Issue 91 Campground

CHICAGO -- Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

For the first quarter 2010, funds from operations (FFO) were $37.4 million, or $1.05 per share on a fully-diluted basis, compared to $37.9 million, or $1.24 per share on a fully-diluted basis for the same period in 2009.

Net income available to

common stockholders totaled $15.1 million, or $0.49 per share on a fullydiluted basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

This compares to net income available to common stockholders of $13.6 million, or $0.54 per share on a fully-diluted basis for the same period in 2009.

First quarter 2010 property operating revenues were

$127.4 million, compared to $124.4 million in the first quarter of 2009.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the company's core property operating revenues increased approximately 1.2 percent and core property operating expenses increased approximately 2.1 percent, resulting in an Continued page 2

Continued from Page 1 increase of approximately 0.4 percent to income from core property operations over the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

For the quarter ended March 31, the company had 18 new home sales (including seven thirdparty dealer sales), which represents a 10 percent decrease as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Gross revenues from home sales were $1.0 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Equity LifeStyles' average long-term secured debt balance was approximately $1.5 billion in the quarter, with a weighted average interest rate, including amortization, of

approximately 6.10 percent per annum.

Interest coverage was approximately 2.9 times in the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Its unsecured lines of credit currently have an availability of $370 million, expiring on June 30, 2010 and a oneyear extension option.

The one-year extension fee is 0.15 percent.

During the quarter ended March 31, the company closed an approximately $12 million financing on one manufactured home community with an interest rate of 5.99 percent per annum, maturing in 2020.

The company also paid off two maturing mortgages totaling approximately $7.1 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 8.53 percent per annum.

During April 2010, the company closed on approximately $49.7 million of financing on two manufactured home communities at a weighted average interest rate of 7.14 percent per annum, maturing in 10 years.

The company also paid off seven maturing mortgages totaling approximately $94.1 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 7.84 percent per annum.

The company has locked rate on approximately $15.0 million of financing on one resort property at a stated interest rate of 6.50 percent per annum, maturing in 10 years.

There can be no assurance if such financing will occur or as to the timing and terms of our anticipated financing.

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. owns or has an interest in 303 quality properties in 26 states and British Columbia consisting of 110,411 sites.

The company is a selfadministered, selfmanaged, real estate investment trust (REIT) with headquarters in Chicago.

A live webcast of Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.'s conference call discussing these results will be available via the Company's website in the Investor Info section at www.equitylifestyle.com at 10 a.m. Central time April 20.

The roots of RVing are as old as covered wagons and camping itself, but 1910 is the year that three prominent RV historians renowned RV collector David Woodworth, RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum archivist Al Hesselbart, and Smithsonian Institution curator Roger White - cite as the beginning of this uniquely American industry.

The mass-produced, manufactured auto campers and camping trailers first built that year were the forerunners of today’s RVs and gave birth to a way of travel that has thrived through war and peace, booms and busts, and rapid technological advances.

To celebrate, RVIA (Recreational Vehicle Industry Association) has declared this year the RV Centennial and has several events planned including a “Salute to RV Workers” in the form of video tributes from industry leaders and special recognition of RV workers at a 100th Anniversary Party being hosted by RVIA on Monday, June 7, at the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Ind. RVIA will also conduct a national tour of the official Centennial mascot titled “Centennial Charlie’s CrossCountry Caravan: 100 Days Celebrating 100 years of RVing.”

When Rev up in Reno opened on Monday there were 110 California campground delegates.

“There was a lot of great information and two sets of seminars, followed by our annual meeting.”

The “ReV Up in Reno” RV Park and Campground Western Convention and Trade Show at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada started at noon with Carolyn Beteta, executive director of the California Travel and Tourism Commission and former chairwoman of the U.S. Travel Association,

“Tuesday we started with an opening keynote address with Linda Profaizer, ARVC president and CEO, some more seminars and then the trade show,” she said.

Carolyn Bates speaking during the opening lunch.

