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Erie PA News and Events for Thursday October 11, 2007
Posted by Dennis on October 11, 2007
Chytoria Graham was found guilty of all charges for swinging her baby like a baseball bat, hitting her boyfriend. The baby suffered a fractured skull and other injuries. Graham faces up to 25 years in prison. Hopefully she will spend enough time behind bars to be past childbearing age when she is released.
Yesterday, two off-duty police officers from Erie, Pa witnessed an accident and death of a Cleveland police officer. The cruiser of George Brentar slid in wet conditions, hit a pole and burst into flames. The officers from Erie, names not released, tried to save Brentar but the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
You have until Oct 12 to submit bid proposals for the Cottbus-Drewitz Airfield, a former German air force base about 6 miles from the Polish border. Around 11 companies are interested in owning the facility. Erie Aviation Inc negotiated for years trying to buy it but talks broke down.
Gannon University will honor three individuals at its 20th annual Scholarship Celebration, to be held Saturday, Oct 13. Receiving the Archbishop Gannon Medal of Distinction will be Dalhart T Dobbs, EdD, James Rutkowski, Sr, and Rev. Monsignor Walter Lohse (posthumously). Lohse’s sister, Vera Betts, will accept the medal on his behalf. The Medal of Distinction annually is presented to individuals who have been instrumental in promoting the cause of Catholic Higher Education. Scholarship Celebration will begin with a reception at 6 pm Saturday, followed by the dinner program at 7 pm in the Yehl Room of the university’s Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street.
The Highmark Foundation recently awarded $150,000 in grants to the Pennsylvania Area Council of Boys and Girls Clubs. The grant was awarded to pilot the Triple Play Program, A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul at five locations in Western and Central Pa - Erie, Berks, Indiana, Lehigh and Dauphin Counties. The goal of the program is to increase nutrition and physical activity knowledge and behaviors among 500 youth, ages 6 -18. According to the 2006 Institute of Medicine Report Brief, for the past 30 years, the obesity rate has nearly tripled for youth ages 12-19 and quadrupled for children ages 6-11.
Mercyhurst College Athletic Director Craig Barnett has announced that men’s and women’s tennis coach Neil Leroy has been relieved of his coaching duties, effective October 9. Discussions are proceeding to hire an interim coach.
The Penn State Behrend women’s soccer offense erupted for nine goals Wednesday afternoon in another routine AMCC win over the visiting Pitt-Bradford Panthers by a 9-1 score. With the win the blue and white extended its winning streak to six straight and improved to 7-5-2 and sit atop the AMCC with an unblemished 6-0 mark.
The Mercyhurst athletic department has announced that legendary basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian will be the featured speaker for the 20th annual Basketball Tip-Off Dinner on Wednesday, Oct 31. The event will take place at the Marriott Ambassador. Dinner is served at 7 pm, and Tarkanian will follow the dinner. Individual tickets for the dinner can be purchased for $45. There are four different levels of corporate sponsorships that can be purchased. The Gold level sponsorship provides dinner for a full table of 10, 10 VIP Cocktail Hour tickets, as well as program and table recognition for $700. A Silver sponsorship, which can be purchased for $650, includes dinner for 10, six VIP Cocktail Hour tickets and program and table recognition. A Bronze sponsorship, at the price of $400, includes a table of five for dinner, three VIP Cocktail Hour tickets plus program and table recognition. Finally, high school basketball teams interested can purchase 10 tickets for $450. All proceeds of the event benefit the Mercyhurst College men’s and women’s basketball teams.
“Buddy Holly: The day the music died” runs Saturday 8 pm and Sundays 2 pm through October 21 at the Roadhouse Theatre.
What do you want Erie to look like in 20 years? Offer your response at the next SAM and ED meeting today, October 11, 4 to 6 pm, at the Plymouth Tavern. Facilitator - Ms Renee Lamis of PA Futures. Cost Free admission; cash bar. RSVP Appreciated, but not mandatory, lisa@lisaaustinpa.com. SAM and ED facilitates innovation, partnerships and education in Science, Art, Manufacturing, and Engineering and Design. Founded in 2005, SAM and ED is a voluntary, unincorporated collaborative that serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary initiatives and economic development. Those with a stake in Greater Erie are invited to participate in SAM and ED.
Become a Ham Radio Operator. Amateur Radio Classes will be starting soon. A new Technician Class will begin today,Thursday, Oct 11 with classes Oct 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 and Nov 1, 5, 8, and 12 with Exams Monday, Nov 19. All classes will take place at the Greater Erie County Red Cross Chapter, 4961 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, PA 16509. Technician and Extra Study Manuals are $24.95 each. Please contact Dan Miller (K3UFG) if you’d like to attend - dmiller@erieredcross.org, (814) 796-4603 (H), (814) 434-0798 (Nextel), (814) 464-3664 (C), (814) 823-8250 (Pager).
