Cameron County Echo

Mike and Joe Patton, owners of Patton Building Co., are shown restoring a local historic wall to its former glory.

    An additional charge will be added to the list of offenses against a local man, whose arrest led police to utilize a taser on a member of the man’s family. Magisterial District Judge Barry Brown determined that enough evidence existed for Emporium residents Veronica Moate, age 51, and her son, Jacob Moate, age […]

A stone wall that has long stood sentinel along East Fifth Street in the Emporium Borough is currently being rebuilt by a pair of local masonry workers. Mike and Joe Patton, who own Patton Building Company and specialized in carpentry and mason-work at Penn Tech in Williamsport, have toiled tirelessly to restore the wall to […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor A workshop meeting of the Cameron County School District’s Board of Directors was changed to a special meeting in order for a number of measures to be approved in a timely manner. The main topic of discussion was continuing budget cuts required to bring the amount proposed […]

by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor More than 100 participants entered the Sinnemahoning Snake Hunt, held this past weekend and sponsored by the Keystone Reptile Club (KRC) and the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association (SSA). Several hundred spectators flocked to the grounds of the sportsmen’s club Saturday and Sunday, the beautiful weather bringing out scores of people […]

    Steve Straub introduced his guest speaker, Annette Campbell, at the Rotary luncheon June 3rd. Annette is the Hall of Fame Manager and spoke about the Hometown Mentors Hall of Fame/Cameron County Sports Edition.  The program is to honor anyone calling Cameron County their hometown.

    Kick off summer with a day for the birds! Join Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities, the Cameron County Conservation District and Sizerville State Park for Birding Bonanza, celebrate all things birds!

Registration begins this week at South Park and West End playgrounds. Supervisors this year are Lora Singer at South Park and Eric Spehalski at West End.  Children ages 6 through 14 can sign up for supervised summer activities.  All others under 6 must be accompanied by an adult or guardian 16 or older.

    Ruth Phillips will be holding a Movie Night as her Senior Project as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Despicable Me 2 will be shown at the Cameron County Rec Center (Memorial Hall) at the basketball courts on Saturday, June 28th with a rain date of Saturday, July 12th.

    Does your high school student know what they will do after high school? Would you like them to explore careers and college majors? The Community Education Council (CEC) and Elk County Catholic School System will be offering a Career Exploration Academy for any high school student or recent graduate (class of 2014).

Following is the Cameron County High School Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll: Grade 7: Chloe Burgett, Kamme Guisto Grade 8: Tess Dubler

    The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Emporium VFW Club Rooms on Thursday, June 12th, with 64 productive  donations. Sixty-two donors were presented and there were four deferrals.  The goal for the day was 56 pints, so everyone involved was extremely pleased to go over the quota. Sincere thanks to […]

Once again the staff of the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is busy planning this year’s Summer Reading Program and is pleased to alert parents and guardians that registration for the club will begin on Monday, June 30th and continue through Saturday, July 5th.  (The library will be closed on Friday, July 4th for the […]

The Emporium Volunteer Fire Department will be holding its 7th Annual Gun Bash on Saturday, Sept. 20th. The event will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., with doors opening at noon.  

    The Cameron County Christian Center (Free Methodist Church) will be changing its Sunday worship time from 11 a.m. to 10 a.m. through the summer months, beginning this coming Sunday, the 22nd.

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Little League Senior Girls Softball team had two home games last week and came away with one victory. On Monday they dropped a decision to Shinglehouse but rebounded on Wednesday to top East Smethport. The Cameron County Senior Girls returned home to the familiar confines of […]

    The Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Texas Rangers, plated five runs in the ninth inning in a come-from-behind win, 8-6, in Frederick in the series opener at Harry Grove Stadium on June 5. Catcher David Lyon doubled twice and knocked in a career-high five runs, helping the Pelicans to their […]

  with Rich Summers   The prevailing opinion, at least in this area and among my acquaintances, is that soccer is a foreign sport to Americans and, worse than that, extremely boring to watch. There was a time when I shared that view, but even a really old dog can learn new tricks. My interest […]

