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Erie PA News and Events for Saturday September 30, 2006
Posted by Dennis on September 30, 2006
Erie County Executive Mark DiVecchio submitted his proposed 2007 budget on Friday. It doesn’t call for a tax increase but it’s $1.7 million more than anticipated revenue. The money to balance the budget would be taken from a reserve account. The reserve fund was designed to be used for emergencies. Not being able to cut expenses is not an emergency situation.
Around 1:30 pm on Friday a Erie Parking Authority Jeep hit a woman in the crosswalk at 9th and State streets. Put an extra quarter in the meters next week to pay for the medical expenses and lawsuit.
The University of Pittsburgh opened a $6.1 million NanoScale Fabrication and Characterization Facility on Friday. Pitt alumnus John Petersen, the retired president and CEO of Erie Insurance Group in Erie, and his wife created the Gertrude E and John M Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering in February with a $5 million endowment. It’s too bad Petersen didn’t go the college in Erie.
I’m a real estate agent in Erie and usually there aren’t many news worthy realty stories but you should like this one. Charlie Foht, owner of Foht Realtors in Erie, got a listing for a foreclosure. He tells the company it should be listed at $75k. That night he gets home, turns on the TV and sees the house in flames. He does all the assiciated paperwork. He tells the company the property is now worth x amount. The next day the house is set on fire again. The house is a total loss.
Fifty freshmen at Penn State Behrend will participate in five special event service projects
today for the college’s U Pick Day. U Pick Day is an annual event that is part of Penn State Behrend’s SPARC (Students Prospering in Academic and Residential Communities) program to encourage new students who are living on campus to become involved in the Penn State Behrend and Erie communities. Saturday’s five special projects include:
1. Build-a-Bag in McGarvey Commons: Decorate and donate bags filled with art supplies for local schools with no art budget:
www.pserie.psu.edu/aboutPS/images/psubehrendmap.html
2. Painting a room at the Penn State Behrend Child Care Center, 5450 Merwin Lane in Knowledge Park.
Visit www.pserie.psu.edu/student/childcc/ccchome.htm for directions.
3. Bayfront Connector highway clean-up: Prune trees, clean brush and pick-up trash along stretch that borders campus. Call Craig Berger (Cell: xxx) for location.
4. Habitat for Humanity: Location TBD. Call Keith Cerroni (xxx) for information.
5. Wintergreen Gorge clean-up: Pick up garbage along gorge paths. Penn State Behrend created the SPARC program to assist students with their transition from high school to college. SPARC events are held throughout the year and encompass four pillars ;service, community, awareness and academics.
Ronald A Cline of Waterford matched 5- of-5 winning Powerball numbers to win the second-tier prize in the Sept 16 drawing. The $200,000 prize was multiplied by the drawing’s PowerPlay number, 5, for a total prize of $1 million cash, less 25 percent federal withholding. Quality Market, 328 East Grandview Blvd, Erie, sold Cline his winning ticket. The store will receive a $5,000 selling bonus from the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Sara’s, the dinor at 25 Peninsula Drive in Erie, will be featured on Eat Pennsylvania: A Keystone Plate Special with Dave and Dave. The show will premiere locally on WQLN on Friday, November 24 at midnight.
Erie area and Northwest Pennsylvania Friday night high school football scores:
Erie Cathedral Prep 55 Erie East 7
McDowell 20 Butler 7
Titusville 35 Erie Central 0
Fairview 34 Fort LeBoeuf 8
Harbor Creek 24 Seneca 7
General McLane 62 Slippery Rock 17
Oil City 19 Franklin 13 (OT)
Northwestern 20 Meadville 7
Girard 21 Iroquois 14
Sharpsville 38 Conneaut Lake 16
Corry 21 North East 7
Cambridge Springs 28 Union City 0
Grove City 24 Hickory 12
Clarion 55 Union 7
Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora has returned to the gym in Erie PA as he begins his journey to winning another world title. Known as “The Pittsburgh Kid,” the undefeated Spadafora, (38-0-1, 15 KOs), began sparring this week. “Considering the two year layoff, Paul has looked spectacular in the gym,” said Spadafora’s promoter Michael Acri of Erie. “I know there has been a lot of speculation that Paul will be returning to the ring in October on the Mike Tyson card but that is not accurate. The truth is we have not established a timetable for Paul’s return to the ring yet. The whole team is in complete agreement that we will let Paul’s progress in the gym dictate when he fights next. We expect Paul to be back in the ring in November.”
