Cameron County Echo

  RAIL TRAIL OFFICIALLY OPEN – Audra Stuart from the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is shown presenting a certificate to Jeff Ream, the engineer who worked on the Rail Trail project. They are flanked by members of the West Creek Rail Trail Association, St. Marys Snowmobile Association, Cameron County Commissioners and Solveson Contracting.

    Amanda Jones Echo News Editor  A number of properties sold during the Judicial Tax Sale held this spring are slated for demolition, or have already been razed. Improvement work is being done on other purchased properties throughout the county. At Thursday’s meeting of the Cameron County School District’s Board of Directors, approval was […]

    The second annual Sinnemahone UItra Marathon was held this Saturday, October 18. The race began at 7:30 a.m. on the West Creek Rail Trail at the corner of Broad and Third streets. Racers headed east through the borough and past the caboose on the east end, before heading across Route 120 into Shippen […]

  Members of the Cameron County School District Board of Directors heard concerns from several parents, discussed and made changes to a number of policies and voted to approve the sale of three properties currently held in the county repository at their regular meeting held Thursday evening. The meeting did not begin until nearly 7:30 […]

    The 150th Anniversary of Emporium’s Incorporation as a Borough and Cameron’s County Seat will be celebrated this Thursday and Friday at the Cameron County Vets Club located at 427 East Third Street. Thursday evening’s event, being held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., is by invitation and reservation only, but the same displays […]

  Paul G. Pettigrew, 89, passed away on (Oct. 15, 2014) in Houston, Texas.    

  (1931-2014) Leon R. Bundy Sr., 83, a lifelong resident of Austin, passed away with his loving family at his side on Tuesday (Oct. 14, 2014) in UPMC Hamot, Erie, after a short illness.      

  (1928-2014) Pauline M. Bernarduci Bollinger, 86, of Guy and Mary Felt Manor, died Wednesday night (Oct. 15, 2014) at Penn Highlands Elk, St. Marys.      

  (1938-2014) Larry S. Lutz, Sr., 76, of 1398 Cowley Hill Rd., Austin, died Wednesday morning (Oct. 15, 2014) at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.    

  (1928-2014) Eleanor M. Umbenhauer, 85, of 110 E. 4th St., formerly of Medix Run, died Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 14, 2014) at Penn Highlands Elk, St. Marys.  

  MEMORIAL BENCH – Several members of the Schager family are shown by the bench that was built by Nancy (Schager) Stewart’s husband, Dave and their son, Wes, in memory of the late Carl Schager. The bench is located on the Rails to Trails across the highway from the home of Mrs. Schager. Shown sitting: […]

  A Change In Priorities by Phil Burkhouse   Our youngest grandson, Isaac Boone Grovanz, turned 7 in August and already has killed two bucks with his crossbow.  His father, Ralph, began working with Isaac at a very young age, and at 5 years old Isaac was able to steady his crossbow on a tripod […]

  by William Crisp   It is mid-October, the greatest month of the year. The first frost hit and the bucks will start screaming. Grouse are ready to be jumped, turkey need scouted and bear sign found. Yet, I sit here inside typing. It’s Sunday, though, and there’s a reason for a Sunday hunting ban […]

    Archers hunting and harvesting deer within any of the state’s three Disease Management Areas (DMAs) must comply with special rules aimed at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania. High-risk deer parts – essentially the head and backbone/spinal cord – may not be transported outside the DMA.  

    The annual Youth Pheasant Hunt was recently held on the Andrews Farm. The event is sponsored by Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) and Russell Hollow Hunt Club. It was a beautiful day for the event and 22 young hunters participated, including some coming from Smethport and Latrobe.  

