Taylor’s annual Trapper Days celebration will open on Saturday, May 23, with the American Legion breakfast from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Rodeo Park pavilion.
The changing of the flag ceremony will be held at the Taylor Museum pavilion next to the Veteran’s Monument on Main and Center streets, and the flag will be carried to the LDS Church Taylor Stake Center on West Willow for the Memorial Day program at 10 a.m.
Registration for the annual Dog Show and Weight Pull sanctioned by the American Preservation Dog Registry begins at 10 a.m. at Rodeo Park.
The inaugural Ty King/Eli Hoffman Memorial Skateboard Race begins at 9 a.m. on the East Center Street hill, and will run until 11 a.m.
Soapbox Derby races for kids will be held throughout the day on the East Center Street hill. Last year more than 80 races took place.
The Taylor Pioneer Museum, Margaret McCleve Hancock Cabin, Standifird Home and Shumway School House will be open for tours from 1 to 4 p.m. The Taylor Museum opens at 8 a.m., closes during the patriot program and reopens following the program until 4 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m. at the Taylor LDS Stake Center for the Taylor Country Music show and Dance. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and will feature local talent. Then patrons will dance the night away with live country music by the Sundowners. The cost is $5 per person or $10 per family. For more information, call Velda Hancock at 536-4965 or Bobbie Sue Solomon at 536-7684.
The Hayride Jamboree, including a hayride tour of the historic sites in Taylor, a cowboy dinner and entertainment, will start at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 25, at the Margaret McCleve Hancock Cabin. Donations are appreciated.
