In Eagle Point Campground, a camping trailer sparked a fire and destroyed with an electronic malfunction before 2 p.m Monday. No one inside the trailer. The trailer owned by Stacey Hampton of Lucas, when the blaze started. Mike Clinage, a Mifflin fire Chief, he estimated damage to the 1983 trailer at $12,000 to $15,000.

During the fire come out, neighbors alerted the fire department. Clinage said “flames were coming out of the roof when we pulled up”. The trailer was far enough from other object, nothing else was damage.

Camp park rangers called the owner to let them know about the incidents of the fire. Stacey Hampton (owner) told firefighters that shed didn’t have many personal items inside, she felt upsed because the trailer wasn’t insured.

Mr. Boma Iyaye, the Rivers State Commissioner for sports said to prepare for the National Sports Festival that athletes discovered at the on-going state sports festival would commence camping immediately. He said such athletes would be certified by State Sports Council to have met the minimum standard set before being called to camp. He told sports writer in Port Harcourt yesterday.

Mr. Iyaye said “”When we discover these talents, there is a minimum standard set up for such athletes to meet before being called to camp. If we get athletes that meet this minimum standard, we take them to camp immediately to start preparations for the National Sports Festival”.

If some of the athletes that do not meet the minimum standard would be groomed, taken for the future events exposure to the National Sports Festival. Mr. Iyaye said in an on-going sports festival, people were excited being part of the festival and part in the games. He said that his impression generally is the excitement of River’s people and the spectators watching these events.

It showed that new talents have been discovered by the officials stressing that the purpose of the games were being achieved. Some athletes taken to the National Sports Festival exposure for future events if did not meet the standard. In the past seven years that the games did not hold, so they are very excited.

Camping World, the nation’s largest and fastest growing supplier of RV parts, Supplies and Accessories, RV Sales, RV Service, RV Rentals at over 85 locations, and Collision Center to the For Myers area. Camping World expand the retailer’s strong presence in the Florida Market.

The prime Southwest Florida location boasts a large RV Community due to the numerous beach communities, National State Parks, and year round outdoor recreational activities. Camping World RV Sales of Fort Myers (dealership) is directly across the street from the Camping World retail accessory store just off I-75.

The Camping World Operates several dealership in Central and North Florida including Dusty’s Camper in Bartow, in addition of Camping World RV Sales locations in Gulf Breeze, Kissimmee, St. Augustine and Tallahassee.

Marcus Lemonis, a Chairman and CEO of Camping world commented “This expansion is another important step toward our growth of the critically important Florida market. With our growing network of dealerships and retail stores we are bringing the RV consumer unprecedented choice and convenience nationwide.”

Camping World to anchor the Fort Myers location with the entire Winnebago motorized lineup such as Jayco and Heartland towables. The Mark’s RV, the Camping World RV Sales is located at 4861 Waycross Road in Fort Myers.

About Camping World

Camping World is the world’s largest supplier of RV parts, Supplies and Accessories, RV Sales, RV Service, RV Rentals at over 85 locations, provides outdoor enthusiasts, service and collision centers along with other products and services to enhance the RV and outdoor lifestyle.

Camping World also provides complementary products and services to enhance and protect the RV outdoor lifestyle. It includes: The President’s Club customer loyalty program, in-store Performance Centers like the Tow Center of America, campground reservations powered by Reserve America, RV tours, Banking and Insurance, Service and Collision centers, Detail and Refurbishment centers known as the RV SPA, and RV View Magazine.

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Last month 18 Leaders, six Scouts and 19 Cub Scouts at parking area at Ramla Bay was their home during camping outdoor. It was their first camping experience for the newly formed Xagħra Scout Group to helped by more experienced Victoria Scouts, namely ASL David Grech organized four jam-packed days.

All leaders met at the camp site to set up tents at dawn time before the scorching heat set in. The camps were acquired different sources, gratefully donated one by writer Charles Coyne and his wife. By 10:00 in the morning everything was set and, after some hours, activities kicked off. Those responsible for night watch took their place under the marquee.

In there campsite, the leaders kept busy where the Cub Scouts arrived. Water games were held then followed by beach cleaning in conjunction with Gaia Foundation. At night time, build up a campfire with an open to all fund raising barbecue. With lights out, they gathered in their tents to gain energy for the next day.

Before Mass celebrated by AGSL Fr Gauci more water games followed. A scavenger hunt closed the activities for that day. In dinner time they are all together, after that all Cubs reluctantly left the campsite.

