>> The North Face is leveraging the company's presenting sponsorship of the 2004 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run (June 26-27, Auburn, Calif.) to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The North Face athlete team members and ultra-marathon runners Dean Karnazes, ...read more

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  Jun 20, 2004

>> Good golly Miss Molly -- the Marine Corps Times newspaper received a recent letter from one Lt. Col. G. R. Patricio taking them to task for incorrectly reporting that an Arc'Teryx-designed pack won out over a Gregory-designed pack simply because it was cheaper. "On a final ...read more

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  Dec 21, 2003

>> Get ready to chill out once again with the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition (OIWC) at the non-profit's popular and annual ChillFest, this year from August 15-17 at the historic Wasatch Mountain Club Lodge at Brighton, Big Cottonwood Canyon. Women of our industry will ...read more

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  Apr 25, 2004

>> Johnson Outdoors Inc. (Nasdaq: JOUT) has received a nonbinding proposal to acquire outstanding shares of the company for a cash price of $18 per share. The proposal from Samuel C. Johnson (majority shareholder and director of Johnson Outdoors) and Helen Johnson-Leipold ...read more

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  Feb 22, 2004

>> The Nautilus Group is rolling out its new TreadClimber in no uncertain terms. If you didn't see the USA Weekend national newspaper insert from last weekend, take a look on page 21 where you'll find a full-page ad -- yes, that wasn't a typo, we said full page -- for the new ...read more

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  Jun 1, 2003

>> Settling into our seat last week on a flight home from D.C. for National PE Day lobbying (look for our upcoming story the week of May 11), we hear a hustle and bustle at the door. Olympic gold-medalist sprinter and long-jumper Carl Lewis is rushing in at the last second, also ...read more

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  May 9, 2004