Month: October 2012

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- On Friday, a .38 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver and a 12 gauge pump shotgun were reported stolen from a camper in Clifton, reports the Spartanburg Herald Journal.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- Best Parks in America announces its roster of special guest hospitality and business experts who will be addressing Best Parks affiliates and advising and guiding park owners during  the national network's Inaugural Network Conference, Nov. 13 - 15, in Orlando.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- Mark Gerstle, vice president and chief administrative officer of Cummins Inc., estimates that his company is responsible for directly or indirectly pumping nearly $1 million into the cause of educating four-year-olds in Bartholomew County, writes the Indianapolis Star.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- At a forum in Yuma, Ariz. on Thursday, a Shangri-La RV Resort co-owner and the Palms RV Resort director of operations will talk about what winter visitors need and want in park amenities and technology and what they're looking in terms of businesses and entertainment.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- A fundraising convoy of VW camper vans has made the journey from Carmarthenshire to Aberystwyth to boost the April Jones Fund. April is a five-year-old girl who was last seen in a street near her home in Machynlleth, Powys, on Oct. 1, reports This is South Wales.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- A Charlestown, R.I. developer looking to establish a recreational vehicle campground in Bradford, R.I. may be facing a new setback, according to a report in The Westerly Sun.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- On Friday, Eureka Police Department officers responded to J's RV Center on reports of a bullet striking a metal garage at the business, reports the Times-Standard.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- In Oregon, a Deschutes River Ranch owner found in contempt of court Friday said that by allowing camping, he was following God's will.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- On Tuesday, Whitby councilors are expected to agree to a set of proposals that will ban motorhomes from certain off-street car parks in the town, but the proposals do not provide an alternative space for them, reports the Whitby Gazette.

(Oct. 15, 2012) -- There has been a 12 percent year-on-year increase in the number of campers and caravanners aged 55 and over booking spots at Camping and Caravanning Club sites during this year's October half-term. And in many instances, these holidaymakers will bring their grandchildren, reports the Caravan Times.