(March 20, 2009) -- Flagler County Sheriff deputies say 41-year-old Linda Pearce deliberately ran over Lorain Boylan with a golf cart Tuesday at the Bulow RV Resort. “I cooked dinner for everybody that day. It was St. Patrick’s Day. I was watching the guys play horseshoes and I’m standing there like this. She (Pearce) said I’m going to run this @#$% over and I looked over and I was already under the cart. All I kept thinking was please don’t let my head get under that tire.”

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(March 20, 2009) -- Times are rough for the RV industry. Tightening credit and a lack of financing options are keeping new customers on the sidelines. Shattered consumer confidence is forcing many RV owners to cancel extended trips. But in a year when maintaining the current level of business is considered solid growth, industry officials are cautiously optimistic.

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(March 20, 2009) -- Finally, the board issued a $22,500 fine to the French Camp RV Park and Golf Course. The park's treated wastewater, used to irrigate its golf course, did not meet quality standards for human health. As a result, the wastewater is being shipped to a treatment plant.

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(March 20, 2009) -- Nearly 50 angry residents took a handful of developers and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to task Thursday night over a proposed RV park near Campobello, and the state's preliminary decision to allow that park to treat and discharge its own waste water.

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(March 19, 2009) -- National clogging instructor Anne Mills will head up a group of Valley cloggers for the benefit of New Hope Cattle Dogs Rescue at Carriage Manor RV Resort in Mesa this weekend.

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(March 18, 2009) -- Concierge service, massages, free high-speed Wi-Fi and even a Wii game room -- this list of amenities reads like the perks offered at a high-dollar luxury hotel; but actually it is just a sampling of the services now available at the newly renovated Pine Mountain RV Resort in Pine Mountain, Ga.

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(March 19, 2009) -- KOA ranked 24th among the top 400 franchise brands representing more than 75,000 franchise business owners from all industries in the 2009 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards. The awards are based on a detailed study conducted by Franchise Business Review.

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(March 18, 2009) -- Tim Sorensen, who applied for the permit, intends to build the RV park east of the Little USA convenience store and gas station. The project, which would be named Hilltop RV Park, is on the west edge of Kearney.

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(March 18, 2009) -- In these economic times, information is knowledge, and knowledge is power. That's the emphasis of the Texas Associations of Campground Owners' 2009 Spring Meeting and Trade Show is to help campground operators increase occupancy, maintain those increases and implement reasonable cost cutting measures.

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(March 18, 2009) -- Money for the trees comes through a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation.

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(March 18, 2009) -- “The recession is temporary, and most campground and RV resort operators believe that it behooves them to move forward with their improvement plans if they want to remain competitive with other travel and tourism options,” said Linda Profaizer, president and CEO of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.

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(March 17, 2009) -- A decision to change a city ordinance reducing the amount of land required for an RV park from 10 to 7.85 acres was tabled by the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen Monday.

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(March 17, 2009) -- The new program, called the KOA Kampground Stimulus Plan, provides a dollar-for-dollar match to funds spent by KOA owners in four specific areas: newspaper advertising, radio advertising, direct mail and mass email marketing. A total of nearly $500,000 in matching funds is being made available to KOA owners through the Kampground Stimulus Plan.

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(March 17, 2009) -- The RV owners want swift justice in a lawsuit filed against the appraisal district, which calls for an end to taxation on their travel trailers and motorhomes. "We rent. We own no property. The property has already had the tax paid on it by the owner of the property," explained one outraged visitor.

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(March 17, 2009) -- Private campgrounds and RV resorts are collectively moving ahead with plans to spend millions of dollars in capital improvement projects this year, despite the recession, according to private park operators and industry officials. As a result, she said, many private park operators are investing in new facilities and amenities this year, which include everything from cabins and yurts to miniature golf courses, skate parks and waterslides.

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(March 17, 2009) -- The RV Resort WiFi provider will lead continuing education seminars to help RV parks increase guest referrals with WiFi, eliminate park liability for online consumer activities and use WiFi to support new park services.

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(March 17, 2009) -- The 51-year-old San Jacinto resident of the Diamond Valley RV Park saw smoke pouring from his neighbor's recreational vehicle Friday evening and asked park manager Jerry Castorena if anyone was inside. Castorena said, "I think so." Ashburn went in.

