Two Demolitions Expected In County

    Amanda Jones Echo News Editor Cameron County Commissioners approved submittal of a repository sale bid on two properties that went unsold at the recent Judicial Tax Sale. Bids were submitted on behalf of the County Commissioners, and must be approved by the municipality and school district before they can be accepted. Both structures, […]

Improvements Ongoing Within Cameron County

    A number of improvement projects in Cameron County are giving areas a much-needed face lift, while new construction is improving infrastructure and recreational/tourism opportunities. Resurfacing of the first section of the West Creek Rail Trail, running from the caboose on Emporium’s East End to St. Marys, is nearly completed. The second phase will […]

Emporium Historical Society Walking Tour Well Attended

    Amanda Jones Echo News Editor A Historical Walking Tour of Emporium held this past Saturday was well attended, with former residents coming from as far away as Buffalo, New York, and Seattle, Washington. The tour was sponsored by the Emporium Borough and hosted by the Cameron County Historical Society, and included about thirty […]

Cameron Co. Job Numbers

  Cameron County again reported a lower jobless rate in the most recently-released data available from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry’s Center for Workforce Information and Analysis. Rates calculated for the month of July show Cameron County down by a fraction of a percentage, from 7.3% in June to 7.1% in July.  

Wandering Aimlessly

  Pleasantly Surprised With Rails to Trails by Phil Burkhouse   For the past two months I have been watching from our porch as the workers toil on transforming the railroad grade that runs from Emporium to St. Marys into a trail.  This trail is to be a hiking/biking/snowmobile trail and is heralded to attract […]

Shooting Cats by William Crisp

      If you are a cat person you may want to avert your eyes from this story.  Once upon a time, in a place where I was trying to break into the conservation trades, I did a lot of volunteer work with various government agencies assigned to protect the resource(s). At that time […]

Mountain Lines by Nelson Haas

      SPOTTED TOUCH-ME-NOT JEWELWEED Impatiens biflora It’s been a good wet year for Jewelweed and it’s blooming everywhere this time of year. It reminded me of a request I had from a reader to draw the Jewelweed, so here it is. Jewelweed earned its common name from the appearance of water droplets on […]

Raiders Drop Opener To Kane

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team opened their 2014 season on Friday night and fell to the Kane Wolves by a score of 13-0. The Raiders battled the defending Allegheny Mountain League champions to a scoreless tie after three quarters, but the visitors […]

CCHS Golfers Remain Unbeaten

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider golf team won four matches last week to run their record to 5-0 this season.  On Monday they won a home match against Smethport, on Tuesday they swept a home tri match with Port Allegany and Kane and on Thursday […]

Lady Raider Golfers Record First Win

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo Tess Dubler, Kendyl Guisto and Madi Guisto all carded a 55 to share medalist honors and lead the Cameron County High School Lady Red Raiders to a 40-14 win over the Lady Wolves at the Kane Country Club.       

Volleyball Team Competes at Central Mountain Tourney

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team traveled to the Central Mountain High School Tournament to open their 2014 season on Saturday with positive results.  “Last year was our first year attending the Central Mountain tournament,” said Coach Julie Prutznal.     

Sestina Heading To Bucknell University

    Cameron County High School Senior Nate Sestina has made a verbal commitment to Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, to join their Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)  Basketball Team following graduation.    

From the Bleachers

From the Bleachers   The opening of the college football season is always exciting and the Penn State Nittany Lions’ win over UCF in Dublin on Saturday morning was a great start to the year. But for my money, the Red Raiders’ loss to Kane on Friday was every bit as inspirational. CCHS went toe-to-toe […]

Half Marathon

  The Fox is Good Half Marathon Run and 7.5 Mile Walk is scheduled for Sept. 27 in Kersey, starting at 9 a.m.  Registration is at the Fox Township Fire Dept., 381 Main St., Kersey.      

Referees Needed

    Cameron County Recreation is looking for volunteers to referee for the elementary 2014-2015 basketball season.   If you are interested, please contact Holly Manginell at the Recreation Center by calling 486-8915 or send an email to [email protected].   

