LAST YEAR SKI SWAPS in the region saw anomalous success. The Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) Ski Swap had an estimated 30% increase in sales. Swaps at Mount Spokane and 49 Degrees North also set earning records. In this year’s teetering economy, event organizers were not sure what to expect. “We weren’t sure what was […]
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I recently got a questionnaire from a national advertiser wanting to know if our market was good for running. Of course I went off. This is an amazing town for running. If Eugene, OR is “Track City USA” could Spokane be “Cross Country City USA?” Maybe. Check out this event release from the Spokane Regional
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Help Protect The Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced its 2nd attempt at delisting the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains.
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Stuart blasts through in the Men’s B heat on a single-speed. // Photo Jon Snyder The Cyclocross race this Sunday at Farragut State Park in Idaho made for a nearly perfect November afternoon. OTM columnist John Speare hired Loren Dudley and his fifteen person-van with bike trailer allowing us to assemble a serious posse for
Back in August 2007 did a story on pro-hemp Idaho Republican. Tom Trail champions hemp as a great economic development tool for our region. In today’s USA Today there is a great piece about to North Dakota farmers sueing the government to be able to grow hemp. Check the great Quotes from the Dr. Bronner’s
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First off: vote if you haven’t already. Doesn’t matter if you are in red Idaho or blue Washington, if you don’t vote you forfeit your right to say “I told you so” for the next four years–no matter who wins. There are some really important local races too. If you care about the outdoors the
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If you’ve visited Sandpoint only during the summer, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. There’s a reason this town of nearly 7,000 souls on Lake Pend Oreille has received a swarm of national notice. Sunset magazine labeled it the number eight “dream town” in the west, calling it “a four season outdoorsy resort that’s
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We just received this info about an interesting author reading in Sandpoint on Thursday: In preparation for Pete Earley’s October 30th lecture, reading, and book signing at the Panida Theater on behalf of his book, CRAZY: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, the Sandpoint Library—in conjunction with NAMI Far North and the Bonner
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Our friends at www.TwinEagles.org sent us this alert about a cool new nature guide for kids: Greetings! Twin Eagles Wilderness School offers dynamic programs in nature awareness, cultural mentoring and earth living skills to people of all ages. As a part of our community, I wanted to let you know about a REALLY important book
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“The sight of Harrison Peak hovering above its namesake lake at the headwaters of the Pack River provides one of the loveliest backdrops in all of North Idaho,” according to Thad Laird. He ought to know since he wrote a Climber’s Guide to North Idaho and the Cabinet Wilderness. Make no mistake; Harrison Peak and
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