Month: March 2012

(March 22, 2012) -- Potwisha Campground, accessible from the Hwy 198 entrance to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in Three Rivers, is temporarily closed due to damage from last weekend's storms.

(March 22, 2012) -- Authorities said Wednesday that 68-year-old cyclist George Kohler, who disappeared after walking away from a campfire in Death Valley National Park last week, was found dead near his campsite Tuesday night, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

(March 22, 2012) -- In 1969, Blood Sweat & Tears played at a 600-acre dairy farm during Woodstock. Forty-three years later, the now-iconic band will headline the Keys Stock Music Festival, a charity event taking place Saturday at the Lazy Lakes RV Resort in Sugarloaf Key, reports MiamiHerald.com.

(March 22, 2012) -- 650 CKOM reports that campsites officially went on sale Tuesday for the Craven Country Jamboree. There are a few spots left in the reserve area and general camping passes are available.

(March 22, 2012) -- Navistar International is disputing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's claim Tuesday that the truck-maker’s discharge of pollution into a waterway last year killed “everything in the stream,” reports the Springfield News Sun.

(March 22, 2012) -- On July 19, crowds are expected to gather once again for the Merritt Mountain Music Festival, an event that has helped put Merritt on the music map, reports the Merritt Herald.

(March 22, 2012) -- According to Lakeland police, 64-year-old Carlyle Lamson II, of Lakeland, died Wednesday when he was crushed by the RV he was working on, reports The Ledger.

(March 22, 2012) -- TriMas Corporation announced yesterday that TriMas management is scheduled to present at the 2012 Barclays Capital High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference on Monday, March 26 in Phoenix, Ariz.

(March 22, 2012) -- "The Painted Lady" by Patricia Bowman Gainous chronicles events in the life of a young woman named Patti, as she escapes from a life of abuse and takes to the road in an attempt to disappear. She is introduced to the world of RVing and purchases a used motor home called The Painted Lady, which becomes the center of her life.

(March 22, 2012) -- Bank of the West announced it will donate $500,000 to help fund classroom projects in public K-12 schools, through a new partnership effort with DonorsChoose.org.