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Erie PA News and Events for Wednesday December 12, 2007

A huge water main break has shut down 12th Street at Downing Ave. If you’re going to GE, use East Lake Road or Buffalo Road.

The First Presbyterian Church in Benton, Arkansas recently installed an 1884 Jardine pipe organ. It took workers nearly a month to install. The organ has nearly 600 pipes with the tallest standing 18 feet. Organ Supply Industries of Erie, PA did the refurbish work.
Organ Supply Industries is one of Erie’s best kept secret gems. The craftsmanship of the company is the industry standard. The company has a 46,000 sq ft facility that employs over 80 women and men. The Organ Supply Industries business is so fascinating that a Pennsylvania Cable Network documentary on the company that sells for $20 is a best seller for PCN.

Jack at Erie Media-Go-Round reported that WJET-TV meteorologist Brian Neudorff is going to WROC Channel 8 in Crabchester, NY. Erie loses a good meteorologist and an even better person. The entire classy Neudorff family will be missed.

For the week of Dec 3-9, Presque Isle Downs and Casino reported wagers of $24,504,176 and payouts of $22,283,625.

Heatron announced their selection to Cree’s Solutions Provider program. This program is the fusion of a full-range of value-added companies to address the wide spectrum of LED lighting product needs. In alignment with Heatron’s design and manufacturing focuses, this network of companies have banded together to offer customers the design and manufacturing capabilities to greatly reduce project cost and time to bring these new products to market. Heatron’s LED Design Center and manufacturing facilities exemplify the overall direction for Cree’s Solutions Provider program. The LED Design Center, based in Chicago, is housed by a staff of Electrical, Optical, Mechanical and Industrial engineers. This skilled staff, coupled with manufacturing facilities in Erie, PA and Leavenworth, KS, provides Heatron with the capabilities to provide customers with a range services from LED design consultation to complete assembly, and all steps between.

A number of Erie companies were awarded Pennsylvania Small Business Advantage Grants. The recipients are: JAC Bell’s, $7,500 for upgraded lighting and new fixtures to conserve energy; Bello’s Shurefine, $4,300 for upgraded lighting and new fixtures to conserve energy; Belmart, $900 for upgraded lighting and new fixtures to conserve energy; Bridal Elegance, $4,650 for upgraded lighting and new fixtures to conserve energy; New York Lunch, $2,420 for restaurant equipment upgrade to conserve energy; Brugger Funeral Home, $7,500 for high efficiency HVAC equipment to reduce energy costs; Lorie’s Wildwood Restaurant, $7,500 for upgraded lighting, kitchen equipment, and heat recovery equipment to conserve energy; Automation Devices, $7,500 for high efficiency milling and lathe machines to conserve energy; and Chido’s Drycleaners, $7,500 for a high-efficiency dry cleaning machine to conserve energy and prevent pollution.

The Spirit Drum and Bugle Corps named Mark Riel as Assistant Director for Logisitcal Operations. Riel is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Bachelor of Science in Music Education degrees from Slippery Rock. He is currently Director of Bands at North Brunswick High School in Leland, NC. Mark most recently served as tour director for Drum Corps International’s Boston Crusaders.

Goodrich Corporation has appointed Mike McAuley as Vice President and Treasurer. McAuley holds a BS in Economics from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and a MS in Management from Purdue.

The Allegheny College Gators dropped a non-conference contest on Tuesday evening to the Tomcats of Thiel College by a 59-55 margin despite three players in double figure scoring. Cory Chaffee (Erie Villa Maria) had 4 points and 3 rebounds for Thiel.

For the second consecutive season, Inside Lacrosse Magazine has picked the Mercyhurst College men’s lacrosse team as the preseason favorite to win the East Coast Conference Championship. As well, the magazine named David Osier, Matt Spahr and Jason Lashomb to the preseason all-conference team. A year ago, the Lakers went 13-2, rolled to a 6-0 mark in the ECC, and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship game, losing to Le Moyne 6-5. The Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team opens the season Feb 24 at Queens (NC).

Edinboro University Women’s Basketball Coach Stan Swank announced the signing of Micki Cerchiaro. Cerchiaro, a 5’11” forward/guard (Pittsburgh, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart), is a senior at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and a standout in basketball, volleyball and softball for the Chargers. Cerchiaro averaged 14.2 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game and 3.5 steals per game in her junior season.

