In brief: Deadline approaching for high school outdoors writing contest
OUTDOOR WRITING – Nov. 11 is the deadline for entries in The Spokesman-Review’s 31st annual High School Outdoor Writing Contest.
The 2016 S-R contest is open to high school students from the newspaper’s circulation area.
Entries must be on the general topic of “outdoors.” This includes subjects such as hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, boating, nature and conservation. Any literary style – including humor, fiction, letters or poetry – is acceptable.
Other contest rules:
- Contestants must be in grades 9-12 and from the newspaper circulation area in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
- Stories must be original and may be no longer than 1,000 words.
- Include the writer’s name, school, grade, home address and telephone.
- Stories must be typed and received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 11.
- One entry per student.
Email entries (preferred) to richl@spokesman.com. Receipt of all email entries will be acknowledged.
Entries also can be mailed or delivered to Youth Outdoor Writing Contest, Sports Department, The Spokesman-Review, 999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201.
Newspaper staff will pick the best entries and award one $50 first-place prize and at least two $30 runner-up prizes.
WFWC meeting this weekend
FISHING – Proposals for changes to sportfishing rules will be among the topics discussed during the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting on Friday and Saturday in Olympia.
The topics include land transactions, periodic review for several species of wildlife, Puget Sound recreational fisheries enhancement, quality deer management and others.
Tower Fire Roads Open
ROADS – Colville National Forest announced that all but two temporary road closures on the CNF side of 2015 Tower Fire (west of Pyramid Pass and Pelke Divide) have been lifted and the roads are now open to public use.
South Baldy remains closed due to unmitigated hazards from the fire or unstable road conditions, and a portion of Cee Cee Ah Road remains closed due to a slope failure.
Winter road conditions are now in effect and due to the large amounts of rain over the past few weeks, CNF officials are encouraging forest visitors to think twice about driving up muddy or soft roads. Resource damage, soft shoulders and the possibility of becoming stuck is very real on these narrow roads. Slow speeds and extra caution on blind corners is highly advised.
Maps and specific descriptions of the closed areas can be viewed by visiting a Forest Service office, or online at the Colville National Forest website.