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Erie PA News and Events for Monday October 24, 2005

The Shauna Howe murder trial is expected to go the jury as early as today. James and Timothy O’Brien are accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering 11 year old Shauna Howe thirteen years ago this week. Shauna was walking home from a Halloween Girl Scout party in Oil City on the evening of October 27, 1992 when she was abducted. Oil City has held trick-or-treating during daylight hours for the past dozen years.

The Buffalo Niagara Convention and Visitors Bureau is worried that the Erie Bayfront Convention Center will take business away from both the Conference Center Niagara Falls and the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Erie’s Bayfront Convention Center booking events now and is expected to open in 2007. John Oliver, Erie Area Convention and Visitors Bureau president is a former executive with CVBs in both Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

The Gannon University Nash Library Book Sale will be held from 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25-26. Hardcover books, paperbacks, pocket paperbacks, videos, and audio books will be offered in categories like history, engineering, business, psychology, science, education, and medicine.
Then Thursday thru Saturday is the book sale at the Erie County Library Blasco branch at 160 East Front Street. The hours are noon-8 Thursday, 9-5 Friday and 9-3 on Saturday.

Guelcher Film Series movie this week is Murderball. The film will be shown Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 2 and 8 pm at the Mercyhurst Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Murderball is a film quadriplegic rugby players. Wheelchair rugy is highly competitive, rough sport. The movie made a star out of Mark Zupan.

The Achievement Center and the Sarah Reed Children’s Center are scaring up a good time at the Ninth Annual ‘Trail of Treats.’ This years event will be held two nights, October 26th and 27th, from 5 pm to 8:30 pm in the dungeons, err, concourses of the Millcreek Mall. Children attending will show off their costumes and receive treats from between 35-50 ‘treat stations’ or table sponsors throughout the Mall. This event enables children to celebrate Halloween in a safe, fun and climate-controlled environment. Proceeds from the event will benefit children with physical disabilities at the Achievement Center, and children with mental health issues served by Sarah Reed’s Children Center. Cost is only $2 per child in advance, and $3 at the door.

Trick-or-treat hours:
October 31 from 6:30 to 8 pm - Lawrence Park and Union City.
October 31 from 6 to 8 pm - Corry, Cranesville, Edinboro, Erie, Fairview, Girard, Girard, Harborcreek, Lake City, McKean, Millcreek, Mill Village, North East, North East, Wattsburg and Waterford.

Tyler McKinley scored his first two career goals to lead the Erie Otters to a 4-3 victory over the Windsor Spitfires in an Ontario Hockey League game played Sunday afternoon at the Windsor Building Centre. Mike Blunden added a goal and two assists for the Otters, who ended a three game losing streak with the victory. Erie improved to 6-6 as they also ended a four-game road-losing streak. Brett MacLean netted the other Otters goal while Ryan O’Marra collected two assists. The next Otters home game takes place Wednesday at the Tullio Arena when the Mississauga IceDogs pay a visit for a 7:30 pm start.

Posted by Dennis at October 24, 2005 7:08 AM

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