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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014

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“Thank you’’ party planned for Reid A “thank you’’ party for former Middletown mayor Robert Reid will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Event Place, 11 S. Union St. Reid was Pennsylvania’s first black mayor when he took office in 1978. He Robert Reid served as mayor for more than 25 years, leaving office briefly to take a job as court administrator for Dauphin County, until he announced last year that he would not seek re-election. He was a popular teacher in Middletown for 40 years. The Robert G. Reid Elementary School is named in his honor. Light refreshments will be served.

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Middletown’s new mayor, James H. Curry III, at left, poses for a photo with his family – wife Alex, second from left; their son James, born last May on primary election day; Curry’s father, Jim; and his father’s fiance, Beth Riley.

New council, new mayor take office By Jim Lewis

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The rock-solid majority bloc on Middletown Borough Council seems to have dimisished to start 2014, with four incumbents replaced by four newcomers – and the difference could be seen in council’s first votes of the New Year. Council re-elected Christopher McNamara aspresident as Robert Louer as vice president by identical 5-4 votes, with three newcomers voting no. Afterward, McNamara said he hoped councilors focused on important borough issues, such as Middletown’s financial state, and not on personal politics, for “the last thing we need is in-fighting among ourselves.’’ It’s difficult to predict what lies ahead for a council that, during the previous year, was dominated by a decided majority that often was so in agreement with initiatives that it did not debate proposals at public meetings. McNamara said he believes that new councilors who ran successful

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Store robbed at gunpoint in Oberlin

he end for a Middletown landmark may mark the beginning of a new downtown business district in the borough. The old Klahr’s jewelry store on Union Street, vacant for years, was demolished by the borough, one of the first steps in renovating the downtown. The borough bought the property for $12,000 from a previous owner, and deemed the building beyond repair. Crews from ATO Demolition of Hummelstown began demolishing it on Dec. 16, and finally knocked down the last few bricks on Monday, Jan. 6. For more photos, please turn to page A7. And catch a video of the demolition on our website, www.pressandjournal.com.

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Two men wearing hoodies, masks and gloves robbed a clerk at gunpoint at a Turkey Hill in Oberlin at 9:54 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29. A clerk told police that two black males entered the store demanding money, and one of the males allegedly showed a handgun. The men left with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot behind the store towards Highland Street, according to Swatara Twp. police. One suspect is described as 6 feet tall, with an average build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a maroon jacket with yellow stripes. The other suspect is about 6’ 3”, light skinned, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt with a tan vest. Readers with information about the robbery are asked to call Swatara police at 717-564-2550 or leave a tip online at www. SwataraPolice.org.

By Noelle Barrett

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Woman charged in assault during bogus Craigslist deal

A Steelton woman is facing a homicide charge after allegedly stabbing and beating a man at her residence on Saturday, Jan. 4, authorities said. Darla M. Carrington, 32, of the 200 block of Elm Street, was charged with criminal homicide in the death of Dennis J. Green Jr. She was held in Dauphin County Prison without bail. Green, 41, of Steelton, was a taxi driver who suffered from multiple sclerosis, according to Steelton Police Chief Scott Spangler. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick determined that Green died of multiple traumatic injuries and ruled the death a homicide after completing an autopsy on Monday, Jan. 6. Police were dispatched to Carrington’s residence at 4:10 a.m. for a reported domestic dispute that came from a neighbor who heard commotion and called the police, according to Spangler. Officers discovered Green dead, apparently beaten and stabbed, he said.

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The new year in Highspire is sweet By Noelle Barrett

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As the clock approached midnight on New Year’s Eve, more than 100 people from Highspire gathered in Memorial Park for a surprise drop. The

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Sweets fall from a replica box of Knight’s Candy, once a popular candy maker and store in Highspire, on New Year’s Eve.

crowd watched as a white box, with the name of an old town candy store on its sides, was suspended about 25 feet in the air, and counted down the last seconds of 2013. When midnight hit, the crowd cheered, noisemakers sounded, and candy fell Arlene Knight, from the sky – literally. The Knight’s Candy box t h e w i d o w o f opened, with 20 pounds candymaker Fred of treats pouring out as Knight Jr., attends children rushed to the pile the New Year’s Eve of goodies. celebration. The celebration was a sweet start to the yearlong Highspire Bicentennial festivities, with plenty of activities to keep guests warm, including a bonfire, s’mores station, and a DJ where people danced with the Highspire mascot, a costume tiger. And while residents created new memories that night, many residents and members of the community reminisced about the past. For Arlene Knight, wife of the late Fred Knight Jr., owner of Knight’s Candy, the drop was not only exciting but also nostalgic. “It brought back a lot of memories,” she said. “It looked just like the 2 and 5 pound boxes of candy we had. The logo was perfect.” Please See NEW YEAR’S, Page A8

Trigger is destroyed

Dog that survived slit throat is euthanized; one man charged in attack waives charges to county court By Jim Lewis

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Trigger, the dog who struggled his way out of the woods of Lower Swatara Twp. after his throat was slit by an attacker, was destroyed on Thursday, Jan. 2 – and one of the men charged with attacking the dog with a hunting knife waived charges against him to Dauphin County Court. The dog was euthanized at the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, where he was kept after the Dec. 11 attack, as the state Department of Agriculture filed charges in a local court to declare the animal “dangerous’’ and approved euthanizing it, a department spokeswoman said. The “dangerous dog’’ charges were dropped once the dog was destroyed. Meawhile, Jeffrey Fletcher, of Highspire, waived to court charges of cruelty to animals, conspiracy to commit cruelty to animals, criminal trespass-simple trespasser and possessing an instrument of crime with intent to employ, according to District Judge Michael Smith’s office. Township police said Fletcher walked Trigger into the woods near Rosedale Avenue and Stoner Drive in Middletown, where he slashed the dog’s throat with a hunting knife three times as part of a deal

An Elizabethtown woman was charged with robbery and aggravated assault for allegedly attempting to rob a shopper lured to the borough’s vacant MoviE-Town Cinema to buy a TV advertised on Police photo Craigslist. Amber Police have Consylman obtained a warrant for the arrest of Amber N. Consylman, 19, after filing charges against her on Friday, Jan. 3. A woman lured the shopper to the rear of the cinema during an arranged meeting on Nov. 5, where he was struck with a baseball bat by an unknown male assailant, police said. The victim escaped his attackers, police said. Consylman also was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit robbery and theft from a motor vehicle. Anyone who knows Consylman’s whereabouts is asked to call the Elizabethtown police at 717-367-1835.

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Trigger, the dog that survived a throatslashing, in a photo issued by Lower Swatara Twp. police. with the dog’s owner. Fletcher left Trigger for dead, but the dog made his way to a road, wherehe was discovered by a motorist who called authorities, police said. Officers tied a tourniquet around Trigger’s neck to stop the bleeding, Please See TRIGGER, Page A8

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Michael Hulstine

and Robin Reven of Elizabethtown, and Roxanne Hulstine of Middletown. He is also survived by close cousins Jamie and Logan Hulstine, Bryan and Jenny Boothe (Miller), Adam and Brittany Lehr, Matt and Abby Holmes, and Nate Mrakovich. Private services were held at the convenience of the family, and arrangements were entrusted to the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that any memorial contributions please be made out to Vicki Hulstine. Memo: Alexa and Hailey M.T., and sent to P.O. Box 84, Middletown, PA 17057. Contributions will be placed into the Alexa and Hailey Memorial Trust. E-mail condolences may be sent to hulstineathletics@gmail.com.

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Steel-High students get creative in fundraising for children’s hospital By Noelle Barrett

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“Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we are all equal in the end!” Michael L. Hulstine of Middletown, passed away suddenly at the age of 40. He was born January 19, 1973. He is the son of Vicki, and brother of Traci Hulstine and fiance Bob Shoenfelt, also from Middletown. A Middletown Area High School Class of 1991 graduate, Mike was self-employed and also subcontracted for Terry Golden Contracting. He was preceded in death by the late Walter and Patricia Hulstine respectively. Mike is survived by his two amazingly talented and beautiful daughters, Hailey and Alexa of Camp Hill. He is the nephew of Brian and Mindy Williams of Harrisburg, Randy and Jeannie Lehr of Middletown, Mike and Connie Mrakovich of Palmyra, Gary

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VINTAGE HIGHSPIRE HAPPENINGS with Tom Herald

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HIGHSPIRE HAPPENINGS

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Classic Highspire Happenings In honor of the 2014 Highspire Bicentennial, the Press And Journal presents excerpts from classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Highspire Happeningsâ&#x20AC;? columns by Tom Herald. Tom wrote the column from 1992 to1997 and often featured Highspire history and memories of days gone by. Topics of upcoming excerpts will include the famous Highspire Rye Whiskey, School Days, Winter Fun, the Old Soda Fountain, Weather Vanes, Our Earth and Water, Do You Remember and more.

Mr. and Mrs. Weston Kensinger

Couple exchange vows Lyndsay Frank and Weston Kensinger were united in marriage on September 28, 2013 at the Cameron Estate Inn in Mount Joy. Lyndsay is the daughter of Shelley and Paul Frank of Galeton. Weston is the son of Janice King of Martinsburg and Don Kensinger of Mount Gretna. Lyndsay is a graduate of Middletown Area High School and The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of humanities degree, majoring in communications. She is employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a deputy press secretary. Weston is a graduate of Lower

Dauphin High School, a graduate of Bridgewater College with a bachelor of science degree, majoring in allied health science, a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a master of education degree in health education, and a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a doctorate in philosophy, majoring in health, leisure and human performance. He is employed as a faculty member at Penn State University. After the ceremony a reception was held at the Cameron Estate Inn. The couple honeymooned in Negril, Jamaica. They reside in Middletown.