18 Leaders six Scouts, and 19 Cub Scouts helped clean the camp site and also the parking area.

Workers at Daimler Chrysler St. Louis South Plant will receive a camping world 200 tickets from Gateway International Raceway (GIR) staff with the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers. They handing out 5,000 tickets to the Camping World 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at GIR. The plant, has been schedules on Oct 31 to shutdown,produces the Dodge Caravan minivan. According to UAW Joint Operations Facilitator, Bill Roberts that approximately 1,400 workers/employees will lose their jobs as a result of the closure.

Roberts said the tickets of race at Gateway on Saturday which also features the ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division, will provide a boost in morale to the plant’s employees. It’s going that people are thinking about (the employees) and the impact that shutdown is making on their lives. It will be a morale that people are thinking about them and they haven’t been abandoned.

Vince Capatosta, Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers President, who among the volunteers handing out tickets Wednesday. Capatosta said “We’re always excited about working with our partners at the plant. It’s unfortunate that the circumstances revolving around the South plant have taken place. ” The quality of the vehicles that they build with a plant will be back up and running at some point. Over the years, Chrysler family plants would be one of the better plants as far as quality.

Lenny Batycki , a Gateway International Raceway Vice President and General Manager said it was important to be there for the men and women of the plant who have worked hard to provide such a quality product for American families.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ASA Late Model Series at GIR practices takes place Friday with ASALMS qualifying at 4 p.m. On Saturday at 10 a.m the NCTS qualifying with the Camping World 200 scheduled to go green at approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

Tickets are available by visiting this website www.gatewayraceway.com and using the “Print-At-Home” option or by purchasing tickets at the track starting Friday

Camping on Matia and Turn islands is one of the options being considered to developed for the San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service is developing a Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the national wildlife protection in the Island, near Port Angeles and the San Juan Islands. The plan will guide refuge management decisions for the next 15 years and beyond.

The two public meetings regarding service plan:
Sept. 23, 2008 - 6-8 p.m in Mullis Community Senior Center, 589 Nash St., Friday Harbor.
Sept. 24, 2008 - 7-9 p.m. in Fort Warden State park and Conference Center, Building 210 Commons.

More than 83 small islands, rocks and reefs scattered throughout the San Juan Archipelago to empasses in 449 acre San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Protection Island and National Wildlife Refuge established in 1982 with the efforts of citizens is important to seabirds.

Mission:
To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations.

The mission of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Services is serving with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, plants, wildlife and their habitats for the benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation for scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, commitment to public service and dedicated professionals.

For more information visit www.fws.gov., on our work and the people who make it happen.

Camping World RV Service 300 Race Results on Saturday Aug. 29, 2008 for NASCAR’S Nationwide Series at Auto Club Speedway.

Here are the following listing position in parentheses or (), driver name, car, laps completed, driver rating, points earned, and prize they have won:

1. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 150 laps, 150 rating, 195 points, $99,195.

2. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 150, 118.9, 170, $66,200.

3. (11) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 150, 119, 165, $50,175.

4. (2) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 150, 121.1, 165, $37,525.

5. (7) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 150, 108.9, 155, $32,925.

6. (3) Joey Logano, Toyota, 150, 104.9, 150, $37,668.

7. (10) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 150, 99.4, 151, $29,110.

8. (13) David Reutimann, Toyota, 150, 96.5, 142, $27,970.

9. (14) David Ragan, Ford, 150, 91.8, 138, $27,275.

10. (17) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 150, 87.2, 134, $34,168.

11. (9) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 150, 104.5, 135, $25,825.

12. (6) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 150, 98.6, 127, $32,193.

13. (15) Kelly Bires, Ford, 150, 88.7, 129, $33,868.

14. (27) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, 150, 82.4, 121, $30,518.

15. (12) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 148, 75.9, 118, $33,043.

16. (26) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 148, 69, 115, $30,068.

17. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 148, 81.4, 112, $23,825.

18. (22) Bryan Clauson, Dodge, 148, 64.2, 109, $30,818.

19. (18) Bobby Hamilton Jr., Ford, 148, 69.5, 106, $29,668.

20. (21) Steve Wallace, Chevrolet, 148, 71.4, 103, $30,343.

21. (25) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 148, 62.8, 100, $29,918.

22. (19) Josh Wise, Toyota, 148, 65, 97, $29,293.

23. (8) Chase Miller, Dodge, 147, 64.7, 94, $29,693.

