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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2016
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Cops save driver, infant from burning car By Dan Miller
Press And Journal Staff
Photo courtesy Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department
Lower Swatara Twp. and Middletown police pulled the driver and an infant from this car after it struck a utility pole and burst into flames on North Union Street just after midnight on New Year’s Day, township police said.
A Lower Swatara Twp. police officer saved the lives of two people after their car struck a utility pole and burst into flames early on New Year’s Day 2016, township police said. Officer Patrick Ribec, a 26-year old with the department since June 2013, first freed an infant girl who was hanging upside down, trapped in her car seat, as the car was on fire, Lower Swatara police said. Ribec then rescued the driver, who was trapped in the front seat, Lower Swatara police said. The accident occurred at 12:37 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, when a driver, whom police identified as Franklin M. Fisher III, 38,
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of the 400 block of 19th St. in Harrisburg, hit the pole while northbound on North Union Street near Longview Drive. When Ribec got the call he was on patrol with his ride-along for the night – Patrick’s 26-year-old twin brother Christian, who is about to attend the Pennsylvania State Police Academy. As Ribec headed down Route 441 as fast as he safely could, he fell in behind Middletown Police Officer Scott Yoder, who was also dispatched to the accident. Yoder got there first, then Ribec at 12:41 a.m. – just four minutes after being dispatched. The car was on its side and engulfed in flames, Ribec said. Yoder grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried to put out the fire. Please See RESCUE, Page A5
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An artist’s rendering of the outside of the Elks Buidling after Tattered Flag’s renovations to the landmark.
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Tattered Flag closes on Elks; renovations to begin By Dan Miller
Press And Journal Staff
As of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday Dec. 30, most of the historic Elks Building in downtown Middletown is now property of Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works. Lawyers representing Tattered Flag and the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, which acquired the Elks Building in 2014, met in downtown Harrisburg Wednesday afternoon to close the deal on transferring the property to Tattered Flag. Tattered Flag and the authority also closed on a $1.5 million loan from the authority to the business, said authority chairman Matt Tunnell. Of that amount, $1.1 million is to cover renovations needed to make possible the combined craft brewery-distillery-brew pub that Tattered Flag plans to open in the Elks. The remaining $400,000 is for Tattered Flag to purchase most of the Elks Building property. Tattered Flag is to repay the loan to the authority over 25 years at 4 percent interest. “We’re thrilled to be able to finalize the deal,” Tunnell said. “This is a good day.” The purchase by Tattered Flag includes 13,000 square feet of the Elks Building – all but the Elks Theatre. The authorPlease See BREWERY, Page A5
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Tattered Flag and representatives of the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority (ICDA) meet in downtown Harrisburg for the closing on a major portion of Elks Building that the business will renovate
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Bomb squad searches Steelton park
A state police bomb squad searched a park in the East End of Steelton for explosives on Wednesday, Dec. 30 after a caller told police her basketball exploded after rolling into the grass. Steelton police received the call at about 3:30 p.m. and secured an area of the park in the 100 block of P St. A squad from the Pennsylvania State Police Hazardous Devices and Explosive Section as well as a bomb-sniffing dog from the Dauphin County sheriff’s office were summoned, but nothing was found, borough police said.
New council majority to reopen budget
By Dan Miller
The new Middletown Borough Council elected Ben Kapenstein as its new president during a reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 4. Kapenstein, entering his third year in office after being elected in 2013, was nominated by Greg Wilsbach, one of five new borough councilors elected in 2015 who were sworn into office Monday. The others are councilors Diana McGlone, Dawn Knull, Damon Suglia and Robert Reid, who waged a write-in campaign to win a four-year seat representing File photo the First Ward. Ben Wilsbach, McGlone, Knull and Suglia were Kapenstein all sworn in by District New president Judge David Judy. Reid, of Middletown the former long-time bor- Borough Council ough mayor, was sworn in by the current mayor, James H. Curry III, who said he was privileged as Middletown’s youngest mayor ever to be swearing in as a new councilor Middletown’s longest-serving mayor ever. The new members replace five councilors from 2015 who either lost in their bid for re-election last year, or who chose not to run for office – former Council President Chris McNamara and fellow councilors John Brubaker, Sue Sullivan, Scott Sites and Mike Bowman. Sites did not seek re-election, and Bowman, appointed a year ago to replace Tom Handley, chose not to run. Though Kapenstein was the only councilor nominated as president, Knull, McGlone, and Suglia all voted against him taking the top spot. Voting for Kapenstein was returning incumbent Councilor Anne Einhorn, Reid and Wilsbach. Councilor Robert Louer – another incumbent returning from the 2015 council – was absent from the meeting due to an illness in his family. That left council deadlocked at 3-3, leaving Curry to break the tie in favor of Kapenstein. After the meeting, Curry cited Kapenstein’s experience on council and his “people skills” as why he broke the tie in Kapenstein’s favor. “Ben has been on council for two years,” Curry said. “He has worked diligently on council, and behind the scenes I’ve worked along with him. I think that he knows all the issues like the back
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into a brewery, distillery and brew pub. Standing are, from left: Attorney Pete Howland (representing Tattered Flag), ICDA Chairman Matt Tunnell, ICDA Solicitor Sal Bauccio; seated are, from left: Tattered Flag partners Matt Fritz, Tony DeLellis, Ben Ramsey and Pat
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Middletown Borough Council will reopen the 2016 budget during a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The budget was approved in December, but a new majority on council that took over in January wants to “see what changes the new council wants to make so we can set priorities for the new council, instead of the past council,” Kapenstein said. “There’s a good chance that the budget will be changed,” he said. Council also scheduled an executive session for Wednesday, Jan. 6, to discuss personnel and labor relations, Kapenstein said.
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The Middletown boys’ basketball team won the championship of their own Christmas-break tournament, the Middletown Holiday Tournament, beating Northern York and Susquehannock to win the title. Ryan Hughes was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player and joined teammate Tre’ Leach on the tournament’s all-star team. It was the beginning of a great week for the Blue Raiders, who followed their tournament performance with a thrilling victory over highly-regarded Photo by Don Graham Shippensburg. The Middletown Blue Raiders pose with the championship trophy after winning their Check out our story on the own tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 30. games on B1.
A man wanted in connection for the alleged abduction of a Middletown woman was captured in Louisiana without incident, according to a statement from Middletown Borough officials on Thursday, Dec. 31. Noah Cortez Thomas, 35, of Middletown, was apprehended in Lake Charles and will be returned to Pennsylvania to face charges of kidnapping to inflict injury or terror, robbery, Noah Cortez Thomas aggravated assault, terroristic threats and unlawful restraint, according to Middletown police. He was charged after the alleged victim told sheriff’s deputies in Calcasieu Parish that she was forced to travel to Louisiana with Thomas, and escaped when he left her alone. The victim, whose name is being withheld by the Press And Journal, suffered bruises to her face around the socket of her left eye, and the eye was swollen, according to a probable cause affidavit filed by Middletown police with
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From The Wednesday, January 6, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Outcome-Based Education Forum An informational forum on Pennsylvania’s proposed Outcome-Based Education (OBE) plan is expected to attract up to 3,000 concerned citizens at Elizabethtown College’s Thompson Gymnasium next week, according to a local legislator. Co-sponsored by the College and Lancaster County representative Thomas E. Armstrong, the forum will be held Tues., Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Rep. Armstrong said Monday that he initiated the meeting to allow residents of the 98th District to better understand the State’s proposal. Since that time, however, he has been informed that numerous citizens’ groups from Lancaster, Dauphin, York and Perry Counties also plan to attend. Thompson Gymnasium was chosen as the forum’s site, he noted, because it is the largest venue in his District and offers a “neutral” location. “ The State Department of Education and State Board of Education have drafted a set of proposed regulations that would change the way our children are taught in public schools,” Armstrong said. “Some of the provisions of these new regulations have caused considerable controversy.” Lower Swatara Twp. OKs Budget; To Seek Grant For Walking Trail Lower Swatara Township’s Board of Commissioners celebrated the new
year early by unanimously passing a $1.8 million budget for 1993 at its final meeting of 1992. He new spending plan holds the line on taxes with the real estate tax remaining at the current 2.6 mills. The Township’s spending plan for 1993, which local officials have described as “fair, but frugal” will see spending increase by $25,786. The largest expenditure in the budget is under the category of public safety. Included are contracted costs with the police in the department’s contract, which runs through 1993. Also, a new police cruiser and uniform replacements including five bulletproof vests are included. Board member Lauren LeVan-Williams, liaison to the police department, reported that she met with Police Chief Richard Malwitz on December 9 to discuss tentative projects for 1993.
donation to the Middletown Area Historical Society. Wachob, the former superintendent at the old Crawford Generating Station in Middletown, spent many years studying Middletown and the Pennsylvania Canal. Over many years he compiled data from written transcripts and was able to personally interview members of the community who were proved to be walking, talking history books. Along with the transcripts, two professionally framed pieces visually acquaint someone with the canal and
what it looks like today. Wachob’s historical review of Middletown and the Pennsylvania Canal, otherwise referred to as the Main Line Canal, or the Main Line of the Slate Works project, circa 1690 to 1905, would be a welcome addition to any study of Pennsylvania history. The project contains volumes of facts, such as the main items carried on the canal, namely logs and lumber, anthracite coal, grain, boards, shingles, whiskey, plaster, furs and slate to name a few.
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23 YEARS AGO - Talking Books – The Middletown Lions Club donated new talking books to the Middletown Public Library recently. The books are on cassette tapes and are especially helpful for the elderly, blind and the on-the-road busy businessperson. Lions president Paul Gardner said the club made a cash donation to the library specifically for the series of talking books. Assistant librarian Alletta Puskar, is pictured with a few of the talking books that will join the ever-growing collection.
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Historic Kreutz Creek Church
These congregation in Hellam Township came into being in the middle 1740s, if not earlier. A writer in the German Reformed Messenger for September 18, 1855 gave a version of how Kreutz creek and the valley in which he grew to man hood got their name. About six miles east of York, he explained, the stream flowing eastward through the valley is intersected by one flowing from the north and another Flowing from the south, with the three streams forming a cross. A warrant dated November 27, 1738 authorized the survey of two hundred acres “on the Lower Cross Creek.” (Lancaster Warrant T- 50, BLR) Most of the first Germans who crossed the Susquehanna River in the early 1730s took up land in the Kreutz Creek valley. As their numbers increased, the frontier was extended westward into the Codorus Valley, in which Yorktown was laid out in 1741. No evidence has yet come to light which indicates clearly where in Kreutz Creek and Codorus the first religious service were held, but it is quite possible that, for some years in the 1730s and early 1740s, there was one Lutheran and one Reformed congregation for the people in these two settlements. If this was the case, it is equally possible that the division into two Lutheran and two Reformed congregations, located in Codorus and Kreutz Creek, did not occur until about the time Yorktown was founded late in 1741. The names of two of the earliest Lutheran trustees at Kreutz Creek - Henry Smith and George Amend - appear as parents and sponsors in the Yorktown register. When Jacob Lischy visited Kreutz Creek as a Moravian itinerant in 1745, he preached in a schoolhouse, but by the time a Moravian synod convened there in October 1746, a church had been built. It was replaced by a stone church in 1797. On October 27, 1746 Martin Schultz, Jacob Welshoffer, Henry Smith and George Amend secured a warrant for fifty acres in Hellam Township, “in Trust for the use of the reformed Lutheran Dutch Congregation in the said Township.” Although the entry in the land office daybook stated that the warrant was “for the use of the Lutheran Congregation, “it is evident that the intent of the warrantees was to secure it for both congregations. (Lancaster Warrant S-495 and Day Book No.5, 1745-1749, p.92, BLR) Since it was determined later that the church land was within Springettsbury Manor, a deed has to be secured from the Penn Heirs. This was not done until June 2, 1825, when John and William Penn sold a tract of 44 acres 133 perches for the only proper use and behave of the Congregation of Kreutz Creek Church forever. (York County Deed 3-H, p. 465; see the act of March 28, 1799) While he was still pastor in Lancaster, William Otterbein began a Reformed register on February 23, 1757. It contains no baptismal entries for the years 1770-1790. Lucas Raus began a Lutheran register in 1764. He entered seven baptisms performed during the preceding eight years. The name of the Reformed congregation first appears in the minutes of the coetus in 1752, but that of the Lutherans does not appear in the minutes of ministerium or synod until 1793. Some Lutheran members of this church built in the nearby town of Hellam in 1894; some Reformed did likewise in 1901. The last service either congregation held in the old church occurred in 1909. On September 28, 1912 the premises were sold at public sale to a group calling itself the Kreutz Creek Union Church. (York County Deed 18_P, p 155). Several years later this group affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. Lutheran pastors included Samuel Schwerdtfger (1775-1758), Lucas Raus (1758-1788, probably), and Jacob Goering (1789-1807). Reformed pastors included Jacob Lischy (1745-1757), Conrad Wirtz (1762-1763), William Otterbein (1765-1771), Daniel Wagner (1771-1786), George Troldenier (1786-1789), Philip Stock (1790-1792), and Daniel Wagner (1793-1802). This listing of Reformed pastors is based upon the assumption that after the departure of Jacob Lischy the congregation continued to be filial of Yorktown, at least until after 1793. The Lutheran congregation is now St. James, 180 West Market Street, Hellam. The Reformed congregation is Trinity United Church of Christ, 200 East Market Street, Hellam. Source: Lutheran register, translation, LTS, Gettysburg; RCR 40, ERHS, Lancaster, and Walter E. Garrett, History of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed Church (Philadelphia, 1924), pp. 14-45 Source: Our Name’s The Gamed Monthly Newsletter Vol. 41, No. 3, November/December 2015
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South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - Sunday, February 7, 2016 – monthly meeting will be held at the Meeting Hall at York County Heritage Trust Library and Archives, 250 East Market Street, 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. Rodney Barnett, organist and music director at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in York will discuss his research into his own African American genealogy including his paternal families in Botetourt County, Virginia and his maternal families in Alabama, including the difficulties and tactics of tracing families into slavery and the use of DNA testing.
