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Middletown Area High School Principal Patrick Hruz, who is facing DUI charges in Dauphin County Court, has resigned effective in August.

The Middletown Area School Board unanimously accepted his resignation at its Monday, Feb. 11 meeting.

Hruz was charged with DUI impairment, DUIhigh rate and disregarding traffic lanes from a Nov. 11 incident in Lower Paxton Twp., according to police Patrick Hruz records. Township police said a breath test showed that he had a blood-alcohol level about three times the legal limit.

Hruz was placed on administrative leave from Nov. 13 to Nov. 30, but returned to work Dec. 3, according to Superintendent Lori Suski.

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Tax increase gets board’s approval But “major’’ changes could be made to next year’s budget before a final amount is reached, according to the board’s president

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The Middletown Area School Board unanimously approved a preliminary 2013-14 budget that would raise taxes by 3.44 percent at its Monday, Feb. 11 meeting.

But Board President Barbara Layne said she expects “major’’ changes to the budget before it reaches its final form in June.

The district needed to approve the preliminary budget to meet a Feb. 19 deadline to apply for an exception from state law that places the district’s maximum allowable tax increase at 2.2 percent, said David Franklin, assistant to the superin-

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HEART is SO STRONG.’’ A childhood stroke hasn’t stopped Lower Dauphin’s Caleb Koval from his dream of sports glory

By Noelle Barrett

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aleb Koval was born with a football in his hand. Even at a young age, he could throw a ball forever, said his father, Dan, his father. But that was before the accident where Caleb became paralyzed, the moment where everything changed.

Caleb was just a toddler, but those around him saw he was destined for athletic greatness. His first night out of a crib and in a bed threw a wrench in that plan. He fell out of bed that night, and the next morning, Caleb, just 2 years old, was paralyzed on his right side. His parents rushed him to the hospital.

He had suffered a stroke, the doctors said. The likelihood of him recovering enough to play any sports was slim, they said. What they didn’t account for was his passion and drive for the game that propelled him to defy the odds.

Caleb now is coming to the end of his

senior year at Lower Dauphin High School. His final season as the football team’s quarterback is something he’s proud of, but how he got to that place is even more remarkable.

His parents will never forget that night 16 years ago. Penny and Dan Koval, both chiropractors, brought their son home from the hospital three days later.

That’s when the rehab began. Even at a young age, Caleb showed determination.

He could walk after a year. The following summer, he could run.

But there were still problems, still things to work through. Coordination and mobility on his right side weren’t strong. His parents would strap down his left arm, so Caleb would use his right arm to do things.

“Everything in the house was therapy for Caleb,” said Penny Koval. “I was obsessed with his rehab.”

“We lived it 24/7,” said Dan Koval.

After three years, Caleb still walked with a limp. “But when he would play

sports, you could hardly tell,” said Dan Koval. “It was like he’d be inspired.”

As Caleb continued to grow, his parents could see the progress. They knew there was a light at the end of the tunnel, said his dad. Yet in the back of their mind, they knew the statistics – Caleb was 70 percent likely to suffer another stroke.

Should he even be playing sports? It’s a thought that raced through his parents’ minds many times.

But keeping Caleb from sports would be a punishment, his father said, and one he certainly didn’t deserve. Instead, they used sports to inspire him, said his mother.

Overcoming adversity meant putting forth twice as much effort as his peers, and that’s what he’s done over years of football, baseball and wrestling seasons.

“That’s always going to be my downfall,” Caleb said. “I’ll always have to work extra hard.”

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Tree protest reaches an end The trunk of one of the Union Street trees cut by the borough.

Press And Journal owner and brother fined $25 after charges against them are reduced to summary disorderly conduct

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Press And Journal owner Louise Sukle and her brother pleaded guilty to summary disorderly conduct in district court on Monday, Feb. 11 during a hearing on their protest against the removal of downtown shade trees by Middletown Borough in November.

Sukle chained herself to the boroughowned shade tree in front of the Press And Journal office on South Union Street on Monday, Nov. 19 to protest the cutting of the trees – and what she called “Middletown Borough shamelessly bypassing free and open discussions with its taxpayers” about borough decisions, including the decision to remove the trees.

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By Noelle Barrett

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Peggy Ginnovan has lived in Eagle Heights for 45 years, but at the end of this year, she and many of her neighbors could be saying goodbye.

KGH Properties, the developer that built the Campus Heights Village student housing complex in her neighborhood, has entered into sales agreements to purchase her home and 10 others on Dauphin Street, North Lawrence Street, West High Street and Young Avenue.

Matt Genesio, a principal of KGH, presented plans for the new housing for students at neighboring Penn State Harrisburg during a Lower Swatara Twp, commissioners’ meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

The plans, which include two buildings for student housing and a recreation facility with study rooms, are “very, very preliminary.”

“We could move things quite a bit,” said Genesio. “We’re trying to put something together that is good for us, but more importantly, good for them [the homeowners].”

Ruth Helwig, of West High Street, said she and her neighbors expect to reach settlement at the end of this year.

The new buildings will add another 144 beds to Campus Heights. The apartment complex currently houses 264 students, and is 100 percent

full, said Genesio.

A neighboring student housing complex, owned

by GreenWorks Development, is also located along West Main Street in Eagle Heights, next to the Penn State campus. The complex, which is partially completed, will house another 260 students when it is finished, the developer said.

This isn’t the first time many of the Eagle Heights residents entered into sales agreements with a developer. Last year, GreenWorks cancelled several agreements of sale with residents who currently hold agreements with KGH. Meanwhile, some residents who were previously under a sales agreement with GreenWorks, still remain without an offer for their property, in what has become competition for land in the neighborhood.

Bonnie Kiner, of North Wood Street, told the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners that she is one of the unlucky few. GreenWorks purchased 290 West High Street for $165,000 last October, and 515 North Lawrence Street for $210,000 in December, under the name Dauphin Street Partners LP. Neighbors near the properties feel GreenWorks purchased one home in the center of an area as a move to block other developers from purchasing land in Eagle Heights.

The Middletown Public Library will remain open with the help of volunteers while the board that runs it searches for a new director.

Former director Christine Porter resigned Feb. 2 to accept an acting job for a traveling children’s school assembly program.

The resignation came amid the library’s transition from a borough department to an independent nonprofit organization.

Librarian Barbara Scull is in charge of day-to-day operations until a new director is found, said Sandra Robbins, chairwoman of the Library Board.

Royalton hires former acting police chief Royalton may have a new yet familiar face on its police force.

Middletown police officer David Sweitzer, who served as Middletown’s acting chief last year, was hired by Royalton Borough Council on Tuesday, Feb. 5 to fill a vacant position on Royalton’s force.

Sweitzer hadn’t officially accepted the position as of Tuesday, Feb. 12, but “he has expressed interest,’’ said Amy Burell, borough secretary.

Sweitzer submitted an application for the position less than a month ago, said Burrell. He could not be reached for comment.

Sweitzer started out as a patrol officer on Middletown’s force in 1986, worked his way up the ranks to sergeant and was promoted to detective. Last January, Sweitzer filled the role of acting chief after former chief Keith Reismiller retired.

Royalton has seven part-time police officers.

Souper Saturday raises $800 The Souper Saturday soup sale at Middletown Area High School on Saturday, Feb. 2 attracted a full house and raised $800 for the Middletown Area High School Band Boosters.

Barbara Layne, president of the Middletown Area School Board, praised the Middletown Area High School Jazz Band for a “phenomenal” performance in providing music for the fundraiser.

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Sandra Robbins, left, chairwoman of the Middletown Public Library Board, accepts a $600 donation to the library’s computer technology fund from Philip Deibert, right, of Triune Lodge No. 307, I.O.O.F. Another group, Red Rose Rebekah No. 585, I.O.O.F., donated $250 to children’s reading programs and educational events at the library.

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When new Middletown Police Chief Steven Wheeler began his tenure as chief on Monday, Feb. 8, it marked the first time in more than 25 years that a Middletown chief was not promoted from within, according to Middletown Civil Service Commission chairman Donald Hossler.

The decision to hire from outside comes during a time of tension between the police department and the borough. Among other disputes, contract negotiations have gone to arbitration, council members have questioned police officers’ use of sick leave and overtime and the police have accused the borough of not properly posting notices of meetings.

Wheeler not only was not a Middletown police officer; he has not served as a municipal police officer since 1984, after which he occupied a series of increasingly noteworthy positions in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office. But while he does not have the current certification to be a municipal police officer, Hossler said, he plans to become municipal police certified again.

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Craig Welsh, an assistant professor of communications and humanities at Penn State Harrisburg, invited noted graphic designer Jennifer Hische to speak in Harrisburg with this creation, which used 27 Pennsylvania custom license plates and an old door.

Lancaster resident’s projects receive honors in international design competition Two graphic design projects directed

by Craig Welsh, Penn State Harrisburg assistant professor of communications and humanities, have been named winners in the Type Directors Club’s (TDC) annual type-design competition.

The New York-based TDC chose Welsh’s license plate project “Inviting Hische” and an interactive sculpture project from more than 2,000 entries from 37 countries to represent the best in typography, or the use of type in graphic design. The works will be featured in the club’s annual typography publication and as part of exhibitions across 12 countries.

Welsh, of Lancaster, oversaw “Inviting Hische,” created by his Lancasterbased design studio, Go Welsh, for the Society of Design (SOD), an educational nonprofit Welsh founded.

The project invited graphic designer Jennifer Hische to speak at its annual speaker series.

The undertaking required the registration of 27 Pennsylvania custom

license plates that, when ordered side by side, formed the invitation phrasing. The plates were nailed to a large wooden door and photographed to create the final product. With help from 35 volunteers across the state – 9 of whom were Penn State Harrisburg administrators, faculty, students, and alumni, the work took more than three months to complete.

Hische will speak at the Harrisburg Whitaker Center on March 14 as a result of the invitation. She has done work for clients including film director Wes Anderson, Tiffany & Co., The New York Times, Penguin Books and Target. She has been named in Forbes 30 under 30 in Art and Design and in Print Magazine’s New Visual Artist (20 under 30).

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by Go Welsh, was created for Poetry Paths, a Lancaster-based initiative to promote literary and visual art in the local community. The project is currently housed at the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster.

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As long as he becomes certified as a municipal police officer within one year, he meets the borough code qualifications to serve as police chief, Hossler said.

“He’s in compliance [with code],” Hossler said. “He’s got a vast experience in law enforcement.”

“He can do anything legally that a police chief can do at this point,” said Sandra Robbins, a member of Middletown’s Civil Service Commission.

A police officer must be certified by the Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission to make arrests or perform other law enforcement functions, according to Beverly Young, a representative for the commission. However, the qualifications for a police chief are up to the local municipality, Young said.

Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications, blasted anyone questioning Wheeler’s qualifications to be chief, which include 31 years in law enforcement, most recently as the Attorney General’s chief of criminal investigations.

“Chief Wheeler is legally qualified in every way, shape or form to serve as chief of police in Middletown,” Courogen said. “That anyone would attempt to impugn his integrity or qualifications is laughable.”

While hiring a chief that is not currently qualified to be a municipal police officer may be new to Middletown, communities like Lower Paxton Twp. have made similar decisions, said Tom Armstrong of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

“It is done,” Armstrong said. “It’s not that out of the ordinary.”

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Glenn Johnson Glenn Johnson, of Middletown, died February 5, at the age of 84.

Born in Duquesne, Pa., he was a graduate of Grove City College where he studied history and politics. After college, Glenn served as a sergeant in the United States Army Signal Corps during the Korean War. In 1953, Glenn married Diana Kirkpatrick, and they spent their first years of marriage in Kyoto, Japan while he was stationed there.

At the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Glenn earned a master’s of government administration, and then began his career at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His career spanned a dynamic period in the state’s development of public health services and Glenn’s work helped shape the foundation of today’s public health sector in Pennsylvania. He spearheaded innovations in policy, in the delivery of public health services, and in the prosecution of fraud, and many of these practices were adopted by other states.

Melissa Evelyn Plantz

Born September 17, 1916 in Mountain City, Tenn. to Melissa Jane and L.B. Morley, known to the family as “Aunt Eve,� died January 22, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown.

For over 60 years she was married to the now deceased John Howard Plantz, formerly of Gettysburg. She was the last sibling of three brothers and six sisters, all now deceased. Many years she was occupied as a beautician, in her own shop at her home on Oak Hill Drive.

After John retired from the former Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, they moved to Deming, N.M. In 1993 they moved to Masonic Village Apartments. Together they enjoyed traveling and socializing with family and friends. Although surviving many health issues, Aunt Eve remained a “southern lady,� rarely complaining and maintaining a kind, mild spirit.

She is survived by nieces Bonnie Patterson of Johnson City, Tenn., Nance Pezua of Alexandria, Va., Joyce Dalton of Baltimore, Md., Patsy Carnett of Elizabethton, Tenn., Mary Jane Krodel of Middletown, Patricia Clevish of Hershey, Sara Hitchens of Elizabethtown, and others; and nephews Peter Shown of Johnson City, Tenn., James Valentine of Crosby, Tenn., John Morley of Mukiteo, Wash., Richard Weaner of Gettysburg, Edwin and Dennis Morley of Florida, and others.

A Memorial service was held at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements by Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown.

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Glenn was proud of his role as husband and father, and considered these roles his most important accomplishments in life. He enjoyed imparting pearls of wisdom, and always emphasized the importance of good character and living an honorable life.

Travel was a significant theme throughout Glenn’s life. He had an explorer’s sensibility: always curious about foreign cultures and eager to visit new territory. Glenn found great joy in skiing, and was happiest when schussing down a ski slope in fresh powder. Over the years, he skied most major resorts in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Between ski trips, he was a regular presence at Ski Roundtop.

