Mercer Homecoming 

 

The Mercer Homecoming Committee works hard all year to make our annual celebration a huge success.  On Labor Day weekend of each year, people from all over come back to Mercer to visit with old friends and make new ones.                                                                             

 

Sept. 1st thru Sept. 4th 

 

                                   2011 Schedule of Events  

Thursday, Sept. 1st 

6:00     Cake Stand  

6:45     Miss Mercer Contest - Preceptor Lambda Eta 

7:00     Pet Show 

7:30     Mic-O-Say Dancers  

8:00     Local Entertainment 

9:30     Merchant's Drawing 

 

Friday, Sept. 2nd 

6:00     Line up for Kiddie Parade (west side of community building) 

6:30     Kiddie Parade (down Main St.) sponsored by Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri 

             Following Parade - Mr.? Mercer Contest 

7:00     Singing Bee 

8:00    JFK Band - sponsored by Spalj Construction 

8:30     Merchant Drawing 

9:00    JFK Bank 

 

Saturday, Sept. 3rd 

8:00 a.m.   UMWF Bake Sale (on square) 

8:00 a.m.   Car Show (East side of Baptist Church) sponsored by Barnes Baker    

                                                                                            Automotive Group 

9:00 a.m.   Antique Tractor Show (west of Baptist Church) sponsored by Ron Stark   

                                                                                                        Custom Dozing 

9:00 a.m.   Flea Market (north side of Rick's Station) 

9:00 a.m.   Kids Pedal Tractor Pull - sponsored by Grammy's Grocery/Coon's Greenhouse                                                                                                                

                    Kids Games Following Tractor Pull (Main Street) sponsored by Tom's  

                                                                                                            Ag Spray 

9:30 a.m.   Quilt Show (Methodist Church) 

9:30 a.m.   Craft & Horticulture Show Exhibits (Community Building) 

9:30 a.m.   Baby Show (swimwear, on stage) 

12:30 p.m. The Dance Studio (Stephanie Hickman's dancers) 

12:30 p.m. Parade Line-up (North on Old Highway 65) 

1:30 p.m.   Big Parade - sponsored by Roger & Kay Rankin 

                    Following Parade "Pig Wrestlin": (Coon's Parking Lot) sponsored  

                                                                                                     by Clint Stark Construction 

6:00 p.m.   Ice Cream & Cake (Community Building) 

6:15 p.m.   Bingo (Front of Community Building)  

7:00 p.m.   So You Think You Can Dance? 

8:00 - 12:00  Three Horsemen - sponsored by American Legion 

Breaks at 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. for raffle drawing 

9:00 - 12:00     Pre-teen/Teen Dance (DJ: Jesse Wik) Community Building 

 

Sunday, Sept. 4th 

Noon     Alumni Dinner (Catered Meal at Mercer School Commons) 

7:00       Community Church Services (on stage) 

               In case of rain, services will be held at the Methodist Church