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Met-Ed to turn off power to Middletown to repair substation
By Daniel Walmer
Press And Journal Staff
Met-Ed is planning to shut off electricity throughout Middletown for two days this spring to make repairs to the borough’s flood-damaged Mill Street Substation. Met-Ed has tentatively scheduled the outages for Sunday, April 7 and Sunday, May 12, but the borough has not yet accepted those dates. Middletown has suggested that the outages occur on Sundays because most businesses are closed, said Ken Klinepeter, the borough’s public works supervisor.
The utility, which delivers electricity from the borough’s wholesale supplier, Exelon Corp., to the borough’s municipalowned electric distribution system, will spend about five weeks upgrading the substation, said Karen Baxter, a spokeswoman for Met-Ed. At the beginning and end of the repairs, they will need to shut off power townwide to switch electricity flow from the Mill Street Substation to the borough’s Spruce Street Substation and back, a process that will take about five hours each time, she said. During the five-week repair, Met-Ed will be installing a backup
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power source to the station to prevent future prolonged power outages, replacing equipment and raising the station to prevent flood damage from occurring in the future, Baxter said. The substation was severely damaged from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee in September 2010. “It’s going to be a brand new power station when it’s all done,” Baxter said. “We’re excited to get this done.” Met-Ed will be paying for the repairs, and will coordinate with the borough to make sure customers are informed of when the outages will take place, she said.
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A new Middletown Borough Council-supported majority on the Middletown Borough Authority quickly demonstrated it will do things differently. It voted on Wednesday, Feb. 13 to hire a new engineer and solicitor for the authority, and authorized an audit to assess the authority’s financial health – something one former authority member said could be used to justify the sale of the borough-owned water and sewer systems. The new majority also tabled the rest of the authority’s agenda, including payment of bills. Within days, authority member Jeffrey Miller and authority secretary Leslie Givler resigned, with Givler referring to the new majority’s way of conducting business – particularly its refusal to authorize the payment of bills – as “unethical and very likely illegal.” Miller would not comment on the reason for his resignation. New authority member John Patten, a former borough councilman, was appointed chairman of the authority by a 3-2 vote at the Feb. 13 Please See CHANGES, Page A6
Judge: Pappas must resign By Daniel Walmer
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Dauphin County Judge Lawrence Clark has ruled that Middletown Borough Authority Chairman Peter Pappas must step down from the authority. The decision ends months of dispute between Pappas and Middletown Borough Council over the validity of Pappas’ appointment by a lame duck council in December 2009 and clears the way for council’s September appointee to Pappas’s seat, resident John Patten, to begin serving on the authority. From the beginning of the case, Clark said his decision would be based on law, not his view on Middletown politics, and he stuck to that mantra in his court opinion. Clark ruled that Pappas is not legally entitled to the seat, but he criticized council for pursuing
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The creators of Celatum City, posing with a model of their vision, are, from left to right, Rowan Sessa, Lydia Hursh, John Hursh, AJ Fischer, Xavier Ortiz, Erin Templeton and Shannon Reese.
Seven MAMS students design a futuristic town – and win a contest By Daniel Walmer
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he phone rings. A development planner wants you to design a new city in the desert of Arizona. You have to create industrial, commercial and residential sectors that work together in harmony. You’re only water source is the nearby Colorado River. You don’t get rain often, but when you do, you get a lot – so you have to manage storm runoff while conserving the water for the upcoming drought. Can you do it? Seven seventh-graders in teacher Trever Davis’ gifted class at Middletown Area Middle School can – and did. In fact, they won the Central Pennsylvania Regional Future City Competition on Jan. 26 at the State Museum in Harrisburg.
When the judges announced their decision, the students said they had a oneword reaction: Wow. “It was kind of like, ‘you’re joking,’ ” Rowan Sessa, a member of the student team. The middle school gifted program has been participating in the regional competition for a long time, but this is the first time Middletown students have won, Davis said. “The kids have been incredible, just working really well together,” said Davis. While the competition is fun, it’s also hard work, including a concept design, a research essay, a city narrative that tells the history of creating the city, the development of a 3-D model out of recycled materials and a presentation to judges. “I love the competition because it encompasses all different types of learn-
ing,” Davis said. “It’s just a great opportunity for students to work collectively.” Working collectively was a challenge at times for the group of independent thinkers. At one point, they were thinking about splitting into two groups because of difficulties reconciling their ideas. “It was hard to come up with a compromise that would work for all of us,” Sessa said. But Catherine Hoover of Middletown’s Raudenbush Engineering, who mentored the class, said the tension was all a valuable part of the experience: Professional engineers also have to learn how to compromise between conflicting ideas, she said. And while the students’ independent minds made working together a challenge, their creativity was also their Please See CITY, Page A6
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A fan visits a star’s grave By Jim Lewis
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Theresa Davis is 94, so she’s old enough to recognize the name Helen Twelvetrees. Old enough to have seen her movies. She is a lover of celebrities, someone who still talks excitedly about seeing Tom Jones and Englebert Humperdinck perform at Hershey Theatre. So when she learned from her daughter that Twelvetrees, a movie actress whose early talkies in the late 1920s and 1930s propelled her to stardom, lived and died in Middletown – and is buried in Middletown Cemetery – she had to see the grave for herself. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the anniversary of Twelvetrees’ death from an overdose of kidney medication in a house on Oak Hill Drive, Davis, of Middletown, and her daughter placed artificial flowers and a Valentine’s Day balloon on the grave. “I wish I would have met her in life,’’ lamented Davis, a former clerk from nowdefunct Middletown stores. “I remember that name. Forever, I think, I would remember that name.’’
Twelvetrees, short and blond-haired, made her movie debut in “The Ghost Talks’’ in 1929. She appeared in “The Painted Desert’’ with Clark Gable in 1931 and “State’s Attorney’’ with John Barrymore in 1932, and appeared on the covers of magazines. Twelvetrees moved to Middletown with her third husband, Conrad Payne, an Air Force officer stationed at Olmsted Air Force Base. On the day before Valentine’s Day in 1958, Payne returned home for lunch and found Twelvetrees dead on the bedroom floor. She was 49. Twelvetrees rocketed to stardom before she was eventually dropped by RKO Pictures and replaced as a leading lady by Katherine Hepburn. She appeared in a number of “B’’ pictures later in her career before moving to summer stock and eventually retiring from acting. Davis was a fan – “I remember seeing pictures of her in magazines that I used to save,’’ she said – so she couldn’t resist spending a few minutes in the cemetery, placing the flowers on the grave. Twelvetrees was cremated and buried in an unmarked grave – Payne was Please See FAN, Page A6
Webb leaves borough for Swatara Twp. job By Noelle Barrett
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Theresa Davis, 94, of Middletown places flowers and a balloon on the grave of movie star Helen Twelvetrees, who is buried in Middletown Cemetery.
Another familiar face in Middletown Borough government is leaving his post. Todd Webb has resigned his position as head of the borough’s highway department to become the highway superintendent for Swatara Twp. Paul Cornell, Swatara Twp. administrator, confirmed Webb’s acceptance of the position, and said he will start in two weeks. Webb will make a salary of $58,000. Webb will replace Curtis Wilbur, who resigned for another job. Cornell said Webb was chosen for his experience after an extensive background check. “We came up with nothing but positive reports,” Cornell said. “He seemed to have done his homework in interviews and seemed to understand what we were looking for. Most importantly, he is a good fit.” Webb has worked for Middletown Borough for 18 years in various positions, including stints as borough secretary and manager of the nowclosed communications center. He could not be reached for comment.
In the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Middletown Area School District will look into creating secure vestibules at its school entrances to make them safer. Middletown Area School Board operations committee members gave director of operations William Meiser the go-ahead at a Thursday, Feb. 14 meeting to look into the creation of new vestibules. It would cost about $25,000 to $50,000 for each school, Meiser said. Middletown Area High School would be left out of the project since the board is considering building a new high school that would include a secure vestibule, he said. Secure school entrances are a common topic of discussion among school districts right now, said Superintendent Lori Suski.
