« Erie PA News and Events for Thursday April 19, 2007 | Main | Erie PA News and Events for Saturday April 21, 2007 »
Erie PA News and Events for Friday April 20, 2007
Posted by Dennis on April 20, 2007
Herman Bowman is sitting in jail and it might be his new home for awhile. Bowman worked at the Erie Wastewater Treatment Facility. He didn’t like the way his boss for treating him and met with someone in the human resources department. Bowman said that if his boss didn’t get off his case he would do what the guy in Virginia did - meaning the shootings at Virginia Tech. He was arrested for making terroristic threats and being stupid.
Virginia Gov Timothy M Kaine has asked former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge of Erie to review actions taken by Virginia Tech in Monday’s massacre. He be part of a 6 person panel which will submit a report on shooter Cho Seung-Hui’s mental health history and how police responded to the tragedy.
Dee Girard (Don Makowski) of Erie has just released his first CD titled, “Waiting on the Gods.”
Railpower Technologies (TSX: P) announced that Norfolk Southern Railway purchased two Railpower RP-series multi-engine, low-emission, fuel-efficient kits to build yard locomotives, for delivery in 2007. The purchase order includes an option for Norfolk Southern to purchase additional units in the future. Under the terms of the purchase order, Norfolk Southern will complete the conversion of two conventional locomotives using SW1500 platforms with Railpower-supplied kits for the model RP14BD, the Company’s newest yard locomotive. The kits will include all components, drawings and necessary engineering support. The work will be performed by Thoroughbred Mechanical Services (“TMS”), at Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Locomotive Shop located in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Railpower has its US office located in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The Erie Anime Experience will be held September 29 at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. Take a journey into the heart of Japanese animation, culture, and fun with this one day event. The Erie Anime Experience will include everything from gaming tournaments to workshops, panels, and cultural activities. Tickets are $20, 12 and under $10, and are on sale now.
Sarah Shinn (Edinboro, PA/ General McLane) won the 800-meter run in 2:15.57, placed fourth in the 1500-meter run and was part of the Bishops’ first place 1600 meter relay team to lead Ohio Wesleyan to the All-Ohio Division III championship at the annual meet on Wednesday at Selby Field and the George Gauthier Track.
On Friday, April 20, Dr Robert Sussman, a specialist in the ecology and social structure of primates, will deliver a lecture on “The Evolution of Cooperation and Altruism Among Primates and Humans” at 4 pm in Zurn 114. His talk is sponsored by the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute.
“Dead Man Walking” will be performed at the Gannon University Schuster Theatre April 20-22, 26-28. For more information or tickets call (814) 871-7494.
The Penn State Behrend Lion Entertainment Board 5th annual Battle of the Bands is going to be hitting Erie Hall on April 20. This year legendary ska band Less Than Jake along with fellow Fueld By Ramen artist The A.K.A.’s will join the ranks of bands who have taken the stage for this massive event. The battle from 1:30 - 6:30 will be FREE ADMISSION. Admission to LTJ and AKA’s will be $5 for General Admission and FREE with PSU ID.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier will be in Erie at a fundraiser for his foundation on Friday, April 20. The event, organized and hosted by students in the Master of Business Administration program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will raise funds to benefit Frazier’s newly established foundation, which is partnering with Erie’s Trinity Center to develop a boxing/wellness youth center in Erie. The event is open to the public and will be held in the Junker Center at Penn State Behrend. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the evening’s presentation starting soon after. A suggested donation of $10 per attendee will be collected at the door. For more information or reservations, e-mail joefrazier@psu.edu. More information about the foundation can be found at www.frazierfoundation.org. Information about Trinity Center can be found at www.bethesda-home.org/programs/trinity.htm.
LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) students will host the 2007 LECOM AIDS Summit on Saturday April 21 from 8 am to 4 pm at the College on West Grandview Blvd in Erie.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host an Admissions Open House for prospective undergraduate students on Saturday, April 21. The Open House begins at 10 am and continues through 1 pm. High school students and their families are invited to tour the campus and meet with representatives from the Sam and Irene Black School of Business, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Science, and School of Engineering. Faculty will be available to lead laboratory tours and demonstrations and answer questions about the college’s 32 baccalaureate majors. All events are free, but advance registration is requested and can be made online here.
The first Misery Bay Region SCCA autocross is Sunday, April 22 at Penn State Behrend in Erie PA. Registration is at 8 am with first car on course about 10:30 am.
