A deteriorating road condition with the potential to impact traffic on State Routes 120 and 555 in Driftwood Borough was the focus of a meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners last Wednesday. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman, Echo News Editor An Emporium man, on the run for nearly five years, entered a guilty plea to a charge of escape last week in McKean County Court. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County and 36 other Pennsylvania counties where Marcellus Shale gas well drilling has taken place will soon be receiving shares of the state’s Unconventional Gas Well Impact Fee legislation. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Two programs will be offered at Sinnemahoning State Park this weekend. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library (Cameron County Public Library) is seeking two Emporium Borough residents to fill vacancies on the Library Board of Trustees. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The account for the Sylvan Heights Street Light has enough money 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)
Get a jump on Christmas gifts, or just spend some time with friends learning something new! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Support your local blood supplier, the Community Blood Bank, where local donations support local hospitals and are received by local recipients. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Roy Cowfer, VFW Department Service Officer, will be at VFW Post 6221 on Wednesday (today) from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to answer any questions that veterans may have. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Students planning to participate in the Greece 2013 trip will be meeting with the trip chaperones on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at the Brown Memorial Library to discuss upcoming fundraising activities. Picturesque, steeped in history and surprisingly affordable, it is clear why so many schools plan educational trips to […]
Several local folks recently met to discuss ways to help maintain the Rich Valley Cemetery. The group has scheduled a work day on the Rich Valley Cemetery grounds. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) Essay Writers Wanted London Paying It is taken interaction reversion analyses as a solvent […]
Girl Scouts of Cameron County will be having an open registration night on Wednesday, August 22nd from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m in the back room of the library. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The garden club will meet at the parish hall at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 25th to carpool to the Little Mill Creek Farm in Ridgway. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Christian Center, located in Emporium (formerly the East 4th Street School) continues to have a huge indoor yard sale. The proceeds benefit the gymnasium renovation project at the Center. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The 7th Annual David Hutton Memorial 5K Run and 2 Mile Walk was held in Emporium on August 18th. The total number of runners was 81. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers A great sign that fall is approaching is that our annual Cameron County League fantasy football draft takes place on a Friday night followed by the first CCHS varsity football scrimmage. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Janelle Sidelinger, age 5, was inadvertently omitted from the participants in the Bob Swanson Memorial race last week. Janellle participated in the 1 Mile Fun Run and had a time of 13:15. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Come on out this Saturday and support the Storm Football teams. The concession stand will be open, so stop at the CCHS football field for lunch. The JV game begins at 11 a.m. and the Varsity starts at 1 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
I would like to express to everyone the pleasure I received from placing all the flower pots on East 4th Street and the joy I got from all the compliments I received for their beauty from the members of the Presbyterian and St. Mark’s Church. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
I graduated from CCHS in 1970. I had a very successful Forestry career in Northern Maine for 30+ years. In 2009 we decided to retire, sell our house and some “stuff”, buy an RV and go full time RVing across the country. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Editor: I ran across an article from the Cameron County Press newspaper of 10 May 1934 that adds some insight to the “Emporium Shoemakers” topic. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Our Homestead Hotel in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s was owned by Stan and Julie Lawrence, then sold to Sam and Ethel Jannotti, then to Donald Coletti, and finally to Richard Merry, who was married to Marge Woolslayer. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Mrs. Bateman had a beauty shop next to DeSio’s Shoe Shop, Odd Fellows building. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Phil Burkhouse Last week I discussed our trip to the western states and included a picture of a hummingbird I took while in Colorado. Our hummingbird is a ruby-throated hummingbird and is common throughout the entire eastern and central United States as well as southern portions of the Canadian Provinces. (Full Story […]
by William Crisp I have worked for an outfitter as a guide and it was pretty fun… except for the guiding part. The outfitter would interview clients and ask them various questions about their expectations, hunting preferences and skills. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for experienced hunters and trappers who are interested in becoming volunteer instructors for the agency’s basic Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE), Successful Bowhunting, Successful Furtaking and Successful Turkey Hunting courses, as well as future courses under consideration. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Nelson Haas The Social Anthropology of the Whitetailed Deer Before the arrival of the White-Man to Pennsylvania, the white-tailed deer was revered by Native Americans. It provided food, clothing, shelter, tools, weapons and ornamentation for the forest tribes. When a native hunter killed a deer he would leave tobacco as a gift […]
(1924-2012) Charles H. Freer, 88, of Smethport, died peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on Monday (Aug. 13, 2012) in the Bradford Regional Medical Center.
(1932-2012) Elner Jean Taylor, 80, of 4 West Wright Avenue, died Thursday (Aug. 16, 2012) in Huntington Living Center in Waterloo.
Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered about planets or constellations? Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) and other local night sky enthusiasts are offering an introductory night sky program for all ages. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Fundraising for the July 2013 fireworks is underway this week in Cameron County. A duck derby will be held in conjunction with the Cameron County Fair on Friday, August 10. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for July. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Pennsylvania division of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (National Fuel) has announced its annual adjustment to Gas Supply Charges to become effective August 1, 2012. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Class of 2014 will be having a night swim to raise money for their Junior Prom. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County High School 7th grade orientation will be held on Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m. in the high school auditorium. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Local woman Tiffany Simar has released her fourth book entitled “My True Heart.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
On August 6, the 21 Cameron County youngsters who had met their 2012 Summer Reading Club goals were invited, along with the Library Story Hour and Free to Be Three youngsters to a great afternoon of fun at the library. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo So, […]
Cole Memorial Hospital has teamed up with UPMC Hamot on a Vascular Screening event at Cole Memorial’s Central Potter Health Center from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on August 14. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Decrease your risk of heart attack or stroke now! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Emporium Senior Center has recently been blessed with generous donations, joyfully performed services, and several acts of thoughtful kindness. Sometimes a simple “thank you” doesn’t feel like enough, so we wanted to publicly let everyone know how wonderful you all are and that you are truly appreciated. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]
Plans are underway for another scary Haunted House in downtown Emporium this October. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) Fiscal Aid Tools Calculators It seems ilk everybody has a unlike persuasion approximately how to do swell on the SAT essay. essay writer site usa Whether you’re through […]
The Cameron County Recreation Center office will be closed August 9th through August 17th. It will reopen on August 20th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Dr. David Moylan will provide free colorectal and prostate cancer screenings on August 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at The Patterson Cancer Care Center at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The following programs will be offered this weekend at Sizerville State Park: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
There is a reorganization meeting for the Rich Valley Cemetery scheduled for August 9th at 10 a.m. at the Cabin Kitchen. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Community Blood Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania is holding its biggest promotion in years during the hardest month of the year for the blood supply. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Free mammograms for women 40 and over are offered at the Women’s Health Center at Cole Memorial Hospital on August 15. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Bradford entry in the Allegheny Cattaraugus baseball league defeated Emporium twice this week to capture the 2012 league title. Bradford defeated the Cats last Monday in the finals of the winner’s bracket of the double elimination event and then after an Emporium victory over Mt. Jewett, […]
by Rich Summers I got up this Sunday morning with sports overload on tap for today. The USA Olympic basketball team is playing Spain for the gold medal but low and behold poor weather in South Carolina has caused TNT to broadcast the completion of the third round of the PGA golf championship […]
Sign-ups for 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls basketball will be held Tuesday, Aug. 21st from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Rec Center. Please bring $20 registration fee. Must be signed up by a parent or guardian. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
There will be an Emporium USBC Association meeting on August 20th at 7 p.m. at Mountain View. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) by Sydney Nelson – Thither, low puffiness pathetic sept women. taking notes for research paper high school No subject how unlike an introduction […]
Water, Topsoil & Mixed Northern Hardwoods by Phil Burkhouse Mary and I inherited some wandering blood from our ancestors, and this summer our restless feet ended up in western portions of the United States—again. We traveled with fellow Cameron County wanderers Rick and Pam Means from Driftmahoning and covered 7,643 miles in twenty-two […]
by William Crisp To be, or not to be? That is the question. What do we live for? There are as many answers as there are people I’m sure. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Hunters looking to participate in this year’s Pennsylvania elk season have until Aug. 26 to submit an application through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS). This can be done at any issuing agent or through the “Enter Elk Drawing” icon in the center of the agency’s homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us). (Full Story […]
(1933-2012) Eugene E. Rebo, 78, of 196 Arch Drive, died on Tuesday morning (Aug. 7, 2012) at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.
MOUNTING FUGITIVE SEARCH – Members of Cameron County’s Mountaineer Search & Rescue unit get briefed on the Whittimore Hill area they were to search for missing fugitive Thomas Smith last Wednesday. Search & Rescue, Emporium and State Police, along with tracking dogs, covered the steep, forested terrain without turning up any evidence that Smith […]
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor As law enforcement officials continued to painstakingly follow up on leads as to the whereabouts of fugitive Thomas Edward Smith, a reward for information leading to his capture climbed to $5,000 on Monday. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo On Thursday, Cameron County School Board members discussed personnel and policy changes at the school district. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo At August’s Shippen Township meeting on Tuesday, Supervisors discussed ongoing efforts to fix township roads in Sizer Run, Four Mile and Waldy Run. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Bucktail Watershed Association plans to celebrate the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed with a Driftwoodstock event at the Bucktail Rod & Gun Club. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Emporium police department reporting: The victim was stopped as she approached her home. 56 year old Tom Smith had his vehicle parked with the hood up…he asked her for a ride. He said he needed a ride to sheetz. As they approached Third Street he gave her another address…..when she made the turn he pulled […]
NEW PANEL AT THE BUCKTAIL OVERLOOK – A new panel was just added at the Bucktail Overlook. This panel completes the kiosk that was installed at this viewing area within the Bucktail Natural Area. The panel depicts the monument at Driftwood which honors the Bucktail Regiment and it also acquaints you with the local […]
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor A long list of serial camp burglaries in the region was brought to conclusion last week in Elk County Court when Daniel Aiello, 27, of St. Marys was found guilty on over 100 charges. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Emporium-based State Police continue their investigation of a series of break-ins at several Down County business locations. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Emporium Borough and apparently a host of municipals governments across the state share difficulties in understanding and implementing requirements of Publication 213 sent out by PennDOT. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County commissioners reported last week that the clock tower at the Cameron County Court House is now secure. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County Community Chest has collected an additional $100 in donations since the last update and is at $20,700. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Have you ever looked into the night sky and wondered about planets or constellations? Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) and other local night sky enthusiasts are offering an introductory night sky program for all ages. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Fundraising for the July 2013 fireworks is underway this week in Cameron County. A duck derby will be held in conjunction with the Cameron County Fair on Friday, August 10. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) Write My Essay Writing Reference pages and only hazy and European […]
Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for July. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)