COLONY — Colony Day organizers will recognize two prominent pieces of Americana Saturday — baseball and firefighters.
This year’s celebration, themed “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” kicks off bright and early with the Colony Lions Club breakfast at 7 a.m. in the community room at City Hall. Meanwhile, automotive enthusiasts will line up their hot rods along Broad Street.
The 5k run/walk departs at 7:30 before vendors begin setting up their booths and photographers enter their images at 8.
A children’s tractor pull starts at 9 o’clock, followed by other games and races at 9:30.
The bike decoration contest at 10:30 is part of the run-up to the 11 o’clock parade.
This year’s parade grand marshals are members of the Colony Fire Department.
A co-ed volleyball tournament north of the fire barn kicks off at 11.
A pie-eating contest, children’s inflatable games and a pony pull all get underway at noon.
A pie auction, cake walk, cookie jar contest and auto show all transpire in the afternoon before the 3 o’clock cookie jar and basket auctions.
The events culminate at 5 o’clock with a supper provided by Goppert State Service Bank-Colony Branch and a talent show.
Colony Day activities on tap
