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Erie PA News and Events for Monday June 19, 2006
Posted by Dennis on June 19, 2006
Rebecca Hart of Erie is a national champion. Hart riding Nordkap (Noble Roi x Este) won the USEF Para Equestrian Freestyle, scoring 78.519 percent, making a clean sweep of the three rounds in the USEF Para Equestrian National Championship at the USET Foundation Dressage Festival of Champions in Gladstone, New Jersey. Hart’s hat trick included victories in the USEF Para Equestrian Team Test on Thursday (71.667 percent) and the USEF Para Equestrian Individual Championship Test (70.00 percent). Her clean sweep of the division produced an overall score of 73.74 percent and the championship. Hart was also awarded the Margo O’Callaghan Memorial Trophy.
The Ramada Inn Hotel at 18th and State in Erie is no more. It is now called the Downtown Erie Hotel. Cripe, I’m still calling it the Old Holiday Inn.
Scott Salmon was the commencement speaker for the Jesse J Kaplan School in West Nyack, NY. Salmon is a graduate of Edinboro University and is working toward a master’s degree in social work at New York University. Salmon has cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair.
The parking ramp at 8th and Peach will be closed from July to December for repairs. The 600 people that use the garage will have to magically find another place to park in a downtown already short of parking spots. It’s the main parking ramp for Gannon University.
Everyday during the month of June and July the Presque Isle Partnership will be drawing one name from the list of registered users of DiscoverPI.com to receive a pair of tickets to the Big Green Screen.
TC passed along word that Craigslist expanded and now includes Erie. Yeah, for Craigslist Erie.
The Harrisburg Senators pounded out eight home runs in a 17-8 win over the Erie SeaWolves. The SeaWolves have off today.
Dennis Gagai has decided to be a walk-on for the University of West Virginia basketball team. Gagai has a scholarship offer from Gannon University.
There is always something new to discover at Presque Isle State Park, and birds are no exception. A Morning Bird Talk and Walk will be held on Tuesday June 20 at 8:30 am. Join park staff on these weekly programs that will highlight new birds and habitats each week, with an excursion into the secret birding hot spots. Suitable for beginning to intermediate birders. No fee, no registration. Meet at Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Room 108.
The International Institute of Erie celebrates World Refugee Day on Tuesday June 20. Come to the festivites at Perry Square on Tuesday from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Many cultures will be featured in entertainment and exhibits, former refugees participate at various levels and public education is provided concerning worldwide refugee circumstances.
The Manufacturers’ Association of Northwest Pennsylvania announced that their 101st anniversary celebration at 5 pm Tuesday, June 20, at the Tullio Arena is sold out. Bill O’Reilly is the featured speaker and country singer Ronnie Milsap will perform. The MANP has more than 4,500 member companies.
Join Szymanski Consulting (SCI) for a dynamic event featuring the Microsoft Across America Mobile Event Experience. The Mobile Event Experience technology bus provides business leaders and professionals the opportunity to learn more about essential technologies that help small and medium-sized businesses operate more efficiently and successfully. The technology bus will be located at the Inter-Modal Center on June 21st, 2006 from 2-4 pm. This state-of-the-art bus is loaded with technologies from Microsoft, Cisco, HP, and Intel. It has been transformed into a hands-on interactive environment complete with: Workstations, Tablet PC, Software, Server Solutions such as Virtual Server and Small Business Server. Szymanski Consulting, Inc., a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is proud to be presenting this Microsoft Across America event in partnership with the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership and the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority. While enjoying fun, food and networking with area business professionals, you will have the opportunity to win an Xbox, receive discounts on Microsoft software, talk with Microsoft experts, and attend brief overview presentations on Small Business Server, Virtual Server and SharePoint.
The Sprint Presque Isle State Park Sunset Concert Series takes place Wednesdays from June 21-July 26 from 6:30 pm to sunset. Admission is free. These six entertaining nights of a variety of music, concessions, and kid’s activities will be fun for the whole family. Kid’s activities will be held during the first hour for children ages 6 - 12 and will be guided by a Presque Isle State Park Naturalist. Bring your family down for six fabulous summer nights and enjoy great music along with breathtaking sunsets at Beach 1. The Sam Hyman Band opens the free concert series June 21.
Dr Roger Knacke, director of the School of Science and professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host a Summer Night in Astronomy event on Thursday, June 22. Knacke will speak on “Jupiter, The Giant Planet” beginning at 8:30 pm in 101 Behrend Science Building. Weather permitting, astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory will follow from 9:30 until 11 pm. Summer Night in Astronomy is free and open to the public, and is intended for a non-technical audience age 6 and up. For information, call the School of Science at 814-898-6105.
The 2006 Erie Summer Festival of the Arts takes place June 22-25 at Liberty Park. This year’s fesl features demonstrating artists, crafters, a song contest, award winning children’s area, ethnic foods, student video and digital media competition, juried panorama art show, computer intruction programs for children and adults as well as strolling musicians.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, commercial fishermen along the Lake Erie shore unloaded thousands of pounds of a cargo they called “midnight herring.” These “herring” weren’t pickled, but the people who bought the precious cargo surely were. “Midnight herring” was alcohol smuggled across the lake from Canada during Prohibition. This colorful era is recalled at the Erie County History Center with an exhibit called Midnight Herring, a cooperative venture between the History Center and the Port Dover Harbour Museum. It opens June 23. Through photographs, objects and memorabilia, the exhibit brings the colorful characters of the era – the Semple family, the Sisters of St. Benedict and Westfield Jimmy – to life. The exhibit opens in conjunction with the publication of Dr David Frew’s newest book about the cross-lake traffic in contraband, also titled “Midnight Herring” (the cover of which was designed by Eric Armbruster of Bensur Creative).
Performing in Erie on June 25th, 2006, Tanglefoot, Lake Erie’s most exciting maritime musical group, will perform In conjunction with the Midnight Herring exhibit opening and book release, Tanglefoot returns to Erie after ten-year absence to celebrate the Erie County History Center annual History Makers event. Tickets for the concert are $15. Call (814) 454-1813.
The Peek n’ Peak Classic takes place June 26 – July 2. The Golf Channel will provide live coverage of the Nationwide Tour event.
Posted by Dennis at June 19, 2006 7:31 AM
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WOW -- Cragslist ERIE? I never thought that would happen. SWEET!
Posted by: Amanda at June 19, 2006 11:44 AM
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