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Saturday
8a.m. — Optimist Clown Contest, Main Stage.
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8a.m. — SRB Broomfield Days Car Show, Midway Boulevard.
8:20a.m. — Mayor’s Cup 5K and 1-mile road race, Midway Boulevard Reviewing Stage.
9a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Competition Wave #1, South side of Midway.
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Friday
8a.m. — Broomfield Days Open Golf Tournament, Eagle Trace Golf Club, 1200Clubhouse Drive. Shotgun — modified scramble start. All proceeds support Meals on Wheels and SRBCares adult programs.
8a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, BowWow Broomfield, South Side of Midway. Registration. Dock opens for practice.
7p.m. — Lion’s Club Bingo, Girl Scout Shelter.
7a.m. — Lion’s Club Breakfast, Girl Scout Shelter. $10for ages 13and up, $5for ages 6-12years old, and 5and under eat for free.
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By Sydney McDonald smcdonald@ prairiemountainmedia.com
Jay Willey, 83, has spent more than 50 years working with others in the Broomfield community
Jay Willey, 83, has been selected as the 2022Broomfield Days Parade grand marshal. The parade will be held Saturday morning.
Willey’s history in Broomfield in-
Willey, 83, works as a trainer specializing in rehabilitation at the Paul Derda Recreation Center in Broomfield. He has worked a few jobs in the community in his 53 years in Broomfield, all focused largely on helping others, but he said training and rehabilitation is his passion, and he has no plans to give it up anytime soon. He still completes about 35 training sessions per week with his clients, he said.
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From low-key to the spotlight for long-time helper
Jay Willey, although a wellknown community member, likes to remain low-key in his day-to-day life. But he will be given a few minutes of fame as the 2022 Broomfield Days Parade grand marshal.
“I often get retirement questions, but I think retirement is doing something you love and that’s what I’m already doing,” Willey said. “As long as I can help people that’s what I’m going to keep doing.”Willey said he had no knowledge of his nomination to be the grand marshal, he laughed. One participant in a class asked to make an announcement at the end of the class and told everyone they should go online and vote for Willey, and this was the first he heard of the nomination.“Thosecharacters I work with at the rec center put me up to this,” Willey said. “I told them after I found out they are always trying to find a way to blow my cover.”
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“I’ve been working at the information booth for the last 10 years, and I told them when I found out that if I wasn’t allowed to go back to the booth after the parade, I
“We are excited to have Jay Willey as the grand marshal of the event this year,” Recreation Superintendent Matthew Gulley said. “I personally have been working with Jay for close to 19 years within the recreation department and have the utmost respect for who he is and what he means to the community.”For more information about the parade, visit broomfield.org/604/ parade.
In the announcement online, the city said that Willey has trained about “every demographic in the Broomfield community to lead healthy, productive and more enjoyable lives.”
“I’ve worked with the people of Broomfield in a lot of different ways,” Willey said. “I’ve gotten to know so many people in the community and that’s partly why I keep going. I don’t know anything else.”
Willey made sure to note that his wife of 59 years will be riding alongside him in the parade.
might not be able to do it,” Willey laughed.Asthe grand marshal, Willey will ride in one of the first cars in the parade and get a special view of everything from the main stage, but if you’re looking for him afterwards, the information booth might be a good place to start.
Willey is no stranger to Broomfield Days, but he said, although he is grateful to be chosen, he hopes he is allowed to resume his normal position at the information booth after all the fun is over.
cludes working as a counselor and coach, being a leader in the Broomfield soccer program, hosting a youth ministry out of his home, sometimes hosting more than 100 kids at a time, and working with the Broomfield emergency ambulance before it merged with North Metro Fire Department.
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‘Best view in Broomfield’
of Nissen Reservoir No. 2, which is a blend of multiple photos she had taken during the many sunset viewings at her home, into the contest, just wanting a reason to try a new style of painting and explore her“Ihobby.normally work with acrylic, but for the poster contest I decided to use watercolor,” Wallace said.
By Sydney McDonald smcdonald@ prairiemountainmedia.com
Andrea Wallace holds her watercolor painting of Nissen Reservoir No. 2, which was chosen as the winner of the Broomfield Days Poster Contest.
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Andrea Wallace is so inspired by the view at her home off Nissen Reservoir No. 2 that she thought the community should see it as well.The lifelong Broomfield resident was chosen as the first-place winner for the 2022 Broomfield Days Poster Contest by the Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities.Wallace entered her painting
Wallace said she has been painting as a hobby for most of her life, working on murals in her home and volunteering for the Broomfield High School after-prom pro-
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“Recently, I kept coming across a lot of watercolor and loved how it looked, so I thought I should give it aThetry.”watercolor painting features a sun setting and reflecting on Nissen Reservoir No. 2 with some foliage near the front.
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her painting will be printed as the official 2022 Broomfield Days Poster. The 16×20 posters will be sold during Broomfield Days for $25 each, and only a limited quantity of posters are printed.