Genealogy Conference Set for 24 September 2016
South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society and York County Heritage Trust are jointly sponsoring a genealogy conference on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the York County Heritage Trust, 250 East Market Street, York, “Mustering Up Your Family History.” The keystone speaker will be Ron Hershner, author of “Letters From Home: The Civil War Correspondence of a York County Family.” The conference will feature two tracts of programs. Genealogical Research - Beginning Genealogical Research, Online Genealogical Research, Resources of the York County Heritage Trust Library, and using DNA in Genealogical Research. Military Records - Revolutionary War Research, Civil War Research, Researching World War I and World War II veterans, and Genealogical Process for Using Army Collections.
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Dr. Jacquelyn Douglass Dr. Jacquelyn F. Douglass, 80, of Harrisburg, died Friday, January 1, 2016 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. Born October 6, 1935 in Tower City, Pa. she was the daughter of the late John H. and Florence (Cooper) Fetterhoff. She was the wife of 56 years to the late Henry G. Douglass of Middletown. Dr. Douglass graduated from Lebanon High School, Lebanon, in the class of 1953. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Sociology from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, and a Doctorate Degree in Adult Education from Temple University, Philadelphia. Jacquie was a Professional School Counselor for the Lower Dauphin School District for 30 years and spent most of her career at Lower Dauphin High School. She truly loved her work and touched the lives of many young people. Jacquie was also an ordained Reverend in the Order of Melchizedek, The Sanctuary of the Beloved. Jacquie enjoyed life to its fullest and lived exactly the way she wanted to, traveling which influenced her designs as reflected through her many home additions, shopping, gardening, drinking wine and gambling, particularly in Las Vegas. She loved being with friends and family at the beach, swimming, playing games and decorating. She deeply believed in form over function. Jacquie is survived by two sons John M. Douglass, formerly of Las Vegas, now of Harrisburg, and Kirk D. Douglass, Marysville, Pa.; one daughter Dr. Marcy J. Douglass of Carlisle, Pa. and her husband Philip McCarthy; two grandchildren Ariel Douglass-Devine of Marysville and Hunter Douglass of Harrisburg. Jac-
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quie has three grandchildren through marriage, Deena Quinn of Hayes, Va., Bobby McCarthy and Aaron McCarthy of Sarasota, Fla.; as well as six great-grandchildren Shelby, Alexis, Kayla, Cody, Sierra and Hannah. A Celebration of Life will be held at Noon on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Red Lion Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn), 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111. In lieu of flowers, it was Jacquie’s wish that memorial contributions be made to Lebanon Valley College Scholarship Fund, 101 N. College Ave., Annville, PA 17003. The Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home, Harisburg has been entrusted with the arrangements. To view the full obituary and share online condolences please visit www.HetrickBitnerFuneralHome.com or on Facebook. Let’s toast each other with a glass of cheer to good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch. Lift up your hearts and peace be with you.
Ricky Lauver Ricky Lee Lauver, 57, of Dillsburg, died on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at home. He was born on June 24, 1958 in Harrisburg. He is survived by one daughter, with whom he lived, Casey Lynn (husband Jack) Rotharmel of Dillsburg; one son Michael Lee Lauver of Hellam, Pa.; two brothers Bobby Lauver of Hellam, Brian Lauver of North Carolina; a sister Bett Setlak of Harrisburg; three grandchildren Alexus Lauver, Mya Lauver, and Jay Rotharmel; and several nieces and nephews.
Annie Williams
Annie Williams, 100, daughter of the late Frank and Colie Jackson, transitioned into eternal life on December 25, 2015. A member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, she worked for the AARP Foundation, Chips ‘N Twigs, Inc. Rough Wear Clothing Division, PA Department of Aging, Community Action Center, Adult Day Care and the Thrift Store. She retired from Amalgamated Cotton Garment and Allied Industries. In addition, she was enrolled in a national art institute where she was awarded for her work. She also attended Palmer’s School of Writing and had short stories published in the Reader’s Digest. Her pastimes included arts and crafts, cooking, gardening, reading, sewing, witnessing to others and spending quality time with family. Annie was predeceased by her parents Frank and Colie Jackson; husband Jesse; children Frank Lee and Irving; sisters Mary, Martha, Bessie, Pearl, Daphne, Roslyn, and Girlene; brothers George, Frank and Henry; and grandson Terence. She is survived by a sister-inlaw Virginia; her children Mary, Jesse (Gwynne), Jacquelyn, Clarence (Frances), and Roslyn (Richard); daughter-in-law Ilona; grandchildren Joseph, Jr. (Shaniqua), Gary (Judy), Todd, Elita (Alfred), Rocky, Dionn, Jaron, Ilecia, Angelina (Anthony, Sr.), George, Troy, Ariell, Monique, Yulanda (Joseph), Jodenna, and Kelly; great-grandchildren Traci, Jaime, Serena, Ashley, Garrett, Aleq, Paul, Tre’, Brittani, Alfred, Kanin, Khalil, Sade’, Briana, Kingston, Corri, Corean, Qadir, Shaniqua, Sherita, Dollane, An-
Betty Conway
Betty L. Conway, 82, was born October 30, 1933, the daughter of Chester and Esther Pressley and the loving wife of Donald L. Conway. She is the mother to six sons: Donald, Garry, Ronald, Richard, Kirby and Denne; has nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. We are all better for having her in our life. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 11 a.m. at New Beginnings Church in Middletown, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home in Winter Garden, Florida is assisting the family.
Remembering those who passed For many friends and family members, 2015 was the end of a chapter of life. The Press And Journal takes this opportunity to pay a final tribute to those who died in 2015. The individuals listed are those who were included in our obituary pages last year. January 7 Edition Ruth Librandi; Ruth Murray; Bonnie Shellenhamer; Joseph Sniscak; Ruth Stoner January 21 Edition Asher Halbleib; Frank Kramer; Kristy Kramer; Taylor Kramer; Bernadine Kropp; Russell Lippy; Ottis Reid January 28 Edition Jeremy Brodie; William Casper; Charles Hughes; Barbara Mason; Norman Means; Bryan Miller; Norman Riggleman; Christina Smith February 4 Edition Celia Lindsay; James McMeniman III February 11 Edition Carolyn Espenshade; Frank Melusky; Col. Thomas Murto Jr. USMC (Ret) February 18 Edition Patricia Gutshall; Dorothy Krupilis; Terry Musgrave; Gertrude Myers; Willis Shrauder February 25 Edition Marion Munz; Dolores Stichter; Jack Whye Sr. March 4 Edition Allen Adams; Jean Brodie; Thomas Casey; Mollie Fisher March 11 Edition William Baumbach; Ronald Hauer; Fay Warfel; Elsie Weaver March 18 Edition Betty Bitner; Jeffrey Games; Elizabeth Heddy; Carmella Kello; Patricia Rhine March 25 Edition Austin Basore; John Gaughan; Catherine Mrakovich; Margaret Stapleton; John Umbrell April 8 Edition Jeffrey Cleckner; Bryan Geyer; Nancy Keiter; Miriam Worthy April 15 Edition Eric Schaeffer Sr. April 22 Doris Kovalic; Sara Miller; Francis Paul; Dorothy Schreiner
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thony, Jr., Barbara, Baron, Brelando, Zachary, Jalil, Leon, and Zephaniah; great-great-grandchildren Bryanna, Christian, Donte’, Noah, Darian, Briella, Kai, Elijah, Jaylen, Isabela, Alliyah, Kiara, Maria, Elisa, Adrianna, and DeAngelo; and a host of other loving relatives, friends, neighbors and extended children. She was a phenomenal woman who touched many lives, who was a Mother and Grandmother to all, and who demonstrated that “LOVE CONQUERS ALL!” Her life was celebrated at 12 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2016, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3235 Foxianna Road, Middletown, with a viewing from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Interment was at East Middletown Cemetery. The Repast was at Liberty Fire Hall, 10 Adelia Street, Middletown. Floral expressions entrusted to Michele Hughes, Creations With You In Mind, creationswithyouinmind.com. Professional services entrusted to Wallace Funeral Directors, Inc.; wallacefd.com.
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Betty Hardesty
Betty A. Linse Hardesty, of Middletown, has joined our Heavenly Father on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 6 a.m. She has gone to sing in His Choir. Betty leaves her three children Richard A. Hardesty II, of Middletown, April K. Nye and her husband Marty of East Prospect, York County, and Deborah E. Deissroth of Sewell, N.J.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister Roberta (Bobbie) Anderson, of Moline, Ill.; and a brother Erich (Sonny) Linse, of Dunnigan, Calif. Betty graduated from Davenport Central High School, Davenport, Iowa, and attended Iowa State Teacher’s College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she earned her Certificate of Elementary Education, which she taught until her marriage in April 1958. Betty retired from the field of Retail Banking in 1996 where she held many positions in two local banks for 30 years. Her hobbies were working in her yard, playing pinochle with family, scrabble, crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She loved flowers of all kinds, especially fragrant red roses. She was a voracious reader of spy and crime novels along with biographies and history books. Intuitive cooking was especially enjoyable when not reading. Betty has chosen to donate her remains to Penn State College of Medicine through the Human Gifts Registry Program; hence, no viewing, funeral, or memorial services will be held. Betty will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Spiritual guidance from her Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and her Bible teacher, Joyce Meyer Ministries, non-denominational evangelist, were very important to Betty’s life in
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Marcus Thompson
Marcus A. Thompson, 40, of Highspire, entered into eternal rest suddenly on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his home. He was born April 29, 1975 in Sayre, Pa. and was the son of Florence (Clift) Smith and Donald Thompson. Marcus was of the Baptist faith and was a member of The Rosedale Church of the Nazarene in Middletown. He was a merchant marine and his hobbies included, fishing, boating and hunting. Marcus is preceded in death by his grandparents. In addition to Marcus’s parents, he is survived by a son Josh Thompson of Millerstown; two daughters Kaitlyn Thompson of Millerstown, and Madison Thompson of Mount Joy; two brothers Carl Thompson and his wife Jody of Bressler, and Jeffery Thompson of Savannah; a sister Kimberly Zavaleta and her husband Josue of Colonial Park; his stepmother Deborah; and several nieces and nephews. A tribute to Marcus’s life will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Rosedale Church of the Nazarene, 1901 Rosedale Ave., Middletown, PA 17057, with the Rev. Anthony Zibolski officiating. There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday. Inurnment will take place at Blue Ridge Memorial Park, Harrisburg. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home Services, Inc., Middletown to handle the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Nancy Hayward, a lifelong resident of Middletown, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in Lancaster. Nancy was the wife of the late Robert Hayward, who passed away in June of 2010. Nancy was born on January 15, 1933 at her family homestead, to Sara (Espenshade) and Harold Whye. She was a member, volunteer and active participant of Geyers United Methodist Church. Nancy was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star - Astro Chapter 380, and an officer of the Elizabethtown Professional Business Women’s Association. After retirement she volunteered with the American Red Cross. Nancy graduated from Middletown High School and immediately began her career in banking. She worked at several banks in the Middletown/ Elizabethtown area, eventually working her way to branch manager. She retired in 1995. In addition to her husband and parents, Nancy was preceded in death by three brothers. In her retirement, Nancy found joy in spending time with her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her two children Robert (Anne) Hayward, and Leslie (Glen) Bootay; grandchildren Leah, Evan, Tess Hayward, and Bailey and Gage Bootay. Memorial services were held on December 28 at Geyers Church. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Grane Hospice, 3501 Concord Rd., Suite 110, York, PA 17402. Arrangements were made by the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania.
