Lots of great exposure for Erie yesterday.

First, Rowan Spracklen, who we’ve blogged about here before, has been chosen as the winner of Good Morning America’s Cute Kid contest. Rowan, adopted from Ethiopa, will be on the cover of Babytalk magazine and will win other prizes. Watch the announcement here.

Data Advantage, LLC announced today the Top 100 Hospital: Best in Value
Hospitals list from the 2009-2010 Hospital Value Index, the first and only national study on U.S. hospitals and the value of care they provide. St. Vincent was the only hospital included in the list.

It looks like plans to toll parts of I-80 aren’t quite dead yet. Even though the federal government has already vetoed the idea, state officials are going to ask again.

Someone broke into Porreco Nissan and stole a safe containing cash as well as inspection and emission stickers, among other items. If you see a car driving around town with an inspection due in April, May, June, July and August of 2009, let police know. See, that’s funny because the criminal could put all the stickers on at once. That one got away from me, sorry. I should have gone with a something = stunned joke. Any suggestions?

Sports

After jumping eleven spots the previous two weeks, Edinboro inched closer to the top ten in the latest American Football Coaches Association Top 25 following Saturday’s 38-24 win at Indiana(Pa.). The Fighting Scots moved up one spot from 13th to 12th this week, and are now 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the PSAC West.

Former Erie Otter Chris Campoli is now playing for Ottawa. His name came up often in the Senators 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh last night. Cool to see former players making it in the NHL.

Events

Ad Fed’s popular Creative Juices Happy Hours have returned!
Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Aoyama Japanese Steakhouse for what’s sure to be a good time. Kick back with friends and colleagues while enjoying some delicious appetizers and drink specials!
Please RSVP via Facebook or online at www.afnwpa.org.
See you there!

You’ve created a blog, have 300 Facebook fans, a LinkedIn group and videos on YouTube…now what? On October 20th, nationally recognized social media expert Dana VanDen Heuvel will be presenting two social media marketing workshops at the Bayfront Convention Center. The workshops, entitled “Mapping Out Your Social Media Marketing Strategy,” will be divided into two separate, targeted half-day sessions – a morning session for businesses and an afternoon session for nonprofits. In each session, Dana will walk you through the process of mapping out your social media marketing strategy, step-by-step. In addition, each workshop will help you discover what social media tools and technologies are working in your industry and how other businesses and organizations, both local and national, are successfully leveraging social media as part of their marketing efforts. For more information or to register, visit www.emarketinglearningcenter.org or call (814) 898-6500.