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Show ete ne ps eet area cinct eaten =. WASATCH COUNTY COURIER sass August 17,1999 Rolling Over The Competition Roller Hockey Picks Khara’ Klein, Up Speed In Heber | | | SLOC Rey) ‘Di Courier Staff © ) Romney As a family tradition, every Christmas ~ the Adams boys would go out to the yard and cover the family’s garden with water using the garden hose, and don and also In the summer, to Meet letting it freeze’ turn to ice. Then the their skates, grab sticks play a little hockey. became ice rinks for the boys would and a puck Local ponds ~ young boys. the action moved with Co. from the ice to the street and from blades to Residents wheels. Having no » leagues or nee teams to play roller hockey with during their youth prompted Heber resident Wayne Adams, brother of Mayor Lynn Adams, Wednesday night, August, 18, Mitt . Romney, Executive Director of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee will be in | to create a league. Nowadays there are, more often than not, pick-up games every Thursday evening at the new base- — ball diamonds on Midway Lane. WM | COU | UJ brother Russell i i 4 LUE KUO . : — be It takes skill and ball at the same time. Adams also —— plays, as does Heber Mayor, Lynn Adams, Mayor Adams being quite the player, turning out a not-too-shabby per- Heber for a public forum on the Olympics and how they relate to 3 _ : _ _—in a bigger range of areas with other coordinate movements and be able to _ leagues. With six adult teams, and four keep an eye on the ball and other play- _ teams for kids, the popularity points to a ers. * | new trend in sports. Parents like to — formance himself. Volker; of Volker’s enim eae abet 3 . q 4 includ :q watch their kids, ranging in ages from 9Prey ane alse BP roller hockey and Bie : . - ik oon Oe 14, and everyone plays—there are no was involved in junior leagues as a boy. _‘10F the Knees and elbows, lor those little sidelines in this game. Picking up the | : e - falls or accidental trips to the concrete. sia cosas te aa most. Adams is hoping that the interest inthe A hockey stick that can be purchased at = eae , game will pick up. Fundraisers are in the sports shops needs to be cut down to fit Roller hockey isn’t just a man’s game. works to help raise money for a regula- —_ ody size, although some people prefer | Women are in the league and young tion-size rink--the rink they’re playing - longer sticks. And last but not least, a __ girls, too. With all the skating, it is on now is only about 1/3 of the size of a helmet for the afore-mentioned reason. _— bound to be a great way to burn steam. regulation 85X20 rink. “We hada good The Heh Cj hee oe The kids appear to have a good time, Se better one next year,” says Adams. Roller hockey is similar to a fencing match, but lower to the ground and with —_ no sharp edges—two sticks dueling it out in hopes of tagging the ball with just | enough-force and agility to make a suc- __ | ee fa | cessful goal. Similar to ice hockey, try- | : : ing to make the puck, or ball, in this case, go into a net guarded by a goalie is Helmets are used for safety from ee ee oe 25-minute halves. and everyone gets a good bout of exer- | leagues, for Heber. But, while roller hockey only the . Adams boys are able Recently it was determined that to a more visitors than any other Olympic venue during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Over Z0 nordic events are cur- rently scheduled for Soldier Hollow. Olympic officials are County to become a during the 2002 | Already, the largest side of the Salt Lake expecting Wasatch melting-pot of sorts Winter Olympics. 7 media center, outoe media facility, is in the plans for the Soldier Hollow-venue. introduce the sport to a new generation, e one that rolls on a single row of wheels, — The August 18 meeting will be held at | t ee SPOE iti is ghee tae the During the meeting, Wasatch County’s Olympic venue, Soldier Hollow, will be the most capa-— ble of accommodating all Utah resi2 oe pe dents -who wish; to a Sree: aren Currently the site is under ares oe and inaccessible eS the public; however it will be open this eee — Gujdier Hollow is predicted to host a has "ha Eo oe pe ae cise, walking away from the end of a of the regular twelve. ere are no big same feeling exhilarate a competitions as of yet; players are just rs divided into teams and win or lose, and _— Today, the naweides: Adams