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Eric S. Glass, 44, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest suddenly on December 29, 2015 at his home A tribute to his life will be held o n Tu e s day, January 5, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, PA 17057. There will be a visitation from 5 p.m. until the hour of the service on Tuesday. A memorial trust in Eric’s name will be established for his son. If you would like to make contributions to this trust at this time, please bring them in a marked envelope to the service on Tuesday. An addendum to this obituary will be made once the account has been established. Online condolences can be sent at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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The Borough of Highspire intends to vote on the enactment of an Ordinance repealing the current Police Pension Plan and adopting a new Police Pension Plan at the January 19, 2016 meeting of Highspire Borough Council. A complete copy of the aforesaid Ordinance is available for inspection by any citizen at the Borough office during normal business hours. A summary of the Ordinance is as follows: This Ordinance specifically replaces all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances establishing provisions for the Police Pension Plan. This new Ordinance replaces the retirement plan for the police employees of the Borough of Highspire through the adoption of an amended and restated Highspire Borough Police Pension Plan. Applicable federal guidelines require the Pension Plan document be restated to include all federal regulations and to incorporate any and all prior amendments to the Police Pension Plan. This Ordinance and the newly adopted provisions for the Police Pension Plan do not change any of the current Pension Plan benefits for applicable Police Department employees. The Borough of Highspire previously established a defined benefit retirement plan for applicable Police Department employees on January 1, 1978. The restated Police Pension Plan continues to be for the exclusive benefit of the applicable employees of the Borough of Highspire's Police Department. All such covered persons under the Plan on December 31, 2012, shall continue to be covered under the restated Police Pension Plan with no loss of benefits. The amendments are, partially for the purpose of continuing to qualify the Plan as a government defined benefit plan under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any amendments thereto. The Plan is also intended to meet the requirements of Act 600 in Pennsylvania and any other laws governing police pension plans in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for Boroughs. The amendments include statutory, regulatory and guidance changes reflected in the 2012 Cumulative List of Changes and Plan Qualification Requirements contained in the Internal Revenue Service Notice 2012-76 and the Qualification Requirements and Guidance published before the issuance of such list. The provisions of this Plan apply as of the effective date of the restatement unless otherwise specified in the Ordinance. David W. DeLuce, Esquire Borough Solicitor Borough of Highspire 640 Eshelman Street Highspire, PA 17034
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involving damage to an attended vehicle, failure to obey stop/yield signs, failure to give information and render aid and failure to have insurance, police said. Elby was the driver of a 2007 Chrysler Towne & Country minivan that struck a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta in the rear end and left the scene of the crash, police said. She was located and interviewed by police at a McDonald’s on Paxton Sreet. in Harrisburg, police said. The Jetta spun around and struck a street sign after impact, police said. There was no report of injuries suffered by any occupants of the vehicles. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 6 before District Judge Michael Smith.
Charged after crash Labria O. Elby, 20, of the 2000 block of Ruby Road, Harrisburg, was charged following an investigation of a two-vehicle crash on Oberlin Road at Nissley Drive at 7:50 p.m. on Dec. 27, police report. Elby was charged with careless driving, being involved in an accident
Harassment citation John T. Weimer, 42, of the first block of E. Derry Road, Hershey, was issued a citation for harassment following an incident at 7:07 p.m. on Dec. 7 in the 100 block of Fulling Mill Road, police report. The charge stemmed from the investigation of a domestic disturbance during
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Current assets: Sewer System: Checking Savings Certificate of Deposit
$17,030 14,538 47,558
Accounts receivable Due from USDA Escrow receivable Due from Middletown Borough Due from Water system Total current assets
79,126 36,073 0 0 0 63,371 178,570
Property and equipment: Sewer system: Less accumulated depreciation and amortization Construction in progress Total capital assets
$3,975,916 923,479 0 3,052,437
Long-term portion due from Water system Bond issue costs
30,992 0
Restricted assets: Water system: Operations PennVest Savings, operations Certificates of deposit Total restricted assets Total assets
73,753 7,591 3,247 0 84,591 $3,346,590
Current liabilities: Current maturity of long term debt Accounts payable Vendors Middletown Borough / United Water Accrued: Wages Payroll taxes/insurance Retirement plan Accrued interest expense Total current liabilities
21,791 21,982 3,709 9,965 $ 182,071
Long term debt, less current maturity
2,136,650
97,643 4,631 22,350
Due to Royalton Borough Total liabilities
84,591 $ 2,403,312
Net Assets: Invested-Capital assets Unrestricted Total net assets
912,507 30,771 943,278
Total liabilities and net assets
$ 3,346,590 Thomas Orris, Secretary Royalton Borough Authority
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which time Weimer allegedly struck another person in her face, police said. Police said the victim suffered minor injuries to her face. DUI charge Anthony F. Coleman, 40, of the 3000 block of Wakefield Road, Harrisburg, was arrested and charged with DUI, driving with a blood-alcohol level .02 or greater while their license is suspended and failure to signal, police report. Coleman was driving a 2005 Toyota Camry that was stopped at South Eisenhower Boulevard and Richardson Road at 12:25 a.m. on Dec. 14 at 12:25 a.m. for failing to signal while making a left turn, police said. Coleman was taken to Harrisburg Hospital, where he refused to have blood drawn and tested for the possible presence of intoxicants, police said. He was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where a background check showed his license had been suspended due to a DUI-related case, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for Feb. 3 before District Judge Michael Smith. Erick M. Simonetti, 24, of the 1000 block of Oregon Blvd., Lancaster, was charged with DUI, DUIhigh rate of alcohol and failure to signal, police report. The charges stem from an investigation that began with a traffic stop at 12:35 a.m. on Dec. 13 on Route 283 eastbound at Nissley Drive, police said. Simonetti was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to be tested for the possible presence of intoxicants, police said. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Feb. 4 before District Judge Michael Smith. PUBLIC NOTICES
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when he was struck by a truck while walking on West Main Street at Lawrence Street at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, police report. The victim, a 25-year-old Middletown resident, told police that a white, latemodel truck struck him on his left leg, did not stop and continued traveling on West Main Street towards Highspire. The victim told police three white males, believed to be in their early 20s, were in the truck at the time. He also told police the truck was equipped with aftermarket wheels. Police said the victim’s leg did not suffer any lacerations or contusions but the victim was favoring it. The victim declined emergency medical services and told police he would be alright.
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He used up the entire extinguisher – the first of four extinguishers that police exhausted while trying to put out the blaze. Ribec tried kicking in the front windshield, but it wouldn’t break. Running around to the rear, Ribec saw that the back windshield was broken from the crash. Getting on his knees, Ribec peered into the car and could see the little girl suspended upside down, and a fleeting image flashed across Ribec’s mind: His mother being stuck in a seat belt in her minivan in a past accident. The minivan skidded on an icy road, and tumbled into a lake, landing upside down. Ribec couldn’t free his mother – he didn’t have a knife. Still, his mother was successfully rescued. This time, Ribec’s knife was in a bag that he didn’t have on him. But Yoder had his knife, and threw it to Ribec so he could start cutting the little girl out of the seat. Fisher, still trapped in the driver’s seat, tried to help but Ribec waved him off, fearful that he would accidentally cut Fisher with the knife. Ribec got the girl free and, using
one arm, handed the infant to to safety. someone close by. He can’t Firefighters form the Lower remember if it was Yoder, Swatara Fire Company aror if it was Ribec’s brother rived and put out the fire. Christian, a Navy veteran Fisher, the little girl, and an who was attached to the Navy unidentified boy who was SEALS during two combat also in the car but crawled tours in Afghanistan. “I kept outside to safety by the time telling him to stay back” but police arrived, were all taken he wouldn’t, Ribec said of by ambulance to a local hosFranklin M. pital to be treated for minor his brother. Fisher III Yoder called out for another injuries. Ribec and the other fire extinguisher, having used officers at the scene were the first one up. Ribec ran back to not injured. his cruiser for another extinguisher, It was probably just a few minutes as Fisher’s car was still burning. By from the time Ribec and Yoder arrived now, Ribec’s shift sergeant, Sgt. Da- at the burning car to the time when vid Frantz, had arrived and was also Fisher and his young daughter were trying to put out the fire with another rescued. Ribec said he has no idea. extinguisher. “We were all hopped up on adrenThen Ribec heard a pop. The kind alin,” he said. “When things like that of sound you hear before something happen, everything slows down. It explodes. Fisher was still trapped feels like forever.” inside the car, his pants caught on The Lower Swatara Police Departsomething. “I thought, ‘this guy is a ment will present Ribec with a heroism goner,’ ” Ribec said of Fisher. award during an upcoming ceremony. As Ribec worked to free Fisher, the It’s one of the highest awards that an ofcar started rocking back and forth ficer with the department can get, said as if about to fall in one direction or Lower Swatara Det. Robert Appleby. another. Frantz stepped up and held “This was just an amazing act,” the car steady, as Ribec – with an Appleby said of Ribec. “He immeassist from Christian – pulled Fisher diately just jumped into action and
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of his hand. I think he is going to be able to bring everybody up to speed, and that is not only the current council members who are now sitting with him, that’s also the public. “I think being able to relate to the public is the key issue,’’ Curry said. “If that is the over-arching goal, I think he is the perfect man to lead.” McGlone and Knull told the Press And Journal after the meeting that their votes against Kapenstein as president were tied to his advocacy for council’s 2014 decision to lease the town’s water and sewer systems to Suez (formerly United Water). “I have no qualms with him as council president and running meetings” but the water and sewer lease has been
“detrimental and put financial hardships on families in the borough,” McGlone said. “I could not vote for anybody who was an advocate of something that I vehemently opposed.” Knull, in an e-mail to the Press And Journal, cited the continuing uncertainty over the annual payments that the borough is to receive from Suez under the lease. “Ben was involved with that agreement, so therefore I did not feel that it was in our best interest to have him as president in case things did not work out for the borough,” Knull said. “I will still work with Ben and I have respect for him. I just could not put my vote out there for him.” Suglia declined comment on the reason for his vote.
more than likely saved a few lives, including a baby.” Ribec always wanted to be a police officer while growing up in the Harrisburg area. He and Christian loved playing cops and robbers, and watching police shows on TV. Their parents, William and Kathleen – William is now deceased – sent the twin brothers to Camp Cadet, a teambuilding summer camp for 7th- and 8th-graders put on by Pennsylvania State Police. Patrick Ribec wanted to go to a vocational-technical school to study criminal justice. But his mother urged him to graduate from Central Dauphin High School, where the 6-foot-4 Ribec played volleyball and football, and go on to Nazareth College near Rochester, N.Y. Ribec was working toward a degree in history when he began to fret over his job prospects as graduation neared in 2011. The Pennsylvania State Police was his first choice, but the PSP canceled its exam for prospective troopers due to budget issues. Ribec decided to go to the police academy to qualify as a municipal police officer. While at the academy, Ribec won an award as the top marksman in his class.
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The new Middletown Borough Council moved quickly – its first meeting, in fact – to shake up the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority. Council voted 5-0, with two abstentions, on Monday, Jan. 4 to back a motion by new Councilor Robert Reid to remove authority members Chris McNamara, the former council president, and Tim Clouser, James Nardo, and Tom Mehaffie, who also is president of the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners. Council then voted 5-0 to endorse Reid’s call to replace the ousted authority members with new councilors Diana McGlone, Damon Suglia and Dawn Knull and Mayor James H. Curry III.
McGlone, Suglia and Knull are all members of the new council who were sworn in earlier during the Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. The move leaves Matt Tunnell, who chairs the authority, as the only member left from those who were appointed to the body by the previous council led by McNamara. The authority was created by the McNamara-led council to plan and oversee economic development projects in the borough. Currently, the authority is managing the ongoing downtown streetscape improvement project. The authority until recently also owned the historic Elks Building and was managing its redevelopment. On Thursday, Dec. 30, the authority transferred most of the building – all but the Elks Theatre – to Tattered Flag Brewery & Distill Works for develop-
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ity subdivided the property to legally separate the theater from the remainder of the building. The authority retains ownership of the theater. The Dec. 30 closings cement the deal with Tattered Flag that the authority and Middletown Borough Council approved during a joint meeting on Aug. 3. Tattered Flag is a partnership of four men who graduated from Susquenita High School in 2000. “We’re excited to move forward. This is just another step,” said Matt Fritz, one of the Tattered Flag partners. For just about every day since August, Tattered Flag’s partners have been working inside the Elks to demolish and clean out the property. The idea has been for the partners to do as much work – sweat equity, they called it – as
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District Judge David Judy’s office. Thomas and the woman were driving back from a hike on Christmas Day when they started to argue, according to the affidavit. They pulled into a coffee shop, and the woman, who had brought her dog on the hike, refused to get back in the car, police said in the affidavit. Thomas forced the victim into the car under threat of violence, but the victim tricked him into letting her drive, the affidavit said. Thomas punched the victim in the eye, forcing her to pull over, then struck her at least once more, pulled her into the passenger seat and
they can to save money on construction costs. Shortly after start of the new year, A.P. Williams, a general contractor hired by Tattered Flag, arrived to begin the renovations and complete the transformation of the Elks into a brewery/distillery/brew pub. Before long, people will start seeing some noticeable changes to the building, both inside and out, Fritz said. Tattered Flag is shooting to open by the end of April, Fritz said. The company hopes to start brewing beer in the Elks sometime before the opening, he added. The licensing and other approvals needed from the state and federal governments are still in the process of being obtained, Fritz said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
took the wheel, the affidavit said. Thomas stopped the car and demanded the victim withdraw several hundred dollars from an ATM, and the victim gave him her bank card, the affidavit said. They stopped in Tennessee to buy clothes at a store, then drove to Louisiana, where Thomas has relatives, the affidavit said. Thomas attempted to book a motel room for five nights near a relative’s home with the victim’s bank card, but the transaction was denied, the affidavit said. The victim fled when Thomas left her alone, and she called authorities, the affidavit said. The dog has not been found, authorities said.
Town Topics News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.
