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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2015

VOLUME 125 - NO. 2

14 PAGES

75 CENTS

MIDDLETOWN

Borough to sign plowing pact for state roads By Dan Miller

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Middletown Borough will sign a winter snowplowing agreement that calls for the borough to plow state-owned roads in town and be reimbursed for doing so by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Middletown Borough Council will not reconsider a vote it took on Dec. 15 to sign the agreement with PennDOT, council’s three-member administration and personnel committee announced during a meeting on Monday, Jan. 12. Councilor Anne Einhorn, a committee member, said she expected the agreement to be signed “immediately” by Borough Manager Tim Konek. At the least, Einhorn said she expects Konek to sign the agreement before the full council’s next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The committee had two options regarding what to do about its Dec. 15 decision – either recommend to the full council that it reconsider the vote, or recommend that the full council “do nothing,” Einhorn said. The committee chose to recommend doing nothing. “It’s not on the table at all” for Jan. 20, Einhorn said of the agreement. “The original vote stands.” Council voted 4-2 vote on Dec. 15 to sign the agreement with PennDOT, amid concerns expressed by Mayor James H. Curry III and a number of borough residents that leaving the plowing of the state roads – Union, Main and Vine streets – to PennDOT would lead to safety hazards, because the roads would not be plowed as quickly as they would be plowed by borough employees. Despite council’s vote, Konek did not sign the agreement. In an e-mail he sent to council three weeks after the vote, he asked that council reconsider its Dec. 15 decision. Please See PLOWING, Page A3

Former Highspire woman found dead in city By Eric Wise

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Highspire police were expecting to see Philip Greenhowe and his wife Shalamar Greenhowe on Friday, Jan. 9 at a hearing before District Judge Kenneth Lenker on charges related to a domestic incident. Instead, they received a missing person report about Shalamar Greenhowe, a former Highspire resident. A day later, the 27-year-old mother was found dead with stab wounds and blunt trauma. Harrisburg and Swatara Twp. police were in the process of serving a warrant on Phillip Greenhowe in Harrisburg on Saturday, Jan. 10 when they found the body of Shalamar Greenhowe at the Towne House Apartments on Boas Street, where Phillip lived. Swatara Twp. police had filed charges of simple assault and endangering the welfare of children in the township on Friday, Jan. 9. Harrisburg police has issued a warrant for the arrest of Phillip Greenhowe, 37, for criminal homicide. He is considered dangerous, and may be driving a dark blue 2004 Chevy Tahoe or a maroon Ford Expedition, police said. Harrisburg police said Phillip Greenhowe has family in Lynchburg, Va. Highspire police said he may have connections in Philadelphia, where

The PA Farm Show Please See Page A5

STARSTRUCK

The iconic Star Barn, which stands along Route 283 in Lower Swatara Twp., was built in 1872.

Iconic Lower Swatara barn may move to West Donegal Twp. By Eric Wise

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he Star Barn in Lower Swatara Twp. has a new owner. With Big Plans. To use the Gothic barn and its stylized outbuildings to attract visitors – after it’s moved to a new location. This time, it may move to Lancaster County. The Star Barn’s landing spot, West Donegal Twp., is new. Other parts of the announcement have a familiar ring to them. Ironstone Ranch, a subsidiary of DAS Companies, took control of the Star Barn complex in October and began working on a plan to move the barn and its matching buildings. Wayne Miller, zoning and code enforcement officer for West Donegal Twp., said he has has met with representatives of DAS Companies, which plans to move the Star Barn Complex to Ironstone Ranch, a former dairy farm that occupies more than 100 acres just west of Elizabethtown. While Miller said he has seen conceptual plans, the owners have presented no land development plans. Ironstone Ranch currently includes a restored barn and a smaller replica barn that host events, including wedding receptions, corporate meetings and nonprofit events. West Donegal has a special zoning classification for a rural heritage meeting center that applies to the Ironstone property. Miller expects that the township supervisors would have to consider updates to the ordinance to allow the placement of the Star Barn there. The Star Barn’s proposed home, Ironstone, is home to horses, and that harkens back to the Star Barn’s creation. The Star Barn’s first owner, John Motter, had the barn raised to stable his wares as a successful horse trader. The Ironstone property has trails for horseback riding, and its wedding packages allow for carriages and wagons to transport the wedding party in style. “We’re trying to demonstrate farming heritage,” said Mike Kleinhans, of DAS. “It’s worth saving for the community.” The Star Barn could reopen as early as 2016, or possibly the following year, in West Donegal, where it will feature displays with artifacts from its history and the role of agriculture in Pennsylvania’s history. That will not be the main role of the rebuilt Star Barn itself, however. “We are looking for use it as a meeting venue for meetings and events,” Kleinhans said. The current owners are aware that others have had ideas for the Star Barn since the mid-1980s, when farming operations at its current site ceased. A previous owner also had plans to move it just a few years ago. But DAS is better equipped, and ready to move. “We have done it before and we’ll do it again,” Kleinhans said. DAS has been working with the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission, the group which helped certify the historic status of the Please See STARSTRUCK, Page A6

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All three Dauphin County commissioners announced they would seek re-election this year, offering a 10-year stretch without a county property tax increase as evidence that they should return to office. Up next, said one incumbent: The possibility of merging some or all of the municipal police departments in the county, a move that could “make our neighborhoods safer – and save taxpayer dollars,’’ said Commissioner Mike Pries. Pries and fellow Republican Jeff Haste announced on Thursday, Jan. 8 that they would run together, staging appearances in Hershey, Harrisburg and Millersburg to launch their campaign. Democrat George Hartwick III, the minority commissioner, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 13 that he would also seek re-election, staging appearances throughout the day at

Dauphin County Commissioners, above, Mike Pries, left, and Jeff Haste, second from left, announce on Thursday, Jan. 8 that they will seek re-election at a rally in Hershey.

Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick III, left, announced on Tuesday, Jan. 13 that he will seek re-election. Submitted photos

Payne appointed to first committee chairmanship State Rep. John Payne was appointed as the majority chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee – his first committee chairmanship in his six terms in office – on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at the Capitol. Speaker Mike Turzai made the appointment as the House reconvened for its 2015-16 Rep. Payne session. The committee oversees slot machine gaming, bingo, small games of chance, amusement laws and table games in the state. Payne represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of Swatara Twp. Turzai also appointed Rep. Dave Hickernell as the majority chairman of the House Tourism and Recreational Development Committee. Hickernell’s 98th District includes Rep. Hickernell Londonderry Twp.

Kuppy’s Diner raised $3,009 in donations for New Cumberland River Rescue during a 12-day drive to raise money for the search of a teenager who went missing while canoeing on the Susquehanna River on Dec. 1. Owners presented the money to a River Rescue representative on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Middletown diner. River Rescue has led the search for Medard Kowalski, a 17-year-old Cedar Cliff High School student. Kowalski’s father is a 1983 graduate of Middletown Area High School. Robert Barr holds a press conference at the Star Barn in 2009 announcing he had purchased the landmark.

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NEWS

Middletown diner raises $3,009 for search for teenager

By Dan Miller

By Jim Lewis

The Star Barn, circa 2009.

Bowman, Strohm recommended for council seat

Three Dauphin County commissioners to seek re-election in 2015

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A Middletown Borough Council committee has recommended that Mike Bowman and Tom Strohm be considered to fill the First Ward vacancy on council created by the resignation of Tom Handley last month. Following interviews that were held in public on Monday, Jan. 12, the three-member administration and personnel committee voted 2-1 to send the names of both Bowman and Strohm to the full council for its consideration on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The committee voted 2-1 against a third applicant, Dawn Knull. However, the committee’s action is only a recommendation, and Knull’s name can be brought up for a vote on Jan. 20 as well, said Councilor Anne Einhorn, a committee member who supported Knull. Councilors Sue Sullivan and Vicki Malone supported recommending Bowman, while Einhorn objected. Einhorn and Sullivan supported recommending Strohm, while Malone objected. The borough received an application from a fourth resident who was disqualified because they did not submit a resume, a requirement under a borough ordinance. The person’s identity was not released. Whomever the full council chooses to appoint will serve for at least all of 2015. Voters will decide in municipal elections this year who will hold the seat for the duration of Handley’s four-year term, which runs through 2017. During public comment before the committee’s votes, former Middletown electric department supervisor Greg Wilsbach asked

Judge sends charges against babysitter to county court A Londonderry Twp. woman is headed for Dauphin County Court to face charges that she allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl whom she was babysitting in 2003. District Judge David Judy bound over the charges against Cheryl Ann Beard, 39, of Thistle Road, to county court after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 7. State police have charged Beard with aggravated indecent assault involving a person less than 13 years of age; indecent contact with a minor; aggravated indecent assault involving forcible compulsion; indecent assault involving a person less than 13 years of age; and corruption of minors. pressandjournal.com

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Film to reveal human sex trafficking problem By Jim Lewis

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It sounds like something that happens in other countries: Human trafficking. Sex slavery? Not in the U.S., where freedom rings. But it does exist in the U.S., insists Stephanie Strauss, a local woman who raises funds at an annual coffeehouse at a Highspire church to battle human trafficking. “It’s not surprising it’s happening – but you don’t want to think it’s happening in America,’’ she said. Her PUREhope Coffeehouse – the sale of coffee, tea and baked goods

to raise money – began as a National Honor Society project in 2009. Now Strauss, a 2010 graduate of Middletown Area High School, has taken another step to increase awareness about the problem of human trafficking. She’s co-sponsoring the viewing of a film on the issue, “In Plain Sight: Stories of Hope and Freedom,’’ and a discussion on the probloem from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 290 N. Union St., Middletown. Donations will be sought to support a shelter for women who escape from sex trafficking – The Samaritan

Women, a Baltimore refuge that began about seven years ago. Among the participants in the discussion: Danielle Lohan, who works with women escaping human trafficking at the shelter. The event is also sponsored by the Global Mission Committee of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. The film attempts to show viewers how the human trafficking of men, women and children occur in the U.S. – often in our sight. Most people simply don’t recognize the signs. The film includes interviews with

victims. “It will open your eyes a little bit to see what is happening,’’ said Strauss. “People don’t realize it’s happening right here.’’ Strauss was asked to host a viewing of the film – the only public viewing scheduled in Pennsylvania – by Hope for Justice, an organization that rescues victims from human trafficking and provides restorative care to them. It has offices in the United Kingdom, Cambodia and Nashville, Tenn. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net The icy fingers of the deep cold gripped Pennsylvanians in the middle of winter 2015. This kind of reads like some sort of futuristic novel. For some reason, the year 2015 sounds so distant, like a science-fiction date. As you think about the cold, take this quiz: 1. Which of the following is not affected by wind chill? a. person b. dog c. car radiator d. bird 2. On the average, 1 inch of rain is equivalent to how many inches of snow? a. 10 b. 1 c. 5 d. 12 3. What is more hazardous to trees and power lines? a. 1 inch of wet snow b. 1 inch of ice Answers: c, a, b. I wonder if any of these surprised you? Keep warm – and look at the end of the column for suggestions for doing just that. Have a great week!

Birthdays Happy belated birthday wishes are sent to Andrew Yeich of Lower Swatara Twp., who turned Sweet 16 on Sunday, Jan. 11. Hope your beep-beephonk day was more than wonderful! Happy birthday to Katie Zimmerman. She celebrates her snappy-happy day on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Hope it is a beautiful week, Katie. Katie Minton of Lower Swatara hits No. 25 on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Hoping you have a day of sunshine and fun, Katie. If you see Caden Hunter out and about Lower Swatara on Wednesday, Jan. 14, be sure to give him a huge happy birthday holler as he turns 11. Dagan Hughes of Lower Swatara celebrates his high-five day on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Hope turning 11 is tons of fun! Happy decade birthday to Faith Shonk of Londonderry Twp. She celebrates sparkles and glitter day on Friday, Jan. 16. Happy 10th! Here is a shout-out to Tyna Brinser of Lower Swatara as she observes her smiles and surprises day on Saturday,

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Jan. 17. Have a blest birthday, Tyna. Cathy Farr will hear the birthday song on Saturday, Jan. 17. Enjoy your me-holiday. Happy 11th cake and ice cream day to Annalise Delaney Spagnolo of Lower Swatara. Her bling and sparkles day is Saturday, Jan. 17. Jim Gallagher of Lower Swatara deserves a robust and peppy happy birthday greeting for his fun day on Sunday, Jan. 18. Keep warm, Jim, and God bless! Happy 17th birthday to Garrett Deyle of Lower Swatara. His rootin’ tootin’ cake day is Sunday, Jan. 18. Enjoy! Kaitlin Shartle of Lower Swatara marks her landmark 21st birthday on Sunday, Jan. 18. Congrats, and best wishes to you. Happy super-duper-dazzling 9th birthday to Olivia Yeich of Lower Swatara. She hears the birthday song on Sunday, Jan. 18. Have fun! More cake for the Brinser house in Lower Swatara, as Mike Brinser celebrates his confetti-popping day on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Best wishes to Victoria Panza as she celebrates No. 23 on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Hope your day is just how you like it. Anniversary Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Turns of Middletown. Their special wedded bliss day is Tuesday, Jan. 20. Congrats! Lehigh dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, for the fall semester: • Helen Ard, of Highspire • Hana Longenecker, of Elizabethtown • Zachary Mosher, of Elizabethtown Penn College dean’s list Brett D. Stago, of Elizabehtown, was named to the dean’s list at Penn College, Williamsport, for the fall semester. York College dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at York College, York, for the fall semester: • Janelle Sheaffer, of Middletown, a nursing major • Robert Alexander, of Hummelstown, a public relations major • Selena Rossell, of Elizabethtown, a political science major • Jordan Specht, of Elizabethtown, an electrical engineering major • Krista Collins, of Elizbaethtown, a nursing major Bob Jones dean’s list Jessica Tillman, of Highspire, a prephysical therapy major, and Victoria Bishop, of Hummelstown, a graphic design major, were named to the dean’s list at Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., for the fall semester.

