Recreation calendar
Baseball/Softball
May 13: Hackin’ Hoops at Mt. Spokane High School. Second-grade through high school divisions. Registration deadline May 8. Fees: $75 per team. Info: 238-6184.
April 29: Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition for ages 7-14, 11 a.m. at the Pullman City Playfields. Info: (509) 338-3227.
Sign up: Spokane Sliders 14U softball tryout. Info: Tom Campbell, 244-1726.
Basketball
May 13-14: 3-on-3 tournament at The Warehouse, 800 N. Hamilton. Youth and adult divisions. Fees: $80 per team. Info: Katie Schuver, 484-2670, or www.warehouseathletics.com.
Canoeing/Kayaking
April 29: Kayak & Klink’s, a kayaking trip and dinner at Klink’s on the Lake, 2:30-6:30 p.m. Presented by Spokane Parks & Recreation Outdoor Program. Registration deadline April 21. Fees: $39. Info: 625-6200.
Climbing
April 21-22: Palouse Climbing Festival on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow. Includes bouldering clinic and presentation by Ivan Green, as well as a climbing competition. Info: (208) 885-6810, or www.campusrec.uidaho.edu/Outdoor.
April 25: Free slide presentation by Mount Rainier head climbing ranger Mike Gauthier, 7:30 p.m. at Mountain Gear, 2002 N. Division. Info: 325-9000.
April 28: Free outdoor filming of Dynasty, a kayaking film by Young Gun Productions, 7 p.m. at Mountain Gear, 2002 N. Division. Info: 325-9000.
May 1: Free women’s climbing night, 7 at REI, 1125 N. Monroe. Info: 328-9900.
Cycling
June 3: Tour d’Alene family bike tour, starting in Plummer. Proceeds benefit the Shawn Higgins Memorial Fund; fundraising required for participation. Five-, 30- and 67-mile courses available. Fees: $19 adults, plus minimum $56 fundraising; $1 children, plus $19 minimum fundraising. Info: Ted Duncan, 624-7478, or Tami Gregory, 535-2961.
Fishing/Hunting
May 26-28: Great Elk Tour stops at Sportsman’s Warehouse, presented by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Info: Mark Armstrong, (406) 523-3431.
Multievent sports
April 29: Silver Valley Leadman Triathlon at Silver Mountain Resort. Ski/bike/run format. Info: (800) 204-6428.
Nature
May 6: Nature photography workshop with Spokane photographer Rich Leon, 9 a.m. to noon at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge near Cheney. Donations requested. Info: Bob Quinn, 359-7050.
May 12-13: Kootenai Field Days 2006 at the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. Events include Weed Awareness Day, From Contact to Present, Kootenai River Paddle and American Mountain Men Spring Encampment on the Kootenai. Info: Steve Grourke, (208) 676-8176, or sgrourke@tnc.org.
May 13: Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge community work party, 9 a.m. to noon at the refuge. Work clothes and equipment for planting required. Info: Charmaine Gural, 235-2760.
Rodeo
May 26-28: Coulee City Last Stand Rodeo at the Coulee City Rodeo Arena. Info: Pete Thiry, (509) 632-5697.
Rowing
Sign up: Spokane River Rowing Association beginning rowing lessons, ages 15 and older. Fees: $80 per session. Info: www.spokanerowing.org.