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STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE SCHOOLS
Basketball losing money, seeks division switch By Noelle Barrett
Press And Journal Staff
With Steelton-Highspire’s storied basketball program losing money, the school board voted 8-0 on Thursday, Jan. 17 to ask the PIAA, the governing body of state high school athletics, to move the boys’ and girls’ teams to another division in the Mid-Penn Conference. Since the start of this season, the teams have made $7,000 less than their expenses. Athletic director Sam Petrovich believes changing divisions will bring in more revenue with ticket sales. “We’re getting clobbered financially,’’ Petrovich said. “We cannot sustain a program with this.’’ Currently, the boys’ and girls’ teams are part of the Capital Division, which includes Middletown, Milton Hershey, East Pennsboro, Camp Hill, Northern York,
Susquenita and West Perry. Petrovich recommended the district move to the Keystone Division, where the boys’ and girls’ teams would face teams from Lower Dauphin, Hershey, Palmyra, Trinity, Cedar Cliff, Red Land, Mechanicsburg, Susquehanna Twp. and Bishop McDevitt. Most of the basketball program’s expenses have come from transportation and security. The program has already cut two police officers, and added in-house security to save money, Petrovich said. Petrovich believes changing divisions will bring in more revenue with ticket sales. In order to change divisions, both the boys’ and girls’ programs would have to switch. So far, both of Steelton-Highspire’s teams have found Please See SWITCH Page A6
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Steelton-Highspire fans attend a recent girls’ basketball game in the school’s gym.
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By Daniel Walmer and Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff
Middletown resident Thomas Gray recently received a nasty surprise in the mail. His January water and sewer bill said his usage increased to 6,000 gallons from his normal 4,000 gallons – a $20 increase on his sewer bill and a $18 increase on his water bill. He’s not sure why. Maybe an extra week was included in the bill, or maybe the bill was based on an estimate. He knows it can be a problem, especially since he was only given a three-day grace period for the bill. “I’m retired, I’m on a fairly fixed income, and that makes a difference for people,” Gray said. Gray is only one of several residents who have complained recently to Borough Hall or the Press And Journal about unusually high water and sewer bills, some suggesting the borough based the bills on estimates rather than actual meter readings. “I see other people asking in the social media world,” said resident Darius Jerome, whose bill was 3,000 gallons more than average in January. “We’re talking 10 or 12 people with the same issue.” Jerome said he didn’t consume more water than
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NEWS Royalton moves on water booster The Royalton Borough Authority will consider bids next month for bank financing of a $575,000 water booster that will increase water pressure in Cameron Woods and other parts of upper Royalton. The authority will consider bids at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The borough would vote on an agreement with a bank at a future meeting, said Amy Burrell, borough secretary/ treasurer. The authority originally sought federal Department of Agriculture funding for the project, but has since decided to pursue bank financing because the department has not yet responded and interest rates are currently very low, said Burrell.
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MIDDLETOWN
Reid to run for council By Jim Lewis
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A former Middletown Borough Council member has announced she will run for a council seat in the May primary election. Rachelle Reid, a twoterm councilor and retired heavy equipment operator for the state Department of Transportation, will run for one of three Second Ward seats up for grabs in the May 21 primary. She is a Republican. Five of council’s nine seats will be contested Rachelle Reid this year, including one from the First Ward and one from the Third Ward. David Madsen, 26, a Democrat who is the leader of the Dauphin County Young Democrats, also announced he will seek a Second Ward seat. Candidates can begin circulating nominating petitions on Feb. 19, and must turn them in to the Dauphin County Bureau of Elections by March 12.
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The Hetrick Center will host an open house at its facility on North Union Street from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24 that will feature free chair massages and refreshments. Door prizes, including a Kindle Fire, will be given. Guests will learn historical facts about the building, which was built in 1872. The center’s staff and health care providers will offer information on the facility’s services. The Hetrick Center offers a variety of specialties, including physical therapy, massage therapy and nutrition. The center will showcase it special HydroWorx aquatic therapy pools, invented by Dr. Paul Hetrick, the center’s president. The Hetrick Center began at the facility, at 500 N. Union St., 34 years ago. For more information, readers may call the center at 717-944-2225 or visit the center’s web site at www. hetrickcenter.com.
Jim Victor poses with one of his more inventive creations – a fruit and vegetable sculpture for the Lyndsley Wilkerson Life Celebration held at the home of her parents in New Jersey in June.
Middletown native went from struggling artist to edible art guru By Daniel Walmer
Press And Journal Staff
Nationally known artist and Middletown native Jim Victor’s sculptures provide a lot of food for thought. Cuisine is Victor’s artistic medium – from the Pennsylvania Farm Show butter sculptures to chocolate portraits and fruit and veggie creations – and in the world of edible art, he’s a big deal. In addition to creating the Farm Show’s annual thousand-pound display of Pennsylvania produce in butter form, Victor
sculpts for companies like Subway. He recently completed a national media tour in New York City with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III showcasing a portrait of the football star made from Subway ingredients –including chicken salad, a particularly difficult challenge. “It’s popular, for one thing,” he said. “It’s nice to work on something where people actually want to see it.” Lisa Perrin Dubravec, senior industry image and relations manager for the MidAtlantic Dairy Association – the organization that commissions the Farm Show butter
sculpture – is glad to hire an artist that is both local and nationally famous. “He does wonderful work,” Dubravec said. “He really takes our vision and manifests it into this beautiful sculpture each year.” Despite his buffet of successes, Victor still cherishes his Middletown memories. His family moved to Middletown during World War II when his dad began working at the Olmsted Air Force Base, and he lived in several different parts of Middletown during his childhood: Pineford Acres, a house Please See FOOD, Page A6
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MLK DAY
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Black and white, they reveal their dreams for Middletown
No charges filed in fire company probe
By Noelle Barrett
Press And Journal Staff
By Noelle Barrett
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream’’ speech, calling for an end to racism, asking for equality. Fifty years later, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, leaders of local churches and residents – about 30 people – gathered at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church on Saturday, Jan. 19 in song and prayer. Some stood up, speaking about personal experiences, divulging their own visions for Middletown. In a town that began with the Susquehannock Indians and Scottish and Irish immigrants in the 1700s, the diversity has continued to grow, said Gladys Brown, Director of Christian education at Ebenezer. “As we look at Middletown and its vision and how it has changed over these years . . . we can look at these changes as very good changes, very positive Please See MLK, Page A6
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Photo by Noelle Barrett
Middletown Borough Councilor David Rhen boasted about the town’s diversity.
No charges have been filed after an investigation by the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office into the financial operations of the Citizen’s Fire Company in Highspire. Highspire Borough took control of the company’s finances last April as a result of irregularities in its fiscal operations. Borough council cited problems that included failure to report income from a potentially illegal bingo game, filing false or misleading documents with the borough and concealing funds from the company’s Please See HIGHSPIRE, Page A6
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Obituaries Anna Bullard
Anna Marie Bullard “Gert,” “Ga Ga,” 76, of Middletown, entered into rest peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, at the home of her daughter Mary Ann Saylor on Friday, January 18. She was born on October 22, 1936 in Port Carbon and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita T. Tolan Bennett and stepdaughter to the late Joseph N. Seaman. Ga Ga was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown; and Gert was a dedicated employee at the Lamp Post Inn, Middletown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother James D. Bennett. She is survived by her daughter Mary Ann Saylor (James) of Middletown; a son John J. Bennett Sr. (Renee) of McDonald, Pa.; four grandchildren Nichole M. Dietz (Mack) of Harrisburg, Jessica C. Saylor-Miller (Brendon) of Middletown, John J. Bennett Jr. of Florida, and Alexandra M. Bennett of McDonald; great-granddaughter Ava N. Miller of Middletown; greatgrandson Aydan S. Miller of Middletown; sister Kathleen R. Markley of Millsboro Del.; brothers Joseph M. Bennett of Millsboro, Del., and William J. Tolan; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lee Pickel Sr. A time of visitation for remembering Ga Ga’s life will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January 23, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions in Gert’s memory may be sent to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1513 Cedar Cliff Dr., Suite 100, Camp Hill, PA 17011. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.
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Lee G. Pickel Sr. “Pick,” 82, of Middletown, entered into rest suddenly on Tuesday, January 15, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on November 17, 1930 and was the son of the late Levi and Margie Miller Pickel. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War; was retired from the United States government where he was a painter at Bangor Trident Submarine Facility; he was a member of American Legion Post 594, Middletown; and he enjoyed playing pinochle, hunting, fishing, and gardening. In addition to his parents, Lee was preceded in death by his wife Jean A. Matthews Pickel. He is survived by his son Lee G. Jr. and wife Joann Asick Pickel of Middletown; three brothers Clyde H. and wife Loretta Pickel of Falmouth, David E. and wife Janet Pickel of Middletown, and Richard L. and wife Barbara of Concord, Mass.; two stepsons Chester J. and wife Tina Wilder, and Michael and wife Brinnia Wilder of Port Orchard, Wash. A Graveside Service with an honor guard salute will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, at Middletown Cemetery, with the Rev. Dr. J. Richard Eckert officiating. Arrangements by Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com. Fees For Obituaries: 31¢ per word. $5 for photo. Fees For Card of Thanks or In Memoriam: $10 / 45 words or less; $10 each additional 45 words or less. Paid In Advance - Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard. Deadline - Monday Noon. Contact Press And Journal at 717-944-4628, e-mail: PamSmith@pressandjournal.com or Your Funeral Director
Controlling The Power From Within When Duane Pelletier started taking Tae Kwon Do, it was because he thought he had to, to stay alive. Now a black belt and in a place no longer threatened everyday by danger, he teaches the martial art to his family and students in the privacy of his own home. “One of the reasons I started taking Tae Kwon Do is it was kind of bad where we lived. The neighborhood wasn’t the nicest,” Pelletier said about an apartment he, his wife and a then 16-month-old daughter Michelle, shared in Austin, Texas in 1981. “ I saw two guys get stabbed.” Back then, they couldn’t afford to live in a better neighborhood because they only had one income from Duane’s job with the U.S. Air Force. There was no housing on the base either. So they stuck it out for a little over a year. But it was a year and two months of terror. “One night we were watching TV and all of a sudden we heard this bam, bam, bam outside. It was gunfire. I told my wife to get down on the floor. When I didn’t hear many more noises, I peeked outside. But I wasn’t going to go out until I saw the cops. Then the cops got there about 10 minutes later, I went outside. There were 9-millimeter shells lying on the concrete.” The Pelletiers, now gathered around their kitchen table in a nice warm house on a safe street in Middletown, are glad to be back home. Duane now works on the dock at St. Johnsbury Trucking Company. He also teaches Tae Kwon Do, (a Korean martial art resembling karate) five nights a week out of a small studio in his basement. Police Merger Issue Still Alive As Far As Highspire Is Concerned Highspire’s Borough Council members voted 4-2 last week to move ahead with serious discussion regarding a merger between the Borough’s and Lower Swatara Township’s police departments. The vote was prompted by a request for commitment on the part of Highspire by an official from the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) who conducted the most recent of three studies for the Borough. “Let us know,” said Dick Martin of the DCA who walked council through a 12-page report format and figures. We can move forward or we can drop it.” DCA’s report - based on 1988 figures and factors such as population, property assessment, earned income,
square miles, road miles, number of incidents, minimum staffing requirements – maintains both municipalities could save money through consolidation of their respective police departments. Councilwoman Cheryl McBride reminded Council not to make decisions based on emotions. “We’d be derelict in our duties not to consider this if it’s cost effective,” she said. But other Council members expressed concern that the study failed to cover all relevant factors. Councilman Dick Chubb asked about police protection for businesses. Martin answered that “door shaking” was not counted among the 2,444 incidents reported for Highspire and couldn’t be reckoned into a study (except as man hours). “Would salaries have to be adjusted?” Councilwoman Joanne Kern asked. Martin said if that were the case, it could be done in increments over time, adding that salary decisions would be determined by a joint committee. Tax Boost In The Future For School District Residents The Elizabethtown Area School Board heard a five-year budget projection report at its January 16 meeting from Business Manager Tom Baum, a projection that includes an estimated tax hike of 26.2 mills by 1994-95. That figure, when added to the 44.5 tax rate Borough residents currently pay, almost triples the 28-mill real estate tax rate of 1987. District Superintendent Dr. Robert Kratz said the millage is expected to triple in less than a 10-year period for a number of reasons. He said eight of the 26 mills are for the District’s $23.8 million renovation and addition building program. “Also, Dr. Kratz said, “we’re paying our employees more money. That’s happening all over the country. The Board is committed to having more people to get the job done. So we’re hiring more employees – teachers, support staff, custodians.” A sizable chunk of the tax hike (7.0 mills) will affect planning for the 1990-91 school year, bringing the total millage to 51.5 for the coming school year. Salary increases in 1990-91 will add $490,000 in expenses. Salaries in 1994-95 will increase by $635,500. Increases in all salaries, including administration and support staff, will boost the 1990-91 budget by $579,000 and by $796,161 in 1994-95. Interim increases will add nearly $2 million more. Baum said he based the salary increases for 1991-92 on the collective bargaining agreement and previous board actions. He said he figured an 8 percent increase for the remaining three years of the budget projection. The total for professional salaries paid by the District, not including
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Why is January a time when it is so easy to gain weight?! Is it because we eat to stay warm? Is it because there isn’t much we can do outside so we eat more and exercise less? Maybe it is because we like to go out to eat when it is so cold and dark. It is fun to meet up with friends or go out with family. Where do you like to go to dine out? Check out some ideas at the end of the column. Let me know your news to share. I just need your information a couple of weeks before you want to see it in the Press And Journal. Stay warm, and remember – your smile goes a long way in warming up someone else’s day! Have a wonderful last full week of January. Birthdays Jenna Wilkenson of Middletown marks her 19th cake day on Thursday, Jan. 24. Best wishes for a terrific birthday, Jenna. Emily Mattes of Shope Gardens celebrates birthday number 17 on Friday, Jan. 25. Hope your birthday month has been great and your day is even better. Happy 24th confetti-popping day to Angelica Blouch of Lower Swatara Twp. Hope your Friday, Jan. 25 is especially fantastic this year. If you see Dagen Hughes out and about Lower Swatara on Friday, Jan. 25 be sure to give him a high-five happy birthday. He turns sweet 16. Ethan Friedrichs of Elizabethtown marks his 8th cake and ice cream day on Friday, Jan. 25. Best wishes to you, Ethan, for a happy and healthy and tons-of-fun day! Delaney Fitzpatrick of Shope Gardens will blow out six candles atop his birthday cake on Saturday, Jan. 26. Many smiles and surprises to you. Here’s a shout out to Becky Wierman of Old Reliance Farms. Best wishes to you for a super Sunday birthday celebration on Jan. 27. Enjoy the whole week! Joel Bechtel of Lower Swatara celebrates the big 5-0 on Sunday, Jan. 27. Have fun and stay young! May many good things happen to you, Joel. If you see Keith Daily out and about in Lower Swatara on Sunday, Jan.
