I want to remind folks about a couple of special events coming up this weekend. Starting on Friday, January 17th is the 27th Annual Tri-Cities Sportsmen Show. It will be held at the HAPO Center, which was formerly known as the TRAC, so it’s the same location. As usual there will be lots of things to see and do for the whole family. There will be hourly seminars for Dad, cooking demonstrations for Mom, and the Trout Pond, air rifle shooting and other things for the kids to do. The doors open at 1 p.m. on Friday, and close at 7 p.m. The show opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and close at 6 p.m., and on Sunday the hours are from 10 till 5. The other event is the 16th Annual Northwest Ice Fishing Festival which will be held on Saturday January 18th at Molson, near Oroville. Catches of trout have increased in recent years by the participants, and in fact have tripled from 2017. I have attended this event and the whole local community turns out to make sure that everyone that comes has a great time. You can learn all about this really fun event by visiting www.orovillewashington.com.