by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo Members of the Cameron County Historical Society recently acquired a picture of actress Lillian Lewis, a one-time resident of Emporium interred at Newton Cemetery, and have found some information on the colorful character they will work into an exhibit. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
Prospect Park Playground has been the recipient of gifts from around the country. Contributions from former residents have been received from California, Arizona, South Carolina and Virginia as well as other places in Pennsylvania. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation (“National Fuel” or the “Utility”) warns customers of a national scam that promises a new program, often referred to as a “bailout” or “energy credit”, offered by the current Federal Administration to pay utility bills for customers. The scammers use a variety of methods to contact unsuspecting customers including […]
Miss Jordyn Skillman, 6, daughter of Kerri and Joseph Skillman of Emporium, has been chosen as a State Finalist in the National American Miss Pennsylvania Pageant to be held Thursday, Aug. 9th at the beautiful Hilton Harrisburg Towers Hotel in Harrisburg. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Annual Gathering of Quilters will be held on September 8th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Foundry in Reynoldsville. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Third Annual “A Blast in the Burg” will take place at Johnsonburg’s Memorial Field on Tuesday, July 31st at 6 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo
CCHS Music Boosters Bingo will be held Saturday, August 4th, at the Emporium Fire Hall. Cost is $20 per ticket and includes six cards for every game. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Due to low water levels, the Instanter boat launch will be unusable for boats that must be launched and recovered using a trailer, as of Monday, July 16. Boats that can be launched by hand will still have access to the water. The lake is below full summer pool, currently at 1644.3’ and the […]
Gypsy moth detection flights were completed the end of June and early in July. The good news is that there was no noticeable defoliation. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Emporium Rotary member, Chris Luckenbill (left) introduced his guest speaker, Stan Smochek, Director of Clinical Informatics at Dubois Regional Medical Center, DuBois, at the club’s July 10th meeting. Chris also works at DuBois Regional as a Systems Analyst. Mr. Smochek’s topic was Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and their Impact on Healthcare. (Full […]
Come out and support one of your local fire and ambulance services. The Sinnamahoning Volunteer Fire Department will be holding a chicken BBQ on July 21 at their fire hall starting at 11 a.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Food Pantry will hold a distribution for people determined eligible on Wednesday, July 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. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Mrs. Sallade, at the Woodland Elementary School, is looking for volunteer readers to join the school on September 11 to celebrate “Read With A Hero Day” to honor the memory of the heroes of September 11, 2001. (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 broke a tie by scoring nine runs in the ninth inning on Sunday to defeat the Mt. Jewett Magicians 15-6. The Cats were tied with the home team at six all but batted around in the top of the final inning. (Full Story […]
by Harry Jones Meg Whiting lead the Ladies League on Tuesday with a low gross score of 43. Gini Schager had low net score of 22 and most points won with 29. Bev Jones and Sandy Stuart are leading the league with 128 points. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
by Rich Summers I realize that not everyone plays golf and even fewer are fans of golf on television. But I am one of the even rarer breed; someone who doesn’t play, although I used to, but loves televised golf. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Dr. Jon Carlson (All-Star Chiropractic & Sports Rehabilitation) and Team Puerto Rico traveled to Dortmund, Germnay for the Grand Prix of the Federal Republic of Germany held June 30th-July1st. The grand prix would be the final tournament in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
Open Softball Nights will be held Thursday, July 19 and Tuesday, July 24 for any girl going into 6th grade through 12th grade plus any girls in college who want to play. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
An Interesting Rock by Phil Burkhouse Rocky Spitler, his wife Lisa, and their youngest son Ryan moved to Cameron County this spring and fulfilled a dream to become full time residents. From their previous home in southeastern Pennsylvania they had, over the past years, made frequent hunting and fishing trips to our area, but […]
by William Crisp My wife is not a native of Pennsylvania, as she grew up in Michigan. I was able to overlook that flaw because a large portion of her family migrated to Michigan a generation ago, from North Central PA and had remained in close contact with their roots. (Full Story available […]
The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced that GPS-enabled applications, or “apps” as they are commonly referred to, are available to provide outdoor enthusiasts easy access to a host of information about all State Game Lands. The app can be downloaded for most mobile devices through links on the Game Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us). (Full Story […]