27 give him a warm happy birthday shout. Cody Fox of Lower Swatara observes his me-holiday on Monday, Jan. 28. He is 17. Happy birthday balloons will be flying for Jane Balmer of Londonderry Twp. on Monday, Jan. 28. Hope there is plenty of sunshine filling your day. Best wishes for a razzle-dazzle sparkly 7 birthday to Minda Rhodes of Hummelstown. She celebrates on Monday, Jan. 28. Dylan Krupilis of Middletown will hear the birthday song on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Happy landmark 21st cake day, Dylan. LVC dean’s list Congrats to Brandon Popp of Lower Swatara. He was listed on the 2012 fall semester dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College. Brandon is an elementary education major and is on the LVC baseball team. Keep up the great work, Brandon! Bucknell dean’s list Ethan K. Krokonko, son of Therese and William Krokonko of Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, for the 2012 fall semester. Central Penn dean’s list The following students have been named to the Central Penn College dean’s list for the fall 2012 term: Middletown – Robbi-Ann Cook, business administration; Sarah Cutting, physical therapist assistant; Janelle Mrakovich, information technology; and Tammy Pierce, business administration. Highspire – Christina Rivera, business administration. Elizabethtown – Kaila Farrow, criminal justice administration. Hummelstown – Megan Coble, business administration; and Paul Debor, criminal justice administration. Chestnut Hill dean’s list Michael Bradley, an English literature and communications major from Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia for the fall 2012 semester. Delaware dean’s list Alexandra Croxall and Daniel McCreary, both of Hummelstown,
were named to the dean’s list at the University of Delaware for the 2012 fall semester: Mark this down The 2013 Raider Club Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, June 1 at the Sunset Golf Course in Londonderry Twp. This is a fundraiser for the Middletown football boosters. More information will be coming! Township meetings The following meetings will be held at the Lower Swatara municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: The Lower Swatara Twp. Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24; and the Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. Anniversary Happy belated anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Turns of Middletown. They celebrated their wedded bliss day on Sunday, Jan. 20. I hope it was super special!
Quote of the Week “Be determined to handle any challenge in a way that will make you grow.” – Les Brown Question of the Week What do you like to order at your favorite restaurant? “I love Parrot Bay Coconut shrimp at Red Lobster.” – Nanette Barber, West Hanover Twp. “I like teriyaki wings at the Boro.” – Drew Rhodes, 10, Hummelstown. “Breakfast burrito at the Brownstone. Yummy.” – Jenn Friedriches, Elizabethtown. “Classic spaghetti, from anywhere.” – Joey Owen, 19, Lower Swatara. “Moussaka at Stoney Creek Restaurant in Dauphin.” – Heidi Boyd, Londonderry. Proverb for the Week If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you (1:23).
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Sarah Lynn Kazmierczak, daughter of Philip and Susan Kazmierczak, of Arlington Heights, Illinois and Capt. Ryan K. Weaver, son of Sheila Sheaffer Weaver of Conway Drive, Lower Swatara Township, were married in a military ceremony on September 1, 2012, the anniversary of the day they met, at Saint Alphonsus Church, Prospect Heights, Illinois. A reception followed at the Hilton Chicago Northbrook. Jillian Kazmierczak was maid of honor for her sister. Bridesmaids were Lauren Gil, Colleen Gregus, Joanna Grosshans, Nicole Rabs, and Jessica Rice, all friends of the bride, and Mallory Slawek, cousin of the bride. Flower girl was Maggie Schmidt, cousin of the bride. Best man was Capt. Christopher Englert, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Capt. Devin Camp, Capt. Matthew Gray, Lt. Matthew Kennedy, and Capt. Ricardo Paz, all friends of the groom, and Andrew and Bradley Kazmierczak, brothers of the bride. Ring bearer was Derek Sheaffer, cousin of the groom. Ushers were Dylan Hanson and
Travis Penning, cousins of the bride, and Andrew Sheaffer, cousin of the groom. The Arch of Sabres Honor Guard included Capt. Waleed Ashiq, Capt. Kyle Babbitt, Capt. Fortune Egbulefu, Capt. Paul LaSorda, Capt. Anthony Lee, Capt. Jaime Martinez, Capt. Keith O’Fallon, Capt. Cory Pilinko, Capt. Adam Terns, Capt. Brian Vos, and Capt. Patrick Walsh, all friends of the groom. Sarah is a graduate of Buffalo Grove High School. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University. She is a board certified Speech Language Pathologist at Clark County School District and Life Care Center of Las Vegas. Ryan is a 2002 graduate of Middletown Area High School and a 2008 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He is pursuing his master’s degree with Oklahoma State University. He is a pilot in the United States Air Force stationed at Creech Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Due to Ryan’s military obligations, the couple will take a honeymoon trip at a later date.
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science degree in business. He is vice president of operations at Gingrich Memorials in Middletown. Matron of honor was Melissa Waer, sister of the bride. Maid of honor was Shaunna Foell, sister of the bride. Bridesmaid was Shelley Gingrich, sister of the groom. Best man was Nathan Gingrich, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were William Spaw and Jarad Schwarz, friends of the groom. After the ceremony, a reception was held in the ballroom at Fireside in Lancaster. The couple took a honeymoon to Kauai, Hawaii. They reside in Middletown.
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Natalie Dukes of Middletown and Adam Shaffer of Middletown are happy to announce their engagement. Natalie is the daughter of Jeff and Lori Dukes of Middletown. Adam is the son of Ken and Mary Ellen Shaffer of Middletown. Natalie is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor of science degree in human resource management. She is a benefits administrator with US Airways Express in Middletown. Adam is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a master’s degree in education and West Chester University with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice. He is a schoolteacher in the Middletown Area School District. A June 15, 2013 wedding is planned at Penbrook Church of God.
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Couple united in marriage Kaitlyn Foell, daughter of Suzanne Connor Williamson and Joseph Foell of Delaware County and Andrew Gingrich, son of Karen and Jim Gingrich of Middletown, were united in marriage at half-past five o’clock in the evening on July 21, 2012 in Lancaster. The bride was given in marriage by her parents. Kaitlyn is a graduate of Elizabethtown College with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. She is a human resources generalist at R.R. Donnelley in Lancaster. Andrew is a graduate of Temple University with a bachelor of
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Janelle Dukes
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Janelle Dukes and Isaiah Holloman have been named Middletown Area High School’s Students of the Month for January. Dukes, the daughter of Lori and Jeff Dukes, is a member of the field hockey team, the softball team and the marching, concert and county bands. She also is president of the Key Club. She is a member of the First Church of God in Middletown and plays slowpitch softball in the Lower Swatara Softball Association. She is a lifeguard at the Middletown Community Pool and the Friendship Center in Lower Paxton Twp. Dukes plans to attend Bloomsburg University next fall to pursue a degree in elementary education/special
education. “I would like to thank all of my teachers who have had a positive influence on me along the way,’’ said Dukes. “I would also like to thank my parents for getting me to where I am today and supporting me in everything I have done.’’
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Megan Steele, a dance major from Middletown, was named to the dean’s list at DeSales University, Center Valley, during the fall semester. DeSales is a private four-year liberal arts university between Philadelphia and New York that is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
Holloman, the son of Madelin DeJesus, is a member of the track and cross country teams, the marching band and the chorus, and participates in the fall play and spring musical. He is a lifeguard at the Middletown Community Pool and worked at Alfred’s Victorian in Middletown. He has enlisted in the Marine Corps, and leaves for boot camp July 29. Holloman said about the honor, “I could not believe it at first. I thought that I never would have gotten it, so I didn’t know how to react.’’ “I am so grateful and I thank my family, friends and recruiter Staff Sgt. Goodwyn for motivating me this year,’’ he said.
