Announcing SLIP‘s 4th and final event in the 2010 Green Business Networking Luncheon Series ! Event Date: Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, 11:30 AM – 1:15 PM Energy efficiency and resource conservation are top of mind these days for commercial property owners and tenants alike. Come hear how Unico Properties does it, and share ideas with
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Goings on at the Faith and Environment Network Climate Change: Local Impact and Response Tuesday, November 2 at 6:30pm St. Aloysius Parish Center- 330 E Boone Ave Panelists: -Amanda Parrish and Joe Cannon discuss The Land’s Council’s Beaver Solution, a natural way of storing spring runoff water for the dry season. -Juliet Sinisterra, General Manager
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Itching to get up to the mountain? Dreaming of first tracks? Yeah, so are we. In between praying for powder and inventing a snow dance, check out these two ski and snowboard film premiers. Spread the Shred Video Premiers will take over the Garland Theatre for its second year on November 6th. Five bucks will
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Many cyclists do not attempt riding through the Spokane winter. If you conjure up thoughts of winters’ past where we had six-foot snowdrifts and ice storms shutting down our city, then it’s easy to accept the idea that our cycling season is only nine months long. But think through the actual day-by-day weather conditions of
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Whereas most outdoor enthusiasts in the Spokane area know about the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, they may not know that from November to February the park is free. Normally the park requires an entrance fee, but in the cold winter months, outside of the major wildlife migration patterns, the Turnbull Refuge can be enjoyed for
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Everyone knows there’s no such thing as free lunch, but if you live in the Inland Northwest there is such a thing as almost-free skiing if you’re a 5th-grader. The five ski resorts that make up Ski The Northwest Rockies offer the 5th Grade Ski Free Passport. The 5th Grade Passport was actually a major
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Running Dry: A Journey From Source To Sea Down The Colorado River Jonathan Waterman National Geographic, 2010, 305 pages Many of us know Jonathan Waterman as the kayaker who paddles around in arctic waters. In Running Dry Waterman takes on a different kind of journey down his local stream, the Colorado River. From the headwaters
Parents worry about their kids. So when Andy Mahre told his parents he wanted to become a professional freestyle skier, they were concerned to say the least. The Washington native grew up in Yakima and was practically raised on the slopes at White Pass. He comes from an illustrious family of skiers—his father went on
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My wife, Amy, suggested I write about sleep because she thinks I am sleep deprived. While she “needs” eight hours of sleep, I get by with less and awaken before the newspaper is delivered, which she finds crazy. To some degree, the amount of sleep we need varies, based upon our age and sex. And
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