Printing error results in two bills Middletown residents who received duplicate utility bills recently need not worry about the second bill, the borough secretary and director of communication Chris Courogen said. Some residents recently received a duplicated second bill as a result of a borough printing error, he confirmed. You can disregard the second bill, he said. “Obviously, nobody’s expected to pay two bills,” he said. “We are taking steps to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future.”
Teen with gun robs three males A 15-year-old brandished a handgun and robbed three males while they were walking in the 300 block of Swatara Street in Steelton on Tuesday, Feb. 12, Steelton police said. The teenager was arrested and charged with three counts of robbery. He was arraigned in Dauphin County night court and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond.
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William Cerklewski William “Bill” Cerklewski, 80, of Middletown, entered into rest on Monday, February 11, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, after a long illness of pneumonia and complications of a stroke. He was born on December 13, 1932 in Shamokin. He retired as a machine operator for Armstrong World Industries. Bill’s hobbies included watching WWE wrestling, trains, woodcraft, and taking care of the yard, as well as others in the neighborhood. He also enjoyed taking care of his dog, Taz. Bill, known to some as “Rowdy,” had a wonderful sense of humor. He was always teasing and joking around, and always had a great story to tell. He was preceded in death by a daughter Linda Lee Kushel in 2012, a brother Florian Cerklewski and his two beloved pets Scuffy and Daffy. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Amy L. Owen Cerklewski; daughter Ruth A. Cerklewski of Milwaukee, Wis.; brother Andrew Cerklewski of San Antonio, Texas; two granddaughters Kathryn Kushel of Mechanicsburg, and Jamie (Kushel) and husband Jeremiah Negley of Carlisle; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Friday
at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, with the Rev. Paul Maulfair officiating. Burial was at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1180 W. Chocolate Ave., Hummelstown, PA 17036, or to the Humane Society of Harrisburg, 7790 Grayson Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17111. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Angelina Benko Angelina M. Benko, 94, of Highspire, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 17, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 29, 1918 in Birmingham, Ala. and was the daughter of the late Constanza and Marianne Milletelo Gagliano. She was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, the Parish Council of Catholic Women, and the Legion of Mary, all of Middletown. She loved the fellowship of her friends and family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a friend to all. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Gust J. Benko, who passed away on January 30, 1997, and seven siblings. She is survived by her son Dr. Michael Benko, husband of Debbie from
Middletown; daughter Roberta Benko Horney, wife of Tony of Middletown; seven grandchildren Dr. Michael, Rebecca, Coleen, Michael, Michelle, Angela and Douglas; 10 greatgrandchildren; and a sister Catharine Khavkine of New York. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 21 at Seven Sorrows Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Harrisburg. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20 and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, February 21, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be shared at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.
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Middletown recently felt the effects of declining volunteerism when the Women’s Club dissolved, giving its remaining money to the Middletown Public Library. Now the Middletown Area School District is trying to make sure another local club doesn’t do the same. The Blue and Gold Club, formed in the 1990s to supplement the needs of all Middletown sports, recently had its treasurer resign and is struggling to find new membership, member
From The Wednesday, February 21, 1990 Edition Of The Press And Journal Conoy Accused Of Patronage In Heated Township Meeting Last week’s meeting of the Conoy Township Supervisors erupted into a prolonged shouting match after a disgruntled Township official accused the Board of engaging in political patronage in its hiring practices. Chuck Hower, Emergency Management Coordinator for the Township, made the accusations and pointed to the Board’s appointment of former Supervisor Joseph Kauffman as Roadmaster for an example. “The Supervisor is still here,” Hower said. “I think people voted him out of office because they thought they’d get a change, but they didn’t.” Hower’s gripe about Kauffman’s reappointment was also the focus of a story in an area newspaper. Supervisor Robert Strickland berated Hower and the area newspaper for “laying false information on the public and printing it as fact.” “I think Mr. Hower has gone astray from the facts and [at least one area newspaper] printed it without even checking the information,” Strickland said. “You’re laying false information on the public that’s misguiding.” Concerning the Roadmaster position, the newspaper had quoted Hower as saying that, “At $9 and hour, that’s $360 a week, or $18,720 a year. If you add overtime, it has the potential to be a $25,000 to $30,000 a year job. Strickland cited the salary information the newspaper attributed to Hower as totally incorrect. After Strickland voiced his disappointment with Hower and the area newspaper, the topic was open for discussion. What followed was a prolonged shouting match. Fire Company’s Past Shadows The Future The Friendship Fire Company of Elizabethtown is about to embark on a major capital fund campaign. In anticipation of this the public relations THE PRESS AND JOURNAL, INC. Published Every Wednesday
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go away,” Suski said. The club was designed to help all sports in the district by filling needs on coaches’ “wish lists” but not in their current budget, Etter said. Their first purchase was a golf cart for trainers to use to transport injured students, he said. The club met on Sunday, Feb. 17 to address the board’s comments, and they plan to continue, Etter said. They will be attempting to get more people involved and move forward with their annual raffle fundraiser, he said. Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.
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Larry Etter told the school board’s athletic committee at a Thursday, Feb. 14 meeting. “We’re kind of at a crossroads right now,” Etter said. “We’re kind of at a place right now where we’re trying to find enough people to continue.” At a meeting on January 13, some of the members had discussed disbanding and splitting their remaining $13,000 among the remaining school sports, said club member Tim Noll. “They didn’t think the district needs us anymore, because there’s no communication from the district,” Noll said. “That communication just hasn’t
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will hold the first of several public hearings next Tuesday, February 27, to seek citizens’ comments on a proposed comprehensive plan that will provide Township officials with a basic blueprint to regulate growth. Mel Hoke, chairman of the municipal Planning Commission, told the Township Board of Supervisors at its recent meeting that the initial public hearing will hopefully elicit some comments from Township citizens about their concerns over proposed growth. The quiet suburban municipality, currently home to nearly 5,000 inhabitants, is the site of some proposed commercial and housing developments. Those proposed developments may signal an end to Londonderry’s long history as a peaceful suburban community with a decidedly bucolic air. Because of what may lie ahead for township officials and property owners, Hoke said he’s hopeful the hearing will be well attended. “We’ll be looking at the issue of land uses in the Township, so we are urging citizens to attend,” Hoke said. “This is a major undertaking and we’ll be glad for all the public input we get.” But Hoke was not as receptive to suggestions from the Township Board that Harold Royer not be reappointed to the municipal Planning Commission. Hoke said present members of the commission had reviewed four applications from persons interested in serving on the agency but had decided instead in favor of re-appointing Royer. Royer had resigned from the commission recently in response to complaints about his alleged failure to attend many of the commission’s scheduled meetings. Food Bank Labors To Make Sure No One Goes Hungry Holiday seasons end, and so will winter. But for thousands of individuals and families in South Central Pennsylvania, there is no end to their hunger. It is still there after Christmas, and still there after winter. The South Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, which annually distributes almost 6 million pounds of food to help feed 140,000 people, has some innovative plans for doing even more. “The first step is to relocate,” says Executive Director Tim Whelan,