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Smethport on Sunday and brought home a 15-2 win over the Goshawks. The Cats broke open a close game, scoring ten runs in the final four innings to collect the victory. Emporium led just 5-2 after five innings but scored four runs […]

Legendary Cameron County High School Football Coach Jerry Zawacki will conduct a free clinic Friday, June 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m at the Cameron County Chamber office. Zawacki started his football coaching career at Cameron County High School in the 1970s, where he spent six seasons, finishing with a 36-17 record.  Three of […]

Beautify the County by Phil Burkhouse During the mid-‘60s I spent four summers working as a grunt for the PA Department of Forests and Waters, now known as DCNR.  One fellow laborer, whose name I will withhold but who went by Bill or Bogie, had a saying he would scream out from the forested hillsides […]

by William Crisp As promised, this is the second article of a series regarding some of the funniest or most interesting things that the truly great wardens I’ve met over several decades have done. This one concerns Ned Weston, who was a Wildlife Conservation Officer and a Land Manager in the Northwest region of the […]

  by Nelson Haas   PALE CORYDALIS I found this plant along a new logging road. It is slightly rare in our area. The last time I saw it was in 1994. Pale Corydalis, sometimes known as Pink Corydalis or Rock Harlequin is a biennial. It thrives in an open, rocky woodland on burned or […]

Hey Kent: Could be wrong, but my recollection is it was more of a soda fountain or ice cream parlor than a restaurant. The owner, I thought was Casey’s father, Clippy Martin.

(1952-2014) Tina Louise “Hewlett” Chati, 61, of Tybee Island, Georgia, entered into eternal life on (June 3, 2014) while visiting her family in Fulshear, TX.

(1923-2014) Theresa Cheatle, 91, of DuBois Village, DuBois, formerly of 903 Rich Valley Rd.,  died Thursday evening (June 12, 2014) at DuBois Village.

5K FAMILY FUN COLOR RUN – Keystone Rural Health Consortia sponsored a 5K Family Fun Color Run last Saturday, with 130 participants. There was also a walking group, and all those involved enjoyed the DJ and prizes awarded.

    by Amanda Jones  Cameron County Echo Cameron County Commissioners offered remarks on the recently-held Judicial Tax Sale, the first of its type to be held in the county in seventeen years. Commissioner Phil Jones presented information provided by County Solicitor E.W. Tompkins, stating that in total 18 properties were sold through the sale. […]

    by Amanda Jones  Cameron County Echo Emporium’s own Cabin Kitchen and Bakery is under new ownership as of last week, and a number of changes are in the works for this iconic location. Jill Fryxell, a lifelong Cameron County resident, took over operation of the long-standing restaurant recently, and spoke to the Echo […]

    Shippen Township Supervisors discussed a number of proposed construction projects during their most recent meeting held on Tuesday evening. Talk of constructing a new Maintenance Building for the township was tabled until later this year as it would not be able to be started this season. Construction of a new building would take […]

    The Cameron County Little League will have presale carnival tickets again this year. The carnival is June 16-21. This year tickets are available at Northwest Savings Bank (Sandy Bresslin), the Cameron County Little League field (Beth Newhouse), the Cameron County Courthouse (Staci Brown) and the Chamber office on 4th Street.  

    Genna Kathleen Ruth Barr was named Valedictorian of the Cameron County High School Class of 2014 at Friday’s Commencement Excercises. Genna is the daughter of Eugene M. Barr Jr. and Bobbi Jo Barr.  

    The Wellsboro community is again inviting you to join in the week-long Pennsylvania State Laurel Festival celebration beginning Saturday, June 14. This family-friendly event includes the Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen competition.

A legendary Cameron County sports figure is heading back to the area for a chance to visit with past team members and reconnect with the community next week. Former Football Coach Jerry Zawacki lead the Cameron County Red Raiders for five years from 1970-1975, and also worked in the Ridgway and Bradford schools, and his […]

Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for May: Randy P. Connah conveyed property in Grove Township to Ralph J. Serafini for $55,000.  

