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Erie PA News and Events for Monday April 7, 2008
Posted by Dennis on April 7, 2008
There was a campaign rally for one of the presidential candidates on Sunday at
East High School. Since it’s not free to turn on the lights and have people come unlock the doors, how much is the Erie School District charging for use of their facilities?
Pittsburgh based Celtic Healthcare opens an office in Erie today at Mid City Towers, 12 E Ninth St. A grand opening is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
There is a press conference scheduled for Monday afternoon in Griswold Park which I’m guessing is to announce further funding for the City of Erie Downtown Erie Revitalization Plan.
Rico Washington was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 10th Round, 302nd overall, of the 1997 amateur entry draft. Washington sent the 1997 season with the Gulf Coast Pirates in the Rookie League. Ten years ago, in 1998, he play for the Erie SeaWolves, then the Pirates affiliate in the Class A short season New York-Penn League. Washington spent his entire career of 1,134 games in the minors. This year he made the opening day roster of the St Louis Cardinals. Rico Washington is living the dream and batting .333. Never give up.
The Penn State Behrend softball team hosted the Hiram Terriers on Sunday at the Behrend fields. The women were defeated in game one 2-0 and were edged out of game two 5-2. The blue and white are now 13-5 thus far for the 2008 season.
Gannon’s Jess Slonaker (Sunbury, Pa/Shikellamy) captured her first individual title of the spring season Sunday afternoon with a first-place finish at the Ashland Women’s Golf Invitational hosted by the Country Club of Ashland. Slonaker overcame a four-stroke deficit on the final day to win the title by one stroke. Allegheny finished third out of 10 teams, Gannon 6th while Mercyhurst finished 8th.
The Edinboro softball team swept a doubleheader over Slippery Rock. The Fighting Scots needed nine innings to prevail 2-1 in the first game, then came with away with a 2-0 win in the nightcap. Edinboro has now won six of its last eight games to improve to 11-9 overall and 3-1 in PSAC West action.
The Allegheny softball team (13-9) wrapped up the week with a doubleheader split at Case Western Reserve (9-15) on Sunday. The Gators fell 10-2 in game one but rebounded to win 7-3 in game two.
The Mercyhurst baseball team halted its seven-game skid and notched its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) win since March 22 Sunday afternoon by topping Saginaw Valley State, 5-4. The Lakers, however, were edged in game two, 3-2.
The Allegheny baseball team (5-13, 1-7 NCAC) closed out the weekend by splitting a doubleheader with Kenyon (15-10, 6-6 NCAC) at McCloskey Field on Sunday. The Gators took game one 9-3 after a nine-run fourth inning but fell behind early in game two en route to losing 7-5.
The Mercyhurst women’s water polo team overcame a slow start to down Grove City 11-3 Sunday morning, capping the regular season with a 12-5 mark and locking up the No. 3 seed in the upcoming CWPA Western Division Championships.
The community art show, “Throughout The Spectrum: Exploring Autism Through Art,” will be held through April 9 at the Barber National Institute in commemoration of Autism Awareness Month. The show provides an exciting opportunity to come together to discover all aspects of autism through various forms of artistic expression. The art show will be open for public viewing in the north complex of the institute on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 7, 8, and 9, from 9 am - 4 pm. Admission is FREE - all are encouraged to attend. For more information, please call (814) 878-5903.
Gannon’s Center for Social Concerns is asking the community to join with the university in marching to end sexual assault and domestic violence. The Center for Social Concerns will sponsor the annual Take Back the Night march and rally on Monday, April 7. The events are FREE and open to the public. Those wishing to participate should gather at the Perry Square gazebo at 7 pm.
