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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday June 28, 2007
Posted by Dennis on June 28, 2007
Erie County Judge Stephanie Domitrovich ruled against lifting a deed restriction on the Erie Golf Course property. It must remain a golf course or a public park. The city wanted the restriction lifted so they could sell the property to developers. The city has about a $2 million debt from recent renovations at the course. Erie Golf Course would make money if it’s run like a business. You hire workers and not give jobs to people as political payoffs. And the marketing has to be more than having the phone number published. Millcreek Township wants it and it is located in Millcreek. Sell it to them or lease it to them. They’ll make it a success.
John P Beaumont of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College has been named a Fellow of The Society of Plastics Engineers.
Mercyhurst College today announced that it will relocate its adult and graduate center and the college’s civic institute to a site four blocks north of campus at 511 E 34th St., following an agreement approved by the administration and officials of Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church. The college has entered a five-year agreement to lease a portion of the church’s social center encompassing 7,791 square feet of space, according to Thomas Billingsley, executive vice president for administration. Contractors will immediately begin remodeling the interior to accommodate the office, workshop and conference room needs of the adult college and civic institute. The renovations, estimated at $220,000, are expected to be completed by early August, Billingsley said. Although the relocation involves moving only about 10 administrators and staff, it frees up much-needed room on the Erie campus, in particular, creating a dedicated space for Mercyhurst’s growing intelligence studies program at 3928 Wayne St, a facility it currently shares with the adult and graduate center. In addition, relocating the Mercyhurst College Civic Institute, now housed in Preston Hall, will make between five and six offices available for faculty on the Erie campus.
Kim Pizzingrilli was confirmed to serve a second term on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Pizzingrilli, a former Secretary of the Commonwealth, first joined the PUC in 2002. She is a native of Corry, Erie County.
Game two of the four game series pitting the second and third place teams in the Eastern League’s Southern Division turned out to be a pitchers duel, with the Erie SeaWolves and their starter Jair Jurrjens coming out on top, 2-1. Former Orioles pitcher Alan Mills picked up his sixth save of the season, retiring the side in order in the ninth inning to close out the ballgame. LHP Oscar Alvarez (6-1, 4.20) will get the start for the Bowie Baysox on Thursday, opposing RHP Eddie Bonine (6-4, 3.92) for Erie. First pitch set for 7:05 pm.
The Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League used the second overall pick in the 2007 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft to select goaltender Jaroslav Janus (Yan-us) from HC Slovan Harvard Bratislava in the Slovakian Under-20 League. The 17 year-old goaltender played in 24 games last season for HC Slovan Harvard Bratislava posting a 2.17 goals against average and a .935 save percentage. Janus has been identified by International Scouting Service (ISS) as the fourth rated goaltender for the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
The Ragin’ Raisins Wrestling Club, based at Mercyhurst North East, won the National High School Coaches Association National Open, held in Myrtle Beach, SC. Of the 19 wrestlers who traveled to the tournament, the Raisins had 15 All-Americans, including seven finalists and two champions. Also traveling with the Raisins were MNE wrestlers James Henderson and Dustin Moore, both of whom took silver medals in the college division. The Ragin’ Raisins organized in North East in 2004, and have been practicing on the MNE campus since April. The club has a membership of nearly 150 middle school and high school students, most of whom are from District 10.
The next stop for the 2007 BRP CanAm Late Model Series is Sunday July 1st at Bobby Rohrer’s Eriez Speedway. This will be 7th event of the 19 events for the 2007 5th Anniversary season of the Series. Eriez Speedway is located just five minutes south of Interstate 90 Exit 29 on Sampson Road in Erie, PA. Additional Eriez information is available at www.Eriez-Speedway.com or (814) 825-5661. Gates will open at 3:30 for a 5 pm program.
The Week 2 Concert Band of the Band Camp for Adult Musicians at Allegheny College will perform a free gala concert on Friday, June 29 at 7:30 pm in the college’s Shafer Auditorium. Conducting the concert band will be Col Timothy Foley, USMC (ret). Foley, a native of Berwick, Pa, retired in 2004 as the leader of the United States Marine Band—known as “the President’s Own”—in Washington, DC. He spent over 30 years in the Marine Band as a clarinetist and as assistant leader before becoming the band’s leader in 1998. Meadville resident and mezzo-soprano Aimée Reash will perform as soloist. She will sing the “Habanera” from Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” Reash, a graduate of Allegheny, teaches voice at the college and is a member of the staff at Pelletier Library.
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.
Scott and Kim McClelland take the stage together this summer for the first time since 1996. The McClelland’s met 20 years ago in the summer of 1987 at the Erie Playhouse. As a way of celebrating their life in the theatre, they have created “Lovers Haters and Others.” The Roadhouse Theatre show is homage to the great love affairs written for the stage. Classic and poetic love stories will be paired with epic vicious battles between famous characters from theatrical history. “Lovers Haters and Others” runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm July 6 - August 4. Admission: $8 (student), $10 (regular), $12 (riser) and $15 (VIP) Box Office Phone: (814) 456-5656.
Family First Sports Park is having a girls basketball camp July 9-10 for varsity and junior varsity players. Boys camp will be held July 14-15 for both teams. Cost for the camps is $90 per player residential and $50 per player for commuters. All residential players receive meals and a free Fun Center pass. Coaches stay for free. To register, call (814) 866-5425, Ext 212 or 217. Family Fun Sports Park is at 8155 Oliver Road, Erie, PA 16509. Questions, call Ron Stahon at (814) 572-1287.
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 Wattsburg Erie County Battle of the Bands and Music Festival will be held Friday evening July 27 and Saturday July 28 at the Erie County Fairgrounds.
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 28, 2007 7:09 AM
Comments
Dennis
Do any of these clowns in City Hall know anything about how to run the City? First the Arbitrator says Erie has to hire back the laid-off firefighters and reopen 2 companies. Then they can't sell the Golf course to developers because no one did research on the property deed!
Posted by: Tim at June 28, 2007 2:02 PM
Wow. Isn't that interesting. So it will cost $220,000 to move only 10 administrative people and staff? 10 people with all that cost?
That's $22,000 per Mercyhurst employee! Did you know it costs around $22,000 a year now just for a commuter student to attend the school? That doesn't include room and board of course.
But it does illustrate how Mercyhurst and other schools blow huge wads of money on things that aren't really related to providing an education.
Posted by: Matt at June 28, 2007 7:04 PM
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