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 […]
There will be a meeting of the CCHS Music Boosters on Monday, July 9, at 7 p.m. in the high school band room. We will be discussing our upcoming Bingo and band camp. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Beth Ann Overly Felt Manor Living Activities Coordinator Our Felt Manor Living theme for this month is, “In The Good Old Summertime…” Our residents hope to soak up the enjoyment of these “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer…” as Nat King Cole would have expressed it in his song! (Full Story available on the […]
Are you looking for an enjoyable place to go during the heat wave of summer? (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor An Emporium man was arrested by police on charges of criminal trespass, criminal attempted rape, sexual assault and other crimes early last Wednesday. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
This weekend is Weekend in the Wilds and Art Fest in downtown Emporium. More than 69 vendors will be offering artwork, activities and food on July 6 and 7. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo Thanks to new legislation passed by the federal government, another business in Emporium will be shuttered. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Borough of Emporium street crews have been working, when time allows, to clear brush and tree limbs along rights-of-ways in the community. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Convicted murderer Steven P. Rebert had several motions denied last week in Jefferson County Court. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Cameron County Commissioners have announced a new schedule for their July meetings. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
I was enthused by the trivia submission of Gordy Strycula as published in April in the Echo. Here are a few that Gordy didn’t pull up from his rolodex… (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Emporium Echo; Good People: The Cameron County Veterans Museum will be open from June 30, 2012 to July 9, 2012. A lot of history is on the wall. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
My name is William Cox Sr. I was born in Emporium on 311 West 5th St. I’m one of 13 children born to Charles and Rose Extrom Cox. I get the Cameron County Echo. from a good friend who knew I lived in Emporium, Joseph Scarnati. I read it from cover to cover. I’m the […]
On the subject of the most distant reader of the Echo. I was recently talking to my cousin Ann Marie Russell and her husband Ernie, she told me they read it in Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Mr. Riegel, In the April 18th Echo, Myrtle Schweikart Baker wrote in about her father, John moving houses. My mother, Twila (Ludwig) Alden said Mr. Schweikart moved a house for her parents, Monty and Sue Ludwig. It was an old schoolhouse that they made into a house. The house is in Potter County, Keating Township, […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Cameron County 11-12 year old Little League baseball team had a busy time in the first week of the District 10 Tournament. On Monday they defeated the Bradford Nationals, on Thursday they were sent to the loser’s bracket by the Warren Americans and on Saturday they advanced […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The 2012 Cameron County Senior Little League began District 10 play last Monday night but were defeated 8-1 by St. Marys. Joe Childs held Cameron County to seven hits in the St. Marys win at the Cameron County Little League Complex. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this […]
by Rich Summers Cameron County Echo The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team picked up another win over the weekend as they defeated the Crosby Mud Hens, 18-1. In the game played at Olivett Field at the Portage Township Recreation Complex, the Cats overcame a slow start to win easily on Sunday. (Full Story available on the […]
Results of local golfers in the Penn-York Junior Golf League in Elkdale, June 25th: (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Rich Summers At my weekly Friday meeting at a local business I had the good fortune to run into one of the best football players in Red Raider history. Mike Simon was in town visiting and for those of you who don’t remember, Mike, after a stellar career at CCHS, went on to […]
by Harry Jones Meg Whiting was the top dog Tuesday night playing in the Ladies League. Meg had low gross, 42, low net, 34, and most points won, 20. Sandy Stuart still leads the league with 89 points. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Raider Parent and Player Meeting All Cameron County High School Red Raider football players (grades 7-12) and their parents are to meet at the football field on Monday, July 9th at 5:30 p.m. (after agilities). (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Native Fishing by Phil Burkhouse The two older grandsons, Big Jake and Little Bear Wes, have terminated their academic endeavors for the summer and are now ready to expend all their energy they had previously devoted to homework and honing their scholarly skills to a razor sharp edge to another important educational milestone: fishin’. (Full […]
by William Crisp I enjoy growing things so I spend a lot of my time pampering plants. One of the projects I’ve got going are blueberries. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
With general hunting license sales underway, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminded hunters that county treasurers will begin accepting antlerless deer license applications from resident hunters starting Monday, July 9; and from nonresidents beginning Monday, July 30. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
(1929-2012) Stanley E. Major, 82, of Port Allegany, passed away (June 26, 2012) in his home.
(1931-2012) Pauline M. Black, 80, of Smethport, died Friday (June 29, 2012) in the Sena-Kean Manor, Smethport Write most this bad trait and why you dislike it writing service for research paper Subsequently that every essay is checkered with the most up to engagement plagiarization espial software and sole then gets emailed to you. This […]
(1955-2012) David M. “Dude” Williams, 57, of Sizerville Road, died Thursday (June 28, 2012) in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport..
(1949-2012) Robert T. Condon, 62, of Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), formerly of Verona, Oakmont and Florida, died Monday (June 25, 2012), in his home, following a brief illness.
