Month: September 2012

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- A recent weekend at Normandy Farms Campground in Foxboro, Mass. was part of a new pilot program simply called Jimmy Fund Campout.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- The owner of the MountainView RV Park in Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland was presented with a Queen's Jubilee Medal for his service to both his community and his country, reports Newfoundland and Labrador Compass.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- The second annual Duncan’s Grove Bluegrass Festival kicked off in Duncan, Okla. with activities Tuesday night, but the Duncan Banner reports Friday is when all the music notes hit the air.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- On Sept. 25, an Officer of the Sioux Falls Police Department stopped a truck pulling a tent camper. During the stop, methamphetamine was located with the use of a Canine Officer and his dog. A search of the trailer yielded a methamphetamine lab.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- The Liberty Vindicator reports Cedar Grove RV Park in Ames, Texas opened a convenience store this week.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- Paul M. Santor filled his motorhome with $292 of gas and drove from New Hampshire to spend 14 days at the Big E fair in West Springfield, writes MassLive.com. Santor said he makes the trip every year to live at the fair, and he's not the only one.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- RV wholesale shipments in August surged 15.7 percent ahead of this same month last year reaching 24,460 units, the strongest August monthly total in five years, the RV Industry Association reported. 

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- In Idaho, Boise National Forest recreation officials have begun annual fall seasonal closures of some roads and campgrounds.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- "We believe Pan Pacific RV Centers Inc. will be a strong addition to our new network of dealers as we continue to expand into the California market. Pan Pacific RV began as a single store in Stockton, Calif., in 1973 and has grown into the current three locations serving all of central California," said Croxton.

(Sept. 27, 2012) -- "Sales were up approximately 20 percent compared to previous years, with many first-time buyers taking advantage of very aggressive pricing from the dealers," said Ball, who handled the marketing initiative for the second year in a row. "Participating dealers agreed that, because of show’s success, they will continue to offer show deals on their lots through Oct. 20."