Month: January 2013

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- After seven years, there is an itch that has yet to be scratched in the credit card industry. In 2005, 50 plaintiffs including Kroger Company, Payless Shoe Source and Safeway sued Visa and MasterCard for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive behavior by conspiring over fees, known as Interchange that merchants pay every time a credit card transaction takes place.  

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- The American Camp Association offers ready-to-use forms for camp staff applications, recording health histories, tracking accidents/incidents, and more.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- The 2013 Fulltime Families (FtF) Winter Family Reunion is being held Thursday, Jan. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Suwannee Music Park & Campground in Live Oak, Fla. And FtF has released the schedule of events.

(Jan. 22, 2013)  -- The American Camp Association lists individuals and programs who received 2013 awards.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- Retail sales inched up by 0.2 percent in Nov. 2012 following a downwardly revised 0.5 percent (was 0.7 percent) gain in October, RBC Economics reported today.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- Ford’s RV Service & Training Center will now be doing business as Ford’s RV Training & Service, the company announced today. In addition, Ford’s RV has launched a new website that has many new features such as a new logo, an interactive blog and an RVRN members-only section that is password protected. 

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- Join presenter Jordan Richmond for "Audition Vs. Interview: Casting the Role of Camp Counselor," a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. Eastern.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- A 21-year-old Hinesburg man is facing a felony charge of unlawful mischief in connection with damage to taxpayer-owned property at the Mount Philo State Park, Vermont State Police told the Burlington Free Press on Monday.

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- William and Mary K. Weiss of North Huntingdon, Pa. already had plans to camp more this year with the RV they purchased in 2012 at Clems’s Trailer Sales. They just never dreamed that after receiving $800 of free camping in 2012 with the purchase of that RV that they’d wind up winning another $500 of free camping for 2013 too!

(Jan. 22, 2013) -- The Nanaimo Museum's call for contributions for their exhibition "In Tents: How We Camped," has turned up some unusual local camping stories, writes the Nanaimo Daily News.