We hope you had a nice Memorial Day yesterday. Parades and other remembrances were held across the area yesterday. Thank you, veterans, for your service.
Mercyhurst College announced today that it has been accepted in the Veterans Administration’s “Yellow Ribbon” program, which provides scholarships and other financial aid to military personnel who served our country on active duty since September 11, 2001. The new scholarship, enacted as part of the Montgomery GI Bill, becomes effective fall term 2009 and will be awarded to those eligible veterans enrolled part time or full time at any Mercyhurst campus.
A woman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the office of local dentist Dr. Jeffrey Benson Sunday morning. We’re sure something was stunned. Floss, maybe.
Ed Palattella of the Erie Times-News has an interesting story about the on-going problems at the Erie County Office of Children and Youth.
We’ve blogged before that several members of the town’s council resigned after things were posted about them on a forum hosted by Topix, and now members of the Wattsburg Erie County Fair board have resigned after posts on the same forum. Erica Irwin writes more about this here.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry toured the state last week to educate local business leaders on the benefits of trade. The tour, which ended in Erie, brought together together Pennsylvania businesses, workers, and trade experts, and highlighted the benefits that international trade brings to the local job market and economy.
Sports
The Pittsburgh Penguins look to close out their series against Carolina tonight in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The SeaWolves fell short on Monday afternoon of completing a series win as they were downed by the Akron Aeros, 8-1 at Canal Park.
Hoping to keep their division rivals down, the Pirates did just that with an offensive outburst led by Freddy Sanchez. The veteran second baseman collected six hits, scored four runs and tallied three RBIs in as the Pirates beat the Cubs 10-8.
The Indians fell behind by 10 runs early on due to Fausto Carmona’s control issues, but the bats mounted a thrilling comeback, as Victor Martinez capped a seven-run ninth inning with a two-run single to give Cleveland the walk-off victory over Tampa Bay 11-10.
The Windsor Spitfires of the OHL have won the Memorial Cup. The winners of three junior hockey leagues (OHL, CHL, QMJHL and the host city) compete in the tournament. The Erie Otters particiated in 2002 after winning the OHL title.
Lacrosse goalkeeper Jason LaShomb and women’s soccer forward Sarah Powell were named the Mercyhurst College Male and Female Senior Athletes of the Year Saturday at the annual Athlete Recognition Luncheon while a pair of duos took home the annual Sister Damien Spirit Awards.
Events
“Introduction to Wind Energy,” a public information seminar, will be held at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Monday, June 1, 2009, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The session will be held in the college’s Research and Economic Development Center (REDC) in 001 REDC, the Erie Insurance Technology Enhanced Lecture Hall, located on the ground floor. Admission is free and the presentation is open to the public and suitable for a non-technical audience. Parking will be available in the REDC deck on Technology Drive.