“She did a phenomenal job,” said Debbie Sipe, executive director and CEO for the California Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (CalARVC)

Debbie Sipe

Linda Profaizer

Tuesday night there will be a presentation to award the California Stan Martin Award — the recipient of the award will remain unnamed until after the ceremony.

The award is given to someone who has contributed greatly to the camping industry in the state of California, and for their overall commitment and passion for the industry.

The conference runs until Wednesday.

Dogwood Acres Campground in Newville, PA wins Volunteer of the Year Award under Group category from the United Way of the Capital Region in Harrisburg, PA.

and deserving group of individuals pours their entire hearts and souls into helping 1,000 families that they donot know and most of which they will never meet.

Dogwood Acres Campground was the winner out of eight nominees in the Group Category for the Volunteer of the Year Award, given by the United Way of the Capital Region, on April 14, 2010 at Beth El Temple in Harrisburg.

And, they don’t just go above and beyond for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA, they also do so for their entire community through the support of other local organizations and individuals in need.”

Valerie Pritchett of WHTM abc27 News was emcee of the event and read the nomination submitted by Amy Leonard of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania. “It is an honor to nominate Dogwood Acres Campground for the Group Volunteer of the Year Award because year after year, this dedicated

From 2002-2009 Dogwood Acres Campground with its seasonal and weekend campers, and volunteers have raised over $47,000.00 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA, so that they can help families stay for free at the Ronald McDonald House while their children are in the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Dogwood Acres Campground raised over

$5,000.00 for other local charities as well.

You can read the nomination in its entirety from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central PA on Dogwood Campground’s web site, www.dogwoodcamping.com.

Charlie and Lucille Strub owner of Dogwood Acres Campground in Newville since 2001, hold many charity events during their camping season. Seasonal and weekend campers along with volunteers help run the events.

Owners Ken & Tammy Westrich accept their award The Austin, MN Chamber of Commerce recognized several area businesses at their annual banquet and awards ceremony in February.

The Jellystone Park campground was honored as New Business of the Year, given to a business that either opened or changed owners within the last two years.

The family campground in Austin, formerly named

Beaver Trails RV Park, became a Jellystone Park in 2009.

The Minnesota campground features cabins, camping, three waterslides plus they will open a new jumping pillow in May.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Major credit card lenders reported Thursday that more Americans are paying their loans on time, a sign that the economic recovery is taking hold.

Consumer delinquency rates measure payments at least 30 days late and are an indicator of future loan losses for banks. Bank of America Corp. said in a regulatory filing that its customers' rate slid to 7.07 percent in March from 7.23 percent in February.

Capital One Financial Corp. reported its rate fell to 5.3 percent in March from 5.51 percent the month before, while Discover Financial Services said 5.39 percent of payments were delinquent, down from 5.5 percent.

American Express, which generally caters to the more affluent, saw its

delinquency rate drop to 3.3 percent last month from 3.6 percent in February.

However, the volume of credit card balances that banks charged off remains elevated across the board.

Loans are written off by banks once they're 180 days past due, under the assumption that consumers won't be able to repay the debt. The charge-off rate on credit card loans spiked dramatically industrywide amid the recession, hitting a record 10.1 percent in the third quarter of last year, according to data from the Federal Reserve. For all of 2009, banks wrote off a record $83.27 billion in credit card debt.

By comparison, the chargeoff rate was 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006, a year before the downturn began.

Bank of America said its

March charge-off rate eased to 12.54 percent from 13.51 percent in February. Discover, meanwhile, charged off $160.1 million in March.

That represented 8.51 percent of its loans, down from 9.11 percent the previous month.

Write-offs climbed, however, at other lenders.

American Express said its charge-off rate rose slightly to 7.5 percent from 7.4 percent, while Capital One Financial's losses rose to 10.87 percent, from 10.19 percent.

JPMorgan Chase, the first of the big banks to report

earnings for the JanuaryMarch period, on Wednesday reported quarterly profit of $3.3 billion that easily topped expectations.

