FIRCRESTS GOT TALENT Show
2025-07-18 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
The 2025 Fircrest FUN DAYS Friday Night FUN was definitely a FUN-tastic time at the Park! Inspired by the original Major Bowes, and emceed by the fabulous Major BOWS (Martha Enson of EN-JOY Productions!) the Fircrest Variety Show ￼entertained and WOW’d the crowd with their talents!

Between acts the fun continued with Fircrest Trivia Contests, Peacock Dances and the best commercials to keep us informed on all the upcoming FUN DAYS happenings and introduce our sponsors.

While judges were deliberating, we had the coolest guest star, XAKARY the Magician, take the stage! Did you know he actually performed on the REAL America’s Got Talent Show where he cut Heidi Klum in half!

NOW… drum roll please!
We’re excited to present the winners of the Fircrest Got Talent Variety Show:
Under 18 years: Comedian Dahlia Michelle
￼Over 18 years: Lily and Henry, musicians
Crowd Favorite: Graham Dellinger, electric guitarist

HUGE THANKS to our TALENT SHOW Organizer, the truly remarkable Shirkey Schultz!!! Shirley spent hours turning our dreams into an awesome show! She found our emcee, worked with our talent, wrote scripts and recruited the most amazing volunteer team to pull it all together! Thank you Andreas Schonger, Selayna Rudolph, Russ & Staci Ellis, Lukas Schonger, Katie Allen, Julia Ferris and Ethan Allen!

Special thanks to our Friday Night FUN Sponsor, the Fircrest FOREVER Foundation for their generous support! Their sponsorship made it all possible!

Up Next: the Centennial Parade highlights video! Stay tuned!

Ken Schmidtke

ENTRY DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO JUNE 13TH!
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SIGN UP!
DO YOU ….
Sing, dance, play in a band?
Are you a magician, comedian or have another fun, unique talent?
If the answer is YES! … we’re looking for YOU!
We are excited to announce the Fircrest GOT TALENT? Variety Show happening on Friday, July 18th at Fircrest Park.
The 2025 Centennial Fircrest FUN DAYS Team is now recruiting Fircrest Talent!
Grab your phone or video camera and send us your audition tape of your talent.
TO ENTER:

Fill out the Jotform. Just follow this link: https://form.jotform.com/FircrestParksandRecreation/fircrest-got-talent-contest-entry
Include an audition tape of your talent
Each group must have at least one Fircrest resident performing in the tape / talent show
Fircrest Got Talent Executive Team will review all entries
All talent chosen to move forward to the Fircrest GOT TALENT Show must be available for a dress rehearsal (2:00 -3:00 pm) and the Talent Show (6:00-9:00 pm) on Friday, July 18th, at Fircrest Park

THE RULES:

Application deadline is May 15, 2025
The audition tape must highlight the performer(s)’ talent (NO more than 3 minutes in length)
Please note that at least one member of the act must be a Fircrest resident. (current or former)
The goal is for a mix of performers – about 1/3 kids, 1/3 teens/young adults, and 1/3 older adults.
Selections will be made by the first of June with confirmations sent by the second week of June
You will be asked to be present at the community center the afternoon and evening of July 18. This is in addition to a coordinating meeting the last week of June.
You will be required to sign release forms to participate.
Audition tapes must be received by the deadline on May 15,2025

And YES! There will be prizes! AND full Bragging Rights!
DEADLINE: Entries are due by no later than May 15, 2025
Please contact Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net for more information.
Sponsored by: Forever Fircrest Foundation and Fircrest Parks & Recreation

FirCRUST PIE BAKE-OFF
2025-07-19 08:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Roy H. Murphy Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Avenue, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
The 2025 FIRCREST FUN DAYS FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off was a BEARY-y delicious time as local bakers competed for the top title! Over 30 entries made the competition fierce but a champion emerged from within all the excellent competitors.
Congratulations to the GRAND CHAMPION of the 2025 FIRCREST FUN DAYS FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off Contest: Laura Mersmann!

And congratulations to the winners of each category:
Apple: Dutch apple -Mary Barnes
Custard: pistachio raspberry custard – Emmy McBride
Stone fruit: peach crumble – Christina Solia
Cream: key lime – Hannah Franklin
People’s Choice: macadamia nut – Ryann Nelson
Bear-y: strawberry rhubarb – Laura Mersmann
BEST IN SHOW: Bear-y: strawberry rhubarb – Laura Mersmann

Thank you Espresso Yourself for your generous support as our Title Sponsor.

