Bronson Days opens May 24 with new "What's Your Talent?" theme

BRONSON -- A long-standing

Bronson tradition will continue next

month with the arrival of the 36th

Annual Bronson Day event.

The annual celebration, which is

sponsored and organized by several

groups and organizations in the

Bronson area, is scheduled to take

place Saturday, May 24, at different

locations in town. Events are slated

to begin at 9:30 a.m. that day and

continue through much of the afternoon.

The theme for this year's celebration

is "What's Your Talent?"

A quilt show and contest scheduled

to take place from 9:30 a.m. to

noon at Bronson City Hall will kick

off the day's activities. Each quilt

entered will receive $1, while the

quilt that is considered the Best in

Show will receive a $15 prize, a

statement from organizers said.

Weather permitting, a number of

various organizations have planned

several outdoor games and activities

for children and adults. Cash prizes

will be awarded to the winners of a

horseshoe pitch contest that is

scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. A

baby contest, sponsored by the City

of Bronson, is also scheduled to

take place at 9:30 a.m.

Those people who are interested

in participating in the horseshoe

pitch contest may contact Terry

Johnston at (620) 939-4993 for

more information.

A parade led by Grand Marshals

and Bronson residents Colwell and

Hope Holeman is scheduled to

begin at 11 a.m. The cost to enter

the parade is $15 for each float; $15

for each antique car; $10 for each

antique tractor; and $1 for each decorated

bicycle. Cash prizes will be

awarded to the top parade entries in

each category. Each child who

enters the parade will receive 50

cents.

A barbecue dinner is scheduled

to take place at noon. Tickets for the

dinner will cost $4.50 for adults,

and $2.50 for children. Desserts and

beverages sold by the Bronson

Library will also be available.

A cake walk is scheduled to

begin at 1 p.m. at the tennis courts,

followed by a variety of kid's games

that are scheduled to begin at 1:30

p.m. Games and activities that are

currently planned include foot

races, a fish pond, a free throw

shoot, limbo, a ring toss, a face

painting booth, and an egg toss.

At 2 p.m., a men's and women's

potato peeling contest is planned,

followed by a men's and women's

nail driving contest at 2:15 p.m. A

drawing sponsored by the Bronson

Ruritan and local merchants will

take place at 2:30 p.m. A three-onthree

basketball tournament is

scheduled to occur immediately following

the drawing. For more information

about participating in the

tournament, contact Serena McAnulty

at 939-4405.

The Bronson Day celebration is

sponsored by the Bronson Ruritan

Club, the Bronson Day Committee,

the Lunch Bunch, the O.E.S. Culture,

and the Helpful Neighbor

Clubs. For more information on any

of the scheduled Bronson Day

events, call Bronson Ruritan members

David Wilkins at 939-4717, or

Lori Stang at 939-4969.