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Erie PA News and Events for Sunday October 29, 2006
Posted by Dennis on October 29, 2006
A Jeep driven by Maurice Bort of Erie going West on I-90 drove over median and struck another Jeep head-on which was travelling East on 90. Both drivers were killed. Traffic was tied up for nearly 3 hours. Drivers from out of town that exited the thruway trying to find a way around the accident were lost all over town. PennDOT detour signs are impossible to follow or find.
Bradley Roland Will, a 1992 graduate of Allegheny College in Meadville, was killed by gunfire in the Mexican city of Oaxaca at the Santa Lucia Barricade. Urban paramilitary Priistas in plain clothes shot him. Leftist protesters have barricaded streets and occupied government buildings for five months in a bid to oust the governor. Will worked for Indymedia.org, an independent Web-based media organization and also sold video footage on a freelance basis.
There are still a couple of days to go in the month but real estate story in Erie for October sucks. In Erie County in October, 273 residential properties have gone on the market, 164 went sale pending and 190 have had sales close. There are now 1411 residential properties listed for sale in Erie County.
This listing made me laugh “All windows replaced, cathedral ceilings, garage with approx 2400 sq ft, 7 chickens negotiable.”
Saturday Erie area college football scores:
Michigan Tech 14 Gannon 13
Mercyhurst 32 Northern Michigan 7
Slippery Rock 24 Edinboro 21 (OT)
Allegheny 30 Ohio Wesleyan 13
Josh Bailey scored five times on five shots to single handily lead the Owen Sound Attack to an 8-4 win over the Erie Otters in an Ontario Hockey League game played tonight in front of 3,638 at the Tullio Arena. Luke Gazdic paced the Otters with a pair of last minute goals to make the score respectable. Justin Hodgman and Ronny Rogers also scored. Sean O’Connor separated his right shoulder and will miss a good chunk of the season.
Sophomore Chris Myhro scored 1:08 into overtime to give UConn a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst in a men’s hockey game Saturday night in Erie. Ben Cottreau scored three times for Mercyhurst.
Freshman defenseman Nick Gdanetz (McKeen, Pa/ Erie Cathedral Prep) assisted on the goal of Milan Djurka as the Hiram College men’s soccer team tied Ohio Wesleyan, 1-1, in double overtime.
The Gannon women’s soccer team did everything it could to play the role of spoiler, but Mercyhurst fought back from a two-goal second half deficit for a 4-3 victory Saturday. The win gave Mercyhurst a share of the GLIAC Championship.
The Erie Zoo 18th annual Zoo Boo runs through October 30, 6-9 pm nightly. Admission is $4.50 for adults (ages 12 and up), $3 for kids 2-11 with children under 2 admitted free.
The Port Farms Pumkin Farm Harvest Festival takes place through Oct 31. Hours are Mon-Fri Noon-6 pm, Sat 11-7 and Sun Noon-7. Ticket are $3 for adults, $5 for kids 3-18 with kids under 3 admitted free.
Haloween Hullabaloo will be held at the Experience Erie Children’s Museum today from 1-6 pm. Don’t forget to wear your costume. Cost is $4.50 for kids, $2.50 for adults with members getting in for $3 kids and $1.50 for adults.
Erie Cathedral Prep will hold their open house today from 12:30 - 3 pm.
Celebrate Halloween at the 46th annual Holiday Festival and Spaghetti Dinner sponsored by the Dr Gertrude A Barber National Institute on Sunday, Oct 29 from 11 am - 5 pm. Kids and families will love “Barber Boo,” a celebration of free activities such as games and crafts, hay rides, and trick or treating through the Barber National Institute. Bingo, games of chance, theme basket raffles and Christmas crafts for adults. A spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings; tickets just $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 4-12 and free for youngsters under age three. For information, call 453-7661.