The bank said first-quarter losses in its credit card business dipped to $303 million from $306 million in the 2009 fourth quarter, while the amount it set aside for future credit card losses also dropped to $3.5 billion.

The bank had previously predicted that losses in its credit card business would remain elevated in the first half of 2010.

The Holiday Inn Harrisburg West has 218 rooms, according to its Web site.

But it needs 275 to be eligible for a resort casino license.

Enter AJ RV Rental of Harrisburg.

Seventeen of AJ's coaches and travel trailers are parked outside the Carlisle Pike hotel, and two more are on their way.

"They're sort of rooms right now," a front desk clerk said.

It's not an innovative solution, said Kevin Feeley, a spokesman for Penn Harris Gaming, which applied for a resort license for the hotel April 7.

"It's done at [gambling] establishments around the country," he said.

Casinos in Arizona, Oregon, Iowa, Illinois and Louisiana include RV parks as part of their amenities, but those are places for privately owned RVs to be parked while the owners try their luck.

They do not appear to offer RVs as hotel rooms.

The 19 RVs would not satisfy the Holiday Inn's apparent 57-room deficit, but that does not mean 38 more will be rolling in shortly.

Feeley said the room count on the hotel's Web site might not be accurate.

Whether RVs count as hotel rooms, how many rooms the Holiday Inn has and whether the room requirement applies at the time of application or some later date will be arguments for the Gaming Control Board.

"The board has in the past held eligibility hearings for

[resort casino] applications, in particular to ensure the applicant conforms to the Gaming Act," said spokesman Doug Harbach.

Full Article: www.pennlive.com

Everyone at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campgrounds is excited that Warner Bros. will be releasing a Yogi Bear movie this December.

Now a new generation of kids will get to know the beloved bear!

The storyline of the movie is that a politician wants to save money by shutting down Jellystone Park. Yogi, Boo Boo and others join together to try and save it.

Dan Aykroyd will be the voice of Yogi and Justin Timberlake will voice Boo Boo. Anna Faris will play a nature documentarian and Tom Cavanagh will be Ranger Smith. The 3-D movie will combine live action and animation (like the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies.)

Eric Brevig, director for the new Yogi Bear movie being released this December, was recently interviewed by MTV. Brevig talks about filming in New Zealand, choosing Justin Timberlake to play Boo Boo, why it was important to make Yogi Bear in 3-D, and what music may be in the movie.

From MTV.com: Recently we caught up with “Journey to the Center of the Earth” director Eric Brevig, who had just returned from months of shooting in New Zealand where he’d re-created Hanna-Barbera’s beloved Jellystone Park. He had a

Dan Aykroyd pick-a-nick basket’s worth of goodies to spill on Yogi and Boo Boo’s movie debut in 3-D, casting Justin Timberlake as everybody’s favorite sidekick and why Yogi is still smarter than the average bear.

MTV: How did the shoot go?

Eric Brevig: It went really well. My plan for the movie was to get very funny, comic actors like Anna Faris, Andy Daly and — you’ve probably heard of Dan Aykroyd, right? — he’s the voice of Yogi. And then I wanted to make a movie that’s a comedy in which some of the characters are bears, as opposed to a kid’s film.

MTV: How did you shoot the film? Was there a lot of tennis balls and sticks involved?

Brevig: Well, yeah, but it wasn’t quite that removed from a normal live-action film. I had two actors — one of whom was six-foot-four and the other one was fourfoot-two — and they stood in for Yogi and Boo-Boo from the blocking to the rehearsal and the filming … after a while, you’d forget that some of the characters are going to be replaced by CG bears later on.

The Camping Industry in 2010 Having weathered the tough economy over the past sixteen months, many campground and RV Park owners are optimistic about improving their results in 2010, as well they should be. As the old saying goes, “we’re not out of the woods yet.” We know that our country’s economy, as well as the global economy, could be much better. However, there are many signs of improvement on the horizon.

