The Realtor involved is no doubt targeting any GE Transportation employees who might be considering a move from Erie to Fort Worth following the company’s announcement April 9 that it will transfer the production of AC locomotives and additional mining-vehicle wheels production to the company’s new plant in Fort Worth.

The company’s plan could eliminate 950 union jobs and another 100 management positions in Erie.

So far, the company has made no announcement about whether anyone would be transferred from Erie to Fort Worth. A human resources manager said Erie workers are welcome to apply for jobs in Fort Worth.

For you, that means music, games, wine tasting, food samples, giveaways and more, according to the mall’s website.

The free outdoor event will take place Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the promenade parking lot.

To learn more, visit www.millcreekmall.net/events

Ticket information*
Today’s games: $50-$90 (club level), $50-$75 (lower level), $50 (upper level)
Sunday games: $40 (club level), $20 (general admission)
Monday’s game: $25-$50 (club level), $25-$40 (lower level), $25 (upper level)
All-session: $70-$135 (club seats), $70-$110 (lower level), $60-$80 (upper level)
* Find more information on NCAA.com

Directions to Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
From Erie (approximately 7 hours): Take Interstate 79 South to Interstate 80 East, and then take I-80 East to Exit 277 (PA-940/I-476) toward Pennsylvania Turmpike/Wilkes-Barre/Allentown. Merge onto Interstate 476 South by taking the ramp on the left toward White Haven. Head south on I-476 to Exit 16 (Interstate 76) towards Philadelphia/Valley Forge, and merge onto I-76 East (towards Philadelphia) at Exit 16A. Take I-76 to Exit 349 (PA 611-Broad Street) towards Sports Complex. Turn right onto South Broad Street/PA-611 South, and then take first left onto Pattison Avenue to head to the stadium.

1. The Harborcreek Learn-to-Run clinic with Sandie Sweet starts tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Harborcreek Community Park. More info here.

2. You have the choice of a few off-peninsula races this weekend. More info here.

3. Jim Lang’s Tuesday Night Race League (TNRL) begins on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Harborcreek Community Park. More info here.

The event will begin Saturday at 7 p.m. at the park’s Beach 2. A limited number of kayaks are available from the park for people to use, organizers said.

Registration is required for both the program and to use a kayak. Call (724) 932-3142.

If you are not Patty Mazzarese, you are eligible to enter the drawing for “As American as Shoofly Pie: The Foodlore and Fakelore of Pennsylvania Dutch Cuisine,” by William Woys Weaver.
The hardback book is half entertaining cultural history and half recipes that will make your eyes widen. Delicious-looking ones such as Ham-And-Cheese Dumplings, the requisite Honey Shoofly Pie, as well as Peach and Yellow Tomato Pie, appear right next to Sour Marinated Rabbit and Stewed Squirrel. Those last two might be delicious, too, but I haven’t had the pleasure …

To enter the drawing, send an e-mail to jennie.geisler@timesnews.com, including your NAME, MAILING ADDRESS and NAME OF THE BOOK YOU WANT. I do not share or store this information.

Since we find ourselves at the beginning of patriotic celebration season, I thought you might like to see a Pennsylvania Dutch take on the venerable apple pie.

APPLE SCHNITZ PIE
Pastry for one 9- or 10-inch (double crust) pie
3 cups boiling water or cider
8 ounces tart apple Schnitz, (dried apple slices), see note
2 tablespoons potato starch (can use cornstarch)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups sour cream
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1. Pour the boiling water over the schnitz. Cover and let stand 4 to 6 hours or overnight until the Schnitz are soft. Drain and chop into lima-bean-size pieces, then place them in a large work bowl.
2. Combine the potato starch, brown sugar, cinnamon and allspice, working the mixture with a fork to create fine crumbs. Take out 1 tablespoon of the crumb mixture and set aside.
3. Line a 9- to 10-inch pie dish with short pastry. Dust the Schnitz with the brown sugar mixture and arrange the fruit in the pie shell, pressing down with a spoon so that the Schnitz fit together closely.
4. Mix the sour cream and sugar and spread this evenly over the fruit.
5. Combine the reserved tablespoon of brown sugar mixture with the butter and work this to a crumb texture. Scatter the crumbs over the top of the pie.
6. Bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.
Serve at room temperature.
Note: If the supermarket doesn’t have dried apple slices, you might find them in a bulk food store such as Grammy’s in Girard.

