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Erie PA News and Events for Friday August 26, 2005
Posted by Dennis on August 26, 2005
Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field held an emergency drill yesterday. Might have been nice if they would have announced this before they did it. It was only dumb luck nobody got killed on Powell Ave or 12th Street trying to see what was going on. The drill went well except they found that the area police agencies use different frequencies and couldn’t communicate with each other That’s a nationwide problem that needs to be addressed.
The Housing Opportunity Index, which is issued quarterly by the National Association of Homebuilders and Wells Fargo, ranks Erie 16th out of 158 metro areas surveyed in the percentage of homes that are affordable for families earning a median income.
The Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association named Con-Way Central Express driver Tom Pakela their Driver of the Month. Pakela works out of the company’s service center in Erie, Pa. He has worked in the industry for over 40 years and driven 892,000 miles without an accident.
The Station Dinner Theatre and Celebrities Restaurant are in the middle of their 25th Anniversary Celebration of A Canterbury Feast.
The Who’s Tommy is the current production at the Erie Playhouse. Call 814-454-2852 for info.
The North East, PA National Rib Festival will be held August 26-28 at Gravel Pit Park. For details call the Fuller Hose Company at 814-725-9211. There is no web site for the event as North East believes the internet is a fad.
The Polish festival Zabawa will be held August 26-28 at Holy Trinity Church, East 23rd and Reed Street in Erie, PA. The festival will feature polka music, dancing, games, raffles, Polish food courts and a bakery, and a children’s area. Admission to the festival is free. For more information call 814-456-0671 because there is no web site for the event.
Gannon University is hosting an exhibit by nationally-known illustrator Paul O Zelinsky. The exhibit will remain on display through October 3 in Gannon’s Schuster Gallery, located on the third floor of Nash Library, 619 Sassafras Street. It is free and open to the public during normal library hours of operation. The exhibit, on loan to Gannon from the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas, consists of more than 50 pieces of original artwork that Zelinsky used in illustrating children’s books.
The 2005 Pennsylvania Premier Alliance League (PPA) Open Cup will be held at the host venue of Family First Sports Park August 27-28, 2005. The PPA Open Cup is for soccer players aged U9-U14 for the 2005-2006 playing season. Over 150 soccer teams are expected. Every hotel room within 50 miles of Erie is taken. Expect long lines at upper Peach Street restaurants.
The Erie Rugby Club is holding a 5K Fun Run of Saturday August 27, 2005 at 9 am at Frontier Park, West 8th St and The Bayfront Parkway. Registration will be held at 8am, the fee is $15 which includes a T-Shirt. Proceeds benefit the Erie Shriners Hospital for Children. There will be an exhibition rugby game following the race.
The Erie SeaWolves beat the Akron Aeros 14-5. There was 3,975 on hand for the last home game of the season. Attendance for the 64 home games averaged 3,402.
Freshman forward Sarah Powell, a General McLane High School grad, celebrated her first collegiate game with two goals and two assists as the Mercyhurst women’s soccer team opened play with a convincing 7-0 win over visiting Clarion.
The AIFL League office announced that effective immediately they would operate under a new name. Formerly known as the Atlantic Indoor Football League, the league will now officially be known as the American Indoor Football League. The American Indoor Football League is set to kickoff it’s 2nd season on February 25th, 2006. Each team will play 7 home and 7 away regular season games. The league expects 18-22 teams for the 2006 season.
Jim Lecorchik was back on the radio yesterday. He host the Bill Elias football coaches show on WFNN.
Erie Golf Course is now once again an 18 hole course.
Posted by Dennis at August 26, 2005 6:59 AM
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Thanks Dennis for the info about the exhibit at the Shuster Gallery. I added it to my calendar and can't wait to see it.
Posted by: Toni at August 26, 2005 9:15 AM
I passed that emergency drill around noon and it certainly looked real (the damaged plane I thought I saw must have been an optical illusion). What gave me pause was (1) there was no traffic detour away from the airport and (2) there looked to be a refreshment trailer set up near the site.
BTW: The SWAT team had lunch at Hoss's. I also thought it was quite a coincidence that they all managed to dress in the same t-shirts & cammo pants if they had been summoned to a real emergency.
Posted by: eden at August 26, 2005 7:07 PM
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