Wal-Mart pressures its 60,000 suppliers to reduce packaging waste. GE’s ecomagination campaign commits the company to solving the world’s environmental problems - and creating $10 billion in new revenue while doing it. What’s going on? Eco-consultant Andrew Winston has the answer: Business is talking about the environment because it has to. The limits of the natural world, from global warming to water scarcity, are obvious. Companies also face growing internal and external pressure. “There are two reasons you could choose to ride what I call the Green Wave,” Winston says. “One is that you feel it is the right thing to do. The second is that your customers, employees and stakeholders believe it’s the right thing to do. And the reality is that you don’t need number one.” Winston, founder of the consulting firm Winston Eco-Strategies and co-author of Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage, will discuss how environmental thinking can drive growth (and profit) at the next Speaker Series event at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Winston will speak at 7:30 pm Monday, April 7, in the McGarvey Commons of the college’s Reed Union Building. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
A fund raiser combat SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) will be held Tuesday, April 8 from 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Country Foods, 98 East Columbus Ave, Corry (Route 6). Adults $7, Kids $4. This dinner is being held in honor of Grady Louis Yatsko, son of John and Jen Yatsko, of Corry, PA. Grady passed away on October 19th, 2007 when he was just 4 months and 8 days old. He was a victim of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - which means, in short, that he was a perfectly healthy baby who died with no warning, no cause, no explanation. The proceeds from this dinner will be sent to the American SIDS Institute to support their research efforts. Hopefully, together, we can make a difference and help to save other babies’ lives. Please help Grady and his family keep other families from suffering this kind of loss. The dinner includes Spaghetti and Meatballs, Soup and Salad Bar and Bread Service. There will be a chinese auction featuring artwork by Kevin-John Jobczynski. The artwork has a combined value of $2,700, including a Jerome Bettis lithograph autographed by Bettis. One lucky fan will have a chance to win a package that includes an Erie Riverrats football, autographed by the entire team, a Kevin-John Jobczynski litograph of Jovon Johnson autographed by Johnson, and to be on the field for the coin toss at an upcoming game. Tickets are available at the door, but we are doing a presale on tickets so they know how many to cook for. If you would like to purchase a presale ticket, please email Jen Yatsko. Tickets are available now.
The Erie Bloggers will be meeting again Tuesday April 8 at Pio’s Italian Restaurant, 815 East Avenue 7-9 pm. This is a social gathering of those who blog, those interested in blogging, interested in learning about blogging and those who want to meet their favorite bloggers. No notes or speeches. Just sharing a cold one and hot food.
The Erie Community Health Fair, “What’s the Buzz? Bee Your Best!” will run from 4-7 pm on Thursday April 10 at the John E Horan Community Center, 730 Tacoma Road. FREE and open to the public. The fair will focus on areas like fire safety, bicycle safety, and healthy recipes and nutrition. Attendees also will be able to partake in family-oriented fun activities, and children can play in a Dino Jump. Prizes and food provided. The event will be hosted by the Gannon University Nursing Center. For more information, call Gannon University’s Villa Maria School of Nursing at (814) 871-5523.
Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre presents “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby.” Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens by David Edgar; music and lyrics by Stephen Oliver. Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Play, this extraordinary event has thrilled and delighted audiences since it first was staged 25 years ago. The performance is the story of a young gentleman, his mother, and sister who fall on hard times after the death of his father. The audience is taken on a roller coaster ride that eventually comes to a celebration of mankind’s capacity for kindness and reconciliation. The play is performed in two segments. Showtimes are: April 10: part I, 7:30 pm April 11: part II, 7:30 pm April 12: part I, 1 pm; part II, 7:30 pm April 17: part I, 7:30 pm April 18: part II, 7:30 pm April 19: part I, 1 pm; part II, 7:30 pm. Schuster Theatre is located at 620 Sassafras Street. For more information, contact the Schuster Theatre box office at (814) 871-7494, or call (814) 871-7493.
Gannon University’s Erie Chamber Orchestra: Conducted and directed by Bruce Morton Wright will perform in concert on Friday, April 11 at 7:30 pm at Gannon’s Mary, Seat of Wisdom Chapel, 512 Peach Street. The concert is FREE and open to the public. This concert will feature soloist Laura Nelson (alp horn).
