State Route 120 East of Emporium was closed for several hours Monday as Emporium-based Pennsylvania State Police investigated a fatal accident. The crash, believed to have involved two vehicles, took place on CCC Memorial Highway approximately one mile west of the village of Cameron in Lumber Township. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]
Due to the excitement and singer registration response for the Reunion – Tribute Choral Concert, a larger venue was needed. Rehearsal and the concert, will be held at Cameron County High School. The reunion rehearsal will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, September 28th and the tribute concert and program will be Sunday, September […]
The Cameron County Historical Society has contracted with a Pennsylvania publishing company to publish the memories of Warren Wenrick on “McNuff Camp 13-C-6”, written shortly before his death in 1968. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Quilters have been hard at work this year on two projects for the “Weekend in the Wilds” festival. Their Queen/King sized Batik Nine-Patch quilt is all ready to find a new home. It is on display at the Credit Union on 4th Street (next to the Cabin). Tickets this year are $2.00 […]
This week at Prospect Park Playground started off slow with attendance but they made up for it on Friday when 35 kids played between 10 and 2. On Monday there were 9 kids playing tennisball, dodgeball tag, basketball and on the playground. Tuesday – 6 kids played basketball/knockout, tennisball, kickball, homerun derby and […]
On Saturday, July 6th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. we invite our Emporium community to come on in and take a stroll around our Felt Manor Living Art, Photo, Patriotic and Relaxation Galleries that have been created throughout our hallways in the personal care wing of Guy and Mary Felt Manor. While you are […]
The Little Museum is open for the 2013 season; stop by and pay us a visit and take a step back in time. We have over 15,000 items on display including an extensive photo collection covering the entire county. The lumber, iron smelting, dynamite and tanning industries and many others such as Sylvania […]
The DCNR, Bureau of Forestry is investigating three more acts of criminal mischief that occurred at or near the Bucktail Overlook in Elk State Forest. This area is just off the Mason Hill Road northwest of Driftwood. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The First Presbyterian Church will be hosting their Annual Ice Cream Social featuring Penn State Creamery Ice Cream on Friday, July 5, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Stop downstairs for a scoop of Peachy Paterno, WPSU Coffee Break, Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla Bean served alongside one of our delicious homemade desserts! (Full […]
by Phil Burkhouse You math whizzes should be able to figure the average of these three numbers very rapidly since the average and median for this group is the same: 22. The 22nd of June is also the day the three Walters’ boys each landed brown trout from our local streams that measured 21, 22, […]
by William Crisp A friend of mine sent me an article about hunters and hunting in Alaska. It was published in the Hamilton (Canada) Spectator then published on line in “thespec.com.” It was written by a gentleman named Jim McDonald, a citizen of Canada…(until he wants to quit working, then he may immigrate […]
by Nelson Haas Lensatic compass Also known as the Engineer’s Compass. According to its manufacturer: “This compass is known throughout the world for its precision, reliability, versatility and ruggedness. It has helped to save lives in times of war and provided many with recreational and commercial usefulness in times of peace.” (Full Story […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team survived its first real test of the season as they scored eight runs in the top of the ninth inning to steal a 16-10 win at Fillmore, NY, on Sunday afternoon. Ryan Bresslin picked up the win in relief after coming on […]
Cuba Rushford’s Caleb Edwards carded a 34-37-71 to claim medalist and a first place trophy in Division I of the Penn-York League on a sweltering day at Elkdale CC. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Running or hiking the 50K through Cameron County in October may seem daunting, but this month the organizers of the Sinnemahone 50K upped the ante! The participant who travels the farthest to participate in the event will be given a free registration for the inaugural 50K. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]
by Rich Summers This had to be the best baseball weekend I have had in a long time. On Friday I spent an awesome night at PNC Park with my son, my daughter, Andrew Fragale and Bryan Sterling watching the Pirates win again. On Saturday I took in two Cameron County Little League […]
CARNIVAL TIME! There was something for everyone this year at the annual carnival, sponsored by Cameron County Little League. The weather cooperated from the first day to the last, with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures. Rides for the very young and not so young were full each night and during both matinees. Little […]
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Federal authorities continue to revise charges against an Emporium man, Thomas Smith, prior to his scheduled trial in U. S. Court in Williamsport. A new charge was filed against Smith last week, alleging that the .22 caliber pistol he used in the carjacking of an Emporium woman last […]
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Emporium-based State Police continue to investigate one of two motorcycle accidents in Cameron County Sunday. Shortly before noon, two cycles were involved in an accident on Wykoff Run Road near the railroad crossing in Grove Township. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Wayne Miller, 60, of Driftwood will serve six months on probation after entering a guilty plea to a charge of criminal trespass last Tuesday in Cameron County Court. Miller was charged after police investigated a domestic dispute at a Karthaus Mountain residence on April 13, 2013. (Full Story […]
The Cameron County School District recently received a grant in the amount of $4,300 from the George A. and Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation. The grant monies are to be used to fund the following activities: An Educator in the Workplace Program for teachers in the District; a field trip for students and teachers to the […]
