‘Sportsmen: Voice Your Concern’

I must admit I could not agree more with Mountain Lines about the wisdom in the Division of 2G.  I have long expressed my great concern for the deer management practice that the Game Commission has been following since the days of Gary Alt.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]

‘Rink Night Skating’

I wanted to clear up something in my last email. I was speaking of the inside roller rink owned by Carl Collins when I said the kids came by bus for evening skating, not the ice rink. Sorry I wasn’t clear.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Tyler Hodson

(1981-2013) Tyler Grey Hodson, 32, of 716 Cranberry St., Erie, died  Monday morning (May 27, 2013) at UPMC-Hamot Medical Center, Erie, following an automobile accident.  

T. James Bennett

(1933-2013) T. James Bennett, 79, of Austin, died (May 21, 2013) at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport.

Kelli Anthony, age 15, shot her first turkey at 6:20 a.m. on May 4th while hunting with her father in North Creek.  The gobbler weighed in at 18 pounds, with an 8-inch beard and 1-inch spurs.  

County Officials Again Scrap Jury Commissioners

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Given a second chance by new legislation, Cameron County has acted once again to eliminate the position of jury commissioner. Under Resolution 2013-2, Cameron County Commissioners once again acted to do away with the two elected positions.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]

Lambert To Speak at Alumni Banquet

    Dave Lambert will be the guest speaker at this year’s Annual EHS/CCHS Alumni Banquet. The banquet will be held Saturday, May 25 at the high school gymnasium.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

County Works To Establish Drop-Off Site

    Commissioners are working with Cameron County Recycling Coordinator, Tara Newton, in an effort to establish a drop off location locally for electronics. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Cameron County Target of Gypsy Moth Spraying

    Large tracts of State Forest Lands in Cameron and Potter counties are due for gypsy moth spraying this week. The state Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, announced the effort to reduce forest diffusion ca (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Commissioners Learn About Weed Control

    Cameron County Commissioners heard a presentation on invasive weed control during their meeting last week. Tanya Meyer of the Sinnemahoning Invasive Plant Management Area presented a brief overview of that agency’s work in the county. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Memorial Day Parade Monday

    Again this year, the Memorial Detail will be heading up the Memorial Day Parade. The parade will line up at the Vet’s Club and Olivett’s parking lots on Third Street, from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27, and will leave that area and march to Walnut and 4th Street. The […]

Sizerville Pool Opening Delayed

    The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is conducting rehabilitation work on the swimming pool at Sizerville State Park that will result in a delayed opening this summer season. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Awesome Day of Family Fun at Prospect Park Playground

    You are invited to an awesome day of family fun at Prospect Park Playground on Sunday, May 26th starting at 2 p.m. Come early and stay late. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

SSA Completes Final Plans for Kid’s Fishing Derby

      The officers and directors of the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association held their monthly meeting, May 19. Linda Burrows reported total membership is 4,351, with a goal of 5,000. Cost of membership is; Active $12; Social $10; Junior (17 and under) $6.00. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Weekend in the Wilds Organizers Looking For Farm Products

    Weekend in the Wilds, Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6, continues to expand.  Organizers want to add an area that features farmers’ products. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Garden Club To Begin Annual Area Planting

    The Emporium Garden Club members will be meeting on May 25th at 9 a.m. at the Episcopal Parish Hall to do their annual plantings in the Borough and the Vets’ Park. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

ABATE Benefit Run

The 4th Annual Benefit Run for Community Nurses Hospice sponsored by ABATE Endless Mountain and God’s Country Chapters will be held on Saturday, June 1.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Rain Workshop

    The Cameron County Conservation District is offering a workshop on the benefits of RAIN!   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Gibson Twp. To Host Memorial Day Picnic

Gibson Twp. To Host Memorial Day Picnic   It has become a tradition for the Down County communities of Driftwood Borough, Gibson and Grove townships to work together in celebrating summer season holidays. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Ostrum Presents Views To History Class

Fifteen students signed up for an elective course concerning U.S. Wars taught by Mr. Tom Glosek. The subject recently was the Korean War. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Gibson Twp. Cleanup

    Gibson Township spring cleanup will be held on Saturday, May 25, from 8 a.m. until   noon. No tires please. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Poppy Day

Olkosky-Jessop American Legion Post 194 and Auxiliary will have their  annual Poppy Day on Friday, May 24th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at various locations throughout town. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Local Club Participates In Tommy Moose Program

    The Tommy Moose® program is easily one of the most successful Community Service outreach programs in the history of the Loyal Order of Moose. Its success lies in its simple message and uncomplicated structure. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Growing Up Wild

    The Cameron Conservation District is offering training on  a PA Game Commission and PA Dept. of Education curriculum for ages 3-7. This is being offered to formal and informal educators.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Golfers Sought For Chamber Tournament

    Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual golf tournament Thursday, June 13, at the Emporium Country Club.  The 4-person scramble will tee off at noon and conclude with a dinner featuring baby back ribs! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Help Needed

    Any CCHS Alumni who could help set up for the Annual Alumni Banquet on the 25th should show up at 1 p.m. in the gym on the 24th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Grove Twp. Cleanup Day

Attention Grove Township residents and camp owners: Grove Township will be holding its annual spring cleanup on Saturday, June 1st from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Raiders Drop Season Finale

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team completed their 2013 season with a 7-5 loss to Otto-Eldred at the Cameron County Little League Complex. The Raiders rallied from a 3-0 deficit with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the Terrors rebounded with […]

Alle-Catts Crush Salamanca Merchants

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team traveled to Salamanca on Sunday for their first action of the season and dominated the Merchants, 14-1. The Cats are now 2-0 this season after receiving a forfeit from Allegany last week. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron […]

Raiders Compete At D9 Championships

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The 2013 PIAA District 9 Class AA Track and Field Championships were held at Kane Area High School last Friday with four Cameron County High School Red Raider athletes competing in the event. Seniors CJ Markum and Kyra Azzato, junior Cameron Horning and sophomore Trae Smith all qualified in […]

Hoop Club Meeting

    A Lady Raider Hoop Club meeting will be held Thursday, May 23rd at 7 p.m. in the High School cafeteria. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Baguba Golf Scramble

    The Cameron County Baguba Club will host the 1st Annual Baguba Golf Scramble at the Emporium County Club on Saturday, June 15th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Erickson Named Athletic Director at DuBois H.S.

      DuBois Area School District Assistant Athletic Director Michael Erickson is now a Certified Athletic Director, according to the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

From the Bleachers

  by Rich Summers   Since I was cheated out of the Alle-Catt season opener last Sunday due to Allegany not fielding enough players, I am looking forward to the trip to Salamanca (Sunday) to watch the Cats play. I can’t tell you how many times Allegany has forfeited to Emporium in recent seasons when […]

Wandering Aimlessly

Fraser Who For Christmas? Christmas 2013 is about seven months away, but I am presently thinking about Christmas 2020 because that is approximately when the seedlings I have been planting will be ready to harvest for Christmas trees. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Benghazi, the NRA and Guns

by William Crisp A lot of controversy has arisen out of an incident that occurred last September in a little town in Libya called Benghazi. An American consulate building and CIA annex was attacked by terrorists. In the ensuing hours of fighting, four Americans were killed, including the US Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens. While there […]

Mountain Lines

  by Nelson Haas   In 2011, the Pennsylvania Game Commission finally realized that Gary Alt’s deer management program was a resounding failure in Wildlife Management Unit 2-G, which lies in the center of the traditional deer hunting capital of Pennsylvania; the large wooded ridges of the Alleghany Plateau, where for years, hunters have flocked […]

Anna Guisto

(1926-2013) Anna Guisto, 86, of 414 Spring Street, died Thursday morning (May 16, 2013) at her residence.  

Lila Clancy

(1919-2013) Lila M. Clancy, 93, formerly of Sterling Run and Austin, died Wednesday (May 15, 2013) in Guy and Mary Felt Manor.

Joilet Harpster

(1926-2013) Joilet Y. “Julie” Harpster, 85, of Altoona, passed away Saturday (May 11, 2013) at Valley View Home.

Krista Losey

(1984-2013) Krista L. Losey, 29, of 220 W. Greenwood St., died Saturday evening (May 18, 2013) at Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.

Irene Horning

(1930-2013) Irene H. (LaBrozzi) ­Horning, 82, of Lancaster, ­formerly of Emporium, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday (April 12, 2013) at home. She was the wife of the late Ernest E. Horning, who died on Dec. 25, 2002.

Gerald Allman

(1940-2013)  Gerald L. Allman, 73, of Austin, formerly of Emporium, died Saturday (May 18, 2013) in Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.

Barbara Neal

Memorial services for Barbara Cade (Stratton) Neal, who passed away Sunday (May 12, 2013) in Guy and Mary Felt Manor, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday (May 30, 2013) in Emmanuel Episcopal Church with Fr. Matt Ryan, pastor, officiating.