Our esteemed judges had a delightful time trying the delicious entries! It was a big challenge to award the winners since everything was fantastic! Thank you Bryce Kalland, Dawn Masko, Ivy Lee and Nathan Carnahan.

And SPECIAL THANKS to our AWESOME, creative and fantastic (or as they say on the Great British Bake- off … BRILLIANT!) FirCRUST Bake-off Chair extraordinaire Sue Schoettler for organizing every detail of this contest to perfection! And thanks to her Team for all their work to help make the vision happen!

Stay tuned for more Fircrest Fun Days highlights coming soon!

Ken Schmidtke

4th Annual FirCRUST PIE BAKE-OFF
Do you like to bake pies? Do you have what it takes to bring home the Blue Ribbon? Or maybe even the Championship Title? Enter the 4th Annual FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off and find out!

This year we’re celebrating our Fircrest Centennial! In honor of this milestone celebration, our special flavor for 2025 is Murphy’s Bear-y favorite: BERRY Pies & more! Who will make the BEST berry pie? Will it be YOU? Berries not your thing? No worries! We’re bringing back the community favorites as well!
Our Team of “Celebrity” judges are excited to sample and judge your specialty pie. Prizes and bragging rights included!
Sign up begins May 15 for Fircrest residents.* There’s NO registration fee.

DATE: Saturday, July 19, 2025
LOCATION: Fircrest Community Center
TIMELINE for the Pie Bake-off: Saturday, July 19th

8:00 – 9:30 am Deliver your pie to Multi-Purpose Room at the Fircrest Community Center. Pies delivered after 9:30 am will not be accepted.
Attach your name, phone number, and email address to the bottom of your pie plate
10:45 am Judging Begins
12:30 pm Award Presentation
12:40 pm Pick-up pies/pie plates

DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 pm (or until registration is full)
Please join us in giving a BIG THANK YOU to our FirCRUST Pie Bake-Off Sponsor Espresso Yourself for their generous support!

OFFICIAL RULES:
Final pies may not contain raw or uncooked eggs
No professional bakers permittedPies must be 8-10” and home-made (including crust)
All pies and crust must be home-made and made from scratch
Please place baker’s name on bottom of pie plate
Plaques will be awarded, one per category, AND one for over-all Grand Champion
All winners will be announced at 12:30 P.M. at the Community Center Multi-Purpose Room. Please join us (not required)!
A list of award winners will be posted on the Community Center Multi-Purpose Room Window and also the Fircrest Fun Days Facebook page

JUDGING CRITERIA:
1) Over-all appearance
2) Texture and taste of crust and/or topping
3) Taste and consistency of the filling

CATEGORIES:
• BEARY PIES: Blackberry, Raspberry, Blueberry or Marion Berry• Classic Apple• Dutch Apple• Cream: banana, key lime, lemon• Stone Fruit: cherry, peach, coconut• Custard: Pumpkin, pecan• People’s Choice: visualCategories subject to change based on entries received
NO SAVORY PIES

Complete on-line JotForm registration
https://form.jotform.com/251338598605163
OR deliver / mail a printed copy of the registration form to: Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest WA 98466. No cost to enter.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Thursday, July 10th at 5:00 pm (or until registration is full)
* Non-resident registration begins June 30th.

QUESTIONS? Please contact Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net
Just another FUN way to celebrate Fircrest FUN DAYS! Come join the FUN!

* Space is limited to 36 bakers. Only one entry per person

Junior Bake-Off at Fircrest FUN DAYS
2025-07-19 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
DRUM ROLL PLEASE
We’re excited to present the winners of the 2025 Fircrest FUN DAYS JUNIOR BAKE-OFF!

Cookies:
First – Eliza J.
Second – Eloise B.
Third – Serena M.

Cupcakes:
First – Grace T.
Second – Olivia G.
Third – Jacob S.

Layer Cake:
First – Imogen N.
Second – Eva A.

Our 2025 Fircrest Junior Bake-Off contestants were a talented group of young bakers! Each age group created a baked item from a different category: 7-9 years: cookies; 10-14 years: cupcakes; and 14-17 years: layer cakes. All the finished products were FANTASTIC!

