Al's Blog-o-Sphere

One of the signs that summer is almost here happened tonight in Lockport: Cruise Night!

Now, I’m not a big fan of Hot Rods, or cars in general. Heck, I won’t even change my own oil! But the Cruise Nights are always fun on a number of levels and I usually make a point of visiting them several times a season.

Through the summer months they hold the Cruise Night downtown. The past year or two it has been at Ida Fritz Park, a triangular park bounded by Hawley Street, Park Avenue and West Main Street. If it had a fourth side, it would be Transit Street, but the point of the triangle comes together right there. It used to be further down Main Street, but this is really an ideal place and many people enjoy it every year. Continue Reading…

I know some of you who read this page have heard of the Win An MRI contest that Lockport Memorial Hospital was entering.

The contest was sponsored by Siemens who wanted to promote their MRI by giving one away to a hospital that really needed one but probably couldn’t afford it. Their idea was to have each hospital submit a short video telling why they should be given one. Then people could watch the video online and vote for the hospital they thought should win. Continue Reading…

Hard to believe I was complaining about it being too hot just a few weeks ago.

We went to Olcott yesterday for the Niagara Celtic Festival and just about froze. It’s in the 40’s right now and the high today was 63. I doubt it got that high yesterday. And by the lake, it’s always cooler.

One of the most popular things at the festival – because of the cold weather – was the fire pit. Even at 2pm, there were people sitting and standing around it to get a little warmth. Those nice heavy woolen tartans were appreciated by those wearing them, I’m sure. I’m not so sure about those with kilts 🙂

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Well, after several weeks of beautiful, if not unseasonably warm, weather, we have a rainy day for the fourth. It doesn’t matter, our fireworks were Sunday. Actually, with the 4th on Wednesday, all the surrounding communities have scheduled their fireworks displays on different nights. Melissa has gone out with her friends to different fireworks shows each night.

But, I’m glad for a quiet, damp day. I’m waiting for a delivery truck from Lowes to show up and wondering if they’ll make it today. Continue Reading…