The City of Erie has laid-off police officers and firefighters, has millions in unpaid bills it can’t afford to pay and is generally close to the brink of financial disaster yet they are spending $30,l76 to plant 112 trees around the city. Maybe the trees will be put in the potholes on the streets we can’t afford to repave.
The liquor license from Olivia’s International Restaurant at 5404 West Lake Road is being transferred to the planned microbrewery is the old Porter`s Restaurant in Union Station which will be called The BrewErie at Union Station. The brewpub could be open in June or July.
Erie Insurance announced that it would cease development of ERIEConnection, a personal lines policy administration and Web-based agency interface system. As a result, the company would incur a charge to net income of about $1.3 million or $0.02 per share, which would be recognized in the quarter, ended March 31, 2006. President and CEO, Jeff Ludrof stated that ERIEConnection would neither meet the company’s needs not the needs of its agents, therefore they would move in another direction. The company would now focus on a strategy to surround current systems with component based enhancements for policy management and agency communications while continuing plans to deploy the initial version of a Web-based system for commercial business in May. Erie Insurance being so far behind on the technology front is a major gripe with the agents.
Mark Jacob McNaughton of Erie was found guilty of aggravated harassment for throwing feces on a prison guard. That could get him 3 1/2 to 7 more years onto the 4-10 years he is already serving. McNaughton is a guest at the State Correctional Institution at Rockview.
Juan Francia struck out but reached base on a wild pitch and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th on a single by Kurt Airoso as the Erie SeaWolves beat Harrisburg 2-1 in front of over 3,000 at Jerry Uht Park. The two teams continue their 3 game series at 6:30 pm in Erie.
The United Way of Erie County presented its annual Community Matters Collaboration Award to the Center for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. According to United Way, the award is presented as a symbol of appreciation for CORE’s impact on the community and to pave the way for a continued relationship. The Center for Organizational Research and Evaluation was established in 1998 with a gift from Susan H Hagen to provide research, evaluation and educational services. The center promotes healthy youth development and teen pregnancy prevention initiatives by providing public and private organizations with independent, collaborative research services, including evaluation and capacity building.
Heidrick and Struggles International (Nasdaq: HSII), the world’s premier executive search and leadership consulting firm, announced the appointment of Joseph R McCabe to Managing Partner of the firm’s Boston office. McCabe earned his bachelor’s degree from Gannon University in Erie, PA, his MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.
Photographs taken by more than 70 student photographers at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will be on public display starting Wednesday, April 19, and continuing through Thursday, May 4. Photos in the annual Spring Show will line the second-floor halls of Kochel Center. The building is open daily from 8 am until 10 pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am until 8 pm.
The Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, Gamma Theta chapter will host the Fourth annual Mr and Ms Penn State Behrend Pageant on Wednesday, April 19, at 8 pm in McGarvey Commons at the Reed Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted in advance and at the door. Checks can be made payable to Alpha Sigma Tau, 5091 Station Rd, Erie, PA 16563.
Poet Li-Young Lee, will speak at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 19, at the Taylor Little theatre as part of the annual Mercyhurst Literary Festival.
The Allegheny College Playshop Theatre will present “Tartuffe” on April 20, 21, and 22 at 8 pm and April 23 at 2:30 pm in Arter Hall on the Allegheny College campus. Beginning at 2 pm and immediately preceding the performance on April 23 will be an event called the “Groovy 1960s Fashion Show,” featuring men’s and women’s fashions spanning that colorful decade.
Guerrilla Girls On Tour, an internationally acclaimed collective of anonymous feminist actors and comedians, will present “Silence is Violence,” a one-hour performance piece addressing violence against women, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Thursday, April 20. The event will begin at 7 pm in the Reed Union Building’s McGarvey Commons. It is free and open to the public.
The Allegheny Percussion Ensemble will present a concert on Friday, April 21, at 8:15 pm in the Montgomery Performance Space. The concert is free and open to the public.
Ludacris performs at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on Apr 21. Tickets are still available.
