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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday February 9, 2006
Posted by Dennis on February 9, 2006
A quote from Erie City Councilman Pat Cappabianca during last nights council meeting “We (the city) don’t have enough income to meet our expenses.”
Only pre-teens and politicans could say something like that. The pre-teen would ask for an increase in their allowance from their parents. A normal parent would say to stop spending so much. Erie City Council wants to raise out taxes so bad it physically pains the to get through a meeting without doing so. They just seem to think that cutting expenses is not an option. Police and firefighters were cut but there are more people working in city hall than last year. Over 200 city employees are given cell phones at a cost of over $100,000 a year.
I could just see someone going to their boss asking for a raise saying “I need more income to meet my expenses.” After making a couple of quick phone calls to schedule you a CAT scan and a drug test, the boss would say “No you moron, cut your expenses.”
In the past two weeks the city has found over $750,000 worth of bills laying round that needed to be paid. They need to develop a better system than hiding them and hoping they go away.
Mindy and Rick McAllister, the married couple from Albion charged with running an online prostitution ring, were each sentenced to 5 years probation.
Someone broke into the Asia Food Center, 601 E 6th St, early this morning. The business had been closed for some time. A number of years ago the business was robbed, the suspects got away and were never found. The police could not give chase because they had the streets blocked of for a 15K run.
National Fuel released figures on degree heatng days in the Erie, PA area. The 4th quarter of 2005 registered 2,048, 1.6 percent warmer than normal. The same period in 2004 was 2.6 percent colder than normal at 1997. To calculate the heating degree days for a particular day, get the day’s average temperature by adding the day’s high and low temperatures and dividing by two. If the number is above 65, there are no heating degree days that day. If the number is less than 65, subtract it from 65 to find the number of heating degree days.
Tom O’Connor, a South Fayette High School English and Media II teacher, is producing and directing a daily 8 minute in-school broadcast with announcements, skits and pre-recorded promos featuring students. O’Connor is a grad of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Barbara Carino is in her 20th year of teaching including the last 19th at St Francis de Sales Elementary School in Coventry Township, OH. Carino has a BS degree in home economics from Villa Maria College in Erie and a degree in elementary education from the University of Akron. Villa Maria College became part of Gannon University in 1989.
The Highmark Quad Games Cross County Ski and Snowshoe Race might actually happen this weekend because we actually have snow. The race is now scheduled for Sunday Feb 12 at 1 pm at Peek’n Peak. The event was originally scheduled for Jan 8, then pushed back to Jan 15, then Jan 22, then Jan 29, and then Feb 5.
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 American Legion, Millcreek Post 773, 4109 West 12th St, Erie PA, is holding a Homeless Veterans Bennifit Dance on Saturday February 11 at 8 pm. The cost for the 2nd annual Birthday and Valentine’s Day dance with music by DJ Bobby J is $5 per person. The public is invited to attend, drinks at club prices. All proceeds benefit the Liberty House For Homeless Veterans, 550 West 7th St, in Erie. Liberty House is a safe haven for the men and women who bravely served our country and are now in need of help.
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.
Did you know that players are being recruited to play sports from their hospital beds and everyone thinks it’s great? The Erie Shriners Hospital is letting kids know there are activities out there for them. Sled hockey is very popular in the area and growing every year. Sled hockey is an adaptive sport for people with lower extremity disabilities. The players use modified sleds equipped with ice skate blades. Kids 7 to 19, travel to cities such as Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, and Niagara Falls, NY to play in tournaments.
Rachel Dahlstrand of McDowell has signed a letter of intent to play Division I soccer at West Virginia University.
Rochester NY Webster Thomas football players Matt Caternolo, Kyle Ruggeri and Nick Marino have all signed letters of intent to attend Division II Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
North Allegheny senior Rachel Divosevic will continue her athletic and academic pursuits at Mercyhurst College in Erie.
Magee Sixers Spokesmen of Philadelphia are ranked 7th seventh in the nation in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Division II. Chris Kile, former member of the Edinboro Rolling Scots, is a rookie on the team.
The Erie Freeze training camp begin Wednesday. Their first game is February 26 and the first home game is March 3.
Posted by Dennis at February 9, 2006 7:00 AM
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great blog, read it daily.....actually there are fewer people in city hall this year than last, probably 20 afscme and white collar for sure ( 9 alone from sewer billing). the mayors office is down 2 workers in 2006 versus 2005. code enforcement lost some folks as did the janitorial staff. true, every police officer has a cell phone (for the nextel capabilities) and that skews the total, cell phones among white collar and afscme is down. even the fire department has reduced the number of phones recently. parks/streets use nextel rather than dedicated $500 motorola radios.
Posted by: anonymous at February 10, 2006 6:29 PM
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