Dinner is served Mark your calendar for Monday, Jan. 19 for a baked ham dinner with scalloped potatoes, green beans, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. All are invited to come out to the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown. Dinner is served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until sold out). Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call 717-944-6181. “One Nation” Here is an excerpt from the book, “One Nation,” by Dr. Ben Carson: “It is hoped and anticipated by the current administration, as well as previous administrations, that the majority of American citizens will be much more interested in what their professional sports teams are doing than they will be in holding leaders accountable. The current crop of politicians and many of those who preceded them are not necessarily bad people, but they believe that they know what is best for people and act on their beliefs rather than fulfilling their role of service to them. By stonewalling and depending on the short memory and attention span of the average citizen, it is quite possible for them to skate by with no consequences for their transgressions. “The way to push back against such officials is to track their votes and demonstrate a consistent voting pattern that is not in the interest of their constituencies.” Quote of the Week “The air of January may not bring you the new you were hoping for … it may not bring the new you want. But if you pay attention, January will carry in her arms baskets overflowing with the new you need: new mercies, new hope, new eyes to see the blessings. We have the power to choose to receive them. Or not.” – Emily Freeman, author and blogger. Question of the Week How do you keep warm in January? “You wear coats and hats! Also a scarf, warm clothes and heavy socks. Snow boots help.” – Victoria Kelly, 7, Swatara Twp. “I put on my jacket, winter coat and snow pants, hat and gloves.” – Dakota Saunders, 10, Lower Swatara. “When it is cold out I drink hot cocoa.” – Shyann Blystone-Kreiner, 8, Middletown. “Hot tea and hot chocolate by the fireplace.” – Mimi Martz, Lower Swatara. “Play video games and sit with my dogs.” – Connor Wallett, 16, Lower Swatara. “Wearing a warm coat!” – McKenzie Coble, 15, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death (13:14).

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Phones stolen Police were called to investigate the theft of cell phones in two separate incidents. The owner of a Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom told police he had mistakenly left his phone at the Middletown Public Library on Jan. 4 and discovered it had been stolen when he went to retrieve it. Numerous attempts to locate the device electronically were unsuccessful,

police said. The phone’s value was not reported. In another case of theft, an area resident told police he had left his Samsung Galaxy S5 phone at Hoffer Park on Dec. 30 and discovered that it had been stolen. The phone was valued at $700, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about either theft to call them at 717-558-6900.

GENEALOGY

Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com

Column No. 779/January 14, 2015

The 1927 Pennsylvania Triennial Agricultural Census

The 1927 Pennsylvania Triennial Agricultural Census can be found in digitized format on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission website, this census provides all kinds of interesting information about your Pennsylvania farming relatives. The assessment reports for the Triennial Farm Census were completed by the local assessor for each borough or township. The information provided by the 1927 census returns includes the names of the occupant or person operating the farm and whether they owned, rented or managed the farm; number of males and females in the family; total acres of farmland; number of acres for winter wheat, rye, oats, corn (for grain and silage), buckwheat, potatoes, tobacco, tame hay, and alfalfa hay; number of bearing and non-bearing apple trees; number of bearing peach trees; number of animals including horses, mules, dairy cattle, other cattle, swine, sheep, and hens and pullets; number of bee hives; number of silos; amount of equipment such as tractors, trucks, and automobiles; whether the farm is equipped with a radio; and whether the farm is equipped with electricity supplied by either individual plant or a central station. The 1927 census also recorded if the farm had running water in the kitchen, a furnace heating system, milking machines, gas engines and telephones. These five pieces of data were the only things not found on the 1924 returns. The data is not indexed, so the user will need to browse for the family they are searching for. The online data is posted as a series of Adobe PDF files, with links arranged alphabetically by county. When you click on a county link, you can then select the appropriate link to the township or borough of your choice. According to the website, if a county or township does not appear, there is no data for it or it did not exist in 1927. Note that there was a 1924 Pennsylvania Triennial Agricultural Census that is available for research in manuscript format only. The two censuses are found in 58 boxes at the Pennsylvania State Archives.

Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Who was Jacob and William Northamer?

The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania meets Thursday, January 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pennsylvania Tax Records Help Determine Kinship. Records showing the names of parents in the late 1700s and early 1800s in Pennsylvania can be scarce. Have you thought about using tax records to glean indirect evidence to identify your ancestor’s parents? No historical document specifies parentage for Jacob and William Northamer of Chester and Lancaster counties, and multiple authors of archived manuscripts drew erroneous conclusions. Cathi Desmarais, CG, will present a case study published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly demonstrating how she Noreen Manzena analyzed and compared tax records to provide evidence of these men’s paternity. Register for the webinar to learn how tax records might help your research. Free to GSP members, $10 for non-members. Visit genpa.org/news/news/ gsp-events/gsp-upcoming-events for more information. Cathi is a full-time professional genealogist, owner of Stone House Historical Research, and the current vice president of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She also serves on the board of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy and Coordinates its mentor program. In addition to family history research, Cathi works on U.S. Army military repatriation cases, finding next-of-kin and family DNA donors for MIA soldiers from past wars. She also locates missing or unknown heirs and beneficiaries for law firms and title insurance companies. Her work has given her broad U.S. and international experience, with a particular emphasis on Pennsylvania, Ireland and Vermont. Cathi’s writing has been published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Crossroads. The NYG&B Record, and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. She has a master’s degree in education from the University of Vermont, and has attended GRIP, IIGHR, NIGR, and Boston University’s Genealogical Writing course.

Society News

Baltimore County Genealogical Society: Our library will be open on January 25, 2015 at the Parkville Senior Center, Room 308 at 8601 Hartford Road, Parkville, Md. from noon to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to use all of the research assets of our library. Here is our website: baltimoregenealogysociety.org/BCGShome/ South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society: Sunday, February 1, 2015 - Meet the Ancestors II. Meeting will be held at the meeting hall at York County Heritage Trust Library & Archives, 250 East Market St., York, Pa. A brief business meeting will begin at 2:15 p.m. and the program will immediately follow at approximately 2:30 p.m. This presentation by SCPGS Vice President Richard Konkel will examine the ancestry of June Burk Lloyd, Librarian Emeritus of the York County Heritage Trust (YCHT) and Barbara Wolf Rudy, SCPGS board member and longtime volunteer at the YCHT Library. June and Barbara both have York County and South Central Pennsylvania roots back to the early days of settlement, but each has some surprises that will be revealed. You will also hear more about Barb Rudy’s Hendershot ancestors. The autosomal DNA was tested on both subjects revealing some of their relations and deep ethnic origins.

Genealogy Tip Of The Week

The patronymic system of family naming was a very strong influence that did not deteriorate markedly until the westward surge of population in the mid 19th century. Starting my Zimmerman genealogy this is what I used to find early relatives. The system is as follows. Sons - First son: named for his paternal grandfather; Second son: named for his maternal grandfather; Third son: named for his father’s paternal grandfather; Fourth son: named after his mother’s paternal grandfather; Fifth son: named for his father’s maternal grandfather; Sixth son: named for his mother’s maternal grandfather. Daughters - First daughter: named for her maternal grandmother; Second daughter: named for her paternal grandmother; Third daughter: named for her mother’s maternal grandmother; Fourth daughter: named for her father’s maternal grandmother; Fifth daughter: named for her mother’s paternal grandfather; Sixth daughter: named for her father’s paternal grandfather.

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PLOWING Continued From Page One

The borough and several individual councilors have thus far refused to provide copies of the e-mail to the Press And Journal. On Thursday, Jan. 8, the newspaper hand-delivered to the borough a request for a copy of the e-mail to the borough under the state Right-To-Know law. As of Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, the borough had not responded to the request. According to accounts regarding the e-mail from several councilors and from borough spokesman Chris Courogen, Konek was worried that the borough does not have enough manpower to plow the state roads in a timely fashion, while still being responsible for plowing the other roads in town. Konek reportedly was concerned that the situation could even put the safety of borough employees at risk. “He (Konek) feels the decision was ill-informed and made without a full knowledge of all the issues involved,” Courogen said. He further pointed out that the snow-plowing agreement had not been listed on the Dec. 15 agenda for action, and that council chose to act following public comment and the issue being brought up by Curry. Konek did not attend the Dec. 15 meeting. On Jan. 1, the borough lost seven employees who had been available to plow, as part of a council decision to lease the borough’s water and sewer systems to United Water, a for-profit company. Six of these employees became United Water employees under terms of the deal; a seventh decided to retire. Konek and borough Council President Chris McNamara – who also opposed signing the agreement – have pointed to the loss of these employees as the major factor in why the borough should turn over plowing of the state roads to PennDOT. “We now have half the staff in public works that we did before,” Courogen said. “We have only four drivers who can drive the large plow trucks now that can take care of borough streets, but in a significant snow event it is putting a lot of stress on four people.” However, Curry and several councilors have said repeatedly that Konek had plenty of time and opportunity to make his concerns known to council. The borough was aware, or should have been aware, of ramifications of the lease deal for months. Moreover, borough staff had made the decision internally not to sign the agreement as early as September, when word of that was passed on to PennDOT by the borough. In subsequent public comments, McNamara characterized the decision not to sign the agreement as an internal operational issue that did not require council approval. PennDOT spokesman Greg Penny made it clear in public statements that borough residents would be negatively impacted by the action. “There definitely will be a slower response” regarding plowing the state

roads, Penny told the Press And Journal. “People will experience a lower level of service and our response to getting there will be later or slower.” Courogen contended that council’s vote to overturn its taff’s decision and order the agreement be signed “succumbed to threats, misinformation, and bullying from PennDOT.’’ “What I don’t understand is why when PennDOT says they are going to shirk their responsibility, that the reaction was to blame it on the borough,’’ he said. Penny countered that Courogen’s suggestion that PennDOT used scare tactics to influence borough council “is simply off-base and wrong.” “When the borough decided not to renew its winter service agreement, PennDOT was committed to treating and plowing the state roads,’’ he said. “That’s what we’ve been doing this winter. To accomplish this, we have had to add the coverage of these roads to the established routes of other trucks. Those are the facts, and that’s the reality of the situation.” During the Jan. 12 committee meeting, Curry again pointed out that even after the Dec. 15 vote Konek had the opportunity to apprise council of his concerns over the agreement at a second meeting – a council meeting on Dec. 29. When pressed by the mayor as to why the agreement still had not been signed, Konek responded that he would take care of the plowing agreement after the closing of the water and sewer lease deal that took place on Dec. 30. It wasn’t until another week later that Konek finally sent out the e-mail to council asking that it reconsider the action taken nearly a month ago. Councilor Ben Kapenstein said that he would have been open to Konek’s concerns had they been brought up earlier. Kapenstein also noted that he’s not convinced that Konek’s concerns are valid, based upon his own discussions with former and present borough employees. “I have not heard one person except Tim Konek say that we don’t have enough manpower to get it done,’’ Kapenstein said. “I think it can be done, and it should be done.” The administrative and personnel committee, chaired by Councilor Sue Sullivan, started its meeting with a closed-door executive session with Konek that lasted for an hour. After Konek emerged, the committee continued meeting in private the discuss the situation for another 20 minutes. After the committee returned to face the public, several residents who had been waiting to offer comment said that Konek should either be fired or should resign for failing to carry out council’s vote on Dec. 15 to sign the agreement. “I find this action as flouting authority, as insubordination and as disrespectful to council, the taxpayers, businesses, and residents,” said Kay Wealand. “He should be removed from his duty as

borough manager. If he was instructed by the council president or council vice president, then they should be told to resign immediately. Enough is enough.” Einhorn sought to defuse the situation, saying Konek did not actually refuse to sign the agreement but rather asked council to reconsider the decision. That didn’t get Konek off the hook with audience members – and Konek endured the public battering in silence while seated at the council table. For example, resident Cathy Winter of West Water Street said she could see no difference between Konek asking council to reconsider and refusing council’s direction. “How is that not refusing?” she asked. Konek’s action in not signing the agreement was “unacceptable,” said Crystal McGuire. “This is telling any other employee in the borough that they can do whatever they want and no action will be taken against them,’’ she said. “He (Konek) needs to not have a position any longer. The problem with these games is that they are risking people’s lives.” After the meeting, Sullivan refused to comment on what the committee and Konek discussed during the executive session. Any decision regarding any action concerning Konek will have to be taken up by the full council, but behind closed doors because it is a “personnel matter,” Sullivan said. It remains to be seen what the financial impact upon the borough will be of Konek not signing the agreement. Under terms of the agreement, PennDOT would have paid Middletown just over $7,200 to cover the borough’s cost of plowing the state roads this winter. The borough would have been guaranteed to receive the money, regardless of what type of winter it was. In case of a bad winter, the borough could have received a supplemental payment from PennDOT – as was the case last winter when the state gave the borough an additional $1,410. Penny has said that due to the borough’s delay in signing the agreement – and because of PennDOT having to deal with several winter storms in recent weeks – it would not be fair to other municipalities that participate in the agreement program that Middletown receive the full amount. But instead of pro-rating the amount down to a lesser figure, Penny said the borough, if it signs the agreement, is eligible for a “pilot” program where PennDOT reimburses municipalities based on actual cost. PennDOT has decided to offer the pilot program in response to concerns that have been expressed by other municipalities regarding the amount of money that PennDOT gives them to plow state roads, Penny said.

