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Come check out the Premier of ‘Stone and Water Productions’ first major release – Exploring Idaho.

Date: Apr 10, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: The Knitting Factory

The Payette River Experience (PRE) is billed as a 3 day event and looks to be loaded with action!
This event is dedicated to the men and women volunteers of the Horseshoe Bend, Crouch and Garden Valley ambulance crews who work to protect the residents and visitors to this wonderful place

2009 Event List – Website Link is HERE

White Water Festival June 19 – 21 The Pulse 10K Run Race and 5K Country Fun Run June 20 Kids 1k Race June 20 Fly Fishing Tournament June 20 Back Country Airplane Fly In June 19 -21 Classic Car Rally June 20 Trap Shooting Tournament June 20 Sportsmanand#39;s Outdoor Expo and craft show June 19 – 20 Outdoor Concert June 20 Mountain Bike Race June 20

WHITEWATER SCHEDULE

FRIDAY June 19

Event: OPEN FREESTYLE COMPETITION
Location: the Big Wave at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 9:00 am Competitors meeting
10 am- 12 pm Practice on the rubber dam
1:00 pm-4:00 pm Preliminary rounds

Event JUNIOR FREESTYLE COMPETITION
Location: the Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 10:00 am Competitors meeting
11:00 -1pm Preliminary rounds

Event: DOWNRIVER RACE
Location: Banks on the Main Payette (finish at Cascade River Center 8 miles)
Time 4:00 pm Competitors meeting. two divisions : Under 8andrsquo; and Over 8andrsquo;
4:30 pm Race start at 30 second intervals

Event WELCOME DINNER
Location : Cascade River Center
Time 5:30 tickets: participants included in entry fee, $8 for non competitors

SATURDAY June 20

Event SLALOM
Location: Otter Slide
Time: 8:30 am Competitors Meeting,
9:00 am- 1:00 pm Divisions: Menandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Beginner, Menandrsquo;s Plastic
Boat Intermediate, Menandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Expert, Womenandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Beginner, Womenandrsquo;s
Plastic Boat Intermediate, Womenandrsquo;s Plastic Boat Expert, Menandrsquo;s Slalom Race Boat,
Womenandrsquo;s Slalom Race Boat, Junior

Event: SAFETY RODEO TEAM COMPETITION
Location: The Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time: 9:00 am Competitors meeting
9:30-1:00 pm Strong Swimmer, Z drag, zip line
1:00-1:30 pm Wave Runner demonstration

Event: CORPORATE /TEAM RAFT RACE
Location: Alder Creek Bridge to Confluence in Garden Valley
Time 1:00 pm 4 rafts to a heat

Event: DASH AND SPLASH (3k run, 3k down river paddle)
Location: South Fork Landing, Adler Creek Bridge to Confluence in Garden Valley
Time: 3:00PM Menandrsquo;s and Womenandrsquo;s categories

Event JUNIOR FREESTYLE FINALS
Location: Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time: 1:30-3:30

Event: RIVERBOARD FACE LEVEL COMPETITON
Location: Fish Ladder at the Gutter in Horseshoe Bend
Time 4:00pm – 6:00 pm

Event: OPEN FREESTYLE FINALS
Location Big Wave at the Gutter
Time 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Event: DINNER AND OUTDOOR CONCERT
Location South Fork Landing in Garden Valley
Time 7:00 pm

SUNDAY June 21

Event SAFETY RODEO TEAM COMPETITION
Location : Alder Creek Bridge
Time 9:00 am-12:00 Entrapment and Lowers

Event RAPID RACE
Location Banks to Sandy Beach ( 1.5 miles)
Time 9:00 and- 12:00 Head to Head divisions: Raft, IK, Kayak,
Riverboard Face Level, Pool Toys (must have costume)

Event GIANT SLALOM
Location Upper Otter Slide
Time 1:00 pm andndash; 3:00 pm

Event SAFETY TEAM RODEO FINALS
Location Upper Otter Slide
Time 1:00- 3:00 pm Top three safety teams judged in actual Rescue setting for
The Giant Slalom event

Event AWARDS CELEBRATION CEREMONY
Location Banks (Bear Valley Raft Co.)
Time 4:00 pm- 6 pm

Immersion Research is sending Idaho’s Team Low Pressure to Madagascar!

Check out the video HERE or go the the IR WebSite.

IRK had sessions Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Devon Barker came down and volunteered to put on a clinic for the kids. What a great roll-model Anyway, Channel 2 came out and shot some video and had it on the Sunday evening news. This event was the brainchild of Chuck from Alpenglow and really turned out to be a great event – thanks Chuck and Devon!

Link to the Video is HERE!

You can check out the article HERE!

We had a blast at the Idaho River Kids roll session last night at the Downtown YMCA. Chad Long was back from Chile and had the advanced kids in the lap pool playing water polo. It was the first time most of the kids had played and found it really worked their skills. My boys were chatting about the evening all the way home.

The 7:30 roll session was packed. I think everyone senses Spring in the air and thoughts are beginning to change from skiing to summer sports – and what better thing to do than paddle??

In case you missed the first ‘How-To’ video on widgets – Here is how to add a video to your sidebar. Stay tuned for more on the way!

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Hey all – I’m putting together some instructional videos for blog widgets to go on the WorldKayak site. If you have anything you would like to see how to do regarding sidebar widgets – contact me at gary@worldkayak.com and I’ll put together how-to videos for the most requested items. Look forward to your input! -gary-

Connor ‘CJ’ Jackson (14) has been busy this last year promoting the Boise Whitewater park – and has caught the attention of some of paddling’s ‘Heavy Hitters’. Check out THIS ARTICLE from Jesse Coombs.

If you missed my previous post – Check out CJ’s video HERE!

Northwest Video Scrapbook IV, No Eddies Here:

The video will be shown at O’Michael’s on Bougus Basin Road on May
2nd at 7:00 PM. Tickets will go on sale soon. Prices will be $4 in
advance and $5 at the door.

Visit the WEBSITE and check out the trailer:
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It’s January again and that reminded me of a video I shot a couple of years ago on a chilly January day on the Payette South Fork Staircase run. The river had been iced up until the weekend before, but a ‘warm’ spell had opened up this section.

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