It was a little later then expected, but the lake-effect snow came on strong yesterday and overnight into this morning. Some areas may have received up to 15″ overnight. How much did you get in your area?

Check out some blog reaction here and here. Some people even reported some thunder snow. Thunder snow is cool.

There are a number of school closings and other delays reported this morning.  WICU has a list available here.

Don’t forget we’ve got WSEE weather right next to this post. Check it out to see how much more snow we’ll get today and the rest of the week. It’s also a good chance to check out the progress of Ray Petelin’s mustache. We call dibs on the band name “Ray Petelin’s ‘Stache.”

Congresswoman elect Kathy Dahlkemper became popular in Washington and she hasn’t even been sworn in yet. She was contacted the day after she won the election by Representative’s Henry Waxman and Mike Doyle on behalf of John Dingell.  Waxman is gunning for Dingells position as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.  It will be interesting to see if Dahlkemper sides with Waxman who represents Beverly Hills, California and the surrounding area, or John Dingell who represents a portion of the Detroit Metro and Ann Arbor.

Judges rejected Ralph “Bucky” Phillips’ appeal this weekend. For a reason known only to Phillips, he decided to try to appeal his guilty plea.

The online mag KeystoneEdge has a short article on the “Tap into Erie” campaign put on by a number of regional organizations including the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership.  The article reveals Erie County has a daily surplus of 30 to 40 million gallons of clean water. Industries targeted include craft beer brewers and data management companies that need abundant water to cool huge banks of computers.

Bill Steigerwald of the Pittsburgh Post-Tribune provides some post-presidential election analysis specific to Western Pennsylvania. His analysis takes a look at Pittsburgh, Erie, and other counties, and reveals how many fewer counties Obama won compared to democrats in past presidential elections. Steirgerwald concludes race probably was a major factor in that outcome.

Sports

Congratulations to Erie native Michael Machuga for winning the PBA Chameleon Championship at Taylor Lanes in Taylor, Michigan. Machuga was ranked #5 going into the tournament and beat #1 seed Bill ONeill of Southampton, Pa. with a score of 209-204. This was Machuga’s first title in seven years. No word if Mike performed his signature Machuga Flop for the audience.

Jeff Reed kicked a 32 yard field goal with only 11 seconds left to give the Pittsburgh Steelers a 11-10 win over San Diego in what we can only call an ugly game. A late Troy Palamalu touchdown was waved off as a forward pass was called

The Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills meet tonight on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

In college football:

#8 Penn State beat Indiana 34-7. PSU’s last regular game of the season will be this Saturday against Michigan State at 3:30.

#20 Pittsburgh Panthers had off this week but will play #19 Cincinnati this coming weekend.

In high school football:

(Class AAAA regional)
McDowell 40, DuBois 12

(District 10 Class AA semifinals)
Wilmington 35, General McLane 7
Slippery Rock, 27, Sharon 10

The Erie Otters split the weekend two game series against the Owen Sound Attack.  On Friday they lost 3-1 and on Saturday won 6-3.  The next game is this Friday visiting the Kitchener Rangers and will return home Saturday to play the London Knights.  There will be a player appearance at McDonald’s on Broad Street this Tuesday, November 18, at 06:30 p.m. Brett Cook, Tyler Hostetter and David Shields are scheduled to appear.

Senior Sarah Powell scored two goals to lead the No. 17 Mercyhurst College women’s soccer team into the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship Third Round with a 3-0 victory over Slippery Rock Sunday afternoon at Mercyhurst Soccer Field.

Sophomore Steve Cameron scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season and sophomore Ryan Zapolski made 36 saves as the Mercyhurst College men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie with Atlantic Hockey foe Bentley Saturday evening at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.

Freshman Renee’ Brown made a pair of free throws with 8.8 seconds remaining for the winning points in Edinboro’s 81-79 win over Bowie State on Sunday.

George Raftis scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Allegheny men’s basketball team over Medgar Evers, 88-61, at the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic, which was hosted by Rutgers-Newark.

The Gannon women’s basketball team put five players in double digits and shot over 50 percent for the second consecutive game Sunday afternoon en route to a 71-65 victory over Fairmont State during the final day of Concord University’s Lady Lion Classic.

Events

All An Act Theatre Productions Presents “Caught in The Net.” Plot: It seems taxi driver John Smith is still successfully managing his 2 wives and 2 lives. However, his teenage children, a girl from one wife and a boy from the other, have met on the Internet and are anxious to meet in person since they have so much in common, particularly a taxi driving dad named John Smith.  The play runs Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from November 14th – December 6th (No show Nov 28 black Friday); Sundays at 3:00 p.m., November 23rd, 30th & December 7th.  The play will be held at  652 West 17th Street; Adult ticket price $8, and students and seniors $5.00.  For more information or on-line tickets visit www.allanact.net.

Gannon University’s Schuster Gallery will host the exhibit “The Art and the Artist,” beginning November 16, 2008 and continuing through January 16, 2009. The exhibit will feature the work of Vitus J. Kaiser who is a longtime art teacher in the Erie School District. A reception open to the public will be held from 3 – 6 p.m. on the opening day. The exhibit will be at the Schuster Gallery located in the Nash Library. For more information call (814) 871-5467.

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.