Niagara Falls Tightrope Tickets Sold Out

Tickets Sold Out to Niagara Falls Tightrope Spectacle

Those who were hoping to get tickets to see a man walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope will be disappointed.

The 4,000 tickets available to see Nick Wallenda walk from the American side of the falls to Canada have all been taken.

The June 15th event will feature a spectator location on Terrapin Point, a view that will allow people to see the daredevil’s walk across the chasm from beginning to end.

The walk will also be available on big screen TVs. The tickets were offered by the New York State Parks Department. No tickets are needed on the Canadian side.

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Fire Destroys House in Walton, Family Survives

A large house fire in Walton destroyed a house Saturday night, but the people living inside escaped.

The wood frame house at 37 Townsend Street was heavily damaged. The fire department was called out shortly after midnight. Investigators say the family of four was alerted to the fire by the family dogs, one of which is missing.

About 60 firefighters responded from Walton and various other departments. An investigation is underway to determine the cause.

Aqueduct Convention Center on Hold

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has put his plans for a major convention center at the Aqueduct Race Track on hold.

He says talks with the developer, called the Genting Organization, have stalled, and they were the people who were going to provide the funds to develop the center.

The largest convention center in the country was part of the governor’s last State-of-the-State speech. The plan would be to combine the convention center, race track, and a casino. The casino would require an amendment to the state constitution.

At the moment, the main convention center for downstate events is the aging Jacob Javits Center in New York City.

The proposed Aqueduct convention center project would have had a $4 billion price tag which the governor hoped would bring in benefits to the state’s economy.

Sports

High School Softball

It was a close contest for the Section 4, class D Championship Saturday between Deposit and Hancock, but it was Deposit that came out on top, ending it 5-4.

High School Baseball

Don’t forget to catch tomorrow night’s game as Section 4, Class B Champion Oneonta plays at 7pm under the lights against Section 3 Champion, Syracuse Westhill in a state quarterfinal. WZOZ 103.1fm will have live play by play of that game, also available on-line at WZOZFM.com.

Semi-pro Football

In a North Eastern Alliance football game, the Oneonta City Stallions dropped the Cortland Bulldogs 24-13 in the Stallions first home game at Hartwick College.