Cameron County Echo

For the second year in a row, the Cameron County Red Raider Varsity Basketball Team has earned the Northern Tier League Championship title. The Raiders defeated the Coudersport Falcons by a score of 57-54 at Austin Area School on Friday night and will now enter the District 9 Class A playoffs. Their overall record during […]

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted a rate increase to the Emporium Water Company (EWC), though not as high as originally requested. “The rates have already gone into effect,” stated EWC employee Jerry Crosby. “The higher rates will be reflected on the next cycle of […]

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor Members of the Cameron County School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to advertise for bids for demolition of a district-owned house at 427 Woodland Avenue. The move authorized administration to work with the solicitor to draft the necessary bid packet. Initially, the board had intended to […]

    Members of the Pennsylvania State Land Tax Fairness Coalition have been working hard to get the message out to legislators and urban counties on the difficulties facing rural areas with high percentages of state-owned land. The coalition is being led by County Commissioners from several local counties including Cameron County’s Phil Jones, Paul […]

    I, Adam Johnson, would like to announce my intention to run for the Office of Cameron County Commissioner on the Republican ballot.    I believe the challenges facing Cameron County are addressable through continued infrastructure development, business retention and community engagement.   I have been a member of the Emporium Volunteer Fire Department […]

    Glen is pleased to announce his candidacy for your County Commissioner on the Republican ballot. Glen has proudly and successfully held this office for the past 16 years and would love to continue serving those in our county. His primary concern has been and always will be protecting our county and the citizens […]

  Migration: South 2015 by Phil Burkhouse   I have generally looked down my nose at those people, loosely classified as snowbirds, who turn tail and run to the southern climes for the winter.  I have more or less classified them in categories characterized by terms such as sissies, pansies, or wimps. As my life […]

  by William Crisp   It’s been cold and I’m getting old. I’ve been spending time burning wood. Even though it’s usually an indoor activity, burning wood is a connection to the outdoors. Besides the process of cutting and splitting and handling the product of trees, it is the releasing of hardened sunshine that is […]

  by Nelson Haas   PENNSYLVANIA BEAVER Standing in the wide, swampy openings where streams are born, overlooking the workings of beaver, I’m often overcome with a primitive feeling that I am truly in a wild place. I am fascinated by the beaver’s engineering abilities; not only of the animal’s ability to construct dams and […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo It took an extra game to decide the title, but the Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity basketball team won their second straight North Tier League Championship last week. On Tuesday they thrashed Port Allegany and then on Wednesday dominated Coudersport to tie the Falcons for […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity basketball team completed the 2014-15 season last week with two North Tier League contests. On Tuesday they lost on the road to North Tier League Champion Port Allegany but on Thursday rebounded to defeat Coudersport at the CCHS […]

  with Rich Summers   This is a real exciting time of the year despite the sub-zero temperatures. With the District 9 basketball playoffs and wrestling championships there will be plenty to do in the next two weeks. It has been a pretty successful winter season for Cameron County High School sports and it bears […]

    by Rich Summers The 2015 District 9 Class A basketball brackets have been released and include both the Cameron County High School Red Raider and Lady Red Raider teams.  For the girls’ tournament, CCHS is seeded seventh and will host tenth seeded Allegheny-Clarion Valley on Tuesday, February 17th at 7 p.m. (after press […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team opened their 2015 season with two games last week. On Wednesday they defeated Johnsonburg and on Saturday they topped Bucktail. At Johnsonburg the Raiders defeated the Rams 29-27. Ty Bauer led Cameron County with nine points, Marcus […]

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team hosted Kane last Tuesday night in their last dual match of the 2014-15 regular season and defeated the Wolves 55-18. Shea Garrigan picked up a pin, Brandon Saline had a technical fall and Rusty Setzer and […]

    The Cameron County Baguba Wrestling Boosters were pleased to host Parent’s Night on February 10th at the last home match against the Kane Wolves. All J.O., Jr. High and Varsity wrestlers were introduced prior to the Varsity match in front of a large crowd.  

    On February 7th the J.O. Bagubas traveled to Johnsonburg to compete in both the open and novice divisions of the Under Armour Tournament. In the open tournament, the team had two place finishers. Josh Smith (age 8, 80 lbs.), won both of his matches to take first.  

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The 2015 District 9 Class AA pairings have been announced for the championship tournament to be held on Friday and Saturday at Clarion University. The following are the pairings, seedings, and records for the Cameron County Bagubas participating in the championships:

    by Amanda Jones Echo News Editor Representatives of several agencies involved in an effort to reopen the Denton Hill State Park Ski Area met recently to discuss new developments and future steps in the push to see the ski resort revitalized. The unofficial steering committee is led by Potter County Commissioners Doug Morley, […]

    Head Start is a comprehensive preschool program that provides education, health, and nutritional services for children between 3 and 5 years old. This service is provided by Northern Tier Community Action Corporation.  Head Start gives children the opportunity to experience new adventures and to be curious and creative. 

    The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Emporium VFW Rooms on Thursday,  February 12th.  Thirty-seven donors were presented with a total of 39 productive donations.  There was one deferral.  Goal for the day was 35, so everyone was very pleased once again to go over the goal. Congratulations to the […]

    Woodland Elementary School will hold Kindergarten registration on Monday, February 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children must be five (5) years of age on or before July 1, 2015 to be eligible to enter kindergarten.    

    The Cameron County Fair Association is continuing to accept performers for the upcoming Parade of Stars. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Cameron County High School. If you know of anyone who would like to be part of the show, please contact Pat Kempher at 486-1412. Proceeds from […]

    The Cameron County Food Pantry will hold a distribution for people determined eligible on Wednesday, February 25,  from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the building located behind the Northern Tier Community Action offices at 135 West Fourth Street.     

  You asked about families in Emporium who had multiple children who were honor students.  I’ll be surprised if you can find someone who had more than James and Thorarose Smith, who lived at 314 West Fourth Street.  They had four:  

  Hi Kent: Sorry I could not find your address but I am sure the Echo will give this to you.

  I am looking for someone to take over the “Lights in the Pines” on Sylvan Heights. I have enough money for at least four more months.  

‘ Here are some answers believed to be true concerning recent Trivia questions. Miss Amy Cora Baker kept her Pontiac at Ackey McDonald’s garage. It couldn’t be out in bad weather. The night the garage burned some boys from the class of 1962 woke her up to tell her how sorry they were her car […]

  (1922-2015) Verna R. Kondek, age 92, a resident at Elk Haven in St. Marys, formerly of Emporium, passed away Tuesday  (Feb. 10, 2015) at UPMC-Hamot Medical Center in Erie after a short illness.

  (1942-2015) Catherine Louella Glasl, 72, of Alexander Street, Brockway, died on (Feb. 8, 2015) at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

  Trilby E. VanKirk, 90, of Smethport, passed away on Sunday (Feb. 8, 2015) in the Sena Kean Manor, Smethport, with her sister Adelaide, by her side.