SkyRidge sets tourney
SkyRidge Golf Course (7015) hosts its Winter Time Open Three-Person Scramble on Saturday, Jan. 21. The date was pushed back from its original date of Jan. 14.
The tourney starts at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $90 per team, with a 24-team maximum. Fee includes range balls, two KPs, food and more. Power carts are $12 per seat and option honey pots are $60 per team.
Call 683-3673 for more information or to register.
Elks’ Hoop Shoot set
The annual Sequim Elks Hoop Shoot is set for 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at the Sequim Boys &Girls Club, 400 W. Fir St.
Open to boys and girls of ages 8-13, the event is a local free throw shooting competition where top participants advance to the district meet on Jan. 28.
Sign up beforehand at the Boys &Girls Club or the day of the event.
The Cedars’ Polar Bear Championship on tap
The Cedars at Dungeness hosts the 24th-annual Polar Bear Championship golf tournament Jan. 27-29. The tourney features 36-hole individual stroke play with one professional and three amateur divisions.
Cost is $160 per person and pays for three rounds of golf (including a Jan. 27 practice round), range balls on Jan. 28 and 29, tee prize, green fees, dinner on Jan. 28, lunch on Jan. 29 and more. Professionals and amateurs with a USGA index of 27.0 or lower are eligible.
The Cedars is at 1965 Woodcock Road.
Register by Jan. 23. Call 683-6344 ext. 1 to register or for more information.
Avalanche expert to speak in Port Angeles
Enjoy an evening with avalanche researcher Ian McCammon, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Red Lion Hotel, 221 N. Lincoln St. in Port Angeles. There is a suggested $10 donation. He will be presenting information on heuristic traps in recreational avalanche accidents.
McCammon has worked as an engineer in a variety of fields and holds degrees in physics, materials science and mechanical engineering. He also has guided and taught as a field instructor in mountaineering, winter and whitewater expedition settings. His avalanche research has focused on safety education, fracture mechanics and the human factor. He has collaborated with international researchers and is the author of two avalanche books.
All proceeds from this event go to the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.
