RICHLAND -- The Richland Rod & Gun Club will have its October meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the city of Richland maintenance facility, exit 3 from Interstate 182 to Queensgate Drive, across from Wal-Mart.
Speakers are 2008 quality trip winners Lyle Gilk and Bill Tanner.
Grant to speak to CCA Tri-Cities chapter
RICHLAND -- State Rep. Laura Grant, D-Walla Walla, is the guest speaker Thursday at the October meeting of the Coastal Conservation Association Tri-Cities chapter.
The meeting is 7 p.m. at O'Callahan's at the Shilo Inn, 50 Comstock Street, Richland.
Bryan Irwin, Pacific Northwest executive director for the nonprofit salmon and steelhead conservation group, also is expected to attend.
Blue Mountain Wildlife planS open house
PENDLETON -- Live music, lunch and photo opportunities with birds of prey are part of Blue Mountain Wildlife's annual open house and fundraiser Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Pendleton.
Visitors to the center will see and have an opportunity to have their pictures taken with hawks, owls, eagles and falcons; take a tour of the center and watch a falconry demonstration. A silent auction and drawing also will be offered, with a grand prize for a two-night (nonweekend) stay at Barking Mad Farm Country Bed and Breakfast in Enterprise.
All proceeds will support the Blue Mountain Wildlife's rehabilitation and education programs.
Blue Mountain Wildlife is a nonprofit organization that accepts native wildlife for rehabilitation and offers education programs using live, nonreleasable birds of prey throughout northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. For information call 541-278-0215.
Directions to the center from Interstate 84 at exit 209 are south onto Southgate/Highway 395, then six miles to a right turn off Highway 395 onto Arabian Drive, then left to 71046 Appaloosa Lane. For more information about the center, visit www.bluemountainwildlife.org.
Helmets recommended at some ski resorts
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Six months after actress Natasha Richardson died following a fall at the Mount Tremblant ski resort in Quebec, the company that operates the facility has announced helmet requirements at its North American resorts.
Vancouver-based Intrawest said Thursday it will recommend all skiers and snowboarders wear helmets when the ski season begins in a few weeks.
Richardson, the 45-year-old wife of actor Liam Neeson, died in March after falling during a ski lesson and suffering a head injury at Mount Tremblant.
Intrawest operates nine ski resorts at Winter Park, Copper Mountain, and Steamboat Ski & Resort in Colorado; Stratton in Vermont; Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia; Mountain Creek in New Jersey; Mount Tremblant in Quebec; Panorama Mountain near Invermere, British Columbia; and Whistler Blackcomb.
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Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society holds bird walk Saturday
Outdoors briefs: Audubon Society holds bird walk Saturday
RICHLAND -- The Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society (LCBAS) is holding its monthly bird walk on Bateman Island at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Meet at Wye Park above the causeway to Bateman Island. All are welcome. Beginning birders are encouraged to join the group. Expert birders, come provide expertise for those new to bird watching.
Bring binoculars and water and wear sturdy shoes.
Mount Bachelor uphill from 'Beer City USA'
Mount Bachelor uphill from 'Beer City USA'
MOUNT BACHELOR, Ore. -- For days on end, the sun had blazed in a clear winter sky and skiers had ridden the Summit Express chair to the tiptop of 9,065-foot Mount Bachelor, the highest lift-served elevation in Oregon and Washington.
It's a bit like riding to the top of Dr. Seuss' Mount Crumpet -- high and exposed, with stunning, jet-pilot views of Central Oregon's high desert, the Cascade Lakes and neighboring Cascade peaks.
The day I visited, the big storm came.
Outdoors briefs: 82 acres in Pierce County to be wildlife preserve
Outdoors briefs: 82 acres in Pierce County to be wildlife preserve
TACOMA -- An 82-acre peninsula in Pierce County has been purchased for protection as a wildlife preserve.
The Jacob's Point property on the south side of Anderson Island on Oro Bay had once been targeted for a Christian youth camp. The News Tribune reported that it now it will be protected as a wildlife habitat with limited public recreation.
The Anderson Island Park and Recreation District plans to develop a trail, a stop for kayaks and canoes, interpretive signs and viewpoints on the property.
Warren Miller bringing back thrill-seeking film
Warren Miller bringing back thrill-seeking film
For 62 years, Warren Miller's ski films have gotten snow skiers' adrenaline pumping.
There's always a new mountain to conquer somewhere on the planet, and Miller always knows where to find those crazy, thrill-seeking athletes to tackle the vertical slopes.
The latest Miller ski movie, Like There's No Tomorrow , does exactly that. And there's also plenty of hilarious wipeouts, silliness and zany banter between the skiers and snow boarders.
Trail maps use Colorado man's painted panoramas
Trail maps use Colorado man's painted panoramas
LOVELAND, Colo. -- If you've ever gone skiing at an unfamiliar resort without getting lost, chances are you have James Niehues to thank.
Niehues, 65, is the man behind the trail map. His hand-painted panoramas have been reproduced into millions of pocket-sized maps handed out by ski resorts in North America -- including White Pass in Washington -- Japan, Korea, China, New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Serbia.
"His trail maps are as much a part of the sport as snow," said Greg Ditrinco, executive editor of Ski Magazine.
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