Month: August 2012

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- RV Air Conditioners (Beta 6015) will begin Aug. 27 and run through Oct. 7. Delving into the properties of vaporization and condensation and applying the principles of compression, students gain the skill necessary to troubleshoot component failures along with the ability to repair and/or replace vital components.  

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- Representatives from BowStern, a marketing firm specializing in the recreation lifestyle industry, returned to Florida today following a successful trip to Beijing. The team made presentations to a packed house that covered a broad range of subjects including emerging trends, resort design, marketing and investment opportunities here in the United States. 

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- The news came as a shock to Britian's RV industry because the company picked up first and second place awards for its motorhomes in the 2012 Caravan Club Awards competition, the magazine reported.

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- The popular resort and family campground has doubled its capacity with a major expansion that includes 120 new campsites, an additional swimming pool and hot tub. The campground now offers 207 campsites, motel style rooms, camping cabin, recreation building, two pools, two hot tubs, mini golf, two playgrounds and stocked trout ponds.  

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- Navistar's workforce in Fort Wayne is less than a fifth of what it was two years ago, and the building that housed its operations is for sale. But, Navistar's test track is not on the market, the News-Sentinel reported. 

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- The Lyndon Town Board approved Arrowhead Resort’s plan to add approximately 40 seasonal sites to the 298 camping sites currently on the property near Wisconsin Dells.  

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- Police allege Gould spied on the two girls while they showered in a RV at the Splash Mountain Campground from June 28 to July 1, the Times Leader reported. According to the criminal complaint, a 15- and 17-year-old girl suspected Gould spied on them while they showered inside the RV while camping. The girls found a picture on hinges and a two-way mirror in the bathroom.  

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- It is difficult to accurately compare the ratio of males to females that are injured by bears because the park does not keep records of visitor use in the park by gender. However, the bear-inflicted human injury data for Yellowstone National Park does not indicate any correlation between bear attacks and menstruation. Although there is no evidence that grizzly and black bears are overly attracted to menstrual odors more than any other odor, certain precautions should be taken to reduce the risks of attack.

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- Alan C. Henriksen, 67, died at the scene. Muriel M. Henriksen, 64, was transported to a hospital. Three minor children from Rapid City who were in the Henriksen's motorhome were treated and released from the Lusk hospital, the Rapid City Journal reported. 

(Aug. 15, 2012) -- The weekend group had 19 women in 12 campers, mostly trailers from the 1950s and 1960s with teardrop shapes and colors such as pink, orange, aquamarine and silver. The event attracted women from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Kentucky.