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Erie PA News and Events for Sunday March 19, 2006
Posted by Dennis on March 19, 2006
The names were released of the four people killed in the accident on St Patrick’s Day. Killed were Jacob Latta, Matthew Maisner, Megan Watson and Heidi Britton. It appeasrs that they guys were going hone from an evening in downtown Erie when Latta lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the car of the two young ladies. None of the four were wearing seatbelts.
The Michigan Milk Producers Company was once owned by a family from Erie. In 1860, the founder, Abraham Sullivan, sold milk from his farm just west of Erie, Pa. In 1907, when his son, F.W. Sullivan, was on his way back from the International Association of Milk Dealers convention in Chicago, he stopped to see his friend Ben Morgan in Battle Creek Michigan and learned a Battle Creek milk business, the Milk Producers Company, was for sale. The company’s historic combined livery and garage, referred to as Historic Sullivan Barn, is located on South Cass Street.
The Northwest PA Maple Association Taste and Tour Weekend will be held today from 10-4. There are a number of sugarhouses participating in Crawford, Erie, Venango, and Mercer counties.
David Krakauer and Trio Solisti will perform today at 2 pm at the Mercyhurst College Walker Recital Hall. For tickets, call the box office at (814) 824-3000.
If you’d like to join the Millcreek Kiwanis Club, here’s your chance. On Monday, March 20, the Millcreek Kiwanis Club is opening its Membership Charter and is holding an evening meeting. The social begins at 5:30 pm and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm at the Blasco Library, the Admiral Room. Discover what fun it is to be a Kiwanian. Learn how they serve the Erie Community. Learn how you can become a member. Millcreek Kiwanis also meets each Wednesday morning at 7:30 am at the Avalon Hotel for a brief business meeting, informative local speaker and breakfast. Guests are always welcome.
Mercyhurst College will host an Erie-Millcreek merger discussion on Monday March 20. “Creating an Edge: Merging Erie and Millcreek” will take place at 7:30 pm in Zurn 114. The public is invited. The discussion will cover the debate about regional unity and what can be accomplished with a merger of the two adjacent communities, including the possibility of governmental unification, a regional light rail system, no-growth boundaries, and economic development.
The American presidency will be the focus of the spring 2006 Chautauqua at Gannon lecture. The speaker will be Dr Thomas Cronin, professor of American institutions and leadership at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Beyond the office of the presidency, Cronin, a renowned presidential scholar, also will address critical issues related to public leadership. The lecture will begin at 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 21 in room 104 of Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh Street. It is free and open to the public.
Dr Alexander Czopp, a social psychologist from the University of Toledo, will present a lecture on confronting racists at 7:30 pm Tuesday, March 21, at the Mercyhurst College Taylor Little Theatre. A reception will follow. Czopp’s talk, “Everyday Approaches to Prejudice Reduction: What Happens When You Confront a Racist?” is free and open to the public.
David Coleman, “The Dating Doctor”, will speak at Gannon University on Wednesday, March 22. The focus of Coleman’s lecture will be, “making relationships matter.” The event is free and open to the public and will be held at 7:30 pm in room 104 of the Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh Street.
The musical “Brigadoon” will be performed at the Erie Playhouse March 23-26,
March 29-April 2, 6-9, 2006. For tickets and times call (814) 454-2852.
Roadhouse Theatre will perform “Reservoir Dogs” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm March 24 – May 6. Reservations are a must for this show and can be made by phone at (814) 456-5656 or in person at the Theatre Box Office, 145 West 11th Street. Box Office hours are 2-6 pm Tuesday – Saturday. The Theatre accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Tickets remain ever affordable at the Roadhouse, $8 regular, $10 riser and $12 VIP. Students with ID can see the show for just $5.
Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright will perform a concert on Friday, March 24. The concert will feature as soloist Bruce Gingrich (organ). The performance is free and open to the public and will begin at 7:30 pm at First United Methodist Church, 707 Sassafras Street.
Sesame Street Live “Out of This World” is coming to the Warner Theatre Mar 24-26, 2006. Show times are Fri 7 pm, Sat 2 pm and 5:30 pm, and Sun 2 pm. Tickets are $14 to $25. Children ages 1-12 years receive $1.50 off regular priced tickets (excluding VIP seats). Any child who has reached his or her first birthday must have a ticket.
Presque Isle State Park is a leading migratory stop for all kinds of birds. There are a number of programs on the subject scheduled at the park. On Saturday, March 25 at 8:30 am there will a hike and lecture about birding. A brief indoor program will be followed by a drive/hike to each week’s birding hot spot for some in-the-field experiences. No fee, no registration. Meet at Stull Interpretive Center.
The Mercyhurst College women’s hockey team lost a heartbreaker losing to Wisconsin 2-1 in double overtime. For Mercyhurst, it marked the second straight year the Lakers lost in a multiple-overtime NCAA quarterfinal game. Last year, Harvard edged Mercyhurst 5-4 in triple overtime.
Ronny Rogers scored a goal and an assist in his second career game to lead the Erie Otters to a 3-1 win over the London Knights in an Ontario Hockey League game played last night in front of 4,340 at the Tullio Arena. Ryan O’Marra and Josh Vatri netted the other Otters goals. London rested all of their top players. The Otters complete the horrible 2005-2006 season this afternoon when they host the Guelph Storm in a 2 pm game at the Tullio Arena.
At the Penn State Behrend Women’s Water Polo Inviational, Gannon University beat Colorado College 10-4 and Utica College 21-3, Mercyhurst College lost to Iona 7-4 and 7-6 against St Francis NY, and Behrend beat Utica 8-5 before losing to Colorado 14-8 and St Francis NY 15-6.
Ryann Bradford of Quaker Valley will attend Mercyhurst College on a basketball scholarship.
Posted by Dennis at March 19, 2006 7:09 AM
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The second para. [March 19, 2006] popped up when I did a search. I am Ben Morgan's great, great granddaughter. Ben (the first American-born child of William & Susan Morgan) lived in the Erie, PA region until he was 37 yrs. old. Hearing about Michigan farmland being available, he and most of his family moved to the Battle Creek area to buy land and continue their dairy businesses. Many Morgan-bred Holsteins are still alive and well today. Thanks for even more insight into my past. What a blast!
Posted by: Carol McLain at March 18, 2008 3:43 PM
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