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 Mullen 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 Shane and Alayne 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 |
|
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
|
|
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 |
|
