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• Annual Outdoor Writing Contest open to high schoolers

  October 9, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 It’s time for high schoolers to begin thinking about fame, fortune and the great outdoors. The Spokesman-Review is again joining the Outdoor Writers Association of America in sponsoring a contest …

• Salute from the writing contest judge

  December 26, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C11 Judging high-school writing contest entries isn’t easy. The following is an excerpt from an untitled poem submitted by Meagan Anderson, a sophomore at Ferris. While the entire entry did not …

• Writing contest: Better s’mores

  December 26, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C11 Kids reveal a lot of their family outdoor secrets and traditions in the stories they submit for the S-R’s youth outdoor writing contest. Here’s a family recipe for alternative s’mores …

• St. Michael’s student wins High School Outdoor Writing Contest

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 A story by Christine Koneazny, a senior at St. Michael’s Academy, has been judged the best of 191 entries to win The Spokesman-Review’s 2009 Outdoor Writing Contest for high school …

• Answering the call

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 I glare down at my walkie talkie. Not working. Again. I groan quietly, and move the compound bow in my hands as I shove the radio back into my pocket.

• Food for naught

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 Lurking in the shade, they grip onto branches of the great maple with their tiny brown talons, staring down upon passersby and sending a hungry vibe. They hunch down, pointing …

• Hang on

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 He looked down at the obstacle. The massive jump stared up at him from a hundred yards away. He stood, motionless. Thinking of a plan, a way out, an exit.

• Top of the world

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 Seen in books as a child stories unreal and fanaticizing