Out & About

OUTFIELD

Colorful lakes are health risk

Hot summer weather brings the risk of toxic blue-green algae in some of the region’s lakes.

The tainted water can make children and adults sick, and even kill pets and livestock.

The Washington Department of Ecology has a new online database to help people determine if algae blooms have been reported.

A blue-green algae bloom often looks like green paint in the water or floating on the surface.

Avoid contact with algae blooms and bathe after contact with lake water. Call county health departments if an algae bloom is suspected.

On the Net: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/ toxicalgae/InternetDefault.aspx

OUTSEE

Enviro film fest

What: Patagonia Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival.

When: Aug. 15-17.

Where: Magic Lantern Theatres, 25 W. Main.

Details: 18 films ranging from 2 to 57 minutes cover topics such as “Flight of the Monarch Butterfly,” “For the Price of a Cup of Coffee,” and “Antarctica…the end?” Proceeds benefit The Lands Council.

Cost: $15 adults or $8 youth per day, or $30 festival pass.

Info: (509) 838-4912; www.landscouncil.org/events .

OUTDATED

Ice Age flood fest

Celebrate the cataclysmic events that shaped our landscape during the Ice Age Flood Fest Tuesday-Sunday at Sun Lakes State Park south of Coulee City.

Educational activities include a Perseid meteor shower party Thursday evening, medicinal plant walk on Friday and a Dry Falls canoe tour on Saturday.

Info on sign-up for special programs, (509) 632-5214.

OUTCYCLE

Girls go TransAm

Katie and Emily Querna, sisters raised in Spokane, will present a free program on their bike tour across the United Sates on Thursday, 7 p.m., at REI.

OUTLOOK

Best fishing times

Lunar tables from the U.S. Naval Observatory. Be fishing at least one hour before and one hour after peak times.

Through Aug. 17

Today

8:30 p.m., 8:55 a.m.

Monday

9:20 p.m., 9:45 a.m.

Tuesday

10:15 p.m., 10:40 a.m.

Wednesday

11:05 p.m., 11:30 a.m.

Thursday

11:55 p.m. –

Friday

– 12:15 a.m.

Saturday

12:40 a.m., 1 p.m.

Next Sunday

1:25 a.m., 1:45 p.m.

See the Hunting-Fishing Report every Friday in Sports