Sleep Cheap to be held Nov. 13 to 17 — reservations begin Monday at 7 a.m.

From the Niagara Falls Review: Circle Nov. 13 to 17 on the calendar if you want to Sleep Cheap this year. The hugely popular “Sleep Cheap, Charities Reap” event gives Niagara residents an opportunity to book a hotel room at a drastically reduced rate which, in turn, raises funds for Niagara-based charities. More than $845,000…

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Sleep Cheap Charities Reap 2011 listing of hotels

Americana Conference Resort & Spa 8444 Lundy’s Lane 905-356-8444 To book rooms go to our website www.sleepcheapamericana.com Comfort Inn Clifton Hill 4960 Clifton Hill 905-358-3295 ext. 2055 To book rooms go to our website www.niagarafallscomfort.com Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls 5950 Victoria Avenue 905-358-3083 To book rooms go to website cwp.marriott.com/iagcy/sleepcheap Days Inn & Suites…

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Sleep Cheap returns Nov. 13-17

From Niagara This Week: Sleep Cheap is back for an eighth year with a seven-figure goal in mind. The fundraising event that gives Niagara residents the opportunity to stay in local hotels at vastly reduced rates with the proceeds going to charity is looking to cross the million-dollar mark this year. More than $845,000 has…

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Get into Ripley’s for $5

From Niagara This Week: Admission to a Niagara Falls attraction on Clifton Hill for just five bucks? Believe it — or not! There’s a catch, however, but that OK. It’s all for a good cause. Ripley’s Believe it of Not! Odditorium on Clifton Hill is staging what the museum calls its Gimmie Five Food Drive…

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Dino Rampage is no more

Dino Rampage, the ride simulator on Victoria Avenue has been closed for a while, but just the other day they finally took down the signs and the t-rex head. I had meant to go and give it a try, but never did. I wonder what is going into that space…

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The man behind Marineland: 50 years of controversy

From the Toronto Star: One spring day in 1963, John Holer, the owner of Marineland, found himself on a Lake Ontario beach in a struggle with a 100-pound sea lion. Jeff, a sea lion that had escaped from Holer’s animal park in Niagara Falls three days earlier, sunk its teeth into Holer’s bicep as it…

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