Outdoor notes

SNOWBIRD BIKE RACES

The 26th running of the Snowbird Bicycle Hill Climb will be Saturday. The legendary race travels 10 miles up Little Cottonwood Canyon and has a vertical rise of 3,500 feet.

On Sunday, the Widowmaker Mountain Bike Race will start from the bottom of Gad Valley and go to the top of Hidden Peak.

Bikers can registration at the Park 'n' Ride at 9400 S. 200 East for the Saturday race from 6 to 7:30 a.m. The race begins at 8 a.m. Cost is $30.

The Widowmaker race covers five miles and rises 3,000 feet. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in the Gad Valley area. The race starts at 10 a.m. Cost is $30.

For more information, call 801-583-6281 or 801-933-2113.

SHOW NUMBERS

Based on the preliminary data collected at show end, Summer Market 2004 represented exhibitors and brands from all over the world with a total attendance of 18,278, including 876 exhibiting companies and 2,773 retail stores represented by 5,792 buyers.

The 2004 numbers are compared to last year's Summer Market on-site attendance numbers that totaled 17,862, including 862 exhibiting companies and 2,765 retail stores represented by 5,400 buyers.

REFUGE PUBLIC MEETING

The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge will be host to a public meeting on Aug. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Emergency Services Building, located at 442 W. Forest Street in Brigham City.

Refuge staff is looking for comments regarding the refuge's hunting program with respect to changes over the past seven years.

The refuge has added some new regulations and removed some old ones. For example, the swan-only unit has been eliminated. Also, hunters may possess only 10 shells when hunting the 1A and 2C dikes, or within 50 feet of those dikes, no matter what species is being hunted.

Those who would like to express an opinion, but cannot attend, may call Richard Paine at 435-723-5887, extension 17.

NEW SHOTGUN RANGE

Half-priced shotgun shooting and free hot dogs and soft drinks will be available Aug. 28 at the grand opening of the newly renovated shotgun shooting facility at the Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education, 6000 W. 2100 South in Salt Lake City.