COLERIDGE -- Drawing in alumni for a school reunion next Saturday, Coleridge decorated its streets with the mascot of years past: the Bulldogs.

"Years ago, when I was a little girl the high school would paint paw prints from the school all the way to the highway, so we're reliving those days," said co-organizer Jacie Burbach.

Burbach said although the community is now incorporated into the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears, their village still watches over all of its 'pups'.

"It takes a village to raise a child and that's what we do," Burbach said. 

"If we ever did something wrong, our parents knew before we even got home," joked Shelly Russell, a Coleridge native/resident. Her father managed the Coleridge Elevator, and her parents managed the village's cafe for years.  

The future of Coleridge's remaining middle school is up in the air -- as a new school is coming to Laurel. But, even if students have to travel outside, organizers expect the spirit of the Bulldogs to stick around forever. 

"We joke that we have blue blood in this community because we're pretty devoted," Burbach said. 

In more preparation for next weekend, Coleridge also has new banners up around town, naming the village as the "heart of Cedar County."

The reunion will include a cornhole tournament, a sand volleyball tournament, a concession stand at the park, and an obstacle course where couples will play with one participant blinded. 

Even those who are not alumni are welcome.