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Erie PA News and Events for Monday March 12, 2007

Tara Maras and Donna Kozik worked at Erie Insurance in their communications department. Tara Maras and family decided to move to Las Vegas. Boxes Packed: 143. Donna Kozik and her family decided to move to San Diego. Boxes Packed: 111. They not only left Erie and their jobs, they made a living doing so. Together they wrote 29 Days To A Smooth Move. Later, they wrote Get A Job! Put Your Degree To Work. Kozik studied Communications and Literature at Grove City College and has an MBA from Gannon University in Erie. Maras holds an undergraduate degree is in business with a concentration in advertising from Mercyhurst College and a master’s degree from University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Look for Peek’n Peak to make an announcement shortly on the construction of an indoor water park as they attempt to become more of a year round resort.

Today, Smartvue will announce a deal with Securitas Security Services USA, which has annual revenues of almost $2.5 billion. Securitas could purchase tens of thousands of security systems per year from Smartvue. Smartvue designs and manufactures wireless Internet protocol (IP) video surveillance systems, including a line of wireless cameras. Smartvue founder and CEO Martin Renkis is a native of Erie PA. Smartvue is based in Nashville.

Zack Hickoff of Erie, PA competed over the weekend at the Charm City Skateboard Park near Baltimore. Results were not available. Last month, 11 year old Zack placed 12th in King of the Groms, a contest for kids 12 years old and under held in Minnesota.

Linda Bebko-Jones of Erie attended the National Conference of State Legislatures’ annual meeting in Nashville from Aug 15 to 18. This meeting was held after she announced she wasn’t running for reelection and was retiring. That announcement came in March. This was nothing more than a taxpayer paid vacation. Bebko-Jones took a lump sum payment of $65,000 in January and receives a month pension of $2,581.

The paintings of of E Charney will be on exhibit beginning today through April 13 at the Gannon University Schuster Art Gallery. Charney is a Professor of Art at Wittenberg University and is a former resident of Erie. His oil paintings exhibit Ireland and its landscapes. Charney’s primary subjects are the rock landscapes, which represent prehistoric tombs, called dolmens. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held Sunday, March 18 from 3 to 5 pm.

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.

The Classic Rock Dance, a fund raiser for the family of Erie soldier Katie Beckwith, with the Bryan Burton Band will be held on March 24 at the Millcreek American Legion, 4109 West 12th Street in Erie (next to the Airport) starting at 8 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door for a donation of $5 per person. Katie was injured when a roadside bomb detonated beside her Humvee in Iraq. She is presently being hospitalized at Fort Knox. The benefit is to raise money for travel expenses for her family to visit her.

Think you have what it takes to sing the National Anthem at a Double-A baseball game? Well here is your chance. The Erie SeaWolves announced their National Anthem tryouts to be held Sunday, March 25 at the Millcreek Mall. Tryouts will be held on the main stage located at the center of the mall. Registration begins at 1:30 pm and tryouts begin at 2 pm. Those interested in auditioning will perform the National Anthem for a panel of judges. Auditions must be performed a capella. For more information about the National Anthem tryouts, please contact Carol Trumbo at (814) 456-1300 or via email at ctrumbo(at)seawolves.com. SeaWolves Opening Day for the 2007 season is April 5 against the Altoona Curve. First pitch is set for 6:35 pm.

The St Martins Center 9th annual Homeownership Expo will be held March 29 from 11:30 am - 6:30 pm at the Blasco Memorial Library. There will be information on homes, mortgage products, refinancing options, homes inspections, lead paint issues and more. Admission is free and open to everyone.

 

The Erie Micro Brew Festival presented by WQLN will be held April 21 at Union Station at 14th and French Streets. There will be 2 sampling sessions 1-4 pm and 5-8 pm. All proceeds support public broadcasting and all PLCB laws apply. Attendees must be 21. Tickets will be available soon at many Erie area locations. Scheduled to attend are: The BrewErie at Union Station, The Erie Brewing Company, Southern Tier Brewing, Pennsylvania Brewery, Voodoo Brewery, The Flying Bison, Ellicottville Brewing Company, North Country Brewing Company, Hereford and Hops, Sprague Farm and Brew Works, The Buffalo Brew Pub, Magic Hat Brewing and the East End Brewing Company.

 

Dennis Weed

Posted by Dennis at March 12, 2007 6:58 AM

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