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land – planning, zoning and emergency management. Also, Mohr will continue as the Township’s dogcatcher, and Fuhrman will begin his first full turn as road master. Previously, he served a term, which remained after the retirement of Joe Kauffman, former road master for Conoy Township. Police Chief Rick Boas will retain his position and will receive an increase in salary during 1992, from $23,300 per year in 1991 to $26,000. The Township’s other full-time officer, Joe Goody, also received a raise this year, up from a base pay of $18,000 per year in 1991 to $22,000. Both salaries are for 50hour weeks, with overtime pay reserved for off-duty emergency calls. The Township’s two parttime officers will earn $8.25 per hour, also an increase from 1991. Mohr attributed the pay adjustments as being general cost-of-living adjustments. Sewer Plant Issue Between Township And Rose Crest Discussed Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors heard from the solicitor concerning a proposed agreement between developers of Rose Crest and Londonderry Township regarding a proposed sewer treatment plant. Rose Crest is a proposed Planned residential District (PRD), consisting of 499 dwelling units located off Route 230 in the area of Saturday’s Market. The development features a mixture of single-family units, patios, townhouses and apartments. According to Township Secretary Joyce Lingle, the development will operate a private sewer plant, and the proposed agreement presented last week addresses how the sewer plant will be run. In addition, “If and when” Londonderry Township puts a sewer

plant in that location, Rose Crest would be required to remove its private sewer plant and hook up to the Township’s plant. The Board has approved preliminary plans, but is presently waiting for developer Rodman Rose to present more information, including a DER-approved plan for sewers and a detailed hydro geological study showing the amount of water that can be drawn without affecting surrounding areas. Prices From 23 Years Ago Hershey Park All Meat . Franks.......................99¢ Hills Bros. Coffee 13 oz. can.............$1.59 Downyflake Waffles 12 oz.......................99¢ Thorofare Spring Water...........45¢ Ultra Fab Detergent 64 oz. liquid.........$2.99 Apple Crumb Muffins 6 ct.......................$1.68 Furmano Crushed Tomatoes 28 oz.......65¢ V-8 Juice 46 oz. .....$1.29 Finast Tomato Soup 10.75 oz..................31¢ Vibrance Shampoo 15 oz. btl..............$2.99 Officials Say No Decision On Hardee’s Officials with the Hardee’s Family Restaurant chain said early this week the fast-food company hasn’t yet decided if it will proceed with plans to build one of its restaurants here. Hardee’s officials and the Garber brothers, who currently own the property located in the 800 block of South Market St., reportedly had reached a tentative agreement early in October for the possible purchase of the property, but Joe Garber, speaking for himself and his brothers, said then that the agreement wasn’t “poured in concrete yet.” Garber and his brothers have owned the large commercial tract since 1945, when the Garber Motor

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Conoy Township Regroups For ’92 The philosophy concerning governmental policy in Conoy Township appears to be “stay the course” as all the Township’s officers will retain their positions throughout 1992. Re-elected to their posts were Township Supervisor Steve Mohr, for his seventh term as chairman of the Board, and Supervisor Earl Furhman, who will return for his second term as vice chairman. Also re-elected was secretary-treasurer Supervisor Robert Strickland, who boasts his 30th term. Areas of responsibilities were assigned to the Board of Supervisors as follows: Mohr – recreation, police, buildings and sewage; Fuhrman – roads, water and fire; and Strick-

23 YEARS AGO - Brunner Tech Wing Dedication – The official dedication of the Edward E. Brunner Science and Technology wing of the Middletown Area High School took place Sunday, October 20 at 2 p.m. Leon Calabrese presided over the ceremony which included an invocation by Reverend John R. Drayer, music by the MAHS concert choir and testimonials by Dr. Samuel Selcher, School Board Member, Robert Reid, teacher and mayor, and Ray E. Thompson, administrator. Architect James McCall presented the key to Bruce O. Rowe, president, Board of Education, and Casper Voithofer, principal. Pictured from left are members of the Brunner family: son, James, wife, Barbara, and son, Richard.

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Star Barn complex, on the project of moving the barn and its outbuildings, Kleinhans said. The commission would like to see the process of disassembly and rebuilding on the new site to happen as quickly as possible, without keeping the lumber in storage any longer than necessary, he said. DAS is working with officials in West Donegal to get the Star Barn’s new site approved. Kleinhans said the approvals could be complete by spring. The Star Barn’s chicken coop and hog barn already have been taken apart to prevent additional damage and deterioration. They have been catalogued, piece-by-piece, and put in storage, Kleinhans said. The process is designed to allow as much as possible of the original materials to be reassembled at the new site. “We have experience in restoring barns,” he said. “[The complex] will be set up like it was before, in the current configuration,” Kleinhans said. The new site will have one change to the most recent configuration: The chicken coop will be restored to its original placement within the complex. More recent owners of the property had moved the chicken coop, although the exact time it was moved is unclear. “Our intention is to move and re-use everything on the property,” he said. Moving the Star Barn itself will entail the painstaking process of tearing apart the barn and its limestone foundation. A preliminary foundation will be built at Ironstone Ranch, where the limestone foundation will be rebuilt, Kleinhans said. Looking several years into the future, DAS might consider recreating the farmhouse, which was divided into a separate lot more than 20 years ago, with new construction at the West Donegal site, Kleinhans said. The farmhouse in Lower Swatara Twp. has been updated, expanded and retrofitted throughout the past century. If a farmhouse does spring up to

join the Star Barn in West Donegal, it will be built to the appearance of the original house in Lower Swatara, prior to renovation, Kleinhans said. The new farmhouse would be a place for a limited number of guests to stay overnight.

American Gothic Revival

The Star Barn is set on land with a rich farming history dating to at least 1778, when Army Col. James Crouch, a Revolutionary War soldier, bought it. Crouch left the property to his son, also a veteran of the Revolutionary War, who later served as a member of Congress and a Dauphin County judge. The property passed through several others before Motter, a successful businessman and horse trader, bought it and had the barn and its smaller siblings constructed in 1872. Motter did not live in the property’s farmhouse; his employees operated the farm. Motter’s barn did not match most of the barns that dotted the region. The majority of the barns in Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks counties are a plain, German style reflective of the heritage of many of the region’s farmers, with the exception of the Amish, who are largely of Swiss heritage. The utilitarian and simple more common barns have similar designs that have a simple roofline and a few small rectangular windows, if any, and often feature Pennsylvania German folk art hex signs, drawn from Fraktur traditions, as decoration. Motter’s barn rejects the simple aesthetic, with a tall cupola, crossgabled roof and tall, narrow windows that come to a pointed arch at the top. The stars are part of the agriculture itself, designed to allow light into the interior of the barn. Those elements, especially the narrow windows with a pointed arch at the top, make the Star Barn an example of American Gothic Revival style in the 19th Century. The window style was immortalized by painter Grant Wood during the Great Depression, when he pictured a farmer and his daughter

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The making of an icon

When Historic York teamed up with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to register the Star Barn complex with the National Register of Historic Places, they noted that the Harrisburg region had once boasted about 15 Gothic Revival barns. The Star Barn is the sole survivor, possibly thanks to the role of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. State Route 283 opened in 1971, bisecting the farm once associated with the Star Barn and putting the barn in the familiar view of thousands of travelers, including daily commuters, on the highway that connects the southern side of Harrisburg with Lancaster.

Thanks to that exposure, the Star Barn and its interesting architecture became an icon of the rural character of the area, an area that was slowly yielding its cornfields and pastures to development. The Star Barn and its outbuildings appeared on postcards, paintings, prints, photos and crafts that decorate homes and offices in the region. By 1980, the last of the Hoffers to farm the land for 40 years had died, and the smaller buildings – a carriage house, pig barn and chicken coop – had fallen into disrepair. Over the next few years, farming associated with the Star Barn itself ceased, and the land was subdivided in 1986, when the property found itself with a new owner. Like others to follow, that owner, Ereno Lewis, had some lofty ideas, including converting the barn itself into a bed-and-breakfast. When those plans failed to blossom, the nonprofit Friends of the Star Barn and the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy, which hoped to turn the Star Barn property into an agricultural and environmental education center, divided the property in 1994 so the farmhouse was separated from the Star Barn and its outbuildings. The Lewis family kept the farmhouse and its seven-acre property, which dates to the 1770s, until January 2014, when it was sold for $355,000, a steep discount from

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the Warwick Hotel in Hummelstown, the county Admistration Building in Harrisburg and the county’s Northern Dauphin Human Services Center in Elizabethville to launch his campaign. No other Democrat has announced their candidacy yet. The county awarded Middletown a $250,000 gaming grant – money from players at Hollywood Casino at Penn National – for upcoming improvements to the downtown business district, proof of the Republicans’ leadership and teamwork, said Haste, who has served as a commissioner since 2002. The borough also received a $1.5 million low-interest loan from the Dauphin County Infrastructure Bank, a new endeavor that helps fund transportation projects and other development. “Middletown is facing economic difficulties and without the grant, the borough may not have been able to

COUNCIL Continued From Page One that the committee not consider any applicants who had run for council in an election before and lost. That would have eliminated Bowman and Strohm, who have both run unsuccessfully for council. Knull has never run for council. Wilsbach, a resident of the Second Ward, is considering running for council this year, setting up a possible confrontation between Wilsbach and Council President Chris McNamara, who also lives in the Second Ward and is up for re-election in 2015. In all, five council seats – two in the First Ward, one in the Second Ward and two in the Third Ward – are up for grabs. The committee brought up each applicant separately to answer a list of six questions. The other two applicants were removed from the room while the other applicants answered the questions. The questions: • Why are you running for council? • Do you know what the Early Intervention Plan is and why Middletown is in it? • Do you know about council’s decision to lease the water and sewer systems to United Water and why that was done?

he may have lived for some time. Harrisburg Police Chief Tom Carter said he does not know whether Greenhowe is armed. “He committed a homicide and is dangerous,” Carter said. Carter said the children are with family and safe. “That’s not an issue,” said another source close to the investigation. Carter was not sure whether the apartment was locked when police arrived at 2:19 p.m. Jan. 10. It is believed Shalamar Greenhowe may have died about 36 hours before she was discovered. If evidence confirms that time, it would mean she had been killed in the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 9. At the time of the discovery, Highspire police had been searching for Shalamar Greenhowe, who previously lived in a Highspire apartment. Her disappearance coincided with the day that she and Phillip Greenhowe were to appear at the hearing regarding a domestic incident Aug. 23 in which Phillip Greenhowe was charged with simple assault.

