Hawaiian Falls invites Dads, Grandads to play with the family all Father’s Day week

(June 15, 2015) Hawaiian Falls is inviting all Dads and Granddads to come play with the family all Father’s Day week at any of its seven Texas water parks. Dad and/or Granddad can get in free Sunday June 21 thru Friday June 26 when accompanied by a child with a day ticket or season pass […]

Dads, Granddads free at Hawaiian Falls on Father’s Day weekend

(June 13, 2014) Hawaiian Falls is inviting all Dads and Granddads to come play with the family this Father’s Day weekend at any of its seven Texas water parks. Dad and/or Granddad can get in free Saturday June 14 and Sunday June 15 when accompanied by a child with a day ticket or season pass […]

Dallas Race Week underway at Lake Ray Hubbard

Dallas Race Week underway at Lake Ray Hubbard

Chance to win a Royal Caribbean Cruise for Two (Rockwall-June 15, 2013) For hundreds of sailors and spectators, a long-standing Father’s Day tradition will continue when Dallas Race Week launches Sunday, June 16 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. Six days of racing action, beautiful sunsets, and pre- and post-race parties will be topped off with […]

Dads get in FREE on Father’s Day at Wet Zone

(ROWLETT) May 27, 2013 – Dads get in FREE with one paid child’s ticket on Father’s Day, June 16, at Wet Zone Family Waterpark in Rowlett. There will be games, contests and fun activities for dads and their children. (No coupons or other discounts will apply). For tickets, hours of operation and other park information, […]

Dallas Race Week sets sail on Dad’s Day

Dallas Race Week sets sail on Dad’s Day

Chance to win a Royal Caribbean Cruise for Two (LAKE RAY HUBBARD-May 27, 2013) For hundreds of sailors and spectators, a long-standing Father’s Day tradition will continue when Dallas Race Week launches Sunday, June 16 on Lake Ray Hubbard in Rockwall. Six days of racing action, beautiful sunsets, and pre- and post-race parties will be topped […]

YMCA honors Lake Highlands branch Father of the Year

YMCA honors Lake Highlands branch Father of the Year

(Lake Highlands) Louis Smart Dodd created Father’s Day in its present form at a meeting at the Spokane Washington YMCA in 1909.  The YMCA and the Spokane Minister’s Alliance swiftly endorsed the idea and helped it spread, holding the first ever Father’s Day celebration on June 10, 1910. In celebration of Father’s Day, the YMCA […]

Dad gets in free at Hawaiian Falls on Father’s Day

Dad gets in free at Hawaiian Falls on Father’s Day

June 15, 2012- Hawaiian Falls is inviting all Dads to come play with the family on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, at any of its five Texas waterparks. Dad will get in free with the purchase of one regular priced $24.99 Big Kahuna Ticket and a “Fantastic Father’s Day” coupon, which can be downloaded at […]

Rockwall YMCA recognizes Father of the Year

Rockwall YMCA recognizes Father of the Year

No matter how you choose to celebrate Father’s Day, you can thank a woman named Sonora Louise Smart Dodd for the tradition. Father’s Day history begins with this resident of Spokane,Washington. She was the oldest of six children who were raised by their father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, after their mother died during […]