BLACK DIAMOND LABOR DAYS
HISTORY
A hometown, old-fashioned family celebration!
Before WWII, the Labor Day Celebration was a Fourth of July celebration and had begun as a way for the miners' families to celebrate the holiday.
Because the company owned all the property in town, the miners had to go to the bosses and ask to have the celebration. They agreed but miners had to pay for it themselves.
After the war, families started to travel and the Fourth of July celebration became a Labor Day celebration. It was through the efforts of Evan Morris, Ann & Carl Steiert and many others that the Labor Day celebration become the old fashioned, family orientated festival it is today. The Black Diamond Labor Days committee continues to support this tradition each year.
VOLUNTEERS
TONY MOSS, Director
BRETT VERNER, Entertainment
WILMA EICHLER, Finance
GWEN RHODES, Secretary
JUDY GOODWIN, Booth & Citizens Awards
LORI METSCHAN, Buttons & Sales
NITA RINEHART, Parade
TRACEY PROCIW, Program
VOLUNTEERS OVER THE YEARS
AARON SNIDER, Field Setup
DAVE LUKE, Field Setup & Games
CHANON LUKE, Website & Doggie Days
GOMER EVANS, Green River Queen
JEANNETTE CARROLL, Pie Baking
TBD, Sponsorship
FRANK RINEHART, Movie Night
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2015
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