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ID	94543
Title of Article	Habitat celebrates completion of three homes
Notes	Cara Stoner; Montasia Cole-Chilton; Julie Morris
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Morris home; Cole-Chilton home; Storer home
Date	Dec 16, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Habitat for Humanity, Thor Industries Inc., Winnebago Industries, First Presbyterian Church, Elkhart

ID	93974
Title of Article	Turkey and all the trimmings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Landon Brenish; Box of food; Brendon Murphy
Date	Nov 15, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Church Community Services, Turkeys

ID	93719
Title of Article	THOR named official RV partner of Speedway Motorsports
Notes	NASCAR
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 02, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Automobile Racing

ID	93501
Title of Article	Thor Industries announces retirement of director Jones
Notes	Wilson Jones
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Wilson Jones
Date	Oct 21, 2023
Page	A6
Subjects	Retirement, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	93060
Title of Article	THOR extends partnership with Girl Scouts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 25, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Girl Scouts

ID	91401
Title of Article	Mayor's Challenge Kicks Off Grand Prix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Area leaders prepare to take off for the Mayors Challenge at the Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix on Friday; Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson greets attendees ahead of the Mayor’s Challenge Race, which kicked off the Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix on Friday; Teams swap drivers during the final heat of the Mayor’s Challenge on Friday.
Date	Aug 05, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Thor Industries Inc., Downtown Elkhart

ID	91282
Title of Article	Start Your Engines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Margay Ignite Senior class driver Corey Osborne celebrates as he wins the 2022 Grand Prix in downtown Elkhart. Aryton Smith (88), Mike Stephenson (09), and Matthew Miller (2) are also pictured
Date	Aug 03, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Downtown Elkhart, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	92027
Title of Article	THOR announces key leadership changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 02, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	90779
Title of Article	Thor employees complete panel build for mom of six
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Montasia Cole-Chilton; Thor employees
Date	Jul 19, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Habitat for Humanity, Construction, Volunteer Work

ID	91306
Title of Article	Thor Industries partners with Habitat for Humanity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 15, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Habitat for Humanity

ID	84504
Title of Article	Habitat for Humanity, THOR help build new home
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	THOR team members at Habitat for Humanity house site
Date	Oct 14, 2022
Page	A5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer Work

ID	82189
Title of Article	Grand Prix returns, larger turnout
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Spectators; Corey Osborne, Aryton Smith, Mike Stephenson, and Matthew Miller
Date	Aug 09, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Go-Kart Racing, Downtown Elkhart, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	82104
Title of Article	Annual Riverwalk Grand Prix takes another lap
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Racers line up for the Thor Corporate Relay Race during the 2021 Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix.
Date	Aug 04, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Go-Kart Racing, Thor Industries Inc., RiverWalk

ID	80676
Title of Article	THOR announces record 3rd quarter results
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bob Martin
Date	Jun 09, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	80615
Title of Article	Hermon to retire as THOR group manager
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Hermon
Date	Jun 01, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Retirement

ID	79244
Title of Article	'Normal Business Year'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	RV dealers
Date	Apr 28, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Forest River Inc., Thor Industries Inc.

ID	76915
Title of Article	Thor’s work with German company boosts RV-towing electric vehicles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 24, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	76755
Title of Article	Thor subsidiary acquires Elkhart Composites
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 08, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	75369
Title of Article	Thor Industries partners with Habitat for Humanity
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kylee Vogel and children
Date	Oct 21, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Habitat for Humanity, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	74141
Title of Article	RV makers cancel annual open house
Notes	Dealer Open House
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	RV Dealer Open House attendees
Date	Sep 09, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Forest River Inc., Coronavirus (COVID-19), Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	73834
Title of Article	Turning right, not left
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Keith Hankins drives go-kart down Waterfall Drive
Date	Aug 17, 2021
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., RiverWalk

ID	73833
Title of Article	Sponsors, spectators welcome return of grand prix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aaron and Robert Laninga join balloon release
Date	Aug 17, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., RiverWalk

ID	73809
Title of Article	Mayor’s Challenge kicks off Riverwalk Grand Prix
Notes	8 Indiana mayors race
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Area leaders kick off with Mayors Challenge; Mayor Dave Wood holds trophy
Date	Aug 14, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Roberson, Rod (mayor), RiverWalk

