With students still dealing with the death of DaQuan Crosby, 15, Cathedral Prep and East have postponed their football game, which was to by played tonight. It will be played Monday at 7 p.m at Veterans Stadium. The JV game starts at 4.
The North East Wine Fest begins this weekend. More below in the Events section.
The smoking ban continues to cause confusion and some anger, especially at Edinboro University. The university, along with all the schools in the state higher education system have banned all smoking – not just indoors but outdoors as well, meaning pretty much anywhere on campus. The faculty union is up in arms, as is the community – especially those people nearby campus. It seems students and staff are merely walking across the street and off-campus to smoke, leaving butts and trash on people’s private property. Enough people complained to the school and the administration was forced to send an email to all faculty and staff. Part of it reads:
You might not be aware of it, but such littering violates borough ordinance, while also defying environmental etiquette requiring proper disposal of smoking materials. Another municipal issue involving the proper extinguishing and disposal of smoking materials is the danger of fire as dry leaves accumulate during the Autumn months.
They also say further problems may lead to citations from borough police, followed up with a reminder that Edinboro has smoking cessation classes. If you missed it earlier this week, we had an exclusive op-ed with Kelly Kidd, program manager for the NWPA Tobacco Control Program.
If you’ve been trying to get WQLN over the air, keep trying. In an email sent out by the organization last evening, they confirmed they are still off the air and have no ETA when they will be broadcasting again. They’ve posted a FAQ page and photos of antenna damage. When asked when they might be back online, the answer was “Our best estimate at this time is that WQLN may be able to return to normal operations in November or at the latest early December.” When they do come back online, they will only be broadcasting digitally. If you have a newer TV with a digital tuner or one of the new set-top boxes, you’ll be all set. Viewers who subscribe to cable will notice no difference.
Crystal Clayton has pleaded guilty in causing the death of her friend’s 3-month-old infant. Janet Palmer, 42, pleaded guilty to obtaining drugs through forgery. She must give up her nursing license.
Tom Kennedy has been named as the recipient of the 2008 Athena award, which is awarded to men or women who help women develop a leadership role in the community. Kennedy has been involved with the group since its inception six years ago.
Students can now start applying to LECOM for admittance to their new Seton Hill facility. The American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) has granted LECOM permission to begin accepting an additional 104 students each year on the campus of Seton Hill University.
Kathy Dahlkemper held a press conference yesterday at a local County Fair, promoting her energy plan and criticizing Phil English. She also handed out 20 CITGO gift cards. Steven Porter, who’s still not on the ballot, was critical of the event, questioning the ethics of giving out the gas cards. Today, Porter will submit his ballot re-instatement case to the PA Supreme Court.
Speaking of campaigns, would anyone working with the English campaign please shoot Mike an email. There is not 1 contact email on your site. What’s the deal with that?
Movies opening this week: Eagle Eye, Choke, Miracle at St. Anna and Nights in Rodanthe. The Movies at Meadville will have Fireproof starting today as well.
Sports
In Thursday night high school football action, Fairview beat Fort LeBouf 24-7. Fairview is now 4-0 on the season.
WSEE will broadcast Edinboro’s football games against Gannon and Mercyhurst. The Scots play Gannon on October 4 at 2 p.m. and Mercyhurst on October 23 at 7 p.m. Gary Drapcho will do play-by-play with Mike Ruzzi joining him to do color commentary.
MLB: Once again the Red Sox beat up the Indians, this time by by a 6-1 score. Detroit beat the Rays 7-5, keeping the Rays from clinching the American League East title. The Brew Crew beat the Pirates in 10 innings 5-1.
Events
The Wine Country Harvest Festival begins tonight and runs through Sunday. Expect a variety of music, food, arts & crafts, champagne breakfast, Cruise In, Children’s Area, winery tours, wagon rides, wine and food seminars, wine by the glass, and souvenirs. For a complete schedule of events, check out our North East WineFest 2008 page.
The Great Lakes Film Festival continues today and will run this Sunday. The event is at Theatre 145 (formerly the Road House) and will feature independent films from all over the world. With Special guests, filmmakers, scriptwriters, and meet and greets. Don’t miss out on the after parties with bands and receptions.
A Bicycle Awareness Rally is planned for tonight at 6 p.m. in Perry Square. Some additional information is available here.
This is the last Friday where the Erie County Historical Society will hold a Ghosts and Legends Tour. Discover the mysteries of downtown Erie through a 1 1/2 hour walking tour tonight beginning at at 8 p.m. Since size of group tour is limited, reservations required; call (814) 454-1813, ext 0. Cost: $8 Adult, $4 Child.
There will be a community rally on Tuesday at the Abundant Life Ministry at East 8th and Parade Sts. at 4 p.m. for the purpose of showing community support for the neighborhood which was just the site of the murder of 16 yr old D. Crosby. Speak out against violence and crime. Show the criminals trying to influence the youth of our community the the citizens care about what is happening. There will be discussion of solutions not just the issues at this meeting which will have city officials, clergy and local neighborhood watch coordinators in attendance.
View this past Sunday’s comprehensive events list to see a list of events for the week and months ahead. If you would like your event posted here, please contact us via our online form.
