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Erie PA News and Events for Mother’s Day, Sunday May 13, 2007
Posted by Dennis on May 13, 2007
Erie Golf Course is attracting a good number of golfers. The City of Erie spent about $2 million in renovations on the course. Only one slight problem. The city closed the course saying they lost too much money operating it. Golfers are playing for free.
The idea of a lodge at Erie Bluffs State Park was shot down by environmentalist hippies. At Mosquito Creek State Park in Ohio, a 80-100 unit lodge will be built and Trumbull County community leaders have proposed building an indoor/outdoor water park next to the proposed lodge. They cited the popularity of Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA. The lodge and park could open by May of 2010.
Claudia Bankert who give her time to the Flagship Niagara League was honored with a 2006 Volunteer of the Year Award by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The Flagship Niagara League is a non-profit educational associate organization of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), chartered to facilitate citizen participation and operation of the US Brig Niagara and the Erie Maritime Museum.
Duane A Wassum, who had been assistant vice president of National Fuel’s Horizon Energy Development business since 2000, was promoted to president of the company’s Highland Forest Resources timber business in northwestern Pennsylvania. Wassum, who has associate’s and bachelor’s degrees from Gannon University, has worked at National Fuel since 1980.
The Pittsburgh RiverRats of the AIFA overcame a 17-point halftime deficit against the Erie Freeze by scoring 24 unanswered points in the third quarter, and held on for a 52-45 win.
Mercyhurst was eliminated from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Baseball Championships after a 5-3 loss to Ashland. It followed a 6-3 loss to Grand Valley State in the first game Mercyhurst played on day two after an opening round 10-8 win over Ashland on day one of the tournament.
Lisa Seymour’s bad-hoop single in the bottom of the sixth inning scored the winning run as Wayne State defeated Gannon 2-1 Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Softball Regional. The loss eliminated the Lady Knights from the regional.
Zane Anderson of Vauxhall Academy in Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada, signed a letter of intent to attend Gannon University and play baseball.
Hurst TV, Channel 19 in Erie, will telecast three William Shakespeare plays performed in the last two years by Mercyhurst students and produced/directed by Dr Hillary Fogerty, assistant professor of English. The “Shakespeare on Stage” marathon will be rebroadcast on Sunday, May 13, at 2 pm with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” followed by “Twelfth Night” and “Macbeth.”
“Enchanted April” will be performed at the Erie Playhouse today and May 16-20. For information or tickets, call (814) 454-2852.
The Salvation Army in Erie will be celebrating National Salvation
Army week starting May 14. Throughout the week The Salvation Army will have several events ongoing to bring attention to the Erie Community of the many services and programs they provide. One of the major events that week will be the Kettles for Kids campaign. The recognizable Red Kettles will be located at numerous entrances of the Millcreek Mall. All proceeds from this fund-raising event stay in the Erie area, which will allow them to send less fortunate children to summer camps. The Salvation Army is looking for members of the community to help with this campaign by volunteering their time and standing with the Red Kettles. The Camp for Kids campaign kicks off on Monday, May 14 and continues through Saturday, May 19. They offer 2 separate shifts for individuals; they encourage large groups and organizations that have many volunteers to take a location for the entire day. Should you have any questions, please contact Dan Hanson at The Salvation Army at (814) 454-6497.
The Gannon University Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) on Friday, May 18 will host a regional symposium entitled Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning. The symposium will run from 9 am to 4 pm in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. Steven W Gilbert, founder of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group of Takoma Park, MD, will be the event’s keynote speaker. Gilbert will discuss the “Seven Principles of Good Practice” by Chickering and Gamson. He also will examine the challenges associated with the principles as well as new instructional strategies to address them. In addition, Gannon University faculty members will present their own personal experiences and strategies during several concurrent sessions in the afternoon. Other topics of discussion include fostering student accountability, active learning through a potpourri of technology, and student centered learning. Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $50. For more information or to register, call (814) 871-7451. Registration is encouraged by May 9.
The Tragically Hip play the Warner Theatre in Erie, Pa on May 18. Reserved seat tickets are $31.50.
The 2007 Edinboro Highland Games and Scottish Festival takes place May 18-20 on the campus of Edinboro University, with events Sunday at the Edinboro United Methodist Church. This year’s musical guests include Ed Miller, the Chelsea House Orchestra, and Fieldstone. Tickets are $5 with kids under 7 admitted free. Parking is free.
Join hundreds of bicyclists on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway to Bike 10, 30 or 50 miles around beautiful Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie to raise funds for the non-profit youth environmental education organization Lake Erie-Allegheny Earth Force. Call for information (814) 835-8069 or email Annette Marshall, OSB.
Penn State Behrend’s popular College for Kids returns this summer with over 150 weeklong classes to educate, entertain, and inspire young people ages 6 to 18. College for Kids courses begin June 11 and continue through August 10, with the exception of Fourth of July week. Classes are organized by age and held during morning or afternoon sessions, with before- and after-care available for an additional fee. Returning classes include past favorites in guitar, golf, knitting, word processing, PowerPoint, model rocketry, acting, sign language, and scrap booking instruction; World War II history, “Engineering MythBusters,” and “Dinosaur Discovery.” New courses this year: “Storm Chasing 101” taught by WJET-TV meteorologist Tom Atkins; two finance classes, “Kids and Money” for the younger student and “Show Me the Money” for teens; “Let’s Cheer,” “Conversational Spanish,” “Introduction to Chess,” “Star Wars and the Roman Empire,” “Crafts from the Beach,” “Space Camp: Return to the Moon,” and an investigation of the paranormal called “X-Files.” “We also have a very special opportunity this year for kids ages 12 to 18—a chance to paint a mural on the fountain in Perry Square under the direction of local artist AJ Noyes,” Mary Trott, College for Kids program coordinator, noted. “Because of the significance of this community service project, this will be one of the rare College for Kids classes that meets for a full day.” Perry Square fountain painting will take place the week of July 23. For artists not old enough to participate in the mural project or unable to commit to a full-day class, Noyes also will teach College for Kids courses in hand-sewing and beading, craft painting, nature drawing and painting, and portrait drawing. Costs vary by course but start at $70 per weeklong class. Before- or after-class supervision is available for an additional $10 per week. Schedule and registration information will be distributed through area schools and also is available by calling 814-898-6212 or clicking here. Mail and online registration will begin in early May. Participants are encouraged to register early for best class selection.
Posted by Dennis at May 13, 2007 8:09 AM
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