We hope you had an enjoyable 4th of July weekend. Since I’ve got 2 small kids, we avoided the crowds at Boom on the Bay and hit up Waldameer’s fireworks on Saturday night. We had a great view from the TREC parking lot, but were surprised at the brevity of the show. We still heart you Waldameer – we’ll be dominating the Ravine Flyer II in two weeks.
We got this reply from Twitter about Boom on the Bay:
it was great! and we could see waldameer fireworks as we were leaving! bad crowd and shuttle control though :)
While hearing good reports like that as well as photos like these, the future of the event is in doubt, as Mercyhurst’s agreement with the city to help foot the bill for the fireworks is now complete. The event costs nearly $100,000. Count us in for a hamilton towards next year’s fireworks, especially if someone will take us on their boat to watch them.
Of course, if you didn’t want to trek to Waldameer or the bayfront, you could have caught many of the local um, slightly less legal displays around town. Check out this display:
That’s quite the display. The person who posted that on YouTube had this to say about them:
Every year, the neighbors of West 22 Street between Raspberry Street and Baur Lane chip in and put together this amazing show in the parking lot of what used to be Roosevelt Middle school.
This week, the Shriners National Convention is taking place in San Antonio, Texas, where they will determine what locations they may close this year – with Erie being on that list. We’ll know more on Thursday when an announcement is made, and we’ll let you know here as well as on our Twitter feed what the news is.
Sad news today – David Twomey, 27, of Arlington, VA has passed away due to complications of the H1N1 virus. Twomey was a graduate of Gannon University and worked at WERG while a student. He also worked at St. Vincent.
Berwyn Moore, associate professor, Gannon English department, recently was chosen for a second-place award in The Pinch’s national poetry contest. Her submission, “Pins and Needles,” uses the imagery of pins and needles to explore issues of identity, in particular an identity in the context of illness.
Sports
Despite offensive struggles on Sunday afternoon, the SeaWolves pitched their way to a 3-1 victory over the Binghamton Mets at NYSEG Stadium. The same teas play this afternoon at 1:05 p.m. in Binghamton.
Mercyhurst Rowing Coach Adrian Spracklen and his men’s team delivered a spectacular performance at the Henley Royal Regatta last week, but lost the Visitors Challenge Cup Sunday morning to Isis B.C.
The Edinboro football team has received another ranking in a preseason poll. This time it’s USA Today’s Sports Weekly College Football edition that showcases the Fighting Scots as one if its top 25 teams. Edinboro enters the year ranked 22nd according to USA Today.
Former Erie Otters forward Mike Rupp has signed a two-year deal with the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. The 29 year-old registered three goals and six assist for nine points and 136 penalty minutes in 72 games with the New Jersey Devils last season. The Cleveland, Ohio native has played a total of 335 NHL games with New Jersey, Phoenix and Columbus.
Rupp played three seasons with the Otters from 1997-2000. In 147 games he scored 61 goals and 49 assists for 110 points.
The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) has announced that Edinboro University wheelchair basketball head coach Jim Glatch will serve as the head coach of the United State’s men’s team in the 2010 IWBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. The long-time Edinboro coach is currently coaching the United States Under-23 Team in the IWBF Junior World Championships in Paris, France.
Events
The Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its 2009 steak fry on Saturday, August 15, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The annual event is held at the Wilson Picnic Grove at Penn State Behrend. It begins with a social hour at 5 p.m., followed by the dinner’s signature “grill your own” steak fry at 6 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, contact Phil Mobilia, president of the Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, at 814-725-1999 (home) or 716-483-7219 (office), or via e-mail at Phil.Mobilia@psualum.com. Tickets can also be purchased online or via mail with this downloadable form and a check.