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Jessica Shipkowski

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Jessica Shipkowski and Pablo Orellana Jr. were named Students of the Month at Middletown Area High School for December.

as an intern at the Middletown Area School District. He plays guitar and piano, and has earned awards from the district for academic excellence. He plans to attend Penn State Harrisburg to earn a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in computer science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very grateful for having been chosen for Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student of the Month,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a great honor to be selected by my educators as a person that holds outstanding qualities. I hope to continue to benefit others and take the honor with great happiness.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Shipkowski, daughter of Dave and Kim Shipkowski, is a member of the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer team, the Link Crew and Middletown Area School Helpers. She played on the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team in her freshman and sophomore years. She attends Seven Sorrows BVM Church, where she helps out at the food pantry, and has worked as an intern for Drayer Physical Therapy. She currently works as a hostess at the Great American Grille, Harrisburg. She plans to attend Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Fla., in the fall to study exercise science, with the hope of attending graduate school after earning a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree to obtain a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel very privileged to be selected Student of the Month,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an honor to be nominated and selected by my teachers for this recognition.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Legend or Myth, excerpt April 26, 1996 column From time to time the origin of our town name is mentioned in conversation and writing. I am continually amazed that despite the efforts of local historians like Helen Gross, and others who have done extensive research, confusion remains about the naming of our town. For many years the Pennsylvania State Museum Historical Markers on Route 230 proclaimed Highspireâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?a landmark to raftsmen on the riverâ&#x20AC;?, etc. All research indicated that this is only a romantic idea, and the signs were removed. Documents, written history, and maps tell us that the name Highspire or High Spire, High Spire Town, or Village of Highspire, came into use before the first church buildings in our town, which were erected in the year 1842. Both of these buildings, the Church of God and the United Brethren congregations, had cupolas. The former was a small one story frame house of worship and the latter a two story brick building with a second floor sanctuary. Further research reveals that there has only ever been one spire in our community. It was on the remodeled U.B. Church in the year 1879. Where does this leave us? It has been documented that Barnes and Daughterman who laid out much of the town in the early 1800â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, came from the area around the Village of Spyer in Germany, hence High Spire. In addition we know that the barges came much later on the Pennsylvania Canal and those who floated on the river were raftsmen on rafts made out of bundled logs. Our community had a rich, colorful and varied history and we have an obligation to preserve it with as much accuracy as possible. It is with this thought in mind that the preceding comments were written. Canal Life in the 1800s, excerpt July 13, 1996 column What might life have been like working and living on the Pennsylvania Canal in the 1800s? Canal boats passed through Highspire and many tied up at the large wharf in the center of town. The great English writer, Charles Dickens, recorded travels on the canals in 1842. (That was an important year in Highspire because both the United Brethren in Christ and the Church of God congregations constructed their first meeting houses that year.) Dickens records that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the evening meal was served around 6 p.m. and consisted of tea, coffee, bread, butter, salmon,

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This was owned by Mr. Stoner, who was postmaster. Above Roop Street there was a smaller wharf and several large stables where the horses and mules were kept. Old records mention a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross Keys Tavernâ&#x20AC;? and there is reason to think this could be the current residence of Joe and Roberta Schmidt. The reservoir at the east end of town kept the canal at one level all the time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known that during the winter months some of the coal boats were stored there. In the winter much water was drained from the canal, but enough remained to make a good surface for skating. The old timers would talk of â&#x20AC;&#x153;people skating from Harrisburg to Columbia.â&#x20AC;? Eventually the Pennsylvania Railroad took charge of the canal. It is reported that they used a few steamboats but these were not very successful. The last boats were operated around 1900. The canal was abandoned in 1901. For years townspeople used the canal as a dumping place and eventually much of it was filled in. Ella Mae Schiefer recalls her mother saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if only you could dig up Charles Street you could find most anythingâ&#x20AC;? as people threw everything imaginable in the old canal. And with the passing of the canal even Canal Street was changed to Roop Street and it is all just a distant memory of the way things used to be.

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yesteryear is to consult the old map of 1873. You will find copies hanging in the Highspire Post Office and several local businesses. The canal traversed the full length of town from White House Lane to the upper end of town. What is today known as Broad Street was actually the canal bed of the 1800s. From the old records we know that the Pennsylvania Canal had much influence on the growth of the town. We know that coal, farm produce and all manner of merchandise were transported on the canal. Basically there were two kinds of canal boats â&#x20AC;&#x201C; packet and store boars. The packet boats made regular trips between Harrisburg, Columbia and other points along the canal. They carried both passengers and merchandise. The store boats could be compared with a present day wholesale dealer. The grocers in town would always know when they were coming and have a list made out. The canal boats were pulled by horses and mules on the towpath which ran parallel to the canal. Some remnants of the towpath may be found between Ann Street and White House Lane and today this would make a fine nature trail if it were developed as such. On old prints and the 1873 map we will find that there was a large wharf lying between Roop and Paxton streets.

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SCHEDULE OF 2014 REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE HIGHSPIRE BOROUGH AUTHORITY

January 16, 2014 February 20, 2014 March 20, 2014 April 17, 2014 May 15, 2014 June 19, 2014 July 17, 2014 August 21, 2014 September 18, 2014 October 16, 2014 November 20, 2014 December 18, 2014 Authority meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at the Borough Hall, 640 Eshelman Street, Highspire, PA 17034, commencing promptly at 7:30 P.M.

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On Monday, Jan. 6, local municipalities met for reorganization meetings. During the meetings, new mayors, commissioners, councilors and chairmen were sworn in, and took their seats on their respective boards. Some municipalities saw changes in leadership roles, while Middletown, Highspire and Royalton opted to stick with the same president and vice presidents of the boroughs’ councils. With the resignation of President Frank Linn in October, and vice president Bill Leonard’s decision to not seek re-election, new

Two men and a woman, armed with a gun, forced their way into a residence in Lower Swatara Twp., tied up a man who lived there and ransacked the place, fleeing with a small piece of blue luggage, police said. The victim, Sam Matos,

After a lengthy executive session, Middletown Borough Council accepted the resignation of Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communica-

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was forced to the floor and bound inside his home in the 2000 block of Georgetown Road, and his head was covered by a jacket after answering a knock on his door, police said. Motos eventually ran to a neighbor’s residence, and the neighbor called police.

tions, during a special meeting on Monday, Dec. 30. Council accepted the resignation by a 7-0 vote. Councilors Scott Sites and Barbara Arnold were absent. Courogen has served as the borough secretary and press spokesman since January 2012. His resignation is effective Jan. 10. There was no discussion

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about his resignation prior to the vote or during the remainder of the special meeting. Council hired Amy J. Friday as the new borough secretary effective Jan. 13. She will be paid $32,500 with no benefits, according to council’s vote. Courogen was not available after Monday’s meeting, and he did not return a call to his cell phone.

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changes after the reorganization meeting. Five council members who ran unopposed were sworn in during the meeting, and A. Kay Sutch and Carolee Roman were re-elected as president and vice president, respectively. While Royalton swore in a new council member, Steven Sell, council decided to stick with the same officers, re-electing Tildon Sides as president and Jody Flynn as vice president. In Londonderry Twp., supervisors take turns rotating into the positions of chairman and vice chairman. For 2014, Anna Dale was chosen unanimously as chairman and Mike Geyer was selected unanimously as vice chairman.

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A Little-Known Government Genealogy Service By Dick Eastman (eogn.com), November 24, 2013

A little-known program of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) provides genealogy information that may be difficult or impossible to obtain elsewhere. The records include naturalization files, visa applications, and citizenship test, and many reveal family secrets and mysteries. In addition to relatives, historians or researchers can also request files. Under the USCIS Genealogy Program, which started in 2008, requests are usually completed within 90 days. The government will run a search of the name, as long as the person is deceased. If there are records available, the government charges additional fees for the files. The fee for a record copy from microfilm-identified vas (M) is $20 per request. The fee for a copy of a hard copy file identified as (HC) is $35 per request. More information about the fees associated with each file series may be found at http://www.uscis-gov/history-and-genealogy/ genealogy/historical-records-series-available-genealogy-program. The documents typically include immigration information, often (but not always) including exact hometowns in their ancestors’ native countries. The files often have information on brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. Many times it is useful to obtain the records of your uncles, aunts, and cousins who also immigrated from “the old country.” If the immigrant applied for American citizenship, the details are included in these files. For anyone of Japanese, German, or Italian origin who lived in the United States during World War II, the documents often include FBI reports about the person’s activities, including friends, family, and political activities. For more information about the program, check out http:/www.uscis.gov/genealogy.

A Revolutionary War Prison Camp Final Donations Secure Camp Security Preservation

The land where a Revolutionary War prison camp once stood has been preserved after a more-than-decade-long effort. Larger anonymous donations as well as small contributions from across the country helped to raise the final piece of funding, a total of $320,00 in the end needed to buy a 47-acre parcel off of Locust Grove Road in Springettsbury Township. The deed was transferred recently from The Conservation Fund to Springettsbury Township, the new owner, said Ann Simonelli, a spokeswoman with the fund. The latest piece cost about $1 million and was purchased by the fund from developer Tim Pasch. In total 162 acres now have been preserved, Simonelli said. That does not included a nearby small township park. The mission has been to preserve, to interpret and to commemorate the British prisoner of war camp, Carol Tanzola, president of the Friends of Camp Security said. Now that the land has been preserved, the partners will work together on the British prisoners of war but also the militia guards, Tanzola said. Leslie A. Jones, chairman of fundraising for the Friends of Camp Security, said a thorough archeological survey and interpretation of the site is vital. A limited archeological dig in 1979 revealed thousands of artifacts, including pottery shards, buttons and gold coins, on the property. You can read the full article at http://www.inyork.com/ci_24671060/springettsbury-takes-ownership-camp-security-property?IADID=Search-www. inyork.com-www.inyork.com.

