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Show B-8 RECREATION RECREATION EDITOR: DAN BISCHOFF 649-9014 ext.104 buslness@parkrecord.com SAT/SUN/MON, JULY 7-JULY 10, 2007 ecord.com Rec Report Ice arena keeps Parkites cool and active Deer Valley Resort Catch the Soul Survivors, the next concert (n the summer series, at the Snow Park Amphitheater on July 11 from 6-11 p.m. The resort Is also offers lift^served moun- • tain biking and hiking throughout the summer. For more information, call 649-1000 or log onto www.deervaltey.com Park City Mtn. Resort All trails at Park City Mountain Resort are open for lift-served mountain biking and hiking.Watch for the Jupiter Peak Steeplechase Aug. I I . Call 800-222-7275 or log onto www.parkcitymountain.com The Canyons Resort Enjoy live music at the Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Jam Saturday to support Bikers Against Child Abuse.The weekly Farmers' Market runs every Wednesday from 2-7 • p.m. For more information, call 649-5400 or.log onto-http://www.thecanyon5.com Golfing Rates for the Park City Golf Club are $32 for residents to walk or $46 with a golf cart. Non-residents pay $43 to walk and $57 with a cart. Rates apply to 18 holes. The course will open daily from about 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. weather permitting.The driving range will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 615-5800. f i p g Trails -m%:,: Trails are now In mid-summer condition. Spiro is open throughout, Rob's Trail and Colin's Trail are also clear. Lose Prospector and Round Valley are in good shape as well as the Glenwild system. For more information, call 649-6839 or visit: www.mountaintrails.org.The 2007 Annual Trail Map. including trails new this summer, is now available. Call Senta Beyer at 649-1565 ext 13 for more information. Wasatch-Cache Forest *Mirror Lake Highway, S.R. 150, is now open and clear All campgrounds are now open. For more information, contact the Kamas Ranger District at (435) 783-4338. Jordanelle State Park The park is open for camping, hiking and boating. Camping is $ 15 for now hook-ups and $ 18 for full hook-ups. Day passes are $9.AII RV loops are open.All ramps are operating on the Jordanelle Reservoir. As of July 5, water temperature Es 65 degrees. Park City Ice Arena The Park City Ice Arena is open for public skate sessions ($5.25 kids, $5.75 adults), drop-In hockey ($7.50/$8.50) and private skills classes for $12. rentals are available for $3. See the schedule online at www.pcice.com or caJI 435-615-5700.* ( f Tbesday Ttail Runs Park City trail runners of all abilities can meet Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. In Park City's City Park. ,. ~ Rink opens early to welcoming response from community By TRACIE FAILS Of the Record staff For many Parkites, summer is the season to enjoy mountain hikes and boating trips. But 9-year-old Cameron Quittner would rather embrace the chill of an ice rink. "I beg my mom every day," she admits. Now, Quittner and others seeking a reprieve from the heat can enjoy a summer's day on the ice. The Park City Ice Arena reopened July 1 - a month earlier than last year - to give Parkites a place to cool off without sacrificing exercise or recreation. The rink now offers public skate sessions, hockey leagues and "skills and drills" classes. "We're trying to get folks out of the heat and give them something new," said Stacey Noonan, general manager of the arena. After successful off-season programs last year, Noonan is optimistic about the rink becoming a year-round attraction. Although she emphasizes that the arena will only host recreation events and educational activities. "I think people thought we were building an events center, and that's not the case," Noonan said. Deed restrictions forbid commercial use of the arena, so concerts or corporate luncheons are out. But if businesses want to bond over hockey sticks or curling stones, they are welcome. The city even plans to purchase a new set of stones for the curling club that groups can also use. "Curling is a good activity because it doesnt require skating," Noonan said. "But anything that is geared toward recreation is OK." The city also recently bought flooring, which will add options beyond traditional ice activities. "We could even set up a bowling alley in here," Noonan said. The arena hosted a fencing tournament this spring and ideas for future use include a home and garden display or a dog show. "We're open to considering whatever ideastpeople might present," Noonan said. Because laying and removing the floor is so laborious, the city staff currently plans to split ice and floor time into six-month periods. But all plans are in the development stage now, Noonan stresses. "We're still seeing how things work," she said. Throughout July the rink will offer public skating sessions, drop-in hockey, skills classes and freestyle hours. Some organized clubs will begin their seasons In August, while others start in the fall. Club sports now include curling, adult hockey, speed skating and figure skating. Noonan hopes to gain enough support through parents and community members to organize a youth hockey league. "We don't have a big enough staff to-cover everything, so we need parents to run these things," she said. In the meantime, Noonan and her staff are just trying to give Parkites