After years of controversy over the truck arrestor on Teton Pass, the Wyoming Department of Transportation has decided to go a different route.
Instead of repairing the arrestor yet again, the department is installing a giant ball pit in the structure, hoping the toys will act as thousands of plastic pillows for out-of-control semis.
âIf they catch kids who climb up the nets and jump in during birthday parties, they should work for trucks,â lead engineer Chuck E. Cheese said.
Cheese said the department was tired of repairing the cable nets after they stopped trucks that smashed into them, calling it âa lot to expect from a few pieces of metal.â WYDOT has purchased the plastic spheres by the millions, buying the surplus from the plethora of failed indoor play places that once filled the centers of commerce called malls.
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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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There is a new face at the helm of Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS). She is Keila Grinberg, a professor of history and an expert on enslavement and race in Brazil and other Atlantic regions. She assumed her directorship in January, but due to border closures forced by the pandemic, she is working from her Rio de Janeiro apartment attending Zoom meetings, planning events and becoming acquainted with Pitt faculty and students. Grinberg also is a new professor in Pitt’s Department of History in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, which offers a wide range of introductory and more specialized courses on Latin America.
South Shores teachers learn to play Gaga Ball from Eagle Scout Scott Mullinix. Scott built the pit as his Eagle Scout project. Valerie Wells
DECATUR â A new gaga ball pit at South Shores School is dedicated to the memory of Ryan Mullinix, who died in 2016 at the age of 22.
Ryan was an Eagle Scout and his brother, Scott, built the gaga ball pit as his own Eagle Scout project. Because the Eagle Project must be a service to the community, Scott wanted to place it in a park or at a school for children to enjoy, and chose South Shores School because both Scott and Ryan attended there.
Ontario Place is now accepting reservations for their 4 outdoor fire pits
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If you re looking for some socially distanced fun around an open flame, Ontario Place has you covered.
The popular destination located along Lake Ontario has begun accepting reservations for those looking to spend some time outdoors to simulate the cottage experience without having to leave the city.
Log seating, rock seating, and those Instagram-ready Muskoka chairs are all available for those looking to lounge just the way they like it.
The fee to make a reservation is currently set at $44.25 + HST, perfect for small groups hoping to tell ghost stories around the flame together. Unfortunately however, alcohol is entirely prohibited and guests are expected to supply their own wood.