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An Index for the Scrapbook of World War letters from Soldiers and others found in the York County Heritage Trust Library York, Pennsylvania, also includes sundry items. In 2005, a large scrapbook of newspaper clippings of letters from soldiers and others serving in the American Expeditionary Forces, American Red Cross and Y.M.C.A. from York and Adams counties, Pa. were donated to the library of the York County Heritage Trust by South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society charter member and former president, Ruthetta Jacobs. Her aunt, Mildred Grass, put the scrapbook together. Due to the scrapbook’s condition of severe deterioration, the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society offered to digitize it in order to preserve its significant historical value. Then the project of indexing the names from the letters began for the purpose of providing a Special Publication for distribution to the members of S.C.P.G.S. By coincidence, the project finished late in 2012 just in time for the 100th Anniversary of the beginning of the European War in 1914, which was to become World War I. This Special Publication contains not only an index of the soldiers and others writing home during 1918 and 1919, but a World War I timeline is included to help the reader following the progression of events that led to American Expeditionary Forces entering the war and for the reader to place events which the letter writer talks about in a time frame.

We have come to praise God and to seek refuge in the love of God. We are the children of God, and as brothers and sisters, we rejoice before our heavenly Father. Reach out to God and to one another for all are welcomed in our Father’s house. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from January 8-14 are always open to everyone. Wed., Jan. 8: 6 p.m., AA Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.

Thurs., Jan. 9: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., Jan. 12: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for January: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Nursery Helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of parents Marchia and Charles Ulmer and brother Charles E. Ulmer presented by Barbara Tucker and family; 11:30 a.m., Refreshments and fellowship time. Tues., Jan. 14: 2 p.m., Stitches and Prayers Shawl Ministry; 6 p.m., Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m., Church Council meeting.

New Beginnings Church Middletown

New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Pastor Britt’s Bible Study is held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Bring your own issues and concerns to discuss how the Bible helps in everyday living. Followers of Faith Bible Study will resume later in the year after Pastor Britt’s Bible Study is finished. Craft Group is held Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Intercessory Prayer group is held Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Youth Fellowship is held on Sundays from 5 to

7 p.m. Choir rehearsal will be held Sundays after worship. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. The Youth Fellowship’s 2nd free dinner for the community will be held on Sun., Jan. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone interested in Scrapbooking? If interested in being part of a group at New Beginnings call Barb Bogardus at 350-2746. Acolyte for January: Joshua Burrows. Children’s Church leaders for January: Erica Godsey and Carol Hoffman. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.” We invite you to come and experience this love.

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

“Follow Jesus, Change the World” is more than a mission slogan for us at Wesley. We are committed to finding ways to embody this purpose through “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We invite others to come and discover how they can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. A Bible Study group meets every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. in the church parlor. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the fourth Friday of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothing in all sizes from infant to adult are

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Middletown First Church of God, 245 W. High who has done this for his family and Street, Middletown, invites you to join many others. Dave Ramsey has been us for worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. given this vision and it’s time to take this Sunday. Childcare is provided. that leap of faith to get on the path to Sunday school for all ages begins at financial freedom. There is a cost if 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education you have never taken the class. There are also available. is no cost if you have already taken Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes the class but if you want an updated are available for Youth (grades 6-12), workbook there is a cost. Sign up in FROG Pond (kindergarten through 5th lobby or contact church office; Balloon grade), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Art Class led by Michelle Trostle: Adult classes, which offer a variety Have you ever watched with wonder of Bible studies and electives. as someone twisted balloons into Sunday evenings: A Collective - Din- animals? This is your chance to learn ner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering how to be that someone. At the end of begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with this 6-week class you will know how us. You are not alone in your faith, to make a dog, cat, mouse, giraffe, your doubts and your desires. bunny, flower, parrot, bug bracelet, Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club turtle bracelet and twisty hat. You Bible Study; 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer will also learn the cross paper tear, Young Adult Bible Study; 6-8 p.m., an evangelistic story that Michelle The Sunshiners meet weekly for a time demonstrated during a children’s of0 Christian fellowship, teaching and sermon in the fall. Michelle has been worship. They are a group which exists twisting balloons for 25 years, so no to meet the spiritual needs of persons matter your experience level or fear who are developmentally challenged. level, you will be in capable hands. A new season of Wednesday Night Zumba: Led by certified instructor, Live (WNL) begins Jan. 8, supper at Suzanne Smith. There is a cost per 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. New session. Knitting/Crocheting Circle: and continuing classes are: Adult Bible Do you like to knit or crochet or Study will finish the Gospel of John interested in learning? Come to this and begin a study on Abraham. Ladies very informal, laid back, and brand Bible Study will continue their study new knitting circle. All are welcome. of the Book of Romans. A new Bible Latino Congregation: Betesda Study begins on the Book of Philip- Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 pians. Craft Class; Contemporary W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Culture Class; Financial Peace Class: Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio If you are willing to be honest with Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; yourself and not worry about how bad Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez your finances are at the beginning, this (717) 333-2184. course will change your life and others For additional information call the you share this knowledge with. You church office at 944-9608 or e-mail are being instructed by a man of faith us at mdtcog@comcast.net.

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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"

890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650

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

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Open Door Bible Church

200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN

Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm

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Evangelical United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

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We welcome you within our doors, so please feel free to join us. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening Bags for children to utilize during the service. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page (www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation), or call the office.

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available. Wesley hosts will be present to help persons find what they need on Jan. 24. 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. Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is “Embracing God’s Future” based on Luke 2:22-40. How will use we this gift of a new year to seek God, serve our neighbors, and send each other into the world as persons of good will? During January, we will be talking about these things. Come and be part of the conversation. Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine sts. in Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

Happy New Year to you! We welcome you to services on Sun., Jan. 12. Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. for all ages. The Adult Forum group will be hearing from Robert Kivlan of Diakon Lutheran Youth Services as he tells how their Wilderness Center helps youth avoid the temptations of their home environment via month long wilderness challenge-based experiences. Please join us for Worship at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary as we celebrate the Baptism of the Lord.

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The Joys Of Renting – After watching the fun that Dan Yeckley of the Village of Pineford and his 4-year-old son Jared had following the recent snow, you need not question, “Why Rent?” Yeckley was one of the fortunate ones who had no concerns about shoveling the white stuff.

MediCenter To Open Fully Staffed Facility To Begin Operations By July After years of waiting for the appearance of a much needed medical facility in lower Dauphin County, area residents will now have the chance to seek medical attention in their own back yard thanks to a walk-in medical center currently under construction off Vine Street. Financed and operated by local attorney James Pannebaker, the twostory 8,000 square foot building will be the second such facility leased and operated by Lower Paxton Township’s Community General Osteopathic Hospital. The first of Community General’s MediCenters opened nearly three years ago in the Oakhurst Village Shopping Center on Linglestown Road. Ground for the hospital’s new facility was broken Monday afternoon at the site of the future practice, 1305 Middletown Road, just off the Vine St. exit of Route 283. Present at the brief snowed covered ceremony were Community General officials as well as attorney Pannebaker and other interested parties. According to Jeff Wiles, Community General’s vice president of marketing, the Walk-In MediCenter will occupy half of the completed building, with separate physician practices expected to lease additional space in the future. The primary office, explained Wiles will be an urgent care facility equipped to handle minor medical emergencies

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as well as family needs such as colds, flu’s, sprains, allergies and X-rays. “We’re expecting to offer a wide variety of medical services,” Wiles said. “The MediCenter is designed for people who have no physician of record, as well as for people who do have a physician but may need one immediately because of an emergency.” Borough Employees’ Pay Boost Amounts to $38 More A Week Middletown Borough Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a new 3-year contract that will give the Borough’s non-uniformed employees a modest 4.9 percent pay hike by the end of 1993. The new contract, which was ratified earlier by the employees, gives Borough workers a 15-cent hourly wage increase in the first year and 40cent pay hikes in each of the last two years of the contract, which expires in October 1993. In negotiations with Teamsters Local 776, which represents the Borough’s non-uniformed employees, Council also agreed to pay the full amount of each employee’s annual fee for Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurance. It further agreed to pay for any annual increases in that fee up to a maximum of 12 percent. The 95-cent wage hike for the three-year contract plus the increase in health insurance payments will boost the average employee’s annual earnings by about $2,400 a year by the end of the third year of the contract. Employees presently pay an average of about $450 for their share of the annual health insurance fee. By the time the new contract ends, the increases are expected to cost the Borough an additional $130,000 to $150,000 annually. That would push total cost of annual wages for nonuniformed employees to about $1 million. The contract covers about 50 people on the Borough’s administrative staff, Emergency Operation Center staff and employees in the Borough’s water, sewer, electric and street departments. Borough Manager Bruce Hamer called the new contract, which actu-

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Following is a compilation of action in cases filed before District Magistrate David H. Judy. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Geraldo Torche, 41, of Middletown, was charged by Middletown police with simple assault on Dec. 19. The charges were filed with District Judge David Judy’s office on Dec. 19. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Jan. 8 before Judy. Mani Lammey, 38, of Middletown, was charged by Middletown police with simple assault, disorderly conduct and recklessly endangering another person on Dec. 19. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Dec. 19. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 15 before Judy. Christian Smith, 36, of New Cumberland, was charged by state police in Londonderry Twp. with retail theft, stemming from an incident on Nov. 30. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Dec. 30.

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Keeping The Dream Alive In His Quest To Be A Star While he may not be a household name yet, Middletown Area High School graduate Timothy Bennett is working hard at becoming a success in the fast-paced world of television. “I’ve always wanted to do it,” Bennett says of acting. He started in junior high and high school with parts in school plays. After graduating from Middletown Area High School in 1980, Bennett studied acting at Boston University and Conservatory with a degree in music theater. After college, Bennett moved to New York where he got his first big break, an appearance in an off-Broadway show. “Actually, I got the part because I could do some mime work,” he explained. From there, he eventually landed a part in the theater production of “South Pacific” with Robert Goulet, an experience he labeled as the most memorable of his career. “In two years with “South Pacific” we went to 75 cities,” he said. “Touring was like an extended vacation; if I could make a living doing it, I’d tour all the time.” Bennett has also appeared in an off-Broadway production of “Buskers” and the Equity Liberty Theater, New York City, production of “Too Many Girls.” “I work on my craft, keeping techniques up to date,” he said. He explained that establishing an acting career “is a slow process. It’s easy to grow lax.” Regardless, Bennett said he would continue to work on his career in the new year and beyond.

