Briefs Sept. 13, 2011

Poker Pink Ride set for Saturday

The Poker Pink Ride is set for 10 a.m. Saturday to benefit the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure walk.

Organizer Jackie McNeel said riders will start at the trailhead at Rose Lake, and bike to the Snake Pit, about 13 miles.

For $20, riders will have a chance to win prizes, and receive huckleberry ice cream at the Snake Pit, as well as have a fun time.

McNeel will be walking 60 miles over three days in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. She is raising money in honor of her friend, Dinah Layton. The money goes for breast cancer research and community programs.

"I have walked to honor my friend who fought and won the battle against breast cancer for over 10 years," McNeel wrote on her website. "Not only has she battled breast cancer, but also Parkinson's. She is a lady who will always stand up for me and all her friends."

"I love her so much and I want to do this walk in her honor."

Info: McNeel, 665-9233 or Judy Waring, (208) 765-5378

Golf fundraiser deadline Thursday

POST FALLS - There's still openings and sponsorship opportunities for the Post Falls Senior Center's golf tournament fundraiser on Friday at Twin Lakes Golf Course.

Deadline to register is Thursday morning at 11 a.m. The event, which includes a box lunch, golf, a cart, barbecue dinner and raffle, is $60 per player.

Proceeds benefit the center's nutrition program.

Sign up at the senior center. Information: 773-9582

Record set for Route of the Hiawatha

The Route of the Hiawatha set an attendance record in August.

Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area, operators of Route of the Hiawatha, reported 12,844 visits last month. August's rider total was a 4.4 percent increase over 12,301 riders recorded for the same month last summer.

The momentum continued into September with a record Labor Day weekend crowd of just over 3,000 riders.

"August 2011 was the biggest single month we've ever had since we partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to operate the Hiawatha trail in 1999," said Phil Edholm, president and CEO of Lookout Pass. "With cooler temperatures and fall colors, September is a great time to ride the trail and we expect attendance to remain strong until we close for the season on Oct. 2."