--------Fifty-three members of Hope Grace Brethren Church headed to Harlan, Ky. for a week-long mission trip at the end of July. Thirteen cars carrying group members ranging from 10-month-old Natalie Gensler to almost 80-year-old Bill Billett traveled the route. The group stayed on the top of Pine Mountain in a former forestry camp used in the 1960s to house minimum security prisoners.
--------Getting to the camp was an adventure in itself. After arriving, the group drove up a very steep road full of twists, turns and slow moving coal trucks. The convoy traveled the remaining three miles on a road wide enough for only one car, with no shoulder and steep cliffs on either side.
--------Hope Grace Brethren Church selected Harlan as a mission trip because of a personal connection. Several years ago Carrie Billett, granddaughter of Bill and Doris Billett, went to Kentucky on a mission trip with Sharing With Appalachian People (SWAP). After repeated summer trips, she eventually became the full-time project coordinator for SWAP in Harlan. With Carrie acting as a liaison, Hope Grace Brethren Church was able to set up the mission trip for families and individuals of all ages.
--------Once in Harlan, the church divided into eight project teams. Projects included roofing, constructing decks and wheelchair ramps, sealing decks, painting a room at the local thrift shop, installing siding and putting a metal cap on a trailer. The Dillsburg group worked hard in the 90 degree heat-advisory weather. In addition to the home repair, the project teams spent time visiting with the homeowners who were very appreciative of the improvements made to their houses.

The mission team from Hope Grace Brethren Church gathers in the morning mountain fog to pray for the day’s work in Harlan, Ky.

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West Nile-infected mosquitoes found in borough
By Mary Lou Bytof

_---Sometimes being No. 1 is not a good thing. York County leads the state in the number of mosquitoes infected with the West Nile virus, and on Aug. 2, a sample from adult mosquitoes collected in Dillsburg Borough tested positive for the virus, which, in rare cases, can cause fatal brain inflammation in humans. So far this year, the state has no reported cases of the virus in humans.
_---On Tuesday, Borough Council President Jeff Griffin read an announcement from the York County West Nile virus Program Coordinator Thomas Smith. According to the announcement, the Penn State Cooperative Extension and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will continue surveillance and mosquito trapping in the borough.
_---In the meantime, Griffin said that residents, businesses and developers in the borough should take preventative measures to reduce the mosquito population. This can be done by eliminating stagnant water that can collect in places such as tires, tarps, construction debris, toys, gutters and birdbaths. Rain barrels need to be completely screened, and ornamental ponds should be stocked with fish or treated with a bacterial larvicide available in hardware stores.
_---According to DEP statistics, 53 of a total of 766 adult mosquito samples collected in York County this summer tested positive for the virus. To date, the West Nile virus has been identified in mosquitoes and dead birds in 33 Pennsylvania counties. Although there have been no reported human cases this year, York County has had human cases of West Nile virus every year since 2002.
_---West Nile Virus in humans is usually asymptomatic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, approximately 20 percent of those afflicted develop the headaches and flu-like symptoms of West Nile fever. Sometimes, the disease affects the brain and nervous system, which is life-threatening. The elderly and those with compromised immune symptoms are at the highest risk for developing West Nile encephalitis.
_---The CDC recommends that people take precautions against mosquito bites by using effective sprays such as DEET during times of increased mosquito activity, such as in the evening.

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_---Carroll Township supervisors failed to pass two ordinances during their Aug. 8 meeting. These ordinances involved changes to recycling and burning that are mandated by the state because Carroll Township now has a population of more than 5,000.
_---The first ordinance would require recycling lawn-and- garden waste.
_---Bill Turner made a motion to pass the ordinance but it died for lack of a second to the motion.
_---The second ordinance would prohibit burning lawn- and-garden waste.
Once again Turner made a motion to pass the ordinance. This one was seconded by Nancy Livingston, but the motioned failed when Bruce Trostle and Paul Walters voted no. Mark McCurdy, the fifth supervisor, was not present and in the result of a tie, the motion fails.
_---Brad Pealer, representing Carroll Citizens for Sensible Growth, asked the board if they realized these changes were required by the state and that failure to pass them could cost the township a loss of income and possibly fines.
Livingston said she did understand that it was a communist country and they were required. Walters and Trostle made no comment.
_---Failure to pass these ordinances will also require that the township withdraw the advertised bid requests for trash haulers because the bid specs were based on the new ordinance.
_---Turner pointed out that both ordinances and the bid request would have to be re-advertised, which would also cost the township money.
_---Supervisors agreed to pay $11,022.06 to update the police software as required by the state. They also agreed to hire 3rd Element Consulting for installation and tech support at the price of $10,000, payable at $2,500 per quarter.
_---John Merson was hired as another part-time police officer at the rate of $16 per hour. Police Chief Sean Kapfhammer assured supervisors that this would not increase hours on the payroll nor increase his budget, but it would give him more flexibility in scheduling.

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_---Five area World War II veterans will meet the public at Dill's Tavern, 227 Baltimore St., Dillsburg.
_---The event, which opens at 9 a.m., will feature World War II reenactors, an era art display, a period military and civilian car show and about 35 biographies, histories and historic photos of Dillsburg-are residents who served in all branches and theaters of the war will be displayed on the Wall of Honor. Admission to the exhibits is free.
_---The annual event, sponsored by the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society, is a “Tribute to the Greatest Generation,” said Doug Riley an event committee member and a WWII reenactor.
_---U.S. Navy WAVE veteran, Madeline Schmid, of Dillsburg, who worked as a nurse in San Francisco during the war will be joined by Gordon Cullings, of Dillsburg, a U.S. Army veteran and a bronze and silver Star recipient in the 101st Airborne and Dick Eshelman, of Dillsburg, a U.S. Army veteran who served as a paratrooper with 82nd Infantry glider unit.
_---Hank Heim of New Cumberland, who flew more than 75 missions on a B-17 Flying Fortress, and Grant Lee of Enola, who served as a gunner on a landing ship tank during the D-Day Invasion, will be on hand to sign copies of their books. _---Both of whom participated in the Pennsylvania Cable Network series, “World War II: In Their Own Words.”

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LOST DOG: Lost tan and white mix on Lost County Line Rd. Dogs name is "Missy".
Any information call 576-1286.

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Tricky Transition
Scout reaches goal to help students

Submitted by Katerina Maylock

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As part of the Trick Transition program, Northern High School students going into the ninth grade and their mentors play a game as a means to get to know each other at the Franklin Township Park on Sunday, August 7. Each person had to pick up two items on the blanket; one item would represent a weakness and the other a strength. The student would then speak before the group.

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AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
You bought a what… Where?

_- _-Motorcyclist Association celebrated its 17-year relationship with Mid-Ohio Sports Car Race Course with the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days held July 22 - 24. One manufacturer is chosen each year as the Marquee of the year and this year featured Kawasaki.
_- _-While the economy might be the topic of many discussions, it could not have been further from everyone’s minds during this event. As an attendee for the past ten plus years, I can say that the swap meet has grown each and every year. Billed as North America’s largest motorcycle swap meet, visitors were treated to hundreds of vendors displaying just about every part available and for any brand of motorcycle you can imagine. If your interests were in an assembled and ready-to-ride vintage bike, they were too numerous to mention. The event featured stunt shows, demo rides, seminars and vintage motorcycle races of all sorts. Vintage road racing, motocross, hare scrambles and even motorcycle sidecar races comprised the weekend schedule.
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