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FREE Admission to National Parks – Sept 26


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Anyone looking to explore a national park for free in 2015 should mark his or her calendar. The National Park Service has nine fee-free days on the calendar in 2015. On the dates, all 401 national parks will offer free admission, though only 133 usually charge admission, according to the National Park Service (NPS). See the list below for this years dates and plan a trip to your local park. If you’re active military or family, you can also get a FREE Annual Pass to the National Parks.

Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-FREE dates in 2015:

  • September 26, 2015
    National Public Lands Day
  • November 11, 2015
    Veterans Day

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This includes some of the most stunning places on earth including:

  • FREE Admission to Denali National Park in Alaska
  • FREE Admission to Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
  • FREE Admission to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
  • FREE Admission to Yosemite National Park in California
  • FREE Admission to Olympic National Park in Washington
  • FREE Admission to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Zion National Park in Utah
  • FREE Admission to Acadia National park in Maine
  • FREE Admission to Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado

View list of participating National Parks HERE

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

FREE Admission to National Parks – Aug 25


NPS

Anyone looking to explore a national park for free in 2015 should mark his or her calendar. The National Park Service has nine fee-free days on the calendar in 2015. On the dates, all 401 national parks will offer free admission, though only 133 usually charge admission, according to the National Park Service (NPS). See the list below for this years dates and plan a trip to your local park. If you’re active military or family, you can also get a FREE Annual Pass to the National Parks.

Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-FREE dates in 2015:

  • August 25, 2015
    National Park Service Birthday
  • September 26, 2015
    National Public Lands Day
  • November 11, 2015
    Veterans Day

Yosemite Great Falls, US

This includes some of the most stunning places on earth including:

  • FREE Admission to Denali National Park in Alaska
  • FREE Admission to Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
  • FREE Admission to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
  • FREE Admission to Yosemite National Park in California
  • FREE Admission to Olympic National Park in Washington
  • FREE Admission to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Zion National Park in Utah
  • FREE Admission to Acadia National park in Maine
  • FREE Admission to Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado

View list of participating National Parks HERE

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

Happy International Left-Handers Day!


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Lefties who are feeling left out in a right-oriented world have reason for cheer today. August 13th is observed as International Left-Handers Day and is the day that left-handed people can claim as their own.

International Left-Handers Day  was established in 1990, as a day to bring attention to the struggles which lefties face daily in a right-handed society.  Lefties, commonly called Southpaw, face challenges in doing ordinary things because so many tools are created for the right-handed. #thestruggleisreal

Approximately 10% of the population is a Southpaw.  Scientists haven’t discovered why a person is left-handed, but it more probable that you will have a left-handed child if one of the parents is left-handed.

Everyone is born right-handed. Only the greatest overcome it”. …Brilliant Author unknown

Random Fun Facts About Left Handed People
  • 10% of people are left-handed according to a report by Scientific American.
  • Geniuses are more likely to be left-handed – 20% of the top scoring SAT takers are left-handed.
  • In 2013, 31% of Major League Baseball pitchers are left-handed.
  • Of the last 5 Presidents, 3 were lefties – Obama, Clinton and Bush Sr.
  • All lefties: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo da Vinci
  • Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness or things on the left side.
  • While many people are left handed, very few are 100% left handed. For example, many Left handers golf and bat right handed. On the other hand, there is a high percentage of righties who are 100% right-handed.
  • The term Southpaw was coined in baseball to describe a left handed pitcher.
  • During the 1600’s people, thought left handers were witches and warlocks.
  • International Left Hander’s Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1976. It was started by Lefthander’s International.
  • It is believed that all polar bears are left handed. Also see Polar Bear Day.
  • There is a rumor that octopuses have but one right hand. Scientists are diligently studying this issue.

Fun Things To Do To Celebrate Left Handed Day

  • Eat with your left hand today.
  • Attempt to use only your left hand while writing today.  If typing or navigating on a computer, use the mouse with your left hand.
  • Look around you and notice how many people you know are left-handed.
  • Attempt to cook using your left-hand as the primary one.
  • Create a “Lefty Zone” where everyone who enters must only use their left hand for the day.

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Do you know there is even a super cool left handers club?? The Left-Handers Club was formed in 1990 aiming to keep members in touch with developments, make their views known to manufacturers and others, provide a help & advice line, to promote research into left-handedness and development of new left-handed items.

FREE “Backwards” calendar and certificate when you join! To join, click here!

And if you can’t tell by now, the mastermind and writer behind the DiabloReporter.com is a lefty! #Leftiesunite

FREE Admission to Over 400 National Parks!


NPS

Anyone looking to explore a national park for free in 2015 should mark his or her calendar. The National Park Service has nine fee-free days on the calendar in 2015. On the dates, all 401 national parks will offer free admission, though only 133 usually charge admission, according to the National Park Service (NPS). See the list below for this years dates and plan a trip to your local park. If you’re active military or family, you can also get a FREE Annual Pass to the National Parks.

Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-FREE dates in 2015:

  • August 25, 2015
    National Park Service Birthday
  • September 26, 2015
    National Public Lands Day
  • November 11, 2015
    Veterans Day

Yosemite Great Falls, US

This includes some of the most stunning places on earth including:

  • FREE Admission to Denali National Park in Alaska
  • FREE Admission to Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
  • FREE Admission to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
  • FREE Admission to Yosemite National Park in California
  • FREE Admission to Olympic National Park in Washington
  • FREE Admission to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
  • FREE Admission to Zion National Park in Utah
  • FREE Admission to Acadia National park in Maine
  • FREE Admission to Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado

View list of participating National Parks HERE

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

For more information, visit www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm.

Concord Jeepers Need Your Help To Win Again – #RallyVenture


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He fought for your public lands to be open, now fight for him!!!

Concord resident Ryan Taylor won the Golden Ticket from Poison Spyder to be apart of the RallyVenture in Reno last year! This year he’s doing it again!  Ryan who has been a lifetime Jeeper who the elusive ticket because of his good works in keeping our public lands open. HELP him win by following him on Facebook “Rally Venture Ryan” or on Instagram @jeepin_ryan Your likes and shares will help him earn points which will be used to determine the winner!!! Remember to use the hash tag #RallyVenture #PoisonSpyder #ReidRacing #TeamAwesome and any other off road, jeep type tags you can think of!!! 

As a member of both the Contra Costa Jeepers and This Dysfunctional Organization (TDO) jeep clubs, Ryan has been a leader the Jeeping and Off Road Community. He’s organized letter writing campaigns to keep your trails and public lands open. He has even fought the court system and shows up to all trail use closure meetings. He’s even the founder of Boycott Sierra Nevada page on Facebook for their funding of trail closure groups!

If you appreciate the outdoors and public lands, than help Ryan Taylor and his co-pilot Dan Weiner win this years Rally Venture event!

To show support LIKE, SHARE & HASHTAG #RallyVenture, #PoisonSpyder #ReidRacing #TeamAwesome in your status box!!!  They get points by getting lots of social media, so send this link everywhere!!!!!!

Team Taylor thanks you!!!! 

AAA Offers FREE Tipsy Tow – No Membership Required


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AAA’s “Tipsy Tow” initiative will be offering Independence Day partygoers a free ride home tonight in the hope of getting people home safely on many of the biggest party nights of the year.

Anyone who has celebrated Independence Day with a little too much to drink will be able to catch a free ride with Tipsy Tow rather than risking more dangerous ways to get home.

The Tipsy Tow program is open to everyone. You do not need to be an AAA Member to take advantage of this service to the community.

AAA typically offers the service to drinking drivers from 6 p.m. on the holiday to 6 a.m. the following day in Northern California, Nevada and Utah. For specific dates and times, see the list below.

During the period Tipsy Tow is available, drivers, potential passengers, party hosts, bartenders, and restaurant managers can call 800-222-4357 (AAA-HELP) for a free tow home of up to ten miles. Just tell the AAA operator, “I need a Tipsy Tow,” and a truck will be on its way.

The service will provide a one-way ride for the driver and vehicle to the driver’s home. If there are additional passengers who need a ride, they will be taken to the driver’s home as long is there is sufficient room for them to be transported safely in the tow truck. You cannot make a reservation.

AAA provides its Tipsy Tow service for the following holidays:

Independence Day: 6:00 p.m. July 4th – 6:00 a.m. July 5th
Halloween: 6:00 p.m. October 31st – 6:00 a.m. November 1st

Whatever you do, please don’t drink and drive. Take the Pledge! Join AAA’s commitment to driving only while drug and alcohol-free.

AAA offers the following tips to stay safe and keep others safe on the roads:

  • Drive only while drug and alcohol-free
  • Plan ahead and designate a non-drinking driver before a celebration begins
  • Don’t let your friends drive impaired. Take their keys away
  • Never ride in a car with someone who is impaired
  • Plan to take a cab or stay with a friend

Father’s Day Freebies For 2015


What are you waiting for? Treat Dad to something special and lead him to these Father’s Day freebies.

Father’s Day this year is on Sunday, June 21, 2015.

Dads Eat Free

Free Entrance/Admission

  • Brunswick Bowl – Dads bowl free with paid kids under 15 bowling 2 games
  • Medieval Times – Free admission & feast for Dads – 6/9-6/21
  • Six Flags – free admission for Dads with season-ticket holders
  • Zoos– Free admission for Dads at participating zoos including SF!

Printables & Photo Gifts

Free Events

Gifts & Services

Still looking for an inexpensive way to treat Dad special? Consider a movie night a home! Click here for FREE movies rental codes offered by Redbox!

That’s all for now!!! Diablo Reporter will be starting a weekly Freebie Friday article! If you like freebies, consider joining us on Facebook, Twitter or bookmark us at DiabloReporter.com to stay informed on all the best local freebies!