Carroll Valley July 4 events to be held
Carroll Valley Borough’s final plans for the municipality’s Fourth of July celebrations – to be held in the Carroll Commons park - were presented at the council’s June meeting.
Assistant Borough Manager Gayle Marthers stated that the fireworks will once again be launched from Liberty Mountain, following the singing of the National Anthem. The fireworks will be launched beginning at 9:45 p.m.
Entertainment will be provided by The Reagan Years, a 1980s music tribute band which will be performing pop, rock, heavy metal, and New Wave tunes from the 1980s. The group will be performing from 6:30 to 9:45 p.m. Food-trucks and rides (such as the zip-line) will be on-site as well as other activities.
There will be no charge to park, nor for admission. The Boy Scouts will assist with parking and can accept donations for their organization while doing so, but it is not required to give. There is no limit to the number of rides an attendee might wish to enjoy.
"Everything this year is free. They only thing you would have to buy would is if you would choose to buy food from the foot-trucks," Marthers said.
Summer music events slated
The Hamiltonban Township and Fairfield Borough Joint Parks and Recreation Commission will be wrapping up their summer "Music in the Park" events with two more performances.
The annual event, "Music in the Park," is held annually at the Hamiltonban Community Park, located off Bullfrog Road. This year the event will be held on the third Sunday(s) of June, July and August from 6 until 8 p.m.
On July 18, Tom Malik will begin the show with traditional folk and Americana tunes. Malik has supported the park with previous performances. Also performing will be Cumberland Shakedown, featuring their "high-energy on-covers and beautiful original tunes, " as well as accomplished guitarist due Bruce Rowland and Jimmy Wilkinson.
On August 22, Kaptan Zaplan will return to close out the summer events. Ed Kaplan and friends will be performing original and cover tunes. Kaplan has helped with "Music In The Park" since its inception
Hamiltonban Township Supervisor Coleen Reamer said that being the event is all outdoors, there are no planned COVID-related protocols beyond requesting that attendees respect social-distancing. It is suggested attendees bring their own lawn chairs. For additional information, contact the Hamiltonban Township Office. or call joint-commission President John Strahler at 717 642-5858.
Primary votes corrected
The following corrects the Carroll Valley Borough vote counts published previously in the News-Journal:
There are 3,095 registered voters in Carroll Valley Borough, 800 of which are Democrats and 1,662 are Republicans. Non-partisan voters total 633.
Total votes cast in the May election amounted to 685: of which 213 were Democrat, 392 were Republican, and 80 were non-partisan. Voter turnout was 22 percent (of the total number of registered voters): and Democrat voter turnout was 27 percent, while Republican turn-out was 24 percent, and non-partisan turnout was 13 percent.
Incumbent Mayor Ron Harris, running unopposed, received 350 votes. Incumbents Richard Mathews and David Lillard received 237 votes each, while Robert Verderaime received 221 votes. Challenger Sara Laird garnered 162 votes. Phyllis Doyle-Smith, running for re-election as tax collector, received 344 votes. Stephen Beans ran for constable unopposed and received 305 votes.
Mayor Harris provided the numbers at the June 15 meeting of the Carroll Valley Borough Council.
Truck causes property damage
Liberty Township Police Chief Sherri Hansen reported at the June township supervisors’ meeting that a tractor-trailer accident occurred at the intersection of Stultz and Wenschoff roads which resulted in damage to a private yard in which the truck left "massive ruts."
The incident occurred during May. Hansen said that the driver was traveling on Stultz Road and tried to make a right turn onto Wenschoff, "and got off the road and tore up the front yard" and had become stuck.
The chief noted that neither of the roads were posted to prevent trucks over 45-feet from utilizing them. She suggested that the supervisors might want to post one or both roads to prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.
Hansen noted that if the owner of the damaged property was unable to get restitution for the damages directly from the truck driver’s insurance provider, she would attach damages on behalf of the property owner as part of the traffic citation.
Storm slams SW Adams
A powerful thunderstorm struck the News-Journal’s northern coverage area on June 21, leaving thousands without power and/or internet service, and downed trees and powerlines, and damaged property in its wake.
Carroll Valley and Fairfield boroughs, and Hamiltonban and Liberty townships were impacted by the severe storm which generated winds of up to 60 miles-per-hour (the National Weather Service had predicted winds up to 70 miles-per-hour).
The Emmitsburg area experienced occasional, heavy wind and rain and apparently sustained minimal damage as compared to its northern neighbors.
In the aftermath of the storm, Adams Electric and MET-ED scrambled to restore electric service, in some cases employing temporary "fixes," some of which subsequently failed - leading to limited secondary outages into the next day.
Unofficial reports of a tornado having struck north of Fairfield Borough could not be confirmed by the National Weather Service in State College, but meteorologist Barry Lambert noted that tornado-like damage can be produced by powerful straight-line winds – which are more endemic to the semi-mountainous geography of the area.