and visitors a fun way to cool off. "We've seen a huge response in just the first week," she said. The summer schedule is available on the Park City Ice Arena Web site, www.pcice.org, but times are subject to change. Call the rink at 435-615-5700 for more information. "It's a tremendous league," the longtime Parkite says. "There are so many really wonderful players." But he also admits to a lighthearted attitude among teams. "Everyone's in it for fun," he stresses. The rink holds adult drop-in hockey sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. No sessions will be held July 17 or 19, and times may change so call ahead before attending. Seniors (35 years and older) and rookies can play on Fridays from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m, and a kids' session is scheduled for Wednesday, July 11 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Kids play for $7.50, and all adult sessions are $8.50 Veillette first brought her to the rink last year. Now she and Veillette take advantage of the new summer schedule at every opportunity. "We're trying to do everything we can to support it," she said. "We're really lucky to have it here, especially when it's 90 degrees outside." For Jim Valestrino, in town to spend time at his vacation house with family and friends, the rink gave his party an activity they could all do together. "The kids really like it. I just wanted to see this one here on the ice." he joked, motioning to Luayne Wolfe, a who used tofigureskate. Wolfe admitted that 15 years has passed since she put on skates, but she's not worried. "No, I'm not nervous," she said. "It'll be fun." Adults can attend free skate sessions for $5.75, and kids can join for $5.25. Rentals are available for $3. The schedule lists daily times, which vary and may change. Call ahead to verify. Also look for the hour-long "Cheap Skate" sessions, when two can skate for the price of one. Public Skate The rink is open at various times every day but Sunday. In its opening days, it has seen skaters of all abilities and ages. K i m Henneman hadn't skated since seventh grade w h e n July Activities: Hockey Park City Ice features three adult hockey leagues, including a masters' league for participants in their 40s and 50s, an A-B league for experienced players and a SARAH AUSE/ PARK RECORD beginners' C-D league. But don't take "beginner" to Stephanie Young helps her 4-year-old son Jacob as he ice skates for the first time at the Park City Ice mean soft, warns C-D participant Pat Veillette. : Arena on Thursday. The rink opened for summer activities on Monday. Rattlesnakes important wildlife deserving of respect age shed. Smaller snakes eat the insects that eat your garden. The notice in Uintah Highlands, sent out as an e-mail warning to residents by someone who lives in Bonneville By CHARLES F. TRENTELMAN Terrace, warned of rattlesnakes in garages and describes trying to run over The Associated Press one on the road. UINTAH HIGHLANDS - Arlo Wing, the landowner assistance Residents in this mountainside neigh- specialist for the Utah Division of borhood are passing around fliers warn- Wildlife Resources in Ogden, said resiing about the dangers of rattlesnakes, dents on the mountain are right but the Division of Wildlife Resources to keep an eye open benches for rattlers, but said people should think twice before killing them is not the solution. taking drastic action against the critters. "Its illegal to kill rattlesnakes unless For one, it is illegal to kill a ratyour life is in imminent danger," he said. tlesnake in Utah. "Usually when you see a rattlesnake, it For another, rattlesnakes are very will give you a lot of warning. It's not useful creatures. The bigger ones eat going to come after you. Give it space, it mice and other rodents that spread dis- will give you yours." ease and chew up the stuff in your storWing said it is rattlesnake season Utah state law makes killing the reptiles illegal right now, but so far he hasn't noticed an unusual number of complaints. "As far as reports go, Thursday we got at least three I'm aware of," he said. "Mountain Green, West Haven and Leyton." Someone from his office went out, he said, "but I'm not sure if my technician, found anything or not." Typically, he said, the snake is spotted in a yard or a field and is gone by the time an officer responds. "If folks call, well come out and try to pick it up and relocate it," he said. "We ask that people don't chop their heads off, cut them in half or run over them with a lawn mower or anything." If one is in a garage or home, he said, the best action is to put a bucket over it and call Wildlife Resources at 801-4762740. An officer will come out and relocate it. But, he said, homeowners best course is to look around and see what is attract^ ing the snakes in the first place. Mostly, he said, they're looking for food. ; "Rock retaining walls are magnets for rodents and, of course, that is going to attract snakes," he said. "So keep the rodent population down. No dog food, no bird seed, even low-lying brush around the yards, or log piles, you want to keep those down." Betty Davis, who works for the Weber County Animal Shelter, said her home on the bench of Willard was bothered by snakes until she wised up and got rid of a pond in her backyard. 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