Glenn was still skiing up to the age of 82, and recently visited his favorite ski resort in the Alps.

A gentleman farmer, Glenn loved caring for his farm and experiencing the beauty of nature through the seasons. Wildlife flourished on his farm, at least until deer season.

He was a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Middletown, the Robert Burns Lodge No. 464, F.&A.M. of Harrisburg, and Scottish Rite of the Valley of Harrisburg. He was also active in the Susquehanna Ski Club, serving as president and as a member of the board.

He was preceded in death by his wife Diana in 2009.

Surviving are daughters Caroline Johnson of Philadelphia, Virginia Edmiston of Bear Creek, Pa., and Janet Sorrell of London, England; granddaughter Rose Notman; and great-granddaughter Coraline Notman of McKinleysville, Calif.; his sister Doris Cooper of Goshen, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews.

Glenn Johnson was deeply loved by his family and friends, and he will live long in many hearts.

A private memorial service will be held.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Arrangements by Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown.

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Patsy Herrold

Patsy “Pat� L. Linker Herrold, 79, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 9, in Harrisburg Hospital.

She was born on October 13, 1933 in Danville and was the daughter of the late William S. and Mary E. Lamberson Linker.

She was a housewife; was a member of the Middletown Presbyterian Congregation; and she enjoyed bingo and crafts. More importantly, she loved the fellowship of her friends and family, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her husband John E. Herrold, who passed away on March 24, 2010, and her brother William Linker.

She is survived by her daughter Diane T. Smith of Lebanon; three sons Ralph W. Herrold of Mechanicsburg, David J. Sr. and wife Susan Herrold of Halifax, and Scott E. and wife Pat Herrold of Hummelstown; sister Margaret J. Kressler of Bloomsburg; 11 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at noon on Wednesday, February 13, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Donald E. Potter, her pastor officiating.

Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

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John G. Gontz Jr., 70, entered into rest on Sunday, January 6, at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg.

He was born on February 25, 1942 and was the son of the late John G. Sr. and Margaret R. Gontz.

He was a graduate of Susquehanna High School; was a retired truck driver from the U.S. Postal Service, Harrisburg; and he was a member of Garden Chapel, Lower Swatara Township.

He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Barbara A. Garver Gontz; one son John W. and wife Karen Gontz of Palmyra; and three granddaughters Callie, Courtney and Chelsea Gontz.

A Memorial service will be held at 8 p.m. on Monday, February 25 at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Paul Maulfair Jr. officiating.

Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until time of service on Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation, 1054 New Holland Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601.

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William E. Porr Sr., of Royalton, passed away on Thursday, February 7. He was the husband of Doris Jean Arndt Porr.

Born in Highspire, he was the son of the late John C. and Dena Wine Porr.

He was a United States Marine veteran, serving during the Korean War; was a graduate of the former Highspire High School, class of 1952; and was a retired truck driver and a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. After his retirement, Bill worked at Avis Rent-a-Car, Middletown. He was an avid sports fan, who liked the Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Dolphins and Notre Dame.

He was preceded in death by two children Debra Lancaster and David Porr, and two sisters Lylie Getz and Laura Dial.

Surviving in addition to his wife is are five children, Dena Chapman (Harold), William E. Porr Jr., and Daniel Ray Porr, all of Royalton, Becky Rorher (Gregg) of Bainbridge, and Brenda Hess (Michael) of Middletown; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; five brothers Jerry Porr (Nancy), Raymond Porr (Ruth), Dick Porr (Pat), Fred Porr, and John Porr.

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23 Years Ago From The Middletown Journal Files

From The Wednesday, February 14, 1990 Edition Of The Press And Journal Cleanup: The Workers Speak Out When Jim Quinnette saw the first official pictures of the damage in Three Mile Island’s Unit-II reactor, he was in awe.

He had been in the “nuclear navy” for six years. For four years he had served on a nuclear submarine. But never in all that time had the highly skilled technician imagined the kind of destruction that can come from a mishap such as the one that occurred in March 1979.

In the core of the reactor vessel lay 100 tons of uranium oxide fuel and 50 tons of structural elements, mostly in rubble. More than half of the fuel had melted: 20 tons of radioactive mass

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE LETTERS Testamentary FOR the Estate of Marya P. Mumper, deceased, late of Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims against the Estate are requested to present them for settlement without delay to: Ronald A. Pagliassotti 5742 Meadowbrook Drive Harrisburg, PA 17112 Or to: William L. Adler, Esquire 4949 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17109 2/13-3T #117 www.MyPublicNotices.com

ESTATE NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Administration have been granted in the following estate. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payments and those having claims or demands are to present the same without delay to the Administrator named below.

ESTATE OF MICHAEL W. BOONE, late of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, (died January 11, 2013). Daniel J. Boone, Administrator and Michael Cherewka, Attorney: 624 North Front Street, Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

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MEETING NOTICE HIGHSPIRE BOROUGH AUTHORITY NOTICE is hereby given that Highspire Borough Authority will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Borough Hall, 640 Eshelman Street, Highspire, PA 17034.

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had flowed into the bottom of the core, threatening to leak through the reactor’s stainless steel lining and into the concrete that encased the vessel.

Questions about the extent of the accident are still being raised. Just last week, scientists studying samples of the 3-inch thick lining indicated that molten fuel had cracked it nearly through. Officially, there is no indication that radioactive material ever escaped from the vessel.

What remained inside, however, had to be cleaned up.

Quinnette, a soft-spoken, sincere man, never doubted that he and his TMI coworkers could complete the task. “I knew it would be difficult,” he says, musing over the magnitude of the situation. “But I never thought it was impossible.

With the quality people we had, I was sure we could do it.”

For just over four years, a team of more than 1,000 people worked round-theclock to defuel the reactor. Operators stood on a platform above the damaged vessel four hours at a time, chipping away with 40-foot-long tools at the mess entombed inside. For every hour they stayed, they would receive doses of radiation equal to one chest X-ray. Their sense of responsibility overcame any doubts or fears they mey have had. “Someone has to do it,” they said.

Finally, on January 31 of this year, defueling technicians made their last sweep through the now-empty reactor. Without fanfare, the most crucial and frustrating phase of the entire cleanup operation had come to an end.

Schools’ Division Lines Redrawn Will your children be attending a different school next year?

Division lines for Middletown’s elementary school students for the 1990-91 school year were approved by the Middletown Area School Board on Monday night.

Ray Thompson, director of elementary education, said the division lines have to be redrawn because certain grades have become overloaded, a year-to-year occurrence.

“Basically we try to keep them as uniform as possible,” Thompson explained. “But sometimes, we run into a situation where we are overloaded in one building or area, so we try to balance it out by realigning the division lines.

Even after division lines are made, there still has to be exceptions to balance class size.”

Thompson said there are a few major changes regarding where students will at-

SHERIFF SALE!

By virtue of certain writs of Execution issued out of the Court of Common Pleas and Orphans’ Court of Dauphin County, Pa., and to me directed, I will expose at Public Sale or Outcry, at the Dauphin County Administration Building in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. the following real estate to wit:

SALE NO. 75 BRETT A. SOLOMON Esquire JUDGMENT AMOUNT $107,231.36 Continued From 01/17/2013 Sales ALL that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the Middletown Borough, County of Dauphin, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and being more particularly described as follows: PREMISES being known as 342 South Catherine Street, Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057.

BEGINNING at a point on the east side of Catherine Street at the corner of the property now or late of Levi Caln; thence in an easterly direction along the said property 100 feet to a ten feet wide alley; thence in a northerly direction 20 feet to the property now or late of George L. Rutter; thence in a westerly direction along the last named property and through the middle of the partition wall 100 feet to Catherine Street aforesaid; thence in a southerly direction 20 feet to the place of BEGINNING. BEING the same property granted and conveyed unto Christopher M. Stickle and Charity L. Stickle, husband and wife, by Deed of John DiFrancesco and Rose DiFrancesco, husband and wife, dated August 15, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on

tend school next fall.

All fourth and fifth graders from the Village of Pineford will go to Demey Elementary School next year.

Presently, half are going to the Lyall Fink Elementary and half to Demey.

Replacing the fourth graders it is losing to Demey, Fink Elementary will pull a number of fourth graders from the Mansberger Elementary School.

Also, fourth and fifth graders coming from North Union Street will be sent to Demey. Some of them presently go to Kunkel Elementary.

Thompson asked the Board to consider working up a proposal that would restructure division lines once and for all.

Permanent division lines, Thompson maintained, would eliminate putting children through changes in schools, breaking up families or neighborhoods every other year.

Residents Say ‘No’ To Tax Boost More than 30 residents took the opportunity to assail members of the Elizabethtown Area School Board at their meeting Tuesday regarding plans to increase property taxes 26.2 mills. The residents added substance to their displeasure with the projected tax boost by presenting a petition signed by more than 550 residents opposing the increase.

Although Board members maintained that neither the petition nor the presence of citizens was a factor in their decision, they unanimously agreed to postpone action on the $2.2 million addition/renovation project at Rheems Elementary School. The project figures in the planned tax increase.

Directors say their decision on delaying the project was based on their need for additional demographic information regarding growth in the School District.

The major objection from residents was that senior citizens, some on fixed incomes, would have to pay the same taxes others pay, when they don’t have children benefiting from education.

“I don’t know anyone’s income that’s rising the way the taxes are,” Bruce Heffner began. He was one of the few young taxpayers in attendance to inject his displeasure over the increase. “ I hear the same complaints from many young married couples.”

Another in attendance asked, “What about the common worker who hasn’t had a raise in two years and is about to lose her home because of taxes?”

The fire in the residents’ complaints was fueled by information from the Board’s January 16 meeting, during which Business Manager August 16, 2007 at Instrument No. 20070033210.

DAUPHIN COUNTY PARCEL NO. 40-003-022.

Seized and sold as the property of Christopher M. Stickle and Charity L. Stickle under judgment #2012CV-7840 MF. NOTICE is further given to all parties in interest and claimants. Schedule of proposed distributions will be filed by the Sheriff of Dauphin County, on Monday, April 8, 2013 and distributions will be made in accordance with the said schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

CONDITIONS OF SALE

The Highest and Best Bidder Shall Be The Buyer Terms - The purchaser will be required to pay the full amount of his bid

by TWO O’CLOCK PM on the day of sale, and if complied with, a deed will be tendered by the Sheriff at the next Court of Common Pleas for Dauphin County, conveying to the purchaser all the right, title, interest and claim which the said defendant has in and to said property at the time of levying the same. ALTHOUGH NOT PART OF THE MINIMUM BID, PROPERTY SOLD FOR THE MINIMUM BID DOES NOT DISCHARGE DELINQUENT AND/OR OUTSTANDING TAXES AND THE PURCHASER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SAME. If above conditions be not complied with on the part of the Purchaser, the property will again be offered for sale by the Sheriff at THREE O’CLOCK PM on the same day. The said purchaser will be held liable for the deficiencies and additional cost of said sale.

January 15, 2013 John R. Lotwick Sheriff of Dauphin County

Tom Baum predicted an estimated real estate tax boost of 26.2 million in the School District over the next five years. That figure, when added to the 44.5 mill tax rate residents currently shoulder, almost triples the 28-mill real estate tax rate of 1987.

Council Okays Agreement Ending MEMS’ Dispute And finally, it was over!

After more than five years of frustration, aggravation and disillusionment, Middletown Borough Council voted unanimously last Monday night to ratify an agreement with Capital Area Health Foundation (CAHF) that effectively ends the troubled life of Middletown Emergency Medical Services (MEMS).

Under the terms of the agreement, which had been signed a few days earlier by Council President Barbara Layne, the two ambulances which Liberty and Rescue fire companies donated to MEMS in 1984 were returned to the Borough, along with the $18,000 the Borough had contributed to MEMS. Even as Council voted to ratify the agreement, the two ambulances were already in the Borough’s possession and title to both vehicles were received a few days later after the units had been inspected and accepted by the Borough.

By the end of the week, the Borough had also received CAHF’s check for the agreed $18,000 to return the Borough’s original investment in MEMS. The Borough had hoped CAHF would also split any possible balance from the sale of MEMS’s ambulance station on Main Street, but that hope wasn’t realized.

Nevertheless, Layne said early this week she was happy the matter had been settled.

“Middletown officials acted in good faith and in the best interests of our people when MEMS was created,” Layne commented, “and they genuinely felt the organization would improve when CAHF became involved in its operations.”

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Swiss Anabaptist Heritage Tour Join the Wenger/Martins in Switzerland in2014

Join us on our Swiss Anabaptist Tour to Switzerland on July 9 through July 17, 2014.

Jay Wenger and Darvin Martin will serve as your host(s) for this special custom tour of Swiss Anabaptist Heritage.

This, our eight tours to Europe, is based on the foundation of previous tours by the late Samuel E. Wenger. It will include the Swiss homelands of Wenger/ Martin and other early Anabaptist who came to America seeking religious freedom, better livelihood and stronger economic conditions. The tour will feature the beautiful scenery of the Swiss Alps, picturesque Alpine villages, and cities of Switzerland.

Jay Wenger co-hosted with Sam Wenger the seven previous tours and led the last two tours due to the unexpected death of Sam in 2010. Jay is president of the Wenger Family Association. Darvin Martin is a noted Martin family historian and tour leader and is a welcome addition to continuing the work started by Sam Wenger.

Register for this tour with a $400 per person “good faith” deposit. Reserve your space now and don’t be left out.

One of the “signature” provisions for persons traveling with us on this tour will be receiving an extensive booklet outlining the tour schedule, description of places visited, family background information and other pertinent details to enhance your tour experience. This will be a handy reference and souvenir after returning home. The booklet is sent to each participant (one or a couple) about a month or so before your tour departure.

