RV Daily Report

(April 23, 2013) -- New York State park officials have turned down Councilman Robert Creighton’s request to have 55 acres of Nissequogue River State Park land, the former Kings Park Psych Center, transferred to the town for future recreational use, reports Patch.com.

(April 23, 2013) -- KFVS reports the rising Mississippi River is impacting communities in southern Illinois.

(April 23, 2013) -- According to the Arizona Republic, residents of the Resort RV Park in Mesa, Ariz., ended up contributing $2,183 through raffle-ticket sales and general donations, more than enough to send 88-year-old Paul Ballany, a prisoner of war in WWII, and 87-year-old Bill Casto, who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, to Washington this month.

(April 23, 2013) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told WQAD several local recreation areas are closed because of high water along the Mississippi River.

(April 23, 2013) -- Ultimate MotorCycling reports skies were overcast but the air was warm as riders gathered at Pecan Park RV Resort to honor five young brain tumor survivors and their families.

(April 23, 2013) -- In Victoria, the Department of Environment and Primary Industries says it has been forced to close a campground in the Neerim State Forest because people keep vandalising the toilet block, reports ABC Local.

(April 23, 2013) -- At Minnesota state parks, the cold weather has kept water shut off and RV dump stations closed at many campgrounds.

(April 23, 2013) -- The Cronkite News Service reports in response to last year’s attacks, the Arizona Game and Fish Department is working with the U.S. Forest Service to bear-proof Payson-area campgrounds and raise awareness about the dangers that may arise any time for those camping in bear country.

(April 23, 2013) -- According to an evaluation conducted by the Yale Child Study Center, children with serious illness who attend a SeriousFun Camp showed improved confidence, higher self-esteem, a greater sense of independence and increased interest in social activities. The study also revealed that children's stress related to their illness decreased as a result of the camp experience.

(April 23, 2013) --  In Alberta, Legislative Assembly Member George VanderBurg and Finance Minister Doug Horner recently presented Whitecourt Mayor Trevor Thain with a check for $210,000 to assist with uninsurable damage caused by the windstorm in August 2012, reports the Whitecourt Star. Some of the funds will go toward the Lion’s Club Campground.