CHS rowers part of regatta
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Olivia Wood helps propel a rowing skiff from the bow during a Coeur d'Alene Rowing Club practice Thursday on Fernan Lake.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Members of the boys rowing teams navigate their skiffs away from the dock Thursday and toward their training area on Fernan Lake.</p>
<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Members of the Coeur d'Alene Rowing Club meet after practice Wednesday on their dock at Fernan Lake.</p>
COEUR d'ALENE - Rowers from Coeur d'Alene High School will lead off racing at the "Head of the Pend Oreille" at 11 a.m. Saturday.
About 35 shells with rowers ranging from ages 14 to 70 are expected to compete in the regatta near Priest River.
Gonzaga University, Washington State University, CHS, Coeur d'Alene Rowing Club, Palouse Rowing Club, Spokane River Rowing Association and Nelson BC Rowing Club will have boats on the water.
One- and two-person teams will compete. Locals have been practicing on Fernan Lake for the regatta, which is in its second year.
The 5K race starts at Thama Shores on the Pend Oreille River and finishes at the Priest River Yacht Club.
Spectators are welcome at Bonner Park West.