by Nelso Haas AMERICAN SPIKENARD American Spikenard, Aralia racemosa, not to be confused with the Far Eastern Spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi mentioned in the Bible, is a native North American, plant. It was used by the American Indians to treat just about everything. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
Hi Rich, Your column in last week’s Echo tickled my memory and I’ll share names of athletes of yore, going back to the ‘30s and ‘40s, before television, the internet, video games and all those kinds of toys, when you had to make your own amusement and activities – one of which was baseball. […]
Hi, Phil ~ Recently, Jill and Don Perry took me to their property at the top of Lyon’s Run Road where I heard a whip-poor-will for the first time in my life. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
I will try and answer some of your questions. Joe Manginell and his wife Joan had the “Tastee Freeze” restaurant in Prospect Park; he also had barbecued chicken on a rotisserie like Olivett’s has. It was located (I think) where Brehm’s restaurant is. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Dear Kent, My maiden name is Gresimer, and I was graduated from CCHS in the Class of 1960. I now reside in Danville, CA, in the San Francisco Bay area. I have subscribed to the Echo for many years. Perhaps I’m the furthest west subscriber so far? (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]
The picture of Doud & Zeaman Esso; I lived in the house on right of picture from October (in 5th grade) until July 1958. In fact, I was hired to dig the footer for the garage addition. If I could see the original picture I could probably tell you the make and year of the […]
Greetings from “South Carolina!” Enjoy “Trivia” every week. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
(1933-2012) Eleanor M. (Smith) Weitzel, 79, of Camp Hill, passed away on Saturday (July 7, 2012) at home. Born on March 15, 1933, in Emporium, she was the daughter of the late Norman A. and Martha R. (Obenrider) Smith.
(1949-2012) Vaughn C. Erich, 63, of 601 Brandycamp Road, Kersey, died unexpectedly on Tuesday (July 10, 2012) at Elk Regional Health Center.
(1920-2012) Mary Ellen Nelson, 92, of Papillion Manor, 610 S. Polk St., Papillion, Nebraska, formerly of Emporium died at Papillion Manor, Papillion, Nebraska Wednesday evening (July 11, 2012).
(1924-2012) Martha (Marty) Thomas Ryan, 87, of East Second Street, passed away Wednesday (July 11, 2012) at Elk Regional Medical Center, St. Marys, after a brief illness.
Shown are (l to r) Devin Palumbo, Elise Grovanz, Jake Walters, and Nate Palumbo at last week’s Weekend in the Wilds. The JAKE’S Take Aim event was sponsored by the Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Charges in a second sexual assault case have been filed against an Emporium man. Adam Eckert, 32, of 226 West Fourth Street, was charged last week by Emporium-based State Police with indecent assault, corruption of minors, simple assault and furnishing alcohol to minors and harassment. (Full Story […]
Emporium Borough Police are investigating an incident in which an Emporium man was the victim of an assault outside a bar on Fourth Street. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Cameron County celebrated the Fourth of July holiday in Emporium over the weekend, starting with a cooling ice cream social and music on Friday evening and moving to a spectacular fireworks display finale Saturday evening. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
The Cameron County Long Beards, NWTF Chapter, partnered with Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities (CCOYA) to host a JAKES Take Aim event for youth at “Weekend in the Wilds”. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Country Blessings appreciates your business and would like to extend apologies to the community for the infrequent store hours the last few weeks. We have been short handed and are doing our best to stay open while sicknesses and vacations are happening. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
The following programs will be offered this weekend at Sizerville State Park: Friday, July 13, at 4 p.m. – “Tree ID” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Summer is here and it is time for the annual Cameron County Penn State Extension picnic. It will be held on Wednesday, July 18 at Sizerville State Park on Route 155 north of Emporium. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Northern Tier Camp Cadet Poker Run will be held August 4th, with registration at 9 a.m. Ride starts at 10 a.m. at Larry’s Sport Center and ends at the same location, 1913 Rt. 6 W, Galeton. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The CCHS Class of 2002 will be holding their 10 year class reunion on August 4. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Stephanie Loveland, Emp. Senior Center Director The Emporium Senior Center will be holding a “Mid Summer Madness” Picnic on Saturday, July 14th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. right here at the center. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County Fair Board will meet July 16th at 7 p.m. at the fairgrounds. This is the last scheduled meeting before the fair, which is August 5-11. The public is invited to attend. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Pictured are just a few of the many book buyers who visited the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library on Tuesday morning, July 3rd, for the opening day of the Friends of the Library’s annual Used Book Sale. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Hi Kent, Although my family moved to central Florida from Emporium in 1959 when I was 5, I still remember the wash out, picnic grove, and going by the Dorman residence on the way out Rich Valley Rd. to our camp – Hemlock Lodge with my parents, Leon and Shirley and my brother Lee. (Full […]