You can register online at: http: //eventsSignUp4.com/swisswenger Switzerland Preliminary Itinerary: Day 1: Wednesday, July 9, Overnight flight from Philadelphia to Zurich, Switzerland. (Meals in flight); Day 2: Thursday, July 10, Upon arriving in Switzerland, drive to Schaffausen. Visit the Rhine falls in the morning and Schleitheim Museum, Taufersteig (Anabaptist Path), in the afternoon, dinner and overnight in Schaffhausen; Day 3: Friday, July 11, Travel to Zurich for an Anabaptist walking tour in the morning. A Zurich Oberland tour in the afternoon includes a visit to the Anabaptist Cave near Baretswill. Lunch is included today at the Reformed Church. Travel to Lucern for dinner on your own and overnight. (B, L); Day 4: Saturday, July 12, Enjoy a guided walking tour of Lucern in the morning. The fame of this popular Swiss city continues to grow from year to year. This afternoon drive to Wengen, one of the most fashionable mountain resorts in the Bernese Oblerland region.

Dazzled by the Jungfrau with a view along the Lauterbrunnen Rift, Wengen is home for two nights. (B, D); Day 5: Sunday, July 13, Free day in Wengen and the Swiss Alps. Options available are hiking the Jungfrau, Schilthorn and other sites of scenic interest. (B, D); Day 6: Monday, July 14, Leaving Wengen, drive through the Bernese Oberland region, visiting Wenger heritage sites and the Thun Castle. Dinner and overnight will be in Thun. (B, D); Day 7: Tuesday, July 15, Tour the Emmental region visiting heritage sites of the Wenger and Martin families at Eggiwil and Rothenbach including Langnau Mennonite Church. Visit the Anabaptist hiding place, Hinter Hutten. Travel to Bern for dinner and overnight. (B, D); Day 8: Wednesday, July 16, Begin with a walking tour of Bern. In the afternoon, visit Trachsewald Castle and Affoltern Cheese Factory. Drive to Zurich for farewell dinner and overnight.

(B, D); Day 9: Thursday, July 17, Return flight from Zurich to Philadelphia.

(Meals in flight).

Brief History Of Trainer

The Borough of Trainer was incorporated March 1, 1919 from Lower Chichester Township. It fronts on the Delaware River and includes part of Hook and Stoney Creeks within its boundaries. As part of the “river tier,” it is now heavily industrialized; its development follows a 300-year course of European settlement beginning with the Swedes in the 1650s.

Although Trainer never became more populated, the present Southern Post Road (Queen’s Highway laid out in 1704) was instrumental in encouraging development of this area during the colonial period. A gristmill was built on the West bank of Marcus Hook Creek by John Price in 1752. In 1806, David Trainer Sr. purchased the gristmill. A sawmill was built just upstream of the Trainer property by John R. Trainer Sr. and Gideon Jacques. The water from the sawmill race discharged into that of the gristmill and helped to turn the latter’s overshot wheel. The logs supplying the sawmill were generally floated to the point near the building, so it was necessary that the creek be kept free of obstructions. In 1817, “Lower Chichester Creek” was declared a “public highway” from its mouth to the Trainer-Jacques sawmill.

In 1837, David Trainer Sr. converted his gristmill into a cotton mill. At the National Fair, at Washington, D.C. in May 1846, the goods made at Trainer’s Mill received special notice. During the mid-19th century, Delaware County produced more cotton and woolen goods than most of New England. The Trainer-owned “Linwood Mills” was one of the largest textile factories in the region, combining adequate water to power the mills with easy transport by rail, road or steamer.

In 1851, Trainer Mills was destroyed by fire, but by 1852 it was replaced by a new 31.2 story mill. Mill #2 was built in 1869 and mill #3 was built in 1873. At the Paris Exposition in 1879, David Trainer and Sons were awarded a bronze medal for superior ticking’s manufactured at their mills. The increase of cotton manufacturing in the borough led to the construction of several blocks of planned mill workers’ housing such as “Calico Row” on Fourth Street, the western section of Seventh Street and “Trainer’s Bank” on Ridge Road.

The proximity of Trainer to the river and Philadelphia was important during the War of 1812. A militia encampment, referred to as Camp Gaines and later Camp Snyder, was located near Ridge Road on either side of Marcus Hook Creek. In the fall of 1814, the Pennsylvania militia, strengthened by a few regiments from Delaware and from the regular U.S. Army, were called to arms by the President. This force numbered between 8,000 and 10,000 men and encamped above Marcus Hook to help prevent an anticipated British attack on Philadelphia. A formal review was held October 12, 1814, in the area adjoining the Trainer mills. The departmental commander, Major General Gaines, had his headquarters in the nearby Widow Price House. The fear of attacks following the sack of Washington, D.C. subsided and the troops were dispersed into smaller garrisons at Wilmington, Chester and elsewhere.

Several churches were built in Trainer during the late 19th and early 20th century including Trainer Methodist Church, Price Street Methodist Church, and Trainer Wesleyan Church. The Trainer Wesleyan Church was reputedly built

by David Trainer as a community Chapel and was purchased by the Wesleyan Methodists in 1929. Trainer Methodist Church was organized in 1893 as the result of cottage prayer meetings held in homes throughout the mill village. The first frame church was erected in 1895 on the south side of Post Road opposite Main Street. The present church and parsonage was completed in 1928.

The Trainer School was built in 1880 on the South side of Post Road opposite Main Street. Classes were held there until 1923 when the property was sold to Sinclair Refining Company. A new school was erected on the North side of Post Road in 1923. After World War II, rooms and an auditorium and gymnasium were added.

A fire company was established in Trainer in March of 1912, after a fire broke out in some frame houses on “Calico Row,” Fourth Street. At that time the nearest fire company was in Chester City, and the residents who could not wait for the fire company to arrive improvised their own method of combating the fire; namely, a spontaneously organized bucket brigade. Shortly after the fire, Trainer Fire Company No. 1 was organized. Within the year, the company had secured a hose, a horse-drawn chemical wagon, and a frame firehouse (N.E. corner of Third and Price Street). The present first house was built in 1939 by its members. Another brick and block building to house the ambulance and the first truck were built in 1948.

By the turn of the century, the production of Trainer’s Mill was on the decline. In 1901, the N.Z. Graves Paint Company bought Trainer’s Mill. Within two decades, another industry, oil refining, had begun on the Delaware River.

Sinclair Refining Company’s subsidiary, Union Oil, purchased a 242-acre track located primarily on Trainer’s waterfront in 1921. This refinery had a capacity of 10,000 barrels a day and was a major factor in Sinclair’s market development. Since its first year of operation in 1925, the plant has been enlarged and has changed hands many times. Its present owner is B.P. Oil, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of Ohio. It has an increasing refining capacity of 150,000 barrels of crude oil a day. The variety of industries in the area today include the Universal Container Steel Drum Corporation, the Wilkinson Electronics, Inc., International Scrap Iron and Metal Company, Inc., the Witco Chemical Corporation and Congoleum Company.

Trainer was cited as a Bicentennial Borough in 1976. Chichester Historical Society, 3110 Namanns Creek Rd., Upper Chichester, PA 19061.

THE PRESS AND JOURNAL, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - A-5

Church

Open Door Bible Church

Middletown “Do all things without grumbling or to participate in Junior Church during disputing, that you may be blameless the morning worship service. We also and innocent, children of God without welcome you to join us at our 6:30 blemish in the midst of a crooked and p.m. service. Childcare is provided twisted generation, among whom you for children under age 4 during all shine as lights in the world.” Philip- services and classes. pians 2:14-15 Wed., Feb. 13: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate Open Door Bible Church, located Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6, and at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, Prayer meeting. invites you to worship Jesus Christ Sat., Feb. 16: 8:30 a.m., Men’s Bible with us this week.

Study.

Our Feb. 17 Sunday worship serFor more information call the church vice commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with office at 939-5180 or visit us online classes for all ages. Children from at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come ages 4 to second grade are welcome worship with us in person.

New Beginnings Church

Middletown New Beginnings Church invites wmss/audio. you to worship with us each Sunday Acolyte for February is Colin Graat 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s ham. Children’s Church leader is church provided. Our congregation Michelle Strohecker. meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Wed., Feb. 13: 7 p.m., Ash WednesUnion St., Middletown, next to the day Communion Service with imposiRescue Hose Company. Sunday school tion of ashes. Ashes are from last year’s for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap palms on Palm Sunday. accessible via ramp at the back door.

Sun. Feb. 17: 6:30 p.m., Community For additional church information call Lenten Service at Evangelical UMC. 944-9595.

New Beginnings hosts the service on Nonperishable food items are col- March 17. lected every Sunday for the MiddleSun., Feb. 24: Undie Sunday. We are town Food Bank. collecting children’s underwear to be Followers of Faith Bible Study given to our town elementary schools meets Mondays at 10 a.m. (men now invited); Intercessory Prayer Group for children in need while in school. is held every Thursday at 7 p.m.; The Youth Fellowship Rock-A-Thon for Craft Group meets every Wednesday 4 Diamonds Fund runs from Fri., at 6:30 p.m.; Youth Fellowship meets March 8 at 8 p.m. and concludes on Sat., March 9 at 8 a.m.

Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m.

Pastor Britt’s parting words each Our Sunday worship service will be broadcast on the MAHS radio sta- Sunday: “Nothing in this world is tion WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every more important than the love of Jesus Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio Christ.” We invite you to come and or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ experience this love.

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown

Ash Wednesday is Feb. 13 and marks the start of Lent. Join us for worship at 7 p.m. for the Lord’s Supper by intinction and imposition of ashessymbolizing our mortality and sin.

Invite a friend and plan to attend.

Six community Lenten Worship Services have been planned by the Pastor’s Fellowship of the Interfaith Council. Each Sunday evening in Lent, a different church in Middletown will host a social time from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

At 7 p.m. a service of worship will follow led by the host Pastor, including scripture and a short devotional. The service will also include congregational and special music, lasting about 45 minutes. The dates and places for the first three Sundays of Lent are; Feb. 17: Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 East Water Street; Feb. 24: Presbyterian Congregation, corner of Union and Water Streets; March 3: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Spring and Union Streets. All are welcome.

Join us for our Sunday worship, Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., led by Pastor Donald E. Potter. Communion will be served and the Children’s Choir will be singing. Nursery is provided. There are Blue Listening bags for children remaining in the sanctuary during the service. The bag may be obtained from the usher and includes paper activities and then may be left on the pew upon departure.

From 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. there is church school. Sunday school for the children meets in the Morrow Room.

The Adult Forum for teens and adults meets in Fellowship Hall.

The Adult Forum on Feb. 17 will begin a six week Lenten study using DVDs and based on the book, “Surprised by Hope-Rethinking Heaven, The Resurrection, and The Mission of the Church” by N.T. Wright, a top biblical scholar and Bishop of Durham in the Church of England.

As Bishop Wright writes in the introduction, “What are we waiting for?

And what are we going to do about it in the meantime?” This study is about the ultimate hope held out in the Christian gospel: the hope, that is, for salvation, resurrection, eternal life, and it is about the practical ways in which hope can come alive for communities and individuals who for whatever reason may lack it.

Session one on Feb. 17 will be led by Pastor Don Potter: Hope for the World.

God wants his people to experience hope and to share it with the world.

Hope that has world transforming power is more than just anticipation of what God will do in the future. It is the coming of God’s kingdom here on earth today.

Feb. 24: The Hope of The Resurrection. The hope of the resurrection is more than anticipating we will leave this world some day and go to heaven.

Rather, it is a bold confidence that God’s kingdom, presence, and power are breaking into our world today and a whole new creation has begun.

The Presbyterian Youth Connection, which includes all 6th through 12th graders are invited to help bake and wrap

cookie care packages for our college youth. Join us from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the kitchen, on Sun., Feb. 17. Come and bring a friend.

Easter eggs are now available for sale. Available are peanut butter, coconut cream, or butter cream which may be coated in milk chocolate, dark chocolate, or white chocolate.

Order forms should be submitted to the church office, or given to Mary Leisey or Stephany Davidson. Eggs may be picked up in the kitchen on Tuesday or Thursday evenings from 6 to 7:30 p.m. or immediately following church services. Payment is due when you receive your eggs.

The Afternoon Book Club invites you to read “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin. Discussion will be at 1:30 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 26 at the home of Joe Mateer.

For further information see our website at www.pcmdt.org, go to Facebook PresbyterianCongregation, or call the church office at 717-944-4322.

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Middletown It is with warmth and joy that we February: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., welcome all who come to worship worship service. The worship center with us. May this be a time of en- is handicap and wheelchair accessible. couragement and inspiration to you Greeters: Kevin, Pat and Sean Zentall. Blessings. meyer. Nursery Helpers: Deb Lidle, Evangelical Church meets on the Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are corner of Spruce and Water streets at given in memory of parents Walter and 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south Dorothy Hoke presented by son Walter of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill Jr. and family; 6:30 p.m., Dessert and convenience store. fellowship time; 7 p.m., Community The ministries scheduled at EvanLenten Sunday evening service held gelical United Methodist Church from February 13-19 are always open to at Evangelical UMC featuring the Messiah’s Messengers. everyone.

Mon., Feb. 18: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 13: 6 p.m., AA Book Study Group; 7:30 p.m., Ash Wednesday Community dinner at Evangelical UMC. Meal will feature baked ham, Service.

Thurs., Feb. 14: 5:30 p.m., Girl scalloped potatoes, carrots, fruit cup, roll, beverage and dessert.

Scouts meeting.

Tues., Feb. 19: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers Sun., Feb. 17: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult will travel to Mission Central; 5:30 Sunday school devotional leader for p.m., Girl Scouts meeting.

First Church of God Middletown

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), 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.

Wed., Feb. 13: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ash Wednesday Service of Meditation.

Come and go as suits your schedule.

Prayer Guides available. Ashes and Holy Communion offered.

Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184.

For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.