ID	73758
Title of Article	Ready, set, go-kart!
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Go-karts racing
Date	Aug 12, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., RiverWalk

ID	73737
Title of Article	2 join board at Thor
Notes	Christina Hennington; Laurel Hurd
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 07, 2021
Page	B5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	71305
Title of Article	Elkhart Grand Prix set to return in August
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix contestants
Date	Apr 08, 2021
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., RiverWalk

ID	68423
Title of Article	Thor Industries commits to combating climate change
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Martin
Date	Sep 02, 2020
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry, Climate Change

ID	67726
Title of Article	Thor plans production restart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bob Martin
Date	April 16, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Thor Industries Inc.

ID	67580
Title of Article	Thor Industries takes action in face of COVID-19
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 7, 2020
Page	A6
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Thor Industries Inc., Wages

ID	66527
Title of Article	Thor bringing German innovation to Bristol
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 1, 2020
Page	D1, D3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	66214
Title of Article	Mayor, Thor celebrate Elkhart's new welcome signs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese and Rich Schutt
Date	December 6, 2019
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Thor Industries Inc., Elkhart Grand Prix

ID	65865
Title of Article	Thor founder memorialized at the RV Hall of Fame
Notes	Peter Orthwein
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peter Orthwein
Date	September 25, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry, RV Hall of Fame

ID	65861
Title of Article	RV makers roll out their best
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	RV dealers; RV dealers
Date	September 25, 2019
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Recreational Vehicle Industry, Thor Industries Inc., Forest River Inc.

ID	66844
Title of Article	Thor Industries and KOA Care Camps recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 10, 2019
Page	A5
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., KOA Campground, Cancer

ID	66797
Title of Article	Thor Industries announces National Forest partnership
Notes	National Forest Foundation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Recreational Vehicle
Date	August 30, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry, Donations, Sustainability

ID	66708
Title of Article	Thor and KOA trash campaign surpasses goal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gleason Family
Date	August 15, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., KOA Campground, Trash Collection

ID	66693
Title of Article	Grand Prix in pictures
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Biplane; race fans; go-kart racers; Tim Neese; race fans; Cameron Parr; Jason Burgess; Clayton Anderson, Chris Kearnes, and Kevin Miller
Date	August 13, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Elkhart River District

ID	66691
Title of Article	Grand Prix generates buzz
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Children and balloons; Go-kart racers; Jason Burgess; Cornhole teams; Nicole, Carter, and Andrew Wolf; Kimberly Wallace and daughter, Francine
Date	August 12, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Elkhart River District

ID	66683
Title of Article	Mayor waves green for 2019 Grand Prix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Go-kart racers
Date	August 10, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Elkhart River District, Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	66676
Title of Article	Former Thor Motor Coach employee sues company in wage dispute
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 9, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Lawsuits

ID	66648
Title of Article	City gears up for go-karts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Go-kart racers
Date	August 4, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Elkhart River District

ID	66633
Title of Article	Thor announces Graves as first independent chairman
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andy Graves
Date	August 1, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	67249
Title of Article	Thor co-founder steps down as executive chairman
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Orthwein
Date	July 28, 2019
Page	D1, D4
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	66608
Title of Article	Thor partners with outdoor influencer Robert Field
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Robert Field
Date	July 28, 2019
Page	D3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Keystone RV Co.

ID	66606
Title of Article	Thor co-founder step down as executive chairman
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peter Orthwein
Date	July 28, 2019
Page	D1, D4
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	64428
Title of Article	Thor to acquire Erwin Hymer Group
Notes	Erwin Hymer Group
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Thor Industries Headquarters
Date	September 19, 2018
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	64048
Title of Article	Mayor sees go-karts as annual event
Notes	2nd Annual Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Two go-kart drivers
Date	July 3, 2018
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Gold Star Mothers, Elkhart Chapter, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	64109
Title of Article	Thor, Keystone employees visit Camp Watcha-Wanna-Do
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Thor and Keystone RV employees and managers with camp kids
Date	June 18, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Keystone RV Co., KOA Campground

ID	63920
Title of Article	Thor Industries cracks Fortune 500
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 23, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry

ID	62736
Title of Article	Thor centralizing human resources department, location on east side of Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Building at 3322 Middlebury St.
Date	October 22, 2017
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc., Recreational Vehicle Industry