The Erie Runners Club 5K Poker Run/Walk will be held Saturday, Apr 12 at 9 am at Presque Isle State Park.
The Gem City Jazz Ensemble, 20-member jazz band under the direction of Scott Tomlison, presents afternoon entertainment 2:30-4 pm on Sunday April 13 at the All Season’s Marketplace and Flea Market in the Millcreek Mall Pavilion (Next to Dick’s), 2080 Interchange Rd, Erie PA. The performance is FREE and open to public. For additional information visit online at or (814) 899-8467.
The St Martin Center 10th annual Homeownership Expo will be held Tuesday, April 15 at the Erie County Blasco Library, 160 East Front St in Erie. There will be info on new homes, mortgages, homeownership programs, re-financing options, avoiding predatory lenders, fair housing issues, home inspections, home improvement loans, lead paint issues and more. Admission is FREE, no registration is required and everyone is welcome to attend.
Local historian, author and mariner Dr David Frew will present a visual account of his newest book, “Dreams Afloat: The Nolans and Erie Boat Building,” on Tuesday, April 15, at 7:30 pm, in Alex Theatre on the Mercyhurst North East campus, 16 W Division St, North East. The book provides a pictorial history of Erie’s ship building heritage through an in-depth look at the Nolan family. The event is FREE and open to the public. Call (814) 725-6277 for more information.
The Gannon University annual English Awards Night will be held Wednesday, April 16 at 7:30 pm in the Yehl Room of the Waldron Campus Center, 124 West Seventh Street. The event is FREE and open to the public. The winners of the High School Poetry Contest will be announced and awards will be given. In addition, Ted Kooser will be the featured speaker for the event and will read a selection of his poetry. Kooser is one of the most distinguished voices in contemporary poetry, having served as the United States Poet Laureate from 2004-06. He has published 11 books of poetry and his many awards include the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, the Stanley Kunitz Prize, the James Boatwright Prize, and two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. For more information, contact Berwyn Moore, associate professor, Gannon English department, at (814) 871-7504.
The Office of Adult and Graduate Programs at Mercyhurst College will host an Open House on Thursday, April 17, from 4-7 pm, at the Catherine McAuley Adult Education Center, 511 E 34th St. (at the corner of 34th and Wallace). Prospective students can meet with admissions and financial aid staff and learn more about Mercyhurst’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, teacher certifications and post-baccalaureate certificates. Refreshments will be served. Call (814) 824-2270 for more information.
Two members of the creative writing faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will read from their newest works on Thursday, April 17, in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel. The readings by George Looney, associate professor of creative writing and English, and Tom Noyes, assistant professor of creative writing, will begin at 6 pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Looney’s novella Hymn of Ash (Elixir Press, 2008) is winner of the national 2007 Elixir Press Fiction Chapbook Competition. Tom Noyes will read from Spooky Action at a Distance and Other Stories (Dufour Editions, 2008), a collection of short fiction that was runner-up for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ 2006 Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction.
Roger Knacke, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the School of Science at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host the next Open House Night in Astronomy on Thursday, April 17. “Sending a MESSENGER to Mercury: A Mission Update” will share the latest research on and photos of the mysterious Mercury beginning at 7:30 pm in 101 Otto Behrend Science Building. Admission is FREE and open to the public; weather permitting, astronomical viewing from the college’s Mehalso Observatory will follow. On January 14, NASA’s MESSENGER, the first spacecraft to visit Mercury in 33 years, swept by the planet at an altitude of just 125 miles. “Because Mercury is the planet closest to the sun, it is difficult to see and to study,” Knacke said. “This small, hot world still holds many mysteries, like how it can be almost 70 percent iron, and how it was formed so close to the sun.” Knacke also noted that Mercury’s surface records traces of the second-largest impact in all of the solar system. “There was a catastrophic hit by an object estimated to have been 90 miles in diameter that left a crater about 960 miles across. How did that event affect the surface and interior of Mercury?” MESSENGER will make two more rendezvous with Mercury before settling into orbit around the planet in March 2011.
