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Arizona State Parks Face Massive Cuts in 2010
Proposed budget adjustments that are on the table at the special session of the Arizona State Legislature will cut more than $9 million of state parks funds, leaving the agency with only about $10 million in its 2010 budget, according to a bulletin from the Arizona...Explosion Rocks Trailer in Oregon RV Resort
An explosion Monday afternoon (Dec. 21) ripped through a fifth-wheel trailer parked in the Knox Butte RV Park in Albany, Ore. Trailer owner Clyde Schell reported only minor injuries, including a singed beard, according to the Gazette-Times, Albany. He was seen in an...USDA Drops Funding for RV Resort Expansion
Salmon Harbor Marina along the southern Oregon coast will have to find another source of funding for its proposed Phase III expansion to the Salmon Harbor RV Resort after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rejected an application from the Port of Umpqua for...New State Fairgrounds/RV Park in Plan Stage
The Arkansas State Fair moved a step closer to selecting a new site for the fairgrounds with a decision Dec. 18 to conduct a financial feasibility study. The fair’s executive committee is still months away from making a decision. But comments at the Friday meeting...Vancouver Park Board Scales Back RV Parking Plans
A lack of demand has forced the Vancouver Park Board to scale back on plans for two planned RV parking sites during the Winter Olympics, according to Radio 1130, Vancouver, British Columbia. The Jericho Beach site has 95 bookings so far (50% capacity), so the board...WCM/TengoInternet to Sponsor Wi-Fi Webinar Jan. 21
Woodall’s Campground Management and TengoInternet Inc. will jointly sponsor an online “webinar” Jan. 21, “Using Wi-Fi to Enhance Guest Satisfaction, Occupancy and Campground Experience,” to help educate owners and operators of both public and privately owned RV parks...A Case for Establishing/Embracing RV Centennial
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was written by Sherman Goldenberg, publisher of Woodall’s Campground Management and www.WOODALLSCM.COM. We participated recently in a conference call with a bunch of industry people to address the upcoming “RV...Park Owner's Agency Helped 900 Texas Families
Robert Dawson may be gone but his legacy will live on. On Dec. 17, the 73-year-old owner of Dad’s RV Park in Victoria, Texas, died. The co-founder of Compassionate People Aiding Texans (CPAT), Dawson spent his whole life helping others alongside his wife, Pat,...Sioux Falls, S.D., to Adopt New Campground Rules
After months of talk and tweaking, Sioux Falls, S.D., city officials are expected today (Dec. 21) to approve an amended ordinance regulating campgrounds and camping units. Most of the ordinance changes deal with state health guidelines. Others pertain to space size...Westenberger Retiring as Tennessee ARVC Exec
After serving as executive director of 10 associations over a period of 40 years, John Westenberger is retiring and passing the mantle on Dec. 31 as executive director of the Tennessee Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (TNARVC) following 14 years of service,...281 Parks Earn Woodall's 5W/5W Designation
Woodall Publications Corp., producer of the most comprehensive and reliable campground directories available, has announced that 281 parks out of 8,000 privately-owned parks listed in its 2010 North American Campground Directory have earned the highest and most...