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REV. JOHN LANZA, Sr. Pastor REV. ANDREW JORDAN, Student Ministries Pastor REV. BEN GRENIER, Children’s Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 am • Worship - 10:30 am Small Groups - Various Locations Wednesday Family Night - 7 pm Wednesday AXIS Student Ministries - 7 pm Listen to FM 91.1 Sundays at 9 a.m. www.gtagpa.org

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630 South Union St., Middletown

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

890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown

Pastor Britt Strohecker

(Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road) Phone 939-0766 8:30 am - A Spirited Traditional Service of Worship 9:45 am - A Time for Education and Spiritual Nurture (Children, Youth, Adults) 10:45 am - A Second Worship Service in a Contemporary Style Christian Child Care - 985-1650

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Open Door Bible Church

REV. JOHN OVERMAN, Pastor www.ebenezerumc.net

Evangelical United Methodist Church Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am

First Church of God

235 W. High St., Middletown

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

Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322 Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651

REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

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Middletown Area Middle School The Middletown Area Middle School has announced its Honor Roll and Distinguished Honor Roll for the second marking period:

Flores-Snowell, Adriene Funck, Alexis Harmon, Ivan Henderson, Angela Hernandez, Sierra Kamara, Alexandria Kennedy, Morgan Killen, Benjamin Knisely, Anthony LaVia, Ceajay Lawrence, Edgar Lopez, Sherybeth Maldonado, Alexis Manfred, Ethan Miller, Shelby Miller, Shaqua Neals, Timothy Nevil, Ian Pirkey, Christopher Reed, Collin Rullo, Ameena Santana, William Schroll, Jade Senior, Ronald Sherrick, Christian Slesser, Elizabeth Vogt, Marcus Williams, Hannah Wilsbach, Lynnsey Woodley and Sophia York.

Grade 7 Lauren Bankes, Autumn Bias, Donovan Brady, Zoey Bright, Georgie Britcher, Tayanna Burton-Jones, Douglass Carpenter, Khasai Cornish, RayShawn Dickey, Aja Edwards, Isabella Fegley, Joshua Frehse, Madison Garber, Caitlyn Gingrich, Luke Golden, Owen Haederer, Autumn Helsel, Alexandra Hernandez, Jordina Hughes, Ryan Hughes, Zeryab Ibrahim, Blake Jacoby, Julia Johns, Amanda Kemler, Alexcia Kolish, Tre’ Leach, Mitchell Lee, Thomas Lee, Lindsay Long, Aaron McDevitt, Brittany McGlone, Sean McGovern, Grayson Meyer, Morgen Miller, Jerrod Myers, Nathaniel Nelson, Kamryn Noon, Desia Perry, Lauren Rastovac, Madison Sanchez, Justin Shaffer, Kayelyn Shoop-Messner, Amir Simmons, Alasia Stevenson, Madison Sweigert, Alayna Thomas, Myles Trexler, Kyle Truesdale, Amanda Truntz and Zachary Zimmerman.

Grade 8 Abel Botterbusch, Joseph Brady, Jacob Brandt, Mitchell Carson, Gabriella Carter, Tyler Clingan, Mai Dang, Kelsey Dworchak, Riley Elhajj, Jarod Frekot, Carson Gabner, Connor Gambini, Zachary Gardner, Nathaniel Gingrich, Tyler Glaser, Cole Golden, Tauren Kleinfelter, Arianna Kurtz, Kyle Landis, Sidonie LaPlante, Michael Mattes, Marisa Mayhew, Brittany McGuire, Kylee Nester, Ethan Newton, Malik Noon, Brynn Northrup, Caleb Ocker, Samara Perez, Cortney Quaca, Alissa Reid, Jessaca Rusnov, Noel Shabelski, Joshua Stahl, Thomas Staker, Logan Stoltzfus, Kathleen Troxell, Camryn Williams, Dylan Zimmerman, Noah Zimmerman and Riley Zimmerman.

Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 6 Hayli Akakpo-Martin, Brian Carrera, Edward Evans, Devon Finsterbush, Stephanie Finsterbush, Mason Garza, Celeste Grob, Joseph Gusler, Terrance Jefferson, Marley Kinsey, Kaitlyn Knaub, Jocilyn Koser, Billy Muller, Jasmine Myers, Cameron Parkhill, Aayushi Patel, Cole Senior, Jaxson Senior, Aiden Sessa, Jesse Van Eik, Clayton Wagner, Abigail Wisniewski, Noah Yeich and Lexi Zimmer.

Grade 7 David Alcock, Nicholas, Cowan, Kayla Finsterbush, Sarah Fluke, Adrienne German, Morgan Kennedy, Jared Knaub, Keely Lombardi, Shelby Luther, Steven Mosher, Marissa Redline, Zachary Souders, Jacob Spear, Cayden Troike-Klahr and Gabriel Wisniewski.

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If you don’t have much money, use your imagination to give a gift of thought and encouragement. Think hard about the person you want to bless with a kind and super-wonderful gift – think about their hobbies, their favorite simple things to do. A kind, small gesture can go a long way.

Enjoy the week, and keep in mind that spring is soon here. Jerry and Heidi Boyd of Londonderry Twp. were among many who traveled to Punxsutawney to witness Phil the Groundhog NOT see his shadow.

The master of ceremonies declared, “Spring is here.” Maybe I need to watch the footage again!

Birthdays Happy birthday to Jourdyn Alford of Lower Swatara Twp. She is 15 on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Hope your day is super-duper dazzling, Jourdyn!

Alyssa Carricato of Lower Swatara marks her landmark quarter-of-acentury cake day on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Enjoy! Best wishes to you, and congrats.

Happy 17th me-holiday to Robert Hardison of Lower Swatara. Robert also celebrates on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Hope it is the very best yet.

If you see Matt Moses out and about on Wednesday, Feb. 13 be sure to give him a loud and joyous happy birthday greeting.

Ashley Flowers of Lower Swatara marks her 22nd razzle-dazzle birthday on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Have a blast, Ashley!

Kristi Menear of Middletown celebrates her 24th Valentine birthday on Thursday, Feb. 14. Hoping you will have plenty of hearts and flowers all day long.

Here’s a shout out to Adam Scheetz – best wishes to you for a wonderful cake day on Thursday, Feb. 14.

Barry Craul of Middletown celebrates his balloon-flying day on red and pink day, too – Thursday, Feb. 14. Happy Valentine’s Day/birthday, Barry!

Hey, Rebecca Fulton of Lower Swatara marks her cake day on Friday, Feb. 15. Visited that little one in Harrisburg Hospital 17 years ago. Wow! Enjoy the whole week, Rebecca.

Don Bowers of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Friday, Feb. 15. Best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful celebration time.

Some more cake at the William’s home: Avery Williams of Lower Swatara will hit 12 on Friday, Feb. 15. Hope you have a ball.

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Happy 23rd cake and ice cream day to Michelle Popa of Lower Swatara.

She marks her frosty-filled day on Saturday, Feb. 16. Hope your weekend and rest of winter are fantastic, Michelle.

Robby Richard Ryan of Lower Swatara is 20! Happy birthday, Rob, on Sunday, Feb. 17. Best wishes in all that you are doing.

Happy sparkles and glitter day to Adrianna Black of Lower Swatara.

She is 12 on Sunday, Feb. 17. Have an over-the-top day.

Michael Turner celebrates number 24 on Monday, Feb. 18. Wishing you a day of fun and lots of sunshine, Michael.

Josh Marion also celebrates his 24th cake day on Monday, Feb. 18. Enjoy, and have the best week ever.

Happy 25th cake and ice cream day to Kristy Fortini of Lower Swatara. Her high-five day is Tuesday, Feb. 19.

Here’s a shout out to Amanda Finkbiner of Lower Swatara, who turns 22 on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Hope the skies are bright and sunny for you.

If you see Perry Sisti out and about Lower Swatara on Tuesday, Feb. 19, be sure to give him a loud and rambunctious happy birthday holler.

Brianna Clark of Lower Swatara marks her frosty-filled birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Brianna will be 22!

Engagement Congratulations to David Rothrock and Kristi Sellers, Middletown Area High School grads, who recently got engaged while dining at Devon’s in Hershey. Kristi is a teacher in the Middletown Area School District.

They plan to marry on Oct. 18 at Heritage Hills Resort in York.

Anniversary Happy 22nd wedded bliss day to Walter and Jane Balmer of Londonderry.

They celebrate their hearts, flowers and chocolates day on Friday, Feb. 15. Best wishes to you both.

Concert series St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Highspire, invites you to the third concert of this year’s St. Peter’s Sunday Concert Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 in the sanctuary of the church, 240 Broad St., Highspire.

The Elizabethtown College Concert Choir will be featured. The program will include Brazilian folk songs as well as songs from the African-American gospel and spiritual traditions.

There will be a reception following the concert to meet the performers. A free-will offering will be collected to help cover the expenses of the choir as it prepares for a concert and service trip to Salvador, Brazil, in May. The choir, under the direction of Dr. Matthew P. Fritz, consists of 40 members and has performed throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. In 2011, the choir toured Ireland and Northern Ireland, performing in St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Galway Cathedral, among other venues.

One of the members is Stephanie Strauss, daughter of Steve and Clydene Strauss of Lower Swatara, a 2010 Middletown Area High School

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Pink bundle Congratulations to Dave and Pam Morsberger of East Hanover Twp. They became brand-new grandparents to a Super Bowl baby – Miss Camille Marie Morsberger – on Sunday, Feb. 3. Camille weighed in at 7 lbs. 6 oz. and measured 21 inches. Very delighted parents are Jordan (a 2008 graduate of Lower Dauphin High School) and Dani Morsberger. The three reside in Philadelphia, where Daddy is studying to be a dentist at Temple. Congrats to all of you!

Dinner Is served A baked ham dinner will be held on Monday, Feb. 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until sold out) at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water Street, Middletown.

The menu includes scalloped potatoes, carrots, fruit cup, roll, dessert and beverage. All are welcome. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, readers may call 717944-6181.

Crock-Pot recipe Thank you, Susan Wagner – again – for providing another recipe. She got this one from Nancy Eakin of Middletown. Thank you very much, Nancy!

Broccoli Cheese Soup • 16 ounces Velveeta cheese • 4 cans of cream of celery soup • 4 cups (32 ounces) Half and Half • 20 ounces frozen, chopped broccoli Mix above ingredients in Crock-Pot in morning. Cook on low all day.

Congrats, graduates Lebanon Valley College graduated 50 students in December, including local graduates: • Jacqueline C. Cassel of Hummelstown, who earned a master’s degree in business administration • Jamie L. Wadlinger of Hummelstown, who earned a master’s degree in business administration • Jennie L. Kehler of Highspire, who earned a bachelor’s degree in music education.

Wilkes dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Wilkes University during the fall semester: • Jessica Drebot of Middletown • Nicholas Wierman of Middletown • Martin Tolbert of Middletown • Amanda English of Middletown • Jennifer Smith of Hummelstown • Tracey Hilker of Hummelstown • Kevin Taylor of Hummelostown • Jennalyn Garrity of Elizabethtown To be named to the dean’s list, students must obtain a minimum 3.4 GPA and carry at least 12 credits.

Hofstra dean’s list Rebecca Bigler of Bainbridge and Caryn Bailey of Elizabethtown were named to the dean’s list at Hofstra University for the fall semester.

LVC dean’s list The following local students The following students were named to the dean’s list at Lebanon Valley College for the fall semester: • Aaron C. Gambini of Middletown, a freshman health science major • Samantha J. Young of Middletown, a post baccalaureate biology major • Jennie L. Kehler of Highspire, a post baccalaureate music education major • Brandon M. Popp of Lower Swatara Twp., a sophomore early childhood education major

• Marlena C. Yespy of Hummelstown, a freshman accounting major • Zach M. Smith of Hummelstown, a freshman actuarial science major • Lucy A. Thompson of Hummelstown, a freshman early childhood education and special education major • Hannah E. Pell of Elizabethtown, a freshman music recording technology and physics major • Sarah E. Black of Hummelstown, a junior biology major • Kyle B. Brockman of Elizabethtown, a junior biology major • Brittany L. Harshman of Elizabethtown, a junior digital communications major • Karly E. Siffin of Hummelstown, a junior psychology major • Gregory T. Seiders of Hummelstown, a senior business administration and political science major • Kristine F. Roaten of Elizabethtown, a senior early childhood education and special education major • Jennifer M. Koch of Hummelstown, a senior early childhood education and special education major • Charelle S. Bryant of Elizabethtown, a senior English major • Allyson M. Stengel of Elizabehtown, a senior English major • Kelly M. Ehrenfeuchter of Hummelstown, a senior music education and music major • Shane J. Jacobeen of Hummelstown, a senior physics major • Alyssa M. Lancaster of Elizabethtown, a sophomore chemistry major • Nicole E. Shepski of Hummelstown, a sophomore English major Lycoming dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Lycoming College for the fall semester: • Robert Brodish of Middletown, a psychology major • Jaime Reitzi of Middletown, a biology major • Samuel Rhodes of Highspire, a physics major Vermont dean’s list Jessica L. Fuller of Hummelstown, a sophomore history major, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Vermont for the fall semester.

Quote for the Week “A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” – Charles H. Spurgeon Question of the Week Do you have a sweet Valentine’s Day message to send to someone you care about?

“To Rayna: I’m glad that you are my girlfriend and you are such a nice person and always treat me right.” – Kevin Velez, 12, Lower Swatara.

“I love you guys, John, Drew and Minda, more than all the stars in the sky.” – Amy Rhodes, Hummelstown.

“Have I told you lately that I love you? To my Tommy.” - Sue Nissley, Harrisburg.

“To my baby girl, Selena. I will always love you, even though you keep me up at night (yawn).” – Vanessa Morales, 18, Middletown.

