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Erie PA News and Events for Friday January 27, 2006
Posted by Dennis on January 27, 2006
The loud flushing sound heard in Erie PA on Thursday was a campaign going down the toilet. Gubernatorial candidate Bill Scranton made a campaign stop in Erie and made national news firing his campaign manager James Seif for making racial remarks about Lynn Swann. Seif appeared late Wednesday on a television call-in show about the campaign on the Pennsylvania Cable Network and said “the rich white guy in this campaign is Lynn Swann.”
Congressman Phil English will be presenting a Congressional Certificate of Recognition to the Community Blood Bank Friday morning at 10:30 am. Congress decreed that January is National Blood Donor Month and encourages everyone who can to come and meet the needs of patients by donating blood. Last year the Community Blood Bank supplied over 30,000 units of blood and blood products to patients at hospitals in four Pennsylvania counties. In 2006, the CBB expects to supply over 40,000 to hospitals in seven counties in Pennsylvania and New York. There has been a serious blood shortage since early last week and many more donors are needed, as blood use has been extremely heavy for the past week. Many local patients need blood just to stay alive. All donors are strongly encouraged to donate at the Community Blood Bank, 2646 Peach Street. Community Blood Bank is open from 9 am - 6 pm Monday through Friday and until 7:30 pm Tuesday night and Saturday 9 am-12:30 pm. Photo ID required.
Well, duh. A management-led proposal to purchase MTR Gaming Group has been rejected by a special committee established to review the offer, the company announced Thursday. In December, MTR Chief Executive Officer Ted Arneault and Executive Vice President Robert Blatt proposed a two-phase buyout plan that would pay $9.50 per share. The stock is now over $10. MTR recently began work on Presque Isle Downs, a $100 million racetrack casino in Erie, PA, where it hopes to offer slot machines this fall and begin live racing in fall 2007.
Tom Ridge of Erie, the first US Secretary of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania, spoke Thursday at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Ridge said the lack to communicate was the major problem in New Orleans. An IT worker with the New Orleans government familiar with VoIP set up a makeshift call center but the technology was unfamiliar to most.
The January 2006 edition of the Millcreek Community Hospital and the School of Pharmacy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Drug Information Newsletter is now available. In this issue is info on the FDA’s accelerated approval process and a review of Risperidone (Risperdal Consta) for Schizophrenia.
Erie Insurance Group’s Erie Indemnity (Nasdaq: ERIE) has been named to the 2006 Mergent’s Dividend Achievers and was named to two of their indices. Mergent’s Dividend Achievers are companies that have increased their annual regular dividends for at least the past 10 consecutive years and have met specific liquidity screening criteria. The Dividend Achievers are typically companies with strong cash reserves, solid balance sheets and a proven record of consistent earnings growth. Erie was added to the Broad Dividend Achievers Index (DAA) and the High Growth Rate Dividend Achievers Index (DAH).
Terrence Mitchell, former associate dean of students and director of the Allegheny College Center for Experiential Learning, has been chosen to fill a newly created position at Allegheny College. As Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity, Mitchell will help to develop partnerships with schools and community agencies for the purpose of enhancing diversity on campus. Mitchell will officially begin his new duties on Feb 1.
I knew there was an Erie Colorado, an Erie Illinois, an Erie Kansas and an Erie Michigan. Yesterday, I learned there was an Erie in North Dakota, population 134.
The Erie Freeze is going to hold its second team tryout for the 2006 season at Family First Sports Park, 8155 Oliver Road, Erie, Pa today from 11 am to noon. There is a $65 tryout fee. American Indoor Football League players are paid up to $250 per game, with a $50 win bonus.
Dancer Sandy Silva and musician Charmaine LeBlanc will conclude their Erie Art Museum residency with two public performances, Friday, Jan 27 and Saturday, Jan 28. The performances start at 8 pm. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for members, and $6 for students/seniors. Sandy Silva draws from the traditions of Celtic step dance, Spanish Flamenco, American tap, Appalachian clogging and modern dance. Charmaine has written scores and performed for dance, theatre, film and television internationally including “Le Cirque Du Soleil.” For more information on tickets or the performance contact the Erie Art Museum at 814-459-5477.
For the third year in a row, the Mercyhurst Prep Crew Team will ‘Row for Humanity’, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity. The team, boosters, coaches and friends join in this highly physical and mentally challenging feat to row for a full hour on the ergometer, an indoor rowing machine. The 2006 event will take place Saturday, January 28, from 10 am to 3:30 pm at the Millcreek Mall.
Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider, with her 17-piece orchestra, will perform Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 8 pm at the Mercyhurst College Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. To order tickets, call the box office at (814) 824-3000.
The Highmark Quad Games Cross County Ski and Snowshoe Race has been postponed again due to lack of snow. The event was originally scheduled for Jan 8th, then pushed back to Jan 15, then Jan 22 and then Jan 29, now has been rescheduled for Feb 5. If there is still no snow by Feb 5 they will then try each successive Sunday. The final attempt will be Feb 26.
Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre will host seven performances of “Cats” Thursday-Sunday, Feb 9-12 and Friday-Sunday, Feb 17-19. Words and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.” The performances are directed by Shawn Clerkin, assistant professor, theatre, and theatre director at Gannon University. Thursday-Saturday performances will begin at 8 pm, Sunday performances at 3 pm. The Feb 19 performance will be the Alex Clemente Theatre Fundraising Event, tickets for this show only are $15. Proceeds will benefit the Alex Clemente Fund for Performing and Related Arts. Schuster Theatre is located at 620 Sassafras Street in Erie PA. For more information, contact the box office at 814-871-7494, or call 814-871-5467.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League get back at it Friday night when they complete the back half of a home-and-home series against the Guelph Storm at the Guelph Sports and Entertainment Centre. Saturday at 7:30 pm the Otters complete weekend action on home ice against the Peterborough Petes.
Mark Tupek (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Division I Canisius College. Tupek is a 6-foot junior transfer from Mercyhurst Northeast, where he started all 33 games in the infield for the Saints. He ranked second on the team with a .435 batting average to go along with seven doubles, four triples, a home run and 32 RBIs.
Tickets for the Mercyhurst/Gannon basketball doubleheader, scheduled Saturday night, January 28, are sold out. The games can be seen on the Image Sports Network (Adelphia Channel 12, Time Warner Channel 20).
Posted by Dennis at January 27, 2006 7:02 AM
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