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Troy
Old Timers' Day
Saturday,
July 19, 2008
"A Century of Learning"
Celebrating
100 years of Troy Schools
Grand Marshals
Dorothy Anderson, Helen Anderson, and Lois Granlund
Parade registration
Download the parade registration form
Park
booth registration
dlgriffis@moscow.com
Troy Old Timers' Day begins
with breakfast, music, and other activities. It continues with the
parade, followed by buffalo burgers, other great food, cold beverages,
more music, more games, vintage cars, and the brand-new Troy city park
playground.
Troy
Old Timers' Day Featured Events for 2008
- Kids and families will
find way too much to do. Take a look at the schedule, and check
out all the attractions for kids and grown-ups. The new city park playground
will be open for business, come out and play!
- Breakfast in the park.
Start off your day as early as 6:00 am. The Troy Lions Club will
serve
all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage! Proceeds support Lions projects.
- Visit the Troy Historical
Society veterans photo and historical display before, during, and
after the parade at the Troy Lions Community Center. The display features
photographs of Troy-area residents, teachers, graduates, and veterans
from WWI to the present. A century of learning in a journey through
Troy's past.
- Bring your FM radio
and listen to parade commentary and announcements on local Troy FM
100.1. Troy's own Dave McGraw will be on the microphone!
- Bring your wireless-enabled
laptop computers and PDA's. Try the free high-speed wireless Internet
access downtown using the Troy Lions Club Hot
Zone. This public service is sponsored by the Troy Lions Club, Troy
Television Cable Inc., and Technology Services LLC.
- Lunch in the park
begins at 11:00 am, featuring legendary Troy Lions Club buffalo burgers
and other menu items. Served by (who else) the Troy Lions Club. Proceeds
go toward Lions programs.
- Live music
featuring local musicians starts at breakfast, breaks for the parade,
and continues through lunch. Quality sound provided by Troy schools'
music department. Thanks, Mark!
Scheduled
Events for 2008
| Time |
Event |
Sponsor |
Location |
| 6:00 am |
Pancake
and sausage breakfast. Includes coffee and milk. All you can eat,
$5.00. An American institution set in beautiful Troy, Idaho. |
Troy Lions
Club |
City park gazebo |
| 6:30 am |
Climbing
rock wall. Sponsored by the National Guard, you won't want to
miss this challenging and safe climbing attraction. Climb before the
parade, because the rock leaves at 10:00 am! |
National Guard |
City park |
| 7:00 am |
Live music
featuring local musicians. Check out the music
schedule. |
Troy Lions
Club |
City park music
stage |
| 9:00 am |
Cruz-n'
Troy Dayz Show and Shine. Cars, trucks, 4WD, stationary engines,
tractors. Contact Troy ambulance at 208.835.4777 or 208.835.5335 for
more information! Come and see vintage machinery in a friendly western
setting. Prizes awarded for best of class and T-shirts available for
all. A Troy Day institution for a "straight eight" years.
Motorheads, unite!. |
Troy Ambulance |
City park |
| 9:00
am |
100 Years
of Troy Schools and veterans photos. See photographs of Troy High
School's finest graduates and citizens from over the last century. |
Troy Historical
Society |
Troy Lions
Community Center |
| 9:00
am |
Public
restrooms available during the parade at the Troy Lions Community
Center, 415 S. Main Street. |
Troy
Lions Club |
Troy
Lions Community Center |
| 10:00
am |
Coffee
and donuts and public restrooms available during the parade at
the Troy Lutheran Church, 300 S. Main Street. |
Troy
Lutheran Church |
Downtown |
| 10:00
am |
Troy
Day parade. Parade announcements and commentary broadcast locally
on Troy FM 100.1. |
Troy Chamber
Troy Lions Club
|
Downtown |
| 11:00 am |
Buffalo
burger lunch. A Troy tradition. Join us for buffalo burgers and
other tasty treats. Proceeds support Lions programs...do your civic
duty and eat! |
Troy Lions
Club |
City park gazebo |
| 11:00 am |
Continuous
live music featuring local musicians. See
music schedule below. |
Troy Lions
Club |
City park music
stage |
| 11:00 am |
Volleyball tournament.
Think you have what it takes? Try the grass doubles tournament
sponsored by the Troy High School volleyball team. Registration
is only $12.00 per team and every entrant gets a water bottle! Email
Tera Stoner for more information, or call 208.848.8353. A sand
court is also available for play.
|
Troy High
School volleyball team |
City park |
| 11:00 am |
Kid's games
and races. Your "little people" won't want to miss this
annual highlight. Events include the crawl, run, sack race, and others.
No entry fee...it's a Troy Old Timers' Day featured event. |
Marie Vogel |
City park |
| 12:00 pm |
More great
kid's games. Sponsored by Inland Cellular, come and throw the
Frisbee for fame and glory. |
Inland Cellular |
City park |
| 12:00 pm |
Troy Day
obstacle course. Kids of all ages are welcome to challenge the
bouncy 20' x 50' monstrosity...are you up to the task? Manned by Troy
Cub Scout Pack 311, freewill donations will be accepted to support
scouting programs in Troy. An energetic time is promised for all!
|
TDS Telecom,
Sterling Savings Bank, Norm's Glass, Ellis and Dorothy Anderson, Abbott
Inc., Retta's Child Care, Pack 311 |
City park |
| 1:00 PM |
Ping pong
ball drop. Take a chance, watch your ball fly from the top of
the giant Lacey K Tree Service bucket lift! |
Loretta Griffis,
Kelly Johnson, Lacey K Tree Service |
City park |
Music
Schedule for 2008
| Time |
Musician(s) |
| 7:00 am |
Jonathon
Cheskin, cellist. Cello accompaniment to breakfast. Mr. Cheskin
is a Troy resident who also teaches cello and violin. |
| 8:30
am |
TBD--contact
aoryhon@netscape.net if
you are interested in performing. |
| 10:00 am |
Parade.
