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July 9, 2008
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Allison Street project helping and hindering
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot
South Allison Street has been closed to through-traffic lately so residents don't have to contend with extra dust from the torn-up road. East Franklin Street has also had restricted traffic at times as work progresses on improvements begun last year when the borough installed a new storm sewer. More...

GOODIE BAG: Despite threatening skies the Greencastle- Antrim community celebrated the Fourth of July at the Tayamentasachta Environmental Center. Eli Strausbaugh, 2, of Greencastle didn't mind the drippy skies at all. He was much more interested in his good of goodies from the scramble. More...

Carnival opens Monday, toetapping bands highlight week
By PAT FRIDGEN Echo Pilot

It's that time of year again. The children look forward to the annual Fireman's Carnival for its rides and cotton candy. Adults think more about the entertainment and wide variety of food available. The music is guaranteed to get the toes tapping, and in all likelihood some legs dancing. More...

 News
•Police reports
Greencastle Borough Police recently released the following incident reports (Information on any of the cases should be called to police at 597-9506.): Zachery S. Keller, no fixed address, was arrested for underage consumption at 8:19 p.m. June 25. Keller was found outside at 227 S. Ant... More...
•Natural death causes fiery I-81 accident
•Court reports
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 Inside Our Community
•REMEMBERING WHEN
100 Years Ago July 9, 1908 High tension current was turned into the C.G. & W. Trolley Company's high tension line from Waynesboro to Marion on Saturday and a thorough test of the station, covering Saturday and Sunday was made. More...
•History's Echoes
•Grace UCC sets giant market/sale
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 Point of View
•Editorial
The right attitude
That old highway construction saying "temporary inconvenience for a permanent improvement" may sound cliche, but it couldn't be more appropriate for the long-suffering Allison Street project in Greencastle. Word is that the work to solve flooding problems appears to have done the trick. Hopefully... More...
•Letter to the editor
•Contact Information
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 Sports Weekly
•White Sox capture Junior League championship
The White Sox were named champions of the 2008 Greencastle Junior League in two games of a best-of-three series in June. They claimed wins of 15-10 and 18-8 over the Cardinals at the Greencastle-Antrim Baseball Softball Complex. More...
•American Legion baseball
•Article
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 Business
•Play golf in your living room
(MS) - Golf is one of the most popular sports, growing by leaps and bounds among people of all ages. In the United States alone, 26.7 million people - including more than one of every six adults - currently play golf, say statistics. Among total numbers of golfers, an estimated 2.9 million are ... More...
•Greencastle 11-12 looks to bounce back in district title shot
•First National Bank of Mercersburg
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 Faith/Values
•7/20 Gathering set in Trojan Stadium
CHAMBERSBURG - The Second Annual 7/20 Gathering will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Chambersburg Area Senior High School Trojan Stadium, 511 South 6th St. More...
•Seeds from the Sower
•Church Services
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 Inside Our Schools
•G-AES students raise money for hungry children
Students reading "A Boy Called Slow" in Sarah Diller's fifth-grade class were profoundly affected by the information. They discussed the difficult circumstances of some people's lives and how different disadvantages occur around the world. The youngsters eventually decided they wanted to do someth... More...
•Full Story
•Shives graduates
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 Obituaries
•Olive Irwin
Olive (Gilbert) Irwin, 79, a resident of Menno Village, Chambersburg, and formerly of 386 Wayburn St., Greencastle, died at 9 p.m., Friday, July 4, 2008 at Menno Village. Born on the family farm near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, on April 6, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James and Jean (Mart... More...
•Robert H. Miller
•Mary Louise Reesor
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 Farm & Garden
•Time to watch for tomato leaf spots
COMING EVENTS July 17 - Open House Dairy Tour, Mike Flannery Farm, Mercersburg, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 19 - Horticulture Gardens Open House, Gardens and Cut Flower Arranging Franklin County Master Gardeners and Franklin County Extension, 10 a.m. Call 263- 9226 for information. More...
•Market News
•Conservation board to meet
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 Say Cheese
•Say 'Cheese'
your WEEKLY COMMUNITY PHOTO ALBUM
There was a three-way tie for the Most Patriotic Family at the community Independence Day celebration. From left, are: Mike, Margie, Matt and Megan Lynerd; Kirin Clay and his mom, Bonnie Anderberg; and Bruce, Andrea, Ben and Sam Wesley. More...
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