Cameron County Echo

    Emporium Senior Center’s Craft and Food Sale will be held on December 8th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center, 213 1/2 South Maple Street. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Breakfast With Santa is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Emporium firehall. Cost is $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Saturday, December 8th, will be the annual Cookie Walk at the First United Methodist Church. For all their customers of the past years, they thank everyone for their support of this fund-raiser. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Cameron County Memorial Detail is celebrating its 40th year of serving the Cameron County veterans and their families. On  November 3rd, the Detail had a dinner honoring the members of the Memorial Detail. Pictured, kneeling: Ralph Grovanz Jr., Barry Sarick, and Joe Jones. Middle: Denny McKeone, Lanny Schuckers, Arnie Hayes, John Prosper, […]

Hi to “All” at C.C.E., Got our bill in today’s mail – and getting it taken care of “immediately” as the days really nip by for us “old folks” these days! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

Hi Kent, In the last Trivia column Glenn mentioned the Harmoneers. I just recently gave a picture of them to our daughter. My dad, Claude Campbell Sr. played the drums. “Jim” Miller played the guitar, “Gibby” Oswald played the accordion and “Bill” Yentzer played the violin. Charles Schwab Sr. (Preacher) was the square dance caller. […]

On behalf of the Cameron County Community Food Pantry, I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to anyone who has contributed in any way during our Holiday Appeal.  As stated in my previous letter, due to a reduction in government funding, we needed extra to provide turkeys for Thanksgiving, as well as hams for Christmas. […]

by Rich Summers Second year Coach Jon Songer will continue his basic principles as his Cameron County High School Red Raider varsity basketball team enters the 2012-13 season. “Senior leadership will be key to help develop the younger players,” says Songer. “We had a core group of players who worked very hard this off-season. We […]

by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo At first look it seems like Cameron County Lady Red Raider varsity Coach Dave Sullivan has his work cut out for him this season. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Stand Strength Team will visit Emporium on December 7th, 8th, and 9th. Stand Strength Team is a nonprofit organization promoting anti-bullying, anti-drugs, and academic excellence. Stand’s athletes use intense feats of strength to send positive messages on making right choices. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) […]

  by Phil Burkhouse   ‘Twas the night before firearms buck season and all through the house not a creature was stirring, except for a mouse—or maybe several mice. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

  by William Crisp   The second week of deer season has traditionally been considered a “hungry time.” However, over the past decade that has changed. The best time to hunt Pennsylvania rifle season is at the end of it. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

(1947-2012) Delores F. Rodgers, 65, of 34 Pioneer Rd., died Sunday morning (Dec. 2, 2012) in Elk Regional Health Center, St. Marys.  

(1925-2012) Leo William “Bill” Burlingame, 87, of 6718 Route 120, died Thursday night (Nov. 29, 2012) in Charles Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport.

(1929-2012) Barbara Schnee McGraw, 83, of Lindenwood Drive,  passed away Thursday, (Nov. 29, 2012) in the emergency room of Elk Regional Health Center following a brief illness.

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Even as they took to the woods Monday for the opening of rifle deer season, Cameron County hunters were still processing a so-so bear season. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo During November’s Return Day, Judge Richard Masson sentenced James Arthur Geelen, 43, of Emporium, on four charges of Theft by Unlawful Taking and four charges of Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Funds. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Steven Crespo is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Cameron County Court Thursday on alleged assault charges.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo) According to have earned money. This company registered in the major towns and strives to contact a slippery ethical misconduct issues must be […]

    There’s something awesome going on behind the Woodland School!  The Cameron County School District, Cameron County Outdoor Youth Activities, Bucktail Watershed Association, Lumber Heritage and the Cameron County Conservation District have received several grants to create an Environmental Education site on the other side of the dike. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]

    The 7th Annual Project Hat Tree, which benefits children of Cameron County, is in progress. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    It’s that time of year again… Christmas in the Wilds kicks off Friday, Dec. 7th with the ever popular “holiday home tour” at 6 p.m. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Meat in the Pot by Phil Burkhouse Aging meat involves hanging the carcass for a period of time after killing the critter.   If you are one of the lucky few hunters who connect on a deer this season, you will hopefully take care of the critter and turn it into excellent table fare.  Some […]

  I’ve been lucky, other than being able to fly a spacecraft; I’ve been able to live out the life I dreamed of as a kid. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

(1925-2012)  Charles “Joe” Vassallo, 87, of Cherry Street, died Sunday (Nov. 25, 2012) in Christ the King Manor, DuBois.

