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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014
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DEAR MR. REID Baltimore-Greene
He had big dreams
Hauson Baltimore-Greene wanted to be a rapper or pro football player. But a shooter took his life. By Noelle Barrett
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Hauson “Choppy” Baltimore-Greene was excited to start a new job. The Steelton-Highspire High School student was in his senior year, preparing for the future, playing on the basketball team. He had a passion for sports and music, and big dreams. “What he really wanted to do was be a rapper or be a pro-football player,” said his great aunt, Sonya Baltimore. “The person he really looked up to was Shady McCoy,” Harrisburg native and NFL running back LeSean McCoy. But his life abruptly ended on Saturday, Jan. 18. Baltimore-Greene, 18, was shot on a porch at 30 N. 16th St. in Harrisburg as he entered a party around 10 p.m. He died at a local hospital later – and his family says a part of them died with him. “When something like this happens, you don’t just take [the victim’s] life, you take the family members’, too, because a piece of them goes with him (the victim),” Baltimore said. Now friends, family and the entire SteeltonHighspire community are coming together to cope with his death and remember a fallen friend, brother, son, cousin and teammate. Steelton-Highspire opened its library on Sunday, Jan. 19 for students, family and friends to share memories and condolences. Between 250 and 300 students, staff and parents arrived throughout the afternoon, said Ellen Castagneto, superintendent of the Steelton-Highspire School District. “It’s sad. Each student is grieving in their own way,” Castagneto said. “The students were sharing. Some shared outwardly and some wrote cards or notes to the family.” Baltimore-Greene’s mother and grandfather also shared, she said. Grief counselors, pastors, and staff members were on hand to help the students. “We’re all committed to being a family,” Castagneto said. “Our Roller family will support each other and strengthen each other to get through this.” His family hopes people will remember his spirit. “Choppy had a wonderful personality, was very outgoing, and had a smile that would light up
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This message was written by new Mayor James Curry III on a large card signed by the public at Reid’s thank-you party on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Upon his retirement from politics, Robert Reid, the longtime mayor of Middletown, is thanked for his service. again, and again. Reid served as Middletown’s mayor for more than 25 years before retiring from politics last year, and he likely would have won another term if he wanted it. People like Robert Givler, a retired Middletown police ofaced with the worst commercial nuclear reactor acficer, still admire him – even though Reid, a disciplinarian as a cident in U.S. history – the partial meltdown of Three teacher in the Middletown schools, paddled Givler when GivMile Island in 1979 – Robert Reid, a school teacher ler was a sixth-grader. For what, he doesn’t recall, except that and newly-elected mayor of nearby Middletown, he probably deserved it. “I think he’s a great man,’’ said Givler, remained while others fled for their lives, demanded answers a sentiment echoed by new Mayor James Curry III, who ran from state officials and federal investigators and, it is still said against Givler to replace Reid in November’s general election. by his admirers in town, ordered borough police to shoot lootThey and other locals honored Reid at a “thank-you’’ party on ers on sight. His handling of the crisis, his compassion for his town and de- Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Rescue Club on South Union Street. sire to protect it, won him the respect of residents so impressed He was presented proclamations from the state Senate and House and Dauphin County commissioners, and well-wishers by his leadership that they elected him to the office again, and congratulated him on his career. “We’re going to miss you, my friend,’’ said state Rep. John Payne, who praised him during the event. Then it was hugs from two great-grandchildren, and a question about Life After Politics. “I’ll just roam around town like usual,’’ Reid said, revealing his plans for spending his retirement from public office. “Once it’s in your blood, you can’t get it out, but it’s time for younger people to do it.’’ Reid, a 1950 graduate of Middletown High School, taught in Middletown’s schools for 39 years – in just about every one of the town’s school buildings. He won a seat on Middletown Borough Council and served as a councilor for 10 years, from 1968 until 1978, when he won his first term as mayor. He served as mayor until 1994, when he resigned to serve a 10year stint as court administrator for Dauphin County. He returned to politics afterward, winning another term as mayor, and serving until last year. He taught social studies and government, and for many students he was their first black teacher. On some Fridays, he would bring in some of his jazz records and play them on a record player in class. Always the disciplinarPress and Journal Photo by Joe Sukle ian, he would tell his students, “You will sit State Rep. John Payne, right, presents former Middletown mayor Robert Please See REID, Page A6 Reid with a state flag to honor him.
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Jury convicts man of sexually molesting Middletown teen A Dauphin County jury convicted a Harrisburg man of molesting a Middletown girl from 2008 to 2011 when she was 13 to 15 years old. Nathaniel Garfield, 29, was found guilty of statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors on Thursday, Jan. 16 after a trial before Dauphin County Court Judge Richard A. Lewis. During testimony, the victim was asked to read portions of a journal she kept during the time she was abused, and was emotional when she read an excerpt about her fear that Garfield might abuse her younger sister, according to the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office. The charges were initially filed in January 2013 after an investigation was conducted by Middletown police. The Pennsylvania Sexual Offender Assessment Board will evaluate Garfield to determine if he should be classified as a sexually violent predator under Megan’s Law, according to the District Attorney’s office. Garfield is being held in Dauphin County Prison until his sentencing on April 18.
Middletown motorist arrested after crash in Highspire A Middletown man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a two-vehicle accident near the Stadium Club in Highspire on Monday, Jan. 13, police said. Joseph M. Brown, 34, was traveling west on Second Street and attempted to make a left turn onto Wetzel Street when his pickup truck collided with another pickup truck that was traveling east around 5:30 p.m., Highspire police said. A female passenger in Brown’s truck complained of head and right knee pain but refused medical treatment, according to police. No other injuries were reported.
TMI workers, owner donated $315,000 to area nonprofits Workers at Three Mile Island and the nuclear plant’s owner donated about $315,000 to more than 20 area nonprofit organizations in 2013, a company spokesman announced. The largest part of the total came from employees, who contributed $210,000 to the 2013 United Way Campaign, according to the spokesman for Exelon, the plant’s owner. Among the recipients of other donations: Middletown Public Library and the Elizabethtown Rotary. “Our mission at Three Mile Island is to safely produce electricity, while at the same time work to make our communities a better place to live,” said Rick Libra, TMI site vice president.
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Mayor’s dream on MLK Day: restoring pride in Middletown
By Noelle Barrett
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Each January we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his passion and the progress he made to create a better world for his children. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the con-
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tent of their character,” King said in his famous speech at the March on Washington in 1963. King’s words are a reminder of how far we’ve come, and yet how far we have to go. Middletown’s new mayor, James Curry III, a 29-year-old attorney, knows that his community has room for improvement, but he, too, has a Please See KING, Page A6
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Football players raise $400 for gifts for a local family By Jim Lewis
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They play football. Quarterback, linebacker, lineman. But just before Christmas last month, guess what some members of the Middletown Area High School football team played? They played– Santa Claus to a needy family. A group of Blue Raider players raised more than $400 for gifts for an unnamed family,
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including two young girls, recommended by a Middletown school principal. The players took the money to Target to buy the gifts, then wrapped them at a player’s home. The gifts were taken to the family’s home, where the girls were “in shock’’ when they saw the presents, said Brett Myers, coach of the team. Community service is part of the football Please See RAIDERS, Page A6
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Alberta R. Groves, 83, of Harrisburg, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 13, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born on June 8, 1930 in Clarke County, Va. and was the daughter of the late Clara Lewis. She was a Pittsburgh Steelers football fan, and enjoyed game shows, getting her hair done and going to church, but her greatest joy came from the love she received from her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of Grace and Mercy Church, Middletown, and a former member and usher of the First Zion Church, Middletown. She was also a member of the Red Hat Ladies. In addition to her mother, Alberta was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Groves Sr. and her son Thomas Groves Jr. She is survived by her daughter Bertina Groves-Williamson of Harrisburg; two sons Bruce Groves of Clinton Twp., Mich., and Robert, husband of Lori Groves of Fayetteville, Ga.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and family and friends. A Tribute to her life was held on Saturday at her church, with the Rev. Florence Abdulah officiating. Burial was at the convenience of the family Memorial contributions may be made to the family to help defray the funeral expense. Arrangements by Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Eva Z. Boyer, 73, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on January 16, at her home. She was born on March 19, 1940 in Middletown and was the daughter of the late Frank Sr. and Pauline Ortity Ziats. She enjoyed her grandsons, sewing, crocheting, needlepoint, refinishing antique furniture and gardening, and she was retired from the New Cumberland Army Depot where she was an International Logistics Specialist. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George R. Boyer Sr. in 2010, brothers John J. Ziats and Frank J. Ziats Jr., and sister Anna M. Gromotskie. She is survived by her loving son George R. Jr. and wife Laurie A. Boyer of Elizabethtown; sister Mary B. Hamman of Royalton; two brothers Joseph J. Ziats of Middletown, and David P. Ziats of Shermansdale; and two grandchildren Zachariah and Joshua Boyer of Elizabethtown. Viewing and services will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent in her name to Hospice of Central Pennsylvania, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110. Arrangements by Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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H. Arlene Long, 92, of Middletown, entered into rest on Tuesday, January 14, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on May 19, 1921 in Gowen City, and was the daughter of the late Jesse D. and Nancy Engle Smink. She was a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown; was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; was a member of Londonderry Senior Citizens; and she enjoyed crocheting, but was best known for her cooking skills. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Francis Long who passed away on January 13, 1981, grandson Robert Long, two sisters Catherine Weikle, and Ivy Reidinger, and three brothers Lamar Smink, Marvin Smink, and Raymond Smink. She is survived by her son Robert and wife Wanda Long of Maytown; daughter Yvonne and husband Rodney Wagner of Middletown; one granddaughter Cindy, wife of Todd Dodge; three grandsons Jon, husband of Kris Myers, Ronald, husband of Peg Long, and Tommy Long, fiancé of Rebecca Rutherford; five great-granddaughters; seven great-grandsons; and two great-great-grandsons. Funeral services were held on Mon-
Lynn Ann Calaman, 69, of Fairview Township, formerly of Middletown, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of Friday, January 17. She was born February 1, 1944 in Philadelphia to John Paul and Jane Simmons Scanlon. She married John Calaman on December 4, 1984, and the couple shared many happy years together with children and grandchildren. Lynn was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution Cumberland County Chapter. She was retired from GPU Nuclear at Three Mile Island, having worked there 20 years as a paramedic and EMT in the plant’s medical department. She enjoyed running with the Liberty Fire Hall Co. and River Rescue, however her greatest joy came from the love she received from her family, especially her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter Master Sgt. (USAF retired) Bronwyn Kyle Flynn. In addition to her husband she is survived by her sons Bradford Scott (Susan) Flynn of Middletown, Christopher Andrew Flynn III of Coatesville, and Keith Allen Flynn (fiancée Alecia Thomas) of Elizabethtown; daughter Kimberly Lowell Flynn of Elizabethtown; sister-in-law Connie Seavey of Middletown; her beloved
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grandchildren Christopher (Jessica) Lawson of Middletown, Lynne (Darrell) Flynn-Garloff of Elizabethtown, Dawn Marie (Christian) Flynn-Kautz of Marietta, Lorilei Lynn Flynn of Harrisburg, Sarah Jane Flynn of Kansas City, Maygen Lee (Eric) Pantleo of Santa Rosa, Calif., Cynda Flynn of Highspire, and David Keith Hanson of Ohio; great-grandchildren Dayne, Hunter, Dakota, Olivia, Madilyn Rose, Bradley Kyle, and Kylee; daughter-inlaws Janet (Barry) Mills of Etters and Sandra Kay Smith of Highspire; her BFF Etta (Jim) Tidwell of North Port, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to a Celebration of Lynn’s life at noon on Wednesday, January 22, at Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Middletown, with the Rev. Paul Maulfair officiating. Cremation and laying her ashes to rest at the Crossroad Cemetery in Fairview Township will be private. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Lynn’s name to the York County SPCA. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Dorothy Yvonne Halk, 93, of Elizabethtown, died Friday, January 17, at Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Bruce W. Halk who died in 2009. Born in Middletown she was the daughter of the late Charles Gilbert King Sr. and the late Lillian Dohner King. She was a graduate of Middletown High School class of 1938; was a former Justice of the Peace in Mount Joy Township for many years, and was a homemaker; she was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church of Elizabethtown, and its Women’s Missionary Society; and she enjoyed oil painting, ceramics, sewing, and cooking. She is survived by two daughters Kathleen M., wife of William D. Crider, and Susan L., wife of Michael N. Scanlon, all of Elizabethtown; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother Wilbert, husband of “Jo” King of Middletown; and a sister Jane Hoffman of Elizabethtown. Graveside services were held on Tuesday at Elizabethtown Mennonite Cemetery, Elizabethtown. Arrangements by Buch Funeral Home, Inc., Mount Joy. To send the family online condolences, please visit: www.BuchFuneral.com.
