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Rule change proposal would affect golf carts in South Dakota parks, recreation areas
By Bob Mercer, American News correspondentCUSTER — Electric golf carts could become vehicles of choice for campers staying at South Dakota parks and recreation areas. Â The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission at its meeting in Custer last week formally proposed rule changes that will...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, State Parks, Sports, U.S. Senate, Politics
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Flight 93 Advisory Commission considers needs of its youngest visitors
Daily American Staff WriterThe Flight 93 Advisory Commission on Saturday discussed the needs of the youngest visitors to the Flight 93 National Memorial. Commission member Michael Watson asked how what happened on Flight 93 is explained to elementary school children who weren't...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Sports, National Parks, University of Pittsburgh, Flight (movie)
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READER SUBMITTED: Mandell JCC Prepares To Modernize Jonathan's Dream Community Playground
West HartfordThe Mandell JCC is preparing to modernize Jonathan's Dream Playground, announced David Jacobs, Executive Director of the Mandell JCC. Effective immediately, the playground on the Zachs Campus, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, will be closed to the...Tags: West Hartford, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Religion and Belief, Travel, Judaism
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READER SUBMITTED: History Bites Lecture: America's Love Of The Great Outdoors
BethlehemThe Annual History Bites lecture series, offering glimpses of history and culture from the Greater Litchfield Hills area, continues on Thursday, May 23, at noon with Connecticut Landmarks Education & Historic Sites Operations Manager Cindy Cormier. Her...Tags: Bethlehem (Litchfield, Connecticut), State Parks, National Parks, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture
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Colonial fort re-opens for season
MACKINAW CITY — It could be said more than just nature awakens from hibernation in Northern Michigan's springs, including its prime tourism attractions. Colonial Michilimackinac will re-open for the season on Monday, May 6, in Mackinaw City. It...
Tags: Human Interest, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Local man continues mission to make affordable storm shelters
adyer@ky3.comStorm Shelters save lives, but many people don’t have them because they are simply too expensive. After witnessing the damage from the Joplin tornado, Russel Gehrke made it his mission to provide storm shelters to Joplin tornado survivors that can't...Tags: FEMA, Joplin Tornado (2011), Natural Disasters, Building Material, Travel
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Winter Park Playhouse wins 2 business awards
The Winter Park Playhouse has received two local awards: The 2012 Community Organization of the Year Award from the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce and the 2013 First Quarter Business Recognition Award from the City of Winter Park. "It is truly an honor...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Music, Entertainment, Winter Park, Travel
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100-year-old woman remembers Laurel Hill long before it was a park
Daily American Staff WriterLeona Shaffer remembers more than 90 years ago, back when her family ran a farm, raising Jersey and Guernsey cattle and growing and harvesting hay and crops with little mechanical help. Shaffer, who just turned 100, said she was a bit of a tomboy, and...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), State Parks, Farms, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)
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Raleigh holding 'visioning sessions' for parks' future
The News & ObserverThousands of city residents have weighed in recently on the future of Raleigh's parks system, and their priorities are beginning to emerge: more walking-distance neighborhood parks, dog parks and greenways. The Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department is...Tags: Raleigh, Wake County, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Museum buildings dedicated honoring legacy of South Mountain State Park
alnotarianni@aol.comThree buildings on two sites were dedicated as one museum Saturday, honoring the historical and cultural legacy of South Mountain State Park. South Mountain Recreation Area Superintendent Dan Spedden said Washington Monument and Gathland state parks...Tags: Human Interest, State Parks, Armed Conflicts, Travel, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Spotsy athletes raising money
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Athletes at Spotsylvania High School have launched a campaign to raise $50,000 for their sports programs �and help out the community in the process. The students will participate in a 5-mile Knights March on Saturday at Lake Anna State Park,...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), State Parks, YMCA, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Newest gem in Boise's 'Ribbon of Jewels': Marianne Williams Park
The Idaho StatesmanAn assortment of birds already have taken up residence in this new park, tucked along the north bank of the Boise River in the Barber Valley. The park officially opens Monday with a celebration commemorating the 72-acre donation of land by businessman...Tags: Human Interest, Heavy Engineering, Lakes and Ponds, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby
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