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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday May 22, 2007
Posted by Dennis on May 22, 2007
Meryhurst College made 2 major announcements yesterday. The bullshit was so deep the cameras could only shoot from the necks up. Mercyhurst said they were giving the City of Erie $500,000 over the next 3 years and also canceling their Fourth of July celebration. (Press release.)
I can see why they dumped the Fourth of July festivities. Traffic was a mess and they spent nearly as much in repairs afterwards as they did for the fireworks. Fireworks on the bayfront worked well before. Yes, traffic on the Bayfront Parkway was stacked up but what do you expect with nearly 100,000 people down there. The only real problem before was boats being damaged by the falling fireworks debris.
Buy why the $500,000 donation? Because they’re nice? Yeah, right. What do they really want in exchange: Police to stop citing their students for drinking, less enforcement of zoning laws so their students can pack houses in residential areas, a zoning change to the property they own at 37th and Ash so they can build student housing, forgiveness for sweeping under the rug the investigation of alleged sexual abuse by the former college president or something else?
I blogged about it on May 13 and Dan Wells of WJET-TV did a story on the number of golfers playing the Erie Golf Course. The city closed the course saying it lost too much money. So now it’s packed with people playing for free. The city, acting like you’re below average two year old, said they will fine people for being on the property. It’s mine and you can’t play with it.
Sam Covelli announced he will be building O’Charley’s restaurants in Erie PA and Warren Ohio. He opened one in the Niles Ohio Eastwood Mall late last year. At one time Covelli owned the McDonald’s in the Erie area.
The Nina, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ ship, will be in Erie June 7-10.
Dale Werner of Erie PA finished the Green Bay Marathon in a time of 7:14:21. He proudly took last place doing 16 minute miles. He walked the 26.2 miles as doctors told him running could cause damage to his fragile retinas. It was his 34th marathon.
Abraxas Youth and Family Services, a leader in the juvenile justice industry, will be holding a job fair and cookout today, Tuesday May 22 from 9 am to 4 pm at 429 West 6th Street in Erie. They are hiring. The Abraxas Erie facilities utilize intensive individual therapy for males and females ages 13-18 in a secure environment. Drug and Alcohol services are available as well as psychiatric intervention. Cornell Abraxas II is a staff-secure, 23-bed residential facility with a licensed, private, off-site, year-round school. Abraxas offers benefit options designed to meet health, financial, insurance, and personal needs. These benefits include: medical, dental, prescription drug coverage, vision, 401(k), stock purchase options, life insurance and disability insurance. All applicants must be at least 21 years of age, valid driver’s license, and criminal checks. Pre-employment drug screening required. EOE.
Gannon University will host a free seminar designed to help veterans interested in starting their own businesses. The seminar, From Service to Success, will run from 7:30 am to 3 pm. Thursday, May 24 in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. It also is targeted at veterans who already own a business, and is sponsored by the Gannon Small Business Development Center and Paulsen Productions. With a focus on veterans, the seminar is being held in recognition of Memorial Day so that those who served their country can learn more about the resources available to help them succeed in business. Richard Ramirez, president and founding director of the United States Association of Veterans in Business, will give the keynote address. The event includes a free continental breakfast and free lunch. Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information or to register, call 814-871-7232 or 877-258-6648. The Gannon University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) serves clients in Erie, Crawford, Mercer, and Warren counties. Its consultants offer expertise in areas like accounting, finance, marketing, research, banking, international business, environmental issues, and small business ownership.
North East senior citizens can learn how to keep their minds healthy at “Brain Health for Wise Minds,” a luncheon seminar presented by nationally recognized speaker and author Dr. Linda Rhodes, on Thursday, May 31, at the North East Senior Center, 50 E Main St, North East. The event, sponsored by the Hirtzel Institute on Aging and Health Education at Mercyhurst North East, is open to all area seniors and includes a free lunch. The seminar will begin at 10:30 am, with lunch to follow. Reservations are required by May 28 by calling 725-5195.
Lake Erie Speedway and the Erie Runners Club are teaming up to host the 6k Run and Walk and 1/2 Mile Youth Race on June 2, 2007 to benefit the St Martins Center. This highly charged event will begin with a 1/2 mile youth race, which will take place around the oval racetrack. Immediately after the youth race, the 6k race will begin at the entrance of Lake Erie Speedway on Delmas Drive. The first leg of the race will be run on a hard packed dirt road. Runners will then make a square loop around the Speedway property on paved roads making their way back onto the oval and ending at the track’s start/finish line. This event will mark the first time the Erie Runners Club comes to the speedway. While there, runners can visit exhibit booths from Saint Vincent Hospital, St Martin Center, Erie Federal Credit Union, Point Click Learn and more. Runners will also get to stay at Lake Erie Speedway that night, for a full night of NASCAR Whelen Championship Racing. Prices are $20 for the 6k run, $10 for the youth ½ mile run, and $10 for a non-race participant.
Camp Notre Dame is holding an open house on Sunday June 3 from 1-4 pm. Camp Notre Dame offers day and overnight camping for ages 4-16.
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.
A provocative evening of poetry and dance will celebrate the release of a new book by a faculty member in the BFA in Creative Writing program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Lecturer in English and performance poet Sean Thomas Dougherty will collaborate with modern dancer Shelly Walker to premier readings from his latest collection, Broken Hallelujahs (Boa Editions, 2007). The event will take place at 8 pm Friday, June 15, at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 423 State St, and is free and open to the public.
The Counting Crows, Live and Collective Soul will play a concert at Jerry Uht Park in Erie, PA on July 31 as part of “The Rock ‘n’ Roll Triple Play Ballpark Tour.” Tickets go on sale June 2 at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased at the SeaWolves box office at Jerry Uht Park and on SeaWolves.com. Children under 12 get in FREE with each paid adult ticket holder.
Posted by Dennis at May 22, 2007 6:59 AM
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