The Erie Otters will be holding their annual McDonald’s Junior Otters Kid’s Club Kick-off Party Sunday October 29 from 11 am - 1 pm at the McDonald’s Restaurant located in the Summit Town Centre. All members of the Otters are scheduled to be in attendance in two shifts from 11 am - noon and from noon - 1 pm. As an added bonus, all children between the ages of 4-12 that come to the Kid’s Club Kick-off Party in costume with receive a free ice cream cone courtesy of McDonald’s. The McDonald’s Junior Otters Kid’s Club is for children for 4-12 years of age. All members receive four tickets to select McDonald’s Junior Otters Kid’s Club game (a $38 value), a membership card and t-shirt, free fries once a month at McDonald’s and an invitation to the McDonald’s Junior Otters Kid’s Club Party in January - all for only $12. McDonald’s Junior Otters Kid’s Club Memberships will be accepted during the Kid’s Club Kick-off Party, at the Road Runner Fan Assistance Center at all Otters home games, at the Otters Office located at 809 French Street or online.
The jazz quartet “Sonic Openings Under Pressure” will perform at the Erie Art Museum on Sunday October 29 at 8 pm as part of the Museum’s Contemporary Music Series. The performance follows a 7 pm “Meet the Composer” session with members of the quartet and also concludes an artist residence at the Museum. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for Museum and JazzErie Members and $6 for students and seniors.
The Erie Federal Credit Union and the Millcreek Kiwanis are holding a blood drive for the Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania on October 30 from 2-6 pm at the Erie FCU branch at 5500 Zuck Rd. Donors will be eligible for giveaways and prizes.
The Community Blood Bank of NW PA will be passing out treats and doing the best trick of all: saving lives this Halloween. The blood bank staff will be in costume and ready to “drain the vein” of anyone daring enough to come by the BLOOD bank this Halloween. The blood supply has mostly recovered from the shortage of two weeks ago, but 800 donors are needed each week to maintain a safe blood supply in the region. Everyone who donates can enter to win a complete set of six signed and mounted Halloween prints by Erie Artist John Oless of eeriepa.com. Donors who come in costume get to enter the raffle twice! Calamari’s Squid Row is generously providing treats for donors to eat after they donate including their famous artichoke dip.
Chelsea Sexton, who helped General Motors market the EV1 battery-electric car of the 1990s and is featured with celebrities Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson in the documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car?,” will be at Mercyhurst College Wednesday, Nov 1, to introduce the film and answer questions afterward. An offering of the Guelcher Film Series at Mercyhurst, the documentary will be shown at 2 and 8 pm in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center. Sexton will also speak at noon to members of the Erie Rotary Club.
The Technology Council of Northwest Pa and the Penn State Behrend Sam and Irene Black School of Business will present Mr Toshihiro Nagamatsu, President of Shingijutsu Consulting on Wednesday, November 1, from 6-7 pm. Mr Nagamatsu, a pioneer in the field of lean manufacturing, was the project leader for lean production implementation at Toyota. He will be speaking for 30 minutes and taking questions for 30 minutes. The event will be held in the McGarvey Commons at the Reed Union on the campus of Penn State Behrend. Please RSVP with brenda.borgia@technwap.org .
“Wristcutters: A Love Story” will be shown at the Edinboro University Louis C Cole Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, November 1 at 7:30 pm. Meet and Greet with director Goran Dukic (confirmed) and actors Shannyn Sossamon (invited) and Shea Whigham (confirmed). Tickets are $5 with Edinboro students attending for free. Tickets the day of the show are $7.50. The Student Art League of Edinboro University of PA and Lyons Den Productions are coordinating/ promoting the event. Click here for more info.
The annual Mercyhurst College Career Fair will be held on Thursday Nov 2 from 1 to 4 pm in the Athletic Center.
The 2006-2007 Silberman Recital Series at Allegheny College will continue with pianist Alec Chien playing “A Solo Recital of Old Favorites” on Friday, Nov 3. The concert, which begins at 7:30 pm in Ford Memorial Chapel, is free and open to the public. Chien will perform works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt.
