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Show Whether dynamite or rockets, Park City's Fourth was a blast Park City is a mountmu resort town where more than a few people are quietly smug about their culture and sophistication. But there's one day every summer when Park City is just plain corn belt. It's the Fourth of July, when the flags come out of the closet, and people jam the sidewalks to watch the fire trucks scream in a noisy procession down Main Street. Well, it gets a little more complicated than that. But you get the feeling that people would turn out on the Fourth of July just to watch the streetsweeper if it had a few ribbons tied to it. It started in the way that has become a local tradition, with a dynamite reveille at 6 a.m. In recent years the dynamite salute has become synonymous with Wayne Putman. As most local residents are aware, Put-man Put-man died last winter, but the dynamite tradition was continued con-tinued a momentary reminder remind-er of a man who meant so much to Park City. Then came the five-kilometer Park City Classic, (among the local contest- 1 i mi ants, Bev Gray and Bob f Evers posted the fastest . times), the chuckwagon breakfast at City Park, and the parade down Main Street (a traditional 30 minutes late). . ', , .. " According to Bob Theobald of the Park City Men's Coalition, which organized the day's events, the parade had between 35 and 40 entries including several from out of town. But the travelling trophy went to a local entry, Miss Billie's Raggedy Ann and Andy Preschool, with a huge flatbed truckload of youngsters young-sters acting out Mother Goose nursery rhymes. "We were very pleased with the effort that was put into , a lot of the floats," Theobald said. VThere were a lot of new people and a lot of good comments." As was the case last year, the Lagoon Marching Band drew raves from many onlookers. The $500 price tag for the band was split by the Park City Ski Area and the Men's Coalition. : "We've had comments that some people would like to have a lifetime contract with them," Theobald said. (For a list of the other parade prize winners, please go to the end of this story). . Then there were contests at City Park: foot races for the kids, beer chugging for the adults, pie eating for everyone. One of those who got high marks for his skill at devouring blueberry pie was local attorney Bruce Savage. There were some different touches, too. A dunking booth was a big hit with the spectators, especially when Jannette Fox took her turn in a daring facsimile of a bathing suit. For the more athletic participants, the Park City Recreation Department held a volleyball tournament for two-person teams (using beach rules, for those who understand the finer points of the game). The weather, which had been surly early in the weekend, couldn't have been more cooperative by Monday, Mon-day, with blue skies and comfortable temperatures. If there was one disappointment, disap-pointment, it was that the Park City rugby team didn't win its annual showdown with the Haggis, a Salt Lake team once known as the Dead Goat. (For the gory details, please turn to the Sports section.) The Fourth ended, of course, with the fireworks finale at the Park City Golf Course, as spectators ooo-ed and ahhh-ed their appreciation. apprecia-tion. Here is the list of parade winners: Class G Tie: the Wasatch High School Band and the Raza Ma Taz Drill Team Class F Witteron kids Class E Society of Creative Anachronisms Ana-chronisms Class D Prospectors (Park City Chamber Bureau Class C Dolly's Dallying Does Class B Scrooge's Restaurant Class A First Security Bank Overall Miss Billie's Preschool |
