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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.

Updated 2 days ago

Moses Lake’s Ecthernkamp wins Pro-Am Bass Tourney

OTHELLO — The Bass Angler Magazine’s Vexus Pro-Am Bass Tournament at the Potholes Reservoir was held over the week…

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Fires, other activities restricted in wildlife areas

Fish and Wildlife has restricted fires and other activities on Fish and Wildlife managed lands east of the Cascade Mountains.

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Cabin-camping at Shady Pines Resort

This is the last part of time spent at Shady Pines Resort on Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 11 months ago
Conconully adventure refreshing

This is the first of a two-part series about camping at Lower Conconully Reservoir.

Updated 7 years, 12 months ago
Special hunt permit results online

The special hunt permit results are online, as this column last week noted the results would be out soon. The easiest way to check the results is to go to the Fish and Wildlife website.

Updated 7 years, 12 months ago
Still more hunting prep tips

This is the last in a series about preparing for hunting season.

Updated 8 years ago
Message from Fish and Wildlife

The following message was received from Fish and Wildlife Tuesday while checking for the special hunt permit results. We are still in the waiting game, but it …

Updated 8 years ago
More hunting preparation suggestions

Head to the shooting range

Updated 8 years ago
Results of special permit a waiting game

The deadline for submitting special hunt permit applications was midnight on May 23. Now we have a waiting game.

Updated 8 years ago
Preparing for hunting season

This is the first of a series about preparing for the hunting season.

Updated 8 years ago
Free Fishing this weekend

No more excuses. Make a lunch, pour the family into the vehicle and go fishing. No fishing license? No problem, at least on this Saturday and Sunday, June 9 an…

Updated 8 years ago
Mrs. Smith continued

Today we continue with the story about Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith.

Updated 8 years ago
MarDon Fresh News — June 1, 2018

The current water level on the Potholes Reservoir is 1044.26 feet a foot down from last week. The water temperature on the main Reservoir is at 75 degrees and …

Updated 8 years ago
Mrs. Smith shaped my world

Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith passed away on April 15. She was my high school English teacher.

Updated 8 years, 1 month ago
Hunting and conservation go hand in hand

We have been discussing the roll hunters play in conservation. Here are my final thoughts on the subject.

Updated 8 years, 1 month ago
DOS opens season at fairgrounds this weekend

This is the opening Weekend of Columbia Basin Dutch Oven Society. The group is having their opening weekend of Dutch oven season at the North Campground, behind the fair office, of the Grant County Fairgrounds. The…