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Erie PA News and Events Monday July 16, 2007
Posted by Dennis on July 16, 2007
Elisabeth Baldanza was crowned Miss New York. Baldanza, from Oneonta NY, is a graduate of Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a Marriage and Family Studies Concentration.
Blair Corporation merged with Appleseed’s Topco back in January. A number of people in Erie and Jamestown, NY were laid-off. The Returns Center in Erie was closed and 150 lost their jobs. Now Orchard Brands, formerly known as Appleseed’s Topco’s, said work at its Hillsboro, Ore, Customer Center and its Kearneysville, WV, Distribution Center will be transferred to Blair. Blair’s Erie Service Center is expected to gain more than 100 jobs.
I had someone tell me they recently went perch fishing on the Edward John. They raved about the experience. The Edward John is a 52 foot Paasch Boat, built in Erie, PA. It goes out twice a day. Group rates are available and walk up rates are $28 for adults and $18 for children.
Presque Isle Downs and Casino in Erie has had 28 reported thefts since it opened in February. Philadelphia Park, which opened in December, has had 75 reported thefts. Every casino in the state has a state-of-the-art surveillance system with numerous cameras, security personnel, uniformed state police, as well as undercover officers, patrolling the casino floors. Finders keepers doesn’t work. If you happen to find money that isn’t yours on the casino floor, turn it in, or you may face criminal charges.
Grace Madden is an engineering intern. Her blog is called El Paso to Erie. And you thought The Jennings Secede from the South was the only blog about moving from Texas to Erie, PA.
Mercyhurst College launched their redesigned web site.
The Erie SeaWolves took down the Bowie Baysox on Sunday afternoon by a score of 10-2. Erie took three of four from Bowie in the series and the team has now won six of its last seven games. The SeaWolves take on the Reading Phillies on Monday night at Jerry Uht Park in Erie, 7:05 First Pitch. RHP Eddie Bonine (9-4, 3.41 ERA) takes the mound for the ‘Wolves against LHP Matt Maloney (7-6, 3.97 ERA).
Get up close and personal with Presque Isle while learning to be a Junior Naturalist (and get a patch to prove it) - use field guides, cool gear, bike around the park and more! Class meets July 17 through July 20 from 9 am to 12 pm. $15.00 fee, registration required. Meet at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Appropriate for ages 9-12. For more info call (814) 835-4550 or email mcrotsley@state.pa.us.
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.
Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre presents the 4th Annual Shakespeare Summer Nights with performances outdoors on the Friendship Green located near the Gannon Arch on West 7th Street. Shakespeare’s magically, romantic fantasy, The Tempest directed by Paula Barrett will run July 19th, 21st, and 27th. The mysteriously, deceptive tragedy Macbeth with a modern twist is directed by Zach Flock, with performances July 20th, 26th, and 28th. All performances begin at 7:30 pm, and are FREE and open to the public. For more details, call (814) 871-7493.
The Greater Erie Youth Symphony Orchestra D’Angelo Summer Music Camp will be held July 23-27 at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. The camp is for beginning, intermediate, advanced string, bass, wind, percussion students ages 8-18. To register call (814) 898-6243.
The summer heats up on Thursday, July 26 for the BBQ, Blues and Brews benefit event for the Erie Art Museum from 5 pm to midnight. This FREE event features a smokin’ BBQ prepared by Pufferbelly Restaurant, live music and a scavenger hunt throughout the Museum’s galleries. The Museum’s 5th Street parking lot transforms into an outdoor dining courtyard from 5-8 pm. The event moves to State Street from 8 pm to midnight where State Street grooves to the music of One World Tribe and a performance by Erie’s African Dance Troupe, Sylla Kunda. Ol’ Dogs grills up their gourmet hotdogs. Of course the brews will still be on tap. A portion of the proceeds from the BBQ and beverage sales will be donated to the Erie Art Museum.
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 Native American Festival will be held at the Wooden Nickel Buffalo Farm 11 am - 6 pm daily July 28-29. Admission is $3 per person, 3 and under are FREE. Parking is by donation to the Edinboro Lions Club. Opening ceremonies at 12 Noon each day. Intertribal dancing all day with special dancers performing at 1pm, 2pm, and 5pm.
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 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 16, 2007 7:03 AM
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