2017 Montgomery Great Kolacky Pursuit

As we begin celebrating our 83rd trip around the sun with a Kolacky Days, we have decided to add the “The Great Kolacky Pursuit – A Medallion Hunt” to the list of events and activities planned for this - the 83rd Annual Kolacky Days! To help prepare you for this hunt, we recommend you pick up the Kolacky Days brochure, find us on social media (Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter), study the Schedule of Events flyer, spend some time looking at our website, www.kolackydays.com, and even brushing up on a little Czech!

After the completion of the Meet N Greet where we listened to polka, heard all about Queen Lexy and her court’s experience, meet the candidates vying for this year’s title of Kolacky Queen, the newly announced Grand Marshals Bob & Lisbeth Janovsky stopped us and wanted the inside scoop on this new event – The Great Kolacky Pursuit. We gave him a copy of the rules and guidelines and said it’s pretty much just like our friends over at the Torchlight Parade & Fireworks and their medallion hunt. After much discussion, they wanted to confirm some events and activities for the weekend for their friends and family…
 

• Will we be able to hear any good ole Rock-N-Roll in the park this year? If yes, who?
• What event did you say has been won by more St. Paulites than Montgomerians? Kolacky something?
• If we wanted to win some Monty Bucks for our dancing skills, do you have any recommendations?
• Where can we go see the “Looking at Our Past” exhibit again?
• What fundraising event helps pay for the Grand Day Parade?
• Which event started in its present form in 1959 to give the small fry something to do?
• What is the 5th category in the Kolacky Days Photography Contest? We remember Traditional Czech Dress, Kolacky Days Parade, Activites & Events of Kolacky Days, Food Art and Photos by ???

We said our goodbyes and thanked them again for accepting this honor. We reminded them to pay attention to the rules and guidelines for the Great Kolacky Pursuit and said definitely don’t look anywhere near the one spelling error on the flyer as its not there. Bob laughed and said “You told us that it wouldn’t be there as you noted it in rules and guidelines.”

It was after our Regular Meeting in July as we were leaving that we ran into Bob on Main Street. He really wanted to know how we picked the location for our first hunt. We inquired if he picked up the hint in the last clue? If no, go Czech it again. If you still don’t pick up on it, we would eliminate these locations tied to these various events…
 

• We told him to definitely not play around where the event that first started in 1965 is held.
• You will definitely be in the pits if you spend time looking here.
• Don’t worry if you are into biking, running, walking or parade watching, you didn’t miss it as its not along the official routes.

A few of the board members were at the local Post Office shipping off Kolacky Days t-shirts and hats bought on-line when Lisbeth walked in and said “You know this hunt is really making Bob lose sleep and with the celebration coming up, I wish you would tell him already.” We instructed Lisbeth to invite Bob to Pizzeria 201 in an hour and we will point him in the right direction. Bob meet us and over a Hog Heaven pizza we mapped it and told him to pay close attention to the locations of these statements:
 

• The maminka of the open division winners of this event said, "The boys train in earnest for this event. Pushing and pulling tractors up hill (both ways), bare foot in the rain or sleet or snow. And they are fed a steady diet of prune kolacky and real whole milk."
• The 2008 Kolacky Days Grand Marshal does a demonstration in the alley, but he does have exhibitors line up their antique tractors and small engines here.
• An event or activity happens here each day of Kolacky Days – jeden v pátek, dva v sobotu, and a royal jeden v neděli that isn’t listed anywhere.
• No professionals allowed here as its all homemade! Winners take home the unofficial title of the State Champion.