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    Sports and Outdoors
    The 19th annual Northwest Ice Fishing Tournament was held at Sidley Lake near Molson Saturday, Jan. 14. Despite being slightly knocked a kilter by a snowplow, this sign seems to say it all. See more photos below.
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    NW Ice Fishing Fest draws nearly 100 anglers...
    By Gary DeVon • January 18, 2023 1:30 am

    Marcolin and Vanslyke earn first places in their divisions

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    A family enjoying the Big Trees Trail at the USFS Lost Lake Campground during warmer weather.
Gary DeVon/File Photo
    Fee-free day on National Forests in observance of...
    By Gazette-Tribune • January 14, 2023 1:30 am

    Standard fees waived Monday, Jan. 16 for visitors to national forest and grassland day-use area

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    Flynn Glover, from Moses Lake, gets his trout weighed in at the 19th Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival held at Sidley Lake near Molson last Saturday, Jan. 14. His fish weighted 2 pounds, three ounces. Taking first place in this year’s competition in the Adult Division was Chris Marcolin. Douglas Vanslyke took first in the Youth Division. The event was sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce. Read more in this week’s issue of the Gazette-Tribune.
Gary DeVon/staff photo
    Angling for the Big Ones
    By Gazette-Tribune • January 13, 2023 1:00 pm
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    A scene from the 2021 NW Ice Fishing Festival at Sidley Lake in Molson. Whether you have an ice hut to sit in, a camp chair or a five-gallon bucket to sit on, the popular annual event sponsored by the Oroville Chamber of Commerce attracts anglers from all over the state to try and land a prize winning fish. Many use the festival to reconnect with relatives who remain in the Highlands or nearby Oroville.
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    Ice fishing festivals planned for Molson, Bonaparte
    By Gazette-Tribune • January 12, 2023 1:30 am

    Popular NCW Ice Fishing Festival this Saturday, Jan. 14, on Sidley Lake at Molson.

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    Fee-free day on in observance of Veterans Day Nov. 11
    Fee-free day on in observance of Veterans Day...
    By Gazette-Tribune • November 9, 2022 1:30 am

    Forest Service-managed day use areas are fee-free for everyone on Veterans Day

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One of the many amazing views from the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. The U.S. Forest Service has begun a 30-day comment period on omprehensive plan development and environmental analysis.
    Public comment open for Pacific NW National Scenic...
    By Gazette-Tribune • October 4, 2022 1:30 am

    Scoping period for development of PNW National Scenic Trail comprehensive plan open for public comment through Oct. 30.

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Inexperience didn’t slow Pacific Northwest Trail backpackers (l-r) Matt Marquardt, Brian Magelssen and Austin Wagoner, who made their way westward through Oroville from Glacier National Park on their way to the Olympic Peninsula in 2013.
    Forest Service seeks members for Pacific Northwest National...
    By Gazette-Tribune • September 2, 2022 1:30 am

    Council provides recommendations on administration and management of the Pacific Northwest Trail.

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The Colville Confederated Tribes will pay anglers $10 for every pike head turned in at a designated drop off location through their Northern Pike Reward Program.
    Anglers get rewarded for catching northern pike
    By Gazette-Tribune • March 15, 2022 1:30 am

    Help Lake Roosevelt Fishery and get paid $10 a head

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    Laura Knowlton/staff photo
Fresh powder and blue skies made perfect skiing conditions for the eager skiers who spent last weekend at Sitzmark Ski Area.
    Ski area opens for the first time in...
    By Laura Knowlton • January 27, 2022 1:30 am

    NORTH COUNTY — For the first time in three years, Sitzmark Ski Area opened the nostalgic ski hill up for business.

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    Hornets, 5-4 overall, in the hunt for their first league win
    Hornets, 5-4 overall, in the hunt for their...
    By Gary DeVon • January 11, 2022 1:30 am

    While the Oroville Hornet boys basketball team has an overall record of 5-4, it is still looking for its first league win

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    Hornets and Tigers compete in NCW Regional Championships...
    By Gazette-Tribune • May 15, 2021 1:30 am

    Cailee Denison brought home a first, Miguel Nunez a second at the NCW Regional Track Championships.

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    Illustration by Diana Weddle
Jack, the Nature Detective, learns about Loons in the fifth Highlands Wonders Podcast.
    Learn about the life and times of Washington’s...
    By Gazette-Tribune • March 15, 2021 1:30 am

    The Okanogan Highlands is a great place to view a most charismatic and endearing bird species.

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    DNR Closing Public Lands to Recreation Activities
    DNR Closing Public Lands to Recreation Activities
    By Gary DeVon • March 28, 2020 1:40 pm

    OLYMPIA – The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the closure of all DNR-managed lands to the public….

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