Gerry Case’s photograph “Phenomenal Phlowers” was chosen as the second-place winner this year. He was awarded $50 for his photograph. This is only the second year that photography was allowed in the poster
Thechanges.”juniorartist winner was Jillian Hayes’ “Glorious.” A $25 prize was
gram, but since her children have graduated she was looking for another creative outlet.
“The poster contest seemed perfect because it gave me a deadline to work with and something to commit to,” Wallace laughed. “I also think I have the best view in Broomfield, so it was an image I’d like to share with the community.”
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“This annual contest has been held for decades and continues to be a community tradition that celebrates the spirit of Broomfield Days and the creativity of Broomfield,” said Kerri Dillingham, executive director of BCAH.
As the first-place winner, Wallace will receive a $100 prize and
“Photographycontest.was allowed in the poster contest last year and that pleases me because in many ways photography is as difficult as painting,” Case said. “An artist can change where elements of a painting are placed and what colors they are, but the photographer must make due with what nature provides without the luxury of making
Toawarded.reserve a copy of the winning poster, email BCAH@ArtsinBroomfield.org.
Each year, the Broomfield Days Poster Contest is a chance for residents to submit paintings, drawings, photography and mixed media to BCAH, where first-place, second-place and junior award winners are chosen.
3:30p.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Extreme Vertical Contest, South side of Midway.
12:30p.m. — Venture Martial Arts, Demonstration Stage.
1:30p.m. — Live Love Dance, Demonstration Stage.
2:30p.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Finals (Divisional Format), South side of Midway.
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7p.m. — Lion’s Club Bingo, Girl Scout Shelter.
5:30p.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Competition Wave #4, South side of Midway.
3:30p.m. — Meghan Casey, professional ventriloquist, Demonstration Stage.
11:30a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Speed Retrieve Competition, South side of Midway.
1p.m. — Dance Arts Studio, Demonstration Stage.
10a.m. — Community Parade, Midway Boulevard Reviewing Stage.
11a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Competition Wave #2, South side of Midway.
Schedule
11:30a.m. — Globalsound Studio Music Academy rock bands, Main Stage.
Noon — Broomfield Jazzercize, Demonstration Stage.
Noon — Parade awards, Midway Boulevard Reviewing Stage.
1p.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Competition Wave #3, South side of Midway.
Demonstration Stage.
2p.m. — Duck races (Register at Pink Z), Midway Boulevard. Race to be held north of Girl Scout Shelter.
9a.m. — Arts and craft festival, trade fair, food booths, Midway Boulevard.
Sunday
3p.m. — Hot Lunch band, Main Stage.
11a.m. — Taps n’ Toes Dance Studio, Demonstration Stage.
2:15p.m. — Istari, Main Stage.
2p.m. — Pedalpalooza (Yellow ZZ), Midway Boulevard.
11:30a.m. — Rocky Mountain Martial Arts, Demonstration Stage.
2p.m. — Levitate Jump Rope Team,
2:30p.m. — Elite Dance Academy, Demonstration Stage.
11a.m. — Iluminar Aerial, Performance Stage.
3p.m. — Artistic Dance Academy, Demonstration Stage.
8a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, BowWow Broomfield, South side of Midway. Registration. Dock opens for practice.
9a.m. — Concessions, carnival games, pony rides, petting zoo, Midway Boulevard.
9a.m. — Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs, Big Air Competition Wave #5, South side of Midway.
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Looking to build upon the momentum created prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broomfield Days is back in full swing this year with close to 250 vendors and all the fanfavorite activities.
“In 2019, we had expanded our vendors to near capacity for the event, and, unfortunately, after one year without the event, when we brought it back last year it was with fewer vendors and activities,” Recreation Superintendent Matthew Gulley said.
Following the momentum built prior to the pandemic, Broomfield Days is back in full swing this go-around
Almost back to a full slate, vendors this year will include a mix of city-handled booths, such as nonprofit organizations, food and activity vendors, arts and crafts, and local businesses to promote their companies through the Broomfield Chamber of Commerce Broomfield Days Trade Fair.
Beginning Friday, Broomfield Days will kick off with the annual golf tournament sponsored by Senior Resources of Broomfield and bingo with the Broomfield Lions Club.Saturday will bring many of the well-known activities, including the Broomfield Lions Club pancake breakfast, the Broomfield Days Parade, a 5K race, canine
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“Broomfield Days is the largest
community event that Broomfield puts on,” Gulley said. “This event embodies the small-town charm that Broomfield still has. It is a truly one-of-a-kind event that brings all parts of the community together in a celebration that I have not seen in other places. I am somewhat jaded as I have been part of the planning for this event for 15 plus years now, but I can honestly say that there is nothing more gratifying than seeing all of the Broomfield residents out and about mingling and enjoying what is almost always a beautiful and enjoyable day.”
By Sydney McDonald smcdonald@ prairiemountainmedia.com
‘This event embodies the small-town charm’
From left, cousins Gabriel Funderburg, Courtney Funderburg and Alayna Funderburg soar up high as they spring on trampolines with Eurobungy Colorado during Broomfield Days in 2019at Midway Park.
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