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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday March 22, 2007
Posted by Dennis on March 22, 2007
On Tuesday, County Council Chairman Fiore Leone had a sheriff’s deputy remove Dan Galena from Erie County Council Chambers. Galena is a Republican who is running for the District 7 seat on council. Galena accused council of violating county rules and the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act. Here is the email I received from Mr Galena with his side of the story:
Yesterday, at the county council meeting I was escorted from the meeting by a deputy sheriff. The Deputy was ordered by Council Chairman Leone to remove me because I had “disrupted” the council meeting.
TV 24 and Fox News 66 has shown video of me leaving. And Trina Orlando did a small piece that was also about my being escorted from the council meeting. What these stations did not tell anyone was MY side of the story.
Simply put….county council violated the law AGAIN last night when they moved 1st Reading Ordinances (introductory) by motion to 2nd Readings and voted anonymously to pass these tax spending ordinances. To vote on passage in the same night as introduction is not only a violation of the County Administrative Code but it is a violation of the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act.
The action that got me tossed out of the county council meeting by Leone was simply that I had verbally objected by council’s breaking the law ! No more. No less. Under the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act it very specifically states that ANY citizen in attendance at a public meeting can object to any PERCEIVED violation of the law. What Leone did was not like the fact that I was challenging his violation of the Admin Code and the Sunshine act. He thus abused his authority and refused to answer my objection; he further abused his authority by violating my Constitutional Freedom of Speech rights.
Allegiant Air should be setting up operations at Erie International Airport within the next 5 years. The company announced they are expanding into 50 more cities. Allegiant currently offers nonstop service to Las Vegas and Orlando-Sandford from cities across the United States.
The Erie Brewing Company just released its “Golden Fleece Maibock” with the slogan “Not for the Sheepish”. The 8.5-percent-alcohol, brilliant gold brew will be available spring through summer
The Erie Art Museum has chosen Janet Koplos, senior editor at “Art in America”, as the Juror of Selection and Awards for the Erie Art Museum’s 84th Annual Spring Show which runs April 21 through June 24, 2007 in the Erie Art Museum’s Main Gallery. Koplos is the author of Contemporary Japanese Sculpture and co-author of The Unexpected: Artists’ Ceramics of the 20th Century. She received her BA in journalism from the University of Minnesota and an MA in Art History from Illinois State University.
Eriez Magnetics just introduced the company’s new, economical ProGrade series of Magnetic Separators. ProGrade series professional grade magnets and assemblies are available at three different degrees of magnetic strength, enabling professionals in diverse industries to choose the ideal level of protection for their specific application.
Singer/Songwriter Kristen Short will perform at the Blasco Library H O Hirt Auditorium on Saturday, August 11 at 7 pm. Short is a native of Erie now living in Maine.
The 30th annual National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament will be held today through Saturday at McComb Fieldhouse on the campus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
The Huntsville Muskoka Otters are for sale. Team president Ray Irwin and Chairman Sherwood Bassin also own the Erie Otters.
The Gannon University women’s water polo team (10-3, 1-1) beat Mercyhurst College (5-8, 0-1) 10-4.
“Casablanca” will be shown Friday, March 22 at 1:30 pm and 7 pm at the Big Green Screen Theater in the Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) located at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park.
“I Left My Heart”, a salute to the music of Tony Bennett will be performed at the Erie Playhouse March 22-25, 29 - April 1. For more information or tickets call (814) 454-2852 ext 0.
All An Act Theater Productions presents “The Odd Couple” with Larry Lewis and David W Mitchell. Performances will be held at Columbus Square, 652 West 17th Street in Erie, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm March 23 through April 14 with Sunday matinee performances at 3 pm April 1 and 15 only. Tickets are $8 with student and senior tickets priced at $5.
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.
Mercyhurst College welcomes noted historian Dr Ralph Ketcham, Emeritus Professor of History, Political Science and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, who will address “Lincoln’s Union: Where it came from, and what it Meant,” on Thursday, March 29, at 8 pm in Walker Recital Hall.
Posted by Dennis at March 22, 2007 7:06 AM
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Don't forget that Sprague Farm & Brew Works of Venango, Crawford County also offers a spring beer, "Kick Bock".
Posted by: Dittman at March 22, 2007 10:09 AM
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