Be downtown, listen to parade announcements on local Troy FM 100.1.
|
| 11:00 am |
Joe Wallace
and the Mullan Road Band. Kick back and soak up the vibe from
this local group. |
| 12:30 PM |
Old Time
Fiddlers. A Troy Day featured event. These guys and gals have
joined us every year for a very long time. Community music-making
at its finest. |
| 1:30 PM |
Beargrass
with Shayne and Alane Watkins. Bluegrass energy with Deary overtones.
Beargrass hails from just down the road, and their picking will have
you grinning. |
| 2:30 PM |
The Singing
Lion. We needed
someone to kill time while drawing raffle tickets. He may encourage
the crowd to stick around. Let's only hope. |
All-day
Events for 2008
| Event |
Sponsor
/ Info |
Location |
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Free
wireless Internet access. Troy
Lions Club Hot Zone. Troy is the only rural Idaho community
to have free, high-speed wireless Internet access. The Troy Lions
Club Hot Zone covers nine square blocks in the downtown area with
a gateway to the world. Bring your wireless laptop or PDA.
|
Troy Lions Club,
Troy TV Cable, Inc.,
Technology Services LLC
|
Downtown
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| Win a custom
bolt-action rifle built to your specifications. Only 500 tickets
will be sold! Custom rifle raffle.
The ticket to what you really want in a gun raffle: your choice of
everything! |
Troy Lions
Club |
City park |
| Geocaching
throughout Troy and along the Latah Trail. Visit
www.geocaching.com, search on zip code 83871. There are tons of
caches within two miles of town, many within a half mile! Use the
Troy
Lions Club Hot Zone to access the listings. |
Local geocache
enthusiasts |
Various, check
online listings |
| Vintage
firetruck shuttle service. Connecting downtown and the city park,
take a ride to the past on a restored vintage fire truck. |
Troy Volunteer
Fire Department |
Downtown, city
park |
| Water and
pop stand. Support these great organizations with your purchase
of cold, refreshing soft drinks and water. |
4H/FFA |
City park |
| Troy-area
merchant raffle items. Take your chances, maybe you'll win some
great prizes--$1.00 per ticket. Drawings start at 2:30 PM If you win
and you're not there, we'll find you! |
Troy Lions
Club
Local merchants |
City park |
| Firewood
raffle. A long-standing Old Timers' Day feature. Win a truckload
(and we mean a truckload) of seasoned firewood. |
Troy Fire
Department |
City park |
| Water truck
(crowd cooler). If the weather's hot, you'll appreciate getting
hosed down by the firetruck. You ain't done till you're dripping! |
Troy Fire
Department |
City park |
| Homemade
pies and quilt raffle. The Friendly Senior Citizens of Troy await
your arrival with mouthwatering desserts and beautiful quilt work.
Buy a chance to win a handcrafted treasure. |
Friendly Senior
Citizens of Troy |
City park |
| Dunk tank.
The Troy summer program bunch continues a favorite Old Timers' Day
activity. Step up and try to dunk the "victim" of the moment
into the tank's depths. Very rewarding! |
Troy Recreational
Opportunities for Youth (TROY) |
City park |
| Strawberry
lemonade. Troy Old Timers' day isn't complete until you've had
a strawberry lemonade from the Troy Elementary Parents Group. |
TES Parents
Group |
City park |
| Snow cones
and face painting. The
champion Troy fast pitch softball team hosts this event. Help support
Trojan athletics and get a "new" face in the process! |
Trojan senior
fast pitch softball team |
City park |
| Leaf canvas
and bike raffle. Join the Tiny Tots Day Care staff for kid-friendly
art projects. Don't forget to buy a chance in their bike raffle...proceeds
will support community projects! |
Tiny Tots
Day Care Monica Hayes |
City park |
| Blood pressure
screening and health information. Sponsored by the Troy Seventh
Day Adventist church, stop by for a free BP check. |
Troy Seventh
Day Adventist Church |
City park |
| Elder transportation
information. Join Projects ACCESS and learn more about free transportation
and services to elders living in Troy and other rural communities.
A joint non-profit venture of Gritman Medical Center, Pullman Memorial
Hospital, and Whitman Medical Center. |
Project ACCESS |
City park |
| Troy High
School class of 1958 reunion. They'll have a booth in the park,
so stop by and say hello on their golden anniversary. |
Troy High
School class of 1958 |
City park |
| Handmade
jewelry by the Beady Eye. Troy's own jewelry makers will be in
the park to show you their latest creations. |
The Beady
Eye |
City park |
You know,
good citizens are always needed to make Troy Day happen. If you don't
see your name listed below, we will reserve a spot for you!
Contact a member of this year's committee if you yearn to create a major
community event.
Troy Old Timers' Day depends on community support. Thank you for your
support!
| Leanne Brocke |
Parade chair
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| Bart Gabelmann |
Old Timers' Day event
chair |
| Loretta Griffis |
Park booth chair |
| Steve Hoskins |
Lunch chair |
| Adrienne Morrow |
Music chair |
| Skye Saylor |
Old Timers' Day logo |
| Tom Saylor |
Electric chair |
| Mike Strom |
Breakfast chair |
All schedules and events subject
to change...the "Troy Way".
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