Bat one out of the park for Father’s Day, June 17, with a baseball wrapped in a photo of Dad’s favorite team stadium — collectibles too! Visit www.unforgettaballs.com where gift baseballs celebrating ballparks and stadiums cost about $17.50 plus shipping. Each ball includes a Lucite container. Add a wood base for $12.50; or hoist the ball on a trio of miniature baseball bats for another $6.75.

For avid fans, buy Dad 20 of them and line them up in a $65.95 beautiful display case. More great gift ideas are available from Restoration Hardware — really cool stuff!

Pam Parker is an award-winning writer and editor for Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.

I receive a lot of gift ideas for Father’s Day, June 17, in my email, and here’s a terrific adventure gift. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association wrote that 3,500 flight schools in the U.S. offer discounted introductory flights at around $99.

Let’s Go Flying, is a learn-to-fly initiative sponsored by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Their e-mails says “Forget all the boring gifts and help Dad be Top Gun for a day.” The closest school is right here in Erie at North Coast Flight School Inc.. Here’s the contact info: 814-434-0875, gshncfs@yahoo.com and www.flyerie.com.

Pam Parker is an award-winning writer and editor for Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.