Entertainment, food, fun and lots of vendors made downtown Main Street the place to be during Lettuce Days (1-23-10).

The Lettuce Days festival was kicked off by a Lettuce Box Derby, with adults competing for the first time. The derby is organized by Newspapers in Education. Video by Ryan Brennecke and Janet Chasse

Gina Georgina Barrantes-Arzuaga, a member of the North End Artists Co-op, created two art pieces to be auctioned off during the Yuma Lettuce Days Harvest Dinner Thursday. Proceeds raised will go to the Yuma Agricultural Producer’s Scholarship Fund.

Locals and visitors alike enjoyed a walk through Yuma's historic past during the River Days celebration.

Frank Cooper looks back on his childhood in Yuma when downtown was the place to shop and socialize on a Saturday with family.