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team continued its march through the Allegheny Mountain League North division leaving their latest victim as road kill last Friday night. The Raiders invaded Smethport and mauled the Hubbers 43-6 to take command in the AML North championship race. The contest […]

    It was great to see the Raiders travel to Smethport and come out and play a great game in what will no doubt turn out to be a huge contest in this year’s schedule. CCHS thoroughly dominated the Hubbers on their own field and defended Smethport’s potent option attack to perfection. The Raider […]

    by Molly Abriatis This week the Little Lady Raiders played Kane on Tuesday and ECC on Thursday, both away. On Tuesday the J.V. girls played hard but were unable to come out with a victory. The score was 12-6 against Kane. The scorers were Tapanga Allison, Sami Good, and Kadence Solveson each with […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider junior high football team hosted the Elk County Catholic Crusaders last Thursday afternoon but fell to the visitors 38-8. Nate Dempsey scored the lone Cameron County points with a thirty-one yard touchdown run and a rush for the two […]

    The Second Annual Benezette Bugle 5k will be held on Saturday, October 25.  The course of the 3.1 mile race will begin and end at the old Benezette School House and will tour the town of Benezette.  Participants of all ages are welcome to run or walk the event.  Children age ten or […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider golf team competed in the District 9 Class AA golf tournament held at Pinecrest Country Club in Brookville last Monday and finished fourth in the team standings with an aggregate score of 503. Punxsutawney captured the team title, while […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider volleyball team hosted the Northern Potter Panthers last Tuesday and both the A and B squads were winners. The Red Raiders’ A squad scored a 25-11 and 25-5 victory while the B squad won 25-11 and 25-15.

    Recently Cameron County School District elementary and middle school enrichment students participated in a Quiz Bowl Competition in Smethport. The quiz bowl is a trivia game that includes questions in the areas of English, History and Civics, Science, Math and Geography.      

    This fall Emporium turns 150 years old.  Cameron County Historical Society and the borough will present a walk back through history Thursday, October 23, at the Cameron County Vets Club.  The free event will include light refreshments and proclamations by state and federal officials.    

    The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, October 16 to allow staff members to attend a Pennsylvania State Library training session to be held in State College. Library patrons are advised that any library materials which may be due on Thursday, October 16, will now be due on Friday, […]

    The Cameron County High School Outdoor Club recently went on the first field trip of the year. Remaining with tradition of the last several years, the students took an after school evening to go elk viewing.  They were accompanied by advisors, Mandy Bresslin, Lee Sines, Tom Gelnett, and Don Bickford of Cameron County […]

    The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Emporium VFW Club Rooms on Thursday, October 9th. Thirty donors were presented with a total of 34 productive donations. There was one not successful. Goal for the day was 30, so everyone was very pleased to go over the goal. Congratulations to the […]

    The Cameron County Fair Association board of directors will meet on Monday, October 20 at the First Baptist Church of Emporium at 7 p.m.      

    The third and the fourth books in the series of the “Hostelries of Cameron County” created by the Cameron County Historical Society, have arrived just in time before Emporium’s upcoming 150th birthday this month. The third book, Emporium/Shippen of the Hostelry Series covers hotels such as;    

    There will be no Mass at St. James Catholic Church in Driftwood on Saturday, Oct. 18th due to Confirmation being held the same evening at St. Mark Church, Emporium.    

    The Austin Area School Project Based Learning Program for Grades 10-12 will sponsor a Haunted Hayride on Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Austin Dam. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.  Drinks,  hot dogs and baked goods will be available.   […]

    A membership meeting of the Bucktail Rod and Gun Club will be held today (Wednesday, Oct. 15) at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Sizer Run Road. On the agenda will be election of officers and other club news.    

    The  First Baptist Church of Emporium will be having a rummage sale on Saturday, October 18 starting at 9 a.m. Soup will also be available at the church.  

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor Members of the Emporium Borough Council will meet in two weeks to seek a replacement for Emporium Borough Police Chief Matt Siple, who resigned this week. Siple served as Chief of Police for less than a year prior to tendering his resignation, though he had served as […]

    A press release has been issued concerning an investigation of theft at the Emporium Borough Police Department. According to the statement released by Emporium-based Pennsylvania State Police, troopers are investigating an incident of theft from the borough police station, located in the basement of the Emporium Borough Building on North Broad Street.   […]

