RECREATION CALENDAR

Backpacking/ Hiking/Orienteering

Oct. 21: Iller Creek Conservation Area hike, starts at noon led by Spokane Mountaineers to show benefits of Spokane County Conservation Futures program. For directions and details, contact Jeff Lambert, (509) 999-5100.

Oct. 28: Slavin Conservation Area hike, starts at noon led by Spokane Mountaineers to show benefits of Spokane County Conservation Futures program. For directions and details, contact Jeff Lambert, (509) 999-5100.

Basketball

Sign up: Zag Shooting Academy for boys and girls in grades 3-8. Camp runs in five-week sessions at Gonzaga University’s Martin Centre. First session begins Nov. 4. Info: 323-4218 or visit www.gonzagabasketballcamps.com.

Handball

Nov. 2-4: Lilac Handball Tournament at Spokane Athletic Club. Cost: $30-$60, depending on division. Info: Jerod Crowley, 459-4571 ext. 502.

Running/Walking

Nov. 4: Bloomsday Road Runners Club Qualchan Steeplechase 10-kilometer cross country run, 10 a.m. Meet at High Drive at Manito Blvd. Cost: $4, $3 for BRRC members. Info: Jeff, 448-2616.

Sailing

Sign up: Three-session sailing clinic offered by North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits. Clinic runs 9 a.m.-noon on Oct. 20, 27 and Nov. 3 on NIC’s Yap-Keehn-Um Beach on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Cost: $195. Info: (208) 769-7809.

Continuing events

Hiking/Climbing

Corbin Hikers: Sponsored by Corbin Senior Activity Center, hike each Thursday at 8 a.m.; locations vary. Info: 327-1584.

Hobnailers Hiking Club: Weekly hikes at a variety of places in the Inland Northwest. Info: 534-1100.

Basketball

Skills camp: Spokane Stars Skills Camp for girls at University High School. Camps run through February. Info: 499-1112.

Billiards

Center Stage: Free 8-ball and 9-ball tournaments, Wednesday nights at 7 at Center Stage, 1017 W. First Ave. Info: Jeff, 747-8243, ext. 2.

Cycling

Spokane Bicycle Club rides offered daily throughout week. Info: Sally Phillips, 448-6271 or Steve Sauser, 922-7249. For more information, go to www.spokanebicycleclub.org.