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Photo by Mike Kieffer via Derby Crash Pony Express Days a fun time for all June 26, 2017, 8:18 amThe road was lined with residents cheering on the floats, trying to get them to throw larger amounts of candy their way. Several announcer's booths were setup along the way giving the spectators information on each entry. Local law enforcement protected the parade route and kept cars from entering the route as it made its way from Hidden Hollow Elementary east to the Ridley's parking lot. The parade consisted of close to 100 entries this year. Several floats were given awards from the city: Best Municipality Entry went to Payson City; Best Corporate Entry went to Bank of American Fork; Workmanship and Use of Materials went to Rockwell Charter High Shcool; Creativity and Originality went to Intermountain Appliance Repair; Overall Appearance and Neatness was awarded to Gotta Dance. The parade was just the start of the last day of festivities. At 7 p.m., one of the favorite events started. Eagle Mountain is home to a Pony Express Days Demolition Derby. Like last year, the demolition derby entertained a sold-out crowd. The rules were simple. Keep your car running, and you had to hit another car every 2 minutes, or you were considered out of play. There were several rounds, and the last two cars standing moved onto the final round. Between events, when the damaged cars were being towed or removed with heavy equipment, the spectators participated in games, including the frozen t-shirt contest. There were three classes of cars. There were the regular cars, that moved to the next round, a competition between mini-cars and trucks. The demolition derby also included a motorized barrel race, where three barrels were placed in the area, and anyone with a motorized form of transportation then did a barrel race. One kid entered the area on foot, and beat the times of some of the horse powered contestants. The event pulled pick-up trucks, kids on four wheelers, several side by sides, a UFA bush fire truck, one of the Sheriff's volunteer vehicles and some heavy construction equipment. The fire truck had a hard time making the turns, so he backed up around one of the barrels. What city sponsored event would not be complete without a fireworks show. The fireworks show started at 10 p.m. and ran for 17 minutes. The fireworks were launched from Cory Wride Memorial park and could be seen from the entire valley. When the fireworks display ended, the residents started to file out of the valley and return home, marking the end of yet another successful Pony Express Days event. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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