Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) articles from July 2003

Erie Times-News (Erie, PA) archives from July 2003

Erie County, Pa., Plastics Firm Marks 50th Year.
July 6, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 6--Long before Dustin Hoffman was offered some of the most famous career advice ever in the 1967 movie "The Graduate," Henry J. Witkowski was molding a career in plastics. Fifty years later, what began as a shop...

Edinboro, Pa., Farm Equipment Dealership Closes after 50 Years.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 9--EDINBORO, Pa.--A pair of blue and white New Holland farm equipment flags have been lowered to something less than half-staff. "We did that a while back as joke," said Don Kuhn. Kuhn and his brother, Bill,...

Erie Times-News, Pa., Game Review Column.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Redmond Carolipio Jul. 10--TITLE: Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter MADE BY: Black Label Games MADE FOR: PS2, Xbox PRICE: $49.99 REDMOND'S RATING: 3.8 "Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter" tries it's best to reach the...

Pennsylvania State Students Win Award for High-Mileage Car.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Carroll Jul. 10--Erie to Chicago on a gallon of gas? Richard Englund knows where there is a car that could do that with fuel to spare. The car actually gets 539.77 miles per gallon, but you won't find it on any car lot...

Wattsburg, Pa., Farmers Struggle as Suppliers Close Shops.
July 12, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 12--Convenience counted for something when Wattsburg area dairy farmer Randy Meabon bought his last tractor. Now, just three years later, a quick trip for service or spare parts is no longer so quick. With...

Developers to Build Internet Lounge at Renovated Airport in Erie, Pa.
July 12, 2003

Linesville, Pa., Body Shop Caters to Corvette Lovers.
July 13, 2003... Byline: John Bartlett Jul. 13--LINESVILLE, Pa.--Yogi Bair enthusiastically greets everyone who wonders through the doors of his Franklin Street business here. Greeting could nearly be a full-time job. Customers come from every...

Hearing Set on Erie, Pa.-Area Utility Hike Request.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 13--Sandy James, a spokeswoman for National Fuel Gas, said she plans to do more listening than talking during a public hearing Monday evening on the utility's proposed general rate hike. That's OK with Ken...

Erie, Pa., Store to Close Temporarily to Renovate, Restock.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Jul. 14--Allen Hanner has few options when he is looking to buy food and staples for his family. The West 10th Street resident can get his fill of discount bric-a-brac at his favorite downtown store, D&K Stores....

Erie, Pa., Winery Eyes North Dakota for Expansion.
July 18, 2003

Krispy Kreme About to Open in Erie, Pa.
July 20, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Jul. 20--Nancy Feyrer waited 22 hours to be first in line on Sept. 11, 2001 -- the day Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. opened its first Pittsburgh-area store. Amanda Cain -- a trainer for the company -- remembers an...

Erie, Pa.-Based Freighter to Sit Out Second Shipping Season.
July 21, 2003... Byline: Jim Carroll Jul. 21--Erie's Richard Reiss is ready to sit out another shipping season. Turns out the Great Lakes shipping business is not busy enough to have the 620-foot freighter owned by Erie Sand and Gravel out of port. ...

Pennsylvania Student Braves Rain, 41-Hour Wait to Win Krispy Kreme Contest.
July 22, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Jul. 22--Zack Bair is competing for the title of Erie's best waiter. The 130-pound, California University of Pennsylvania student recently braved a daylong line for the opening of the latest Star Wars movie....

Three Former Rent-Way Executives Plead Guilty.
July 23, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Jul. 23--The questions followed Rent-Way Inc. and its officers for nearly three years. Who was responsible for an accounting fraud that nearly destroyed the Erie-based rent-to-own company? Why did some of...

CEO Vows to Rebuild Erie, Pa.-Based Rent-Way.
July 24, 2003... Byline: Peter Panepento Jul. 24--Accounting fraud stripped Rent-Way Inc. of its stock value, ripped at its market share and gripped the company's top officers in nearly three years of legal wrangling. But it didn't stop Rent-Way Chief...

Abundant Grape Crop Predicted for Farmers in Erie, Pa., Area.
July 26, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 26--Grape growers have a way of seeing the future -- and what they see is a stark contrast to last season's disaster of a crop. There's more science than magic in their predictions. North East grape grower...

Jobless Rate Hits 7.3 Percent in June in Erie County, Pa.
July 29, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 29--The jobless rate for both Erie and Crawford counties inched upward in June, in spite of gains in the manufacturing sector. Erie's County's unemployment rate rose from 7 percent in May to 7.3 percent in June,...

Fly-Fishing Shop to Open in Erie, Pa.
July 31, 2003... Byline: Jim Martin Jul. 31--Steve Brugger was looking for bait 15 years ago when he walked into a New York State fly shop. He walked out with a fly rod and a newfound passion. Now Brugger hopes to share his love for what many consider...