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CliftonHill.com launches Niagara Falls Vacation Sweepstakes and Instant Win Contest

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CliftonHill.com launches Niagara Falls Vacation Sweepstakes and Instant Win Contest
Sweepstakes and Instant Win Game Prizes Include a Getaway Package to Niagara Falls, Tickets to the Niagara SkyWheel, Discounts Towards Hotel Rooms, plus More.
Niagara Falls, Ontario November 17, 2008 — Celebrating the the Magical Winter Season in Niagara Falls, CliftonHill.com has launched an all new Vacation Sweepstakes Contest and Instant Win Game. The contest welcomes both Canadian and American residents to register for a chance to win valuable travel prizes.
After registering for the contest, you will be entered into a Grand Prize draw for a chance to win a Niagara Falls vacation package; this includes a two-night stay at the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill hotel, $30 voucher for Kelsey’s Restaurant, 2 Fun Passes for 6 great attractions and breakfast each morning.
Whats even more exciting is that you will also get to play the interactive “Spin to Win” game for a chance to win instant prizes like: passes to the Niagara SkyWheel or great room discounts at the Comfort Inn Clifton Hill hotel.
This unique contest opportunity is only open to residents of Canada and the United States and is available for a limited time.
Click here to learn more about this contest:
http://www.niagarafalls-fun.com

About Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls:
Clifton Hill is Niagara’s world famous street of fun by the Falls, offering a great variety of attractions, restaurants and shopping for everyone. It is considered to be one of the most vibrant and colorful tourist areas in Niagara Falls, Canada. For more information please visit CliftonHill.com, the official website.

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‘Brawl in the Falls’ Boxing is Back at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel

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Source: PR Newswire
‘Brawl in the Falls’ Boxing is Back at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel

Featuring the GRANT vs. MARINACCIO NABA Title Fight and Five Fighters from WNY!
Tickets on sale
Iroquois Promotions Inc. in Association with Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel Presents
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ — “Big” Michael Grant,
former NABF Champion of Chicago, IL, will attempt to claim the North
American Boxing Association (NABA) US Championship heavyweight title when
he takes on Paul “Italian Hit Man” Marinaccio, one of Western New York’s
favorite sons, over 12 rounds on Saturday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m., at
Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel’s Seneca Niagara Events Center.
The November 15 card is the second boxing event held at Seneca Niagara
Casino & Hotel and is presented by Iroquois Promotions in conjunction with
X-Cel Worldwide. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. and will feature The
Grant-Marinaccio title fight, as well as a six-fight undercard headlined by
the 8 round, super middleweight fight featuring two-time WBA world champion
Byron “Slama from Bama” Mitchell vs. the tough veteran with over sixty
fights, Etienne “E.T.” Whitaker. A weigh-in event will take place Friday,
November 14 at 4 p.m.
Grant (43-3, 33 KOs) pounded out a unanimous eight-round decision over
streaking Demetrice King in his last outing, while Marinaccio’s (24-3-3, 11
Kos) only losses in the past five years have come to former world champion
Chris Byrd and top contender Timur Ibragimov. Continue reading ‘Brawl in the Falls’ Boxing is Back at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel →

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First IHOP in Eastern Canada opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario

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Source: Marketwatch.com
IHOP Opens First Location in Ontario, Canada
Brand Continues International Expansion; Four New International Locations Planned for 2008
Last update: 4:05 p.m. EDT Sept. 15, 2008
GLENDALE, CA, Sep 15, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — IHOP, one of America’s favorite restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner, today announced the opening of its first franchise restaurant in Ontario, Canada, extending the iconic fifty-year old brand into a new international region. The first IHOP in Eastern Canada opened in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Sept. 13.
The new restaurant marks IHOP’s 13th location in Canada; there are currently 12 IHOPs throughout the province of British Columbia. Franchisee Pancakes Canada Limited, controlled by long time Ontario restaurant operators the Alfieri Group, opened the restaurant and has an agreement to develop two additional IHOP restaurants over the next five years, including a portion of Niagara Falls and the city of Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Pancakes Canada Limited is a new franchisee to the IHOP system and the Alfieri Group possesses more than 55 years of restaurant operations experience, with successful casual Italian themed restaurant operations also located in Niagara Falls, Ontario. (more…)

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Days of Elvis Festival Downtown Niagara Falls