Many forecasts call for renewed GDP growth across the board. The rebound in corporate

profits is exceeding expectations. Home prices are on the rise. These are all very positive signs of improvement. With that being said, there are certainly parts of the economy that are still in decline. Defaults on commercial real estate borrowings continue to worsen, causing more trouble for the banking industry.

The national debt currently exceeds twelve billion dollars. Even with these negative indicators, the majority of evidence still shows that recovery is under way.

We are now headed in the

right direction but we are starting at a very low point.

At the start of 2009, when some campers thought about their vacation plans for 2010, they were careful in how much time they wanted to spend camping due to strong concerns about the economy and about their jobs. But here at the start of 2010 there are signs of recovery and consumer confidence is starting to rise again – allowing them to do what they need to do most, relax and enjoy the great outdoors.

Camping is a strong and resilient industry. It is an industry that you should be

very proud to be part of. I believe campgrounds and RV Parks will have a better 2010 than 2009.

Regulations in 2010 With the change in the federal government administration a little over a year ago, one thing which happened very quickly, and continues to happen, is the development of new regulations in the insurance industry.

We welcome these changes, as the new requirements address issues that we are already in compliance with. We will see very few changes for Evergreen as a result of the new administration.

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Continued However, with increased regulation inevitably comes more paperwork. Reporting voluminous amounts of data is a great challenge for all insurance companies.

Increased regulations are not limited to the insurance industry by any means. With a change at the helm of our federal government in 2009, and also a change for many state governments, we are seeing many new regulations for the camping industry as well. New life safety codes, tax laws and operating regulations are being forced upon you at a record speed.

As a business owner or manager it is your responsibility to know these new regulations, and to make certain you are complying with them.

Evergreen will continue to do the best it can to keep our clients informed of the new life safety codes and regulations which affect your campground, resort or RV Park, so continue to read our newsletter, The Source, for regular updates.

Evergreen in 2010 We at Evergreen are going to work hard in 2010 to improve our communications with on two fronts: electronically and personally.

Over the past few years, the use of the internet has become a preferred form of communication for some people. The internet is definitely here to stay, and whether you approve or disapprove, it has become a way of life for some people.

As we work to provide better

services, we are going to focus on ways to improve our communications with those who wish to do so electronically. E-mail, RSS feeds, websites and social media are now mainstays and we will do our best to provide our clients the information they expect in the manner that fits them best.

We are also going to work hard in 2010 to continue to improve our personal contact with campgrounds and RV parks. While electronic communications are important to operate efficiently, we believe it is just as important to maintain a personal relationship. Our business model is based on personal service. So while electronic communication methods are very important tools, we never want them to fully replace the personal relationship that comes from having a live receptionist answer the phone, seeing you face-toface at a convention, or stopping in your campground to review your policy or inspect your park.

The camping industry is a “people focused� business.

We at Evergreen believe that insurance should be treated the same way.

We wish you a wonderful and successful 2010 and please know that we are here to serve you.

By: Lucas B. Hartford, CPCU, ARe, AU, AIS President Evergreen USA RRG, Inc. campground and RV Park insurance www.evergreenusa.com

Email is the most common way of getting infected.

While you can safely open any mail, NEVER NEVER NEVER click on a link in email that you are not positive is from a trusted source! Here are two common scenarios: You get an email from someone you DON'T know. You open it. It tells you (or, persuades you) to click on a link in the email.

You do so. Bingo, that is when you get infected.

Frequently, the email appears to be from your bank, a company you know, etc. Don't fall for it! It was actually malicious code executed in your browser that allowed it to look like it is coming from an actual business. A good way to avoid this is to use Mozilla Firefox, for they are known to be more secure.

You get (what appears to be) an email from someone you DO know.

But, unknown to you, a virus or worm generated that email (and not your friend). It could be, your friend's PC is infected, but, not always. Obviously, the actual email writer doesn't know you and cannot say anything personal to you, so, typically, it says something like "Click on this link for some important information..." etc. Bingo!

Infected!

