Rohnert Park Prepares for 50th Anniversary Party, Parade

Editor's note: a previous version of this story misstated the time of the parade.

Excitement is in the air as the city prepares to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. Saturday's party and parade will be an all-day affair and everyone is encouraged to attend.

The fun begins at 10 a.m., with a parade that will begin on Snyder Lane and make its way to Rancho Cotate High School. The addition of Rancho Cotate High's back-to-school homecoming parade will add a layer of fun to the day.The parade route is roughly one-and-a-half miles and spectators are encouraged to arrive early to pick out a good spot to watch.

The fun will continue at the , 5401 Snyder Lane, where a variety of fun activities for the children, eats and music will keep the party going.

Rohnert Park was incorporated on Aug. 28, 1962, and although technically, the day has come and gone, the city will celebrate the day on Saturday.

According to Rohnert Park's Wikipedia entry:

In the year 1956, only four adult residents lived within the district boundaries, but in 1957 with the 101 Freeway newly completed at the Cotati bypass, Rohnert Park began to be built and laid out as a planned city. In a summer election of 1962, Rohnert Park was incorporated, comprising 1,325 acres (536 ha), housing an estimated 2,775 persons, the first town in Sonoma County to incorporate since 1905. The historic neighboring town of Cotati, California voted to incorporate the following year.[14]

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