![Hunting for Auction Treasures Inside an Old Erie Building: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26042905_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1722011190000)
The Rapid Transit Building in Erie was a hub for the freight business for many years. It's now closed and the contents of the building will be auctioned.
![The Last Word: Old-Fashioned Bike Draws Lots of Attention](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26034598_G.jpeg?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1721668975000)
Nate Latimer rides and races a high wheeler bike, also known as the penny-farthing. A big wheel in the front. A small wheel in the rear. He gets curious looks every time he goes for a ride.
![The Last Word: Venango Boro is Small But Has a Very Interesting History](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26031300_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1721404407000)
Venango Boro, in Crawford county, is celebrating its history by opening a new museum. Many interesting pictures and artifacts are on display.
![New Steakhouse Occupies Historic Site in Sherman, N.Y.: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26022693_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1721045849000)
A certain location in Sherman, NY has created many memories since 1837. Now, a restaurant owner wants people to remember his steaks.
![Swayze Look-Alike Wants to Win Mullet Championship: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26011136_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1720454942000)
People keep telling Holden Stevanus that he has a mullet worthy of Patrick Swayze. Holden is now using Swayze as inspiration as he enters a national mullet contest.
![A Special Run for a Longtime Athlete: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/26006955_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1720181189000)
Lu Sitzler is 88-years old. She trained in the hot weather to participate in a one-mile run with her family.
![Beloved Behrend Family Pool is being Transformed: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25999900_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1719852332000)
The Behrend family donated their property to create a new Penn State campus in 1948. One of the landmarks that came with the property was a heated outdoor pool.
![The Last Word: Gaughn's Drug Store-Then and Now](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25985493_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1719242943000)
Many family-owned, independent pharmacies have been closing across the country. Not in Warren. Gaughn's Drug Store has been a local institution since 1917.
![Calvin Kreider Sells Thousands of Candy Bars for Charity: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25981400_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1718982911000)
Calvin Kreider, 69, is a legend in the Albion/Edinboro area. He travels on foot selling candy bars for charity. He's sold thousands of them.
![Longtime Umpire Does it for the Kids: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25972286_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1718642872000)
Garry "Sarge" Sargent, of Waterford, has been umpiring kids baseball and softball games for 23 years. He's umpired over 2,000 ballgames.
![Museum Restores & Displays Beautiful Mahogany Boats: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25968108_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1718376465000)
The Lawson Boat Museum in Bemus Point, NY does a great job of telling the history of boating on Chautauqua Lake. That includes the story of families and mahogany motorboats.
![The Last Word: A Visit to the Historic Eagle Hotel](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25959008_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1718031428000)
The Eagle Hotel in Waterford hosted many visitors during the 1800s, including a sitting president. Today, it's home to a fine restaurant.
![Milton Sontheimer's Life of Pastries and Paintings: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25954897_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1717769141000)
The Sontheimer name is well-known in Erie for making wonderful baked goods. There was a baker in that family who did something else very well.
![Sheriff's Posse is Always Ready to Ride: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25946583_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1717435031000)
It could be security, crowd control, or search and rescue. The Erie Co. Sheriff's Mounted Posse is trained and ready to serve.
![A Place where "the Ducks Walk on the Fish": The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25941842_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1717161478000)
People have been traveling to Linesville Spillway since the 1930s to throw bread into the water. They then watch birds walk on the backs of fish to get to the delicious morsel.
![It's Sunbathing Season in Erie (for Turtles): The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25915303_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1715961748000)
You can see 80, 90, maybe over 100 turtles sunbathing on one log at Presque Isle State Park during this time of year.
![A Father & Son Legacy at Cochranton High School: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25906055_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1715618648000)
If you attended Cochranton High School over the last five decades, you probably had a Wigton as your principal.
![Giant Chairs are Popping up in Erie County: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25902063_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1715359672000)
Set a spell. Take your shoes off. Enjoy some big, big chairs in Erie County.
![Migrating Birds Eat, Sleep and Get Banded at Presque Isle: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25892977_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1715010730000)
Presque Isle is a must-stop for birds flying from the tropics to Northern Canada. It's a place where the birds can rest and maybe get banded.
![Agency Relying on Politicians to Paint Beautiful Birdhouses: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25888854_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1714749774000)
Community of Caring hopes top raise funds with an art auction on May 9. They hope birdhouses painted by local politicians will bring in a lot of money. But are the legislators talented enough?
![85 Year Old Goes Skydiving for Bucket List Adventure: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25879575_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1714408500000)
Faye Jarmolowicz, 85, of Millcreek, signed-up for a tandem skydive jump from 11,500 feet.
![The Last Word: Baby Goats Arriving Fast at Local Farm](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25875586_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1714151907000)
At least 60 baby goats have been born at Sunset Dreams Farm near Centerville since February.
![Solar Eclipse Quilt Continues to Amaze Visitors: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25866114_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1713806496000)
Kelly Giewont, owner of Kelly's Sewing Corner in Millcreek, made the quilt to display during the eclipse. It took her three months.
![Meeting a Woman who Talks to Animals: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25861979_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1713543121000)
Want to know what your pet is thinking? Christine Longnecker says she can communicate with your pet. And you can sit in on the conversation.
![The Snowmen were Erie's Wildest Club Band: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25852866_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1713193392000)
The Snowmen were a group of musicians from Erie. They entertained audiences coast to coast in the 60s and 70s with their white wigs, white clothes, and face paint.
![82 Year Old has Expressed Decades of Creativity: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25848551_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1712935153000)
David Rastatter, 82, of McKean, is a designer, builder, painter, and inventor. He also restores classic cars.
![Seawolves' New Fight Song is a Tribute to Erie: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25836368_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1712324414000)
The Erie Seawolves' home opener is on April 9. The team hopes fans will be on their feet to sing the fight song that was introduced late last season.
![Is this the Year for a National Championship at Behrend?: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25828932_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1711988928000)
The Competitive Cheer Team at Penn State Behrend came very close to winning the national championship in their category last year. Will this be the year to win it all?
![Rejoice! Cathedral Renovation Project is Finally Over: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25824637_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1711715481000)
It took seven years, but a major renovation and restoration project at Erie's St. Peter Cathedral is officially over. Just in time for Easter.
![Working with Glamorous Gowns and Grazing Goats: The Last Word](https://WICU.images.worldnow.com/images/25816141_G.png?auto=webp&disable=upscale&lastEditedDate=1711381979000)
Successful Erie businesswoman matches brides with elegant weddings gowns. She then switches gears and tends to her family goat farm.