Andrew Eugene Welkie, 83, of Coopersburg, passed away on January 18, after a brief illness, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. The son of the late Andrew and Susan Zaperich Welkie, he was born in Hazleton on August 29, 1930. He graduated from Hazleton High School in 1947. He obtained a bachelor of science degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1951, and a doctorate of dental surgery from the Temple School of Dentistry in 1955. He served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1963, retiring as a captain. He then practiced family dentistry in Middletown for almost 40 years. Andrew was an avid Penn State fan, and loved watching college basketball and football. He enjoyed thoroughbred racing and playing poker as well. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Marguerite McGreevy Welkie, and his brother Dave Welkie. He is survived by his sister Florence Welkie Yandroski; son and daughterin-law Andrew and Jan Welkie of Middletown, son James Welkie of Philadelphia, and son and daughter-inlaw John and Regina Welkie of Coopersburg; and seven grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 24, at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. Burial with military honors will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until time of service on Friday in the narthex of the church. Arrangements by Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Paul F. Reider, 78, died Sunday, January 19, 2014, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon. He was born November 26, 1935, to the late Abraham H. and D. June Reider in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and retired as a civilian from the Department of the Navy in Washington, D.C. and was an active member of First Baptist Church, Lebanon. One brother, A. Harold Reider, preceded him in death. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Fanny Ruth, of Lebanon; one son, Douglas Paul (Susan) Reider, of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada; and two grandsons, Samuel D. and Daniel F. Reider; two sisters, Dolores (Kenneth) McFaden of Whitehouse Station, NJ, and Eleanor (John) Costley of Palmetto, FL; two brothers, Samuel S. (Neda) Reider and David Reider, both of Middletown; and many nieces and nephews. Viewing is scheduled for Thursday, January 23, 2014, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Christman’s Funeral Home, 226 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 24, at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 20 Linden Rd, Lebanon. Burial will be at Chiques Church of the Brethren, 4045 Sunnyside Road, Manheim. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be sent to Word of Life Canada, PO Box 600, Schroon Lake, NY 128700600, designated for the “Tractor Fund.” Christman’s Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the family with the arrangements.
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the room,” Baltimore said. It didn’t matter if you were related by blood, because Baltimore-Greene made you feel comfortable and like family in an instant, recalls his great aunt. “Anybody that knows him, knows he’s a joyous person,” Baltimore said. “It was never hard for him to take you as a friend. You could meet him today and feel like you’ve known him forever.” Baltimore-Greene was that friend or relative who lifted up those around him, family members said. “He loved his mother, Shanelle, he loved his brother, Trey, and he loved his grandmother and all his little cousins,” Baltimore said. “They gravitated to him because he was willing to take them under his wing.” Knowing that a promising future was taken away is hard to swallow. “Before he passed away, he had gotten three letters for college,” said his cousin, Kayla Matthews. “He rapped, and he had some of his songs out.” But now it’s the memories, his personality and his heart that are carrying everyone through. “It’s just really rough but we’re holding up. We’re a strong family,” Baltimore said. “We know we need to be strong for one another.” A lot of people have stopped by his home in Steelton. Steel-High football coach Tom Hailey planned to see his mother and brother this week. Baltimore-Greene had a passion for football and was on the team his sophomore and junior years. “He worked hard. He loved the game and he had a great personality,’’ said Hailey. “He was really just starting to find himself. For the time we had him, he was a great kid that was fun to coach and a great kid to be around.” Friends and family took to Facebook and Twitter to share memories and help each other grieve. Baltimore said people called Baltimore-Greene “Choppy” after his dad. “He looked just like his [dad’s] twin,’’ she said. “How they came up with Choppy, I will never know.” “He was funny, and he was just laid back. He’s like that big brother to everybody,” Matthews said. “I love him and I miss him, but I’ll see him one day.”
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A makeshift memorial sits outside of 30 N. 16th St. in Harrisburg where Baltimore-Green was shot on Saturday, Jan. 18. Many were looking for answers and a reason, as to how their friend “Choppy” could be a victim of a crime that’s so senseless. The day of his death, BaltimoreGreene was recording music at a studio. He had plans to go to a movie with his brother and some friends, but said he was stopping at a party first in Harrisburg’s Allison Hill neighborhood, Baltimore said. “It was just a real shock to find out he was in that area, and I just don’t know who he could have been around,” Baltimore said. “It’s really unbelievable, and how it happened is just a mystery. We’re waiting for things to unravel so we can better understand what happened.” Baltimore-Greene was known to do what was right – his family hopes someone will follow his example and shed some light on that night. “Choppy was a fine young man and he just wanted to do the right thing,” Baltimore said. “I’m hoping and praying that someone comes forward and says this is what happened and we’re sorry this happened.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net We have had a solid month of winter and it sure hasn’t been boring! I like the snow – very pretty. And why not get out and shovel for some exercise? I like the rain that washes all the snow away. And the less frigid temps are nice, too. What do you like best about winter? Some people have nothing nice to say about Pennsylvania winters. I think there is always something positive you can say about them. Maybe. Hope you are keeping warm. Try to hang in there –January is almost over. Have a fantastic week. Birthdays Best wishes and tons of smiles to Cindy Bowers of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday, Jan. 22. If you see her out and about the mailbox be sure to give her a loud and jolly happy birthday greeting. Kate Wolf of Lower Swatara marks her 24th cake and ice cream day on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Have fun! Happy landmark 18th birthday to Emily Mattes of Lower Swatara. Hoping your Saturday, Jan. 25 day is super-special indeed. Angelica Blouch of Lower Swatara celebrates her quarter-of-a-century birthday this Saturday, Jan. 25. Happy 25 on the 25th. Hope it is a golden day. If you see Dagen Hughes out and about Lower Swatara on Saturday, Jan. 25 be sure to give him a wonderful happy 17th cake day greeting. Ethan Friedrichs of Elizabethtown celebrates his ninth balloon-flying day on Saturday, Jan. 25. Enjoy this very popular birthday! Double birthday blessings are sent out to Megan Danilowicz and Morgan Danilowicz of Lower Swatara. The twins are 17 on Saturday, Jan. 25. Wishing you sunny skies. Delaney Fitzpatrick of Lower Swatara celebrates his 7-is-magic me-holiday on Sunday, Jan. 26. Hope you get loads of loot, and sweets, too! Jena Wilkinson of Middletown hits birthday number 20 on Monday, Jan. 27. Wishing you a day of tons of fun to celebrate the 20. Here is a shout out to Becky Wierman of Lower Swatara. May your Monday, Jan. 27 birthday be full of warmth and happy faces! Hoping the sun is shining on you. Joel Bechtel marks his confettipopping day on Monday, Jan. 27. Enjoy, and relax! Happy frosty-filled birthday to Keith Daily of Lower Swatara. He was born on Jan. 27, 1957 – and this Monday he will turn 57. Pretty fancy, Keith! Cody Fox of Lower Swatara celebrates his landmark 18th cake day on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Hoping your day is rootin’ tootin’ too much fun. Happy birthday sunshine is sent to Jane Balmer of Londonderry Twp. Her cake and ice cream day is Tuesday, Jan. 28. Happy sparkles and glitter birthday to Minda Rhodes of Hummelstown. She will hear the birthday song on Tuesday, Jan. 28 as she turns 8!
Township meetings The following meetings will be held in the Lower Swatara Twp. municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: • Lower Swatara Twp. Planning Commission, 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23 • Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 From the Carricatos A letter from the Carricatos, whose house in Lower Swatara Twp. caught fire in December: Dear friends and neighbors, “This letter is our attempt to thank everyone who reached out to us during and immediately following the loss of our home due to fire. We were deeply moved by the overwhelming response of kindness and concern from our neighbors in Old Reliance and friends in Lower Swatara and Middletown. The cards, letters, donations, gifts and messages poured in at a rate that was surprising, humbling and quite frankly, flattering. The arrival of each day’s mail was an emotional event that allowed our family to understand the remarkable compassion of our community. This outreach was a huge help as we attempted to move forward after the devastating loss. Nothing we write can ever convey how thankful we are for this generosity. Nor can this letter adequately thank those who aided our cause. Please know that we are in the process of rebuilding a new home in the same spot, so you should not have to look much longer at the awful site of our former residence. We can only hope that our return will be swift, painless and provide our friends and neighbors reason to stop by and say “Hello,” so that we may thank you all properly in person. Thank you all again and may God bless you and yours. With great gratitude,’’ – Zack and Lisa Carricato and family Sweetheart Banquet All are invited to the First Church of God’s annual Sweetheart Banquet at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. A delicious chicken dinner complete with appetizers and dessert will be served. Come out for a fun-filled evening that will include the ever-popular “Newlywed Game.’’ Childcare will be provided. For tickets or more information, readers may call 717-944-9608. The church is located at 245 W. High St., Middletown. Mansfield dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Mansfield University, Mansfield, for the fall semester: • Lauren Smith, of Middletown • Samantha Dzuranin, of Hummelstown • Dylan Woodworth, of Hummelstown Mansfield president’s list Rebecca Martz, of Middletown, and Laura Weidner, of Hummelstown,
were named to the president’s list at Mansfield University, Mansfield, for the fall semester. Martz and Weidner earned a QPA of at least 4.0 for the semester. Penn State dean’s list Congratulations to Greg Pickel and Steven Pickel! The brothers, in their junior year, were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Penn State, University Park. Messiah dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Messiah College, Grantham, for the fall semester: • Emily Mellott, of Middletown, a chemistry major • Celina Nissley, of Middletown, a nutrition and dietetics major • Christian Becker, of Elizabethtown, an accounting major • Alex Faus, of Elizabethtown, a health and exercise science major • Andrea Faus, of Elizabethtown, a Spanish major • Tonya Gebhard, of Hummelstown, a psychology major • Stephen Haverstick, of Hummelstown, a business administration major • Adam Heisey, of Elizabethtown, a marketing major • Carey Heisey, of Elizabethtown, an education (certification grades pre-kindergarten to Grade 4) major • Alexa Hoffman, of Elizabethtown, a communications major • Rachel Hunter, of Hummelstown, an education (pre-kindergarten to Grade 4 and special education) major • Joseph Saufley, of Hummelstown, a marketing and communications major • Rebecca Shirk, of Elizabethtown, an accounting major • Erin Sollenberger, of Elizabethtown, a health and exercise major • Adam Stern, of Elizabethtown, an environmental science major • Christopher Wagoner, of Hummelstown, an accounting major • Peter Warren, of Hummelstown, a business administration major Clarion dean’s list Kacey Stewart, of Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Clarion University, Clarion, for the fall semester. Bob Jones dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C. for the fall semester: • Jessica Tillman, of Highspire, a pre-physical therapy major • Jillian Tillman, of Highspire, an elementary education major • Laurie Keller, of Hummelstown, a history major Lebanon Valley grads The following local students graduated from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, in December: • George L. Cradic, of Elizabethtown, who earned a master’s degree in business administration • Brett A. Baker, of Hummelstown, who earned a master’s degree in business administration
• Joshua H. Borreli, of Hummelstown, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration • Lisa M. Heil, of Hummelstown, who earned a master’s degree in business administration Clarion grads The following local students graduated from Clarion University, Clarion, in December: • Jeremy Hoch, of Middletown, who earned a bachelor’s degree in history • Abigail Gulya, of Elizabethtown, who earned a degree in library science Congrats to Navy seaman Navy Seaman Recruit Nicholas A. Cain, son of David L. Cain, of Middletown, and Victoria J. Cain, of Marysville, recently completed Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Cain completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. Five random facts No. 1: If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. No. 2: The numbers 1-7-2 can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. No. 3: President John F. Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute. No. 4: In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of five times around the equator. No. 5: Odontophobia is the fear of teeth. Quote of the Week “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou, author and poet Question of the Week What is your favorite way to spend a freezing, cold, wintry day? “In Florida!” – Jayme Ackerman, Lower Swatara. “Drinking hot chocolate and snuggling under a warm blanket.” – Morgan Danilowicz, Lower Swatara. “Being wrapped up in a blanket on the couch, with my family.” – Matt Wagner, 10, Lower Swatara. “Being inside a house reading a good book.” – Jay Whye, Hershey. “Watching a good movie with a cup of hot cocoa.”– Michelle Berrones, Lower Swatara. “If it is snowing, I would play outside, but if not, I would just stay inside all day and read books.” – Katie Camilli, 9, Harrisburg. Proverb for the Week How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? (1:22).
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Cassidy Fletcher
Kaitlin Gibbs
Cassidy Fletcher was named Student of the Month for December at Lower Dauphin High School by the Hummelstown Rotary Club, while Kaitlin Gibbs was named Young Woman of the Month for December at Lower Dauphin by the Hummelstown Women’s Club. Fletcher, a senior, is the daughter of Kirk and Chrissy Fletcher. She is three-year member and captain of the girls’ tennis team and a member of the swimming team. She is a three-year member of Class Council and serves as class historian; a three-year member of the National English Honor Society; a four-year member of the Ski Club; a member of the Volunteen Club; and served as a buddy the past two years with Special Olympics. In the community, she is active with Lower Dauphin Communities That Care, serving as a mentor for the Miss Ophelia, Club Ophelia and Camp Ophelia programs. She also is active in East Hanover Township’s Meals on Wheels program every summer and is a counselor in the township’s summer recreation program. She plans to attend the University of Pittsburgh and major in pre-clinical dietetics and nutrition.