who describes the aging Steelton facility in which they’re currently housed as “falling apart and wholly inadequate.” According to Whelan, the Food Bank is now more than halfway toward accumulating the cash it needs to move into a larger, more cost-effective plant, and is aggressively pursuing additional funding. Whelan says a larger warehouse is needed primarily to enable the Food Bank to develop new food sources. The irony, he points out, is that since food banks have educated food manufacturers about waste and surplus, there is less surplus available for manufacturers to donate. “If we had more room, we could salvage retail store products that now are being discarded, because, for example, their packaging is damaged. Currently, we cannot handle this available food source for the needy because of insufficient space.” Whelan also envisions a “re-packing” program, whereby surplus product available in minimum 750-pound totes would be repackaged for distribution.” “Recently, we lost 160 cases of fresh Brussels sprouts because we didn’t have the machine space nor personnel to re-package them in usable quantities, and the vegetables went bad.” Currently, the Food Bank distributes on the average 500,000 pounds of food a month; for every dollar the Food Bank spends, more than $20 in retail food value is returned to the community. Prices From 23 Years Ago Green Beans & Ham........ $1.19/lb. Chicken Croquettes.......... 39¢/each Turkish Apricots............... $1.99/lb. Ultra Slim Fast 14 oz..............$5.99 Pineapple Tidbits.............. $1.99/lb. Iceberg Lettuce ................49¢/head Cherry Hi-Pies 35 oz. ............$4.89 Grillmaster Chicken Bologna.............. 69¢/lb. Red Rhubarb..................... $1.29/lb. Chiquita Juice 64 oz. cart.......$2.15 Salmon Fillet.................... $5.99/lb. Faschnacht Donuts.........$2.28/doz. On-Cor Dinners 32 oz. pkg....$2.19 Dove Detergent 22 oz. btl..........89¢ Lynden Farms, 20 oz. bag Shoestring Potatoes................44¢
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By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff Tractor-trailers are known for causing problems in Royalton. From power outages to getting stuck and damaging parked vehicles, it has become an inconvenience the borough has tried to stop over the years. So at a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 5, Royalton Borough Council voted to install signs that direct tractor-trailer traffic back onto Route 441. There will be three directional signs for Route 441 from the Grubb Street Bridge to the Judy Deighton-Oxenford Bridge, said Amy Burrell, borough secretary. This isn’t the first time signs have been posted. A traffic study completed in 2010 concluded the borough’s streets were not designed to handle truck through-traffic, so the borough installed signs to only allow trucks making local deliveries in the borough. Those signs at three entrances into the borough are not enough, council says. Last month, a tractor-trailer backed into a telephone pole at the corner of Penn and Northumberland streets, snapping a pole and ripping out a transformer. Another pole was also knocked down as a result of the damage and many residents were left without power. While the borough doesn’t want to deny access to local deliveries, it wants to prevent commercial tractor-trailers from getting stuck or lost, or future accidents. “We’re just trying to keep from having an accident like we just had there,” said Robert Givler, Royalton police officer. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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An unidentified motorist struck a Verizon telephone pole at about 6 a.m. Tuesaday, Feb. 19 at North Union Street near Wharton and Roosevelt avenues, said Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications. The driver was not injured, said Courogen. Middletown police are investigating the accident.
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Lower Dauphin Middle School Lower Dauphin Middle School Principal Dan Berra has announced the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period. To earn a place on the Distinguished Honor Roll, a student must have all “A’s” or perfect marks on their report card. To be named to the Honor Roll, a student must receive all “A’s” and “B’s” on their report card. The students who earned honors for the second marking period and their class year are:
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Grade 6 – Ruba Agili-Shaban, Kelly Barr, Riley Barrett, Logan Beard, Ryan Becher, Summer Blouch, Miles Book, William Bowen, Ashton Brojakowski, Micaiah Bulgrien, Morgan Carman, Avery Cassel, Blake Cassel, Halle Colletti, Grace Day, Annie Dickinson, Audrey Domovich, Olivia Dreon, Noah Egan, Kailey Eldridge, Elyse Erdman, Hailey Foreman, Andrew Gilbert, Sarah Gingrich, Sara Hagen, Josiah Helmer, Emma Hirons, Caitlin Holland, Tanner Kennedy, Ashleigh Kenney, Avery Krot, Ryan Kutz, Kaylee Laychock, McKenna Lennox, Mayson Light, Brendon Little, Grace McCloskey, Catherine McDonough, Cassandra McIntire, Logan Miller, David Murphy, Katelyn Nalesnik, Ellah Ogden, Nicole Ordille, Gillian Price, Maria Prymak, James Ramsey, Carlee Rankin, Shea Sarsfield, Jamison Schaefer, Elizabeth Scipione, Vanessa Skidmore, Jacob Snyder, Colin Stockton, Bryanna Straw, Joselyn Terry, Hayden Tierney, Gannon Ulrey, Anai Walters, Faith Wealand and Sophia Yocum. Grade 7 – Benjamin Beaver, Jackson Becher, Abigail Berrios, Evan Bowman, Kayley Brookes, Grace Buschiazzo, Samantha Carney, Brianna Dincau, Emalee Douglass, Gillian Dunleavy, Jace Fry, Alexis Goddard, Emilie Goss, Diego Heredia, Ella Hickey, Joelle Hitz, Kayla Hoffer, Paige Hollinger, Cameron Hoover, Jacob Janssen, Rory Klingensmith, Alison Kreider, Emma Lawn, Han-
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nah Laychock, Niles Long, Pauliina Malinen, Abigail Mauger, Shannon McCreary, Evan McMurray, Chaira Meyers, Drew Mondi, James Perry, Brendan Roth, Melissa Salli, Emily Scholfield, Kealey Smith, Clay Spencer, Victoria Tredinnick, Jordan White, Derek Wyld, Colin Yohn and Paige Zewe. Grade 8 – Paige Balshy, Daniel Beaver, Allison Bitting, Sarah Blessing, Jenna Brunner, Ray Cotolo, Emma Durantine, Nathan Ebert, Matthew Foran, Delaney Garcia, Matthew Gergely, Grace Gilbert, Logan Grubb, Brittany Halbleib, Kylie Hoke, Kaylee Hollenbach, Nicole Hsing-Smith, Teresa Koulik, Meghan Lathrop, Kenneth Lavery, Anna Levi, McKenzy Lilliock, Alexandra Little, Ryhan Lopatic, Lucas McCanna, Nickolas Moosic, Anna Mostoller, Elise Musser, Kailene Nye, Evan Roe, Samuel Rothermel, Olivia Rutledge, Hannah Schulteis, Nicholas Scipione, Hunter Smith, Nicole Snider, Brandon Stine, Caitlyn Stumpf, Clyde Tamburro, Mary Tarczynski, Shelbi Tibbens, Maryn Trowbridge, Frankie Vernouski, Travis Walborn, Sarita Walters, Amy Waughen, Alyssa Yantosik, Michael Yarrish and Michelle Yavoich.
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Grade 6 – Sarah Amodei, Katie Arnold, Garrett Bauer, Lauren Beacham, Nicholas Bennett, John Biechler, Joshua Blessing, Bryce Bortner, Logan Boshart, Alec Burger, Courtney Burrows, Jared Byers, Daymien Carpenter, Serena Carr, Kylie Costik, Caitlin Cummings, Morgan Cummings, Lexie Dalton, Sebastian Dao, Joseph Dixon, Patrick Donohue, Brooke Dresher, Christian Dupler, Jacquelyn Endy, Benjamin Erney, Sierra Fields, Danielle Fink, Emma Galbraith, Nicolas
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Borough Council of the Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will consider enactment of an ordinance at a meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, commencing at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Royalton Borough Building, 101 Northumberland Street, Royalton, Pennsylvania 17057, or at a subsequent public meeting the Borough Council. A summary of the Ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 224 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF ROYALTON, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AMENDING, MODIFYING AND CHANGING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROYALTON, BY ADDING ADDITIONAL PARKING PROHIBITIONS AT ALL TIMES AT SECTION 7-1043, AND APPENDIX II-B. A copy of Ordinance No. 224 may be examined at the Borough Building, address as stated above, Monday through Friday, during the hours of 8:30 o’clock, a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m. prevailing time in the office of the Secretary of the Borough. All residents, taxpayers, persons interested there in or affected thereby are invited to attend.
