We hope you had a nice weekend – the weather was pretty great though we felt a twinge of sadness as we drove past Waldameer on our way to Presque Isle and the parking lot was empty and no rides were spinning and no fun was being had.
Welcome hom to the Stryker Brigade, who returned to Cambridge Springs after spending 9 months overseas. Thank you for your service.
A woman led state police on a high-speed chase on I-79 over the weekend. The woman, from Pittsburgh, was lucky she didn’t die when the chase ended at the bridge at the Meadville exit – and it wasn’t the good bridge, it was the bridge currently being re-built. She went through construction barriers and more and was lucky the bridge had some sort of decking on it, otherwise it’s a pretty long fall to Rt. 6/19 below. Fail.
Ed Palattella had an interesting story in yesterday’s Erie Times-News about two local dentists, Doctors Kevin Sambuchino and Robert Halmi, who battling over legal and civil issues. If you’re looking for a great dentist in Erie, check Dr. Lawrence Scully on Schaper Ave. He keeps my chompers happy. Tell him Mike sent you, you won’t be sorry.
Speaking of the paper, the Erie Times-News deliveries this weekend were delayed and some things like late sports scores were not included due to issues with the printing presses. The paper was printed off site for Sunday and this morning’s editions.
The Buffalo News had a nice piece about Presque Isle this weekend. It’s always good for the park to get some press in the tri-state region and hopefully have even more people come here and spend some money.
Sports
The Cleveland Browns couldn’t stop Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings, dropping the season opener 34-20. The Browns are on the road in Denver next week.
The Buffalo Bills play tonight in New England. They are in Tampa next week.
The Steelers won last Thursday, and they head to Chicago to take on the Bears at 4:15 p.m. on Sunday.
A strong defensive effort by Mercyhurst held No. 5 Bloomsburg scoreless for nearly the entire first half, but it was an interception by the Huskies defense with just over a minute left in the second quarter that proved to be the momentum changer as Bloomsburg defeated the Lakers, 17-7.
After falling behind by ten points after one quarter Edinboro rallied for a 31-23 win over C.W. Post in a PSAC crossover contest on Saturday afternoon at Sox Harrison Stadium. The victory boosted the Fighting Scots to 2-1.
Eric Mastrogiacomo scored his first touchdown of the season and rushed for a career-high 88 yards, just 12 shy of reaching 100 to lead Allegheny past Westminster 27-14 in non-conference football action on Saturday.
The Gannon football team did not allow a point during three of the four quarters and held off a pesky Cheyney squad 30-9 Saturday evening at Gannon University Field. The contest was the final one of a season-opening three-game homestand and marked the final night game of the season.
Cherokee Artist rallied from just off the early pace to win the $250000 Presque Isle Mile at Presque Isle Downs on Sunday.
Ramis Sadikov, the Otters 1st Round Selection in the 2009 Import Draft, stopped 36 of 40 shots as the Otters beat the Windsor Spitfires 8-4 Saturday in their last pre-season game.
Events
The Presque Isle Rotary Club will hold an AMBA Blood Screening Event on Saturday, September 26, 2009 from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The event will be held at the Millcreek Township Municipal Building located at 3608 West 26th Street Erie, PA. AMBA is a Multi-Phasic Blood Analysis Program that provides a low cost blood screening opportunity to local residents. The cost of the event will be $35.00 for all tests within the AMBA Panel and a $5 donation for by the Presque Isle Rotary Club. Proceeds from this event are used to buy and distributed dictionaries to 4th and 5th grade students in Erie County. To register for a time, please call 1-800-234-8888 Monday thru Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.
Judge Richard L. Nygaard will give Gannon University’s annual Constitution Day lecture. Nygaard’s lecture, “Our Constitution – the ‘Bestseller’ No One Reads,” will begin at 12 p.m. on September 18 in room 1200 of the University’s Palumbo Academic Center, 824 Peach St. It is free and open to the public.