Gannon University and Mercyhurst College will be attending the Canisius College Fall Ball Showcase Woman’s Lacrosse Tournament hosted by Canisius College in Amherst, N.Y. on Monday, October 2.
“Dining Room” by AR Gurney will be performed at the Gannon University Schuster Theatre Thur-Sun, Sept. 28-Oct. 1 and Thur-Sat, Oct. 5-7. Thur-Sat shows will begin at 8 pm with the Sunday matinee at 3 pm. For more information call 814-871-5467 or contact the box office at 814-871-7494. Schuster Theatre is located at 620 Sassafras Street.
“Bat Boy: The Musical” (based on a story in the Weekly World News) is now playing at the Roadhouse Theatre. First produced by the Roadhouse Theatre in 2005, the original Erie production of this raucous show received rave reviews. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm, through October 21st. Tickets are $10 with students at $7. Reservations can be made by phone at 814-456-5656 or in person at the Roadhouse Theatre 145 West 11th Street. Box Office hours are 2-6 PM Tuesday - Saturday. Recommended for mature audiences.
Big plans are in place highlighting the adventures of Lewis and Clark at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) and Presque Isle State Park this weekend, September 30- October 1, 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, Camp Adventure Program and Lagoon Pontoon Boat Rides. The Sunset Cafe will have featured specials for everyone to enjoy. People can experience the National Geographic Lewis and Clark, A Great Journey West film firsthand on the 45 foot wide, 4-story high Big Green Screen to top off the weekend. Special theater packages will be offered all weekend. Test out your survival skills inside or out! The Lewis and Clark Family Scavenger Hunt will take you on an adventure in search for clues at TREC. Or try testing your knowledge of the Lewis and Clark Trivia contest that follows along with the film. Lucky winners of the different contests will win special prizes offered by the Nature Shop and Gallery and the Big Green Screen Theater.
Developed by National City Bank in 2002, the Women’s Economic Development Outreach (WEDO) is a coalition of dynamic women leaders working together to bring information and focused resources that directly impact women-owned businesses and their opportunity for business expansion. Speakers will share their tips to building a successful business while getting the most from life. Start each day with a networking breakfast, end around noon, and use the time after to attend workshops or to network with speakers and attendees. The Erie area seminar will be held Monday, October 2 at 8 am at the National City Community Room, 801 State Street, Erie, PA.
An exhibit of Pennsylvania artists that includes six individuals currently working in or originally from Northwestern Pennsylvania opens Friday, October 6 in the Erie Art Museum Main Floor Gallery. “Outside the Centers/On the Edge” celebrates the strength and innovation of Pennsylvania artists living and working outside the state’s major metropolitan areas. NWPA’s own Lisa Austin, Daniel Burke, David T Collins, Suzanne Farris, Amara Geffen and Robert Raczka are all featured in this exhibit. The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Cost is $4 for adults, $3 for students and seniors and $2 for children under 12. The Museum is free to all on Wendesdays. For more information on this or any other exhibit contact the Erie Art Museum at (814) 459-5477.
The Erie Civic Music Association is brining the Glenn Miller Orchestra to town. They will perform at the Warner Theatre on Oct. 8 at 3 pm. Tickets are $20.
The Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm Fall Festival will be held October 8-9 2005, each day from 11am-6pm. Fall Festival offers fun for the whole family. Admission and parking are free but donations are encouraged benefiting the Edinboro Lions Club. They’ll have face painting, wagon ride and the mini petting zoo featuring Sierra, the friendly Bison. We will have pumpkins, squash, hay bales and corn stalks for sale for Halloween and fall decorating. Mickey’s famous pumpkin and apple pies will be for sale. Made from local pumpkins and apples, these pies don’t stick around long. Come view all the beauty that northwestern Pennsylvania offers with a peaceful country backdrop and the majestic Bison roaming in the fields. The Buffalo Grill will be serving up delicious Buffalo fare cafeteria style. Wear your 2005 Event T-Shirt and get a FREE wagon ride.
Posted by Dennis at September 30, 2006 7:12 AM
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