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Erie PA News and Events for Saturday March 11, 2006
Posted by Dennis on March 11, 2006
Two students from Erie at Penn State University Park were arrested after a really dumb prank. Corey P Thompson and Michael D Strafford were both charged with possession of alcohol and Thompson was also charged with impersonating a police officer. Thompson was a part-time auxiliary officer that could ticket cars but had no other police powers.
Thompson, while wearing his auxiliary officer uniform, busted into the room of a fellow student and said he was campus police. He said there were reports of underage drinking and he was going to confiscate any alcohol. Thompson found some beer. The kid said it was his roommates. Just then the roommate, Strafford, came into the room. The two had a beer and then a good laugh at the expense of the other student. But they laughed a little too soon. He didn’t think it was too funny for scaring the crap out of him and called the real campus police.
At McKinley Elementary School in Erie there is an experiment with single sex classes for reading and math. Half the fifth grade at the school attends single sex classes in two subjects with the other half in traditional coed classrooms. The one year project was to see if test scores improve by splitting up classes for boys and girls. The test program was funded by the Department of Education. The students were recently tested and the kids in the single sex classes classes showed the most improvement. The Erie School District is looking to expand the program next year. US students lag behind 2/3rds of all industrialized countries in math and reading skills.
Trivia. Did you know that St Patrick is the patron saint of Erie PA? Reference.
The Experience Erie Children’s Museum will hold a St Patrick’s Day celebration today, from 11 to 3. Wear all the green you can and be Irish for a day. Children can learn about why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Who was he really? Children can make a shamrock craft to take home with them. The event is free with Museum admission of $4 per person, free to members.
The Erie Zoo will hold their annual St Patrick’s Parade today, Saturday March 11 at 2 pm. For details call the zoo at 814-864-4091.
Mount Calvary Church, 2022 East Lake Road, is holding an all you can eat pancake breakfast on Sunday March 12. Pancake breakfast includes your choice of toppings, sausage, fruit cup, juice and coffee or milk. Adults $4.50 and children $3. Breakfast is served from 8:30 am until noon. 50/50 and Chinese auction. For more information, phone 454-0061.
On Sunday March 12, admission if free at the Erie Maritime Museum and the Drake Well Museum in Titusville. It’s the 325th anniversary of the Commonwealth’s founding and Pennsylvania Heritage Week.
The Allegheny College Humanities Lecture Series continues this month with a presentation on Monday, March 13 at 7:30 pm in Campus Center Room 301. Professor of English Lloyd Michaels will present “‘Come and See’: Elem Klimov’s Intimate Epic.” Michaels examines the film “Come and See,” from Russian director Elem Klimov.
The Northwest PA Maple Association Tast and Tour Weekend will be held Saturday March 18 and Sunday March 19 from 10-4 each day. There are a number of sugarhouses participating in Crawford, Erie, Venango, and Mercer counties.
Gannon University (3-1) scored the last five goals of the game to earn a 10-7 women’s lacrosse victory over Division I Canisius College (1-1) in the Golden Griffins home opener at the Demske Sports Complex Friday afternoon. Colleen Dixon led Gannon, ranked ninth in the Division II poll, with three goals, while Joanna Culkin and Krista Schunk each registered a goal and an assist.
The Plymouth Whalers beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in an Ontario Hockey League game played last night in front of 3,927 at the Tullio Arena. Mike Blunden paced the Otters with a pair of goals. Justin Hodgman scored the other Otters goal while Ryan O’Marra collected two helpers. The loss officially eliminated the Otters (22-34-3-3) from post-season contention. The Otters return to action Saturday night at 7:30 pm at the Tullio Arena when the Kitchener Rangers present the opposition. Fans can save their money and see the game live on the Image Sports Network (Adelphia Channel 12, Time Warner Channel 20).
The Merchurst College men’s hockey team (21-12-1; 19-8-1) faces Canisius tonight at 7 pm at Mercyhurst in an Atlantic Hockey quarterfinal game. The winner of Saturday’s game advances to the conference semifinals next Friday at Holy Cross.
Seventh-seeded Edinboro (21-9) will meet West Virginia State (26-6) in the first round of the NCAA Division II Eastern regional at 2:30 pm Sunday in Wilson, NC.
Eighth-seeded Edinboro University women’s basketball team (21-9) will play top-seeded Charleston (28-2) in the first round of the Division II Eastern regional at 6 pm tonight in Charleston, W.Va.
The Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team and Niagara will decide the College America (CHA) championship for the third straight year Sunday when the two collide at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The top seeded Lakers, 22-7-6 overall and the conference regular season champs at 10-0-2, will shoot for their fourth straight title in a game to be televised nationally by CSTV and set to start at 11:05 am on Sunday.
Craig Turnbull has been the wrestling coach at West Virginia for 27 years. His first coaching job after graduating from Clarion was at Strong Vincent High in Erie, Pa.
Posted by Dennis at March 11, 2006 6:53 AM
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