Don't click on pop-up windows that announce a

sudden disaster in your city! A cracker (Crackers hack people with evil intent, hackers don't do things to damage your property, or steal data on it in any way. To confuse the terms will make many angry). has used your IP (Internet Protocol) address to determine your location.

He then displays a headline that you will be very tempted to click on, in order to learn more about "the tornado that just struck your city" (or similar). You click...bingo...infected!

Be careful about using MS Outlook. Outlook is more susceptible to worms than other e-mail programs, unless you have efficient Anti-Virus programs running. Use Pegasus or Thunderbird (by Mozilla), or a web-based program such as Hotmail or Yahoo (In Firefox). You may also try Outlook anti-spam addons freely available on Microsoft's Web site.

Install an Anti-Virus program(ex. Norton, FSecure, Sophos, McAfee, or AVG.) Also available is the free AntiVir virus scanner. Make sure you keep your virus definitions updated and run a full system scan weekly.

Install an Anti-Spyware program(ex. Ad Aware SE, Windows Defender), that operates against internet malware and spyware.

Just like Anti-Virus, keep it

updated, and do a full system scan weekly.

If someone sends you an attachment in e-mail or instant messaging, do not open it. If it is a picture, text or sound file (these attachments end in the extensions .txt, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, .tif, .mp3, .htm, .html, and .avi), you are probably safe, but still do a scan before opening. Many crackers know that people trust documents like those and the go out of there way to make you regret opening them. High risk file extensions include .exe, .bat, and .vbs, for their main purposes are to execute code, so the file openly admits that something will happen. You can negate the risk by preforming scans with your antimalware AND antivirus.

If someone you know very well sends you a Word attachment or other type of

file, e-mail them to ask them if they meant to send it to you. If they say yes, you can open it, but you might still be at risk if they are not good about running Anti-Virus scans or careful about what they download. Be wary of attachments with a double extension, such as .txt.vb or .jpg.exe, as the system will only recognize the extension to the extreme right, and run the file as such. Double extensions exploit an option in Windows to hide known file extensions thus hiding the second dangerous extension and showing only the first safe extension. Ensure that this options is disabled to more easily identify these files.

Double extensions are often a good indicator that the file is malicious.

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AZ,Three motor homes and a manufactured home were destroyed by a fire Sunday about 2 a.m. at Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort, 1110 N. Henness Road.

Casa Grande Fire Department Fire Marshal Paul Zalewski estimated the damage at $900,000.

The fire is suspicious in nature and an investigation is under way.

Others units were damaged. The fire was centered in a storage area.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -United States Mint Director Ed Moy launched the quarter-dollar coin honoring Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas with a special ceremony today, the 178th anniversary of its establishment as a Federally protected national site.

This is the first coin released in the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program. Director Moy was joined by National Park Service Midwest Regional Director Ernie Quintana and Hot Springs National Park Superintendent Josie Fernandez.

"With the launch of the Hot Springs National Park

Quarter, a uniquely American journey begins, a journey through coins in celebration of the beauty, history and impact of national sites in every state and territory," Director Moy said.

Following the ceremony, several hundred school children in the audience received a shiny new Hot

Springs National Park quarter to commemorate the event, while other attendees exchanged their paper currency for rolls of the new coin. Moy hosted a coin forum the evening before the launch, where he answered questions and shared information about United States Mint coin programs and initiatives.

The United States Mint's new America the Beautiful Quarters Program is a 12year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other national sites. Coins bearing the new Hot Springs National Park design were released into circulation by the Federal Reserve Bank on April 19

The Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground in Missoula, MT has been recognized with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Jellystone Park franchise system.

The award recognizes Camp-Resorts that showed an ability to thrive despite a challenging economy, generating a large increase in revenue while continuing to offer a quality product at a reasonable price.

Conveniently located in the heart of Big Sky Country on the road to both Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park, Jellystone Park campground in Missoula boasts some of the most amazing scenery in country.

