Extended tour shocks Guard brass, troops (Pioneer Press)
1,000 turn out to celebrate John Crean’s life (Orange County Register)
John Crean, who became a multimillionaire in the recreational vehicle business and donated much of his wealth to charity, was buried after a service at the Crystal Cathedral today, one week after dying of heart disease at 81.
First day of RV show attracts record number (Lansing State Journal)
EAST LANSING - Although Michigan’s economy remains shaky, the interest in recreational vehicles is high.
DEATHS (Tucson Citizen)
Muller Edmund Berry , 85, Jan. 2, mechanic. Abbey Funeral Chapel. Donald L. Breon , 75, Jan. 7, recreational vehicle technician. Abbey Funeral Chapel.
RVing tapping a younger crowd (St. Petersburg Times)
The boating industry is sinking and auto sales are slowing, but the RV business seems to be sitting pretty. The country€™s biggest recreational vehicle show opens today at the Florida State Fairgrounds.
Extended tour shocks Guard brass, troops (Pioneer Press)
It was “like finding out from your neighbor that your daughter’s pregnant,” Lt. Col. Bill Lieder said Friday, describing how he and other Minnesota National Guard troops learned a week after their families that they would serve an additional 125 days in Iraq instead of returning home.