“Here’s a shout out to Carol and Brian Bowers of Lower Swatara. I love you and miss you both very much.” – Ben Bowers, 24, Pittsburgh.

“For my husband, Jason, thank you for all your do for our family. We are so blessed by you.” – Susan Wagner, Lower Swatara.

Proverb for the Week A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit (15:13).

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Middletown Area HIgh School has named Emily Burke and Andrew Hardison as its Students of the Month for February.

Burke, daughter of Daniel Burke and Tami Burke-Heckler and Donald Heckler, is a member of the National Honor Society, LINK Crew, cross country team, track team, cheerleading squad, school musical, Science Olympiad and Brain Busters quiz bowl team. She is secretary of the Key Club and historian of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

She has raised more than $2,000 during high school for a variety of charities, including the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, World Vision, UNICEF, American Diabetes Association and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

She has received the school Award of Excellence, AP Scholar Award and honorable mention in the Scholastic Poetry Contest.

Burke is a sales associate for Foot Locker and a caterer for Commonwealth Catering.

She hopes to attend West Point and already has received a scholarship

Emily Burke offer from the Naval ROTC to attend Penn State.

She is “happy and honored to be noted as a Student of the Month,’’ she said.

Hardison, the son of Cori Hardison, is a member of the school musical, Pride, Science Olympiad, Brain Busters quiz bowl team and cross country team. He is also a member of the William Penn Pistol League.

Andrew Hardison

Middletown churches will host a series of Sunday evening gatherings, including a worship service and refreshments, during Lent.

The gatherings will begin at 6:30 p.m. with light refreshments and feature a worship that includes scripture, congregational singing and special music and a short devotional by the host pastor.

The dates for the gatherings and participating churches include: • Sunday, Feb. 17 – Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St. • Sunday, Feb. 24 – Middletown Presbyterian Congregation, Union and Water streets • Sunday, March 3 – St. Peter’s

Lutheran Church, Union and Spring streets • Sunday, March 10 – Wesley United Methodist Church, 64 Ann St. • Sunday March 17 – New Begin-

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“I have worked hard through high school, and this is a great reward,’’ he said. “I am glad to be recognized as a good student for Middletown.’’

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Officer says borough demoted him without reason geant is not relevant, she said.

Legally, “there’s no possibility of a waiver of these steps,” Frankel said.

“They must be followed to a ‘T.’ ” The Jan. 31 hearing focused on Frankel’s claim. If the commission were to rule that Morris is entitled to civil service protection, it would then hold an additional hearing to consider his claim of improper removal from the position.

When asked for official documentation to prove that he was promoted to sergeant, Morris painted a picture of the borough as an organization that never follows proper procedures.

“The borough tends not to put anything in writing,” he said. “[Hovan] didn’t really do official writings at all . . . For the past almost two years, we keep making people sergeants and not doing the proper thing.”

The borough says Morris was properly appointed an acting sergeant by Hovan, but council never confirmed him as a permanent sergeant. Frankel submitted pay slips signed by Morris that show him being paid as an acting sergeant.

Councilor John Brubaker, council’s labor liaison, said council was never informed that Hovan wanted a new, permanent sergeant. As for Morris, council members “thought he was still a patrolman,” Brubaker testified.

Mayor Robert Reid said the police chief can name officers to a position temporarily, but he cannot name a permanent sergeant.

“A permanent position like that, yeah, that goes through council,” Reid said.

But under questioning from Jason Weinstock, Morris’s attorney, Brubaker testified that Hovan and Reid do not communicate with council on a

By Daniel Walmer

Press And Journal Staff

Middletown Police Officer Dennis Morris claims the borough inappropriately demoted him in October without giving him a reason – and he’s appealing to Middletown’s Civil Service Commission for help.

It’s the latest in a series of confrontations between the borough and its police officers that include unresolved labor negotiations and an ongoing attempt by the Middletown Police Officers Association to invalidate all of Middletown Borough Council’s actions by alleging that council’s meetings were not properly advertised.

Morris was told by soon-to-be police chief Mark Hovan in May that Hovan would promote Morris to sergeant – a supervisory position in the department – when Hovan became chief, Morris testified at a civil service hearing on Thursday, Jan. 31. Morris was given a sergeant’s badge and uniform decorations, and was even addressed as sergeant by Council President Christopher McNamara and Vice President Bob Louer, he said.

Then, in October, he received a voicemail from Hovan informing him that he would no longer be a sergeant, he said – and he was never given a reason.

Morris is appealing his demotion to the commission, but borough attorney Jodi Frankel said Morris is not entitled to civil service protection because he was never properly appointed to the position of sergeant, a process that includes a civil service test and appointment by council.

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Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Race and Conewago streets, Middletown, is holding its annual fish fry starting Friday, Feb. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m.

For take-out, call 717-9445488 after 4 p.m.

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Removal of your winter cemetery decorations must be completed by Friday, March 1.

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Middletown Police Officer Dennis Morris testifies at a Thursday, Jan. 31 Civil Service Commission hearing.

Morris claims he was improperly demoted from his sergeant position by the borough in October. regular basis about employment needs and decisions.

The borough’s argument amounts to a denial of Morris’s rights because the borough messed up, Weinstock said.

They are attempting to defend an “arbitrary process” of promotion and demotion that allows them to “remove sergeants from their positions at their

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It was something Caleb wasn’t always comfortable sharing with people.

“I think I used to be afraid to tell people about my injury when I was a kid,” he said. But support from friends and family over time allowed him to open up. “They don’t judge me differently,” he said.

Now sports are his life, and that extra effort has been worth the reward, he said. More time in the gym, fewer summer days of freedom led to Caleb improving his game. Those extra hours of hard work paved the path for him to make memories on the field.

own whim,” he said.

Morris said he had not been focusing at the time of his promotion on making sure his superiors were following the proper procedures for naming him a sergeant.

“I’m a policeman. I just want to go out and do my job,” he said.

When asked why Morris thinks the

Like the first game of his final season, when Lower Dauphin beat Middletown, 44-0, winning the Iron Spike Bowl in August. The game, like his entire journey in the sports world, was an opportunity to prove everyone wrong. “People were saying we couldn’t beat them,’’ Caleb recalled.

Caleb has hit some snags over the years – cracked ribs, a broken jaw, concussions and a broken finger, to name a few. Those injuries may have slowed Caleb down, but nothing has stopped him.

“I’ve just grown accustomed to [the obstacles],” he said. “I guess that’s what has allowed me to play sports.”

borough removed him from his sergeant position, Weinstock said that would be “pure speculation.”

Commission members Don Hossler, Amy Schreffler and Sandy Robbins gave no timeline for when they will reach a decision.

Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.com

He knows it will never be easy, but he’ll keep leaping over hurdles.

Caleb has a lot of dreams, ones he intends to continue chasing.

What’s next? Caleb plans to attend a four-year college to study business or political science, and he hopes to play football. A professional football career is another dream.

Yes, it will be tough, but his determination has gotten him through everything else.

“His body is fragile, but his heart is so strong,’’ said Penny Koval. “His will is strong.”

Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com

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Last September, Matt Tunnell of GreenWorks presented preliminary plans to build a fourth building, constructed on a 1.25 acre lot, to house 52 more students as part of his company’s development.

At the time, GreenWorks was in a sales agreement with the owners of four properties on the lot, including 515 North Lawrence Street. GreenWorks canceled the other three sales agreements.

Tunnell said GreenWorks will now focus on plans for 13.5 acres of land it has agreed to purchase from the Middletown Cemetery Association.

KGH has now entered into agreements with property owners who had originally negotiated with GreenWorks.

Donald Burger said KGH is willing to buy his house to help him out even though his house is separated from the other properties by 515 North Lawrence Street.

“It was clear that two of them (the properties) would not necessarily be needed for our potential expansion because GreenWorks purchased a single property directly in the middle of them all,” said Genesio. “We made

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She had drawn a small crowd, including her brother, David Graybill, when then-Police Chief Mark Hovan and another police officer informed Sukle she would be arrested and charged if she did not move to allow the tree to be cut. She refused, saying she “felt like I don’t have a choice.”

Hovan then asked everyone to back away, and when Graybill refused to move back far enough, he was arrested.

Police then used a bolt-cutter to snap Sukle’s chain, handcuffed her and escorted her to a police car.

Sukle was charged with disorderly conduct and defiant trespass, while Graybill was charged with disorderly conduct and failure to disperse.

Both police officers involved in the arrest, as well as borough manager Tim Konek and borough secretary Chris Courogen, were present for what was supposed to be a preliminary hearing on the charges before District Judge

Easter egg sale

Geyers United Methodist Church, 1605 Geyers Church Rd., Middletown, is sponsoring its Easter egg sale from Feb. 19 through March 19.

Eggs are available at the church on Tuesdays from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.

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Roast beef dinner

Hummelstown Fire Company, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown, is holding a roast beef dinner from 4 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 21. Take-out is available.

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Middletown Anglers and Hunters, 1350 Schoolhouse Rd., Middletown, is holding a block shoot at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17.

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Middletown Area High School presents the musical “Grease” on Thursday, Feb. 28; Friday, March 1; and Saturday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door, or in advance on Feb. 19, 21, and 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Jane at 717829-4860.

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Eagle Heights residents attend a recent meeting of the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners. a business decision to go ahead and purchase the two properties because it was quite apparent that those homeowners would have been stuck forever between two large scale developments.

“I would not want to be unfairly forced into a situation like that, and I won’t allow my business decisions to put someone else in a situation like that,” he said.

Lyn Coble, of Young Avenue, said she trusts Genesio and hopes everything works out.

“I think he’s been up front and

honest with us,” Coble said. “I hope everything goes through, and that the township accepts. I don’t know why they wouldn’t.”

Josh Otzel moved to Eagle Heights only two years ago, looking for a safe place to start his family. It’s no longer a place he wants to raise his son.

He and a handful of neighbors pleaded to the commissioners to support KGH’s plans.

“Let the rest of us move on with our lives,” Otzel told them.

Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com

“I think everybody realized that what the charges were and [that they were different from] what happened in reality.”

-David Graybill Lowell Witmer of Lower Paxton Twp. However, Megan Madaffari, a Dauphin County assistant district attorney, told Witmer that the District Attorney’s office had agreed to reduce the charges to one charge of summary disorderly conduct-unreasonable noise in exchange for a guilty plea.

Witmer sentenced Sukle and Graybill to the minimum fine of $25 plus court costs.

Madaffari declined to comment on the District Attorney’s office’s reasons for agreeing to the plea deal.

When asked to comment, Sukle said, “I believe the final outcome of a disorderly conduct-unreasonable noise citation from the preliminary hearing

speaks for itself.”

Graybill said he is confident he could have won the court case, but that would have involved further legal steps and attorneys’ fees.

“I think everybody realized that what the charges were and [that they were different from] what happened in reality,” he said. “It wasn’t going to stand, it was just a matter of how long it would take to prove this point.”

When he was arrested, he said, he was just trying to see to make sure the police cut Sukle’s chain safely.

“I’m glad it’s over,” he added. “I think that it’s ridiculous that it happened.”

Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.com

Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, is sponsoring a baked ham dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18.

Tickets are available at the door. For more information, readers may call 717-9446181.

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tendent for finance and operations.

The exception for which the district is applying involves retirement costs, Franklin said.

The preliminary budget includes cost increases in benefits, salaries and charter school costs, and the creation 14 new positions in the district, Franklin said.

The state should tell the district whether or not it receives the tax increase exception by March 26, Franklin said.

The district must pass a final budget by the end of June.

Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal. com

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fend himself using a recent ruling by a Dauphin County judge that questions the accuracy of breathalyzer tests for DUI-high rate charges.

Suski would not say whether Hruz’s resignation was related to the charges, but stressed that the resignation was voluntary.

“He felt that it was in his best interest and the interest of the district to move on,” she said.

Hruz resigned effective in August because “he wanted to make sure he gave adequate time to the district” to find a replacement, she said.

Hruz could not be immediately reached for comment on his resignation.

Sports

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MIDDLETOWN BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Shorthanded Raiders lose, 65-41,in season finale

By Larry Etter Press And Journal Staff As if the season wasn’t tough enough, things got even tougher for the Middletown Blue Raider boys’ basketball team in the final game of the year. Playing without three starters and two other key subs off the bench, Middletown dropped its final game of the season 65-41 to West Perry on Monday, Feb. 4 in Perry County.

The game had been rescheduled from the previous week due to the weather.

With three players ineligible, one injured and another sick, Middletown Coach Chris Sattele fielded an all-underclassman team against the host Mustangs – and the results were obviously predictable, even though West Perry was not having one of its better years on the court.

Sattele started juniors Dylan Danilowicz, Nick Drawbaugh, Mel Fager, Levi Varner and J.C. Cleckner against the Mustangs and had junior Bobby Harper and freshmen Caleb Leggore and Osman Kamara as backups.

And although the patchwork team played a decent first half and finished with a respectable fourth quarter, the third period turned out to be the real downfall of the squad. Outscored by a 15-3 count in that 8-minute span, the young Raiders slid deep into a hole and could not possibly dig their way out.

The loss left the Middletown squad with an overall record of 7-15 (5-9 in the Capital Division of the Mid-Penn Conference).

Coming into the 2012-2013 campaign, Sattele was hoping for an 8- to 12-win season, but it didn’t turn out that way. There were a couple more games along the way that were certainly winnable, but the Raiders could not get the decisions.

Following three straight years with 15 wins, this one was disappointing. But Sattele is optimistic about the future.

“We’ll be OK,” he said, adding “We’ll find a way to get better.”

Surprisingly, the Raiders got off to a fairly good start at West Perry (5-9, 9-13). After the team went 0-for-5 on the offensive end to start the game, Fager’s baseline bucket

District 3 Playoffs

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Middletown’s Dylan Danilowicz (12) led the Blue Raiders with 10 points in a loss to West Perry.