Members of the Erie Pennsylvania Sport Fishing Association will provide fishing tackle for kids who need it, bait, a lunch of hot dogs, chips and soda, and a helping hand from volunteers. There also will be prizes. The event is free, but registration will be limited to the first 75 kids. Parents are invited to attend as well. Parents are invited to attend as well.

To register, call Denise Work between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 474-5357. Fishing will take place in the rain if there is no threat of lightning.

The one-hour tours will begin Friday and continue through June 30 on Thursdays through Sundays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. from the launch near the East Boat Livery.

Only 16 seats are available for each tour and sign up begins in person each day at 10 a.m. I’ve been there at 10:30 and seen the seats for all three tours already claimed so don’t wait too long if you want to get on the boat.

Starting Wednesday, 90-minute evening tours will be offered on Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. The night tours also are free and fill up quickly. To save a seat on an evening ride, you have to call the park office on Monday beginning at 10 a.m. The number is (814) 833-7424.

Learn more at http://www.trecpi.org/documents/mayprograms.pdf

* Dogs get high, too, but ferrets don’t.

* 10 biggest running mistakes

* Does it seem like it takes longer to recover the older you get? Um, it does. Here’s why.

* For the ladies: Jezebel: If You Must Think About your Weight, Here Are 10 Things to Think About  Warning: there are plenty of f-bombs in this article, but this is probably the greatest thing I’ve read in…well, ever. I’m at that stage where I’m pissed off about this situation we’ve all bought into. I’m sick of women’s magazines and fitness magazines and women’s expos that are full of ways for us to fix ourselves — lose weight, fix your hair, get the whitest teeth, cook better….f@#$ you, I’m fine the way I am.  READ THIS. PRINT IT OUT. GET MAD.

Video of the Week

Hmmm….now this treadmill workout could possibly hold my interest:

Ultra funny

For all my ultra-running friends.  (This is a JOKE…though, you have to admit….it’s funny because most of it is true, right?). LOL.

T-Shirt of the Week

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Kayla Shull

Clarion senior swimmer Kayla Shull, a Franklin native and graduate of Rocky Grove, was named as a Capital One First Team Academic All-District 2 selection.

Shull, a senior Speech Pathology and Audiology major, carries a perfect 4.0 GPA. She was a two-time NCAA Division II All-American this past season, placing fifth in the 100 backstroke in a school-record time of 55.40 seconds and also taking 16th in the 200 freestyle.

Shull, who earned Division II All-America status 15 times in her career, won a fourth consecutive PSAC title in the 100 backstroke this past season.

AL
Baltimore (Gausman 0-0) at Toronto (Morrow 1-3), 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota (Diamond 3-4) at Detroit (Porcello 2-2), 7:08 p.m.
Cleveland (McAllister 3-3) at Boston (Dempster 2-4), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-7) at Kansas City (E.Santana 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

NL
Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-6) at Pittsburgh (J.Gomez 2-0), 12:35 p.m.

Here’s who I like — and don’t:

I’ll break it down differently since there’s just five games. If I had to start anyone, it would be Jeanmar Gomez. I’d also look at Zach McAllister. … If you can take an ERA hit, Rick Porcello might get the win against the Twins. … Not sure what to expect from Kevin Gausman, since he’s being called up to start. He does face the Jays, so he would be a better option than Joe Blanton and Brandon Morrow. … The Angels are playing better, but Ervin Santana is still reliable. … I’m not a Ryan Dempster fan, plus the Indians are hitting everyone. … Scott Diamond has three wins, but I can’t recommend him. … Edwin Jackson has a 5-plus ERA, but the Pirates haven’t been knocking the cover off the ball. I’d still be leery with him.

– Rick Green

Florida State League
Lakeland 4, Fort Myers 1

Midwest League
Dayton 6, West Michigan 4

–Tom Reisenweber

You can request one per household at www.biotruechallenge.com/solution/tryit.

I have to admit that I didn’t go through with this request because I don’t wear contacts and didn’t want to take a sample from someone who could really use it. So I’m not sure of all the details.

