| 2012 Colony Days Schedule of Events |
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2012 Colony Days Schedule (subject to change)
Friday, June 8 Business Hours Quilt Walkabout Presented by Valley Quilters Guild Various Downtown Merchants 9 am – 6 pm Palmer Visitor Center & Museum Open 723 S. Valley Way 11 am – 6 pm Friday Fling Open Air Market Downtown Pavilion Area 11 am- 5 pm Colony Days Information Booth and Shirt Sales Friday Fling Area 11 am – 6 pm Kids Games Presented by Palmer Wrestling Sponsored by Usibelli Coal Mine Library Parking Lot 11 am – Close Outdoor Food Court Friday Fling Area 11am – 6pm Free Petting Zoo Library Parking Lot 11:30am –1:30pm Live Music at Friday Fling Downtown Pavilion Area 12pm – 6 pm Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest Presented by Fireside Books Palmer Depot -655 South Valley Way 12 pm - 6 pm Free Kids Activities presented by CCS Early Learning Sponsored by Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Library Parking Lot 12pm – 6 pm Face Painting and Balloon Animals Presented by Church on the Rock Library Parking Lot 5:30pm Head Honcho Executive Bed Race Challenge Featuring Executives S. Valley Way & Elmwood St. 6 pm – 8:30 pm DJ Music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70s Main Street – S. Colony Way 6 pm – 8:30 pm Colony Days Classic Car Rally Sponsored by Alaska USA Main Street– S. Colony Way 6:30 pm Colony Days Bed Races Sponsored S. Valley Way & Elmwood St.
Saturday, June 9 Business Hours Quilt Walkabout Presented by Valley Quilters Guild Various Downtown Merchants Business Hours Live Music All Day Sponsored by Conoco Phillips Outdoor Stage 9 am – 11 am Lions Club Pancake Breakfast Salvation Army, 209 W. Evergreen Avenue 9 am – 6 pm Palmer Visitor Center & Museum Open 723 S. Valley Way 10 am – 6 pm Friday Fling Open Air Market Downtown Pavilion Area 10 am – Close Outdoor Food Court Friday Fling Area 10 am – 4 pm Colony House Museum Open House 316 E. Elmwood Avenue 10 am – 4pm Model Train Display Palmer Depot -655 South Valley Way 10am – 5pm Dunk Tank Open: Dunk the Mat-Su Borough Mayor, Palmer Pavilion area 10:30 am Colony Days Bed Races FINALS In front of Depot, on Alaska St. 11 am – 6 pm Colony Days Information Booth and Shirt Sales Friday Fling Area 11 am Colony Days Parade Sponsored by MTA Downtown Palmer 12 pm - 2 pm Palmer Police Department Exhibits register bicycles, free bike helmets, patrol car on display & much more! Library Parking Lot 12 pm - 3 pm Old Fashioned Community Picnic Presented by St John's Lutheran Church 440 E. Elmwood - Across from the Ballfields 1:00 – 2:30 pm Salmon Gone “Wild” Salmon Contest Sponsored by IBEW Local 1547 Palmer Depot -655 South Valley Way -Prizes & Awards @2:45pm 12 pm – 4 pm Antique Power Club of Alaska Display Palmer Depot Parking Lot -655 South Valley Way 12 pm - 6 pm Free Kids Activities presented by CCS Early Learning Sponsored by Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Library Parking Lot 12 pm – 6 pm Face Painting and Balloon Animals by Church on the Rock Library Parking Lot 12 pm – 6pm Kids Games Presented by Palmer Wrestling Sponsored by Usibelli Coal Mine Library Parking Lot 12:30 – 1:30 pm Mat-Su Concert Band Palmer Pavilion 12:30pm Egg Toss & Other Games for Adults Alaska St. in front of Palmer Depot 12:30pm Mooseberry Stampede Mountain Bike Race Crevasse-Moraine Trailhead 1pm- 4pm Free Reindeer Petting Sponsored by The Greatlander Wells Fargo Parking lot 1pm- 5pm Hay Rides Presented by Pioneer Equipment Sponsored by The Wolf 96.3 Depot Parking Lot across from the Police Station 1 pm- 6 pm Free Petting Zoo Library Parking Lot 1 pm Tractor Pull by Antique Power Club of Alaska Presented by Valley Block & Concrete Sponsored by Country Legends 100.9 S. Colony Way behind Just Sew 1 pm - 3 pm Mannequin Head Bowling Presented by United Way Sponsored by B Bella Hair Design Library Parking Lot 2pm Kiwanis Moose Poop Palooza Drop St. Johns Lutheran Church 2pm-4pm Lady Bug Rock Painting/Coloring & Lady Bug Release Party Palmer Agriculture Showcase Gardens 2pm-5pm Community Pinewood Derby Race & Benefit Presented by Cub Scout Pack 354 of Palmer Mat-Su Borough Gym 3 pm Salmon Gone “Wild” Salmon Contest Winners announced Sponsored by IBEW Local 1547 Palmer Depot -655 South Valley Way 6 pm Singsperation Alaska State Fairgrounds Raven Hall
Sunday, June 10 Business Hours Quilt Walkabout Presented by Valley Quilters Guild Various Downtown Merchants 9 am – 6 pm Palmer Visitor Center & Museum Open Palmer Visitor Center 11 am- 4 pm Friday Fling Open Air Market Downtown Pavilion Area 11 am- 3 pm Kids Games Presented by Palmer Wrestling Library Parking Lot 11 am- 3 pm Free Petting Zoo 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 Friday Fling Area 12 pm- 4 pm Colony Days Blood Drive Presented by Blood Bank of Alaska Palmer Depot 1pm 76th Annual Colony Dinner Palmer Elks – N. Barry Resort Dr.
THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF 2012 COLONY DAYS...
MATANUSKA VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, FIRST NATIONAL BANK ALASKA, SPECIAL EVENTS PARTY STORE, COLONY INN, VALLEY HOTEL, HEALING HANDS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE, NEW HORIZONS TELECOM INC, CHARTER COLLEGE, NORTH STAR ANIMAL HOSPITAL, THE FENCE EMPORIUM, PALMER LIONS CLUB, COVERUPS
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