Gibbs, a senior, is the daughter of Dave and Kristin Gibbs. She is a fouryear member of the choral program and was selected last year to participate in the American Choral Directors Association High School Women’s Honor Choir in Dallas. She has been involved with the spring musical for three years and is a three-year member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She is a four-year member and part of the leadership team of the BIG club and a three-year member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society. In the community, she is very active in her church, Mount Calvary Church, Elizabethtown. She has gone on mission trips to Pittsburgh and the Dominican Republic and she plans to go to Costa Rica this summer. She also volunteers as a student leader at Vacation Bible School. She plans to attend either Grace College or Cairn University to major in elementary education and earn a certificate to teach English as a second language.
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NOTICE OF A ZONING HEARING The Highspire Borough Zoning Hearing Board will hold a public hearing at the Highspire Borough Municipal Building, located at 640 Eshelman Street on January 28th at 6:00 PM. Review of a Zoning Application for a Special Exceptions submitted by Dennis Schmidt regarding the property located at 287 Second Street, also known as TXID #30-018-008, Highspire, PA. 17034. 1. The applicant is requesting relief from Chapter 27, Part 1401 (I) 5 which states: In the CBD zoning district, multifamily dwelling/apartment units shall be permitted on second or higher floors, above ground or first floor permitted non-residential uses. 2. And any other relief that is requested related to the proposed use. Any interested parties are invited to attend or to contact the Borough Offices at 717-939-3303 for further information. Any person(s) requiring a special accommodation(s) that wish to attend or participate in the hearing should call the Borough Office, not less than three (3) business days prior to the meeting. The Borough will make every effort to provide a reasonable accommodation. 1/15-2T #112 www.publicnoticepa.com
Royalton Borough Authority Balance Sheets for year ending 9/30/2013 Current assets: Sewer System: Checking Savings Certificate of Deposit
25,905 104,339 47,558
177,802 Accounts receivable 40,687 Due from USDA 0 Escrow receivable 0 Due from Middletown Borough 0 Total current assets
218,489
Property and equipment: Sewer system $3,947,964 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 745,267 Construction in progress Total capital assets
3,202,697 0 3,202,697
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0
Restricted assets: Water system: Operations 15,973 PennVest 6,980 Savings, operations 3,244 Certificates of deposit 0 Total restricted assets Total assets
26,197
$3,447,383
Current liabilities: Current maturity of long term debt 32,078 Accounts payable Vendors 2,849 Middletown Borough 34,867 Accrued: Wages 14,738 Payroll taxes/insurance 9,497 Retirement plan 865 Accrued interest expense 9,173 Total current liabilities
$ 104,067
Long term debt, less current maturity 2,173,262 Due to Royalton Borough Total liabilities
26,197
$ 2,303,526
Net Assets: Invested-Capital assets 997,357 Unrestricted 146,500 Total net assets
1,143,857
Total liabilities and $ 3,447,383 net assets Thomas Orris, Secretary Royalton Borough Authority 1/22-1T #113 publicnoticepa.com
From The Wednesday, January 23, 1991 Edition Of The Press And Journal Second Chance Reported For Old Highspire School If the Housing Development Corporation (HDC) of Lancaster can succeed where Harrisburg’s Real Estate Resources failed, the old Highspire Elementary School will be getting a new look and the Borough of Highspire will be gaining a new housing facility for the area’s senior citizens. At their meeting last week members of Highspire Borough Council got their first glimpse of plans for the transformation of the school. Edmund Ruoff, HDC’s president, Jim Eby, vice president, and Ted Wallover, the project’s architect, afforded Council the opportunity to examine preliminary blueprints and plans for the historic school. Highspire Borough Manager Cynthia Montgomery reported HDC would be arriving to maintain the historic quality of the structure. “The apartment project will be known as the ‘Highspire School Apartment,’” she said. “HDC wants to keep its historic identity hence the choice of the name.” Wallover, the project architect, said that HDC wants to incorporate as much as possible from the old school in the renovation. He said that the old school’s blackboards and wainscoting would be used. He added that a stage used in the school would be a part of the community room. “All units (apartments) have a lot of natural light,” Wallover said. He added that smoke detectors and sprinklers would be used throughout the building. “The thing we want to stress is it will still be the Highspire School,” Wallover concluded. Another Golf Course Could Be In Area’s Future A glowing report released by Elizabethtown Borough predicts that a proposed joint municipal golf course being considered by the Borough and West Donegal Township would be “a successful project.” That appraisal was included in the results of a feasibility study prepared for the two municipalities by Larry Wise, former chief golf pro at the prestigious Congressional Country club at Bethesda, Md., and a life member of the Professional Golfers Association. The study was a joint project undertaken at the direction of the two municipalities. In his report to Elizabethtown’s Borough Council
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Prayers For Loved Ones – A Mass for peace was said at Seven Sorrows BVM Church on Fri., Jan. 18. Students of Seven Sorrows participated. Pictured from left are: Colin Stoudt, whose father Craig, recently returned from the Middle East with the 193rd Special Operations Group; Leslie Kerstetter, whose brother Matthew is with the U.S. Army in the Gulf; and Donna Schucker, whose father James will depart for the Middle East in February. last Thursday, Wise, who has also been heavily involved in the business aspects of golfing, stated that at least 16 additional golf courses are needed at present to serve the Harrisburg/ Lancaster area. As a result, his study concludes that the proposed E-town/West Donegal golf course would be feasible “with a good financing package.” Currently, the Wise study notes, there is only one golf course available for every 43,000 inhabitants in Lancaster County. In the Harrisburg area, the ratio is one course for every 25,000 residents, still well below the national average of one golf course for every 19,750 people. Although the study and its finding weren’t mentioned at last Thursday night’s meeting, in discussions at previous meetings most Council members seemed to favor the concept of a jointly-owned municipal course. Most West Donegal Township supervisors also have expressed support for the project. According to Wise and Borough officials, it will probably cost at least $5 million to buy the needed land and to build the 18hole course and its attendant buildings. It’s uncertain, however, if that sum would cover the cost of necessary golfing equipment.
Building Slowed In Mount Joy Township Last Year Mount Joy Township Supervisors were advised at their recent brief meeting that the building boom in the municipality tapered off by about 12 percent during 1990. In his monthly report to the Board, Secretary Richard Forry, in his capacity as the Township’s zoning officer, told the supervisors that Township permits issued during 1990 called for construction of only 81 new dwellings, down by about 12 percent from 1989’s high, when permits were issued for 92 new residential units. Following the meeting, Forry explained that the total estimated value of new construction for which permits were issued during 1990 fell to $8.7 million from the 1989 high of just over $10 million. Forry also said he expects the decline in construction levels will probably continue through 1991, but he indicated that Township officials don’t believe the rate of decline will be as severe as the one recorded last year. He said current projections project that about 75 new residential units will probably be added to the Township this year.
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Forry said most of the new dwellings would probably be built in the Cloverleaf Station, Northbrook, Rockwood, Westbrook and Ironstone housing developments. But he noted that additional units might also be built in some smaller developments. But he speculated that the downturn in the nation’s economy and the impact of the conflict in the Persian Gulf area could push mortgage interest rates higher later this year. That, he said, would probably deflate the area’s building boom even further. Prices From 23 Years Ago Extra Large Pink Shrimp 5 lb. box ................... $27.99 Fox’s Homemade Stromboli ..................$2.99/each Iced Cinnamon Buns 6 pk. ................................. $1.79 Lebanon Bologna ........... ............................$2.79/lb. Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion 10 oz. ................ $1.45 Wege Littles Pretzels 18 oz. ............................ $1.69 Inland Valley Hash Browns 12 oz........................... 49¢ Large Imported Plums .... ............................$1.29/lb. Turkey Hill Frozen Yogurt ½ gal. ....................... $2.39 Ray-O-Vac Batteries AA 8 pk. ........................... $2.99 Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix 10 ct. box ...................... $1.18
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GENEALOGY
Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll, PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com Column No. 728/January 22, 2014
Will Book 14 at page 273. His personal property was sold at public vendee or sale on February 11, 1913.
Beneville & Hannah (Radel) Koppenheffer
Beneville Koppenheffer, a citizen of Lower Mahanoy Township, whose home is along the Mahantango Creek, was born August 25, 1829, son of Benjamin and Hannah (Radel) Koppenheffer and the grandson of Micheal and Catherine Garrett Koppenheffer (also spelled Koppenhaver), who lived in the Lykens Valley, were he operated a large farm, and where he died about 1831, aged 71 years. He is buried at St. John’s Church, near Berrysburg. His wife Catherine Garrett died some years after her husband. Benneville married on January 1, 1854 to Susannah Witmer, daughter of Michael and Catherine Phillips Witmer and granddaughter of Christophel Jr. and Hanna Reed Witmer, Koppenheffer (RW vet) one of the early settlers in Lower Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa. Susannah/Susan was also the great-granddaughter of Christophel Sr., and Eva Christina Fritzinger Witmer, the original patentees from the commonwealth of the tract “Blackmore.” Christophel, Sr., was also a Revolutionary War veteran. Susan Witmer Koppenheffer was born February 3, 1837 and died July 6, 1885. Benneville died June 22, 1912. Both Beneville and Susannah are buried at the Vera Cruz Union Cemetery, Lower Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa. The children born to Beneville and Susan Koppenheffer are as follows: 1. Catherine, born January 16, 1856, baptized October 12, 1856 at the Stone Valley Lutheran church. She married Isaac Snyder; 2. Jacob, born September 20, 1857, died November 24, 1864; 3. Israel, born August 31, 1862, died June 19, 1870; 4. Matilda, born August 31, 1862, died November 22, 1950, married first, Philip O. Zerbe and second, Philip Updegrove; 5. Isaac, born July 9, 1865, died January 2, 1901; 6. Sarah, born January 26, 1867, died May 6, 1887; 7. Ida, born December 5, 1868, died February25, 1872; 8. Emma Susanna, born August 9, 1871. She married Daniel Snyder; 9. Mary, born July 6, 1875; 10. Elizabeth, born July 31, 1876, died August 17, 1877; 11. Beneville Jr., born November 15, 1877, died March 2, 1952; 12. William Michael, born September 2, 1879. John and Anna. Beneville was born and raised in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County in Lykens Valley. He was a blacksmith for over 30 years, practicing that trade at numerous locations and later had a shop on the Dauphin County side of the Mahantongo Creek. He later purchased an 8-acre farm on the Northumberland County side of the creek and farmed there until he retired in1898. Politically he was a democrate and was a school director in Lower Mahanoy Township for six years. He was a Lutheran member of the Vera Cruz Church, where he served as deacon and elder. Beneville left a will dated February 19, 1919 four months before his death, wherein he named his sons, Beneville Jr. and William and also Edwin Tschopp as co-executors. His estate was to be divided equally among his children, with the exception that his son’s child (child deceased); Verna Agnes Koppenheffer Farney should have only $100. The will was probated June 26, 1912 and recorded in Northumberland County
Society News
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society- upcoming meeting for February 2, 2014 Gerald Smith, Bastards, Bridges & Bawdy Houses: Using Quarter Sessions Records in Genealogical Research. Learn about where to find Quarter Sessions records, dealing of the court, and the genealogical information within. These courts had broad jurisdiction over oaths of office, licenses, illegitimate children, re-enslavement, crimes, punishments, roads and administrative matters. The presentation discusses terminology, using the records in your research, and case studies drawn from Pennsylvania research. March 2, 2014 – Ron Hershner, “Letters from Home.” Mr. Hershner’s most recent book offers a rare personal insight into the Civil War home front through 23 letters written to soldier Harvey Anderson from 1863 to 1865. The candy box and several of these unique letters are now on display in the library exhibit area of the York County Heritage Trust. April 6, 2014 – Frank Grove, Alphabet Soup of Revolutionary Lineage Societies Frank has been helping people with their application paper work for the Children, Daughters, and Sons of the American Revolution since about 1990. In 2006, he became the “official” genealogist/registrar for the Continental Congress Chapter, S.A.R. We will look at many of the current requirements of the national organizations, review the “must” area that need to be very complete, and provide hints to help with unknown dates. We will also discuss the importance of record copies from the organizations and the “cut off” date after which older applications will not be accepted without it being updated.
In Memoriam
It is with great sadness of the passing of Patricia Gross on November 14, 2013. Following is her obituary as published in the York Daily Record and York Dispatch on Thursday, November 21, 2013: Patricia A. Amspacher Gross, 72, passed at the York Hospital on Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was married to her loving husband, Richard D. Gross. Patricia was born in York, to her parents, the late Millard Eli and Dorothy Beck Amspacher. She also has another mother, Annabelle Krebs Amspacher. Patricia was a self-employed beautician. She was one of the Charter Members of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and held the position of Membership Secretary since its beginning. She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ in Dover, and a lifetime member of V.F.W. Post 8951 Ladies Auxiliary and the Viking Athletic Association. Patricia is survived by a daughter, Angela M. Frey and her husband, Ray of Shiloh; a son, Duane R. Gross of York; a brother, LeRoy Amspacher of Dover; a granddaughter, Jessica N. Frey Emenheiser; and a grandson, Cory R. Frey. She was preceded in death by a sister, Grace Amspacher Anderson.
