'Cool Stuff'
9:35 am
Want to take a trip on the Spokane River with the Spokane River Forum? Read on:
Don’t miss your 2010 opportunities to raft or paddle all or part of the Spokane River. Due to low snow pack, we’re off to a quick start.
Saturday, May 22nd features a raft trip from Corbin Park, ID to Harvard Road in Spokane Valley. This reach has Class II (moderate) whitewater to add just a little splash to a pleasant spring time eco-tour on the river. (more…)
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10:42 am
Here’s a thank you for just visiting our site. Print out this coupon and use it at this weekend’s Mountain Gear/Huppins sale.
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10:10 am
Believe it or Silver Mt. is still getting good new snow. We just got in this press release:
Once again, Silver is the region’s last ski mountain to remain OPEN. Best of all, advance lift tickets for Silver Saturday are ONLY $19 while supplies last.
We’ve had 4″ of fresh snow this week and our grooming team will be working hard to lay down lots of their legendary corduroy. Saturday’s forecast calls for a high near 50 so it will be excellent spring skiing and riding! (more…)
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11:40 am
Image courtesy of Clean Air Lawn Care.
Did you know the City of Spokane has a great program to recognize sustainable business practices? It’s called the SMART program (Sustainable Management of Assets Resources and Technology). Businesses can be recognized in the following areas: Energy Efficiency, Pollution Prevention, Renewable Energy, Waste Reduction, Water Conservation, Green Building, and Transportation.
One of our OTM advertisers, Clean Air Lawn Care, was recently recognized. Here’s their press release:
Clean Air Lawn Care Recognized by City of Spokane’s SMART Business Program
Spokane, WA – Clean Air Lawn Care of Spokane has been awarded recognition by the City of Spokane’s SMART Business program at the participant level in Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Waste Reduction and Transportation. Clean Air Lawn Care was also recognized as an innovator for outstanding achievement in the categories of Renewable Energy, Green Building and Pollution Prevention.
Clean Air Lawn Care actively works with residential and commercial properties to reduce consumption of our resources and prevent excessive pollution all while remaining competitively priced. (more…)
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8:38 am
World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day – Spokane
Saturday – April 24, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Manito Park – Corner of 18th Ave. & Grand Blvd
World T’ai Chi & Qigong Day is global event celebrated in over 60 nations and thousands of cities. With the recognition of the health benefits of T’ai Chi and Qigong by many major health organizations, by “Time” magazine, and as publicized by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz, this ancient art is being embraced by more and more people around the world.
Spokane’s World Tai Chi Day event will be held at Manito Park @ 10:00am, Saturday, April 24th – Corner of 18th Ave. & Grand Boulevard. T’ai Chi groups from the Spokane and North Idaho areas will be practicing as one community. Everyone is welcome to join in this healing movement or just observe the beauty of it. (more…)
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5:33 am
Two local mountains have free skiing deals this week (check their websites for more details):
Here’s info from 49 Degrees North:
TOYOTA SKI FREE WEEK:
Open every day thru Sunday, April 4th.
A free lift ticket is required to ride the chair lift.
Chairs run from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
And from Lookout Pass Ski Area:
> We are Open Thursday thru Sunday with FREE LIFT TICKETS for everyone!
> Last day of the season will be April 4.
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> Thanks for a great season.
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7:58 am
Want to win? Just received this notice from Ski the Northwest Rockies:
With several weeks of skiing and snowboarding left in the 2010 season, area ski resorts are encouraging locals and visitors to “get out and get up” to the mountain this spring. Ski the NW Rockies is launching a “Get Out! Get Up!” video contest, encouraging skiers and snowboarders to shoot a short video showing their time at the mountain. Contestants have a chance to win a 2010-2011 season pass to all four mountain resorts (Silver, 49º North, Lookout Pass and Mt. Spokane). This four-mountain pass is not available to the public and is a great opportunity for area residents to get a collective pass. (more…)
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12:31 pm
Palisades, an organization working to take care of the Rimrock/Palisades/Indian Canyon area, is having its annual chili cook-off fundraiser.
For more information, visit palisadesnw.com or call 624-8384.
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6:03 am
You’re Invited to the Lands Council’s 15th Annual Dinner & Auction __________________________________________________
Join the Lands Council for an exciting evening of good friends, delicious food, fantastic live and silent auction items and, most importantly, supporting the preservation and revitalization of your Inland Northwest forests, water and wildlife.
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
The Lincoln Center
1316 N. Lincoln St., Downtown Spokane
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for silent auction and socializing Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Live auction at 7:45 p.m. Checkout opens at 9:00 p.m.
Reservation information and pricing: (Advanced purchase required)
$1000 Environmentalist Business Sponsor Table.
*Includes priority table placement, a full-page ad in the auction booklet, Environmentalist level recognition in the booklet, on-stage and in our newsletter, e-newsletter and website.
$600 Naturalist Business Sponsor Table.
*Includes space for a half-page ad in the auction booklet, Naturalist level recognition in the booklet, on-stage and in our newsletter, e-newsletter and website.
$400 General Table (with single payment).
$60 per individual guest.
(All tables seat 8 guests)
For more information, check out our website at http://landscouncil.org/events/auction.asp or contact Kristi at 509.209.2851 or kfountain@landscouncil.org
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11:57 am
By the end of this January, Bloomsday sign-ups were at 3,000 — triple what they were at that time last year. More than 7,300 elementary school children have already begun getting in shape by participating in a “Fit For Bloomsday…Fit For Life” training program at one of over 70 participating schools in the region.
The course will be the same as last year, but new “D-tag” timing will be used. Sign up online if you want to receive an email about a week before Bloomsday weekend letting you know your race number and the color of your starting group, and have the option to keep family and friends together in the same starting group.
Look forward to two new events—The Bloomsday-Hoopfest Team Championship and the Bloomsday Teen Challenge. The Teen Challenge will match teen runners from area middle schools and high schools to see which team can finish the race with the lowest total time.
Online registration for Bloomsday ’10 is open at www.bloomsdayrun.org, and printed entry brochures will soon be available at locations throughout the Inland Northwest. The on-time entry fee for Bloomsday is $15.00. Mailed entries must be postmarked by April 13 to avoid the late entry fee of $30.00. In addition, two local Sports Authority stores will be taking entry forms from now until the entry deadline of April 13.
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