Rails to Resort: Sandpoint

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SANDPOINT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

(208) 263-3613

9/2/2010

PRESS RELEASE


Rails To Resort (Schweitzer Hill Climb)
The fall Rails to Resort Race (Schweitzer Hill Climb) is brought to you by Sandpoint Sports and Sports Plus.  It will be held on Satruday September 18, 2010.  This race gives you three division for you to choose from, Roady, Mt. bike on Road, and Dirt.  Pre-Register by Sept. 10 for $20 to guarantee you get a t-shirt, after Sept 10, it is $25 and no guarantee on a shirt.  If you competed in the spring Rails to Resort, you get a discount of $10 on your racer fees.  Registration and Pre-registration check in willb e from 9:30-10:30am at the Red Barn parking lot.  10:45-11:00am is the Racer's Meeting.  Race starts at 11am!  For more information contact Sandpoint Sports (you can download the registration form online. Sandpoint Sports - 265-6163

To go to Sandpoint Parks & Recreation Sports now, click here.

Fall Reading programs start at library Sept. 21

COEUR d’ALENE – Fall Reading programs in the Seagraves Children’s Library of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., begin Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Programs are free and no registration is required. Each session includes age-appropriate stories, songs, poems, crafts and other activities. The schedule is:

¢ Book Babies Lapsit: For children ages newborn to 2 accompanied by a parent or caregiver, Tuesdays 10:15-10:45 a.m. and Fridays 10:30-11 a.m.

¢ Tales for Twos and Threes: For ages 2-3, Tuesdays, 11-11:30 a.m.

¢ Preschool Storytime: For ages 3-5, Wednesdays, 10:30-11 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m.

¢ LEGO Club: Thursday, 4-5 p.m. Free building time for ages 5-10 with our giant tubs of LEGOs.

The library will be closed until 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, for staff in-service training and there will be no reading programs that day.

Children under 6 visiting the library need to be supervised by an adult or a person who is at least 14 even during programs. Children ages 6-9 should be accompanied by someone who is at least 14 who will remain in the building.

Anyone who needs accommodation to participate in a library program is asked to contact the staff prior to the activity by calling 208/769-2315. More news and information about the library is available online at cdalibrary.org. News about the library and other city departments is also available on the City of Coeur d’Alene news blog: cdacity.blogspot.com.

Half a Marathon in Sandpoint

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:

SANDPOINT PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT

(208) 263-3613

9/3/2010

PRESS RELEASE

The Scenic Half
This is the second year for the Scenic Half.  You can choose to run a 1/2 marathon, 10K, or 5k.  This great event will be held on Sunday September 19th.  Pre and Post race activities will be held at City Beach.  Early registration ended on September 1, but you can still register.  Contact the Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce for more information at 231 N Third Ave, Sandpoint - 263-2161 or on the web here.