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Nearly 35 Lower Dauphin string musicians will perform in the Dauphin County Music Educators Orchestra Festival on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Hershey High School. The DCMEA Elementary Orchestra is made up of students in grades 4-6 and will be under the direction of Ralph Jackson of North Penn School District. Lower Dauphin students performing will include Londonderry Elementary students Anna Mauger, viola, and Emma Yeager, violin; and Lower Dauphin Middle School sixth-graders Christian Gingrich, string bass, and Emma McQuinn, Lily Chan, Maggie Ross, Rebecca Yeager, Lizzie Sharp, Aidan Ferguson and Ryan HsingSmith, violin. The DCMEA Junior High Orchestra features students in grades 7-9 and will be under the direction of Peter Brye from the Reading Youth Symphony.
Lower Dauphin students performing will include middle school students Rory Klingensmith, cello; Beth Rose Schindler, Abby Mauger, and Sarah Gingrich, viola; and Annie Dickinson, Olivia Kirsch, Olivia Baker, Allie Nalesnik and Sydney Natishin, violin; and high school ninth-graders Peter Gingrich, cello; Jane Miller, viola; and Samuel Rothermel, Rachel Bickelman, Sarah Blessing and Grace Gilbert, violin. The DCMEA Senior High Orchestra includes students in grades 10-12 and will be under the direction of David Diehl from the Dallastown Area School District. Lower Dauphin students performing will include Sarah Rothermel, Megan Banning, Elizabeth Gross, Parth Delvadia and Jennifer Jackson, violin; Dana Shaffer, viola; and Christopher Gumert and Adam Rish, string bass.
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LD singers perform at festival Five Lower Dauphin High School vocalists recently performed at the prestigious Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 7 Chorus Festival. Selected to perform were Paul Nestler (bass 2), Kevin Breisch (tenor 1); Christopher Brian (bass 1); and Cassie Zinkan (soprano 1). They performed at Central Dauphin High School on Saturday, Jan. 11, under the direction of Lawrence Doebler of Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Town Topics News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.
Chicken and waffles dinner
Londonderry Fire Co., 2655 Foxianna Rd., Middletown, is sponsoring a chicken and waffles buffet dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. Delivery is available by calling 717-944-2175. •••••
Last chance for baseball registration
The last chance for baseball signups for Lower Swatara Twp. Athletic Association is from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Dr., Middletown. For Middletown Amateur Baseball Association it is from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Royalton Borough Hall, 101 Northumberland St., Royalton.
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and you will listen,’’ recalled David Graybill, a former student in Reid’s sixth-grade class. “He was a really, really good teacher, and he cared about people,’’ said Graybill. “A student can tell when someone cares.’’ Casper Voithofer, a retired principal and former colleague, remembers Reid as a good teacher and strong disciplinarian, “a person who expected the kids to be respectful to teachers and study hard to make something of themselves.’’ An elementary school in Middletown is named for him. “He’s one of the finest individuals I’ve ever been around,’’ said Voithofer. To Dennis Stover, a former borough councilor and Middletown Area School Board member and friend, Reid won residents’ hearts with his handling of the TMI crisis, Reid seemed a natural for public service. “He was always responsive to people and their needs – Bob could always be reached, and would try to find a solution or answer for you,’’ Stover said. As mayor, Reid was the overseer of the borough police force, and he was a “hands-on person,’’ riding with officers on patrol duty on some weekends, Givler said.
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And when much of the town evacuated their homes during the TMI accident, Reid issued a warning to anyone thinking of looting Middletown: Don’t even think of it. “You see looters, you shoot them’’ is the way Givler, then a Middletown cop, remembers Reid’s words to his officers – and “it solved any problems we might have had,’’ Givler said. As mayor, “he handled things with diplomacy’’ in the police department, Givler said. “He was down-to-earth – nothing about that job went to his head,’’ he said. Asked about his handling of the TMI crisis, Reid answered matter-of-factly, “It was a job I had to do, so I did it. I did things because it was my job.’’ Diana McGlone, a former councilor who organized the party for Reid, said she staged the event to thank Reid for his tenure as mayor and teacher. Borough Council voted 6-3 to donate $200 for the party. “He spent a good portion, almost his entire life, giving to this community, both as a teacher and leader,’’ said McGlone, who manages a local government watchdog website. “It was the right thing to do.’’ Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
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Lancaster Country Day School, 725 Hamilton Rd., Lancaster, will hold an Open House at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. To register, readers may call Tonya Bergstrom at 717- 392-2916, ext. 273, or visit www. LancasterCountryDay.org/ OpenHouse.
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A row of proclamations, above, from state and county officials that honored Robert Reid’s service to the public.
Former Middletown mayor Robert Reid, at right, with his great-grandchildren, Hannah, left, and TJ.
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dream, a dream for the town’s future. He spoke about that future during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church in Middletown. “I have a dream that Middletown will not be judged by the problems of its past, but by the promises of its future,” Curry told the crowd at the service. About 30 residents and leaders of local churches gathered at the church, joining in song and prayer, and listened to church leaders speak about King’s accomplishments and Middletown’s potential for a promising future. Curry spoke of the quality he admired most about King – perseverance – and how that quality could help strengthen Middletown. “During his time, MLK faced an uphill battle, a mountain in actuality. Still, marching one foot after the other, he persevered, he persisted and he accomplished his goal,’’ Curry said. “I truly believe that today we have reached a point where individuals are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Curry described Middletown’s plan for the future as complex, but obtainable, with great potential for growth with the town’s proximity to Harrisburg International Airport, Penn State Harrisburg and a new Amtrak
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Residents and local church leaders join together during the service. train station that will be built on West Main Street. “I have a dream that the residents of this town will once again be proud to call Middletown home,” he said. The Rev. Ernestine Boles, pastor at Ebenezer A.M.E., echoed King’s message. “Having this event, it says that we can continue to take on MLK’s dream,” Boles said. “As we come together to strengthen ourselves in this part of the community … we realize that as a minority community, we are part of the community.”
Many residents left the church feeling positive and hopeful. “When I was younger, I remember how our town was – and now I just think oh, my golly, it’s changed,” said Ramona Points, a lifelong resident. “But I think, I hope and I pray that everything will come out right if we work together.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
RAIDERS Continued From Page One program under Myers, Middletown’s first year coach last fall, according to school district officials. Myers describes it as a collaboration between him and his players, though it’s a collaboration he’s initiated everywhere he’s coached. Other players pulled weeds and maintained the grounds around the school’s weightlifting facility on their campus as a community service project. Football should be more than just wins and losses and offensive and defensive formations, according to Myers. “As an educator, I believe our job is to help mold our students,’’ he said. “This is a way of doing that.’’ The Raiders may perform other community service projects in the future, such as cleanups of the Middletown business district, Myers said. “It’s important to take care of the person next to you,’’ he said. “That makes you a better person.’’ Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
Sports
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GRAND THEFT Steals lead quick Raiders to rout of Bears MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Rollers corral Mustangs, 78-31, stretch streak to seven games “It’s just about us getting better,’’ coach says. By Noelle Barrett
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Ahead 26-0 in the first quarter against West Perry, SteeltonHighspire didn’t let up or play it safe. That determination and drive lifted the Rollers to a 78-31 win in a boys’ basketball game on Friday, Jan. 17 in Steelton. The victory over the Mustangs
(3-11, 2-6 in the Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division), and two others last week against Susquenita and Northern York, helped SteelHigh (13-3, 10-0) to a seven-game winning streak. “We played complete.’’ said Coach Tramayne Hawthorne. “A lot earlier this season, we were playing good quarters and playing good in spurts. This week, we’ve
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Steelton-Highspire’s Sha’Quin O’Neill (23) drives to the basket against West Perry in the Rollers’ rout of the Mustangs. O’Neill’s game has been “really focused as of late,’’ said Coach Tramayne Hawthorne.
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been putting together complete games from start to finish and the results are showing up for us.” The games were a team effort, with bench players playing a role in helping the Rollers win. “They do well. Anyone I put in the game comes out and does exactly what we ask from them,” Hawthorne said. “I couldn’t ask for nothing more.” Against West Perry, Anthony Wright led the Rollers with 22 points, while Rameik James posted 16 points and Jaki Bowman scored 15 points. Coming out the gate, SteelHigh was on a roll. The Mustangs had few opportunities to put up shots, and when they did, Roller pressure made sure they weren’t good attempts. Baskets from Wright, James, Anthony Ferguson and Bowman, put the Rollers ahead 13-0 to start the game. With 4:56 left in the first quarter, James scored a free throw and missed the second. Sha’Quin McNeill rebounded, passing the ball to Ferguson, who scored a basket. McNeill then had back-toback steals, scoring on the first, and shooting on the second for a Wright rebound and 2 more points. “Sha’Quin McNeill has been playing really well for us,” Hawthorne said. “He’s been putting in the time at the gym and he’s been really focused as of late.” The 20-0 lead jumped to 26-0 before West Perry’s Tregg Liebel scored a basket with 1:42 left in the first quarter. Going into the second quarter trailing 32-2, West Perry tried to recover from the first quarter blitz, but Steel-High continued to outscore, ending the first half with a 50-13 lead. The third quarter sealed the Mustangs’ fate. The Rollers outscored West Perry, 21-11 to take a 71-24 lead. In the fourth quarter, West Perry matched Steel-High in scoring 7-7, but it barely put a dent in the Rollers lead. Part of the Rollers’ success is focusing on their own game, and not the other team’s game, regardless of the score. “We really don’t like to focus on anyone else but ourselves,” Hawthorne said. “At this point in the season, it’s just about us getting better.” Ferguson said the win was the result of coming out strong and Please See ROLLERS, Page B4
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So the Middletown girls’ basketball team takes the floor against Northern York, riding a patient spread offense and a stifling zone defense to 14 wins in 15 games, and, to everyone’s surprise, they’re running up and down the court, fast-breaking and playing man-to-man defense – and, eventually, turning the Polar Bears inside out. The Blue Raiders broke open a close game late in the first quarter and throughout the first half, blitzing Northern York 50-26 on Friday, Jan. 17 in Middletown. The victory extended the Raiders’ winning streak to eight games. Middletown (15-1) sits atop the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division with a 10-0 record, 2-1/2 games ahead of second-place Susquenita, who the Raiders beat 41-31 in an important division contest two days earlier in Middletown. The Raiders were down to seven players because of three absences against Northern York, yet abandoned their methodical spread offense against the Polar Bears (3-13, 1-9 in the division) for a more free-wheeling up-and-down-the-court attack as rare as their losses. One Middletown substitute was surprised to hear Coach Chris Hunter’s advice as she checked into the game: “Go ahead and shoot.’’ Passing it around to get a good shot has been a Middletown trademark in what has become a stellar season for the Raiders. Hunter’s goal: Give his players “a little bit of a break,’’ he said. If that surprise didn’t rattle Northern York, Middletown’s quick hands on defense certainly did. Ja’lynn BurtonJones harassed the Polar Bears all night, recording numerous steals that she turned into points. She finished with a game-high 19 points, including Please See THEFT, Page B2
MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Raiders end slump, beat Blackhawks and Bears Two straight victories keep Middletown’s playoff hopes alive By Larry Etter
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There’s nothing quite like a couple of victories to get the basketball juices flowing again. The Middletown boys, who had lost four straight games to start the new year, broke out of their slump by pocketing a pair of wins last week to get back on the winning track. After falling to visiting Milton Her-
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shey on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Blue Raiders rebounded with triumphs over Susquenita on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Northern York on Friday, Jan. 17 to cap a successful week. The wins lifted the Raiders to an overall record of 6-9 with seven games remaining on the regular-season schedule. As it sits now, it’s going to take a strong run to the finish for the Middletown squad to have a shot at the postseason playoffs.
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Milton Hershey, which has proven to be one of the top teams in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division, got off to a flying start against the Raiders, and used that early advantage to control the game at Middletown. Victimized by eight turnovers and several missed shots in the opening period, the Raiders fell into a 26-9 hole in the game’s first 8:00 and never quite recovered. The Spartans took full advantage of the Raiders’ miscues enroute to the early lead. Buoyed by a combined 11 points from Cody Fox and Ladhellis Charleston, the Raiders collected 16 points in the second quarter but could not keep the fast, athletic Spartans off the scoreboard. Milton Hershey (8-5, 6-2 in the division) rang up 22 points in the second quarter, again keyed by another rash of turnovers by the Middletown team. The end result was a 48-25 lead for the Spartans at the halftime break. But the Raiders gave it their best shot in the second half and actually outscored the Spartans 25-23 after the intermission. Middletown still committed a number of turnovers and made just 4 of 12 shots from the floor, but picked up 3 points from the foul line – two by Nick Drawbaugh and one by Fox on a 3-point play – to stay in it. The impatient Spartans also committed seven turnovers and made just 4 of 14 shots from the floor in the period to let the Raiders hang around. A 3-point jumper by Middletown’s
Dylan Danilowicz with 30 seconds left made it a 59-37 score heading into the final frame. Six different Middletown players contributed points in the fourth quarter as the Raiders earned a 13-12 scoring edge in the game’s final 8:00. But that early advantage the Spartans had gained in the opening period turned out to be more than enough for the visitors to secure the win. Middletown reserves Dagen Hughes, Osman Kamara and Bobby Harper closed out the game with a 6-0 run to account for the final scoring. Fox registered a game-high 21 points in the loss while Tariq Bennett led the Spartans with 20.
