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Curious about how to play disc golf? Interested in finding a new way to enjoy the outdoors while playing a new sport? Join us for our Junior Summer Solstice Disc Golf Clinic and mini Tournament at Hudson Mills Metropark!

Our family friendly event includes a beginner clinic, fun games & prizes, lunch, and a mini tournament to practice your new disc golf skills. Registered participants will receive a t-shirt and starter pack of discs that can be used for this event.

We will start the day with an interactive and fun clinic to teach the sport of disc golf. You’ll learn the rules, the strategies and how to throw the disc with the hope of making it to the basket (that’s like the “hole” in golf). Then we’ll end the day putting your new-found skills to the test in a mini tournament. The tournament will be doubles format. During registration you’ll be asked if you have a partner who is also registering for the event. If you do not have a partner, we are happy to pair you with a teammate that day. Parents are welcome to join!

What to expect:
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Check-in/registration
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Disc golf clinic & games
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided lunch: hot dog, chips & a drink)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Mini-tournament

This event will be held in collaboration with A3Disc Sports Club. Spots are limited, so register before they are all filled! If any participants have physical mobility limitations, accommodations can be made for transportation assistance on the course. A Metroparks annual or daily pass is needed to enter the park in addition to your registration.

Thank you to our event partners:
A3 Disc (Ann Arbor Area Disc Induced Sports…

There are tons of great ways to spend time outside in Calgary during the summer — and one of them is disc golf. Also known as frisbee golf, or “frolf,” disc golf is fun, budget-friendly and relatively easy to play, and the city boasts plenty of beautiful courses where you can give the sport a try.

Here are a few things to know before getting started.

 

How to Play Disc Golf

In disc golf, the object is to throw a disc from a concrete tee pad and sink it into an elevated metal basket in as few throws as possible. Most courses in the city consist of either nine or 18 “holes,” each with a set par. Holes range in distance from 100 metres to more than 400 m.

Often, experienced players will have a variety of discs they use for different types of shots, such as putting or driving. But more casual players can play the game with just one disc.

Unlike at a regular golf course, there are no tee times for disc golf — you can just show up with a disc to play, but remember to be respectful of those ahead of you and wait for them to clear the way before you start throwing. A full list of rules can be found on the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) website.

Where to Play Disc Golf in Calgary

There are currently three permanent City-run courses, open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Baker Park, Forest Lawn and David Richardson Memorial Disc Golf Park (the latter is closed for now due to ongoing course restoration work). A fourth permanent course, called Currie Reservoir, is run by the Calgary Disc Golf Club…

For anyone who still thinks disc golf is just a pastime for stoned college kids, the $10,000 purse up for grabs in both the men’s and women’s divisions of this weekend’s Match Play Championship in Bailey should shatter that illusion. Over the past few years, the sport has exploded, both at the recreational level and among professionals, the best of whom are signing multiyear, multimillion-dollar contracts with corporate sponsors.

Starting on Thursday, June 16, Coloradans will have an unprecedented opportunity to watch 32 of the top disc golfers in the world rattle chains in our backyard—specifically, at the BOERA (Bailey Outdoor Education and Recreation Area) disc golf course, less than an hour southwest of Denver on U.S. 285. Normally 21 holes, the mountainous course has been altered to create a special 12-hole layout designed to challenge the pros as they contend with the terrain and how discs fly in the thinner air at 8,310 feet.

Part of the 2022 Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT), the invite-only event is smaller in scale than most of the season’s tournaments, which can see 150-some players. “It is a very elite field, kind of small and intimate, which is pretty cool,” says Bailey resident Dan McKercher, who works as the DGPT’s operations and partnerships manager and is also the vice president of the Foothill Flyers Disc Golf Club. We asked McKercher to help us put together this spectator’s guide (the match will also be livestreamed on the Disc Golf Network) to Colorado’s first DGPT competition.

The Format

Unlike a normal round—in which players’ throws to reach each basket get added up and the lowest score wins, à la traditional golf—match play pits two players against each other on every hole. For this tournament, if you win the hole, you…

For several months, town officials throughout Pender County were busy crunching budget numbers for operations. 

The plans also include several projects and upgrades for residents and employees for the next fiscal year, starting July 1 and ending June 30, 2023. Budget ordinances are required by statute that sets the spending limits for municipalities. 

The following are some of the projects town leaders made a priority. 

Topsail Beach eyes emergency center 

Topsail Beach began looking over totals in December with input from department leaders for a budget totaling more than $8.2 million.

After several meetings, one of the decisions included plans for a new fire station and a emergency operations center on Topsail Island. Funds will be spent on architectural, design, and construction plans for the facility. 

A man died searching for Frisbees in a lake at a disc golf course the place individuals are warned by indicators to watch out for alligators, police in Florida mentioned Tuesday.

The unidentified man was trying for flying discs in the water and “a gator was involved,” the Largo Police Department mentioned in an e mail Tuesday. Emergency crews say it occurred at John S. Taylor Park.

The man who died was 47 years outdated, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission mentioned in an e mail. The fee mentioned a contracted specialist was working to take away an alligator from the lake “and efforts will be made to determine if it was involved in this situation.”

The park’s website notes that patrons can “discover the sport of disc golf on a course set in the natural beauty of this park.” The course is ready alongside the lake, which has no-swimming indicators posted alongside it.

People who frequent the disc course mentioned it is commonplace for somebody to look for misplaced discs that may be bought for a couple of dollars.

“These are people that are down on their luck,” Ken Hostnick, 56, advised the Tampa Bay Times. “Sometimes they dive in the lakes, they’ll pull out 40 discs. You may sell them for five bucks a piece, and you may sell them for 10 bucks a piece, depending on the quality.”

Now, police are telling folks to keep away from the lake while the investigation continues.

Alligators are…

BOYNE FALLS, MI – A handful of Northern Michigan ski resorts have evolved into four-season activity spots, packing events into their calendars for spring, summer and fall. Top among these is Boyne Mountain Resort just south of Petoskey, which has a huge array of outdoor adventure options lined up for summer visitors.

Whether you’re looking for an adrenaline high from your getaway or your speed runs a little closer to relaxing in the sunshine, Boyne’s summer schedule has activities to match all those vacation personalities. The big list of activities available this summer can be enjoyed as an overnight guest at the resort, or just as a daytripper when you sign in at Boyne Mountain’s Adventure Center.

Some of Boyne’s big draws include Avalanche Bay, which is Michigan’s largest indoor waterpark, as well as two golf courses and all the outdoor fun waiting at the resort’s Deer Lake beach. Seeking a slower pace? Hop on a chairlift and enjoy a gorgeous view of Boyne Valley, or rent a multi-person cart and follow a scenic trail route.

If you’re staying on site and want a list of all the daily entertainment options, check the Mountain Messenger page on Boyne’s website. You’ll get the weekly lowdown on Thirsty Thursdays, Happy Hours in The Village, music in the Snowflake Lounge and lots more.

Here’s a rundown of some of the most popular activities featured this summer:

BIKES: Whether you’re after the rush of going downhill on a mountain bike or looking forward to pedaling the 7-mile paved trail to Boyne City – a cute town on the shores of Lake Charlevoix and home to the scrumptious Cafe Sante – the resort has a new rental bike fleet from Latitude…