Lower Dauphin and Steelton-Highspire qualified for the District 3 playoffs in boys’ and girls’ basketball.

The Lower Dauphin boys (14-8) play Central Dauphin East (10-12) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 in a Class AAAA game at Lower Dauphin High School. The winner meets top-seeded Harrisburg (20-2) on Wednesday, Feb. 20.

The Lower Dauphin girls (13-9) play Reading (14-6) at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 in a Class AAAA game at Reading High School. The winner faces third-seeded Cumberland Valley at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Cumberland Valley High School.

The Steelton-Highspire boys (18-4) play Boiling Springs (15-6) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 in a Class AAA game at Steel-High.

The Steelton-Highspire girls (20-3) received a first-round bye in Class A. They’ll meet the winner of a first-round game between Veritas Academy of Leola (13-9) and Christian School of York (11-8) at 7 p.m.

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off a Cleckner pass gave the Raiders a 2-1 lead.

Danilowicz drained a pair of treys, Varner scored from down low and Cleckner added a triple as the Middletown five kept pace with their hosts. A late basket by Sheldon Deimler gave West Perry a 15-13 lead at the end of the opening period.

Despite the defensive efforts of the Raiders in the second stanza, West Perry started hitting more shots from the outside, picking up its scoring with a pair of treys by Ryan McMillen and another from Terek Weaver that led to a 21-point quarter for the hosts.

At the same time, the Raiders collected two more triples from Varner and Cleckner, but put up just 11 points in the second.

The Mustangs led by a 36-24 count at the halftime break, but the game was not out of reach yet.

That all changed in the third quarter, when the Middletown side made just one of eight shots from the floor. That came from Fager off a Harper rebound at the 2:14 mark. The 15 point tally by the Mustangs in the third literally put the game out of reach at 51-27 heading into the final frame.

But the Middletown offense got back on track in the fourth quarter as four players shared 14 points in the final 8:00 of play.

Danilowicz opened up the scoring with a pair of free throws two minutes in. Fager’s trey stopped a 5-point run by the Mustangs with 5:00 left, but West Perry grouped together 7 more points to make it a 63-32 game with 2:45 on the clock.

Drawbaugh’s goal, followed by Kamara’s 3-pointer, broke the West Perry string.

Kamara scored again with 46 ticks left and Danilowicz drove to the hoop 20 seconds later to close out the scoring.

Danilowicz led the Raiders with 10 points in the loss. West Perry made nine 3-pointers in the win.

Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Rollers hold off Milton Hershey, 69-68

By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff It was a night filled with energy and emotion at Cumberland Valley High School on Friday, Feb. 8. Down two starters, the Steelton-Highspire Rollers showed how well they could play together, beating Milton Hershey, 69-68 in a Mid-Penn Conference playoff game.

The win punches Steel-High’s ticket to the Mid-Penn semifinals against Susquehanna Twp. Dee’quan Fleming led the Rollers with 20 points, and added four assists, four steals and four rebounds.

Mark Perry added 12 points and 18 rebounds and Rameik James scored three 3-pointers.

While the Rollers never fell behind during the game, Milton Hershey kept them on their toes.

In the first quarter, Julian Grant and Eddie Furlan each sank a three-pointer for the Rollers to an 8-5 lead.

Milton Hershey’s Ron Adams added a free throw and Kevin Wiggins nailed a 3-pointer, to leave the Spartans trailing by only 1 point, 9-8.

Furlan and Adams each scored a basket to put the Spartans ahead, but from there the Rollers pulled away.

The Rollers, up 15-10 with 1:35 left in the first quarter, scored on a 3-pointer

by Grant and free throw by Fleming to stretch their lead to 19-10.

With less than a minute left, the Spartans got a little closer with a basket

by Wiggins and two free throws from Tariq Bennett. The Rollers led after the first quarter, 19-14.

The Rollers showed their versatility in the second quarter, with nearly every player who touched the ball scoring – and all players showing they can defend.

Kendale Chase hit a basket for the Spartans, but the Rollers fought back with Anthony Ferguson making two free throws and Cameron Albert sinking a 3-pointer that gave Steel-High a 24-16 lead.

After both teams missed several shots, Chase hit two free throws and Jaret Chambers put up a shot for the Spartans at the 5:00 mark.

With the score getting too close for comfort, Steel-High pressed, and the Rollers claimed a 30-22 lead on a shot

by Fleming with 3:25 left in the half.

A buzzer-beater by Perry gave SteelHigh a 40-31 lead at the half.

The Rollers kept the momentum early in the third quarter. Perry broke the ice with a basket at 6:39. After Chase hit a shot for the Spartans, Fleming hit

Photo by Noelle Barrett

Steelton-Highspire’s Mark Perry scored 12 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in the Rollers’ victory over Milton Hershey. back-to-back shots to give the Rollers a 14-point lead, 47-33.

Things took a turn after the 3:45 mark, when Fleming made a shot off a rebound to give the Rollers a 51-37 lead. From there, the Spartans began to rise to the occasion, scoring 8 unanswered points in less than two minutes. Perry added a basket and free throw for the Rollers, but Milton Hershey remained steady, trailing 5549 at the end of the third.

A 3-pointer by James gave the Rollers a comfortable 11-point lead with 4:28 left. Ibn Short sank a 3-pointer for Milton Hershey, but Grant nailed a

3-pointer to give the Rollers back their breathing room with a 67-56 lead.

But with 3:07 left in the game, the crowd couldn’t anticipate Milton Hershey’s late comeback.

Short and Wiggins each fired off a 3-pointer for the Spartans, making it 67-62. Bennett tightened the gap with two free throws with 2:13 left. A free throw by Adams brought the Spartans within 2 points, 67-65.

Perry made two free throws for the Rollers, giving Steel-High a 4-point lead, 69-65.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final-quarter swoon dooms Lions, 56-46

By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal

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Penn State Harrisburg’s Mercedes Copeland (1), pictured in a game earlier in the season, led the Lions in scoring with 24 points, rebounds with 13 and steals with 6 in a last-minute loss to St. Elizabeth.

Lions fall to Eagles in OT thriller; stage comeback to beat Bison rebounds with 13 and steals with 6.

Over the next few minutes, both teams took advantage of their chances, but after a Lindsey Haldeman jumper Penn State Harrisburg had itself another 5-point lead, 25-20 with 7:03 remaining in the half.

Five straight converted scoring chances helped give the Blue and White their biggest lead of the night, 33-23 with 1:53 remaining in the half.

The Eagles clawed back a few before the whistle and had the game within reach, down 35-29 at halftime. They continued to fight in the second half, and with the help of a 13-1 run to start the half they took a 40-36 lead.

The next few minutes swung back in the direction of the Lions, and with 8:32 remaining the game was tied, 4747. Shortly after, Mikhail Whitcomb, playing strong off the bench, drained a

By Adam Clay For The Press And Journal Penn State Harrisburg has had quite a ride so far this season. The Lions have experienced a sudden loss of players due to injuries, set individual career highs and new team records, won a lot of games and lost a few.

Their game against St. Elizabeth on Sunday, Feb. 9 in Morristown, N.J. will be remembered as a thriller that went down to the last 30 seconds before the Lions would get out-gunned, 68-63.

The Lions started the game on top when they opened up the first seven minutes on a 13-8 run. The Eagles answered back quickly, scoring the next 6 points until a Mercedes Copeland 3-pointer tied the game at 16 with 9:01 to go in the half.

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Penn State Harrisburg managed just four shots during its game-ending drought, missing all of them, while Gallaudet went 3-3 from the field and 6-7 from the charity stripe during the same stretch.

De Los Santos scored 11 for the Blue and White and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. He and Gatchell were the only Lions to reach the double-digit scoring mark.

Strayer and Sodini netted 6 points apiece in reserve roles.

Penn State Harrisburg struggled

with the Bison’s zone defense. The Lions shot just 29.6 percent from the field. They took 54 shots on the night; half of them came from behind the 3-point line. All but 14 of Harrisburg’s points came from beyond the arc or at the free throw line.

The Blue and White’s latest defeat left the men 10-13 overall and 7-5 in conference play. The Lions currently sit third in the NEAC’s South Division standings and trail Penn State Berks and Penn Abington by a game and a half.

STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Rollers’ second-half rally swamps West Perry, 72-63

By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff Steelton-Highspire’s title game with West Perry was a head-to-head matchup of the co-champions of the Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division on Friday, Feb. 8 at Cumberland Valley High School.

The Lady Rollers were down, but certainly not out in the first half of the game against West Perry, coming back in the second half to win, 72-63.

The victory earned the Rollers (20-3) a place in the conference championship semifinal game against unbeaten Palmyra (22-0) on Tuesday, Feb. 12 before the District 3 playoffs began.

With his team trailing West Perry (203) at the half, Jeff Chisolm, Steel-High coach, knew his team had more in the tank – much more, and he made sure they knew what to do.

“Get hungry,” he told them in the locker room at half.

And they did.

Malia Tate-DeFreitas helped SteelHigh to the win, scoring a game-high 34 points and adding 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Khadijah Robinson led the team in rebounds with 13 and tallied 20 points, and Jazmine Blanding added 9 points and two steals.

West Perry’s Madison Urich and Caitlyn Lavenberg put the first points

on the board, giving the Mustangs a 5-0 lead.

Tate-DeFreitas and Robinson each scored a basket, but Lavenberg and Emma Harris stretched West Perry’s lead to 15-4 in the first quarter.

Blanding kept Steel-High alive, adding a quick basket off a missed shot by Tate-DeFreitas and a 3-pointer. With less than a minute left, Robinson put in a basket for Steel-High to pull the Rollers within 6 points, 19-13 at the end of the first quarter.

Each time Steel-High attempted to catch up in the second quarter, West Perry responded to keep its lead. Blanding hit a 3-pointer and Steel-High’s Amber Hess-Moore hit a basket. West Perry’s Megan Smith added free throw and basket for West Perry.

At the 6:00 mark, Tate-DeFreitas scored a basket, making the score as

close as it would get in the period, 22-20. West Perry then began to break away, with a shot from behind the key by Lavenberg and two points each by Smith and Urich to take a 29-20 lead.

Steel-High tried to keep pace, but with two baskets each by Tate-DeFreitas, I’janique Simmons, and 8 more points

by West Perry, the half ended with the Rollers down 37-28.

When the Rollers stepped on the court for the third quarter, they seemed to possess a spark that wasn’t there before. After a basket by each team in the first 1:30, Steel-High began to take control.

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The first half did not start exactly they way the visiting Blue and White would have liked. The Bison began the game with a 14-8 run in the first five minute of play.

The Lions would slowly start to answer back, but by halftime Penn State Harrisburg had not seen a lead and were down 25-21.

In the second half, Harrisburg showed a championship team mentality as they not only made the comeback, but rolled through the Bison.

Copeland led the scoring with 17 hard-earned points. Kiara Carter came off the bench to lead the team in rebounding with 13 while also adding 11 points to earn her second doubledouble of the year.

Both Carter’s and Copeland’s strong play helped to get Penn State Harrisburg back on top. The Lions finished the final 14:43 on an impressive 29-11 run.

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3-pointer for the last lead of the night for the Lions.

Both teams battled until the finish.

The Eagles stretched their lead to 5 points with 1:32 to go in the game, but Penn State Harrisburg responded with the next 4 points, putting the Lions down 64-63 with just 50 second to play.

But the Lions would not get another shot attempt until the last 10 seconds, and the Eagles found themselves on the free throw line twice, converting four straight foul shots.

Penn State Harrisburg climbed out of a hole and put itself in position to earn a postseason berth with a win over Morrisville State on Sunday, Feb. 3.

But the Lions slipped right back down the well when they dropped a valuable North Eastern Athletic Conference matchup to Gallaudet on Wednesday, Feb. 6 in Washington, D.C. Leading late in the second half, the Blue and White failed to score a single point in the game’s final 4:36. The Bison finished the contest on a 12-0 run to put the visitors away, 56-46.

Senior captain Jordan Gatchell scored Penn State Harrisburg’s first 8 points on his way to a team-high 13 for the game.

Trailing 14-13 with 11:52 remaining in the first half, the Lions put together a 12-4 run over a six-minute span that culminated in an Alberto De Los Santos 3-pointer. The 25-18 advantage was Penn State Harrisburg’s largest of the game.

From there, the visitors fell into a funk offensively and missed six consecutive shots while Gallaudet went on a run of its own. The Bison scored 14 unanswered points and took a 32-25 lead into halftime.

The Lions started to chip away at the deficit after the break. A pair of free throws by Joey Farthing brought the Blue and White to within 2 points at the 17:05 mark.

The Bison pushed their advantage back to 9 points, but back-to-back 3-balls from Harrisburg’s Ethan Strayer kept the visitors within striking distance.

With the Lions trailing by 5 points, freshman Arick Sodini knocked down a jumper to cut the deficit to 44-41 with 7:20 left to play.

De Los Santos connected from beyond the arc on the team’s next possession and Gatchell drained two foul shots to give Penn State Harrisburg its first lead since the first half.

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and a tough basket through a crowd of Mustangs. In four minutes, the Rollers only let West Perry squeak out 1 point for a free throw by Smith. The efforts by Steel-High tied the game 40-40 with under 4:00 in the third quarter. The Rollers took the lead for the first time the entire game with a basket by Tate-DeFreitas with 3:12 left in the quarter.

But West Perry quickly took the lead back on a 3-pointer by Lavenberg with 2:30 left.

With only 1:45 left, Robinson tied the game, 43-43 with a free throw.

Tate-DeFreitas scored a basket, and made the additional free throw, for a 46-43 lead, but Ulrich returned with a 3-point shot to tie the game again for the Mustangs.

