SL Video: "Give Love Away"

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By Deborha Patten, "This film was created during the 2011 "9/11 Stairclimb Tribute in Honor of the Fallen Firefighters of September 11th" in the virtual world of SecondLife.

"You can donate to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at http://www.firehero.org/

"Give Love Away by Nance Brody, Canadian songwriter and singer.

Areo Pines and Icewater Village

Gemma Cleanslate continues her winter explorations with a review of two places. Areo Pines has once again changed it's look for winter, and offering new activities for the season in addition to the scenery. Icewater Village also has more to offer than just a picturesque sim, with fishing contests, sleigh rides, and more.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Aero Pines Harvest Festival and Halloween Trail

On the lookout for Halloween Haunts, Gemma Cleanslate found some at a familiar place: Areo Pines Park. The park changes with the season, and with the fall comes the Autumn Festival. But it's also the season of spooky fun as October 31st approaches, so the staff added some chills and thrills at a place more noted for nature trails and horseback riding. Gemma took a look, and was not disappointed.

Read Gemma's story in Places.

Winter Update

With January coming to a close, and a number of residents tiring of ice and snow, a number of sims are changing from their winter look back to green. But not all places are experiencing an early Spring. Gemma Cleanslate takes a look back at some wintery places she reported on earlier. One of them is planning a Superbowl party.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

More Skating and Winter Fun: Areo Pines Park and Holiday Village

Today Gemma Cleanslate offers what will be her final Xmas and winter fun locations article before Christmas. She stopped by one popular year-round location, Areo Pines Park, to see what they had. Not surprisingly, the location known for it's horseback riding had horse-drawn sleigh rides, but there was much more than that. She also stopped by Winter Holiday Village, just in time for a celebration. And the place had much more to offer once the party was over.

Read Gemma's article in Places.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from Second Life Newser

(taken at Areo Pines Park)

Reflections of 9/11 in Second Life

Gemma Cleanslate checked out two of the larger memorials to the Sept 11 2001 tragedy that shook the country twelve years ago. These were at Areo Pines and Stagg Island. So what did she find at these places?

Read Gemma's story in Events.

SL Video: "Give Love Away"

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By Deborha Patten, "This film was created during the 2011 "9/11 Stairclimb Tribute in Honor of the Fallen Firefighters of September 11th" in the virtual world of SecondLife.

"The Aero Pines Park Fire Department is part of the http://VirtualFireFighters.org Training, Practice, and Education Resource Facility that takes place in an online 3D virtual world. The program involves real life active, retired, and student firefighters and EMTs. They recreate this event yearly in SecondLife and open it to the public for participation. http://AeroPinesPark.com

"You can donate to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at http://www.firehero.org/

"Give Love Away by Nance Brody, Canadian songwriter and singer."

Summer Fair at Aero Pines Park

Gemma Cleanslate recently took a trip to Areo Pines Park. The park, noted for it's horseback riding and nature trails, is currently having it's summer fair. She took a look at the various rides and attractions, some what one would expect at a fair, others a bit unusual. So how enjoyable is the fair?

Read Gemma's article in Events.

4rth of July at Areo Pines

July 4rth had a number of events across the Grid. Many clubs and locations had a number of DJ parties. One that stood out was the Areo Pines Eagles concert. Instead of dancing in a building or sitting at a booth, one danced on the grass or sat at a picnic table. It was a packed sim as people came over for the party in the woods.

Read more in Events.

Places to Go on July 4rth

There's a lot to see and do on this July 4rth. Tribute City, built on the WW2 Tribute sim at (128, 51, 2518), has been holding Independence Day-themed events. They're the most publicized place, but by all means not the only one. Areo Pines Park also has it's own event today and for the rest of the week at Equus (16, 231, 22). Later tonight, the newly reopened Raised Tail Resort will be having it's own 4rth of July Beach party tonight at 6PM at Purrfection Estates (249, 61, 22).

If you want to celebrate by taking part in a WW2 themed combat game, head to the New Bastogne sim, join the group, read the rules, choose a side, get the gear, and after taking a moment to get the hang of the controls head out into the combat zone and run your flag up the poles to claim territory.

For places in Second Life with a patriotic look, one is SummerTown USA. But another was made not by an American but a Frenchman.  At Le Dome (36, 111, 21) is the Black Hills Forest, where you can see replicas of Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty. 

Happy Fourth of July.

Winter Fun at Areo Pines and Wolf Mountain

Gemma Cleanslate has another article with two great places for wintertime activities in Second Life. Areo Pines is having it's annual Winter Festival, and is offering a number of seasonal activities. The Wolf Mountain Ski Resort offers both lots of skiing, and relaxation in the lodge.

Read Gemma's article in Places. 

Thanksgiving at Areo Pines Park (Full Article)

This Thanksgiving season, Areo Pines Park has been having some fun with it's annual Pow Wow. Starting on November 16th, the sims have been the scene of parties and dancing around, in addition to some canoeing and the horseback riding the sim has every day.

Read more in Places.

Areo Pines Thanksgiving

Areo Pines Park & Recreation Area has been the scene of some Thanksgiving fun. On Friday November 16th, They launched their Sixth Annual Thanksgiving Pow Wow, with people dancing around in Pilgrim and Indian avatars, "Warning: this party has been too much fun in the past, so please celebrate and party responsibly! Turkeys and other fowl attend at their own risk!"

The festivites will go on until the 25th.

The full article will be later, or if you're in a hurry to see the fun, head to Equus (18, 241, 22)

Cartoon of the Day

Taken at the Area Pines Thanksgiving Pow WoW

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By Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: Areo Pines' Halloween Trail

Ongoing thru Oct 31st - Its our 6th Annual Halloween Trail featuring over 30 interactive spooky displays across 9 connected regions! 

Most fun with friends or a date!  Blog Buzz:  http://bit.ly/WyiV4F  -  Read the notecard invitation and pass on to friends! Its packed with info and landmarks!  -  Start here! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Equus/143/62/35

This may be the last time we host the Halloween Trail in Secondlife - So do stay in touch for the launch of Aero Pines Park 2.0 to get your exclusive invitation to our new web-based game-engine platform coming in 2013!

 Aero Pines Park is owned by Cindy Bolero

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Equus/207/199/21

9/11 Stairclimb Tribute at Areo Pines

This week, Grease Coakes went to Areo Pines Park. Not for it's usual outdoor activities, but for it's special memorial. Cindy Bolero, the owner of the park, had set up a stairclimb tribute in honor of the firefighters in New York City whom had bravely went up the floors of the World Trade Center before it came crashing down. People were invited to see what it was like to step in their place that day.

Read about the tribute in Places.

The Derby at Areo Pines

Last weekend was the Kentucky Derby in real life. In Second Life, Gemma Cleanslate went to a Kentucky Derby party at Areo Pines park, which has had a history with horses with it's riding along nature trails. During the party, Cindy Bolero, the owner of Areo Pines, had a special announcment.

Read more in Places.

Superbowl Party

How many of you, at least in North America, saw the Superbowl last Sunday? Well, a few places in Second Life had special events. For a few clubs, it was simply a special party. But Areo Pines Park went all-out, with a football field placed over what's usually a horse pasture, a tailgate party display, and during the game a huge movie screen showing the game. Plus Aero Pines staff member Cindy Bolero led a cheerleading squad.

Unfortunately, the sheer number of residents filled up the sim during most of the game. And if you did get in, the lag could interfere with what you saw on the movie screen. Still, the people had lots of fun, and most likely Areo Pines will be repeating the event next year.