Lower Swatara baseball, softball registration
The Lower Swatara Twp. Athletic Association will hold registration for youth baseball, girls’ softball and teener baseball at the Lower Swatara Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Dr., Middletown from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 16; 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19; and 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23. For questions, including cost and fundraiser options as well as online registration, visit www.lstaa.org or call Jason Wagner at 717-574-0536. •••••
“I will be working hand in hand with Ben to move us forward,’’he said. “The vote was the vote, it’s over now. I do look forward to working with Ben as president of council, and let’s move forward with it.” In his first official action, Kapenstein sought to have his salary as a councilor reduced to that of all the other councilors. The council president receives an additional $50 a month. “I see myself as an equal to everybody and I don’t see why I should make more money,” Kapenstein said. Council initially voted unanimously to have the solicitor draw up an ordinance amendment to reduce the president’s salary. Then Reid suggested a different course of action. By passing an ordinance amendment, “I think you are setting a precedent for
the next president,” Reid said, adding, “Why don’t you just take your extra money and give it to the [Middletown Public] Library?’’ a suggestion that drew applause from the packed audience in council chambers. Kapenstein agreed, and the motion to amend the ordinance was rescinded. In other matters, council voted unanimously to advertise for applicants to fill the positions of borough manager and assistant borough manager. Borough Manager Tim Konek resigned on Dec. 23, although he is still on the payroll until Jan. 23. The day-to-day duties of running the borough are now being handled by Chris Courogen, whom the former council appointed as acting borough manager on Dec. 23. Kapenstein said the assistant bor-
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In November, less than two and one-half years on the job, Ribec was named one of the Pennsylvania DUI Association’s “Top Gun Award” winners for making 75 DUI arrests in 2014, single-handedly accounting for over half of the Lower Swatara department’s 137 DUI arrests. “We may never know how many lives were saved or accidents prevented” thanks to all of Ribec’s DUI arrests, Appleby said. “Lower Swatara is lucky to have him. He makes us proud.” Ribec lives in Lower Swatara with his wife Laura. The couple married in October. By Monday morning, Jan. 4, Ribec’s exploits had made local news. He woke up to 18 congratulatory text messages and at least 50 “things” on Facebook, he said. Ribec said he is is “speechless” over the thought of having saved two lives, but says he was just doing his job. “Any police officer I know would have done the same thing. I was put into that situation on this given day,” he said. The accident remains under investigation. Royalton police also responded to the scene.
ment of a craft brewery, distillery and brew pub that is expected to open in the Elks in April. During the 2015 council election campaign, several of the new councilors criticized the make-up of the authority, saying it comprised too many members who did not live in Middletown. “I want to see Middletown people spending Middletown people’s money,” Reid told the Press And Journal after the reorganization meeting. Clouser is a real estate agent who is active in the borough. Nardo is developer of the Westporte Centre shopping center on the west end of town. McNamara resides in the borough, but led the former council that new members sought to replace. Middletown voters also rejected McNamara in the 2015 primary. Reid did not say why the new council chose to keep Tunnell, who is a developer of property in the borough but who lives in Derry Twp. Tunnell did
not respond to a request for comment. Reid said that some of the new councilors who were appointed to the authority will only be there “temporarily.” “We’re going to be looking to replace them with other people,” he said. “Some of these people are going to be replaced by regular citizens” from Middletown. The two councilors who abstained from the votes on the authority were new Council President Ben Kapenstein, and Councilor Anne Einhorn. Kapenstein said he has a conflict because the firm he works for, Public Financial Management, is involved in authority matters. Einhorn abstained because she is involved with Friends of the Elks Theatre, a group that now has a proposal before the authority to lease and operate the Elks Theatre. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Lower Swatara: Police service talks “very, very’’ preliminary, By Eric Wise
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Lower Swatara Twp. may be plunging ahead as it explores the regionalization of its police force, but Tom Mehaffie, president of the township’s commissioners, pledged to consider public opinion as the board continues to gather information about its options. “We are going to look at all aspects of this, as far as what is good for this township – whether we stay with our police or we move with regionalization,” Mehaffie said on Monday, Jan. 4. Former Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco met with Swatara Twp. officials on behalf of Lower Swatara to discuss the possibility of contracting police services to the township. “This whole outside thing about going with Swatara Twp. that it’s almost done is not true,” Mehaffie said. “We got very, very preliminary numbers to see if we wanted to proceed forward.” He said that the township may invite representatives from Cumberland County’s West Shore Regional Police Department or one of York County’s regional forces to discuss regionalization. He said that representatives of Swatara Twp. may be invited to discuss the experience of providing contracted police services to Paxtang Borough. Lower Swatara commissioners did not report on its talks with Swatara Twp. in 2015, as they first started to explore the regionalization possibilities. The commissioners appointed DiFrancesco as the liaison to police regionalization on Dec. 16, and both Mehaffie and DiFrancesco proclaimed
the need for public involvement in the process that they said had not begun. By the time of the Dec. 16 meeting, Lower Swatara had also sent Police Chief Richard Brandt to an informational meeting about regionalization with officials from Middletown and other neighboring boroughs. “We will not make any decisions without public input,” Mehaffie said on Monday, Jan. 4. “We’d like to hear from the public during our normal meetings.” The Dauphin County commissioners contracted Police Executive Research Forum to develop a regionalization study released in 2015, and DiFrancesco represented the township on a committee formed in conjunction with this study. The study revealed projections of cost savings for many local police departments, including Lower Swatara Twp., Middletown, Highspire and Steelton, under a proposed regionalization. Costs would increase for Royalton, which does not provide 24-hour police coverage. The larger the geographic scope of the regional force, the higher the eventual savings, according to the study.
CORRECTION Lower Swatara Twp. employs one full-time administrative assistant for its police department, and its 2016 budget makes no change to the position. The Press And Journal erroneously reported in its Dec. 30 issue that the position is funded as a part-time position in 2016. We regret the error.
ough manager position will be a new position consisting of the duties of a finance director, borough secretary and assistant to the borough manager. Council may choose to change the name of the position, but that is not known yet. At McGlone’s urging, council agreed to limit to 30 days from the date of advertising the period to accept applications for the manager and assistant manager positions. Council plans to fill both positions within three months. The salary for each will be set based upon experience, Kapenstein said. Council also voted to invite proposals from firms to serve as borough solicitor and as independent auditors. The current solicitor, McNees Wallace & Nurick of Harrisburg, is welcome to submit a proposal to be considered, Kapenstein said. The borough’s current auditing firm is Zelenkofske Axelrod of Harrisburg. The borough has yet to receive a completed audit from the firm for 2014, and Courogen could not say during the meeting how long the borough’s current contract with the firm lasts. Council also appointed Earl Bright III to the Vacancy Board, replacing Russell Bechtel who had been appointed by the previous council. The council also plans to advertise its 2016 meetings as being held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, with the voting meeting on the first Tuesday and committee of the whole meetings on the third Tuesday. Both meetings will be advertised as business meetings.
Blue and Gold Club Dinner Dance
The Blue and Gold Club is holding a Fundraiser Dinner Dance from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 at American Legion Post 594, 137 E. High St., Middletown. For ticket purchases and information, call Larry Etter at 717-9443123 or the Middletown Area School District athletic director’s office at 717-948-333. Advance ticket sales only. The fundraiser supports student programs in the district. •••••
Community blood drive
A Community Blood Drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7 at Middletown VFW Post 1620, 200 Pike St., Middletown. For more information, contact 1-800-771-0059 or www. cpbb,org. •••••
Bingo Mania
Bingo Mania will be held on Sunday, Jan. 10 at Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown. Doors and kitchen open at noon; bingo starts at 2 p.m. For more information, call 717-944-2175.
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Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioner Todd Truntz is sworn in by District Judge Michael Smith.
Middletown Borough Councilor Robert Reid, left, is sworn in by Mayor James H. Curry III.
Middletown Borough Councilor Damon Suglia, left, with daughter Gabriella holding the Bible, is sworn in by District Judge David Judy as Suglia’s wife, Desiree, center, watches.
Royalton Mayor Judy Oxenford, center, presides over the borough council’s reorganization meeting, as borough solicitor Tina Laudermilch, left, and Councilwoman Jody Flynn, right, react to council’s vote to elect a president.
Middletown Borough Councilor Diana McGlone, left, is sworn in by District Judge David Judy.
Middletown Borough Councilor Dawn Knull, left, with son Troy holding the Bible, is sworn in by District Judge David Judy.
Swearing-in ceremonies in Middletown, Royalton and Lower Swatara Twp.
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The oath of office, signed by Royalton Borough Councilor Cindy Marsh during the borough’s ceremony.
he winners of local municipal elections in November took their oath of office in formal ceremonies on Monday, Jan. 4 before taking their seats as borough council members and commissioners. In Middletown, five councilors, including former long-time mayor Robert Reid, were sworn in before an audience that packed council chambers at Borough Hall. In Lower Swatara, newcomer Todd Truntz and incumbents Jon Wilt and Michael Davies took the oath of office. Royalton marked the beginning of its 125th year with the swearing-in of five council members.
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Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioner Michael Davies, center, is sworn in by District Judge Michael Smith as Davies’ wife, Patricia, watches.
Middletown Borough Councilor Greg Wilsbach, left, with wife Beth holding the Bible, is sworn in by District Judge David Judy.
District Judge David Judy, right, swears in Royalton Borough Council members, from left to right, Carl Hrescak, Randy Cain, Cindy Marsh, Tildon Sides and James Fry.
A T-shirt sold by Royalton Borough hangs in the Borough Hall. Mayor Judy Oxenford wore one of these shirts to the borough’s swearing-in ceremony.
Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioner Jon Wilt, center, is sworn in by District Judge Michael Smith as Wilt’s wife, Julie, watches.
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Raiders rally to collar ‘Hounds, 63-57 Bianca Jasper scored 23 points and Ja’lynn Burton-Jones added 21 as the Middletown girls’ basketball team rallied for a 63-57 win over Shippensburg on Saturday, Jan. 2 in Shippensburg. The Blue Raiders outscored the Greyhounds 17-3 in the final quarter to win the game. The Raiders (7-4) won two out of three games they played over the last week of 2015 and the first week of 2016. Middletown won its first game of the two-day Hershey Holiday Tournament, beating Gettysburg 5740 on Monday, Dec. 28, then lost the championship game to host Hershey, 54-46 on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The contest against Shippensburg (3-6) was a see-saw battle, with each team dominating two quarters. The Greyhounds raced to a 21-12 lead in the first quarter, but Middletown battled back with a 21-11 second quarter scoring advantage to take a 33-32 lead into the locker room at halftime. Shippensburg outscored the Raiders 22-13 in the third quarter to take an eight-point lead, 54-46, into the fourth quarter. But Middletown rallied, hitting seven three-pointers in the game – three each by Jasper and Burton-Jones
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Middletown 57, Gettysburg 40
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Leach with 3:55 left in the third. But a strong finish by the Greyhounds cut the Middletown lead to just four points, 41-37, to start the final quarter. A pair of field goals by Shippensburg tied the score less than a minute into the fourth period and set the stage for a tense finish. Hughes scored on a short jumper and Brandon Harper made one of two free throws to give the Raiders a 44-41 advantage with 5:25 left. After the Hounds pulled within one point, Harper converted a pass from Plummer into another 3-point Raider lead. But Shippensburg kept coming back. A three point play by Ship’s Carter VanScyoc tied the score at 48-48 with 3:33 on the clock. Mrakovich’s jumper broke the tie for Middletown, but the Greyhounds scored three points to take the lead at 51-50. Fouled on a rebound of a missed foul shot by Shippensburg, Leggore went to the line with 1:34 left. He made both to give the Raiders a 52-51 edge. Leach was fouled following a Shippensburg miss and made 1-of-2 free throws with 49.9 left, and the Middletown defense tried to preserve that two-point lead. But Wade Mills made two foul shots with 26 seconds on the clock to tie the score at 53-53. The tension grew even more when Hughes missed the first of a two-shot foul with 11.4 ticks on the clock. He made the second, however, to break Please See RAIDERS, Page B2
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1-of-2 shots with 49.9 seconds left, and Ryan Hughes made1-of-2 with 11 seconds left that broke a late tie and provided the winning margin. The finish, one that probably would have eluded the Raiders the past couple seasons, showed the kind of heart this team has. “That win was a real credit to our kids. They work hard and play hard,” said Middletown Coach Chris Sattele, who was really pleased with the victory over Shippensburg (7-4). The Raiders got off to a great start right from the opening tip, darting to an 8-0 lead before the Greyhounds scored with 5:33 left in the opening period. That ice-breaker for the visitors led to an 8-0 run that tied the score by the 2:37 mark. Hughes broke the tie, but Ship answered with a trey by Payton Fridinger 15 seconds later that gave the Greyhounds their first lead, 11-10. Chris Plummer’s foul shot tied it and Leach converted a steal into a 13-11 Middletown lead. Luke Mrakovich’s triple around a pair of Greyhound scores kept the Raiders in front, 16-15, heading into the second quarter. In the second stanza, the Raiders outscored their guests 17-13 and led by a 33-28 count by the halftime break. Hughes scored 8 of his game-high 20 points in the period. The Raiders scored the first 4 points of the second half and increased their advantage to 39-29 on a field goal by
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Raiders win own tournament
Middletown bounced into the new year with a 7-3 record and a pair of tournament trophies to add to the high school’s trophy case. The Raiders earned their first trophy in the season opening Annville-Cleona Tip-Off Tournament in early December, but the second one was even better as the team claimed the championship in its own Holiday Tournament, beating Susquehannock on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Northern York on Wednesday, Dec. 30 in its home gym. Hughes earned the tournament’s Most Valuable Player award while Leach joined him on the tournament’s all-star squad. Annville-Cleona, coached by Middletown teacher and former assistant coach Chris Bradford, won Wednesday’s consolation game in the tourney with an exciting 43-35 victory over Susquehannock. The Little Dutchmen’s Matt Light was also named to the tournament’s all-star squad.