24. (28) Kevin Hamlin, Dodge, 146, 50.2, 91, $29,018.

25. (23) Brandon Whitt, Ford, 146, 52.6, 88, $29,068.

26. (16) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 146, 76.5, 85, $28,768.

27. (39) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 145, 41.7, 82, $28,618.

28. (37) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 145, 47, 79, $28,468.

29. (34) Johnny Borneman III, Ford, 145, 42.9, 76, $21,875.

30. (35) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 144, 41.1, 73, $28,468.

31. (20) David Gilliland, Ford, 143, 65.1, 70, $21,620.

32. (38) Eric McClure, Chevrolet, 141, 36.1, 67, $27,953.

33. (24) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 128, 70.4, 69, $27,843.

34. (30) Morgan Shepherd, Dodge, handling, 48, 50.5, 61, $27,733.

35. (36) Burney Lamar, Ford, electrical, 39, 43.9, 58, $27,628.

36. (43) Larry Gunselman, Chevrolet, rear end, 26, 32.4, 55, $21,125.

37. (29) Kenny Hendrick, Chevrolet, vibration, 23, 34.5, 52, $21,090.

38. (41) Justin Hobgood, Chevrolet, electrical, 20, 36, 49, $21,035.

39. (40) Johnny Chapman, Chevrolet, vibration, 17, 41.2, 46, $27,453.

40. (42) Scott Gaylord, Chevrolet, engine, 14, 32.6, 43, $27,428.

41. (31) Kevin Lepage, Dodge, fuel pump, 8, 37.8, 40, $20,930.

42. (32) Johnny Sauter, Dodge, transmission, 4, 31.9, 37, $20,890.

43. (33) Kertus Davis, Chevrolet, electrical, 2, 30.8, 34, $20,834.

Race Statistics

Average speed of race winner: 144.212 mph.

Time of race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds.

Margin of victory: Under caution.

Caution flags: Five (5) for 15 laps.

Lead changes: Seven among six drivers.

Lap leaders:
1. Ky.Busch 1-39
2. J.Burton 40
3. K.Harvick 41-42
4. Bra.Keselowski 43
5. Ky.Busch 44-125
6. C.Bowyer 126
7. K.Bires 127
8. Ky.Busch 128-150

Summary of Leaders (Driver, times led, laps led):
1. Ky.Busch, 3 times for 144 laps
2. K.Harvick, 1 time for 2 laps
3. J.Burton, 1 time for 1 lap
4. C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap
5. K.Bires, 1 time for 1 lap
6. Bra.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap.

Standing Points of Nationwide Series:
1. C.Bowyer, 3,913.
2. Bra.Keselowski, 3,709.
3. C.Edwards, 3,691.
4. D.Reutimann, 3,503.
5. M.Bliss, 3,474.
6. D.Ragan, 3,428.
7. Ky.Busch, 3,344.
8. M.Wallace, 3,136.
9. J.Leffler, 3,129.
10. M.Ambrose, 3,082.
NASCAR Driver Rating Formula:
A maximum of 150 points (pts.) can be attained in a race.

Formula combiness with the following Categories:
Wins
Top-15 Finishes
Finishes
Average Running Position While on Lead Lap
Average Speed Under Green
Fastest Lap
Led Most LapsLead-Lap Finish.

A lot of people are spending their time in outdoor camping during Labor Day Weekend. It’s a family tradition that does not seem to lose popularity of the camping ground, in despite the state of the economy, said Wilmington camping managers.

Travis Snyder has been camping with his family. He said “It’s fun you get to the camp fires, the marshmallows, the mores, the swimming, the fishing and kayaking”. He loves camping with his family as long as he can remember.

Travis lives in Wilmington and didn’t have to travel far for his holiday retreat but his family took four hours to visit and spend their vacation together. He said that the most important thing is spending time with the family than doing nothing else. His family will be spending $500 in travel, camping fess, food and entertainment in their four day trip.

Snyder said that you still have a lot more than staying at hotel. You can’t put up a camp fire out front and do some smores, in camping trip can do.

Many people agree what Travis said and despite the sluggish economy, with almost 30,000 campers staying each year. The only difference is gas prices when travel, may be forcing vacationers to stay close to their home.

Danielle Akey, a Camp Manager said “We have seen an increase in the amount of locals that have come to stay with us within four hours radius, they’re not coming from as far.” Campers are staying in one site long trips instead of driving from campground to campground. To stay at the Wilmington Camp Ground it can cost $125 a night to stay in a lodge and $30/night for a tent site