David Lyon, former catcher for the Cameron County High School Red Raiders and Kent State University, returned to Emporium Monday, after having spent a week at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the first player from Cameron County to play in a World Series. The community welcomed David home at the […]
David Lyon, former catcher for the Cameron County High School Red Raiders and Kent State University, returned to Emporium Monday, after having spent a week at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He is the first player from Cameron County to play in a World Series. The community welcomed David home at the Little […]
by Amanda Jones Cameron County Echo This year’s Weekend in the Wilds and Art Fest will be held in downtown Emporium on July 6th and 7th. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling boom was hardly more than a rumble here in Cameron County and is expected to remain in slumber mode for another year or so. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Bruce Whitman Echo News Editor Cameron County Commissioners spent much of their meeting last Wednesday talking about projects in the eastern end of the county. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
An Emporium man was sentenced to serve 30 days on probation following a guilty plea in Cameron County Court last Tuesday. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Cameron County Community Chest has collected $20,570.75 toward its $20,500 goal, which puts the organization over the top. Thanks to all who have contributed. The 2012 Fund Drive will be kept open until September 30. Depending on the amount brought in, the budget for 2013 may be increased. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]
“A Contested Claim” by Acclaimed 19th-century novelist Emma Mersereau Newton …her story brings to light questions about the legitimacy of a key treaty between the Pennsylvania colonists and the Six Nations, including the last chief of the Delaware’s whose tribe’s lodge stood in the heart of disputed territory called “Hemlock County,” today known as […]
Zachary Petitt of Emporium noticed he was having a hard time breathing just going up the stairs. Over a period of just a few months, normal things became hard to do due to the discomfort in his chest. At age 29, he knew something was wrong (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this […]
If you’ve been waiting for The Friends of the Library’s Annual Used Book Sale to begin, your wait is just about over. The side door of the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library will open at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 3rd, and book lovers will be able to begin their search for the perfect […]
Penn State Extension is reporting that late blight has been confirmed on commercial tomato and potato plantings on five different farms throughout four counties in Southern Pennsylvania including Lancaster County. This has implications for Pennsylvania home gardeners, who should be watching their plants closely for this disease. (Full Story available on the newsstands, […]
The Cameron County High School Class of 1977 is putting the finishing touches on organizing its 35th reunion, which will be held August 18. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
The Driftwood Sr. Center is excited to have a new ATA Bus Driver. Bob Seiders, better known as “Big Bob” from Sinnemahoning will now be behind the wheel of the ATA bus to bring you safely to the Driftwood Sr. Center for fun and a hot, nutritious lunch any Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. […]
Sign-up for the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Club continues this week, having begun Monday, June 25th and continuing through Saturday, June 30th at the library. Now on its summer schedule of hours, the library is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; and from […]
The Cameron County Fair Association and SPCA are presenting the family movie “We Bought a Zoo” starring Matt Damon on Saturday, June 30th. It will be shown on a 16 foot screen at the fairgrounds. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Stephanie Loveland, Emp. Senior Center Director We had an exciting month full of anticipation, thoughts of winning, and conversations of “what would you do if you won the money?” (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo
There will be a night swim on July 9th at the CCHS pool sponsored by the Lady Raider Hoop Club. It will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost will be $3.00 per person and $5.00 per family. There will be music, food and games. Come join the fun! (Full Story available […]
Hi, I am Patricia Gannon Reed. My grandparents were Charles (Charley) and Edna Cessna. Pop, as I called him, owned the bakery, “Charley’s Bakery” at the east end of town, on East Allegheny Avenue. He worked evenings at Armstrong’s Garage but his main job was custodian of the West Ward School. (Full Story available […]
We at the Cameron County Historical Society would like remind all those in and out of the community that if you are looking for something to do with family and friends this summer we would love to have you stop by and visit us at the “Little Museum” in Sterling Run. We have thousands of […]
In 1966, I was a freshman at Cameron County High and took my first job as waitress at the Cabin Kitchen. I was employed by Kenny Miglicio. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
Kent: Like everyone else, I sincerely enjoy reading your column. Keep up the good work! (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
by Elton Alexander, The Plain Dealer Kent State associate head coach Mike Birkbeck said one of the first things he did, after celebrating the Golden Flashes’ first trip to Omaha, Neb. for the College World Series, was to make a phone call. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County […]
by Rich Summers The Emporium Alle-Catt baseball team picked up a road win on Sunday as they scored early and often in a 22-1 beat down of Smethport. (Full Story available on the newsstands, in this week’s Cameron County Echo)
with Rich Summers If you have read this column before, this will come as no surprise, but I am a baseball junkie. The sport is every bit as addicting to me as drugs or alcohol are to some people. From April to October my life is run by televised baseball games, local live […]
Lightning Bugs, Fireflies by Phil Burkhouse I grin when I hear an excited youngster suddenly screech out, “Look, lightning bugs!” Lightning bugs or fireflies are a familiar sight on hot summer nights and are a challenge and a delight for kids to chase around the yard and catch so they can watch their light. […]
by William Crisp ville, it came here. ‘It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. It even came without stocking, news releases and gawking. So I puzzled and puzzled ‘til my puzzler was sore, until I could puzzle no more’. (Full Story available on the […]