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Fionya Tran
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Lower Dauphin High School senior Fionya Tran has been named Young Woman of the Month for November by the Hummelstown Women’s Club, and senior Ryan Smith has been named Young Student of the Month for November by the Rotary Club of Hummelstown. Tran, the daughter of Binh and Thao Tran, is an accomplished student and musician at Lower Dauphin. She has played euphonium in the band and violin in the orchestra for the past four years. She is a two-year member of the National Honor Society and the National Science Honor Society. She has participated in the Science Olympiad for four years and is a three-year member of the school’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl team, serving as captain. She was a member of the Homecoming court. She is a two-year member of the Falcon Flash and serves as fine arts and music editor. She is also treasurer of the Band Council. She has also served as a buddy to an elementary student at the Special Olympics. In the community, she is is employed as a receptionist in a salon in Hummelstown. ran plans to major in neuroscience and attend Johns Hopkins University
or the University of Pennsylvania. Smith, the son of Mary Petrina Smith and James M. Smith, is an accomplished student, musician and community member at Lower Dauphin. He plays trombone and is a four-year member of the band and a three-year member of the orchestra. He has also been involved with the spring musical for three years, playing in the pit orchestra. He has been named to several honor ensembles, including the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association all-state band. He is a four-year member of the school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, where he serves as vice president. He is a two-year member of the TriM Music Honor Society, where he is president. In the community, he is active in his Boy Scout troop, serving in several leadership positions. He is a member of the Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra and attended the Performing Arts Institute at Wyoming Seminary this past summer. He also works at the Hummelstown Swim Club. Smith hopes to attend Ithaca College or Columbus State University and major in music education and/or performance.
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In the midst of a fundraising campaign for a new projection system and new marquee, Middletown’s historic Elks Theatre is also under new management. Ross Seltzer bowed out as lessee and manager of the theater at the conclusion of a five-year lease, and the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corporation (GMEDC), which owns the theater, will be running it directly, said GMEDC member Gordon Einhorn. For Einhorn, it’s not just a change in theater management, but also a change in programming philosophy. “We will program not only first-run films, but also a combination of first-run and classic films,” he said. GMEDC decided to make classic theater a part of the theater’s repertoire for its Save the Elks! fundraising campaign to raise money for a digital projection system and new marquee, and was surprised at how successful
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Uncovering death information about an ancestor can frequently reveal details about his or her life and family that would be difficult to find in any other source. Obituaries frequently include birth, marriage, and death dates and places of the deceased, the maiden name of a wife, children’s names, parents’ names, occupations, places of residence, and highlights of his/her life. Unfortunately, not every ancestor had an obituary published revealing these details for the benefit of descendants. Instead, some people discover printed memorial or funeral cards in collections of their parents or relatives. While these cards don’t give the range of detail often found in obituaries, they can still be of great value in furthering research. Funeral cards have a long history with social customs attached. These cards were to be distributed to family members, friends, and the surrounding community in a timely manner to alert invitees to the date and time of the funeral. Recipients of a funeral card were expected to attend the funeral or risk offending family members. Conversely, those who did not receive an invitation would have been insulted, whether it was intentional or an oversight. The funeral card for Emma Cartlidge is a typical example of its time period. The card is die cut, although in its current condition some of the external design has been lost. To the left of the text is an embossed grieving figure of a woman with sheaves of wheat behind her. Wheat was a classic Victorian mourning symbol, along with weeping willows, cypress, and religious symbols such as crosses. The text of Emma’s card reads: In Memory of the Late Emma Cartlidge, of Anchor Terrace, Longton, who died Feb. 18th, 1873, aged 27 Years. You are respectfully requested to attend the funeral on Sunday, the 23rd, at 10 o’clock. Interment at St. James Church, at half-past 12 o’clock. Emma died 18 February 1873 was buried on 23 February 1873 at St. James church. She lived in Anchor Terrace, Longton at the time of her death, although this is not necessarily where she died. The next task is to figure out where Longton is, and what religious denomination St. James Church is affiliated with. A quick search of 1833 and 1853 US gazetteers on CD revealed several towns called “Longtown” but none called “Longton.” A further search in Canadian and British gazetteers would be necessary to pinpoint this location. Church records can be very informative, and since Emma was apparently buried at St. James Church, may still have records. It is possible that these records may have been filmed and available through the Family History Library. Once found a visit to the churchyard should be considered, as tombstones frequently contain information not in the burial registers, such as place or origin if the person was an immigrant. The obvious vital statistics will be recognized by all levels of genealogists and will recognize the obvious vital statistics. Church records can be very informative, and since Emma was apparently buried at St. James Church (wherever it is), it is possible that the church still has burial records. It is also possible that these records may have been filmed and are available through the Family History Library. Once found, a visit to the churchyard should be considered as tombstones frequently contain information not found in burial registers, such as place of origin if the person was an immigrant. The author inherited the funeral card of Israel Runyon. The card is plain in comparison to Emma’s funeral card, but contains some clues that are not readily apparent. The card is printed on white stock with a black border and the only ornamentation is the letter R in large script. The text of the card reads: “Died Tuesday, December 17th at 7:30 a.m. Israel Runyon, age 79 years, 10 months and 20 days. Funeral from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. J.H. Eaton, Thursday, December 19th, 1889, at 4:00 p.m., friends invited.” In the lower left corner in small lettering is printed “Interment at Franklin Ind.” It was the clue that finally lead to the location of Israel’s death, which was not in Franklin. A letter to a researcher in Franklin brought the news that while his death was not recorded in Franklin, his obituary was: “Mr. Israel Runyon, an old-time resident of this city and former proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, then called the Runyon house, died on last Tuesday, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. John Eaton, at Bell fountain, Ohio. The remains were brought here this morning and will be interred in Greenlawn Cemetery. Mr. Riley Runyon and Mrs. C. Scott, of Mattoon, Ill., and Mrs. Eaton, of Bell fountain, Ohio, remaining children of the deceased, are in attendance at the funeral. Once it was known where Israel actually died, a death record was obtained from Logan County, Ohio. Unfortunately, his tombstone was not found in Greenlawn Cemetery, although each row was diligently searched. Memorial, or mourning, cards gained in popularity during the Victorian era as another symbol of remembrance. They were given to family and friends and were frequently kept as a solitary reminder of a lost friend or love one. In the case of William Presley, his memorial card was, until recently, one of only two proofs of his death date (the other being his tombstone in Greenlawn Cemetery, Long Branch, N.J.). No official death certificate is available from the State of New Jersey, but a death notice has been found in a local newspaper. A typical mourning card of the period, the black, gilt-printed card, has a dove at the top holding a sign that reads, “In Loving Remembrance Of.” On top of an outline of the Holy Bible is printed: “William Presley, died 10 December 1893, age 47 years.” At the bottom is one representation of the different verses that appeared on these cards: “One less at home! The charmed circle broken - a dear face, missed day by day from its usual place, but cleansed, saved, perfected by grace, one more in heaven. One less on earth! Its pain, its sorrow and its toil to share, one less the pilgrim’s daily cross to bear. One more the crown of the blest to wear at home in heaven! Lydie M. Cramer’s card is an example of a later mourning card with a photo attached. Lydia’s card is more ornate than William Presley’s and contains her birth and death dates and her age at death, along with a sympathetic verse. Lydia Cramer was born 9 July 1879 and died 8 January 1909, age 29 yrs., 5 months, and 29 days. With the death dated in hand, a family historian should be able to obtain a copy of a death record for Lydia and possibly an obituary. Funeral cards are no longer used, but the same information can frequently be found in death notices or obituaries. Memorials cards, in their 4”x 6” cardstock format, went out of vogue in the early part of the 20th century. They can still be found today at wakes, containing much the same types of information as their sturdier predecessors. However, modern memorial cards are smaller, are printed on paper, in color, and are sometimes laminated to be kept as a remembrance. If your inherited collection of family artifacts does not include funeral or memorial cards, ask around in your extended family. Since the cards were designed as keepsakes, you’re likely to find some treasures by searching beyond your immediate family. Ancestry Magazine 9/1/1999, Volume 19, No. 5
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First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education are also available. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (kindergarten through 5th grade), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club Bible Study; 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live: Come join us for supper at 5:30 p.m. (no charge, donations accepted). Wednesday Night Live classes for everyone, birth to 100, begin at 6:30 p.m. Winter class lineup: The Gospel of John; The Essential Jesus Class; Spiritual Formation Class; Contemporary Culture Class; Craft/Quilting
Class; Parenting Class; Youth group (Grades 6 thru 12) will get back to the basics of Christianity and building community through discussion and games. Join us as we learn about God and each other. Children’s classes for Grades 4 and 5; Grades 1 to 3; Kindergarten, babysitting for wee ones 3 and younger. Thursdays: The Sunshiners meet from 6 to 8 p.m. for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
New Beginnings Church
Middletown New Beginnings Church invites Woman of Faith Bible Study at 10 you to worship with us each Sunday a.m.; Intercessory Prayer Group is at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s held every Thursday at 7 p.m.; The church provided. Our congregation Craft Group meets every Wednesday meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. at 6:30 p.m.; Youth bowling party will Union St., Middletown, next to the be held on Sun., Jan. 27. Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school Our Sunday worship service will for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap be broadcast on the MAHS radio staaccessible via ramp at the back door. tion WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every For additional church information call Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio 944-9595. or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ Anyone wishing to become a member wmss/audio. please contact Pastor Britt or Dianne Acolyte for January is Nikki Wise. Daily at 944-9595. New members and Children’s Church leader is Michelle Holy Baptism will be celebrated on Strohecker. Sun., Feb. 3. Sun., Feb. 3: Souper Bowl Sunday. Nonperishable food items are col- Youth Fellowship will be collecting lected every Sunday for the Middle- canned goods for the Food Bank plus town Food Bank. receiving a special offering for the Our prayers and love have reached Food Bank. Donations may be brought out the past month to our members that to church through Sun., Feb. 3. Youth have lost loved ones, of which most will lead the worship service. of those that God called home were Pastor Britt’s parting words each part of our church family. We continue Sunday: “Nothing in this world is to keep in prayer the Gilmartin/Fies, more important than the love of Jesus Hoffman, Swengle, Overmiller, Hum- Christ.” We invite you to come and mert and Titus families. experience this love.
Middletown “Do all things without grumbling or ages 4 to second grade are welcome disputing, that you may be blameless to participate in Junior Church during and innocent, children of God without the morning worship service. We also blemish in the midst of a crooked and welcome you to join us at our 6:30 twisted generation, among whom you p.m. service. Childcare is provided shine as lights in the world.” Philip- for children under age 4 during all pians 2:14-15 services and classes. Open Door Bible Church, located Wed., Jan. 23: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6, and Prayer meeting. with us this week. For more information call the church Our Jan. 27 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with office at 939-5180 or visit us online a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come classes for all ages. Children from worship with us in person.
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Middletown It is with warmth and joy that we Sun., Jan. 27: 9 a.m., Sunday Church welcome all who come to worship school, with classes for all ages. Adult with us. May this be a time of en- Sunday school devotional leader for couragement and inspiration to you January: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., worall. Blessings. ship service. The worship center is Evangelical Church meets on the handicap and wheelchair accessible. corner of Spruce and Water streets at Greeters: Bonnie Strohecker, Thomas 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south and Deborah Klugh. Nursery Helpers: of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar convenience store. flowers are given in memory of mother The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church Ruth and sister Leahbell presented by from January 23-29 are always open John Alexander and family. Mon., Jan. 28: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., to everyone. Wed., Jan. 23: 6:30 p.m., Senior Community dinner at Church of God. Meal is hamloaf. Choir rehearsal. Tues., Jan. 29: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scouts Thurs., Jan. 24: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scouts meeting. meeting.
