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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday December 28, 2005
Posted by Dennis on December 28, 2005
Erie City Council will vote to pass the budget for 2006 at their meeting tonight. Mayor Rick Filippi said he won’t veto it because council has enough votes to override any veto. It includes a property tax increase, an earned income tax increase, a sewer rate increase, a garbage rate increase and an amusement tax on tickets for sporting events, concerts and shows. The number of police officers will drop to 164 and the number of firefighters will drop to 151. Happy Holidays from Erie City Council.
Erie County Executive-elect Mark DiVecchio named a few members of his administration. For the most part, DiVecchio seems to be naming people qualified for jobs and not just political hacks. Wallace Knox II was named Erie County Solicitor. He served before as solicitor under Republican Robbie Robison. Ines Massella was named as a lawyer for the Office of Children and Youth. Gary Lucht will keep his job as Director of the Office of Children and Youth. Lucht has worked with Massella before in the Erie County court system. Tony Logue will be Erie County Public Defender. That seems a little political. Logue has run for office and was a solicitor for the Erie Airport Authority and Erie County Council. Shawn Wiley will be the new Director of Economic Development. He has no government experience which should actually be a plus. Charles Barber, Director of Human Services, Ann Bloxdorf, Director of Administration and Thomas Lyons, Director of Finance will all keep their jobs in an administration changing from Republican to Democratic control.
I opened my mail yesterday to find a check for $7.62 from the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate for their claim against Utility.com. The company didn’t give the required 90 day notice when they stopped operating in Pennsylvania in 2001. The refund represent 1/4 the amount I would have saved during that 90-day period with them over Penelec.
Joseph Scriven visited the Middle East and was inspired to write a poem. He sent it to his Mother in Ireland and to a few friends back home in Port Hope, Ontario. The Port Hope Evening Guide published the poem. Someone used that newspaper to wrap a package bound for New York City. That person in NYC just happen to look at the newspaper and read the poem. She loved the little poem and asked the New York newspaper to republish it. They did. A traveling salesman clipped the poem. The salesman visited the Burdette Organ and Manufacturing Company in Erie, PA. The poem fell out of his order book as he was talking to company GM Charles Converse. As well as being a business leader and lawyer, Charles Crozat Converse of Erie was also a well known composer of music. He studied music in Germany and was a friend of both Franz Liszt and LouÂis Spohrs.Converse put the poem to music. He studied music in Germany and was a friend of both Franz Liszt and Louis Spohrs. Converse put the poem to music. He called the tune “Erie” after our fair city. The little poem is the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.”
Tonight, December 28th, at 7:30 pm, the Joe Lovano and Quintet will play at Porters Restaurant, 123 West 14th St, Erie, PA. Call 452-2787 for tickets. Performing with Lovano will be wife and vocalist Judi Silvano, Carmen Castaldi on drums, Oberlin (OH) professor Dan Wall on keyboards, and Youngstown State U (OH) professor Dave Morgan on string bass. Tickets are $15 for JazzErie and Erie Art Museum members, $5 for students with ID; all others are $18 in advance, $20 at the door.
The Highmark Quad Cross County Ski and Snowshoe race will be held January 8, 2006 at 1 pm on the Upper Golf Course of Peek ‘n Peak. The cross country ski race is 5 miles and the snowshoe race is 2.5 miles. This is the final event of the 23rd Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Quad Games season.
The Erie Runners Club New Year’s Day 5-Miler will be held at 10 am on Sunday January 1, 2006. Meet at Cabin 3 near the Waterworks area, Beach 7.
Presque Isle State Park has planned a couple of guided snowshoe hikes: Jan 14, how animals survive in winter; Jan 28, tree and plant identification; Feb 15, winter magic; and Feb 25, tracking animals in snow. All the hikes run from 1-3 pm. Also, on Jan 18 and Feb 15 there will be a night hike from 6-8 pm. Snowshoes are available free of charge to those who make reservations and register. There’s no registration required for those who bring their own equipment. For information, call 814-833-7424 or 814-833-0351.
Former Gannon University center Geoff Husted got the start for the Dakota Wizards in their 102-99 loss to Yakama last night. Husted had 20 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Saginaw Spirit/ Erie Otters game scheduled for tonight in Saginaw is sold out at 5527 tickets sold. Why a sellout on a Wednesday? The Spirit are welcoming nine time Stanley Cup Champion coach Scotty Bowman.
Posted by Dennis at December 28, 2005 7:09 AM
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