(1942-2012) James E. Cool, 70, of 524 Schissle St., St. Marys, passed away Saturday (Nov. 12, 2012) at Elk Regional Health Center after a lengthy illness.

(1920-2012) Marian L. Kuppelweiser, 92, of Holly, Michigan, formerly of Sinnemahoning, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 20, 2012) in McLaren Hospital, Flint, Michigan.  

(1951-2012) Daid H. Krysik, 61, of Templeton, formerly of Frazer Township, peacefully made  his transition home Monday (Nov. 12, 2012) at Good Samaritan Hospice, Cabot, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

    by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo At Thursday’s Cameron County School Board meeting, members discussed disciplinary actions and policy adoption, heard from concerned parents and handled a wealth of regular business. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor The tone of conversation between Emporium Borough and state officials about potential flood problems improved considerably last week. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Cameron County is once again poised to rank among the state’s leaders for bear hunting. A state-wide firearms bruin season opens Saturday and continues through Wednesday, November 21. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Down County residents who depend on the Sinnemahoning Post Office for their mail service last week learned  that the community will retain its office, but hours will drastically be reduced. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Cameron County stuck to the Republican line in last week’s Presidential Election, bucking the national trend which gave President Obama another four years in office.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Rebecca Pasquinelli, Office Manager of Northwest Savings Bank, presented a donation of $2,000 from the Bank to Jill Carlson, Fund Drive Chairman for the Cameron County Community Chest.  Northwest has been a contributor for over 35 years when they were Emporium Trust Company.  Northwest is a great supporter of the community. The CCCC […]

    Cameron County Drama Club will present a two hour family event of Comedy and Mystery this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Cameron County High School auditorium. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Following is the 1st Nine Weeks Award List for Woodland Elementary School: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Sheetz Convenience Restaurants have teamed up with Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) to help veterans of those wars transition as they return home from service. The partnership will focus on raising awareness for IAVA, fundraising and job recruitment tools. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Penn State Cooperative Extension in Cameron County held its 92nd Annual Dinner on November 7.  Jim Shoup, board president, welcomed everyone to the dinner that was catered by Valley Meats and held at the Emporium Firehall. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    A Chicken and Rib BBQ Benefit will be held at Emporium Moose on Saturday, Nov. 17th from noon until gone. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Headwaters Conservation Partnership is pleased to announce the distribution of a total of $14,875 in funding for six conservation projects located in five counties in the Headwaters region. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Hospice Volunteers Honored   Community Nurses Hospice Volunteers were recognized for their years of service at the agency’s annual recognition dinner held at The Red Fern. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Circle the calendar!  Friday, December 7, Christmas in the Wilds kicks off at noon!  Shop, eat, tour homes and end the night with dessert. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Recently, students at both CCHS and Woodland Elementary participated in Mix It Up at Lunch Day.  A national campaign launched by Teaching Tolerance a decade ago, Mix It Up encourages students to identify, question and cross social boundaries (more info at www.teachingtolerance.org or www.mixitup.org). (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]

    The Annual Community Thanksgiving Service will be on Tuesday, November 20 at 7 p.m. in St. Mark Catholic Church. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Community Nurses are pleased to announce their designation as a HomeCare Elite Top 100 among over 11,000 home care agencies in the United States. Community Nurses is a non-profit home health organization providing home health, hospice and home support services to area residents. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s […]

  by Rich Summers   Hats off to the Lock Haven Bald Eagle football team as they defeated Cheyney 15-7 on Saturday to put a halt to their fifty-two game losing streak. It is yet another reason why college football is better than the NFL; a team would never be able to lose that many […]