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All are welcome to join us for worship on Sun., Jan. 27, at 10:30 a.m. Nursery is provided during the service. Children remaining in the sanctuary may utilize the Blue Listening Bags with paper activities. Upon arrival just request a bag from an usher and upon departure, just leave it on the pew. Church school is from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Children will meet in the Morrow Room and the teens and adults meet in Fellowship Hall. The Adult Forum this Sunday, will be the last session on the theme: Religious Diversity in Our Midst. It will be about “Buddhism” by Dave Doyle, an ordained Buddhist priest, teacher at the Buddhist seminary on Jonestown Road and participant in a cross cultural religious seminar at Penn State. He will use a power point presentation to tell us about the faith and practices of this world religion. His topic: “How I live as a blue jean Buddhist monk.” Everyone is invited to attend. Mon., Feb. 4: Community dinner
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of pork and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes. The dinner will be hosted by our church. There are Booklets on our Stained Glass Windows of the sanctuary. Copies of the booklet are found in the bell tower entry with deposit box for your money. The Afternoon Book Club invites you to read “The Forgotten” by David Baldacci for discussion on Tues., Jan. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Joe Mateer. For further information see our website www.pcmdt.org, go to Facebook PresbyterianCongregation, or call the church office at 717-944-4322.
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Glad Tidings Assembly of God
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New Beginnings Church
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changes,” said Brown. “Middletown is changing . . . The diversity that you see here in this room is a good thing.” Borough Councilor Dave Rhen said he is proud of Middletown’s diversity. “I am extremely proud to live in Middletown where an African-American was first elected in 1978 to be mayor,” said Rhen. “It took 10 years for other cities such as New York, Baltimore, San Francisco, and St. Louis to get
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on State Street near the Susquehanna River, and a Victorian house on Water Street. “I loved Middletown,” he said. “I thought Middletown was a great place to live. I really enjoyed it.” Though his family moved away from Middletown when he was 11, Victor remembers the local haunts that facilitated his childhood adventures in exploration – places like the Army surplus junkyard on Union Street, a brickyard in Royalton, and Roundtop Mountain – and watching planes land at the Air Force base. An artist looking for jobs in the 1980s, Victor was commissioned to create a portrait of Andy Rooney from chocolate – and the rest is very tasty history. Victor first got involved in butter sculpting in the 1990s. “It’s actually a pretty good medium,” he said. “It models pretty well and sticks to everything. You put it on somewhere and it stays there.” While butter’s temperature sensitivity can be a challenge, it allows an artist to control its consistency more than other foods, and “you kind of get that sweet spot where it’s like soft clay,” he said. Still, his favorite sculpting mediums are food and cheese, for a very sensible reason – they’re “fun to eat,” he said. Years of experience have trained Victor to pay particular attention to the physical qualities of food. When most people see a kiwi, they just see a fruit, perhaps one they enjoy to eat - but Victor sees something different. “When I cut a kiwi, I always look at that and think, it looks so beauti-
diversified.” While the borough faces challenges, there is an exciting future, he said. “We are a town of senior citizens, college students, white collar workers who take the train to their jobs, and blue collar workers,” said Rhen. “But what I think really gives Middletown a promise of great future is not what makes us different but what pulls us together.” The flood in September 2011 was devastating, but also a time when the community supported each other and
ful, it looks like the iris of an eye,” he said. And don’t be fooled by their savory charm – Victor’s sculptures aren’t just cheap entertainment. For Victor, they can be an opportunity to “kind of make an aesthetic statement” about the foods. For the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, which commissions the Farm Show sculpture each year, “it opens the door to a conversation” between attendees and the local dairy industry about the “delicious product they produce,” Dubravec said. Victor puts in the time – about 10-12 hours per day for about 12 days – to make the best possible butter sculpture for the farm show each year, down to the smallest detail, she said. He even adds a surprise to the sculpture most years, such as a honeybee on the Pennsylvania keystone logo. Even Victor’s wife and son get in on the act – Victor’s wife Marie designed the 2013 Farm Show butter sculpture. “I thought Marie did a really excellent job,” he said. “There’s certainly a lot in it.” “I think it’s really interesting that he’s taken something so unique and passed it along to family members,” Dubravec said. They say all good things must come to an end, a sad adage that is certainly true of butter sculptures. But the fact that his art only lasts temporarily does not bother Victor. “Time is fleeting, and it’s very quick,” he said. “People say, ‘Well, none of it lasts,’ and that’s true, but the photographs of it last.” Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal. com
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united together, he said. When Ernest Ntiamoah moved into Middletown, he felt he wasn’t welcomed – not because of his race, but because he was a Penn State Harrisburg student. “Coming into Middletown . . . for the most part when we first got here was a place where they told us, we weren’t accepted,” he said. “There were people that would tell us you can’t even go to Giant to get a job because they pretty much don’t want us here.” Over the last few years, Ntiamoah said he has gained a new understanding, and he sees a change in the town. “Just let this be the beginning of something huge,” he said. Ntiamoah, student government president at Penn State Harrisburg, asked everyone to literally come together and hold hands, instructing everyone to only drop their left hand. When one
person drops, the person next to you will hold you up, Ntiamoah said. Everyone was encouraged to speak in honor of King’s legacy. Eva Henderson, who moved from New York to Middletown three years ago, spoke of the struggles her family still have today because of race. Her two daughters cannot find jobs locally, and finding a way to Harrisburg is near impossible, she said. Pastor Dr. J. Richard Eckert, of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Vernal Simms, of City of Refuge Church, offered help to others. Pastor Jim Dawes, of Wesley United Methodist Church, said he has hope for the town to come together. “We might not be able to do it in the whole town yet, but we can start in our neighborhood,” Dawes said. More communication between borough officials and the community
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members and the borough. Fran Chardo, First Assistant District Attorney, confirmed his office’s Criminal Investigation Division closed the investigation without filing charges because “any loss appeared to be a product of poor bookkeeping, not criminal intent.” John McHale, borough manager and police chief, said the fire department is working on cleaning up those issues. “Things weren’t done in the best way before,” said McHale. “The borough and the fire company are working together.” Fire company Chairman Jason Finger and President Roy Slesser resigned from their positions, and three members were suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. McHale could not comment as to whether those members would be reinstated. Calls to the fire company president were not returned. Brian Searce, a member of the fire company, said he believes the Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of its own, and said the suspended members should be reinstated. “I totally feel what was done and how things were handled in this whole matter were wrong,” said Searce. “I
feel that these (suspended) members deserve a public apology from not only the department, but also the Borough of Highspire.” Dennis Fisher, spokesman for the Attorney General, said the office “religiously doesn’t comment” on active investigations. According to meeting minutes, Highspire did not release its $2,000 contribution to the fire company in December. Councilman Michael Anderson, head of the public safety committee, said he could not comment on the situation regarding the fire department. During Highspire Borough Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 15, a member of the fire department asked if the fire company would receive the December contribution. Council President A. Kay Sutch told
him, “I can’t answer that right now.” Council went into executive session for about an hour. Members returned, and Anderson made a motion to pay the monthly contribution to the fire department for January. Council voted 6-1 to pay the department. Sutch was the dissenting vote. When asked why council might consider suspending the payments, McHale said he could not comment at that time. Sutch admitted there were still issues with the fire department, but would not specify. “Things are better, but I don’t have any comment other than that right now,” Sutch said. “We’ll get it straightened out.”
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to at least Class AA, Petrovich said. The boys’ team is Class AAA. Steelton-Highspire is locked into the Capital Division for next year, but writing a letter to the PIAA about a move to the Keystone Division could mean a change for the 2014-15 school year. “There’s no guarantee they’ll let us do it. There’s no promises, no guarantees,” Petrovich said. Some board members initially felt the coaches should be approached before writing the letter, but board member Barry Baumgartner disagreed. “I don’t know how much input coaches should have in this financial trouble,” he said.
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would be a positive start, said the Rev. Florence Abdullah, pastor of Grace and Mercy Church and Ministries. “I see diversity . . . I know we have to respect our differences in order to work together,” she said. While everyone had a different vision, it was clear the entire room was filled with love. “God has made us all, loves us all and that’s what we are remembering this year in the legacy that Dr. King has left us here,” Brown said. Before everyone left, the Rev. Ernestine Boles, pastor of Ebenezer, asked everyone to do something positive to honor King’s legacy. “This is an opportunity to come together . . . Unless you can go in the community and love, you’ll have nothing,” Boles said. “Go out and help somebody.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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normal, and there are not any leaks in his home, yet the 8,000 gallons was “the highest of any consumption for the entire year.” Several residents also say their electricity has been unexpectedly shut off, and, in some cases, later restored. There are a couple of possible explanations for the utility billing distress, said Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications. A problem with the system that downloads meter readings caused water bills to be delayed for one billing cycle, and in some cases the bills reflected a five- to six-week period of time rather than the normal monthly period. Meanwhile, some residents whose electric bills were past due and were told their electricity would be shut of on Thursday, Jan. 17 inadvertently had their electricity shut off on Wednesday, Jan. 16 instead, he said. When the borough became aware of the problem, it had the residents’ electricity turned back on with no reconnection fee, he said. “Although they were accounts that were past due, we recognized the confusion they might have . . . and so as a result, we fixed that and had them turned back on without any fee,” he said. Still, Courogen said water and sewer bills are correct and proper procedure has been followed for handling late electric bills. In fact, the borough used hand-held meter readings to confirm that the water usage readings were accurate. “The problem delayed the transmissions of those readings. It did not create inaccurate readings,” he said. “What we are confident of is that that the bills are accurate. They reflect water that was consumed.” Courogen also reminded residents that “anyone with a question about their utility bill is welcome to come in and go over it with the finance office.” “Any time they feel their meter was inaccurate and not giving proper readings, there is a procedure in place [to have the meter tested],” he added. Courogen said no procedures have changed regarding the borough’s payment plans and notices for electric shutoffs, noting that those procedures come from the Borough Code and would require a vote by Borough Council to change. Still, Courogen acknowledged that the amount of residents unable to pay
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Chicken and waffles dinner
Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Rd., Middletown, will hold a chicken and waffles dinner on 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. Delivery is available. Call 717-9442175. •••••
M.A.B.A. registration
The last chance to register for M.A.B.A. youth baseball, girls’ softball and teener baseball is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Royalton Borough Hall, 101 Northumberland St. For more information, readers may call 717-512-3874. •••••
Seven Sorrows open house
Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary School, 360 E. Water St., Middletown, will hold an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Jan. 30 from 9 to 11 a.m. Students of all faiths are welcome. For more information visit www.sevensorrows.org. •••••
Lower Swatara Athletic Assoc. registration
The last chance to register for the Lower Swatara Twp. Athletic Association youth baseball, girls’ softball and teener and senior teener baseball is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26. Registration will be held at the Lower Swatara Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Dr., Middletown.For more information call Jason Wagner at 717-939-6153. •••••
Special concert
Chi Rho Singers’ Susquehanna Conference United Methodist Church Pastor’s Choir will be in concert on at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. The concert will be held at Wesley United Methodist Church, 64 Ann St., Middletown.
their electric bills is a problem in the borough. “It’s a real challenge,” he said. “These aren’t bad people, they’re just people who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle.” People like resident Cortez Jackson, who says he came home on Wednesday, Jan. 15 to a powerless house. Jackson said he had made arrangements with the borough on his bill the previous Friday at the borough finance office, but was told on Wednesday that the borough was no longer accepting his arrangement, and he would have to pay a fee to be reconnected. “If it wouldn’t have been for my pastor, it still wouldn’t be on,” Jackson said. Municipalities may shut off electricity in winter months if they approve “reasonable’’ rules regarding shut offs, said Vance Oaks, president of the Pennsylvania Municipal Electric Association. There are several organizations available to help low-income residents pay electric bills, including the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Dollar Energy Fund Hardship Program. While some explanations for utility billing concerns have been offered, some residents say they are still attempting to get answers from the borough. “I’m going to call them and ask . . . and see if they will look into it,” Gray said.