Middletown 65 Susquehannock 41
To make it to the championship game, the Raiders had to first get past a feisty Susquehannock squad (3-4) that competes in the York-Adams Interscholastic Athletic Association. Susquehannock got off to a good 4-0 start against Middletown, and the Warriors stayed within striking distance of Middletown for the balance of the first half even after the Raiders settled down and took over the lead. But, leading 22-19 with 2:15 left in the first half, the Raiders kicked off an 11-0 run that squashed the Warriors’ efforts to stay in the chase. Leach scored off a pass from Jordan Jeffries to start the run and sub Tyreer Mills finished it with a short jumper off a Susquehannock turnover at the 1:10 mark. That sprint pushed the Warriors into a 33-19 deficit and turned the game completely in Middletown’s favor. Up 33-21 to start the second half, the Raiders registered the first six points of the third quarter, two by Hughes and four by Leach, and the home team never looked back. The Raiders outscored the Warriors 16-10 in the third and owned a com-
fortable 49-31 advantage heading into the game’s final 8:00. Ninety seconds into the final frame, Leggore made both ends of a 1-and-1 to expand the Raiders’ lead to 51-32. Another 16-10 scoring advantage in the stanza allowed the home team to cruise to the final margin of victory. Hughes collected 20 points for the winners while Leach registered a career-high 19 points in the victory.
Middletown 64 Northern York 53
Hughes registered a game-high 23 points and Brandon Harper chipped in 14 to lead the scoring and the Middletown defense did the rest as the Raiders survived a strenuous test against Northern York (5-5) in the tournament title showdown on Wednesday. The Raiders overcame a slow start, one that had them trailing by a 20-12 count at the end of the game’s opening quarter, as the Polar Bears dominated early. At halftime, the teams were locked up in a 26-26 tie, and with 8:00 left in the game the Raiders were clinging to a 46-45 lead – an indication of just how competitive the game turned out to be. A big 18-8 scoring finish by the Raiders in the final frame, however, made the difference and Middletown hoisted the tournament trophy at the end. Nick Sacoman, one of two Northern players named as tourney all-stars (Eric Jacobs was the other), spotted his team an early 7-2 lead to start the Polar Bears in the opening minutes. He put back a rebound off the opening tip, scored on a short jumper following a Middletown turnover and then hit a big three after Hughes scored for the Raiders to account for the quick lead. The Raiders responded as Hughes scored again, Leach made 1-of-2 free throws following another Northern basket and Mrakovich drained a three-ball off a Hughes pass to pull the Raiders to within one, 9-8, at the midway point of the quarter. But Northern outscored its hosts 11-4 in the second half of the frame to gain the 20-12 advantage. Harper’s rebound bucket to start the second stanza and Hughes’ triple off a Harper pass allowed Middletown to cut the lead to 20-17 in the early minutes of the second period. But both teams committed a number of turnovers and hurt themselves with missed shots during the balance of the first half, keeping the score in the 20s.
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Raider Luke Mrakovich (3), above, shoots a field goal against Shippensburg.
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After Leach scored off an assist by Plummer that gave the Raiders their first lead of the game at 26-24 with 1:59 left in the first half, Northern’s Owen Clendaniel scored late to send the game into the intermission with the score tied at 26-26. The Raiders played better offensively to start the second half and scored the first five points of the third quarter to gain a 31-26 lead. Hughes drove inside following a Polar Bear miss and Mrakovich made 3-of-4 shots from the foul line following another Northern miss to complete the 5-0 start.
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Some in the crowd give the Blue Raiders a standing ovation during Middletown’s run to the championship of its own holiday basketball tournament.
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But Sacoman’s second triple of the game again knotted the score at 3333 at the 5:42 mark. A trey by Jacobs two minutes later broke a 35-35 tie and gave the Bears a three-point lead. At 3:15, the Bears were whistled for a technical foul and Harper made both shots to close the gap. A three-ball by Mills eased the Raiders back in front, but Northern scored four unanswered points to regain the upper hand. Two free throws by Hughes and another basket by Mills gave the Raiders a 44-42 lead, but Jacobs hit a three to erase the advantage. Harper followed a miss by Hughes with the go-ahead score with just two ticks left in the quarter to give the Raiders a slim 46-45 edge heading into the fourth. After a jumper by Northern’s Scott Leitholf pushed the Bears back on top to start the final frame, the Raiders answered with pivotal 6-0 run that turned out to be the key to the victory. And while the Middletown offense scored just one point over the next four minutes, the Middletown defense gave up just four points in the same span to hold the Bears at bay. With 2:03 left, Hughes drove inside for a bucket and then made two free throws following a Northern miss that gave the Raiders a 60-51 lead with 1:48 on the clock. Hughes and Mrakovich connected on 4-of-6 foul shots in the final 46
Middletown’s Ryan Hughes (0), left, drives to the basket against Shippensburg. seconds to lock up the victory and the tournament title.
JUNIOR VARSITY Middletown 48 Shippensburg 47 (2OT)
After not playing for 13 days, Matt Kleinfelter’s junior varsity squad finally got back onto the hardwood court on Saturday evening. The young Raiders got off to a good start and forged ahead of their guests with a 13-3 lead with 1:01 left in the opening quarter. David Alcock scored eight points for the Raiders in the quick start. But the Greyhounds got on track and finished the first half with a 22-19 lead after outscoring the cooled-off Middletown team 13-6 in the second quarter. Middletown’s Kyle Truesdale, Kobe Sprecher and Michael Mattes teamed for eight points in the third quarter, but Shippensburg still held the lead at 29-27 heading into the fourth. Despite the collective scoring of Truesdale, Mills, Alcock, Mattes and Sprecher, the Raiders still trailed by two points until Sprecher’s low post bucket tied the score at 36-36 with 1:08 left in regulation. After the Greyhounds went back ahead, Mills made two free throws with 41.9 seconds left to knot the score.
Freshman Kahlil Williams hit a late go-ahead layup with 2:09 left and Jazmon Harris hit a key 3-pointer 35 seconds later to lift Penn State Harrisburg to a 76-72 victory over York in a Capital Athletic Conference men’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 2 in York. Williams’ layup with 2:09 left in
the game pushed the Lions into the lead, 71-70, after the Spartans seized the lead with a 10-0 run late in the second half. Williams scored on the layup after teammate Anthony Morgan stole the ball from a York player in a key defensive play. Harris, the game’s leading scorer with 26 points, followed with his 3-pointer. After York’s Chris Conway made two foul shots with 11 seconds left to pull the Spartans within two points, 74-72, Harris canned two free throws with just 10 seconds left to post Penn State Harrisburg to a 76-72 lead. York never got off another shot. Penn State Harrisburg’s Jourdon Wilson scored a season-high 18 points,
Lower Dauphin High School soccer players Isaiah Pettis and Antonio Heredia Soto were among 40 studentathletes selected to play in the AllAmerican game on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Raleigh, N.C. Pettis, who played on the West team as a goalkeeper, holds the Lower Dauphin school record for career shutouts. He is the son of Patrice and Eric Pettis and was named a 2015 All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. In addition to high school soccer, he volunteers in the TOPS Soccer program, which provides soccer playing experiences for children with special needs. He plans to continue his education and playing career at a four-year university. Heredia Soto, who played defense on the East team, also served as the placekicker for Lower Dauphin’s football team. He is the son of Diana Soto Rodriguez and Jose Antonio Heredia Perez and is a member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and National French Honor Society. He also volunteers as a buddy for Special Olympics. He plans to attend a four-year university and continue his soccer career. The East won the game, 3-2.
including two 3-pointers in the first half that helped rally the Lions from an early deficit to a 27-18 lead in the first half. Down 6-5 early in the game, the Lions grabbed a 9-6 lead on a layup and two free throws by Cinton Asalu and held a 35-31 lead at halftime. Penn State Harrisburg (8-3, 3-1 in the conference) shot 50 percent (27-of-54) for the game and out-rebounded the Spartans late in the contest to claim the victory. Dalton Myers led York (6-5, 2-2) with 21 points. The victory lifted the Lions into a tie for second place in the conference with St. Mary’s. Christopher Newport leads the conference with a 4-0 record.
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A late defensive stand by the Raiders kept their guests from scoring and the game went into overtime, knotted up at 38-38. In the first overtime, Alcock made 3-of-4 foul shots and Sprecher scored with two seconds left off a pass from Mills to tie things up at 43-43 and force the second extra session. The Raiders got the ball to start the second OT and ran the clock down to 1:21 before calling a timeout. With 1:14 left Mills broke the tie by making one of two free throws. Following a missed shot by the Greyhounds, Alcock made two foul shots to give the Raiders a 46-43 lead with 1:03 left. A pair of free throws by Shippensburg made it a 46-45 game with 53 seconds on the clock, but Middletown’s Bradeon Thomas made 1-of-2 freebies nine seconds later to increase the Raider lead to 47-45. A couple missed shots and a turnover by Shippensburg with 11.6 seconds remaining kept the Hounds off the scoreboard. Mills gave the Raiders a 3-point cushion from the foul line with 6.5 seconds left, enough for the team to absorb as last-second bucket by the Greyhounds.
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Lower Dauphin goalkeeper Isaiah Pettis, left, and defender Antonio Heredia Soto played for the Falcons’ first-ever District 3 Class AAA championship team.
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Standings for 1-6-16 BOYS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Milton Hershey 3 0 6-0 Trinity 3 1 7-2 Camp Hill 3 1 7-3 Middletown 2 2 7-3 Steelton-Highspire 2 2 5-3 East Pennsboro 1 3 6-4 West Perry 0 5 2-9 Last week’s games Middletown 54, Shippensburg 53 Middletown 64, Northern York 53 Middletown 65, Susquehannock 41 Steelton-Highspire 71, Pottstown 64 Mount Vernon (Va.) 77, Steelton-Highspire 44 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 6 Middletown at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m.
Steelton-Highspire at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Middletown at West Perry, 7:30 p.m. Trinity at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 5 0 8-2 Lower Dauphin 4 1 7-3 Cedar Cliff 3 2 6-4 Palmyra 3 2 6-4 Mechanicsburg 2 3 6-4 Hershey 1 4 5-4 Red Land 1 4 4-6 Susquehanna Twp. 1 4 3-7 Last week’s games Greencastle-Antrim 35, Lower Dauphin 25 Lower Dauphin 59, Dallastown 32
Friday, Jan. 8 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Milton Hershey at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m.
This week’s games Friday, Jan. 8 Mechanicsburg at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9 Steelton-Highspire at Bishop McDevitt, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9 Northern York at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12 West Perry at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Trinity, 7:30 p.m.
Keystone Division W L OVERALL Cedar Cliff 4 1 7-3 Bishop McDevitt 4 1 6-3 Mechanicsburg 3 2 5-4 Red Land 3 2 4-5 Palmyra 2 3 8-3 Hershey 2 3 4-5 Susquehanna Twp. 1 4 3-7 Lower Dauphin 1 4 2-9 Last week’s games Conestoga Valley 65, Lower Dauphin 48 Solanco 64, Lower Dauphin 56 East Pennsboro 59, Lower Dauphin 30 This week’s games Friday, Jan. 8 Lower Dauphin at Mechanicsburg, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 Lower Dauphin at Northern York, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Camp Hill 4 0 8-1 Milton Hershey 2 1 5-1 Middletown 2 2 7-4 West Perry 2 3 8-3 Steelton-Highspire 1 2 3-4 Trinity 1 2 2-7 East Pennsboro 1 3 3-6 Last week’s games Middletown 63, Shippensburg 57 Middletown 57, Gettysburg 40 Hershey 54, Middletown 46 Tri-Valley 36, Steelton-Highspire 29 Steelton-Highspire 45, York Country Day 39 Waynesboro 53, Steelton-Highspire 38 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 6 Milton Hershey at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 12 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 7:30 p.m. WRESTLING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 3 0 7-0 Cedar Cliff 2 0 7-0 Mechanicsburg 1 0 2-2 Red Land 1 2 5-3 Middletown 1 2 1-3 Hershey 0 1 0-2 Susquehanna Twp. 0 3 0-2 Last week’s matches Middletown finished 21st at Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament Lower Dauphin finished fourth at Trojan Wars This week’s matches Thursday, Jan. 9 Middletown at Annville-Cleona Dutchman Duals Wrestling Tournament, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Middletown at Hershey, 7 p.m.
