--------What better way is there to finish a day of honoring the veterans of WWII than to attend a USO dance? And more than 100 people did just that as they danced to, listened to or just conjured up memories to the big band music of the Will Fisher Orchestra.
--------Although weather threatened to move the event from the courtyard at Dill's Tavern to the meeting room in the Maple Shade Barn, it was still a success, raising more than $1,500 toward the restoration of Dill’s Tavern.
--------This year the 17-piece band played only music of the WWII era. Many of the arrangements were Will Fisher originals.
--------The recreation of the popular local swing band from the 1940s and ’50s was the idea of former Northern High School band director Clair Zeiders and one of his student musicians, Tom Robson. They first performed four years ago, during Dillsburg’s 175th anniversary celebration. This is the third year the event has been a fundraiser for the Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society. (NYCHAPS)
--------The big band sounds of the WFO were a staple in the entertainment industry of Central Pennsylvania during the 1940s and ’50s, but they traveled as far away as Philadelphia playing the era’s most popular hits.

Lee Ann Goodyear, Heather Conley and Donna Foster sing “Bugle Boy” during the USO dance held at the NYCHAPS Maple Shade Barn on Saturday, Aug. 13.

See the August 18, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.–

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Rep. Perry holds meeting on legislation
By Mary Lou Bytof

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Photo by Mark Ryder
Rep. Scott Perry explains his stance and concerns on recent and pending legislation at a meeting at the Carroll Township building on Wednesday, Aug. 3.

_---Area residents gathered in the Carroll Township building on Aug. 3 to hear State Rep. Scott Perry (R-Dillsburg) address their concerns on recent and pending legislation.
_---The well-organized presentation, complete with charts and graphs, was followed by a question-and- answer period.
Without the drama and turmoil of the past month in the nation’s capital, Perry’s matter-of-fact presentation was sprinkled with some frustrations inherent to politics. This was nothing new to the well-informed residents in the audience, but it did give the Boy Scout working on his community badge a lot to think about.
_---After watching a month of political antics on CNN, FOX and MSNBC, the audience assembled on Thursday was ready for some straight talk on fiscal responsibility.
_---“It’s not about how much we’re taxing, it’s what we’re spending and how we’re spending it.” Perry said. The representative said he would like to see more state money spent on infrastructure.
_---“Pennsylvania is an old organized-labor state and we have to be ready to take it on,” Perry said about some of the hurdles he and other state representatives will encounter this fall.
_---He encourages his constituents to “be aware, be informed and let your legislator know” your concerns.

See the August 18, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.–

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_---At its monthly meeting on Aug. 9, the Dillsburg Borough Council voted unanimously to pay Asphalt Paving Systems $36,456.20 for street- maintenance work completed this year. However, according to Borough Manager Karen Deibler and Councilman Hal Anderson, there is a discrepancy in what the borough paid the company and the amount it requested upon the completion of the work.
_---“The size of the streets has not changed since they began the project,” Deibler commented in addressing this discrepancy.
_---According to Councilwoman Kathryn Zeiders, residents have been complaining about the roughness of the newly-finished roads and alleys. Diebler, however, said the borough office has gotten a number of calls from people who said they like what’s been done to the streets.
_---“Keystone Alley is on the rough side,” visitor and former Council President Mark Ryder told the council. Ryder asked if the company was going to do anything more than microsurfacing the streets. Deibler answered, “No.”
_---Borough Engineer Mike Begis said that he is satisfied with the paving jobs completed in town.
_---During the meeting, Ryder congratulated the council members for their attendance at the National Night Out festivities on Aug. 2. He said that the council was well-represented at the event. The event was sponsored by the Carroll Township Police Department.

During the most recent borough meeting, several residents expressed concerns about the roughness of some alleyways, including Keystone Alley, on right.

See the August 18, 2011 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.
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Also in the August 18, 2011 edition

____ Community events
____ Obituaries
____ Births
____ 20 years ago

Dillsburg student wins puppy naming contest
Story and photos by Curt Werner

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New season underway

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The varsity and JV teams surround Coach Mauck for closing instructions at the end of the morning practice.

_- _-A new football season has begun for the Northern Polar Bears. On Monday, August 15, the team held their first football practice at the Northern High School. The first scrimmage for the Bears will be this Saturday at home against West York at 10:00 a.m.

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On Saturday, August 13, three teams, West Shore (green), Virginia (Blue) and Maryland (red) played round robin polo at Hempt Farms with proceeds going Multiple Sclerosis research.