The 32nd annual Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic and Bob Umbenhauer Memorial Canoe Marathon will be held on Saturday, April 8 in Emporium and Driftwood, Pa.
This is an 11-mile race which runs from the Emporium Country Club to the Borough of Driftwood on the scenic and challenging Driftwood Branch of the Sinnemahoning Creek.
A pre-race breakfast will be available from 6 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Emporium Fire Hall. Race registration will be from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Emporium Country Club. The registration fee is $15 for adults and $5 for persons 18 and under.
Registration includes a race T-shirt and a shuttle service. The race will begin just above the entrance to the Emporium Country Club with the first class of canoes leaving at noon and the remaining classes leaving at 5 minute intervals.
The race committee recommends that participants be timely in arrival so they can take advantage of the provided shuttle service which will leave Driftwood at 11:30 a.m. The post-race ceremony will also be held at the Emporium Country Club which includes the awards ceremony, door-prizes and an available pasta dinner. The club's locker room and shower facilities will be available.
Classes this year include United States Canoe Association Competition Cruiser and Pro Boats, recreational canoes up to 17 feet in length and long recreational canoes up to 18 feet, 6 inches in length, stock aluminum canoes of both 17 feet and 18 feet, 6 inches in length, short and long kayak classes, an adult-junior class, a junior class and the ever-popular Cyldesdale class for two paddlers both weighing more than 200 pounds.
For more information, call race director Randy Bailey at 814-546-2011 or visit the race Web site at www.eteamz.com/canoeclassic

State Troopers are looking for the person that busted up a mailbox on Plank Hollow Road in Shippen Township.

Offers say 72 year old Jean McWilliams reported the incident sometime this week.

76 year old Angie Colletti called State Police to report an incident near her home along Sizerville Road in Shippen township. According to troopers, someone tied a dead bird to a tree outside her home.

Police are still looking for the culprits.

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Whether you are interested in genealogy, a history buff or just enjoy a trip away, then you will want to get signed up for this “day trip” to Harrisburg. Cameron County Genealogy Club has organized the trip to be unstructured so people can pick the attraction that fits their own interests. The club will be leaving Emporium on May 6 at 6:00 a.m. on a Fullington Charter bus to travel to the Capital Complex in Harrisburg.

The State Museum of PA, the State Library of PA, PA Archives and Pennsylvania Capital are all free and within walking distance of each other. The $50 per person fee includes the bus ride, a light snack and a beverage, an easy to read map, addresses and phone numbers of various attractions to walk to.

The bus is expected to arrive back in Emporium about 8:30 p.m. the same night.

You must reserve your seat by April 7.

For more information, email Wendy Davis at wendyd_40@hotmail.com.