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Donavon McCune (Parkersburg, W.Va.) pinned Nate Bucks at 6:27 Lower Dauphin top wrestlers: 113 pounds – Chase Mader (4th place); 120 pounds – Tyler Walters (3rd); 160 – Bailey Shutt (1st); 170 – Brendan Shaffer (2nd); 182 – Evan Morrill (5th); 195 – Hunter Harnish (7th); 285 – Nate Bucks (2nd) ICE HOCKEY CPIHL TIER 1 W L T PTS Palmyra 10 1 0 20 Hershey 9 2 0 18 Cedar Crest 8 3 0 16 Cumberland Valley 3 6 2 8 Lower Dauphin 2 7 1 5 Central Dauphin 2 7 1 5 Manheim Twp. 1 9 0 2 Last week’s games None This week’s games Friday, Jan. 8 Lower Dauphin vs. Cumberland Valley, 7 p.m., Klick-Lewis Arena, Annville TIER 3 W L T PTS MSMCC 9 1 1 19 Susquehannock 7 3 1 15 Penn Manor 6 0 2 14 Central York 5 4 0 10 Shamrocks 2 5 0 4 Middletown 2 8 0 4 Lampeter-Strasburg 0 10 0 0 Last week’s games None This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 6 Middletown vs. Lampeter-Strasburg, 9 p.m., Lancaster Ice Rink COLLEGE ICE HOCKEY DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGIATE HOCKEY CONFERENCE American South Division W L T PTS Johns Hopkins 7 0 0 14 Dickinson 5 2 0 10 Penn State Hbg. 3 4 0 6 Gettysburg 2 4 0 4 Mt. St. Mary’s 0 7 0 0 Last week’s games None
Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament (at Shillington) 1. Upper Darby (177 points) 2. Pottstown (140.5) 3. Governor Mifflin (138.5) and Lake Norman, N.C. (138.5) 21. Middletown (57) Consolation championship: 132 pounds – Devin Martin (Middletown) 5-2 dec. over Dillon Kintzel (Pine Grove) Middletown top wrestlers: 132 pounds – Devin Martin (3rd); 106 – Ryan Berstler (5th); 120 – Logan Stoltzfus (5th) Trojan Wars (at Chambersburg) 1. Chambersburg (193 points) 2. St. Mary’s (178) 3. Southern Columbia (177) 4. Lower Dauphin (173.5) 5. Parkersburg, W.Va. (170.5) Championship finals: 160 pounds – Bailey Shutt, Lower Dauphin, 5-2 dec. over Blake Marks, Southern Columbia; 170 – Carter Davis (St. Christopher’s) pinned Brendan Shaffer (Lower Dauphin) at 2:25; 285 –
This week’s games None
COLLEGE BASKETBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN W L OVERALL Chris. Newport 4 0 10-1 Penn State Hbg. 3 1 8-3 St. Mary’s 3 1 7-4 Mary Washington 2 2 6-5 York 2 2 6-5 Southern Virginia 2 2 3-8 Salisbury 1 3 8-3 Marymount 1 3 4-7 Frostburg St. 1 3 3-8 Wesley 1 3 3-8 Last week’s games Penn State Harrisburg 76, York 72 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 6 Christopher Newport at Penn State Harrisburg, 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Jan. 9 Penn State Harrisburg at Southern Virginia, 3 p.m. WOMEN W L OVERALL York 4 0 10-1 Marymount 4 0 9-2 Salisbury 4 0 8-3 Mary Washington 3 1 8-2 Chris. Newport 2 2 9-2 Penn State Hbg. 1 3 5-6 St. Mary’s 1 3 3-7 Wesley 1 3 2-8 Frostburg St. 0 4 2-8 Southern Virginia 0 4 1-9 Last week’s games York 62, Penn State Harrisburg 45 Penn State Harrisburg 77, Alvernia 68 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 6 Christopher Newport at Penn State Harrisburg, 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 Penn State Harrisburg at Southern Virginia, 1 p.m.
Down by nine points at halftime, Hershey rallied in the second half to beat the Raiders in the championship game of its own tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 29. The Trojans (5-4) held a big advantage at the foul line, hitting 19-of-25 free throws compared to 7-of-11 for Middletown. Burton-Jones led the Raiders with 23 points, including three 3-pointers, while Nester scored 9, Mrakovich and Jasper each scored 6 and Noon scored 2. Cassie Zugay led Hershey with 25 points, including three 3-pointers.
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York defense shuts down Lions, 62-45 For The Press And Journal There were times that Penn State Harrisburg looked good against oncebeaten York, one of three teams tied for the lead in the Capital Athletic Conference. But there were more times when York’s defense shut down the Lion offense. The Spartans’ defense won out, shutting down Penn State Harrisburg in the first and third quarters to lift York to a 62-45 victory on Saturday, Jan. 2 in York. York shut out the Lions (5-6, 1-3 in the conference) for the first six minutes of the game as the Spartans (10-1, 4-0) rolled to a 15-0 lead. A free throw by Kiara Carter broke York’s run and put the Lions on the board, 15-1 with 4:17 remaining in the first quarter. The Spartans built a 23-3 lead in the quarter, and it appeared York would claim a blowout win. But Penn State Harrisburg stormed back in the second quarter, cutting York’s lead to 31-28 on a layup by Kaitlyn Carmo with 34 seconds left in the first half. Two layups by Carter and four points by Rahcel Miller – a 3-pointer and a foul shot – contributed to the rally. But York started the third quarter with an 8-0 run that staked the Spartans to a 39-28 lead with 2:18 left in the stanza. Two Miller free throws broke the York run and cut the Spartans’ lead to 39-30. Miller hit two more free throws in the third quarter, the only other points Penn State Harrisburg scored in the frame, as York built a 47-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Lions got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way. Miller led the Lions with 12 points, while Carter scored 8 points and grabbed 9 rebounds.
Lions 77, Alvernia 68
Hershey 54, Middletown 46
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e shudder to think what might have happened had the Lower Swatara Twp. and Middletown police officers who raced to a one-car accident on New Year’s Day been ill-prepared to deal with what they discovered. The car, which police said struck a utility pole on North Union Street, was on fire, and the driver and an infant were trapped inside. It took the teamwork of Lower Swatara Police Officer Patrick Ribec, Middletown Police Officer Scott Yoder, Lower Swatara Police Sgt. David Frantz and Ribec’s twin brother, Christian, a former Navy Seal and Pennsylvania State Police Academy student-to-be who was riding along with Patrick Ribec, to save the lives of the two people who were trapped. Ribec cut the infant out of her car seat and the driver, trapped because his pants were caught on something, out of his seat, according to township police. Fortunately, Yoder had a knife, which he threw to Ribec, then used fire extinguishers to put out the blaze. Frantz held the car, turned onto one side, in place as it started to teeter. Christian Ribec helped drag the driver out of the vehicle, township police said. The quick response of Lower Swatara and Middletown police – Yoder was the first to arrive at the scene – and their ability to deal with a heart-pounding scene efficiently and in concert with one another saved lives. It’s reassuring to know we have such capable officers watching over us. We thank them for their service.
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Here's what a final state budget should include Editor, “The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not so well do, for themselves – in their separate, and individual capacities.” – Abraham Lincoln. The state budget bill that is still not signed into law in its entirety should contain the following streams of revenue to fund all services of Pennsylvania government that are in the public interest: • Increases to the state minimum wage by $1 per hour for every 25 cent increase in the state sales tax until the Pennsylvania minimum wage matches the national living wage of $15 per hour. These wage increases would increase state income tax revenue. • The revocation of all retirement pensions for legislators and return of the funds back into the Commonwealth’s General Fund. Being a member of the General Assembly is not a career. • Expansion rather than contraction of the types of alcoholic beverages sold by State Liquor Stores because the State Stores are a guaranteed and increasing source of revenue that helps fund state government programs. Alcoholics are a burden on the Commonwealth Treasury because they require tax expenditures for additional policing and emergency medical care – and at the end of their lives they become public charges after they have destroyed their health through excessive drinking and alcohol addiction. It only makes sense that all profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages in the Commonwealth should go to the state. • Expansion of the State Stores to include the sale of all tobacco products because State Stores are a guaranteed and increasing source of revenue that helps fund state government programs. Tobacco users are a burden on the Commonwealth Treasury because they also require tax expenditures for tobacco use-related medical care caused by nicotine addiction – and at the end of their lives they become public charges after they have destroyed their health through excessive smoking and nicotine addiction. It only makes sense that all profits from the sale of tobacco products in the Commonwealth should go to the state. • Decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana and expansion of the State Stores to include the sale of all marijuana products after the General Assembly writes the laws that regulate marijuana in the Commonwealth the same way that the sale and use of alcohol and tobacco products are already regulated and controlled by law. If the state is going to bear the costs of policing and regulating the sale and use of all marijuana products, it only makes sense that all profits from the sale of marijuana products in the Commonwealth should go to the state. The fact is that people are getting marijuana anyway. And the Netherlands has a long history of government regulation and legal sale of marijuana. • The closing of all tax loopholes that permit more than 80 percent of all corporations doing business in the Commonwealth to pay no taxes in the Commonwealth. • The establishment of a middle-of-the-road severance tax on Marcellus Shale gas drilling companies operating in the Commonwealth. This industry is also a burden on the Treasury due to the additional expenditures necessary to fund the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection along with other state agencies whose services are needed to monitor the transportation and disposal of industrial chemicals and waste materials used and produced by the gas drilling industry. Thank you for your kind and considerate attention to the above matters of no small importance in keeping Commonwealth government strong through proper funding to defend the Commonwealth and protect its citizens against the corporations that seek to turn Pennsylvania into a Banana Republic, where anything goes and no corporate criminal act goes undone. Tim Mullen Gettysburg
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adaptations to a vehicle so he can drive to he classic holiday film work wherever he can find a job. Because he lives in Philadelphia, he can’t get this “A Charlie help. Why? The welfare rules require him Brown Christmas” to depend on public transportation as long highlights the as he lives in the “Philadelphia zone.” Far tension between from helping Michael, the system encourholiday materialism and true happiness that’s seen nearly ages him to remain dependent. Despite rules that make it difficult for everywhere. In the movie, Snoopy Michael to leave his SSI benefits behind, competes in a Christmas display contest he’s determined to make the necessary and comically overloads his doghouse sacrifices. Unfortunately, many lack the with all the holiday bells and whistles he confidence or support to do the same in can find. pursuit of a brighter future. In his obsession to win the cash prize, Consider, for example, parents who want Snoopy loses sight of the true meaning to gain independence but struggle to care of Christmas. Charlie Brown’s reaction for their children. Under the current sysis classic: “My own dog, gone commertem, a parent can lose over $100 per week cial. I can’t stand it!” in childcare subsidies simply for earning The scene remains relevant 50 years one more dollar in income. How tragic later because the conflict between seekthat parents must choose between selfing more stuff and finding true wellbeing has only grown more obvious with sufficiency and putting food on the table for their children. each passing year. This is not the way to help families. In the movies, values like hope, joy and A reform under consideration in Harrispeace ultimately triumph over materialburg would ease this “benefits cliff” and ism. Unfortunately, government has yet allow for the gradual decline of subsidies. to grasp that stuff alone doesn’t bring This way, parents would be encouraged to lasting happiness. Like Snoopy, elected keep working without fearing the sudden officials seem to think more is better, loss of benefits for even if values must their children. be sacrificed in the What better way process. In the movies, values like to truly care for This is particularly apparent in hope, joy and peace our neighbors than assisting them state government’s ultimately triumph over by in meeting their attempts to care for materialism. Unfortunately, immediate needs the most vulnerable in Pennsylvania. government has yet to grasp while helping them independence? The commonthat stuff alone doesn't bring gain What better way to wealth’s welfare lasting happiness. help Michael and system focuses on others like him than giving people stuff to empower them instead of selfto create a future on worth. Rather than their own terms? helping individuals Today Pennsylvania spends 40 percent achieve their goals, the $36 billion sysof its General Fund on welfare programs, tem aims to guarantee physical comfort and welfare consumes 75 percent of the at the expense of encouraging long-term funding that comes from Washington, independence. For those determined to D.C. Yet for all of these dollars, there is make a better life, this creates hurdles, little talk about how many Pennsylvanians not opportunity. gained work, saw their wages rise, or imMichael understands this firsthand. proved their health. These are the things A former Commonwealth Foundation that bring lasting comfort and joy. intern, Michael is disabled and collects A system that simply doles out stuff and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), slashes aid at the first sign of indepena form of welfare. SSI is a rapidly dence is not true welfare because it does growing program that gives benefits to nothing to advance long-term health and children and adults with disabilities. In happiness. Instead, our system should 1990, SSI beneficiaries numbered 4.8 value education, innovation and work. million. Today, that number is 8.4 milJust as Snoopy’s pursuit of stuff troubled lion. Charlie Brown, our welfare system’s maChildren approved for SSI are often terial focus should concern all of us. encouraged to apply for adult SSI when More than mere subsistence, we can help they reach 18. As a result, most of these restore dignity, self-worth and indepenchildren end up dependent on subsisdence to our fellow Pennsylvanians. tence benefits, with little hope and few Now that would be true charity. ambitions. As Michael enters the workforce, he’s Elizabeth Stelle is director of policy found this system is more of a hindrance analysis for the Commonwealth Foundathan a help. tion, a Harrisburg think tank. For example, Michael needs minor
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e are now halfway through the “teens” of the 21st century. If we want to think and talk about where the country is going – and we should, no matter how difficult or uncertain – it is better to use a decade rather than each new year. So halfway through this decade, where are we headed? Our new century began with high hopes. The ‘90s were good to us politically and economically. But then the decade of the Aughts was a disaster. We should now look at how well we absorbed the shocks of that previous decade: the 9/11 attacks on Wall Street and the Pentagon, a war on terror, the invasion of Iraq and a Great Recession/ Financial Crisis. What will historians and the media name the years from President Barack Obama’s first inauguration through 2020? What are we doing right, or wrong, and what consequences will dominate the decade? All things considered, I think our economy will continue to be corporate capitalism and our country will be guided by the same Constitution. Aside from that, I found precious little to put together a picture with any likelihood, much less certainty. Our politics and economics, our military and foreign affairs, are all chaotic, a time and place where chance is supreme. War is humanity’s most uncertain enterprise. The radicalism that attacks us and with whom we are now engaged in an undeclared war does not obey the rules of war. The unknowns that Rumsfeld talked about pervade our military posture and can only befuddle our war planners. We have a four- or five-way war going on in Syria and Iraq. Pakistan remains an extremely dangerous nuclear power. Russia is seizing territory and reasserting We should now its traditional place in Eastern look at how well Europe. But we absorbed Vladimir Putin is also sending the shocks of the previous attack aircraft into the Middle decade: the 9/11 East. attacks on Wall The U.S. Street and the is establishing enduring Pentagon, a war bases across the whole of Africa on terror, the invasion of Iraq without, mind you, any kind of and a discussion with Great Recession/ the American Financial Crisis. people. China is not playing the inscrutable Oriental. They are using man-made islands to seize the South China Sea. Japan has set up an army that violates its pacifist constitution. And all of this is subject to the uncertainties of developing cyber and drone warfare. No one is obeying the rules. Accident or chance govern in war, politics and economics. The presidential election campaign replicates the casino atmosphere of flash and showmanship that define Donald Trump. In that world only the house wins. Similarly, our economy is bogged down in casino capitalism where fortunes depend on chance, not the production of goods and services. In the most recent get-rich-quick scheme – tax inversion –corporations are moving their headquarters and tax liability abroad but keeping their employees here. The presence of two dynasties in the present election could suggest a meaningful continuity, but that is deceptive. Jeb Bush is running away from his brother and his father’s record and Hillary Clinton must establish an identity separate from her husband’s. The ongoing campaign will determine if, in either case, that was possible. All is uncertainty.There is no more risk against which to measure potential return. It is an analyst’s nightmare. All of the old rules are gone and nothing is taking their place. What really scares me is the glib, arrogant certainty voiced by those would-be presidents in the debates. Someday, in 20 or 30 years, someone will identify and name these years after a person, an event or, more likely, some trend that is initiated in or spans the decade. They will have the gift of hindsight. We do not. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.
