by William Crisp The hunting and fishing culture is a world heavily dependent on the virtue of “experience” and little changes over the years. Even our controversies are current issues which are dressed up in “new” packaging, but read decades old manuscripts and you’ll see the exact same old gripes being repackaged. (Full […]
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials said bear hunters soon will be able to enjoy a four-day statewide bear season, in addition to a full-week archery bear season and a series of extended bear seasons in certain Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) during the upcoming fall months. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]
Hunters who harvest a bear during the statewide four-day general bear season must take it to one of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s check stations within 24 hours. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials, in partnership with the state chapters of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), are encouraging hunters to help veterans discover or rediscover the thrills and joys of hunting in Pennsylvania, including the archery bear season that will be open when Veterans Day is observed on Monday, […]
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials point out that one of the biggest mistakes bear hunters make is failing to locate areas with good fall food supplies – acorns, hickory nuts, beechnuts, apples, corn – before the hunting season and overlooking areas of dense cover where bears like to hide. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]
Cameron County, Emporium, Pa. has always seen disasters, small earthquakes and fires and the “Great Flood.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Congratulations to Jim Thomas for correctly answering the skating rink trivia question. Coins were thrown on the floor for skaters to collect. During my time, they included all denominations….not just pennies. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
(1961-2012) Shelley E. Slottje, 51, of 19 W. 6th St., died Friday morning (Nov. 2, 2012) at her residence following a lengthy illness.
(1922-2012) Shirley C. Henry passed from life on earth to the arms of her Lord Friday evening (Nov. 2, 2012) at The Bradford County Manor in Burlington. Prior to returning to Bradford County, Shirley was in assisted living at Stratford Court in Palm Harbor, FL.
(1934-2012) James E. Lathrop, 78, formerly of Volney Street, Port Allegany, died Friday (Nov. 2, 2012) in Bradford Regional Medical Center.
(1940-2012) Andrew W. Kalafut, 72, formerly of Emporium, passed away peacefully on Friday (Oct. 19, 2012) at his residence in Bullhead City, Arizona after a lengthy battle with cancer.
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor After deliberating more than two hours, a Cameron County jury last week found Stanley Whiting not guilty of all charges, including burglary. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor With the Presidential election fast approaching, more than 3,000 voters are registered here in Cameron County. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Come and Run With the Big Dogs at the Sinnemahoning State Park! Canadian-American Sledders Dry – Land Races will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 3 and 4. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The halls will be decked in time for this year’s Holiday House Tour during Christmas in the Wilds on Friday, December 7. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The High School Outdoor Club recently took advantage of a beautiful Fall afternoon to hike the Fred Woods Trail. The Trail takes its visitors through large rocks and rock slots and leads to great overlooks above the Bennett Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
The First United Methodist Church of Emporium invites you to join us for a day of Open Prayer and Open Communion. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
A Christmas Luncheon is being planned for ladies who retired from or are past employees of the Cameron County School District, on Wednesday, December 5, at the firehall. Doors will open for the luncheon at noon and lunch will be at 1 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo Members of the Penn Elk Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met at the Rich Valley Cemetery outside of Emporium to dedicate a newly-installed memorial to “Real Daughter” Susannah Chadwick. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo Time is almost up to order a copy of “The Story of the Sinnemahone” from the Cameron County Historical Society. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Emporium Red Cross Blood Drive was held at the VFW Club Rooms on Thursday, October 11th, with 27 successful donations. Thirty donors were presented but five of them were deferrals. Unfortunately, the goal of 40 pints wasn’t met, but hopefully, there will be a better turnout for the next scheduled Blood Drive. (Full […]
CD of A Bingo/Card party will be held Thursday, November 8th at 7 p.m. in O’Connell Hall. Girls of all ages are invited to attend. There will be refreshments and prizes; $5.00 admission. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
uThe annual Veterans Day Dinner at the Cameron County Vets Club will be held Sunday, November 11th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The MRI Department at Elk Regional Health Center recently received software and hardware upgrades that have enhanced the hospital’s imaging capabilities by improving image quality, decreasing image processing time, and enabling the department to perform more imaging exams for patients with impaired kidney function. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this […]