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afford the improvements, which promise to attract businesses and grow the borough’s tax base,’’ he said. “When gambling came to Pennsylvania, we worked with state lawmakers to make sure all our residents would benefit.’’ Pries, who has served since 2010, said he and Haste were seeking reelection “because there is still a lot left to accomplish,’’ including work to lower flood insurance rates for county residents. Hartwick, the former mayor of Steelton, has served as a commissioner since 2004. The trio are the first to announce their election campaigns for the May 19 primary. Candidates cannot circulate petitions to get their name on the ballot until Feb. 17, and must turn in their petitions by March 10. A number of municipal and school board positions will be decided in 2015. Among the races: • four seats on Middletown Borough Council, including two in the First

Ward, two in the Third Ward and one in the Second Ward. • five seats on Royalton Borough Council • three seats on the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners • five seats on the Middletown Area School Board • two seats on the Londonderry Twp. Board of Supervisors • four seats on Highspire Borough Council • five seats on the Lower Dauphin School Board, including two seats representing Londonderry Twp. and Conewago Twp. • five seats on the Steelton-Highspire School Board • four seats on Steelton Borough Council • Dauphin County courthouse row offices, including district attorney and sheriff.

• Where do you stand on the borough’s structural deficit? • What is your main goal and vision for Middletown? • Would you be willing to raise taxes if you have to? Bowman, the first to be interviewed based on a random drawing of names conducted earlier by borough staff, said the current council deserves praise for undertaking projects leading to the improvement of the downtown. He said that the borough had to go into the EIP program due to the action of past councils that “did not understand what a structural deficit is or how to spend money.” Bowman said that the need to lease the water and sewer systems was a necessary consequence of past councils being “overly generous” to retirees. Regarding the structural deficit, Bowman again blamed the action of past councils, saying that the present council – “the one that started about four years ago” – is the only one to have seriously dealt with the issue. He said his main goal is to finish the downtown, and that future increases in the tax and electric rates are “inevitable,” although large one-time increases – such as this year’s hefty hike in sewer and water rates – should be avoided. Strohm said he wants to be on council because he grew up in Middletown and wants to “be active in the town.”

He said that the EIP is a result of the borough’s financial difficulties. Of the water and sewer lease, Strohm believes it was “a good thing” because it will help the town financially, but added that the 50-year time period for the lease was too long. Regarding the structural deficit, Strohm said he will seek to make “wise decisions” based upon input from residents. The borough’s mishandling of the snow-plowing agreement with PennDOT is an example of borough leaders not fully considering the views of residents, he said. Strohm said he would be willing to raise taxes if necessary, “but you better let the citizens of Middletown know why.” Knull, like Bowman a familiar face at council meetings, said she was running “to try and bring the community and council back together.” She said that the EIP is necessary for the borough to get out of its financial hole. Knull was the only one of the three to say that she had opposed the water and sewer lease. Scoffing at the borough’s public statements that the town is now “debt free” thanks to the lease, Knull countered, “You are never going to be debt free” as long as the borough has employees and bills to pay. Knull said that had she as a councilor been presented with the choice of leasing borough assets or raising taxes, she would have made the case for raising taxes. “I would hold a meeting and tell them this is what we need to do, and I would go with what they say because I am here for them,’’ she said. “I am not here for a personal issue. I have personal issues at my house, and this is not my house.” All three applicants were in agreement that the council needs to do more – much more – to forge a closer relationship with the growing Penn State Harrisburg campus. Bowman said council must finish the downtown improvement project to make Middletown more attractive to students, and housing in the town must be made safer for students. Strohm, who is employed by Penn State Harrisburg, said the lack of interaction between the town and the campus is “a lost opportunity.” The expensive cars that many students are seen driving around campus is evidence that the students have money to spend, but they don’t spend it in Middletown because “there is nothing to spend their money on” here, he said. Knull offered similar comments, but said the borough also needs to get its own house in order to build “a stronger relationship” with the campus. “You need to have a community, and right now we don’t have that,” Knull said.

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when it was listed for sale in March 2009 for $899,900. The 3.6 acre property did find regular use in the 1990s, when part of the Star Barn was used by Dayspring Ministries, a nondenominational church that is today based nearby. As the church’s needs changed, its use ceased – and the property was sold again. Preservation Pennsylvania bought the property for $140,000 in 2000, and the organization prevented the demolition of the Star Barn complex. With the help of Preservation York, the group gained recognition for the complex as a historic property. The group put the property up for sale in 2003, and came to an agreement with Robert Barr of Agrarian Country in 2007. Barr, like others before him, had ideas for the barn and farm buildings he had purchased for $100,000. Unlike predecessors, Barr proposed moving the Star Barn to Lebanon County, where he hoped to tap into the flow of visitors to the Hollywood Casino and Penn National Race Course for his agricultural museum. Despite some fundraising efforts and plans for moving the landmark, Barr failed to grease the skis to move the farm buildings. He passed the buildings on to DAS.

Phillip Greenhowe dropped off the couple’s children, ages 6 and 2, with his coworkers at the Harrisburg Auto Auction on the morning of Friday, Jan. 9, which was reported to Highspire police, according to Sgt. Mark Stonbraker. Shalamar Greenhowe’s mother in Penbrook picked up the children, but her mother called police back and reported that Shalamar was missing. Stonbraker said police confirmed with a coworker of Shalamar Greenhowe that she had taken a personal day for Jan. 9 from her job at Straighterline, a company that provides discounted online college courses. It is unclear when she made arrangements for that personal day. When Shalamar Greenhowe still was missing on Friday night, police issued a press release regarding her status as a missing person, Stonbraker said. The couple had previously lived together in he 200 block of Second Street in Highspire. More recently, Shalamar had lived there with the children, but just before Christmas she and the children had moved in with Phillip Greenhowe at his apartment on Boas Street in Harrisburg, Stonbraker said.

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Blue and Gold Club Dinner Dance

The Blue and Gold Club Fundraiser Dinner Dance to support student programs will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 at American Legion Post 594, 137 E. High St., Middletown. For ticket purchase and more information, call Larry Etter at 717-944-3123 or the office of Middletown Area School District’s athletic director at 717-948-3333. •••••

Community dinner

A community dinner will be held on Monday, Jan. 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., or until sold out, at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown. The menu includes baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. There is a cost. All are welcome and tickets are available at the door. For more information, call 717944-6181. •••••

Baseball and softball signups

Signups for Middletown Amateur Baseball Association youth baseball, girls’ fast-pitch softball and Teener baseball will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 17, and Saturday, Jan. 24 at Royalton Borough Hall, 101 Northumberland St., Royalton. Please contact Brendan McGlone at 717-940-8320 with any questions about registration. •••••

Block Shoot

Middletown Anglers & Hunters, 1350 Schoolhouse Road, Middletown, is hosting a Block Shoot at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18. For more information, call 717-944-0760. •••••

Baseball and softball registration

Lower Swatara Twp. Athletic Association will hold registration for youth baseball, girls’ softball and Teener baseball at the Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Dr., Middletown from 89 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 17; 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20; 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24; and 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27. For questions, including cost and fundraiser options, as well as online registration, visit www.lstaa.org or call Jason Wagner at 717-574-0536. •••••

Middletown Swim Club meeting

The Middletown Swim Club’s annual meeting for all members will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 at American Legion Post 594, 137 E. High St., Middletown. Anyone interested in running for an open board position can call Beth Miller-Lopez at 717-930-0481. •••••

Hummelstown Historical Society winter show

Hummelstown Area Historical Society is sponsoring a 2015 Winter Show, “All Aboard,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19 in the Zion Lutheran Church basement, Main Street, Hummelstown. Guest speaker will be Wendell Dillinger, president of the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad. Special Exhibits Jan. 24 and 25, 1-4 p.m. at the Hummelstown Museum and Library. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit www.hummelstownhistoricalsociety.org.

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Raiders corral Mustangs, fall to Steelton-Highspire early bucket, West Perry’s Tay Corothers drained a 3-pointer to give the Mustangs (6-8, 0-6) their only lead of the game. The Middletown boys’ basketball team claimed its Ryan Hughes scored on a drive and added a foul fourth victory of the season, posting a 52-37 triumph shot 30 seconds later, and then fired in his own triple over West Perry on Tuesday, Jan. 6 in Middletown. following a West Perry turnover that lifted the RaidThe Blue Raiders trailed just once in the Mid-Penn ers to an 8-3 lead. Conference Capital Division clash, 3-2 a minute Following another basket by Carothers, the Raidinto the game, and turned in a solid effort in the win. ers ran off the game’s next eight points to push their Freshman Ryan Hughes registered a game-high 21 lead to 16-5. Brady Fox, Leggore and Ryan Hughes points while Caleb Leggore and Dagen Hughes teamed scored in the streak. for 21 more to lead the Middletown (4-10, 1-5 in the But the Mustangs tallied the last six points of the division) in the win. opening segment to close the gap to 16-11. West Perry’s After Dagen Hughes opened up the game with an Trevor Dolin had 4 of his 10 points in the closing run. After Nick Lavenburg’s trey pulled the Mustangs to within two points 1:08 into the second stanza, the visitors were hit with a long scoring drought that produced just two points over the next 5:00. At the same time, the Raiders collected 10 points on their way to a 26-16 lead. The Raiders finished up the first half with a four-point run by Luke Mrakovich and Dagen Hughes to carry a 30-19 advantage into the halftime break. The Mustangs recorded the first three points of the second half before Dagen Hughes rifled in a 3-point bomb from the right corner to get the Raiders back in the scoring column. Later in the period, the Mustangs cut the Middletown lead to 35-28 with 3:05 left, but again the guests went through another dry spell afterward. The Raiders turned the Mustangs’ troubles into a crushing 9-0 streak that elevated the Blue & Gold to a commanding 44-28 lead. Leggore scored six of his 11 points in the run while Ryan Hughes added five points. The game got a bit raggedy in the fourth quarter as both teams suffered a rash of turnovers and numerous fouls called against them. In fact, the teams combined for 17 points Photo by Don Graham Middletown’s Caleb Leggore (11), above center, grabs a in the final 8:00, all of which came from the free throw line. Neither rebound between two Steelton-Highspire players.

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team made a basket from the floor. The Raiders took just two shots, missing both, and the Mustangs went 0-for-5. The Raiders made just 1 of 5 foul shots in the first minute and failed to stretch their lead. But it mattered little as the Mustangs failed to close the gap. In the final minute, Middletown’s Harry Kapenstein made 3-of-4 freebies from the foul line and West Perry’s Ethan Lesher made a pair to close out the scoring.

Steelton-Highspire 83, Middletown 40

Local fans know that the youthful 2014-15 Middletown team is going to get better over the next couple seasons, and they also are realistic about the strides the Raiders will need to take before they can physically compete with teams like the athletic SteeltonHighspire Rollers. But the gutsy Raiders gave it a shot on Friday, Jan. 9 in Steelton and hung tough with their hosts through the game’s first half. But any hopes of a shocking upset were dashed in the third quarter as the running, gunning Rollers took advantage of their clear dominance on the boards following numerous missed shots by the Raiders after the halftime break. As they raced up and down the court on offense and defense, the Rollers (11-1, 6-0) put the game away with a crushing 34-9 blitz in an 8-minute span in the second half that buried the Raiders in a 68-32 hole. Even though they opened up the game by missing their first five shots and committing an equal number of turnovers, the Raiders, surprisingly enough, were down by just three points, 7-4, at the 3:25 mark of the first period. After the Rollers scored the next five points, Middletown’s Brady Fox turned a Luke Mrakovich assist into a basket at 1:16. The Rollers, however, scored six straight to close out the quarter with an 18-6 lead. But Middletown’s Chris Plummer opened up the second stanza with a basket off a Tre Leach pass, then turned a Ryan Hughes steal into another goal 20 seconds later to cut the Steel-High lead to 18-10. Dee’Quan Fleming and Jaron Grayer answered with back-to-back scores before Fox and Leach countered with buckets to keep the spread at eight points, 22-14. With 1:55 left in the first, Ryan Hughes scored off a Plummer assist and the Raiders were now within Please See BASKETBALL, Page B2

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The Middletown girls’ basketball team made the most of a big opportunity by posting the major upset against a previously-unbeaten West Perry squad. Ranked in the top 10 in Class AAA in the state, the Mustangs were decidedly the favorites to win this key clash in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division. But with a solid record of their own to rely on, and a determination to play well against their division rivals, the Blue Raiders turned in an

Middletown’s Jalynn Burton-Jones scored 28 points in two games last weekend, leaving her just two points short of 1,000 for her high school career. She was likely to reach the milestone when the Blue Raiders hosted Trinity on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Catch the dramatic moment in next week’s edition of the Press And Journal. excellent defensive game designed by Coach Ron Stetler Jr. to win, 39-31 on Tuesday, Jan. 6 in Middletown. With regular starter Halle Marion sidelined for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, Middletown

