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Erie PA News and Events fof Thursday November 17, 2005
Posted by Dennis on November 17, 2005
Republican Dale McBrier has conceded the Erie County Executive race. He will not ask for a recount nor persue any court challenges. Pretty smart move since the writing was on the wall already. Democrat Mark DiVecchio has leading in the official count by 122 votes. McBrier had the lead at the end of election night with six more votes than DiVecchio. McBrier lashed out at the Republican part for not supporting him more. Although McBrier did better than expected in the City of Erie, the votes he was counting on in other parts of the county never materialized. The City of Erie mayor gets the big coverage from the TV stations and newspaper but the Erie County budget is 4 times larger and is a much more important position in every respect.
If you guessed that the first snow would fall on November 17th, you win. It’s snowing and cold. A couple of inches or snow is expected and temperatures will fall into the mid 20’s tonight. The snow might not stick because the ground is still warm but snow is snow. It sucks. The Lake Erie water temperature is 52 degrees and until the lake starts freezing over, huge amounts of snow could dump on the area.
A new low-cost airline is coming to Erie International Airport. It’s called Airlink Express and will only fly within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Services would begin next April with 4-round-trip flights a day between, Harrisburg, State College and Erie. More flights will be added down the road. Airlink Express is designed so travelers can fly directly to smaller airports without the high price and without going through a hub like Philadelphia or Pittsburgh.
Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, Mary Boone had changed the way people in her field represented artists. Boone is ‘the’ star art dealer. Mary Boone Gallery was founded in New York in 1977. The first Gallery was a small ground floor space at the renowned Soho address 420 West Broadway. From the outset, the Gallery was committed to showing the work of innovative young artists. In May 1996 the Gallery moved uptown to Fifth Avenue and 57 Street, long established crossroads of the art world. In November 2000, Mary Boone Gallery opened an additional space in Manhattan’s developing Chelsea art district.
The Erie Ad Club will hold its eleventh Annual Lifestyle and Media Benefit Auction at the Bel Aire Hotel tonight, Thursday November 17th. The doors open at 5:30pm for a Preview Party and the silent auction starts at 6:30. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations can be made by calling the Erie Ad Club Hotline at 814-451-8677.
The Great Lakes Aid Foundation, a local organization devoted to protecting and restoring the Great Lakes ecosystem, kicks off its fund-raising concert series with Roger McGuinn of The Byrds on Saturday at 7:30 pm at the Mercyhurst College Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $25 at the PAC box office, or call 814-824-3000 to reserve.
National Child Day is Saturday November 20 and the Achievement Center is holding an event called “Celebration of Children” that day from 5-7 pm at the center located at 101 East Sixth Street.
Gobble, gobble. First 50 donors to donate blood on Saturday get a free turkey! The “Season of Giving” is back at the Community Blood Bank and is even bigger and better than last year’s. This Saturday the blood bank will be open longer to encourage people to donate before the holidays. Giant Eagle has generously donated 50 turkeys for the first 50 donors on Saturday just in time for Thanksgiving. All donors are strongly encouraged to donate at the Erie Community Blood Bank, 2646 Peach Street. Community Blood Bank is open from 9-6 Monday through Friday and until 7:30pm Tuesday night and Saturday 9am-12:30 pm. Photo ID required.
Brashear plays host to Erie Cathedral Prep in a PIAA Class AAAA football first round game 7 pm Friday at Cupples Stadium. Again Erie gets screwed. A Saturday game would have allowed for more people from Erie to travel to the game.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League get back into action this weekend with three games in three days starting with road encounters Thursday in Peterborough and Friday in Oshawa. The Otters complete the weekend Saturday night at the Tullio Arena when the London Knights pay a visit for a 7:30 pm contest. The first 400 fans into the game receive a free 10th Anniversary Game Night Program courtesy of the Erie General Electric Federal Credit Union.
The Erie SeaWolves in conjunction with the Detroit Tigers announced the coaching staff for the 2006 season. Manager Duffy Dyer, pitching coach Mike Caldwell, and hitting coach Pete Incaviglia return to Erie for the 2006 season joined by trainer Chris McDonald.
Posted by Dennis at November 17, 2005 7:03 AM
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