ST. PARIS – Pony Wagon Days began Thursday night in the village with a parade and picnic basket auction held on the front steps of the Kiser Mansion. The festival took a break on Friday but continues today with village-wide activities.

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Area Shriners transform into colorfully adorned clowns riding a miniature merry-go-round during Thursday’s Pony Wagon Days Parade in St. Paris.

https://www.urbanacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2015/09/web1_shriners-clown.jpgArea Shriners transform into colorfully adorned clowns riding a miniature merry-go-round during Thursday’s Pony Wagon Days Parade in St. Paris. Brenda Burns|Urbana Daily Citizen

A Scottish bagpipe band of themed Shriners forms a tight cluster as a unit in Thursday’s parade.

https://www.urbanacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2015/09/web1_bagpipe.jpgA Scottish bagpipe band of themed Shriners forms a tight cluster as a unit in Thursday’s parade. Brenda Burns|Urbana Daily Citizen

Cheerleaders from the Graham Local Schools area greet those along the parade route Thursday night.

https://www.urbanacitizen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2015/09/web1_cheer.jpgCheerleaders from the Graham Local Schools area greet those along the parade route Thursday night. Brenda Burns|Urbana Daily Citizen