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Erie PA News and Events for Friday June 1, 2007
Posted by Dennis on June 1, 2007
“One of the most dangerous places in the US is the space between a senator and a TV camera.” Tom RidgeTom Ridge of Erie, the former governor of Pennsylvania and the nations first Secretary of Homeland Security, sure sounded like a candidate for Vice President at a speech he gave to the members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. Ridge said the US needs to find a balance between securing its borders without negatively impacting trade. He blasted the Democrats especially Hillary Clinton, for the failed DP World fiasco for voicing fears that port security would be compromised if the Dubai-based operator was allowed to take control of the ports and for legislation before the Senate that calls for the scanning of every container entering the US within five years.
A 10 year old girl died drowning in a bathtub at the 300 block of West 24th St. Saint Vincent Health Center is only one block away from the home.
Lorene F Schaefer, general counsel of GE Transportation in Erie, filed a lawsuit accusing GE of giving unfair preference to men in promotions. Schaefer filed the lawsuit when she found out she was to be demoted.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will utilize the country’s largest academic plastics processing lab, which is located in the college’s Research and Economic Development Center (REDC), for the upcoming national conference, “Injection Molding: Innovation and Emerging Technologies” on June 4-6. The conference is being hosted by the School of Engineering and Continuing Education at Penn State Behrend, and is sponsored by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). The three-day conference will feature 32 technical presentations from 36 industry experts during the morning sessions. Afternoons will be filled with practical, hands-on tutorials that will showcase the lab’s capabilities and be conducted by Penn State Behrend faculty. In addition, 15 sponsors plan to exhibit and the Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of SPE will host a plant tour of Plastikos, a local plastics company specializing in custom injection molding.
The Erie SeaWolves could not complete the sweep of the Harrisburg Senators on Thursday night, falling by a score of 6-3. The SeaWolves now hit the road for three games in Binghamton against the Mets. Friday night, the ‘Wolves send RHP Eddie Bonine (4-2, 3.14 ERA) to the mound against RHP Jose Sanchez (1-3, 4.17 ERA).
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League announced today that the fifth annual Champions for Education Golf Tournament will be held Monday, August 27 at Whispering Woods Golf Club. The noon shotgun tournament will offer golfers an opportunity to play with a member of the Otters (current or alumni) on Erie’s newest 18-hole course. Registration for the tourney is $150 per player and includes golf with cart, lunch, snacks and beverages on the course, dinner following golf, prizes and much, much more. To register call the Otters Office at (814) 455-7779.
The Roadhouse Theater presents “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm from May 25 to June 23. Admission: Regular seating $12, Riser seating $15, VIP table seating $20 Reservations can be made by phone at (814) 456-5656. The Roadhouse Theatre 145 West 11th Street, Box Office hours: 2-6 pm Tuesday - Saturday. The Theater accepts cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
Join the Gem City Jazz Ensemble for a two-hour performance during Erie’s Wild Rib Cookoff and Music Festival Saturday, June 2 from 2 to 4 pm at the Perry Square gazebo. The 20-member jazz band, under the direction of Betty McKinney, will feature jazz favorites such as Corner Pocket, Hayburner, Sidewinder, ‘Lil Darlin’, Summertime, and Mood Indigo. The concert is free and open to the public. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the show while sampling your favorite ribs.
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.
The Erie Art Museum’s Contemporary Music Series will present jazz duo Billy Bang and Kahil El’ Zabar at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 423 State Street on Monday, June 11 at 8 pm. Admission is $12 for general admission, $10 for Erie Art Museum and Jazz Erie members and $6 for students and seniors.
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.
The 19th annual Thurston Classic Hot Air Balloon Event takes place June 14 to 17 at Robertson Soccer Field on the campus of Allegheny College in Meadville PA.
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.
Measuring up to the nonprofit management challenges of the future will the order of the day as leaders in the field examine the major trends that will impact life in the nonprofit world. The Nonprofit Partnership presents Erie’s 2007 Nonprofit Leadership Forum “Engage The Future” featuring keynote speaker, Bill Croasmun, a futurist with Social Technologies, Inc. Social Technologies is a global research and consulting firm, specializing in the integration of foresight, strategy and innovation. They serve the world’s leading companies, governments and nonprofits. “Engage The Future” will be held Tuesday, June 26 from 9-11 am in Gannon University’s Yehl Ballroom. RSVP to Amy Eisenberg at (814) 454-8800 or aeisenberg@thenonprofitpartnership.org.
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 June 1, 2007 7:01 AM
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