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A road trip to Susquenita (2-13, 0-9), a makeup game from the previous week that was changed due to bad weather, was just what the Raiders needed to get back on the right track. But there were some doubts early on as the Middletown squad appeared to be in disarray to start the Capital Division contest. The rough start – the Raiders scored just 2 points in the opening quarter – had Coach Chris Sattele and the Middletown fans scratching their heads as they tried to figure out what was wrong. When the first period ended with Susquenita leading 6-2, Sattele calmly reminded his charges that they were way better than what they were showing. That little pep talk obviously got their attention as the Raiders picked up their efforts and gradually took over the game from that point. Middletown outscored Susquenita 14-10 in the second stanza as five different players chipped in points to lead the way. After Fox made two free throws to pull the Raiders to within 1 point, Brandon Harper’s putback gave the Raiders their first lead at 8-7 with 6:17 left in the period. Harper scored Please See RAIDERS, Page B4
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There’s a little Daniel Boone in all of us
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aaaaaBOOM! That sound can only be the result of a muzzleloader rifle being shot. A short delay, as the primer powder burns through the touch hole of the barrel and ignites the main charge of black powder behind the patched lead round ball. If all components work as they are supposed to, the round ball will exit the barrel. Hitting a target with only open sights at 50 yards is good. Hitting a white-tail deer with such a primitive setup is remarkable. I hunt with a Thompson/Center 50 cal. Hawken rifle during the postseason. I love doing it. It is the closest a person can get to experiencing what our frontiersman did many years ago. Yes, there is still a little Daniel Boone in many of us. My success hasn’t been good harvesting a deer. Oh, I have tried many times throughout the years, but I have never hit a deer with a muzzleloader rifle.
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My first experience with a muzzleloader was many years ago when I received my rifle as a Christmas gift from my wife, Lynn. We traveled to our camp in Lycoming County during the two-week deer season only for primitive muzzle loading rifles. I thought, “How hard could this be?’’ Load the gun properly and take careful aim and shoot. I had no problems loading my gun, but when it came to shooting it, I was awful. I did everything a muzzleloader shouldn’t do. I jerked the gun, closed my eyes and just wished. You see, any accomplished muzzleloader shooter understands the short delay as the powder burns and keeps the gun steady without any anticipation. Lastly, they practice. I didn’t do that either. I got two shots at deer that year and missed them both by a mile. From my initiation into shooting
a muzzleloader, I learned from my mistakes and got better at shooting. My shots got closer. But I have yet to harvest a deer. It is an accomplishment to be proud of when a hunter participates in the postseason deer season carrying a “Smoke-Pole” as his weapon and takes a deer like Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett did. Deer during the postseason have been through months of hunting pressure. Archery and rifle season have made any deer still around an elusive quarry. Needless to say, many deer have already been taken, leaving what is left: a very smart critter. So when I got a call from my good friend Irvin Ringler of Lebanon County about his recent muzzle loading experience, I couldn’t wait to hear how he did. Irvin is what I describe as an experienced Muzzleloader. He can shoot his rifle very well. Several large antlered bucks and a Pennsylvania black bear have fallen to his trusty muzzleloader. Irvin is a persistent hunter – once he locates a big buck he concentrates on it. It becomes a passion for him. It makes him selective in his choices. The saying, “You gotta let the small bucks walk” is his rule, and he lives by it.
Regular deer season for Irvin went by without harvesting a buck. He didn’t become dejected because there was still muzzle-loading season yet to come. Truth be told, he would much rather take a deer with his 50 cal. muzzleloader than his center fire modern rifle. Irvin saw a brute of a deer that had a large rack that would be a fine trophy. He began his quest for him mornings and evenings as time would allow. Never spooking him from the area, Irvin finally made a decision to prompt the big buck to move. Irvin had his son, Ronald, make a one-person push through the bottom of swampy terrain. Not a deer drive, just a quiet systematic walk through the area where the buck had been seen. The plan worked. A small buck and several doe surfaced from their haunts. Then in the distance came the big buck, his antlers protruding well above the underbrush. Irvin was ready. The buck entered a small shooting lane and Irvin took the shot. The .490 grain lead round ball struck the buck at the juncture of its neck and shoulder and the brute immediately went down. His patience and decision not to
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Lebanon County hunter Irvin Ringler, seated, and his son, Ronald, with their trophy “The Postseason Brute.’’ shoot inferior bucks turned out to be the right choice. Both father and son admired the huge 8-point buck taken during the toughest season of all. Postseason with a muzzleloader, and with his son making the walk for his dad – the 2014 deer season
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6 unanswered points late in the second quarter that boosted the Middletown lead to 31-12 at halftime. Two Burton-Jones steals and subsequent layups buried the beleaguered Polar Bears beneath a 43-20 disadvantage in the third quarter. When Northern York Coach Mandy Hollman removed her best scorer, Sara Yunez, a big, aggressive center, from the game late in the third, the Bears conceded defeat, and all the Raiders had to do was kill time for a victory. “When you’re down 20 and you have a game tomorrow, you want to save legs,’’ Hollman explained, so she sat her best player on the bench to “wash our hands of it’’ and look ahead. Northern York wanted to contain Burton-Jones and fellow guard Jey Rivera, and hope the rest of the Raiders couldn’t score enough to win the game, Hollman revealed. The Bears were still hanging in late in the first quarter, trailing 15-10 before Middletown went on a 16-2 run to finish the first half. A basket from underneath by Jordan Campbell began Middletown’s firsthalf run with 14 seconds left in the first quarter, giving the Raiders a 1710 lead. Rivera and Bianca Jasper hit 3-pointers early in the second quarter that ballooned the Raiders’ lead to 23-10, and the rout was on. “It was horrendous,’’ Hollman said. “We didn’t show up.’’ Two Campbell baskets on offensive rebounds midway through the third quarter staked Middletown to a 40-18 lead, and even the Polar Bears’ physical Yunez, a force under the basket who scored 16 of her team’s 26 points, couldn’t put Northern York’s shattered hopes for an upset back together again. Burton-Jones burned Northern York with yet another steal and layup to give Middletown a 43-20 lead with 2:24 left in the third quarter, and less than a minute later Hollman complained so
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Middletown’s Bianca Jasper (1) maneuvers down the lane against Susquenita. loudly about a non-call that it prompted a referee to issue a warning to her. It’s doubtful her mood improved when, about 30 seconds later, BurtonJones stole the ball yet again from a Bear, eventually scoring a basket that gave the Raiders a 45-20 lead with 50 seconds left in the quarter. The Raiders were holding a 47-22 lead with almost 3:00 left in the game when Burton-Jones left the game for
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a substitute to the applause of an appreciative Middletown crowd. Jasper scored 8 points for the Raiders, while Rivera and Halle Marion added 7 apiece, Cambell added 6 and Ava Mrakovich added 3. Hunter was satisfied with the victory. “We did what we had to do to win,’’ he said afterwards. “I thought we ran the court pretty well.’’
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Burton-Jones scored 17 points and Jasper added 9 as the Raiders jumped on the Blackhawks (13-2, 7-2) early and held on for the victory in the showdown between the top two teams in the Capital Division on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in Middletown. Rivera scored 6, Marion scored 5 and Campbell scored 4 in the win. Miranda Hoover scored 17 points to lead Susquenita. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
Middletown wrestler Will Botterbusch won by major decision, 8-0 over Susquehanna Twp.’s Jerrell Johnson in a 160-pound bout to lift the Blue Raiders to to a 37-32 victory over the Indians on Thursday, Jan. 16 in Middletown. The Indians had moved to within one point, 33-32, on a forfeit at 152 pounds in the back-and-forth contest. Bobby Graham pinned Susquehanna Twp.’s Joe Arney at 3:14 in the 182-pound bout to put the Raiders in front, 6-3 early. Middletown’s Michael Osayi started
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Middletown on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Central Dauphin East. Logan Stoltzfus recorded a 13-11 decision over CD East’s Anthony Radic at 106 pounds to get the Raiders on the scoreboard. Johnson pinned the Panthers’ joe Porter at 3:25 in the 138-pound bout, then Houser pinned the Panthers’ Mahlon Chase at 0:44 in the 145-pound bout to bring the Raiders back. Botterbusch then won by disqualification over CD East’s Marquise Barnes-Lamb at 152. The Panthers won the final two bouts.
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Washington wasted no time, going on a 10-0 run in the first 3:18. The Lions’ Rebecca Bailey helped get Penn State Harrisburg moving back in the right direction with her jumper with 10:10 to play in the first. Teammate Kiara Carter scored the next 2 points before Mary Washington went on their second big run of the game, 12 unanswered points. Penn State Harrisburg’s Jasmine Yanich drained a 3-point shot and Lucky Snypse hit a layup to bring a spark of momentum back before halftime, though the Lions trailed 31-13 at intermission. When the Blue & White returned to
the floor, they showed that, regardless of their youth, they have the ability to compete with the best of the CAC. The Lions played the first 10:00 of the second half matching the Eagles bucket for bucket. But the Lions could not keep the basket exchanges going and allowed more ground to slip, resulting in the 35-point loss. Freshman Kaitlyn Carmo and Carter were the Lions’ big point earners on the night. Carmo scored 9 and Carter added 7, and both led the team with six rebounds apiece. Bailey led the team with six assist while also adding 5 points.
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Steelton-Highspire’s Ayana Flowers (10) shoots from beneath the basket during a 53-41 victory over Northern York. Flowers led the Rollers with 19 points.
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Coming off a close loss to Middletown the week before, the Steelton-Highspire girls’ basketball team had high spirits and confidence to succeed – and they did against Northern York, overcoming the Polar Bears, 53-41. Ayana Flowers led the Rollers with 19 points and 16 rebounds, while Ilyn McAughlin added 14 and Marlin Sanchez added 10. “We’ve got to keep doing what we did today,” said Ayana Flowers. “We have to keep pushing.” Steel-High came out aggressive at the start, fighting through Northern York’s defense to post points. Flowers sank the first basket off a rebound, and Malani Tate-DeFreitas found her way through a group of Northern York’s players to drive to the basket for another. The Rollers kept ahead with McAughlin, Tate-DeFreitas and Sanchez posting points for a 10-3 lead with about two minutes left in the first quarter. “[Sanchez] played like a point guard today,” said Steel-High Coach Jeffrey Chisholm. “She found the open doors. She was finding an open girl, and made a few layups. She stepped up today.” The Rollers dominated in the second quarter, outscoring the Polar Bears 16-7. Much of the success came from the Rollers fighting for every ball and remaining alert on defense.
“The more rebounds, the more shots you get. That’s what I try to teach to them,” Chisholm said after the victory. “It was more aggressive tonight.” Flowers scored first in the second quarter on a pass from Tate-DeFreitas, and followed up with a steal on Northern York’s side of the court. Steel-High’s Genesis Lozada got the ball and broke through for a layup. McAughlin added a free throw, and on the next play Flowers made a quick steal, passing the ball to I’Jianique Simmons for a basket and 17-7 lead with 5:30 in the half. With 3:39 left, Northern York scored 7 points within two minutes, but the Rollers held off the Polar Bears the rest of the half. McAughlin, Flowers and Sanchez made baskets to give Steelton-Highspire a 26-14 lead at the half. In the second half, Northern York kept pace with the Rollers, but weren’t able to overcome the early deficit. Steel-High scored 15-12 over the Polar Bears in the third quarter, but Northern York was able to outscore Steel-High 15-12 in the fourth. “We needed that [win]. It gives us a little more spirit,” Chisholm said. “We played good ball and very good defense tonight.” The win gave the team encouragement for the rest of the week. “We played really good today, sprinting the floor,” McAughlin said. “It just makes us want to keep winning.”
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Steel-High had a strong second quarter effort, but Susquenita defeated the Rollers, 63-26 on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Flowers led the Rollers with 14 points, Joslyn Hill added 8 points, and Simmons and Sanchez each added 2 points. Amber Turpin sank five 3-pointers for 15 points for Susquenita, while Miranda Hoover added 11 points. The Rollers got off to a slow start, as Susquenita built a 13-4 lead in the first quarter. Going into the second half down 26-14, the Rollers lost their steam, only scoring 12 points in the half to the Blackhawks’ 37 points.
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West Perry’s scoring posed too much of a threat for the Rollers in a 65-27 loss on Friday, Jan. 17. Megan Smith scored 25 points for West Perry, one basket shy of Steel-High’s total points in the game. Caitlyn Lavenberg added 17 points, including five 3-pointers. Simmons led the Rollers with 8 points, while Tate-DeFreitas, Sanchez and Hill each added 6. By halftime, West Perry had run away with the game, leading 29-12, but Steel-High didn’t give up. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
Brady Keyser, right, of Steelton, receives an award from Elks Club state president Terry Liersaph after Keyser placed fourth in the under-12 boys’ division of the Elks’ Pennsylvania Soccer Shoot Championship on Sunday, Jan. 12 at Park Forrest Middle School, State College. Keyser is the son of Dianna and Brian Keyser of Steelton.