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Reid said she is running because she objects to recent budget cuts by the current council that she calls “the recent decimation of the borough.’’ Council has closed the communications center, defunded the Middletown Public Library and laid off employees to lower electric rates charged to borough customers that generates revenue for the general fund. Council has asked for a study in the potential sale of the borough water system. “This is just outrageous,’’ said Reid. “People need to get involved at this point.’’ She decries what she sees as a lack of transparency by council on public business. “Half of those people have an ax to grind,’’ she said.
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MIDDLETOWN BOYS’ BASKETBALL
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MIDDLETOWN GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Arch de triumph
Raiders fall to Milton Hershey, Northern in two key games Road trips to East Pennsboro and West Perry were scheduled for this week. A home game against SteeltonHighspire and a road trip to Susquenita loom the following week before the Raiders close out the regular season with a Saturday afternoon home game against York Suburban on Feb. 2.
By Larry Etter Press And Journal Staff
As expected, the Middletown boys’ basketball team lost to Milton Hershey last Tuesday, Jan. 15, as the high-flying Spartans ran past the Blue Raiders by a 71-40 score at the Spartan Center. Milton Hershey, one of the top two teams in the Mid-Penn Conference Milton Hershey 71 Capital Division, showed why it is in Middletown 40 the hunt for a division title with the In the season’s first half, the Spartans victory over the overmatched Mid- claimed a 72-42 win over the Raiddletown squad. ers in Middletown Shorthanded – and the second again with leadmeeting at Milton ing scorer Trent Hershey ended with Zimmerman a nearly identical still nursing a final score. Fast, shoulder injury, athletic, deep and the Raiders gave talented, the Sparit their best shot tans jumped out but still came up to a big start and on the short end never looked back of the score. as they outscored A game Fritheir guests in evday, Jan. 18 at ery quarter in their Northern York, ninth win of the however, was season. unpredictable With Zimmerman at best. But, not dressed and two again, the Raidother starters sitting ers came out on out the start of the the losing end, game due to tech51-39, suffering nical fouls from Trent Zimmerman their 11th loss of the previous game, Injured star returns. the season. Middletown Coach With five Chris Sattele had to games left on the go with a revamped schedule at the start of this week the lineup, which didn’t help matters odds of making the District 3 playoffs against the talented Spartans. grew against a Raider squad that has While the replacements did all they just six victories to show for their hardPlease See RAIDERS Page B2 working efforts for the season.
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Aisha Freeman and Amina Atkins each scored 9 points to lead the Spartans (1-14, 1-9). Halle Marion scored 13 points to lead Middletown to its win over Greencastle-Antrim. Burton-Jones added 12 and Rivera and Sarah Crippen each scored 7. The Raiders took an 8-point lead by outscoring G-A (6-9) 17-10 in the third quarter, then hung on. Against Northern, Burton-Jones scored 22 to lead the Raiders to victory. Marion scored 10 and Crippen added 6. Middletown broke a close game open in the second quarter, outscoring the Polar Bears 10-3 in the stanza.
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Second-quarter run pushes Susquehanna by LD, 70-53 By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal The Lower Dauphin’s boys’ basketball team had its recent six-game winning streak snapped by Keystone Division rival Susquehanna Twp. on Friday, Jan. 18. The hometown Falcons started the game strong and jumped out to an early lead, but a sloppy second quarter gave Susquehanna the opening they needed to run away with the contest by a 70-53 margin. The Falcons were hot out of the gate and got on the board first when senior forward Jack Miller converted an old-fashioned 3-point play after hitting a layup despite being fouled in the paint. The hometown faithful got a preview of things to come, however, when Susquehanna freshman Nehemiah Mack buried a straightaway 3-pointer to tie the score on the Indians’ ensuing possession. Lower Dauphin responded with 7 straight points. Junior Luke Rutledge knocked down a jumper from the right elbow to give the lead back to LD and junior Kaylor Kulina connected from beyond the arc to push the advantage
to 8-3 a minute later. Susquehanna tried a full-court press after another missed shot but the Falcons were ready for it and Kulina laid his shot in off the glass in transition. Miller made the assist. The Indians broke a three-minute scoring drought when Jonas Page grabbed a rebound and laid it in to cut the deficit to 5 points. The home team answered right back when junior guard Colton Nagy hit a 3-ball in front of Susquehanna’s bench to give the Falcons a 13-5 lead. With 3:53 left in the first quarter, the Falcons looked poised to pull off the upset and hand the visitors their second loss of the year. Then the second quarter started. The Indians scored and scored often, beginning with a Mack jump shot that cut the deficit to 1. On the other end, Miller missed a layup, collected his own rebound and converted his second attempt to extend the lead to 3. Page swiped a steal and hit a jumper in transition a minute later and Susquehanna grabbed its first advantage of the game on its next possession. Leading 16-15 with 4:30 left in the Please See FALCONS, Page B3
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West Perry’s buzzer-beater sinks Steel-High girls, 53-52 By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff
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Middletown’s Andonia Bennett (top) controls Central Dauphin East’s Sean Fitzkee during Bennett’s 9-0 major decision in the 182-pound match of a 32-31 East victory.
Raiders top powerful Hershey, 35-25 Zach Ulerick and Andonia Bennett pinned their opponents and Bryce Killian won by technical fall to lead the Middletown wrestling team to an impressive 35-25 victory over powerful Hershey on Saturday, Jan. 19 in MIddletown. The victory moved the Blue Raiders (9-3, 5-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division) into second place in their division, one game behind firstplace Cedar Cliff (18-1, 6-0). Hershey (15-2, 4-2) dropped to third. Ulerick pinned Hershey’s John Voyles at 3:40 in the 120-pound match, while Bennett pinned Hershey’s Dominic Memmi at 1:10 in the 182-pound match. Killian beat Hershey’s Andrew Boyer by technical fall, 18-2 at 145. Middletown’s Will Botterbusch (160 pounds) beat Hershey’s Gennao Cerminara, 9-4; Levi Sterner defeated Hershey’s Kyle Loraw, 7-1 at 106; Bobby Johnson (132) beat Hershey’s Michael Dexheimer, 4-1 and Seth Babil (138) defeated Hershey’s Andrew Schwenk, 4-3 to give the Raiders the victory. The Raiders lost a close match to Central Dauphin East, 32-31 on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in Middletown. Ulerick, Sterner and Todd Houser (126 pounds) recorded pins for Middletown in the loss. Ulerick pinned the Panthers’ Tanner Trephan at 2:17 at 120; Sterner pinned Anthony Radic at 42 seconds at 106; and Houser pinned Joseph Porter at 5:24. Bennett won by a major decision, 9-0, over East’s Sean Fitzkee at 182 pounds, while the Raiders’ Steven Cain (106) defeated East’s Austin Trephan, 6-2 and Killian (132) won by forfeit.
Middletown recognized senior wrestlers, from left to right, Chris Espinoza, Zach Buell, Andonia Bennett and Bryce Killian on Senior Recognition Night against Central Dauphin East.
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Middletown’s Will Botterbusch (left) contemplates his next move during a 9-4 victory over Hershey’s Gennaro Cerminara in a 160-pound match of a 35-25 Blue Raider victory.
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could to get the team off to a good start, the Spartans were simply too good for the Raiders to keep pace. As a result, Milton Hershey broke away from a close game in the opening minutes with a crushing 10-0 run enroute to a 16-2 lead with 2:38 left in the first period. The Raiders picked up 6 late points from Jared Truesdale, Mel Fager III and Cody Fox, but the hosts still led by a 20-6 count heading into the second stanza. That lead quickly grew to a 28-8 mark when the Spartans opened up the second with an 8-0 run as the Raiders went 0-for-8 from the floor in the first four minutes. Fager’s trey broke the slump. Middletown’s Quentin D’Onofrio added a triple following a 3-pointer by Milton Hershey’s Kendale Chase to help get the Raider offense back on track. Goals by Ladhellis Charleston, Nick Drawbaugh and Fager in the bottom half of the period nearly matched Milton Hershey’s scroring prior to halftime. Down by 17 to start the third quarter, the Raiders needed to get off to a good start for the second half. But it didn’t happen. The Spartans again took advantage of missed Raider shots and jumped out to a 45-21 lead with 6:32 left in the third. From that point on, the Spartans simply maintained their control and led by a 61-31 count to start the game’s final 8 minutes.
Against mostly second-team Spartans, the Raiders opened up the final segment with a 4-point string by Charleston and later picked up a combined 5 points from J.C. Cleckner and Drawbaugh to close on a positive note.
Northern York 51 Middletown 39
With Zimmerman back in the fold following a two-week absence, the Raiders were hoping to put together a winning effort at Northern. Sattele, who had coached at Northern prior to taking over the head position at Middletown, also wanted his team to do well. Back on Dec. 17, the Raiders saw an 11-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter as the Polar Bears pulled off a winning rally and a win. As luck would have it, the Bears again rallied to victory after the Raiders had fought their way to a 22-19 halftime lead. And, once again, a disastrous bout of frigid shooting proved to be the Middletown squad’s downfall. After the halftime break, the Raiders made just 6-of-20 shots from the floor and the Bears cashed in by outscoring their guests 32-17 in the second half to pull off the win. The game started off in the right direction for the Raiders, who earned a 12-6 lead in a defense-dominated first period. After Northern cut into Middletown’s 15-8 lead at the 6:22 mark of the second quarter, Zimmerman and Truesdale teamed for 5 points to stretch the lead
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“We were in foul trouble, and didn’t want to risk coming out too early,” said Moyer. “We kept holding the ball . . . banking that (West Perry will) eventually have to foul,” said Chisolm. “But then we got a foul.” With 1:19 on the clock, Steel-High committed a foul, giving West Perry possession. Unable to get an open shot, West Perry took two timeouts in the last minute of the game. In the final seconds, Lavenberg found a shot and sank the game-winning basket as the final buzzer rang. West Perry improvised on offense on the last shot, said Moyer. “We had some things not go our way, but we kept battling,” he said. “They (Steel-High) have such a good program . . . It’s a huge win for us.” Tate-DeFreitas said the Rollers made some mistakes, and have some work to do. “We’ll probably work on more defense and work on layups,” she said. “I think me and my teammates could have rebounded and boxed out better,” said Beaden. “We run a fast, fast game, but we played at their pace.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
to 18-11. But Northern finished strong in the last half of the second period and closed the gap to just 22-19 at the break. That momentum carried over into the second half as the Bears opened up with 4 points and then added 5 more following a putback by Fager at 4:13. The Northern run pushed the hosts to a 28-24 lead and the cold-shooting Raiders never got back in front the rest of the way. Down by a 34-27 count to start the final period, the Raiders tried to get their offense going. Despite shutting out the Bears in the early going, the Middletown squad kept firing blanks from the floor. A Drawbaugh free throw turned out to be the only point the Raiders could muster until Zimmerman scored on a drive to the hoop and added a foul shot at the 5:31 mark. Truesdale’s steal and layup pulled the Raiders to within two, 35-33, with 4:49 left on the clock and gave the Middletown team a chance to rally. Following a 3-point run by the Bears, Drawbaugh’s basket kept the Raiders to within three at 38-35. Unfortunately, that turned out to be the last gasp for the Middletown squad as the Raiders faded down the stretch. Missed shots by the Raiders and a host of personal foul calls in the final 3:00 proved to be the undoing of the desperate Middletown five.
