Fun at Fantasy Island

Yesterday we went to Fantasy Island on Grand Island. We got half-price tickets through my youngest son’s school. Its fun taking my kids to a place I visit when I was a kid.

The kids spent a lot of time at the waterpark, especially in the wave pool. We had a hard time getting them out of the waterpark to go on rides. I was surprised that my son (age 8) rode on the Silver Comet alone with this friend…and they sat in the front seat. He’s braver than me.

We even tried the canoes. Although my daughter and I had a bit of trouble maneuvering it and it started pouring when we got in the canoe, so we got drenched. We of course had to see the shootout, a must see when you visit Fantasy Island.

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

Last Friday I visited Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Lewiston on a field trip with my son's second grade class. While I've been to the shrine many times in the past, it's always fun to see it through the eyes of a child. I hadn't been there for awhile, so it was nice to see the progress of the renovation project.

The shrine is open daily, with free admission. There is a huge gift shop with all sorts of religious articles, like bibles, rosaries, statues, books, and more.

Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 1023 Swann Road, Lewiston, NY 716-754-7489 http://www.fatimashrine.com/

Get Ready for Flag Day

Here's an entry from the blog I write for USA Bird Supply

Flag Day is June 14 and USA Flag Supply, with a retail outlet located within USA Bird Supply in Clarence, carries a selection of flags to help you celebrate this often overlooked holiday, which is a day to honor the history and importance of our United States flag.

While July 4th is the birthday celebration for our country, we set aside June 14 to celebrate the birthday of our flag. Back in 1885, a Wisconsin schoolteacher Bernard Cigrand, had his students celebrate June 14 as “Flag Birthday,” as that was the date back in 1777 that the Continental Congress officially adopted the flag. Cigrand continued to encourage others to celebrate the birthday of the flag.

In 1894, New York State Governor Levi Morton declared that the flag should be displayed on all public buildings. The same year, the American Flag Day Association was formed in Illinois. Flag Day was established and proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and finally, on August 3, 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress declaring June 14th National Flag Day.

Located within USA Bird Supply, USA Flag Supply features official United States flags, as well as the New York State flag, the yellow “Don’t Tread on Me” flag, commonly referred to as the Gadsden flag, after American patriot Christopher Gadsden, and several other types of flags. USA Flag Supply carries nylon, poly/cotton and polyester flags, as well as flagpoles and other flag hardware.

Stop by the retail store at 11163 Main Street, Clarence, NY or visit www.usaflagsupply.com.

New store in Clarence is for the birds, really

This past weekend USA Bird Supply opened in the former Western New York Events Center building. This shop carries everything a backyard birder would ever need or want. The have a huge selection of birdhouses, from Purple Martin houses to hummingbird feeders. They even have squirrel feeders, to keep those pesky squirrels out of the bird feeder!

They also have bee keeping supplies, a selection of birding and outdoor related books and even have flags in their USA Flag Supply section. Stop by the store at 11163 Main Street in Clarence, just east of Antique World or shop online at their website http://www.seedcake.com/

PS I will be writing for their blog, which can be found on the above website.

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