The Tony award-winning musical “Titanic” will be performed at the Erie Playhouse November 3-4, 9-12 and 15-19. Call (814) 454-2852 ext 0 for ticket information.
The students of Toni and Guy in Erie, 930 Peach Street, are holding a fund raiser on November 4 from 9 am - 4:30 pm called “Healing Hands for Hunger.” This event is to raise money and donations for the Second Harvest Food Bank. For every five pounds of food you bring in you get a free five minute chair massage, also for every $5 you donate you also will receive a five minute chair massage. ALL proceeds go to the Second Harvest Food Bank. All massages will be done by students that will be supervised by their instructors.
Enjoy brunch and a movie Sunday’s in November (Nov 5,12,19) at the Tom Ridge Enviromental Center. Have brunch at the Sunset Cafe - with great menu items like Omelets, Bacon and Sausage, Breakfast Potatoes, Fruit Crepes, Scrambled Eggs, Chicken Penne Mediterranean, Assorted Salads, Juices, Breakfast Breads and coffee. Dive into great sweets to top off your brunch. Then catch a flick at the Big Green Screen Theater, the 175 seat, large format theater. Cost - Brunch $10.95 Adults, $5.95 Children (age 2 and under eat free), add $4 for movie tickets.
Gannon University will host a workshop on play therapy to be presented by Richard E Watts, PhD, a nationally known author, researcher, and clinician. “Counseling with Toys” will run from 9 am to 4 pm Friday, Nov 10 at the Avalon Hotel, 16 West Tenth Street. It will be hosted by the Gannon University Community Counseling Program and is co-sponsored by the Gamma Upsilon Chi chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, the Gannon Social Work program and School of Education, the Pennsylvania Association for Play Therapy, the North American Society for Adlerian Psychology, and the Lake Erie Adlerian Institute. Participants can qualify for six continuing education credits (CEUs) and ACT 48 hours. The cost is $50 (pre-registration by Nov 2), or $20 for students. A discount is available for members of Chi Sigma Iota. For more information or to obtain registration material, contact Kenneth McCurdy, PhD, assistant professor, community counseling, at 814-871-7791.
William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” a rollicking tale of mistaken identity and witty dialogue, will be the fall Studio Theatre performance at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Performances will begin at 8 pm on Friday Nov 10, Saturday Nov 11, and Wednesday Nov 15 through Saturday Nov 18. A 2 pm matinee performance will be held on Sunday, Nov 12. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students; reservations can be made by calling 814-898-6304.
The rock band Lareau will play at Docksiders located at 1015 State Street in Erie on November 10. Admission is $5. The band has just completed filming its first music video with Producer’s/Director’s James Pizzaro and Aaron Doonan . The song is the title cut from their debut Rust Records release entitled ‘Changes’. Lareau is working on their second album with producers Darrin Payne and Anthony Brown at All Sound Recording Studios in Warren PA.
The All American Hot Dog and Chili Party will be held November 12 from 1-5 pm at the Huzar Club, 1122 East 10 St. This is open to the public. Hot dogs and a variety of chili’s to try. Games, Chinese auction, basket raffles, 50/50’S and fun. Proceeds benefit 12-year old Kristina King, Student Delegate of Harbor Creek. She will be going to Washington, DC April 2007 for the People to People World Leadership Forum.
The Goo Goo Dolls will play a concert at the Warner Theatre in Erie Tuesday December 5. Tickets are on sale now.
The movies for the Holiday Film Series at the Big Green Screen Theater are The Lion King (Dec 5), The Incredibles (Dec 12), the excellent 1961 version of 101 Dalmations (Dec 19) and Toy Story (Dec 26).
Posted by Dennis at October 29, 2006 7:19 AM
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The Thruway? Isn't that in NY? I can't help calling it that either. It is better than calling it "the 90" though.
Posted by: locojoe at October 29, 2006 9:01 AM
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