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On Sept. 15 Peak 7 Adventures will host its 5th Annual Bocce Ball Tournament from 12:30-7 p.m. at the Bozarth Mansion.
The tournament includes dinner, t-shirts, prizes and a raffle.
Peak 7 is a Christian ministry that serves troubled youth in the Spokane, Seattle and Portland areas by taking them on whitewater rafting, rock climbing and winter camping trips, as well as other outings.
The proceeds from the Bocce Ball Tournament Fundraiser will help the organization continue its work.
The entry fee is $75 per person or $300 per team. Participants can register online.
Tracy Simmons is an award-winning journalist specializing in religion reporting and digital entrepreneurship. In her approximate 20 years on the religion beat, Simmons has tucked a notepad in her pocket and found some of her favorite stories aboard cargo ships in New Jersey, on a police chase in Albuquerque, in dusty Texas church bell towers, on the streets of New York and in tent cities in Haiti. Simmons has worked as a multimedia journalist for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas, Connecticut and Washington. She is the executive director of SpokaneFāVS.com, a digital journalism start-up covering religion news and commentary in Spokane, Washington. She also writes for The Spokesman-Review and national publications. She is a Scholarly Assistant Professor of Journalism at Washington State University.
