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2010 Colony Days Schedule

Friday, June 11

 

Shop Hours                        Quilt Walkabout presented by the Valley

                                                Quilters Guild

                                                       Various Downtown Merchants- see insert

9 am – 6 pm                        Palmer Visitor Center & Museum –“Cultivating

                                                Culture with Real Time Artist”

                                                         723 S. Valley Way

11 am – 6 pm                      Friday Fling Market and Entertainment                               

                                                      Downtown Pavilion Area

11 am- 5 pm                       Information Booth and Shirt Sales

                                                      Friday Flings Area

11 am- 6 pm                       Health Fair

                                                      Under the Pavilion

11 am – 6 pm                     Kids Games sponsored by Weldin Construction

                                                 Presented by Palmer High Hockey Team

                                                      Library Parking Lot & Festival Area

11 am – 6 pm                     Face Painting and Balloon Animals presented by

                                                Church on the Rock

                                                      Library Parking Lot

11 am – Close                    Outdoor Food Court

                                                        Festival Area

11am – 6pm                       Petting Zoo Sponsored by First National Bank

                                                Alaska

                                                        Library Parking Lot

Ongoing                               Mat-Su Trivia Contest

                                                        Downtown Palmer Merchants

11 am- 3 pm                       75th Annual Matanuska Colony Reunion-

                                                Registration

                                                        Raven Hall

Noon – 6 pm                      Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest

                                                        Palmer Depot

5 pm-8 pm                          Ice Cream Social by Palmer Lions Club and

                                                Palmer Football Booster Club

                                                        Downtown Pavilion Area

5:30 pm                                75th Anniversary of Matanuska Colonist Plaque Dedication

                                                        Heritage Park near Palmer Library

6 pm – 8:30 pm                 Colony Days Classic Car Rally and DJ sponsored

                                                by Alaska USA

                                                        Main Street

6:30 pm                                Colony Days Bed Races sponsored by Midas

                                                        S. Valley Way & Elmwood St.

Saturday, June 12

 

Shop Hours                        Quilt Walkabout presented by the Valley Quilters Guild

                                                       Various Downtown Merchants- see insert

9 am – 11 am                      Lions Club Pancake Breakfast                                                    

                                                      Salvation Army, 209 W. Evergreen Avenue

9 am – 6 pm                        Palmer Visitor’s Center & Museum – “Cultivating

                                                Culture with Real Time Artist”

                                                      723 S. Valley Way

10 am – 6 pm                     Friday Fling Market- Landscaper/Farmer Market             

                                                      Downtown Pavilion Area

10 am- 6 pm                       Health Fair

                                                      Under the Pavilion

10 am – 6 pm                     Kids Games –presented by Palmer High Hockey

                                                Team

                                                 Sponsored by Weldin Construction

                                                      Festival Area

10 am – Close                    Outdoor Food Court                                                                      

                                                      Festival Area

10 am – 4 pm                     Colony House Museum Open House                                    

                                                       316 E. Elmwood Avenue

10 am – 4 pm                     Model Train Display                                                                      

                                                      Palmer Depot

10 am – 2:30 pm               Mat-Su Trivia Contest                                                                   

                                                      Downtown Palmer Merchants

10:30 am                              Colony Days Bed Races FINALS sponsored by

                                                Midas                                                                                                  

                                                      In front of Depot, on Alaska St.

11 am – 5 pm                     Information Booth and Shirt Sales                                          

                                                      Friday Flings Area

11 am                                    Colony Days Parade sponsored by MTA

                                                      Downtown Palmer

12 pm – 2:30 pm               Salmon Gone “Wild” Smoked Salmon Contest

                                                sponsored by IBEW #1547                                                          

                                                      Palmer Depot ---Prizes & Awards @ 3pm

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm          Mat-Su Concert Band                                                                   

                                                      Palmer Depot

12:30pm                               Egg Toss                                                                                              

                                                      Alaska St. in front of Palmer Depot

12:30pm                               Mooseberry Stampede Bike Race                                           

                                                      Crevasse-Moraine Trailhead --- tinyurl.com/mooseberrystampede

Noon – 4 pm                       Antique Power Club of Alaska Display                                 

                                                      Wells Fargo Parking Lot

1 pm- 3pm                          Kids Karaoke presented by Endless Karaoke

                                                        Palmer Depot

1 pm – 3 pm                       Kids Games Sponsored by Weldin Construction

                                                presented by CCS Early Learning                                                             

                                                Library Parking Lot

1 pm – 4 pm                       Bicycle Rodeo and Safety Check presented by

                                                Palmer Police Dept                                                                        

                                                      Festival Area by Library Parking Lot

1 pm- 6 pm                         Petting Zoo Sponsored by First National Bank

                                                Alaska

                                                      Library Parking Lot

2 pm                                      Tractor Pull by Antique Power Club of Alaska

                                                      S. Colony Way behind Just Sew

2pm                                       Kiwanis Moose Poop Palooza Drop

                                                      St. Johns Lutheran Church

3 pm                                      Mat-Su Trivia Contest Prize Drawing                                     

                                                      Palmer Depot

3 pm                                      IBEW Salmon Gone “Wild” Winners Announced

                                                        Palmer Depot

3 pm- 5 pm                         Colony Days Karaoke Contest Finals presented by Endless Karaoke

                                                        Palmer Depot

5 pm- 10 pm                       75th Annual Matanuska Colony Reunion- Reunion Dinner

                                                        Raven Hall $40.00 per person

 

Sunday, June 13

 

Shop Hours                        Quilt Walkabout presented by the Valley Quilters Guild

                                                       Various Downtown Merchants- see insert

9 am – 6 pm                        Palmer Visitor Center & Museum Open

                                                        Palmer Visitor Center

11 am- 4 pm                       Friday Fling Market- Landscaper/Farmer Market

                                                      Downtown Pavilion Area

11 am- 4 pm                       Health Fair

                                                      Under the Pavilion

11 am- 3 pm                       Kids Games presented by CCS Early Learning &

                                                Palmer High Hockey Team

                                                Sponsored by Weldin Construction                                       

                                                      Library Parking Lot

11 am- 3 pm                       Petting Zoo Sponsored by First National Bank Alaska

                                                      Library Parking Lot

11:00 am                              Bill Mitchell Fun Run presented by MTA

                                                      Mat-Su Borough Parking Lot

11 am- 4 pm                        Outdoor Food Court                                                                     

                                                      Festival Area

12 pm- 4 pm                       Colony Days Blood Drive presented by Blood Bank of Alaska

                                                      Palmer Depot

12 pm- 4 pm                       75th Annual Matanuska Colony Reunion- Family

                                                Picnic

                                                      Raven Hall $20.00 per person

12:30 pm- 2:30pm            Air Force Band of the Pacific –The Greatlanders              

                                                      The Pavilion Area

1 pm- 3 pm                         Mannequin Head Bowling presented by B Bella

                                                Hair Salon

                                                      S. Valley Way & Elmwood St.

 

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