Retired Missouri Southern State University baseball coach Warren Turner says maintenance problems at Joe Becker Stadium are caused by overuse, not a failure of the Joplin Parks and Recreation Department to do its work properly.

Used to be that if you wanted to camp among the beautiful and fascinating rocks at the City of Rocks in southern Idaho, all you had was primitive camping.

About 9,000 pounds of fish - that's 4½ tons - await anglers participating in Saturday's 11th annual Family Fishing Rodeo at East Lake, said Stanley B. Robinson, spokesman for the Birmingham Park and Recreation Board.

Hiking in the woods, learning how to weave a lanyard, singing songs by the campfire -- some fond childhood memories come from summer camp. For the neediest children in the greater Greenwood area, these simple joys seem unattainable.

With the holidays fast approaching, many Down-river residents are looking for ways to spend quality time with their loved ones without breaking the bank in these tough economic times.