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Show Miners' Day: remember when ... Summit and Wasatch County rodeo royalty and by Miss Utah USA. The Lagoon Band and the Post Office Band will accompany the festivities which will also include horse-drawn carriages, car-riages, the Osmond Studio float, and a number of local floats. Memorable Park City entries in the past have included the Deer Valley Does, the Night Riders, and the rugby team on skis. According to Korogi, the Chamber Cham-ber Bureau is still accepting late registration for this year's parade. There is no entry fee. Children are welcome to enter on decorated bicycles. There will be prizes for the best designs. Miners' Day is part of a full Labor Day weekend schedule. Some of the additional activities include: SATURDAY The 11th Annual Men's Softball Labor Day Tournament in City Park (runs all weekend). SUNDAY The Grateful Dead in Concert at Park-West Park-West at 2 p.m. MONDAY 6 a.m. Dynamite salute 7-10 a.m. Chuck wagon breakfast at City Park. 10 a.m. Miners' Day parade from the top of Main Street to City Park. 11 a.m. Band concerts at City Park. Noon. Parade awards, games for children, chil-dren, adults' tug of war, men's and ladies' nail-driving contests at City Park. 1 p.m. Mucking and Drilling Contests at City Park. Former Park City miners will dust off their hard hats and single jacks Monday for the annual Park City Miners' Day mucking and drilling contests. And, just as they have for more than 100 years, kids will cover their ears while the drills hammer away. Miners' Day began even before the town was incorporated in 1884, said Pat Korogi, who is organizing this year's Miners' Day parade. The celebration was originally organized by the mining company and was one of the few holidays the men could take off for rest and relaxation above ground. The day traditionally started with a dynamite salute, a hearty chuck wagon breakfast break-fast and a parade down Main Street. The parade was followed by a series of games and contests in Swede Alley. Youngsters shinnied up a greased pole, hand-fished for trout in a canvas pool and searched for nickels, dimes and quarters In a pile of hay. In the meantime, their dads showed off their mucking and drilling skills. . Rich Martinez remembers one miner who used to appear each year in an impeccable white suit. His wife held his coat while he drilled for fame and fortune. This year, the Chamber Bureau plans to carry on the Miners' Day tradition and to revive some of the historic details which have almost been forgotten. The day will start with a rousing dynamite salute at 6 a.m. which should give everyone ample time to get to the chuck wagon breakfast at City Park. The parade will start at the top of Main Street at 10 a.m. with Glade Peterson of the Utah Opera Company as Grand Marshall. He will be joined by a host of |