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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
Notice Borough of Royalton NOTICE is hereby given, the AUDITORS for the Borough of Royalton have scheduled the following dates for the purpose of conducting the annual audit for the year ending 12/31/12. Dates are as follows: March 14, 2013 - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 15, 2013 - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The audit will be conducted at the Royalton Borough Offices, 101 Northumberland Street, Royalton, PA. Borough of Royalton Gwynn Topper, Chairperson 2/20-1T #120 www.MyPublicNotices.com
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PUBLIC NOTICES ADMINISTRATOR CTA’ s NOTICE Estate of DALE R. BOYER late of 172 Nissley Street, Middletown, PA 17057, Deceased Letters of Administration CTA on the above estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same, without delay, to: John W. Hoch Administrator CTA 72 Roop Street Highspire, PA 17034 or to his attorney, Clifford A. LePage Jr., Esquire 44 N. Sixth Street P.O. Box 8521 Reading, PA 19603 2/13-3T #118 www.MyPublicNotices.com
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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
very loud happy birthday holler. Publisher Joe Sukle will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Feb. 21. Best wishes in all you do, Joe! Jake Leggore of Lower Swatara marks his 17th treats and fun day on the best day ever to have a birthday – Friday, Feb. 22. Have a snappy day, Jake. Sandy Wise-Dunkleberger is also celebrating on that very special day – Friday, Feb. 22. May you be filled with joy and surrounded by lots of love and smiles. I’m sneaking in a happy birthday message to my wife, LaVonne Ackerman, on Friday, Feb. 22. Hope your day is full of all the things you love – Scott Ackerman. Hahaha! Joyce Plott of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Saturday, Feb. 23. Hope it is beautiful music to your ears. Best wishes for a wonderful 19th cake day to Courtney Freeburn of Lower Swatara. Her confetti-popping day is Saturday, Feb. 23. Crystal VanValkenburg will have a blast on her special day, Saturday, Feb. 23. Enjoy the entire weekend. Leonard Tokar of Lower Swatara celebrates his frosty-filled day on Sunday, Feb. 24. Hope the skies are sunny for you. Happy 9th sparkles and glitter day to Katie Camilli of Harrisburg. She observes her last-singledigit birthday on Sunday, Feb. 24. If you see Shelby Miller of Lower Swatara out and about on Monday, Feb. 25, be sure to give him a very loud and joyous happy 24th birthday holler. Happy 24th cake and ice cream day to Josh Manning of Lower Swatara. May your birthday on Monday, Feb. 25 be marvelous! Double birthday celebrations are happening at the Parkhill house in Lower Swatara on Monday, Feb. 25. Brothers Brendon and Cameron Parkhill will be 19 and 12! Hope you all have a ball and great fun all week. Double birthday shout out to Becca and Jon Martz of Lower Swatara. These twins turn 22 on Monday, Feb. 25. Even though it is cold and wintry, I hope your day is full of warmth and smiles. Happy birthday to sweet Deb Breon of Lower Swatara. Enjoy your terrific Tuesday, Feb. 26th party day! Happy number 26 to Jeff Dukes of Lower Swatara. He celebrates his golden special birthday – 26 on Tuesday, Feb. 26. God bless you, Jeff! 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.
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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
Hoping for an over-thetop birthday for Chris Reider of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, Feb. 26. I bet you are keeping warm making your delicious soups. Phyllis Etter of Lower Swatara observes her smiles and surprises cake day on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Hoping this birthday is the best yet for you. Township meetings The following Lower Swatara Twp. meetings will be held at the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20; municipal authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25. Recipe Here is another Crock-Pot recipe from Susan Wagner. Thank you, Susan! Beef Tips and Noodles • 1.5 pounds of beef tips • 1 tablespoon of red wine • 1 can French onion soup • 1 can cream of mushroom soup • 1 package egg noodles Combine soups (do not add water), beef and wine in Crock-Pot. Cook on low at least 8 hours, up to 24 hours. Pour on top of cooked noodles. Serve. Widener dean’s list Lara Antonuk of Hummelstown and Rachel Hadrick of Elizabethtown have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Widener University School of Law. Students named to the list earned a grade point average in the top 20 percent of their class and division for the semester while pursuing Juris Doctor degrees. Quote for the Week “ C o n f i d e n c e d o e s n ’t come out of nowhere. It’s a result of something . . . hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.” – Roger Staubach Question of the Week With about four weeks left in winter, what is your advice for keeping the winter doldrums away? “I just think about spring and that is enough for me.” – Geri Tingle, Harrisburg. “I look out at nature and I search for signs of spring: buds on trees, more birds, green anything.” – Pia Montalvo, Linglestown. “I like to keep busy, stay warm by playing basketball in the gym.” – Drew Rhodes, 10, Hummelstown. “You could read a book about where it is nice and sunny out and pretend you are in that place.” – Katie Camilli, 8, Harrisburg. “I cuddle next to my two dogs with a blanket and sleep a lot.” – Taylor Lloyd, 19, Chambers Hill. “Keep remembering that baseball season is right around the corner.” – Timothy Wagner, 10, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week “(Turn your ear to wisdom) Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous (2:20).”
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A Swabian Family: The Ancestry Of Caspar Hepler By: Jeff Hepler, Middletown, Del.
In the 18th Century, Württemberg was a duchy, part of the Holy Roman Empire and the motherland of my Hepler family. During the Napoleonic era (1799-1815) it became a Kingdom and in 1871 it became a part of the newly united German Empire. Today, with Baden, it forms the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Its capital is still Stuttgart, as it was in 1748 when my emigrant ancestor Caspar Heppler was a Swabian citizen under the Dukes of Württemberg. The Neckar River, an icon of Württemberg, flows from south to north through Württemberg and Baden, past Stuttgart and Heidelberg until it joins the Rhine at Mannheim. One of the Neckar’s tributaries flowing into it from the west, northwest of Stuttgart, is the Enz River. It flows through the towns of Lomersheim and Vaihingen where Caspar Heppler and his wife were born (my 7th great-grandparents). The countries around their birthplaces are made up of low mountains and valleys, similar in character to many areas of Eastern and Central Pennsylvania. This Hepler story begins with my 10th Great-Grandfather Johann (Hanß) Heppler of Benningen on the river Murr, a short distance before the Murr joins the Neckar below Marbach. Benningen is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden- Württemberg, Germany. The family patriarch, Johann (Hanß) Heppler, and his wife, Dorothea Heppler; maiden name unknown, are documented in the year 1641 as living in Benningen. It appears he died before 1674, as the name Johann Heppler (Nr. 640) does not appear in the census of that year. In 1693, and later, French armies destroyed many villages in the entire region. As a result early church registers are lacking for Benningen, but from reconstructed records (1693 and later), it appears that Johann (Hanß) and Dorothea Heppler had two sons, Zacharias and Caspar Heppler. My 9th Great-Grandfather Caspar Heppler (c. 1650-1720), son of Johann (Hanß) and Dorothea Heppler, appears as citizen and vineyardist in the village of Bissingen on the Enz River about seven miles west of Benningen, across the Neckar. His marriage to Margaretha Keller took place at Bissingen on the Enz, February 15, 1676, during an intermittent period of war and preparation for war. (This information is derived from the marriage records of the Kilian-Church in Bissingen which reads in German: 1676, February 15 Caspar, Joha[nne] s Heplers, von Benningen nachgel. Ehel. Sohn; Und Margretha, Joha[nne] s Kellers, Millers alhier, Ehel. Tochter). (Nachgel. – “nachgelassener” Sohn means, Johannes Hepler, the father, has died before the marriage). Note someone had mistakenly noted the name “Haßler” in the original book. Margaretha Keller was the daughter of Johannes (Hanß) Keller (1622-1693), the miller of the Enzmuehle at Bissingen, and his wife Barbara Keller, maiden name Köllin, daughter of Peter Köllin from Bietigheim. Johannes (Hanß) Keller, Miller (in Bissingen) was born 1622 in Nieder Ramstadt near Darmstadt and died the 17 Jan. 1693 in Bissingen. His first wife