Month: January 2013

(Jan. 2, 2013) -- In Florida yesterday, at Anastasia State Park, an event that was part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes also included geocaching.

(Jan. 2, 2013) -- The Imperial Valley Press reports more than 800 friends and neighbors at Desert Trails RV Park in California gathered outside their homes Tuesday to celebrate the New Year as they have been doing for three years, by watching the park’s New Year’s parade.

(Jan. 2, 2013) -- The Las Vegas Review -- Journal tells the story of a man who offers to help recover bodies of drowning victims at Lake Mead. Even though he’s offered his services free of charge, he says the National Park Service has refused his help.

(Jan. 2, 2013) -- "Business activity was weighed down until the end of 2012 as sentiment soured against the heightened uncertainty surrounding the effect of the impending fiscal cliff," he added. "With U.S. policymakers passing legislation to avoid income tax increases on the majority of Americans, some of the uncertainty should be removed, thereby setting the stage for an improvement in the pace of overall economic activity in the coming months."

(Jan. 2, 2013) -- Lake of the Woods County Sheriff Gary Fish told the paper the propane furnace exploded and blew out the windows early Sunday on the shore of Lake of the Woods at Zippel Bay.

(Jan. 1, 2013) -- Brown & Brown of Kentucky, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., has acquired certain assets of Gilbert RV Insurance.

(Jan. 1, 2012) -- Working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Bankston Motor Homes gave the family a new travel trailer plus camping chairs, a mat and other camping equipment, while Walmart and Target also donated camping goods. Livin Lite, the camper's manufacturer, donated a $200 fuel card, Alabama Live reported. But, when friends and family gathered to accept the donation, they reported their prayers had been answered.

(Jan. 1, 2013) -- The WeDubYou fleet of customized 1970s VW camper vans is set to hit the highways of southwest France in 2013, reports The Independent.

(Jan. 1, 2012) -- St. Louis County Police were were investigating a suspicious vehicle at Midwest RV when they found an RV door open, the Oakville Patch noted. When two suspects tried to flee, police tased one and arrested both. Three other suspects were apprehended a short time later.

(Jan. 1, 2013) -- Business First is reporting the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has issued a request for proposal to develop additional rental cottages in Allegany State Park.