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(10-4, 3-3 in the division) had to face their adversaries a bit shorthanded. But her teammates played well in her absence thanks to the defensive strategy. After giving up an early 4-0 lead, the Raiders used an 8-point run by Bianca Jasper, Kassidy Deibler and Ja’lynn Burton-Jones to gain the upper hand. As it turned out, the Raiders would hold the lead until the Mustangs (13-1, 5-1) used an 8-0 run in the third period to slip out in front. Shaking off that run, Middletown took over the momentum and the lead in the last minute of the quarter and never trailed again. Burton-Jones, a junior who is closing in on the 1,000 career point mark, collected 6 of her game-high 14 points in the opening period to lead the Raiders to a 12-5 edge. Midway through the second stanza, Burton-Jones was forced to the bench with a minor injury, giving the hometown fans a scare. She returned two minutes later. Off the bench, Makaila Nester scored off a West Perry turnover and Deibler made two foul shots following a Mustang miss that pushed the Raiders’ advantage to 18-9 with 2:25 left in the half. Jasper’s steal and basket with 4 seconds left gave the Raiders a 20-13 halftime cushion. But the first 7:00 of the third quarter were not good for the Middletown side – the Raiders suffered four turnovers and missed its first seven shots of the second half as the lead slipped away. Jey Rivera finally broke the drought with a bucket with 50 seconds left that reversed West Perry’s 21-20 lead, and Burton-Jones dropped in a pullup jumper with 3 seconds left to give the Raiders a 24-21 lead heading into the final frame. Burton-Jones converted a steal into another basket to start the fourth quarter and Rivera followed a pair of foul shots by West Perry with a Please See RAIDERS, Page B3

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Lions skewer Knights on late 3-pointer By Adam Clay

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Though more than two-thirds of its Capital Athletic Conference schedule remains to be played, the Penn State Harrisburg men’s basketball team was starting to feel the pressure of needing a win to stay in the playoff hunt. Thanks to a huge 3-pointer with just 0:02 remaining, the Lions remained in the hunt by beating Southern Virginia, 51-47 on Wednesday, Jan. 7 in Middletown. Penn State Harrisburg’s record is now 2-11, 2-4 in the conference. The Knights (2-10, 0-6 in the conference) went on a 6-1 run to start the game before the Blue & White started to find its groove. With eight minutes to go in the half, the Lions pulled within one point, 12-11. Penn State Harrisburg bounced back in the final minutes with a 7-0 run to take a two-point lead at halftime. In the second half, both teams fought valiantly for the must-needed win. The entire second half was a one possession battle except for a four-point Lion lead thanks to an Arick Sodini free throw putting the home squad up 41-37 with 4:49 to go. Every possession counted. Coach Don Friday knew it – he called a quick timeout just as the Lions were about to turn the ball over with 4:00 left in the game. With just over 20 seconds to play, the Lions trailed by one point and desperately needed a score. As they came down the court for a vital possession, the Lions leaned on their leading scorer, Sodini, to hit the goahead three-point dagger to put the

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Blue & White up by two with eight seconds to play. A Southern Virginia turnover at the other end and two free throws by Penn State Harrisburg’s Marquese Daniels iced the game and gave the Lions the victory.

Christopher Newport 81 Lions 58

Christopher Newport used a 16-1 run at the end of the first half to defeat the Lions on Saturday, Jan. 10 in Newport News, Va. The Captains (10-3, 5-1) went for a first round knockout punch by scoring back-to-back 3-pointers in the first minute. The Lions were not phased and battled back to tie the game, 10-10, and later pull within one point, 23-22, after a Joey Farthing 3-pointer with 6:32 to play in the first half. But Christopher Newport’s run in the final minutes of the first would set the tone for the afternoon. The Captains finished the half with a 39-23 lead. Sodini, the Blue & White’s leading scorer, hit a jumper to start the second half and bring the Lions within 14 points, but that was as close as they would come. Both teams exchanged buckets for most of the second half. The Lions kept things tight in all statistical categories, but the few extra rebounds or shot percentages eventually added up for the Captains – not to mention the Captains’ 12 3-pointers compared to Penn State Harrisburg’s six. Farthing, who battled a hand injury for the first few weeks of the season, showed definite signs of recovery. He led the Lions in scoring and rebounding with 17 points and 10 boards.

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Middletown’s Ryan Berstler, right, controls Mechanicsburg’s Logan Ledebohm to eventually earn a 13-2 major decision for the Blue Raiders.

The Middletown junior high wrestling team claimed seven pins to defeat Mechanicsburg, 64-34 on Thursday, Jan. 8 in Mechanicsburg. The Blue Raiders benefit from two forfeits, at 75 pounds and 95 pounds, as well in the victory. The Raiders’ Luke Fegley pinned Mechanicsburg’s Asa Brunk at 80 pounds, while Joey Spear pinned the Wildcats’ Keegan Neill at 105. Other Middletown pins were recorded by Nate Brady, over Mechanicsburg’s

Luis Gomez at 110 pounds; Mason Stoltzful at 115 pounds; Gage Radabaugh, over Seth Kenes at 130 pounds; Gabe Flasher, over Jeremy Onofre at 145 pounds; and Avery Williams, over Patrick O’Brien at 210 pounds. In other Middletown wins, Ryan Berstler claimed a 13-2 major decision over Mechanicsburg’s Logan Ledebohm at 85 pounds; Austin Williams claimed a 12-6 decision over Derek Blair at 122 pounds; and Zach Souders claimed a 4-2 decision over Kyle Fake at 138 pounds.

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Standings for 1-14-15 BOYS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 6 0 11-1 Camp Hill 4 2 8-3 Trinity 4 2 7-5 East Pennsboro 3 3 8-4 Milton Hershey 3 3 6-6 Middletown 1 5 4-10 West Perry 0 6 6-8 Last week’s games Steelton-Highspire 83, Middletown 40 Middletown 52, West Perry 37 Steelton-Highspire 54, Berks Catholic 52 Steelton-Highspire 51, Milton Hershey 46 Steelton-Highspire 73, Trinity 48 This week’s games Friday, Jan. 16 Milton Hershey at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Camp Hill, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 York Suburban at Steelton-Highspire, 6:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, Jan. 20 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL West Perry 5 1 12-1 Camp Hill 4 2 8-3 East Pennsboro 4 2 7-5 Trinity 4 2 7-7 Middletown 3 3 10-4 Milton Hershey 1 5 4-6 Steelton-Highspire 0 6 3-9 Last week’s games Middletown 39, West Perry 31 Middletown 55, Steelton-Highspire 51 Milton Hershey 66, Steelton-Highspire 40 This week’s games Friday, Jan. 16 Middletown at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Camp Hill at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 Camp Hill at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at East Pennsboro, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Palmyra 7 0 13-0 Mechanicsburg 6 1 12-1 Red Land 5 2 11-3 Cedar Cliff 3 4 9-5 Lower Dauphin 3 4 8-5 Bishop McDevitt 3 4 5-6 Hershey 1 6 5-6

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Annville-Cleona Dutchman Duals Middletown 44, Columbia 33 Lampeter-Strasburg 49, Middletown 26 Greencastle-Antrim 48, Middletown 24 Annville-Cleona 60, Middletown 17 Penn Manor 51, Middletown 17 Lower Dauphin 41, Annville-Cleona 22 This week’s matches Wednesday, Jan. 14 Big Spring at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Susquehanna Twp. at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, noon

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GIRLS’ SWIMMING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Palmyra 3 0 6-0 Lower Dauphin 3 0 4-2 Bishop McDevitt 2 1 2-1 Cedar Cliff 2 1 2-2 Red Land 2 1 3-4 Susquehanna Twp. 1 3 1-4 Mechanicsburg 0 3 1-5 Milton Hershey 0 4 0-4 Last week’s meets Lower Dauphin 117, Susquehanna Twp. 53 Lower Dauphin 125, South Western 44 This week’s meets Thursday, Jan. 15 Central Dauphin East at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. ICE HOCKEY CPIHL Tier 1 W L T PTS Hershey 12 0 1 25 Lower Dauphin 9 1 2 20 Palmyra 8 3 3 19 Hempfield 7 5 2 16 Cumberland Valley 6 6 1 13 Warwick 5 7 1 11 Dallastown 4 8 2 10 Central York 3 9 1 7 Wilson 2 8 2 6 Last week’s games None This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 14 Lower Dauphin vs. Central York, 8:30 p.m., York City Ice Arena Friday, Jan. 16 Lower Dauphin vs. Hempfield, 8:45 p.m., Klick Lewis Arena, Annville Monday, Jan. 19 Lower Dauphin vs. Cedar Crest, 8:45 p.m., Klick Lewis Arena, Annville Tier 3 W L T PTS MSM 13 2 0 26 Carlisle 11 1 2 24 Penn Manor 8 5 1 17 West York 7 7 0 14 Susquehannock 5 7 1 11 Northern York 2 12 0 4 Middletown 1 13 0 2 Last week’s games

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Middletown’s John Wilsbach went from radio play-by-play announcer for indoor soccer’s Harrisburg Heat to being the team’s owner. Now he has coached his first professional soccer game. Wilsbach was forced to coach the Heat in a Major Arena Soccer League game on Saturday, Jan. 10, substituting for Coach Tarik Walker, who sat out the game for receiving a red card in a Harrisburg loss to Ontario the previous night in Ontario, Calif. Wilsbach now is 0-1 as a coach, as the Heat lost 11-4 to the San Diego Sockers in San Diego. Harrisburg dropped to 0-10. The Heat’s assistant coach, Gino Diflorio, didn’t travel with the team during its road trip to California,

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27-20. After the Rollers registered the next seven points, Kapenstein fired in a triple with 5 seconds left that cut the Steel-High lead to 34-23 at the break. But the wheels came off the Middletown offense in the third quarter, and the Rollers took advantage with their 34-point outburst. The Rollers opened up the second half with a 3-ball from Kavon Jackson 14 seconds in. After Ryan Hughes scored 15 seconds later, the Rollers took off on a dominating 11-0 run that quickly turned the close score into a 48-25 advantage for the home team. The struggling Middletown side was held to just nine points in the period while the Rollers ran off 34 to put the

game out of reach. Leggore and Dagen Hughes scored for the Raiders in the frame while Jackson led the Rollers with 11 points. Leggore scored early in the fourth quarter for theRaiders and was joined by Leach, Fox and Mrakovich in the scorebook, but the Middletown side was outscored 15-8 in the final frame as the Rollers cruised to the win.

Middletown JV 42 West Perry JV 18

The junior varsity boys also got off to a great start against West Perry on Tuesday, Jan. 6 in Middletown, and closed out the first quarter with a 10-2 lead. With the Raiders dominating the boards and playing a solid offensive

game, Middletown held the Mustangs to just two points in the second quarter and put up 15 points in the frame to climb to a 25-4 lead at the halftime break. The Raiders struggled a bit in the third quarter and registered just four points while their guests picked up eight to make it a closer game. But the Raiders pushed aside any chances of a comeback by the Mustangs by again taking control of the game in the final segment. Six different players chipped in points in the frame as Middletown outscored the visitors 12-6 to close out the win. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

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Brooke Myers (22), above and a strong Middletown defense thwarts previously unbeaten West Perry during the Blue Raiders’ 39-31 upset of the Mustangs. Middletown’s Jey Rivera (3), at left, shoots over the West Perry defense.

RAIDERS driving bucket to give Middletown a 28-23 lead with 6:30 left. After West Perry closed the gap to just one, 28-27, with 5:50 left, Brooke Myers and Burton-Jones went back-toback to again give the Raiders a 5-point cushion. But the visitors answered with back-to-back goals by Meridith Brown and Caitlyn Lavenburg to slice the lead to one, 32-31, with 2:20 left. Burton-Jones scored 28 seconds later and Rivera scored off an inbounds pass from Myers following a West Perry miss to push the Middletown lead to 36-31 with 55 seconds left. Several missed shots and fouls by the Mustangs sent Jasper to the line, where she went 3-for-4 in the final 30 seconds to wrap up the huge victory. Photos by Jodi Ocker

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Middletown’s Chris Plummer (11), at left, drives to the basket ahead of a Steelton-Highspire player.

Ryan Hughes (0), above, takes a shot against West Perry during a 52-37 Middletown victory, its fourth of the season. Hughes, a freshman, led the Blue Raiders with 21 points.

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Captains blitz Lions early, win 77-52

By Adam Clay

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After a five-hour drive from Middletown to Newport News, Va., Penn State Harrisburg faced the Capital Athletic Conference’s second-place team, Christopher Newport. And the Captains lived up to their lofty position, beating the Lions, 77-52 on Saturday, Jan. 10. Christopher Newport (9-4, 5-1 in the conference) jumped on Penn State Harrisburg early with a 14-0 run over the first nine minutes of play. Try as they might, the Lions (3-10, 2-4) could not bounce back from the early attack. The Blue & White went into the half trailing 36-16. The second half proved to be much

of the same. Penn State Harrisburg trailed by as much as 41 points in the second half. Christopher Newport controlled the paint, outscoring the Lions, 32-14. And the Captains’ bench contributed 42 points in the victory. Penn State Harrisburg was led by freshman Christine Mabry, who came off the bench to score 16 points in just 20 minutes of play. Penn State Harrisburg’s Kiara Carter earned her third straight double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.