Grove and Gibson townships’ Halloween party will be held today (Wednesday, Oct. 31st) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Sinnamahoning Fire Department. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Quehanna Industrial Development Corporation held its monthly meeting October 15, with seven members in attendance. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Northwest Savings Bank has made a $15,000 contribution to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford to benefit high school students in the region who are taking classes through the university. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
In conjunction with National Drug Prevention Month, the office of Attorney General, Linda L. Kelly is once again sponsoring the Sixteenth Annual Drug-Free Calendar Contest. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Air Force Airman Helen E. Blackford graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
A Fall Bazaar has been planned by the First United Methodist Church for this Friday, Nov. 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3rd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity football team picked up their second win of the season last Friday night as they took home a narrow 14-13 win over the Johnsonburg Rams. In the game played in the Paper City, CCHS overcame an early deficit with […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Junior High School Red Raider football team traveled to Ridgway Area High School last Thursday night but were handed a 29-8 loss by the Elkers. Ridgway took a 14-8 lead at the half and then shut out the Red Raiders in the second half to secure […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity volleyball team finished their season with two North Tier League matches last week but were unable to come up with a win in either contest. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Junior High volleyball teams traveled to Coudersport last week. B Team lost, 17-25, 15-25. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) Otc countries are pursual finale bum. mycustomessay Scoop Search Paper.com Outside Vance Johnson, a care the fact that when something that takes position proofread for […]
by Rich Summers We’re going to start this week with something I had no intention of mentioning; the Slippery Rock – California University football game on Saturday. My beloved Rock had been suffering through a season that could best be described as mediocre while the Cal U was 7-1 and ranked thirteenth nationally […]
by Phil Burkhouse Wes “The Little Bear” Walters is Big Jake’s “Little Brudder” and has now attained the ripe old age of nine. Wes has two spike bucks under his belt but informed me last year when the PGC made it possible for mentored youth to kill a doe for the first […]
byWilliam Crisp There, literally, “ain’t no” steelhead in the Driftwood. Since there are no steelheads in the streams convenient to my residence or exactly where I want to catch them, as I previously threatened, I did go to Erie to do some fishing for a few days. (Rather than writing a letter complaining that […]
A recent letter in the Bradford Era advocated that voters should “vote their pocketbooks.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Here is a trivia question for you. (1) In the late thirties there used to be a plant in back of Woodland Ave. It was directly in back of Mr. Robertson’s home (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
After several weeks of prompting, my son, Jim and daughter, Karen and I went to Emporium to see the elk. We saw 38 elk and 31 deer. Mr. Burkhouse, the deer are on the highways, not up in the mountains! We had to stop five or six times for deer crossing!! (Full Story available […]
A mere week until the election, the Benghazi scandal breathing down Democrats’ neck, Obama spreading the message from his teleprompter that he is the “one” you can trust. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Dear Nelson Haas: We are the proud owners of one of your portraits (Billie Jo Beagle, 12-04), which is prominently displayed in our foyer. It is very special. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Are you better off than you were four years ago? If your answer is yes, you need not read any further and may the good Lord continue to bless you. For those of you who answered no, please continue to read, as your are a huge part of the majority of American citizens who face […]
There is an old adage that says people vote their pocket books. With that in mind it will be interesting to see how the voters in Elk and Cameron counties cast their votes in this election. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Trivia Mystery Solved’ Regarding the mystery surrounding the student who left class to shoot a deer and returning before the class was over… I was a classmate of the lucky student and remember the unbelievable and exciting events that took place that morning. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
People today are accustomed to instant communication anywhere and quick results with virtually everything. But it took twelve years and a World War to get this country through the last Great Depression. When understanding how close this country came to that point again during Bush’s financial meltdown, Obama’s administration pulled us back from that disaster. […]
1923 – 2012 The Funeral Mass for Walter H. Coppersmith has been set for Saturday, November 3 at 10:30 a.m. in Emmanuel Episcopal Church
A memorial service for Marjorie Bingeman will be held on Saturday (Nov. 3, 2012) at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Joseph Short will officiate. A luncheon will follow the service. Burial will be in Newton Cemetery.
