Just to let all PORPA members know that the May 1st Board Meeting minutes have been uploaded to our website under https://www.porpa.org/page/about/board-meeting-minutes You will need to log in to the site. Worth noting is that the board approved to also rent to own a QUAD. Therefore now we will have a mid weight Quad, a HW double with matching sets of sculling oars. This equipment will be available this coming season enhancing our fleet offering. Participation at the maintenance day event on the first weekend of June will be essential...

We are proud to issue our 2023 Newsletter. This spectacular publication (thanks Sean and Sheila of Synergy Design Studios in Newport, WA) is full of infomation about updoming events, celebration of accomplishments, and amazing photos (Thanks Holli Axel of Axel Images in Priest River, ID)! Hopefully this great newsletter gets you out to a PORPA event at least twice this summer! We look forward to spending time with each other enjoying the beautiful PNW!

Just to let all PORPA members know that the February 21st Board Meeting minutes have been uploaded to our website under https://www.porpa.org/page/about/board-meeting-minutes You will need to log in to the site. WOrth noing is that the board approved to rent to own a HW double that Gayne and Erwin purchased. This Vespoli shell will be available this coming season enhancing our fleet offering. Great Puddles and even hand heights for us all Erwin If you wish to no longer receive these messages contact [email protected]

The Warren Foresch Award was introduced in 2019 to honor our now departed friend Warren Foresch. This award is a symbol of Warrens’s spirit to prevail against odd and his endless optimism and commitment. The selection process takes into consideration a member’s effort that greatly benefit our organization through improvement of personal technique or performance while adding value to the sport of rowing. In 2022 there were two highly deserving individuals nominated. Members of the committee selected Okju Cha as the 2022 recipient of the Warren Foresch Award. Okju spent...

Snow and cold tempertures gave way to a cold and sunny day for PORPA volunteers Val, Mary, Curt, Jim and Gayne to join about a dozen Couer dAlene rowing club volunteers to de-rig about 20 rowing shells, carry them to the trailers, tie them down, move them to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds and unload them. We then carefully moved them to thier winter storage under the grandstands. Excellent to share this effort with our fellow Inland NW rowers! Thanks to everyone who came out to help! FYI- sorry for the...

Years of working cooperativley with the US Army Corps of Engineers has paid off! On Saturday 23 July 2022, PORPA and Corps staff cut a red ribbon to officially open the new sandy beach non-motorized watercraft launch area at the Priest River Recreation Area (aka Mudhole). This launch area recogizes the need for a facility to accomodate the needs of non-motorized boaters and, according to ACOE Recreation Specialist, Andrew Huddleston, the launch has attracted an huge number grateful users. The new launch area is on the down stream side of...

After a wet spring with high and fast run-off, PORPA has taken to the water and the backyard deck for plenty of great outings. We've had the eight and four out for great rows on the Pend Orielle and singles are flying off the racks for rowing nearly every day of the week in the "marsh" and up the beautiful Priest River! Our esteemed board member Stan Birnbaum is moving to a new adventure in warmer climes, and Erwin and Okju threw a wonderful BBQ to send him off in...

Nine POPRA members enyoyed a training row on the calm waters of the Pend Oreille this first Saturday of a spectacular Inland NW September. From bow: Gayne, Stan, Doug (1st time sweep), Okju, Erwin, Curt, Peggy, Val and cox Jace, rowed as fours, sixes and 2K all eight. We even rowed thoruhg some pretty rolling wakes. Not bad for the first big boat outing in two years! PORPA thanks the US Army Corps of Engineers for partnering with us to develop the sandy, shallow, and gradual non-motortized boat launch area...

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At the beginning of this year a committee to review our current by-laws was formed. At the PORPA Annual Membership Assembly on June 7th, 2020, the new by-laws were approved. To download the new by-laws go to https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/idporpa/page/home, sign in, click on View organization website at bottom left or go to https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/idporpa/page/home again, then go to ABOUT and click on by-laws. You can download our current and previous by-laws . If you have issues getting it, please contact Erwin Muller. Stay Healthy!