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Sturgeon Season Extended In Columbia River

Submitted by Jilian Winterfeld, KXLY 920 Associate Editor
Monday, June 27th, 2011, 6:00am
Sturgeon Season Extended In Columbia River

Anglers will get additional days to retain white sturgeon in the Columbia River estuary and in the Bonneville Pool. Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon, in a joint state meeting Thursday, announced those decisions after assessing catch data for both fisheries.

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Summer Workshop for Jazz Singers!

Submitted by Judy Schmitz, Community Events
Friday, June 24th, 2011, 12:01pm
Summer Workshop for Jazz Singers!

The RBMC Jazz & RBMC Music Studio (Rachel Bade-McMurphy & Brendan McMurphy) presents the first annual summer workshop.  The workshops are open to all ages with a focus on high school, college students and adults.  The six week curriculum will consist of 4 to 6 individually scheduled personal coaching sessions with award -winning jazz vocalist Rachel Bade-McMurphy, 2 group masterclasses working with other singers and musicians where you'll work in depth on jazz style, delivery, communication, form, historical topics and more.  You'll also have a dress rehearsal wi

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Photo Essay: Summer Parkways (Comstock & Manito Neighborhood)

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011, 10:03pm
Photo Essay: Summer Parkways (Comstock & Manito Neighborhood)

Residents took over South Hill streets Wednesday evening to promote pedestrian friendly activities and fitness. Children on bicycles shouted behind you to say "on your right", when in all actuality, they were on your left. They proudly dinged their tricycle bells with the kind of empowerment that only a grassroots event, like Summer Parkways, could instill. I spent my Wednesday evening making my way between bicyclists and other walkers (like me), through the course. Here are some visual highlights of the evening.

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Learn More About Your Water Bills Next Week

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011, 11:14am
Learn More About Your Water Bills Next Week

There could be potential changes to your water bill this year, so Councilman Richard Rush will be giving a presentation on the water rate restructure on June 28th. From 7 to 8 p.m. at the Southside Senior Center in the Washington Trust Room, you can learn about the changes. Rush explains more at his blog. 

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Geese Study

Submitted by Jilian Winterfeld, KXLY 920 Associate Editor
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011, 6:00am
Geese Study

Washington Fish and Wildlife biologists and volunteers are putting leg bands on a thousand Canada geese to study population trends in Eastern Washington.

Waterfowl specialist Mikal Moore says they're trying to understand why nesting is declining in rural areas while complaints about urban geese have been rising.

The banding project began this week and continues through next Tuesday. Geese are currently easy to catch because they are molting and unable to fly.

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Kick-Off Summer With A Free Visit To A National Park!

Submitted by Jilian Winterfeld, KXLY 920 Associate Editor
Monday, June 13th, 2011, 9:06am
Kick-Off Summer With A Free Visit To A National Park!

Start summer with a free visit to a national park! 

The National Park Service is waiving all entrance fees on June 21 – the first day of summer.

Additional fee free days in 2011 are National Public Lands Day (Saturday, September 24) and Veterans Day weekend (November 11-13).

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Washington Leads For Bicycle Friendly America

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011, 11:52am
Washington Leads For Bicycle Friendly America

The state of Washington leads the way for Bicycle Friendly America. For the past four years it has ranked number 1 with high grades in legislation, policies and programs, infrastructure, education and encouragement as decided by the League of American Bicyclists. 

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