Rodeo queen tryouts
Tryouts for the 2024 Methow Valley Rodeo queen will be on Labor Day — Monday, Sept. 4 — at noon at the rodeo grounds on Twin Lakes Road. For more information, contact Amanda Hammer at (509) 264-3337.
Wildlife tracking course
On Sept. 23-24, join the Methow Conservancy for a two-day wildlife tracking course with expert tracker, naturalist and educator David Moskowitz. Space is limited. Sign up as soon as possible via the methowconservancy.org events page. Registration is $325; scholarships available.
DNR bans campfires
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has banned all campfires on lands it manages throughout its Northeast Region as hot, dry summer weather has increased wildfire danger in the area. DNR’s Northeast region, headquartered in Colville, manages more than 560,000 acres of state trust and conservation lands in Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Spokane counties, as well as the northern portion of Lincoln County.
Fire dangers are at very high or extreme levels across much of the six-county region, DNR said.
For people recreating throughout the region on DNR-managed lands, propane or butane camp stoves and backpacking stoves are still allowed.
Navy cyclists coming through
On Thursday, Aug. 24, 30 riders from the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1983 are coming through Winthrop on their way to their 40th reunion in Annapolis, Maryland. They plan to ride over 3,400 miles to see the country, enjoy the camaraderie of their classmates and raise money and awareness for veteran issues. According to a press release, the riders have raised more than $120,000 to date. The group will start the next leg of its ride from the Hotel Rio Vista on Friday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. and proceed east from there. For more information, visit www.navy-cycling.com.