After winter storms pummel the beaches and bring debris, Presque Isle State Park needs your help to get the beaches ready for summer. The 50th annual Presque Isle Spring Cleanup will take place April 22. Volunteers for the day will receive a commemorative patch, lunch, and a chance at some great door prizes. No fee. Registration required, call the park office at (814) 833-7424. Meet at Rotary Pavilion on Presque Isle State Park at 9 am.
Pat Monahan pays a visit to his hometown with Train playing a concert at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on April 22. Some tickets are still available.
A Muslim imam will deliver a guest lecture at Gannon University on Bosnian assimilation and immigration into the United States. The lecture, to be given by Senad Agic, imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago in Northbrook, Ill., will be held at 7 pm Saturday, April 22, in room 101 of Gannon’s Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh St. The International Institute of Erie is supporting the event, which also will feature Bosnian music and folk dancing. Admission is $5 per person at the door. For more information on the event, call 814-871-7030 or 814-871-5654.
It’s time for bird lovers to pack their binoculars, note books and field guides, because the endangered piping plover and the brilliant scarlet tanager, as well as hundreds of other colorful migrating bird species, will be showing off their feathers at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, during National Wildlife Week (Apr 22-30). Presque Isle State Park is one of the nation’s premier bird watching destinations. The 3,200 acre sandy peninsula arches into Lake Erie and features approximately 320 species of birds in six distinct ecological zones, each with a different plant and animal community.
The Super Bowl Chanpion Pittsburgh Steelers basketball team will play the Penn State Behrend Community All-Stars in a charity game on April 23 at 3 pm at the Behrend Junker Center. Tickets are $5. For more info call the Behrend Men’s Basketball office at (814) 898-7566.
Allegheny College will celebrate Founder’s Day, officially established in 1908 to celebrate the College’s past, present and future, on April 24, 2006. A ceremony commemorating the day will take place at noon in the Campus Center lobby. The ceremony will begin with a welcome by President Richard Cook and include selected readings by students, a senior class gift presentation, a presentation of a Founder’s Day drawing, and the singing of the Alma Mater. The celebration will conclude with a large birthday cake. The celebration is free and open to the public.
The Erie office of Pennsylvania Career Link will hold a job and career fair, the 2006 Erie CareerFair on April 25, 2006 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Zem Zem Shrine Club, 2525 West 38th Street, Erie PA.
The concert choir at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day with a performance of “Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps.” Cellist Jacqueline Black will join pianist Debbie Hayes to accompany the Behrend choir. The concert will be held at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 25, in the Smith Chapel. It is free and open to the public.
Ewabo brings the sweet sounds of the islands to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, for the final presentation in this year’s Rhythms of Life cultural series. The country’s preeminent steel orchestra will give a free performance at the college from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25. They will appear in Bruno’s Café in the Reed Union Building; listeners are encouraged to purchase or bring a lunch to enjoy.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer prize winning Broadway musical ‘Rent’ plays the Warner Theatre in Erie on Apr 26. Some tickets are still available.
Critically acclaimed historian Thomas Fleming, author of a dozen books on the American Revolution and a distinguished historical novelist, will speak on “Washington’s Secret War” Wednesday, April 26, at 7 pm in Walker Recital Hall at Mercyhurst College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Andy Dick and Marshall Cook will be at Edinboro for the for the East and North coast premiere of their new movie “Danny Roane: First Time Director” on Thursday April 27. Tickets are free for Edinboro students and $6.50 for the general public. Doors at 7:30 pm at the Louis C Cole Memorial Auditorium with the film starting at 8:30 pm.
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba along with Ben Lee will play a concert at Gannon University on Thursday, April 27 at 8 pm at Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Tickets for the general public are priced at $15 and can be purchased at the front desk of Gannon’s Waldron Center, 124 West Seventh Street. For more information, contact the university’s Activities Programming Board at 814-871-7766.
The Erie area March of Dimes WalkAmerica will take place at Presque Isle State Park of April 30. With Jenny very pregnant, Eden (Stephanie) is walking for her. Every year, half a million babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death and many life long disabilities. The funds we raise in WalkAmerica support research that saves babies’ lives. Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Click here to sponsor the Erie Bloggers team.
