Month: March 2012

(March 6, 2012) -- More Kids in the Woods projects include activities and programs designed to spark curiosity about nature and promote learning. This is a cost-share program where thousands of partners contribute their time, energy and resources to help connect kids and families with the natural world.

(March 5, 2012) -- Our Colorado News reports Texas Seven ringleader George Rivas was executed Feb. 29 in Huntsville, Texas, for killing Irving, Texas, Police Officer Aubrey Hawkins on Dec. 24, 2000.

(March 5, 2012) -- On March 11 last year, a motorhome was stolen from an industrial site in Kimbolton, but it was only when the owner saw it for sale on eBay that he knew it had been taken, reports Hunts Post.

(March 5, 2012) -- TXAD Internet Services, a division of Texas Advertising, recently went live with two more websites built exclusively for smart phones like the iPhone and Droid systems. Lubbock RV Park and Spring Creek Marina and RV are the latest TXAD clients to add a .mobi website to their online marketing strategy.

(March 5, 2012) -- Not a single new bank was chartered in the United States in 2011, the Financial Times reported today. It marks the first year in decades that America has not seen a single start-up lender.

(March 5, 2012) -- The Wisconsin State Trapshooters Association is beginning work on its new facilities, reports the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Workers will start cutting trees today on about 48 acres of former Plum Creek Timberlands property in Rome.

(March 5, 2012) -- The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to attend an informational meeting about the first phase of the diseased tree removal process implemented at Kopachuck State Park in Pierce County. The public meeting will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Kopachuck Middle School.

(March 5, 2012) -- A bicyclist traveling across the country and back stopped briefly at a rural Johnson Marina & Campground in Georgetown County (which gave him a free room) to rest Wednesday, reports Georgetown Times.

(March 5, 2012) -- CAW President Ken Lewenza said the union plans to sue Navistar in an effort to win a decent severance agreement for the former workers of the closed Chatham plant, reports CBC.ca.

(March 5, 2012) -- The proposed 110-lot Wakefield Plantation RV Resort & Marina on the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores, is facing tough opposition from neighboring land owners, reports the Press-Register.