The Armed Services Y-M-C-A 31st annual duck race will be taking place this Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the city park in Waynesville. Zach Guller, the executive director of the Armed Services Y-M-C-A of Missouri, says ducks are available for adopting and decorating by businesses and organizations in the area.

To adopt a duck, call the Armed Services Y-M-C-A office on Fort Leonard Wood at 329-4513. Ribbons will be awarded for the best-dressed ducks brought in for the race.