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a lot of things, even myself that I accomplished have won states.” though I wish we could eliminated from In March, Steel-High was in a heart-wrenching, the Class A state playoffs Despite that loss, 1-point loss to Tri-Valley. teammanes had a lot Tate-DeFreitas and her won back-to-back to be proud of: The Rollers 2012. state titles in 2011 and itas received Along the way, Tate-DeFre She shattered all-state honors four times. scoring record Steelton-Highspire’s all-time 3,000 points durof 2,409 points, surpassing finished her high ing a game on Feb. 1. She making her points, 3,366 with school career in Pennsylvania the second-highest scorer
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again off a Bradley Phillips assist to make it 10-7. The Blackhawks managed to sneak back in front and held a 14-11 edge with 2:44 left in the first half. But Drawbaugh scored for Middletown to make it a 1-point game and Danilowicz drilled a trey following a pair of missed foul shots by Susquenita to push the Raiders in front. A jumper by Susquenita’s Deshawn Smith with 23 ticks left knotted the score, 16-16, right before the halftime break. The Raiders came out for the third quarter ready to take charge. And that was exactly what happened. Fox started things off with a triple off a pass from Kamara, Charleston drained a 3-ball, Fox put home a reverse layup and foul shot and Charleston converted a steal into another basket as the Raiders jumped out to an 11-1 run and a 27-17 lead 3:00 into the third. Meanwhile, the Middletown defense consistently turned away the Blackhawks and held Susquenita to just 6 total points in the third quarter. When the third frame ended, the Raiders were sitting on top with a 39-22 lead. In the low-scoring final quarter, the Raiders maintained their advantage by outscoring the Blackhawks 9-5. All of the Middletown points came from the foul line.
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Phillips made both of his chances with 2:24 left and Charleston did the same 20 seconds later to close out the scoring for Middletown. Fox again led the scoring with 17 points while Charleston added 13.
Middletown 45 Northern York 30
The road trip to Dillsburg was an important and much-anticipated journey for Sattele and the Raiders. In the first meeting back in mid-December, Middletown let one get away –Northern York (5-12, 3-6) rallied to send the game into overtime and then scored the winning basket at the buzzer to steal a 53-50 win. That loss stung the Middletown squad, and the Raiders were waiting for the rematch. Middletown turned in a dominating second half and, keyed by a pivotal third period performance, came away with a pleasing victory. In the second half, Middletown outscored the Polar Bears by a 22-6 margin to lock down its second straight victory. But, up until the start of the second half, there was no way of predicting a winner between the two teams, which appeared to be evenly matched. Northern York’s Dillon Heatwole, the hero who made the game-winning trey for the Bears in the December game, gave the home team an early 4-0 lead before the Raiders found some scor-
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ing success. Brandon Harper made 1 of 2 foul shots to get the Raiders started. Mel Fager’s drive to the basket following a Northern miss and Fox’s jumper that offset a Northern basket cut the Polar Bears’ lead to with 3:09 left in the opening quarter.period. Charleston’s triple with 50 seconds left gave the Raiders their first lead at 8-7. The teams traded points throughout the tension-filled second quarter. The Bears went ahead on a 4-point play by Jason Johnson to start the quarter but the Raiders went back on top with a pair of free throws by Fox and a putback by Drawbaugh at 6:24. A minute later, Harper tapped in a lob pass from Fox that pushed the Raiders up by a 14-11 count. The Bears came back, however, and edged out in front 21-19 with 2:01 left. Fager made two foul shots to tie the score and Charleston converted a Northern turnover into the go-ahead points for Middletown with 1:30 on the clock. But Johnson swished a 3-pointer just 24 seconds later that gave Northern a 24-23 edge at the halftime break. Although neither team shot well from the floor in the third quarter, those pivotal 8:00 turned out to be the key to the victory for the Middletown team. Harper’s steal and driving layup at the 6:50 mark kicked off a game-changing 9-0 run that finally put the Raiders in control. Drawbaugh scored a 3-point play, Charleston converted a Northern miss into a basket and Harper sank a reverse layup off another lob pass from Fox to push the Raiders up 34-26 with 4:26 left in the third. The Bears broke the streak a minute later, but Charleston made two free throws and Fox found the range on a 3-ball at 2:21 to elevate the Raiders to a 39-28 advantage. Drawbaugh’s baseline bucket off a Danilowicz assist with 7:18 left gave the Raiders what turned out to be all the cushion they would need. Middletown’s Fox finally broke a four-minute scoreless drought by both teams with a driving layup, and the Middletown defense held their hosts scoreless until Heatwole broke the ice with just 1:11 left on the clock. Charleston made one of two foul shots with 1:09 left to close out the scoring, and the Raiders locked down their sixth victory of the season. Fox led the Raiders with 12 points while Charleston and Drawbaugh evenly split 22 points for the winners. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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BOYS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 10 0 13-3 East Pennsboro 7 2 9-5 Milton Hershey 6 2 8-5 Camp Hill 4 5 8-7 Middletown 4 6 6-9 Northern York 3 6 5-12 West Perry 2 6 3-11 Susquenita 0 9 2-13 Last week’s games Milton Hershey 71, Middletown 50 Middletown 47, Susquenita 28 Middletown 45, Northern York 30 Steelton-Highspire 62, Northern York 54 Steelton-Highspire 100, Susquenita 40 Steelton-Highspire 78, West Perry 31 This week’s games Friday, Jan. 24 West Perry at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Milton Hershey at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Steelton-Highspire at York Suburban, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Steelton-Highspire at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 9 0 13-0 Lower Dauphin 7 3 11-4 Susquehanna Twp. 5 2 8-4 Hershey 7 4 9-6 Mechanicsburg 6 4 10-4 Cedar Cliff 4 6 9-7 Trinity 2 8 4-10 Red Land 2 8 3-11 Palmyra 1 8 5-10 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 71, Lower Dauphin 63 Susquehanna Twp. 64, Lower Dauphin 61 (OT) This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 22 Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28 Lower Dauphin at Cedar Cliff, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Middletown 10 0 15-1 Susquenita 7 2 13-2 Camp Hill 6 3 10-5 West Perry 5 3 8-5 East Pennsboro 5 4 8-7 Steelton-Highspire 3 7 5-11 Northern York 1 9 3-13 Milton Hershey 0 9 0-11 Last week’s games Middletown 45, Milton Hershey 30 Middletown 41, Susquenita 31 Middletown 50, Northern York 26 Steelton-Highspire 53, Northern York 41 Susquenita 63, Steelton-Highspire 26 West Perry 65, Steelton-Highspire 27
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This week’s matches Thursday, Jan. 23 Palmyra at Middletown, 7 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Middletown at Red Land, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 Dover at Middletown, 6 p.m. SWIMMING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 4 0 5-2 Red Land 3 1 3-2 Palmyra 3 1 3-4 Mechanicsburg 3 2 5-2 Bishop McDevitt 2 2 2-3 Susquehanna Twp. 2 3 3-3 Milton Hershey 0 3 1-6 Cedar Cliff 0 5 1-8 Last week’s meets Lower Dauphin 103, Mechanicsburg 67 This week’s meets Thursday, Jan. 23 Lower Dauphin at Muhlenberg, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 4 p.m. ICE HOCKEY CPIHL Tier 2 W L PTS Lampeter-Strasburg 14 1 28 Hempfield 13 1 26 Lower Dauphin 12 3 24 Warwick 7 6 14 Red Land 5 9 10 Central Dauphin 2 11 4 Annville-Cleona 2 11 4 Manheim Central 0 13 0
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This week’s games Friday, Jan. 24 Middletown at West Perry, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Middletown at Greencastle-Antrim, 3:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at York Catholic, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Steelton-Highspire at Middletown, 6 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 9 1 12-2 Palmyra 8 2 14-2 Lower Dauphin 6 4 9-6 Susquehanna Twp. 6 4 8-7 Trinity 5 4 7-7 Hershey 4 6 8-7 Red Land 4 6 7-8 Bishop McDevitt 2 8 2-10 Cedar Cliff 0 9 1-12 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 31, Bishop McDevitt 19 Susquehanna Twp. 57, Lower Dauphin 36 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 22 Lower Dauphin at hershey, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Lower Dauphin at Cedar Cliff, 6 p.m. WRESTLING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Cedar Cliff 4 0 12-2 Lower Dauphin 4 1 12-3 Hershey 3 2 9-7 Mechanicsburg 3 2 5-11 Red Land 2 2 7-4 Middletown 1 2 3-7 Susquehanna Twp. 1 5 3-10 Palmyra 0 5 1-6 Last week’s matches Central Dauphin East 58, Middletown 21 Middletown 37, Susquehanna Twp. 32
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Monday, Jan. 27 Northern York vs. Middletown, 7:30 p.m., Twin Ponds East COLLEGE BASKETBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN W L OVERALL Mary Washington 7 1 13-2 Wesley 6 1 13-1 St. Mary’s 5 2 11-4
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Last week’s games Mary Washington 66, Penn State Harrisburg 31 Marymount 66, Penn State Harrisburg 28 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 22 Wesley at Penn State Harrisburg, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 Penn State Harrisburg at Salisbury, 2 p.m. PRO SOCCER PASL Eastern Division W L GB x-Chicago 10 0 Cleveland 9 4 2.5 Detroit 6 5 4.5 Harrisburg 4 7 6.5 Cincinnati 4 7 6.5 Illinois 1 11 10 Central Division W L GB x-Monterrey 12 2 Hidalgo 10 2 1 Dallas 10 2 1 Wichita 5 6 5.5 Saltillo 4 6 6 Tulsa 1 10 9.5 Texas 0 11 10.5 Pacific Division W L GB x-Las Vegas 10 2 San Diego 9 3 1 Mexico 5 5 4 Bay Area 5 7 5 Turlock 4 8 6 Ontario 4 8 6 Sacramento 2 9 7.5 x-clinched playoff berth Last week’s games Harrisburg 10, Cincinnati 5 This week’s games Friday, Jan. 24 Chicago at Harrisburg, 7:05 p.m., Farm Show Complex Saturday, Jan. 25 Chicago at Harrisburg, 7:05 p.m., Farm Show Complex
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playing a consistent game. “We came out with intensity. We have a problem sometimes coming out flat,” Ferguson said. “We played very well on defense, and just executed on offense...The bench players came in and we didn’t lose a beat,” As the regular season approaches the end, the Rollers plan to continue to work on themselves, and not focus on their opponents. “The hardest part about finishing out the rest of the season is going to be us – not taking any team lightly,” Ferguson said. “I don’t think the other teams are going to be the problem.”
Steelton-Highspire 100 Susquenita 40
A third quarter thumping of Susquenita (2-13, 0-9) helped the Rollers to victory on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Steelton-Highspire scored 40 points in the third quarter to stretch a 36-22 halftime lead into a 76-35 rout going into the fourth quarter.
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Steelton-Highspire 62 Northern York 54
Steel-High held on to pull out a the win against Northern York (5-12, 3-6) on Monday, Jan. 13. Eric Jacobs led Northern York with 21 points and Brandon Johnson added 15, but it wasn’t enough. Wright scored 18 points, Bowman added 16 points abd McNeill posted 12 points. The Rollers led 14-7 after the first quarter, but Northern York tightened the gap in the second. Steel-High led 27-22 at the half. The Rollers kept a slight edge on the Polar Bears in the second half, however, outscoring Northern York 21-19 in the third quarter and 14-13 in the final stanza. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. We welcome you for services on Sun., Jan. 26. Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. for all ages. Adult Forum will be continuing their study on the Criminal Justice System from a Chaplain’s Perspective as they hear from the Rev. Sandra Strauss. Please plan to join us for Worship at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary – all are welcome. We welcome you within our doors, so please feel free to join us. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible
Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at Wesley United Methodist Church on Thurs., Jan. 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. Please consider donating on this day. Our next community dinner will be held on Mon., Feb. 3 when we will be serving pork and sauerkraut. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page (www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation), or call the office.
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Thurs., Jan. 23: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 7 p.m., Bible Study in Meeting Room #2. Sun., Jan. 26: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for January: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Shirley Jones, Kevin and Pat Zentmeyer. Nursery Helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of mother Ruth and sister Leahbell presented by John Alexander and family. This week’s bulletins are sponsored in memory of Mary Gower Kuhn by the family. Tues., Jan. 28: 2 p.m., Stitches and Prayers Shawl Ministry; 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Men’s dinner and meeting.
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
Wesley is a congregation of Jesus followers committed to community outreach. Our aim is to be a positive force for good in our neighborhood and around the world. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our Praise Band leads music at both services this Sun., Jan. 26. Their music is contemporary and upbeat. We encourage people to “come as you are.� Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is “Putting the Christ back in Christian� based on First Corinthians 1:10-17. We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. A Bible Study group meets every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. in the church parlor. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on Friday, January 24, from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothing in all sizes from infant to adult is available. Wesley hosts will be present to help persons find what they need. You are invited to enter the church through the entrance next to the parking lot off Witherspoon Ave. Youth 10x’s Better is sponsoring a
benefit concert here on Sun., Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. Various musical groups, soloists, and praise dancers from out of state and around the county will be featured. A Love offering will be received to support the Youth 10x’s Better Youth Ministry. Wesley provides space for the teen and youth center as well as other special classes and activities of Youth 10x’s Better. Epiphany moments are those special times during which we see God at work. Where did you see God today? Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine sts., Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.�
Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Township, invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 9 a.m. We offer a Nursery and Children’s Church at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Coffee Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. followed by Adult and Children’s Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. Communion is offered the first Sunday of each month. Prayer meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Nonperishable food items are collected for the Middletown Food Bank each Sunday. Campbell Soup labels, education box tops, printer ink cartridges and soda tabs are also collected weekly. The kids club, D.A.W.G.S. (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers), is open to children ages 3 to 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. They meet most Wednesdays and will continue through April. Children will be treated to Christ-centered stories, crafts, games, singing and snacks. Families may attend a free dinner each week prior to the D.A.W.G.S. Club at 6 p.m. in the
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“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.� 2 Peter 3:18 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our January 26 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from ages 4 to second grade are welcome
lower level of the church. D.A.W.G.S. Club is open to the public. For more information, contact Kathy Menear at 930-4454 or KarenKathy@comcast.net. Consider volunteering at Mission Central once a month. For more information or to sign up for our next trip, please call the church office. Girl Scout Cadettes (grades 6-8) meet every Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. The Daisey Troop (grades 1-3) meet every Monday 6-7:30 p.m. Contact Lynn Goodling for Girl Scout information at 439-7932. Cub Scouts meet Thursday nights for first, second and fifth grade dens. Please contact Chris Coleman for Boy Scout information at 648-6036. Welcome Packets are available in the Narthex. Feel free to pick up a packet to learn more about Geyers United Methodist Church and our activities. Geyers is located at 1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown in Londonderry Township. Pastor Donald Walters and the church office can be reached at 944-6426 or geyerschurch@verizon.net.
