http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/summercamp/ en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:10:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370611/posts Twin Falls, Idaho » The headquarters for 620 Girls Scouts in south-central Idaho is moving because too many registered sex offenders live near its current downtown office, officials said. "Do we feel this is the safest environment for girls being served in the area?" asked Shelli Rambo Robertson, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Council, which includes Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. "We did not." The group last month discontinued meetings at the southern Idaho office and is moving to a new office near the College of Southern Idaho. The headquarters on Fourth Avenue was in an industrial part... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370611/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:10:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333862/posts Camp David's woodsy confines lure him to 10th visit WASHINGTON - -- Why hasn't President Barack Obama kept his pledge to make Chicago's South Side his "Kennebunkport"? Two words: Camp David. The ultra-private, presidential mountain retreat -- a half-hour from the White House by helicopter -- has quickly found fans within the First Family. Their stay for Labor Day weekend was Obama's 10th visit.... ...With Obama's return Sunday, he has logged all or part of 26 days at Camp David, White House officials say. Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333862/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 12:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333881/posts New advice published in Scouting, the official in-house magazine, says neither Scouts nor their parents should bring penknives to camp except in "specific" situations. Scouts have traditionally been taught how to use knives correctly, using them on camping trips to cut firewood or carve tools. At one point Scouts were allowed to carry a sheath knife on their belt as part of their uniform although this is no longer the case. In recent years the Scout Association guidance has been that parents should carry knives to camps or meetings. Dave Budd, a knife-maker who runs courses training Scouts about the... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2333881/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 13:29:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328972/posts An Israeli Arab man has been indicted for allegedly working on behalf of Hezbollah in a plot to assassinate Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, a gag order lifted on Monday revealed. Tira resident Rawi Fuad Sultani, 23, was arrested by Shin Bet and Israel Police forces earlier this month and indicted at the Haifa District Court. According to the charge sheet, Sultani first made contact with Hezbollah agents at a multi-national Arab summer camp in Morocco organized by the Israeli Arab political party Balad. Lebanese Hezbollah agent Salman Harev, who also took part in the camp, spent... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328972/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:28:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327040/posts A federal warning to beware of campers in national forests who eat tortillas, drink Tecate beer and play Spanish music because they could be armed marijuana growers is racial profiling, an advocate for Hispanic rights said Friday. The warnings were issued Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service, which is investigating how much marijuana is being illegally cultivated in Colorado's national forests following the recent discovery of more than 14,000 plants in Pike National Forest. "That's discriminatory, and it puts Hispanic campers in danger," said Polly Baca, co-chairwoman of the Colorado Latino Forum. A spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service had... NBC11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327040/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:01:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327485/posts A 78-year-old man was hospitalized Friday with injuries he received when he was attacked by a black bear in a remote area of eastern Utah. The bear was shot and killed by another camper. About 12:30 a.m., a river-rafting party of 13 people, including nine family members and four guides, were sleeping after finding a spot off the Green River near Rock Creek Ranch in Carbon County's Desolation Canyon to stop for the night, said Brad Crompton, Division of Wildlife Resources' southeastern region wildlife biologist. The family was awakened upon hearing the sound of a bear attacking a family member... Deseret News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2327485/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:44:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324838/posts Even in the heart of the Bible Belt, Texas isn’t immune to the proliferation of atheistic propaganda, whether in its public schools or now in atheist summer camps. Camp Quest—with the tagline “It’s beyond belief!”—bills itself as “the first residential summer camp in the history of the United States for the children of Atheists, Freethinkers, Humanists, Brights, or whatever other terms might be applied to those who hold to a naturalistic, not supernatural world view.”