    Nearly sixty participants have registered for the Sinnemahone 50K Ultra Marathon Trail Run, which will be held this Saturday, October 18 beginning along the West Creek Rail Trail in Emporium. Along with the race and the flea market, musical acts and food vendors that will be set up along Broad Street all day […]

    by Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor Shippen Township Supervisors voted to remove another hurdle in the demolition of a former business property in Prospect Park during their regular meeting held last Tuesday. Supervisors approved a bid placed by Cameron County Commissioners for purchase of the former Furniture for Less store on Route 155 […]

    Members of the Emporium Rotary Club heard a presentation from employees with the Austin Area School District concerning new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum and initiatives being implemented. Superintendent Jerry Sasala, who taught at Cameron County for more than 30 years before taking an administrative position in Austin, discussed many of […]

  Barack Obama said he was going to fundamentally change America, and he surely did.  On 1-20-2009, Inauguration Day for Obama, the U.S. National Debt was $10.7 Trillion and today it is a whopping $17.8 Trillion, a $7 Trillion additional debt in less than 6 years!  On 4-29-14 THE BUREAU of LABOR STATISTICS stated that […]

  The Press office was located in the back of the Water Company building, next to the Cabin Kitchen on West 4th Street.  The building was located where the Credit Union Office is now

‘ Hi Kent, To answer your questions about the old Cameron County Press-Independent paper, their office and where the paper was published was located on Fourth Street, near the Cabin Kitchen, and they shared the building with the Water Company Office.    

  (1929-2014) Celine M. Singer, 85, of Elk Haven, St. Marys, formerly of 413 Clear Creek Rd., Emporium, died Sunday morning (Oct. 12, 2014) at Penn Highlands Elk, St. Marys.    

  (1958-2014) Clifford D. Singer, 56, of 36 Singer Lane, died unexpectedly on Tuesday morning (Oct. 7, 2014) at his residence.    

  (1936-2014) Dorothy J. Chirillo, 77, of Bradford, passed away on Thursday (Oct. 9, 2014) at UPMC Hamot, Erie, surrounded by her loving family.  

  AUTUMN FESTIVAL – Sizerville State Park’s 24th Annual Autumn Festival was held Saturday, with activities for the kids, demonstrations, and lots of great food for everyone. The day was sunny and cool, perfect for strolling through the park and enjoying the event. Several food vendors ran out of their offerings before 3:00, with the […]

  Fredrick E. Yentzer, 55, of Clear Creek Road, passed away unexpectedly Sunday afternoon (Oct. 7, 2014) at his residence    

  (1927-2014) Thomas R. “Pap” Glover, 87, a lifelong resident of Costello, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday (Sept. 28 2014) after a long illness.    

  (1937-2014) “Mimi” Mildred Fritz Troha, 77, a lifelong resident of St. Marys, passed away Thursday (Oct. 2, 2014) surrounded by family and friends.  

  (1943-2014) William J. “Oz” Ostrum, 71, of 402 W. 6th St., died  Saturday morning (Oct. 4, 2014) at Penn Highlands DuBois, DuBois.  

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor The second annual First Fork Festival will be held at Sinnemahoning State Park on Route 872 from noon until five p.m. on Saturday, October 11. The event highlights local authors and artisans and the history and culture of the First Fork Valley amidst a backdrop of spectacular […]

    A press release from the Emporium Borough Police Department (EBPD) lists several arrests made in the past two weeks within the borough. On Thursday, October 2, EPBD was called to assist an agent with the State Probation and Parole Department who was making a home visit.      

    A proclamation was made by the Cameron County Commissioners in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Marsha Dippold, director of employment support with Dickinson Center attended the meeting to discuss the proclamation, and announce a disability awareness event being held at Dickinson next Thursday.      