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State’s 100th Farm Show will feature new milkshake flavor
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would like to remind residents that the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest indoor agriculture exposition along the East Coast, will be held on Saturday, Jan. 9 through Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg and will again feature thousands of commercial and agricultural exhibits and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. The Pennsylvania Farm Show began as a three-day exhibition in 1917 to provide farmers an opportunity to discuss issues, opportunities and challenges. It is estimated that about 5,000 people attended the first show in a three-story building in downtown Harrisburg. Today the show lasts eight days and attracts more than 500,000 visitors to the Farm Show Complex, which offers 24 acres of exhibition space under one roof. According to a recent report issued by the Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau, the 2015 show had an estimated economic impact of $95 million to the south-central Pennsylvania region, supporting more than 18,000 jobs over the course of the week-long event. This year’s theme is “The 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Our Commonwealth’s Blue Ribbon Experience,” a nod to individual experiences visitors have enjoyed since the first exhibition took place in 1917. The logo – a blue ribbon –
recognizes the range of exhibits and contests that take place throughout the week-long event and make the Farm Show Pennsylvania’s state fair. New activities for the week will include a farm-to-shelf exhibit, new food court items, an ice cream “scoop-off” competition, historical displays, food demonstrations by well-known chefs, additional animal competitions and much more. The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association will also reveal a new milkshake flavor in recognition of the 100th show. Admission is free with a $15 fee for parking and shuttle service. For more information, visit farmshow.state.pa.us.
Driving in winter As winter weather begins to grip the central Pennsylvania region, I would like to remind motorists that several state laws govern driving during inclement weather: • Following a snowstorm, motorists are required to clear snow and ice from their car’s windshield, side and rear windows. It is against the law to operate a vehicle if a motorist does not have a clear view of the highway and full visual range of intersections. • Be thorough in cleaning off vehicles entirely; safety on the road depends on it. Under current
law, drivers are subject to a fine in certain cases if snow or ice becomes dislodged from a moving vehicle and strikes another automobile or pedestrian. If death or serious bodily injury results, the operator could face a fine of up to $1,000 for each offense. • State law also requires drivers to turn on their headlights anytime their vehicle’s windshield wipers are in continuous or intermittent use due to weather or poor visibility conditions, such as fog or mist. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, daytime running lights qualify. Motorists who do not comply with the law could face a fine of up to $100. Motorists can check road conditions on more than 2,900 miles of state roads by calling 511 or visiting www.511PA.com. The site, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, average traffic speeds on urban interstates and access to more than 500 traffic cameras. Regional Twitter alerts are also available on the 511PA Web site. 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 parts of Swatara Twp.
FRANKCLEMENTE For workers, one last Christmas gift: tax breaks S
urprisingly, Congress’ $680 billion holiday-season tax deal will bring some cheer to working families and not just to big corporations this year. Refundable tax credits putting extra cash in the hands of hardpressed workers and parents were included in a huge year-end giftwrapped package of tax breaks – the type of bill that usually only offers big rewards to corporate fat cats. Every two years for the past few decades, Washington has renewed a collection of about 50 temporary tax breaks, called “tax extenders.’’ Even though some of them had been repeatedly renewed for 30 years, the giveaways were deemed temporary to hide their substantial $50 billion annual cost – 80 percent of which benefitted businesses. It’s an accounting trick – tax cuts supposedly expiring in a year or two don’t make long-range budget projections look so bad, after all. None of these corporate tax breaks are ever paid for – by closing other corporate tax loopholes, for instance. All of the cost goes straight to the deficit. Moreover, a repugnant double standard is at work. Any time progressives want even a little bit more in spending to improve public services, conservatives demand it be paid for. They even thumbed their noses at 9/11 responders recently. Conservatives demanded that a renewal of the 9/11 first responders’ World Trade Center Health Program and a Victims Compensation Fund, costing a total of $8 billion, be paid for to be included in the year-end budget package that included $400 billion in unpaid-for corporate tax giveaways. Tax extender legislation has always enjoyed strong bipartisan support. It’s a veritable love fest between both parties and their corporate contributors. As usual, though, corporations wanted more. Objecting to the (theoretically) temporary nature of their special breaks, they pushed this year to make several of their biggest billion-dollar loopholes permanent. This gave progressives leverage to demand major concessions in return. Progressives rallied around two tax credits that are very important to low- and moderate-income households – the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC). Improvements
made to these pro-work and profamily programs were scheduled to expire in two years. This would have pushed 16 million people – including 8 million children – into or deeper into poverty. Advocates demanded – and they won – that any corporate tax cut package had to also make permanent the improvements to these effective poverty-fighting programs. That means a single mom working minimum wage with two kids at home will have $1,725 more in her pocket, for example. Another victory was the renewal of the American Opportunity Tax Credit. It provides a tax credit of up to $2,500 per year for expenses incurred while attending college such as tuition, fees and course materials. This will give a helping hand to millions of families struggling with the costs of higher education. Altogether, the final tax package makes a $250 billion investment in America’s working families. Of course, corporations still got more: more than $400 billion in undeserved tax favors. Among them are two loopholes that make it easier for multinational firms to stash profits offshore in tax havens. The Active Financing Exception (AFE) was permanently enshrined in law while the CFC Look-Through Rule was extended for five years. It was the AFE that helped General Electric to go five straight years without paying any federal income tax – and, in fact, get billions in refunds. Together, the two tax breaks will cost the American people around $85 billion in lost revenue over
the next decade. Alternatively, if we didn’t plow $75 billion of that money back into overstuffed corporate treasuries we could guarantee preschool for every lowand moderate-income 4-year-old in America for 10 years. Another gratuitous gift called Bonus Depreciation – originally intended as a recession fighter, and not even good at that – will go on for another six years, losing $28 billion in corporate tax revenue. Congress should not be making any corporate tax loopholes permanent or even temporarily extending them. It should be closing them. Over the past half-decade of budget austerity, American families have withstood $2.7 trillion in spending cuts in everything from senior nutrition to college financial aid to affordable housing. America’s corporations haven’t contributed a nickel in extra tax revenue. Moreover, while corporations enjoy record profits, workers continue to struggle in a slow economy. Working families need a hand. Corporations don’t need handouts. I’m not sugar-coating our challenges with a lot of post-holiday cheer: Progressives won some, but lost a lot, in this big fight. We have a long way to go towards the day when corporations routinely pay their fair share of taxes and families and communities get the public services they deserve. It may sound like a miracle, but we can get there. Frank Clemente is executive director for Americans for Tax Fairness, Washington, D.C.
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• “I’d just like to commend Danny
Wagner, who is head of the Lower Swatara public works department. One of the nicest, most decent and hard-working guys you’ll ever meet and a great family man. He works all day at the township, then farms his land into the night hours. The township is lucky to have him!”
• “It is time to bring back Frank Linn and Bill Leonard.”
• “Now that most of Middletown
Borough staff have resigned, how long until Mehaffie hires them in Lower Swatara Twp.? We never had negative press in the township before this crew of wannabe Middletown councilmen assumed control. Fellow residents, I advise you to pay attention to what they’re doing to your township. Let them know you disapprove before it’s too late.”
• “Lower Swatara Township resi-
dents: Heed the dire warning. As a former lifelong resident of Middletown Borough, I watched a great little town destroyed by politicians. Now Lower Swatara’s politicians are doing the same thing. Remember that just because you don’t take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics doesn’t take an interest in you. Take an interest before it’s too late to repair their damage.”
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residents of Lower Swatara – they are trying to get rid of our police department and contract outside services. There is no reason to get rid of our police department, who have one of the best reputations in the county and are right outside your homes when you need them. If you think you’ll get the same friendly and neighborly service from an overworked outside agency, think again, many calls may never even be responded to. Don’t let them fool you with the financial savings, either, because it’s a gamble – and if it is only a few thousand more a year I’d rather have my local police right here when I need them. This would have never gone public if there weren’t loose lips out there. I’m very thankful the Press And Journal got this out there, and the commissioners may be surprised to see how many residents come to the rescue of their officers. Our boys in blue need us to back them up now. They’ve done a lot for us and truly care about us, now let’s get in their corner before the commissioners completely disintegrate Lower Swatara as a whole! Watch out for that catchall political buzz phrase, ‘We are moving in a new direction’ – that is a catchall phrase to hide their dirty work.”
ers’ secret plan to farm out police services is to get exactly what we already have, professional officers with a great reputation. Check. We currently have that. To have two officers on duty around the clock? Check. We already have that, too. Let’s discuss what we in Lower Swatara would lose – our friendly neighborhood officers who are completely loyal to us and Lower Swatara, a home based police department right here in our township, fast response times when we need them, the convenience of a department nearby you can go to when you need them. Our police department in Lower Swatara is an accredited agency in Pennsylvania, which says volumes about the kind of department we have. The commissioners have yet to give one reason why it makes sense to do this and the ones they tried to sell us are in complete contradiction to their actions, which some people would refer to simply as lies. They aren’t doing any of this because they have the community’s best interest in mind and that is quite obvious.
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er Swatara Police Facebook page? It was great, all kinds of good info on there and allowed for the police and community to communicate, but somebody shut it down suddenly.”
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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
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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.
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
As followers of Jesus, we are committed to “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We also desire to help people grow in their walk with Jesus through worship, prayer, study and service. We invite you to come and discover how you can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. Sunday Worship services are held 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 each Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9:15 a.m.
Need prayer? Call or e-mail your prayer request to be included in this intercessory prayer ministry. Our Prayer Group meets Mondays at 6 p.m. Community Care Sunday is the first Sunday of each month. We collect personal hygiene items for neighbors who need them. Food Pantry Sunday is the third Sunday of each month. We collect non-perishable items in support of the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank has free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult. For more information, call Shirley at 939-0256. 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.”
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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. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live. Resumes on January 6. Supper at 5:30 p.m., Classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Adult Bible Study; Ladies Bible Study: “Angels”; “Painting with Donny” Bring your own sketchbook and there is a cost toward paint and brushes. The Wired Word; “Boundaries With Kids.” There are also classes for Youth,
Children’s Classes Grades 3, 4 and 5: Grades 1 and 2, Kindergarten and Babysitting for Infants thru age 3 Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. They meet weekly through May. 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.
This is the day, which the Lord has made. Worship is our opportunity to be glad and rejoice in the Lord’s house on the Lord’s Day. We come as children of God, knowing that we are welcomed here where all are meant to be one in the Lord. Let us lay down our burdens and rejoice in the Lord for the Lord is good, the Source of love. 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 for January 6-12 are always open to everyone. Wed., Jan. 6: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Church is located at Spring and Union traditional service and is 45 minutes streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- in length. Please enter through the town. We are a Reconciling In Christ parking lot doors. Church. The first Sunday of each month is You are invited to join us for wor- Food Pantry Sunday. Items collected ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday are taken to the Middletown Area evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. Wyoming Street, Royalton. IndividuSunday Church School for all ages is als may also take items directly to the at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship ser- food pantry, which is open Tuesdays vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 Wednesday morning service is at 10 p.m. Church and Community Events: Wed., Jan. 6: Epiphany of Our Lord; 10 a.m., Holy Communion, Chapel; 1 p.m., Interfaith Apts. Holy Communion; 3 to 5 p.m., Homework Club; 7 p.m., Epiphany Service at St. John’s Lutheran, Hoernerstown. People Sat., Jan. 9: 11:30 a.m., Evangelism Committee Off-site Brainstorming Who Event; 5 p.m., Holy Communion. Read Sun., Jan. 10: Baptism of Our Lord; 8:15 a.m. (C) Holy Communion; 9:45 Newspapers Are: a.m., Church School/Confirmation Better Teachers Class; 11 a.m., (C) Holy Communion. Mon., Jan. 11: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Better Students St. Peter’s Community Dinner. The It All Starts With entrée is lasagna. All are welcome, there is a cost. A Newspaper Tues., Jan. 12: 1:30 p.m., Frey VilRead One Today! lage Holy Communion; 3 to 5 p.m., Homework Club; 6:30 p.m., Congregation Council. Visit our website at www.stpetersmiddletown.org. Scripture for January 10: Is 43:1-7; Ps 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22.
