RV Daily Report

(April 23, 2013) -- Tempers were heated at the April 15 Huron-Kinloss council meeting as a discussion took place between The Kincardine Nimrod Club and neighbors who are against an after-dark trap shoot to be held in May, reports the Lucknow Sentinel.

(April 23, 2013) -- The Sault Ste. Marie city council in Ontario approved the City of Sault Ste. Marie's operation of Pointe Des Chenes Campground in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Lions Club for another year, reports SooToday.com.

(April 23, 2013) -- Extra effort by the spring road opening crew and other maintenance employees to clear the snow from recent storms has made it possible for the National Park Service to provide access farther west into Denali Park. Park visitors can now drive as far as the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30

(April 23, 2013) -- A Clifton Springs, N.Y. camper was the big winner of Kampgrounds of America’s 50th Anniversary Giveaway Contest. Her name was drawn from more than 120,000 entries in October 2012, and she will take possession of her new $40,000 Keystone RV Company recreational vehicle on Thursday.

(April 22, 2013) -- Members of the manufactured and modular housing industries gathered on April 17, at an awards luncheon to recognize individuals and companies for outstanding achievements. Among them are Fleetwood, Cavco, several land-lease communities, and more.

(April 22, 2013) -- One of KOA’s most popular campgrounds – the Las Vegas KOA at Circus Circus – is being featured on the Travel Channel’s “Top 5” Series.

(April 22, 2013) -- Several Texas campground operators are offering free and discounted campsites and park model cabins to families displaced by the fertilizer plant explosion in West. Texas.

(April 22, 2013) -- British Columbia is providing $240,000 and a new group insurance program to support volunteers in B.C. Parks across the province, announced Environment Minister Terry Lake. This funding from the Park Enhancement Fund will help volunteers participate in regional conservation and recreation projects, including facility restoration, trail construction and invasive plant control.

(April 22, 2013) -- Alabama Conservation Commissioner N. Gunter Guy responded this month to recent media coverage regarding the possible reduction of services in Alabama’s State Parks saying that by working with legislators and the Governor’s Office, there's a budget strategy for FY 2014 to absorb funding reductions in other areas.

(April 22, 2013) -- In Kansas, the Pratt County Planning and Zoning Board last week established five conditions for approval of Special Use Permits for Mulberry Knob RV Park, owned by Alan Albers, and Scrubby's Hill RV Park, owned by Marilyn and Jay Mavity, reports the Pratt Tribune.