Tax Hearing Set For August 7 Property tax appeals on two Emporium business locations are scheduled to be heard in Cameron County Court by Judge Richard Masson on August 7. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Mountaineer Search & Rescue Big Foot Hunt is adding up the prizes to be handed out during Weekend in the Wilds. Organizers say businesses have donated more than $500.00 in cash and prizes to the hunters who successfully capture the twelve Big Foots! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
Check out these programs happening this weekend at Sizerville State Park. Friday, June 28th at 2 p.m. – Nature Craft: Fish Prints! – Learn about the art of fish printing and create your own fishy work of art to take home. Meet on the pool deck, in the event of rain or thunder programming will […]
The First Presbyterian Church will be hosting their Annual Ice Cream Social featuring Penn State Creamery Ice Cream on Friday, July 5, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Following is the Cameron County High School Fourth Nine Weeks Honor Roll: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Prospect Park Playground was busy with kids and activities this past week. The boys and girls who came to play at the playground ranged in age from 5 – 14 years old. They arrived as early as ten o’clock and stayed until about two o’clock on most days with the playground supervisor facilitating […]
The Cameron County Conservation District, CCOYA and Sinnemahoning State Park and the Department of Environmental Protection recently offered a PA Game Commission created “Growing Up WILD” workshop for environmental educators. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is once again sponsoring the Summer Reading Club. This year’s theme, “DIG INTO READING,” is all about the wonders under our feet – root vegetables, buried treasures, dinosaur bones, evidence of ancient civilizations and, of course, all the little critters who live under our feet! (Full Story […]
The annual Used Book Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The sale will be held on July 2, 3, 5, 6 during library hours in the conference room. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
For the 8th year in a row, the Cameron County Christian Center hosted a dinner for the carnival workers. Each year the carnival comes to Emporium to provide a summer diversion for the residents of Cameron County. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The American Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the Emporium VFW Club Rooms on Thursday, June 13, with 56 productive donations. Sixty-six donors were presented, but six of them were deferrals and three donations were not successful. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Weekend in the Wilds includes activities for all ages including preschoolers and wine connoisseurs. This year the Wine Walk in the Wilds will be held Saturday, July 6 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Come try different types of wine from wineries in the PA Wilds. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]
“The Many Loves of Little Flora,” a Petite Standard flower show, will be held July 5 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, 34 E. 4th Street. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]
Forty-two years and counting! Ken Ostrum has written a history of the Emporium Senior Center, in operation since 1971. Do you know who, how, where and why the Center was formed? Did you know a murder occurred in the Center building? (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team took on Cuba at Olivett field on Sunday and easily beat the visitors, 15-1. Ryan Bresslin, Saul Solveson and Tucker Britton combined on a four hitter and held their opponents to just one unearned run in the first inning. (Full Story available on the […]
by Harry Jones Marie Fannin led the Ladies Tuesday League. Marie had both low gross, 52, and low net, 39, while playing the back nine. Gini Schager won the most points with 17 and is also leading the league with 101 points. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
by Rich Summers It is really tiring as a fan of sports to see stories all over the place of professional athletes involved in situations like the murder investigation surrounding New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. It is eerily similar to that of recently retired Baltimore Raven linebacker Ray Lewis back in […]
The 1st Annual Baguba Golf Scramble was held under sunny skies at the beautiful Emporium Country Club. The winning team is shown and included Tom Hayden, Mike Etchepare, Paul Etchepare and Dale Kern. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Turtle Times by Phil Burkhouse This is the time of the year the holes begin appearing throughout our area. Groundhogs obviously dig holes for their dens, and skunks, God bless them, dig out bee nests in yards, but the holes I am presently seeing are not being dug by mammals. We presently have several reptiles […]
by William Crisp There are a few quiet moments in my yard that force me to think back to my youth with retrospection. I’m currently having one of those moments. I was one of many sons who spent much of my young life, when not grounded or in detention, playing in the woods. What boys […]
I applaud Sheriff Neyman for declaring himself an “Oath-Keeper,” dedicated to upholding our Second Amendment rights. We need to support him and all our town and state law enforcement officers who also remain loyal to their vows. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Kent, Here’s some info concerning your June 12 column: The principal at the West Ward School was Marguerite Smith, who was a relative (niece?) of Flossie Smith. Marguerite was a super math teacher, and I think Flossie also taught some 7th and 8th grade math in addition to Home Economics. (Full Story available on […]
(1942-2013) Irene C. Bennett, 70, of Austin, died Monday (June 17, 2013) at UPMC Hamot in Erie. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