was Barbara Köllin who was born c.1622, and died 15 Feb. 1664 in Bissingen. Johannes (Hanß) and Barbara married in Bietigheim on 3 June 1647 and had seven children. Their first child was Anna Margretha who was born on 26 Apr.1648 in Bietigheim. In 1650/51 the family moved from Bietigheim to Bissingen. After Barbara’s death in 1664, Johannes (Hanß) Keller married again in 1665 to Anna Barbara Sauter and they had eight children. Johannes Hanß Keller was wealthy. In 1677 Johannes (Hanß) Keller the father of my 9th great-grandmother Margareta who married Caspar Hepler paid for one of the paintings inside of the Kilian Church. http:// de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilianskirche_ (Bissingen). The painting shows the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is donated and paid by “Hanß Keller Miller allhier und seine Hausßfrauw.” Source: The town archives at Bietigheim-Bissingen. In 1706 at the time of his son Caspar’s marriage to Anna Margaretha Kramer at Vaihingen an der Enz, Caspar Heppler (c. 1650-1720), was described in the records as sergeant-major with the Saxon troops. Except for the fact that he appears to have married a second wife, Susanna-maiden name unknown, full information on the life of my 9th Great-Grandfather Caspar Heppler (c. 1650-1720), is lacking, According to the Burial Register of Vaihingen/ Enz, Susanna, widow of Caspar Heppler, vineyardist at Bissingen, died 1722, 9. 10. in Vaihingen at the age of 52. Source: Church archives at Vaihingen/Enz Germany. My 8th Great-Grandfather Johann Caspar Heppler (c. 1680- 1750) was a citizen of Vaihingen on the Enz. He was a master tailor as well as head of the tailor’s guild for the entire town and vicinity. On the 11th Sunday after Trinity in the year 1706, i.e., September 7, 1706, he was married at Vaihingen to Miss Anna Margaretha Kramer, “legitimate” daughter of the late Johann Georg Kramer, formerly governmental cooper (Herrenkuefer) at Vaihingen. The groom was described by the pastor as the “legitimate son of Caspar Heppler, former citizen and vineyardist at Binningen (sic) who is at the present time cavalry sergeant-major under the Saxon troops.” This information is derived from a record in the German language, which reads: Johann Caspar Heppler, Schneider, Caspar Hepplers, gew. Burgers und Weingaertners Zu Binningen jezo Wachtmeister unter den saechs. Trouppen, Ehl. Sohn. Note the name of the town Binningen (sic), as given in the marriage record 1706, listed above is wrong. Johann Caspar Heppler, whom I will call Caspar Heppler, Sr., to distinguish him from his son Caspar, the emigrant, appears to have been a considerable landowner at Vaihingen. In the deed books preserved in the town archives there are at least seven sales of land by him, as follows: 1. To Johann Jacob Maurer, hat maker and councilman, an acre of farmland for 700 gulden cash money, July 24, 1711. 2. To the Town Council of Vaihingen, an acre of farmland between land of Philipp Jacob Kraemer’s widow and Johann Heinrich Hopf, deacon, for 25 gulden cash money, February 8, 1712. 3. To Samuel Unfrid, citizen, three-fourths acre in return for one-fourth acre on the Hohlberg at Sersheim, bordering Caspar Heppler’s and Deacon Hopf’s land, a trade with Heppler paying the costs, October 21, 1713. 4. To Johann Adam Reichenbacher, citizen and tanner, a Vineyard at Leinfelden, for 15 gulden, May 26, 1722. 5. To Theodorus Roethlen, citizen and furrier, a half-acre of farm land for 20 gulden cash, September 20, 1723. 6. To Hanns Jerg Fischer, citizen and vineyardist, three fourths of a vineyard in the lower Schelmen fields, for 50 gulden, September 6, 1736. 7. To Johann Georg Haussmann, citizen and baker, a half-acre above the vineyards on the path to Sersheim, and a half acre on the gorge road leading to Sersheim, beside Mayor Muth’s property, for 13 gulden cash, October 11, 1741. In these documents my ancestor signed his name in three ways, as “Caspar Heppler,” as “Johann Caspar Heppler,” and as “Hannss Caspar Höppler.” In the fourth deed, for the vineyard, his wife signed her name, “Anna Margaretha Hepplerin,” the”-in” being the feminine ending of a surname. The Heppe Newsletter Issue Number 34 –March 2013. Con’t Col. 681
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Middletown “Do all things without grumbling or classes for all ages. Children from disputing, that you may be blameless ages 4 to second grade are welcome and innocent, children of God without to participate in Junior Church during blemish in the midst of a crooked and the morning worship service. We also twisted generation, among whom you welcome you to join us at our 6:30 shine as lights in the world.” Philip- p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all pians 2:14-15 services and classes. Open Door Bible Church, located Wed., Feb. 20: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6, and invites you to worship Jesus Christ Prayer meeting. with us this week. For more information call the church Our Feb. 24 Sunday worship ser- office at 939-5180 or visit us online vice commences at 10:40 a.m. with at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with worship with us in person.
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Middletown Welcome all. May God’s light shine school, with classes for all ages. Adult upon us as we gather to worship. May Sunday school devotional leader for the brilliance of his light and his wis- February: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., dom fill us. May it be a lamp to our worship service. The worship center feet and a light to our path. is handicap and wheelchair accesEvangelical Church meets on the sible. Greeters: Shirley Jones, Gloria corner of Spruce and Water streets at Clouser, Chris Clouser. Nursery 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south Helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill altar flowers are given in memory of convenience store. husband Grant Reese presented by The ministries scheduled at Evan- Evelyn Reese; 6:30 p.m., Dessert and gelical United Methodist Church from fellowship time; 7 p.m., Community February 20-26 are always open to Lenten Sunday evening service held everyone. at Presbyterian Church. Wed., Feb. 20: 6 p.m., AA Book Mon., Feb. 25: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Study Group; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Community dinner at Church of God. rehearsal. Meal will be Filled Chicken Breast. Thurs., Feb. 21: 5:30 p.m., Girl Tues., Feb. 26: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scouts Scouts meeting. meeting; 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Sun., Feb. 24 : 9 a.m., Sunday Church Men’s dinner and meeting.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran dessert fellowship will be held from Church is located at Spring and Union 6:30 to 7 p.m. At 7 p.m. a service of worship will follow; March 3 service Streets, Middletown. You are invited to join us for worship at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., Church; March 10 service at Wesley Good Shepherd Chapel; worship on UMC; March 17 service at New BeSaturday at 5 p.m., Good Shepherd ginnings Church. Wednesdays in Lent: 5:30 to 6:15 Chapel. The Saturday service is a p.m., Soup and bread meal. Worship casual traditional service, usually 45 at 6:30 p.m. minutes in length. Please enter the Mon., Feb. 25: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., church through the parking lot door. Community dinner at First Church of Sunday Worship is at 8:15 a.m. and God, Middletown. 11 a.m. Sunday Church School and Tues., Feb. 26: 6 to 8 p.m., Women Confirmation is 9:45 a.m. Our worship of St. Peter’s meeting. service is broadcast on WMSS 91.1 Visit our website at www.stpeFM. at 11 a.m. each Sunday. tersmiddletown.org. Sun., Feb. 24: Community Lenten Scripture readings for the week: Gen. Service at Presbyterian Congregation, 15:1-12, 17-18; PS. 27; Phil 3:17, 4:1; Union and Water Sts., Middletown. A Luke 13:31-35.
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
New Beginnings Church Middletown
New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Nonperishable food items are collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Followers of Faith Bible Study meets Mondays at 10 a.m. (men now invited); Intercessory Prayer Group is held every Thursday at 7 p.m.; The Craft Group meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; Youth Fellowship meets Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. Our Sunday worship service will be broadcast on the MAHS radio station WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Acolyte for February is Colin Graham. Children’s Church leader is Michelle Strohecker.
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held 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. All are welcome. For further information see our website www.pcmdt.org; go to Facebook PresbyterianCongregation, or call 717-944-4322 for the church office.
