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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday December 1, 2005
Posted by Dennis on December 1, 2005
City of Erie Mayor-elect Joey Sinnott is attending the Seminar for Transition and Leadership for Newly Elected Mayors at Harvard. All travel expenses, lodging and meals for new mayors and their spouses are paid for by the Institute of Politics.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Parks refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. This sparked the modern Civil Rights Movement. The Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) is one of the bus transportation companies participating in a National Transit Tribute to Rosa Parks Day on December 1. While each transit agency will be honoring Rosa Parks in their own way, many are choosing to reserve a front bus seat in her honor. How fitting. Also, bus headlights will be kept on all day.
JC Data Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of document management systems, signed a deal with distributor JH Bennett Records Management (JHBRM) of Erie, PA. JHBRM is one of the regional players in the Northeast providing document management services including Document and Media storage, Scanning and Imaging services as well as an electronic document management software solutions reseller. JCDS has their home office in Dallas, TX and a technical support office in Erie, PA.
The Erie County Environmental Coalition now have a blog. Very smart move. I urge other organizations and businesses to begin one. It’s a great way to get your message out.
The Saint Vincent Health Center Auxiliary Festival of Trees is taking place now through December 4 at the Avalon Hotel. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for kids and children 3 and under are free.
The Penn State Behrend College Choir will present an evening of choral music tonight. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and will be available at the door, or in advance at the Reed Union Building main desk. On the program are works by Randall Thompson, Ron Nelson, John Rutter, and Moses Hogan. Special guest Charles Kennedy Jr. will be the featured soloist for Hogan’s arrangement of “Wade in the Water.” In addition, the Studio Singers, a select group of seven students who specialize in vocal jazz, will contribute a retro-themed selection of music made popular by the Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, and Sergio Mendes.
Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra annual Christmas sing along concert with the St Paul Episcopal Children’s Choir will be held Friday December 2 at St Patrick’s Church, 130 East 4th Street, at 7:30 pm. The concert is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
The Gem City Jazz Ensemble will provide musical entertainment for the Festival of Trees at the Avalon Hotel’s Niagara Room, 16 West 10th Street, Erie, PA, on Saturday, December 3rd from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Come enjoy the sights of Christmas and the sounds of jazz. The 20-member Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Tim McKinney, will feature jazz favorites as well as Christmas songs with a jazz twist. The Festival of Trees is open to the public. $5 Adults, $2.50 Children. Admission at the door includes tree viewing, entertainment, and children’s activities. Children 3 and under are free.
This year has been a disaster for the Erie Otters. They have 4 overage players and only 3 can dress and play per game. This mess should have been taken care of before the season started. It’s hurt the team and the players involved. On top of that two players that thought they were getting screwed walked away from the team, Jhase Sniderman and Brett MacLean. Yesterday the Otters traded forward MacLean, right-shot defenceman, Eric Regan as well as Erie’s 2nd round pick in 2006 and their 2nd round pick in 2007 to Oshawa in exchange for Adam Berti and Bret Nasby.
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association today is featuring an article on Miami freshman forward Justin Mercier of Erie. It’s an interesting autobiography of his hockey career.
Posted by Dennis at December 1, 2005 7:00 AM
Comments
at work, i whipped up a blog site (a mini blogger.com) and one of our vice presidents is into it. we've got 3 official blogs set up now, one for customer service, one for the company, and one for us developers. it hasn't taken off to much yet, but it's only been a month or so now.
Posted by: ron at December 1, 2005 10:23 AM
Dennis, could you contact me via email? I wanted to know if there was a way you could email/mail me some listings of single family homes in a certain price range. I'm just looking for now, but may be seriously considering next year.
-- Ron
Posted by: Ron at December 1, 2005 11:25 AM
I saw the assessment piece on WJET24 news last night... They were showing scenes from inside the house, out on the back deck and all I could think was "DUH! Look at those lake views!".
I can realize he's upset with the reassessed value compared to what he paid initially but don't see how it's out of line with what he owns in terms of lake front property.
I think it sucks he'll probably be economically forced out of his house due to this but I guess that is "progress" in action...
Posted by: Nick at December 1, 2005 4:28 PM
You liberals are absolutely in love with this Rosa Parks thing. What a bunch of PC nonsense.
And exactly what would they do if I sat in the "reserved" seat at the front of the bus ? Would I be a big hero too ?
Posted by: Justa Lurker at December 1, 2005 9:35 PM
We rented a house on the lake for a year at a very reasonable rental price. If you can afford to live on Lake Erie (we were up on a bluff, near Waldameer), I strongly recommend it. What a backyard.
Posted by: eden at December 1, 2005 10:07 PM
I see a member of the KKK has graced our comment section. Real nice. Maybe Mr. Lurker is just jealous that he has never contributed anything to this society that is worth recognition. It doesn't take much as Rosa Parks showed us. Maybe that's what so meaningful about leaving one empty bus seat open in her honor. It reminds us that each one of us can contribute to making this world a better place. But then again, I guess it's just a bunch of "PC nonsense" or maybe, it's a reminder too powerful for those who resent that equality has a place in our society.
Posted by: RichardZ.com at December 2, 2005 8:46 AM
Hey RichardZ....wow, what a response ! Is that what they teach you in law school ? A lame ad hominem attack ? Sorry to disappoint you but I don't belong to the KKK and I have contributed plenty worth of recognition. Also I don't need any reminders from the social engineers and thought police, thank you. But go ahead by all means and keep drinking the Kumbaya koolaid......ready for a refill ?
Posted by: Justa Lurker at December 2, 2005 7:21 PM
I despise cowards and that's what you are Justa Lurker. Products of incest usually are. Crawl back into the hole you live in.
By the way I'm a Republican who leans a little bit right and I hate bigots.
Posted by: Dennis at December 2, 2005 7:44 PM
I think Dennis has shown what a real ad hominem attack is like (nice job by the way). Besides, it's difficult not to write what I did when you hide behind a shroud of anonymity. Easy to proselytize your beliefs that way isn't it? Basically put (and here's a simple formula for you), hide behind a fake name + write inciting material = fair game.
Lastly, I guess President George Bush is a liberal since on the Rosa Parks anniversary he signed an executive order that would place a statue of Rosa Parks on the Washington Mall. Will you bitch about how you have to see this statue every time you visit D.C. too? Darn those "colored" people eh, Lurker? (or maybe you would have an even different name for them?)
One last thing, my Kumbaya koolaid tastes good. How is your Hator-ade?
Posted by: RichardZ.com at December 3, 2005 9:36 AM
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