The publication Keystone Edge has an interesting article on craft breweries and the future of beer distribution in PA. Pennsylvania boasts a $7 billion brewing industry. Missing from the article is any mention of Erie Brewing Company which recently won the 2008 Bronze Medal in the Scottish Style Ale category finishing third out of 24 other Scottish style ales for its flagship brand Railbender Ale. It sure would be nice to buy beer at the local convience and/or grocery stores, like our more civilized friends in Ohio and New York. Our liquor laws are arcane at best.
Keystone Edge also published a brief article on a the new business startup Trauma Technologies which is based in Erie County. TT developed a new design for the immobilizing boards used to transport injured patients to the hospital. TT received a $147,000 grant from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners which will allow them to develop a nationwide market for the new product as well as hire a national sales manager.
After initially turning down state funds, Erie City Council woke up and voted unanimously to apply for the funds that would allow them to do some streetscaping downtown. They originally declined the funds to focus on Parade Street development, which was going on just fine.
An African-American man’s car was burned while parked at his home in Greenville and appears to be a racist based act. The word “Obama” was spray painted on the car before it was set on fire. In the Pittsburgh suburb of Forest Hills, someone left a note with a racial slur on the windshield of an African-American man that said “now that you voted for Obama, just watch out for your house.” Good to see racism is alive and well in Western Pennsylvania.
The Joyce trial is off until Monday. They have been taking Fridays off which is common practice for trials.
Willie Baker of Erie, who is accused of killing an 86 year old woman, might be facing the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder. Anne Ropelewski was murdered by Baker on September 13 but not before she was of $45 and stabbed several times. Baker is awaiting trial and currently calls the Erie County Prison his home.
The Port Authority of Erie is accepting bids for a company to come in and manage Perry’s Landing Marina. It’s seeking a three-year contract. The marina has been profitable in the past.
Amy has a great post with features of the grave of Dan Rice’s baby, who died at 6 months of age.
Movies opening this weekend: Madagascar 2, Role Models, Soul Men
Sports
Browns fans finally got to see Brady Quinn play last night, but it wasn’t enough to get the Browns a win as Denver beat Cleveland 34-30. The loss drops them to 3-6 and three games behind division leading Pittbsurgh. They play Buffalo next Monday night on the road.
Miroslav Satan and Petra Sykora each scored twice and Evgeni Malkin added three assists as the Penguins jumped out to a five-goal lead, then held on to beat the Oilers 5-4 at Mellon Arena on Thursday night.
The NBA Development League Erie BayHawks will host a NBA Development League Draft Party tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Fox and Hound English Pub and Grille, in the Millcreek Plaza. The event will feature free food and drink specials and everyone who attends will be given a chance to win great prizes. Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase BayHawks gear including baseball hats and Inaugural Season T-shirts at special pre-season prices at the draft party.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League return to action with home games Friday and Saturday at the Tullio Arena. Friday it’s the Otters and the Peterborough Petes at 7 p.m. Saturday it the Otters and the No. 1 ranked Windsor Spitfires face-off in a 7 p.m. start at the Tullio Arena
Two student golfers from Penn State Behrend landed on the AMCC All-Conference Team. Junior Joe Nelson (Warren, Pa.) and freshman Kevin Koerbel (Gibsonia, Pa.) were named to the first team of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate All-Conference.
The Mercyhurst College women’s volleyball team equaled a program record for kill percentage in a match, rolling past Indiana (Pa.) 25-21, 25-11, 25-16 on Senior Night in the team’s final match of the regular season Thursday.
The Allegheny College men’s basketball team was ranked sixth in both the North Coast Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ and media polls. The Gators received 60 points in the coaches’ poll — two points fewer than No. 5 Kenyon. Wooster finished atop the poll, garnering 97 points and seven first-place votes.
Events
A Senior VP at Bank of America will speak on the Credit Market as part of Penn State Behrend’s Finance Speaker Series. The discussion with Bruce A. Gray, a western Pennsylvania native and Behrend graduate, will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the Black Conference Center. As a commercial lender and risk manager for over 25 years in the New York metropolitan area, Mr. Gray offers a unique vantage point on a timely topic to help people better understand the credit markets.
The McDowell Center for Performing Arts will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical The King and I in the newly renovated Little Theatre (3320 Caughey Road) on November 6-7-8, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m. and November 9, 2008 at 2 p.m. Featuring such songs as “Hello Young Lovers”, “I Whistle A Happy Tune”, “Getting To Know You”, “Shall We Dance”, “I Have Dreamed”, and so on. Reserved seat tickets for The King and I are only $5.00 and are on sale now. Call (814) 836-6925 for ticket information.
Films For Food announces it will show Michael Moore’s newest documentary Slacker Uprising at the 2008 Films For Food Event. The event is a 24 Hour Marathon of Indie Films held at Theater 145 with beginning Friday November 7th at 8:00 p.m. through Saturday the 8th with the last film beginning at 8:00 p.m., followed by a Public Reception on 10:00 p.m. The cost of admission? Food. Visit Films For Food to find out more.
The Erie Philharmonic presents A Night in Old Vienna this Satruday, featuring musical compositions by Brahms and Korngold with a special performance byRachel Barton Pine. The concert will be held one night only on Saturday, November 8, at 8:00 p.m. Purchase tickets.
Penn State Behrend’s fall theatre production–The Dispute–will run from November 13-20 at the Studio Theatre. This new translation of the play by British director and playwright Neil Bartlet, uses a modern genetic testing laboratory as its backdrop and questions the ethical treatment of human subjects for scientific purposes. Tickets are $7 for the public and available at the Reed Union Building Information Desk on campus. This fast-paced, dark comedy is suitable for adults and children over the age of 13.
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.
