Month: June 2013

(June 25, 2013) -- The seasonal campers at Meadville KOA Campground hosted a benefit blind auction and themed basket raffle June 22 at 7 p.m. for a family injured in a tiki torch explosion.  Through blind auction item donations and themed basket raffles, the campers raised $1,528, said Robyn Chilson, owner of Meadville KOA, where the fundraisers took place.

(June 24, 2013) -- The Rollin’ Oldies Vintage Trailer Group brought dozens of vintage travel trailers to River Bend County Park in Foster over the weekend, says the Corvallis Gazette Times.

(June 24, 2013) -- KXLH Helena News reports that a bat captured at the Holter Lake Campground over the Father's Day weekend has tested positive for rabies, the Lewis & Clark City-County Health Department announced on Friday.

(June 24, 2013) -- In this free webinar dealers will learn how to reduce “experience modifiers” through effective loss control and by implementing safety programs for lower premiums. Practical guidance on managing “light duty” and “return to work programs” will be outlined, too.

(June 24, 2013) -- A new shower/restroom building to serve the park's campground has been completed. The $300,000 facility was built by a North Country contractor, Jordstat Construction of Alexandria Bay, to replace a deteriorated 32-year-old washhouse.

(June 24, 2013) -- A Chippewa Falls cancer survivor had planned to take the family camper to Minnesota last weekend to celebrate 10 years cancer free, but it was stolen from her driveway sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, reports WQOW.

(June 24, 2013) -- For the last three months, Michaelle Hamblin, co-manager of the Beachfront RV Park at the Port of Brookings Harbor, has watched criminal activity — thefts, vandalism and possible drug deals — increase, reports the Curry Coastal Pilot.

(June 24, 2013) -- When Ron Potts opened Ron Potts’ RVs in Johnstown in 2007, he knew that he would be helping people have a lot of fun, writes The Newark Advocate. His dealership is decorated with pictures his clients have sent from places they've camped all across the country.

(June 24, 2013) -- The Sturgeon Bay Police Department says that on Sunday morning, a 42-foot-long recreational vehicle was damaged by a bridge concrete counterweight on the Michigan Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay, reports Fox11online.com.

(June 24, 2013) -- A new campground recently opened at Fisher Grove State Park near Redfield. It includes 22 electrical campsites, a new comfort station and a dump station. It is located near the existing playground, picnic area and golf course.