Month: August 2012

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- “Our team is extremely excited and flattered to have the opportunity to present in Beijing about a topic we are so passionate about,” says Jerry Kidd, president of Kidd RV Consulting. “We certainly recognize that the Chinese are accepting the RVing lifestyle with open arms and also have the means and available land to fully develop an RVing infrastructure."

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- Keynote Speaker David Humphreys, former president of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), who retired in 2006 after serving for 27 years, issued a call for greater industry unity, saying it is this sense of unity, embodied in the Hall of Fame that distinguishes the RV industry from all other segments of the travel and tourism industry.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- The Alaska Dispatch writes that Valerie Sifsof's missing persons reward fund is now at $27,100. Sifsof disappeared from the Granite Creek Campground at mile 64 of the Seward Highway on July 7.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- The Palladium-Item reports that property owners at Heritage Hills Campground in Liberty refuse to post lot numbers, and that's making it difficult for Union County emergency personnel to respond.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- Lake County, Ohio residents and visitors may come across the National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio Mobile Billboard today, which is being used, according to the organization, to raise public awareness that mental illness is a brain disorder and not a character flaw, reprots the News-Herald.com.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- Cook-off categories include: main dish (meat), side dish (vegetable), breads, desserts, wild game/fish, chili and youth chefs - any dish prepared by a chef under 16 years old. There will also be a "cowboy coffee" competition, which will be a “people’s choice award” with judging starting in the morning.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- Gerri Detweiler, writing for AOL Real Estate, recently interviewed Kathy Huggins for her radio show. Kathy and her husband John have been full-time RVers for over seven years, and host the radio show LivingTheRVDream.com. Here are their financial tips for a life on the road.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- Residents in Whitecourt and communities across Alberta are cleaning up after extreme weather Saturday. A number of CTV British Columbia News viewers reported seeing tornadoes, but Environment Canada confirmed no tornadoes touched down in the province.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- On Aug. 2, RCMP and the local fire department were dispatched to a tent trailer fire at the St. Malo Provincial Park campground, reports mySteinbach.ca. The tent trailer was a total loss, and the fire is being treated as suspicious in nature.

(Aug. 8, 2012) -- On Friday, a Longview jury refused 35-year-old James Nathan Alexander's self-defense argument and found him guilty of murder for a July 2010 shooting death at Riverside RV Park, reports the Longview News-Journal.