Month: April 2012

(April 12, 2012) -- The agreement and proposed operating plan covers a five year period with a one year extension. It calls for the park to be open and operating a minimum of 36 hours per week with the Valley of the Moon Natural History Association responsible for daily maintenance, visitor services, volunteer staffing, protection of natural and historic resources and interpretation.

(April 12, 2012) -- The Enterprise-Record reports that members of the Tri-County Sams, a chapter of the Good Sams Club, will be camping at Sacramento River RV Park in Redding, April 13-15.

(April 12, 2012) -- Members of the Williston city commission have approved the first reading of an ordinance that makes it illegal to live in a camper in city limits unless it's in an RV park. If passed, it's unclear where the town's hundreds of RV residents would go, reports the Dickinson Press.

(April 12, 2012) -- Effective today, RV Designer has purchased BRD’s aftermarket product line and is the exclusive supplier of the BRD range to the RV aftermarket.  BRD will concentrate on the OEM market by supplying hardware and related products to the RV manufacturers.

(April 12, 2012) -- The White House Champions of Change program was created as a part of President Obama’s Winning the Future initiative. Each week, the program highlights a different sector and group of champions, ranging from educators to entrepreneurs to community leaders, and recognizes them for the work they are doing to serve and strengthen their communities.

(April 12, 2012) -- The contest gives campers a chance to win an Ultimate Coleman Camping Gear Package valued at $1,750. The Go Camping Contest and Coleman prizes coincide with the launch of the new Thousand Trails Annual Tent Camping Pass, an annual pass that provides a year of tent camping for one low price. The contest will run through May 31.

(April 12, 2012) -- “Advocacy Day is one of the highlights of Committee Week for attendees and a vitally important element in RVIA’s efforts to increase awareness of the industry and our issues at the federal level,” said Wald. “These visits and meetings help strengthen relationships between RVIA members and the members of Congress who represent their states and districts.”

(April 12, 2012) -- According to documents state officials released yesterday, drilling companies that want to tap the oil and gas buried under Ohio's state parks would have to sign a mineral-rights lease and stay at least 300 feet from campgrounds and other attractions, reports The Columbus Dispatch.

(April 12, 2012) -- From Jan. 1 through April 9, total web visits are up 13 percent from 284,292 in 2011 to 321,342 in 2012 while page views are up 24 percent, rising to nearly 2 million this year from 1.6 million in 2011.  The number of unique visitors has also jumped from 241,761 in 2011 to 289,394 in 2012, a 20 percent rise.

(April 12, 2012) -- The Appleton Post Crescent reports that Pauline Kerber -- the mother of 17-year-old Adam Kerber, who was driving the RV that crashed in Kansas, killing five family members -- described her son as a hero during a prepared statement on Wednesday.