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ONTARIO — Spectators won’t get to see sprint boat races near the Ontario municipal airport in May, as there has been a change of plans. However, when the two-day events
ONTARIO — The former Ontario Municipal Golf Course will be turned into a speedway in 2022.
DIAMOND LAKE RESORT, Ore. — The third round of a national snow bike race series began today at Diamond Lake Resort. The race director, Ron Dillon, says there are about 50 participants in the races. The races include a mix of snow bikes, snow mobiles and 4-wheelers. He says the race has the most spectators in event history, with 500 tickets sold. “People are so tired of being cooped up, they’re just dying for something to do. I think there’s people here who couldn’t care less about snow bikes or 4-wheelers, they just want to get out and do something,” said Dillon.
Area residents will get the chance to watch the races in Alpine on January 16. In Star Valley, winter sports – the faster the better – mean adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding fun for anyone riding a machine with a throttle, skis and a track. Riders can be seen or heard in a blur through fields or catching air in the backcountry. But come January 16, at Alpine, there will be a unique “first” for what many locals traditionally call “sleds.” Note to visitors: calling them snowmobiles is a dead giveaway you’re renting for groomed trails at Old Faithful. At about 11 a.m. on that Satu...
COVID changed everything Phil and Gay Courter were quarantined on a Texas Air Force base after being flown by military cargo plane along with cruise ship passengers. This photo is taken from the plane. Photo courtesy of Phil Courter Get more from the Citrus County Chronicle âThis is like a luxury prison.â â Philip Courter, Crystal River resident who, along with his wife, Gay, was among the passengers and crew of the Diamond Princess docked near Tokyo under quarantine in their cabins after a passenger tested positive for the dea...