Month: October 2012

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- The U.S. Forest Service is discouraging people from backcountry camping and from bringing food into the Panthertown Valley area of the Nantahala Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, following several bear encounters.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- Officials at the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville are hoping a new manufacturing exhibit will help kids understand how finished products are made and inspire them to consider careers in science and math, writes the Chicago Tribune.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- This is The West Country reports that catalytic converters have been stolen from ten vehicles at Halls Motorhome Centre in Helston.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- "But original also means more than just being first; it's also about being seriously fun and innovative! It's about thinking outside-the-pool; taking time to play, creating the newest, coolest attractions; not being afraid to be different and to take risks; and most of all, supplying the most memorable, WOW-that-made-my-day experiences in the world," said Barrera.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- Clay Thompson, writing for The Republic, says his favorite place in Arizona is a Forest Service campground called Valentine Ridge.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation seeks public comment on updates to the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Plan, 2005-2009, which has expired.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- Crane Composites, local manufacturer of fiberglass reinforced plastic panels for RV exterior side walls, announced today that Andrew (Andy) Hahn joined the company Oct. 22 as an application engineer. Hahn will be aiding customers with product trials and troubleshooting any customer complaints.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- At the Bar Harbor RV Park and Marina in Maryland, one boat was half submerged, and a second had capsized, reports The Dagger.

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- National Products offers RV owners a new line of step mats for racing fans. Easy to clean and to install, the mats feature a black-and-white checkerboard pattern. The mats weigh 26 ounces and come with bound edges, action back, spring loaded installation. 

(Oct. 31, 2012) -- Sky Hi Daily News reports authorities have confirmed that the 62-year-old man who was airlifted to a Front Range hospital from the Roaring Fork Campground in Arapaho Bay, Colo. on Saturday, Sept. 8, suffered a bullet wound.