Go to http://www.friskies.com/feedthesenses?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social%2Bmedia&utm_content=cat-friskies&sf12925238=1. You have to watch, rate and then Tweet or post on Facebook about at least one of the three videos.

Once you do that, you’ll unlock a “free coupon” for Friskies cat food. It appears as if the coupon is for a free can worth up to 59 cents.

You’ll get the coupon in the mail in six to eight weeks, the site says.

Each sample pack comes with a different combination of tampons, liners or pads. You’ll get a total of four products plus a coupon.

To request a sample pack, go to www.ubykotex.com/get-a-sample.

Unfortunately, if you live in Canada you can’t get the samples but you are still eligible for the coupon.

The Dixon Trophy is awarded to the PSAC school that accumulates the top score based on results of conference playoffs and/or regular-season records.

Edinboro placed fifth overall, while Gannon was eighth and Mercyhurst finished 11th out of 16 teams. The Gannon women led all PSAC women’s sports programs with an average score of 11.75. The Knights claimed a PSAC crown in women’s volleyball.

Edinboro won conference titles in wrestling and men’s cross country, while Mercyhurst had a PSAC title in men’s soccer.

Check out the Dixon Trophy totals here.

Among its 22 sports, West Chester had an average score of 10.77 while IUP compiled a 10.74 for its 19 sports program. Shippensburg, with a 10.05 average, took third, while Slippery Rock (9.94) and Edinboro (9.85) were also in the top five.

West Chester won four conference championships (men’s and women’s swimming, field hockey and women’s lacrosse), while runner-up IUP won league titles in football, men’s golf and men’s basketball.

Shippensburg won more PSAC titles than any other school with crowns in men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and women’s cross country.

Shippensburg has the most Dixon titles with seven since the trophy was first awarded in 1996. Bloomsburg and Lock Haven have won three apiece.

Winners will be selected in a random drawing after the sweepstakes ends on May 31. To enter, go to www.facebook.com/hillspetus and click on “Hill’s Giveaway.”

Although Teddy is sleeping here, one of his other favorite things to do is eat.

Marlene doesn’t eat quite as much as Teddy.

And Tuesday, the apathy extended to both Republicans and Democrats.

The overall turnout was 26.4 percent.

Broken down, that’s 25.8 percent among Republicans and 26.8 percent among Democrats.

And those low numbers came on a warm, sunny day when voters couldn’t invent excuses to skip the polls.

– John Guerriero

Harrisburg Senators (23-22) at Erie SeaWolves (26-17)
11:05 a.m., Jerry Uht Park

NINTH INNING
Jimmy Van Ostrand strikes out swinging before Destin Hood ends a string of 15 retired batters in a row by Erie pitchers. Hood singled to center and is Harrisburg’s first baserunner since the fourth inning. Sandy Leon follows with a ground-rule double to center. Big break for Erie as it saved a run for the time being. That’ll be it for Ryan Robowski. Justin Souza comes on and Sean Nicol fights off several two-strike pitches before lifting a sacrifice fly to center to drive in a run. 6-5 Senators

The SeaWolves win it with two outs! Jamie Johnson led off with a walk before Eugenio Suarez singled to left. Instead of bunting, Hernan Perez swings away and lines out to center. Tyler Collins then flew out to left before an unusual play ended the game. James McCann singled to left to drive in Johnson. On the play, Suarez was a little aggressive with how he rounded second, which induced a throw from the left fielder. The throw ended up in the outfield area behind first base allowing Suarez to score. Harrisburg had a throw home to try and get Suarez but it was late.

EIGHTH INNING
Ryan Robowski on in relief of Victor Larez, who went 7 IP 7 H 5 ER 0 BB 5 Ks and will get a no-decision. Robowski goes 1-2-3 right away.

Wade Gaynor starts the inning with a hit off the left field wall but he stumbled around first and was thrown out going for a double. James Robbins followed with a single but Erie leaves another runner on base. Still tied 5-5.

SEVENTH INNING
Victor Larez goes 1-2-3 and has retired 11 in a row.

Michael Broadway comes on in relief of Nathan Karns, who went 6 IP 8 H 5 R 4 ER 1 BB 9 K and no-decision. Eugenio Suarez welcomes Broadway with a double off the left field wall. Hernan Perez moved him to third on a bunt but Suarez is stranded after a Tyler Collins strikeout and flyout from James McCann. Still tied 5-5.

