Cameron County Echo

  Employees of American Sintered Technologies, Inc. of Emporium show off their General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award received for fiscal year 2013-2014. Shown from left are Pete DeLucia, Quality Assurance Manager; Randy Garzel, Sizing Lead-Off; and Jim Vito, Engineering Manager.

    A Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) Grant has been pledged to help continue work on a local recreational trail to connect Emporium to St. Marys. The West Creek Recreational Trail Association (WCRTA) received word recently that a $150,000 grant has been approved for completion of the western section, also known as Phase II, of […]

    American Sintered Technologies (AST), Inc., an Emporium-based company, has received a major award from General Motors (GM) for excellence in quality automotive parts. “Our management team is very grateful and appreciative of the hard work of our employees for creating quality parts to deliver to all our suppliers, especially GM,” stated Quality Assurance […]

    Amanda Jones, Echo News Editor A project to benefit the Guy & Mary Felt Manor Living Auxiliary has really taken off, with all proceeds to benefit the facility’s residents this Christmas. “It’s been an amazing project,” stated Felt Manor Activities Director Pat Kempher. “We knew it would be popular, but we had no […]

    Amanda Jones Echo News Editor  Cameron County Commissioners awarded a bid for the George B. Stevenson Dam Project to install emergency warning sirens in areas of concern if the dam were to break. Two bids were received, but only one met bid specifications released to interested contractors. The bid was awarded to Federal […]

    Amanda Jones  Echo News Editor While much of the country favored the Republican Party during last week’s election, Pennsylvania will be led by a Democrat. Governor Tom Corbett (R-PA) gave his concession speech on Tuesday night at the Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh within hours of the polls closing at 8 p.m. Fox News […]

  Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in America and there are currently more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. Currently there is no cure for Alzheimer’s. It is disheartening to learn that only 1.7 percent of the National Institute of Health’s budget goes to researching Alzheimer’s, when it is the most […]

‘Hi Kent: I just received my first issue of the Echo and turned immediately to the Trivia column. In response to your question about the writing method we were taught many years ago, I believe it was the Peterson method. I remember that a company representative would come periodically to work in the classrooms. A […]

  (1930-2014) Barbara M. McIsaac, 84, of 40 W. 5th Street, died Thursday afternoon (Nov. 6, 2014) at Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Marys.    

    The district has been busy replacing four hiking trail bridges; two on the Quehanna Hiking Trail and two on the Bucktail Path.  Each of the old bridges had failed to pass engineering safety standards. In 2013, the Elk State Forest was awarded a grant from the Sinnemahoning Watershed Grant Program, on behalf of […]

    Penn Highlands Elk is pleased to welcome Paraneetha Thangada, M.D., to its hospitalist program.  A board-certified internal medicine specialist, she began seeing inpatients in early October. A hospitalist is a physician that doesn’t have an outpatient office but focuses solely on people who have been admitted to the hospital.  Unlike the doctor who […]

    CD of A will hold a Card Party/Bingo on Thursday, Nov. 20th at 7 p.m. in O’Connell Hall. All are welcome    

    A Parkinson’s Disease Support Group is forming at Penn Highlands Healthcare. The first meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the Day Room on the Fifth Floor of Penn Highlands DuBois. The group will then regularly meet on the third Wednesdays of each month at […]

    The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) recently announced the opening of nominations for its annual awards to recognize exemplary work in state parks and forests by staff and volunteers. The awards program is designed to highlight service in the parks and forests that improves the quality of life in Pennsylvania and protects […]

    Brook Trout fish eggs have once again arrived in Mr. Porkolab’s classroom. The eggs have been put in the special nests called Redd’s where the students continue to monitor them. They will turn into fry and be released into the 55 gallon aquarium where the students will care for them until spring.   […]

    Mary Ellen Willen will be delivering a free educational program at Penn Highlands Elk to share her personal journey with diabetes management and lifestyle strategies.  Those with diabetes and their families are encouraged to attend the program, which will be held Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. in the hospital’s education center.  This […]

    For the third year in a row, Community Nurses has been named a Top Agency of the HomeCare Elite, a recognition of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States. Pictured with the award are some of the many Community Nurses team members who provide direct care and supportive services that made […]

    A spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the Emporium Volunteer Fire Department will be held Saturday, Nov. 15th from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Emporium First United Methodist Church, 306 South Spruce Street.  

    Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for October: Jennifer N. Jimison conveyed property in Lumber Township to Jennifer N. Jimison for $1.00.    

    Emporium Land of the Endless Gifts has gifts for shoppers on Shop Small Saturday, November 29.  More than 17 retailers and restaurants will be participating in the event.  Many of them will offer a drawing at their location for a unique item or gift certificate.  The gifts to be handed out that day […]

    With the holiday season soon approaching, the Friends of the Barbara Moscato Brown Public Library want to help you send holiday wishes to your friends, neighbors, and family. Again, the “Donate and Say Merry Christmas” project will be in operation. By making a donation to the Friends of the Library, your name will […]

    The Lady Raider Hoop Club will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 19th in the high school cafeteria at 7 p.m.    

    A second opportunity to sign up for J.O. Baguba Wrestling will take place this week.  Members of the Baguba Club will be available outside of the CCHS wrestling room on Thursday, November 13 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  

    St. Marys Legion Baseball sign-ups will be held Sunday, Nov. 23rd at 6 p.m. at the St. Marys Legion.      

    The Christmas party for all Special Olympic athletes and their families will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6th at the St. Marys Moose Club from noon until 4 p.m.    

    There will be a mandatory meeting on November 17th beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the CCHS cafeteria for anyone who signed up to participate in the 2014/2015 Cameron County J.O. Baguba Wrestling season.  Both the parent/guardian and wrestler must attend. At the beginning of the meeting, the Baguba Club will hold its election […]

  with Rich Summers   I spent the first weekend without a Red Raider football game in a couple of months at Clarion University watching my Alma Mater, Slippery Rock University defeat the Golden Eagles. I try not to miss opportunities to see the Rock either on TV, on my computer, or in person, but […]

    Two Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity volleyball players were named to the 2014 North Tier League All-Star team. Freshman Payton Bloom and Senior Susie Guisto were named as honorable mention selections to the squad. The entire NTL All-Star team is as follows:    

    Recent years have been some of the best on record for Pennsylvania bear hunting, and one expert says there’s potential for that trend to continue. The annual statewide bear seasons again are about to kick off. Leading the way is the statewide archery bear season, which opens Monday, Nov. 17. And after that […]

  by William Crisp   As this newspaper settles in on top of your other mail, cozied inside your mailbox, I will be striking out for my first major opening day of the season. There are other openings that are near and dear to me like archery and small game but nothing is like buck […]

  Ticks – You Be Careful Out There! by Phil Burkhouse   Mary and I motored to DuBois last Wednesday for my annual appointment with the dermatologist to get the latest crop of uglies removed from my beautiful face.  I live the outdoor lifestyle and spend most of my waking hours in some endeavor exposed […]