    The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts recently announced that more than $25,000 will be doled out to organizations working in the seven-county region covered by the Elk County Council on the Arts. The awarded grants will support arts activities within Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean and Potter counties in the coming year. […]

Resident Lodges Complaint Against Boro Councilman   An Emporium resident lodged allegations of misuse of public assets against a member of the borough’s council during a regular meeting held on Monday night. Emporium resident Alvin Lyon accused Councilman Patrick Garrigan of having borough employees use borough equipment to unload his firewood and store it in […]

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor Commissioners from rural Pennsylvania counties are continuing their push for tax equity when it comes to state-owned land. County Commissioners representing Cameron, Potter and Tioga counties are heading the State Land Tax Equity Committee in support of two tax relief measures that would have a significant beneficial […]

    by Rich Summers The Emporium Hometown Mentors held the inaugural Sports Hall of Fame induction at the Cameron County High School auditorium on Saturday night. During the event, hosted by Dave LaBrozzi, fifteen CCHS Alumni were honored. After Ken Ostrum led the audience in the singing of the National Anthem, longtime school nurse […]

    Cameron County’s first annual All Fired Up and Kicking Ash BBQ Competition drew large crowds to Fourth Street on Saturday afternoon. Four competitors set up their grills and smokers on Friday night in preparation for the all-day Saturday event, which coincided with Homecoming Weekend festivities.      

    Information on Facebook can be easily accessed by friends and family, but also by criminals and law enforcement officials, as is evidenced by a recent investigation in Cameron County. Recently, a home on Route 120 that is owned by an Emporium man was left unoccupied while the owner was out of town.  

    Cameron County slid out of the top spot for unemployment rates in Pennsylvania, now tied for fourth with Monroe County at a rate of 7.1%, appearing below Philadelphia, Forest and Huntingdon counties. The most recent PA Fast Facts report, released on September 26, shows that Pennsylvania’s rate for July 2014 was 5.7%.  

    Come and join us at Sizerville State Park to take an unforgettable trip back in time and reminisce about the simple life. On Saturday, October 4th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sizerville State Park will be celebrating its 24th Annual Autumn Festival.  

2014 CAMERON COUNTY SPORTS HOMETOWN HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES – Front row (l to r) Brittney McLean (2003), Michael Tonkin (1985), James Kinsler (1962), Bill Leonard (1972) and Luke Fragale (1999). Back row: Bruce Morgan (1990), Mike Simon (1974), Jeff Lloyd (1972), James Zoschg (1970), Dick Peterson (1967) and Matthew Grimone (1975). Unable to attend […]

‘ Hi Kent, There was a question asked about brothers who played football for EHS.  There have been lots of them.  A few that come to mind are:  The Park brothers, Jim and Bob; the Gribbles, Alvin, Harvey, and Frank; the Tompkins brothers, Jim, Bea, and Mike; The Taggerts, Bob and Frank.    

  Dear Kent, The picture of the football team I believe is the ‘45-’46 season, not ‘44-’45.  

  (1922-2014) Thomas J. Mahon, 92, formerly of Arnold Avenue, Port Allegany, passed away Thursday (Sept. 25, 2014) in the Bradford Nursing Pavilion.  

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team picked up their first win of the season Friday night as they dominated the Port Allegany Gators and invoked the mercy rule in a 45-16 win. In the CCHS homecoming contest, the Red Raiders were never threatened […]

  with Rich Summers   The Raiders, in the words of their coaching staff, got a huge monkey off their back with their first win of the season last Friday night. I spoke with Head Coach Mike Kunes and assistants Jody Bailey and Nick Keller after the game and I was pleasantly surprised at why […]

    by Rich Summers The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team had three matches last week but were unable to pick up a win. On Monday and Tuesday, CCHS fell in road matches to Coudersport and Galeton, respectively, and on Thursday were beaten at home by Otto- Eldred.  

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider volleyball team continued their season with three matches last week. On Monday they traveled to Coudersport, on Tuesday they visited Galeton and on Thursday they hosted Otto-Eldred.    

    by Molly Abriatis The 4th, 5th and 6th grade Little Lady Raiders hosted two games this week. On Monday, the JVs lost a close one to Elk County Catholic (ECC) in overtime. The final score was 14-10. Scoring for the Little Lady Raiders were Kendall Richards with 6 points and Tapanga Allison with […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider golf team completed their dual match season last Monday in a non-league contest with the Ridgway Elkers. Ridgway came out on top by a score of 34-21. Cameron County’s Paul Etchepare and Ridgway’s Josh Roselli each carded a 39 to […]