Month: March 2013

(March 21, 2013) -- Port Orford police continue to look for clues to figure out the identify of a skull found last week at the Anchor Inn RV Park, and are asking anyone who might have lived there in the last five years to contact them, reports KCBY.com.

(March 21, 2013) -- TheDay.com writes that six southeastern Connecticut lawmakers are among 40 statewide who have signed up for the Friends of Connecticut State Parks' Adopt-a-Park program, the organization announced today.

(March 21, 2013) -- If you take pride in always speaking your mind and letting people know where you stand, pay attention to when you do so. Are you as talkative when something pleases you as when it displeases you? Don’t forget to take time every day to praise good performance. You might be surprised by how much more effective that is than the tough guy method.

(March 21, 2013) -- The National Park Service is almost finished with extensive repairs at the Statue of Liberty site, and expects to reopen it to the public by July 4, reports KUHF-FM.

(March 21, 2013) -- Volunteers are needed April 13 at Picacho State Recreation Area for park improvement projects, including refurbishing three campsites and installing new wooden shade armadas, concrete picnic tables, fire rings and parking bumpers, says the Imperial Valley Press.

(March 21, 2013) -- On Monday, the Rockwall City Council approved a zoning change request from agricultural district to heavy commercial district for the establishment of a recreational vehicle rental business, reports the Dallas Morning News.

(March 21, 2013) -- Harwood Feffer LLP is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Navistar International Corp. concerning whether the board has breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders, Harwood announced Wednesday.

(March 21, 2013) -- Today, Cummins Inc. named Gino Butera Vice President, Managing Director and Africa ABO Leader. Butera is taking over for Ron Somerville who announced his retirement late last week. The transition will begin in April, with Butera assuming full responsibility by June.

(March 21, 2013) -- The Parks and Trails Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has selected Jeremy Losinski, who has until recently been the manager of Lac qui Parle State Park in Montevideo, to oversee outdoor recreation in eight west-central counties.

(March 21, 2013) -- According to the Salt Lake Tribune, Willard Bay State Park officials closed down the facility on the northeastern edge of the Great Salt Lake and evacuated two campers and the park manager’s family this week after diesel fuel leaked from the pipeline just north of the park.