Snowdrifters' benefit ride helps response unit, search & rescue
The Lewis-Clark Snowdrifters annual Benefit Poker Run drew more than 300 riders to Craig Mountain last weekend.
The ride, which was scheduled contingent on the mountain getting more snow, got a break from the weather with a foot of fresh snow providing good trail conditions, according to organizers.
The riders' donations yielded $900 apiece for the Winchester Quick Response Unit and the Lewis County Search and Rescue team.
Local businesses supplied more than 100 prizes for riders who joined the event. The top winners included:
1. Kyra Hartwig of Lewiston 2. Bob Skelton of Lewiston. 3. David Osburn of Lewiston. 4. Mark Osburn of Lewiston 5. Mike Hines of Lewiston. 6. Perry Stipe of Lewiston. 7. Joyce Wallace of Lewiston. 8. Robert Brannan of Craigmont. 9. Jim Hight of Lewiston. 10. Darci Witt of Lewiston.
Flycasters' Tie & Lie' event set for Saturday
The Kelly Creek Flycasters will sponsor its annual "Tie and Lie Day" Saturday at Lewiston.
Club members and others interested in flyfishing are welcome to attend the session from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lions Club at 205 Eighth Ave.
Club president Bob Clark said the event will feature videos and tips about fly tying and fly casting. The club will provide free coffee and donuts.
Clearwater's North Fork had hot fishing
The Clearwater River's North Fork at Ahsahka offered red hot steelhead fishing during the past week, according to Idaho Fish and Game Department surveys of anglers.
The agency checked 63 anglers who spent 155 hours to land 27 fish, an average of six hours a fish. The fishermen kept only five of the fish they caught.
Along the lower Clearwater, from Orofino to Lewiston, 19 anglers spent 54 hours to land five fish for an average of 11 hours a fish. They kept all five.
Craig Mountain night ride is Saturday
The Lewis-Clark Snowdrifters will sponsor a night ride Saturday on Craig Mountain.
The ride will begin at Forest at 4:30 p.m. Riders will return to the Craig Mountain Resort for a stew dinner.
Those interested may contact Kerry Anderson.
Alaska Panhandle sailing trip featured
Cameron Hinman of Lewiston will offer a documentary travelogue about a sailing trip through the Inland Passage to the Alaska Panhandle Monday evening.
The program, which is free, will begin at 7 in the Tri-State Hospital Community Room.
Hinman is a retired orthopedic surgeon. More information is available from the hospital.
Montana trail-grooming under review
KALISPELL, Mont. Snowmobile trails groomed under a state parks program are being reviewed for their environmental impacts, but few changes in the trail system are expected in northwestern Montana.
An idea to create a major new snowmobile loop around 34-mile-long Hungry Horse Reservoir has not taken shape. The Flathead National Forest has received a flurry of protests against such a trail.
Any new trails on national forests must undergo a more detailed Forest Service environmental review, and the Hungry Horse proposal had been especially sensitive because of elk winter ranges potentially affected, notably along the southeast end of the reservoir.
Meanwhile, all existing snowmobile trails must be reviewed by the state and found environmentally acceptable by Nov. 18, or they will no longer be eligible for grooming money, said a regional parks official.
An environmental impact study of the entire state snowmobile program two years ago required that all trails already in use be reviewed separately