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On a more positive note for the Middletown basketball program, the junior varsity team recorded its 10th victory of the season in a 44-38 decision at Northern. Following a mind-numbing 38-30 loss at Milton Hershey on Tuesday, Jan. 15 in a game that everyone watching determined was the most terriblyofficiated game ever, the young Raiders bounced back with the satisfying win against the Polar Bears. Picking up balanced scoring from Brandon Harper, J.C. Cleckner, Bobby Harper, Harry Kapenstein, Bradley Phillips, Dylan Danilowicz, Levi Varner, Osman Kamara, Terry Love and Dagen Hughes, plus good defense from that group and Caleb Leggore, the Raiders recorded the win for Coach Matt Kleinfelter. The Raiders led 12-8 after one quarter, 23-20 at halftime and 36-28 at the end of the third quarter. Late in the fourth period, after the Bears had cut the Middletown lead to just 38-36, Cleckner swished a key 3-pointer to give the Raiders some breathing room at 41-36. A late goal by Phillips and a pair of free throws by Hughes with 6 seconds left iced the victory. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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West Perry’s Caitlyn Lavenberg hit a shot at the final buzzer to defeat Steelton-Highspire, 53-52 in a girls’ basketball game on Friday, Jan. 18 in Steelton, moving the winners into a first-place tie with the Rollers in the Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division. Roller Malia Tate-DeFreitas scored a game-high 29 points, making 8-of-12 free throws, three 3-point shots and six baskets. Ceani Beaden put up 10 points for the Rollers (14-2, 9-1 in the division). West Perry (14-2, 9-1) took an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter, hitting two shots from the 3-point line. Tate-DeFreitas made two foul shots, but junior Emma Harris answered with 2 points, keeping West Perry ahead early, 8-2. With 4:43 in the first quarter, Steel-High came back from a time out, and Tate-DeFreitas hit two foul shots, a basket and a 3-pointer to give the Rollers a 9-8 lead. Sloppy play from the home team gave the Mustangs opportunity to take the lead again, and even with Tate-DeFreitas putting up 12 points in the first quarter, West Perry led, 17-14 after one. Tate-DeFreitas tied things from the 3-point line in the second quarter.
The lead yo-yoed back and forth, with the teams tied six times in the second stanza. With a 1:21 left, Steel-High’s Amber Hess-Moore made a foul shot to tie the score, 32-32. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Roller Khadijah Robinson sank a basket to take the lead 34-33. In the third quarter, both teams kept the game close. Madison Ulrich hit 2-of-4 foul shots to give West Perry a 35-33 lead. A shot by the Rollers’ Robinson was followed by a basket from West Perry’s Megan Smith to give the Mustangs the lead, 37-35. Tate-DeFreitas regained the lead for Steel-High with a basket, but the Mustangs’ Smith answered with a basket. West Perry took a 5-point lead, its largest since the first quarter, with 3:41 left in the third. After the Rollers took a 1-point lead with 6:54 left in the game, Tate-DeFreitas held the ball at center court. She inched close to the 3-point lines, then retreat running time off the clock. The Rollers counted on West Perry fouling, said Rollers Coach Jeffrey Chisholm. But as the clock wound down, no Mustangs stepped forward to foul. West Perry Coach Scott Moyer told his team to stay back and wait out the Rollers.
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Physical Lions beat Gallaudet, 60-51
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Penn State Harrisburg’s Thristan Lundy, left, scored 6 of the Lions’ first 10 points in a 60-51 victory over Gallaudet. a 2-4 mark in conference action while the Lions fell to 8-10 overall with a 5-3 record versus league opponents. The Fighting Tigers roared out of the gates to start the contest using strong rebounding and defensive pressure to post a 37-32 halftime advantage. In the second half, the Lions ground their way to a 56-49 lead with 8:28 remaining in the contest. The home team then turned up the defense once again to take the lead for good with 1:30 remaining in regulation when junior forward Jack Jeffres overpow-
SUNY-Cobleskill 69, Lions 64 The SUNY-Cobleskill men’s basketball team used hot shooting and a smothering defensive effort to post a 69-64 comeback victory over visiting Penn State Harrisburg in NEAC action on Saturday, Jan. 19. The Fighting Tigers snap a twogame losing streak to improve to 4-11 overall on the year, including
Standings for 1-23-13 BOYS’ BASKETBALL Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 10 0 13-2 Milton Hershey 9 1 10-5 Northern 5 5 8-9 Camp Hill 4 6 10-7 West Perry 4 6 6-10 Middletown 4 6 6-11 East Pennsboro 4 6 4-11 Susquenita 0 10 3-1 Last week’s scores MIlton Hershey 71, Middletown 41 Northern 51, Middletown 39 Steelton-Highspire 68, Susquenita 30 Steelton-Highspire 65, West Perry 53 This week’s games Jan. 25 Middletown at West Perry, 7:30 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Milton Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 York Suburban at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Steelton-Highspire at Middletown, 7:30 p.m.
Keystone Division W L OVERALL SusquehannaTwp. 10 1 16-1 Trinity 7 3 11-3 Lower Dauphin 7 4 11-5 Palmyra 6 4 11-5 Bishop McDevitt 6 5 10-5 Mechanicsburg 5 6 8-7 Hershey 4 7 6-9 Cedar Cliff 3 8 7-9 RedLand 0 10 0-14 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 55, Bishop McDevitt 52 Susquehanna Twp.70, Lower Dauphin 53 This week’s games Jan. 23 Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 Lower Dauphin a tPalmyra, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Capital Division W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 9 1 14-2 West Perry 9 1 14-2 Middletown 7 3 11-6 Camp Hill 6 4 12-4 East Pennsboro 5 5 9-7 Susquenita 3 7 6-9 Milton Hershey 1 9 1-14 Northern 0 10 1-15 Last week’s games Middletown 52, MIlton Hershey 37 Middletown 44, Greencastle-Antrim 41 Middletown 42, Northern 28 Steelton-Highspire 70, Susquenita 61 WestPerry 53, Steelton-Highspire 52 This week’s games Jan. 23 Steelton-Highspire at Camp Hill, 6 p.m. Jan. 25 West Perry at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Milton Hershey at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 New Hope Academy at Steelton-Highspire, 1 p.m. Jan.29 MIddletown at Steelton-Highspire, 7:30 p.m.
This week’s matches Jan. 24 Middletown at Palmyra, 7 p.m. Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.
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By Adam Clay For The Press And Journal Penn State Harrisburg was coming off three straight road losses when the Lions stepped back on their home court against Gallaudet on Thursday, Jan. 17 and won, 64-52 in women’s basketball game. The Lions started the game strong from the first whistle, led for a third game in a row by the ever-improving and impressive freshman Mercedes Copeland, who scored 7 of 10 points building up a 10-5 lead in the first 5:00 of the game. Penn State Harrisburg followed that up with a 9-4 run that gave the Lions a 10-point lead, 19-9, with 8:26 until halftime. Gallaudet kept things tight – and just before the last minute of the half brought their deficit to within 5 points. A Steph Yetter layup, followed by an clutch 3-pointer by Emilee Truitt shut down the Bison comeback and gave the Lions a 33-23 lead at halftime. Penn State Harrisburg took the momentum from the last minute of the first and continued it early in the second by starting the half with a 7-0 run. The Lions were able to extend their
Last week’s games Penn State Harrisburg 60, Gallaudet 51 SUNY-Cobleskill 69, Penn State Harrisburg 64 This week’s games Jan. 27 Penn State Harrisburg at Penn State Abington, 2 p.m. Women South Division W L Lancaster Bible 8 2 Penn State Harrisburg 6 2 Penn State Abington 5 3 St. Elizabeth 4 4 Penn State Berks 4 5 Wilson 0 8 Gallaudet 0 9
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ered his defender in the post to give the Orange and Black the lead for good, 65-64. Cobleskill then scored the game’s final 4 points as senior guard Tyrone Mitchell scored on a drive with 33 seconds left and Jeffres converted a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to secure the final margin of victory. The Lions received strong efforts in defeat from Lundy, who scored a team-high 14 points while making five steals and hauling in four rebounds, and Gatchell, who scored 13 points, pulled down seven rebounds and passed out three assists.
Last week’s matches Central Dauphin East 32, Middletown 31 Middletown 47,Susquehanna Twp. 12 Middletown 35, Hershey 25 Lower Dauphin 59, Palmyra 9
HOCKEY CPIHL Tier 1 W L Cumberland Valley 14 1 Wilson 10 1 Dallastown 8 3 Hershey 8 4 Central York 7 6 Mechanicsburg 5 5 Elizabethtown 4 8 Lower Dauphin 2 10 Hempfield 2 11 Central Dauphin 1 12
second quarter, the Indians never trailed again. The visitors scored the game’s next 10 points thanks to ball pressure and buckets in transition. The Indians’ full court press led to LD turnovers and easy layups on the other end. The Falcons finally stopped the run when Miller converted the front end of a 1-and-1 to cut Susquehanna’s lead to 26-16 with 2:27 left in the first half. It was Lower Dauphin’s first point in over four minutes of play. Lower Dauphin cut the deficit to 8 when junior Ryan Naccarato made one of two free throws with 1:16 left in the second quarter. Susquehanna exploded and scored 10 unanswered points in the final 1:07 of the half, 8 of which came from shifty guard Gabriel Mack. The Indians outscored LD 28-7 in the quarter and took a commanding 38-20 lead into the break. Trailing by as many as 21 in the third quarter, the Falcons showed some signs of life when they put together an 11-3 run that culminated when Rutledge found Nagy for a layup off
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Gallaudet entered Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Union Building (CUB) on Wednesday night, Jan. 16 looking to knock off the Lions and get back into the race in the North Eastern Athletic Conference South Division. The Lions, however, refused to play the role of gracious hosts. In a physical contest, the Blue and White held off the rival Bison, 60-51. As it has the past few contests, Harrisburg’s senior duo of Jordan Gatchell and Thristan Lundy came through in a big way. Gatchell led the Lions with 16 points, while Lundy finished one rebound shy of recording a double-double. Forward Danny Kelly posted a double-double for Gallaudet, recording game-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds. Lundy went to work right out of the gate, banging with the Bison big men down low and scoring 6 of the Lions’ first 10 points. Gatchell took care of the other 4 tallies, including a pretty breakaway reverse layup at the 15:24 mark. The visitors grabbed their first lead of the game five minutes later when leading scorer Layton Seeber knocked down a midrange jumper and put the Bison up 14-12. Penn State Harrisburg faced its largest deficit of the game at 23-14 following a Kelly layup with 6:21 remaining in the first half. Gatchell connected on a deep 3-ball on the Lions’ next possession and sparked an 11-0 run that regained the lead for the home team and culminated in a layup by freshman Arick Sodini. Harrisburg sophomore sharpshooter Ethan Strayer was pure from beyond the arc just before the half and gave his squad a 28-26 advan-
tage heading into the break. The Blue and White got hot from downtown in the second half. With the shot clock about to expire, Gatchell brought the hometown fans to their feet by knocking down a jumper a good seven steps beyond the 3-point line. Junior Will Doyle got into the action and showed off his range when he hit a pair of 3-balls on the next two Lion possessions. Sophomore Alberto De Los Santos put home a 3-pointer of his own moments later and extended the Lions’ lead to 4237 with 13:25 remaining. Two minutes later, a Kelly layup cut the deficit to 1 point, but backto-back buckets by Sodini pushed the home team’s lead back to 5 with 8:15 left to play. Lundy stayed strong in the paint. With 3:19 remaining, he grabbed his own rebound and, despite getting fouled, laid his second shot in off the glass. He converted the free throw to give Penn State Harrisburg a 54-49 advantage. Gallaudet missed a number of shots down the stretch while Sodini and Strayer added to the Lions’ lead and sealed the team’s fifth conference victory of the year. Despite being outshot from the field, Penn State Harrisburg created and took advantage of 34 Bison turnovers and scored 33 points off of them. The Lions’ bench also outscored the visitors’ reserves 17-8.
an inbounds pass under the LD basket. At the 4:17 mark of the third period, the Indians led 46-33. That’s as close as Lower Dauphin would get. The fourth quarter was a back-andforth affair as each team netted 18 points apiece. Much to the chagrin of the Falcons’ fans in attendance, LD never put together a run one-sided enough to make a game of it. Miller finished with a team-high 18 points and was the Falcons’ top rebounder while Nagy and Naccarato reached the double-digit point mark as well. Nagy netted 12; Naccarato scored 10. Kulina added 9 points while sophomore Tyler Kullman and freshman Tyler Roman rounded out LD’s scoring with 2 points each. Susquehanna was led by the Mack brothers – Nehemiah and Gabriel combined for 38 of the Indians’ 70 points. Page chipped-in with 9. The loss dropped Lower Dauphin to 11-5 on the year and 7-4 in Keystone play. Susquehanna improved to 16-1. Their latest victory reaffirmed the fact that the Indians are playing some of the best basketball in the midstate.
