January 27, 2012
The previous year turned into a banner 12 months for major gifts at Edinboro University. Among the many donors who contributed to various scholarship funds, seven in particular combined to raise more than $1 million for endowed student scholarships.
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January 27, 2012
Potato chip manufacturing has returned to Erie County. A ribbon cutting ceremony is being held Saturday in Corry at the new site of The Brothers Wood Co. at 1524 Enterprise Road in the Corry Industrial Incubator. The company has been making chips for about a year, at first through a skeleton crew that remained at [...]
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January 27, 2012
Billboard.com published an interview today with Erie native and Train leader Pat Monahan about the band’s new single “Drive By” and their upcoming, still-untitled new CD. You can read the whole article at www.billboard.com. Some highlights: Monahan says the new album has a variety of rock flavors. “There’s Rolling Stones-types songs on here, and songs [...]
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January 27, 2012
Forever 21 jeans, Zigi Soho boots, Abercrombie & Fitch plaid shirt, Ralph Lauren vestAdding color is one of the most fun things you can do with any outfit! I love me some brights (obviously) and this outfit had a bit of a "woodsman" feel. I basical...
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January 27, 2012
No one ever accused Pennsylvania's current senior Senator of being a genius. He joins a chorus of clueless Democrats that cling to the silly belief that continuing unemployment benefits creates jobs.Amazing that he isn't clear on the question if the Pr...
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January 27, 2012
A number of roads around the county are closed or restricted this morning due to flooding. Most of them are "the usual suspects" that flood all the time. Be careful out there. Meadville Tribune is reporting that the Veterans Admin is about to begin co...
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January 27, 2012
After the announcement everyone was dreading came Sunday morning, Penn State University illuminated Beaver Stadium to honor the life and legacy of Coach Joseph V. PaternoI was there.His death saddened many, his life inspired all.
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January 27, 2012
By now, you’ve probably heard that J.C. Penney is getting rid of sales. It’s permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent. That means the sales, coupons and all the other hooey will disappear. I’m all for it, and as a fan of their Worthington, Liz Claiborne and other collections, what’s not [...]
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January 27, 2012
We hear so much nowadays about how lazy, unprepared, distracted, unmotivated or uneducated our teenagers are but of course there are exceptions. Two Toronto high school students, Mathew Ho and Asad Muhammad, both 17, have successfully launched a...
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January 27, 2012
ERIE, Pa. – The 2012 Gannon Athletics Hall of Fame Inductions can now be forever remembered with a photo gallery available online. The gallery contains a variety of photos including the arrivals, the men's basketball halftime ceremony, the pre-ba...
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January 27, 2012
ERIE, Pa. – The Gannon women's basketball team will travel to Lock Haven for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) matchup on Saturday, January 28. The contest against the Lady Eagles is set to start at 1 p.m.
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January 27, 2012
Where are the big hills (locally) on which you challenge yourself? I’ll share four of mine which are in the Penn State Behrend (Harborcreek) area: – Jordan Road (from the Bayfront Connector to Knowledge Parkway) – Kane Hill (between Jordan Road and Moorehouse road) – Hannon Road (there are two big hills on this [...]
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January 27, 2012
Who hasn’t driven their kids to school in pajamas? Raise your hand if you’re guilty. But if you haven’t noticed, pajamas, especially the bottoms, have become somewhat of a casual fashion statement in this country. Tweens, teens and college kids wear them, and not just to bed. To class, to the mall, around town, and [...]
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January 27, 2012
The following is the first of six blogs to be posted on consecutive Fridays which will cover the history and development of the Waterworks Area of Presque Isle. When the Civil War started in 1861, Erie, like many cities...
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January 27, 2012
How cool is this? Our fun little blog was noticed and praised by a big time lighthouse website! Lighthouse Tours wrote an article about our family's explorations and featured it on their home page! Now that is some serious press! S...
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January 27, 2012
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon men's basketball team leaves the city of Erie for the first time in two weeks Saturday, January 28 when it travels to Lock Haven for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division game. Game time is scheduled fo...
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January 27, 2012
ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst men's basketball heads to California (Pa.) Saturday, January 28, for a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division game. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
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January 27, 2012
ERIE, Pa.- The Mercyhurst women's basketball team travels to California (Pa.) Saturday, January 28. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division contest is scheduled for a 3 p.m. tip-off.
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January 27, 2012
Becky Ramsdell shot an 8-point on opening day in Erie County. The buck had an outside spread of 23 inches.
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January 27, 2012
Here’s what I made – Make sure to add your recipes and food posts to the link-up at the bottom! Flatbread (We had it with Broccoli soup – Yum!) Adapted from Heather Homemade You have no idea how easy this was! I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this already. No yeast, to rising time, [...]
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January 27, 2012
I am really excited about getting back into teaching workshops again. Last fall I did a paste paper workshop at the North East Arts Council and now for this Winter going into Spring I have three workshops lined up. So if you are local and are intereste...
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January 27, 2012
Photographer Christopher Rolinson, who created the book “Our State Parks,” will give a free talk Saturday at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center. The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the center, 301 Peninsula Drive. The program includes Rolinson’s talk about his book, a guided tour through an accompanying photography exhibit at [...]
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January 27, 2012
This article presents some very important ideas for the leadership in Venango County, home-base for the Hate Group, the American Family Association of Pennsylvania, to mull over as they struggle to move the region forward in challenging times.by Stepha...
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January 27, 2012
After 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive tackle Chris Hoke is hanging up his cleats for good. Hoke signed with the Steelers in 2001 as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young University. Though mainly playing the role of backup to defensive tackle Casey Hampton throughout his career, Hoke did manage to make [...]
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January 27, 2012
In an unusual turn of events, Mercyhurst University is ratcheting up student recruitment efforts for its school of education even as thousands of Pennsylvania teachers are being furloughed.University officials have decided to award a $15,000 Education ...
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January 26, 2012
"I've got this horrible herpes in my face. How embarrassing!" "Honey, just put on some make up and nobody will notice your herpes."
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January 26, 2012
This is my lunch, today and yesterday and the day before yesterday.... I'm not eating, because my job is eating me. It's nearly 8 o'clock in the evening. I got up at 5 o'clock, I went to work, when I...
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January 26, 2012
The NWS has issued an flood warning for Crawford County until Jan 27. Lots of rain headed in and the creeks are already running very high. Here's the radar shot at 10:30pm.
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January 26, 2012
I work for a small company. Being small, we all wear more than one hat.I always joke that my job description is Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Purchasing, I water the plants, sweep the floor, clean the bathroom, make the Gatorade...
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January 26, 2012
All newly acquired Erie BayHawks point guard Keith McLeod knows is he put the ball in the basket more than his head coach did for Bowling Green. BayHawks coach Jay Larranaga and McLeod shared a laugh after Thursday’s practice about who was the better player at Bowling Green. I jokingly asked McLeod, ‘Who is the [...]
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