Month: August 2013

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- The Steuben Regional Technical Rescue Task Force was called into action just after midnight Friday when campers at the Ferenbaugh Campground in Corning were caught off guard by rapidly rising waters from a nearby stream, writes YNN.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- High water levels at the Marion Reservoir are keeping a lot of campers away, writes KAKE. About 40 campsites in Cottonwood Point and Hillsboro Cove are temporarily closed due to flooding.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- The Pyrotechnics Guild International will gather at Cooper’s Lake Campground in Slippery Rock from Aug. 11-16 to host the largest fireworks displays in the United States, according to Jack Cohen, president, Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- More than 300 family members, friends, and colleagues from across the country, gathered this week in Elkhart to witness the induction of the Class of 2013 into the RV/MH Hall of Fame. Searer also recognized staff and volunteers and presented the Hall of Fame Spirit Award to Tom and Charlene McNulty, who have worked at the Hall for the past 25 years.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- Daredevil Evel Knievel's son, Robbie, was arrested this week for DUI in a motorhome after allegedly crashing into a few homes in South Dakota, reports Jalopnik.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- The emerald ash borer has arrived in Cayuga County, reports the Auburn Citizen. The federal Animal and Plant Health Identification Service confirmed the discovery of three adult borers at the Hejamada Campground and RV Park in Montezuma.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- The City of Branson campground sits right on the shore of Lake Taneycomo, which makes Director of Parks and Recreation Cindy Shook concerned about the forecast of heavy rain, reports OzarksFirst.com.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- Navistar International Corp. will cut "a few hundred" jobs as part of its ongoing turnaround plan, according to a memo to employees obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- "Located just minutes from I-80, the seven villages of the Amana Colonies offers visitors the opportunity to step back from today’s busy pace, to relish in the comfort of locally crafted foods, furniture, art and more," said Pelchat.

(Aug. 9, 2013) -- Like dozens of other out-of-towners and locals who flock to the Bayfront Blues Festival, Bob Strand can be found in the makeshift campground at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center every year, writes the Duluth News Tribune.