The party’s over folks. For many of us, it’s back to work. I keep forgetting its 2010. Maybe it’s because I’ve only left the house once this year and that was to go get groceries. It took me an hour to dig my stupid car out. Thanks, lake effect. Seriously, from Friday morning until I write this late in the night on Sunday it just hasn’t stopped snowing (especially down here in Crawford County.) Looks like everyone is having a 2 hour delay this morning.
The snow made a mess of things yesterday, as I-90 was closed from Ohio to New York and even I-79 was closed for a bit. Side roads are a mess, and thanks to some nice winds, the drifts are seriously intense.
I’d like to take a few minutes to talk about this site. Thank you all for a successful 2009. First, thanks to our contributors: Dale, Lory, Emilee, Kristy, Jennifer, Josh, Richard, Joel, Matt, MV and a few others who have contributed to this site. Thanks for all you do.
Thank you to all the readers who visit this site daily. According to our Google Analytics, we had over 200,000 visitors in 2009. Me = stunned. Don’t forget you can get daily headlines via email, follow us at Twitter or be our pal on Facebook.
Would you like to write for this site? Maybe you’d like a weekly column or would like to write one of the daily news posts, please let me know. It’s not hard. In fact, it’s kind of fun.
Thank you to the advertisers who have supported the site this year. They include: Naturally Yours, Ridge Law Firm and the Community Blood Bank. If you’d like to reach 200,000 visitors, let us know. With no overhead like other local news sites, we can give you crazy rates, like crazy insane. We’re in this because we love Erie. Your support means we can reach more people.
A reader wrote in to tell us about the positive experience they had at Direct Bedding and Furniture in Harborcreek on Buffalo Road. In fact, it was so glowing I was sure it was a plant, but I followed up and it was legit. So, if you need some furniture, there you go.
Sports
Sorry, Steeler fans. No repeat for you this year. Even though you beat Miami, wins by Houston and Baltimore will keep the team out of the playoffs. Just one win against Oakland, Kansas City and Cleveland would have got them in.
Cleveland certainly has turned it on late in the season. They beat Jacksonville 23-17. Will Mike Holmgren keep Man-genius? The team finished 5-11, winning their last 4 in a row.
Buffalo beat Indy 30-7, but it means nothing to Indy as they’re now 14-2, have home field advantage and are pretty much going to come out of the AFC and play in the Super Bowl.
Jason Snow hit a free throw with 13 seconds left and Cheyney’s Kevin Presbery missed a 3-point shot as time expired to give Mercyhurst College a 68-67 come-from-behind victory in the second Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover contest.
After winning at Mansfield on Saturday, the Edinboro men’s basketball team had hoped for a sweep of its two-game PSAC crossover swing. The best the Fighting Scots could do was a split, as their shooting turned as cold as the weather outside in the second half in a 65-59 loss at Bloomsburg on Sunday. The loss dropped Edinboro to 6-4, while Bloomsburg is now 6-4, as well.
The Gannon men’s basketball team turned the ball over 26 times and shot below 35 percent for the second consecutive game as the Golden Knights fell 75-54 at East Stroudsburg Sunday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) crossover game.