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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 all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. 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 the 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, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group begins at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Pastor Britt’s Bible study follows at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. The Knitting Group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
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The Angel Tree is now gifts of scarfs, hats and gloves for children in the elementary schools in Middletown. The altar flowers were presented to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Harry and Jane Judy by the Richards family. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for January: Larae Rhine. Ushers for January: Beth and Gary Hinkle, Dana and Jeff Rhine. Children’s Church leaders for January: Binny Dupes and Cindy Myers. Safe Sanctuary meeting Sun., Jan. 10 immediately after worship service. Our men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. Presently they are meeting every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer. Sunday evening the group meets at 7 p.m., in addition to Thursday morning for a study of “Kingdom Family.” No need to call ahead, just show up. Community men welcome, call Sam Rainal at 951-4866 for any questions. 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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Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322 Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651
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Boy Scout Troop 97 shows off its loot from a gift exchange game. Participating are, from left: front row, Jason O’Donnell, Bryce Mills, Brayden Harris, CJ Kiessling, Joshua Brion, Alexander Hatt and Owen Wealand: back row, Brady Neithercoat, Ben Neithercoat, Justin Mills, Jake O’Donnell, Garrett Little, Cole Carlson, Isaiah Perez, Mason Swartz, Ian Mills, Kyle Hoyt, Ben Spangenberg, Keagan Yocum, Assistant Scout Master Matthew Pauley, Scout Master Kevin Little and Assistant Scout Master Steve Kiessling.
Troop 97 awards merit badges, rank promotions at holiday ceremony Boy Scout Troop 97 of Londonderry Twp. celebrated the holidays with a gift exchange, bags of goodies and the ceremonial awarding of merit badges and rank advancements. The troop ended 2015 with a holiday Court of Honor, awarding 20 merit badges and five rank advancements during the ceremony recently at the Londonderry Scouting Complex. Ian Mills, a troop member who served as master of ceremonies, asked each Scout to share their favorite memory
• Little was awarded the Second Bronze Palm, a rare honor that required him to earn 20 merit badges above what is required for the rank of Eagle Scout. • Bryce Mills was awarded the rank of Tenderfoot. • Spangenberg was awarded the rank of Star Scout. The requirements for the rank include leadership and community service, and Spangenberg volunteered for more than 100 hours of community service – the most of anyone in the troop in 2015. • Bryce Mills, Hatt and Wealand were awarded the rank of Second Class Scout. • Wealand and Kyle Hoyt were awarded the rank of First Class Scout. The requirements for the rank include the mastery of camping – Scouts must spend at least 20 days and nights camping in a tent – as well as tying knots, identifying plants and animals, first aid and citizenship. Upcoming events for Troop 97 include the Seven Mountains Klondike, Merit Badge College, a tour of the Philadelphia Penitentiary with a campout on the USS New Jersey in Camden, N.J. and camping in the French and Indian War section of the Army Heritage Center in Carlisle with a dodgeball side trip at Sky Zone. Boys in grades 5 through 12 who are interested in the troop may call Kevin Little at 717-944-1957 or Pauley at 717-944-2766. Troop 97 is sponsored by the Londonderry Fire Company.
Ben Spangenberg was advanced to the rank of Star Scout, serving as Troop 97’s assistant chaplain and volunteering for more than 125 hours of community service to earn the promotion.
from one of the troop’s community service projects. The troop helps with several local efforts, including the Londonderry Fire Company fish fry, Geyers United Methodist Church Easter egg hunt, Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign and Londonderry Elementary School May Fair. Mills closed the ceremony with a holiday gift exchange game, a video presentation, festive refreshments for family and friends and goodie bags for all of the children and Scouts. Committee Chair Ted Pauley awarded 20 merit badges in athletics, geology and mining in society. In addition, Scout Masters Kevin Little and Steve Kiessling recognized 12 graduates of the Junior Leadership Training class, which helps prepare Scouts prepare to run the troop. Scouts Travis Blouch, Alexander Hatt, Christopher Kiessling, Garrett Little, Bryce Mills, Ian Mills, Justin Mills, Jason O’Donnell, Ben Spangenberg, Mason Swartz, Owen Wealand and Keagan Yocum were presented “trained” patches for their uniforms as part of their recognition ceremony. The Scouts now are eligible to attend the National Youth Leadership Training course in June at the Hidden Valley Scout Reservation in Loysville. Scout Masters Kevin Little, Chris Hoyt, Steve Kiessling and Matthew Pauley awarded five rank advancements:
Garrett Little displays his new Second Bronze Palm.
Kyle Hoyt, left, and Owen Wealand advanced to the rank of First Class Scout.
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Bryce Mills, left, Owen Wealand, center, and Alexander Hatt advanced to the rank of Second Class Scout.
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Anna Nissley was named Lower Dauphin High School’s Student of the Month for December by the Hummelstown Women’s Club, while George Hatalowich was named the school’s Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Hummelstown.
Area Historical Society and works on her family’s farm. She plans to attend either Kutztown University or the University of Pittsburgh and major in secondary education with an art history or fine arts minor.
Nissley, daughter of Holly and John Nissley, is a four-year member of the choir program and sings this year in the Chamber Singers and Vocal Octet. She is a three-year member and secretary of the Tri-M Music Honor Society and is a three-year member of the National Art Honor Society. She is a two-year member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, SADD and the Philosophy Club. She also serves as a counselor in Lower Dauphin’s outdoor education program and volunteers in an after-school art program at Lower Dauphin Middle School. In the community, she is a mentor in Lower Dauphin Communities That Care’s homework buddies program and works in its Club Ophelia program. Her artwork was recognized in the Hummelstown Arts Festival and by the Artistic Expressions group. She also volunteers at the Hummelstown
Hatalowich, son of Pamela Worley and George Hatalowich, is a four-year member of the football team, where he played running back and linebacker and was the team’s Most Valuable Player last season. He is also a fouryear member of the boys’ lacrosse team. He is a three-year member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society. He is member of the Math National Honor Society, participates as a buddy at Special Olympics and serves as a counselor in Lower Dauphin’s outdoor education program. In the community, he participates in Lower Dauphin Communities That Care’s homework buddies program. He is also active as a volunteer with Falcon Football youth camps, flag football and youth lacrosse camps. He plans to attend a four-year college and major in engineering or business.
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Welcome to the New Year! After having such warms temps, we are getting quite the frosty start. I hear many saying, “It’s about time!” It has been a crazy time. December firsts (late December, at that!): lawns being mowed, flowers still blooming, bulbs appearing and the cherry trees blossoming in Washington, D.C. My herb garden cooperated for all the holiday cooking. When did we move our area down to Florida? Well, this is short-lived and now it is time to bundle up and prepare for the br-r-r-r – the freezing cold we expect to have at this time. Do you have any news to share? Please do not hesitate to e-mail me your information. Stay warm and let’s start the countdown – about 10 weeks to go until the first day of spring! January fast facts • It’s named after Janus (Januarius), the god of the doorway. • The Anglo-Saxons called the first month Wolfmonth because the wolves came into the villages in winter in search of food. • It is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. • In Czech it is called “leden,’’ meaning ice month. • The birthstone is the garnet. • The birth flower is the carnation or snowdrop. • It is International Coffee Gourmet Month. • It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere. Birthdays Happy Wednesday birthday to Rich Zito on Jan. 6. Hoping your confettipopping day is wonderful! Alexis Hile of Lower Swatara Twp. marks her last teener birthday on Wednesday, Jan. 6. She is 19. Happy quarter-of-a-century cake day to Kyle Zang on Friday, Jan. 8. Here’s to well wishes for a fantastic birthday weekend. Jason Hardison of Lower Swatara celebrates birthday No. 22 on Saturday, Jan. 9. May your birthday weekend be all warm and fuzzy, Jason. Braedon Thomas of Middletown hits his 17th cake and ice cream day on Saturday, Jan. 9. Stay warm, Braedon! Best wishes to Dawn Mattes of Middletown for a sunshiny Monday, Jan. 11 birthday. Enjoy it all week! Happy 23rd birthday to Lauren Rain of Lower Swatara on Monday, Jan. 11. I hope it is full of sweetness and beauty, Lauren. Andrew Yeich of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Monday, Jan. 11 as he turns 17. Hope it is a marvelous celebration, Andrew. Marley Fox of Lower Swatara turns 12 on the 12th of January! Many special wishes to you on your golden birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Marley! Happy landmark cake day to Alexandra Fisher of Lower Swatara as she celebrates her real-adult-birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 12. She is 21. Congrats, Alexandra!
Hey, Kyle Renn! Happy 15th balloon-flying day to you on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Stay warm! Abby Linn of Lower Swatara marks her 24th razzle-dazzle birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 12. I hope it is full of surprises, Abby. Happy landmark 18th cake day to Emily Bortner of Lower Swatara. She will hear the birthday song on Tuesday, Jan. 12. Congrats, and enjoy your birthday week. Ashley Fuller turns 25 on Tuesday, Jan. 12 – a very popular birthday date! Many wishes to you for a bright and beautiful celebration, Ashley. Anniversaries Best wishes to Bernie and Judy Sobotka of Lower Swatara for a wonderful romantic anniversary celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Hope you two have fun all month! Brian and Pamela Etter of Elizabethtown mark their fifth wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 8. Enjoy a super weekend celebrating together. Free movie in Highspire All are invited for a free movie night at Highspire United Methodist Church. “The Secret of NIMH” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8. Free popcorn! The church is located at 170 Second St., Highspire. Doors open at 6 p.m. Come out and enjoy!! Dean’s List Congratulations to Jordan Flowers of Lower Swatara, a 2015 graduate of Middletown Area High School, on making the dean’s list at York College for the fall semester. He is a nursing major. Way to go, Jordan! Dinner is served St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 121 N. Spring St., Middletown will host the community dinner, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until food is sold out) on Monday,
Jan. 11. January’s meal is lasagna, garden salad, dessert and drinks. Everyone is welcome. There is a cost. Please enter through the parking lot doors. “The Gift of Time” brunch buffet All ladies are cordially invited to attend a brunch buffet at the Spring Garden Conference Center, Spring Garden Drive in Lower Swatara, at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 13. The event is presented by Hershey Area Women’s Connection, Affiliated with Christian Women’s Clubs of America. Premier Designs, High Fashion Jewelry and soprano Karen Kennedy, of Elizabethtown, will be featured. The speaker is Susan Hutchinson, of Newtown, Bucks County, who will speak about her walk through discovery, diagnosis and the challenge of facing an uncertain future. For reservations (deadline is Friday, Jan. 8), call Edna at 717-652-0997 or Winnie at 717-533-4715 or e-mail: hersheyawc@verizon.net. Michael Symon recipe Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts with Parsnips & Almonds (Serves 4) • 4 (6-ounce) boneless, skin-on chicken breast halves, pounded to a 1/4-inch thickness • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper • 5 tablespoons of olive oil • 3 cups of small-diced parsnips • 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter • 1/4 cup of slivered almonds • 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds • 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice 1. Put 2 large skillets over mediumhigh heat. 2. Season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. To one skillet, add 3 tablespoons of the olive oil. Arrange all 4 pieces of chicken skin-
side down in the pan and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip the chicken and cook until cooked through, about 2 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, to the second skillet, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil followed by the parsnips. Shake the pan to distribute everything into an even layer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the parsnips begin to brown, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the butter, almonds, and cumin and cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter is brown and nutty smelling and the almonds have toasted, about 2 minutes. 4. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice, top each piece of chicken with parsnips, serve. Quote for the Week “Each word we speak either waters the seed or destroys it, so let’s speak life.” – Christine Caine, American evangelist and author Question of the Week What is the best thing about winter? “You get to play outside in the snow with your family, making snowmen!” – Isaiah Rogers Keeney, 11, Middletown. “Movie marathons when school is canceled. College snow days are even better!” – Rebecca Fulton, 19, Lower Swatara. “That you get to go sledding. We go on our hill in our backyard. My sister likes winter because of hot chocolate and marshmallows and whipped cream.” – Alex Kelly, 6, Swatara Twp. “College basketball. Go, Tar Heels!” – John Rhodes, Hummelstown. “I get to go south for some sun!” – Overheard in the Neighborhood. Proverb for the Week A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare (21:6).
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Angels of Mercy, a Middletown effort to provide joy to elderly, homeless and infirm citizens in the area, gave gifts to residents of the Middletown Home on Thursday, Dec. 24. Founder Maria Frisby, right, a Middletown Area High School graduate and former Ms. Pennsylvania 2004, and member Susan Keiffer, left, hand out gifts to three residents on Christmas Eve day. Charmaine Moss, of Middletown, also assisted in the effort to make the holidays a little merrier for the residents.
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