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Erie PA News and Events for Monday February 13, 2006
Posted by Dennis on February 13, 2006
The Greater Erie Unity Committee (no website as it is still about 1994 for most people in Erie County) announced that they now have enough signatures to place the question or weather or not to form a study commission to consider a merger between the City of Erie and Millcreek Township. The study will likely pass but there won’t be a merger until people realize it’s not Erie vs Millcreek. It’s this region against the other 6,447,297 people on the plant. If for no other reason that possibly putting a few politicians out of a job, a merger is worth exploring.
There was a Magnitude 2.6 earthquake 3 miles NW of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH which is about 70 miles SW of Erie PA. This was the third micro earthquake this year for this area around Cleveland. Cleveland did not drop into Lake Erie as there was no damage reported. Ohio has recorded more than 185 earthquakes since 1776.
There are a number of peddlers in the area selling things out of vans in parking lots from velvet Elvis paintings to tools to Steelers merchandise. A Steelers vendor was robbed yesterday. The two white male suspects got away with a couple of hundred dollars. Since no merchandise was taken, I’m guessing it was Browns, Bills or Seahawks fans.
Continental Office Environments will be opening a showroom in the Erie area this month. Along with office furniture, Continental sells furniture designed for education and health-care clients.
PNC Bank announced that in 2006 they will be building another branch in the Erie area as well as 5 others in Western Pennsylvania including Ohio Township, East Liberty, Richland Township and Pine Township.
The musical Grand Hotel is being performed at the Erie Playhouse Feb 15-19. For tickets and info call (814) 454-2852.
The Gannon University Schuster Theatre will host performances of “Cats” 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.
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.
The Highmark Quad Games Cross County Ski and Snowshoe Race is now scheduled for Sunday Feb 19 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.
Debbie Mizikowski won the women’s 50-kilometer North American VASA cross country ski race held in Traverse City, MI. Mizikowski is 49 and has been crushing the competition in cross county ski races, running events and cycling races for years.
Bob Sanders (Erie Cathedral Prep) had 7 tackles and forced a fumble in the NFL Pro Bowl game.
The Penn State Lady Lions beat Illinois 78-52. Freshman Mashea Williams (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) had 10 points and 5 steals for Penn State while Freshman Chelsea Gordon (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) had 2 points and 4 rebounds for the Fighting Illini.
Freshman Erin Kerner had 16 points, 4 assists and 4 steals but the Quinnipiac University women’s basketball was defeated 75-70 by Robert Morris.
The Robert Morris University men’s indoor track and field team took home a second-place finish at the 2006 Northeast Conference Indoor Championships Sunday afternoon. Senior Chris Heinrich (Erie, Pa. / Harborcreek) finished sixth in the high jump with a leap of 6’4.25”.
Posted by Dennis at February 13, 2006 6:52 AM
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Posted by: Dennis at February 13, 2006 7:09 PM
Hey you were in the Erie Newspaper today! Great interview.
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