Thank you to our distinguished panel of judges for having to make the hardest decisions of all times! Choosing the winners was not an easy task!
Thank you to our judges: Bonnie Viafore, John Cheesman, Blake Surina, Star Roffe, Abby Scheer, Seabon Howard

Thank you Melissa Scheer and your great Team for your outstanding coordination of this event! It was marvelously executed! So thankful for you!

Thank you Mama’s Brittle for your generosity in sponsoring this event!

JUNIOR BAKE-OFF

at Fircrest FUN DAYS!

A Baking Competition just for KIDS and TEENS!
3 AGE GROUPS3 CATEGORIESPRIZES & FUN!

CONTEST DATE: Saturday, July 19, 2025LOCATION: Fircrest Community Center Gathering Room
CATEGORIES:6 – 9 years old – COOKIES10 – 13 years old – CUPCAKES14 – 17 years old – LAYER CAKE

JUDGING CRITERIA:1) Over-all presentation2) Texture and consistency3) Flavor and taste

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.Registration begins:Fircrest Residents: May 15Non-Residents: June 30

Complete this Jotform to sign up.
https://form.jotform.com/FircrestParksandRecreation/2025-junior-bake-off-registration
NO registration fee.
Registration is limited to the first 15 registrants in each age category

DROP-OFF LOCATION: Fircrest Community Center Gathering Room
DROP-OFF TIME between 9:00 – 10:00 am
JUDGING 10:30 am
AWARD PRESENTATION 12:45 pm in the gymnasium

OFFICIAL RULES:

Baked goods must be prepared by the Junior Baker entered in the contest.
Items prepared by parents, guardians, siblings, etc. will be disqualified.
Requirements for the category your child is entering:6-9 years old: 6 cookies from the same batch10-13 years old: 6 cupcakes from the same batch14-17 years old: layered cake with a minimum of two stacked layers with either frosting or filling in between layers
Name of the top winner in each category will be engraved on the Junior Bake-Off plaque on display in the Community Center Gathering Room.
A list of award winners will be posted on the Fircrest FUN DAYS Facebook page

ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday, July 12 at 5:00 pm or until space is filled.

QUESTIONS? Please contact Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net

Just another FUN way to celebrate Fircrest FUN DAYS! Come join the FUN!
Special thanks to our generous sponsor: MAMA’S BRITTLE!

Fircrest FUN DAYS Centennial Parade
2025-07-19 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | City of Fircrest, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
Murphy has his cool ride for the Centennial Parade. He hopes you’ll be there to cheer him on!
See you at the PARADE!!!

We’re celebrating 100 years of Community with a Fircrest FUN DAYS Centennial Parade! We want this parade to capture what makes Fircrest so special!

So we’re searching for:
• the OLDEST Fircrest resident
• the LONGEST RESIDING Fircrest resident
They’ll get to ride in the parade in a cool classic convertible!
And we need YOUR help finding the residents AND the cars!

Please message Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net to nominate a resident or if you can help with a classic car!

We’ll be reaching out again with more requests for the parade. Stay tuned!

All the Fircrest FUN happens on Saturday, July 19th!

Thank you Fircrest Golf Club for sponsoring this fun event!

See you at the Park!

FURcrest's GOT Talent: Pet Edition
2025-07-19 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
The Fircrest Fun Days FURcrest Pet Contest was filled with cuteness, tricks, look-a-likes and kisses! The 2025 competition did not disappoint! We’re excited to present the winners:

Best Trick:
First: Cosmos with Andreas
Second: Winnie with Luella

Doppelgänger:
First: Squid with Preston
Second: Bombay with Corey

Best Dressed:
First: Hazelnut & Latte with Suzanne
Second: Bombay with DeanMarie

Most Unusual:
Turtle with Charlie

Best hugs and kisses:
First: Molly with Marty
Second: Josie with Connie

Our team of judges led by FURcrest Pet Contest Title Sponsor James of Chopper’s Holistic Pet Foods had a RUFF time deciding on the winners.
Thanks to Walter, Dr. Baker, Sean & Courtney Foley for joining the judges panel!

Special Thanks to our FURcrest Pet Contest Planning Team: Jason Berkowitz, Corie Slaker, Lynn Brehm, Josh Ricker and Support Team: Dorothy Cottrill and Jamie George for their incredible work to organize this contest!

And THANKS again to Chopper’s Holistic Pet Foods for your generous sponsorship!

