Thank you dear readers for your patience while The North Palouse Washington e-Newcast was on hiatus the past couple of months. In addition to catching up with necessities, I enjoyed many memorable moments during the break that I'd like to share with you.
Camping and fishing, and most notably, the North Idaho Pike Association fishermen! Our family joined in the fun of the weigh-in of an annual pike fishing tournament at North Shore Campground, on Noxon Reservoir in western Sanders County, Montana.
The finale began with the deafening roar of high powered boats racing to shore. Throttling the motors expertly, their owners soon had the variety of colorful craft in the parking lot to drip dry while sweating anglers strained to carry bags heavy with big fish to waiting scales. Each pike would be slip into a large plastic laundry basket, dangling from the scales attached to a tripod.
Comparative quiet settled until those slippery lunkers and the large group of happy, competitive fishermen, put on quite a show! After the champions were declared, and live pike returned to reservoir waters, the tired anglers shared with us and others some of their catches that didn't survive, as no fish is wasted.
Visiting relatives in Canada and celebrating birthdays, and their October holiday was a special treat. Mingled into festive events, fall labors finally ended, to be replaced with that wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Strawberries, blackberries, venison, perch, bass, pike, squash, tomatoes, beans, and potatoes in our freezer, and gleaming jars of applesauce, peaches, pears, cherries, Italian prunes, and tomato sauce our pantry shelves, while carrots, potatoes and onions are stored where it's cool.
One final fling provided fantastic memories that I'll ever remember and be grateful for ~~ a once-in-a-lifetime sightseeing trip to Las Vegas, Nevada: my husband's gift for my 80th birthday!
Time to get back to work and publish the news. I'll share Las Vegas memories later ~~ Have a happy day.
The Editor
