SUV Crashes Through Lockport's Ace Hardware

It was an exciting evening on the east end of Walnut Street. Unfortunately, it was for all the wrong reasons. Just as we were finishing up dinner, firetrucks, police cars, and an ambulance flew down the street. The twins ran outside and reported back that they had all stopped at Ace Hardware at the end of the street at the corner of Walnut Street and Davison Road.

YMCA Healthy Kids Day April 30th

Join the YMCA on Saturday, April 30th for Healthy Kids Day! This one day event kicks off a nationwide movement to keep families healthy and active through the summer months! It's just another way the YMCA continues their promise to strengthen communities, not only today, but well beyond.

Some of the events of the day:

• 7AM -- 3:30PM -- Free classes
• 10:30AM -- 1:30PM -- Niagara County Sheriff's Department Car Seat Inspection
• 11AM -- 1PM -- City of Lockport Fire Department Obstacle Course & Fun Activities
• 1PM -- 4PM -- Family Open Swim & Gym

Local sponsors include, the Niagara County Sherriff's Department, the Lockport Fire Department, and Child Passenger Safety.

Good News of the Week: Good News for Good Friends

It's Saturday so it's time to look at the good news of the week. Again, we had no submissions from any of our readers, but there's still good news that should be spread. And since we had no input from you guys, you'll have to live with what I deem as good news. So, here we go:

After a health scare earlier this week, our partner in crime, George Root is home and doing fine. He gave us a bit of a start when he texted us with some of his latest troubles. Luckily, at least from what he is telling us, George is home and working again to help bring some of the great content on Niagara's Watercooler.

At the same time, even better news is that George and Craig are getting along just fine. Despite a series of tweets on Twitter, it was all just an April Fool's joke. I can assure you we really don't believe anything that was written. At the same time, it is very difficult to write something negative about a guy you really like. It was not easy to come up with derogatory statements about George.

Craig Bacon and Tom Lupo at a local Lockport event

A big congratulations goes out to my nephew, Derick Sears, who was accepted into the music program at Buffalo State College along with an accompanying scholarship. He'll be transferring from SUNY Stony Brook closer to home. We wish him the best of luck as he moves forward with his education.

Another big congratulations goes out to Tom Lupo of the Lockport Fire Department. While currently an Assistant Chief in Lockport, Lupo will also take on the job of Chief of the Medina Fire Department. He was voted in with a unanimous decision by the Medina Village Board.

Remember, if there is something you'd like to see printed as good news, please email us at niagaraswatercooler@gmail.com . We'll take any submissions under consideration. Thanks for reading.

Craig Bacon thinks good news is overlooked far too often. He's eagerly anticipating the first suggestion from all our loyal readers.