Sun., Feb. 24: 6:30 p.m., Community Lenten Service at the Presbyterian Church, Union & Water Sts., Middletown; New Beginnings hosts the service on Sun., March 17. We remember in our prayers and express our sympathy to our member Harriet Chappell in the loss of her daughter. Sun., Feb. 24: Undie Sunday. We are collecting children’s underwear to be given to our town elementary schools for children in need while in school. Youth Fellowship Rock-A-Thon for 4 Diamonds Fund runs from Fri., March 8 at 8 p.m. and concludes on Sat., March 9 at 8 a.m. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.” We invite you to come and experience this love.
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Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Warm winter greetings to you. On Sun., Feb. 24, come to worship service at 10:30 a.m. We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper and all are invited to join us as we begin the season of Lent. Invite a friend, too. Nursery is provided. Children remaining in the sanctuary may obtain from the usher a Blue Listening Bag with paper activities. Just leave the bag on the pew at the end of the service. Church school meets from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. in the Morrow Room for children and in Fellowship Hall for teens and adults. On Feb. 24 the Adult Forum will have a Lenten study using DVDs based on the book “Surprised by Hope, Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church” written by N.T. Wright. 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.” Pastor Don Potter will lead session one: 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. Presbyterian Youth Connection for grades 6 through 12 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. Come to PYC. Wed., Feb. 20: 6:15 p.m., Presbyterian Bells of Praise will begin rehearsals. Calling all bell ringers to attend. Sun., Feb. 24: Community Lenten Worship Service at Presbyterian Congregation, Union and Water Sts., Middletown. A social time will be
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. Mon. Feb. 25: Community dinner here at Church of God. Featured will be filled chicken breast, whipped potatoes, vegetable, and desserts. 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 www.gtagpa.org
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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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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
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appointed him to replace Pappas, saying Pappas was improperly appointed in December 2009. A county judge agreed, ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 12 that Pappas could legally be replaced by the current council. Borough engineer Herbert, Rowland and Grubic was then selected to replace CET Engineering Services as the authority engineer. But the move that seemed to generate the most scrutiny was a decision to pay borough financial consultant Mark Morgan to perform an audit of the authority, even though the authority already has an audit agreement with Brown, Schultz, Sheridan and Fritz. “We’ve got to use some common sense. You’re spending our money, money that people don’t have,” Vicki Handley, Thomas’s wife, told the authority’s new majority during the meeting. “Can’t you read an audit that we’ve already got? We have an audit. Aren’t you smart enough? Read it!” Patten, however, said Morgan’s audit would be different from the normal performance audit – it would address the “financial health and viability” of the authority. “I don’t know what that is right now,” he said. Patten said he approved the hiring
Continued From Page One meeting, a day after winning a Dauphin County Court case over former authority chairman Pete Pappas for a seat on the authority. He made clear from the start that the authority would be different under his leadership. “As you change people, you change the authority – and change has come to the authority,” Patten said. Patten joined council President Christopher McNamara and Robert Louer Jr. – son of council vice president Robert Louer – as members of the board appointed by the current council and a majority on the five-member authority. McNamara and Louer Jr. supported Patten’s nomination for president, while members Thomas Handley and Miller opposed it. A series of actions approved by the same 3-2 majority quickly followed. First, borough solicitor McNees, Wallace and Nurick was appointed to serve as authority solicitor in place of Steven Dzuranin. Dzuranin had spoken on behalf of the authority in refusing to recognize Patten as a legitimate member of the authority after council had
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properties away from their water source to limit pollution. For the seven students, winning the regional competition was not just an opportunity to showcase Middletown pride. They were offered $10,000 scholarships to attend The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology if they decide to pursue careers in engineering. Celatum City moved on to the Future City National Finals on Friday, Feb 15 to Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Washington, D.C. The grand prize for winning that competition: a trip to Space Camp in Alabama. The real-world mentor is yet another perk to the program, and Hoover has been a longtime willing volunteer. She’s served as a mentor for five years, and has served on the city-building competition’s regional steering committee for four. Introducing young people to the world of engineering is important, especially since many people don’t really know what engineers do beyond being good at math, she said. “For the future, we need engineers,” she said. “I like to see [the students] work together and really explore what engineers do.” Like Davis, Hoover was impressed by the ingenuity of the class. “I think they’re all so creative,” she said. “They weren’t afraid to express their own opinions, but they weren’t afraid to work together. They’re good-natured kids.”
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greatest strength, leading to several original ideas. The roads of their future city – named Celatum City, the Latin word for “hidden” – are meant for hover cars, consisting of magnetic strips covered with Arizona grass and built on a stone foundation that would help improve filtration. The town is surrounded by a trombe wall, a hollowed-out wall made of glass on the outward facing edge that converts solar energy to heat and could be used to store water in preparation for a period of drought. The city’s main tourist attraction is the Steelpire Slide, a cone-shaped structure taller than the town’s government building that serves as a combination downhill roller-skating apparatus, roller coaster and slide. They created it half-jokingly at first, then did some research and found something that looked like it in real life, said team member Lydia Hursh. A lot of thought even went into the city’s more subtle ingenuities: The creation of a retention pond to collect water from the Colorado River, the decision to give residential housing a good view of the Grand Canyon to increase property values and the placement of industrial
www.pressandjournal.com - info@pressandjournal.com of Morgan because of his work on a borough finances audit in 2012. Council authorized that audit for similar reasons, and it identified a projected $2.7 million budget deficit that lead council to immediately vote to close the borough’s communications center. Council referred to that financial report when defunding the Middletown Public Library, cutting staff and reducing its annual budget by $1.6 million later in 2012. Pappas, who served 26 years on the authority, thinks the new majority wants the authority audit to show problems in authority finances to help justify higher sewer and water rates or the sale of the borough-owned water and sewer facilities. “If the audit doesn’t bring anything up, then it’s a bummer as far as they’re concerned,” said Pappas. “But if it comes up with something, then they can shove it around and jam it down everybody’s throat.” Patten said he had no such plans, and refused to speculate on what the authority would do if the audit shows the authority is not in good financial health. “I’m not going into this with any agenda,” he said. “I’m going to let the audit tell me what we need to deal with.” Still, there is one thing he thinks it will be important to keep in mind when making any future decisions – the financial liability Middletown Borough faces from guaranteeing bond issues and otherwise supporting the authority. “All the interests of the authority are supported by the full faith and credit of Middletown,” he said. “And we need to be aware of that.” After appointing the engineer, solicitor and auditor, Patten, McNamara and Louer Jr. voted to table the authority’s remaining agenda – including payment of bills, ongoing litigation, communications with the borough and the future of the Booser Reservoir, an authorityowned property in Londonderry Twp. currently used for fishing. McNamara said he was “not in a position to authorize any payments” since he had not had an opportunity to review the bills. The decision led to a strong reaction from Thomas. “I have to say, I don’t know why you gentlemen came in with this preplanned assault like you did . . . but I can’t say I’m surprised,” Handley said. “But you’re not doing the community any service with the agenda that you’re doing.” Handley and Miller voiced objections to the authority’s other actions as well. Handley called the decision to change solicitors a “very bad move.” “We have a long history with [previous solicitor firm Wix, Wenger and Weidner],” he said. “They are familiar
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with what’s going on.” Patten defended the change. “It was obvious – to me, at any rate – that the counsel that existed was particularly my predecessor’s counsel,” he said. He noted that it was Dzuranin who had informed him the authority would not recognize him when council appointed him in September. When it came to the engineers, Handley and Miller cited CET’s knowledge of the borough water and sewer system and their involvement in authority litigation as reasons to retain them. “Getting HRG up to speed in terms of ongoing litigation is not going to be free,” Miller said. During that discussion, Handley took aim at Patten’s comments about change. “I understand your point about change, sir,” he said. “But not all change is good change, and this change is not good.” Overall, Handley said, “I think what they’re doing is unnecessary and it’s going to cost a lot of extra money.” But McNamara said no one expressed concerns about spending when the authority paid for Pappas’ legal defense for the disputed seat on the authority. McNamara defended the authority’s use of the borough solicitor and engineer, saying it makes sense as the authority now fulfills its proper function of supporting the borough’s water and sewer projects. Since the water and sewer systems are operated by the borough, he said, the authority should be focused on the financing of projects, not determining what projects to complete as it has done in the past. That practice has led to high water and sewer rates and authority debt, McNamara said. From now on, borough manager Tim Konek and public works supervisor
