Archive for July, 2010

Paddlers To Travel 350 Miles

Monday, July 26th, 2010
With hours of training on Lake Arrowhead behind him, Anthony Forcier will tackle the first Paddle For a Cure-a 350-mile journey down California's coast on a standup paddle board. He and his friend, Dave Fader, dreamed up the event when Fader wanted to do something big to celebrate his birthday.

Hearthfire Grill puts special touch on beef, pork and pizza

Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Dining at Anthonys Hearthfire Grill blurs the line between water and terra firma.

What’s SUP? Stand-up paddleboarding, that’s what

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
The flatwater paddling craze has spread planetwide in just the past few years. It's gone wherever there's calm water on lakes and twisting canals, rivers and inland waterways or sometimes on not-so-calm water.

Surfers hold paddle-out ceremony to mark 125th anniversary of the day surfing hit the mainland

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
SANTA CRUZ -- Bobbing about 100 yards offshore under a blue sky dusted with fog, nearly two dozen surfers scooped their hands beneath their boards Monday afternoon and splashed water high up into the air, a time-honored Hawaiian tradition they were using to mark the defining moment in Surf City.

Carrying a big stick

Monday, July 19th, 2010
Joel Thiessen has found how a way to bring the feel of the Hawaiian surf to the pathways of Red Deer.