    Wes Baney (shown above) is the CCHS football player who individually sold the most Red Raider Coaches’ Cards for one of our Quarterback Club fundraisers. He won a sweatshirt for this accomplishment. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Cameron County Recreation is  looking for a  volunteer coach for the 6th grade boys’ basketball team for the 2012-2013 basketball season. Without someone to coach, there will not be a team for the 6th grade boys. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Cameron County BAGUBA Wrestling Club will have its next meeting on Sunday, November 18th at 6 p.m. at Pizza Palace.  Parental support of our wrestlers is needed and welcome. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

by Phil Burkhouse Last week’s question concerned alphabet deer diseases, and I asked what the abbreviation CWD and EHD stood for.  EHD stands for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease and CWD stands for Chronic Wasting Disease. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

by William Crisp I’ve noticed a trend that seems to be continuing. It appears that each hunting season, I’m older than the previous one. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association (SSA) recently hosted a one-day Muzzleloader basic program. There were six young people who took advantage of the program to learn more about black powder firearms. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    Those participating in the fall turkey season can file their mandatory harvest reports through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s online system, the toll-free Interactive Voice Response (IVR) reporting system telephone number, which is 1-855-PAHUNT1 (1-855-724-8681), or via postage-paid postcard. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Hi Kent, What a fun filled column you write for the Echo.  You have stirred our memories as well as our hearts with these trivia questions.  My sister, Sue and brother, John from Rolla, Mo. and Ballwin, Mo. just love this column, which tells me they miss Cameron County, but they won’t admit that to […]

Here we go again! What will a second term for Obama yield?  Obama with his narcissist personality will feel vindicated. Surely, now that he has been re-elected, Obama will “double down” on his socialist ideology that he was afraid to reveal first time around.  Four years into it, he and his apologists are still blaming […]

Kent: In the last issue of the Echo you asked if Mr. Collins had two sons. Mr. Collins had a daughter and two sons. The daughter’s name is Betty and the two sons are Carl and Robert. If I’m not mistaken, Kent, they lived across the street from you on East Fifth Street. I don’t […]

To whom it may concern: We are asking for a donation for a Chinese Auction to be held during a spaghetti dinner on November 18th at the firehall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.   (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

(1936-2012) Frederick J. Moore, 76, of 108 Madison Ave. Ridgway, passed away Monday (Nov. 5, 2012).  

(1926-2012) Mabel Cush Howard Jones, age 86, formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on (Nov. 3, 2012) in Frisco, Texas.

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Jury selection and a federal trial for Thomas Smith of Emporium will be delayed until February 4, in the U.S. District Court in Williamsport. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Emporium Borough Council moved to advertise a 2013 budget with no tax increase. Total budgeted expenditures come to $1,174,749 and match anticipated revenues. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

    Sandy never kept her date with Cameron County and that’s fine. She wasn’t the kind of girl we wanted to associate with anyhow. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    While most people in the U.S. are preparing for holiday activities, Emporium volunteers with Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind—are filling shoe box gifts with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children overseas. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The Emporium Volunteer Fire Department responded to two calls Sunday. The first was for a fire in an outside metal storage shed at the Malizia home in Sunrise Acres. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    The unemployment rate in Cameron County slipped slightly during the month of September according to state Department of Labor & Industry figures. Cameron County’s rate climbed slightly to 11.5 percent, up from 11 percent for the month of August. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

  Cameron County Commissioners have announced a revised schedule of their November meetings. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

Following are the Cameron County secured real estate transactions for October: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)

    by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo “70 Years—‘Explosive Industry’ of Cameron County is now available for purchase through the Cameron County Historical Society. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)  

    Mesh ribbon wreaths are appearing as favorites on pinterest.  Nancy Zoschg will teach a class on making the wreath just in time for holiday decorating.  The class is planned for Tuesday, November 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  The cost of $15.00 covers materials to make the wreath. (Full Story available on […]

    The American Red Cross serving Elk and Cameron counties will reopen the doors of its local office to area residents this November. The humanitarian organization, which aims to alleviate and prevent human suffering across the country, once again has a home base in the St. Marys community. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]

    Elk Regional Health Center officials are urging local residents to be cautious when spending time outdoors this fall. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)