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Look where his creativity, imagination got him
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id your mother tell you to stop playing with your food? If she only knew where that could have gotten you in life. . . Middletown native Jim Victor has become something of a culinary Rodin in the world of edible art. He’s created a copy of the Mona Lisa in Italian vegetables, Van Gogh’s “Starry Night’’ out of candy, Warhol’s “Marilyn Monroe’’ out of marshmallows, and many chocolate portraits, cheese sculptures and fruit and vegetable busts for fairs, grand openings and food conventions. He has created the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s annual butter sculpture, crafting thousands of pounds of butter into a work of art. It pays the bills, and has earned him the opportunity to meet a few celebrities. Last year, Victor, whose story appears on A1 of this edition, posed with Vanessa Williams next to the chocolate sculpture he created of Ms. Brown, the M&M's character whose voice He's created a copy of the is acted by Williams, at a SoHo in New York City. Mona Lisa in Italian vegetables, museum Last April, he appeared with Van Gogh's "Starry Night'' out Robert Griffin III, the Washington of candy, Warhol's "Marilyn Redskins’ star quarterback, with bust of Griffin that Victor made Monroe'' out of marshmallows, afrom ingredients in Subway sandand many chocolate portraits, wiches – more than 300 pieces of cheese sculptures and fruit and chicken, with garlic for teeth and peppers for hair – at one of the vegetable busts for fairs, grand chili chain’s restaurants in New York. openings and food conventions. Who would have thought playing with your food could have gotten you far? Victor’s humble beginnings were in Middletown, where he lived the first 11 years of his life. As a boy, he watched airplanes land from the Olmsted Air Force Base, now gone, and explored the brickyard in Royalton and the Army surplus junkyard on Union Street, places that tantalized the imagination of a child. The Farm Show butter sculpture is an annual event, unveiled by the state as though it were a valuable Picasso at an auction. Ever walk by it and wonder who did it? Artistic ability and imagination can be developed anywhere, everywhere – and we’d like to think that those treks to those childhood haunts in Middletown helped develop a creative mind that now flourishes in an offbeat and inspiring way. If Victor could do it, your son or daughter could someday do it, too.
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Freedom still rings Editor, Where has the America we knew gone to? It certainly changed, and part of that is good and part not so good. I am a retired Family Practice medical doctor whose majority of practice was spent in rural Pennsylvania. My practice included being the school doctor for over 25 years. I was also ordained as a minister in the Church of Christ in Oregon and ordained as an elder of the Christian Covenant Community Church in Pennsylvania. I certainly am no fan of Madeleine Murry O’Hare. Her murder tells me nothing about her any more than the suicide of Dr. Spock’s son tells me something about him. Serving as coroner for four years taught me that the murders and suicides I saw had little to do with parents of those who killed themselves or others. Two major exceptions to this observation are the children whose parents sexually abused them and children of parents who were addicts. We, as Christian Americans, need to focus on the fact that freedom of religion for Christians only is not freedom of religion, and never was. Imposing our Christianity on others because we are in the majority is an easily abused situation. Christianity was not meant to be imposed, but practices with such beauty that others would want it. Nations in which Christians were in a majority have a poor track record of showing forth the beautiful Jesus. More often, it is rules and regulations that are imposed by those in authority. The courts of our land have ruled that mandatory school prayer is not freedom of religion. Kneeling outside the school building for silent prayer each school day is not illegal, depending on where one kneels. I know. I did it for nearly 15 years before I retired from my practice in Benton in 2000. Grant C. Clark, M.D. Benton, Pa.
Terryburger
The Gray Ghost and Sugar Britches: A story about reality and guns
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n the morning of Jan. 17, 1989, a loser named Patrick Purdy attacked Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif. He fired more than 100 rounds from a Chinese assault rifle, killing five children and wounding more than 30. Purdy then committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Sounds familiar, does it not? Last month, Adam Lanza, using an American-made assault rifle not significantly different from the weapon used by Purdy, killed 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Ct. Authorities say he fired about 100 rounds. Then he shot himself in the head. Four months after the Stockton shooting, I wrote a column with a title similar to the one on this piece. It ran in several newspapers. The hate mail was interesting, and included death threats. I offer the column again, with a few rewrites to update some references that might not be familiar to younger readers. I did not change all that much, because not all that much has changed. The imagination is a curious thing. Individuals are never really just one person. There are all sorts of different editions of each one of us; who one is at the job, at the bar (a.) with one’s mate and (b.) without; the person one is in front of one’s children and, of course, the one who lies in bed on sleepless nights, haunted
by facing specters, disappointments and dreams that have grown shabby with time and neglect. We live in our imaginations. The existence that most of us lead is hardly what one would call daring or adventurous. It is a reality at total odds with the stuff we watch in our millions on TV, where the heroes on the assorted CSI and NCIS shows blast their way through the sleazoids, and any number of improbably fit and sexy actors and actresses sizzle and plot in the perpetual California of prime-time. We get up from watching the tube, shuffle around, put out the dog, floss our teeth and go to bed, to rise in the morning and go to our jobs as secretaries, parts clerks, fast-food managers and, I suppose, reporters. On two occasions in recent months, I wrote items on the issue of gun control. Every day in this and every other newspaper in the country there are stories concerning questions that are every bit as important to the future of the collective citizenry of the U.S. as is the subject of gun control. Yet nothing cranks up the letters to the editor faster than any perceived effort to control the access by ordinary citizens to firepower equal to the cinematic baloney of Sylvester Stallone and his ilk. If the average American were so careful a watchdog over other issues as he or she is of matters concerning gun control, then this country would be a much better place. Sadly, this is not the case.
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When we in this profession write about He was also talking on his CB. birth control, abortion, drugs, congresThe figure in the station wagon raised sional scandal, organized crime or the the mike just before The Gray Ghost’s environment, we often feel that we are confident baritone boomed out of the throwing our stories down an empty well, speaker, and lowered it just after the for all the response we get. Ghost stopped speaking. However, when we report that some That’s when it hit me. I knew in a flash source has suggested that maybe magathat somewhere out there a woman, zines that hold upwards of 100 rounds perhaps a harried homemaker sitting in rounds, a portion of gun owners heap a housecoat, her head festooned with ashes on their heads and bewail the loss curlers, heated up the airwaves with the of their rights under the Second Amendthroaty, teasing words of the doubtless ment of the Constitution. beautiful and slightly dangerous Sugar Why? Britches. Imagination is the answer. The man in the battered station wagon This is America, and guns have a lot had a harried look. The Gray Ghost was to do with our national identity and our above all that. fantasies. That is the key, of course. We have creI know this from an incident that had ated a wonderful thing with our electronnothing at all to do with guns. ics, from the CB radios of several decades During the heyday of the CB radio ago to the role-playing computer games craze, I had a job and social media, rethat involved driving ality can take a back Look at the places in the a truck all over the seat and balance southeast, delivering world where men and women the checkbook, fret custom accessories armed with assault rifles and over the kids’ report for four-wheel-drive cards, worry about other tools of mayhem trucks. Naturally, the job. my truck had a CB wander the streets freely. The Gray Ghost radio in it, partly for The picture is ugly, deadly, and Sugar Britches, entertainment and meanwhile, stride and has provided nothing in partly as a sort of through the world, surveillance device, the way of order. above it all. the ordinary citizen’s There is History version of a spy and there is what we satellite to keep watch for cops on the like to think happened. In America, it is highway. impossible to separate gun lore from our One sultry summer night, I had been image of whom and what we are. “Guns enjoying the repartee between two folks, Made America Great!” said a recent bumone male, one female, whose respecper sticker. tive “handles” were The Gray Ghost and The statement will not hold water. Sugar Britches. What made and makes America great are The conversation was too racy to be reits ideals and its system of laws. counted here; if radio waves were visible, Those ideals and laws have made posthese would have been purple. sible the peaceful if noisy transitions of Ghost was quite the stud, all baritone power in national and local elections for and swagger. I pulled into an all-night more than 200 years. convenience store for a snack and coffee On the other hand, look at the places in and kicked back to listen to the pair carry the world where men and women armed on. They were coming in loud, clear and with assault rifles and other tools of mayshameless. hem wander the streets freely. The picture After a while, I knew why. is ugly, deadly, and has provided nothing Across the parking lot was a not-veryin the way of order. new station wagon, a little beat up. I reI read recently that “Half of all the mass member walking by it on the way in and shootings in the history of the U.S. have out of the store and noting that the back occurred since the assault gun ban expired seat bore unmistakable evidence that the in 2005.’’ The author is a journalist and family had several small children. friend who does not post things he has not A man sat in the car alone, lit by the researched, so I buy it. glare from the store. He was small and “Guns don’t kill people . . . people kill pale, in a Polo shirt and cardigan sweater. people.” We hear that a lot. He was bald, middle-aged, and drinking a Wrong. People with guns kill people. diet soft drink. People with baseball bats and knives kill
people, too. I have seen a number of people refer to an attack at a school in China where a deranged man stabbed 22 children and an adult or two. What the references fail to mention is that nobody died. I could be wrong, but I think that is an important point. On the day that Vice President Biden and representatives from the National Rifle Association sat down to begin talking about these issues, there was another school shooting. Fortunately, the shooter wounded one other student before being talked into surrendering. God help me, I almost wrote, “Wounded only one.” In our world, a single victim seems almost reasonable. Decades ago, state and federal governments thought it was a good idea to close mental health facilities and instead use pharmaceuticals to control the former inmates’ symptoms. The idea was to save money. Not to be insensitive, but what we have inherited is a percentage of our population consisting of mentally unbalanced people under the influence of various drugs afloat in an environment where weapons of awesome killing power are relatively easy to obtain. Bad idea. Well, a good idea for pharmaceutical companies. Do I think banning assault rifles and high-capacity magazines will solve the problem? Hardly. There are an awful lot of those weapons out there, most legally obtained, I imagine. Unhinged people will still be able to get them. Continuing to make it easy, however, is hardly a responsible approach. Besides, the argument is not about whether or not to control guns. The argument is where to draw the line. I grew up around firearms, and have owned a number of them. Many of my friends own guns. I am not afraid of them walking into a crowded building and taking out a dozen or so people. If I had a neighbor who felt he or she really needed an assault rifle in order to sleep well . . . that’s a different matter. I wonder what fantasies drive them? In any case, we have to do something. If the two sides would stop screaming at one another and start talking about sensible, real-world solutions, progress will be possible, but not before. Terry W. Burger is a freelance writer living in Gettysburg and the author of “Burger to Go,’’ which can be found on Facebook.
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K“Bring Sweitzer back.” L“The common denominator
with all these resignations is this council and McNamara’s dictatorship of the borough functions. When this new council gets in their first priority should be fire Courogen, Felty, Konek and whoever McNamara brings in from the Capital Police!”