    The Cameron County Christian Center is launching a new food ministry, Family Table; very similar to the former Angel Food Ministry. Regardless of our income level, most of us are searching for value and money saving ideas to stretch our food dollars at home. The family food budget is one of the largest […]

The following books have been placed in the Woodland Elementary Library as memorials for the 2013-2014 school year: “Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato”; in memory of Gerald Frey; given by Pat and Andrea Lewis family  

    Emporium Garden Club will host a Birds and Brunch program at Sinnemahoning State Park.  The event is set to launch Saturday, June 21 at 11 a.m.  The day will include a tour of the Stevenson Reservoir and lunch catered by Aroma Café.  The cost is $20.00 for Emporium Garden Club members and $25.00 […]

Following is the Woodland Elementary School’s End Of The Year Awards and 4th Nine Weeks Honors List: End Of The Year Awards Grade 5 Mrs. Ream High Honors (All A’s) Sophia Fragale Honors (All A’s and B’s) Tapanga Allison, Reggie Goodrow, Dylan Guisto, Sean Lathrop  

    Start an Adventure this Weekend at Sizerville State Park with the following programs and activities. Friday, June 13th at 4 p.m. – History of Sizer- The history of Sizerville dates back to the late 1800s. Stop by the Environmental Learning Building to learn about the interesting past of the park.  

Turkey season is over and we are heading towards summer.  If you were not one of the lucky ones and you missed your turkey, it is okay; you can still have a yummy turkey dinner at the Driftwood Sr. Center.  Tuesday, July 2nd, we will be having a wonderful turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Little League Senior girls softball team had two games last week but were unable to register a victory. On Monday they were defeated at Eldred and on Wednesday they lost at Smethport. The Cameron County Senior Girls struggled offensively against a solid Eldred team […]

  with Rich Summers   I’d like to start by thanking one family as my sports information source for this summer season so far. Ralph McKimm the elder is instrumental in providing me the scorebook for statistics for the Emporium Alle-Catt team and Ralph McKimm the younger provides me with the write-ups for the Senior […]

    Legendary Cameron County High School Football Coach Jerry Zawacki will conduct a free clinic Friday, June 20, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m at the Cameron County Chamber office. Zawacki started his football coaching career at Cameron County High School in the 1970s, where he spent six seasons, finishing with a 36-17 record.  […]

The Northern Allegany baseball and softball league of  District 9 crowned the following schools as divisional champs for the 2014 season as well as selected the following players as all-stars. Tucker Britton of the Red Raiders was the lone representative from Cameron County High School baseball team.

    The Elk County Catholic High School Athletic Association invites you to support Crusader athletics at its 4th Annual Golf Outing! The outing will be held on Saturday, July 5 at the Bavarian Hills Golf Course in St. Marys. The format is a four-person scramble, and the cost is $40 for members and $60 […]

If you are looking for the perfect place to have fun and improve your baseball skills this summer, look no further than the 2014 lineup of Mansfield University Baseball Camps. The upcoming Mountaineer Day Camp June 17-20 is becoming one of the more popular sessions offering four days of quality instruction with emphasis on player […]

Our Flaming Scarlet by Phil Burkhouse One of our permanent residents, the cardinal, is perhaps the most easily recognized bird in our area.  Even non birdbrains can usually identify this colorful red songbird and perhaps even its strong, clear, whistling voice.  For the past six weeks our area has seen the return of another brilliantly […]

Good Morning, The EHS Graduation photo in the June 4 Echo is the class of 1926. My parents were members of that class and are in the photo.  My father, Arthur Williams is in the first row at left, seated, and my mother, Blanche Wheaton Williams is also in the first row, standing, seventh from […]

  Selenium prevents Cancer if you take 300 or 400mcg every day.  If you have Cancer you can stop its growth and kill it by taking 800mcg of Selenium every day. However, if it is already inside your liver it is probably too late. Mcg is microgram  not milligram    

Good morning Kent: I will answer a question you asked about. Casey Martin’s Restaurant was across the street from the “Coffee Shop.” This is a coincidence when I tell you that their daughter, Sue and her husband, Harold bought the Coffee Shop and Sue’s mother was the “Pie Maker.” Business was great, as the food […]

I look forward every week to looking at the Echo. My wife lived in Driftwood from 1953 to 1956. She went to high school in Emporium and worked at the Cabin Kitchen for Kenny and worked with Lena.  

