Showing posts with label WoCo Fest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WoCo Fest. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

WoCo Fest to Become All Day Event

The WoCo Color Fest will become an all-day event this year. It will be held at the Grant City Pool Park. It will be held on Saturday, July 28th this year.

Registration for the Color Run this year will start at 8 am. Cost will be $30 for adults and $15 for kids. Registration will start at 8 am, and the run itself will start at 9 am.

Starting at 11, the Worth County Fire Department will serve lunch. The Grant City Swimming Pool will offer a free swim that day starting at 1. There will be a volleyball tournament and cornhole tournament, with walking tacos served during the tournaments. At 3 pm, there will be a baby show. At 5 pm, the Worth County Fire Department will serve dinner.

There will be vendors, slushees, and an inflatable waterslide compliments of the Grant City CBC and the Worth County Progress Organization.

The event is sponsored by the Worth County Fire Auxiliary. For more information, contact Amanda Findley at (660) 254-0517.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

WoCo Fest Set for July 29th

The first annual WoCo Fest will be held Saturday, July 29th at the Worth County Pool Park. The events have been lined out for the day.

At 8 am, the Grant City Lions will be having a Pancake Breakfast at the shelter house. At 10 am, the #ColorMeWoco Color Run registration will start. The run itself will start at 11, followed by a BBQ Lunch served at the shelter house. The lunch will be served by the Worth County Fire Protection District.

There will be three different activities going on from 10-2 sponsored by local organizations. The Methodist Church will be providing an inflatable obstacle course. The Grant City CBC will have kids' inflatable fun, while the Worth County Ambulance will be providing carnival games.

At 12:30, registration for the Baby Show will start; it will be held at 1. Also at 1, the Grant City Swimming Pool will open for a free swim. From 1-6 pm, the Sheridan Fire & Rescue will sponsor a Bingo. At 1:30, registration will start for the Sand Volleyball Tournament and the Bags (Cornhole) Tournament, both of which will start at 2.

There will be face painting and snow cones all day.

For Sheridan residents, the bridge at 246 will continue to be closed, while the one near Isadora is expected to reopen. Take Ash Avenue to the former Johnny Bainum residence; there will be an intersection. There will be a sign pointing to the McLaughlin Cemetery to the right; however, take a left instead until you get to 46, then take a left. Allow 25-30 minutes for driving.