Ken Schmidtke

FURcrest’s GOT Talent: Pet Edition
July 19, 2025
11:30 am – Kids Zone Stage
Does your pet have what it takes to be crowned a winner at the FURcrest’s Got Talent: Pet Edition?
Do you have the best dressed pet on your block?
Have friends commented on how much you look like your pet?
Is your pet a lover not a biter?
Do you have the most unique pet in town?
Does your dog, cat, hamster, chicken, bird, etc. have a special talent to perform (examples: jumping through hoops; a great “high five” (paw); maybe a dance; riding a skateboard, singing a song or even a perfect sit & stay)
Then this contest is for YOU!
CATEGORIES
Best Dressed
Doppelgänger (looks most like their owner)
Most Unusual – NON-dogs
Best Kisses & Hugs (lovers not biters)
Best tricks
*Only 20 spots per category. Each pet can enter only two categories*
TO ENTER: Follow this link: https://form.jotform.com/FircrestParksandRecreation/furcrests-got-talent-pet-edition-co
Registration is now open for Fircrest residents*
You will receive contest event day details by email before the end of June
THE RULES:

Each pet can enter only two categories
Only 20 spots per category
Winners will be determined by the panel of “celebrity” judges
Contest entry includes a raffle drawing

Prizes and Bragging rights included for each category
DEADLINE: Entries are due by no later than July 10, 2025 (or until spaces are filled)
Questions? Please contact Judy at jschmidtke@cityoffircrest.net
Registration Deadline: July 10, 2025 or until all spots are filled
*Non-resident registration begins July 7
Sponsored by: Chopper’s Holistic Pet Foods and Fircrest Parks & Recreation

Special City Council Study Session
2025-07-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
City Council Study Sessions are held at 6:00 PM at City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. City Hall is accessible to disabled persons. Interpreters, signers, or other auxiliary aids will be provided upon five business days advance notice.
For More Information:
City Clerk
115 Ramsdell Street
Fircrest WA 98466
Phone: 253-564-8901
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City Council Regular Meeting
2025-07-22 19:00 - 22:30, 2025-08-12 19:00 - 22:30, 2025-08-26 19:00 - 22:30, 2025-09-09 19:00 - 22:30, 2025-09-23 19:00 - 22:30 UTC | Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
The City Council meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 PM at the City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. City Hall is accessible to disabled persons. Interpreters, signers or other auxiliary aids will be provided upon five business days advance notice.
For More Information:
City Clerk
115 Ramsdell Street
Fircrest WA 98466
Phone: 253-564-8901
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Volunteer at Whittier Park
2025-08-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-06 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-04 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Whittier Park, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
Help the environment while building community at Habitat Restoration work parties!
Work Parties are on Saturdays from 9AM-12PM
Sign up at Piercecd.org, or click on the links below:
March 2nd – Calendar – RSVP
May 4th – Calendar – RSVP
June 1st – Calendar – RSVP
July 6th – Calendar – RSVP
August 5th – Calendar – RSVP
September 2nd – Calendar – RSVP
October 7th – Calendar – RSVP
November 2nd – Calendar – RSVP (links coming soon)
December 7th – Calendar – RSVP

Activities include caring for existing plantings, mulching, and removing invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry and Canadian thistle This work supports water quality, our local wildlife, and pollinators. The exact meeting location will be provided after signing up.

What will volunteers be doing at the event?
While the exact tasks at hand vary, our projects focus on improving the open spaces, forests, and parks in our local cities. Healthy ecosystems and thriving forests are vital to our community because they absorb and naturally filter rainwater, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and create a place for people to connect with the outdoors.
In order to create healthy forests and riparian zones, the work can include:

Removing invasive species of plants

Canadian Thistle
Himalayan Blackberry

Caring for existing and previous plantings

For your safety and comfort please bring:

Clothing that can get dirty
Long pants and sleeves
Sturdy shoes (closed toed shoes required, no sandals or flats)
Rain gear and warm layers (the event will happen rain or shine)
Full water bottle!

Youth Policy
Youth under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

What is a Conservation District?
Across the United States, nearly 3,000 Conservation Districts—almost one in every county—are helping local people to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources. Conservation Districts are non-regulatory, we’re here to help you implement best practices for conserving local natural resources, not to fine you for not using best practices.
Known in various parts of the country as “soil and water conservation districts,” “resource conservation districts,” “natural resource districts,” “land conservation committees” and similar names, we share a single mission: to coordinate assistance from all available sources—public and private, local, state and federal—in an effort to develop locally-driven solutions to natural resource concerns.