The Erie Art Museum opens Ancient Microworlds on Friday, Oct 12, 2007 in the Erie Art Museum’s Annex Gallery, 423 State Street. An opening reception is scheduled for the exhibition during Gallery Night Friday, Oct 19, from 7-10 pm. The exhibition runs through January 28, 2008. About the Exhibition - With microscope and camera, Giraud Foster and Norman Barker have captured through photography the delicate structures and surprising colors of plant and animal fossils, and the result is an arresting and beautiful meditation on life and death on planet Earth. The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12.
The Belle Valley Volunteer Fire Department Valley Of The Ghouls - Haunted House will be held October 12-13, 18-20, 25-27 and 29. Admission is just $5. Ghouling begins at 7:30 and lasts until 11 pm.
The Erie Chamber Orchestra, in residence at Gannon University, continues their 30th Anniversary Season with Natasha Farny on the cello on October 12. The show is free and open to the public. The Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel is located at at 512 Peach Street. Show time is 7:30 pm.
A three day environmental conference at Mercyhurst College called Good People Gather will be held Oct 12-14. It is FREE and open to the public. Featured attendees are Winona LaDuke, Derrick Jensen and Dr Vandana Shiva. The event will includes lectures, panel discussions, workshops and movies. For more information contact Cathy Pedler, (814) 824-2578.
The 19th annual Erie Zoo Boo runs 6-9 pm, October 12-30. Admission is $4.50 for adults (ages 12 and up), $3.50 for children 2-11, and children under 2 will be admitted free.
The Erie Art Museum will host a workshop on Chado: Japanese Tea Ceremony on Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 at 1 pm in the Erie Art Museum, 3rd Floor Gallery (enter at 423 State Street). The workshop will provide its participants with an opportunity to share a moment in friendship. Chado, the way of tea, is a way to explore the aesthetic system that informs the arts of Japan. As well as discovering Chado, the workshop will also investigate related cultural practices such as calligraphy, Zen meditation, and martial arts. The workshop is opened to both teens and adults. The cost is $20 for Museum members, and $25 for non-members. Teachers are awarded Act 48 credit. Deadline to register is Thursday, Oct 11, 1007. For more information or to register, contact Kelly Armor at folkart@erieartmuseum.org or call (814) 459-5477.
The Lake Erie Region Conservancy (LERC) will be holding a concert fundraiser on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Mercyhurst D’Angelo Performing Arts Center featuring grammy-nominated jazz-funk group from Chicago, Liquid Soul. Tickets are $25.00 each and can be purchased by contacting LERC at 814-824-2407. LERC is also seeking 10 sponsors at a $1,000.00 level in an attempt to make this event a sell-out. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact Tom Fuhrman, President, at 814-824-2407 or email him at lerc@mercyhurst.edu.
The 6th Annual Walk To Make A Great Park Better will take place on Sunday, October 14 at 1 pm at Presque Isle State Park. All those interested in participating in the 5K Walk will meet at the Rotary Pavilion across from Beach 7. Proceeds from the Walk To Make A Great Park Better support Presque Isle as well as provide scholarships to high school seniors who exemplify the community involvement demonstrated by David Hanlon - educator and inspirational community leader. All Walk participants who raise a minimum of $25 in pledges will receive an attractive Walk T-shirt. This beautiful fall Walk affords participants the opportunity to enjoy the diverse colors that Presque Isle affords visitors in October. All Walk participants are treated to a picnic at the Rotary Pavilion at the conclusion of the Walk. If you are interested in participating in the 2007 Walk To Make A Great Park Better , plan to arrive at Presque Isle by 12:15 to register. To qualify for consideration of the Presque Isle Scholarship, you must be in grades 10-12, participate in the Walk and raise a minimum of $25 in pledges. Also you must register for the scholarship the day of the Walk at the Scholarship Registration table.
The Presque Isle Bassmasters Open III will take place Oct 14. Entry fee is $100 per boat. The 6 fish limit, no kill tournament has registration starting at 6 am and a 7 am start. Application.
