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- Escaped axe killer arrested while shopping for camping supplies
- Rivers State athletes have gone into camping in preparation for the…
- Parking it: RV campers staying close to home to save gas
- Safety of first importance for campers
Plan to camp this weekend? Call first
Seattle Post Intelligencer – May 23, 2008
Plan to camp this weekend? Call first. Late snow and spring flooding have closed many campgrounds across Washington state. Most of the sites not affected by the weather are reserved for the weekend.
Escaped axe killer arrested while shopping for camping supplies
Globe and Mail – May 23, 2008
Krystof Masiak 48 was spotted at a downtown mall by a woman who alerted Montreal police said Constable Olivier Lapointe. “She had seen him on TV” Constable Lapointe said. com: Escaped axe killer arrested while shopping for camping supplies.
Rivers State athletes have gone into camping in preparation for the…
The Tide – May 23, 2008
Daobu Harry disclosed that apart from the male and female football teams that were camped at Isaka Games Village other athletes are using the Alfred-Diete-Spiff Sports Complex as their camping ground. ?Considering the situation we found ourselves for now there is nothing much we can do other than to make use of all the available spaces at the Alfred Diete-Spiff sports complex for the camping athletes ahead of the zonal elimination? he said. Harry thanked the Rivers State Commissioner for Sports Hon Boma Iyaye for going the extra mile to reaching Governor Chibuike Amaechi towards ensuring that the athletes moved into camp on time.
Parking it: RV campers staying close to home to save gas
mlive.com – May 23, 2008
At least though gas prices aren’t keeping many campers home they said. “The state parks in this area are full for the weekend but when you go further north you might see a difference” said Jim Case manager of Seven Lakes State Park in Holly. All 71 of Seven Lakes’ camp sites were booked for the weekend and Case said he hasn’t noticed any difference in the demographics of the clientele. “It’s going to affect state parks overall but I think gas prices might actually improve this park this year” Case said. “This park is just a hop skip and a jump from all the areas around here and for (many campers) it takes a couple of gallons of gas to get here. We’re in a good location. Wolverine Campground in Richfield Township is nearly sold out for this weekend… “(Camping) is not something you do every day” he said. “You’re not driving your RV back and forth to work or to the grocery store. You drive to the campground enjoy yourself and camp. Michigan campers will fill thousands of campsites across Michigan — including 73 state locations — despite the increase in fuel prices over the past few years but they will pick their spots. Still there are out-of-state campers willing to make the hike to Michigan. “There are nice attractions (nearby) and it’s a relaxing and beautiful area.
Safety of first importance for campers
Quincy Herald Whig – May 23, 2008
Come the weekend when their three grandchildren would invade the campground the Southlands wanted a safe cooking pit so the kids could avoid getting close to the flames. “You take every precaution” said John Southland a retired attorney who is a Hannibal native now living outside of Peoria. “We carry a fire ring in our camper… “When you need to put out a fire you want to be able to do it quickly” Southland said. “You do whatever it takes. Camping season gets its unofficial kickoff this weekend and safety concerns are on the minds of park rangers conservation officers and campers alike. Here are some safety tips culled from camping literature provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Missouri Department of Conservation:1. Once you’re in the woods there are no convenience stores Wal-Marts or shopping malls in sight. What you take is what you have to survive.
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