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(March 17, 2009) -- While RV unit sales may have slowed in some sectors of the business, Kidd account manager Allison Fogt said that hasn't kept people from hitting the road. Many RV parks are at capacity this winter and spikes in fuel prices have not been a deterrent to travel.

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(March 16, 2009) -- Bella Terra of Gulf Shores is looking to expand their team of sales and customer service professionals, the company announced today. Tripp Keber, executive vice president, said he feels there are many people in the RV industry who maybe looking for an opportunity to join a growing company which caters to high-end RV users.

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(March 16, 2009) -- The Beaver Council passed large rate hikes for the use of its RV park at Monday's council meeting. A proposal drafted by town attorney Bill Hill shows a more than 50 percent hike in fees for day use, season pass, RV hookups, tent sites and dump station.

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(March 16, 2009) -- Several major recreational vehicle resorts are proposed in Lacombe County, prompting the municipality to review what regulations should apply to the developments.

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(March 16, 2009) -- TransCanada Keystone Pipeline company is looking at the potential for expanding and developing recreation vehicle parks to help handle lodging for the construction workforce.

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(March 16, 2009) -- Ivan Lepire, the owner of Camp N Town, said about half the people in the 157-space park have been there 6 months or more. He said short-term stays pick up in the summer, but seasonal campers are less numerous than they once were. The number of people staying long-term has increased in the last 15 of the 31 years he’s owned the park, he said.

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(March 13, 2009) -- Upon learning that 325 Country Coach International members were notified that their March owner’s rally was cancelled and their registration fees totaling $50,000 weren’t being refunded, Lazydays RV SuperCenter, the nation’s No. 1 single-site RV dealer, offered the members a complimentary rally in its place.

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(March 12, 2008) -- Among the myriad ideas brought forth during two days' worth of meetings about waterfront development along the Clarkson dock and Bay City Creek estuary, City of Ashland officials expressed surprise at the amount of opposition to siting an RV park on Clarkson.

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(March 12, 2009) -- A federal judge ordered Monaco Coach Corp. to pay Outdoor Resorts $1 million after the RV manufacturer failed to make a $2 million payment ordered last year after failing to share profits from RV resort projects the two companies jointly developed and financed.

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(March 11, 2009) -- For Glenn Parden of Parden's Paradise RV Park on Lake Claiborne, there's nothing better than seeing a camper in every spot, except when it comes to seeing three campers that belong to FEMA. Parden says they've been sitting here since the big storm. He says he's losing tens of thousands of dollars in space he can't rent and FEMA won't pay.

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(March 10, 2009) -- “There are festivals, concerts and other interesting outdoor activities taking place every month in California, and there’s almost always a private campground or RV resort nearby,” said Debbie Sipe, executive director of the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds, adding that many parks offer the ability to place instant online reservations through Camp-California.com.

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(March 9, 2009) -- John Downing of the Rock Island/Quad Cities KOA campground was pleasantly surprised by the business his booth received, considering the lackluster national economy. "We've seen a really nice change," he said. "There's lots of enthusiasm. A lot of people are interested in buying, so we're extremely happy."

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(March 9, 2009) -- The change in status for TACO from Affiliated to Direct membership began when the ARVC board in 2007 raised ARVC membership to TACO parks by 35 percent beginning in 2009. Rather than cut TACO benefits by 35 percent or automatically raising TACO dues to cover the increase, TACO decided to bill the ARVC dues separately from state membership, giving TACO members the choice of membership to ARVC in 2009.

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(March 6, 2009) -- The new parks stretch from California to North Carolina, and cover the gamut from convenient full-service overnight facilities to expansive campgrounds that are true destinations.

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(March 6, 2009) -- Frances Lynch, a winter resident from St. Joseph, Mo., was in an RV belonging to her and her husband just 20 to 25 yards from the crash site. Lynch said she was inside their RV in the kitchen area when she heard a big boom. When she looked out the kitchen window, she saw a large ball of fire. She said the explosion lifted both RVs at the crash site up into the air.

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(March 5, 2009) -- Seventy five percent of Winter Texans are eating out less, traveling shorter distances and implementing other cost-cutting measures this winter. But while 54.9 percent of Winter Texans have shortened their winter visit, 45.1 percent are spending just as much time enjoying the Sunbelt as they normally do.

