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Outdoors

What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.

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Ephrata Youth Fishing Derby Saturday

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Lions Club will host its annual Youth Fishing Derby from 6 to 8 a.m. this Saturday at Ping P…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Bear season opens a week from today

The fall black bear general season opens on Aug. 1, a week from today. The Game Management Units opening in the Columbia Basin are 133, 136, 139, 142, 248, 254…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Now is the time to prepare for the fall hunt

Let the hunts begin. Yes, the first hunt begins Aug. 1, eight days from now. This hunt is for black bear in several Game Management Units, including some in th…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

After the warmest day (so far) of 2014 warm water fisheries are producing improved action for anglers.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Use care when outside on hot days

OK, it's hot outside. The forecast is calling for the next 10 days is calling for five days topping out at 90 degrees or above and five days at 85 degrees or a…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
The epilogue

Epilogue: A concluding part added to a literary work.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I had heard that the sockeye fishing was already good in the Brewster Pool, so I talked my wife Eileen into getting up at 3 a.m. to give it a try.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Raffle ticket deadline July 15

The 2014 raffle permit hunt tickets are now on sale with a due date of next Tuesday, July 15. These tickets cannot be purchased on the Internet or over the pho…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

As we move into Mid-July summer daytime high temperatures are flirting with the century mark. These are the summer days when great life time memories are creat…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

Salmon fever is running rampant throughout Central Washington, as sockeye numbers continue to increase. Currently, over a half-million of them have past over B…

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Clay: Reflecting on 67 years of being alive

This is a two-part series about my life.

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fishing heats up for holiday weekend

Updated 11 years, 9 months ago
Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

Salmon fever is running rampant here in Central Washington.

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Kaysers share rare wildlife viewing opportunity

We have seen a few hummingbird nests in our lifetime, but mostly up in the mountains or in an area where there are pine trees. Never have we seen or heard of a…

Updated 11 years, 10 months ago
Fresh News from MarDon

The Perch Fishing off the dock is really hot right now.