Month: September 2015

Editor’s Note: The following is an editorial appearing in the Elkhart Truth lauding the economic boost to the area provided by this week’s RV Open House. It’s tough to find an open hotel room in Elkhart, Ind., this week. And that’s a good thing. Thousands of RV dealers from throughout the country arrived in the […]

Mike Ditka is as popular now as he was when he was playing and coaching in the NFL. As reported by the Goshen News, it has been almost 30 years since “Iron Mike” coached the Chicago Bears to a win in Super Bowl XX. “Da Coach” spoke Wednesday (Sept. 23) at the EverGreen Recreational Vehicles LLC exhibit […]

(Sept. 23, 2015) -- The company is recalling 290 model year 2016 Axis and Vegas RVs manufactured between March 26 and July 6 to fix a windshield defroster, as well as 98 model year 2014 and 2015 Tuscany XTE motorhomes manufactured between March 28, 2013, to Feb. 27 to fix a convertible table top insert.

(Sept. 23, 2015) -- Forest River is recalling certain model year 2013 to 2014 Starcraft All Star XL, 2013 Starcraft All Star, and XLT transit buses manufactured between Oct. 17, 2012, to Nov. 20, 2012 to correct an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal edge on the cab.

(Sept. 23, 2015) -- Jerry Moore and Bobbie Newby couldn’t be more different. He’s 74 and flush with cash. She’s 22 and on a budget. But they’re both helping to drive the largest rebound in RV sales since the Reagan administration, the Kansas City Star reported.

(Sept. 23, 2015) -- “America’s Wild: A National Parks Adventure,” Brand USA’s big screen film, had its mini-debut this week at the U.S. Travel Association’s Educational Seminars for Tourism Officials conference Aug. 23 to 25 in Portland, Ore., Inbound reported.

(Sept. 23, 2015) — Maryborough is missing out on the RV market and it's potentially costing the city tens of millions of dollars a year, according to the city's state member Bruce Saunders. Saunders said he was keen to push to make Maryborough an RV-friendly because at the moment it was being bypassed on the Bruce Hwy in favour of Gympie and Bundaberg.

(Sept. 23, 2015) — Five students, who call themselves Engineering Smiles, have spent the past two years designing a mobile dental clinic with the help of Becker Custom Trailers.

(Sept. 23, 2015) — The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration, in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, announced Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Parks and Recreation has won the 2016 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management.

(Sept. 23, 2015) -- "Featherlite utilizes CNC machines and jigs to reduce waste and maximize material usage. They also use components that are shipped on reusable containers," said Lazenby. "The flooring and walls for the horse trailer area is made from recycled rubber tires."