We were in Cleveland seeing my Dad for father’s day, and while the weather was beautiful, we got reports that it pretty much didn’t stop raining on Saturday. My square foot garden = stunned. My corn is blowing up.

Sad news, Erie was not named an All-American City this past Friday. Your winners this year include Fort Wayne, Wichita, Phoenix, Inglewood CA, Somerville Massachusetts, Albany, Kinston North Carolina, Statesville North Carolina and Richmond Indiana. There has been some blog and Twitter chatter last week about the 13 person delegation and who covered the costs for so many people to go to the presentation.

University Police at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, are asking for the public’s help to investigate a recent incident on campus. A bullet entered Lilley Library through a small second floor window, located on the eastern side of the library closest to Jordan Road. Police believe that the incident occurred between the late night hours of Wednesday, June 17, and the early morning hours of Thursday, June 18. No one was injured. A passerby saw the broken window at about 3 p.m. on June 18, and alerted college officials, thus beginning the investigation. Lilley Library was not occupied during the time the incident is believed to have occurred. During the summer, the library is open weekdays (Monday through Thursday) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The library is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. The ground and first floors are open today; the second floor of the library remains closed.

The US Justice Department has said they will not investigate the YouTube video featuring James Cousins. The NAACP had asked the department to investigate the video.

Summer classes start today in Erie and Millcreek. We bet students taking classes this summer won’t find the “school in summertime” joke as funny as others do.

Ed Palattella in the Erie Times-News reported yesterday that former judge Michael Joyce will keep his pension. He was convicted of fraud last November, but despite that he’ll still receive over $81,000 in payments a year in addition to fully paid health care coverage for himself and his wife. Mr. Palattella brings constant reporting thunder.

Do you think Joyce should keep his pension? On the other hand, he did earn that pension during his time on the bench, which was before his conviction.

We’re thinking of making a new section in these daily blog posts that says “There was another fire set at Granada.”

Governor and First Lady Rendell, along with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, will announce a statewide service initiative at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22, via a webcast involving 14 sites across the state. The initiative will connect volunteer legal and banking professionals with consumers who are struggling with economic challenges.

Sarah Field was crowned as the new 2009-10 Crawford County Dairy Princess this past weekend. Congrats, Sarah.

The Manufacturer & Business Association honored the academic and technical accomplishments of 17 area high school students — winners and nominees of the 2009 Patrick R. Locco Scholarship Awards — during the 104th Annual Event on Wednesday, June 17, at the Bayfront Convention Center. Winners are: Eric Velazquez, City of Erie Regional Career and Technical School; Ryan Moyer, Corry Area Career and Technical Center; Nicolaus Mulidoro, Crawford County Area Vocational-Technical School; and David Rhodes, Erie County Technical School.

LECOM President John M. Ferretti, DO and Provost Silvia M. Ferretti, DO were among the finalists in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. They joined 24 other business leaders from Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Upstate New York during a ceremony at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh.

The Meadville Market House is proud to announce its third annual “Summer’s Bounty” Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program! “Summer’s Bounty” is designed to create a supportive relationship between local growers and community members. CSA members receive weekly baskets of fresh, local produce, including a newsletter with delicious recipe ideas! The CSA begins on July 1st and runs through September 16th. To become a member of this summer’s CSA, just stop by the Market House and fill out a subscription form today! Please feel free to contact us with any questions or for more information at 336-2056 or asjoland@zoominternet.net .

Constantine Kliorys, Ph.D., professor, Gannon management program, was selected for a Fulbright Specialists project at Kaunas Technological University in Kaunas, Lithuania, according to the U.S. State Department and the William J. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Kliorys lectured and led seminars at Kaunas in areas such as mathematical optimization methods used for solving business and industry problems. At the end of his lecture series, Kliorys was asked to join the editorial board of an international journal, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling.

Peachy Paterno—plus 13 additional flavors of Penn State’s famous Berkey Creamery ice cream—will be available for local pick up through the Penn State Behrend Alumni Society’s annual summer ice cream sale fundraiser. Orders must be placed by Friday, June 26, for pick up on Sunday, July 19. Order pick up takes place that day between noon and 4 p.m. in Bruno’s Café on the second floor of the Reed Union Building at Penn State Behrend. You can order online here.

Sports

The SeaWolves rallied from down four in the eighth inning to score nine unanswered runs, downing the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 9-4 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon at MerchantsAuto.Com Stadium

The Mercyhurst College men’s crew team will travel across the pond for the 2009 Royal Henley Regatta, July 1-5. The Lakers will compete against teams from all over the world in the Visitors’ Challenge Cup, including crews from Ireland, Czech Republic, Germany and Australia. One of the most prestigious rowing events in the world, the Henley was first held in 1839 and has been held annually ever since, except during the two World Wars. The Regatta holds a unique place in the rowing community, as it subscribes to its own set of rules since it was formed long before national and international rowing federations were developed.

Events

Learn more about Mercyhurst North East at an Open House on Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Ridge Building on the MNE campus, 16 West Division St., North East. Talk to program directors, financial aid and admissions staff, and take tours of campus. Call (814) 725-6144 or visit northeast.mercyhurst.edu for more information.