MORAN — The 66th annual Moran Day festivities will celebrate “Our Heritage” with an assortment of games, activities and of course a parade this weekend.
The festival kicks off bright and early at 8 a.m. Saturday with the Moran Public Library’s annual book sale.
Thrive Allen County will tout its “Meltdown/Shape Up” kickoff activity at 9 o’clock at Moran City Park. The activities will encourage kids to become more active. Several kids games will be offered as well.
The parade, featuring grand marshals Bill and Kim LaPorte, launches at 11 o’clock. It will be followed immediately by free trolley rides, sponsored by Personal Service Insurance, Pump N Pete’s and Emprise Bank.
A tractor pull runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the park. Inflatable attractions and pony rides are from noon to 5.
The Second Annual Little Miss Moran Pageant takes center stage at 1 p.m. The event will feature 16 children, from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
All 16 will be honored with crowns. The crowns will be placed by none other than Debra Barnes Snodgrass, Moran native and Miss America 1968.
Organizer Hanna Hoffman said a special ceremony honoring Snodgrass will follow.
A pedal pull is scheduled from 2 to 3 o’clock on the tennis courts.
Merchant drawings, in which folks can win prizes from dozens of contributing businesses, begins at 3.
A free bean feed begins at 4 o’clock. Cornbread will be provided by the Marmaton Valley High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter.
A miniature horse pull wraps up the festivities from 5 to 7 at the park.
OTHER ACTIVITIES include the annual Moran Day Co-Ed Softball Tournament, which runs from dusk Friday until dawn Saturday. For more information, call Andy Neria, (785) 250-5388.
A three-person scramble golf tournament kicks off at 9 a.m. Sunday at Cedarbrook Golf Course in Iola. For more information, call (620) 365-2176.
