WHAT’S NEWS IN MILLCREEK
& SURROUNDING AREA
GREAT AMERICAN BOOK
SALE—JUNE 9-14
For the second year, the much-
anticipated Great American Book Sale will
take place at McDowell Intermediate High
School—and it’s air-conditioned! You can
spend hours browsing through the 75,000
gently used books, DVDs and CDs. Many
types of books are available—fiction,
science fiction, mystery, romance, home
and craft, children’s books, sports, travel,
religion, self-help, cookbooks and history.
Hardcover books and large paperbacks
are $1. Regular-size paperbacks are 50
cents. There is a small section of collectible
books and coffee table books with slightly
higher prices. Go early then return during
the week to discover even more hidden
treasures! The book sale will be:
• Sunday, June 9, from noon to 8 p.m.
• Monday, June 10, through Thursday,
June 13, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
McDowell Intermediate High School is
located at 3320 Caughey Road, Erie. For
more information, contact Erielibrary.org,
or call 814.451.6927. Proceeds benefit the
Erie County Public Library.
had enormous success in our region, with
tens of thousands of participants bringing
the energy and fun to Perry Square each and
every time. I’d like to thank our partners
at The Color Run and the City of Erie for
helping us to make this happen.”
Dubbed “The Happiest 5K on the Planet,”
The Color Run is an untimed 5K race in
which thousands of runners start the race
wearing white and are doused from head to
toe in different colors along the race course.
The race will start and end in Perry Square.
For the Love Tour theme, The Color
Run is encouraging people to show love for
themselves, each other and the planet.
The Love Tour will also feature a new
1970s-inspired aesthetic, new photo ops
and redesigned merchandise. The 2019
course also features two new “double color”
zones, in addition to the regular checkpoints
where runners are doused in colored
powder. After the race, runners will enjoy a
reimagined finish festival, featuring a live DJ
and massive color throws.
“The Love Tour definitely has a special
feel to it,” said Isaac Krieger, The Color Run
Erie event director. “Every color runner is
going to leave the event feeling like they
were just a part of something extraordinary.”
For more information, visit
thecolorrun.com/Erie.
HOLY TRINITY’S 26TH
ANNUAL ZABAWA
POLISH HERITAGE
FESTIVAL
THE COLOR RUN
RETURNS TO ERIE
World’s Largest Event Series is back in
Perry Square, Saturday, Aug. 10
The Erie Sports Commission announced
that The Color Run will return to Erie on
Saturday, Aug. 10, with the “Love Tour.”
This will mark the fifth time that the event
will be hosted in Erie since 2014. (It was
not held here in 2018.)
Registration for the event is now open.
“We are thrilled that The Color Run has
decided to return to Erie in 2019,” said
Mark Jeanneret, Executive Director of the
Erie Sports Commission. “This event has
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Holy Trinity’s 26th Annual Zabawa Polish
Heritage Festival will be held Aug. 23-25,
and feature internationally known polka
bands and authentic Polish foods, bakery
items and beverages.
Friday hours are from 5 to 10 p.m.,
Saturday hours are from noon to 10 p.m.,
and Sunday hours are from noon to 6 p.m.
Admission is free. Additional parking and
free shuttle service are available from the
lot at East 34th and Ash streets. For more
information, call 814.456.0671 or go to the
website at holytrinityrc.org.
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ERIE SPORTS COMMISSION
ANNOUNCES ANNUAL
EVENT AWARD WINNERS
The Erie Sports Commission (ESC)
presented seven awards when it hosted
the fifth annual Event Recognition and
Awards Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the
Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel.
The ESC introduced a new “Dedication
to Erie” category, which was created to
honor events that have been multiple ESC
award winners and individuals who have
demonstrated a profound impact on sports
tourism in the Erie region. The first two
awards in this category were presented
to the Stars and Stripes Gymnastics
Invitational, which was accepted by
Doug and Tina Pershun, and former ESC
Executive Director Ron Sertz. After the
presentation, the award was named after
Sertz, and will be called the Ron Sertz
Dedication to Erie award in the future.
n Rod Didion accepted the 2018 Impact
Award on behalf of the VNEA PA State
8-Ball Tournament, which generated an
estimated $1.3 million in economic impact
in 2018, and was held for the 37th year this
past March.
n Ray Kraus and Carlo Fachetti were
named the 2018 Volunteers of the Year
for their work on the Battle of Lake Erie
Softball Tournament, hosted by the Erie
Frost. The June tournament sold out with
more than 60 teams last year.
n The 2018 New Event of the Year Award
was presented to Brad Davis, Mercyhurst
University Athletic Director, for the 2018
Ice Breaker Tournament, presented by
LECOM. The two-day men’s ice hockey
tournament featured four Division I
powerhouses in October: the University of