Canon Touch the Truck, Royston Artisan Market/Car Show This Saturday

The threat of rain will not stop the Canon Fire Department from holding its second annual Touch the Truck competition on Saturday.

The competition will be held at 42 Brown St. in Canon, across from Canon City Hall on Highway 17.

Check-in will begin at 7 a.m., with the competition to start at 8 a.m.

There’s a $1,000 grand prize for the one who holds his or her hand on the truck for the longest time without breaking the rules.

To enter the competition, participants must complete a registration form and be in place by 7:45 a.m. No fax, email, or Facebook entries will be accepted.

Touch the Truck will be held rain or shine and will keep going until the last person standing.

Only putting one’s hand on the truck counts, no other body parts will be allowed and they must stand the entire time or be disqualified.

No smoking or vaping is allowed and alcholic beverages or illegal drugs are permitted.

And you cannot use your phone, or be doing something else while your hand is on the truck such as reading, writing, or drawing.

AGain, the Canon Fire Department Touch a Truck competition is Saturday.

Registration begins at 7a and the competition starts at 8a.

And Saturday’s Artisan Market and the Franklin County SKILLS USA Car Show in downtown Royston is still a go, despite the threat of rain.

The event will include Local Arts and craft vendors, downtowns shopping and dining, according to Royston Main St. Director Michael Crump.

It’s scheduled to take place from 10a to 3p Saturday.

Crump said however, they could decide today on whether to cancel depending on the severity of the expected rain this weekend.

For more information you can contact Crump at 706/680-5563 or email: [email protected].