Month: March 2012

(March 11, 2012) -- The Walmart Foundation has donated $35,000 to the South Carolina State Park Service for energy-efficiency projects across the system that could cut operating costs.

(March 12, 2012) -- Lancaster Newspapers reports on workampers who man parks, tourist attractions and campgrounds all over the country, including Lancaster County, Pa.

(March 11, 2012) -- KRCRTV.COM reports a man is being charged with attempted murder and corporal injury of spouse after an incident last week at Rooster’s Landing Resort RV Park in Anderson, Calif.

(March 12, 2012) -- The Santa Maria Times says district officials last month named the Santa Maria Pines Campground and five vacation adjoining acres in California as a potential and available location for the new $15 million continuation high school with an emphasis on technical careers.

(March 12, 2012) -- AGS, a 26-year old division of Texas Advertising, began putting their guest service guides online approximately one year ago this spring. They use a service that not only makes links to advertisers websites hot but also makes the entire guide ‘flippable,’ making it feel as though users are flipping through a book.

(March 9, 2012) -- TriValley Central reports that winter visitors seem to be staying longer in Casa Grande this season. Three Casa Grande RV park managers say a number of factors are contributing to the prolonged stay of some.

(March 9, 2012) -- "Our Chicago facility provides a centralized location for all our vendors, lenders and our nationwide Camping World SuperCenter network," said Lemonis. "Plus, it is closer to the heart of the RV industry in Elkhart, Ind."

(March 9, 2012) -- Saltzgiver said the decision to move forward with the merger was unanimous among RPTIA board members, which represents the entire association and has the authority to act in the best interests of the association. However, a ballot was sent to members because RPTIA wanted its members to have a voice on whether merging the two associations was a good idea.

(March 9, 2012) -- The entire Davis Lakes Campground community in Suffolk has come together to help raise money for Gary Baines, a frequent guest of the campground who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in January, reports the Suffolk News-Herald.

(March 9, 2012) -- On Monday, the Campbell Town Board is expected to enact a two-year moratorium on establishing or expanding dormitories, campgrounds, RV parks, trailer parks or similar facilities, as the issue of "man camps," in relation to the possible shale gas boom in the state, hits the town, reports the Corning Leader.