It would have been nice not to have to drive all the way up to Vernon Township for Timbits.

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The annual Dan Rice Days celebration continues along Main Street in downtown Girard. The event which ends tonight (except for a few small events tomorrow) has a number of things going on including a parade at 11 a.m., live entertainment, 5k race, antique appraisals, civil war reenactments, and art & craft shows and fireworks. ErieBlogs.com [...]

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Governor Rendell announced $5 million in grants are being awarded to help more than 320 municipalities continue and expand local recycling programs. The recycling performance grants reward communities based on the amount of recyclable materials collected. Larger collection amounts mean larger grants for the recycling programs. The City of Erie will receive $226,624 in grants [...]

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“The most famous man you’ve never heard of.” That is how one author and historian has described Dan Rice, the once famous resident of Girard, Pa. Of course if you’re from Girard or the Erie area, you’ve heard of Dan Rice because of the annual Dan Rice Days celebration held in Girard, but possibly not [...]

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RentWay (NYSE: RWY) reported financial results for the quarter. For the third quarter, the Company reported revenues of $135.4 million versus $128.3 million in the same quarter last year. Revenues from the Company’s core rental business (which excludes the Company’s dPi Teleconnect unit) were $131.5 million versus $124.2 million in the same quarter last year, [...]

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Erie Indemnity Company (Nasdaq: ERIE) announced financial results for the second quarter 2006: Net income decreased by 26.1 percent to $56.3 million, from $76.2 million at June 30, 2005. Net income per share decreased by 21.8 percent to $0.86 per share, compared to $1.10 per share in the comparable quarter for 2005. Net revenue from [...]

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The “Beach Boys” will be the headlining act at Celebrate Erie on Friday August 18. The free concert takes place at 8:30 pm on the stage at 4th and State streets. Of course you already knew that if you’re a regular reader of this blog. I announced the band on Sunday thanks to a tip [...]

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Willie Brown of Erie was released from a New York jail when his attorney presented a letter from Alabama authorities saying they would not prosecute him as a fugitive for his 1961 escape from a prison work camp. There is still some doubt that Brown is the same person that escaped 45 years ago. His [...]

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Erie PA native Jonalee White is one of 100 finalists on Star Tomorrow which airs tonight at 8 pm on NBC. Most of the musicians and singers can be seen online with only the highlights appearing on the network show. Jonalee currently sings with HWY 32, an original and cover song group performing in the [...]

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The Beach Boys will be the headlining band for Celebrate Erie on Friday August 18th. The 2006-07 schedule for Gannon University’s Schuster Theatre has been announced. The list of performances is as follows: “Dining Room” by A R Gurney, Directed by Paula Barrett, Sept 28-30, Oct. 1, 5-7, 2006; “James Joyce’s The Dead” , Directed [...]

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Erie PA native Alan Baer joined the New York Philharmonic in June 2004 as Principal Tuba. He also rides a motorcycle. What else would he call his own record label but Baer Tracks Music. Baer actually straps the tuba to he back and rides. This summer he rode 2,000 miles from NYC to Vail, CO [...]

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