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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday August 10, 2006

Posted by Dennis on August 10, 2006

WJET-TV reported that there was a deadly crash early this morning on Route 18 in the Cranesville area. Tow people died when their vehicle crashed and burst into flames. A passerby dragged another person out of the vehicle.

A motorcycle apparently ran a red light at 26 and Brandes and crashed into the side of a vehicle. The man who was riding the bike wasn’t wearing a helmet and died of head injuries.

The proposed Erie PA to Port Dover Ontario fast ferry service has become an issue in the Norfolk County Council election. Ward 2 candidate John Peazel said growth needs to be controlled with less focus on increasing the county’s tax base. We don’t have that problem on our side of the lake. Peazel said the ferry project has been shoved down their throats. What? Port Dover has been dragging their feet for 3 years. Make a freakin decision. Erie is ready to go. We’re waiting on them. The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority will begin ferry service in the Summer of 2007 with a small ferry that doesn’t require Port Dover to do anything. The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority eventually plans to purchase a 190 foot fast ferry, which will carry up to 46 cars and up to 248 passengers similar to the one pictured.

Kathleen Friend has been named principal of Shenandoah Elementary School in the Woodland Hills School District. Friend has a bachelor’s from Duquesne University and a master’s degree in instruction and curriculum from Gannon University in Erie.

Anyone been to the Mi Scuzi Restaurant at 27th and Myrtle? It’s the Italian restaurant owned by Barry Grossman and Rick Scalise.

Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio announced they have added football with the team beginning play in 2007. Mark McNellie, an assistant at Mercyhurst College for the past 16 years, has been named head football coach at the school. They have still to decide if they are going Division II or III but are leaning going Division II. Please go II and join Gannon and Mercyhurst in forming a new league.

New Britain beat the Erie SeaWolves 9-8.

The weeks downtown Erie block party takes place tonight, Thursday Aug 10 at 7 pm on the 1400 block of State Street in front of Jr’s Last Laugh Comedy Club. Cruisin’ performs. The event is FREE. Food and beverages will be available for sale.

The Classic car cruise-in Buggin’ State takes place on Friday August 11 from 6-10 pm along State Street in downtown Erie.

The St Paul’s Annual Italian Festival takes place August 11-13 at the parish located at 1617 Walnut St in Erie.

The Thermal G Eagles Radio Controlled Club 10th annual Model Air Show
will be held August 12th at 10 am. See aerobatic demonstrations with giant scale aircraft, helicopters, and more. This event is being held at the Erie County Technical School at 8500 Oliver Road just outside of Erie in Summit Township (map).

Big plans are in place highlighting the adventures of Lewis and Clark at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) and Presque Isle State Park the weekend of August 11-13, 2006. Fun activities and programs for all ages have been coordinated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the Presque Isle Partnership to provide a better understanding of what Lewis and Clark may have encountered during their adventurous days. Activities will include a Lewis and Clark Family Scavenger Hunt, Big Green Screen Trivia Contest, Campfire Songs, Arts and Crafts Programs, Book Signing by Manny Twofeathers, Author of “My Road to the Sundance”, Woodcarving Demonstrations by Jeri Kline, a Camp Adventure and Lagoon Pontoon Boat Rides. In addition, the Sunset Cafe will be preparing food items from the Lewis and Clark Cookbook with a popular favorite, fresh roasted corn with specialty butters. People can experience the National Geographic Lewis and Clark, A Great Journey West film firsthand on the 45’ wide, 4-story high Big Green Screen to top off the weekend. Special theater packages will be offered all weekend.

The Erie Sertoma Club and the Erie Kiwanis Club have teamed up to bring you the 10th annual Erie Zoo-B-Que. The Zoo B-Q menu includes Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Potato Chips, a Dinner Roll, Butter, Drinks and more. The site for the 2 day event will be the ever popular Glenwood Park adjacent to the Erie Zoo (Rt 505, Glenwood Park Ave., S of W 38th St) and thus will provide drive through service for the event August 12th and 13th. The mouth-watering feast begins at 11 am both days and runs until 6 pm. Tickets for the event can be purchased by visiting a number of locations. These venues include the Erie Zoo, the Erie General Electric Federal Credit Union offices, the Erie Zoo Offices and at the Zoo B-Q during the event. You can also acquire tickets from any Sertoma or Kiwanis member . Tickets are on sale now and are only $7.

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.

The Erie PA Sport Fishing Association is hosting their 1st Walleye and Steelhead Pro-Am Team Tournament on August 12 and 13 from the port of Erie. There will be $20,000.00 worth of cash and prizes given out between the professional and amateur division.

Family First Sports Park is hosting the 2006 Hoops Classic 3-on-3 Streetball Tournament on Saturday August 18.

Celebrate Erie takes place Aug 18-20 in downtown Erie. The Clarks, Seven Mary Three, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Povertyneck Hillbillies and the Beach Boys are a few of the musical acts. This event was formerly called ‘We Love Erie Days.’ It’s been 5 years since the name change.

The 10th annual Erie German Heritage Festival will be held September 2-3, 2006 from 11-8 daily at St Nick’s Grove, 5131 Old French Road (Route 97).

Erie’s last blast of summer, the second annual Erie Heritage Festival, featuring a special Erie Philharmonic Pops concert on the Bay, will be held on Saturday, September 9, at Liberty Park’s Pepsi Amphitheater.

Former Mecyhurst College basketball great Brent Swain is organizing a Mercyhurst Laker Alumni Basketball Game which is scheduled for September 9 at 7 pm in the Mercyhurst Athletics Center (MAC)..