Archive | September, 2011

Boys Soccer 9-26-11

High School Boys Soccer From 9-26-11

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Mercyhurst at BTW Center doubles enrollment, course offerings

A partnership formed last fall between Mercyhurst College and the Booker T. Washington (BTW) Center to offer college courses to clients of the neighborhood center has more than doubled its enrollment, from 14 students in its inaugural year to 33 this y…

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Otters Holden Awaiting Trade

The Erie Otters can only keep 3 overage players and Derek Holden may be the odd man out.

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Blog: NFL Week 3 The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Brown's Blog: What did your team do right and wrong in week 3 of the season.

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Mutant Alien Tree Slime

After work tonight, I spent a little time in the yard with Gracie-dog. I was looking at the flowers and trees, and noticed something strange attached to our maple tree: a round growth, brownish-pink in color and slightly larger than a golf ball. I’d never seen anything like it before and, finding it creepily-fascinating, my [...]

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Case of Mondays: Fashion Edition

Apparently, I have a case of the Mondays. I saw this posted to Facebook earlier by Marshalls and I just got irritated. So I felt the need to blog away my sarcasm.Begin sarcasm.Need to transition to fall? Marshalls posted some helpful photos. Becau…

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More 4-Way Stops Coming!



This intersection near the Senior Center is especially hazardous with
heavy foot traffic, a brick wall that blocks the view up Pine and 
cars parking in the line of sight.

A few weeks ago, I posted a rant about the intersections …

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Edinboro University’s Presidential Search Committee selects candidates for “referencing,” background checks

Following a weekend of off-campus, in-person interviews, the Edinboro University Presidential Search Committee announced Monday that it had narrowed the field of candidates seeking to become Edinboro’s 17th president.

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Fishing, 2005.

Fishing, 2005.

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Edinboro University’s Open House welcomes prospective students, families to autumnal rite

While many associate the autumn season with the changing colors of leaves and football kick-offs, others are focusing on making important decisions about their futures, such as which college to attend. Edinboro University this weekend will help many wi…

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The last day.

Well the last day of another ride around the sun.A few more spins than most I know and a few less than others in my life. Along the way some have finished their ride. There are others who have also just hopped aboard. I hope I get to meet them before …

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Looking south from a frozen bay, 2005.

Looking south from a frozen bay, 2005.

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Who is Jacob Flaugh?

Eric Brewer is working to help the next generation of guitar greats get better. Jacob Flaugh is in the front of the class.
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Menswear & Polka Dots

Thrifted shirtHarem pants from Papaya ClothingBooties from Marshalls Would you wear suspenders? To be quite honest, I wasn’t so sure I would at first. But then I discovered the menswear trend. I’m absolutely loving this guy-inspired fashion movement fo…

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12 News joins Education Nation

Last year at this time I expressed my disappointment, and the P&T community had a lively discussion over the lack of special coverage in Erie and other local NBC markets during the network’s Education Nation week. This year, I’m excited and congratulate Lisa Adams, News Director and the WICU/WSEE reporting team for taking advantage of [...]

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Projecting Gannon’s Prime Time Players

The Gannon roster is set. But what will be the playing rotation? Only John Reilly knows. Well, actually he doesn’t even know yet, but we can speculate. One certainty is that the key players will be different from a year ago. Regulars Kelvin Agee (14.9 …

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Lee’s Locks #11

The Bo’ Sox have had an interesting season to say the least. And with the post-season nearly upon us, Lee weighs in on the problems in Beantown. And oh yeah, he’s got some Locks for you, including the MNF game in Dallas.
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News and a Giveaway!

Head on over to http://blog.thesingingsparrow.com/ to see what I’m talking about!

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News and a Giveaway!

Head on over to http://blog.thesingingsparrow.com/ to see what I’m talking about!

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4 years

4 yearsand2 kids later .. here we are!Last Thursday Freeland & I celebrated 4 years of marriage. It looked a little different this year but the day was still spent celebrating and focusing on our marriage. Since Freeland was leaving in 2 days we sp…

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Stormy Weather Likely Today & Tonight.

The cut-off low pressure system inching it’s way across the region will put us at risk of storms today and into Tuesday. The way the system is set up is giving us an enhanced tornado risk with any storm that does get going. We have whats called “backin…

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Lund Boatworks, 2011.

Lund Boatworks, 2011.

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Wendy & Angel are HITCHED!!! | Wedding Highlights | Erie PA Wedding Photographer

Wendy was quick to swoop up one of the most sought-after wedding dates this year…9.10.11 and I’m glad she was! Angel and Wendy were SO much fun to work with! They were super laid back and fun-loving, which always makes for … Continue reading

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Parenting athletes not so easy

One of the most important things I learned as a mom was to be a mom when the kids were involved in sports. Kids have coaches — lots of them — to tell them how to improve and remind them when they make mistakes. I found I had to remember that kids are just kids [...]

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Playshop Theatre To Open Its Season with Two One-Act Plays by Alumna Jennifer Crooks

Sept. 26, 2011 — The Allegheny College Playshop Theatre opens its 2011-2012 season with an evening of performances conceived and directed by alumna Jennifer Crooks titled “The Crazy Things We Do: Love and Loss.” The show will be presented in the Gladys Mullenix Black Theatre in the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts September 30 and [...]

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‘No Impact Project’ pits local colleges in friendly environmental competition

The “No Impact Experiment” is coming to northwestern Pennsylvania October 2-9, bringing together Edinboro and Gannon Universities and Allegheny College in a friendly competition to learn more about sustainability.

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Students and Staff To Promote Bone Marrow Donation at Homecoming Game

Sept. 23, 2011 – A bone marrow registry drive at Allegheny College’s homecoming game against Case Western on Oct. 1 has been 10 years in the making. In 2001, 11-year-old Kerry Bornstein came home from school at her synagogue with a brochure about bone marrow donations that her teachers had asked their students to give [...]

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weekend update: Sept 23-25, 2011

This weekend wasn’t that busy, but I’m still exhausted from it!Friday after work I visited my parents who were babysitting my little niece Chloe. I hung out with them for a while then headed home to make dinner for Josh & I, but worked in a quick r…

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get your tickets

The carnival is coming!This October Miles turns one and we CANNOT wait to celebrate!

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE – – I had a hawk of a time

 It started out today as a beautiful late September Monday morning, so I decided to work on choosing the pictures for my Monarch Butterfly piece, which I planned to post on this blog on Tuesday. The air was crisp and clear, just like you would expect …

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