Month: January 2012

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- Coming up in February is the return of Thomas Michael Riley, who wowed the Buckhorn audiences recently and is back by popular demand for a special Valentine’s Day dinner show. Country music legend Moe Bandy will perform March 15, and April 12 will feature “Home with the Armadillo” favorite Gary P. Nunn.

(Jan. 23, 2011) -- According to a news report from The Orange County Register, families living in a low-income park say they are being forced out to make way for an upscale hotel and water park resort, and they have no where to go.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- The U.S. tourism and travel industry is a substantial component of U.S. GDP and employment, representing 2.7 percent of America's gross domestic product, and 7.5 million jobs in 2010 -- with international travel to the United States supporting 1.2 million jobs alone, the White House noted.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- On Friday, the National Park Service issued a rule requiring anyone driving on the beaches at Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks to obtain a permit, reports WRAL.com.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- The News-Press reports the Bonita Springs zoning board in Florida voted 5-1 last week to recommend the city council approve a request to rezone 1.5 agricultural acres to allow up to nine RV or mobile home units.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- Thousands of people saw the latest technology and newest products for outdoor recreation at this past weekend's Great Rockies Sport Show in Billings. The show featured boats, RVs, hunting, fishing and travel, reports KTVQ.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- The Knoxville News Sentinel reports that a last-minute surge in visitation enabled Great Smoky Mountains National Park to squeak past the nine million visitors mark for 2011. Up until December, the park was on track to drop below nine million for the first time since 2003.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- When RV Cooking Show host Evanne Schmarder was visiting Sidney, Ohio, she had an opportunity to tour the Norcold RV refrigerator plant, watching the process of this made-in-America product being built from start to finish. She also provides viewers with a recipe for Jana's Zucchini Mock Apple Pie.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- Flooding caused by an ice jam on the Missouri River has overtaken many camping sites and low-lying areas near Townsend. Centerville Lane, off of U.S. Highway 287, has been closed due to water running over it for about one-half mile, reports the Helena Independent Record.

(Jan. 23, 2012) -- In his new position, Todd Jass is responsible for Winnebago Industries’ warehouse operations, interplant material handling, over-the-road truck fleet operations, as well as the salvage department. In addition, Jass will continue to manage production and inventory control.