Southern Virginia 65 Lions 63

Carter scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in the loss to Southern Virginia (3-9, 1-5) on Wednesday, Jan.

7 in Middletown. Both teams came out firing on all cylinders, staying within two points of one another for most of the first half. The Lions went on an 11-2 run with 3:05 to go to put Penn State Harrisburg up by nine points at the half. The Blue & White led by as much as nine in the second half before running out of gas. Southern Virginia used a 16-0 run over an eight-minute span to go ahead 59-50 with 5:03 left to play. Penn State Harrisburg went cold from the field, going 0-for-9 during the Knights’ run. The Lions cut the Knights’ lead to 61-60 with only 53 seconds remaining. Sophomore Kaitlyn Carmo took a contested shot at the buzzer in an attempt to tie the game, but the shot missed. Carter was huge in keeping the Lions close. Carmo added 12 points and 4 rebounds of her own in the defeat. Freshman Janel Brown netted a deep 3-pointer down the stretch to keep the Knights on their toes.

Middletown 55 Steelton-Highspire 51

Coming off their big victory over West Perry, Middletown was the favorite to beat the Rollers, who were winless in the division. But the Raiders got off to a bit of a shaky start against Steelton-Highspire (3-9, 0-6) on Saturday, Jan. 9 in Steelton, and trailed on the scoreboard by three points, 15-12, at the end of the opening period. After falling behind 10-6 with 3:32 left in the first quarter, the Raiders pulled to within one, 11-10, on a pair of foul shots by Deibler. A pair of baskets by Steel-High’s Genesis Lozada around a jumper by Middletown’s Rivera gave the 3-point edge to the host team. With 5:36 left in the second stanza, Rivera drained a 3-ball that edged the Raiders into the lead at 19-18. Another trey, this one by Nester at 4:22, kicked off a 13-0 run by the Middletown team that pushed the Raiders’ lead to 32-18. During part of that stretch, leading scorer Burton-Jones was on the bench fighting foul trouble and minor illness. But Rivera and Jasper picked up the slack to lead the charge. Burton-Jones returned to score a pair of baskets for Middletown, and Myers completed the run with her baseline goal at the 2:05 mark. A late free throw by Steel-High’s Kayana Chisolm made it a 32-19 game at the halftime break. While it appeared as if the Raiders were now in control, the Rollers had other thoughts. Using a 7-2 scoring advantage in the first 2:30 of the third

quarter, Steel-High got right back in it as they closed the gap to eight points, 34-26. Burton-Jones and Rivera scored five unanswered points to give the Raiders some breathing room, but the Rollers charged back by scoring 14 points in the last half of the period as the Raiders went cold. After Rivera hit another triple at 2:32, the Rollers closed out the quarter with a 10-point run to cut the Middletown lead to 42-40 heading into the final frame. Jasper’s triple started the Raiders off on the right foot in the fourth quarter, and Myers and Burton-Jones scored six straight points following a SteelHigh basket to give the Raiders a 51-42 lead with 3:53 left in the game. But the Rollers would not go away and took the game down to the wire as the Raiders again hit a scoring slump. Chisolm’s foul shot pulled the Rollers to within four, 53-49, with 1:23 on the clock. After both teams missed free throws just seconds apart, Burton-Jones

converted a Steel-High miss with the game-clinching basket with 22 ticks left. A late goal by Lozada was not enough to make a difference. Burton-Jones finished with 14 points which left her just two points shy of the 1,000 point career mark.

Middletown JV 36 West Perry JV 18

The junior varsity girls also used dominating defense in posting a 36-18 triumph over their guests on Tuesday, Jan. 6 in Middletown. Mike Thomas’ squad took a 23-7 lead midway through the third period and led by a 29-14 count to start the fourth. While the dominating defensive performance limited West Perry to just four points in the final 7:00, the offense scored just 7 itself, but that turned out to be more than enough to lock down the win. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

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Human trafficking is a domestic problem

o many of us, human sex trafficking seems like a problem you’d find in a foreign country. We enjoy tremendous freedom in the U.S., after all. It’s difficult for us to imagine men, women and children enslaved economically, or emotionally, coerced into it. But it does happen here. And we may have seen it without realizing it, without recognizing it, according to Hope for Justice, a worldwide charity fighting human trafficking. In fact, a refuge where survivors can escape human trafficking and reclaim A refuge where survivors of their lives exists only about 80 miles here – in Baltimore. It’s called human sex trafficking can from The Samaritan Women, a former home escape and reclaim their lives acquired in 2007, a Christian nonprofit exists only about 80 miles that provides shelter and services to those in sex trafficking. from here – in Baltimore. caught The problem will be highlighted in a screening of a film about human trafficking in the U.S. called “In Plain Sight: Stories of Hope and Freedom,’’ which will be presented from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18 at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 290 N. Union St., Middletown. A brief discussion will follow, and donations will be accepted to support the Baltimore shelter. The event is sponsored by the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Global Mission Committee of St. Peter’s and the PUREhope Coffeehouse, the annual Highspire fundraiser held by local resident Stephanie Strauss, a 2010 Middletown Area High School graduate, to combat human trafficking. It’s a tremendous opportunity to learn about the issue, and do something about it. Thanks to all who are staging the event, and making us aware of the problem.

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Goodbye, old friend, and thank you for inspiring me Editor, Middletown lost a vibrant member of its community on Dec. 27. I am grieving the loss of my friend, Asher Halbleib, who left us with a final bow, center stage. His passing was unexpected, and I never got to say goodbye. He was a wonderful, charismatic human being with razor-sharp wit. He was also a teacher at Middletown Area High School and professional actor. Appropriately, it was cinema that brought us together. Ten years ago, I was a budding filmmaker with big dreams, and I had written a lackluster screenplay. In my mind, Hollywood was going to be calling. So, one summer day in 2004, my friend Kenn Gilmartin and I took a walk down Conewago Street in Middletown, and we spotted Ash Halbleib. He was carefree, talking with a neighbor. After he finished, I approached and gushed childlike excitement over my script. Expecting him to refuse on the spot, I asked if he would play a detective in my movie. To my shock, he agreed. Perhaps the electricity I felt for cinema resonated with him. Ash knew that he was working with amateurs barely out of high school, and yet he made a picture with us. He allowed me to make endless mistakes and gave me the gift of learning – Ash Asher Halbleib lifted me up and I am grateful. “Citizen Kane’’ it was not, but I completed a feature film by 21. Some of the best memories in my life are making pictures move with my friends, and Ash is forever tied into that rich nostalgia. There is much negativity in this world, yet Ash encouraged the dreams of others. He recognized that my sparks were video and sound, and he nurtured those. Wayne Gretzsky once said, “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” Mr. Halbleib allowed me to take a shot and to go out and try. To him I say goodbye, dear friend, and thank you. I am sad because I will never again see Ash. Since Dec. 27, I have realized that tomorrow is never guaranteed. Now I understand that our time is the most valuable thing we have, and it is best spent with loved ones and following our passions. There is immense value in mentoring and believing in others, and it costs no money to do so. Ash donated his time, and impacted my life. I went on to earn a living at NBCUniversal in Los Angeles. Ash helped me lace my mountaineering boots and climb a little higher up the summit of life. For those reading this, I ask that you do the same for others. Also, visit a loved one, pick up the phone and call a family member or friend, and forgive those you hold grudges against. To quote Dr. Randy Pausch, “Time is all we have, and you may find one day, you have less than you think.” Justin M. Bruce Los Angeles, Calif. The writer is an audio-video post production editor for NBCUniversal and a 2003 graduate of Middletown Area High School.

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We are Charlie Hebdo: The attack on Western freedom

hey rushed has tried to hide and minimize the threat to the third from Islamic terrorists. The enemy was to floor gripbe free trade and free markets; the soluping their Kalashtion was to create a peaceful world led by nikov automatic collectivist, egalitarian and multicultural rifles and entered ideals. the room where the But the feel-good speeches and cultural editorial board had relativism – all coated by political corgathered to meet. The rifles fired, innorectness of an “elite” leadership disconcent lives were destroyed and lost, and nected from the real world – were blown then they left. up by the Charlie Hebdo attack. The Outside, they entered a car to flee, but reality is that the divide in Europe is wide not before shooting multiple times at poand deep. lice vehicles. Before finally leaving, they Distrust toward Islam in the European stopped to execute a wounded officer. population is growing. In April 2013, “We have avenged the prophet,” they a poll revealed that 73 percent of the proclaimed. French had a negative opinion of Islam. Then they disappeared in the streets In Germany, Die Zeit, a leading newspaleaving 12 dead behind them. per, released a poll in November stating This was not Baghdad, not Kabul, not that 57 percent of Germans considered IsAlep, but Paris, France, on Jan. 7. lam a threat, while 61 percent think Islam Charlie Hebdo often published cartoons cannot adapt to Western values. Further, that were extremely irreverent and dis40 percent of Germans reported feeling respectful, sometimes pornographic, allike strangers in their own country and 24 ways against religion, and often targeting percent want Muslim immigration to be Islam. Whether one likes the newspaper forbidden. Right or wrong, these opinions or the cartoons doesn’t matter. What matare growing among Europeans. ters is freedom of speech. The foundation While distrust is growing in Europe, of the Western world: freedom. That is radical Islam is spreading dramatically. why this terrorist In France, prisons attack goes beyond and suburbs have the Charlie Hebdo growing numbers of newspaper. This was For many years, the French radicals. These new a declaration of war endeavor government has tried to hide numbers against freedom. to convert young and minimize the threat from people. A large “If you can kill an unbeliever, whether Islamic terrorists. The enemy number of young American or EuroIslamists was to be free trade and free “French” pean – especially went to Iraq and markets; the solution was to Syria to join ISIS. the dirty and wicked French people – or create a peaceful world led Some of them came an Australian or a to France by collectivist, egalitarian and back Canadian, or a citiwhere they remulticultural ideals. cruited other young zen from a country that entered the men. anti-Islamic State Radical Islam is coalition, then trust no longer only in Allah and kill him the Middle East; it in any manner.” That was the call of Abu has spread to Europe: A caliphate on the Mohammed al-Adnani, spokesman of the Champs-Elysées. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The call The social situation that European has been heard, and now targets are no democracies are facing is that the assimilonger countries, but citizens and their lation of non-European immigrants has freedom. partly failed. The reality is that Islamist Charlie Hebdo was not the first time terrorists attacking France are technically that this call has been answered in my all French citizens. Yet they obviously country: don’t believe in freedom. • Fall 2014: Several terrorist attacks It takes more than a title of “citizen” to were stopped in France. At the time the be French, a European, an American, a news did not go public, but was later con- Westerner. It takes more than good feelfirmed by President Francois Hollande. ings and political correctness to convince • Dec. 20, in Joué-lès-Tours, 250 kilosome people that freedom of speech, freemeters south of Paris: A man shouting dom of religion and freedom of assembly “Allahu Akbar” entered a police station are essential freedoms to mankind. and injured three policemen with a knife. Conviction comes from strength and re• Dec. 22, in Dijon, 200 kilometers east spect. Unfortunately, it does not seem that of Paris: A man shouting “Allahu Akbar” European democracies are strong enough drove his car into a crowd, injuring 13 and respected enough. Indeed, radical people. Islamists despise anything that looks • Dec. 22, in Nantes, 250 kilometers like the West, and now many Europeans west of Paris: A man drove his van into distrust their own government that failed a crowded Christmas market, injuring 10 to ensure their physical security. people and killing one. In such a context, it is near impossible • Jan. 8, in Montrouge, a suburb of for a European country to appear as a Paris: A policewoman was killed and a beacon of freedom. And freedom is what city employee was injured by a man who this is all about. was heavily armed. Europe is becoming a battlefield, and • Jan. 9, in Dammartin, 80 kilometers Paris is in the front line. north of Paris: Hostage taking by the two terrorists who attacked Charlie Hebdo. Dr. Sylvain Charat is a former chief of This ongoing frightful schedule of staff for the French Minister of Finance events has French citizens shocked. But in the French National Assembly and a can we say that we are surprised? No. contributing scholar at The Center for Most people knew this would happen. Vision & Values at Grove City College, For many years, the French government Mercer County.

