RECREATION CALENDAR

Backpacking/ Hiking/Orienteering

July 18: Backpackers Get Out More Tour, 7 p.m. at REI Spokane. For information contact Diane Nations, 328-9900 or dnation@rei.com.

Baseball/Softball

July 22-23: Men’s C and coed softball tournament in Coeur d’Alene. Entry deadline is July 17. Cost: $180. Info: Steve Anthony, 769-2249.

July 29-30: Men’s D softball tournament. Entry deadline is July 24. Cost: $180. Info: Steve Anthony, 769-2249.

Aug. 5-6: Idaho ASA coed softball tournament. Entry deadline is July 31. Cost: $200. Info: Steve Anthony, 769-2249.

Aug. 12-13: Men’s and women’s ASA Idaho state tournaments. Cost: $200. Info: Steve Anthony, 769-2249.

Basketball

July 29-30: Silver Hoops 3-on-3 tournament in Kellogg. Registration deadline is July 22. For information call (208) 784-0821.

Boating

July 18: America’s Boating Course for all types of boaters – power, sail, PWC, paddler, hunter, angler. Runs four consecutive Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $40 per person. Info: 328-6165.

Canoeing/Kayaking

July 20: Kayak camping, 7 p.m. at REI Spokane. This clinic will teach you the proper gear and technique for successful kayak camping. No cost. Info: 328-9900.

Various: “Learn How to Lake Kayak,” offered Thursdays from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17, 24, 31 and Sept. 7 on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Participants must know how to swim. Cost: $80. Info: (208) 769-7809.

Various: Women’s Lake Kayak Clinic, Wednesdays, Aug. 2, 9, 16 and 23, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Beach. Cost: $80. Info: (208) 769-7809.

Coaching

July 24-28: Soccer referee clinic, 6 to 9 p.m. at the Discovery School in Spokane. Cost: $25. Register with Area Referee Instructor Coordination by e-mailing him at MerleI@comcast.net.

Fishing/Hunting

July 15: Merwin Special Kids’ Day at Merwin Fish Hatchery east of Woodland, Wash. Rods, reels, tackle and T-shirts will be provided for the young fishers to use and keep. Info: 1-800-899-4421.

July 15: Beginners’ fly fishing crash course, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Silver Bow Fly Shop. The course is free. Info: Sean Visintainer, 924-9998.

Multievent sports

Aug. 5: Medical Lake Kiwanis 12th annual Mini Triathlon, 10 a.m. in Waterfront Park in Medical Lake. Registration deadline is July 24. Ages 15 and older. Cost: $45 for individuals, $85 for teams (three people). Info: 299-5478.

Nature

Aug. 5: Summer Bird Walk, 8 a.m. at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge. For information call Marian Frobe, 328-0621 or e-mail at rrfrobe@msn.com.

Running/Walking

July 16: Newman Lake 25K and 5K fun run, 6:30 a.m. Contact Tom, 924-3293 or Von, 954-3545 for information.

July 20: 28th Annual Cherry Pickers Trot and Pit Spit, 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Green Bluffs orchard. A cherry spitting contest will be followed by a 4-mile jog through Green Bluff’s orchard country. Cost: $2 per person and $5 per family. Info: 238-4709 or 238-2489.

July 29: Toaster Splash 5K cross country race at the Mulvania estate in Deer Park. The women’s race will begin at 9:15 a.m. and the men’s will start at 10. Cost: $5 without a T-shirt. Info: Michael Roe, 999-5309 or Ken Mulvania, 951-2665.

July 30: “The Original” Bare Buns Fun Run at Kaniksu Ranch Family Nudist Park in Loon Lake. Cost: $18. Info: 327-6833.

Aug. 5: Kalispell Pow Wow fun run, 9 a.m. at the Kalispell Tribal Pow Wow Grounds. Cost: $10 (includes T-shirt). Info: 445-1147, ext. 1246.

Various: Train for the Spokane half-marathon or 5-miler with Moms in Motion. Meets weekly for structured workouts. For information attend orientation Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. at REI Spokane. Info: www.momsinmotion.com or call 327-9143.

Skating

July 30: Centennial Trail skate marathon, 7:30 a.m. at Mirabeau Park in the Spokane Valley. Registration is available online at www.signmeup.com/53373. Entry forms are also available on the Centennial Trail, Fitness Fanatics and local sport stores.

Soccer

Aug. 5-6: Palouse Cup tournament. For boys and girls ages 10 to 17. Team registrations accepted until Aug. 1. Info: (208) 883-3401.

Swimming

Aug. 5: Twelfth Annual Long Bridge Swim at 9 a.m. in Sandpoint. For information go to www.sandpoint.org/longbridgeswim or call Eric, (208) 265-5412.

Sign up: Hayden Parks and Recreation is offering swim lessons for children ages 5 and older. Cost: $15 for Hayden residents and $20 for non-residents. There are two sessions of classes from which to choose, beginning either July 17 or July 31 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. or 9:30 to 10 a.m. Each session includes eight half-hour classes running Monday through Thursday for two consecutive weeks. Info and registration: Jennifer, 772-1011 or at office located in the old Hayden Lake Elementary School on the corner of Government Way and Hayden Avenue.