In the final seconds of the quarter, Ulrich sank a bomb for West Perry to cut Steel-High’s lead to 2 points, 53-51.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Mustangs seemed to buckle under the pressure, and the Rollers used it as motivation and fuel to make sure West Perry didn’t take the lead again.

Tate-DeFreitas hit two points early in the quarter, and went on to score 15 of her 34 points in the game in the final eight minutes.

With 6:26 left in the game, SteelHigh held a slight lead, but Ulrich hit a 3-pointer for West Perry to close the gap to 58-55.

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Steel-High wouldn’t let the Mustangs get any closer.

Robinson sank a free throw and TateDeFreitas sank back-to-back baskets, propelling the Rollers to a 63-55 lead.

Smith added two for West Perry, but Robinson hit a basket with an assist

by Tate-DeFreitas.

Another basket by Tate-DeFreitas gave Steel-High a 10-point lead, its first double digit lead in the game, late in the contest.

With less than two minutes left, Ulrich and Sam Knisely hit 3-pointers to keep West Perry alive. But SteelHigh wouldn’t let the Mustangs come back. Blanding added a free throw, and Tate-DeFreitas added two more to end the game.

Chisolm was proud of the second-half comeback.

“I told them to take more pride in our defense,” he said. “We know we can score . . . but we needed to turn our defense up.”

“We did what [Chisolm] told us to do . . . stepped up on defense,” said Blanding.

Robinson, who had sat out a few games during the regular season, made sure she would have an impact against the Mustangs. The senior helped her team win with 13 rebounds and a career-high 20 points.

“I put my heart out for this game,” she said. “I realized I had to step up.”

By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal

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Steelton-Highspire’s Malia Tate-DeFreitas (0) drives down the lane for a basket against the West Perry defense.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division Final Standings

W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 13 1 19-4 Milton Hershey 13 1 16-7 Northern 7 7 11-11 East Pennsboro 7 7 8-14 Camp Hill 6 8 13-9 West Perry 5 9 9-13 Middletown 5 9 7-15 Susquenita 0 14 4-18 Last week’s games West Perry 65, Middletown 41 Steelton-Highspire 69, Milton Hershey 68 This week’s games Tuesday, Feb. 19 Steelton-Highspire (19-4) vs. Boiling Springs (156), 7 p.m. at Steelton-Highspire in a second-round District 3 Class AAA playoff game Keystone Division Final Standings

W L Susquehanna Twp. 15 1 Trinity 11 5 Bishop McDevitt 10 6 Palmyra 10 6 Lower Dauphin 9 7 Hershey 7 9 Mechanicsburg 6 10 Cedar Cliff 4 12 Red Land 0 16

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Penn State’s Joe Lordo (20) moves the puck up the ice in a victory over Ohio at the Giant Center.

Penn State tops Ohio, 6-1 at Giant Center

OVERALL 21-1 15-6 16-6 15-7 14-8 9-13 11-11 9-13 1-20

Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 63, Shippensburg 48 This week’s games Friday, Feb. 15 Lower Dauphin (14-8) vs. Central Dauphin East (10-13), 7 p.m. at Lower Dauphin High School in a first-round District 3 Class AAAA playoff game GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division Final Standings

W L OVERALL Steelton-Highspire 13 1 20-3 West Perry 13 1 20-3 Camp Hill 7 7 13-7 East Pennsboro 7 7 13-9 Middletown 7 7 11-11 Susquenita 6 7 12-9 Northern 1 12 2-18 Milton Hershey 1 13 1-20 Last week’s games West Perry 54, Middletown 31 Bishop McDevitt 36, Middletown 31 Harrisburg 69, Steelton-Highspire 62 Steelton-Highspire 72, Bishop McDevitt 48 Steelton-Highspire 72, West Perry 63 This week’s games None

More than 6,100 fans filled the Giant Center, chanting “We are Penn State.’’

Hunter Bracale signs with Duke Hunter Bracale, who won two state championships in field hockey during her four years at Lower Dauphin High School, has signed a letter of intent to play field hockey at Duke.

Bracale and five other Lower Dauphin athletes signed letters during a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at the high school cafeteria.

Bracale, daughter of Roxanne and Steve Bracale, was a four-year starter as a left back and left midfielder. She also has earned four varsity letters in basketball and three in soccer.

Others who signed letters include: • Lindsay Cassel, daughter of Tami Cassel and Mike Cassel, who will play field hockey at Bloomsburg, where she will major in business education. She recorded 16 shared shutouts as the goalkeeper for the Falcons’ field hockey team. She also

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Penn State Harrisburg’s Will Doyle sank a school-record seven 3-point shots in a victory over Morrisville State, ending the Mustangs’ winning streak at 12.

Standings for 2-13-13

ICE HOCKEY

Penn State defeated Ohio University, 6-1 in an ice hockey game played before a large crowd at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, Feb. 1.

The game drew 6,107 fans who filled the arena with chants of “We are Penn State.’’

Freshmen Kenny Brooks and Mark Yanis each scored a goal and tallied two assists for the Lions, who will begin playing in Division 1, college’s top division, next season.

Freshman Casey Bailey added two goals for Penn State.

Sophomore goaltender PJ Musico stopped 13 shots for the Lions.

Ohio grabbed a 1-0 lead with a goal 6:09 into the game. But Bailey tied the game with about 7:00 left in the first period.

Penn State blitzed Ohio for four goals within 3:46 in the second period to take command of the game.

The Lions outshot the Bobcats, 37-14.

Penn State Harrisburg’s Will Doyle played out of his mind in the Lions’ 70-58 victory over Morrisville State on Sunday, Feb. 3. For his efforts against the Mustangs, the junior was selected as the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) student-athlete of the week.

Doyle scored a career-high 25 points and made a school-record seven 3-pointers in the Lions’ win over league-leading Morrisville.

He also added five rebounds, a team-best four assists and a steal.

Most notably, he missed just one shot in the afternoon, going 8-9 from the field, 2-2 from the foul line and 7-8 from beyond the arc.

The Blue and White’s victory ended the Mustangs’ impressive 12-game win streak.

Doyle tallied 6 points and recorded two assists and a steal in the Lions’ 75-63 road win over Lancaster Bible on Wednesday, Jan. 30. He followed it up by scoring six more and dishing out a game-high nine assists in the team’s 82-73 defeat at the hands of Cazenovia on Saturday, Feb. 2.

For the week, Doyle shot 75 percent from the field (12-16) and netted 10 3-pointers.

played for the girls’ soccer team and softball squad.

• Analyse Gaspich, daughter of Jan and Paul Gaspich, who will play field hockey at Kutztown, where she plans to major in special education.

She earned two varsity letters in field hockey, including one last season at left back.

• Jimmy Marks, son of Teresa and John Marks, who will play football at St. Francis, Loretto, where he will major in business finance. Marks earned all-star first-team honors in the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division as an offensive lineman and second-team honors as a defensive lineman.

• Jackson Miller, son of Janice Miller and Joe Miller, who will play football at California Pa., where he will major in special education. He earned all-star

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• Rhiannon Miller, daughter of Michelle and Jason Kerstetter, who will play soccer at Lock Haven, where she will major in psychology/criminal justice. She played as a wing or forward for the Falcons last season during their historic 20-win year, the most victories in the program’s history.

Keystone Division Final Standings

W L Palmyra 16 0 Hershey 14 2 Mechanicsburg 11 5 Trinity 10 6

OVERALL 22-0 19-3 15-7 12-10

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Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 46, Mechanicsburg 44 This week’s games Friday, Feb. 15 Lower Dauphin (13-9) vs. Reading (14-6), 7 p.m. at Reading High School in a first-round District 3 Class AAAA playoff game

COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEAC Men South Division

W L OVERALL Penn State Abington 9 3 11-12 Penn State Berks 8 3 10-11 Penn State Hbg. 7 5 10-13 Gallaudet 6 7 10-14 Lancaster Bible 3 9 4-19 Last week’s games Gallaudet 56, Penn State Harrisburg 46 This week’s games Wednesday, Feb. 13 Penn State Berks at Penn State Harrisburg, 8 p.m.

WRESTLING Mid-Penn Conference Last week’s matches Dallastown 39, Middletown 34

Saturday, Feb. 16 Penn State Abington at Penn State Harrisburg, 2 p.m.

Dallastown 39, Middletown 34 106 – Levi Sterner (M) pinned Michael Mehosky (D), 0:38 113 – Andrew Pierce (D) won by forfeit 120 – Zach Ulerick (M) pinned Nick Hoffman (D), 4:39 126 – Rodney Sunday (D) won by forfeit 132 – Todd Houser (M) pinned John Marks (D), 1:22 138 – Bryce Killian (M) 4-0 decision over Wesley Hoover (D) 145 – Zach Buell (M) 10-2 major decision over Anthony DeMarco (D) 152 – Tanner Druck (D) 14-1 major decision over Will Botterbusch (M) 160 – Steven Cain (M) pinned Bailey Druck (D), 4:30 170 – Andonia Benett (M) 9-4 decision over Luke Baldwin (D) 182 – Cooper Deller (D) won by forfeit 195 – Zaire Lawrence (D) 18-1 technical fall over Chris Holloman (M) 220 – Kris Phennicle (D) won by forfeit 285 – Matthew Gaynor (D) pinned Brian Ward (M), 3:40

Women South Division

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Last week’s games Penn State Harrisburg 59, Gallaudet 40 St. Elizabeth 68, Penn State Harrisburg 63 This week’s games Wednesday, Feb. 13 Penn State Berks at Penn State Harrisburg, 6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 15 Penn State Harrisburg at Wilson, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 16 Penn State Abington at Penn State Harrisburg, 12 noon

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With 10.5 seconds on the board, Chase drove the ball down the court, sinking a 3-point shot that brought the Spartans within 1 point, 69-68. But the final 3 seconds ticked away, and Steel-High took the victory.

Traymayne Hawthorne, Steel-High coach, was proud of his players for stepping up to replace players who were missing because of suspensions.

“I think our guys just battled. They came in and battled,” said Hawthorne.

“I couldn’t have asked anything more from them.”

Grant, who had 8 points and four rebounds, said the team was fired up and energetic before the game, which helped on the court.

“We progressed a lot . . . we were playing as a team,” he said. “It was the best we ever played.”

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omething is wrong with the Susquehanna River. Local fishermen know it, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission knows it, the state Department of Environmental Protection knows it. Fewer bass, invasive species – the river began to change about 10 years ago, local sportsmen say. What should we do? There is great disagreement.

Some sportsmen, such as the president of the Highspire Boating Association, insist the state should put the Susquehanna on the federal impaired rivers list, starting a timeline for the DEP to clean up the river. The Fish and Boat It seems to us that placing Commission has agreed, asking DEP to declare a 98-mile the Susquehanna River on the the stretch of the river from Sunbury impaired rivers list would to the Maryland border on the list. enhance the chances of But the DEP disagrees, saying its to declare the Susquerestoring the river to its glory, premature hanna as impaired because there even if a specific pollutant isn’t enough scientific evidence. has not been identified. “We really need to take a comprehensive approach and look at this,’’ said Kevin Sunday, a DEP press secretary, adding, “There’s a lot of efforts being done right now.’’

We’re glad that there are efforts underway to identify the Susquehanna’s problem. It seems to us that placing the Susquehanna on the impaired rivers list would enhance the chances of restoring the river to its glory, even if a specific pollutant has not been identified.

Under the federal Clean Water Act, impaired rivers are ranked by priority, and a Total Maximum Daily Load – the maximum amount of pollutants that they can receive safely – is calculated.

In a story in our Feb. 6 edition, Michael Helfrich, head of the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper organization, told us, “They key to getting put on the list is not that you know what the problem is . . . it’s that there is a problem.’’ Since all agree that there is a problem, why wait?

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Is the borough going forward or backward?

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he wheels go round and round.

Over the past year, more and more information about the goings-on in Borough Hall has been coming to me through various sources, causing doubts and raising questions about everything that has been happening and the people who are involved.

Many of you also have those doubts – I hear it in your voices and read it in your comments.

Lawsuits. Widespread layoffs. Resignations of key personnel. Open hostility between Borough Council and anyone with an opposing point of view – including the mayor and at least one councilor. As the courier of all these grim headlines, we’re keenly aware how our town is being perceived. It is our job not to over-emphasize the negative. But we also cannot turn a blind eye to the obvious. The media is not and should not be beholden to politicians; our duty is to hold decisionmakers to account.

Regretfully, too many encounters with the borough over the past year followed the same frustrating pattern: Spend inordinate amounts of effort and time and get cagey avoidance.

The naming of a new police chief calls attention to a particular case in point: the borough’s inability (or refusal) to provide public access to police reports. Our town’s last two chiefs failed miserably at this. But, frankly, the blame for this doesn’t rest solely on the shoulders of former chiefs David Sweitzer and Mark Hovan.

Back in the fall, Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications, explained the borough’s legal obligation to provide a police blotter was, in fact, being addressed and assured us a system to release police information was being devised.

Additionally, corresponding with the 2012 clamp-down on communications involving anything related to the borough, Courogen decreed all police news could only come from him and not from the police department as is the standard, acceptable and logical practice with other municipalities.

Then, inexplicably in November, the borough did an abrupt about-face when Courogen told us the police chief’s authority to speak to the media had been reinstated. The chief (then Hovan) vehemently denied any knowledge that authority had been returned to him. Yes, the wheels of the borough’s bureaucracy go round and round.

We’ve been told by various borough sources that e-mail and voice mail (those modern and efficient communication tools) were denied to the two previous police chiefs. What will be administered to our new chief is anybody’s guess. Given the announcement that the police department has moved to the Electric Building, and under the shadow of the hasty departures of three previous chiefs . . . well, we’re rooting for him.

So, what is clear? We have not officially seen a borough system that obeys the law requiring a police blotter to be available to the public.

