Announced! )


Photos of Wenatchee Apple Blossom Youth Parade on 04-30-2005
Photos by Gene`s BMX - ( Click on photos to open a Directory of Photos. )


A Photo of Wenatchee Police officers keeping the peace by ridding
MTB bikes on the youth parade rought. Photo by Gene`s BMX --
( click on photo for full size. )

*** Stemilt Growers Grand Parade ***

Date: Saturday, May 7th 2005
Staging Area: Triangle Park - Cherry and Orondo
Parade Route: Orondo Ave., Wenatchee Ave. & Mission St.
Time: 11 a.m. -- Cost: Free, except prime seating areas
( Grand Parade Winners Announced! )

The Grand Parade was broadcasted live by 560 KPQ-AM radio and the
KWCC-TV The Wenatchee Valley`s Community Television at 11 a.m. Saturday.



Photos of Wenatchee Apple Blossom Grand Parade on 05-07-2005
Photos by Gene`s BMX - ( Click on photos to open a Directory Page of Photos. )
There are 195 photos listed on this Directory Page - Hope you like em - Enjoy!

*** 2005 Apple-Blossom In The News ***

( Apple Pie Bake-Off & Eating Contest Winners Announced )
( Grand Parade Winners Announced! )
( Youth Parade Winners Announced! )

~~~ 2005 Festival A Success For Law Enforcement ~~~
Story by: KPQ news Posted: Tue, 10 May 2005 07:58:54
From a law enforcement standpoint the Apple Blossom Festival
was a big success. Wenatchee Police say incidents were down
this year, and there were no major felony or sexual assaults.
Police Chief, Tom Robbins, credits the work of the Festival's
Law Enforcement Task Force for helping promote the festival
as a family fun event.

Other 2005 Apple-Blossom News -

( Life's getting back to normal on the Ave. )
( A night in jail This is where the party stops )
( Guard members overwhelmed by Grand Parade ovations )
( Festival on cruise control )
( Classy Chassis holds its own )
( Parades, cruising and lots of police )

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