Commission (EARC) to discuss the Commission’s worsening budget shortages. According to its latest budget report, the EARC’s operations in 1990 ended with a deficit of $32,000 and it reportedly expects that deficit will increase to about $70,000 by the end of the current year. The EARC’s 1991 budget calls for expenditures of just over $232,000, which exceeds anticipated revenues by about $38,000. Approximately $142,000 in revenues will come from fees the EARD charges adults and others to enroll in its various programs. Annual contributions from the three area municipalities, which support EARC operations will add another $54,000 in revenues. Municipal contributions are based on a flat charge of $3.08 annually for each resident. Under that formula Mt. Joy Township’s contribution to the EARC for 1991 is $14,113. West Donegal Township’s is just over $15,000 and Elizabethtown Borough’s is $25,166. Population figures for the three municipalities do not include students at Elizabethtown College, patients at the Elizabethtown rehabilitation Center or residents at the Masonic Homes. Conoy Township, an original member of the EARC’s municipal support group, withdrew its support in May 1984. It’s annual contribution to the EAR at that time was about $8,300. It has since operated its own, independent summer recreation program.

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Joseph Zink, 28, and Robert Ortman Jr., 32, both of Elizabethtown, were charged by state police in Londonderry Twp. with theft by unlawful taking, conspiracy, criminal mischief and defiant trespass stemming from an incident on Dec. 30. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Dec. 30. Ortman and Zink were confined to Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.

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Mark Maltese, 60, of Middletown, was charged by Middletown police with intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered and theft by unlawful taking, stemming from an incident on Dec. 26. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Dec. 31. A preliminary hearing

Tyler Kobler, 27, of Bainbridge, was charged by Middletown police with simple assault and use/possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an incident on Jan. 1. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Jan. 1. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 10 before Judy.

Josiah Potts, 20, of Harrisburg, was charged by Middletown police with loitering and prowling at nighttime and public drunkenness and similar misconduct, stemming from an incident on Dec. 24. The charges were filed with Judy’s office on Dec. 31. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 5. before Judy.

Council hires firm as its finance director By Daniel Walmer Press And Journal Staff

Middletown Borough Council has appointed the firm of its state-approved financial consultant to serve as “outsourced finance director’’ to replace former finance director Jennifer Felty, who has resigned. Council approved the appointment of Susquehanna Group Advisors by a 6-0 vote on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Mark Morgan, the borough’s financial consultant under the state’s Act 47 Early Intervention Program, works for Susquehanna Group Advisors and developed the borough’s Early Intervention Plan for financial stability. The vote formally approves the role the firm has filled since Felty resigned earlier this year, Morgan said. The borough plans to retain Susquehanna Group Advisors in that role

indefinitely rather than hire a new finance director, according to Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications. “They will provide somebody to help with the matters above and beyond what the finance department can handle,” Courogen said. Since Felty left on maternity leave earlier this year, and later resigned, the borough has realized that the finance department staff is capable of functioning without a full-time director, Courogen said. “We’ve come to the realization that we don’t need a full-time finance director with our staff operating the way it is,” he said. “Ultimately, it saves money. This is the cost-effective approach.” Courogen said he did not know the financial details of the borough’s arrangement with Susquehanna Group Advisors.

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Press And Journal Photos by Jim Lewis A construction crew can be seen through the Klahr Building display window as they use equipment to remove remnants from the building.

Clockwise from left: Beane Klahr in Klahr’s Jewelry store. A capstone from the facade of the Klahr building. Construction workers watch as debris is removed from inside the building. A backhoe and other equipment is parked where Klahr’s once stood.

Crews, above, prepare to begin tearing down the Klahr building

Crews,center right, tear brush away from the rear of the building.

Crews, bottom right, remove brick and debris as they finish demolishing the Klahr building on Monday, Jan. 6.

Near the end of demolition of the Klahr building, two columns remain standing.

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The 2014 Middletown Borough Council and mayor pose for a photo after a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 6 at borough hall. Pictured are, from left, councilors Robert Louer, Benjamin Kapenstein, Tom Handley, Christopher McNamara, Suzanne Sullivan; Mayor James H. Curry III; and councilors Anne Einhorn, Scott Sites, Victoria Malone and John Brubaker.

campaigns for change in government policies will realize that past decisions they opposed were based on good reasons, and might change their mind. Once newcomers learn the background behind council’s past decisions – cutting funding for the Middletown Public Library and eliminating the borough emergency communications center for Dauphin County’s 911 service to reduce rates for electricity, which the borough sells to residents and businesses for revenue, for example – then “all of the misinformation that is out there should be put to rest,’’ McNamara said. “From there, it’s where this council wants to go.’’ McNamara and Louer kept their posts by voting for themselves and getting support from councilors John Brubaker, Suzanne Sullivan and newcomer Victoria Malone. Incumbent councilor Scott Sites was joined by newcomers Tom Handley, Anne Einhorn and Benjamin Kapenstein in opposing their retention. What next? “It’s going to be what

they want to make of it,’’ McNamara said of the new council. “As long as it doesn’t become political and a personality contest. It’s for the good of the town as a whole.’’ New councilors and Louer, who won re-election in November, were sworn in to office by District Judge David Judy. James H. Curry III also was sworn in as Middletown’s newest mayor, only the third person to serve in the post since 1978. Longtime mayor Robert Reid, who served more than 25 years, announced last year that he would not seek re-election. Curry’s first major decision: He directed the borough’s emergency management agency to establish an emergency shelter for residents who lost heat from broken pipes, malfunctioning furnace or other means, during the recent frigid cold snap that brought wind chill temperatures of minus-20 degrees to town. A shelter was opened at the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com

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and the dog survived. The dog’s owner, Joshua Boyanowski, enlisted Fletcher to kill Trigger after the dog bit Boyanowski’s daughter in the face, resulting in stitches, police said. A preliminary hearing for Boyanowski was postponed until Feb. 10. Trigger’s death was upsetting to members of the township’s police force, who had hoped a new owner could be found. In fact, the motorist who found Trigger on the road that day had offered to adopt the dog. “I think the dog deserved more of a chance after what it had been through,’’ said Robert Appleby, a detective on the force who investigated. A spokeswoman for the Humane Society did not return a call seeking information in time for this edition of the Press And Journal. The Department of Agriculture’s dog

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Children scramble for candy during Highspire’s New Year’s Eve celebration at Memorial Park.

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Knight’s Candy first began in Steelton around 1920, and found a permanent home in Highspire a few years later. “Fred’s father [Fred Knight] took a candy making course, and then opened the business,” Knight said. “He pedaled the candy in Steelton and Highspire, going door-to-door, selling the candy.” Knight’s sold it all – from chocolate covered marshmallows and huge chocolate Easter eggs to crèmes of every flavor. “I liked the peanut butter centers and peanut clusters,” Knight recalled. Christmas, Easter, and Valentine’s Day were the peak seasons. Resident Don Ruth remembers his mother buying the decorated chocolate eggs.

“You could eat on one of those for a month,” Ruth said. “They were quite the thing.” During World War II, ingredients to make chocolate were rationed, but people waited outside in the winter to get their hands on some candy for Christmas. “People would line up at Knight’s two or three abreast for one and a half blocks until he sold out,” recalled resident Wayne Shank. During the flood of 1972, damage to the candy shop and basement where they made candy was significant. Candy made ahead for the holidays was ruined and the Knights had to start from scratch. “My husband insisted that we start over,” Knight said. “It was a bad time, but we made it and got through it.” The candy maker and store remained

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Spangler would not say what led to the incident, but said there were “incidations that there was drug use in the house.’’ Carrington’s children were at the residence at the time, and are being cared for by a relative, Spangler said.

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The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank will hold a community blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Saturday’s Market, 3751 East Harrisburg Pike, Middletown. For more information, readers may call 1-800-771-0059 or visit www.cpbb.org.

Catch our video of the Highspire New Year’s Eve celebration on our website, www.pressandjournal.com.

The charge against Carrington was filed with Magisterial District Judge Kenneth Lenker of Steelton on Saturday, Jan. 4. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21 before Lenker.

open until Feb. 15, 1980, about a month before Fred Knight Jr. died of a brain tumor. “We’ve all [the family] just felt very sorry about having to close,” Knight said. “I just know I miss it. I miss the candy.” More than 30 years since Knight’s sold its last piece of candy, Knight was happy to have the name come alive again. “I thought it was really nice to remember Knight’s Candy,” Knight said. “It was popular in Highspire, but I think even more people out of town bought the candy.” And just like the Knight’s Candy box brought the past and present together, many residents hope the Bicentennial Celebration will do the same. “It’s good for younger people and everyone to just come together,” said council member Charles Dengler. “It was a great start that gave people the taste of what this small town is,” said Rosemary Tonkin. “Maybe we can get a way for everyone to get back to the way it used to be. I think it’s fabulous.”

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Signups for the Middletown Amateur Baseball Association’s youth baseball, girls’ fast-pitch softball and teener baseball will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 18, and 25 at Royalton Borough Hall, 101 Northumberland St., Royalton. For more information, readers may call Brendan McGlone at 717-940-8320. •••••

Blue and Gold Club meeting

The next meeting of the Blue and Gold Club is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12 in the Middletown Area High School library. All club members are invited to attend.

