Author Archives: Steven

Northern California Dispatch, March/April 2012

By Steven | Published: May 17, 2012
ACE Northern California Dispatch March/April 2012

The March/April 2012 issue of the Northern California Dispatch is now available. Click on the image to view or save the issue as a PDF. Thanks go to Assistant Regional Representative Nicholas Laschkewitsch for putting this issue together!

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Northern California Dispatch, January/February 2012

By Steven | Published: February 28, 2012

The January/February 2012 issue of the Northern California Dispatch is now available. Click on the image to view or save the issue as a PDF. Thanks go to Assistant Regional Representative Nicholas Laschkewitsch for putting this double issue together!

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Northern California Dispatch, November/December 2011

By Steven | Published: December 3, 2011

The November/December 2011 issue of the Northern California Dispatch is now available. Click on the image to view or save the issue as a PDF. Thanks go to Assistant Regional Representative Nicholas Laschkewitsch for putting this issue together!

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Northern California Dispatch returns!

By Steven | Published: November 23, 2011

Check out our new regional newsletter. Click on the image to view or save the September/October 2011 issue as a PDF.  Thanks go to Assistant Regional Representative Nicholas Laschkewitsch for putting this issue together!

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ACE Day at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

By Steven | Published: August 19, 2011

The event flier is available here. ACE Day at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is on September 18th, 2011.

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ACE NorCal News, April 2011 Edition

By Steven | Published: April 22, 2011

Welcome to the April 2011 edition of ACE NorCal News! In this issue: Straw carnival fare Roller coaster photo op in Santa Rosa Almost ready: Sky Screamer California’s Great America, April 2011 update Gilroy Gardens, April 2011 update Playland-Not-at-the-Beach, April 2011 update Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, April 2011 update Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, April 2011 [...]

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Straw carnival fare

By Steven | Published: April 22, 2011

On a recent Saturday, we had a delicious brunch in the Hayes Valley of San Francisco at a restaurant called Straw. It’s on Octavia Street and conveniently located in a neighborhood where we could actually find parking. Just look for the sign in front with a carny in front of a knock-down cat game. The [...]

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Roller coaster photo op in Santa Rosa

By Steven | Published: April 22, 2011

While visiting the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, we found this Lucy statue outside of the Administration office, inside the front gate. She is in a roller coaster car on a steel track and her face is flushed. For directions to the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, click on the photo above. – Emi Pearce – [...]

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Almost ready: Sky Screamer

By Steven | Published: April 21, 2011

Opening late spring 2011, the Sky Screamer is a swing ride that is fifteen stories tall. It is 100 feet in diameter when it is in full swing. The ride is as tall as Medusa, but unlike Medusa the riders will get an approximately two-minute long bird’s eye view of the park. Sky Screamer will [...]

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California’s Great America, April 2011 update

By Steven | Published: April 21, 2011

California’s Great America is open Wednesday through Sunday for the remainder of April. For the operating calendar, see: http://www.cagreatamerica.com/visit/visit_calendar.cfm Want to work in the rides department at California’s Great America? The park is having a job fair on Sunday, April 24th. See: http://cagreatamerica.com/events/events.cfm. California’s Great America web site: http://www.cagreatamerica.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cagreatamerica – photo: Steven Wilson

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