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Pappas’s removal, and went so far as to suggest that the Pennsylvania General Assembly could use this case to consider revising the pertinent law. “Had the state of the law been otherwise and had we been accorded authority to allow Mr. Pappas to remain on the Authority, we could have done so,” he wrote. “Regrettably, we do not have that authority.” “The Borough should take no comfort or joy in this obligatory decision by this Court,” he continued. “The Borough Council, in our considered view, has shown a significant lack of gratitude and respect toward the over quarter century of faithful service provided by Mr. Pappas to his fellow citizens in the Borough of Middletown.” Council voted to replace Pappas with Patten amidst a dispute between the authority and the borough over debt refinancing. But Pappas refused to step down, and the authority refused to recognize Patten’s appointment. Patten and the borough then filed a civil complaint asking Clark to enforce the borough’s decision to replace Pappas with Patten. Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications, declined to comment on Clark’s accusations of ingratitude by council, but said the decision affirms the borough’s interpretation of the law. “The judge’s ruling shows that the past council acted inappropriately, and we’re pleased that the judge ruled in favor of borough council,” Courogen said. “Right from the start, it was a
Ken Klinepeter will submit ideas of projects to the borough, which will then send them on to the authority for financing, McNamara said. Overall, having the authority work with council will “streamline the process” of improving the borough, he said. “The most important thing that was accomplished tonight is [that there is now] one team, one fight,” McNamara said. “There’s no more borough versus authority.” The authority had been in dispute with the borough over dueling debt refinancing plans and other issues. Handley defended the authority’s previous actions, saying the authority did work with the borough on capital improvement projects. “The authority sent a list [of capital improvement projects] to the council which was approved by council, and that is the list that we work off of,” he said. “We have always worked in conjunction with the council. The list that we have is the list that council has already approved.” On Friday, Feb. 15, Givler resigned her position as authority secretary, citing lack of communication from the new authority members and the way they conducted the Feb. 13 meeting as her reasons. “They basically want Tom and Jeff to shut up and do what they want to do . . . because [Handley and Miller are not] agreeing with them and they don’t want to hear anything,” she said. Patten chalked up criticisms of the meeting to a natural resistance to change. “Change can be disturbing, particularly if [people] don’t know what’s behind the change,” he said. “You just have to bear through it and hope the results will justify the changes that you make.”
matter of law and doing things properly and following the laws that were on the books.” “If anybody wants to point fingers at councils, they should look at the one that appointed [Pappas] illegally,” he added. Pappas does not plan to appeal the decision. He said he disagrees with the decision but “can’t see any point” in appealing the case given the time and money that would be involved. “I don’t want to spend any more money than we’ve already spent, and I’m thinking in terms of the residents of the town,” he said. Still, the decision disappointed him because of the effect it could have on the town, he said. “I just feel sorry for the residents of our borough,” Pappas said. “These idiots that are on council – they’re going to destroy the whole town, in my opinion, if they’re not knocked off their pedestal.” Combined with council’s appointments of Robert Louer Jr. and council President Christopher McNamara to seats on the authority, Patten’s installment makes a majority of authority members that have been appointed to the five-member board the current council. Pappas and former authority member Sandra Nagle testified in the court case that they believe council has a plan to dissolve the authority and sell the borough-owned water and sewer systems, a claim the borough denies. Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.
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on the clock. It took the Panthers only 15 seconds to tack on more points, with a shot from downtown by Dwight Whitlock. Two back-to-back steals by CD East led to layups by Wright and Johnson that gave the Panthers a 10-point lead, 19-9 in the first quarter. Free throws by Tommy Bowen and Miller brought the Falcons to within 19-12 at the end of the first. CD East continued to be a defensive powerhouse in the second quarter, with rebounds and steals that set the tone for the rest of the game. Before Lower Dauphin could even take the ball to its side of the court, Wright made a quick steal and layup for a 22-12 lead. Miller made two free throws, but the Panthers made another steal, and a bucket by Johnson lifted CD East to a 24-12 lead. Bowen made a bucket, but Lower Dauphin lost the ball to another Panther steal on its next possession. CD East’s Joe Lemelle took the ball up the court with no opposition on a layup. At the 5:00 mark of the second quarter, Lower Dauphin’s Rutledge hit a 3-pointer, but CD East rallied, tacking on 9 points in the next two minutes while the Falcons could only muster one free throw. In the final seconds of the first half, Kulina dropped a bomb for 3 points, but the Falcons trailed 42-28. In the second half, Lower Dauphin kept pace
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Susquehanna Twp. took a quick 5-0 lead in the first quarter. With 6:21 left, Perry put the Rollers’ first points on the board with a jumper. The Indians answered, firing off two shots, and from there, steady play by both teams ensued. The Rollers were able to put up some points with Julian Grant nailing a 3-pointer, and Fleming adding a free throw. With the Rollers down by 9 points with 2:58 left in the first, Fleming and James each sank two free throws to bring Steel-High within 15-10. The Indians hit two more baskets, but Fleming added a 3-point buzzer-beater to bring the Rollers to within 6 points, 19-13 at the end of the first. Susquehanna Twp. took off in the second quarter. But Fleming sank a
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was fouled on a 3-point attempt, and nailed all three free throws for the Rollers. With just a few seconds left on the clock, Steel-High trailed by only 3 points, 38-35, but a buzzer-beater by Susquehanna Twp.’s Jordan Millberry gave the Indians a 40-35 lead at the half. In the third quarter, James hit a 3-point shot from downtown to bring the Rollers within 2 points, 42-40. But Susquehanna Twp. stretched its lead to 7 points with about three minutes left in the quarter with two baskets and a free throw. With 2:25 left, Fleming missed a shot but quickly recovered the ball from Indians’ possession to deliver a layup with no one surrounding him. Fleming added two free throws, and Steel-High only trailed by 3 points. In the final 1:30 of the period, the Indians widened their lead a bit, scoring 6 more points, while Steel-High only added a Fleming free throw. Down 53-45 to start the final quarter, Steel-High had a lot of work to do, and they met the challenge – just a little late in the game. The Rollers rallied, ramping up their defense while scoring 27 points in the quarter. The final period started off slow and steady for the Rollers. Two free throws by James and a basket by Perry brought Steel-High within 3 points, 6663. Page nailed two free throws with for the Indians 2:42 left, but Fleming quickly answered with a bucket for the Rollers. Steel-High stepped up the defense. Perry pounced with a steal for the Rollers, drove through the Indian defense with a quick spin, to add two on a layup, bringing Steel-HIgh within a point, 68-67. Susquehanna Twp.’s Savalus Pope hit two free throws after being fouled on a tough shot, giving the Indians a 3-point lead with 1:42 left, but Fleming worked his way around the key to score a layup and added a free throw to tie
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Steelton-Highspire’s Mark Perry (5) drives for the basket against the Susquehanna Twp. defense. the game, 70-70 with 1:32 left. Joe Marshall nailed a bucket for the Indians with 1:07 left, and Steel-High lost the ball on its following possession. That led to the opportunity for the Indians to pull away. The Indians couldn’t put up a good shot with the Roller defense, but Susquehanna Twp.’s Nehemiah Mack was fouled while taking a shot with 15.3 left. His first free throw bounced off the rim,
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with the Panthers, but it was never enough to get ahead. CD East continued to have a slight edge over the Falcons on defense. After both teams added a basket, Lemelle made a steal, passing off to Wright for a basket. Miller scored a bucket
with 5:50 left, but CD East took over. Wright’s two free throws gave the Panthers a 55-32 lead with under four minutes left in the third quarter. Lower Dauphin stopped the streak with 3 points by Ryan Naccarato. CD East added a bucket, but Naccarato hit another basket from downtown. With 52.1 seconds left in the quarter, Kulina
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hit another 3-pointer, and the Falcons trailed by 16, 57-41. With just 8:00 left in the game, the Falcons felt the pressure, as did Coach Mark Hofsass. A minute after receiving a technical foul, Hofsass stood up from the bench during a disagreement over a call. This prompted a second technical foul, and the third came immediately after. Hofsass was ejected from the game and Johnson nailed four of the six shots as a result, giving CD East a 20-point lead, 65-45, with 6:48 left. Lower Dauphin got into a rhythm, scoring 11 more points, making a few steals and getting past the Panthers’ defensive, but it wasn’t enough. Early mistakes proved to be fatal. The Falcons’ season ended with a record of 14-9. CD East (11-12) moved on to play top-seeded Harrisburg in the second round. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Yetter scores her 1,000th career point By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal It’s not easy becoming the first to accomplish something historic. It takes consistency. It takes longevity. It takes hard work. Penn State Harrisburg’s Steph Yetter knows this more than most. The senior captain has played well since starting her first game as a freshman way back in 2009. She has played all four years on the court inside the Capital Union Building. There is no telling how many hours she has spent in the gym. Now, she is the first. In a game Wednesday, Feb. 13 against Penn State Berks, Yetter became the first Penn State Harrisburg women’s
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crowd’s thunderous applause. Before Yetter had time to react, teammate Miranda Zeanchock embraced her at the foul line. Fellow senior captain Amanda Moyer met her with balloons and a hug at the scorer’s table. Coach Ross Patrick burned a 30-second timeout, allowing Yetter to visit her family at courtside. The Lions capped off the unforgettable night with a 90-71 victory over Berks. Penn State Harrisburg began NCAA play during the 2007-08 athletic season. The Lions were accepted as full members of the association at the beginning of the 2010 campaign.