With RV and tent sites available, as well as camping cabins, every guest will find accommodations to suit their needs Families will love the many onsite amenities, including a heated swimming pool, playground, championship miniature golf course, free Wi-Fi connections throughout the park, a kids’ pool and gameroom, and nightly visits from Yogi Bear himself.

“We are honored and delighted to be named Entrepreneur of the Year,” said park owner Tom Mahlum. “I believe this is a testament of the quality of our facilities, luxury cabins, and unwavering commitment to service.

We strive to create memories that last a lifetime through our daily planned activities, themed events and first class amenities.”

The Jellystone Park campground in Missoula is located at 9900 Jellystone Drive and opens for the season May 1, 2010.

“We haven’t dodged the economy’s bullet. But we’ve been affected to a lesser degree than the other businesses in the region.

We’re off 10 percent in ’09 compared to ’08.

We’re certainly feeling the effect.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the slow economy, Jackson Rancheria Casino and Hotel is quietly spending tens of millions of dollars on a remake of its property.

“We’re not expanding,” Chief Executive Officer

PORT AUSTIN Mich — Village officials Thursday approved the concept of a 150-site campground that spans about 17.5 acres in the industrial area of town.

Gene Clancy & Sons Excavating, of Port Austin, is developing the project, named “Bird Creek Campground and RV Park.”

“I think it has potential,” Doug Clancy told the Tribune on Friday. “I’m excited.”

He said the project still needs the green light from some state agencies and local government in order

Jackson’s 100-space RV park, given a rating of 29.5 out of 30 in its first two years by the Good Sam Club, was just awarded a perfect 30, Hoffman said.

Rich Hoffman said, “we’re refreshing the property in phases so it doesn’t interrupt business.

to move forward. But, Clancy added, “We like our chances.”

The plan was presented during Thursday’s Port Austin Village Planning Commission meeting, where the board approved the concept of the campground. Village Clerk Thomas Rapson said the project still will need final approval by the planning commission.

Rapson said a copy of the project’s conceptual layout is hanging on a wall in the Port Austin Village Hall.

Full Article: www.michigansthumb.com

“We’re one of three RV parks in the country to have received a 30,” Hoffman said.

“It’s a really great park.”

The new RV Park offers a welcome respite for the kings of the road.

Located in a beautiful, secluded forest setting, the RV park is only a short ride on the 24-hour shuttle from the fastpaced action of the casino.

The beautiful location also makes the RV park the perfect home base for exploring all the Northern California beauty that the Jackson area has to offer.

Full Article: www.sfexaminer.com

By Larry

directions you will be rewarded with gratitude and loyalty by your golfing patrons.

Golfers are great environmentalists. They appreciate the beauty and wonders of nature, especially trees, bushes, water, sand and grass.

They repair divots. They like being outdoors and value clean air. They relax when outside. They are sensitive and knowledgeable about wind, clouds, lightning rain, cold and storms.

Creative management of environmental resources is a great way to approach environmental practices: using and appreciating what is already in place.

Golf presents one such case in point. Golfers are easy to please: just give them simple directions to the nearest course and they will take it from there.

When they make reservations to stay at your place a phone number for the nearest course or courses will do the trick. For the tiny bit of effort involved to scout around for golf course phone numbers and

• cut a small area of grass extra low and put in a few holes for putting practice.

• if you have a half acre to spare, set it off for a small practice range.

Keep a supply of practice balls on hand and offer this amenity at no charge.

• consider sponsoring or staging a small informal golf tournament several times a year, thereby creating an annual tradition for your golfing patrons. Remember, golf is an ego builder, so think about ways to help all the players to feel good about themselves. That’s one of the reasons people camp, go RVing and golf: to feel good about themselves.

Appreciating what we have is part of environmentalism. Any golfer will tell you that!

COLUMBUS, OH – Chris Grupenhof, regional manager of Shawnee and Adams Lake state parks, has been named Ohio State Parks Manager of the Year for 2009, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Grupenhof has served as the regional manager at Shawnee since February 2009.

