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Erie PA News and Events for Friday January 20, 2006
Posted by Dennis on January 20, 2006
There was a house fire at 25th and State Streets. The family of 6 got out safe but they lost everything. Keep your ears open to see which local bank will set up an account for the family and donate a buck or two. Every fire around town brings out the tears from our firemen. The persistent childish whining about how they are so shorthanded and overworked is beyond tiresome. They act as if though they were the victims of a fire. Just shut up already. All the other fire companies around her are all volunteer companies. They don’t have 100 percent of their insurance paid. They spend long hours around their stations, go to training and then have to raise money for their equipment and supplies. They leave their jobs or families at a moments notice and don’t bitch and moan.
Some disturbed guy who hadn’t taken his medication held Erie Police at bay for a couple of hours on Thursday. Police went to arrest him for failing to appear in court on a rape charge when he went psycho. He recently purchased a .38 which he threatened to use and also said he had a can of gas and would set the building on fire. A note from his family ended the standoff. Aren’t background checks supposed to keep this sort of person from buying a gun?
Congratulations go out to Mike Richwalsky (Erie Blogs and Arsenic.net) who is featured in this article from the Christian Science Monitor about RSS. Mike has been interviewed for a number of articles during the past year. I think this is the most ink he’s received since his days as a teen idol when he was in Tiger Beat magazine nearly every week… or maybe that was another Mike.
Thanks to Paige for pointing out the temperature comparison at 4:30 pm yesterday: Sacramento CA 43 degrees, Erie PA 43 degrees. I think the high was 53 in Erie. The water temperature in Presque Isle Bay has climbed to 37 degrees. The hi today might reach 60.
The Quality Market on 6th Street caught their 5th shoplifter in the past two weeks earlier this week. Might want to steal merchandise from another store.
The Cumberland County DA will not retry James Robert Morgan of Erie on 10 sexual abuse charges. His September trial ended in a hung jury. He was charged with molesting 2 pre-teen girls in the early 90’s when he lived in Mount Holly Springs, PA. Morgan is now eligible to resume his job as, of all things, a prison guard.
As an Erie real estate agent, I thought I’d pass along some sales info for Erie County PA. The final figures for 2005 show that 5667 properties were bought and sold for a total of $628, 407,507. This compares to 5493 transactions at $585, 290,355 in 2004.
Scholastic Professional Magazines’ Custom Media Group announced the 33 finalists for the “My Home: The American Dream” contest. The nationwide competition asked students in three age categories - K-Grade 2, Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8 - to explain through images or words how they make their house a home. Kelsey Warner and Collin Steves, both second graders at Jefferson Elementary School in Erie, Pa are finalists. Each finalist receives $100. Three grand-prize winners will be selected from this group of finalists, one representing each age category, each of whom will win $2,000. In addition, the teacher of each grand-prize winner will receive a new digital camera for his or her classroom valued at $600.
Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy now has their own news blog. Great idea.
Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra, conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright, will perform tonight - Friday, Jan 20. This performance will be a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr and will feature the Shiloh Baptist Church Choir and evangelist DM Jamerson. The concert is free and open to the public and will begin at 7:30 pm at St Patrick Church, 130 East Fourth Street.
The Erie Playhouse Youtheatre presents a production of The Wizard of Oz, with David Matthews directing his final Youtheatre show before his retirement. Performances will be held today, January 21 and 22. For information and tickets, call 814-454-2952.
The Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy will present a selection of eight ten-minute plays in the John F Linden Performing Arts Theatre at Collegiate Academy. Performances are Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21, at 7 pm, and Sunday, January 22, at 3 pm. Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
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In case you couldn’t tell by looking at the green grass, the Highmark Quad Games Cross County Ski and Snowshoe Race has been postponed again due to lack of snow. Yes, Erie and lack of snow. The event was originally scheduled for Jan 8th, then pushed back to Jan 15, then Jan 22 and now has been rescheduled for Jan 29. If there is still no snow by Jan 29 it will be pushed back to Feb 5 and then to seach successive Sunday. The final attempt will be Feb 26.
