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Erie PA News and Events for Friday December 2, 2005
Posted by Dennis on December 2, 2005
Erie PA based Rent-Way (NYSE: RWY) announced that William A McDonnell, RentWay’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned and will be departing the company, effective December 30. Mr McDonnell has accepted a position as CFO with a privately held company. RentWay is a rental-purchase company which now operates more than 790 stores in 34 states and is growing at about a store a week.
Erie native Dr Nellie Cyr is an associate professor of kinesiology and physical education at the University of Maine. She is working on a study comparing the body mass index of schoolchildren in two school districts. Cyr said she was sent outside to play as soon as she got home from school while today kids stay inside play video games, surf the net and call their friends on cell phones instead of going over to their houses.
Gannon University will award 226 degrees during its Winter Commencement ceremony, to be held Sunday, Dec 11. The graduates include five students receiving associate’s degrees, 76 receiving bachelor’s degrees, 144 receiving master’s degrees, and one doctoral degree recipient. Seven students will graduate summa cum laude, nine magna cum laude, six cum laude, and two with academic honors. The ceremony will begin at 2 pm in Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Students and their families also can participate in the Graduation Mass, scheduled for 11 am in the Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, 512 Peach Street. Edward M Gabriel, former United States Ambassador to Morocco, and current President and CEO of the Gabriel Group, will be the keynote speaker and will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree during the ceremony.
Tom Ridge of Erie, The First Secretary of US Homeland Security, will deliver the keynote address at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo East 2006, January 24-27, 2006 at the Fort Lauderdale–Broward County Convention Center.
This season the Roadhouse Theatre offers the entire family great big belly laughs for Christmas. Mrs Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge is a playful, cracked look at the perennial Dickens Christmas classic about Scrooge discovering the true meaning of Christmas through the visitation of three ghosts. In Durang’s giddy version, the ghost’s magic is off, and Scrooge and the ghost keep showing up at Bob Cratchit’s house way too early, where Mrs. Bob Cratchit – a long suffering saint in the Dickens – is in a state of fury, hating her life and planning on getting drunk and jumping off the London Bridge. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm through December 17 at the Roadhouse Theatre, 145 West 11th St, Erie, PA 16501. Admission; $5 student $8 regular, $10 riser, VIP $12.
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.
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 pm to 2:45 pm. 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.
The Gannon men’s basketball team (3-4) edged Wayne St 53-48. Gannon is down to 8 guys on the roster and played with only 7 with Shelby Chaney out with an injury.
Hillsdale beat the Mercyhurst men’s basketball team (5-1) 63-52.
The Gannon women’s basketball team lost to Wayne State 66-62.
Hillsdale defeated the Mercyhurst women’s basketball team 88-64.
General McLane (12-0) faces Franklin Regional tonight at 7 pm in the PIAA Class AAA Western finals at Slippery Rock University. In case you were wondering, Brigadier General John W McLane commanded the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. McLane was mortally wounded in the Battle of Gaines Mill and Col Strong Vincent took over the regiment.
Michael Machuga of Erie is in 10th place after the second round of the PBA Tour 2005 BowlersParadise.com Classic being held in Hammond, IN.
The Erie Otters have two home games this weekend. Friday they face the Barrie Colts at 7:30 pm at the Tullio Arena. Saturday it’s the Otters and the Guelph Storm in a 7:30 pm start. Saturday’s game can also be seen live on the Image Sports Network (Adelphia Channel 12 in Erie County and Time Warner Channel 20 in the City of Erie).
Former Erie Otters forward Geoff Platt has been called up by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Platt, 20, is playing in his first professional season with Syracuse and has tallied 14-9-23 and eight penalty minutes in 19 games. Platt is the second former Otter on the Columbus roster. Michael Rupp was called up from Syracuse on November 25.
Posted by Dennis at December 2, 2005 6:56 AM
Comments
Hello Dennis. Did you see on the news last night when Joe Walko told an interviewer that he doesn't feel firefighters should have to pay for ANY of their health insurance?
I figured you'd have mentioned this in your blog today.
Posted by: Matt at December 2, 2005 10:42 AM
I missed it. Wacko Walko might want to seek medical attention for the head injury he has obviously suffered.
Posted by: Dennis at December 3, 2005 6:58 AM
Here we are at 12/31/05, still no agreement on Fire or other unions paying a small share of health insurance premiums. Hard to believe. What percentage of employees have to pay some share of health insurance costs? Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 99%! Oh well, distressed city status could be around the corner!!!!
Posted by: Nonu at December 31, 2005 2:54 PM
I pay and I'm sure all viewing this post, pay some portion for health care premiums, except firefighters and other unionized positions. What makes them so special? They are not exactly in the poor house, with benefits, pay, the works. Give me a break, Joe!
Posted by: still in amazement at January 29, 2006 10:48 AM
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