Walleye challenge lures 300
Nearly the entire Columbia River, from Grand Coulee Dam to the Canadian border, will be open to competitors in the Two Rivers Walleye Championship Saturday and Sunday based out of Two Rivers RV Park.
A limit of 150 two-person teams is paying $285 apiece for a chance to win the $10,000 first prize.
The teams, which start competing at 6:30 a.m. each day, also are vying for $6,000 for second place and up to $5,000 for each day’s big fish.
The tournament is produced as a benefit for Spokane Walleye Club fisheries projects. Sponsors include Two Rivers Casino, White’s Outdoor and Lund-Marks Marine.
“This is the richest tournament in the Northwest,” said White’s Outdoor spokesman Alan Roberts.
Following the afternoon weigh-in, the walleyes will be released back into Lake Roosevelt.
McManus benefits SCI
“The Best of Pat McManus,” a one-actor performance by Tim Behrens, will be performed Sept. 22 as a benefit for Safari Club International’s Inland Empire Chapter.
McManus, the Spokane author of the humorous outdoor stories that inspired the production, will be at the dinner performance at Center Stage Dinner Theater, 10017 W. First Ave. Cost: $50 for dinner and program. Advance tickets required. Contact Michell Flugel, 921-0810.
Dine for ducks
Ducks Unlimited, an international conservation group dedicated to improving wetland habitat for waterfowl, has scheduled a fund-raising banquet sponsored by the local chapter in Coeur d’Alene on Sept. 23 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Info: Lance Woodall, (208) 772-6460.
Seminars scheduled
Area sportsmen’s groups and retailers have scheduled seminars of interest to hunters. Among them:
•Muzzleloading basics, Friday and Saturday, factory reps available in afternoons at The General Store, 2424 N. Division.
•GPS Seminar, Monday and Tuesday 6 p.m.-8 p.m., two-part course at Sportsman’s Warehouse, at the Spokane Valley Mall.
•Outdoor survival skills, Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-noon, at Sportsman’s Warehouse.
•Late-season whitetail tactics, Oct. 13, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Sportsman’s Warehouse.
Free camping Saturday
To celebrate “Public Lands Day,” the Clearwater and some other national forests are offering free camping Saturday at established Forest Service campgrounds.
Construction at Roosevelt
Several Lake Roosevelt sites — Bradbury Beach, Daisy, Cloverleaf and Gifford — will be temporarily closed for repaving starting Sept. 27. For dates and details, call (509) 738-6266.