Month: October 2012

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- "I believe that we, as independent businessmen and women, represent the fabric of a beautiful tapestry we call America. We are the economic engine," said Hirsch. "You should be praised for having a significant part in creating jobs and helping build this great country. Your association will be advocating your rights to remain a vital part of this country’s economy and a critical measure of success in the RV industry.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Rich and Carol Cook, of Florida, are already camping at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, even though the big NASCAR race is still more than a week away, reports WCNC.

(Oct.. 4, 2012) -- AGS, a division of Texas Advertising, announced today that due to unprecedented growth not only in its print division but also through TXAD Internet Services, the 26-year old company has hired Jerry Hopkins to fill a new business development position, created to identify and develop new strategic business relationships. 

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Kedar Wright Hollingsworth, Sr., 84, passed away at his home in Cairo, Ga., on Monday, Oct. 1. He was a charter member of the Flint River Good Sams Camping Club, a charter member of the Georgia Southerners Family Motor Coach Association Camping Club, and a member of the Coachman Camping Club.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Thomas Peckham, owner of Moon Meadows Campground in Erie, was jailed yesterday on contempt of court charges for keeping his campground open almost a year after a judge ordered it closed, writes ErieTVNews.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced on Wednesday that Parvin State Park will fully reopen on Friday following a major cleanup effort needed after a violent windstorm swept through the park in late June, writes NJ.com.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Initial U.S. unemployment insurance claims rose by 4,000 to 367,000 in the week ending Sept. 29, thereby retracing only a small portion of the previous week’s 22,000 drop to an upwardly revised 363,000 (initially reported as 359,000), RBC Economics reported.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- The Cultural Landscape Foundation has released a list of 12 threatened or at-risk landscapes around the country, and Jones Beach State Park in New York has made that list, reports the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- The National Park Service will be renaming two areas of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to better represent the natural resources of the park. The area now known as Inland Marsh will be renamed Tolleston Dunes. The area now known as the Ly-Co-Ki-We Trail will be renamed the Glenwood Dune Trail.

(Oct. 4, 2012) -- Lazydays RV Center Inc. today announced that effective Oct. 12, Randall R. (Randy) Lay, currently chief financial officer, will assume the additional role of interim chief executive officer, succeeding John Horton, as the board of directors conducts a search for a permanent CEO assisted by a national executive search firm.