June 23, 2020 at 10:27 am
The boom is returning to Boom City in Tulalip despite concerns over COVID-19, with fireworks stands opening for business on Friday.
Some vendors were unloading boxes of fireworks by the pallet-load on Monday and putting them in their storage trailers. Others were simply checking out their stands and getting ready to move in. Boom City was going to be a bust just a few weeks ago when the decision was made to cancel the fireworks sales because of the coronavirus.
Tulalip Resort Casino. La Quinta Inn & Suites By Wyndham Marysville. From $112/night. Home2 Suites by Hilton Marysville. Cozy Bed and Breakfast. Quality Inn Tulalip - Marysville. 0.7 mi from Marysville. Red Lion Inn & Suites Everett. The Boom City Swap Meet and Flea Market, in Tulalip, WA, is open for the season. It is adjacent to the Tulalip Casino and Hotel just off Interstate 5. The market is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 a.m. To 4 p.m., May through September, with five weeks off, from June 3 to July 12, for the exclusive use of the location for Boom City Fireworks.
Alex Jimenez runs a stand called 'Shadow of Destruction.' He did not want to cancel Boom City.
- The casino indicates mask requirement and social distancing on its website, FB, and on signs throughout the property, but there is ZERO or very little enforcement. MASKS: They require a mask for entrance but once inside, we saw many who either didn't wear them or wore them half way.
- TULALIP – The Boom City Swap Meet opened April 26, for the summer season, giving collectors, treasure seekers, and bargain hunters a chance to explore the emporium of eclectic items every Saturday and Sunday for only $1 vehicle entry fee.
- Terry Sue Nielson, who took over the Boom City Swap Meet this year from newly elected Tulalip Tribal Board Vice Chair Les Parks, reported that they'd signed up 67 vendors on April 26, but only 27 on April 27, due to prevailing forecasts of rain.
June 23, 2020 at 10:27 am
The boom is returning to Boom City in Tulalip despite concerns over COVID-19, with fireworks stands opening for business on Friday.
Some vendors were unloading boxes of fireworks by the pallet-load on Monday and putting them in their storage trailers. Others were simply checking out their stands and getting ready to move in. Boom City was going to be a bust just a few weeks ago when the decision was made to cancel the fireworks sales because of the coronavirus.
Tulalip Resort Casino. La Quinta Inn & Suites By Wyndham Marysville. From $112/night. Home2 Suites by Hilton Marysville. Cozy Bed and Breakfast. Quality Inn Tulalip - Marysville. 0.7 mi from Marysville. Red Lion Inn & Suites Everett. The Boom City Swap Meet and Flea Market, in Tulalip, WA, is open for the season. It is adjacent to the Tulalip Casino and Hotel just off Interstate 5. The market is open Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 a.m. To 4 p.m., May through September, with five weeks off, from June 3 to July 12, for the exclusive use of the location for Boom City Fireworks.
Alex Jimenez runs a stand called 'Shadow of Destruction.' He did not want to cancel Boom City.
- The casino indicates mask requirement and social distancing on its website, FB, and on signs throughout the property, but there is ZERO or very little enforcement. MASKS: They require a mask for entrance but once inside, we saw many who either didn't wear them or wore them half way.
- TULALIP – The Boom City Swap Meet opened April 26, for the summer season, giving collectors, treasure seekers, and bargain hunters a chance to explore the emporium of eclectic items every Saturday and Sunday for only $1 vehicle entry fee.
- Terry Sue Nielson, who took over the Boom City Swap Meet this year from newly elected Tulalip Tribal Board Vice Chair Les Parks, reported that they'd signed up 67 vendors on April 26, but only 27 on April 27, due to prevailing forecasts of rain.
'Everyone wanted to gather and do a petition and get our board of directors to hopefully change their minds and figure out what to do to come up with a plan to make it safe, not only for ourselves but for the public as well,' he said.
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With Snohomish County in Phase 2, the Tulalip Tribe decided to allow the fireworks sales and the firing of fireworks on the property.
For Jimenez, Boom City is huge part of his life.
'I've been at Boom City since I was a child,' he said. 'I was 7 years old the first time I came to Boom City with my parents.'
His parents also ran a fireworks stand. Jimenez hopes his kids and everyone who enjoys Boom City will get that same feeling.
'It's all about our Independence Day,' he said. 'Everybody loves something that goes boom, whether it's on the ground or in the air. Everyone wants to be able to celebrate.'
The fireworks stands at the Muckleshoot Reservation are also open for business after originally being canceled.
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Just a reminder: Check the fireworks laws in your area before taking any of the products home, as a lot of communities have passed new fireworks bans. I asked the state fire marshal's office if there is a concern that more people will be buying and shooting off fireworks this year because nearly all of the major shows have been canceled.
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Deputy Marshal Robert Wittenberg said he expects that to be the case.
And if my neighborhood is any indication, people are in a fireworks mood. We had several full impromptu shows in cul-de-sacs over the weekend.
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