The Village of Carbon was buzzing with activity over the weekend of June 25 to June 27 as the village held their annual Sports Day.
In 2020 the annual weekend sporting event-which normally takes place the first weekend of June-was cancelled due to COVID restrictions. With restrictions easing on outdoor gatherings and group sports activities this year, the annual event was able to go ahead.
Along with the regular baseball tournament, the weekend’s activities consisted of a parade, disc golf demonstration with Fire Coulee Discs, a pop-up farmers market, and the Carbon Legion #161 Soapbox Derby hosted by Brian and Andrea McHugh of the Carbon Bottle Depot.
Winners of the Soapbox Derby were, in the 7 to 12 class, tied for first place Kayden and Chance, with third place going to Evan; in the 13 to 17 class winners were first place Kaleb, second place Joshua, and third place Ty. First place in the adult class went to Dylan--who also took best in show--in the Iron Maiden car, second place went to Randin in the ATCO Storm car, and third place went to Chris in the Lion’s car.
A total of 10 baseball teams played throughout the weekend, though organizer Kelly Steen says they normally have 16 teams.
In the A-event, the Young Gunners team took first place, with the Hay Makers taking second. For the B-event first place went to Broke Bat Mountain; Relatively Good took second. C-event saw Sons of Pitches take first, with Back Door Sliders coming in second.

A Drumheller area man was arrested following an attempted traffic stop and brief flight from police.
On Sunday, June 20, 2021 at approximately 5:10 p.m., Drumheller RCMP attempted a traffic stop with a vehicle at 7 Avenue S.E. The vehicle did not stop and fled from police at a high rate of speed through a busy grocery store parking lot.
The vehicle was located a short time later, just south of Drumheller, on Highway 9. Drumheller RCMP attempted to arrest the driver, who was still in the vehicle.
The driver, identified as 31 year old Justin Lenfesty of the Drumheller area, fled on foot into a nearby field.
Drumheller RCMP, along with the assistance of RCMP Police Dog Services, located and arrested Lenfesty at approximately 6:15 p.m.
Lenfesty is facing the following Criminal Code offences: flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, resist/obstruct peace officer, failing to comply with a release order condition.
Lenfesty was held for a Judicial Interim Release hearing and was released on a Release Order with conditions and will appear in provincial court in Drumheller on Friday, July 9.