boys still. there are no real stats. Players know put on their skates and play a mean | who won at the end without tallies and = game of hockey. And they still play this eradicates the possibility of fights their favorite sport in summer and the so ? s over points. A normal game runs in two winter. With the Heber recreation | Roller POE OUST hockey | roller 7 hockey. the driving force behind eee Wasatch County. Romney will present SLOC’s plans for Soldier Hollow and answer questions about the 2002 Olympic and _ Paralympic Winter Games. hoping to spark enough interest.to play balance to control the skates enough to season this summer, but we will have a Ut = gee. Heber’s Adams family gets ready to roll over the competition. The interest runs in the family, Wayne’s younger rector and that doesn’t have to play in the mid- recently earned league status in Wasatch dle of the road. hard, water-filled ball. Not as violent a | County, the game has been played for game as one might think, there is some several years now. Adams has been over- Now the Wasatch there’s always High School Auditorium —at_ 7:00 p.m. The public is encouraged someone else to play, and nearly enough to make a team. — « attend. Catching Up On Late Summer Fly Fishing GREEN RIVER, UT—It’s time to get _ fishing has been great. Best fishing has —_ your standard Provo midge dry patterns. so far has _ been done two to three miles below the | Golden Stoneflies have also been mak- —_ have what —_ ing a showing, but are tapering off- for | Caddis, PMD’s and Golden’s are the law the stones, use a Yellow Stimulator in of the land for the middle right now. droppers, some days have been fast with _ your feet walk down from the Dam or up __ sizes 12 or even 10. When there is no How lucky are we to have this river so back to the Green. been a good month, August from our Dam. So if you are floating fish the top guides are saying it’s been big dries and _ part fast and get down, if you are on some days a tad slower. It’s that time of the year, concentrate early and late mid — from Little Hole. The fishing below Little Hole is also starting to really pick yp. It is time to go and fish the ioteen River again. se ae | to a very fishable level of 2100 cfs as of yesterday talking with our guides. Our | PROVO RIVER (Lower The flows on guides have been throwing dry droppers — the lower Provo have reached ‘ ‘normal” during the last 5-6 weeks and they are old a. grand big time. Use flies on top, ie. Chernobyl Ants, ~ Chernobyl Hoppers, Cicada Patterns, Large Wulffs and Trudes, Stimulators, etc . Drop something with a bead off the back, PT, Hares Ear, WD40, Serendipity, blood midge larvae, etc. At's time to go, a ee 5 Ua ee fot ite as hn tee ene SaEr Gad kena ta levels, and the water is great. fishing It’s is clear and the on the PMD time recently been posted). brown, and orange and trail it with a —_ bit fast in spots so be careful when wadscud or small bead head nymph pattern. ing. We have heard some pretty good Stories so far this year of guys going The water is in great shape and the fishing has been good, so get on down and down. The PMD’s are done, so the go to work. major topwater insect is the caddis. The _ i PROVO RIVER a (MIDDLE)—Pressure golden stones are also dissipating, but if has | you see some naturals out; try a lower, with the meat of the hatch hap- _ been insane at times, anda lot of anglers Stimulator in yellow in size 12-14. pening between 12-2 p.m. Although the are being ignorant and disrespectful of Caddis have really been paying the bills natural is the standard PMD yellow, the — other anglers as well as landowners for the last two weeks, particularly the _ fish seem to be keying in on flies that. property. Please be courteous of caddis nymphs- the dry fly action is still | are more of _a light melon color. The — landowners’ property, otherwise we will __ pretty skinny. For the nymphs try peekmidge action is still Seat so 4 all _ all run the risk of access points becom. . __ing caddis, chamois caddis, cased caddis, _ tecnaadlnapnnseunacpdine ak sect Ml ae cnet timate Mt Be TE Me Be a TD et aL LeU having already hatch on, nymphs are going to pay the _— close. The water has come to “normal” bills as usual. Try San Juan worms in red, | summer flows, but the current is still a day a great time for a nap along side the river. The water levels have come down just _—_ing Bosted (as two great access Sith | ae |