Archive for March, 2009

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Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent buy Monaco Coach Corp.’s recreational vehicle manufacturing business.

The announcements from the two companies did not mention a price for the deal. But they followed a filing in federal bankruptcy court by Monaco that said the company had a $50 million deal to sell its core business in the works.

Navistar, based in Warrenville, Ill., builds engines, school buses and trucks. Coburg Oregon-based Monaco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month amid a plunge in RV sales.

Monaco is one of two major RV makers to file for bankruptcy in recent weeks. RV and manufactured housing maker Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., based in Riverside, Calif., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on March 10.

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>Sharon Herald – Sharon,PA,USA
Jeffrey A. Laskowitz, 43, was arrested May 27, 2007, by a Pymatuning Township policeman operating under a contract with the Army Corps of Engineers, which operates Shenango River Lake and the property around it.

Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas R. Dobson found Laskowitz guilty of drunken driving and driving the wrong way, and sentenced Laskowitz to 48 hours to 6 months in Mercer County Jail, $525 fine and costs.

Laskowitz, represented by William G. McConnell Jr., argued that the campground road was not public, making it out of police jurisdiction for a drunken driving offense.

In a ruling filed March 6, a three-judge panel of Superior Court said Laskowitz was driving on a road that was open to the public, and could be accessed only from a public highway, West Lake Road.
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>CALIENTE, Nev.- A new 15 unit campground at Kershaw-Ryan State Park will open Monday, March 30, 2009.

The opening of the new facilities adds to the park’s many amenities, including potable water, shade armadas, tables and grills, flush toilets, coin operated showers and an RV dump station.

One of the new camp sites is designed to accommodate those with disabilities. The camping fee is $10 per night and camping is on a first-come, first-served basis.

NEVADA DIVISION OF STATE PARKS
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
901 S. Stewart St., Ste. 5005
Carson City, NV 89701-5248
(775) 684-2770
www.parks.nv.gov
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