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First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education are also available. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (grades 1-5) Kindergarten (4-5 years old), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club Bible Study; 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6-8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet weekly for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. Wednesday Night Live (WNL), sup-
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New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Pastor Britt’s Bible Study is Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Bring your own issues and concerns to discuss how the Bible helps in everyday living. Followers of Faith Bible Study resumes at a later time. Craft Group is Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Intercessory Prayer group is Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Youth Fellowship is Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. Choir rehearsal will be held Sundays after worship. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Flowers on the altar this past Sunday were presented to the Glory of God
to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., Jan. 22: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6; Prayer meeting. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
First Church of God
New Beginnings Church and in memory of Jack R. Daily by his wife Peggy. Congratulations to Bonny and Joel Guzzo on the birth of a new grandson, Joseph Matthew Retherford. We are supporting Mitch Lee who is a Life Boy Scout working on his Eagle Scout. His project is for the drums for the Middletown Area Middle School Band. Any contributions are welcome and checks may be made out to Troop 97 and mailed to Mitch at 322 Conewago St., Middletown. Sat., Jan. 25: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tues., Jan. 28: 6:30 p.m., Staff Parish Committee meeting. Anyone interested in Scrapbooking? If interested in being part of a group at New Beginnings call Barb Bogardus at 350-2746. Acolyte for January: Joshua Burrows. Children’s Church leaders for January: Erica Godsey and Carol Hoffman. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.� We invite you to come and experience this love.
per at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. New and continuing classes are: Adult Bible Study, Gospel of John and study of Abraham; Bible Study Book of Romans; Contemporary Culture Class; Craft Class; Balloon Art Class; Financial Peace Class. There is a cost for this class; Zumba. There is a cost for each session; Knitting/Crocheting Circle. There are classes for Youth, grades 4 and 5, grades 1, 2, and 3, Kindergarten, 4 and 5 year olds, and babysitting for infants through 3 years old. Come join us. A new year of monthly dinners begins on Mon., Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m. The menu will be ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, vegetable, and dessert. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
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Evangelical United Methodist Church Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor Britt Strohecker Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church
200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm
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This time, Santa wore blue and gold, not red
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ports teaches kids valuable lessons about hard work, teamwork and sportsmanship. In Middletown, it’s also teaching them about compassion and community thanks to a new initiative by Brett Myers, head coach of the Middletown Area High School football team. Players are required to find a way to help the community. Some worked to beautify the landscape around their weightlifting facility next to the school by pulling weeds. Around Christmas, a group of players embarked on a touching goal: They intended to provide Christmas gifts to a needy local family. A family in the school district was choupon the advice of an elementary Around Christmas, a group sen school principal, who provided sizes, of Middletown Area High ages and genders for gifts. Players School football raised more than $400 from family and went to Target during players embarked on a members, their Christmas break from class to touching goal: They buy gifts for the children – two young intended to provide girls. They wrapped the gifts, which were deChristmas gifts to a needy livered to the family in time for Christlocal family. mas. The girls were “in shock’’ when they saw all the gifts, Myers said. Myers, who debuted as Middletown’s coach this past fall, has nurtured such community service in his football program at other schools where he has coached. He hopes his players will perform a number of projects – perhaps a cleanup or maintenance project somewhere in Middletown’s business district, for example. “As an educator, I believe our job is to mold our students,’’ he said. “This is a way of doing that.’’ And helping a neighbor builds a bond between a student and his or her community. Sports need not be merely about wins and losses. It’s nice to see that it isn’t in Middletown.
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A tribute to Robert Reid: his tenure deserves praise
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t was an evening set aside to express admiration and thanks. A respectful crowd offered tribute to former Middletown Mayor Bob Reid on Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Rescue Hose Company’s Social Club on South Union Street. It was a gathering of family, friends and colleagues whose only agenda for the festivity was to acknowledge Reid’s four decades of service throughout central Pennsylvania in general and specifically in the Borough of Middletown. While the night featured the customary presentation of official citations – a proclamation from the Dauphin County Commissioners declaring Jan. 16 as Robert G. Reid Day in Dauphin County; a citation of service from state Sen. Mike Folmer; and a state flag from state Rep. John Payne – the evening offered the opportunity to put politics aside and express gratitude to a respected community leader. For those in attendance, it was a meaningful public acknowledgement of the many chapters of Bob’s life: distinguished college graduate and athlete, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, teacher, court administrator, borough councilman – and mayor, twice. The array of those attending the event was revealing – notables from our community, including Payne, several former and three current council members, new Middletown Mayor Jim Curry, Royalton Mayor Judy Oxenford, many local business owners and both retired and serving Middletown police officers and borough employees. Those are but a few who took the time to thank Bob. His long tenure in public service was occasionally boisterous, yet came to an end with quiet dignity and pride. His career was shaped by world-influenced events, most notably the accident of Three Mile Island in 1979. His was a lifetime of public service, honed by meeting local challenges like the flood of 1972 as well as the desperate need for recreation facilities for the town’s residents, for community development of blighted neighborhoods, for dignity and respect for our community’s senior citizens and for public safety and emergency preparedness. Surrounded by an array of well-wishers that night, Bob was very quiet, reflective. He and I spoke of the presence of the new “guard” of councillors and his replacement, Curry. “He’ll do alright,” Bob said with confidence. While Bob happily acknowledged the torch of community service has been passed to others and agreed it’s the next generation’s turn to lead, he also said, “I’m not disappearing. I’ll still be here.” Could we yet see an addendum to the Reid Legacy? I’ll add my praise and admiration for a gentleman I’ve known for almost 40 years. Bob and I didn’t always see things eye-to-eye. Most notably, we butted heads over closing the communications center (he opposed it, I was initially in favor, although he eventually won me over) and the Press And Journal’s Sound Off column (he detests it). But Bob always treated people with respect, even when disagreements arose and tempers flared. That respect was given to constituents, national and local news media and political opponents alike. I wish him well in his retirement and thank him for his many contributions to our town. Cheers, Bob! joesukle@pressand journal.com
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Opposition to the drug prohibition, f the maingovernment regulation of marriage, and stream news is economic intervention all stem from the to be believed, principle that it’s illegitimate to interlibertarian sentifere with peaceful activity. And though ment is rising in it may be wrong to lock up a teenager America. The media enjoys attaching for smoking a dried plant, there are bigger issues libertarians often lose sight itself to fads, but there is some evidence of in the fight for freedom. for the claim. This can be partially attributed to the A number of liberty-minded congressmany young proponents of the philosomen are proving to be a headache for phy, many of whom see libertarianism party leaders. Student organizations as one in the same as libertinism. Nothare cropping up across the country to ing could be further from the truth. promote libertarian ideals on college There are plenty of libertarians who campuses. hold traditional values on religion, marBut do these trends really mean the riage and social mores. They simply opt shared philosophy of Ron Paul and Ayn for non-violent persuasion to change Rand is on an upswing? hearts and minds rather than governMany popular thinkers are equating a ment force. fall in traditional norms with a rise in But the biggest problems faced by the liberty-minded views. country today are not squabbles over Erudite conservative columnist Charles matrimony rights. Washington, D.C. Krauthammer recently declared on a Fox runs a veritable panopticon of surveilNews program that relaxed social tolerlance domestically and abroad. Drone ance, what he calls “generally...libertarstrikes kill innocent people halfway ian,” is a sure sign of this phenomenon. across the globe, including an attack Pot legalization in Colorado and the that killed three last Christmas Day. striking down of anti-polygamy laws in There is little accountability for these Utah certainly lend themselves to this extrajudicial strikes, and little evidence notion. required to prove guilt. There are other factors at play that Even more egregious is the still-open point to a more liberally tolerant culture. island prison located in Guantanamo Thanks to the Internet, pornography is Bay, Cuba. More than half the detainees more widely available than ever before. committed no crime. They are cleared Basic manners – such as not lavishly for release but legal hurdles prevent kissing a significant other in public – their exodus. Last year saw many of have been heavily eroded. these prisoners wage Moreover, the U.S. is a hunger-strike over undoubtedly becomtheir unjustified ing a more secular state. Church member- Many popular thinkers are detention. Feeding tubes were forcefully ship is declining and equating a fall in shoved inside their increasing numbers of traditional norms with nostrils – a torturfolks identify as “nonous process barely religious” or “atheist.” a rise in liberty-minded removed from waterThe temperance that views. boarding. comes from a belief in It is this kind of higher order has been gross treatment for cast aside for the Mad human life that libermagazine attitude of “What, me worry?” tarians stand against. Some might see this as a gradual jump Twelve years of the War on Terror into libertarianism. Plenty of putative have eroded more basic liberties than libertarian publications give disproporthe first two centuries of the American tionate attention to drug and sex issues. Republic. Hundreds of thousands have Hardly a day goes by without a diatribe been killed, with little accomplished. being written on either marijuana legalThe Middle East is more unstable ization or gay marriage in popular liberty than before Uncle Sam’s ill-fated tour outlets such as Reason magazine. following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Smoking a joint in peace is not the focal And yet politicians in Washington are point of libertarianism, however. clamoring for more bloodshed with While libertarians support ending the Iran. costly and murderous War on Drugs, it’s Here is where libertarians are supslim pickings compared with the ultimate posed to be at their most vehement. goal: genuine liberty and respect for This year marks the centennial of property rights. World War I, perhaps the most destrucMurray Rothbard, the libertarian tive event in Western history. Millions economist and polymath, first defined the perished while the Europe of old folded philosophy of liberty as adherence to the non-aggression principle. The principle is up and died. But here we are, lesson hardly learned, as the U.S. stands on simple: it is impermissible to hurt others the precipice of another full-out war. or their property. Any harm done should The only result will be less privacy, less be considered illegal unless it is purely liberty, less guaranteed rights and less defensive. Basically, it’s the lesson any life on Earth. kindergartner learns on their first day of Krauthammer wrongly believes the preschool. libertarian philosophy focuses more on Some libertarians abide by this rule on frivolous social issues than on the quesutilitarian grounds. Others, including me, tion of life versus death. He is surely find the non-aggression principle mornot alone in this opinion. ally superior because it fits perfectly well By and large, libertarians have no one within the natural law. It is, to borrow but themselves to blame. Catholic scholar George Weigel’s phrase, part of “the truth of things built into the James E. Miller, a native of Middleworld and into us.” town, is editor of the Ludwig von Mises Regardless of basis, proper libertarianInstitute of Canada, a libertarian think ism holds that force initiated against the tank, and works as a copywriter in innocent is always wrong. A government Washington, D.C. gun and badge don’t make a difference.
RICKBLOOMINGDALE
This assault on workers is familiar
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hen school teachers, firefighters, police and students occupied the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. to expose and protest the attacks on collective bargaining by their governor and the Republican-dominated legislature, the question for Pennsylvanians was, “Could it happen here?’’ It has happened in several other states with the passage of so-called right-towork, “for less” laws that have nothing to do with job creation or workers’ rights and everything to do with weakening the bargaining strength of working families and making it much more difficult for workers to create good jobs and join the middle class. Now it appears very likely that we will be facing a similar kind of challenge to our collective bargaining rights here in Harrisburg in a bill in the state House of Representatives that would prohibit all unions representing both public and private workers from collecting dues or fair share fees. If you think that politics has become too polarized now, wait until you see what happens if this gains more traction. Members, leaders and representatives of labor unions across Pennsylvania understand the threat that this bill poses to their ability to negotiate on a level playing field with their employer and to the voice of all working families. It singles out unions only for unnecessary and burdensome rules and restrictions. And even more dangerous is the fact that the bill is a first step in passing rightto-work, “for less” in Pennsylvania. If you look at the co-sponsors of House Bill 1507, you’ll see they are the same group of legislators who are the co-sponsors of right-to-work, “for less” legislation. The bill is a union-busting bill. Their supporters are the Commonwealth Foundation and Do you think proposed the American Legislative Ex- legislation that change Council. Their efforts are weakens unions and tilts the being funded by wealthy playing field families and foundations that even more in favor of big want to completely elimicorporations nate unions will improve the and collective lives of working bargaining. These are the families? same foundations and wealthy individuals who have been waging war on workers in state after state – from Wisconsin to Michigan. Their right-wing agenda is unpopular in Pennsylvania, so now they will try to weaken organized labor to tilt the balance of power in politics and legislation in their favor. They know that destroying unions is the quickest way to destroy the middle class and enrich themselves. So why should you care about this attack on labor unions? Ask yourself, “Am I doing better in today’s economy or am I falling further behind?’’ If you are like most of us, your wages aren’t keeping up with living costs, and now you have probably determined that you won’t be able to retire when you planned to and will have to continue working indefinitely. Workers have lost ground for over three decades. Do you think this legislation that weakens unions and tilts the playing field even more in favor of big corporations will improve the lives of working families? It will make it harder for unions to bargain collectively for good wages and decent pensions. It will make it much more difficult to elect good candidates that are fair and do support working families. And it will make it that much more difficult to pass legislation that creates good jobs and improves the wages and living standards of working families and communities in Pennsylvania. This is an extremely bad proposal made by extreme groups and their friends in the Legislature. It doesn’t represent the views of the majority of Pennsylvanians. It is anti-worker and anti-middle class. We need to make sure it never sees the light of day. Rick Bloomingdale is president of the Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania AFLCIO and a former labor liaison for the Clinton for President campaign in Arkansas.