Weekend Family Friendly Programs at Sinnemahoning State Park

    The following programs are planned at the Sinnemahoning State Park. Saturday, September 6th Preserving Summer’s Beauty: Goldenrod Wreaths 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Don’t let the beauty of the season pass you by!  Preserve those beautiful colors with dried flower arrangements.  Pat Martin, a specialist in drying and preserving flowers, will discuss flowers […]

New on the Library Shelves

    New on the shelves of the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library for August: Creating Moments of Joy for the Person with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, by Jolene Brackey The How Can it be Gluten Free Cookbook: Revolutionary techniques-ground breaking recipes, by America’s Test Kitchen  

Sharing Our Blessings, Manor Auxiliary Fundraiser Kicks Off

    Felt Manor/Felt Living Auxiliary is sponsoring a “Blessing Tree” for the Thanksgiving season to benefit the residents of its facilities. Beginning September 2nd, for a minimum donation of $5.00, your loved one will be remembered with a special angel ornament that will be placed on a lighted tree in the atrium of Guy […]

Endless Mountain Jam

    Endless Mountain Chapter 34 ABATE of PA will be holding its 3rd Annual Endless Mountain Jam on Saturday, September 6th, at the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Club in Sinnemahoning, PA Rte. 120. Live bands will perform from noon until midnight and there will be free beverages.    

Help Needed at 3rd Street Playground

    As many 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 fencing is expected to be finished and the equipment is to be delivered this week.  An anticipated build day is set for September […]

No Mass at St. James Saturday

    There will be no Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Driftwood on Saturday, Sept. 6 due to the St. Mark Festival being held on that day.  St. Mark will have the vigil mass on Saturday at 5 p.m.      

Career Fair

    The PA CareerLink in Clinton County will hold a Career Fair on September 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Career Fair will be held at Western Clinton County Recreation Authority located at 222  

First Responders Mass

    St. Mark Church will commemorate the 13th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States at a special mass to be held on Sunday, September 14 at 10:30 a.m.  Cameron County local and state law enforcement, fire and emergency medical service personnel, mountaineer search and rescue, military veterans and members of […]

Country Blessings

    This week’s special at Country Blessings is buy two pairs of shoes and/or purses, get the third 50% off. Mix and match. Check out all our new fall clothing. Stop by Country Blessings, 240 E. 4th Street, for gently used clothing and household items.   

Breast Imaging at Penn Highlands Elk Receives Another Accreditation

    The Women’s Center at Penn Highlands Elk has been recognized again for outstanding quality with a three-year accreditation in ultrasound-guided breast biopsy.  The center has already received numerous accreditations, and one more will give the Women’s Center the distinction as a Center of Excellence. The accreditation is awarded by the American College of […]

Moore Hill Homecoming

The Moore Hill Homecoming will be held September 7th. Worship service will be at 3 p.m. with a fellowship picnic following the service in the pavilion.

‘German POWs’

Going back; subject of German POWs, 8-2-14: The ones I talked to all spoke in English fluently. They told me it was a required subject in school. They would ride us around on their backs and sometimes talk to each other in German, but they were always happy and good workers, showing no fear of […]

‘Financial Peace’

Dave Ramsey, the creator of Financial Peace University says that 70% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Many are still one paycheck away from total financial disaster. Mortgage foreclosures and bankruptcies are on the increase, just read the Sherriff’s Sale report in the legal section of the paper. The average person is over $38,000 […]

Genevieve Villella

(1918-2014) Genevieve “Gen” Villella, 96, of Guy and Mary Felt Manor Assisted Living, formerly of 450 East Second St., died Monday afternoon (Sept. 1, 2014) at Guy and Mary Felt Manor.

Irma Stanish

(1934-2014) Irma J. Stanish, 80, of 1665 Bucktail Rd., St. Marys, died Monday evening (Sept. 1, 2014) at Elk Haven Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family.