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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
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Erie community honors veterans for their sacrifice at Veterans Park
Giving thanks to those who gave their lives to keep us free; that was the message for the third annual Memorial Day Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park. Citizens and military veterans came together to honor our military personnel who have made the ultimate sacrifice. PA Soldiers' and Sailors' Home holds Memorial Day ceremony The park's vision statement is to create an Erie County memorial park that will be a lasting tribute to all brave military veterans and their sacrifices. The ceremony featured music, speeches and powerful memories of those who died. NFL Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff makes stop in Erie to sign autographs, raise funds 'It's very important to remember those that paid the ultimate price that they are no longer with us. They should be honored in some way. This is the way we do it, this is why it's a national holiday,' said Kenneth Kensil, president of Veterans Memorial Park. The keynote speaker was Colonel Jeremy Crist. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
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PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home holds Memorial Day ceremony
Veterans with the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home got a head start on Memorial Day Sunday afternoon, with a special ceremony at their home on East 3rd Street. Dozens of veterans and their families gathered at the Soldiers' & Sailors' Home gazebo to commemorate Memorial Day. NFL Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff makes stop in Erie to sign autographs, raise funds The event featured music from the Bayfront Brass, a missing man table ceremony from the McDowell High School JROTC and words from keynote speaker John Nygaard. 'Any time the community can come out and show their support, and let them know that their service hasn't been forgotten, and that we, on this holiday weekend, take that opportunity to thank those and their families for the soliders, sailors and airmen that gave their lives for our freedom,' said Ken Vybiral, volunteer resources coordinator for the PA Soldiers' & Sailors' Home. Vybiral said the ceremony is Erie's longest continuous commemoration of Memorial Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
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NFL Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff makes stop in Erie to sign autographs, raise funds
A member of the NFL Hall of Fame stopped in Erie for a good cause. Erie native, Fred Biletnikoff, stopped at Bullfrog Bar on Saturday during his return trip to Erie this weekend to sign autographs and raise funds for community programs. Annual picnic held to thank first responders during National EMS Week Fans of the Super Bowl MVP could pay for a picture or autograph, knowing all proceeds would be donated to the Biletnikoff Foundation and the Boys and Girls Club of Erie. 'It feels good because of the fact we're doing it for kids, you know? The effort everyone is putting in today and what we did a couple of years ago, all the effort is just for the kids to kind of make them, to give them something better. Get a smile on their face and let them know somebody cares about them,' said Biletnikoff. This past Thursday, Biletnikoff received the key to the City of Erie. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Health
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Deer with chronic wasting disease found in St. Landry Parish, 2 other Louisiana parishes
BATON ROUGE, La. () — Three more deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Louisiana, one of them in St. Landry Parish, officials said. The said CWD was found in captive deer in pens permitted by the . The recent detections in St. Landry, Concordia, and Tangipahoa parishes are linked to trace outs from a captive CWD positive deer pen in Jefferson Davis Parish, where back in November. In addition to the recent detections, deer from the CWD positive pens have been traced to permitted pens in 11 other parishes. No other positives have been confirmed at this time, officials said. The newly confirmed captive CWD positives and trace outs were announced by LDAF, which oversees and manages Louisiana's captive deer program. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now At this time, the disease has not been detected in the wild population in any of the parishes with CWD positive deer pens and associated trace outs, officials said. LDWF has conducted statewide surveillance of free-ranging deer since 2002. To date, the only CWD detections in the wild have been collected in Tensas Parish, LDWF said. CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the family Cervidae. It is caused by an infectious, misfolded protein particle, and is 100% fatal in affected deer. There is no treatment or preventative vaccine for CWD. LDWF extends Louisiana hunting seasons disrupted by winter storm CWD-infected deer may exhibit signs of weight loss and emaciation, excessive salivation, frequent drinking and urination, incoordination, circling and lack of fear of people and always results in death of the animal. Although CWD has not been shown to be contagious to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization recommend against the human consumption of deer known to be infected with CWD. Also, it is recommended that people hunting in areas known to harbor CWD-infected deer have their deer tested for the disease prior to consuming the animals. Local area athletes make Super Bowl picks Raiders legend Fred Biletnikoff keeps daughter's dream alive Red states pursue their own DOGE-style reforms What is influenza A, the type of flu making people so sick right now? Deer with chronic wasting disease found in St. Landry Parish, 2 other Louisiana parishes Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
