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Students in kindergarten through fifth grades at Austin Area School recently traveled to Johnsonburg Elementary School to see a play put on by the National Theatre of the Deaf. More ... Organizations receive grants A state grant for $17,750 will cover continued operations of the Cameron County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LPEC) and the county's Citizens Corps. Funds will also be used for the Neighborhood Watch crime prevention program being spearheaded by Emporium Police Chief Rufus Jones. Funds come ... More ...
Gifted 7th grade students helped organize and run 24-Challenge Tournaments at Cameron County's Woodland Elementary School. Melissa Moore headed up the 5th grade, and CJ Markum was in charge of the 6th grade competition. The 24-Challenge involves combining 4 given numbers together to equal 24 - usi... More ...
A1C Ashley E. Bartlett, a 2007 Cameron County High School graduate who joined the United States Air Force, completed technical school training in Emergency Management at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri. She is stationed at Travis Air Force Base in California. More ...
Austin Area School students were inducted into the National Honor Society recently. From left are Mike Dieffenderfer, Jocelyn Dynda, Jessica Miller, Tracy Orlowski, Melissa Ritsick and Emily Wambaugh. More ... GKN employees donate to Community Chest Fund raising goal met Chest Cameron County Community Chest received a donation of nearly $23,000 from employees and management of GKN Sinter Metals in Emporium. Employees agreed to support the organization through payroll deductions and management matched the employee contributions. More ...
Tickets are on sale for the Woodland Hobbit and Fairy Festival, a unique event to be held Saturday, June 14, at Hemlock Springs Historic Crafts and Cultural Arts Center on Mitcheltree Hollow Road in Keating Summit. Purpose of the festival is to bring out the artist in each person through exposure... More ... Chamber 'mixer' Monday Cameron County Chamber of Commerce will hold an informal "mixer" on Monday at the Design Metal Plating plant - formerly Stoltz Motors - on Sizerville Road. The gathering will include a tour of the plant. Admission is free to Chamber members. A $5.00 donation is suggested for non-members to hel... More ... Computer classes at Port A. Computer classes are being held next week in Port Allegany, sponsored by the Potter County Education Council. Here's the schedule: Monday, 6-9 pm, PowerPoint 1; Tuesday, 9 am to noon, Internet 2; 1-4 pm, PowerPoint 2; and Wednesday, 6-9 pm, Power- Point 2; Thursday, Word 4, 9 am to noon; Excel 4... More ... Run, walk or bike for health A 5K Run, Walk and Bike event is set for Saturday, May 10, in Emporium. It's sponsored by the Keystone Rural Health Consortia. Proceeds will help make health and dental care available for those who have limited ability to pay. More ... Annual clean-up in Emporium set Emporium Borough has announced the dates of the annual spring curbside clean-up. It will be held on May 12-16. Residents are reminded to set out unwanted items during normal garbage collection times. There's an extra charge for tires. For more details, contact the borough at 486-0768, extension 2... More ... Day care seeks items St. Marks Day Care Center in Emporium has put out a call for books, clothes, appliances, toys and other used items for a yard sale. Date of the fund-raiser has not been set. Donations may be dropped off at the center on East Fourth Street from 6:30 am to 5 pm or in the bin outside. More ... Family time at local church Children and parents will be able to eat sundaes, play games and get portraits taken from 2 pm to 4 pm on Sunday, May 4, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Emporium. Deadline to register is Wednesday, April 30. For details, call 486-3745. More ... Safety seat check Pa. State Police from Denton Hill will offer child safety seat checkups on Wednesday, May 21, at the barracks from 1 pm to 6 pm. Additional information is available at 274-8690. More ... Final VFW bingo Monday VFW Post 6221 of Emporium will hold its last bingo night for the season on Monday, May 5. Doors open at 5 pm with calling starting at 6:30. Bingo will resume in the fall on Monday, Sept. 1. More ... National Day of Prayer services set in Coudy Coudersport Area Ministerium is holding National Day of Prayer services on Thursday with observances at the courthouse square at noon and again at 7 pm. The observance was created by act of Congress in 1952. More ... Ham and leek dinner this Saturday Austin-Costello Sportsmen's Club is holding its fourth annual ham and leek dinner on Saturday at the clubhouse, with serving to start at 1 pm. Dinners are $7.00 for age six and above and free for children up to age five. On the following Saturday (May 3), East Fork Sportsmen's Club will hold its... More ... Strengthing families Plans are being made for the next Strengthening Families Program in Emporium. The series teaches effective parenting and offers advice on family interactions, play activities and other aspects of family life. It's sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension. More details are available by phon... More ... Red Cross schedules classes American Red Cross will host lifesaving skills classes in the coming weeks. Lifeguarding classes will take place from 6 pm until 9 pm on April 28, April 30, May 2, May 7 and May 9 at St. Marys Area High School Community Pool. More ...
Your dreams are filled with images of riding through a springtime meadow, the sun on your face, a warm breeze in your hair, your horse moving along at a relaxed, easy gait. You wake up in a happy mood and head for the barn. More ...
These Austin Area High School students particpated in the annual Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, sponsored by the Young Lawyers Division of the Pennsylvania Bar Assn. Students are pictured with Superintendent Matt Hutcheson and enrichment teacher Sharon Hough. Students in the front, ... More ... Support group meetings held on Thursdays A support group to help those having problems with dependence on alcohol or other drugs meets at 6:30 pm Thursdays in the basement of the Cameron County Christian Center on East Fourth Street in Emporium. Next meeting is May 1. For more details, contact the Center at 486-1841. More ... Law scholarship available Deadline to apply for the annual Greiner/Roof Memorial Law Scholarship is April 30. It's sponsored by the Elk County Community Foundation. Applicants must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited law school, be a resident of Cameron or Elk County or a high school graduate from one of those two c... More ... Two join Family Center Cameron County Family Center recently welcomed two new staff members. Kristen Main has been brought aboard as PAT educator and program developer. Renee Hanson has been hired as administrative assistant, special event coordinator and program developer. More ... 'Ladies Night out' this Tuesday A "Ladies Night Out" is scheduled for Tuesday at the Emporium Firehall. It's sponsored by Elk Regional Health Center and gets underway at 6:30. Paulette Schreiber, CNP, will present the program, entitled "New, Healthy You," emphasizing steps that can be taken by women to prevent cancer and other ... More ... 'Seeds of Friendship' A program to instill an appreciation of friendship in children will be held on Monday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Hall in Emporium, starting at 6 pm. Each participating child will receive garden stone and a lesson on friendship. "Seeds of Friendship" is sponsored by the Family Center, Emmanu... More ... Cameron County High School students compete at St. Bonas Ten enrichment and gifted students from Cameron County High School researched a country in the United Nations and used that knoweldge to compete during a Model United Nations Conference recently at St. Bonaventure University. The program is a simulation of the United Nations General Assembly. More ...
Stan Dynda (left) gave an update on the housing market in Cameron County at this week's Emporium Rotary meeting. He was the guest of program chair Bryan Good (right) of Good Real Estate in Emporium. A broker for more than 35 years, Dynda pointed out that housing sales have improved in 2008 after a... More ... |
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