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Raiders hold off Chambersburg, fall to red-hot Red Lion 20 points in the opening period and appeared to be heading for a comfortable win after earning a 37-24 lead by the halftime break. But Chambersburg put together a 23-point offensive effort in the third quarter to slip ahead of their hosts 47-46 heading into the final frame. The Raiders broke a 59-59 deadlock by scoring the final 3 points of the game at the foul line to ice the win. Danilowicz and Fox popped in a combined five 3-pointers in the first quarter to lead the Middletown charge as the Raiders climbed to a 16-8 lead. After Daniel Flores pulled the Trojans to within 6 with just under a minute left, Fox converted a Chambersburg turnover into a layup and Brandon Harper scored off an inbounds pass with two ticks left to give Middletown a 20-10 lead. Mel Fager’s putback and Charleston’s trey off a Nick Drawbaugh assist pushed the Middletown lead to 25-12 with 6:05 left in the second stanza. Charleston’s second 3-pointer off a Levi Varner pass offset a trey by the Trojans’ Rayquan Franklin. After the Trojans trimmed the lead to 10, Charleston scored again and Danilowicz followed with another bucket off a Trojan turnover to push the lead back up to 14, 32-18. In the last 1:23 of the half, Harper made two free throws, Charleston added 1-of-2 and Harper put back his own miss to give the Raiders a 37-22 cushion. The Trojans scored late to make it a 13-point game at the break. But the lead did not hold up as the Raiders struggled to start the second half. Four missed shots and four turnovers by the Raiders in the first half of the third quarter allowed the Trojans to catch up. Chambersburg outscored the Middletown side 13-2 during the pivotal span and the Trojans closed the gap to just 2 points, 39-37. Drawbaugh’s basket and foul shot at the 3:02 mark gave the Raiders a temporary reprieve with a 42-37 lead. But a rough stretch of foul shooting by Middletown (2-of-5) and a triple by Chambersburg’s Carlin Christian kept the Raiders from increasing their lead. Danilowicz scored with 52 seconds left but Martin registered the last 5 points of the period to edge the Trojans in front, 47-46.

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The Middletown boys’ basketball team stepped out of Capital Division play and earned a 1-1 split in post-Christmas action last week. The Blue Raiders topped Chambersburg on New Year’s Eve day with a 62-59 decision, but fell to non-league opponent Red Lion by a 62-37 score on Saturday, Jan. 4. A division matchup with Steelton-Highspire was postponed because of snow. The Raiders slipped to an overall 4-6 record for the season with divisional games against Susquenita, Steelton-Highspire and Camp Hill scheduled.

Middletown 62, Chambersburg 59

Beau Gantz, the former Middletown junior varsity coach who had coached at Harrisburg and Lancaster after departing Middletown, brought his Chambersburg Trojans to the Raiders’ gym with just one win to show for their efforts in the current season. And despite a second half rally that was nearly successful, Gantz was denied a second victory as the Raiders held on for a tense triumph. Ladhellis Charleston scored a team-high 16 points while Dylan Danilowicz and Cody Fox recorded 13 each to key the Middletown victory. Ryan Martin scored a game-high 17 points for the Trojans (1-10). The Raiders got off to a great start by collecting

Raiders vs. Rollers rescheduled The game between Middletown and Steelton-Highspire that was postponed by snow on Friday, Jan. 3 has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Middletown.

The teams traded points in the first half of the fourth quarter before the Trojans fought their way to a 55-52 lead with 3:51 left in the game. Back-to-back baskets by Fager and Drawbaugh, however, pushed the Raiders back in front at 5655 with 3:05 on the clock. After the Trojans regained the lead a minute later, Charleston drove the lane for a score and added a foul shot to give the home team a 59-57 edge at 1:39. Chambersburg’s Stanley Flores knotted the score at 59-59 with a pair of free throws 18 seconds later, but the visitors would get no more points after that. Fox made 1-of-2 foul shots at the 1:13 mark and Chambersburg turned the ball over with 32 seconds left to hurt its chances. Although Charleston lost an opportunity to lock up the win by missing two free throws 4 seconds later, the Trojans missed a potential game-winning shot with 9 ticks left. Fox then iced the victory by making a pair of foul shots with just under 3 seconds remaining.

Red Lion 62, Middletown 37

The Raiders did not fare so well against visiting Red Lion, struggling on both ends of the court. The Lions came into the game owning an 8-2 overall record, and they showed that the record was real. Dominating Middletown from the outset, the Lions worked their way to a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and bullied their way to a commanding 37-19 advantage by halftime. The Raiders played better in the third quarter to keep pace, but that 18-point deficit to start the second half was simply too much for the Middletown squad to overcome. Drawbaugh, Harper, Charleston and Fox teamed for 14 points in the third quarter to gain some momentum, but the Lions collected 18 in the segment to stay comfortably out in front. Following a 3-point bomb by Fox to start the final frame, the game plan simply fell apart for the Raiders. In fact, Middletown would score just one more point on a free throw by Fox with 5:03 left in the contest. Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

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Middletown’s Cody Fox (24) takes a jump shot against Red Lion in a 62-37 Raider loss. Fox led the Raiders with 11 points.

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Falcons stop high-scoring Indians, 68-45 By Noelle Barrett

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When Waynesboro faced off against Lower Dauphin in a boys’ basketball game, it hoped to do what it does best – score from the perimeter and press on defense. But Lower Dauphin would have none of it. Instead, the Falcons took control and forced the Indians to play basketball Lower Dauphin style. The Falcons beat Waynesboro, 68-45 on Saturday, Jan. 4 in the fifth annual Rhoades Foundation Classic at Lebanon Valley College, Annville. “We didn’t make Lower Dauphin as uncomfortable as we wanted to,” said Waynesboro Coach Tom Hoffman. “They kind of dictated the way the game was played and that’s a credit to them. They’re a very good basketball team that’s well-coached.” The Falcons’ Tommy Bowen earned a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Luke Rutledge posted 11 points and Trey Klock added 9. Waynesboro (8-2) fired two shots from downtown to take an early 6-2 lead, but Bowen helped put the Falcons back in control with an assist on a Colton Nagy 3-pointer and back-toback baskets to give Lower Dauphin a 9-6 lead. The Falcons (8-2) didn’t look back, keeping the lead for the rest of the game. Up 17-12 in the second quarter, Lower Dauphin went on a 12-0 that found Kaylor Kulina, Ryan Naccarato, Matt Seip, and Bowen netting points for a 29-12 lead. Waynesboro players used to scoring bucket after bucket were muffled and silenced by the Falcon defense. Shaquill Smith was able to sink four 3-pointers and score 16 points for the Indians, and Devonte Montgomery added 10 points. “We tried to talk about not letting them shoot it off the catch,” said Lower Dauphin Coach Mark Hofsass. “A lot of those guys like to come off screens, catch it and, without doing anything else, shoot it. So we wanted to make them put the ball on the floor.” Lower Dauphin enjoyed its biggest lead, 44-17, midway through the third quarter. The Indians tried to recover, but couldn’t. Both teams scored a couple dozen points until the gameending buzzer rang. For the Falcons, part of the success was teamwork. Lower Dauphin saw seven players score 6 points or more, Please See FALCONS, Page B2

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Matt Seip attempts a quick layup during Saturday’s game against Waynesboro. Seip posted 6 points for the Falcons.

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Stoltzfus captures third place at Governor Mifflin tournament Middletown’s Logan Stoltzfus captured third place in the 106-pound class of the Governor Mifflin Holiday Tournament, winning by technical fall over Governor Mifflin’s Alex Centeno, 20-3 in the consolation finals on Saturday, Dec. 28 in Shillington. Overall, Middletown finished in 23rd place in the tournament, earning 51 points. Stoltzfus received a first-round bye, then won by decision over Trevor Gimbor of Brandywine Heights, 8-3 in the second round. He was pinned by Dover’s Brandon Rodriguez in the

Penn State Harrisburg’s Jared Deibler (50), a Middletown Area High School graduate, takes a jump shot against Salisbury’s defense. Deibler scored 7 points in nine minutes of playing time.

championship bracket semifinals to move to the consolation rounds. In the consolation bracket, Stoltzfus defeated Frank Amiano of Southern Regional (N.J.) 3-0 to reach the consolation championship bout. Middletown’s Ulysses Hernandez (113 pounds), Corbin Stetler (132), Will Botterbusch (152), Colton Smith (220) and Michael Osayi (285) won first-round bouts, but all lost in the second round. Stetler, Botterbusch and Smith reached the third round in the consolation bracket before losing.

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Penn State Harrisburg’s Kenny Stone (5) drives for a basket against Salisbury. Stone led the Lions with 17 points.

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Salisbury used a flurry of key 3-pointers to keep Penn State Harrisburg at arm’s length and defeat the Lions 6451 on Saturday, Jan. 4 in Middletown. The Seagulls knocked down 11 buckets from beyond the arc, including a handful of timely jumpers that kept the Blue & White from making the run they needed in the second half. The Lions (5-6, 2-2 in the Capital Athletic Conference) were led by senior captain Kenny Stone. The physical forward netted a team-high 17 points on 50 percent shooting from the field

and grabbed five rebounds. Penn State Harrisburg led Salisbury (4-6, 1-2) on just three occasions, all of which came in the first half. A Jared Deibler 3-point play and two baskets by freshman Marquese Daniels put the Lions up at the 14:49, 11:12 and 8:49 marks. Unfortunately, the Lions were left playing catch-up the rest of the day. The Seagulls took their largest lead of the half when Kyle Savercool connected from distance to make it 24-16 with 5:16 remaining before the break, but the Lions closed out the opening period on a 9-4 run that culminated in a Deibler layup as time expired, bringing the deficit to 28-25 at halftime.

Stone pulled Penn State Harrisburg to within 31-29 when he knocked down a pair of free throws with 17:47 left to play. Still trailing by 2 points with less than 14 minutes remaining in regulation, the Blue & White got their first taste of Salisbury’s clutch shooting when Charles Porter buried back-to-back 3-balls to up the Seagulls’ advantage to 41-33. A pair of Will Doyle free throws drew the Lions to within 5 points, but Porter again came up big when he knocked down his third 3-pointer in less than four minutes to thwart Penn State Harrisburg’s push.

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Falcons’ lead guard Luke Rutledge scored 11 points during Lower Dauphin’s win over the Waynesboro Indians.

