Looking for a pre-Ironman challenge?  Or how about a reason to drag your friends out on the trail?  If you answered yes to either of these questions, then you might want to know about North Idaho College's seventh annual adventure race. 

The race, which is scheduled for Saturday, June 18th, incorporates paddling, trail running, mountain biking, special challenges and navigation trials.  NIC Outdoor Pursuits Coordinator, Jon Totten, says that specific details of the challenge will not be released until just before the race to ensure participants retain their

In most cases, when someone loses their home to fire, the world jumps in to help them and save the day. Recently Avista jumped in to save the day for a pair of homeless Osprey who lost their nest due to a pole fire that knocked the nest to the ground. Kootenai Environmental Alliance wrote how they first reported the issue with the osprey. They explain how this wasn't the first time the pair of birds lost their home.