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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday June 12, 2007
Posted by Dennis on June 12, 2007
Chytoria Graham was granted a request to withdraw her guilty plea by Judge Rusty Cunningham. Graham had pleaded guilty back in March but Cunningham wasn’t convinced she knew what she was doing. I think he just didn’t to see her change her mind in a couple of months. Graham used her 1 month old baby like a baseball bat to strike her boyfriend. He is facing aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child charges.
Bath Iron Works is being awarded a $197,071,953 cost reimbursement type modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class Destroyer long lead material, and pre-production planning to support detail design and construction. Four percent of the work will be done in Erie PA. This is the second contract to be granted to a company or companies in Erie for this project. Just a guess but one might be Erie Forge and Steel as they have done propeller shafts in the past.
Hybrid cars - good. Hybrid animals - bad. Richard Staub of Wattsburg was cited by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for having a wolf-dog hybrid. The animal broke free and bite someone.
Some of the top science students in Erie and Crawford Counties are attending the annual Medical Applications to Science and Health program at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie this week. Known by its initials, MASH, the 2007 program has enrolled 21 students from Mercyhurst Preparatory, Villa Maria, and Conneaut Lake High Schools. MASH provides an opportunity for these students to take a closer look at medical education and the practice of medicine. The program brings together high school students with LECOM medical students and faculty for a challenging week of science education. Hershey S Bell, LECOM Associate Dean of Faculty Development serves as the MASH program director.
The Municipal Police Training Academy at Mercyhurst North East (MNE) is currently accepting applications for its next academy, which begins July 30. MNE’s Police Training Academy is one of only 16 certified academies in the state where individuals can earn Act 120 certification, required for many law enforcement jobs, including municipal police work. During the 21-week training, cadets learn patrol and arrest procedures, Pennsylvania laws, defense tactics, criminal investigation and courtroom procedures, crisis management, report writing, and also receive training in firearms, first aid and CPR. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license, and must pass all admissions requirements. For more information, or to receive an application, call (814) 725-6121.
The Erie SeaWolves today begin a three-game series at Portland. RHP Eddie Bonine (4-3, 4.19) takes the mound in game one against RHP Charlie Zink (5-1, 2.35 ERA).
The Mercyhurst College men’s water polo program will welcome five new student-athletes announced by head coach Curtis Robinette. Among the `Hurst’s 2007 recruiting class is a member of the Canadian Junior National Team (Alex Moggridge) and two players coming off All-American seasons (Alex Perry and Andrew Sekulski).
Penn State Behrend continues its 2007 summer camp schedule with soccer camp and boys’ basketball camp from June 18 to June 22 and the girls’ basketball shootout on June 16 and 17. Behrend boys’ basketball camp is directed by Behrend men’s basketball coach Dave Niland. The camp is open to boys ages 7 to 15, and will take place in the Junker Center gym. Behrend soccer camp is directed by men’s soccer coach Dan Perritano and women’s soccer coach Patrick O’Driscoll. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5 to 13, and will take place at the Behrend Fields. The Behrend girls’ basketball shootout is a team camp directed by women’s basketball coach Roz Fornari. The camp will take place June 16 and 17 in the Junker Center gym. Penn State Behrend offers a full slate of sports camps all summer long. For more information or to register for camps please call the Penn State Behrend athletic department at 898-6180.
Get ready for another summer of great concerts down on the beach. The Sprint Sunset Music Series returns for 2007 with an excellent line-up of performers. All concerts will be held on Wednesdays on Beach 1 beginning at 6:30 pm. A food and beverage vendor will be available for delicious snacks to enjoy during the show. The Duke Sherman Blues Band performs their free concert on June 13.
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.
Join Szymanski Consulting for a dynamic event featuring the Microsoft Across America Mobil Event Experience. The Mobil Event Experience technology bus provides business leaders and professionals the opportunity to learn more about essential technologies that help small and medium-sized business operate more efficiently and successfully. The technology bus will be located at the Inter-Modal Center on June 21, 2007 from 10 am until 2 pm. The 27 foot bus is filled with computers loaded with the latest Microsoft software, a large display screen, a complete point of sales system and other equipment to demonstrate the technology that can assist businesses in saving time and money by increasing their productivity and efficiency. While having fun, enjoying a picnic lunch, and networking with area business professionals, you will have the opportunity to talk with Microsoft experts, and attend an overview presentation on the new Microsoft Vista. The Microsoft Vista presentation, co-sponsored by SCI and the Erie Network Users Group (ENUG), will be from 9 am until Noon inside the Inter-Modal Center. To RSVP for the Microsoft Vista presentation, please contact Cathy at 814-455-6069 Ext. 218 or cathy@szy.com. To RSVP for the technology bus, please click here.
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.
Darren Williams, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host a Summer Open House Night in Astronomy event at the college on Wednesday, June 27. Williams’ lecture, “What is a Planet? Why Not Pluto?” will begin at 8:30 pm in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building, and will be followed by astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory, weather permitting. Williams’ lecture and telescope viewing are intended for a non-technical audience, and are open to the public free of charge. For more information about Open House Nights in Astronomy phone the Penn State Behrend School of Science at (814) 898-6105.
The summer Smith Carillon Concert Series at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, begins Thursday, July 12, with a performance by Japanese carillonneur Toru Takao. The following Thursday, July 19, the featured musicians will be the duo Ana and Sara Elias, Portugese sisters who perform under the name Lvsitanvs. Tin-Shi Tam, university carillonneur at Iowa State, will close the series on Thursday, July 26. All three performances will begin at 7 pm, and are free and open to the public. Seating is on the lawn of the John M Lilley Library, so concert goers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket. Refreshments will be served.
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.
The Motorcycle, Car, Boat and Truck show called the Lake Erie Classic will be held August 3-5 at Erie International Airport, Tom Ridge Field.
Posted by Dennis at June 12, 2007 7:10 AM
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I have been told Erie Shipbuilding is the other company to be awarded a contract for the DDG 1000.
Posted by: Jeff Thoreson at June 12, 2007 9:40 PM
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