UPDATED with details about memorial service. OUTDOOR WRITING -- Fenton S. Roskelley, who covered the outdoors for the Spokane Chronicle and The Spokesman-Review for 63 years, died today (Jan. 30) at the age of 96 with his family at his bedside, said his son, John…
BOATING -- Starting this year, you'll need a boater safety education card in your pocket if you're a state resident age 50 or younger and you plan to drive most powerboats in Washington. The Spokane National Boat Show, Feb. 1-9 at Spokane County Fair and…
WINTER SPORTS -- The Snowshoe Stampede at Schweitzer Mountain will be pedaling a new option on Saturday (Feb. 2). A snow bike division has been added to the event that welcomes all sorts of walkers, gabbers, goers -- and now, fat bikers! The event features…
WILDLIFE -- Bear with me on this.... The ability of computer generated animation to mix fantasy with reality is a bit alarming, but also quite humorous in the case of this creative Canadian ad for a clothes washing machine reveals.
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.