Month: February 2012

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- The Blue Ridge Parkway will close the section between State Route 191 to State Route 151 beginning Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The Parkway will also close the section between U.S. Route 19 to the end of the Parkway at U.S. Route 441. These closures are required to complete repairs of Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1 and Big Witch Tunnel.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- The family-friendly event will feature great beach music, food and activities for all ages. There will be live music by The Fantastic Shakers on Friday night and The Band of Oz will perform Saturday night. Shag lessons will be conducted by shag Hall-of-Famer Judy Duke.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- DRV Suites (DRV), formerly Doubletree RV, is recalling 1,701 model year 2008 and 2010-2011 Select, Mobile and Elite Suite RVs equipped with disc brakes. Due to the paint applied to the aluminum wheel and hub face, the wheel may become loose.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- Each RV park or campground directory that is marketed by AGS receives two complimentary 2-foot-by-3-foot corrugated plastic wallboards to display their park information along with the local businesses that advertised in their directory. In most cases, there’s also room for information about things to see and do that encourage the guest to stay longer, said Brian Schaeffer, president of AGS.

(Feb. 13, 2012) -- Net sales in the 2011 fourth quarter increased 50 percent compared to the 2010 fourth quarter, to $160 million, as a result of a 51 percent increase in Drew's RV segment sales, and a 45 percent increase in Drew's manufactured housing segment sales. Drew's RV segment sales growth exceeded industry wholesale shipment growth largely due to the five acquisitions completed in 2011, as well as other market share gains.

(Feb. 2, 2012) -- Mike Molino, president of the RV Dealers Association, announced today that he will step down after 16 years of service as the CEO of the group. The RVDA Board of Directors named Phil Ingrassia, the association’s vice president for communications, as the association’s next president effective April 2.

(Feb. 10, 2012) -- Police say 38-year-old Sammantha Louise Perryman, a former employee of George Sutton RV in Eugene, allegedly used the company’s credit card to rack up more than $55,000 in charges. She was arrested Thursday, reports The Register-Guard.

(Feb. 10, 2012) -- Bob and Karen Pauly, U.S. Forest Service volunteer campground hosts for the Seal Rock Campground in the Hood Canal Ranger District of Washington's Olympic National Forest, have received the Campground Hosts of the Year Award, reports KMAS.

(Feb. 10, 2012) -- Members of the San Benito Utility Board said Thursday that they will recommend that the city modify a controversial $10 monthly base water service fee imposed on RV parks for each lot, reports the Brownsville Herald.

(Feb. 10, 2012) -- The Wall Street Journal writes that Ford is recalling certain F-53 stripped-chassis vehicles. The F53 chassis is typically used as a platform for recreational vehicles.