Run, fitness fair slated May 1
STEVENSON — A 9.3-mile run-walk, plus a fitness fair are scheduled May 1 at the Skamania County Fairgrounds.
The fourth annual Carson to Stevenson Ridge Trail Run will begin at 8 a.m. for walkers and 8:30 a.m. for runners at Wind River Middle School, 441 Hot Springs Ave., Carson. It finishes at the fairgrounds.
Shuttles will be available, put carpooling is encouraged. The entry fee is $20 including a T-shirt, $10 without the shirt and $8 for Columbia Gorge Running Club members.
For registration and course updates, go online to www.columbiagorgerunningclub.com or www.skamaniacountyparks.com.
A fitness fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the exhibit hall at the fairgrounds. Information on recreation classes plus fitness products and services will be available. Fitness specialists will be on hand.
For more information, call Jennifer Jackson at 509-427-3979 or e-mail to parks@co.skamania.wa.us.
Admission to the fair is free.
Boating safety classes to start
PORTLAND — The Fort Vancouver Power Squadron will offer boater-education classes in May and June.
Ninety-minute seminars at West Marine, 1176 N. Hayden Meadows Drive, will begin at 6:45 p.m. The seminars include anchoring and trailering on May 5, nautical charts and boat handling on May 12, and global positioning systems and sail trim on May 19. Those seminars cost $35 per individual or $40 per couple.
A day-long class entitled “Navigating the Northwest’’ will begin at 8 a.m. May 15 at Columbia Crossings Clubhouse, 12050 N. Jantzen Drive. The course will cost $60 per person or $100 a couple. Lunch is included.
A boating safety course will be offered at 7 p.m. Mondays in June at the Sea Scout Base, 7005 N.E. Marine Drive. The class will cost $30 for individuals and $35 for couples.
The squadron’s Web site is www.fvsps.org.
Klineline to be closed two days
Klineline Pond will be closed April 30 and May 1 to allow for a youth-only fishing event.
The second annual Hooked on Scouting event by the Boy Scouts of America is scheduled May 1. A portion of the pond at Salmon Creek Park will be netted off and trout planted for the event.
For more about the Hooked on Scouting event, visit the Boy Scouts Web site at www.cpcbsa.org/register. The event is limited to 700 youth.
Klineline Pond will reopen to the public on May 2.
