Artur Santos, a 3 year old boy, has Maple Syrup Urine Disease, a genetic disease most common in the Amish community. On Tuesday December 4, Artur will have leg surgery at the Shriner’s Hospital of Erie. He won’t be able to be on his feet again for the next 6 weeks.
The Santos family was a hard-working, educated family. One day Arthur fell into a coma for a month. They sold everything they owned and moved 5,000 miles from Fortaleza, Brazil to Pittsburgh to see specialists at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. They speak Portuguese and had to learn English. That was back in 2005. The family is still here in Western Pennsylvania getting help for their son.
The family has two web site set up. Help Artur and Artur Updates.
Pic courtesy the Santos family.
Union Station in Erie at 14th and Peach was dedicated on December 3, 1927 – 80 years ago today. Jim Berlin has an excellent write-up on the building his company, Logistics Plus, now owns. Although 70 trains a day go past the station, only the Amtrak Lake Shore Limited now stops. Amtrak only uses a sliver of the 100,000 sq ft building. The classic Art Deco building was designed by Alfred Fellheimer and Steward Wagner. Columbia University has a collection of 1,315 architectural drawings by Fellheimer and Wagner. Union Station has a huge 2 story bomb shelter. Somewhere below there are 2 subways that were once used to carry baggage and passengers. There are some thoughts as to placing an Erie Rail Museum in the building.
A company called PC Web Doc is advertising heavily at least in the Erie area. Their main service is fixing your PC problems live by logging into your PC. Their business registration with the state goes by the name of Merit Technology Group, Inc with a dba as PCWEBDOC. Their business address is a nice home in the Camelot subdivision on King Arthur Dr in Millcreek. Flags go up when I see no actual person’s name or a business address.
Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa is now open for the ski season. If you like skiing Peek ‘n Peak is only about 20 minutes from downtown Erie.
District 7 champ Thomas Jefferson will face Strong Vincent at Erie Veteran’s Memorial Stadium on Friday evening at 7 pm in the PIAA AAA football semifinal game.
Sophomore forward Meghan Agosta registered her second career hat trick as 6th ranked Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team stretched its winning streak to four games and prepared for No 1 New Hampshire next weekend with a 5-0 win at Niagara University Sunday. The Lakers swept the weekend series with the Purple Eagles and improved to 12-2-2 overall and to 4-0-0 in College Hockey America.
The Edinboro men’s basketball team suffered its second straight loss on Sunday, dropping a 70-56 decision at West Chester. Both teams are now 3-2.
The Edinboro women’s basketball team overcame a ten-point second half deficit to post its second straight win over an undefeated opponent on Sunday. After handing Millersville a loss on Saturday, the Fighting Scots won today at West Chester, 72-69, to hand the Golden Rams their first loss after five wins. Edinboro is now 3-1.
Mashea Williams (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) had a career high 22 points, pulled down six rebounds and forced two steals to lead the Penn State women’s basketball team team to a 2 point win over 11th ranked Duke.
Join your friends at the Watson-Curtze Mansion for the 28th annual Victorian Holidays program Whimsical Wonderland. Included in this exhibit are professionally decorated evergreens, fireplace mantles, doorways, windows and other displays that will be open to the community. Whimsical Wonderland features more than ten different themed rooms; including a Seussical room decorated in all things Dr Seuss, a wintertime teddy bear picnic, a Victorian garden and much more. Participating decorators includes Traditions, the Carrie T Watson Garden Club and Melody Potratz of Potratz Garden Shop. Try you luck with the annual Chinese auction and win gift certificates from local eateries and specialty shops, or a holiday wreath. Victorian Holidays will run until December 30. Wednesday – Saturday 11 am – 4 pm, Sunday 1 pm – 4 pm. Museum Admission: $4 Adults, $3 Seniors, $2 Children.
The Gannon University Concert Band will present their annual Christmas Concert on Wednesday Dec 5 at 7:30 pm in the Gannon University Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, 512 Peach St. It’s FREE and open to the public.
The monthly SAM and ED meeting will be held at 5:30 pm on Thursday, December 6 at the Plymouth Tavern. Renee Lamis and Alan Kugler of PA Futures will lead the meeting. FREE and open to the public. Food and drink are available for purchase.
Kirk Nesset, this year’s winner of the prestigious Drue Heinz Literature Award for short fiction, will read and discuss his work at Mercyhurst College on Thursday, Dec 6, at 8 pm in Taylor Little Theatre. Nesset’s talk will unofficially kick off Mercyhurst’s annual Literary Festival. The 2008 edition, set for April, will bring to campus noted science fiction and fantasy writer Terry Bisson and Native American poet Joy Harjo and will culminate in the release of the student-produced Lumen literary magazine. A book-signing and reception will follow Nesset’s presentation. For information, contact Dr Kenneth Schiff, coordinator of the Mercyhurst Literary Festival, at (814) 824-2461.
On Friday, December 7, 2007, there will be a citizenship ceremony at the Erie Federal Courthouse at 10 am. All are welcome to attend.
Looking for an event to make this the most memorable holiday season ever? The Peppermint Ball is the area’s grandest event. The Peppermint Ball will be held Sat, Dec 8 from 7-10 pm. At the Peppermint Ball you will be treated like royalty and the elegance will make you feel as if you were a part of a fairy tale. Events of the evening include: Dancing, Competitions, and Fun for the whole family. Sponsored by the Erie Chapter of Demolay. Refreshments will be served. Family friendly environment – alcohol free. Music by Digital Thunder. Admission is $5 in advance or $6 at the door. Contact Ronald Cox at (814) 397-5859 for more info.
Family First Sports Park is in the process of making youth football more than just a seasonal sport. This year they are introducing a Winter Indoor Tackle Football League. The league will focus its emphasis on the basic fundamentals of football rather than the competitive nature of the sport. “We are very excited to start an instructional program during the off season, a place for youth to focus more attention to their individual skill,” said Mat Carpinello. The league is open to children ages 7-13 and will start on Dec 10. For more information, please contact Mat Carpinello by e-mail or call him at (814) 866-5425 ext. 247. You can register online here.
The Erie IT Network’s next Lunch’n Learn tackles the complexities of Blackberry Integration. It will be held on Thursday Dec 13, 11:30-1:00, at the Ambassador Banquet and Conferece Center, 7792 Peach Street in Erie. Data phones and PDAs are gaining prevelance in today’s workplace. More and more executives, sales agents and IT professionals are using hand held wireless devices to monitor servers, check emails and manage contacts. The speakers are with Research In Motion (RIM), the group that brought you the Blackberry. Join them for a technical seminar as they discuss the Blackberry Enterprise solution, including a look at the advanced security features inherent in the server software, as well as the framework used to deploy mobile applications. Register now, by clicking HERE. Or contact Karen at karen.kimet@technwpa.org or call (814) 451-1174.
The Lake Erie Ballet 49th annual production of the Nutcracker will be held Sat Dec 15 at 7 pm and Sun Dec 16 at 2:30 pm. Purchase tickets at the Erie Civic Center box office or at Ticketmaster.
The 25th annual McDonald’s High School Basketball Classic will be held in Erie PA on Friday, January 18 and Saturday January 18, 2008 at the Gannon University Hammermill Center. St Edward of Lakewood Ohio, Rice High School of NYC, Saint Patrick of Elizabeth NJ and Erie Cathedral Prep are in the powerful field. Adult General Admission tickets are $7 and Student General Admission are tickets are $5. Reserved tickets are $12.50.