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September 5, 6 & 7, 2008

Days of Elvis Festival Downtown Niagara Falls
This amazing Elvis festival features top Elvis tribute artists and Elvis’s original band!!!
A tribute to days of Elvis will bring back the memories of Queen Street when Elvis rocked the airwaves and created a new culture of music. It was a time when Downtown Niagara Falls was in it’s prime as the place to be seen and hang out with friends and family. The event will have the top Elvis tribute artist in the world with a vintage era car show and old photo contest. The event will also feature an Elvis Film Fest.
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Website: http://www.daysofelvis.com
Location
The Days of Elvis Festival will be held on Queen Street in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Days of Elvis Schedule
Friday September 5, 2008
1:00pm – 6:00pm – 1st annual Elvis film Festival, as well as meet and greet D.J. Fontana (Elvis’s Legendary Drummer)
8:00 pm – 11:00pm – Opening the concert will be ETA Ivan Hawerchuck. Followed by Elvis Extravaganza Concert, featuring award winning champions, Shon Carroll as Young Elvis with special Guest D.J. Fontana, Selvis as Early Vegas and Douglas Roy as Late Vegas. Closing the show will be award winning champion Anthony Von with our special VIP guests Elvis Presley’s backup singers The Stamps Quartet.
Saturday, September, 6, 2008
10:00am – 11:00am – ETA Classic Car Parade
1:00pm – 4:00pm – ETA preliminary competition with VIP MC Anthony Von, Locations TBA
4:00pm – 8:00pm – Elvis Film Festival Continues, as well as meet and greet D.J. Fontana.
Saturday Evening Main Event
With MC Chuck Lafleur of CHSC Radio
8:00pm – 8:15pm – ETA Ivan Hawerchuck
8:20pm – 8:50pm – Pete Paquette (2005 Collingwood Festival Grand Champion) with special guest D.J. Fontana.
8:55pm – 9:15pm – Pat Curtis (1999 Winter fest Grand Champion)
9:15pm – 9:25pm – Intermission
9:25pm-9:55pm The Stamps Quartet.
9;55pm – 10:40pm – Jay Zanier (2007 Collingwood festival Grand Champion & 2008 Windsor Festival Grand Champion) with special guests The Stamps Quartet.
10:50pm – 11:00pm – A special performance by Ian Mitchell from the Bay City Rollers.
Sunday, September, 7, 2008
9:00am – 11;30am – ETA All Star Gospel Show, featuring Shon Carroll, Selvis, Douglas Roy, Jay Zanier, Pete Paquette, Pat Curtis, Anthony Von and the Stamps Quartet.
11:45am – 12:45pm – special Performance by Ian Mitchell.
1:00 pm – 4:30pm – ETA Flight Finals Competition, as well as Elvis Film Festival continues and meet and greet with D.J. Fontana (Location TBA)
4:30pm – 5:30pm – Double Trouble (Children’s Division Champions).
Sunday Evening Triple Feature
Elvis the Final Frontier – With Chuck Lafleur
6:00pm – 6:30pm – Pat Curtis & Anthony Von return performance
6:30pm – 7:00pm – the Stamps Quartet.
7:00pm – 7:45pm Jay Zanier return performance with special guests the Stamps Quartet.
7:45pm – 8:00pm – Intermission
8:00pm-11:00pm Invitational Competition Finals
All Performances accompanied by “Gerie and the Koasters”

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Dare Devil Days Buskerfestival Downtown Niagara Falls

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Aug 15, 2008 – Aug 17, 2008
Dare Devil Days Buskerfestival
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Queen Street
Celebrate Old Downtown is pleased to present an event you will just have to see to believe. This adrenaline packed event brings you mind-blowing free entertainment with something for the whole family. Treat your senses to the best sights, sounds and tastes Niagara has to offer.
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The busker festival will be downtown’s signature event. Live music will fill the streets as jugglers, stilt-walkers and buskers animate every street corner. Make your way to the main stage where you will dare to watch some of the most thrilling stunts this area has ever seen, including world renowned stunt master, Gene Sullivan of Evel Knievel fame.
World renowned daredevil Dean Sullivan will jump from a crane, over 300 feet in the air, with only a rope and without the benefit of a safety braking device. Days and times of his jumps will be posted on the “Schedule” page as they become available.
Don’t forget your dancing shoes! Friday will be host to some incredible local Niagara bands. Saturday you will experience the classic hits made famous by Ian Mitchell and The Bay City Rollers and Terry Sylvester of The Hollies. As if that weren’t enough, Niagara’s local businesses will be there offering you sidewalk sales, food, drinks and activities. So what are you doing this summer? Come out and celebrate old downtown with us at Daredevil Days, August 15th to the 17th on Queen Street in Niagara Falls.
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