The Erie Maritime Museum and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will dedicate a state historical marker in honor of scientist and explorer Paul Siple, a 1932 graduate of Allegheny College, at 2 pm on Sunday, Oct 14 at the museum. At 3 pm former polar explorer Richard Chappell will give a talk at the museum on Siple’s life and accomplishments. Chappell was a colleague of Siple’s. Siple, who died in 1968, was a native of Erie. At the age of 20, while still an undergraduate at Allegheny College, he was chosen to accompany Admiral Richard Byrd on one of his pioneering expeditions to the Antarctic. Siple was to make six Antarctic expeditions in all, including two Byrd expeditions. Both the Siple Coast and Siple Island in the Antarctic are named in his honor. A noted scientist, inventor, diplomat and author, Siple also developed, along with Charles Passel, the wind-chill index, the apparent temperature felt on exposed skin due to the combination of air temperature and wind speed.
Saint Vincent Health Center will conduct its annual flu vaccine clinic for the community on October 15-19. Vaccination will take place in the Rehabilitation Lobby of Saint Vincent, located off Sassafras Street, between 24th and 25th Streets. Those wishing to receive a flu vaccine can do so between the hours of 7:30 to 10 am and 3:30 to 6:30 pm. The flu vaccine is for those 18 and older. The cost is $30, and credit cards will be accepted. The shot is free of charge to those who have Medicare or Security Blue insurances. Participants are encouraged to bring their insurance cards to the clinic.
Romanian Gypsy melodies, punk frenzy, salty tangos, hard-rocking klezmer, haunting Balkan harmony, and hip-hop beats will be eaten and spit out by an eclectic ensemble of violin, resophonic guitar, bullhorn harmonica and bass when Luminescent Orchestrii appears at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, on Tuesday, Oct 16. Luminescent Orchestrii’s performance, part of the college’s Rhythms of Life cultural series, is free and open to the public. It begins at noon in Bruno’s Cafe, located on the second floor of the college’s Reed Union Building; a full menu of hot and cold lunch items will be available for purchase.
The Greater Erie Area Habitat For Humanity Monopoly Night 2007 will be held Thursday, October 18, at 6:30 pm at the Bel-Aire Hotel, 2800 West 8th St. Tickets are $25.
The national 2007 Women’s Economic Development Outreach (WEDO) Tour - a unique opportunity for women business owners to glean strategic business growth, advice and information from experts is coming to Erie. During this event, which is celebrating its seventh year in Pennsylvania, women business owners in Pennsylvania will gain access to information and resources to help enhance their businesses. Registration for the event is $35, with $10 benefiting the ATHENAPowerLink program, which connects women business owners to expert advisers. Interested women business owners can register at www.we-do.net. Space is limited and registration will be granted on a first come, first serve basis. Thursday, October 18, 2007 - Erie and Crawford counties: Manufacturers’ Association of Northwest Pennsylvania, 2171 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16508.
Gannon University will host its annual Alumni Homecoming and Reunion Weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Oct 19-21. Registration will begin at 7 am on Oct 19. Gannon University and Villa Maria College classes of 1957, 1967, 1982, and 1997 will celebrate landmark reunions. Affinity groups joining the celebration include African-American Alumni, Villa Maria Alumnae, Honors, SGA, Theatre/Communication Arts, Commuters/Non-Traditional, and Gannon Women of the ’60s. For more information on events, see GannonAlumni.org.
Gallery Night is an Evening of FREE admission to Erie area galleries. Exhibition opening receptions at the Erie Art Museum, Glass Growers Gallery, Urraro Gallery, Kada Gallery, Geary’s Studio 7 Gallery, Allen Stoneware Gallery, Kuhn’s Framing and Gift Gallery, Ralph Miller Jewelers and Gallery and ARTworks will be held on Friday, Oct 19, 2007 from 7-10 pm. EMTA will provide free Bayliner trolley transportation, courtesy of the galleries, from 7-10:30 pm. Service will be provided every 30-minutes and begins at Artworks, 14th and State Street. “The galleries are working together to coordinate our exhibition openings and promoting them as an evening of art. Each gallery will display works in various media, as well as offer interaction with gallery staff and sometimes, the artists themselves,” said John Vanco, director of the Erie Art Museum. Galleries will also offer incentives for patrons visiting as many galleries as they can in the evening. Gallery Night is organized by the Erie Art Museum.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host an Admissions Open House for prospective undergraduate students on Saturday, October 20. The annual fall open house is part of Penn State Days, a University wide initiative to celebrate the educational opportunities available at Penn State for all interested students - from current high school students and recent high school graduates to returning adults. The Open House begins at 10 am and continues through 1 pm. To register or for more information, visit online, call (814) 898-6100 (toll free (866) 374-3378), or e-mail behrend.admissions@psu.edu. All events are free of charge, but advance registration is appreciated.
