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rcfreak339 Beaver Land Mine Ride User is Offline Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 2	Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:07 pm    Post subject: · Quote An anonymous source sent in these two images (see sidebar) showing off what looks like a small fire to the fake facade of Dominator’s station. As you can see in the one photo the coaster is missing track, so this was taken fairly reciently. In the other you can see a firefighter on site as well, though it looks like this story competely slipped by the local media as there no mention of a fire at the park anywhere.
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coasterdad Site Admin User is Offline Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1618	Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:19 am    Post subject: · Quote This was already reported on these very boards Back on Oct 10th. http://www.freepowerboards.com/geaugalaketoday/geaugalaketoday-about286-0-asc-315.html _________________ Greed is what caused GL's demise and that just makes me sick. Lets do what we can to rat out Kinzel - hes a snake. In the end the truth will come out and we will then see whos laughing at who.
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Skyglider Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 757	Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:39 pm    Post subject: · Quote Apologies for the duplication, but it struck me it might be handy to have this in the contacts thread for new readers.   Letters to the editor can help get the word out about saving the Big Dipper.  And even if they aren't published, they let the media know that people are still interested in the issue which can lead to more coverage down the road.   Ohio newspapers often publish letters even from out of town/out of state writers. Keep it polite and short (100 -200 words) and focus a few points such as why the Big Dipper should be saved or what Cedar Fair can do to alleviate some of the anger. Send it by snail mail. Include your name and phone number at the bottom of your letter. They won't publish those but may be required to call to verify that you wrote it if it is selected for publication. I'm not advocating spamming newspapers with letters that are not sincere or individually written. But if enough people speak up, it will help keep the issue alive. The Akron Beacon Journal 44 E. Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 Cleveland Plain Dealer 1801 Superior Ave NE Cleveland, OH 44114 Sandusky Register 314 West Market Street, Sandusky, OH 44870 Record Courier (it is the Portage County daily paper) Record-Publishing, L.L.C. 126 N. Chestnut - Ravenna, Ohio 44691 YoungstownVindicator 107 Vindicator Square, Youngstown, OH 44503 Aurora Advocate c/o 1619 Commerce Dr. Stow, Ohio 44224-1759 Columbus Dispatch 34 South 3rd St., Columbus, OH 43215 Chagrin Valley Times PO Box 150, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Sun Newspapers Metro Group (Brooklyn Sun Journal, The Sun Courier, Garfield-Maple Sun, Nordonia Hills Sun, The Twinsburg Sun) 5510 Cloverleaf Parkway, Valley View, OH 44125-4887 Sun Newspapers Solon Group (The Sun Press, Chagrin Herald Sun, Solon Herald Sun, West Geauga Sun) 3355 Richmond Rd #171 Beachwood OH 44122-4171 Sun Newspapers Wadsworth/Akron Group (Sun Banner Pride, The Montrose Sun, West Akron Sun) 2795 Medina Road, Medina, OH 44256-8163 Canton Repository - Canton,OH 500 Market Ave S Canton, OH 44702 News-Herald - Willoughby,OH 7085 Mentor Ave., Willoughby, OH 44094 Chronicle-Telegram 225 East Ave Elyria, OH 44036 Dayton Daily News 45 South Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402 Ashtabula Star-Beacon P.O. Box 2100, Ashtabula, OH 44005-2100 Toledo Blade 541 N Superior Sreet, Toledo, OH 43660 Tribune-Chronicle 240 Franklin St SE Warren, OH 44482 Wikipedia list of newspapers in Ohio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Ohio There are other papers in communities around Aurora that may be interested as well.
