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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday April 12, 2006
Posted by Dennis on April 12, 2006
Erby Conley of Erie is a leading candidate to become the police commissioner of Easton, PA. Conley was Commander of Troop E of the Pennsylvania State Police in Erie and also served as Public Safety Director for the City of Erie.
Penelec has filed for a rate increase of $157 million to $206 million. Rates could be going up 13.5 percent as early as June.
Cameron Minniefield robbed the National City Bank at 8th and State around 12:30 pm yesterday afternoon. Police had him custody at around 12:40 pm. Slowly walking away from a bank robbery isn’t a good plan if it was a plan.
Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), the global insurance broker, announced the appointment of Don Bailey as Chief Operating Officer of the company’s North American business unit. Bailey holds a BS in Economics from Allegheny College.
Lindsay Bonfanti, a senior at Mercyhurst College, recently performed in a ballet program called Sharing the Legacy at Hunter College in New York City. Bonfanti is a dance major concentrating in choreography.
Starter Nate Bumstead (1-0) allowed only one hit through his five innings of work as the Erie SeaWolves beat Altoona 6-2. Kurt Airoso hit 2 two-run homers and Kody Kirkland also added a two-run shot.
I read something that should put a big smile on the face of Mercyhurst College women’s hockey coach Michael Sisti. Aubriana Fumagali wants to get a college hockey scholarship to Mercyhurst and then go on to play hockey for the US Olympic team. Fumagali is a 13 year old from Boca Raton, Florida. Having a 7th grader 1200 miles away want to be part of your team is the textbook definition of a nationally recognized program.
Every Wednesday is free admission to all four Erie Art Museum galleries from 11 am to 5 pm.
Scott Russell Sanders, winner of the Lannan Literary Award and the Great Lakes Book Award, will be the final speaker in the 2005-06 Creative Writer’s Speaker Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Sanders will speak at 6 pm on Thursday, April 13, in the worship space of Smith Chapel. An author reception will precede the reading at 4:30 pm in the chapel’s upper-level lobby. Both are free and open to the public.
Spring Peepers are peeping and wood frogs are quacking - it’s time to figure out those frogs. Discover the fascinating world of these leaping amphibians and how to distinguish their songs. Participants can even take part is a citizen science project in frog call monitoring and learn how to become more involved at Presque Isle State Park on Thursday, April 13 at 7 pm. No fee, no registration. Meet at the Stull Interpretive Center.
Trio Joubran, three brothers from Nazareth, will perform on Thursday, April 13 at 7:30 pm at the Mercyhurst College Walker Recital Hall. To order tickets, call the box office at (814) 824-3000.
Need something to do on Good Friday? How ‘bout a Bad Friday? How ‘bout a Bad Ass Friday? That’s right. Go see Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs this weekend at the Roadhouse Theatre. Theater director Scott McClelland is giving the readers of Erie Blogs a special deal. Mention where you read this when you call for tickets and it’s $2 off for everyone in your group. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 8 pm April 14th and 15th. Call the Roadhouse Theatre Box Office at 456-5656 for reservations and information. Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm thru May 6th.
The Erie Runners Club 5K Poker Run/Walk will be held April 15 at 9 am at Beach 1 at Presque Isle State Park.
The Annual Spring Egg-venture Egg Hunt at the Erie Zoo will be held Saturday, April 15th from 10 am until 2 pm. The event is open to children ages 11 and under and will be held on the Zoo grounds. Children will be grouped according to age to ensure that all children find one egg to redeem for a prize, courtesy of Burger King. Each child will also receive a sweet Easter treat from Erie’s own Romolo Chocolates. The Egg Hunt is included with regular Zoo admission - $6.50 for adults ages 12 and over, children ages 3-11 are $3, and kids ages 2 & under are free. The Hunt is free for Erie Zoo members.
If you’d like to join the Millcreek Kiwanis Club, here’s your chance. On Monday April 17, 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.
The Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, Gamma Theta chapter will host the Fourth annual Mr and Ms Penn State Behrend Pageant on Wednesday, April 19, at 8 pm in McGarvey Commons at the Reed Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted in advance and at the door. Checks can be made payable to Alpha Sigma Tau, 5091 Station Rd, Erie, PA 16563.
The Allegheny College Playshop Theatre will present “Tartuffe” on April 20, 21, and 22 at 8 pm and April 23 at 2:30 pm in Arter Hall on the Allegheny College campus. Beginning at 2 pm and immediately preceding the performance on April 23 will be an event called the “Groovy 1960s Fashion Show,” featuring men’s and women’s fashions spanning that colorful decade.
Ludacris performs at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on Apr 21. Tickets are still available.
Pat Monahan pays a visit to his hometown withTrain playing a concert at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on April 22. Some tickets are still available.
A Muslim imam will deliver a guest lecture at Gannon University on Bosnian assimilation and immigration into the United States. The lecture, to be given by Senad Agic, imam of the Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago in Northbrook, Ill., will be held at 7 pm Saturday, April 22, in room 101 of Gannon’s Zurn Science Center, 143 West Seventh St. The International Institute of Erie is supporting the event, which also will feature Bosnian music and folk dancing. Admission is $5 per person at the door. For more information on the event, call 814-871-7030 or 814-871-5654.
It’s time for bird lovers to pack their binoculars, note books and field guides, because the endangered piping plover and the brilliant scarlet tanager, as well as hundreds of other colorful migrating bird species, will be showing off their feathers at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, during National Wildlife Week (Apr 22-30). Presque Isle State Park is one of the nation’s premier bird watching destinations. The 3,200 acre sandy peninsula arches into Lake Erie and features approximately 320 species of birds in six distinct ecological zones, each with a different plant and animal community.
The Erie office of Pennsylvania Career Link will hold a job and career fair, the 2006 Erie CareerFair on April 25, 2006 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Zem Zem Shrine Club, 2525 West 38th Street, Erie PA.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer prize winning Broadway musical ‘Rent’ plays the Warner Theatre in Erie on Apr 26. Some tickets are still available.
Critically acclaimed historian Thomas Fleming, author of a dozen books on the American Revolution and a distinguished historical novelist, will speak on “Washington’s Secret War” Wednesday, April 26, at 7 pm in Walker Recital Hall at Mercyhurst College. The lecture is free and open to the public.
The Erie area March of Dimes WalkAmerica will take place at Presque Isle State Park of April 30. With Jenny very pregnant, Eden (Stephanie) is walking for her. Every year, half a million babies in the U.S. are born prematurely. Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death and many life long disabilities. The funds we raise in WalkAmerica support research that saves babies’ lives. Our mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Click here to sponsor the Erie Bloggers team.
Posted by Dennis at April 12, 2006 7:02 AM
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