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Erie PA News and Events for Friday June 15, 2007
Posted by Dennis on June 15, 2007
The ponytail wearing environmentalist hippies held a misrepresentational information meeting on the Erie Renewable Energy proposed tire to energy plant. They would have you believe the plant will cause everything from cancer to autism to children not wanting to do their homework. Energy Products of Idaho, the company that will design the plant in Erie, has installed about 100 of the “fluidized-bed gasification” systems in plants around the globe. The science is solid. The Energy Products of Idaho designed plant in Shippenville, PA that passed all energy output guarantees and environmental compliance tests in 1997.
In 2003, more than 290 million scrap tires were generated in the U S with 130 million scrap tires used as tire derived fuel (TDF). Using all scrap tires as TDF would save the equivalent to 14 million barrels of crude oil. Tires produce the same amount of energy as oil and 25 percent more energy than coal. The ash residues from TDF may contain a lower heavy metals content than some coals.
From the US Environmental Protection Agency - “Based on over 15 years of experience with more than 80 individual facilities, EPA recognizes that the use of tire-derived fuels is a viable alternative to the use of fossil fuels.”
The $100 million Erie Renewable Energy plant project will create 200 construction jobs, about 80 full time jobs and produce enough energy to supply electricity to 50,000 homes.
Seven decorated Pennsylvania veterans were inducted into the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Hall of Fame today during a ceremony at the home in Erie. The inductees are Daniel D Barry of Pittsburgh, Raymond J Chambers of Erie, Andrew A Kistler of Franklin, Leonard J Pallis of Wilkes-Barre, the late James C Richardson of Monongahela, former Pennsylvania Governor Thomas J Ridge of Erie and Elmer C Smith Jr of Erie. The PA Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home in Erie, set on a 26-acre campus, currently has 175 beds for nursing and domiciliary care. It opened in February 1886 and is located at 560 E Third St in Erie.
The ballet “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Mercyhurst College professor Christine Marie Hay will have it’s premiere this weekend in Fort Worth TX as part of the Ballet Concerto’s annual “Summer Dance Concert.”
Tom Myers, a lawyer with close ties to unions, keeps announcing he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District. King Kyle Foust is everything but an official candidate. Republican Phil English has held the seat since 1994.
The Erie SeaWolves failed in their attempt to sweep the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday night at Hadlock Field, falling 7-4. The SeaWolves travel to Manchester, New Hampshire for a three-game series with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beginning on Friday night.
Running in the ST Class were a pair of new (for this season) Subaru Legacy’s entered by the ICY / Phoenix race team. The Number 111 car, piloted by Chuck Hemmingson and Kristian Skavnes, won the fifth race of the 2007 KONI Challenge Series, giving the team a top spot after just three races with the new cars. “Phoenix” in the team name comes from Phoenix Performance, a company that builds race cars out of a race shop in Erie, Pennsylvania and is owned by Joe Aquilante.
It will be another busy season of Saturday night action at the Tullio Arena during the 2007-08 Erie Otters Regular Season as a total of 19 Saturday dates dominate the Otters 2007-2008 Schedule released by the Ontario Hockey League. The home portion of the Otters 2007-08 Regular Season begins on Saturday, September 29th when the defending Eastern Conference Champion Sudbury Wolves make their lone Tullio Arena visit of the season in a 7:30 pm start. The home opener follows the Otters traditional road trip to open the season. For the second straight season the Otters open the season in Windsor against the Spitfires on Friday, September 21st. The following night the Otters travel to Plymouth where the Whalers will celebrate their 2006-07 OHL Championship in their home opener. Erie makes a trip to Guelph to face the Storm on September 28th before returning for their 2007-08 home debut. The recently approved shift of the IceDogs franchise from Mississauga to Niagara for the 2007-08 season creates a new geographical rival for the Otters. Erie will face the Niagara IceDogs six times during the regular season while only facing the Mississauga (formerly Toronto) St Michael’s Majors twice.
Presque Isle Downs and Casino at I-90 Exit 27 holds a “Paradise Party” every Friday night. Tropical drinks with tropical tunes tonight by Key West Express.
The 19th annual Thurston Classic Hot Air Balloon Event takes place through Sunday at Robertson Soccer Field on the campus of Allegheny College in Meadville PA.
The 83rd annual Lake City Fire Company Carnival takes place through Saturday at 2232 Rice Ave in Lake City, 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.
“The Full Monty” will be performed at the Erie Playhouse June 15-17, and 20-24. For tickets or info call (814) 454-2852 ext 0.
The Roadhouse Theater presents “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm through 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.
The Gem City Concert Band’s annual Spring Concert will be held on Tuesday, June 19th from 7:30 to 9:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran Church Parish Center Auditorium on Peach and 23rd. The 45-member band, under the direction of Betty McKinney and Assistant Director Brett Woomer, will perform such pieces as Lieutenant F J Ricketts’ Colonel Bogey March from the 1957 film Bridge on the River Kwai; LeRoy Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday, a trumpet trio feature; and Dimitri Shostakovitch’s Festive Overture. Special guests for the evening will be Bridge City Brass, a brass ensemble from Pittsburgh that will premier several new arrangements composed by ensemble members.
The GC Concert Band will also offer a similar program for Corry’s Thursdays in the Park Concert Series on Thursday June 21st at the Corry City Park Gazebo from 7:30-9:00 pm. Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket to enjoy the outdoor performance.
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.
As part of the Erie Summer-Long Jazz Festival, the Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present a free jazz concert for the entire family on June 30th from 6:30 to 8:15 at the Blasco Library’s H O Hirt Auditorium. Parents are encouraged to bring the kids to the show to learn about and experience jazz firsthand! The first half hour of the program will feature familiar children’s songs with a jazz flare, including the Hokey Pokey, Theme From Sesame Street, and Mickey Mouse. After a brief intermission, a one-hour jazz concert will be performed for the entire family, featuring such charts as Sidewinder, When You’re Smiling, New York New York, and Corner Pocket. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Blasco Library.
Mercyhurst North East will host its 15th annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration on Wednesday, July 4, starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will feature food and fun activities for the whole family throughout the evening, and will conclude with a fireworks display at 10 pm.
The 19th annual Panegyri Greek Festival will be held July 6- 8 at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 4376 West Lake Road. The hours are Friday, July 6, 2:30 until 11 pm, Saturday, July 7, 11 am until 11 pm, and Sunday, July 8, from 12 noon until 9 pm. Admission is FREE and there is plenty of FREE PARKING next to the Church.
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 15, 2007 7:04 AM
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