Pride of Hoyt Days 2015 A color guard from the Boy Scout troop from Hoyt and Mayetta led the Pride of Hoyt Days parade on Saturday, carrying the national, state and troop flags along the parade route. (Photo by Brian Sanders) Parade grand marshals Jim (right) and Sandy Rickel (center), shown with Abby Porter, paused for the camera before the parade took off. The Rickels are longtime residents of the Hoyt area and have been involved in several community activities, according to Hoyt Mayor Debbie Dreasher. “There’s not much they haven’t been involved with in this town,” Dreasher added. (Photo by Brian Sanders) Twelve-year-old Lilly Rooks (right) of Hoyt held still as Nancy Marston of Topeka, doing business as “Aunt Nancy’s Face Art,” painted a “baby doll” design on Rooks’ face during Pride of Hoyt Days activities Saturday morning in Hoyt City Park. Marston was one of a handful of area artisans who visited the annual event. (Photo by Brian Sanders) Greg Porter (above) of Hoyt brought five antique farm engines to Saturday’s Pride of Hoyt Days event in the Hoyt City Park, including this log-sawing machine that Porter demonstrated to those who stopped to view his collection. The machine, Porter said, was originally built in Ottawa, but has been repaired over time with elements from elsewhere. (Photo by Brian Sanders) The 29th annual Pride of Hoyt Days celebration was held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30, in Hoyt City Park.