Join your friends at the Watson-Curtze Mansion for the 28th annual Victorian Holidays program Whimsical Wonderland. Included in this exhibit are professionally decorated evergreens, fireplace mantles, doorways, windows and other displays that will be open to the community. Whimsical Wonderland features more than ten different themed rooms; including a Seussical room decorated in all things Dr Seuss, a wintertime teddy bear picnic, a Victorian garden and much more. Participating decorators includes Traditions, the Carrie T Watson Garden Club and Melody Potratz of Potratz Garden Shop. Try you luck with the annual Chinese auction and win gift certificates from local eateries and specialty shops, or a holiday wreath. Victorian Holidays will run until December 30. Wednesday - Saturday 11 am - 4 pm, Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm. Museum Admission: $4 Adults, $3 Seniors, $2 Children.

The Erie IT Network’s next Lunch’n Learn tackles the complexities of Blackberry Integration. It will be held on Thursday Dec 13, 11:30-1:00, at the Ambassador Banquet and Conferece Center, 7792 Peach Street in Erie. Data phones and PDAs are gaining prevelance in today’s workplace. More and more executives, sales agents and IT professionals are using hand held wireless devices to monitor servers, check emails and manage contacts. The speakers are with Research In Motion (RIM), the group that brought you the Blackberry. Join them for a technical seminar as they discuss the Blackberry Enterprise solution, including a look at the advanced security features inherent in the server software, as well as the framework used to deploy mobile applications. Register now, by clicking HERE. Or contact Karen at karen.kimet@technwpa.org or call (814) 451-1174.

The War at the Shore quad-dual wrestling tournament tickets are now on sale at local schools. The event includes two high school matches that pit McDowell and Cathedral Prep with Fort LeBoeuf taking on North East. Opposite of the Division II match with 13th ranked Mercyhurst vs 20th ranked Gannon, is Division I action with 15th ranked Edinboro taking on Eastern Michigan. The 3rd annual War at the Shore will be held at the Erie Civic Center Tullio Arena on Friday, Dec 14.

The Lake Erie Ballet 49th annual production of the Nutcracker will be held Sat Dec 15 at 7 pm and Sun Dec 16 at 2:30 pm. Purchase tickets at the Erie Civic Center box office or at Ticketmaster.

There will be a Benefit Dinner and Concert at Luther Memorial on Sat, Dec 15 at 5:30 pm for 3 year old Jack Sundberg. Jack has an inoperable brain tumor. Dinner will be served from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm and music will start in the main sanctuary at 6:30 pm. Performers will include, but not be limited to, Preston Gorman, Jelena Holmberg, Mariah Miller. There are no reservations needed, just come and join in. Luther Memorial is located at 225 West 10th Street, Erie, PA 16501. Your donations will be subsidized by the sponsor Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Erie County PA Chapter.

While you are finishing your last minute shopping at the Millcreek Mall on Saturday, December 22, stop by the Center Stage located by Burlington Coat Factory between noon and 1:30 pm. The 20-member Gem City Jazz Ensemble will be filling the halls with Christmas carols and other jazz selections. Join the band for the entire show or just a couple songs to keep you in the holiday spirit!

The 25th annual McDonald’s High School Basketball Classic will be held in Erie PA on Friday, January 18 and Saturday January 18, 2008 at the Gannon University Hammermill Center. St Edward of Lakewood Ohio, Rice High School of NYC, Saint Patrick of Elizabeth NJ and Erie Cathedral Prep are in the powerful field. Adult General Admission tickets are $7 and Student General Admission are tickets are $5. Reserved tickets are $12.50.

The Association of Program Members (APM) of General Electric Transportation in Erie PA announced that it will be sponsoring the 13th Annual Winter Wishes Benefit Gala for the Foundation of Western Pennsylvania on February 16, 2008. Each year, the members of APM reach out to the community to collect donations for the silent auctions, live auctions and raffles that are held at the event. They also solicit “table sponsors” from local businesses. As a table sponsor, the business’ name appears on the centerpiece showing their support for this wonderful event as well as in any promotional materials that they put together for the function. The money raised with the auctioned items donated by local businesses will help provide funding for Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Community support of this event is recognition of the importance of this cause are greatly appreciated. Along with your assistance, GE will be able to make an impact on the day-to-day life of children whose lives are threatened.

Dennis Weed

Posted by Dennis at December 12, 2007 7:07 AM

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