Erie’s Day of Gaming will be held at the Travelodge off Exit 29, I-90 on October 20 in Erie, PA. Games include Eurostyle Board Games, Warmachine, Star Wars Miniatures, Check Your 6!, World War 2 aircraft miniatures, World War 2 Battlefield Evolution, Heroscape, Sky Galleons of Mars and Pirates. Entry fee is $4 for all day and is for covering the venue and advertising.
Gannon University’s Nash Library, 619 Sassafras Street, will host a book sale Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct 23-24. The sale will run from 10 am to 6 pm each day. Thousands of books will be available in categories like fiction, children’s, history, engineering, business, psychology, science, education, and medicine. On the first day, hardcover books, videos, and audiobooks will be $2.50, paperbacks $1, and pocket paperbacks 50 cents. On the second day, all items will be sold at half price. Patrons should enter through the library’s back door by the West Seventh Street parking lot. Cash sales only. All proceeds will benefit the library’s book budget.
Music from Antonio Rosetti, Alessandro Marcello, and Joseph Haydn fill the menu of a lunchtime performance by the celebrated Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. CPCO will appear at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, as part of Music at Noon: The Logan Series. Their performance will be held at noon on Wednesday, October 24, in the McGarvey Commons of the Reed Union Building; admission is free and open to the public.
The Venango Digital Film Association will be holding it first Film Festival November 2 and 3. The festival will feature films of all genres, but will focus on local filmmakers and films set within the region. Screenings will be held on November 2nd at the Barrow Civic Theatre in Franklin from 7pm until 9pm and on November 3rd at the Latonia in Oil City from 7pm until 9pm at a cost of five dollars for admittance. Workshops are also being held on Nov 3rd at the Latonia from 9am until 5pm, topics include: lighting, sound, editing, making family dvds and camcorders demystified. The cost is $10 each or $40 for all. Eligibility: Ages 14 to Adult (filmmakers under 18 must include letters of permission from a parent with their submissions) . Filmmaker must live in Western Pennsylvania, or the film must reflect a theme or subject of the region. Film Length and Format: 10 to 30 minutes. DVD submissions are preferred but VHS entries will also be accepted. We cannot accept entries on mini-DV tape, hard drives, 35mm film, or other formats. Entry Fee: $20 per submission, checks or money orders made payable to the Oil City Arts Council. Please note that submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a pre-paid, self-addressed envelope. Mailing Address: Venango Digital Film Association Film Festival, PO Box 1082, Franklin, PA 16323. Deadline: All entries must be received by Friday, 19 October. Contact: Michael Dittman at simpub@hotmail.com or visit http://www.joannwheelerfineart.com/vdfa/index.html for more details.
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Student Scholarship Auction Committee has announced that the College will hold the 14th Annual Student Scholarship Fund Auction at the new Erie Bayfront Convention Center on F the purpose of providing scholarships to their students. The program opens at 6 pm with a silent auction, followed by dinner at 7 pm and a live auction at 8 pm. For reservations contact the LECOM Communications Office (814) 866-8125 or (814) 860-5125. You may also send a request for ticket information by Email: communications@lecom.edu. RSVP by November 2.
Posted by Dennis at October 11, 2007 7:04 AM
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What is the vertical Y-axis scale on the "goerie.com" graph ? Is it hundreds of hits, thousands of hits, millions of hits, per day, per hour, etc. ? I know you were mainly highlighting the trend but I am curious as to the numerical values represented there.
Also can you draw a similar graph showing erieblogs.com activity vs. goerie.com activity for the same time period as 2 different lines overlaid on the same grid ? That would be interesting, too.
Posted by: Erie BlogWatch at October 11, 2007 9:16 AM
The vertical axis is reach.
Here's a graph showing ErieBlogs.com and GoErie.com over the last couple of months from Alexa (http://traffic.alexa.com/graph?c=1&f=555555&u=erieblogs.com&u=goerie.com&r=3m&y=r&z=1&h=300&w=610)
Alexa isn't the most scientific method b/c it relies on traffic from their toolbar software. So, you could install the Toolbar and hit a site over and over and you'll see its traffic, reach and ranking go up.
Posted by: Mike at October 11, 2007 10:11 AM
Mike, thanks for reply to my last comment re: Alexa graph, etc. Very interesting and appreciated.
Also, has anyone else noticed that ETN now includes a comment area at the bottom of each article on goerie.com ? I just saw it a few minutes ago, and there were already a couple of comments on several of the articles. I know they dropped registration, allow search engines to crawl the site, etc. as mentioned here previously by Dennis but this seemed like an additional very recent enhancement.
Posted by: Erie BlogWatch at October 12, 2007 10:32 AM
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