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Outdoor notes
Utah State Parks has made reserving golf tee times at three state park golf courses easier and more convenient by booking times online for Wasatch Mountain, Soldier Hollow and Palisade golf courses.
Electronic tee sheets for these golf facilities are also available. Access to this service is available by visiting www.stateparkgolf@utah.gov.
Tee times can be made for up to eight golfers, eight days in advance beginning at 9 p.m. Telephone reservations are accepted, and can be made seven days in advance through Sept. 30. Call-ins start at 6:15 a.m. Two tee times are allowed per call.
The Lake and Mountain courses at Wasatch are consistently rated by Golf Digest as Best Places to Play. Silver and gold courses at Soldier Hollow were named by Golf Digest as a Best New Public Courses in 2005 and site of the 2006 State Amateur.
HOCKEY REGISTRATION
Salt Lake County Youth Hockey League registration for the 2006-2007 season will be taking place this Saturday at the County Ice Center, 5201 S. Murray Park Lane. Registration is for all three facilities — the Acord Ice Center, County Ice Center and Salt Lake City Sports Complex.
Mites and Squirts register from 9 to 11 a.m., and Pee Wees and Bantams from noon to 2 p.m. Free hot dogs and skating.
For information contact. Joe Bernardy at 801-270.7293.
CANCER FUND-RAISER
The 10th annual fund- and awareness-raising event, Survivors at the Summit, to benefit the Cancer Wellness House will be Saturday at Snowbird.
The event includes a pancake breakfast on the Snowbird Center Plaza Deck Saturday morning, followed by a hike or Tram ride to Hidden Peak.
The 3.5-mile hike represents the challenges that people of all ages with all kinds of cancer face. People whose lives have been touched by the disease will be honored by a sea of yellow flags bearing their names high atop Hidden Peak during the Celebration of Life ceremony.
The Cancer Wellness House is a non-profit organization providing free resources to anyone whose life has been affected by cancer.
The pancake breakfast is $3 per person. There will also be a raffle, with all proceeds going to the Cancer Wellness House. To access the pancake breakfast and Hidden Peak hike take Little Cottonwood Road to Snowbird's Entry 2.
For more information call 801-236-2294.
FLY-FISHING CLASS
Utah Rivers Council is holding an introductory evening lesson Aug. 23 on the Provo River on the art of fly-fishing . Beginners and children welcome.
The lesson is free. Some rods will be available, but students are encourage to bring their own if possible. Space is limited. RSVP to sarah@utahrivers.org or call 801-486-4776.
ABILITY CENTER EVENTS
