Carbon County Recreation

Carbon County Recreation's participation has become an intricate addition to the Carbon County Fair held annually in August at the Fairgrounds. This year will be no different. The recreation staff has a number of activities for adults and children. All of these will be provided for a minimal cost to the participant.

The Fifth Annual Precis Cablevision Softball Tournament will begin Friday, August 9th at 6 P.M. at the fairgrounds ball field complex. There will be divisions for men, women, and coed. The fee for entry is $125.00. This is a three game guarantee tournament with prizes for first and second place for each division. Registration deadline for the tournament is August 6th at 5 pm. Click for pictures

In addition to the softball tournament, CCR will take a break from the tournament action to hold the second annual County Fair Home Run Derby, at 10 pm Friday evening. The cost for entry is $10. Each participant will receive 12 pitches. The top four will advance to a semi-final match. And then, the top two will slug it out to decide who is the number one home run hitter in Carbon County. Participation is not limited to those who are involved in the softball tournament. It is open to anyone who wants to play.

Saturday activities will include Mud Volleyball, and a 5k Run. Mud Volleyball will begin Friday evening at 6 pm at the fairgrounds. The deadline for registration for the activity is August 6th at 5 pm. The registration fee is $40 per team. Each team is guaranteed three matches in the tournament. There will be prizes for first and second place. This is an open tournament so you can have a mixed team, all women, or all men.

CCR will also have its climbing wall available both Friday and Saturday. This activity is free to the public. There will also be a climbing competition that will begin August 9th at 2:00 pm. This activity will cost five dollars per participant, and there will be prizes for winners in each division. Click for pictures

Finally, at 9 am Saturday morning, CCR will present the Second Annual County Fair Cross Country 5K Race. The fee for entering this race is $10.00 and is open to people of all ages. Each participant also receives a t-shirt just for showing up. Runners will be split into divisions according to age and gender. Prizes will be awarded to the first and second place runners in each division. Runners should pre-register. The registration deadline for this event is August 6th at 5 pm. Runners can participate if they miss the deadline, but there are no guarantees that they will receive a t-shirt. So register early.

The Carbon County Fair is going to be a great success this year. Come out and have some fun and win some prizes in the process. If you would like more information about any or all of these activities contact Carbon County Recreation located at 90 N. 100 E in the Price Community Center or call 637-5092 for more information. All tournament entry money must be paid by August 6th in order to be put on the schedule.