Sunday, around 51 young burn survivors will trade in doctors, hospital visits, and burn treatments for a week of fun in the mountains. Campers will swim, boat, hike, fish, rock-climb, and raft during the day. During the evenings, they will participate in campfire skits and songs, dancing, and a be able to catch a wild animal show. Aug. 8 kicks offs opening day of the Firefighters Burn Institute’s (FFBI) Firefighter Kids Camp at Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe. Established in the early 1990s, this year marks the camp’s 17th year. Newly appointed FFBI Executive Director, Jim Doucette, said the best thing about the camp is that it “allows children to be amongst their peers. Burn injuries

  Twing, Twing, Twing, Twing -- the sound a banjo makes will be filling the air this weekend when Banjo-Rama 2009 comes to town.   Nearly 200 expert banjo musicians from across the west coast will be performing Sunday at Banjo-Rama 2009 at the Carmichael Elks Club, playing Roaring Twenties-style music. There will be two stages running simultaneously during the event, which is scheduled to begin at 11:40 a.m. All musicians are volunteers, and all profits will be donated to Shriners Children's Hospital in Sacramento. Event organizers expect 700-900 attendees. Admission is a $20 donation at the door. The Sacramento Banjo Band is hosting as well as headlining Banjo-Rama. The group of 35-4