‘Nostalgia’

Fires, floods and now the black mold. Wow! Dancing down “Primrose Lane” was a joy. Many nights, in memories, we walked to the “Homestead.”   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

‘Missing Old Friends’

A few weeks ago I saw a little note from Isabelle Czekai saying she wondered where Bonnie and Gene Pearson went?   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Former Sizerville Inn Faces Demolition Crew

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor The old Sizerville Inn  in Portage Township is about to become part of history. Earlier this week Scott Finch was issued a UCC demolition permit for the building and expected it to be down and gone within a few days. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in […]

Police File Charges Against Local Man

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Emporium-based Pennsylvania State Police reached back to 2007 for the basis of a charge of rape of a juvenile against an Emporium man. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Skywarn Weather Class Scheduled In Borough

Do you consider yourself to be a weather nut? We all are to a point. If so, mark the date May 16th on your calendar. The National Weather Service will be presenting a Skywarn training class here in Cameron County.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

New Test Meters Placed Into Service

by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Those attending a recent meeting of the Cameron County Local Emergency Planning Committee had an opportunity to look over newly purchased gas test meters. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Finalist In National Pageant

Jordyn Skillman, 7, the 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 August 4 to August 10 at the beautiful Hilton Towers Hotel in Harrisburg. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Cinco De Mayo Meets the Coffeehouse

The Coffeehouse at St. Mark’s O’Connell Hall will take on a Mexican feel as the event will be held Sunday, May 5 at 6:45 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Bee Colony Deaths Near 50% Over Winter Months

    by Amanda Jones  Cameron County Echo Members of a newly-formed organization for beekeepers in north central Pennsylvania are voicing concerns over the number of bee colony deaths being attributed to a variety of factors categorized as “Colony Collapse Disorder.” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Salt RunTo Be Stocked

Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities wants to remind everyone to register with names and addresses when fishing in the Salt Run Stream or at the pond at the Andrews Farm. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Outdoor Club Holds Earth Day Event

    Since its inception in the U.S. in 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated annually throughout the world on April 22 as a day of environmental awareness.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Special Delivery… Pheasant Eggs

Earth Day seemed to be an appropriate time to deliver pheasant eggs to classrooms at Woodland and the high school. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Spring Wildfire Danger

It is Spring Fire Season once again and the fire danger has been increasing and may become very high or extreme as we move through spring. Don’t forget to check the Smokey Bear Fire Danger Rating Signs throughout the area. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo

Fair Assoc. To Hold Buffet

    The Cameron County Fair Association will hold the Annual Family Night Out Buffet on Friday, May 10 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Emporium Firehall. Adult tickets are $7.00 and children under 12 are $4.00 each. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Martuccio Accepted at Gannon University

    Gabrielle M. Martuccio of Emporium has been accepted at Gannon University, Erie, and will begin classes in the fall 2013 semester as a pre-pharmacy major. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Wandering Aimlessly The 357 Magnum Fish

by Phil Burkhouse Mary handed me the phone saying, “It’s your oldest grandson, and he wants to talk with you.”  I said, “Hello Jake,” and tried to decipher a coded message delivered in a high pitched voice with extreme velocity and vibrating with excitement.  I said, “Jake, slow down; I can’t make out what you […]

Boston and Gun Control

by William Crisp Last week the most publicized and latest Senate gun control bill (one of over fifteen) H.R. 1565 or the “Public Safety and Second Amendment Protection Act” in a rare, real, bipartisan effort was defeated. This defeat brought some real outrage from the anti-gun community and the Administration. (Full Story available on the […]

Raiders’ Four-Game Road Trip

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity baseball team had four road games scheduled last week. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Lady Raider Softballers Win One of Three

    by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Lady Red Raider varsity softball team had three road games last week. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Cameron County Raider Track Teams Compete at Oswayo Valley

  by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity track and field team traveled to Shinglehouse for a double dual meet with Smethport and Oswayo Valley last Tuesday. The boys fell to Smethport 76-73 and Oswayo Valley 82-56 and the girls lost to Smethport 116-35 but beat Oswayo Valley […]

Storm Football, Cheerleader Sign-Ups

Cameron County Storm Football and Cheerleading will hold sign-ups for the 2013 season on Friday, May 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., May 4 from noon to 1 p.m., May 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and May 18 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Recreation Center. (Full Story available on the […]

Tennis Court’

There was a nice tennis court just off the Old West Creek Road about a 1/2 mile down from the old Rydesky home. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

More on the Rope Tow’

In answer to the question regarding the auto(s) (there was more than one over time) that powered the rope tow: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Clarifying Garages’

Dear Editor: I got my paper and there are a few things I want to clear up. They mention the skating rink; I worked  there putting on skates and then we would get free skating. Moe Johnson was a good friend of mine. We palled around together  and skated there for a long time. We […]

‘NRA’s Failure In Boston’

After Newtown’s massacre of innocent children, amazingly local Tea Party hicks and gun rights supporters recently assembled in Harrisburg stupidly proclaiming, “The safety of their families is at stake.” Have they been hibernating in a hole? Obviously, public safety is a lesser consequence compared to today’s horrific gun death rate they ignore.   (Full Story […]

Sam Prosper

(1950-2013) Sam F. Prosper, 62, South Main Street, DuBois, died Friday (April 12, 2013).