[1] The first UK Camp Quest, which received funding from the Richard Dawkins Foundation and other private donors, launched late July in England, and five other... ICR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324838/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:09:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312964/posts IT’S NOT TOO LATE! The end of summer rapidly approaches, but there is still time for your child's indoctrination at Kamp Obama! At Kamp Obama we educate young skulls full of mush in such progressive activities as groupthink, activism, denunciations, and show trials. From Marx and Engels to Alinsky and Ayers, your child will learn the best tactics, thinking techniques, and viewpoints. In addition to fun, your child will be trained in the following useful skills that he, she, or it will need as a progressive adult: * Pie Throwing * Bullying * Shout Down * Physical Intimidation * In... The Cube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312964/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2310999/posts One of the favorite places for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and wife Ginni to grab some sleep is in a Wal-Mart parking lot, Mrs. Thomas told National Public Radio on Wednesday. In fact, the Washington power couple spends each summer touring the United States in a mobile home, she said. The justice and his wife have cruised through 27 states since buying their used recreation vehicle in 1999. FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2310999/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 00:05:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2306539/posts TASHKENT CITY, Uzbekistan (ABP) -- Authorities in Uzbekistan cracked down on Baptists after a government-sponsored news agency ran articles alleging illegal religious activity at a summer camp for children. Forum 18, a Norway-based news service that monitors alleged violations of religious freedom, reported July 28 that Pavel Peichev, head of the Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Middle Asia, faces criminal charges of unlawfully teaching children religion and misusing resort facilities. Local Baptists fear huge fines, confiscation of the property, imprisonment or some combination of penalties if Peichev is convicted The Baptist Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2306539/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2306307/posts Even though there was a slight hitch in their plan, a group of Boy Scouts who while on their way to a national competition in Indiana found themselves stranded in Atlanta, are now on their way. After exhausting all other options to find a flight that would get them to Indiana before 8 a.m. Sunday, the Scouts were able to rent a charter bus, which Delta will be covering the cost, said Carlos Santos, Delta spokesman. Although they bought their plane tickets in April, the group of 30 Boy Scouts and their eight chaperones were forced to rent the bus... ajc.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2306307/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 04:12:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303624/posts Dawkins Supports First UK Atheist Kids' Camp by Christine Dao* The God Delusion author Richard Dawkins has sponsored a week-long summer camp geared towards making atheists out of children... ICR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303624/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:08:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302823/posts Camp Quest UK, which is being held near Bath, offers 24 places. Its website claims the camp is for the children of 'atheists, agnostics, humanists, freethinkers and all those who embrace a naturalistic rather than supernatural world view.' There are currently six branches of Camp Quest operating in North America. Organisers said the purpose of the camp was to encourage critical thinking and provide children with a summer camp "free of religious dogma". The camp, supported by scientist Richard Dawkins, plans to expand after receiving hundreds of inquiries. The event has been set up by Samantha Stein, a postgraduate psychology... Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302823/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:55:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2300922/posts I was by Paddys at Misquamicut Beach, Rhode Island, it USED to be NON-state beach, no lifeguards anyways, I was 50 to 60 yards offshore, bobbing in the water, I am 6'4" so I need deep water to float 30 yards inland, 10 to 15 yards from the waterline, there was a sandbar, the waves were breaking over the sandbar, kicking up sand, making the water brownish lifeguard came over, blew his whistle for 2 or 3 minutes, I didn't know it was for me, I ignored it Some guy swam out to me, called me, I went in to... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2300922/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:07:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2297444/posts Keep that towel handy. California parks officials can enforce a ban on nudity at any state beach, even in areas that have been informally designated as "clothing optional," a state appeals court says. The new policy will take effect immediately, although officers will decide whether to warn, cite or arrest violators, said Roy Stearns, spokesman for the state Parks and Recreation Department. "I'm pretty sure that we will try to tread lightly to get compliance at first," he said Monday, three days after the appellate court in Santa Ana published its ruling as a statewide precedent. "We're not in the... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2297444/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:26:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2293093/posts Camp Quest bills itself as the first sleep-away camp for atheists, with funding from Richard Dawkins and special programs designed to replace faith in God with faith in "community." Guaranteed to creep you out. Evil Conservative Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2293093/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:09:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2292410/posts NEVADA CITY – At Camp Quest, campers may not believe in God, but they do have faith in their community. On Sunday evening, 49 children from across the western United States arrived at the camp nestled in the hills outside Nevada City. It is one of five summer camps in the country for the children of atheists and other nonbelievers. In a campground in Malakoff Diggins State Historical Park, the campers have many of the traditional summer experiences. They practice archery in the meadow, participate in team competitions and gather around the campfire at night to sing. Their activities, however,... Sacramento Bee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2292410/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2291036/posts I just read on the Stand Firm in Faith site that there as been a very tragic accident involving a church bus from the First Baptis Church of Shreveport, La. The bus was on the way to camp when the accident happened in Meridan, Mississippi. One child died at the scene and 23 others have been taken to area hospitals. Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2291036/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291155/posts PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A private suburban swim club accused of racism after it canceled the memberships of dozens of minority children says it will seek a meeting with the kids' camps to work out an agreement for them to return. Amy Goldman, a member of The Valley Club, said those able to attend a hastily called meeting Sunday afternoon voted unanimously in support of reinstating the memberships of the Creative Steps day camp and two other camps as long as safety issues, times and terms can be agreed upon. The Creative Steps camp had arranged for 65 mostly black and... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291155/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:10:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288297/posts More than 60 campers from Northeast Philadelphia were turned away from a private swim club and left to wonder if their race was the reason. "I heard this lady, she was like, 'Uh, what are all these black kids doing here?' She's like, 'I'm scared they might do something to my child,'" said camper Dymire Baylor. The Creative Steps Day Camp paid more than $1900 to The Valley Swim Club. The Valley Swim Club is a private club that advertises open membership. But the campers' first visit to the pool suggested otherwise. NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2288297/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2009 20:16:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284206/posts For five months of the year, Marj Rawls and Janice Pollack make New Hampshire their home. After selling their house in Harpersville, Ala., 12 years ago and using the money to buy an RV, the two have been traveling all across country – and stop at a little campground in Brookline each summer to enjoy the Granite State. But after making New Hampshire their home for so many summers, they may start rethinking their travel plans due to the state's newly revised rooms and meals tax. "We love this area and we love coming here," Rawls said. "But now we... Nashua (NH) Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284206/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283365/posts Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist and author of The God Delusion, has helped launch an atheist summer camp for children. Alongside the more traditional activities of tug-of-war, swimming and canoeing, children at the five-day camp in Somerset will learn about rational scepticism, moral philosophy, ethics and evolution. Camp-goers aged eight to 17 will also be taught how to disprove phenomena such as crop circles and telepathy. In the Invisible Unicorn Challenge, any child who can prove that unicorns do not exist will win a £10 note - which features an image of Charles Darwin, the father of evolutionary theory -... The First Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283365/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:49:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282018/posts Britain’s most prominent non-believer is backing its first atheist summer camp for children..... WHEN schoolchildren break up for their summer holidays at the end of next month, India Jago, aged 12, and her brother Peter, 11, will be taking a vacation with a twist. While their friends jet off to Spain or the Greek islands, the siblings will be hunting for imaginary unicorns in Somerset, while learning about moral philosophy. The Jagos, from Basingstoke, Hampshire, are among 24 children who will be taking part in Britain’s first summer camp for atheists. The five-day retreat is being subsidised by Richard Dawkins,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282018/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:09:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281928/posts New atheist summer camp launched An atheist summer camp for children set up in Somerset is to offer a "godless alternative" to religious camps. The 24 places on Camp Quest UK, which will be held next month near Bath, have already been booked up. Organisers said the purpose of the camp was to encourage critical thinking and provide children with a summer camp "free of religious dogma". The camp, supported by scientist Richard Dawkins, plans to expand after receiving hundreds of inquiries. The event has been set up by Samantha Stein, a postgraduate psychology student from London. She said: "It... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2281928/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:11:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281641/posts CLAYTON, Ga. — Naked time got a little out of hand for a former Gainesville mayor. Authorities arrested Mark Musselwhite and charged him with public indecency last weekend after state Department of Natural Resources officers found him sitting nude at his Rabun County campsite. Officers had received a complaint about a naked man walking along a nearby road earlier in the day, but the 43-year-old Musselwhite said he was not the same man. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281641/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:03:48 GMT