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(March 5, 2009) -- Mike Gelinas has a lifestyle most people envy. He has no mortgage payment, no tax or water bills and no nosy neighbors. The Gelinas now spend their days touring Canada and the United States, picking up temporary jobs along the way.

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(March 5, 2009) -- It all started with a cheerful luau, followed by arguments and other unusual events. Then someone died. It was all part of the Happy Wanderer RV Park's Hawaiian-themed murder mystery luau, held Monday.

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(March 4,2009) -- The Barrera family celebrated four generations and four decades of success in Benson Friday night, as they hosted a special event to honor the anniversary of opening of the Quarter Horse Motel and RV Park.

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(March 4, 2009) -- The property, which overlooks Conneaut Harbor, is too valuable to devote to an RV park, some commission members said. Others cited the lack of “appropriateness” for such a project. “We’re looking for the right type of development,” said member Frank Giganti. “I don’t want to see trailers up there with laundry hanging out.”

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(March 2, 2009) -- When police arrived at Duncan RV park and campground, they contained the scene and tried to talk to a 39-year-old man inside the trailer who was wielding a knife. Officers used multiple force options including a Taser before a senior officer shot the man, who later died. It's the second fatal shooting at the 30-unit RV park in the last five months.

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(March 2, 2009) -- One Amherst County resident who followed the progress of HB 2289 said she was worried that the soon-to-be law could discourage many of her friends who normally vacation in campgrounds at Virginia resorts.

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(March 2, 209) -- Pahrump developer Hans Seibt is being investigated by state and federal agencies for criminal charges in connection with his bankruptcy filing regarding an investment scheme to develop the Seibt Desert Retreat Motorcoach Park. The park has been taken over by a first trust deed holder and renamed Desert Treasures RV Park.

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(March 2, 2009) -- Jonathan Stevens, the city’s director of economic development, proposed to allow RVs to stay overnight at the beach for $45 a night between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and $40 a night between May 15 and Memorial Day, and between Labor Day and Oct. 15. “There is such a controversy about it, it would never pass a council vote,” Newport City Manager Edward Lavallee said this morning.

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(March 2, 2009) -- Town officials propose billing Canadian campground more than $1 million to help pay to correct severe erosion to the riverbank park officials say belongs to the city.

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(Feb. 28, 2009) -- The KOA Kampground plans include three construction phases: Phase I, opening in April 2009, will have 75 RV sites; 75 additional sites are planned for Phase II; and Phase III will incorporate KOA on-site lodging.

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(Feb. 27, 2009) -- The city of Richmond responded earlier this month to a lawsuit filed late last year by Lakeview RV Park LLC on the grounds that the city commission illegally rescinded a lease that originally was approved by commissioners. The lease would have allowed Lakeview to turn Camp Catalpa into a recreational vehicle park and nature preserve.

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(Feb. 27, 2009) -- "Bella Terra continues to maintain strong sales velocity with over nine lot sales completed in the past 90 days," said Tripp Keber, executive vice president. "Our rental agents are averaging 40-plus nights per day in new rental bookings."

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(Feb. 26, 2009) -- As part of a unique, two-quarter advanced video projects course, this year's 419 media arts and studies students at Scripps College of Communication are hard at work converting Russell Banks' collection of short stories "Trailerpark" into a feature-length film.

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(Feb. 26, 2009) -- "Recreation Unlimited serves over 3,000 individuals with disabilities and health concerns on an annual basis, and the donation will be used to offset the cost of the Recreation Unlimited Summer Residential Camp Program," states Paul Huttlin, executive director and CEO, in a press release.

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(Feb. 25, 2009) -- Yosemite Pines RV Resort & Family Lodging has launched an online photo contest for vacationers to the Yosemite National Park area, with free lodging being offered as prizes each month.

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(Feb. 25, 2009) -- Twenty five RV owners paid $20,000 to buy a lot in an upscale RV park on the Julienton River. But Bulloch County officials won't allow them to use the space because they now consider the park to be a "subdivision."

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(Feb. 24, 2009) -- The internationally acclaimed Vienna Boys Choir is coming to Mesa to perform two concerts on March 3 and March 4 at two different RV parks.

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