The first 50 donors at the Community Blood Bank today will receive a poinsettia plant courtesy of Stan’s Garden Center. If you can, please give.
Ugh. My internet provider, Armstrong Cable, has been doing unannounced work on their intertubes for the last two nights, pretty much killing speeds on my end. It felt like I was back on dial-up. Scary. Note to all local service companies – you have no excuse to not be on Twitter or Facebook sharing updates for your customers. Seriously. The days of no-information and hiding behind your big scary corporate walls are over. Even Comcast does customer service on Twitter.
Good news, Millcreek residents. No tax increase for you next year.
While we were all enjoying turkey on Thanksgiving, a pipe burst in the Office of Children and Youth Services. The line break will force the county to make nearly $500,000 in repairs to the plumbing system. Deferred maintenance fail.
The PNC Bank branch in Waterford was robbed yesterday. No one has been arrested yet.
It feels like we just got finished with the whole PA 03 congressional race, but before we know it, it will be election time again. Clayton Grabb of Butler, PA has announced he will seek the seat, currently held by Kathy Dahlkemper. He’s on Facebook.
Kenneth Toglia, owner of “the Dog” on 8th Street was due in court Monday but didn’t show and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Toglia is facing 134 criminal counts, most for underage drinking. In fairness to Toglia, he recently switched attorneys (well, his attorney was fired by the Public Defenders office) so in the transition he may not have known he was supposed to show up.
Sports
Members of the Erie BayHawks will visit the Country Fair location at West 8th Street and the Bayfront Parkway, Wednesday, December 9, from 4 to 5 PM, to hand out free ticket vouchers in partnership with Country Fair, for the team’s home opener, set for this Saturday, December 12, 7 PM at the Tullio Arena.
Brittany Tabron (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) became the third current Lady Knight to reach the 1,000-point plateau as the No. 6 Gannon women’s basketball team rolled to an 86-59 victory over Tiffin Tuesday evening at the Hammermill Center.
The Allegheny College baseball program will host its 2010 College Prospects Camp on January 23 from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the David V. Wise Center. The camp, which is open only to high school athletes who plan on playing collegiate baseball, will give baseball players an opportunity to showcase your hitting, pitching and defensive skills while learning from an expert coaching staff and team. Players will also be able to further hone their abilities in the Gators’ state-of-the-art indoor facility prior to the upcoming high school season.
Events
The 2009 yep! gift drive will be held on December 10th from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Fox and Hound. This year we have partnered with Safenet to purchase holiday gifts for those less fortunate in our community.
Dr. James Kurre, associate professor of economics at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College and director of the Economic Research Institute of Erie, will be the guest speaker at the Manufacturer & Business Association’s December Eggs ‘n’ Issues briefing starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, December 15, at the Association’s Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street at Pittsburgh Avenue. To register for this briefing, contact Tracy Shepard at 814/833-3200 or 800/815-2660. Cost is $30 for members, $60 for nonmembers.
