Month: May 2013

(May 30, 2013) -- Sunland RV Resorts is helping celebrate the 18th annual air show in El Cajon, Calif., with a Wings Over Gillespie Giveaway.

(May 30, 2013) -- Winnebago Industries’ WIT Club has a great lineup of rallies scheduled for 2013, the company announced today. Highlighting this year’s events is the Grand National Rally (GNR) held at Winnebago Industries’ headquarters in Forest City July 21 - 25, 2013.

(May 30, 2013) -- The American Recreation Coalition (ARC) has selected six federal programs and efforts as recipients of the 2013 Beacon Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts by federal agencies and partners in harnessing the power of technology to improve public recreation experiences and federal recreation program management.

(May 30, 2013) -- Canada’s current account deficit narrowed by a modest $0.5 billion to $14.1 billion in the first quarter of 2013. U.S. first-quarter 2013 annualized GDP growth was 2.4 percent, slightly less than the 2.5 percent expected. U.S. initial jobless claims also increased by 10,000 to 354,000 in the week ended May 25, 2013.

(May 30, 2013) -- Great Outdoors Month celebrates a variety of important events and actions that occur during June, and highlights the benefits of active fun outdoors and the country's magnificent shared resources of forests, parks, refuges and other public lands and waters. Great Outdoors Week (June 1-8) showcases efforts enhancing outdoor recreation for all Americans in the 21st century through awards, briefings and other events in the nation’s capital.

(May 30, 2013) -- A team of six employees from Lippert Components, Inc. (LCI) Plant 45 in Goshen is heading to Moore, Okla., in the company RV to assist in the tornado relief effort. They left Wednesday afternoon, May 29.

(May 30, 2013) -- Families who camp at Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts can relive their favorite holidays with special themed weekend events that are planned throughout summer and fall.

(May 30, 2013) -- EPA's first proposal limits how much formaldehyde may be emitted from hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, particleboard and finished goods. The second proposal establishes a third-party certification framework designed to ensure that manufacturers of composite wood products meet the TSCA formaldehyde emission standards by having their composite wood products certified though an accredited third-party certifier.

(May 30, 2013) -- The new rules increased campground fees and prevent people from remaining on a campsite for extended periods. Once they leave a site, they must go back on a waiting list or enter a lottery for a chance to return, WPSD reported.

(May 30, 2013) -- Conducted in mid-May, the survey of more than 670 online U.S. adults aged 18 or older revealed that more than one-half (53.7 percent) of all respondents plan to take a vacation this summer; one-sixth (15.9 percent) do not plan to vacation, and nearly one-third (30.5 percent) are still unsure of their summer vacation plans.