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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday May 30, 2007
Posted by Dennis on May 30, 2007
Union workers at GE, United Electrical Workers Local 506, are staging a half day walkout today. All 3 shifts are affected. Are they on strike? No. Negotiations on their next contract have just begun. It’s no wonder manufacturing companies are moving to China.
Visitors to Erie’s Wild Rib Cook-off can enjoy their sticky, spicy treats and learn about preventing and treating heartburn from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy Students on May 30 and 31. The students will conduct heartburn screenings on Thursday and Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm in Perry Square. LECOM student pharmacists are joining pharmacy students across America to educate their communities about heartburn through the Heartburn Awareness Challenge sponsored by the National Heartburn Alliance (NHBA) in cooperation with the American Pharmacists Association. The students will distribute flyers that list heartburn signs and symptoms, a questionnaire to help people determine the type of heartburn they have, recommendations for lifestyle modifications and information to take to a personal healthcare professional such as a physicians or pharmacist for more assistance.
Mel Rozen died last Thursday, a day after his wife, Elaine. Services took place in the Rozens’ hometown of Erie, Pa. Mr Rozen had retired from Ohio Dominican University earlier this month.
Hanes Erie launched an updated web site. newline Creations did the design. Hanes Erie provides coatings and graphic printing services to the cosmetic industry including frosts, coatings, hot stamping, silk screening or pad printing on plastic or glass surfaces.
A warm welcome to the Jennings Family who have “seceded from the South” as they have moved from Texas to Erie PA.
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association named five Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse players All-Americans. Seniors Bryon Lindner, Adam Mulherin and Joe Thon were named to the first team, sophomore Jason Lashomb was named to the second team, and senior Mike Grizanti was named honorable mention.
Andrea “Andy” Bloodworth, who has served as an assistant coach at Valparaiso the past two seasons, has been hired as an assistant on the Liberty women’s basketball coaching staff. Prior to her time at Valparaiso, Bloodworth worked for three years on the Gannon women’s basketball coaching staff.
Kyle Sleeth, the Detroit Tigers first-round draft pick in 2003, was transferred from Double-A Erie to Class A Lakeland. Sleeth was 0-1 with a 10.66 ERA in eight relief appearances at Erie.
Elizabeth Arnold of St. Mary’s High School is headed to Mercyhurst College in Erie. The outside hitter will be playing for Coach Ryan Patton’s Division II volleyball program.
The annual Edinboro University Sports Memorabilia Auction will be held May 30 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Erie. Admission is $5. Among memorabilia being offered are autographed jerseys by Dan Marino, Jerome Bettis, Bob Sanders, Jim Kelly and Grant Hill; autographed footballs by Carson Palmer, Gale Sayers, Bettis and Antonio Gates; autographed photos by Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Terry Bradshaw, Brett Favre, Steve Young, Arnold Palmer and Troy Aikman; and autographed baseballs by Sandy Koufax and Freddie Sanchez.
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 30, 2007 7:06 AM
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