(1951-2013) Yvonne G. (Tyson) Strycula, 61, of Macungie, passed away on (June 15, 2013) in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center after a long illness. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Federal prosecutors have filed an altered indictment against Emporium man Thomas Edward Smith. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County Commissioner Jim Thomas was taken to Hamot Medical Center in Erie over the weekend after suffering an apparent heart attack. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo At their June regular meeting held Thursday evening, board members voted to adopt the final General Fund Budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 for the Cameron County School District. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Licensed hunters in the recent Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association snake hunt registered nearly 40 captured reptiles. The annual event is conducted by SSA and regulated by the Keystone Reptile Association. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Cameron County is slated to receive $226,411 in the state’s second round of gas impact fee distributions. Of this amount, $97,508.10 will go directly to the county and the remainder will be provided to other municipalities. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Weekend in the Wilds, Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, will be the largest yet according to organizers. Entertainment begins Friday night and continues through all day Saturday in Emporium, then travels to the Cameron County High School football field. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The West Creek Rails to Trails project linking St. Marys and Emporium is rolling along. This month members of the St. Marys Snowmobile Association and volunteers from Emporium have been rebuilding the Black Bridge at the entrance of Emporium. The old decking has been removed and the crews are in the process of […]
The Bucktail Rod and Gun Club is offering handgun training classes at the club grounds. Classes will provide information on gun selection, various types of guns, importance and types of ammunition, safe gun handling practices and proficiency at the range. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Conservation District is offering a chance to make a 30 gallon Rain Barrel and learn about Rain Gardens, Wednesday, June 26 at the Sinnemahoning Wildlife Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at a cost of $10.00. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
On June 24th at 11 a.m., the Emporium Senior Center will be hosting a presentation by the Area Transportation Authority on services they offer in this area. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Friends of the Library are seeking gently used books, videos, puzzles, games, and DVDs, for their upcoming sale. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Check out these programs happening this weekend at Sizerville State Park. Friday, June 21st at 2 p.m. – Animal Tracks – Cast your own animal track and learn about bird and mammal tracks and traces during this program for children at the Environmental Building. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
The Emporium Garden Club has cancelled their meeting scheduled for June 24th. Be watching for more details concerning the upcoming flower show to be held on July 5 and 6 in conjunction with Weekend in the Wilds. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Christian Center, a ministry of the Free Methodist Church of Emporium, is pleased to announce that Sherri Pifer was ordained as an Elder, June 2nd, at the 115th sitting of the Annual Keystone Conference of the Free Methodist Church of North America. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]
This has been an exciting first week for the new Prospect Park Playground. Alyssa Hunter, PSU graduate in Health and Physical Education, came on board as our playground supervisor. What a wonderful addition to Prospect Park and we are ALL so excited for the organized fitness games and sports that she will coordinate […]
I have decided to run for an at-large seat on the Cameron County School Board. I will be circulating a petition to run as an Independent and will need 100 signatures by registered voters to get my name placed on the ballot in November. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
The Right of Self Defense for all individuals is a God-given unalienable right that precedes our country’s foundation and all government institutions. Our Founders believed this right was so vital that they unanimously declared it as part of the Bill of Rights. Their reference to the Militia within the Second Amendment is not a contradiction, […]
Kent, Claude Campbell asked about the passing of Carl Collins, Class of ‘44. He died, according to the recent Penn State Alumni Magazine, last October in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium All-Catt baseball team remained undefeated with a 6-1 win over the Crosby Mud Hens on Sunday. In the game played at Mud Hen Field in Crosby, Jon Meyer tossed a complete game and Rick Uber had four hits including a home run to power the Cats to […]
by Harry Jones Mary Jo Kahnell had the low gross score of 47 on Tuesday’s Ladies League. Pat Focht and Linda “On My Mind” Ostrum tied for low net with 34 and most points won with 20. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Congratulations have to go to the Johnsonburg Ram baseball team for capturing the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class A championship. The core group of these kids made it to the basketball finals before falling to a bogus inner city Philadelphia Class A team, so it is only fitting that they take […]
The 2nd Annual Cameron County Red Raiders Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 22, starting at 2 p.m. at the Emporium Country Club. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Blake Boring, the son of Travis Boring and Carla Boring of Lexington, Tennessee, and the grandson of Larry Boring of Emporium, has received an athletic/academic scholarship to play football at Kentucky Christian University. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Throwing the Hawk by Phil Burkhouse I realize with my addiction to birds that many people will glance at this week’s title and think I am writing about our winged predators of the sky, but actually I am writing about a tomahawk that is winged through the air by people power. (Full Story available on […]
by WilliamCrisp I enjoy hunting deer in PA and enjoy success or opportunities for success every year. Annually, the Pennsylvania Deer Wars fascinate me. Like the Civil War, the topic pits brother against brother and even father against son, if not man against dog. For decades I felt compelled to pick a side but […]