Polinick Joins Erie Express Coaching Staff

    The Erie Express are happy to welcome Brandy Polinick aboard the coaching staff. Brandy is a graduate of Cameron County High School and was a multi sport athlete there competing in basketball, softball, volleyball and track, winning multiple championships throughout her high school career. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]

Wandering Aimlessly Gun Economy Picking Up

by Phil Burkhouse I was sitting in a Spit and Argue chair, not one of the original ones near Henry’s Hardware, discussing the gun control issue with several friends.  Naturally, there was much agreement in our thoughts on the subject, but one fellow said something that caught me off guard, and he was exactly right.  […]

An Honst Chat

  by William Crisp   The news of the PA Fish and Boat Commission closing hatcheries came as a big shock to everyone. As the old saying goes, ‘Nothing is closer to immortality than a government program.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Mountain Lines

by Nelson Haas     EXTERNAL FRAME PACK If I were to choose a pack for carrying heavy loads over long distances, it would be the external frame pack. Here’s why: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Violet Skillman

(1936-2013) Violet Skillman,  76, of Emporium, died (Feb. 17, 2013) at UPMC-Pittsburgh with her children by her side.

Ruth Russell

(1920-2013) Ruth E. Russell, 92, of 110 E. 4th Street, formerly of Sinnemahoning, died Friday night (Feb. 22, 2013) at Guy and Mary Felt Manor.

Clifford Clark

(1913-2013) Clifford W. Clark, 99, of Guy and Mary Felt Manor,  formerly of 961 Rich Valley Rd., died Thursday afternoon (Feb. 21, 2013) at the Manor.

DO IT YOURSELF RACK – Nelson Haas is well known for his artistic skills and knowledge of the outdoors, but he may have outdone himself with his latest effort — a handmade elk antler. “It took me longer to make than it does an elk to grow one,” said Haas. The antler is made of […]

Lighting Project Saves District More Than Expected

      by Amanda Jones  Cameron County Echo A representative from McClure Company, the firm that handled the $1.2 million energy savings project completed in April of 2012, gave a presentation during the Cameron County School Board meeting held last Thursday evening to discuss realized and projected cost savings. (Full Story available on the […]

County’s Public Library Earns $28,000 Grant

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Fresh paint, improved heating and air conditioning and easier access are in the works for the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library here in Emporium. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Causer Supports Sportsmen As Game and Fish Chair

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor State Representative Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) has quickly identified his rural roots in one of his first actions as Majority Chairman of the State House Game & Fisheries Committee. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

SSA Coyote Hunt Pays Winner $2,457

    One sportsman from among 455 registered for the 8th annual Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Club’s Coyote Hunt earned a $2,457 payday Sunday. Ron Schall took the first place coyote while hunting with dogs in Jefferson County. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

New Garbage Truck Saves Township $$

    by Amanda Jones The new garbage truck and packer negotiated for purchase months ago by Shippen Township has finally been received, and is already saving the Township money on fuel costs. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Sinnemahoning Watershed Ponds To Be Studied

Penn State Extension Educator, Jim Clark, and the Cameron County Conservation District, recently obtained a $6,000 grant from the Headwaters RC&D Sinnemahoning Stakeholders Group. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Camo Dance Supports CCOYA

A dance was held recently at the High School with charge of admission going to help defray the cost of t-shirts for the State National Archery in the Schools (NASP) tournament on March 8th. If the students wore camouflage, the price of admission was reduced. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]

Blood Drive Exceeds Goal

The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Emporium VFW Club Rooms on Thursday, February 14th with 47 productive donations. The goal for the day was for 33 so everyone was very pleased to be able to go over the quota. Sincere thanks to all those who made this special effort in donating […]

High School Honor Roll

Mr. Lynn Hummel, Assistant Superintendent, and Mrs. Christine Holjencin, Acting Superintendent, at the Cameron County High School, have announced that the following students in grades 7 through 12 have been named to the second quarter honor roll. Highest honors is 93 percent and above in all subjects. Honors is 85 percent and above in all […]

Garden Club ‘Create and Learn’

The Emporium Garden Club will meet on February 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Parish Hall.  Discussion will be on “Principles of Design” by fellow member, Margaret Harris. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Ultra Marathon Looking For Friends

    Cameron County will host an ultra marathon this fall.  The Sinnemahone Ultra Marathon will travel the Elk State Forest and cover 50K. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Snowmobile Reroute

    A section of the snowmobile trail in the East Branch Dam Area of the Elk State Forest has a reroute due to gas activity. Seneca Resources is developing gas on an existing pad and requires the use of the state forest road system (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]

