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Erie PA News and Events for Monday January 2, 2006
Posted by Dennis on January 2, 2006
Erie County Executive-elect Mark DiVecchio and Erie Mayor-elect Joe Sinnott both take their oaths of office today. Sinnott will be sworn in to office in a ceremony at noon at Erie City Hall while DiVecchio will have his afternoon ceremony held in Old Main at Gannon University. Curtis Jones Jr and Dr Lonnie Gatlin will aslo be sworn in for their positions on Erie City Council.
Bridget Sheehan recently received a scholarship award for the academic year 2005-06 from the Black Family Scholarship Fund. She is a freshman at Mercyhurst College in Erie. The fund provides financial assistance to traditional full-time students in the School of Arts at Mercyhurst. Sheehan is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in art therapy.
The Erie Broadway Series presents “42nd Street” at the Warner Theatre tonight at 7:30 pm.
The Capitol Steps will be performing at the Warner Theatre on Jan 7 at 8 pm. Proceeds benefit WQLN. Tickets run $42.50, $30 and $25.
Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo will be the keynote speaker at the 28th annual People for Life Pro-Life Prayer Breakfast to be held Jan 7 at 9 am at the Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA. Since his sister’s death on March 31, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by court order, Bobby has left his teaching position and as spokesman for the Terri Schindler-Schiavo Foundation, travels across the country, appearing in numerous speaking engagements, devoting himself to raising public awareness about euthanasia.
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.
Dr Harm de Blij, author, geography professor and television personality, will speak at the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst College Tuesday, Jan 10, at 8:15 pm. For seven years, de Blij was the popular geography editor at ABC’s “Good Morning America.” In 1996, he joined NBC News as geography analyst, appearing mostly on MSNBC. He was a writer and commentator for the original PBS series “The Power of Place.” His talk is free and open to the public.
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.
Gannon University is accepting submissions for its 29th annual High School Poetry Contest. The deadline for submissions is Feb 1, 2006. Submissions should be sent to Berwyn Moore, associate professor, department of English, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie, Pennsylvania 16541. All entries should be typed on plain, white paper and should include the student’s name, grade, address of high school, and teacher’s name. Up to three poems per student can be submitted. Original copies should not be sent. Cash prizes will be awarded, including a $100 first prize. Award winners will be announced during the university’s annual English Awards Night, scheduled for April 27, 2006. Dr Rafael Campo, an award winning poet and essayist, will be the guest speaker for the event. For more information on the contest, call the Gannon University English Department at 814-871-7725 or 814-871-7504.
The Erie PA to Iowa football pipline ends today. Ed Hinkel from Cathedral Prep and Jovon Johnson from Mercyhurst Prep will finish their college careers for Iowa against Florida today in the Outback Bowl. Hinkel has 126 career receptions for 1,501 yards and 13 touchdowns. Johnson is the NCAA active leader in interceptions with 17 career picks. Game time is 11 am.
Posted by Dennis at January 2, 2006 7:30 AM
Comments
Everyone get ready to start dishing out the dough because everything is back to normal now that Flippi is gone.Boy that was scary their for a while I thought that he almost made a change to the establishment,and you know we can't have that at city hall we have big fat unions too feed.I'm hoping that the new mayor and city council can get the budget to 80% for wage and pensions I'm thinking that with all new taxes this is very doable.
Posted by: PDF. at January 2, 2006 4:27 PM
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