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Erie PA News and Events for Tuesday July 10, 2007
Posted by Dennis on July 10, 2007
Governor Rendell played chicken and lost. Rendell and the Pennsylvania Senate reached a budget agreement last evening. The main sticking point was Governor Rendell’s energy plan which called for a tax increase on electricity use. Pennsylvania taxpayers are fed up and Rendell needs to be reigned in. Senate Republicans opposed the tax increase. Furloughs were rescinded at 12:01 am this morning.
Presque Isle State Park, the Erie Maritime Museum and the Tom Ridge Environmental Center will re-open today.
Federal Public Defender Thomas W Patton asked a judge Monday for a gag order to prevent prosecutors from holding a news conference to announce the indictment of his client, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, for the murder of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells. U S Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said in February that “the investigation is in its final stages.” The rumors flying around town on Monday were that the indictment would be handed down on Tuesday and Buchanan would hold a press conference in Erie today.
On August 28 2003, pizza delivery man Brian Douglas Wells was allegedly locked into a bombing device by a stranger and ordered to rob a PNC bank branch on Peach St in Erie, Pennsylvania. When he was detained by state police following the robbery, the bomb exploded, killing him instantly. The FBI is still offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the identification of the individual or individuals responsible for the bank robbery and death of Brian Wells. There is more info on the Erie Collar Bomber case from Court TV and America’s Most Wanted.
A 3/4 ton wrecking ball broke off it’s cable from a crane at Allegheny College and bounced nearly half a mile down the road. It ended up in the trunk of a Ford Taurus. Three people suffered minor injuries.
Someone pointed out to me that Sunday’s newspaper had an ad for weekend sports anchor for WJET-TV and Fox 66. Bill Toth is the current weekend reporter.
The Erie SeaWolves completed a three-game sweep of the Akron Aeros on Monday night at Canal Park with a 7-4 victory. The win pulls the ‘Wolves to just three games behind the first place Aeros in the Southern Division.
The Dick’s Sporting Goods Open takes place at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott this week. Champions Tour players are allowed to use golf carts. There is a fleet of 287 carts, most of which are E-Z-Go carts brought in from Erie, PA. I’m guessing there were rented from Fabin’s in Erie that sells used E-Z-Go’s.
The Erie Bloggers are having a potluck picnic today, Tuesday, July 10 at 7 PM at the shelters by the Erie Zoo on Glenwood Park Ave by W 38th Street. Everyone should bring a dish to pass and their own meat to grill.
The Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Thursday, July 12, from 7 to 8:30 pm in Erie, PA, at the Pennsylvania Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Gazebo, 560 East 3rd Street. The 20-member jazz band will perform many arrangements, including songs from jazz greats such as Sammy Nestico, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich. The concert is free and open to the public. Bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the show. For more information, call 814-825-4705 or visit www.gemcitybands.org.
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 performance will begin at 7 pm, and is 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 Cell Block will host the Erie Downtown Block Party on Thursday, July 12. Joe and the Crew, the former Benderz, will provide the free music.
Lake Erie Speedway is preparing for its annual Monster Truck Mania coming up on Friday and Saturday July 13th and 14th. This year’s event, sponsored by Gary Monahan’s Truckin 4WD Center and State Farm Insurance will feature a freestyle competition on Friday night, and Figure 8 style racing on Saturday night. The Monster Trucks that will be competing at Lake Erie Speedway in 2007 are Bigfoot, Snakebite, Devils Dodge, Storm Damage, Eradicator, Backdraft, Killer Bee and Thrasher. The front gates will open at 6:00 PM on both nights, with the “Party in the Pits” lasting until 7:00 PM and the show starting at 8:00 PM. Ticket prices are $12.00 for adults in advance, and $18.00 on the event day. Kids 12 and under are $5.00 in advance, and $7.00 at the gate.
Lvsitanvs, a pair of Portugese sister-carillonneurs, will perform duets on the Floyd and Juanita Smith Carillon at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, the evening of Thursday, July 19. The performance is part of the college’s summer Smith Carillon Concert Series. It begins at 7 pm and is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served. Seating will be on the lawn of the John M. Lilley Library, so concertgoers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket.
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.
Representatives of the waterfowl organizations, individual sportsmen and the public are invited to attend a briefing on Friday, Aug 10, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Northwest Pennsylvania Duck Hunters Association, on the status of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl populations and proposed preliminary federal frameworks for the 2007-08 hunting seasons. The briefing will begin at 1 pm, in Room 112 of the Tom Ridge Education Center at Presque Isle State Park in Erie.
Posted by Dennis at July 10, 2007 7:04 AM
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