Month: March 2012

(March 20, 2012) -- Under the rule, in-state visitors to state parks, reservoirs, state forests and state fish & wildlife areas can bring firewood from home as long as the bark has been removed. Visitors from outside Indiana cannot bring firewood from out of state because of federal emerald ash borer quarantines.

(March 20, 2012) -- A spike in home foreclosures in the Rockford area has taken its toll on pets too. Families have been forced to give them up, so in an attempt to find them homes, the PAWS Humane Society has introduced a new adoption push via a mobile adoption unit, reports the Rockford Register Star.

(March 20, 2012) -- After the Maine Good Sam club came to the aid of two wheelchair bound people needing transportation to the state capital for an important meeting, Maine Governor Paul LePage issued an official proclamation declaring the months of June, July and August "The Summer of the Samaritan Spirit."

(March 20, 2012) -- The Register-Guard reports that 48-year-old Douglas Allan Bruce, of Eugene, was returning home from a fishing trip Aug. 3 when he fell asleep at the wheel and drove his RV into 24-year-old Andrea Nicole Post's small sedan, killing her. He could have spent 18 months in jail, but Post's family agreed not to ask for prison time.

(March 20, 2012) -- A year after Joei Carlton Hossack's husband, Paul, unexpectedly died in the middle of their motorhome adventure throughout Europe, Joei decided to complete all the trips they had planned together on her own, reports the Yuma Sun.

(March 20, 2012) -- “Newmar feels this award is important because we value how our mutual customers are treated and that the service experience is a positive one,” said Utley. “As confirmed by their customers, the dealers earning this award possess a strong commitment of customer satisfaction that permeates through their entire organization. We are proud of their achievements.”

(March 20, 2012) -- A visit to Maryland's eastern shore and Holiday Park Campground inspired the RV Cooking Show crew to create an easy, delicious low country shrimp boil. In this RV TV episode, cooks will learn about many places to visit during their stay on the eastern shore, plus see how simple a low country boil is to prepare and how fun it is to share.

(March 20, 2012) -- A thief broke into the fenced service department access lot at George M. Sutton RV early Monday morning and stole a new 2012 Airstream Flying Cloud 25 travel trailer.

(March 20, 2012) -- The Portugal News reports that Algarve, Portugal has seen a boom in the number of tourists who prefer to spend their holidays or the entire winter living in a motorhome in a public car park rather than a dedicated campsite or hotel.

(March 20, 2012) -- Sunland RV Resorts will attend the 2012 Good Sam Rally from March 22-25 in Phoenix, Ariz. Sunland will be an exhibitor in booth #155. Guests will have the opportunity to enter for a chance to win a free weekend stay at any of the seven Sunland RV resorts, among other valuable prizes.