_FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2001 ", ‘Off l. "~ii;} €r-* k f. ■»«!«►- ;?>'■*'^ >v - -■ _ 'g;^. - ~S.-; '•. : --■ As surprising as it may sound, leyball and boating winter is almost over. The It may be hard to believe, but As it is every year, Presque Isle snowy landscape will soon all of these activities (and more!) will be swamped by tourists and disappear and a more appealing can take place at one location-- Erieites alike, who not only visit Springtime setting will take its Presque Isle! Presque Isle tor its tun activities, place. Presque Isle provides year- but also for its breathtaking When most individuals round recreational activities for beauty, picture Springtime, they not nearly four million visitors each Great weather and fun outdoor only imagine the outdoors, but year. various outdoor activities that The name Presque Isle means hand, making Presque Isle a they may partake in. Such “a Peninsula that wants to be an definite Hot Spot in Erie. activities include in-line skat ing, swimming, walking, vol Figure out the quote and who said it by figuring out what these letters translate to. Your clue: J equals I. “JD QBVYY GPVIN J ZXD NFK FL YRYVUQBJDT J’RY OYXVDYI XMPFQ OJAY: JQ TPYN PD.” Last Issue’s Answer. “It isn’t what you do, but how you do it. The weekly column that asks if there is intelligent life out there. WHY? DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG? A 22-year-old Dutchman taking his driving test stalled'the car at a railroad crossing in Amsterdam, and was frantically trying to get it started when a speeding train approached. The man and his driving examiner finally had to leap from the vehicle right before the train smashed into it and dragged it 500 feet. Another train heading in the opposite direction subsequently collided with the car as well and ripped it to pieces. The man was not granted a driver s license. WHERE AM I? UH, HOME, DEAR, WHY? Rebecca Fyfe, a British tourist, found herself on a ship which was sinking in heavy seas in the Lomboc Strait off Indonesia. The ship had no radio so she sent a mobile phone text message to her boyfriend back in England. He immedi ately called the Coast Guard, which rescued everyone. He had received the message while he was drinking in a London pub. LONG TIME NO SEE: After escaping from a Tennessee prison where he had been locked up for murder Gary Dean Gray went to Florida and, for a time, hung around the Roundup bar in Pensacola before apparently moving on. Soon afterward, the bar s owners found out he was a wanted fugitive and posted his picture on the wall. After four months, they took it down, assuming he would never show his face there again. Wrong! He came in for a brewski, and the bartender called the cops. ots in (Erie Presque Isle X*. U* ' .H;v' v BY KARL BENACCI FEATURES CO-EDITOR island;” geologists believe that it was formed over 11,000 years BEACON COPES by Mike Pingree TMS Campus Sja ' 5 VPMYVQ AVPNQ ' ’i , - * ■ *. " -i|jg PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER activities definitely go hand in Happenings in Erie California Dreamin’ Beach Ball Gala, at the Ambassa dor Banquet & Conference Center at the Courtyard bj The Erie Philharmonic Presents “Dancin’ & Romancin,” a Night of the Charleston, Jitterbug, and Tango, at the Warner Theater, 8:00 p.m. John Wooden March 22-24 The musical “110 In The Shade,” at the Erie Play house, Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Performance by the winners of the 2000 D’ Angelo Young Artists String Competition, at the Mary D’ Angelo Performing Arts Center at Mercyhurst College, 2:30 p.m. Crossword ACROSS 1 Beer formation 5 Lillian or Dorothy 9 Egypt’s Anwar 14 With careful consideration 16 Twin Falls state 17 Whined 18 Class writing 19 Hurricane’s aftermath 20 Pictorial characters 22 Large villages 24 Woodlands deity 25 PGA member 28 Pester 29 Grave letters 30 Be in debt 33 Whitewater 35 Tryon novel 37 “Waiting for Lefty” dramatist 38 Name for a lion 39 “Giant" ranch 40 Saloon seat 42 Oyster creations 43 Time period 44 Lennon’s love 45 OK 46 Give the once- over 47 Lode load 48 “Cheers” barmaid 50 Secondary method 54 Like a tug’s cargo 58 Mr. T’s group 59 Deep violet-red garnet 61 Cliff shelf 62 Priest or rabbi 63 City on the Ruhr 64 Ripped 65 Shipped DOWN 1 Hodgepodge 2 Writer Buchanan 3 Tel -Jaffa 4 Golfer’s gouge 5 Styling product 6 Loafing March 24 Marriott, 6:30 p.m. March 25 © 2001 Tribune Media Services, Inc All rights reserved. 7 Iditarod rides Solutions 8 Jekyll’s alter ego 9 Fruity cocktail 10 Bedeck 11 Information 12 Throat-clearing sound 13 Throw 15 Cat burglars 21 Mayberry kid 23 Used to be 25 Exploratory vessel 26 Velocity detector 27 "Martha” or “Norma" 29 Pi follower 30 Midwest hub 31 How a water balloon splatters 32 Expunge 34 For what worth 47 Type of orange 55 Duration 35 Part of AT&T 48 Viola’s kin 56 Son of Judah 36 Pekoe, e.g. 49 Gibb and Griffith 57 Took off 38 Old card game 50 Closeout, e.g. 60 “We the 41 Singletons 51 Shoshones World" 42 According to 52 Four-posters 45 Whine 53 Savoir faire
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