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and the team ended the game with just six turnovers. “I think [we do well] when we move the ball and one guy’s not trying to do too much with the ball,” Hofsass said. “Everything’s easier when the ball moves – it’s harder to guard, it

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puts more pressure on the defense. I thought we did a good job moving the ball tonight with the passing and that opened up a lot of stuff for us.” The game could have taken a different turn if Lower Dauphin hadn’t rocked the Indians with quick plays and impressive defensive maneuvering. “It wasn’t us missing shots,’’ Hoffman said. “It was them. They forced us to play their style of basketball and in a battle of wills, which the game of basketball is many times, they asserted their will on us. Every shot we had was a contested effort for us to even be able to get one off, and that’s a credit to them.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com

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The Raiders made just one of 13 shots in the 8-minute span, and although the Lions collected just 7 points during the same period, they were never threatened by the struggling Middletown side. Conceding defeat halfway through the period, Middletown Coach Chris Sattele went to his bench, and the subs finished up the game. Fox led the Raiders with 11 points while Mike Fox collected a game-high 19 points for the winners.

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Sophomore Jamaal Dubose went 1-2 from the charity stripe to draw the Lions within 6 points, but Salisbury struck again when Charlie Rogers buried two consecutive jumpers from downtown to make it 55-43 with 7:17 remaining. It was a deficit Penn State Harrisburg was unable to overcome. Doyle scored 8 points on five shots and dished out three assists. Deibler added 7 points in just nine minutes of play. Daniels netted 6 points and Joey Farthing pulled in a team-high six rebounds to go along with three assists and two steals. Salisbury outshot the Lions 48.6 percent to 37.2 percent from the field. Penn State Harrisburg was unable to keep up with the Seagulls from 3-point territory or the free throw line. Compared to the visitors’ 45.8 percent shooting from distance, the Blue & White went just 3-13 from beyond the arc. The Lions got to the foul line 29 times but converted just 16 chances.

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Standings for 1-8-14 BOYS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 5 0 8-3 East Pennsboro 5 0 7-1 Milton Hershey 3 2 4-4 Northern York 3 2 4-7 Middletown 2 3 4-6 Camp Hill 1 4 4-6 West Perry 1 4 2-7 Susquenita 0 5 2-8 Last week’s games Red Lion 62, Middletown 37 Middletown 62, Chambersburg 59 Steelton-Highspire 65, Trinity 63 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 8 Steelton-Highspire at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 Middletown at Camp Hill, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Northern York, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Milton Hershey at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Susquenita at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 6 0 10-0 Lower Dauphin 5 1 8-2 Mechanicsburg 4 2 8-2 Cedar Cliff 3 2 7-3 Hershey 3 3 5-5 Susquehanna Twp. 2 2 4-4 Palmyra 1 4 5-5 Red Land 1 5 2-8 Trinity 0 6 1-8 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 68, Waynesboro 45 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 8 Lower Dauphin at Mechanicsburg, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Lower Dauphin at East Pennsboro, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 Bishop McDevitt at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Middletown 5 0 9-1 Susquenita 4 1 9-1 West Perry 4 1 5-3 Camp Hill 3 2 6-4 East Pennsboro 2 3 4-5 Steelton-Highspire 2 3 4-7 Northern York 0 5 1-9 Milton Hershey 0 5 0-6 Last week’s games Middletown 50, Big Spring 45 Tri-Valley 53, Steelton-Highspire 44 Harrisburg 54, Steelton-Highspire 36 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan. 8 Middletown at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 Camp Hill at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Northern York at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Middletown at Donegal, noon Tuesday, Jan. 14 Middletown at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Susquenita, 7:30 p.m. WRESTLING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 2 0 3-0 Cedar Cliff 1 0 9-1 Hershey 1 1 6-4 Red Land 1 1 5-3 Mechanicsburg 1 1 2-5 Susquehanna Twp. 1 1 1-4 Middletown 0 1 0-3 Palmyra 0 2 1-3 Last week’s matches Penn Manor 53, Middletown 15 Lower Dauphin 66, East Pennsboro 12 This week’s matches Thursday, Jan. 9 Middletown at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. SWIMMING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 2 0 2-1 Mechanicsburg 2 1 3-1 Bishop McDevitt 2 1 2-1 Palmyra 2 1 2-3 Susquehanna Twp. 1 1 2-1 Red Land 1 1 1-1 Milton Hershey 0 2 0-4 Cedar Cliff 0 3 0-5 Last week’s meets None This week’s meets Thursday, Jan. 9 Hershey vs. Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m., Milton Hershey School ICE HOCKEY CPIHL Tier 2 W L PTS Lampeter-Strasburg 11 1 22 Hempfield 10 1 20 Lower Dauphin 9 2 18 Warwick 5 5 10 Red Land 5 6 10 Annville-Cleona 1 8 2 Central Dauphin 1 9 2 Manheim Central 0 10 0

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Penn State Harrisburg’s Kaitlyn Carmo (13, left, drives for two of her 12 points against Salisbury.

Last week’s games Salisbury 70, Penn State Harrisburg 57 This week’s games Wednesday, Jan.8 Penn State Harrisburg at Southern Virginia, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 Christopher Newport at Penn State Harrisburg, 1 p.m. SOCCER PASL Eastern Division W L Chicago 8 0 Cleveland 8 3 Detroit 4 4 Harrisburg 3 5 Cincinnati 3 5 Illinois 1 9

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Last week’s games None This week’s games Saturday, Jan. 11 Harrisburg at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 Harrisburg at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

Carmo’s double-double not enough for Lions in 70-57 loss to Seagulls

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Kaitlyn Carmo went 10-for-11 from the charity stripe while grabbing 11 rebounds for a solid double-double performance in Penn State Harrisburg’s 70-57 loss to Salisbury on Saturday, Jan. 4 in Middletown. Carmo continues to shine this season for the Lions, scoring 12 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, dishing out two assists and making one steal. The Lions (4-7, 1-3 in the Capital Athletic Conference) had not seen competitive play since their Dec. 13 loss to Lancaster Bible. Hoping to get the New Year started off right, the players were in the gym heavy this week building up to their conference matchup against the Seagulls (5-5, 2-1). The first half was a slow, but scrappy effort from both teams. Penn State Harrisburg’s Kiara Carter was extremely impressive, getting up

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high to grab 11 rebounds in the first half and diving to the floor to win many loose balls for the Lions early on. With 8:41 to play in the opening half, Penn State Harrisburg’s Jasmine Yanich scored two of her 9 points on the night to tie things at 13. The Seagulls responded with a 9-0 run over the next three minutes, and held a 33-25 lead at halftime. All the Blue & White needed in the second half to do was find a little more energy and hit a couple of shots to be right in the mix. But as the half started, it was Salisbury that came out hitting shots. The Seagulls used an early 14-5 run that ended with a 3-pointer with 14:37 to go up 47-30. Penn State Harrisburg made some substitutions hoping that someone would step up and make a couple of key offensive or defensive plays, but no one did. The Lions eventually fell without making the run we were waiting for to make it a winnable game.

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he Borough of Middletown opened an emergency shelter at the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department’s fire hall on the first day of a brutal cold snap and sub-zero wind chills, and issued a press release about it after a Borough Council meeting on Monday, Jan. 6 – soon after new Mayor James H. Curry III directed the borough’s emergency management agency to provide a “warming station’’ for those who may have lost heat. We published in our our website and Facebook page immediately, as did PennLive.com, which also regularly attends council meetings. The shelter literally could save a life. It was important to spread the word. Not everything local government does reaches that level of public service, but a tremendous amount of what government does affects our quality of life. Besides, it’s the public’s money that funds local government, and the public has a right to know how it’s spent, how proposed laws could affect them, how public assets owned by government are being managed. It’s good when government keeps the public informed. So when council voted last month to separate the duties of Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications, so he could focus on the communications – and keep his annual compensation, $50,000 salary and benefits – we wondered if it was a step by the borough to be more open about its business. It’s been difficult – sometimes nearly impossible – to get information and answers from the borough on many issues and initiatives. There once was a time when each of the borIt's the public's money that ough’s department heads gave a lengthy and report on their work to councilors durfunds local government, and detailed ing public meetings. Recent councils began the public has a right to know to limit those public reports – in fact, council how it's spent, how proposed had imposed a communications policy that department heads from talking to the laws could affect them, how barred media unless interviews were arranged by public assets owned by Courogen, a policy that still stands. government are being Past borough managers had taken it upon to deal with media inquiries, managed. themselves since they were involved in every aspect of the borough’s operations, but that has not been the case lately, perhaps because of the policy. And there once was a time that the police department willingly offered a list of crimes it investigated for publication – knowing there has been a rash of break-ins in your neighborhood could make you more vigilant, and informing the public of a crime could result in a tip not yet received. Getting information from police has been a struggle for us lately as well. The communications policy seems to have put a stranglehold on information. We believe part of the problem is that some borough officials don’t like what we print. It’s punishment for a story, column or opinion piece we’ve published that they don’t like. They have hardly kept their displeasure hidden. They don’t return phone calls or e-mails. A most recent case involved Courogen’s change in work duties: After council voted to accept his resignation as borough secretary, Courogen left the meeting room immediately after the meeting was over, avoiding our reporter. We called and e-mailed him and borough manager Tim Konek for information – and never received an answer. It’s not the first time that has happened. We’re hoping that council’s decision to keep a full-time director of communications signals a desire to be more open to the public by providing more information to the public. Only two media outlets cover Middletown regularly and religiously – us and PennLive.com – so, using a bit of rough logic, we make up about half of the media inquiries received by the borough. It is our belief that paying a director of communications to answer only half of the media inquiries the borough receives would be like hiring a director of pothole repair to repair only half the potholes in the streets – or repair potholes only on the streets he likes. We’re hoping council’s commitment to communications with the public improves the public’s ability to get information from borough government. The objective should be to keep the public informed.

