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Erie PA News and Events for Monday February 6, 2006
Posted by Dennis on February 6, 2006
Three juveniles that stole a minivan in Erie were involved in wild police chase in the Buffalo area. Police have all three in custody. Two were from Rochester and the home town of the other wasn’t released. The chase, involving a helicopter and police from a number of jurisdictions, started after a robbery in West Seneca, NY. Police were already searching for their vehicle when a call for a second robbery call came in. An elderly woman was held up at the Boulevard Mall by suspect carrying a rifle. Sound familiar? First there were reports of a couple of minivans being stolen in the Erie area. Then, an elderly woman had a rifle placed in her stomach during an attempted purse snatching at the Millcreek Mall on Friday. They fled without the purse and headed toward the interstate and out of Erie. Bet it’s the same kids. Amherst NY police spotted the vehicle and the chase was on. The kids crashed into four other vehicles as the were headed toward Williamsville, NY. They attempted to flee on foot but were caught with the help of the eye in the sky, the helicopter known as Air One.
The Union City School District schools are closed today. That area got blasted with snow. Plus, I think their family bus wouldn’t start.
No other school are closed. Cripe, it’s just a couple of inches of snow folks. And stop calling the police for road conditions. When it’s snowing the road conditions are bad. Every time.
The Mountaintop Removal Road Show – a multimedia show that features traditional Appalachian music and culture as it details the environmental cost of coal mining in the Appalachians – will be presented at 7 pm on Monday, Feb 6 in Quigley Hall auditorium at Allegheny College. The presentation is free and open to the public.
As part of Black History Month at Allegheny College, former congresswoman Sabrina Sojourner will speak on “Diversity and Living by the Heart: Visioning the Global, Working the Personal” Feb 7 at 8 pm in the Ford Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public. Former Congresswoman Sojourner was the first open lesbian to be elected to the United States Congress. She represented the District of Columbia in the US House of Representatives.
WACONGO Dance Company brings the ancestral drumming, music, and dance of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Penn State Behrend on Wednesday, Feb 8, as part of the college’s observance of African-American History Month. This celebration of central African song and dance will begin at noon in the Wintergarden of the Reed Union Building. It is free and open to the public.
The Gannon University Schuster Theatre will host seven performances of “Cats” Thursday-Sunday, Feb 9-12 and Friday-Sunday, Feb 17-19. Thursday-Saturday performances will begin at 8 pm, Sunday performances at 3 pm. Tickets are $5 for reserved seating. 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.
Gannon University’s Schuster Gallery’s next exhibit will be the Gannon Student/Faculty Art Show. Schuster Gallery is located on the third floor of the university’s Nash Library, 619 Sassafras Street, and is open during regular library hours. For more information call 814-871-5467.
“Grease” will be performed in the Mercyhurst D’Angelo Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst College Feb 10-11 at 7:30 pm and Feb 12 at 2:30 pm. Tickets are available for advance purchase at the box office and will also be available at the door. Prices for are $12.50 for adults and $1 for Mercyhurst students. Call the Performing Arts box office at 814-824-3000 for tickets.
The Experience Erie Children’s Museum, 420 French St, is holding a Valentine Making Workshop Saturday Feb 11 from 11am-3pm. Children are invited to make their own valentine out of recycled materials for loved ones. Each will get an envelope to mail their valentine. This event is free with museum admission of $4 per person, free to members.
The 5th Annual Penn State Behrend “Spirit Against Cancer” Dance and Cheer Competition Competition will be held Feb 11 at 10 am at the Penn State Behrend Junker Center. In memory of Becky Hubler Decker, Penn State Behrend hosts the competition to help raise money for the American Cancer Society for research to find the cure for different types of cancer. If you have any questions contact Stacy Pondo, Assistant to the Director of Athletics at 814-898-6240.
When you mix a great cause with drinking and golf, you come up with the MECA United Cerebral Palsy Barstool Open. It’s time for the 8th Annual Barstool Open. This year’s event is set to take place on Saturday, February 18, 2006. Download your 2006 Barstool Open Registration Form today. If you haven’t heard about the event before, here is a quick run down. Teams of 4 people walk bar to bar, playing a miniature golf hole at each bar. The bars get pretty creative on the designs.
The registration fee is $25 per person, $100 per team. You must bring a putter and a couple of golf balls. Almost 1,000 people participated in last years event making the Erie event the largest in the country.
Former Mercyhurst College assistant Jason Shay is an assistant coach and lead scout for the 13th ranked Tennessee Vols. Coach Bruce Pearl gives a ton of credit to the teams successs to Shay. The Vols (16-3, 7-1 SEC) play at Kentucky (15-7, 5-3) on Tuesday in a game on ESPN at 7 pm.
Posted by Dennis at February 6, 2006 6:56 AM
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You know, it's not often that I stick up for Union City, but that area is in the heart of the snowbelt. I used to live near there during grade school up until my freshman year. There's a lot of windy, hilly roads in that school district and it makes it extremely hard to plow the roads (plus many of them are back roads).
Also, the fuel in a diesel school bus, in extremely cold temperatures especially with chilly winds, will turn to gel. This happened many times with Wattsburg too, but (and anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) I'm not sure how decent of a bus garage the Union City school district has, or if they have one at all.
Most likely they figured it was safter to cancel school and let the plows cover more area, than risk an accident.
Posted by: Ron at February 6, 2006 8:15 AM
I used to have to drive to Union City every Friday morning w/ my job. They don't plow. Usually only one lane of the road is open and I'm talking about main roads like Rt 8. And people drive like fricking maniacs, like it's the middle of July. I was scared to death every time I had to go there after a snowfall. I'm not surprised they're closed.
Posted by: eden at February 6, 2006 1:11 PM
Ok, Browns and Bills fans listen up. We are champions, will always be champions and now we have one for the thumb. This city has always been and always will be Steeler country. So until you win a Superbowl, you all just need to shut the F*ck up from now on and watch you little pathetic teams at home on the black and white.
Posted by: Pete at February 6, 2006 6:21 PM
Classy. Spoken like a true Steelers fan.
Posted by: Jerry Feige at February 6, 2006 8:06 PM
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