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Erie PA News and Events for Sunday May 4, 2008
Posted by Dennis on May 4, 2008
The former Fireside Restaurant in Harborcreek at 2108 Clark Rd is listed for sale for $235,000. The former owners ran into financial problems including the state coming after them for not paying sales tax before the bank foreclosed.
Lord Corporation has signed a long-term agreement with Wabash National for the supply of Lord engineered adhesives and Lord Fusor aftermarket repair adhesives. The agreement was signed at the Mid-America Trucking Show, held in Louisville, Ky. Adhesives manufactured by Lord will be used to replace traditional joining techniques in the assembly and repair of Wabash National trailers. After conducting extensive benchmarking exercises, Wabash selected Lord from a broad pool of adhesive and sealant manufacturers. According to Adam Conklin, Lord Account Manager, Lord Engineered Adhesives provide a solution for virtually every quality issue created by riveting and welding. “Lord adhesives eliminate leak points, improve aesthetics, increase strength and rigidity, as well as eliminate galvanic, under-bond and general surface corrosion via proprietary Lord metal-bonding chemistry,” said Conklin. “We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Wabash National to bring these advantages to their class-leading trailers.”
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, and the Penn State School of Nursing will formally dedicate the college’s Nursing Technology Laboratory and Patient Simulation Center, as well as recognize the labs’ financial supporters, in a morning ceremony on Tuesday, May 6. The new laboratories represent an investment of more than a million dollars by Penn State Behrend, and were underwritten in part by $640,000 in community grants and private gifts. The lab dedication and donor recognition is open to the public and will begin at 10:30 am. It will be held in the nursing laboratories in 185 Benson, which is located on the west end of the Penn State Behrend campus. “Private and community support allowed us to design and build a state-of-the-art lab for the new nursing degree programs,” Penn State Behrend Chancellor Jack Burke explained. “In turn we are able to make the labs available as a training resource for area doctors, nurses and emergency medical service providers. In this way, the entire region benefits from the donors’ generosity.” The donors and gifts to be recognized at Tuesday’s ceremony are: Highmark Foundation, $200,000; Pennsylvania Centers for Health Careers and Workforce Investment Board, $107,203; Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development grant received through Sen. Jane Earll, $100,000; Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Equipment Grant, $87,708; Saint Vincent Health System, $50,000; Dr and Mrs Arthur W Phillips Charitable Trust, $50,000; Orris C and Beatrice Dewey Hirtzel Memorial Foundation, $15,283; Penn State Outreach Thematic Initiative Fund, $15,000; The Erie Community Foundation, $10,000; and Reliant Pharmaceuticals, $5,000. Penn State Behrend’s patient simulation lab was recently named a “best practice” by the Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers. It is outfitted with very smart “dummies”—adult and pediatric clinical simulation mannequins that mimic real human physiologic functions and responses to treatment. This summer, the college will begin offering course work for its 33rd undergraduate degree, an RN to BS in nursing. This new degree can be pursued as either a traditional four-year degree in nursing or, for licensed R.N.s, as the last two years of a bachelor’s degree. A second public open house for the new nursing laboratories is scheduled from 2 pm until 6 pm on Wednesday, May 7. Both the dedication and open house events are part of the college’s observation of National Nurses Week 2008 and its theme, “Nurses: Making a Difference Every Day.”
A number of people from Erie drove to Allentown to attend the 15th Annual Pinball Wizards Convention. Nearly 2,000 people attended the single day event to play over 300 pinball machines.
Saturday night’s Erie SeaWolves doubleheader against the Altoona Curve at Blair County Ballpark was postponed due to rain. The two clubs will now play one doubleheader Sunday, May 4 at Blair County Ballpark beginning at 2:05 pm. The other game will be made up as part of a doubleheader when the Curve comes to Jerry Uht Park.
The Detroit Tigers Placed RHP Denny Bautista on the 15-day DL and purchased contract of RHP Freddy Dolsi from the Erie SeaWolves.
The Erie RiverRats beat the Canton Legends 50-48. Once again the Mickey Mouse organization did not provide stats or a game summary.
The Erie Illusion of the National Womens Football Association lost to the Cleveland Fusion 30-0.
The No 7 Mercyhurst men’s lacrosse team sent its seniors out in style Saturday with a convincing 14-8 upset win over No 6 Adelphi. Mike Bartlett led the Lakers with four goals, one in each period of play. Mercyhurst climbs to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the ECC.
The Gannon softball team split two games Saturday afternoon at the 2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Tournament, but still saw its season come to an end with a 3-1 loss to Ferris State. The Lady Knights had fended off elimination earlier in the day with a 4-2 victory over Grand Valley State.
The Mercyhurst softball team overcame a four-run deficit against Northwood to defeat the Timberwolves 6-5 in 10 innings in the GLIAC Tournament Saturday but lost to Ashland 2-1 and was eliminated from the double-elimination tournament.
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 through May 5.
A public open house on Wednesday, May 7, will introduce the Erie community to the nursing education laboratories at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The open house is scheduled from 2 until 6 pm in the Benson Building, located on the west end of Penn State Behrend’s campus. Members of the nursing faculty will be on hand to explain the teaching features and equipment found in the college’s nursing technology laboratory and patient simulation center. Admission is free and open to the public.
St Martin Center is offering a free homebuying class that will take place Wednesdays from May 7 - May 28. The class will be from 6-8 pm at St Martin Center, located at 1701 Parade Street. During the four weeks, students will learn how to read loan documents, how to budget, what predatory lending is, how to determine what they can afford, and much more. For required registration, call (814) 452-6113 ext 221.
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 Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is holding a seminar called Gaining Access to Europe on May 13 at the Ambassador Banquet and Conference Center, 7794 Peach Street in Erie. Cost is $50. You must register by May 6.
The Gannon University Small Business Development Center along with Paulsen Productions are sponsoring “From Service To Success”, a seminar for entrepreneurial veterans. It will be held May 20 at the Gannon Yehl Ballroom, 124 West 7th St in Erie. Cost is $15 and registration is required.
KillerWolf Films is holding meetings/open auditions for their new feature film “Warriors of the Apocalypse” on Friday May 23 and Friday May 30. They will be held at the Playhouse Rehearsal space on 950 State Street in Erie from 6-9 pm both days. Shooting commences Saturday July 19 and wraps Sunday July 27, with filming being in the Northwestern PA area and possibly a few dates on the NJ/PA/NY border. KillerWolf Films latest release, “Fist of the Vampire”, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and is to be released worldwide July 8 from Maxim Media International/Brain Damage Films. KillerWolf Films is co-owned by Erieite Len Kabasinski and Meadville,PA native Lisa McQuiston.
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.
The Saint Vincent Sports Medicine 2008 Edinboro Triathlon will be held March 31. You can register here.
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.
The Erie Summer Festival of the Arts will be held June 27-29 at Liberty Park.
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 May 4, 2008 8:03 AM
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