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Troy
Old Timers' Day
Saturday,
July 18, 2009
"Paths
To Our Future
Began
In Our Past"
Celebrating 70 years of Troy Community Celebrations...and honoring Troy's
mayors, past and present, with Grand Marshals:
Pat
Nunan--elected 1972
Stan Workman--elected 1984
Marie Vogel--elected 1988
John Blom--elected 1996
Kenneth Whitney--elected 2004
NEW
EVENT: STREET DANCE SPONSORED BY THE TROY TAVERNS
Dance the night away downtown after the day's festivities!
Parade
registration
Download the parade registration form
Park
booth registration
Adrienne
Morrow
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 revamped Troy city park
playground.
Troy
Old Timers' Day Featured Events for 2009
- 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
87.9. 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 2009
| 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 |
| 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 years. Motorheads, unite!. |
Troy Ambulance |
City park |
| 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 |
| 9:00
am |
The Early
Years: 1890-1930. See historic photographs and artifacts reflecting
the rich and varied past of theTroy community. |
Troy Historical
Society |
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 87.9. |
Troy Chamber
Troy Lions Club
|
Downtown |
| 11:00 am |
Climbing
rock wall. Sponsored by the National Guard, you won't want to
miss this challenging and safe climbing attraction. The wall will
only be around until 2:00 pm, climb early, climb often! |
National Guard |
City park |
| 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 $15.00 per team. Sign up in the park after the parade, email
Tera Stoner for more information, or call 208.848.5035. 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 |
| 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 |
| 1:00 pm |
Stacey
Anderson's belly dance troupe. Take a break and watch this ancient
art form performed by skilled dancers. An OTD exclusive. |
Stacey Anderson |
City park |
| After |
Street
dance sponsored by the Troy Taverns. Featuring live music and
three taverns. Cap your Old Timers' Day with dance and merriment into
the evening hours. |
Troy Taverns |
Downtown |
Music
Schedule for 2009
| 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. |
| 9:00 am |
The Sweet
Adelines. Fine vocal harmony from a talented group of ladies.
Candy for the ears! |
| 10:00 am |
Parade.
Be downtown, listen to parade announcements on local Troy FM 87.9.
|
| 11:00 am |
Hog
Heaven Big Band. Joining us again for Troy Old Timers' Day.
Don't dare miss this excellent ensemble...helping the Palouse dance
since 1976! |
| 12:45 pm |
Dos Coyotes-Mark
Maland and Chris Peterson. Acoustic? Industrial? Country?
All three? Talented songwriting, singing, and playing with a homegrown
flair. |
| 2:00 pm |
Two Old
Guys with Brass. A
little bit older, and brassier than ever! These gentlemen will amaze
you with their humor, musical acumen, and plain old warmth. |
All-day
Events for 2009
| Event |
Sponsor
/ Info |
Location |
|
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
|
| 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 |
| Beer garden
and tent. Our friends from the Dog House are again sponsoring
the beer garden. Stop by and have a cold one. |
Dog House
Saloon |
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 |
| Health
Screening and Smoothies. The Troy Seventh-Day Adventist Church
is sponsoring a free blood pressure check and health screening. While
you're there, try a wonderful tofu smoothie...made right on the spot!
Sign up for their health-oriented cooking class...and earn a free
chance on a cookbook giveaway. |
Troy Seventh-Day
Adventist Church |
City park |
| Dunk tank.
TROY (Troy Recreation Opportunities for Youth) brings the dunk tank
to the party. See who's on the "hot" seat and drop them
in the drink...support TROY! |
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 |
| Backyard
Harvest. Have extra produce from your garden and don't know what
to do with it? Consider donating it to a local food bank through the
fine folks at Backyard Harvest.
|
Backyard Harvest |
City park |
| Troy Trojan
T Shirts. Show your community pride (or advertise ours in your
town!) with the purchase of a Troy Trojan T shirt. Brought to you
as a fundraiser by the Troy Trojan Boosters. |
Troy Trojan
Boosters |
City park |
| Kid's games.
The young men of Troy Cub Scout Pack 311 invite you to visit their
game booth. There's no such thing as too much fun, and you can support
scouting in the process! |
Troy Cub Scout
Pack 311 |
City park |
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 and Rhonda
Case |
Parade chairs
|
| Adrienne Morrow |
Old Timers' Day event
chair |
| Mike Strom |
Breakfast chair |
| Carl Morrow |
Lunch chair |
| Adrienne Morrow |
Music chair |
| Mark Murdock and Troy
Schools |
Sound dudes |
| Tom Saylor |
Electric chair |
| Skye Saylor |
Old Timers' Day logo |
All schedules and events subject
to change...the "Troy Way".
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