Catcher Victor Martinez and pitchers Scott Sauerbeck and Rafael Betancourt are scheduled to be part of the Cleveland Indians Caravan that will stop in Erie on Jan 24. The Caravan is scheduled to stop at the Dr Gertrude A Barber National Institute, 136 East Ave, starting at 5 pm. There will be a trivia contest as well as stadium food and beverages. Indians players, coaches and staff will arrive at 6:30 pm to answer fans questions and present a highlight film from this past season. Hitting coach Derek Shelton and announcer Matt Underwood also are scheduled to appear. There will be an auction of Indians memorabilia and an autograph session for children. Cost is $7 and will benefit programs at the Barber National Institute. Tickets are available through Jan 24 at the Barber National Institute (Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm) or at Hector’s Cafe, West 18th and Liberty streets. Tickets also will be available at the door.
Mike Machuga of Erie PA led the first cut from 64 to 32 bowlers during Thursday’s qualifying of the Motel 6 Phoenix Classic at AMF Christown Lanes in Phoenix.
Former Erie SeaWolves shortstop was named to the Italian Nation Baseball team that will take part in the World Baseball Classic in March. Giarratano spent much of the season in Erie before being called up by the Detroit Tigers.
Footall recruiting expert Tom Lemming will be in town in the next couple of days to talk to a couple of D1 prospects. One is Javon Rowan who is being recruited by Illinois, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Boston College, Iowa and Miami-FL.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League head into this weekend eying their sixth set of three games in three days beginning with home games on Friday and Saturday at the Tullio Arena. Friday the Otters take on the Saginaw Spirit. Saturday it’s the Otters and the London Knights.
The Mercyhurst College men’s basketball team defeated Ferris State 61-59 at Jim Wink Arena in Big Rapids, MI. Richard Field scored 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second half and Jeff Daisley blocked eight shots for the Lakers.
The Gannon University men’s basketball team overcame a 14 point second half deficit to beat Lake Superior State 80-75 on Thursday at Sault Ste Marie, MI. Darmel Whitfield led all scorers with 22 points.
Freshman Chelsea Gordon (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) poured in a career high 12 points for the Illini but it wasn’t enough as No 12 Michigan State won its 23rd straight game at home 72-61.
The Lake Erie Speedway in Erie, Pennsylvania will host the Northern Series ASA Late Model Series on Friday June 9th for the second running of the Erie 100. This will be the fifth season of operation for the track. LES runs on Friday nights and features compound progressive banking in all four corners featuring 6-12 Degrees of elevated incline. The entire 3/8 mile is a 60 feet wide with a 12 foot apron all along the bottom of the track itself. A regular Friday night of racing features LES Late Models, Pro Trucks, Super Stocks, Figure 8s, Legends, and Bandoleros.
Posted by Dennis at January 20, 2006 6:58 AM
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I think the reason they were stretched thin was because they had several calls that day. This day wasn't a normal day by far, and they even had assistance from other neighboring townships.
My fiance saw firefighters and police over at the Avalon at about 1:30; What was that about?
Posted by: Ron at January 20, 2006 9:31 AM
Excellent opening paragraph about the Erie Firefighters. I could not agree more! I wish they would just shut up and do their jobs. If they fell unappreciated in their job then welcome to the REAL world. Who out their gets a pat on the back for doing their JOB? I truly admire the volunteer firefighter, they do it (firefighting) because they LOVE IT! The Erie firefighter is just an insolent spoiled brat. The volunteer firefighter gets NO money, NO paid insurance and they dont sit on their ass waiting for a fire/rescue call!! This topic really works me up...bunch of ungrateful jerks! And to top it off..the fire union president (an erie city firefighter) lives in a nice house....IN NORTH EAST!!!!!!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!
Posted by: Tim at January 20, 2006 10:57 AM
I just plain like the more opinionated posts lately. Right on Dennis!
Mike Richwalsky is the one from Tiger Beat. I used to have his photo up on my wall between Duran Duran and Matt Dillon. It had a lip print and "XXX Luv, Mike" in the corner.
Posted by: eden at January 20, 2006 12:36 PM
That is one thing we will be hearing ALL THE TIME this year. Both the police and the fire department will make statements like "if only the lay-offs hadn't happened, we would not have been stretched as thin as we were today" and so on, and so forth.
Didn't some of the police already try to put the "spin" out there about how the lay-offs would mean LESS police on the street? Even when this isn't even true since more police are being moved from desk jobs back to patrol status?
Posted by: Matt at January 20, 2006 3:25 PM
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