Month: July 2012

(July 24, 2012) -- Camden Hills State Park, in Camden, has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, which bills itself as “the world’s largest travel site,” offering online advice to travelers. The award honors “hospitality excellence,” and is given “only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews.”

(July 24, 2012) -- The new 28-acre city park in Linden will provide a playground, fitness trail, RV park and butterfly garden, among other things, to nearby residents, reports KTBS.

(July 24, 2012) -- Nonprofit groups that have been scrambling for donations to keep open 70 parks past a July 1 closure deadline were blindsided after learning last week that the Department of Parks and Recreation had secret accounts holding more than $53 million, reports the San Jose Mercury News.

(July 24, 2012) -- The Knoxville News Sentinel writes that three juveniles have been arrested after a two-night theft and vandalism spree involving 13 golf carts at the May Spring Campground in Rutledge.

(July 24, 2012) -- Nanton News reports that after seeing increasing numbers of non-patron recreationists using the Nanton campground dump station, which has caused traffic and safety problems, the Town has decided to shut it down.

(July 24, 2012) -- "We have found things that we would like to see on classified sites, and also talked with dealers who have talked about things that they would like to have available to them when selling on a classifieds site," said DeHoff. "And most importantly we have spoken with RV consumers who have mentioned a wide variety of features that they would like to see when searching for the perfect RV."

(July 24, 2012) -- Complaints about transients "camping" in their recreational vehicles on the streets in Carlsbad increase each summer, but this year, area homeowners say conditions along Avenida Encinas are particularly frustrating, reports the North County Times.

(July 24, 2012) -- On Sunday evening, a four-year-old boy from Amsterdam, who was reported missing that day, was found in the water at the Northampton Campground on Sacandaga Lake, reports WNYT.

(July 24, 2012) -- Family Travel Centre has been named Adria’s ‘Customer Service Dealer of the Year 2012.’ The award singles out Family Travel Centre from the other 34 dealerships up and down the country for its ability to look after customers across the Adria network. On the same award winning night, Family Travel Centre was also named an Adria ‘Premium Dealer’ which is the highest status within the leading manufacturer’s dealer network.

(July 24, 2012) -- Deputies from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office tracked down two individuals they believe are responsible for the theft and arson of an RV which was stolen from a Pullman business earlier in the month.