(1911-2012) Daisy Haring, age 101, passed away (Sept. 27, 2012) at the Wesley Gardens Nursing Home in Rochester, New York after a short illness.
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor An Emporium man, Matthew Eric Shipley, appeared in Cameron County Court last Tuesday for sentencing on a driving after imbibing charge. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Applications for the 5th round of grants from the Sinnemahoning Watershed Grant Program are now being accepted. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Cameron County will shortly receive $97,081.68 as its share of Pennsylvania’s new Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling impact fee revenue program. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo Wednesday’s regular meeting saw Cameron County Commissioners focused mainly on upcoming construction projects across the county. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Wildlife Center at Sinnemahoning State Park is planning an All Hallows Eve celebration Friday night. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Members of the Cameron County Local Emergency Planning Committee learned last Wednesday that a cleanup of the former Design Metal Plating facility at 209 Sizer Road is nearing completion. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Following are 2nd Quarter Library Memorials to the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library. Given in honor of Brittany Simar (Sister) by Tiffany Simar: “My Apologies,” by Tiffany Lynn Simar (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The 2013 Cameron County Community Chest Fund Drive is underway. The Fund Drive Committee has sent letters to the active businesses, clubs and individuals of the community. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Historical Society is announcing two events planned for local cemeteries on Saturday, October 27th to coincide with Emporium’s Halloween Celebrations. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The leaves are changing from a drab, monochromatic green to stunning shades of red, yellow and orange. Daylight is waning earlier each day and the mornings are cold with even a light touch of frost. Is it time to get wood in for the winter? No, that was done in August. Football? Shmootball! […]
Due to lack of interest, Emporium Moose #368 has to cancel its Cash Bonanza that was to be held October 27 at the Emporium Firehall. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Over 250 brave souls survived the haunted house, “Admit One You’re Done” this past weekend. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Ray Savel Public Relations Chairman The officers and directors of the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association held their regular monthly meeting October 21st. Linda Burrows reported a total of 4,769 members, with 2013 memberships available now. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Charges against Joseph William Chapman of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault will proceed to Cameron County Court. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
A ghost walk at Newton Cemetery is still planned for Sat., Oct. 27, even though a paranormal group has canceled its ghost-hunting demonstration. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The 2nd annual Raptor migration watch was recently held at the Bucktail overlook on Mason Hill sponsored by Allegheny Highlands Bird Club, Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA), Cameron County Conservation District and DCNR-Forestry. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The First United Methodist Church will be holding its annual bazaar the first weekend in November, on Friday, Nov. 2nd from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 3rd from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Veterans Day Dinner will be held at the Cameron County Vet’s Club on November 11th, with dinner at 6 p.m. and social hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
A question commonly asked by bereaved people at this time of year is, “How can I get through the holidays?” Whether your loved one died recently or decades ago, the holidays bring forth powerful memories that may trigger your grief. Community Nurses will be holding a free holiday bereavement gathering to help individuals […]
Plans are underway again for the 3rd annual Senior (Old Geezer) Pheasant Hunt scheduled for October 25th. Seniors ages 70 and older and who have a Pennsylvania hunting license are eligible. The event will take place 1 ¼ miles north of Emporium just off Route 155 at the Andrews farm at the bottom […]
The Community Blood Bank Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, October 25th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CCMH Wellness Center on Sizerville Road. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)