(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Even though it would cost less to operate an association in Elkhart than it does in Washington, D.C., RVIA Chairman of the Board Gregg Fore tells RV Daily Report there are many reasons to keep the association near the nation's capitol. Efficiency and consistency are chief among them.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The convention began at noon Sunday with hundreds of KOA owners traveling to the Tule Archeological Park just outside Las Vegas. KOA owners armed with yellow trash bags combed the desert park for garbage as part of KOA's annual Kamp Green Program community project.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- A schedule of the conference speakers and their subject matter will be posted on the website of the virtual show at www.outdoorhospitalityexpo.com and in the 2011 souvenir directory, produced by Campground and RV Park e-News, which will be e-mailed today.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Sue James, not unlike many people with diabetes, occasionally experiences spikes or drops in blood glucose levels. Knowing when that happens can be difficult, at least it was until Sophie, her beloved pet Chihuahua, began telling her, reports the Alton Telegraph.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- In August, doctors told Butch Burson's family the Knoxville RV dealer was ‘brain dead’ and would never be normal again. Nevertheless, the family refused to give up and refused to accept this negative report. As Christians, the Burson say they believed in the power of prayer and in Jesus as healer. Today, he works part-time at his dealership, RVs for Less.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- According to Washington journalist Merrill Goozner, senior correspondent for The Fiscal Times, Fort Wayne’s metropolitan area had the fastest job growth in the past year from among the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, reports the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says eight campers and three sheds were burglarized Friday night at the Silent Waters Campground in the Town of Lake Holcombe, reports WEAU.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- For all the bottles and cans recycled in our Dream Machine kiosk, the more support PepsiCo will provide to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a national program offering free experiential training in small business management to post-9/11 U.S. veterans with disabilities.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The Maryville Daily Times reports that the Blount County Planning Commission might want to get ready for a much-contested proposal to allow commercial campgrounds in some sections of the county to land back in its court.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Tennessee State Parks announced its annual free state park day for all Tennessee veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, offering one free night of camping and complimentary greens fees for 18 holes of golf with appropriate identification.