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The company with a recall detailed in this month’s column is Airstream Inc. 

Power Switch Problem
We have a 2001 Country Coach Allure motorhome, and I hope you can help me with a shore power question. I think the problem is the Todd Engineering power switch, model PS245L, located at the motorhome’s electrical entry point. Todd Engineering is no longer in business.

Height Restrictions At Some Walmart Lots
James Beck, F278365, alerted FMCA that Walmart stores in Arkansas and Mississippi have put barriers with height limits of 12 feet at the entrance to their parking lots. In order to learn whether this was an across-the-board change or a local issue, Paul DuBois, F296221, FMCA’s national vice president, Northeast Area, and a member of the Governmental and Legislative Affairs Committee, looked into the matter.

This month, the director of administrative services will write about her department’s responsibilities and functions, among them the information technology (IT) team. The IT area is a key and critical component of FMCA. It is what makes FMCA tick as the association moves through the 21st century. Much of FMCA’s business is conducted over the Internet …

It is September, as FMCA enters a new year in terms of its leadership and then a new fiscal year on October 1. By the time you read this, the Governing Board will have met and heard committee reports, discussed and adopted a budget for fiscal year 2012, given the Executive Board feedback about the actions they took during the year, and …

If you travel by motorhome with children or grandchildren, what fun activities do you enjoy together?

No matter where you live, everyone needs a place to leave wet, dirty shoes and clothing so the filth is not dragged inside. How can you improvise the best features of a mudroom to help keep your motorhome’s interior cleaner?

We’ve written before about some of our favorite driving trips, selected from the list of 150 America’s Scenic Byways. Only recently we discovered that 31 of these byways have been given the special designation of All-American Road.

Former Governor Discusses New Book At Madison Family Reunion

After two terms as the governor of Maine, Angus King packed up his wife and kids in their Newmar Dutch Star motorhome and set out on a five-and-a-half-month journey to see the United States. In his new book, Governor’s Travels: How I Left Politics, Learned to Back Up a Bus, and Found America . . .

Gerald Chavers Sr., F10014, who served as FMCA national vice president, Southeast Area, passed away in his Panama City, Florida, home on May 25, 2011. He was 89. His wife, Patricia, died soon after, on June 22. She was 86.

The companies with a recall detailed in this month’s column are Navistar Inc./Monaco RV and Fleetwood RV Inc.

Batteries

Is it a good idea to keep my motorhome plugged in to AC power while not being used?

Superior Success

Dear Editor:
We recently made a trip from Oklahoma to Washington. On our return, while passing through Crescent City, California, our diesel pusher developed a major radiator leak.

Well, hello again from Cincinnati.  I would like to take a moment and share with you something that I read in the publication of another association (non-RV-related) to which I belong.  Many associations in this day and age are losing members at a fairly rapid rate.  No one association seems to be immune.

Well, it is now August and time for another FMCA Family Reunion and Motorhome Showcase.  I hope you have made your plans to join us for the “Family A’Fair” in Madison, Wisconsin, August 10-13, 2011. It is going to be one great event.

FMCA’s commitment to members goes beyond providing fun and fellowship. FMCA is always looking for ways to provide extra value to the members it serves, especially during these challenging economic times. To that end, following is information about several new and enhanced “connections” to discounts for members.