Civil Service Commission Meeting
2025-08-04 16:00 - 16:30, 2025-09-01 16:00 - 16:30 UTC | WA
The Civil Service Commission meets at the City Hall on the first Monday of every month at 4:00 p.m. Commission members are appointed by the City Manager with the approval of the majority of the City Council.
The Civil Service Commission, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41.12 RCW, is created to exercise the powers and to perform the duties established by such state law in connection with the selection, appointment and employment of police in the city.
For more information:
Chief Examiner
115 Ramsdell Street
Fircrest WA 98466
253-564-8901
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National Night Out
2025-08-05 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States

Special Civil Service Commission Meeting
2025-08-13 16:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fircrest Civil Service Commission will hold a special meeting on August 13, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. for the sole purpose of the CSO II Provisional Appointment Discussion at Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466.
These meetings are open to the public and are held at 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA 98466. Please visit www.cityoffircrest.net for the agenda. For questions, please contact 253-564-8901 or email aburkhart@cityoffircrest.net.

Concert in the Park
2025-08-14 17:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Park, 555 Contra Costa Ave, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
August 14 – Concert in the Park
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Fircrest Park

Canceled City Council Study Session
2025-08-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
NOTICE OF CANCELED COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fircrest City Council Study Session scheduled on August 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. has been canceled.
These meetings are open to the public. Please visit www.cityoffircrest.net for the calendar and agenda updates.
For questions, please contact 253-564-8901 or aburkhart@cityoffircrest.net

Planning Commission Meeting
2025-08-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-02 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
The Planning Commission meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM (except for the August meeting, which is on the third Tuesday). The Planning Commission is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council to do the following:

Act as a research and fact-finding agency for the city, as requested or required by the City Council;
May participate in the activities of regional planning commissions;
Study, promulgate, develop, and make recommendations on updates to the comprehensive plan;
Process and hear all requests for zoning, rezoning, or variances; grant or deny requests for variances; make reports and recommendations to the Council regarding any proposed plat or subdivision; and recommend to the City Council changes in the city ordinance law relating to any of such matters.

For more information:
permits@cityoffircrest.net
115 Ramsdell Street
Fircrest WA 98466
253-564-8902
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Labor Day - City Offices Closed
2025-09-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
City offices closed in observance of the holiday.

Happy Birthday Fircrest! A Week of Centennial Celebration FUN!
2025-09-14 14:30 - 2025-09-20 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Avenue, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
As we dive into fall and the cold, rainy weather, here’s a look back on the warm sunny day that we celebrated our Centennial with a parade at Fircrest Fun Days! It was such a magnificent day! Thanks again to everyone who helped make this a special celebration! THANK YOU Joe Barrentine for creating this memorable and special keepsake!

Centennial ParadeCentennial Parade 2Centennial Parade 3Centennial Parade 4

Special Council Meeting
2025-09-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fircrest City Council will hold a special meeting on September 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to commemorate the City’s Centennial Year at Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466.
These meetings are open to the public. Please visit www.cityoffircrest.net for the calendar and agenda updates.
For questions, please contact 253-564-8901 or aburkhart@cityoffircrest.net

Canceled Council Study Session
2025-09-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fircrest City Council Study Session scheduled on September 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. has been canceled.
These meetings are open to the public. Please visit www.cityoffircrest.net for the calendar and agenda updates.
For questions, please contact 253-564-8901 or aburkhart@cityoffircrest.net

Special Civil Service Commission Meeting
2025-09-16 16:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fircrest Civil Service Commission will hold a special meeting on September 16, 2025, at 4:00 P.M. to discuss and approve the CSO I/II job descriptions at Fircrest City Hall, 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA, 98466.
These meetings are open to the public and are held at 115 Ramsdell Street, Fircrest, WA 98466. Please visit www.cityoffircrest.net for the agenda. For questions, please contact 253-564-8901 or email aburkhart@cityoffircrest.net.

Centennial Community Art Project
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Roy H. Murphy Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Avenue, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States

Centennial Dance Through the Decades
2025-09-19 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Roy H. Murphy Community Center, 555 Contra Costa Avenue, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States

Scarecrows and Skeletons of Fircrest
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31 | City of Fircrest, Fircrest, WA, 98466, United States
DRUM ROLL PLEASE! It’s the moment we’ve all been anticipating!
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest Display Contest! Please help us congratulate …..

