Cambridge Springs Community Day Aboard The Victorian Princess!

Cambridge Springs Community Day Aboard The Victorian Princess!

Sail, have lunch & enjoy the view of the Erie Bay, as you visit with your fellow
Cambridge Springs friends & neighbors!!

WHAT: Luncheon/Cruise aboard the Victorian Princess Cruise Ship
WHEN: Thursday, July 23, 2009
WHERE: Ship is docked at the foot of State Street (Dobbins Landing)

DETAILS: Board at 11:45 AM; sail & have a wonderful catered buffet luncheon from Noon - 1:30 PM; we sail rain or shine; casual dress; comfortable shoes; go outside on deck to view the Bay area

COST: $20.00/person -- includes sail, lunch, tax & gratuity; payment arrangements (cash or check/money order) must be made at the time of reservation; No refunds or exchanges

TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM ERIE: On your own

RESERVATIONS: Contact Patty Glenn at 734-3711 (work) M-F 8 AM - 5 PM or 398-8331 (after 6 PM) to make reservation & payment arrangements or for any questions you might have

K-9 Courtesy of No. 7

Thanks to a grant from the Ben Roethlisberger Foundation, the Cambridge Springs Police Department has added a new K-9 officer to the force. Watch out, scofflaws. More on this story from reporter Tim Hahn at the Erie Times-News.

My favorite book? Facebook

Even old people like me are on Facebook, and I was interested to learn that there's a Facebook group for people who live in/lived in/just like our fair town of Cambridge Springs, Pa. I would probably be unsuccessful if I tried to link to the group, so:

1. Go to Facebook.
2. Log in or sign up
3. Search for Cambridge Springs
4. Join the group
5. Post something witty, informative or thought-provoking on the wall.

auf dem Kopf stehen

It's good to see some "sold" signs in front of homes in Cambridge Springs--I noticed one on Steele Street across from the elementary school and another on Grant Street between South Main and Venango Avenue. I guess one of the big problems with Cambridge real estate is that we don't draw a lot of "new blood" and residents just tend to move from house to house in town.

But the even bigger news in the real estate world is the addition of local radio personality Amy Sasfai to the ERA Richmond team of success. If you follow that link, you'll learn that Amy speaks both English and German. (See this post's title for "to be upside down" in German, a phrase Amy may hear a lot in this housing market.) Anyway, we were glad to hear this morning that Amy hasn't given up her other job and was still doing the news.

Don't let K-double-A hold you back, Amy.

Station renovation

There was a nice article in yesterday's Meadville Tribune about the trolley station in Cambridge Springs being donated to the Crawford County Historical Society. The exterior of the building is clearly in good shape, and the article indicates that the interior was also well cared for.

The historical society is still in the planning stages for use of the building, but it seems like some sort of museum or visitor center would make sense. It would definitely be a nice complement to businesses like the area's galleries and gift shops.

Let your mouse do the walking

I like when local businesses have Web sites, such as the BigSkinny Hot Dog Shop. Even something as simple as a page with contact information and a listing of a business's hours is helpful, since it can save customers (and business owners) a phone call. There are a lot of (ad-supported) free site creation/hosting tools out there, like Google Sites, and it's cheap to register a domain name at a place like GoDaddy.

That being said, I'm sure creating a Web site isn't a top priority for many local businesses. With that in mind, our friends over at YourBoro have started a nice service, scanning and posting menus from a few local restaurants.

That's such a great idea that I should probably copy it.

Just one of the crowd?

News on two area crimes, courtesy of our friends at the Erie Times-News:

Man accused of kicking in door, firing revolver (on Henry Road in Rockdale Township)

State police search for scammer in Crawford quick-change scheme (at Vogel's Market in Cambridge Springs)

While there's nothing even mildly amusing about the first story, there is a bit of comedy in the second. The perpetrator was seen wearing:
" a suit with a matching top hat, eyeglasses and gold chains."

Talk about a class act. And I can't really think of a better way to *not* blend in to the crowd in Cambridge Springs than to sport that sort of outfit. A monocle instead of glasses would have been a nice touch, though.