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32 AMUSEMENT TODAY April 2013MARKETWATCHRIDING THEMARKETPrices Prices 52 WeeksCompany One Month Ago 03/18/13 High LowCedar Fair L.P. $38.00 $37.40 $39.55 $25.00MGM Mirage $13.29 $13.03 $14.80 $8.83Six Flags Ent. Corp. $65.00 $69.00 $70.39 $43.13CBS Corp. $42.94 $46.54 $47.42 $29.81Walt Disney Co. $54.88 $56.83 $57.82 $40.87Apollo Global Mgt. LLC $22.27 $23.03 $24.87 $10.42Blackstone Group $18.58 $20.39 $21.09 $11.12Village Roadshow $4.54 $4.94 $5.14 $2.85NBC Universal $23.41 $23.25 $23.09 $18.02DIESEL PRICESCURRENCYTOP 7 MOST TRADEDCURRENCIESRegion As of Change from(U.S.) 03/18/13 year agoEast Coast $4.082 -$0.102Midwest $4.015 -$0.025Gulf Coast $3.989 -$0.064Mountain $3.971 -$0.148West Coast $4.105 -$0.267California $4.212 -$0.269On 03/18/13 $1 USD =0.7646 EURO0.6614 GBP (British Pound)95.26 JPY (Japanese Yen)0.9382 CHF (Swiss Franc)0.9604 AUD (Australian Dollar)1.0191 CAD (Canadian Dollar)Six Flags Atlantaproperties president retiresMelinda Ashcraft stepsdown after 45-years;Dale Kaetzel promotedAUSTELL,Ga. — SixFlags OverGeorgia announcedon March 4,2013, the retirementof Ashcraftits park president,Melinda Ashcraft, cappingan incredible 45-yearcareer with Six Flags. Ashcrafthas enjoyed a remarkablejourney with Six Flagsthat began at Six Flags OverGeorgia, where she workedas a ride operator the yearthe park opened. She continuedto rise through the ranks,holding a number of managerialpositions at parks in St.Louis, Mo.; Ft. Lauderdale,Fl.; Valencia, Calif.; Louisville,Ky.; and San Antonio, Texas.Melinda has served as parkpresident at Six Flags OverGeorgia and Six Flags WhiteWater since January 2004.In January of this year,Ashcraft became the fifth recipientof the prestigious SixFlags Angus G. Wynne lifetimeachievement award inhonor of her numerous organizationaland communityachievements.“When I began my journeyat Six Flags Over GeorgiaI never thought I wouldbe where I am today; it hasbeen a wonderful privilege,”said Melinda Ashcraft. “Thereare exciting plans on the horizonfor the Six Flags Atlantaproperties. I look forward tocheering Dale on as he leadsour team to even greaterheights.”Industry veteran DaleKaetzel, who most recentlyserved as park president atSix Flags Discovery Kingdomin Vallejo, California has beennamed to succeed Ashcraft.Prior to joining Six FlagsDiscovery Kingdom, Kaetzelserved for eight years as asenior executive at four ParamountParks, including Canada’sWonderland in Torontowhere he served as seniorvice president and generalmanager. Kaetzel also spent13 years in executive rolesfor Centre Management/MCICenter in Washington, D.C.and was the former marketingdirector of the San FranciscoGiants.SLAContinued from page 412013 ROTC event a hit with attendeesThe 2013 ROTC training school, held Feb. 5-7 at the CircusCircus Casino/Hotel and Adventuredome was a big hitwith 42 attendees (seen here inside the Adventuredome)from as far away as Hersheypark gaining valuable operationsand safety knowledge. The program is hosted eachyear by Creative Operations Concepts and When Pigs Fly.At right, event host, Cindee Huddy, works a piece of Catequipment as part of their 2013 “Building MonumentalTraining” theme. COURTESY ROTCBerkshire Bank joinsFirestone Financial’sbank groupNEWTON, Mass. —Firestone Financial Corp. aleading provider of equipmentfinancing, announcedthe addition of BerkshireBank to its bank group andthe signing of $150 Million,multi-year revolving creditfacility. Provided through abank group led by CitizensBank, the facility is anincrease of $25 Million to theline secured in May of 2011.David Cohen, presidentand CEO of FirestoneFinancial, said “We are growingand have partnered withbanks that understand ourgrowth strategy and supportour initiatives. The additionof Berkshire Bank will providethe additional capitalwe need to increase our presencein our existing marketsand to explore new ones. ”Patrick Sullivan, executivevice president of commercialbanking and wealthmanagement at BerkshireBank, commended theCompany. “FirestoneFinancial has built its businessbased upon long standingcustomer relationshipsand industry expertise, aphilosophy that is shared byBerkshire Bank. They servetheir customers well and welook forward to continuingto partner with them as theygrow even further.”In addition to BerkshireBank and Citizens Bank,other banks that participatein the financing are WellsFargo Capital Finance, LLC,Bank of America, N.A., TDBank, N.A., and BrooklineBank.