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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday July 5, 2006
Posted by Dennis on July 5, 2006
Cara Spadacene of Millcreek entered a guilty plea that she ripped of the taxpayers of Erie County of $36,000. Spadacene was ‘reimbursed’ for driving over 71,000 miles while working for the Office of Children and Youth. She would have had to average nearly 40 miles per hour worked to put those kind of miles on her vehicle. She’ll be required to pay back the money but will stay out of jail. So the deterrent to theft with the county is that if you get caught, you’ll have to pay the money back.
In 2005, the percentage doctors trained in Pennsylvania that stayed in Pennsylvania was 7.8 percent. The reason is the high cost of malpractice insurance and lack of tort reform.
Wyatt Torregas hit a homer in the top of the 10th inning to lead Akron to a 2-1 victory over the Erie SeaWolves. The SeaWolves paly Akron again tonight in Erie at 7:05 pm.
Rob Keefe was named Arenafootball2 Defensive Player of the Week. Keefe (5-10, 190), a two-year af2 veteran, came up with a number of big plays on defense to lead the Spokane Shock to an important, 46-23, Week 14 road win against Arkansas. The former Mercyhurst College product posted 3 tackles and also had two fourth-quarter interceptions, helping the expansion Shock clinch a spot in the 2006 playoffs. This is the third ADT Defensive Player of the Week Award for Keefe this season.
The Sprint Presque Isle State Park Sunset Concert Series this week on Wednesday July 5 features the Bruce Johnstone Trio who will perform from 6:30 pm to sunset. Admission to the park and this event are free.
The Sprint Presque Isle State Park Sunset Concert Series this week on Wednesday July 5 features the Bruce Johnstone Trio who will perform from 6:30 pm to sunset. Admission to the park and this event are free.
Bring your family to celebrate July and National Hot Dog Month with food, fun, and entertainment provided by the Sunset Cafe and the Big Green Screen Theatre at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC). Join in Thursdays in July from 4pm-7pm, for a Picnic on the Patio and a “Top Dog and A Movie” package, for only $6.95 per person, including a Gourmet Footling Smith’s Hot Dog, Coke and a ticket to one of the featured large format films in July, The Living Sea or Lewis and Clark, showing on the Big Green Screen. Live musical entertainment, games, contests and give-a-ways will be a part of the weekly schedule of events, including Big Green Screen Tickets, T-shirts and other specialty items from the Nature Shop at TREC. Local guest musicians will be performing on the patio each week. Celebrating National Hot Dog month with A Picnic on the Patio Series offers an opportunity for the whole family to enjoy great food, live entertainment, family fun and a captivating film at the Big Green Screen Theatre. A hometown favorite, Smith’s Hot Dogs, will be the feature menu item; top you footling dog with gourmet toppings and sauces. Additional picnic foods will be available through the Sunset Cafe. This event is made possible through the efforts of the Presque Isle Partnership and the Sunset Cafe featuring Smith’s Hot Dogs.
This weeks Erie Downtown block party on Thursday July 6 at 7 pm takes place on the 400 block of State Street in front of Scully’s Pub. Music by Money Shot. The event is FREE. Food and beverages will be available for sale.
The 18th annual Erie Panegyri Greek Festival (no website) will be held at the July 7-9 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (no website), 4376 West Lake Road. For any info call (814) 838-8808.
Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western PA will hold their 7th annual Slobberfest on July 8th. Same location as last year in Union City, PA; aprox 20 miles south of Erie, PA. Registration starts at 10 am, with games starting 11 am. All proceeds to go to help Bassets in need.
The 8th annual Pedal to Presque Isle will be held Saturday, July 8. Registration feee is $20 per rider. There are two routes offered; one of 30 miles and another of 75 miles. The 75 mile loop will ride to Presque Isle State Park and return. Both loops begin and end at Conneaut Township Park, 480 Lake Road, Conneaut, Ohio. Registration is welcomed the day of the event. Pre-registration is appreciated.
The 61st annual North East Fireman’s Cherry Festival takes place July 11-15 in North East PA.
The next 3 Erie Downtown Friday night classic and antique car cruise-in’s called Buggin’ State Street will be held from 6-10 pm on July 14, August 11 and September 15.
The 2006 Erie Airshow will be on Saturday and Sunday, July 15-16, 2006. The Air Show will be held at Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field. The schedule of performances and static display aircraft present will be the same each day, so you can attend either day and see the same great show. Gates will open each day at 10 am with the flying portion of the airshow will begin at noon each day.
The 3rd annual Key West Fest will be held July 21-22 at Liberty Park. The great Jimmy Buffet tribute band Key West Express and Peter Mayer Group will perform.
Here’s some info on a great new Erie area event. The Guelcher Film Series at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park, aka Movies in the Park - The Biggest Stars Under The Stars. Movies will begin at 9 pm. Here is a tentative list of films.
July 28, 2006 The Black Stallion (1979)
August 4, 2006 Stormy Weather (1943)
August 11, 2006 Waking Ned Devine (1998)
August 18, 2006 CelebrateErie Week, That Thing You Do (1996)
August 25, 2006 Triplets of Belleville (2003)
September 1, 2006 Half Way to Saint Patrick’s Day,
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).
Posted by Dennis at July 5, 2006 6:50 AM
Comments
With Presque Isle being the most important positive advertisement for Erie,Pa. and a tremendous part of the local economy I wonder why there is no concerted effort to discover exactly where the E-Coli pollution is coming from and stop it.
We are quick to hit the newspaper every time a beach or beaches are closed and say the same thing that it is probably coming from one of the streams to the west of Erie.
I think it is time that the personnel whose jobs depend on Presque Isle such as the Park Rangers,Fish Commission employees,the Coast Guard to a certain extent, the infamous Border Patrol who to this day I do not know who they are protecting us from and all the college students who are doing Summer Internships with regard to water quality started walking up the streams on the west side of Presque Isle taking water samples and find out where this pollution is coming from and stop it.
I am sure there ther are many citizens including myself who would volunteer to work on such an effort also because most every citizen in Erie County is proud of Presque Isle and would do anything possible to preserve the quality that it is known for.
Posted by: J Watts at July 5, 2006 8:09 AM
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