He is a 24-year veteran of the Ohio State Parks system, having served previously as assistant park manager at Hocking Hills, manager at Scioto Trail and Great Seal, park officer at Lake Alma, and naturalist aide at Lake Hope.

Grupenhof resides in Hamden, which is located in Vinton County.

This is the first time Ohio State Parks has awarded this statewide award, which recognizes outstanding leadership of staff and volunteers, as well as community relations.

“Chris Grupenhof is an extremely dedicated manager, and has risen to many challenges over his career,” said Ohio State Parks Acting Chief John Hunter.

“He is very skilled at motivating employees, involving the community, and finding innovative ways to provide added value for park visitors.”

The Shawnee State Park region hosts more than 400,000 visitor occasions each year, and features a full-service lodge and 25 vacation cottages, an 18hole public golf course, a marina on the Ohio River, and a family campground with 107 sites.

More than 60 miles of trails traverse the 1,095acre park and adjacent state forest, which lie in one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the state.

The Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park at Kozy Acres in Woodstock, New Brunswick has been recognized with the Maple Leaf Award by the Jellystone Park franchise system.

The award honors a Canadian campground franchise for commitment and dedication to the Jellystone Park franchise and to providing a topquality camping experience for guests.

The park also received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for its ability to thrive despite a challenging economy, while offering a quality product at a reasonable price.

Located in the heart of the beautiful St. John River Valley, Jellystone Park campground in Woodstock specializes in providing the best family camping experience through free planned daily activities for all ages; in

fact, the park has received special recognition for its recreation programming.

Every day campers will enjoy story time with Yogi Bear, free movies and cartoons, hay rides and more. Guests will also enjoy the heated pool, kids’ wading pool, game room, beach playground and volleyball.

“Our award winning park provides a clean and safe place for your family to have fun while creating memories together. We were honoured to receive these awards and will work even harder to make Jellystone Park New Brunswick the best family camping experience in the industry,” said owner Peter Clark. “We are committed to the families who stay and play with Yogi Bear each summer!”

The Jellystone Park campground in New Brunswick opens for the season June 1, 2010.

North Hollywood, CA, April 20, 2010 – The RV Buddies video review of the 2010 Class A Itasca Sunstar 30W is LIVE on RVBuddiesOnline.com for viewing now.

For 2010, Winnebago restyled their Class A Itasca Sunstar / Winnebago Vista inside and out.

The new approach features three distinct floorplans, some beautiful updates and a variety of options at an affordable price.

"The manufacturers are putting a lot into their smaller products", says Mark Summers, Producer and Host of RV Buddies, "And Winnebago is at the forefront of the trend. No longer do you have to buy the highest-priced product to get the features that you want."

RV Buddies developed an appreciation for a lot of nice features when we

took a close look at the Sunstar 30W – a very livable coach that is fairly compact in size, measuring in at just under 31.'

have stepped into a much larger coach. The layout is open and spacious. Of particular note is the stunning new dashboard in the cab area.

The bold new front cap styling and available full body paint make an excellent first impression.

Upon entering the coach, you can’t help feeling you

In the living area, the standard "U-shaped" dinette can be replaced with a optional table, chairs and 40" HDTV. This provides eye-level viewing of the 40" HDTV directly opposite the sofa. "Viewing is easy and comfortable with this setup", says Summers, "And 40" is huge in a coach of this size!"

The galley is set nicely in the corner of the living area so that the chef can whip up a feast while still enjoying the party.

Aft are the bath areas, shower split from the sink and toilet, and then a private bedroom with short queen bed – all

exceptionally well designed to make best use of the available space.

There are two other plans available, the 26P, which provides a very short and efficient layout, and the 32K, which is large enough to offer bunk beds – perfect for the family who wants to get out and see America!

The Sunstar starts at just under $90,000. There are a wide variety of plans to option out your dream coach to fit your needs exactly.

To see the review, video and more, go to RVBuddiesOnline.com.

Videos stream easily on any internet connection and are available 24/7 – always for free.

For more information contact Mark Summers at Mark@RVBuddiesOnline.com.