 Memorial Worship Service Relatives and friends are invited to attend Brenda’s joyful worship memorial service on Saturday (June 14, 2014) at noon, at Deeper Waters Ministries, 37 W. 5th St.

(1932-2014) Sigmonda D. “Ziggy” Catalone, 81, of 319 Spring St., died Saturday morning (June 7, 2014) at Guy and Mary Felt Manor.

  The Gary Dubler Nature Trail was officially opened during Fun Day events at Woodland Elementary. Students from Woodland and the Cameron County High School attended the dedication, and many students have already worked on or have volunteered to work on improvements to the trail and outdoor classroom area. Shown above are Gary’s family members […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor The first Judicial Tax Sale to be held in Cameron County in seventeen years took place last Wednesday, with nearly all of the properties entered into the sale being sold during the auction. The process began with 52 properties that had delinquent taxes owed from at least […]

Cameron County School District’s (CCSD) new hiking trail and outdoor classroom were dedicated on Monday with the help of a number of local agencies and the family that helped to get the project started. The Gary Dubler Memorial Nature Trail, named after long-time resident Gary Dubler who passed away unexpectedly in September of 2010, was […]

by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor Members of the Emporium Borough Council are working with Building Inspector Russ Braun to implement a landlord/tenant ordinance to work on problems with a number of properties. Approximately 20 properties have been identified as possibly having issues that should be addressed through ordinances.    

    The unemployment rate in Cameron County and the rest of the state continues to drop according to the most recent numbers released by the state’s Department of Labor and Industry. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Cameron County for the month of April was recorded as 7.9%, down from 11.6% in April 2013. The […]

Jennie Fragale is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive to be held in Emporium at the VFW Rooms on Thursday, June 12th, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Jennie has set a goal of 35-40 units of blood.  

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor An introductory meeting was held for the newly-established Cameron County Parent Advocacy Group. The meeting was attended by district administration, school board members, district personnel and concerned parents, and the time was used to discuss a number of topics involving the Cameron County School District (CCSD).   […]

    Museums and historical societies in Pennsylvania have been awarded a total of $2 million for 130 grants, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) and Speaker of the House Sam Smith (R-66). Locally, the Cameron County Historical Society received a $2,500 award.  

    The fourth grade students of Woodland Elementary recently made their annual field trip to Sizerville State Park. The event was coordinated by Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA). After arriving at the park the students were greeted by Jess Bierly, Environmental Interpretive Technician for Sizerville State Park. After welcoming them, she led them […]

Join Sizerville State Park staff to separate myth from fact as we soar into the world of bats. Problems facing bats today as well as batty habits will be discussed. Please meet at the campground amphitheater at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 6. A Beaver Dam Bike Ride will be held Saturday, June 7 at […]

    As most of you may know, Cameron County Recreation received a large grant from the George A. and Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation to rebuild the Third Street Playground. The tear down has begun and the rebuilding is still in the beginning stages. Once the fencing and electrical are complete lots of hands will […]

Gasland Part II—a film about natural gas drilling will be presented at the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 5, at 7 p.m. A few concerned citizens of Cameron County present this free event. Please arrive early for snacks and refreshments.   Show will start at 7 p.m. Gasland Part II shows how […]

    Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center is offering a one day course on basket weaving.  Judy Leasure from Smethport will offer two classes.  Students sign up for either Friday, June 20 or Saturday, June 21.  The classes will start at 9:30 a.m. and finish by 1 p.m.  

    There will be a meeting of the CCHS Music Boosters on Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m. in the high school band room. This will be a mandatory meeting for anyone going to Hawaii as a chaperon.  

    The second grade students of Woodland elementary recently visited the Andrews farm. Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) coordinated the event that included fishing, learning about ways everyone can help prevent water pollution and facts about honey bees. They also learned facts about Whitetail deer. Each student had the opportunity to fish the […]

Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 12, welcomes back two longtime sponsors offering big prizes! Northwest Savings Bank will give the first person who hits a hole in one on Number 9 at the Emporium Country Club $10,000 in cash!  The Emporium Country Club restaurant provides a bird’s eye view of […]