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Flaring and our waste of resources

merican energy companies are burning off millions of dollars’ worth of natural gas every day – on purpose. In North Dakota alone, rigs destroy almost $50 million worth of gas per month. This waste is unfortunate. And it’s the consequence of bad policy. International buyers are eager to purchase American gas. But domestic producers can’t get it to them because they lack the proper pipelines, refineries and other transportation technologies. This infrastructure doesn’t exist because federal officials won’t give developers permission to build it. This obstructionism needs to end. The process of burning off excess natural gas is known as “flaring.” North Dakota is the flaring capital of the country, with the amount of gas getting burned every year tripling since 2011. Wyoming and Texas also flare off a lot of gas; they’re each responsible for about 20 percent of the nation’s total annual flaring. Typically, firms flare small amounts to relieve pressure in their rigs and to eliminate gas if needed for safety. But today, a huge amount of gas is getting flared – roughly $1 billion worth every year – because firms simply can’t sell it. It’s not a problem of demand. There’s ample appetite for their product, especially overseas. Indeed, domestic supply will exceed domestic demand within the decade. Meanwhile, international demand for American gas is on track to jump by 65 percent by 2040. The energy industry has invested in building transportation channels to move this gas from the drilling locations to foreign markets. Oil and gas firms have al- Given the ready plowed magnitude of the $3 billion gas boom, into Bakken infrastructure producers want to build more alone. Given the infrastructure – magnitude of the gas boom, but the Obama administration producers want to won't let them. build more infrastructure – but the Obama administration won’t let them. To ship gas to foreign markets, firms use export terminals. Only a handful of such terminals are in operation. The industry has submitted 26 applications to build new ones. And all of those applications are now stuck in the Department of Energy’s approval channel. Some have been pending for almost 3 years. Worse still, the Environmental Protection Agency drags out the approval process for new gas pipelines. The average pipeline application now takes up to 18 months to get finalized. If federal officials reform these approval channels and allow for more American gas infrastructure, the benefits would be enormous. Boosting gas exports would create some 452,000 new jobs and $73 billion in new growth over the next two decades. Flaring doesn’t just deprive the economy; it also hurts the environment. While flaring is less harmful than letting the gas escape directly into the atmosphere, it still releases large amounts of emissions. Indeed, flaring in North Dakota alone creates 1 million cars’ worth of emissions every year. Some lawmakers have taken action to cut down on the bureaucratic delays. The House just passed a bill forcing the Department of Energy to accelerate the approval process for natural gas export terminals. Passing this bill needs to be a national priority. Critics claim that expanding natural gas exports will severely shrink domestic supply and drive up energy prices. This fear is unfounded. Separate studies from the Brookings Institute, ICF Consulting and the Department of Energy have all found that any price increase would be negligible. Obstructionism is leading to billions worth of valuable natural gas literally going up in smoke. Removing delays hamstringing the construction of gas infrastructure will stop wasteful flaring, spur job creation, and help the environment. Chris Faulkner is CEO of the Breitling Energy Corp., Dallas, Texas, author of “The Fracking Truth” and producer of the documentary, “Breaking Free: The Shale Rock Revolution.”

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JOHNPAYNE A new tool to fight a growing drug problem The Capitol REPORT

n an effort to combat the growing opioid abuse problem throughout Pennsylvania, I joined my colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in support of legislation to create a statewide database of certain types of prescription medication records. The database will be maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and will collect Pennsylvanians’ prescription medication records only if the substances fall on Schedules II-V of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Examples of medications that fall into this category are OxyContin, Tylenol with codeine and Valium. Medical practitioners, pharmacists and law enforcement will have access to this confidential database, and those patients with prescriptions listed will be able to obtain their

records at no charge once a year. The database will also alert practitioners to patients who may be “doctor or pharmacy shopping” to feed an addiction. Law enforcement will only be able to access the database through the state Office of Attorney General if relevant to an active investigation. This legislation was signed into law as Act 191 of 2014.

Old flags collected I would like to remind residents of the 106th District that I am still collecting worn, torn and defaced flags for proper disposal. According to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a worn, torn or defaced flag should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. Residents who have a worn or defaced flag can drop it off at my

Hershey office. I am also accepting donated casket flags to be flown in honor of a deceased veteran at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. If you have a casket flag you would like flown at the National Cemetery in honor of a veteran, you may drop it off at my Hershey office along with information about the deceased veteran. My office is located at 250 W. Chocolate Ave. For additional information, you can call my office at 717-534-1323. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of Swatara Twp.

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Unclogging Mother Nature’s veins at the Conowingo A s we reflect on 2014, we are reminded of how bad news dominates the headlines. Events like the Ebola outbreak, ISIS invasions, lost airplanes and gun-related violence come to mind. There was also good news. For example, one headline boasted: “The Day We Set the Colorado River Free.” It is truly remarkable. Under the radar of the troubling news stories, a partnership between the U.S. and Mexico led to opening the gates of Morelos Dam, located near the Arizona-Mexico border, to re-introduce water into an arid landscape once made up of the last 70 miles of the Colorado River. For the last half a century, the water had been diverted to cities, agriculture and other users.  To be certain, this historic event involved more than just opening a gate. It required collaboration among an international team of public officials, academics, conservationists, scientists and other experts who have spent decades studying the Colorado River’s hydrology, ecology, climate, temperatures, vegetation, soils and wildlife.  This team hoped to duplicate the river’s natural patterns and welcome back wildlife that once thrived in the region when the Colorado flowed all the way to the Gulf of California. They attempted to achieve this by operating the dam in a way which mimicked the river’s pulse flow – heavier than usual waters emerging from springtime rainfall and snow melts.  The pulse flow once transported cottonwood and willow seeds until they settled in to accommodate birds and other wildlife. It also carried water and nutrients key to making the Colorado River delta one of the most productive fisheries in the world.  This event conjured up an article I read about a man

named Hickory Edwards. Last summer, Edwards set out on a kayak to retrace the same watery path followed by his Onondaga Nation forefathers. Traveling from Buffalo, N.Y., he crossed into the Susquehanna River’s drainage and paddled down the river to the Chesapeake Bay and on to Washington, D.C. Along the way, Edwards communicated the importance of re-connecting and re-indigenizing our rivers. He expressed these words which resonated with me: “Waterways are the veins of our Mother Earth.”  What happens when veins are blocked? That’s right, death ensues.  In response, partnerships are forming around the country to unclog those veins, including in the Susquehanna River, where sediments and pollution have built up behind (clogging) the Conowingo Dam. The Conowingo Dam generates hydroelectric power for the region, furnishing drinking water to Baltimore, welcoming recreation to its reservoir and providing cooling water for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station.  Since opening in 1928, the Conowingo Dam has accumulated sediments that would have otherwise traveled the last 10 miles of the Susquehanna to the Chesapeake Bay. Some of those sediments are nutrient-rich, natural materials – sand, gravel, boulders and leaf litter – beneficial to river habitats located downstream like the Susquehanna Flats, once an extensive underwater prairie boasting wild celery, pond weed and diverse grasses that supported waterfowl, bass and one of the most impressive shad fisheries on the East Coast. Other sediments contain polluted runoff from neighborhoods, building sites and farmland located throughout the watershed.

Over the years, severe weather events have sent the sediments – good and bad – to wreak havoc on fragile Chesapeake Bay habitats. Recently, there are signs that the Susquehanna Flats and parts of the bay are rebounding because of a slight reduction in pollution and favorable weather patterns. But the Conowingo’s capacity for storing sediments has greatly diminished. This was the focus of a threeyear study conducted by Exelon Corp. as part of an effort to renew the company’s license to operate the dam. An additional study has been commissioned in the absence of solutions for encouraging the flow of good materials while curtailing pollution.  That leads me to wondering whether next year’s headlines will read: “Setting the Susquehanna River Free.” I hope not. Because in the case of the Conowingo, releasing the bad sediments stored behind the dam could significantly harm and even choke out habitats downstream.  A preferred first step is already in motion – reducing the bad sediments that enter the watershed in the first place. This is taking place through local efforts to bolster vegetative buffers along waterways. Also, the Environmental Protection Agency has required the six Chesapeake Bay watershed states to reduce 25 percent of the pollution reaching the bay by 2025 under the Clean Water Act.  Then there’s the dam. Perhaps we can learn from our peers in Colorado and elsewhere about manipulating water flows in ways that more accurately mimic nature’s rhythms. Incrementally ... in tiny steps ... we can generate power, restore wildlife habitat and unclog our veins. Sara Kaplaniak is a freelance writer from Pennsylvania.

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• “Now a few council members and

the borough manager and communications director profess concern about not having enough manpower to properly plow and maintain our roads during winter weather. What a joke! They are the ones who fired – excuse me, eliminated – all the manpower. Since the friends of the council president hold the positions of director of public works and supervisor of public Works (which, by the way, there are only seven public works employees, including the few former electric department employees) maybe they could help shovel and snow-blow borough properties. That doesn’t take any plowing skills. Why do we need two supervisors for seven people? Yeah, we have more money than brains.”

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were clear. This council needs an enema!”

• “Something really stinks in

Middletown – and it smells like manipulation by one or two council members. If things don’t go their way, they find a way to make it so. Just tell the spineless borough manager not to sign an agreement ordered by the majority vote of council knowing if it isn’t signed in a timely manner it will be void. Calls for termination of employment due to insubordination and refusing to do his job. He was never really qualified or had any experience for the position.”

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shoveled/blew the snow off of the sidewalks of Wharton Avenue on Tuesday, Jan. 6. It was really nice to come home after a hard day and not have to do one more thing out in the cold crappy weather! Random acts of kindness are always appreciated, and I always try to pass them along.”

incompetence that McNamara and his council cronies displayed with not plowing our streets! Every other town surrounding Middletown removed the snow so it wouldn’t ice up later but Middletown. Good thing they decided to let PennDOT plow the main roads – at least they

frustrated with Middletown, Section 8 housing and the lack of love for my area of town. I work to have a home and can’t take time off of work for a ‘meeting.’ Is there another way to be involved in improving it?”

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The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship – visitors are especially welcome. On January 18, Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. with classes for all ages. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Adult Forum will be learning about the Presbyterian Church in Honduras and around the world. Please plan to join us. Be sure to join us on January 18 at 10:30 a.m. for Worship as we continue in the new year seeking God’s guidance in Jesus Christ. Nursery is available during this service, and there are hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible

Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Grace Triumphant is a Bible Study that meets each Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 717-944-3131. The church office will be closed on Mon., Jan. 19. Sun., Jan. 25: There will be a meeting of the Congregation to vote on the 2015 Pastor’s Terms of Call and to receive the 2015 budget. Annual reports for 2014 are due in the church office by Feb. 8. 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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New Beginnings Church

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First Church of God First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Wednesday Night Live: 5:30 p.m. supper, 6:30 p.m. classes. Four new classes and some old favorites continue. Men’s Book Study “The Way of the Wild Heart.” This book calls itself a “Map” of the masculine journey; Women’s group “He Loves Me!” by Wayne Jacobson; Yoga - you bring your mat and together we stretch; Cooking Together - Busy lives and working families struggle with food: How to eat healthy, on a budget, in a timely manner, etc. Come prep meals together, so minimal work is required

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throughout the week. Shopping lists and menus will be provided at the first class. Bring the groceries, and we will prep four meals together. Then you will take them home, freeze or refrigerate them, and just throw the meal in the oven or crock-pot on the day you wish to eat it. This class is perfect for busy, working families, who are still striving for home cooked meals; Craft Class - projects include decorating tote bags and wood trays and bring ideas for crafts you would like to make; Discipleship Class is designed to help you become a believer that bears much fruit; Ladies Bible Study led by Paulette Fusselman. “Women of the Old Testament.” Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Thurs., Jan. 15: 11:30 a.m., Seniors Alive. The menu is meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, salad, dinner rolls, dessert, and beverage. The entertainment is Don Johnson on the guitar. Remember to bring a nonperishable food item to donate to the Middletown Food Bank. All seniors 55 and older are welcome. 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.

Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of

free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.

Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown

Visitors to our worship service are always welcome. May this time of praising God and learning of his plan for our lives be helpful to one and all. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from January 14-20 are always open to everyone. Wed., Jan. 14: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal. Thurs., Jan. 15: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 7 p.m., Staff parish Relations Committee meeting.

Sun., Jan. 18: 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: Bonnie Strohecker, Lee and Donna Killian. Lay Liturgist: June Martin. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Mary Shoop presented by sister Grace Aston; 4 p.m., Junior Youth Fellowship. Mon., Jan. 19: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Community dinner at Evangelical. Menu is baked ham. Tues., Jan. 20: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.

