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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday April 25, 2006
Posted by Dennis on April 25, 2006
Thomas Giusti was arrested for the murder of Stacy Watral. Watral was found stabbed to death in Greene Township on Friday. Poilce attempted to interview Giusti on Saturday. He agreed to drive to the State Police barracks but as he was going there with the troopers following him, he jumped out of his vehicle at a traffic light and fled. They knew then they had the right suspect.
Fr Scott Jabo, Headmaster of Erie Cathedral Preparatory School, announced that Sr Claudia Dombrowski, SSJ has been named Principal of the Catholic all-male school. Sr Claudia is a graduate of Blessed Sacrament grade school, Villa Maria Academy, Villa Maria College (now a school of Gannon University), and Xavier University where she earned her Master’s in Education. Sr Claudia will be the first religious principal in the eighty-five year history of Prep, and will begin her responsibilities on July 1, 2006. As Principal, Sr. Claudia will report to the Headmaster and will be directly responsible for the academic programs at Prep.
A group of Mercyhurst College students will bring solar energy to the campus next year thanks to a grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund of Central-Eastern Pennsylvania. With a grant of up to $15,000 plus matching funds from the college, science students next year will work on a project to provide a steady supply of three kilowatts of solar power to the Mercyhurst campus. Dr Ronald Brown, associate professor of chemistry and chair of Mercyhurst’s chemistry and physics department, explained that the college will install a solar array on the campus capable of providing enough electricity to power three homes for a year. That electricity will be made part of the power grid so that if Mercyhurst is not using the electricity, it would be sold to the grid. Brown credited Dr Mike Campbell, Dr Chris Magoc and Cathy Pedler for securing the SEF grant for Mercyhurst on relatively short notice.
Mercyhurst College is being credited with laying the foundation for a sister city relationship between the City of Erie and Dungarvan, Ireland. Officials of the two communities are exploring an affiliation that could be realized as early as this summer. Erie currently shares sister city status with Zibo, China, and Lublin, Poland. The prospective Erie-Dungarvan connection would also link Erie County and County Waterford, where Dungarvan is the county seat.
Joshua M Yost of Cochranton, a junior at Pennsylvania College of Technology, has received a $5,000 scholarship from CCC Information Services. Yost already has earned an associate degree in collision repair technology and plans to return to his Erie-area hometown to open his own collision-repair facility upon graduation next year. He also received the Toyota T-Ten Auto Excellence Award at May 2005 commencement, recently was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Toyota, was the Student Government Association’s collegewide Student of the Month in March 2005, and twice received a similar honor from the collision-repair faculty.
Leo Daigle crushed a one out sinker in the bottom of the 9th over the left field wall for a walk-off home run as the Bowie Baysox beat the Erie SeaWolves 6-5. Daigle was a member of the SeaWolves in 2003. Erie and the Baysox go at it again tonight in game two of the three game set. LHP Richard Stahl (1-2, 2.08) will face RHP Preston Larrison (1-1, 3.94).
The Gannon University women’s lacrosse team defeated Mercyhurst 12-8.
WR Ed Hinkel (Erie Cathedral Prep) and CB Jovon Johnson (Erie Mercyhurst Prep) are both projected to go in the fifth to seventh rounds of the NFL Draft.
Former Erie SeaWolves outfielder Cody Ross was traded from the LA Dodgers to Cincinnati. Ross was the team MVP in 2002. The Dodgers acquired Ross from Detroit on April 1, 2004, for left-handed pitcher Steve Colyer. Colyer is no long in baseball. Great trade.
Ewabo brings the sweet sounds of the islands to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, for the final presentation in this year’s Rhythms of Life cultural series. The country’s preeminent steel orchestra will give a free performance at the college from noon until 1 pm on Tuesday, April 25. They will appear in Bruno’s Cafe in the Reed Union Building; listeners are encouraged to purchase or bring a lunch to enjoy.
The concert choir at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will observe Holocaust Remembrance Day with a performance of “Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps.” Cellist Jacqueline Black will join pianist Debbie Hayes to accompany the Behrend choir. The concert will be held at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 25, in the Smith Chapel. It is free and open to the public.
The 83rd Annual Spring Show just opened at the Erie Art Museum in the Main Floor Gallery. This regional juried exhibit is open to all artists living within a 250-mile radius of Erie. It represents all media and showcases the most current and finest artwork created in the area.
The Tony Award and Pulitzer prize winning Broadway musical ‘Rent’ plays the Warner Theatre in Erie on Apr 26. Some tickets are still available.
Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre production of “Fool for Love” by Sam Shepard is scheduled for 8 pm Wednesday-Saturday, April 26-29. Tickets are $5 each. For more information, call the box office at 814-871-7494.
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.
Andy Dick and Marshall Cook will be at Edinboro for the for the East and North coast premiere of their new movie “Danny Roane: First Time Director” on Thursday April 27. Tickets are free for Edinboro students and $6.50 for the general public. Doors at 7:30 pm at the Louis C Cole Memorial Auditorium with the film starting at 8:30 pm.
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba along with Ben Lee will play a concert at Gannon University on Thursday, April 27 at 8 pm at Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. I’ve had Ben Lee’s “Catch My Disease” stuck in my head for a month. Tickets for the general public are priced at $15 and can be purchased at the front desk of Gannon’s Waldron Center, 124 West Seventh Street. For more information, contact the university’s Activities Programming Board at 814-871-7766.
The Cat Nation Fanciers 17th Annual All-Breed Cat Show willbe held at the JMC Ice Arena, 423 West 38 Street, from 10-4 on April 29 and 30. Cost is $5 per person.
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.
The Allegheny College Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Ronald Stitt, will present a concert on Sunday, April 30 at 3:15 pm in Shafer Auditorium. Pre-concert music will be provided by the Allegheny Trombone Ensemble. Admission is free.
Posted by Dennis at April 25, 2006 7:11 AM
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