BALLOON RELEASE HELD DURING NO. 9 MINE & MUSEUM’S OLD FASHIONED PICNIC TO CELEBRATE 160 YEARS

Members, volunteers and guests of Lansford’s No. 9 Mine & Museum and the Carbon County Labor Chapter held a balloon release on Sunday, May 24, 2015 to celebrate the mine’s 160 years.
The mine is the world’s deepest deep mine.
Carbon County Commission Bill O-Gurek spoke prior to the balloon release.
Below are video and photos from the event.
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Pictured during the balloon release are, from left, Carbon County Commissioner William O'Gurek, No.9 President Dave Kuchta, No.9 correspondence secretary Jan LeVan, No. 9 board officer Dale Freudenberger and Carbon County Labor Chapter Terry Whiteman. — Pictured during the balloon release are, from left, Carbon County Commissioner William O’Gurek, No.9 President Dave Kuchta, No.9 correspondence secretary Jan LeVan, No. 9 board officer Dale Freudenberger and Carbon County Labor Chapter Terry Whiteman.

Click HERE to view a March 22, 2015 pre-story.
Click HERE to view a May 22, 2015 pre-story.
For more information about the mine, visit their website at http://www.no9mine.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/No.9MineMuseum.
Click HERE to view the story about the Anthracite Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America (ARAACA) held the same day on the grounds of the mine.