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Show SCENE The Park Record. Editor: Scott Iwasaki arts@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15713 HIT THE TRAILS AND HIKE FOR HUNGER, C-2 www.parkrecord.com LOCAL SINGERS HEAD TO NEW YORK FESTIVAL, C-3 C-1 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, SEPTEMBER 1-4, 2018 Park City history uncovered on Miners Day PARK CITY PONY CLUB TETATHELON DISCOVERY CLINIC FOR KIDS The Park City Pony Club Tetathelon Discovery Clinic for kids will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Oakley Recreation Center, 4300 S.R. 32 in Kamas. The clinic is designed for children ages 4 to 12. For information, visit pcpcparkcityponycl.wixsite.com/tetrathlonrally. FRONTIER DAYS IN FRANCIS Francis’ Frontier Days will run Saturday, Sept. 1, and Monday, Sept. 3. Events will feature a breakfasts, all-day vendors, horse games, a Dutch oven cookoff, a Saturday night rodeo and patriotic tribute to veterans, a Monday junior rodeo and family activities. For information, visit http:// www.francisutah.org/frontier-days. htm. PARK SILLY SUNDAY MARKET ON MAIN STREET Park Silly Sunday Market, the annual open-air green street fair, will continue at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2, on historic Main Street. The event features live music, arts, crafts, new businesses and a farmer’s market. Admission is free. For information, visit www.parksillysundaymarket.com. MEGAMIND PUBQUIZ MegaMind PubQuiz will continue its weekly session from 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Versante Hearth and Bar, 2346 Park Ave. The cost to play is $5 for a team of five. For information, visit http://www.facebook.com/megaMIND.pubQUIZ. PARK CITY FARMERS MARKET AT PCMR Park City Farmers Market will open at noon every Wednesday near the Silver King Lift at Park City Mountain Resort. The free weekly event features produce, breads, drinks, live music and crafts. For information, visit www.parkcityfarmersmarket.com. Annual event, now in its 121st year, benefits Park City Rotary Club SCOTT IWASAKI The Park Record There is no Labor Day in Park City. Here, Sept. 3 is recognized as Miners Day, an all-day festival meant to celebrate the town’s mining history, said Nancy Dalaska, the event’s chairwoman. “It’s truly a local party,” Dalaska said. “When you think about it, we’ve been doing Miners Day for six generations.” Miners Day started as Miners Union Day in 1898 as a way to honor and get the miners out of the for a day off, Dalaska said. “During the 1940s, Miners Union Day was combined with Labor Day, and has remained that way ever since,” she said. This year’s festivities start at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast provided by St. Mary’s Catholic Church and continue with an annual 5K run. “In true Park City tradition, runners are encouraged to bring their dogs,” Dalaska said. “We had a great turnout last year.” Runners can register for the 5K in advance by visiting parkcityminersday. org/miners-day-5k-run, or they can register the day of the run. Miners Day is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Park City Rotary Club, and its most lucrative event is with the annual Running of the Balls, which is set to take place at 10:45 a.m. on Main PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO The mucking and drilling contest is a big draw for Park City’s annual Miners Day celebration. The competition demonstrates what miners did with the silver ore that was excavated from local mines. Street, according to Dalaska. In the event, which involves fewer raging bulls than its namesake in Pamplona, spectators watch as thousands of yellow golf balls are let loose in a contained track down Main Street. “We are looking to release 10,000 balls this year,” Dalaska said. Attendees can buy a single ball for $5 This is the 121st annual Miners Day. It’s wonderful to think that six generations have celebrated this local event...” Nancy Dalaska, Miners Day chair or five for $20 from a Park City Rotary Club member, she said. Park City Rotary will also be set up at the Park Silly Sunday Market on Sept. 2, so people can buy balls there, as well, Dalaska said. “We never know how many balls we will sell, because people can purchase them anytime between now and on Miners Day,” she said. The money from ball purchases go directly into grants that are given out to Please see Miners, C-5 PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO The annual skateboard jam will wind down the Miners Day festivities on Monday at City Park. |