L“If they put diagonal parking in
downtown Middletown I will NOT be parking there, hence I won’t be patronizing downtown businesses. It’s dangerous when you are backing up. Too many cars on the road nowadays. It’s not like it was back in the ’50s when only the rich could really afford cars and only had one. The thought of having to make the already too narrow sidewalks even narrower scares the crap out of me! Walking on the sidewalk will become even more dangerous when you have to pass someone. Ridiculous! I think it’s soon time to move. Sigh:”
L“So Louer finally got his way
with that Electric Building. Wonder if he realizes how much money he actually is costing taxpayers when the new council fixes their mess next year? This council is unbelievable.”
L“The last council meeting only
had two items on the agenda – the purchase of radios and something else – but this council went into an hour-and-a-half-long executive session, as they always do, so they can bring all their back-door deals to a vote without any public comment. This unethical way of running and ruining our town needs to stop. Neither this council nor their so called professionals are educated enough to lead this town! Can someone please tell me when the next concerned citizens’ meeting is?”
L“I see this council screwed
another borough employee. Good luck, Chief Hovan, and don’t worry – they will soon be getting what they deserve.”
L“I would like to say to the
people who are responsible for moving the Middletown Police Department to the new building at Race and Emaus: Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have lived on North Catherine Street for over 10 years and now I do not have to see the Middletown police cars rushing up North Catherine at over 60 miles per hour and running the stop sign at North Catherine and West Water Street. Our kids and pets will finally be safe from these speeding cop cars. I do feel sorry for the people and pets that live on Race Street because this will be their new route to Main Street. This new route will also put four stop signs for them to
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run and an elementary school for them to drive by at speeds in excess of 50 to 60 miles per hour. It is about time that other residents get to see how these police cars fly down our streets on their way to situations that do not require them to put our residents and pets in harms way. Again, I feel so sorry for the folks on Race Street – you are all in for a treat when it comes to the Middletown police and how they drive on our streets. Good luck. I am finally rid of them and feel safer already just knowing they are moving – and the sooner the better, for my street anyway. Goodbye and good riddance to the Middletown police cars speeding on North Catherine.”
L“I’ve been reading the Press
And Journal for years now but only just recently have I found myself reading it far less than in the past. The reason? Adblade.com and admeld.com are two reasons. Are the ads disabled for those with subscriptions? I’d rather not chance it. The appearance of the website is utter crap, to put it lightly. Far too much white space, scripts wishing to run left and run formatting is atrocious; I suppose I could go on, but why? May I recommend you find yourselves a website developer with a bit more experience within the niche – specifically, online newspapers. Aside from outdated frame style navigation of the old website, nothing needed changed. The format and overall look needed changed just as the trees needed chopped down downtown. Your CAPTCHA for submission is terrible small. Even if I zoom (CTRL + Mouse wheel), I cannot imagine those that are farsighted can read it.”
L“Http://www.blockonline.
us/” Oh, it’s free, therefore they run a ridiculous amount of scripts to spy on visitors, present them with ads, hopeful to receive clicks. Let’s really see if our Sound Offs are shown as typed: 1. Download Firefox (Microsoft Explorer is bug-ridden and full of security issues, as well as lacking add-ons and script implementation compared to Mozilla’s Firefox), then install. 2. Install this: https://addons.mozilla. org/en-us/firefox/addon/yesscript/ (this blocks scripts of which many present themselves [to your eyes] as ads, when in fact they are spying on you, sometimes creating a super cookie to find where you go AFTER you leave the site that tried running the script) 3. Install this: https:// addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ addon/adblock-plus/ (this script is a little more ‘intrusive’ depending upon how you look at it, as it is blocking ads that pop up, scream at you time to time, pop-up annoying script ads that are able to get around some-pop-up blockers, etc. The “catch” is sometimes it can block a little too much, – sometimes, as in very rarely). Now enjoy surfing with far less ‘crap.’ What constitutes this as a “Sound Off?” I’m sounding off against your new website. Find yourselves a developer, pay a hosting company to host the newly-developed website, enjoy the number of subscribers willing to do so once they are no longer annoyed.”
L“I would like to know why,
if the borough is broke, I just saw two new black police cars roaming our streets? I guess that we are so ridden with crime that we need
three or four police officers on duty and new cars for them to drive. To the residents of Middletown: We need to get our government under control and stop this spending of our money on things that we do not need and never needed in the first place. The Middletown police force is not needed because they have done nothing to warrant all this equipment. Make the Middletown Police Department part of the township police and get rid of all of this overspending on this police department. They run our streets speeding everywhere they go and have not been an asset to this community since I have lived here – and they will never be an asset until we see them walking the beat and interacting with our residents. I call upon the residents to question this police force and its out-of-control spending of the people’s money. We pay enough, and all we see is more unjustified expense on an out-ofcontrol police department. Now, you also know why no one wants to be the chief? Because sooner or later the crap is going to hit the fan and whoever the chief is at that time will be the fall guy. It is time for all the residents of Middletown to have their voices heard and make some much-needed changes in this council and mayor because that is where the problems really hide.”
L“McNamara and Morgan
throw the term “structural deficit” around like it is something new or unique. For those of you that don’t know, most government runs on the principal of structural deficit. This means that they never show a profit in simplistic terms. I do not believe that any government should make a profit, but some will argue upon the amount of debt load any government should carry. In Middletown, we have a significant debt load from past administrations spending lavishly. We also have sources of revenue that council is unwilling to explore, and uses this deficiency to create the illusion that Middletown is in crisis. I think in the very near future we will find out that the Act 47 filing was done with inaccurate and blatantly false information.
Like any managed fund, debt needs to be managed for the long haul, not stricken in one year like this council tried to do. They cut too many services, and may very well cut more, making it harder for most people to live in Middletown. I believe a more measured approach to our debt will in time bring it to a more manageable level. We cannot buy into “the sky is falling’ mentality anymore. Get someone competent to look at a fair structuring of rates and taxes that gives us a balance of paying down the debt and providing the services needed in town.”
M“The act of cowardliness hap-
pens every council meeting when our so-called leaders hide behind executive session to do their dirty work, without an agenda and public debate. You people make me sick!”
K“An excerpt from a Q&A with
social psychologist Amy Cuddy that immediately made me think of Borough Council: Says Cuddy, “You must understand the people you’re trying to influence or lead by building trust first before demonstrating competence and power. You must be able to show them that you understand them, and, better yet, that you can relate to them. By doing that, you’re laying the groundwork for trust. And it’s only then that they can really hear you and be open to your ideas. Trust is the conduit for influence; it’s the medium through which ideas travel. If they don’t trust you, your ideas are just dead in the water. If they trust you, they’re open and they can hear what you’re offering. Having the best idea is worth nothing if people don’t trust you.”
K“Why are no pictures taken of
any Olmstead Rec. Board games?”
L“Mr. Sukle please consider
changing your new website. It does not nearly contribute as the old one did. As an old Middletowner, born and raised there and am now 80 years old and live out of town, it was so nice to read the old paper site. This site is now hard to work with. Thank you.”
L“So the Middletown principal
thinks he’s innocent? Take your punishment. We need administrators with higher standards who the kids can look up to!”
AIRLINE CAREERS
House rules: Reintroduce failed bills
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an. 1 was the official swearing-in day in the General Assembly. Twenty-nine new representatives were sworn in to the House of Representatives – 10 Republican members and 19 Democratic members. This week was our first week for voting in committee meetings and on the House floor. When the legislative session ends every two years, all legislation that was introduced during the session that was not passed into law must be reintroduced at the start of the new session. During the 2011-12 legislative session, I introduced a total of 29 bills in the House on a range of topics from liquor control to veteran’s issues – some of which residents of the 106th District requested. I believe all were related to important state issues that need addressed. I was pleased to see three of my bills signed into law. I am planning to reintroduce 10 of those bills in the 2013-14 legislative session, along with one new bill that is currently being drafted. With the start of a new session also comes committee assignments. Typically, each House member is assigned to serve on three to five committees, and the assignments can change with each new session. My committee assignments were unchanged, and I will continue to serve on four House standing committees, which include Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Tourism and Recreational Development, and Liquor Control. I serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Licensing within the House Liquor Control Committee. In addition, I am a member of the House Republican Policy Committee, which examines a range of priority policy issues. I also am a member of the Commonsense Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers who meet and compare notes on various legislative issues in an effort to foster cooperation between both political parties. There are many key issues for the 2013-14 session. Job growth and
creation measures will continue to be a top priority for the House. In addition, education reform and funding issues, and debt reform are important issues on the agenda. Although we accomplished a lot in the 2011-12 legislative session, there is still much more work to be done.
New congressmen
Residents of the 106th District are located in either the 11th or 15th Congressional District,Pennsylvania House of Representatives Legislative District, depending on the municipality in which you reside. Because congressional redistricting took place in the spring, your U.S. congressman may have changed. I’ve had the opportunity to meet with our new U.S. representatives, congressmen Charlie Dent and Lou Barletta. Congressman Dent now represents residents of Middletown, Royalton and Hummelstown boroughs and Derry and Conewago townships. Congressman Barletta represents residents residing in Lower Swatara and Swatara townships. Congressman Dent has been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. He is currently a member of the House Appropriations and Ethics committees; and also serves on the subcommittees on Homeland Security; State and Foreign Operations; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. Prior to his election to federal office, Congressman Dent served eight years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and six years in the state Senate. Congressman Barletta has been serving as a U.S. representative since 2011. He is a member of the House Education and Workforce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Small Business committees. Congressman Barletta is a resident of Hazleton, where he served as a city councilman and mayor before running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Both congressmen have made early efforts to get to know the region and have had a strong presence in their new districts. For more information about either congressman, visit my website, RepPayne.com and click on “106th District” and then on “Other Elected Officials.”
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The winners of the Londonderry Lionettes’ 2012-13 Poetry Contest are, from left to right, Emma Yeager, Samantha Farace, Morgan Tinker, Annabel Mauger, Emma McQuinn and Destiny Weiler.
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The judges for the contest were Andrea Morrison, a Grade 2 teacher of religious education at Holy Name of Jesus Church and president of the Friends of the East Shore Area Library; Marilyn Downing, a local actor and poet; and Deborah Weaver, a retired elementary school principal who serves on the editorial board of a professional magazine.
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The winners are: • Grade 3 – Emma Yeager, first place; Samantha Farace, honorable mention • Grade 4 – Morgan Tinker, first place; Annabel Mauger, honorable mention • Grade 5 – Emma McQuinn, first place; Destiny Weiler, honorable mention
Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
Fence struck A section of fence at the Penn Ridge horse farm was struck by a vehicle and damaged, police said. Police believe the incident in the area of Longview Drive and Cockley Road took place shortly after 6 a.m. on Jan. 13. Investigators said a second electric fence remains intact. The owner is assessing damage. Police believe dense fog conditions at the time may have been a factor in the incident. Car flipped The driver of a 2005 Saturn escaped
injury when her car flipped after turning into an embankment in the 2000 block of N. Union St. at 2:39 p.m. on Jan. 13, police said. Nancy M. Fernback, 65, of the 100 block of W. Second St., Hummelstown, told police she was traveling north on North Union St. when she lost control of her car and it flipped onto its roof after turning into a bank along the side of road. Police said Fernback was traveling within the posted speed limit on the road. Her car was towed from the scene.
Trucks vandalized Several trucks belonging to American Hungerford Construction Trucks on Fulling Mill Road were broken into some time during the early morning hours of Jan. 9, police said. Police report numerous construction tools are believed to have been stolen from several of the vehicles. A representative of the business told police four trucks were targeted. Vehicles that had been locked were entered forcibly, police added. A list of the items believed to have been stolen has yet to be provided to police.
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