Month: November 2013

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- Times Daily reports that on Tuesday, Colbert County Commissioners decided that more information is needed before they consider raising camping rates at Rose Trail Park and Colbert Alloys Park.

It’s been a year of change at Thor Industries Inc. as the company has refocused its efforts on the RV business. The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune reported that the company took another step in that direction last week by announcing that it had acquired the assets of Bison Coach, a specialty trailer manufacturer, from an operating unit of Navistar [...]

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- A new training program has been designed to lower youth unemployment in Wyndham and Hobsons Bay, Victoria, while addressing a national skills shortage, writes the Wyndham Weekly.

Michigan residents buying a car, recreational vehicle or boat will see a tax break if they trade in an older model under legislation signed and celebrated Wednesday by Gov. Rick Snyder. “It may be rainy out today, but it’s a sunny day for Michigan, because we’ve got relief for taxpayers,” Snyder said during a press conference [...]

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- The Corps will close one campground and five day use areas on Hartwell Lake, and four campgrounds on Thurmond Lake. In addition, the Corps will partially close two day-use areas on Hartwell Lake, and two day use areas and two campgrounds on Thurmond Lake, with only the boat ramps remaining open in those areas.

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- On Tuesday morning, a 50-year-old woman escaped injury when both her car and the camper she was staying in at The Cabins at Pellerin Campground in South China were destroyed by fire, reports the Morning Sentinel.

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- An Essexville man is accused of breaking into a Portsmouth Township man’s camper in 2010 and threatening him with a gun, after DNA evidence has allegedly linked him to the crime, writes the Bay City Times.

Forget the government shutdown, Obamacare angst and political gridlock. The Detroit Free Press reported that gas prices are down to almost $3 a gallon and Americans are buying big pickups and SUVs at a pace the industry hasn’t seen since before the recession. That’s great news for the Detroit Three and their shareholders. American automakers [...]

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- The North Florida Acoustic Music Festival is being held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, at the Flamingo Lake RV Park in Jacksonville, reports the Florida Times-Union.

(Nov. 6, 2013) -- Eric Poulin, who has been breeding dogs for 25 years in Ste-Justine-de-Newton, was riveted by the story of Marco Lavoie, the camper who was rescued on Oct. 30 after going missing for months, reports the Montreal Gazette. Now Poulin would like to help him out with a new dog.