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:( “What’s happened to the Olm-
stead Regional Recreation Board basketball program? It was a nice program that didn’t need changed. I really hope things go back to the way they were last year. It gave the kids practice and they had at least 10 games interleague.”
:) “Shout out goes to Adam Peifer
of the Seven Sorrows varsity basketball team for a well-played game on Sunday. He was superb on both offense and defense and he led the team in scoring. He really picked up his inside game for this one, especially against a defense with a dominant center. Way to go, Adam! A huge win for the team against a tough Good Shepherd squad. The team remains the lone undefeated team in league play this season. Go EAGLES!”
:) “My best wishes to the new
council people in Middletown. You have your work cut out for you. You’ll learn a lot of things. If I can be so bold: Learn how to remain appreciative of the confidence we voters entrusted in you. Keep us in the loop and don’t let decisions be made behind closed doors. We’re counting on you.”
:) “Thanks to all the coaches who
stepped up this year to coach Olmstead Regional Recreation Board basketball. Let’s keep this organization going! It’s a great way to learn the game.”
:) “Hey, how about them Lady
Raiders in basketball? Some doings, huh? Sweet.”
:| “Any truth that South Union
Street will be torn up for four months or more? What’s going to happen then? What about Brownstone, the pizza joint, Klocko’s place, Bear’s, the thrift shop, the two antique shops, the banks?”
:( “Will we see cost-cutting in the
borough for what they’re paying lawyers? Is that service put out for bid and costs compared? I bet not. Read between the lines, taxpayers.”
:) “I want to thank the Middletown Area School Board for giving it a good shot at saving the old high school. Unfortunately, it’s time to cut bait and fish.”
:( “Do you happen to know how many pedophiles there are in Middletown?”
:| “Highspire Borough Council:
Keep your eyes on the great town we have. Never forget the wonderful people in our town.”
:) “I’m really enjoying the bi-
centennial articles in the Journal about Highspire. I really like the old articles by Mr. Herald. They are a treasure. Thanks to the Press And Journal for putting them in the paper.”
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ix bills to further protect Pennsylvania children were signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett, thanks to efforts in the House and Senate to advance numerous measures designed to strengthen the state’s child abuse laws. New laws include an update to the definition of a perpetrator, clarified mandates for reporting child abuse and accountability and due process protections in the case of false reports. In addition, the House Children and Youth Committee approved several more bills that will likely go to the full House for consideration this year, including measures to allow electronic reporting of child abuse, require health care providers to report illegal substance effects in newborns and implement protections for those who report child abuse in good faith from employment discrimination and termination. Much of the legislative effort on this issue stems from findings and recommendations from the Task Force on Child Protection, which was created in 2011 as a result of the Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State. Anyone who suspects child abuse is occurring is urged to contact the state’s toll-free hotline, ChildLine, at 1-800-932-0313.
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John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown.
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two straight state championships, you to come here and talk and meet LD should move out of MAHS’ us.” division and into the biggest school :| “I’m interested to see if the division with CD, Cumberland Valcharacter Wesley will show himself ley, Chambersburg, etc. Also, LD again on Facebook. Or is it a has 606 girls enrolled 9-12 while :(“I want to know why all the stowoman? Hmmmmmm…” MAHS has 343. Also, MAHS is an ries from the Journal aren’t on your AA school while LD is AAA – not :) “I just want to thank all of the website. That’s not right. We should very competitive. LD has a long volunteer firefighters in our area. be able to read all of them on the history of being in conferences You guys and girls train and train Internet. How come?” with smaller schools. Quit being and train. You help save lives and sissies beating up property. You are angels – every :) “Have you gone on smaller schools one of you.” to a basketball “Hey, how about them and challenge game at Penn State yourself by playLady Raiders in :( “A communications director/PR Harrisburg yet? ing with someone basketball? Some person for the borough is such a big You should. Great your own size. As doings, huh? Sweet.” for your comment waste of money. Especially when athletes, and it’s you’re paying a former newspaper right in our backthat MAHS girls wannabe writer that much money. yard. Take advando not “have the He doesn’t live in Middletown, and tage of it. I really like reading about same level of dedication from the the information he spews could the teams in the Journal.” vast majority of their players,” that easily be done for just a stipend is insulting at best and disgusting of a few thousand dollars. Not too that you would criticize high school :( “Well, I thought this part of the bright, Middletown!’’ kids at the worst. How do you Press And Journal was called Sound know what our girls do to prepare Off but they never print everything :( “The borough residents nor the for the season? To attack kids is that people have to say – only if council owes Mayor Reid any kind low. It would seem our players are it’s what they want to hear. Unof tribute. A school was named at an extreme disadvantage. The less someone is breaking the law, after him! Not so sure what he did LD bullies prevail again.” put down what they say no matter for our town other than support a who it hurts. It’s called ‘freedom of corrupt police department.” :( “I’m sick of all these so called speech.’ And if the Press And Jourexperts on why we should not nal is editing our speech, why don’t :| “IMO, displaying a Confederate raise the minithey just close down instead.” flag designates a mum wage. It love of the south “Yes, restaurants should will close down :| “Yes, restaurants should ban not the love small businesses ban babies, small kids land, babies, small kids and some adults of slavery.” because they with big mouths.” and some adults can’t afford it – :| “What’s with with big mouths.” poppycock! It’s the rezoning signs :) “Finally Penn State has a coach GREED, the root posted in the that will make me watch them of all evil. I say borough on the telephone poles? I again. Paterno was boring – always raise it – if a business goes out, so work during the day and can’t make knew what he was going to call. Bill be it. Look at Congress, the judges, it to the borough building to review O’Brien, he seemed like the typical the White House, look at the direcand nothing is posted anywhere Northeast coach – he bored me, tion our country is going because online about the meeting/approval they all sold their soul to the devil. too. Now we have James Franklin. on Dec. 2. Just wondering what is There is something wrong when Now I’m excited – a younger coach going on.” the judges can’t agree – and if they that looks like he wants to win and [Editor’s note: Middletown Borare following the law there should someone who can get the playough Council approved new zoning be no disagreement. And I don’t ers fired up. I’m so fired up I wish ordinances at its Dec. 2 meeting know why the American people are football season was starting again. that limits the location and nature putting up with all these lies and WOOOOOOO.” of college student housing. We pubdeceit.” lished a story about the approval :| “I have a suggestion for Middle- :( “Miss Malone, you did not get on A1 of our Dec. 4 edition.] town’s new mayor: Take back your my vote to go along with this corjob of handling emergencies in our rupt council led by McNamara and town. Your predecessor did a job Louer. I am very disappointed in that will be hard to top. Don’t try to you and thought you would not be – just copy his actions, because all part of these reckless decisions. By of his hard work was for the good the way, you voted for a secretary of Middletown. He was and will position in the borough that was always be true Blue and Gold.” never advertised, and once again filled by a McNamara lackey with :( “Good job, Mr. Rhen? What little qualifications. My wife is a joke! Him leaving council was currently unemployed and highly probably one of the best things that skilled in that field – it would have could ever happen – next to King been nice for her to have had a Little leaving.” chance. SHAME ON YOU!”
LOUBARLETTA s you may know, under the Employer Mandate Provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers with 50 or more employees must provide health insurance or pay penalties. I have been concerned that since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) currently views volunteer firefighters as employees, fire companies and municipalities would be forced to provide health insurance or pay a fine, saddling them with unbearable financial burdens and threatening public safety. On Friday, Jan. 10, I received a letter from the IRS in response to my letter concerning the treatment of volunteer firefighters under the ACA, which stated “... the forthcoming final regulations generally will not require volunteer hours of bona fide volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical personnel at government entities or tax-exempt organizations to be counted when determining an employer’s full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees.” I am pleased the IRS has finally
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issued guidance on a question I have been seeking answers to for months. I first learned about this issue from a volunteer firefighter back home, which originally prompted my letter to the IRS. After receiving no answer from the IRS, I began a crusade to end the uncertainty that the ACA was causing volunteer firefighters, firehouses and municipalities across Pennsylvania and the country. This led to my introduction of the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act (H.R. 3685), which would specifically exempt volunteer firefighters and emergency responders from the Employer Mandate Provision of the ACA. In the end, common sense prevailed and firehouses won’t have to shut their doors. Lou Barletta is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents the 11th Congressional District, which includes Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire and Steelton.
:| “Is it true the parking garage
will be built next to the old police department in Middletown? There’s room there. Why not there?”
:| “People, listen up: We need a
new high school for Middletown. The other one was in need of total repair. It happens. It’s a building that was and still is used very hard. Things wear out, and after a point in time you have to decide to either fix it or replace it. It’s not like your house. Every year the school district is made to do more things and that means more improvements. It’s our future for goodness sake. Don’t get cheap. Don’t sell out our future like Walmart!”
:| “This message is to Mr. Payne:
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Troop 97 leader Ralph O’Donnell arrives by boat at Hill Island with supplies as, from left, Tenderfoot Scout Cole Carlson, Assistant Scout Master Rob Stone and Life Scout Colby Stiffler set up camp and prepare a fire for warmth and teaching cooking techniques.
Life Scouts Mitch Lee, left, and Colby Stiffler proudly display their evening dessert – an apple pie they made in a Dutch oven over an open fire on Hill Island.
Scout Jason O’Donnell recognizes the leaf of the paw paw tree during a nature hike on Hill Island. The tree’s fruit, also known as the poor man’s banana, was a favorite of the Native Americans who would make bread from the fruit’s flesh.
These words make a Boy Scout’s heart skip a beat with excitement: Let’s go camping! Camping means cooking your meals over a campfire. Camping means watching birds, animals and fish in their natural settings. Camping means hiking the trails. That is exactly what Londonderry Twp. Troop 97 did, but with one additional twist: The troop took boats to their destination. The troop camped on Hill Island in the middle of the Susquehanna River. They boarded boats with their packs and equipment and set up camp along the island’s shores. The Scouts also focused on rank advancement skills by concentrating on wood cutting, knot tying, first aid techniques, cooking and survival techniques in nature. The Scouts took a 5-mile day hike to identify plants and animals, which is also required for rank advancements. Numerous deer, birds, fox, fish, small game and a carcass or two were spotted during their adventures. Local history was also discussed as they hiked the trails. In addition, the Scouts further developed their orienteering skills. Hill Island is pitch black after dusk with no street lights, so it was the perfect place to practice techniques for successful hiking in the dark. The day ended with the Scouts sitting around a campfire under the stars, talking about the day’s activities and discoveries. The main subject, of course, was where they will go camping next. Upcoming activities include snowtubing and ice skating; Klondike at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation; and Scout Sunday. Troop 97 is sponsored by Londonderry Fire Company. For more information about the troop, readers may call Kevin Little at 717-944-1957 or Ted Pauley at 717-944-2766.
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Geography contest is bee-utiful for MAMS titlist Zach Souders, an eighth-grader, won the Middletown Area Middle School Geography Bee for the second consecutive year, answering a tie-breaking question to claim the 2014 title on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the school’s auditorium. Souders topped another finalist, seventh-grader Tim Nevil, 3-2 in the final round to win the competition. Ten students qualified for a chance at the championship by scoring the highest in a schoolwide written test. The other eight who qualified for a shot at the title were Tanner Albright,
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Kenny Britcher, Brayden Erickson, Riley Favinger, Mitchell Lee, Harrison McKenna, Marcus Williams and Justin Wright. The students spent several weeks laboring over rivers, states, oceans, mountain ranges, cities and lakes. The competition required them to answer some questions in writing and others verbally. Round by round participants were eliminated until only two, Souders and Nevil, remained. The two had faced off last year, with Souders winning his first title. During a break before the final round this year, the boys joked about their repeat performance. “Next year when he’s gone, I’ll win,” quipped Nevil. Souders now will complete a written test that will be submitted to National Geographic, the Geography Bee’s sponsor, for scoring. He then could qualify for the state championship on April 4.
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Zach Souders, an eighth-grader, receives an impressive trophy for winning the Middletown Area Middle School Geography Bee on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the school auditorium.
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