“schism” is the story of one man’s descent into Alzheimer’s dementia. The movie by John C Lyons of Lyons Den Productions has it’s premier at Louis C Cole Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 17 at 8 pm. You can purchase tickets for $5 right now. They go up to $7 the week of the premiere. John uploaded a couple of clips (Clip 1, Clip 2) on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.
The Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania 26th annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake will be held April 18 and 25 at Greengarden Lanes.
Prospective students can visit Mercyhurst North East for an Open House on Saturday, April 19, from 10 am - noon, at the Michele and Tom Ridge Health and Safety Building on the MNE campus, 16 W Division St, North East. Learn about MNE’s two-year associate degrees and one-year certificate programs, meet with admissions and financial aid staff, and tour campus. Call (814) 725-6144 for more information.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, hosts an evening of English, French and Italian art songs presented by Salvatore Champagne, associate professor of singing at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, on Monday, April 21. Champagne’s recital will begin at 7:30 pm in the Larry and Kathryn Smith Chapel and is free and open to the public. He will be accompanied by John Champagne, his brother and an associate professor of English at Penn State Behrend.
Got Math Game? Elementary math education students and faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will host two Elementary Parent Math Night events to help moms and dads help their young children. “These nights are free and open to all parents of local elementary-age kids,” said Danielle Goodwin, assistant professor of mathematics education and program host. “We’ll share fun math activities and games they can use at home to build their child’s math skills and number sense.” Goodwin added that the evenings are “for adults only. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate children.” Elementary Parent Math Nights are scheduled on Thursday, April 17, and Tuesday, April 22. Both will be held from 5:30 until 7:30 pm in 114 Reed Union Building. There is no cost to attend, but reservations are mandatory and may be made by e-mailing Danielle Goodwin or phoning her in the Penn State Behrend School of Science at (814) 898-6090.
The GE (NYSE: GE) 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 23, 2008 in Erie, Pennsylvania at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center.
The Saint Vincent Auxiliary invites you to join them for A Runway Event from Noon - 2 pm on Wednesday, April 23 at the Lakeshore Country Club, 5950 Lakeshore Drive in Erie. Doors open at 11:30 am for shopping. Fashions by Talbot’s followed by a light luncheon. $25.00 per person. Registration - Checks payable to St Vincent Auxiliary, mail to: Sue Krzeszewski, 725 East 34th Street, Erie, PA 16504. RSVP prior to April 16th, 2008. Proceeds benefit the projects of the Saint Vincent Auxiliary. For additional information call: Jackie at (814) 452-5323.
Michael Acri Boxing Promotions presents the 2008 debut of undefeated former IBF lightweight champion “The Pittsburgh Kid” Paul Spadafora. Returning to the ring for the first time in over a year, Spadafora (40-0-1), fighting in a 10-round welterweight bout against an opponent to be named shortly, headlines a six-bout card at The Avalon Hotel in Erie, PA (16 West 10th Street) on Friday, April 25. Tickets, priced at $60 (Golden Ringside), $40 (Ringside), and $20 (General Admission), go on sale Monday March 10, and can be purchased at the Avalon Hotel, Dee’s Cigar Store, Pony Express (1903 W 8th St) and the Ringside Restaurant. The card will also feature Cincinnati super middleweight Stephan Pryor (10-3-1), Erie heavyweight Rocky Mullooly (2-1), Pittsburgh middleweight Chris Archer (9-2), and the pro debut of heavyweight Andres Taylor from Johnstown, PA.
Students from the Mercyhurst North East Dance Institute and a group of Mercyhurst musicians will combine their talents in a performance on Sunday, April 27, at 2 pm in St. Mary’s Chapel on the Mercyhurst North East campus, 16 W Division St., North East. The event is free and open to the public. Call (814) 725-6277 for more information.
