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Erie PA News and Events Thursday July 12, 2007
Posted by Dennis on July 12, 2007
Sex and drugs and murder. Stephen King couldn’t come up with anything this bizarre and twisted.
U S Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan held a riveting press conference yesterday afternoon announcing the federal indictment was handed down. Brian Wells, the pizza deliveryman killed in the collar bomb explosion, was named as a co-conspirator along with Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and Kenneth E Barnes. Wells’ family members were irate at the news. They screamed “liar” every time his named was mentioned during the announcement. Buchanan said Diehl-Armstrong wanted money and got the others involved in robbing the PNC Bank because she wanted money to have her father killed. Buchanan emphasized that Wells had a limited role in the plot but that he was involved. Diehl-Armstrong is currently serving a prison sentence for the murder of her boyfriend Jim Roden. Buchanan said he was killed so he couldn’t tell police about the plans.
Here is the partial text of remarks by U S Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan at the press conference.
NanoLogix (Stock Symbol NNLX) provided an update on Hydrogen Bioreactor activities and additional operations and administrative updates.
Harry R Diz, PhD, PE, Associate Dean, and Chair, Dept of Environmental Science and Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA who manages NanoLogix’s Bioreactor stated:
“We continue to operate the Welch’s experimental system and are producing hydrogen daily. Our research objective is to maximize hydrogen production through finding the optimal temperature and investigating the use of photobacteria for secondary treatment for both waste streams like Welch’s and sewer sludge to convert organic acids which are generated in the Bioreactor during primary treatment. Theoretically, this could triple the hydrogen yield compared to what is being produced now at Welch’s.
To this end we have constructed several “photobioreactors” for growing the photobacteria. We also project installation of a prototype Bioreactor at the Erie Wastewater Treatment Plant in Spring 2008.” This work is the result of collaboration among the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Gannon University, Biofuel Engineering Science, Ltd, an Erie, PA, based engineering research company, and NanoLogix, Inc, and is funded solely by NanoLogix, Inc.”
A Penn State journalism major set to serve as managing editor of The Daily Collegian earned first place in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program national championship. Senior Halle Stockton of Erie, Pa, was one of eight students from across the country who participated in the writing portion of the respected journalism contest. She earned a $5,000 scholarship and a special medallion for her championship.
The Erie SeaWolves are back in town for a 7 game homestand starting today with a 7:05 showdown with the Bowie Baysox.
The Erie Lions Club Save an Eye City vs County all-star Football Game will be held Later this month at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Dedication of the Willow In Community Art Project and Dedication of the new Labyrinth Pathway at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF) will be held today from 5-6 pm.
Mambo (Latin Jazz) plays a FREE concert this evening at 7 pm at the Patricia McCain Amphitheater at the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park (LEAF) as part of the Arts at the Arboretum series.
The Gem City Jazz Ensemble will present a FREE concert today, 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 this evening, Thursday, July 12. Joe and the Crew, the former Benderz, will provide the FREE music.
July 13 Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were Rabbit
July 20 Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone
July 27 Chariots of Fire
August 3 Seabiscuit
August 10 Akeelah and The Bee
and August 17 Charlotte’s Web (2006).
The JazzErie Jazz Walk takes place Saturday July 14 at 13 downtown Erie venues which will feature live jazz. A $10 admission button, which covers all venues, can be purchased at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 E 5th Street. Two trolleys will be available to transport people from one venue to the next.
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.
Roger Knacke, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the School of Science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host an Open House Night in Astronomy on Wednesday, July 18, titled “The Summer Stars.” Beginning at 8:30 pm, Knacke will lecture in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building on the astronomical splendors of the summer sky. Weather permitting, astronomical viewing of the moon, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, stars, and nebulae using the college’s Mehalso Observatory will follow from 9:30 until 11:00 pm. Open House Nights in Astronomy are free and open to the public, and intended for a non-technical audience age 6 and up. For additional information, call (814) 898-6105.
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.
The Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association will host its 2007 steak fry on Saturday, August 4, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The annual event, which will be held at the Wilson Picnic Grove on the campus of Penn State Behrend, begins with a social hour at 5 pm, followed by the dinner’s signature “grill your own” steak fry at 6 pm. The fund-raiser is open to all Penn State alumni. Proceeds benefit the Lake Erie Chapter’s Robert W Sparks scholarship fund, which has awarded more than $55,000 to local students in the past 16 years. Tickets for the annual steak fry fund-raiser are $19 per person. For more information or to RSVP, contact Phil Mobilia, president of the Lake Erie Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association, at 814-725-1999 (home) or 716-483-7219 (office), or via e-mail at Phil.Mobilia@psualum.com. Please respond by July 30. Visit www.behrend.psu.edu/alumni for more information about the Lake Erie Chapter or to become a member.
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 12, 2007 7:01 AM
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