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Erie PA News and Events for Sunday February 25, 2007
Posted by Dennis on February 25, 2007
The conditions at the Tullio Arena are an embarrassment. If you went to the Erie Otters hockey game or saw any of the highlights on TV, it was clear that their were problems with the ice. It was slush. There were puddles of water on the surface. There were jokes going around needing lifeguards and making calls to the US Coast Guard. This is not the first time this has happened. Get it fixed!
Erie Insurance can forget about gaining new policy holders in Frederick, Maryland. A fire started in the Antietam Village Center during a standoff with police and a robbery suspect and destroyed Soft Images salon. The fire happened on Monday. On Tuesday, they were told by their insurance agent that their policy was canceled because they had missed a payment in June. Pam and Danny Knight, the owners of the salon, held the policy for 19 years. The Knights made monthly payments January through June for a policy that covered the business for the entire year. The agent never told them they missed a payment and were no longer covered by insurance. The couple was never called or sent anything in the mail informing them their insurance was to be canceled. All company records of the salon were destroyed in the fire.
Number 1 Mercyhurst's bid for a perfect conference season came to an end Saturday as Niagara battled the Lakers to a 3-3 overtime tie on `Senior Day'. The deadlock stretched the Lakers' unbeaten streak to 22 games, 20-0-2, as they concluded regular season play with an overall slate of 30-1-3 and a College Hockey America (CHA) ledger of 11-0-1.
The Gannon women's basketball team (21-5) put five players in double digits Saturday night as the Lady Knights dismantled rival Mercyhurst 76-56 at the Hammermill Center. As a result, the Lady Knights claimed the conference's No 1 overall seed and gained home-court advantage throughout the GLIAC Tournament.
The Gannon men's basketball team could not hold onto an eight-point second-half lead and fell to local rival Mercyhurst 79-74 Saturday night in the regular-season finale at the Hammermill Center. Coach John T Reilly has some heavy duty recruiting to do to get Gannon back to even a .500 team.
With a 73-59 victory over Edinboro on Saturday night, the California of PA men's basketball team captured the No 1-seed in next week's PSAC Men's Basketball Championship, dropping Edinboro into the No 2 seed.
Mercyhurst skated to a 2-2 tie with Canisius in men's hockey.
Scott Cowie scored three times and added an assist to lead the Ottawa 67's to a 7-3 win over the Erie Otters in an Ontario Hockey League game played last night in front of 4,152 at the Tullio Arena. The Otters wrap up weekend action Sunday night when the Kitchener Rangers visit the Tullio Arena in a 6 pm start featuring a special puck-drop by Super Bowl Champion Bob Sanders.
Steve Grife pitched out of a bases loaded, nobody out jam in the ninth inning and Dan Bertolini scored the winning run in the 10th as Mercyhurst defeated Millersville 7-6 in 10 innings in a game played at Nova Southeastern. Mercyhurst evened its record at 1-1 with the win.
This weekend, the Tom Ridge Environmental Center will be the location of the 2007 Erie Winter Carnival, a fun-filled event weekend for all ages. Highlights include professional ice carvings, carved by some of the greatest ice carvers in the world! Watch the Speed Carving Competitions or check out delicate ice-art carvings created with chain saws and fine carving tools. Amazing pieces of art right created before your eyes! Take in one of the great featured films that weekend including Everest, Lewis and Clark, or the special weekend featured film, March of the Penguins. All on the BIG Green Screen. Children can also enjoy special activities including face painting, winter craft, storytelling and a magic show. Walk through the local artist Art Show and stop into the Nature Shop and Gallery for unique shopping options and great winter gifts. Check out all the great exhibits highlighting Presque Isle State Park. And remember to grab a bite to eat with specialty carnival-type foods and other great items from the Sunset Cafe.
The 5th annual Hometown Heroes Bowling Tournament will be held Sunday February 25 at noon at Eastway Lanes, 4110 Buffalo Rd. Spots are still available. The cost is $15. Check-ins begin at 11:15 am.
Today, the Brewerie at Union Station in Erie hosts the Erie Illusion women's football team Beer Fest.
The 25th annual Erie Sport and Travel Expo will be held at Family First Sports Park in Erie, Pa March 2-4. The show features fishing and hunting lodges, guides, outfitters, fishing charters and sporting goods vendors and boat and recreational vehicle dealers. General Admission $6 with children under 10 free.
The Roadhouse Theater production of "Glengarry Glen Ross" is scheduled for Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm March 2-31. Admission: Regular seating $12, Riser seating $15, VIP table seating $20. Reservations can be made by phone at (814) 456-5656.
Allegheny College's Gator Activities Programming organization and Allegheny Student Government will host comedian and actor Wayne Brady for a live one-man show on Saturday, March 3 at 8 pm in Shafer Auditorium. Brady is widely recognized for his work on screen and stage. He is perhaps best known for his improvisational comedy on the television show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Brady won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Series for his work on that show. Brady also starred in his own ABC variety show, "The Wayne Brady Show," in 2001 and a daytime talk show of the same name that aired in 2002. He has also guest-starred on "The Drew Carey Show" and in 2004 was chosen to play the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway musical "Chicago." Tickets are available now. Allegheny students are $10 and $20 for the general public All seating is general admission. For more information go to http://www.allegheny.edu/waynebrady or call 814-332-2754.
The North East Community Players have open auditions March 5 and 6 at 7:30 pm for the suspense/ thriller "Night Watch," directed by Alan Koch. The cast calls for 5 men and 4 women and the performances are scheduled for April 6 - 7, 12 - 15, and 19 - 21. Auditions will be held at the NECP Theatre (25 Vine Street, 2nd Floor) in North East, PA.
Music lovers are invited to follow Road to the Isles, and take in the sights and sounds of traditional Celtic folk music and dance along the way. Road to the Isles is a Pittsburgh-based quintet of pipe, guitar, fiddle, and two dancers that will perform at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, March 7 at 12 pm. Their presentation of Scottish and Irish music and dance is part of college's Rhythms of Life cultural series and begins at noon in the Reed Union Building's Bruno's Cafe. It is free and open to the public.
The concert band and jazz ensemble at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will play favorites "From Stage and Screen" at their annual joint spring concert. The performance will be held at 8 pm on Thursday, March 8, in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Erie Art Museum's annual end-of-winter bash is heading for Motown, or at least Motown is heading for Just My Imagination, Saturday, March 10 at the Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel, 2800 West 8th Street. Just My Imagination will replace the Museum's very popular mARTi Gras Bash, but organizers say it will truly be one night to boogie down. "Live Motown music from Cleveland's Tony Quarles and the Discovery Band, great food, elaborate decorations and costume prizes are all planned for this event," said event Chairwoman Rebecca Styn. Tickets are $45 and all proceeds benefit the Erie Art Museum. For tickets call (814) 459-5477.
The Northwest PA Maple Association 2007 Northwest PA Maple Taste and Tour Weekend will be held March 17-18, 10 am to 4 pm daily. Ten sugar houses in Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren and Venango counties open their doors during the height of maple sugaring time.
Meadowmount Trio, a frequent contributor to National Public Radio hailed as "an ensemble of seamless rapport" by The Strad magazine, will perform at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Wednesday, March 21. Meadowmount Trio appears as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. Its performance, which is free and open to the public, will be held at noon in the Reed Union Building's McGarvey Commons.
Posted by Dennis at February 25, 2007 8:32 AM
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