SIXTH INNING
Victor Larez has settled down after the three-run homer. He gets two more strikeouts and has retired 8 in a row, including 5 by strikeout.

Nathan Karns strikes out the side with an infield single from Marcus Lemon mixed in. Lemon is 3-for-3 and none of his singles have gone beyond 65 feet.

FIFTH INNING
Victor Larez records his first 1-2-3 inning, including a strikeout of Justin Bloxom.

Hernan Perez with his first homer since April 6 and we are tied up 5-5. Karns retired the next three hitters after Perez’s blast. There have been five home runs in this game, all to left field. 5-5

FOURTH INNING
That was a short-lived lead for Erie. Jimmy Van Ostrand leads off with a single before Destin Hood doubles down the left field line. After Sandy Leon lined out to second. Sean Nicol crushed a three-run homer to left. Victor Larez then struck out the next to hitters but Harrisburg now leads 5-3.

Wade Gaynor gets a run back with a deep drive to left to start the inning. After two quick outs, Marcus Lemon singles and Jamie Johnson walks but Eugenio Suarez flew out to end the inning. 5-4 Harrisburg

Starting lineups
Harrisburg – CF Brian Goodwin (.260), SS Josh Johnson (.250), LF Jerad Head (.272), 1B Justin Bloxom (.242), DH Jimmy Van Ostrand (.390), RF Destin Hood (.248), C Sandy Leon (.227), 3B Sean Nicol (.222), 2B Ricky Hague (.278)
Erie – CF Jamie Johnson (.268), SS Eugenio Suarez (.200), 2B Hernan Perez (.291), RF Tyler Collins (.254), C James McCann (.333), 3B Wade Gaynor (.214), 1B James Robbins (.255), DH Luis Castillo (.250), LF Marcus Lemon (.244)

Starting pitchers
Harrisburg RH Nathan Karns (4-2, 4.38) at Erie RH Victor Larez (5-1, 3.40)

THIRD INNING
Victor Larez leaves two 3-2 pitches over the plate and it’s 2-0 Harrisburg. Ricky Hague led off by drilling a 3-2 pitch off the Erie Insurance Arena. Three batters later, Jerad Head hammered a 3-2 pitch on top of the arena. The only Erie highlight was a bare-handed running play by Wade Gaynor to cut down Josh Johnson at first.

Erie rallies for three runs. Luis Castillo started with a double down the right field line before Marcus Lemon lays down a bunt. Ricky Hague was late to cover first, putting Lemon on first and Castillo on third. Jamie Johnson then hit a chopper to first and it was played at the plate. Castillo slid under the tag to cut the lead to 2-1. Suarez moved both runners over with a bunt and Hernan Perez struck out to almost end the threat. Tyler Collins stepped in and singled to right to drive in Lemon with two outs. Johnson also tried to score and was out by about 30 feet but the catcher dropped the ball on Johnson’s slide. 3-2 SeaWolves

SECOND INNING
Jimmy Van Ostrand leads off the top of the second with a single to right field but Victor Larez bears down to retire the next three hitters. Still scoreless.

Nathan Karns is rolling and has retired 6 in a row. Scoreless after 2.

FIRST INNING
Jerad Head rips a two-out double down the left field line but Victor Larez strands him on second by getting Justin Bloxom to fly out to left.

Jamie Johnson leads off with a single to left but Erie struggles to move him around the bases. Eugenio Suarez flew out to mid-right field before Hernan Perez struck out on an awkward swing. Johnson did go to second on a wild pitch two outs but Tyler Collins grounded out to first.

Pregame: The Erie SeaWolves are looking to avoid their first series loss since early April. … Daniel Fields is missing from the starting lineup for the second straight day with a side muscle pull. He will likely miss tomorrow’s game and will be evaluated Friday to decide if he starts the Akron series. … Erie holds a four-game lead on Harrisburg in the west division. … Erie has the second-lowest ERA in the Eastern League at 3.86. … Erie has allowed the second-fewest earned runs in the Eastern League at 160. … Will Startup was placed on the disabled list and Michael Morrison is back from Triple-A Toledo. Morrison made one appearance with the Mud Hens and allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings.

–Tom Reisenweber