2:33 am
September 6 is the Great Northwest Fall Bike Tour, a 15, 30, 50 or 85-mile ride on (paved) country roads around Newport. The ride begins at Newport City Park and includes aid stations and a meal at the finish.
Register online or at the event. For more information, check out the Great Northwest Fall Bike Tour website.
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6:55 pm
Mark Fenton, host of the PBS show America’s Walking, is coming to Spokane. We love this guy. He’s an entertaining speaker full of fresh ideas — and examples from around the country — for making our city increasingly pedestrian-friendly. Do not miss this.
If you can’t wait ’till September 29th to learn more about Fenton’s ideas, we’ve got you covered. Check his interview with OTM in the September issue.
9:08 pm
Fresh Abundance has closed its Spokane Valley store due to zoning problems, according to the Spokesman-Review. When she sought to expand the building, owner Eden BrightSpirit Hendrix was informed the property is not zoned for the store — although the location has housed a store for over fifty years, according to Hendrix.
Hendrix has plans to move the store and adjacent farm, but OTM wonders: if they can change zoning for a big box store why can’t they do it for local farm and organic grocery?
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8:56 pm
The Fat Tire Trail Riders Club will be building intermediate-level wood features for the Beacon Hill skills park this week. Help ‘em out!
Wed. August 26, 10AM – 2PM
Saturday August 29, 8AM – 1PM
Sunday August 30, 1PM- 6PM
Meet at the Skills Park in Camp Sekani.
Bring work gloves and tools (shovel, Hammer/small sledge, post hole digger, chainsaw) if you have them. Drinks/snacks will be provided.
11:57 pm
As evidenced by the photos below, if you missed UClimb in Post Falls this weekend, you missed some great climbing on a gorgeous day with some seriously smiley people. Stay tuned for more awesome opportunities – and take advantage of (at least) one!
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9:55 pm
This weekend is the Mountain Gear-sponsored UClimb event at Q’uemlin Riverside Park. Learn to climb in a comfortable small-group setting with other amateur climbers. Professional instructors will guide you through the basics of climbing, safety and conservation.
For more information including pricing (various packages are available), call Mountain Gear at (509) 325-9000 or click here.
10:11 pm
The Spokesman-Review has posted a video chronicling 60-year-old Spokane mountaineer Kay LeClaire’s climb up Mount Everest. She is the second oldest American woman to have reached the summit, and in doing so, she completed the seven summits. Check it out!
9:04 pm
OTM publisher Jon Snyder took the District 2 lead yesterday in primary elections for Spokane City Council. He will compete against runner-up Mike Allen in the November 4th general elections.
Check out complete election results from the Spokesman-Review, plus the story and a sweet photo of Snyder with supporters at his election-day party.
Click here to visit Snyder’s campaign website.
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6:43 pm
As part of the nationwide Adopt-A-Crag Day, North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits is hosting an Adopt-A-Crag climbing crag cleanup Saturday, Aug. 29 at Q’emiln Riverside Park in Post Falls.
Cleanup begins at 8 a.m. Volunteers will receive free food and giveaways from location recreational outfitters in the afternoon. Volunteers will help refurbish trails, dispose of trash, remove graffiti and perform other light duties.
For more information or to sign up, call Jon Totten at (208) 769-7809.
6:36 pm
Find out what local experts think about the state of, and future of, Eastern Washington’s environmental laws.
In a forum presented by the Spokane County Democrats, the Center for Justice and Gonzaga Law School, presenters will share their ideas on how to improve current policies. The event is from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on August 24th at the Barbieri Courtroom on the Gonzaga Campus. (Click here for a campus map.) Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
