The PA Department of Labor reported that Erie County’s jobless rate in January was at 7.2% and Crawford County was at 8.1%. It’s almost a half percentage increase compared to January 2008.
Speaking of unemployment, FedEx Office (formerly Kinko’s) is offering free resume printing today (up to 25 copies). There is a FedEx Office location at 5755 Peach St., phone: (814) 866-5679, and e-mail: usa1222@fedexkinkos.com.
We finally had a chance to check out the beer sales at Wegmans last night. They had a very good selection and while Mike and his Mom nommed on some salad bar, they saw quite a few people come in and out with six packs. The prices seemed reasonable, especially for more upscale stuff like Chimay. Mike’s glad they have Newcastle, though cringed at the $10 price tag.
Speaking of beer, Erie Brewing gets a nice write-up from this blog.
The Manufacturer and Business Association is now on Twitter. Check them out in our Erie Twitter Guide. They’ve also set up a Twitter account for Roar on the Shore. Nice. They’ve also announced that Poison frontman and TV reality star Bret Michaels will lead the bike parade.
Michael Joyce may find out today what his sentence will be. He was found guilty last November. Kristin wrote a great post about Joyce and his sentence here at EB last week.
A mental competency hearing for Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong is likely to be cancelled. The hearing is planned for tomorrow but mental health experts who planned on testifying have a scheduling conflict.
We’re sorry we missed the Papa Johns on 12th street getting robbed over the weekend. We’re sure we could have come up with a funny joke about the Noid.
It’s that time of year – road construction season. Work began yesterday on the I-79 interchange in Meadville. This year, the other bridge over 79 will be replaced. Expect single lane closures for the next few weeks as the area is prepared, and detours in the months to come once the bridge is taken down and rebuilt.
Governor Edward G. Rendell has announced that Kathy Iorio and Caryn Kadavy have been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. John Hersch has been re-appointed to the Advisory Council for Pennyslvania Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home.
Sports
Busy week for the Erie Otters: Today there will be a player appearance at McDonald’s on 12th and Sassafrass, and again tomorrow at Taco Bell on Buffalo Road. Both player appearances are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday the Otters are away when they play the Guelph Storm but return to Erie on Saturday to play the Kitchener Rangers and on Sunday the Guelph Storm. Get tickets now.
The Erie BayHawks play the Dakota Wizards this Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the Tullio and are back on the road Saturday to play the Iowa Energy. Get your tickets here.
Gannon officials have announced ticket policies for season ticket holders and advance ticket sales for this weekend’s NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Atlantic Regional hosted by Gannon University at the Hammermill Center. Read more.
Events
Upcoming Erie Concerts and Shows:
March 22: New Kids on the Block, Tullio Arena (tickets on sale 1/24)
March 29: Comedian Lewis Black, Warner Theatre (tickets)
April 3-5: Sesame Stree Live: Elmo Makes Musice, Warner Theater (tickets)
April 24 & 25: Monster Truck Nationals, Tullio Arena (tickets)
May 4: Spelling Bee, Warner Theatre (tickets)
Sister Marilyn Lacey, RSM, founder of Mercy Beyond Borders, will be at Mercyhurst Tuesday and Wednesday, March 10-11, to meet with the college community about her work and ways they can help to alleviate extreme poverty among the people of the war-ravaged Southern Sudan.
Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit at “Celtic Charm,” a concert of Irish music and dancing on Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m., at Mercyhurst North East’s St. Mary’s Chapel, 16 West Division Street, North East. MNE Music Director Patti Sullivan will be joined by the Rev. Bill Sutherland, barbershop chorus Lake Erie Sound, and Irish Step Dancers, Rince Na Tiarna for an afternoon of entertainment. A reception will follow. Free and open to the public. Call (814) 725-6277 for more information.
Prospective students are invited to visit Mercyhurst North East for an Open House on Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m.-noon, at the Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building, 16 W. Division St., North East. Meet with admissions and financial aid staff, tour campus, and learn about MNE’s associate degrees and certificate programs, including the new occupational therapy assistant, medical lab technician and respiratory therapist programs. Call (814) 725-6144 for more information.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk will be held September 22 at Jerry Uht Park. Light the Night is a non-competitive evening walk to celebrate & commemorate lives touched by cancer to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The walk is unique because participants carry illuminated balloons to light the way-red for supporters and white for cancer survivors. There is not a registration fee for the walk but we encourage everyone to try to raise the $25 to carry an illuminated balloon. There are additional incentives at higher fundraising levels. Registration & the pre-walk celebration start at 5:30 pm & the walk at 7:30 pm. For more information or to register call 1-800-726-2873 ext. 2868, e-mail wardr@lls.org or visit www.lightthenight.org/wpa
View this past Sunday’s comprehensive Erie events list to see what’s coming up for the week and months ahead. If you would like your event posted here, please contact us via our online form.