Denise Balizet stopped by the office to fill us in on some more nicknames. She told us her nickname was “Neeche”, her brother Philip’s was “Flip” and her sister Karen’s was “Karky.”. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County 11-12-year-old Little League all-star team played two games last week in the loser’s bracket of the District 10 tournament and won one before being eliminated. On Monday they won at Warren but on Thursday were beaten at home by the Bradford Americans. (Full Story available on […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County Senior Little League baseball team was ousted from the District 10 tournament on Saturday as they fell at Ridgway, 7-4. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers It was a disappointing Sunday afternoon as the Ludlow Wildcats were unable to come up with enough players to field a team. At least I didn’t travel all the way to Ludlow, but I was looking forward to parking my truck in the shade along Sizerville Road and taking in a […]
by Harry Jones Meg Whiting had the low gross score of 45 in Tuesday’s Ladies League. Lois Wehner took low gross with 28 and most points won with 25. Sandy Stuart still leads the league with 109 points. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The second stop for the Penn-York Junior Golf League was at The Pennhills Club in Bradford on Monday (after press time). (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Elk County Classic 5K, sponsored by the Elk County Striders, will be held on Saturday, July 14th at the Rolfe Sportsmen’s Club, Silver Creek Road, Johnsonburg, starting at 9 a.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Goatsuckers Goatsuckers, also referred to as nightjars, are night hunters with a loud, haunting, ethereal song. Legend has it that this nocturnal family of birds can sense a soul departing and capture it as it flees. The goatsucker I have chosen to write about this week is one of my favorite songsters; the whip-poor-will. […]
by William Crisp The big news before our national Independence Day was the big loss of Independence the ruling elite took from Americans in the “Healthcare Bill.” The Supreme Court ruled that the Bill could stand and that among the more than twenty new taxes the Bill will levy, (the highest tax hike in […]
by Nelson Haas Raccoons Somewhere on a Raccoon Map my house is circled in red with the notation: “FREE FOOD AND SHELTER.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) So, no topic what platonic story you are studying, no subject what theme your theme is on, no count what […]
(1921-2012) Arlene H. Zidar, 90, of 423 Woodland Ave., died Monday morning (July 9, 2012) at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys
A memorial service for Dorothy M. Card will be held at 10 a.m. on (July 14, 2012) at Faith Baptist Church, Rich Valley Road.
A memorial service for C. Arlene Benson, former longtime resident of Emporium, will be held in Wellsboro on Saturday, July 21, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 53 West Avenue. Light refreshments will be served afterward. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Business casual attire is preferred.
EVERYONE IN THE POOL! – With recent temperatures in the high 90s, people are looking for any way to cool off. Here, Lexi Newton tries to coax, in her own way, her brother Maxx away from the edge of the Sizerville State Park Swimming pool.
Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for June. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
A group of Cameron County residents want to remember former teacher and Emporium Borough Councilman Max Narby with a mural. Muralist Michael Pilato who created the artwork as part of the Cameron County Canvas project has agreed to immortalize Narby. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
For more than 30 years Cameron County residents and visitors have looked to the sky the first Saturday of July and covered their ears as fireworks blast off celebrating Independence Day. Several weeks ago members of the Cameron County Fireworks Committee announced this would be their last show. (Full Story available on the […]
Come to Sinnemahoning State Park for a fun filled weekend. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Community Blood Bank held a blood drive on June 21st at the CCMH Emporium Wellness Center on Sizerville Road. Eighteen donors turned out in support with 15 units being collected. A drawing was held for two $25 Sheetz gift cards, winners were John English and Paul Haviland Jr. (Full Story available on […]
There will be a night swim on July 9 at the CCHS pool sponsored by the Lady Raider Hoop Club. It will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $3.00 per person and $5.00 family. There will be music, food and games. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]
Tuesday, June 26, was a busy day for the local Rotary Club. There was a full house with members and guests present. It was Mark Saline’s last day as president of our club so he was presented his president’s plaque for serving our club from June 30, 2011 through July 1, 2012 with […]
Riki Goodyear, a senior at Cameron County High School will be holding a special Yard Sale for her Senior Project to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Christian & Missionary Alliance Church on Sizerville Road invites all children age 4 years-6th grade to their VBS event “Praise!” on July 8-July 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Quarterback Club and the Red Raider high school football players will be hosting a car wash at Olivett’s on Saturday, July 14th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will be selling popcorn and drinks and having a football-throw contest as well. Come join in the fun and support our […]