I had a great time last Saturday at an event that took place at the Rathdrum City Park at the invitation by the Northwest Guardian Riders. This group has many programs that benefit veterans and also support a variety of programs that benefit the community of Rathdrum. They wanted to stage something that would attract youth to get them interested in fishing. Too many kids don’t get the chance to get outdoors and enjoy fishing, and they had organizations like Healing Waters there and Dan Plummer brought his bass boat. I took the Mark’s Marine Thunder Jet Luxor and parked near him to show the kids the boat and how tie a knot and give them some souvenir buttons and lures to take home. There were many members of the Northwest Guardian Riders on hand, and they cooked up hotdogs and burgers and had a fun “duck” dipping feature t raise funds. I was able to visit with some of them and hear something about their experiences with their community support activities. They are planning to repeat Saturday’s effort to coincide with another popular fishing event for kids in the spring. I look forward to being at that one, too.