Lady Raider Dunsmore Breaks 1,000 Point Barrier

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County high School Lady Raider varsity basketball team completed their 2012-13 regular season last week with a win and a loss.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Raiders Complete Regular Season

  by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity basketball team completed the 2012-13 regular season last week with three contests. They completed the North Tier League schedule by claiming victories over Coudersport and Oswayo Valley on Monday and Wednesday but lost a non-league game at Redbank Valley High […]

Raider Junior High Opens Season

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider basketball team opened their season last week with a home series with Bucktail Area.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Bagubas Fall In Dual Match Finale

  by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team completed their dual meet season last Tuesday in Curwensville against the Golden Tide. Despite pins by Rusty Setzer, Tony Olivett, Jack Karsten, and Hunter Azzato, Curwensville prevailed by a score of 36-27.     (Full Story available […]

From the Bleachers

by Rich Summers   There were a bunch of exciting things taking place in Cameron County High School athletics this week in all sports. Between basketball, football and wrestling,  there was a 1,000 point scorer, the upcoming basketball playoffs being set, the D9 wrestling tournament preparation, and a new Red Raider varsity football coach being […]

JO Baguba Results

  The Cameron County JO Baguba Wrestling Team traveled to the Port Allegany Junior Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, February 16th.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Wandering Aimlessly Late Season Snowbirds

by Phil Burkhouse It was 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 10th, and the thermometer in the car read 2 degrees.  I had packed a pair of shorts and was wearing blue jeans; we were headed toward the equator, so our Cameron County clothes we layered with during the winter were left behind. (Full Story available […]

Big Woods Valentine

  by William Crisp   On the eve of the major holiday called Valentine’s Day and right before the weekend of the big coyote hunt, my wife and I lay tucked in our bed ready for a long winter’s nap. However, as it turned out, we would not get much sleep that night. (Full Story […]

Mountain Lions Elimination Ecology

    by Nelson Haas   The Pennsylvania Game Commission has proposed the elimination of all feral hogs in the commonwealth; both wild and penned. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

James Gavlock

(1931-2013) James A. Gavlock, 81, of West Allegany Avenue, died Thursday (Feb. 14, 2013) in Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.  

Deborah Fisher

(1971-2013) Deborah J. Fisher, 41, of Emporium, died (Feb. 13, 2013) at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center in Williamsport.

Karol Cokely

(1939-2013) Karol M. Cokely, 73, of Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Marys, formerly of Emporium, died Wednesday evening (Feb. 13, 2013) at Elk Haven Nursing Home, St. Marys.

Vincent L. Bennett

(1937-2013) Vincent L. Bennett, 75, of Carlisle, died Thursday (Feb. 7, 2013) at his home.

Jane Andrews

A memorial service for Jane Andrews, who died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, will be held on Saturday (Feb. 23, 2013) at 11 a.m. at the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, Sizerville Road. The Rev. Mark Conklin, pastor, will officiate.

The Bucktail Rod and Gun Club and Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) recently co-sponsored a youth ice fishing program at Bucktail Lake.

County Signs Agreement With Elk County Jail

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor The legal system in Cameron County functions at  a  cost and last week commissioners took action to continue that function through 2015. Commissioners approved an agreement with Elk County to house prisoners at a cost of $50 per day. In addition, the county is responsible for medical […]

Youth ‘Hooked’ on Ice Fishing

The Bucktail Rod and Gun Club and Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) recently co-sponsored a youth ice fishing program at Bucktail Lake.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Smith’s Federal Trial Scheduled For May

    A trial in U.S. Federal Court in Williamsport for Thomas Smith of Emporium has been postponed until May. Smith, 58, is facing federal charges of carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Emporium in August, 2012. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Bids Being Sought For Driftwood Projects

by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Cameron County officials are advertising for  bids on two projects in the Driftwood area, both funded through Community Development Block Grants. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Open Mic Celebrates 5 Years

by Amanda Jones  Cameron County Echo The Fifth Anniversary of Open Mic Night at the Aroma Café and Restaurant on Fourth Street in Emporium was held this past Tuesday, and the restaurant was filled with a cacophony of music, laughter and clinking glassware. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Conservation District Agriculture Producers’ Meeting

The Cameron County Conservation District (District) is continuing to support the agriculture community in 2013 with the 10th Annual Agriculture Producers’ Meeting on February 27th at the Aroma Cafe. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Scam, Fraud Presentation

Joe Buhler, from Older Adults Protective Services, will be at the Emporium Senior Center to present a training program on financial exploitation, scam and fraud on Thursday, Feb. 21st at 11:30 a.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Wild & Tame Game Dinner

    May Hollow Sportsmen’s Club will hold its Wild and Tame Game Dinner February 16th starting at 2 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Sylvan Heights Light in the Pines

    The account for the Sylvan Heights Street Light in the Pines has enough money in the account for six more months. The monthly charge for the light is approximately $12.70. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Lenten Luncheon

    A Lenten Luncheon will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 12:05 p.m. at St. Mark’s O’Connell Hall. Donation is $3.00. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Chicken and Biscuit

    SVFD Ladies Auxiliary is hosting a chicken and biscuit dinner, Saturday, February 16 at the Sinnamahoning Firehall from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Caregivers Support Group

A Caregiver Support Group meets the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Fox Township Senior Center, 365 Main Street, Kersey. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Blood Drive

The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Emporium at the VFW on Thursday, February 14th (Valentine’s Day) from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)    

‘Drive Defensively!’