Best of Show – #16 -The Mermaid – 720 Yale St
Best Creative Design – #32 – Pikes Place Market- 901 Daniels
Best TV / Movie – #28 -The Ghoulish Girls – 420 Ramsdell
Spookiest – #17 -The Haunted – 133 Del Monte
Best Business – #7 – The Puppet Master – Fircrest Jewelers – 1001 Regents
Sponsor’s Choice – #37 – Taylor & Travis – 1020 Claremont Court
People’s Choice – #13 – Jack Skellington – 409 Del Monte
Best City Display – #25 – Happy Birthday Fircrest – 115 Ramsdell

Be sure to drive (or WALK!) around and check out the displays! You still have time! They are all so much more impressive when you see them in person! And you’ll know why the judges had a difficult time choosing the winners!

THANK YOU to all the amazing residents and businesses that participated in our event! We live in the BEST community!

Special thanks to our Title Sponsor, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services SouthSound Properties for their generous sponsorship of the 2025 Scarecrows & Skeletons of Fircrest.

Special thanks to our judges and helpers behind the scenes: Abbey Beal, Aaron James, Bonnie Viafore, Christina Chelf, Dorothy Cottrill, Gary & Shirla Mims, Kathy Moates, Ken Schmidtke, Lynn Brehm, Pam Hendrickson and Sarah Stilner.

NEXT UP! FIRfest happening on November 15th from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon at Whittier Park. AND the Murphy We Care Club KICK-OFF during FIRfest!

See you at the Park!

Have you checked out the Scarecrows and Skeletons of Fircrest tour yet? There are lots of really cool displays around town! And it doesn’t need to be a driving tour! Put on your walking shoes, choose a neighborhood and enjoy the route on foot! You’ll be sure to see lots of other fun Halloween decor too!
This year we added a SCAVENGER HUNT! Can you find all the items on the list? The challenge is on! Paper copies are available at the Community Center. Or follow the link to an electronic version that you can print at home. https://form.jotform.com/…/2025-peoples-choice-award…

And make sure to your vote for your favorite display!

Thank you Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices South Sound Properties for your generous sponsorship of this event!

Thank you Aaron James for creating our map!

The SCARECROWS & SKELETONS of FIRCREST Display Contest REGISTRATION is NOW OPEN!
Mark your calendars and getting ready for the fall event of the season. We can’t wait to see how you build your displays and decorate for the fall!
Judging will be based on the creative presentation of your scarecrow or skeleton. Your display can be whimsical, happy AND/OR scary! It can include a single creative scarecrow, skeleton OR create a huge display with both! It’s up to you!
BUT…. don’t throw up all your Halloween decor and call it good. Our judges will be looking for the creative and unique scarecrows and / or skeletons in Fircrest. (inspiration below!) And the challenge is on! *

The rules are simple

You have your choice of creating a creative scarecrow, skeleton OR both.Be creative. (please see examples below)Think outside the box.You can create one scarecrow / skeleton or a big display of both … it’s up to you!Have FUN.Keep it clean (PG rated for our young community members).Your display must be visible from the street.AND finally …. the display must be made by you (not purchased, rented or borrowed). Of course the basic skeleton can be purchased! Entry Fee: FREE! There is NO cost to enter the contest.

Space is limited. Register now before all the spots are filled.
To participate, submit this registration form and have your display ready by the required time deadline.

IMPORTANT DATES:
SCARECROWS & SKELETONS of FIRCREST Timeline:

Wednesday, September 10: REGISTRATION BEGINS for residents and businesses
Friday, Oct. 10: Registration deadline
Friday, Oct. 17: Homes are decorated and ready for judging
Friday, Oct. 18: Participant sign will be delivered to your yard
Friday, Oct. 18: Self-guided tours available
Wed-Thurs., Oct. 22-23: Judging!
Tuesday, October 28 Winners announced

*must be a Fircrest resident to sign up

An electronic list of registered homes, for self-guided tours, will be available on the City of Fircrest Website and City Facebook event page. Paper copies will be available at the Fircrest Community Center.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | Southsound Properties for their generous sponsorship of this event!
QUESTIONS?? Please contact Judy Schmidtke, Community Events Specialist at jschmidtke@cityofficrest.net.
*Must be a Fircrest resident to enter the contest