What’s also clear? The wheels are furiously spinning in the borough. And depending who you speak to, it’s unclear if those wheels are moving the town forward or backward.

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In much the same way that the steel and Concurrently, the perceived victory for rail industries succumbed to monopolyPresident Barack Obama in raising tax like control of their markets, so did GM rates on those earning over $400,000 and the automobile industry. reinforced the emotional capital that he Unlike GM and Chrysler, Ford, decided garnered with his victory in the election to work with its unions to solve their of 2012. Taxes on the “wealthy” went problems. The UAW and Ford manageup as he demanded. Greedy rich people ment worked together to save the comwould finally pay. pany. Both shared in the desire to survive Greed. Interesting word. and did so at no expense to the taxpayers.

The word could not be more appropriGM and Chrysler, on the other hand, ate today since the “victor” gets to write took taxpayer money and protected themtheir perception of history. In defining selves at others’ expense. the plight of America as the “greedy” What we protected as taxpayers for GM wealthy, Obama has failed to effectively and Chrysler workers was appalling. solve any of our problems at all.

Pre-bankruptcy benefits included subIn the 1970s, the nation faced a tremenstantial benefits for retirees as well as dous dislocation in the steel industry. The paid time off, “banked” hours and vacaindustry was not bailed out, yet it has tion time for current workers. rebounded since the bankruptcies of many It is interesting to note that most prein the industry. The reality of what trigbankruptcy wage and hour benefits costs gered the steel demise is now apparent for the automotive industry have been and multi-faceted with eerie parallels in removed from the websites of the governthe auto industry. ment. The contracts at the time, though, The steel industry called for workers refused or was unreceive up to 80 Compare the benefits of GM to able to modernize to 85 percent of employees with the average pay whether or not effectively in light of emerging competaxpayer who either supplies they worked. Vacatition from overseas pay of 10 to 13 GM or is merely employed tion in the 1970s as weeks per year was elsewhere and you quickly common.

America’s wartime enemies emerged see that you "bailed out'' an This is what as formidable taxpayers industry to give them benefits American competitors. The bailed out. at your expense that you will But post-bankruptindustry rode the great successes that never see yourself. cy, the GM website it enjoyed due to the for benefits shows a “benefits” of being whole host of dental untouched by enemy programs, health destruction during insurance, 16 paid World War II. holidays annually One of the causes of the lack of comand up to six weeks vacation per year for petitiveness of the steel industry resulted longer service employees. Compare these from the almost monopoly control the benefits with the average taxpayer who industry had on the post World War II either supplies GM or is merely employed world. The “monopoly” of the steel indus- elsewhere and you quickly see that you try led to John F. Kennedy’s incendiary “bailed out'' an industry to give them benattacks against the industry, which were efits at your expense that you will never almost legendary at the time. see yourself.

President Kennedy’s attacks on the All the while, Obama touts GM success steel executives, though, failed to undercoming out of bankruptcy. He claims that score the staggering economic disparity he saved the industry. Yes, he did – but at between steel workers and employees in your expense. other industries.

Greed is greed! No matter the source. To The typical experienced steelworker in pretend that greed operates only with the the 1970s received 13 weeks per year of wealthy is silly. vacation compared to a national average The same greed of the monopoly-type of two weeks. These extremely high laindustry exists in many areas outside bor costs compared to others were passed of the automobile industry. The teachon to the consumer until competition eners’ unions, public sector employees or tered and the domestic industry’s excescorporations with monopoly-like powers sive costs collapsed the industry. The pay demand benefits that others are forced to rates could have continued if productivity pay that they themselves will never have. had continued to improve, but work rules Real class warfare is not from the and contracts frequently prohibited those wealthy, but from those protected by productivity gains. politicians.

In much the same way, GM and Chrysler Greed is greed. benefited from the turmoil in the market It knows no economic boundaries – only place due to World War II. As GM’s and political ones.

Chrysler’s competitors were rebuilt, how ever, GM and the automobile industry in Frank Ryan is a Lebanon CPA who general refused to modernize and rebuild specializes in corporate restructuring and itself. lectures on ethics for state CPA societies.

The automobile industry refused to beHe is a retired Marine Corps colonel who lieve that times had changed. has served in the Middle East.

Hitler would give an A-plus to the evolutionists for following his instructions.

Hitler said, “A lie should be so colossal that no one would believe that someone could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously.”

Evolution certainly is a big lie that would even exceed Hitler’s expectations. How could all those scientists be wrong? Would they lie? Are they gifted people and don’t really need proof for their conclusions?

Evolution is defined as a change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

Of course, this supposedly corrects the Bible in that God mentioned seven times that each species was created in its own kind. The evolutionists say this is a mistake. The great Jewish philosopher Moses Maimonides says, “Regarding all other prophets, God spoke to them through intermediaries. Regarding Moses, it was without one, as it says, ‘face to face I spoke to him.’ '' Sometimes evolutionists make the mistake of telling the truth. You will find not only isn’t evolution a fact, it’s not even a theory. A theory has to have some scientific empirical evidence. Evolution is a postulate. A postulate accepts something is true with no observable scientific evidence.

In his book, “The Blind Watchmaker,'' Richard Dawkins, the leading evolutionist of the day, said, “But in this chapter we are asking how improbable, how miraculous, a single event we are allowed to postulate. What is the largest single event of sheer naked coincidence, sheer miraculous unadulterated luck that we The vast majority are allowed to get away of the scientific with in our community knows own theories, there is no and still say we have a evolution, but satisfactory can't admit there explanation is a God. of life?” He can’t believe we could be so naive.

He’s not the only one to slip up and tell the truth.

The infamous Pierre Tielhard participated in the Piltdown Man scandal, as he was the one who filed down the teeth of an ape to make them look human. The bones and teeth were also chemically treated to give the appearance of being ancient. Tielhard said, “Evolution is a general postulate to which all theories, all hypotheses, all systems must henceforward bow and which they must satisfy in order to be thinkable and true.’’

Evolutionist Niles Eldridge admits, “Many trends, in other words, may exist more in the minds of the analysts than in phylogenetic history.” The definition of phylogenetic is relating to or based on evolutionary development.

It is clearly against the philosophy of these scientists to admit there is a God. Herman Biondi and Thomas Gold admitted not being able to philosophically accept the Big Bang Theory because it showed there was a creator.

Nobel winner George Wald admits, “There are only two possibilities as to how life arose. One is spontaneous generation arising to evolution; the other is a supernatural creative act of God. There is no third possibility. Spontaneous generation – that life arose from non-living matter – was scientifically disproved 120 years ago by Louis Pasteur and others.

That leaves us with the only possible conclusion that life arose as a supernatural creative act of God. I will not accept that philosophically because I do not want to believe in God.” The vast majority of the scientific community knows there is no evolution, but can’t admit there is a God. The famous preacher, Charles Spurgeon, said it best: “You are not to be dogmatical in theology, my brethren, it is wicked; but for scientific men it is the correct thing. You are never to assert anything very strongly; but scientists may boldly assert what they cannot prove.”

How sad it is that all over the world, millions of young people renounce the sacred history of Genesis for what Larry Azar, the great philosopher and critic of evolution, rightly called “a fairy tale for adults.’’

Andrew Burger Middletown

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new website was recently launched that allows Pennsylvania residents to have access to all state government expenditures at the click of a button.

The new site, called PennWATCH (Pennsylvania Web Accountability, Transparency and Contract Hub), was established by Act 18 of 2011. On the site, you can find all departmental and agency budget expenditures, including expenditure and revenue information; performance measures; agency websites; relevant employee data; and compensation information.

This website will dramatically expand the number of records available, improve access and help to rebuild public trust in state government.

I encourage residents to visit the website and explore the information now readily available to them. It’s a very user-friendly site.

Any information made available on PennWATCH for a given fiscal year must remain on the site for a period of at least eight years.

Pennsylvania now joins dozens of other states in offering this information online.

The website can be accessed from my website, www.RepPayne.com, or by visiting www.pennwatch. pa.gov.

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McNamara, you do not have a good history of picking qualified people for vacant positions in our borough – and if you would like to debate that comment, I would gladly administer a skill level test for your handpicked administration. That is, if I could actually get in touch with them!”

L“The person that wrote last

would tag-team and sit at the intersection of Spruce and Columbia; maybe about 1/2 a block away on Columbia. People do NOT stop at these stop signs! Most barely slow down.”

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M“Some teachers should just retire!”

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L“Wow, McNamara appoints

L“I REALLY wish the cops

basketball.”

President McNamara: I just found out you have to give your so-called secretary his own secretary? This is what you get when there is no review of applications and interviews.

If Courogen can’t do his job as all the previous secretaries had to do, then fire his butt.”

L“The Middletown Area School District has not been able to live within its budget for five years, requiring tax increases every year.

Why in the heck would you vote to build a new high school? Time to move out of the highest taxing district in the area.”

M“McNamara, are you pur-

posely running this borough into the ground or are you and your so-called professionals that stupid?

Please have an answer available for me at the next meeting!”

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PARKING GARAGE – are you for real? No one wants to come into your town with how you pathetic politicians are running things. That money would be better served building a four-lane highway out of town for your residents!”

L“I want to thank the residents of Middletown for my long paid vacation. I hope you realize that I have enjoyed being at home with my family and getting paid at the expense of the borough general fund.”

L“Council’s dirty politics as

usual. Let’s hire McNamara’s buddy for chief of police. What is his salary? Will he be required to live in the borough? Was this advertised nationally? Who were the other people that applied? Mr.

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week about McNamara and Mark Morgan using inaccurate and false information with the filling of pre-Act 47 is dead on. I can’t believe seven other councilors are either too ignorant, or they are in on his unethical politics! How about working for the people – not just your self-serving interests.”

himself to the Borough Authority. What a conflict of interest.

He should be on the other side of proper debate on issues. Is there no end to this Fidel Castro mini-me?

I have had it with his unethical behavior. I have lived here all my life and agree issues need to be addressed, but when they are illegally and immorally done without our best interest of the citizens, then I am for his removal and the rest that are following his reckless decisions. It’s like a soap opera with this administration. Haven’t you guys done enough damage?”

M“So why the heck does

Middletown Borough Council even have meetings? Just doing it to stroke the media. Oh, that’s right you don’t need the media because you’re doing everything online.

Uh-huh. Right! EVERYTHING is already decided prior to the gathering of these village idiots. This is a democracy? It’s the closest thing to a fascist state I’ve ever witnessed.

Think I’m kidding? Read about it in ‘Mein Kampf.’ ”

town Borough website, Councilor Suzanne Sullivan was absent for eight of 30 meetings in 2012. This is fact, not council propaganda.

That is over 25 percent of meetings that were not attended! Did she give back 25 percent of her councilor stipend? It is time for the Third Ward to revolt!”

M“The new McNees, Wallace

and Nurick renovated wing at Borough Hall is wonderful! Or at least that is what it should be called with as much money McNees, Wallace and Nurick made off of the borough in 2012.”

M“Seriously, Press And Journal,

WHEN are you going to stop bashing McNamara? He’s doing what he wants and I agree with his agenda.

Too much money wasted. Too many people got rich. I want mine now and the Mac-Daddy will give it to me. So there! Print this!”

L“I don’t care if the library

closes, the pool doesn’t open, there aren’t any touchy-feely programs for spoiled brats – this town can’t afford any of that any more. Deal with it and live within our means – that’s what I say.”

K“So what if the borough sec-

retary isn’t always so smiley and happy. Would you want his job?

Power on, Chris C. You da man!”

LDo you Middletowners realize

that the end of the water authority is at hand? And when it’s gone, turn and look around like the blind, dumb sheep you are and say, “What happened?” Good for you, because your ignorance and apathy landed you exactly where you should be – at the bottom of the barrel in Dauphin County.”

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taking over the Elks Theatre and doing different movies there. I liked the Elks before and NOW I love

it! And about the eminent domain thing the town’s bullies are going to try: You’re a disgrace and a waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars – my tax dollars!”

are not doing their job and are not collecting delinquent tax to pay our school bill and borough expenses. If the borough collected all its taxes, no one would have to be laid off and the budget balanced. 2) Too much “So it’s my understanding the stealing from the electric fund and new police chief for Middletown other funds. The electric fund is for lives in Perry County. True? How managing the electric service, which is that going to work? Will the includes repairs to electrical generaborough be paying his mileage? So tor and other electric department when does council services. Eight announce the need million is missing.

Some teachers for an assistant Where did it go? should just retire!” Bad investments? chief because the chief is at home or HA! 3) There is on his way to or from our town? no supervision of borough assets, Soon, my good people, VERY soon! and those who have access to those Just wait. You read it here in Sound assets. For years, the electric departOff first!” ment has been stealing from us by overcharging our electric bills and I “Great job, Middletown girls’ think the water and sewage departbasketball coach. Another season of ment has been doing the same. Our blown talent that couldn’t make the water and sewage bills are highly playoffs! Please make a change!” inflated and need adjusted. We need to get new and honest people on “I think the Middletown deficit Borough Council – and do not vote was caused by three things: 1) The in any former council members borough taxes are not being paid. because they knew we were getting Year after year, I see a public listing ripped off and did nothing. This is for unpaid real estate and borough our chance this election year. We taxes. That list by itself adds up need to take out the garbage and get to $2 million. Our tax collectors new people on Borough Council.”

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Students win Scholastic Art Awards Three Lower Dauphin art students captured silver key awards in the Harrisburg region for projects submitted to the Scholastic Art Awards.

Another six students won an honorable mention recognition.

The three silver key winners were Devyn Barry, for her acrylic painting “Eyes of the Serengeti;” Ariana Iantosca, for her portfolio of eight photographs titled “City View;” and Elle Wallace, for her watercolor pencil self-portrait with text titled “Jack told me these things.”

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