Month: September 2014

The Mike Molino RV Learning Center board is launching a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of RV industry certified professionals – and retain those who already hold certification credentials. To accomplish this, the board announced the formation of a Society for Certified RV Professionals and an industry recognition program highlighting the achievements of RV […]

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- The Warren County Sheriff's Office said that a verbal domestic dispute at the Lake George Escape Campgrounds led to an Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated charge.

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- Baraga State Park in Michigan held its eighth annual Harvest Festival to close the camping season. Campers could participate in decorating competitiions, trick or treating, and a costume contest.

Editor’s Note: The following is a column authored by Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) Chairman Doug Gaeddert that appeared in the Summer 2014 RVIA Today Newsletter reflecting on his term in the chairman’s seat. We’ve all heard that old adage, “time flies when you’re having fun”! Well, I must have had a heck of a […]

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- The Bills camper/RV parking lot has completely sold-out and is filled to capacity for the Bills vs. Miami Dolphins game. This is the first time in Bills recorded history that the camper/RV lot has sold out the day before the game.

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- A Gresham, Ore. man is being treated for rabies after he was bitten by a bat while camping in Clackamas County. The camper is now going through a vaccination process for rabies.

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- An investigation is ongoing after a 34-year-old Highland Township, Mich. discovered an explosive device had detonated under his camper trailer.

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- Deputies have arrested a man found with multiple weapons, who allegedly threatened to shoot fellow campers in Big Sur, Calif. on Saturday night.

(Sept. 15, 2014) -- A camper at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, N.Y., fell off a 30 foot rock ledge and injured himself. Alcohol was a contributing factor in the fall.

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stricter Tier 3 emissions standards that take effect in 2017 are a double-edged sword for most automakers. Automotive News reported that on one hand, manufacturers no longer will have to certify vehicles to meet two sets of emissions standards, California and federal. One national standard will reduce automakers’ engineering and […]