strongman competition and car show at welsh days in wales June 25 – 26, 2021 wales@cut.net The small mining town of Wales, formerly known as Coal Bed, named for the country of the immigrants that were sent there by Brigham Young in 1954 to mine the “rock that burns.” A Native American named Tabison, a prominent Ute, had shown Young a small sample. Young regcognized it as coal and asked if any of his group knew how to mine coal. Some Welsh immigrants including John Evans Rees and his cousin John Price, having experience with coal mining in the U.K., volunteered and were sent to the west side hills to set up mines, and on June 25-26 folkw will celebrate the annual Welsh Days in the city park, 150 S. State. Though the years Welsh Days activities have included games, Dutch oven cooking, Strongman competitions, baked good, fun runs, live entertainment, mammoth parade, contests, breakfast, lunch, watermelon bust and much more
FRIDAY, JUNE 25
At 4 p.m. on Friday it will be time to register for the Junior Strongman Competition, followed by the competition challenges. The annual quilt drawing will begin at 6:30 p.m., tickets will $1. You do not have to present to win the quilt made by the QuiltKeepers Guild. The quilt may be viewed at the Wales Town Hall, 150 N. State, by the middle of June. Enjoy at pot luck dinner at 7 p.m. Meat will be provided. Please bring a dish to share (other than green salads or chips). From 8:30-11 p.m., there will be live entertainment by The Phat Old Professors.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 26
Put on your running shoes and register in the Wales Town Park, 150 S. State, for the fun run. The 5K Fun Run will start at 7:15 a.m. At 7:45 a.m., the flag raising ceremony will take place followed by breakfast in the park at 8 a.m., sponsored by Wales Town Council. ($4 plate, $20 family) The Strongman Competition registration will be at 8 a.m. in the Wales Town Park. Also, from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Car Show registration will also take place at the park. The Mammoth Parade will start at 10 a.m. The car show begins during the parade, at 10 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. at the park. The main event Strongman Competition begins at 11 a.m. Participants must be present and pre-registered by 8:30 a.m. Strongman T-shirts will be available for purchase. Six challenges face the Strongman participants, the farmer’s walk, atlas stones, log clean and press, ring toss, pillars of Hercules and strongman relay. Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third place overall, as well as medals awarded for the highest points scored in each event. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. there will be children’s games at the park. Come and enjoy all of teh fun activities at Welsh Days. For more information call the city at 435-436-9345.
