Happy Pioneer Day, folks. For those laggards who who haven't yet made plans, we've gleaned today's calender of events from the Ogden Pioneer Days website:
| JULY 24 ~ Saturday | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | Kiwanis Club Community Pancake Breakfast | Ogden Municipal Gardens |
| 9:00 am | July 24th Parade | Washington Blvd 35th - 20th St |
| Following the Parade | Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum Open House | Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (2148 Grant Ave.) |
| 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Pioneer Skills and Crafts Fair | Fort Buenventura (2450 A Ave.) |
| 6:30 pm | Pre-Rodeo Events & Entertainment | Ogden Pioneer Stadium |
| 7:30 pm | PRCA Rodeo “Pioneer Day State of Utah Holiday” | Ogden Pioneer Stadium |
| Miss Rodeo Utah Coronation | Ogden Pioneer Stadium | |
| Following the Rodeo | Fireworks | Ogden Pioneer Stadium |
Don't miss today's Std-Ex writeup about this morning's Big Parade:
• Ogden Pioneer Day parade promises diverse spectacle for allWith Ogden funmeister Doug Stephens in charge it's bound to be a real doozy.
And as the Standard-Examiner admonishes this morning, use common sense... and don't get yourself killed:
• OUR VIEW: The Pioneer Day spiritWe'll keep this thread open for anybody who desires to chime in about today's events, or anything else, for that matter, which lifts our readers' skirts.
Update 7/25/10 8:00 p.m.: For the many readers who are Googling for Emerald City post-Pioneer Day reports (believe us, our web stats software says there are plenty of them,) the Standard-Examiner has the lowdown on yesterday's parade:
• People don't mind summer heat, but keep water bottles handy at Ogden Pioneer Days paradeIt's still not to late to chime in, folks.
