Valley Life

Colony Days kicks off today

Frontiersman Archive Jun 9, 2011

April Lucore, summer operations manager for the Palmer Vistor
Center, seperates some of the 50,000 lady bugs into package of 300
bugs for the Colony Days lady bug release Saturday starting at — April Lucore, summer operations manager for the Palmer Vistor Center, seperates some of the 50,000 lady bugs into package of 300 bugs for the Colony Days lady bug release Saturday starting at 2 p.m. at Palmer Agriculture and Showcase Gardens next to the Palmer Museum of History and Art. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

Colony Days this year is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., today through Sunday in downtown Palmer.

The parade is at 11 a.m., Saturday in downtown Palmer. The family oriented fun also includes bed races, a car rally, a parade, tractor display and tractor pull, Santa and his reindeer, giant inflatable games for kids, a mountain bike race, the first ever local ladybug release party, a petting zoo and a smoked salmon contest.

The schedule of events is online at palmerchamber.org.

For more information, contact Jillyan Hendrickson at 745-2880 or info@palmerchamber.org.

Mat-Su Concert Band performs after parade

Mat-Su Concert Band will perform Saturday following the Colony Days parade at 12:30 p.m. in the large pavilion across the street from the Palmer Visitor Center in downtown Palmer.

Under the direction of Gleo Huyck, the band welcomes new players are throughout the year and no audition is necessary.