Fort Lupton is hosting a series of events the weekend after Labor Day centered on the theme "Hometown Heroes". The schedule of events begins on Thursday, September 9 with the Yellowball Golf Classic held at Coyote Creek Golf Course. The 8 am tee-off time event benefits the Kelly Martinez Cancer Fund and the Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce.
The Trapper Days action continues at the "Trapper Rendezvous" on Friday, September 10 with flint steel fire-starting, period costumes, and family fun at the reconstructed fort located at Weld County Road 14-1/2 and Highway 85. The rendezvous is open Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm. From 12 pm to 4 pm on Saturday, tours will be held at the historic Donelson House and Independence Schoolhouse.
Friday night's highlights include family night at the Fort Lupton Community Center from 5 pm to 8 pm. There will be food, games, and live entertainment. Friday evening's entertainment will feature a beer and wine garden while guests enjoy listening to Marty Amarillas and his local bandmates. Also enjoy strolling through the Fort Lupton Recreation Center Fine Art Show featuring local and regional artist. The community center is located on the east end of Fort Lupton at Rollie and First Avenue.
Saturday, September 11 is Patriot Day. This special day will begin early with a pancake breakfast at the old fire station at 12th and Denver where the cooking begins promptly at 7 am. Make sure you eat your breakfast because candy is always the biggest handout at the parade which begins at 10 am and follows Denver Avenue from 12th to 2nd Streets. The Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce announced it has named Dean Wittmus of Dean's Barbershop as Grand Marshall for this year's parade. Other honored guests include Bank of Colorado for the honored business and Susan Browne as deserving the honored volunteer award.
At the corner of Denver and First (Phillips 66 and R&M Service) there will be classic cars and motorcycles on display. A variety of quilts will be on display at the library at 530 Reynolds (corner of Reynolds and Denver). Buses will be available after the parade until 3:30 pm at the community center, the rendezvous site, the Historical Center, and 4th and Denver, to shuttle guests to the various site venues.
The fun continues at the community center on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Guests will be able to watch an old-fashioned pie-eating contest, a hotdog-eating contest, and a live auction. After the auction the Eric Andersen Band will be providing musical entertainment. The beer and wine garden will be open again Saturday until 5 pm. Inside the community center the Fort Lupton Recreation Center Fine Art Show featuring local and regional artist will countinue 10 am to 4 pm.
On Sunday the 12th, the much-anticipated duck races, which are held at Weld County Roads 6 and 19, will be held on Sunday at 2 pm and is sponsored by the Optimists of Fort Lupton.
For more information on Trapper Days visit the website at www.trappersday.com or call the Fort Lupton Chamber of Commerce at 303-857-4474.
