Yay! Summer is finally here! Perfect weather to take a ride on the Ravine Flyer at Waldameer. This video was posted by Rob Engelhardt – Erie Times News Photographer. Great job Rob!

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Congrats to Michael Tellers of Erie who completed yesterday’s Pittsburgh Marathon in 3 hours, [...]

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The weather today should be just about perfect–head out to Waldameer one last time to ride the Ravine Flyer II. They close tomorrow for the season. It will also be a great day to hit Presque Isle, or the German Festival.
Strong Vincent won their season opener last night at Veterans Stadium, beating General McClane [...]

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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine will hold commencement ceremonies for its largest medical and pharmacy classes, along with the school’s second class of master’s degree candidates. Today at 2 pm at the Louis J Tullio Arena, 218 medical students, 123 pharmacy students and six Master of Science in Medical Education students will receive degrees. [...]

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Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong spent another day at a mental competency hearing. It could be months for a judge to decide if she’s competent to stand trial. Of course she’s nut but she’s well enough to know what’s going on. Normal people don’t kill their boyfriend and stick them in a freezer nor are involved in some [...]

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I’ve been going to I’ve been going to Waldameer for nearly 20 years, and during that time the only roller coaster there for many of those years was the Comet.
Ah, the Comet.
If you’ve never taken a ride on the Comet – it’s a wooden coaster that’s been going since 1951. The hills are small and [...]

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The Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer Amusement Park and Water World opened yesterday to a large crowd. Seats on the very first ride were auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting the Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. About $7,500 was raised. And all weeekend long, $3.50 of the $4.50 ride cost will [...]

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I was driving around Presque Isle with my boys today, and we stopped on Peninsula Drive to watch the newly opened Ravine Flyer II coaster.
We were so enthralled we walked around the park for awhile and watched the coaster a few times. We even went across the street to the TREC and watched it from [...]

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Erie City Council voted unanimously to go after the money the city loaned for the dead Koehler Square Brewery project. The city probably won’t see a dime as National City Bank and the state get any money first but maybe it will teach future would-be developers that government funds aren’t just free money.
The Greater Erie [...]

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60 Minutes will feature the John Kanzius story of his radio wave cancer treatment machine on Sunday, April 13. The Kanzius Machine: A Cancer Cure? previews the story. 60 Minutes will air after coverage of “The Masters”, some time after 7 pm ET. Trials on animals have shown that the idea works. It has been [...]

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The Warren Times Observer reported that a fire in a vacuum tower occurred at the United Refining Company refinery in Warren. The crude oil unit will be down for a few days, although production at the refinery will continue, but at a reduced rate. The refinery processes a max of 70,000 barrels of oil per [...]

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eBizITPA and the Economic Research Institute of Erie (ERIE) released a study EVERYONE in Northwest Pennsylvania needs to read and take to heart. Erie workers are behind most the nation, and even most areas in Pennsylvania, and to catch up we have to embrace technology. The press release:
If a region wants to become more competitive, [...]

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Lieutenant Colonel Richard J Berrettini died due to injuries received from an improvised explosive device attack in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. LTC Berrettini died Jan 11, nine days after the HMMWV he was a passenger in was attacked. Berrettini, a nurse practitioner, was assigned to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Medical Detachment, Erie Clinic. He volunteered [...]

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It was quite a busy week here at ErieBlogs.com – and I thought we should have a weekly recap, so you can catch up on things you may have missed here and some other great posts at local blogs.
On Monday, we interviewed former weather person Dylan Dreyer, who now works at a TV station in [...]

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As we dig out of the snow that’s fallen the last few days, this week’s Erie YouTube of the week will hopefully make you think of happier, warmer times in Erie.
I took a drive around Presque Isle this weekend and was surprised how much progress is being made on Waldameer’s new Ravine Flyer II roller [...]

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GoErie.com has apparently dropped their registration requirement. Smart move. Along with not having to give them personal information, you will be able to email links and search engines will be able to index the entire site. I expect the site to see a dramatic increase in visitors – maybe 50 percent more. Advertisers will get [...]

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The trial of Chytoria Graham started yesterday. You could say it’s in full swing. Graham was arrested on October 8 for using her 4 week old baby as a weapon like a baseball bat to hit her boyfriend. She has previously entered a guilty plea on aggravated assault and endangering the welfare charges but was [...]

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Much thanks to Kevin Brennan, who designed the video of the Ravine Flyer II he created and posted to YouTube, for sharing with us a high resolution version of his video.
Great work, Kevin!
Download Options: Right Click and Save (Quicktime – will play in iTunes and on iPods/iPhones) | Torrent File

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Today is the final day of the season at Waldameer Amusement Park and Water World. Good weather means good crowds and Erie has had good Summer weather. Construction work continues on the Ravine Flyer II, a wooden and steel roller coaster. The coaster will traverse Peninsula Drive (State Route 832). The ride will open in [...]

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Waldameer Amusement Park and Water World held the official ground breaking for the Ravine Flyer II. The Ravine Flyer II will be a wooden roller coaster. The coaster will traverse Peninsula Drive (State Route 832) and have great views of Lake Erie. It is expected to open in 2008.
 
 
Erie Bank held the official ground breaking [...]

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Erie Insurance (Nasdaq: ERIE) announced financial results for the third quarter 2006. Net income was $52.8 million for the third quarter of 2006 compared to $53.0 million at September 30, 2005. Net income per share increased 7.9 percent to $0.82 per share, compared to $0.76 per share in the comparable quarter of 2005. [...]

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Waldameer Park and Water World yesterday began installing their new ride the 140 foot tower called the X Scream. it will officially open next Spring when the park reopens for the season but Waldameer will hold a special 2 day fundraiser in November. On Nov 4 and 5, the X Scream will be open for [...]

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Mayor Rick Filippi presented his proposed 2006 budget to Erie City Council yesterday. It calls for 63 layoffs and a number of increases in fees. The budget is currently about $7 million from being balanced. Fees would increase about $2.7 million and cuts would be about $4.3 million. Council has until December 31 to figure [...]

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