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(May 10, 2012) -- On Tuesday, Jean Blackwell, executive vice president of corporate responsibility at Cummins Inc., was given the 2012 Sablosky Mentor Award, the highest honor awarded by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, reports the Indianapolis Star.

(May 10, 2012) -- A new RV resort park may be coming to North Cape Coral. WZVN-TV reports that the idea is just in the beginning stages, but feelings are already mixed.

(May 10, 2012) -- Dale and Bonnie Wood, the new operators of Green Park in western Prince Edward Island, are looking at ways to attract new kinds of campers. One idea is to expand seasonal sites, reports CBC.ca.

(May 10, 2012) -- On May 9, Redwood RV completed its 1,000th Redwood unit. “Redwood RV has been growing since Day One. In the past six months alone, we’ve had to increase production four times to meet demand,” said Tom Montague, general manager. “We understand what the Baby Boomer market wants, and our robust sales reflect that.”

(May 10, 2012) -- "One of the newest manufacturers (EverGreen) introduced lightweight fifth wheels and travel trailers that have shells and other components that are made out of composite materials." Consumers Digest also did its research on EverGreen's Ever-Lite products through interviews with experts and dealers in the field. "Independent composite material experts and RV service center experts whom we interviewed say EverGreen's claims hold, er...repel water," Consumers Digest noted.

(May 10, 2012) -- As recipient of these awards, Winnebago Industries’ Forest City and Charles City locations achieved an incident rate that was equal to or better than the national average for their North American Industry Classification System category.  The Charles City Assembly Facility achieved a zero incident rate in 2011, and was one of only 67 IISC member facilities to do so in 2011.

(May 10, 2012) -- Senate Bill 85 would allow families to camp for an extended period in two shoreline state parks if they leave the campground for five days after every three weeks and if the sites are vacant on a first come, first served basis.

(May 10, 2012) -- Seven years ago, an investor group acquired the Flying Flags RV Resort in Buellton. They initially planned to level it and build homes, but instead decided to keep the resort and invest in it. Now it looks like their strategy paid off, reports KCOY.com.

(May 10, 2012) -- Fox11online.com reports that nearly 20 state parks are developing plans to add or upgrade dozens of electric campsites. Work is expected to begin this spring on as many as 66 new or upgraded electrified sites at 11 parks.

(May 10, 2012) -- Heather Clarke, contributor to TheChronicleHerald.ca, writes that before you start calculating what type of RV you can afford, you should first ask what your vehicle is capable of towing.