In the past few months the phrase “drive defensively” has become the norm for myself and several other people that I know of entering or leaving Emporium at the intersection of Route 120 and Route 155. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

‘Organization Needs More Time to Review Policy’

This week we will celebrate Scouting’s 103rd anniversary, and our focus has remained the same, working together to deliver the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Dunsmore Closes In On 1,000 Points

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider basketball team finished the next to the last week of the regular season with one win and one loss in North Tier League competition. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Red Raiders Prepare For D9 Playoffs

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity basketball team picked up two more North Tier League victories last week in their push for the District 9 Class A playoffs. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)    

Guisto, Frey Compete

Kamme Guisto (left) and Cassie Frey traveled to Cortland, NY to compete in the Valentine’s Gymnastics Invitational with the Bradford Flames. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Bagubas Compete at Bucktail Tourney

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team traveled to Bucktail Area High School in Renovo last Saturday to compete in the Bucktail Area 2013 Wrestling Tournament. The following are the results for matches involving Baguba wrestlers: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]

Bagubas Top Green Wave

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider Baguba varsity wrestling team traveled to Shinglehouse last Tuesday to battle the Oswayo Valley High School Green Wave and came away with a 48-24 victory. Jack Karsten, Devin Mason and Brandon Saline all won by fall in the match. (Full Story available […]

JO Wrestling Results

    The Cameron County JO Baguba wrestling team traveled to the Coudersport tournament on Saturday, February 9th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

From the Bleachers

  by Rich Summers   It may have already happened before press time but Lady Red Raider senior guard Brooke Dunsmore needs just fifteen points entering the final week of the regular season to eclipse the 1,000 point mark for her career. With a game at Coudersport and a home contest with Oswayo Valley remaining, […]

Wandering Aimlessly

Ice Fishers by Phil Burkhouse Last Saturday marked a gathering of ice fishing fanatics eager to share their love of the sport with young fishers, which was good since the truckloads of eager young fishers were quick to arrive!  The ice was checked throughout the week, and when Saturday morning arrived, Bucktail Lake in Sizer […]

Marmots, Tigers, Gnomes & Flowers

by William Crisp Cable television brings a lot of different outdoor stuff to watch with it these days. Besides the hunting and fishing shows, there are The Animal Planet and the Weather Channel. My kids love all those shows and our youngest particularly loves the Weather Channel. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this […]

Mountain Lines

by Nelson Haas   I followed the track into a stand of open second-growth with some scattered laurel. On the upper side of a clump of brush, the cat climbed a slanted log overlooking a small clearing. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Faith Penworth

(1913-2013) Faith E. Penworth, 100, of 226 Weownit Road, died Monday afternoon (Feb. 4, 2013) at Guy and Mary Felt Manor.

Barbara Lawson

Barbara Ann Lawson, 71, of Corry, passed away on Saturday (Feb. 2, 2013) at Corry Memorial Hospital.

Michael Stumpff

(1952-2013) Michael L. Stumpff, 60, of Hudson, N.C., died Tuesday (Jan. 22, 2013) after a short illness.

  Give it to the Birds – Take a drive through the business district of Emporium. You can’t miss the trees wrapped in colorful fiber. The yarn bombing was done by the knitters and crocheters who meet at the chamber each Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9:30. The group has a project for the spring […]

Borough Council Approves Pair of CDBG Projects

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Emporium Borough Council approved two resolutions supporting projects to be funded with Community Block Grant dollars during its Monday evening meeting.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Game Land Acreage Added In County

    The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced last week that it had acquired 1,052 acres of land in Cameron County as an addition to its State Game Land holdings. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Sinnemahoning Sportsmen Make Final Plans For 8th Coyote Hunt

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor One of the region’s late winter traditional events is about to unfold Down County. The Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association will hold its annual coyote hunt February 15-17. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)    

Kindergarten Registration

    Cameron County School District Kindergarten registration will be held on Friday, March 1st at Woodland Elementary School from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Ash Wednesday Service

    The Ash Wednesday service will be held at First Presbyterian Church (205 East 4th Street) on Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m.     (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

January Realty Transfers

Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for January. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)