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On funding education Editor, State Sen. Mike Folmer made an impassioned plea for eliminating property taxes in Viewpoints on Dec. 11 (“Outrageous property taxes violate our inalienable rights’’). This may be a good proposal given the unevenness of school funding. That is, all you need to determine which are the better schools is a real estate guide. My question for Mr. Folmer is: From which tax, current or new, does he see money coming for funding public schools? His explanation should appear in Viewpoints, and he might begin by telling readers where his children and grandchildren attend/have attended schools. Richard Ammon Middletown

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he did? Unless you For those who have decided to only believe, read partial excerpts from the Pope’s you will not encyclical, I would also encourage you understand” – this to understand that the Pope’s perspective quote in paragraph on poverty is somewhat different than our 23 of the papal perspective on poverty. encyclical “Lumen In my travels to Haiti, the Caribbean, Fidei’’ provides the Far East and the Middle East, the insight into how to challenge the undertrue extent of poverty becomes clear. Our standing of the discourse relating to Pope perception of poverty, while real for those Francis’s writing and the implications as feeling pain and deprivation, is signifiit relates to capitalism, America, and the cantly different than the poverty that the current debate raging in the U.S. Pope is discussing. Pope Francis’s most recent encyclical, This does not, however, alter his mes“Evangelii Gaudium,’’ set off a firestorm sage. He is saying that as Catholics we about capitalism and trickle-down ecohave a responsibility to place our faith nomics. above our material goods. Pope Francis For those who jump on the bandwagon is concerned about our salvation, not our of condemning capitalism based upon a bank account. I would have it no other superficial reading of the Pope’s encycway from my spiritual leader. lical, they may find that “unless you When one places great value in material believe, you will not understand.” things, the focus is lost on how you can In “Evangelii Gaudium” the Pope is selflessly help another. This is precisely addressing his flock from a spiritual the image of being a good parent in which perspective, with its love of Christ and the parent is more concerned about their all His children. Such teachings are the child than they are about themselves. foundation of the Catholic Church as Pope Francis is merely concerned about well as in most Judeo-Christian religions. his flock. The Pope is singling out a behavior that In a similar vein, Thomas Jefferson, values anything beyond the spiritual love our third president, recognized the great that we are all to have for one another. threat in which a government would He is addressing attempt to be too the concern about For those who jump on the strongly influenced poverty, the concern a religion. Jefabout wealth, the bandwagon of by ferson understood concern about selfcondemning capitalism based that they must be ishness and greed. upon a superficial reading of separate, as does He is not saying Francis. that one form of the Pope's encyclical, they Pope The Pope’s similargovernment is better may find that "unless you be- ity with Jefferson than another. He is lieve, you will not is more significant not talking about any you think. In form of economic understand.'' than our founding prinstructure at all. He is ciples, we already merely singling out were a Judeo-Christian nation guided how you use the gifts Christ has given by our faith individually because of our you, regardless of the system. individual character. The government was For Catholics, putting anything ahead influenced by the character of those with of our spiritual faith is the concern to the faith and not by their religion directly. Pope. The Pope’s entire focus relates to It is not a government of faith but a our spiritual journey to eternal salvation government in which its leaders are and that the things of this world matter influenced and guided by their faith.These not. may not appear to be major differences The Pope is not running for president. but they are huge. He is the leader of the Catholic church I firmly believe that I have the responand is doing precisely for his followers sibility personally to care for my fellow what he should be commanding us to do. human. I vehemently disagree that my As my spiritual leader, I acknowledge government does. that I do have the responsibility to look The minute you allow government to after my fellow person, care for those in assume your responsibilities, all you have need, to help those who are helpless, and done is been able to wash your hands to show Christian love to all. of your responsibility to care for one It is appropriate that Pope Francis proanother. I can think of no more selfish act vide us that guidance in his encyclical. than that. It is entirely appropriate that a church provide spiritual guidance. Frank Ryan, of Lebanon, is a certified It is, however, inappropriate when a public accountant who specializes in corgovernment forces people to accept a porate restructuring and lectures on ethcertain precept over another. Love cannot ics for state CPA societies. He is a retired be forced. Caring is a voluntary act. Love colonel with the Marine Corps Reserves is not selfish. A government that excludes who served in the Middle East. one group (the unborn for example) for the benefit of another would be violating the intent of the Pope’s writings. In my faith, the source of the wonderful gifts we have on this earth come from our Creator, not from our government. Pope Francis is reminding Catholics that it is our responsibility to use those gifts in We want to hear from you. a way that is befitting of the Christian Send your letters to: love that we are to have for our fellow letters@pressandjournal.com, or mankind. 20 S. Union Street In both the Old and the New Testament, Middletown, Pa. 17057 these themes are prevalent. Why would anyone even remotely expect that the Letters may be edited for accuracy, clarity, and length. Pope would say anything other than what

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number of weeks ago, I viewed a C-SPAN 2 program where a co-author of the book, “America 3.0 – American Prosperity in the 21st Century” outlined the painful transitional phases the U.S. has undergone in both the past and the present. The presentation was so compelling and logical on its face that I bought the book and read it cover to cover, with few interruptions. Here is a quick synopsis. The first part of the book, America 1.0, describes the motivations and mindset of the early settlers, where cultural bases of hard work and self-reliance were principal factors determining their fate in this primitive, undeveloped country. Evidently, these inherent traits served them well, since we are all here today. Part Two of the book identifies America 2.0 as the start of the Industrial Revolution, and describes this transitional phase in America’s history, where the harnessing of energy resources and the complementary invention and use of labor-saving equipment transformed this nation from an agrarian to a manufacturing-based economy. It also chronicles the painful realities for many folks at that time, folks whose manual labor farming skills were devalued since mechanical inventions dramatically increased output and reduced the need for physical labor. Having no other option, these displaced folks headed for the cities and had to master new skills to obtain long-term employment. It also notes many of these same basic tenants still exist today, where the skillsets of many folks are continually made obsolete by the technological advances of our highly-mechanized and informationbased economy. But there is good news: In the future, America 3.0 holds the promise for a vibrant economy. It identifies many of the same cultural traits exhibited by our founding forefathers that are the key forces in making the successful transition to the Promised Land. But it will be a very painful transition for many. To make it happen, it will take the virtual collapse of the unsustainable government safety net for the masses to finally realize they need to rely on themselves and do what it takes to make it in this world. It starts with being adaptable and continually learning new skills; relocating to where the work is; and/or mastering a new skill suitable for telecommuting. For many, the transition won’t be easy. And it certainly won’t be painless. But it will be necessary to make this leap into the future. Fast forward to today’s reality check. Over the Christmas holiday, I visited my hometown, Allentown. I picked up the local paper, which published an article detailing two families trying to deal with the expiration of emergency, extended umemployment benefits. In both cases, each laid off person had valuable skillsets still relevant and useful in today’s economy. The only thing missing were “local” job opportunities for these specific skillsets. One of the folks was forthrightly honest. Since his emergency benefits were being eliminated he would now expand his acceptable job location scope to include the Philadelphia area, which is located approximately 60 miles away from Allentown. I was especially puzzled by this mindset, since I personally witnessed daily bus riders commuting from Allentown to New York City since the late 1960’s, a distance of approximately 90 miles. I can’t help but wonder what job opportunities were missed by this guy, who refused to consider relocation or a longer commute to land a job in his field from his first day of unemployment. He wasn’t willing to do what it takes, as long as working taxpayers were subsidizing him. Unfortunately, I am very uncertain whether our current entitlement society will ever able to transition into the Promised Land of America 3.0. As long as government interference continues to subsidize those who are unwilling to make the difficult choices required to be self-sufficient, the transition will never take place. The only thing that gives me pause is the recollection that sometime in the 1980’s there were many predictions of an upcoming “labor shortage” created by the sudden onslaught of baby boomers retiring. Still waiting for that to happen. Jeffrey B. Miller is a self-described pragmatic libertarian who has lived in Middletown for the past 25 years.

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Commission recommends new funding formula for special education

early 270,000 children in Pennsylvania – one out of every seven students – receive special education services in the state’s public schools. A review of efforts in the state to educate them was made by the Special Education Funding Commission, created by Act 3 of 2013 – and the commission has released a report on its findings. The 15-member legislative commission was tasked with developing a new formula for distributing special education funding to Pennsylvania school districts. Currently, state funding is distributed based on the assumption that special education students make up 16 percent of the overall student population in each school district. The commission recommended a new funding formula for special education based on three levels of student needs. The formula is based on actual data and a variety of factors, including intensity of services (ranging from least to most intensive), small and rural school districts, income/market value and

equalized millage rate. The commission’s recommendations will not go into effect unless approved by the General Assembly. In a similar effort to address basic education funding inequities, the House Education Committee recently approved a bill to create a Basic Education Funding Commission to begin looking at the way Pennsylvania distributes state funding to K-12 schools.

GED test changes

The state Department of Education recently announced that a new version of the GED exam is now in effect. The new 2014 Series GED test is a four-subject high school equivalency test that measures skills required by high schools and requested by colleges and employers. The four subjects are science, social studies, mathematical reasoning and reasoning through language arts. According to estimates, the new

test takes a little more than seven hours to complete. Those who began the 2002 Series GED test but did not successfully pass the five modules of the old test before Dec. 31, 2013 must restart with the new GED test in order to receive their high school credential. Partial scores from the old exam cannot be carried over to the new 2014 test. The 2014 GED test is only available in a computer-based format. Paper-based exams will be available in limited cases where an individual requires testing accommodations. For information about the 2014 GED test, readers may visit GEDtestingservice.com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown.

RONMARSICO Heating grants now available

he Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) began offering crisis grants as of Thursday, Jan. 2. Residents who are in an emergency situation and about to lose their heat may apply for the grants. Maximum income eligibility limits are set at $17,235 for an individual, $23,265 for a couple, and $35,325 for a family of four. Emergency issues include broken heating equipment, lack of fuel, leaking lines that must be fixed or replaced, termination of utility service or being in danger due to a diminishing fuel supply and getting a notice of utility service termination. Residents should contact the

Dauphin County Assistance Office at 717-787-2324 or toll free at 1-800-788-5616. Assistance with home heating emergency situations is available 24 hours a day.

Farm Show opens

The 2014 Pennsylvania Farm Show will be held through Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Admission is free, but there is a charge for parking and shuttle service. The theme for this year’s show is “Pennsylvania Farms: Growing For You.” Interactive online tools can help visitors navigate the show’s more than 24 acres and nearly 250

events and activities. A mobile app can also be used on any mobile device or smart phone. The Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural exhibition in the country. The eight-day show features 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 300 commercial exhibitors. For more information, readers may visit my website at RonMarsico. com. Ron Marsico is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 105th District, which includes South Hanover, West Hanover, East Hanover and Lower Paxton townships.

