(7/2018) Yes, it is July. But more than that, it is the year 2018. If you have been reading my column since 2006, you would have been thrown into a time-warp when you read last month’s column. It was last year’s submission. The same events were reported on and it talked about the results of the primary election. However, it was last June’s election results. It was last year’s Fish Derby. If you didn’t notice, no worry. I think? If you did notice and you were trying to figure out what was going on. Well, a "Senior Moment" on my part could be the excuse. However, it wasn’t. I just submitted the wrong file for which I am truly sorry and hope to do a better job in the future. For you techies, I reorganized my files using folders. This should help. Now to get on with the news covering May and June.

Carroll Valley Borough Police and Liberty Township Police Departments partnered with Collaborating For Youth to carry out the 10th Annual Adams County "Take Back" Medicine and collected 442 pounds of medications. Thanks goes to everyone who participated. The 2018 Fishing Derby had an attendance of 100. Thanks to Councilor Tyler Plyes who organized and managed the derby and to the Fish & Boat Commission Conservation Officer Rachael Thurner-Diaz for monitoring the event. Special appreciation is extended to McSherrytown Fish and Game Association, Dave Swope, who donated 250 trout. The key ingredient for a successful community event are the volunteers and donators. Thank you, Amanda Bell, Gayle Marthers, Lori Kolenda, Jeni Jarrell, Jeremy Whitmore, Kelly Wivell, Cheri Wojcik, Lori Borden, Kurt Morton, Rodney Pyles, Fairfield Junior Girl Scout Troop #80291, Fairfield Cadet Girl Scout Troop, Jubilee, Randy Rosenberry (Undercover baits), Evapco, and Jed Fetter (Keystone Pursuit Outdoors). To see the pictures, go to ronspictures.net.

At the June 12th Council meeting, the members approved the hiring of Carroll Valley’s first female officer, Courtney Herring. She will be on probation for one year. Officer Herring graduated from the Reading Police Academy. Chief Hileman advised the council that a series of vehicle break-ins have been committed. As of June 4th, 11 residents have been affected. From the criminal’s point of view, the break-in, the take and walk away needs to take no longer than 20 seconds. This means you need to perform those actions to extend that time, so the criminal will think twice before breaking into your vehicle. Here are some suggestions: lock the car and close the windows; remove values (such as GPS device, cell phone, camera, purse, wallet, loose change and packages) from view, and park in a lighted area. You could also consider attaching a small blinking red device to the dashboard to give the impression you have activated your car alarm system. If your car is broken into, be sure to alert the police department as soon as possible.

Carroll Valley Branch of the Adams County Library System has several special activities for July. On July 12th at 6:30 p.m. a Mark DeRose Music event will be held at the Carroll Valley pavilion. Music, art, and movement will be combined to deliver a show that encourages all ages to find their own creativity. On July 23rd at 6 p.m., a robotics program called STEMobile will be presented by the Girl Scouts. The program will be held at the pavilion and registration is required. Finally, on July 30th at 6:30 p.m., plan to come to hear master storyteller Beth Rebert share a story time performance of the book "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" written by Jon Sciezzka. Registration is required.

Have you been attending the free Carroll Valley’s Movies in The Park events? They are shown on a large screen located on the back of the Borough building stage area. All the movies start at 8 p.m. on the third Friday of each month through October. "The Lion King", is the next movie to be shown on July 20th. Popcorn, hot dogs, candy, chips, soda, water, Kool aide and cookies are sold at the concession stand. Thanks go out to Amanda Bell, Gayle Marthers, Jeni Jarrell, Jessie and Jesse Kraft, Sarah Skoczer, Jacob Arbutus, Karen Maichle, Lori Borden and Conner Jarrell. The movies have been sponsored by Jim Jarrell of Jarrell Studios and Hunter Paulus of Hunter Handyman. Come out join us!

Please be sure to mark your calendar for our Carroll Valley July 4th Family Celebration. The festivity will be held on Wednesday, July 4th from 2 p.m. to 10 pm. This is time to celebrate with family and friends, the birth of our country. You will be entertained by the Ella Grace, Carroll County Cloggers, Austin Poulson and Mason Dixon Crossing, and Michael Christopher. Bring the kids, there are plenty of free rides. This year, Ski Liberty is not only contributing to our fireworks, they are also providing transportation from the parking area to our event and theirs. If you have any questions, contact the Borough at 717-642-8269. You can also go to www.cvjuly4th.com for the schedule. If you are in town, this is the place to be.

On Saturday, July 14th from 8 am to noon, you can recycle your old electronic devices, monitors, computers, laptops, printers, keyboards, stereo equipment, modems, routers, TVs, copiers and scanners. It will be held at Highland Township Building at 3641 Fairfield Road. This event is for current Park’s Garbage Service customers in the boroughs of Carroll Valley and Fairfield as well as the townships of Freedom, Hamiltonban, Liberty and Highland. TVs must be removed from any cabinetry in which they were contained. If you have any questions, email Fairfield Borough at borofairfieldpa@comcast.net or call 717-642-5640.

Borough meetings to be held are: Borough Council (July 10th) and Parks & Recreation (July 25th). Please slow down when driving and be sure you and your passengers buckle up. Questions call me at 301-606-2021 or email me at MayorRonHarris@comcast.net.