Elbert Day Festival set for July 8

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e Elbert Town Committee is hosting its annual Elbert Day Festival on July 8 in downtown Elbert around the historic Russell Gates Mercantile Co. building. e event is free to attend and open to visitors of all ages. is year’s Elbert Day Festival is packed with quaint, small-town fun. e event will kick o with the Elbert Woman’s Club Breakfast and the everpopular small plane yover. e event will also have a parade, numerous food and craft vendors, tractor pull, and games and activities for children.