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Skyglider Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 757	Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:44 pm    Post subject: · Quote Again, this is from another thread, but may be useful to newcomers (howdy lurkers!) The Wikipedia article on Cedar Point says that when it was about to be turned into condos in the 1950's, concerned citizens wrote letters to the Governor of Ohio urging him to intervene. The park was saved. Now I don't believe that Geauga Lake as it existed on opening day 2007 can be saved. But saving the Big Dipper on site with some of the history is a possibility (and would be great business & PR for Cedar Fair). So it might do some good to write to your state legislators, U.S. Congressmen and Governor Strickland. I'm not saying that they should spend public money, but maybe they can do something to help save the Big Dipper. So think about writing to your elected officials. (And maybe also to those who represent the Aurora and Bainbridge areas, since everyone who attended GL and the nearby establishments patronized businesses in their districts.) Mailed letters carry more weight than emails. 1) Ohio General Assembly -- Ohio House Locate Your Ohio House members: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ Ohio House Members Representing Parts of Aurora or Bainbridge Matthew J. Dolan (R) (some Aurora & Bainbridge zips) District 98 77 S. High St 13th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6111 Josh Mandel (R) (some Aurora & Bainbridge zips) District 17 77 S. High St 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6111 Kathleen Chandler (D) (Aurora) District 68 77 S. High St 10th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6111 Brian G. Williams (D) (Aurora) District 41 77 S. High St 10th Floor Columbus, OH 43215-6111 2) Ohio General Assembly -- Ohio Senate Locate Your Ohio House & Ohio Senate members: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ Ohio Senate Members Representing Parts of Aurora or Bainbridge Senator Timothy J. Grendell (some Aurora & Bainbridge zips) Senate Building Room #042, Ground Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Senator Robert F. Spada (some Aurora & Bainbridge zips) Senate Building Room #129, First Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Senator Tom Sawyer (Aurora) Senate Building Room #049, Ground Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Senator Kevin Coughlin (Aurora) Senate Building Room #137, First Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 3) U.S. Congress Find your Representative: http://www.house.gov/ House of Representatives Steven C. LaTourette (Aurora & Bainbridge) Painesville District Office 1 Victoria Place, Room 320 Painesville, Ohio 44077 4) U.S. Senate U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Has already publicly expressed his support for preserving the Big Dipper, preferably on site U.S. Senator George Voinovich Cleveland, OH Office: 1240 East 9th Street Room 3061 Cleveland, OH 44199 Other Voinovich offices: http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.OfficeLocations 5) Governor of Ohio Governor Ted Strickland Governor's Office Riffe Center, 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215-6108 6)  Don't count on Aurora or Bainbridge to do much to help preserve any of the park, for a lot of reasons including public statements by political leaders in both communities. But it would not hurt to write in support of preserving the Big Dipper and Carousel. You may want to mention to Aurora that while most of the rides are in Bainbridge, the GL Ballroom and the far turn of the Big Dipper are in Aurora. Aurora City Council Aurora City Hall 130 South Chillicothe Rd. Aurora, Ohio 44202 Aurora Division of Planning, Zoning and Building Walker Building 129 West Pioneer Trail Aurora, Ohio 44202 Bainbridge Township Trustees Bainbridge Township Town Hall 17826 Chillicothe Road Chagrin Falls, OH 44023 Bainbridge Township Zoning Commission c/o Bainbridge Township Town Hall 17826 Chillicothe Road Chagrin Falls, OH 44023
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Skyglider Thunder Falls User is Offline Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 757	Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:26 pm    Post subject: · Quote With the Big Dipper-to-Cedar Point rumor that started on Coasterbuzz flying and 30 days left until the May 23 deadline for bids on the land, time is running out.  In a month and half at most (if it has not already been decided) the final fate of the Big Dipper at Geauga Lake will be set. Drop Cedar Fair a polite snail mail letter, let them know you want to see the Big Dipper preserved and serious consideration given to any proposals to keep it on-site at Geauga Lake along with other aspects of the park's 120 years of history.   Letters to any of the other places mentioned in this thread could not hurt either. Cedar Fair One Cedar Point Drive Sandusky,  OH  44870-5259 marketing@cedarfair.com
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