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We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of a people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to Rescue Fire Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door; Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group at 6:15 p.m., followed by Pastor Britt’s Bible Study at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. The Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. Our Angel Tree is in the hallway for hats, gloves and scarves for children in the Middletown Area. We are also collecting donations of sweat pants in sizes 6-8 for Middletown Elementary school students in need. The Nedra Smith memorial fund

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Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

Epiphany moments are special times during which we see God at work. Where did you see God today? Come, join us at Wesley where we are taking time to look and listen for that Divine Presence in our lives. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” 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. Pastor Dawes’ Sunday sermon is “Jesus Calls Us to Follow” based on John 1:43-51. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the fourth Friday of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are

available. Wesley hosts will be present to help persons find what they need on January 23. During January, we are having “Epiphany Talks” during which we explore future possibilities for the ministry and mission of Wesley. Times and places are announced each week. The American Red Cross is holding a Middletown Community Blood Drive on Thursday, January 15 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Wesley. There is no better way to start the New Year than by donating blood. Call 1-800-733-2776 to schedule an appointment. A luncheon will be held following our 10:30 a.m. worship on January 25 to honor Walt Stiller and express our heartfelt gratitude to him for his wonderful music ministry at Wesley during the 16+ years he served among us. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

will be continued for contributions specifically for purchasing music for the choir and other music needs. Contributions can be made to New Beginnings Church and marked for the Nedra Smith fund. We will have a group of people to clean the Middletown Food Bank on Sat., Jan. 10. Sign-up sheets are in the church to volunteer to help with this project. A new fellowship group for working persons is being formed. Everyone is welcome and you don’t need to attend New Beginnings Church to be part of the group. Please sign up in back of the church or call Pastor Britt at 982-5067 for additional information. Ushers for January: Binny and Butch Dupes, and Cindy and Richard Myers. Acolyte for January: Colin Graham. Children’s church leaders for Sun., Jan. 18: Pam Eberly and Donna Thompson. 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. 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.

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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings lead by Pastor Suanne Whorl. Our services are relaxed and casual. Pastor Su teaches and inspires us through her message and children’s time. She brings a modern touch to the contemporary service by using video, pictures and props. In January we will visit some of the greats in scripture with The “Great” Sermon Series. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. Nursery is available throughout the morning. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Our youth group (kids in grades 6-12) meets Sundays at 6 p.m. A young adult group meets twice monthly, the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. in the church office. We also offer a variety of adult groups. Please call for details. We are

always open to new group ideas. There is a prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. We gather together to pray for each other and the world around us. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Want to learn about budgeting your money, debt reduction, retirement savings and more come to our 9-week DVD class, Financial Peace University taught by trusted financial guru Dave Ramsey starting Tues., Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. FPU has helped 2.5 million families change their lives. There is a cost. Anyone interested please contact Mel Bollinger at 583-0502. Our homemade chocolate Easter egg making starts January 26. Local businesses interested in selling and anyone wanting to place orders please call Mel at 583-0502 or Bill at 944-6080. Any other questions please call us at 939-0766.

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Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am

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Evangelical United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor

Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am

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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)

Geyers United Methodist Church

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

PASTOR DON WALTERS

Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am

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Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish 280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133

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Engagement announced Glenn and Cindy Monn of Hummelstown are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Courtney Monn of Palmyra to Matthew Corby of Palmyra, son of Frank and Charlene Corby of Elizabethtown. Courtney is a 2006 graduate of Hershey High School, a 2010 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and a 2013 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s

degree in nursing. She is a registered nurse at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Matthew is a 2002 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, and a 2006 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management. He is a police officer with the Swatara Township Police Department. Their wedding is planned for October 3, 2015.

A Bobsled Party, excerpt from January 6, 1993 column In the middle of the 19th century, the mighty Susquehanna and local creeks such as the Swatara often froze solid. Later, this was true of the Union and Pennsylvania Canals. It is well documented that these waterways were used as a means of getting about in the winter months. Skating was quite common but less is remembered about bobsledding. Bobsleds were large wooden affairs pulled by a team of horses. They resembled hay wagons with wooden runners instead of wheels. In times of deep snow and frozen waterways, they were used to haul heavy goods, produce and people. A real bobsled party began at sunset and ended by moonlight. Such rare social events could only begin when all the “chores were done.” The family cow and chickens, etc., needed to be milked, fed and bedded down for the night. Firewood had to be brought in and all the other tasks of daily living needed to be “tended to.” Preparations for this winter treat included dressing in several layers of clothing to keep warm, including double pairs of woolen socks. Almost everyone carried two hot potatoes in their pockets or a “tailor’s goose” to keep warm. The tailor’s goose was a kind of flat iron, goose-like in appearance, that was filled with hot coals or boiling water. Also those days, long before electricity, there were charcoal irons. The floor of the bobsled would be piled with clean fresh straw. Animal skins such as bear, deer and even buffalo robes were used to huddle under. Homespun woolen blankets were quite precious and were saved for “more proper” indoor use. In these early American times, handmade caps, mufflers and mittens were the order of the day to keep warm in the bitter cold. Everyone snuggled down in the straw and the robes were piled on top. This was a much more quiet world with no sounds from the Turnpike, railroads or airport. Most industry was water-powered and the mill wheels were quiet when the water turned to ice. There was a gentle smooth sound of sleigh runners on snow or ice, but the ringing of sleigh bells would be heard above the laughter of happy boys and girls. Just as we do on bus trips today, someone would break into song and everyone would join in. Songs might have included: “Yankee

Doodle,” “Old Dan Tucker,” “Turkey in the Straw” and “Wait for the Wagon.” Up or down the river, they went for two or three miles, singing and watching the moon rise. Upon arrival at their destination, which could have been a farm or cabin by the waterside, hot food would be waiting. There is a good chance it would have been the old staple corn meal mush, served with hot milk, lots of butter and honey. This would be followed by popcorn and/or a taffy pull. A blazin’ fire would be built right on the ice. Skating and skating games such as “Crackthe-whip,” “Run-sheep-run,” and “Pompom-pull-away” were popular. We see variations of these games when we watch the present day ice shows at the Hershey arena. Eventually, the party would draw to a close. Everyone reclaimed their hot potatoes, etc., to keep warm on the sleigh ride home. Hymns and carols might be sung on the way home. Such an event would be talked about for days and weeks to come as families were “snowbound” and confined to homes, farm and village while winter snows and blizzards raged. Such was life in the good old days, now passed on from memory. Little survives to remind us of these times long gone by, except family legends, an occasional old diary entry, or perhaps a fragment of an old letter that mentions a bobsled party. Snows of Yesteryear, excerpt from January 12, 1994 column When I contemplate the miracle of snow, I remember that the Creator, in his infinite wisdom, has determined that no two flakes will ever be of the same pattern or design. Indeed, one of the purest delights is to go outdoors with a magnifying glass and a piece of dark cloth while the snow if falling. One may contemplate the delicate lace-like outline of the illusive flakes. During some snowfalls, they only last a few seconds but in those brief moments, we are able to glimpse and enjoy this most beautiful and astonishing wonder of nature. It is possible to relax a bit and find ourselves in harmony with the natural world, for it is often true that the simplest of pleasures are often overlooked. Snow actually forces us to slow our frantic pace and in doing so we may find time to discover each other anew. When we recall the great snows of yesteryear, we think of the quiet that descends on our streets and byways.

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sledding, rolling snowballs for snowmen, lying down to make snow angels, building snow forts, and skating and bonfires down on the old reservoir. The creation of a really fine snowman (or lady) called for imagination and accessories. To give the sculpture character, there was coal for the eyes, mouth and buttons. Perhaps there was a carrot for the nose, an old straw hat to adorn the head, a corncob pipe, and maybe a colorful scarf wrapped about the neck of the snowman or maiden. Those snows of yesteryear bring back memories of childhood days, good times, playmates, friends and dear ones with whom we shared laughter and quiet moments. Then, as now, the blanket of white quietly descends and the earth grows still. In this quiet, we pause and remember.

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markably challenging’’ music with a prominent conductor in preparation for performances at 1 p.m. on April 12 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. Each state’s music educators’ association oversees the selection process for students who are chosen for the performances. Hernandez is a student of MIddletown Area High School music teacher Samuel Fisher.

There are thoughts of mufflers and coats, bringing in wood for the fireplace, putting out extra seed for the birds, and hurrying home “before it gets too deep.” It seems quite natural to check on the welfare of our neighbors and friends. A snow ritual we recall from childhood was the careful shaking of evergreen boughs and limps. (We used a bamboo pole.) Of course, this prevented the limbs from snapping under the weight of heavy wet snows. Ornamentals such as boxwood and holly received the same loving care. As a child, it was a joy for me to stand under a cascade of snow as it fell from the evergreens. On the day after a great snow, there was a time for “shoveling out,” a mostly adult affair. For the children and the young at heart, it was a time for

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Fabiola Hernandez, a Middletown Area High School student, will play E-flat soprano clarinet in the prestigious National Association for Music Education’s All-Eastern Honors Band in a spring concert in Rhode Island.

A Middletown Area High School student has been selected to perform in the prestigious National Association for Music Education’s All-Eastern Honors Band in April in Providence, R.I. Fabiola Hernandez, who plays E-flat soprano clarinet, will be among 150 student musicians who were recommended for the concert band. Hernandez and the rest of the band will spend three days rehearsing “re-

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ou’ve heard of “Christmas in July.’’ How about “July at Christmas?’’ Boy Scout Troop 97 of Londonderry Twp. celebrated summer in December during its holiday Court of Honor recently. The Scouting Complex in Londonderry Twp. was decorated with beach umbrellas, beach balls and boogie boards – along with a Christmas tree and festive lights – as troop leaders awarded merit badges and promoted Scouts to higher ranks during the ceremony. First Class Scout Jason O’Donnell, who served as the Master of Ceremonies, led Scouts, family and friends in a humorous rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,’’ with Scouts acting out the lyrics while the crowd sang the song. Ian Mills was promoted to Second Class Scout after successfully mastering camping, first aid and compass skills and water rescue

techniques and fulfilling hiking requirements. Mills, the troop’s assistant scribe, performed more than six hours of community service at the Geyers Church Prayer Garden and Trunk-or-Treat, Scouting for Food, and Christmas caroling at Frey Village in Middletown. Cole Carlson was advanced to First Class Scout after completing camping and hiking requirements along with preparedness and orienteering training. Carlson, the troop’s fox patrol leader, also mastered studies about regarding constitutional rights and his obligations as a U.S. citizen. Keagan Yocum was awarded the rank of Star Scout after earning six additional merit badges to his record and performing more than 15 hours of community service in the last three months. Yocum donated his time to Geyers United Methodist’s Trunk-or-Treat, organized and helped run Troop 97’s Haunted House community service project

and also participated in Christmas caroling at Frey Village. He was recently elected to the position of troop guide, a scout who helps younger Scouts advance to the First Class Scout rank. Assistant Scout Master Rob Stone, an Eagle Scout, presented Garrett Little with the Eagle Scout Gold Palm award. Little, who earned his Eagle Scout rank in January 2014, remained active for a minimum of three months since earning his Silver Palm while practicing the principles of the Scout Law and Scout Oath. He also earned an additional five merit badges beyond what was required for his Eagle Scout rank and Silver Palm. Three Scouts were recognized for advancing to the rank of Eagle Scout, bringing the number of Eagle Scouts in Troop 97 to four in 2014: • George Heberlig, whose project was building and posting bat houses throughout Sunset Park in Londonderry Twp. • Matthew Pauley, whose project was building more than 300 Pinewood Derby cars for participants at a special needs summer camp and helping run the camp’s derby • Mitchell Lee, who raised money to purchase more than 25 new drums for the Middletown Area Middle School band and supervised and assisted in the construction of transportation equipment for the instruments. Angie Yocum Shirk and Eric Shirk were named the troop’s Volunteers

of Honor. The Shirks helped the troop design and run its “Haunted Cabin’’ and “Haunted Trail in the Woods’’ at the Scouting Complex during Halloween, taking vacation to help set up the attractions and collect donations for the projects. The troop’s upcoming events include Merit Badge College, snow tubing with Cub Scout Pack 97, Scout Sunday and assisting at Pack 97’s Pinewood Derby. The Scouts also are looking ahead to summer camp at Camp Rodney in Maryland. The troop, sponsored by the Londonderry Fire Co., is open to boys in grades 5 through 12. For more information, readers may call Kevin Little at 717-944-1957.

Cole Carlson advanced to the rank of First Class Scout.

Eagle Scout Garrett Little received the Gold Palm.

Ian Mills advanced to the rank of Second Class Scout.

Jason O’Donnell, left, congratulates Eric Shirk and wife Angie Yocum Shirk, center, Troop 97’s Volunteers of Honor as the Shirks’ daughter, Kailah, right, watches.

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Once you reach your longterm goals, make sure you find new ones to keep the momentum going. In addition to setting long-term goals, focus on the rewards you get from exercising. Use the weight you have lost, the muscle tone you have gained or the overall sense of satisfaction you have received from exercising to stay motivated. Perhaps you feel better after you work out or have more stamina and energy to get through the day. All of these are benefits you can turn to whenever you get bored to stay motivated. Fighting exercise boredom is not easy. It can be done, however. Change is key, and to stay motivated, you need to set some long-term goals and focus on all of the rewards you reap from exercising.

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