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- Summer camp hours season too short for some busy parents
- Camping commuter angry with MPs
- As camping season nears wildlife officials offer bear tips
- Leaders see plans for new YMCA camp
- Boys and girls invited to summer camp
Have a funny camping horror story?
Kansas City Star
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Summer camp hours season too short for some busy parents
Bloomington Pantagraph
Many parents are finding that camp hours don?t mesh well with their work schedules especially as the economy forces them to work longer hours or take on second jobs to make ends meet. So they?re forced to get creative coordinating with other parents on drop offs and pick ups hiring baby sitters for after-camp care or taking days off from work here and there. All that doesn?t come cheap ? day camps range from $90 to $455 a week according to the American Camp Association and some parents must also hire baby sitters to fill the extra hours. ?The camps are kind of pricey to begin with. To take on extra costs it can become quite costly? said Connie Marsala 41 of Ridgefield Conn.
Camping commuter angry with MPs
BBC News
getEmpEmbeddedParams(”emp_8052355″);He has been camping in Epping each summer for four years. During the winter he stays in a nearby conference centre. "Last summer it was foul weather" the former Territorial Army member commented. "Dressing up in the morning to attend court for my job when you’re surrounded by mud takes some doing. " "I’m pretty exhausted by the time I get home to Penzance.
As camping season nears wildlife officials offer bear tips
Daily Herald
Concern over bears and camping has jumped since an 11-year-old boy was dragged from his tent while camping and killed by a black bear on June 17 2007 in American Fork Canyon. “After the bear incident of 2007 it is amazing how afraid people are to go camping now” said Scott Root of the Division of Wildlife Resources. “I’ve had a significant rise in people calling me asking for information on bear safety. They ask if it is safe to go camping.
Leaders see plans for new YMCA camp
Fremont Tribune
This week community leaders have been able to see the vision for the Christensen Family YMCA Camp which will be located between U. Highway 30 and Military Avenue west of County Road 20th Avenue and east of County Road 19.
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Boys and girls invited to summer camp
Scarlet Scuttlebutt
Cook 4-H Camp located in Stokes State Forest Sussex County. The 4-H camp features programs tailored to individual interests guided by experienced staff. Activities include swimming boating arts and crafts hiking camping nature and ecology drama air riflery archery newsletter publishing and more. The camp runs for six consecutive weeks from Sunday July 5 through Saturday Aug.
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