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This year, let’s drink from a glass half full

ime flies so quickly that it’s difficult to believe that yet another year has passed. Our planet has taken another trip around the sun and we are ready to embrace a brand new year. My lovely wife, Mary Grace, our four daughters, and our two beautiful grandchildren are proof to me that God’s love is great and a New Year promises only good things. For many, it would be easy to look back on the 12 months that have passed and dwell on the negative, a

series of adverse events that would leave some contemplating a glass that is half empty. There is no doubt that there are many Pennsylvanians who will enter 2014 worse off than they greeted 2013. But that is not cause for surrender. To me, adversity means learning lessons, exploring options and identifying chances for improvements. I learned a long time ago in sports that one learns a lot more from losing than one does from winning. I encourage all of my friends on

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ing open until 2 p.m. doesn’t work for me. I work nights, so I sleep later than most people. I’m just starting to get hungry around that time. I miss me some Kuppy’s!”

mayor, or councilperson do those duties as in the past? What a waste of our money – which, council says, we have none.”

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put people down who are on Medicaid, get ready. Under Obamacare you, too, will find out what it’s like to be turned away from doctors who won’t accept Medicaid. I’m on Medicaid and I can’t find one doctor in Dauphin County who will take it. Maybe under Obamacare the doctors now will have to take it or they have no patients. Only in America.”

both sides of the aisle to view the New Year in such an optimistic light. I encourage all of my friends in and around the 11th District of Pennsylvania to drink from a glass that is half full, not half empty.

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Happy New Year to all! A brand-new year is upon us, and it is something to be celebrated – at least for the first half of January, don’t you think? Thank you to those who give me a call when you see that I have sent a message to someone who no longer is with us. I am not always aware of deaths and moves. I appreciate your feedback and helpfulness and enjoy hearing from readers. I would like to encourage you to pick up the phone and give me a call to answer the Question of the Week! If you want, you can e-mail me and I can ask you that way, too. It is wonderful to hear from you, to be able to share in your good news – so please don’t hesitate to let me know your happenings. Don’t be shy! It is best to give me information two weeks before you want to see it in print. Hoping you are all staying warm and reflecting on the many blessings we have here and now. Have a safe week. Much peace and joy to you in 2014. Birthdays Happy birthday wishes are sent to Kyle Zang of Lower Swatara Twp. as he turns 23 on Wednesday, Jan. 8. May it be wonderful and warm! Phil Barilla of Lower Swatara marks his 89th confetti-popping day on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Hoping your birthday week is very happy. If you see Jason Hardison out and about Lower Swatara on Thursday, Jan. 9 be sure to give him a loud and jolly happy birthday shout as he turns 20. Braedon Thomas of Middletown celebrates No. 15 on Thursday, Jan. 9. Hope you have a thrilling me-holiday. Wishing plenty of sunshine to Dawn Mattes of Lower Swatara as she observes her cake day on Saturday, Jan. 11. Enjoy your birthday week, Dawn. Lauren Rain will hear the birthday song on Saturday, Jan. 11. Happy landmark 21st cake day to you, Lauren. Happy decade-old birthday to Marley Fox of Lower Swatara. May all your dreams come true on Sunday, Jan. 12 as you turn 10! Hey, Alexandra Fisher of Lower Swatara! Happy 19th frosty-filled day to you on Sunday, Jan. 12. Hoping your day is the best yet. Kyle Renn celebrates his brand-new teener cake day on Saturday, Jan. 12. Happy 13th, and many blessings to you, Kyle.

Happy 22nd birthday to Abby Linn of Lower Swatara. May your birthday on Saturday, Jan. 12 be totally special and fun-filled! Happy Sweet 16 birthday to Emily Bortner of Lower Swatara. She celebrates her beep-honk day on Sunday, Jan. 12. Be safe out on the roads, Emily! Ashley Fuller of Lower Swatara marks her 23rd cake and ice cream day on Sunday, Jan. 12. Wishing you lots of smiles and surprises. Here is a peppy happy birthday greeting to Mike Nickel of Lower Swatara. Best wishes for a super-duper day on Monday, Jan. 13. Great rootin’ tootin’ heaps of fun are sent to Tom Shank of Lower Swatara. He marks his 59-and-holding day on Monday, Jan. 13. Enjoy! Katie Zimmerman celebrates her tons of fun day on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Hoping the day is sunny, warm and exciting, too. Happy 24th birthday to Katie Minton of Lower Swatara. Just delight in this day, Tuesday, Jan. 14, Katie! Caden Hunter of Lower Swatara turns a decade old on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Hoping your day is full of treats and fun, Caden! Happy 10th birthday to Dagan Hughes of Lower Swatara. He is celebrating his razzle-dazzle Tuesday cake day on Jan. 14. Make it count, Dagan. Dinner time It is once again time to mark your calendar for the Middletown Church of God’s dinners. The church will begin its dinners again on Monday, Jan. 27 – and you won’t be disappointed by their tasty meals. The menu is: ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, veggie and dessert. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The church is located at 245 W. High St. Some fun facts Thank you to Dorothea Novak of Middletown for sharing this: • In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase “Goodnight, sleep tight.” • It was accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all

the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because the calendar was lunar-based, this period was called the “honey month,” – known today as the “honeymoon.’’ • In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in olde England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them, “Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.” It’s where we get the phrase “Mind your P’s and Q’s.’’ • Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle” is the phrase inspired by this practice. Anniversary Best wishes to Brian and Pamela Etter of Middletown on their 3rd anniversary. They celebrate on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Be blessed and stay warm! Quote of the Week “Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.” –Lord Alfred Tennyson Question of the Week What is your favorite thing about winter? “Playing in the snow and drinking hot cocoa.” – Victoria Kelly, 6, Chambers Hill. “I love to be outside and get really cold and then come in.” – Briana Woodring, East Hanover Twp. “Snow. Winter is snow time!” – Olivia Snell, 3, Hummelstown. “ The end of it (and watching my son shovel the driveway! Thanks, Daniel).” – Scott Ackerman, Lower Swatara. “I like fireplaces and watching the snow fall outside.” – Daniel Clark, Jonestown. “Everything...the snow, snowboarding, ice hockey and the cold!” – Jordan Travitz, 18, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Hear, my son, your father’s instructions, and reject not your mother’s teaching; for they are a fair garland for your head, and pendants for your neck (1:7-8).

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Boy Scout Troop 97 of Londonderry Twp. participated in the national Jamboree-On-The-Air – an annual event that uses amateur radio to link Scouts from around the world. The event was run locally by amateur radio operators at the Muckleratz Amateur Radio Operators Camp Out held at the Erdman’s Sportsman’s Club in Gratz. Last year’s event involved 700,000 Scouts using more than 13,500 amateur radio statins. Operators helped the Scouts earn their radio merit badge by conducting a series of workshops. The Scouts were taught basic principles of radio operation, including how to build radio antennas by soldering wire onto cables and how to find a transmitter with a butterfly antenna. They made their own tripods from which to hang their antennas and learned that the tripods can provide better radio reception when positioned properly. Troop 97 Scouts Jake O’Donnell and Christopher Kiessling used the transmitters to contact fellow Scouts as far away as Maine and South Dakota. Other Scouts at Muckleratz were able to contact Scouts from France. The amateur radio operators brought the Scouts’ new-found skills to life by simulating an airplane crash rescue. The Scouts used Morse Code with their flashlights to contact medics. They also used their radios to direct the medics and their emergency equipment and stretchers to the “victims,” and used their emergency preparedness and first aid skills to “treat” the victims. In the event of a future disaster, the skills that the Scouts acquired could be beneficial to the community. Upcoming events for Troop 97 include a pre-Klondike campout with snow tubing and ice skating at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. For more information about the troop, readers may call Kevin Little at 717944-1957 or Ted Pauley at 717-9442766. Troop 97 is sponsored by the Londonderry Volunteer Fire Company.

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ccording to the ever popular “Dr. Oz” show, two of the newest ways to shed pounds and maintain a healthy weight are entirely all natural - green coffee bean extract and raspberry ketone. Dr. Mehmet Oz is the vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University and director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. When Dr. Oz tells viewers about a healthy weight-loss remedy, it flies off the shelves. After reviewing and researching both green coffee and raspberry ketone, Dr. Oz began calling them both weight-loss miracles for their ability to speed up metabolism and burn fat. When used together, the supplements are even more effective. If you haven’t already heard of this trend, it may seem counterintuitive. Since when has coffee been good for you? But green coffee beans are naturally fortified with chlorogenic acid, an active weight loss compound that’s lost when coffee beans are roasted. Green coffee bean extract inhibits fat absorption and stimulates fat metabolism - Dr. Oz found similar results when he conducted the largest weight-loss trial to date on his show last September. Participants of the 2012 study found that taking green coffee bean extract doubled their weight loss. However, Dr. Oz cautions against certain brands of green coffee that may be phony or ineffective. Specifically, the professor of surgery at Columbia University only recommends extracts that list either Svetol or GCA (green coffee antioxidant) as an ingredient, contain at least 45 percent chlorogenic acid and do not include any fillers, binders or artificial ingredients. Dr. Oz was less concerned with unnecessary additives in raspberry ketone supplements, but he does suggest combining them with a balanced diet, exercise and green coffee. Raspberries are sometimes called the “fat-burning berry” for their ability to help the fat in your cells break up more quickly and efficiently. That fat-burning quality comes from an aromatic compound known as raspberry ketone. Both Dr. Oz and personal trainer and weight-loss expert Lisa Lynn refer to raspberry ketone as fat-burner in a bottle. For maximum effectiveness, consider ketone extracts that are paired with other natural weight-loss ingredients, such as mango, green tea extract, grapefruit and acai berries. (NewsUSA)

Diet and exercise can be paired with all-natural extracts like green coffee beans