Local environmentalists, think 1960′s hippies, yesterday protested the construction of a lodge at Erie Bluffs State Park. There are currently no facilities in the park. Not even a restroom. A few man-made building would allow normal people to use the park. The only trails there are a couple of fire breaks. A public hearing will be held at Girard High school on December 7 at 7 pm at Girard High School.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board issued regulations which mean anyone who owns a license for a slot machine casino in the state will be able to hold an interest of as much as one-third in any or all of the other 13 casinos in the state. MTR Gaming, which hold the license for Presque Isle Downs in Erie, is also expected to get the license for the stand-alone slots casino in Pittsburgh.
General McLane defeated Pittsburgh Perry 41-20. McLane ran the ball well with Drew Astorino rushing for 128 yards, Bobby Stauffer 88 yards and Dan Skelton 83 yards. McLane will face Franklin Regional in the PIAA Class AAA Western Final next week at a site and time to be determined.
McKeesport beat Erie Cathedral Prep 42-7 in the PIAA football Class AAAA West semi-final.
Craig Voakes was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Kitchener Rangers slipped past the Erie Otters 4-3 in an Ontario Hockey League game played in front of 3,895 at the Tullio Arena. Josh Kidd, Tyler McKinley and Derrick Bagshaw scored for the Otters. The loss was the Otters seventh straight.
Pitt-Johnstown defeated Northwood 63-53 in the championship of the Gary Miller Classic. Chris Gilliam of UPJ earned tournament MVP honors. Aurimas Truskauskas scored 19 points and recorded14 rebounds and Ron Hollis scored a game-high 22 points for host Gannon University in the win over Ohio Valley in the consolation game.
Daren Tielsch scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and recorded a career-high six assists to lead Edinboro (3-0) over Penn State-McKeesport.
Ferris State squandered a 3-0 lead before rallying for a pair of goals late in the third period to turn back the Mercyhurst College men’s hockey team 5-4 before nearly 700 fans at the Ice Center. The Bulldogs completed a two-game weekend sweep.
Freshman forward Annie Greenwood’s goal, 23 seconds into overtime, gave 6th ranked Princetona 4-3 win over the 7th ranked Mercyhurst women’s hockey team and a split of the weekend series.
The idea is to keep this park pristine,this area has not been touch since the Eriez Indian live on it over five hundred years ago(if not longer)and they did not have a lodge cabin or an out house to use.Thats the concept of this park,roughing it.Why is it that every time the white man acquires land they have to build something on it or they have to wipe out everything in it.Lets give it a break for once use the park but,leave it the way it is.
Just wait for some terrorists affiliated with the ELF or some other wacko group to start setting fire to the place.
Why does man build upon land? Progress and Prosperity, pure and simple.
It’s not a racial thing; rational people of all races and creeds like flush toilets. Just ask them.
This is a comment on the Millcreek Township logging plan for Scott Park and Zuck Park.
They supervisors are calling this a safety plan, but the risk of a tree falling on a hiker is far smaller than a spectator at one of the township ball parks getting hit by a foul ball during a Little League game. Inother words, that is a smoke screen.
The township is trying to get some revenue by chopping down tall, stately trees that make those parks the beautiful places they are.
Call them now to say you oppose this plan.
the way to do this is have ecology/biology experts — not loggers — make the plans.