Increasing global engagement at Mercyhurst College, inviting the world on to campus and sending faculty and students out into the wider world, provides the focus for this year’s Academic Celebration, slated for April 22-25 and titled “Mercyhurst: The International Arena.” Fifteen events are scheduled, and all are free and open to public.
The concert band and jazz ensemble at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will perform their “American Originals” program on Monday, April 23. The concert begins at 8 pm in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building. Admission is free.
The annual Mr and Ms GU Contest, sponsored by Alpha Gamma Delta, will be held at 7:30 pm Monday April 23 in Gannon’s Hammermill Center, Peach Street and South Park Row. Five male students and six female students will vie for the titles of Mr and Ms GU. The students, who represent the university’s office of Student Living as well as a number of campus Greek organizations, will compete in a formal wear competition, a talent competition, and a question and answer session. Proceeds from the pageant-style contest will be donated to the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, the sorority’s international, philanthropic organization benefiting juvenile diabetes. Tickets cost $3 in advance, or $5 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the university’s Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street, or by calling (814) 871-7119. Last year’s event raised more than $2,000 in the fight against juvenile diabetes.
The State of Pennsylvania’s Authorized Trade Representatives from Australia, Canada, and South Africa will be in Erie on April 24 to meet with regional companies to discuss their export opportunities in respective markets. Breakfast/ Registration begins at 8:30 am. To schedule one on one business meetings with the trade representatives, please contact Lori Moore or call (814) 677-4800 Ext 104. 30 min individual meeting appointments will run from 11 am -12 pm and 1 pm - 2:30 pm, lunch provided. The Northwest PA Regional Planning and Development Commission is sponsoring the event.
Erie PA based Free to Choose Media newest documentary titled “The Ultimate Resource” will premiere on HDNet Tuesday, April 24 at 10 pm. They travel to China, Bangladesh, Estonia, Ghana, and Peru and show examples of how people, when given the incentives and the tools, are proving they can apply their free choice, intelligence, imagination and spirit to dramatically advance their well-being and that of their families and communities. The program features 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, Hernando de Soto, James Tooley and Johan Norberg.
Most classical musicians refer to the Three Bs as Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms, but an upcoming performance at Mercyhurst College will showcase another Three Bs: the beloved American composer Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Bozza of France, and the Italian Ferruccio Busoni. The program concludes this year’s Faculty Recital Series sponsored by the D’Angelo Department of Music. It will feature Geoff Wands on clarinet and Nathan Hess on piano and is scheduled for Thursday, April 26, at 8 pm in Walker Recital Hall. The program is free and open to the public.
John Kanzius and Dr Steven Curley will be holding an informational symposium on the Kanzius cancer treatment on April 28 at 7pm at the Mercyhurst College Mary D`Angelo Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10. For more information call Mercyhurst at (814) 824-3000.
The Mercyhurst College Sportsmedicine Student Association will sponsor a 5K (3.1-mile) Run/Walk on Saturday, April 28, to benefit Connor Geddes, the 14-month-old son of Pete Geddes, Mercyhurst’s director of athletic maintenance, and his wife, Carrie. Born with a severe heart defect, Connor received a heart transplant at just 13 days old, and proceeds from the run will help defray some of Connor’s medical expenses. Registration is at 9 a.m. and the race begins at 10 at the athletic center. Cost is $15 to register, although runners are encouraged to seek sponsors. Student organizers are suggesting that runners ask for pledges of $5 to $10 per mile. Participants can register on the day of the race or in advance by contacting Sportsmedicine department director Brad Jacobson, bjacobson@mercyhurst.edu.
The Erie Art Museum Contemporary Music Series presents Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem in concert on Friday, May 4, 8 pm in the Erie Art Museum’s Annex, 20 East 5th Street. Tickets are $12 for non-members, $10 for Museum and JazzErie Members and $6 for students and seniors.
The Tragically Hip play the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa on May 18. Reserved seat tickets are $31.50.
Posted by Dennis at April 20, 2007 7:02 AM
Comments
Dennis wrote, "He was arrested for making terroristic threats and being stupid" in reference to a man making threats at the Erie wastewater facility.
Trust me, you can't go to jail for being stupid. Chances are, most of this country would be in jail.
Posted by: Busta at April 20, 2007 9:27 AM
Thanks Dennis! I appreciate the mention about my newly released CD "Waiting On The Gods". Please check out my website at www.deegirard.com or www.myspace.com/deegirard.
Later,
Dee
Posted by: Don Makowski at May 14, 2007 12:15 PM
Add a
link and graphic to your site to show that you're from Erie. Meet new peeps, share you thoughts on our fair city, do whatever you like.
