LOCAL

LOCAL
B. Dalton to open early
BOARDMAN -- B. Dalton Bookstore in the Southern Park Mall will not be remaining open past midnight Friday to sell copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" as was reported in last week's Books page.
Instead, the store will open at 8, two hours earlier than usual, Saturday morning to sell copies of J.K. Rowling's highly anticipated book.
REGIONAL
Amusement park guide
"The Amusement Park Guide: Coast to Coast Thrills" by Tim O'Brien (The Globe Pequot Press, $14.95)
The guidebook, now in its fifth printing, covers more than 290 small and large amusement parks across the country. In its introduction, the book includes a brief history of the amusement park and several lists of top-ranking rides and parks and guidelines on how to make the most of a park excursion.
The park listings include trivia tidbits in addition to such essential information as the dates of parks' open seasons, directions, admissions policies, top rides and roller coasters.
Among parks mentioned in the book are Cedar Point Amusement Park & amp; Resort in Sandusky; Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in Aurora; Conneaut Lake Park in Conneaut Lake Park, Pa.; Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pa.; and Waldameer Water World in Erie, Pa.