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June 3, 2010

---NIAGARA--- Niagara Gazette The Niagara Gazette Thu Jun 03, 2010, 06:37 PM EDT

NIAGARA FALLS — CHEERS

• PEACE GARDEN: Here’s an effort we hope will grow. Volunteers have helped transform a former municipal parking lot just off Center Street in Lewiston into a flower-filled oasis, which symbolizes the 200 years of harmony existing between the U.S. and Canada. The effort was started two years ago by Lewiston residents Claudia Marasco and Jacquie Lodico and has now grown into a garden. Marasco said the garden has been designated with binational status and is in the process of being selected as an International Peace Garden.

• FALLS IN THE SHOWCASE: You just can’t buy this kind of publicity. A week-long trip to Niagara Falls and other spots in Niagara County will be a featured prize on the hit game show “The Price is Right.” The Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. recently worked with producers from the show to compile three prize packages to be awarded in upcoming episodes, the first of which airs at 11 a.m. today on WIVB-TV. “One of the goals of our 2010 marketing plan was to secure promotional opportunities to gain national exposure for our region,” said John Percy, president and CEO of the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp. “To be featured on a show like ‘The Price is Right’ helps us expand our reach nationwide and raises the awareness of Niagara USA as an appealing travel destination.” It’s a great idea and a great job.

• CRIME BUSTERS: Car break-ins seem to plague the Falls’ tourism corridor. Just read the Gazette police reports. Unfortunately, there was a spike in crime over Memorial Day weekend. Police charged one man who admitted taking up to 10 GPS units from vehicles. “We have individuals who walk up and down the street just looking for things to steal from cars,” Police Superintendent John Chella said. GPS systems, which typically sit on car dashboards or are attached to windshields, are popular targets for smash and grab thieves. Police aren’t stopping with one arrest. Chella said police officials are hoping to meet with members of the Falls Hotel and Motel Association soon to discuss other ideas for cutting down on car break-ins. “We working on an way to remind tourists, as they are checking in, not to leave items of value in their cars,” Chella said. It’s a good move and a way to take a bite out of crime.

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• OUT OF TOUCH: Starting today, Gov. David Paterson will include his cuts in the emergency spending bills he sends to the Legislature. Lawmakers must pass the measures or risk shutting down most state programs. “I’m taking over,” the governor said. “I’m not going to sit here and watch this debate go on and on.” We’re glad to see someone taking charge for the chaos that is Albany. However, lawmakers once again are proving how out of touch they are with their constituents. Senate Democratic leader John Sampson said he “can understand the governor’s disgust with the slow-moving process.” Then added, he believes New Yorkers appreciate lawmakers they are making tough decisions. Is there a voter in the state who thinks they are making tough decisions? It seems more apparent that lawmakers are caving into special interests and avoiding making any type of decision while facing a $9.2 billion deficit.

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