Twitter updates for 2012-09-28
Spoke with @PlayOnDirector and heard the national anthem at the street hockey tournament. The games have started! #
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Shoeless Joe’s progress
I don’t know what it looks like inside (there is still construction going on), but there is now a sign on the outside of the Fallsview Casino for Shoeless Joe’s:
Parks, staff settle on 3-year contract
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission has reached a three-year collective agreement with its restaurant servers. The Niagara Parks and Unite HERE union Local 2347, which represents restaurant servers, ratified the deal Friday. Union members voted in favour of the plan April 7. The deal includes improved working conditions and wages for…
2006 Golden Ticket Award Winners
Amusement Today is one of the major trade newspapers for the amusement industry. I came across their website recently, and noticed that they had yearly awards. I skimmed the page and saw that Marineland was 4th place in the Best Marine Life Park category: SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Fla. 65% SeaWorld San Antonio San Antonio, Texas…
Woman hands man her purse, jumps off the Rainbow Bridge
From the Buffalo News: A 56-year-old city woman handed her purse to a man walking on the Rainbow Bridge Tuesday night and jumped to her presumed death a short time later, Niagara Falls police said today. The woman, who was seen jumping from the bridge by the man and a U.S. Customs agent, would have…
Ripley’s attractions within a half tank of gas of more than 50% of the U.S. population
A couple of weeks ago I received the following press release from Ripley’s Entertainment… Driving to a Ripley’s Attraction is Within a Half Tank of Gas of 53% of the U.S. Population Company has Diverse Offering of Aquariums, Odditoriums, Miniature Golf, Wax Museums, Fun Zones, Haunted Adventures, Mirror Mazes, Motion-Based Theaters and MORE! ORLANDO, Fla….
FREWIN PART TWO: Magician can make crowds appear
From the Niagara Falls Review: The whiff of free magic and being on TV has them lining up early. The show doesn’t start until 6:30 p. m., but by 5 p. m. the lobby is already starting to fill up at the Greg Frewin Theatre. Before they enter, they’re greeted by a sign telling them…
New parks commission board member brings ‘wealth of corporate, labour knowledge’
From the Niagara Falls Review: As an avid golfer and fisherman, it’s no surprise David Strathern will take a patient approach to his new role in the community. The Niagara Falls resident was appointed to the Niagara Parks Commission as a board member Monday.
Twitter updates for 2010-01-06
RT @NiagaraParksPR: 1/2 PRICE admission for locals @ the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory this Sunday! http://blog.niagaraparks.com/ # RT @Hilton_Niagara @niafallsreview $1 Museum Day this Sunday in Niagara Falls: NF residents look forward to every year http://bit.ly/7UPK28 #
Fallsview Casino Resort sends 750 die-hard ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ fans home happy
From Newswire.ca: Screams erupt in resort’s Grand Hall as excited winners rip open their envelopes NIAGARA FALLS, ON, April 30 /CNW/ – The enormous Grand Hall at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort filled with screams of joy Sunday afternoon as 750 lucky people each won a pair of tickets to see the popular daytime talk show…