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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday July 19, 2006

Posted by Dennis on July 19, 2006

Yesterday evening around 8 pm a young woman abandoned a newborn baby at the corner of Maryland Ave and South Shore Drive. The umbilical cord was still attached. The birth giver, the term “mother” is not appropriate, faces a number of charges. Under the Safe Haven program, you can give up a baby at any hospital in Pennsylvania. You don’t have to tell anyone your name. You won’t be in trouble as long as the baby isn’t abused or harmed.

Psilos Group Partners? Who? Pennsylvania Gov Fast Eddie Rendell announced a $5 million grant to Psilos Group Partners of Erie County, a venture capital firm, to invest in early, mid-stage and later-stage healthcare companies.

All but two of the six defendants in a fatal central Pennsylvania motor vehicle accident case have agreed to a $2 million settlement in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The remaining defendants in the continuing case are US Bulk Transport, Inc and US Transportation Services, Inc, two related corporations headquartered in Erie, Pa which brokered the load to Stewart Transport. They have admitted performing no background investigation of Stewart Transport and failing to review SAFER, a federal trucking safety data base. “SAFER,” says attorney Barrett “clearly identified Stewart as a substandard firm that represented a foreseeable safety risk to the public.”

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College announced that it’s freshman class in the Fall will be over 1,000 students.

An interview with writer/Director’s Tom Mattera and David Mazzoni of the Cinevegas Film Festival hit “The 4th Dimension” has been posted on TheFilmChair.com. The interview is part of a monthly TheFilmChair.com section called “indie interviews.” TheFilmChair.com is an Erie, Pa.based website that specializes in reviews and previews of the studio films in theatres every weekend, local film news and interviews with the hit filmmakers of tomorrow.

Edinboro Borough Municipal Authority received a PENNVEST $565,500 loan to replace 1,907 feet of sewage collection lines and nine manholes along Maple Drive and Chestnut Street to eliminate surcharging in the collection system that occurs during heavy rains.

NanoInk announced the appointment of Robert J Janosky as the Company’s president and chief operating officer. Janosky brings over 35 years of operational experience most recently serving as vice president, manufacturing at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Prior, Janosky was vice president, manufacturing at Warner Lambert. He received his BS in Science and Chemistry from Gannon University.

Bowie beat the Erie SeaWolves 7-0. The SeaWolves take on the Bowie Baysox today with a special game time of 12:05 pm on UPMC Senior Health Plan Day. The Dixie Doodlers will be playing their sweet Dixieland sound prior to the game in downtown Erie.

The Vancouver Canucks announced that Barry Smith has been named an assistant coach. Smith spent four seasons with the Erie Panthers (ECHL) as both an Assistant Coach (1992-95) and Head Coach (1995-96).

Mike Melega has been named GM of the Tulsa Drillers, a Texas League Double A team. His first baseball job was as an intern with the Erie Sailors of the New York-Penn League.

The Duke Sherman Blues Band performs today, Wednesday, July 19 at 6:30 pm at Presque Isle State Park Beach 1 for this weeks Sprint Sunset Music Series. The concert is free.

Ishcabaha (celtic music) plays a free concert on Thursday July 20th at 7 pm at the Patricia McCain Amphitheater at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF). Join LEAF in their 5th season of this Arts at the Arboretum free music series.

The weeks downtown Erie block party takes place on Thursday July 20th at 7 pm on North Park Row in front of Park Place and Bertrand’s Bistro. ‘New Wave Nation’ performs. The event is FREE. Food and beverages will be available for sale.

Gannon’s Schuster Theatre 3rd annual Shakespeare Summer Nights will be held July 21-30, 2006 with free performances held in AJ’s Way south of the Gannon Arch on West 7th Street in Erie. The Mainstage Company performs “The Merry Wives of Windsor” July 21-22, 28 at 7 pm and “Romeo and Juliet” July 23, 29-30 at 7 pm. The Young Company performs “The Taming of the Shrew” July 22, 29 at noon and 1 pm. For more details call Fr Shawn Clerkin at 814-871-7493.

Michael Dittman will be at the Erie Book Store,137 E 13th Stree in Erie, on Friday July 21st at 6:30 pm signing copies of his latest novel Small Brutal Incidents, a noir thriller set in 1950’s Pittsburgh.

Waterford Heritage Days takes place July 21, 22 and 23 In Waterford PA.

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.

Allegheny College will hold a soccer camp, July 23-27 in Meadville Pa for kids ages 10-18. Overnight $330, commuter $250. Team and sibling discounts are available. Call 814-332-4782 or 814-332-5208 or download an application.

Gannon University will co-host a summer camp for youth who enjoy nature and outdoor activities.The Junior Naturalist Outdoor Adventure Camp (JNOAC) also will be hosted by Presque Isle State Park and Family First Sports Park. The adventure camp is designed for children ages 8-12 and will run Monday-Friday, July 24-28. The camp will be held at Presque Isle State Park and will allow participants to explore the outdoors, learn team building skills, and challenge themselves by engaging in fun adventures and activities. The camp is presented by the Gannon University Continuing Education and Computer Training Center. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and is encouraged by Friday, July 14. A $30 per child grant is available; contact doug@americanadventuresports.com. The grants are provided by the Pioneer Project. For more information, call 814-871-5885.

The summer sky will be the topic of the next Summer Open House Night in Astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Roger Knacke, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the college’s School of Science, will present “Summer Stars and the Milky Way” at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building. This Summer Open House Night in Astronomy is free and open to the public. It is a non-technical presentation for ages 6 and older. For more information, call the School of Science at 814-898-6105.

Discover Presque Isle will be held July 28-30, 2006. Presque Isle State Park flourishes with activity during this annual event. The weekend encompasses one of the area’s largest craft shows, volleyball tournament, duathlon, mile swim, sand soccer, food vendors, extensive children’s area, sand sculptures, bonfires on the beach, live music and so much more.

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).

Scooters is hosting the 1st annual Motorcycles 4 Meals poker run to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA on August 12, 2006. Registration starts at 9 am at the Food Bank, 1703 Ash Street with the first bike leaving at Noon. There will be FREE food, FREE music, Chinese auction and a 50/50 raffle at Scooters (last stop). First place winner gets $200, 2nd place $100 and 3rd place $50. For more information visit the link above or call Michele King at 459-3663.