Month: February 2012

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- The Times Herald-Record tells the story of a chamber of commerce in New York that takes to the road in a 37-foot-long recreational vehicle.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- City officials said 63 ash trees were removed from Silver Springs Campground in Stow, after the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was discovered in them. This is the first time the EAB has been found in the city, reports Stow Sentry.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- Central Florida News 13 reports that the RV parking lot just outside turns one and two at Daytona International Speedway opened up for fans this past Tuesday. Since then, a steady trickle of fans have been setting up their home-away-from homes.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- Bob Martin, the recently named RV Group president of Thor Industries, said Thursday morning at the monthly "Wake-Up, Goshen" Chamber of Commerce breakfast, that he is “cautiously optimistic” about the future of the RV industry, reports Goshen News.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- California State Parks’ Director Ruth Coleman announced that a series of five workshops will be held across the state in its continuing effort to find partners to help keep parks open. The workshops are designed to present a “How To” explanation and pathway for all parties interested in forming partnerships for operating a state park.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- According to a police report, 41-year-old William De Jesus, a Port Orange man authorities say went on a deadly rampage at Highland Woods RV Park in Deerfield Beach, threatened to kill his wife nearly five years ago, reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- Travel writer Chris Gray Faust writes for Gadling that renting an RV may be the most cost-effective way to travel. But it does have its pitfalls, Faust writes, and she lists six things travelers should not do when renting an RV.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- WJHG-TV reports about two dozen local pool companies and public pool owners met last week in Florida to discuss the new ADA handicapped regulations, as the March 15 deadline approaches.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- The North American Trailer Dealers Association today released its 2012 Trailer Buyers Guide which features 83 brands of trailers as well as several other stories about the trailer industry.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- "The complimentary Coach-Net program is yet another example of what differentiates our dealership from our competition,” said Ed Unger, Tom Raper RV Operations manager.  “Each of our new owners pulls away from our lot with the peace of mind that, if needed, the best emergency assisoance available is just a phone call away."