OneRepublic and Fabolous will perform an outdoor concert on April 29 at 7 pm at the Gannon University Athletic Field. In case of rain it will be moved indoors to the Gannon Hammermill Center. Tckets go on sale Monday March 17 at GannonTickets.com.
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On April 29, three well respected local Business Leaders are pooling their knowledge and experience in order to help their fellow Professionals and Business Owners. They have put together a high impact conference for The Ultimate Executive. The three presenters and creators of The Ultimate Executive are, Tom Kennedy (Business Leader and Real Estate Developer), Steve Rosen (President of Domino Effect, Inc), and Tom Benson (Training Director, JL Nick Associates). The cost of admission is $69 before March 31 and $79 after April 1. Group rates are also available, call for details. The conference will be held at the Bel-Aire Clarion Hotel in Erie, PA from 8 am till noon. A continental breakfast is included.
The Moving Wall, the half-size replica of the Washington DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial that has been touring the country for more than twenty years, will be on display in Edinboro, PA May 1-5.
The Erie County Bar Association and The Erie Runners Club Law Day 5k Run and Walk will be held Saturday, May 3 at 9 am. The race will start at the Erie County Courthouse.
New Found Glory will perform a concert at the Edinboro University McComb Fieldhouse on Saturday May 3 at 8 pm. Tickets are available online or at the Edinboro University Pogue Student Center SGA Convenience Store.
In celebration of The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2008 Preservation Month theme, “Place Matters,” the Erie Center for Design and Preservation is hosting a lecture, seminar and walking tour on May 9-10. All three events are FREE and open to the public. The internationally-known founder of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Mr. Arthur Ziegler, will be the featured speaker at the Erie Center for Design and Preservation’s first public event. Ziegler’s lecture, “The Good Works of Historic Preservation,” will be delivered Friday, May 9 at 7 PM in the Orientation Theatre of the Erie Maritime Museum, adjacent to the Blasco Memorial Library on Erie’s Bayfront. Ziegler says “historic preservation should be looked upon as both a cultural and economic development tool, leading to community revitalization, local investment, jobs, and a better quality of life.” On Saturday morning, May 10, the Erie Center for Design and Preservation (ECDP) will sponsor a seminar on historic preservation. Topics include: an overview of the National Register of Historic Places, the economics of preservation, and the tax credits afforded to property owners who rehabilitate historic buildings. The seminar will be held Saturday, May 10 from 9 AM to Noon at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 East 5th Street. On Saturday afternoon, May 10 , Mr Jeff Kidder AIA of Kidder Wachter Architecture will offer a 90 minute architectural walking tour of lower State Street and Perry Square. Kidder will meet members of the tour on the front steps of the Erie Art Museum, 417 State Street at 1 PM. Kidder will discuss the history of the City of Erie, neighborhood changes and attributes of the remaining historic structures. Kidder believes that “historic preservation in Erie is an effective tool for managing growth, revitalizing neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while enhancing livability.” Kidder serves on the City of Erie Planning Commission, the Downtown Improvement District board, the Erie Center for Design and Preservation board, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Historic Preservation board.
The charity bellydance event, “Shimmy for a Cure”, will be held May 31 at the Erie Playhouse in downtown Erie, PA. This event will benefit the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation.
Head Coach John T Reilly of Gannon University will conduct three sessions of basketball camp this summer. Sessions will be held June 9-13, June 23-27 and August 4-8. His coaching staff, area high school coaches and several of his players will serve as camp instructors. The sessions are designed as teaching camps that emphasize the fundamentals of the game of basketball. The camps are for students in Grades 3-10.
There will be a Rust Belt Bloggers Summit on July 11-12 in Erie. People from Youngstown, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and other area cities will be attendance to discuss economic development issues in the region.
Posted by Dennis at April 7, 2008 7:05 AM
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According to the ETN, When the former POTUS came calling, the campaign paid all extra expenses and did all the set-up. Hopefully, the non-event last evening was also paid for by the campaign and not by taxpayers,
Posted by: Dale at April 7, 2008 9:32 AM
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