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basketball player to score 1,000 career points since the college was accepted as a member of the NCAA. She joined former Lion Brooke Conjar as the only ladies to reach the impressive scoring mark. Entering the game against Penn State Berks, Yetter needed just 1 point to hit 1,000 for her career. She didn’t keep fans and family in attendance waiting long – it took her just 37 seconds to take care of business. Yetter was fouled in the paint and stepped to the charity stripe for two free throws. She didn’t need the second attempt. At the 19:23 mark, she sank her first foul shot and set off the hometown
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Penn State Harrisburg senior captains Steph Yetter (10) and Amanda Moyer (15) embrace after Yetter scored her 1,000th career point on a foul shot in the first minute of a home game Wednesday, Feb. 13 against Penn State Berks.
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PLAYOFF BOUND Lions rout Abington, 104-73 to reach NEAC tournament COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal Following its win over league-leading Morrisville State two weeks ago, Penn State Harrisburg looked poised to make some noise in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) postseason men’s basketball tournament. But after back-to-back losses to Gallaudet and Penn State Berks on Feb. 6 and 13, there was no certainty the Lions would even make the playoffs. Heading into their regular season finale on Saturday, Feb. 16 against Penn State Abington, they needed a win and they needed help up north if they were to play postseason basketball. They got both. Penn State Harrisburg played one its best games of the year in its 104-73 victory over NEAC South Division leading Penn State Abington. Wells’ win over Keuka opened the playoff door and the Lions kicked it down. That combination led to the Blue and White earning its fifth straight conference tournament appearance. The Lions (11-14 overall, 8-6 in the NEAC) were scheduled to travel to Abington for a NEAC Championship Tournament first-round matchup Tuesday, Feb. 19. Penn State Harrisburg fell to Abington in a doubleovertime thriller on Jan. 27 before exacting revenge in the rematch in Middletown. The victor heads to Morrisville State to take on the defending league-champions in the semifinal round. Five Penn State Harrisburg players
reached the double-digit scoring mark against Abington, and the Lions held reigning NEAC Freshman of the Year Mike Marvin to just 8 points on 2-8 shooting from the field. Abington grabbed the first significant lead of the contest when RJ Handy converted an old-fashioned 3-point play to put the visitors up 21-15 at the 14:09 mark. A couple of steals by sophomore Joey Farthing and junior Will Doyle and four-straight free throws from senior Thristan Lundy shifted the momentum and tied the game at 21-all less than a minute later. With the game still up for grabs, Penn State Harrisburg went on an impressive 26-12 run over the final 10 minutes of the first half to take a 54-39 advantage into the break. During the crucial span, freshman big man Jared Deibler, a Middletown Area High School graduate, came off the bench and sparked the Lions, frustrating Marvin with his tenacious defense and adding two consecutive layups on the offensive side. Sophomore sharpshooter Ethan Strayer knocked down three big 3-pointers over the same stretch. The teams traded baskets to start the second half before Doyle stretched the advantage to 16 points with a pure attempt from beyond the arc with 17:24 remaining in the game. The Lions played well in all aspects of the game. Freshman Arick Sodini knocked down jumpers. Sophomore Alberto De Los Santos drove hard to the basket, either converting layups or
getting to the free throw line. When sophomore big man Kevin Icker laid one in to put the Blue and White up by 20 with 14 minutes remaining, it was evident Penn State Harrisburg wasn’t going to be stopped. Doyle and Strayer hit more 3-balls, Lundy got the foul line and the reserves fed off the starters’ energy. The Lions won convincingly and ended Abington’s recent eight-game win-streak in the process.
PSU-Berks 97, Lions 91
Penn State Harrisburg’s postseason chances seemingly took a big hit Wednesday, Feb. 13 when the Lions dropped a hard-fought contest to rival Penn State Berks in Middletown. The visitors’ big men got to the rim early and often. Doyle was lights out from beyond the arc as he matched his career-high for 3-pointers made by sinking seven on his way to a game-high 26 points, but it was not enough. Berks’ duo of Tom Smith and Jeff Schmidt combined for 35 points, nearly all of which came in the paint. Darren Major scored a team-high 25 points for the visiting Lions. Icker had the hot hand in the early going and scored the home team’s first 4 points, while Doyle connected from downtown on back-to-back possessions to put the Lions up 12-9 at the 13:49 mark. The Blue and White grabbed its biggest lead of the night when senior captain Jordan Gatchell buried a 3-ball to put Harrisburg up 25-19 with 7:08
Middletown Wrestling
Six Raider wrestlers qualify for chance at district championshp Six Middletown wrestlers and two Lower Dauphin wrestlers placed in the District 3 sectionals on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Central Dauphin East and qualified for the district championships. Levi Sterner took first place in Section II at 106 pounds, while Zack Ulerich took first place at 120 and Bryce Killian took first place at 132. Todd Houser took third place at 126, while Steven Cain took third at 160 and Zack Buell took fourth at 145. Travis Morrill of Lower Dauphin took third place at 195 pounds, while LD’s Lee Cassel took second at 126. Sterner won a 5-1 decision against Central Dauphin’s Zach Elvin in the championship match at 106. Sterner pinned Palmyra’s Evan Bogdan and Cedar Cliff’s Connor McGee to reach the championship. Ulerich pinned Cedar Cliff’s Steven Ross in the championship match at 120. He pinned Palmyra’s Dale Hall and won by technical fall, 18-3, over Central Dauphin East’s Tanner Trephan to reach the championship. Killian won by technical fall, 17-2, over Central Dauphin East’s Cody Cavrich in the championship match at 132. He pinned Susquehanna Twp.’s Darnel Roque and won by technical fall over Milton Hershey’s Aliver Delgado-Martinez, 17-2, to reach the championship. Houser beat Central Dauphin’s Levi Williams, 5-3 in the consolation championship match at 126, avenging a loss to Williams in the winner’s bracket. Houser pinned Palmyra’s Thomas Miller and Hershey’s Umer Quereshi to reach the championship. Buell lost to Susquehanna Twp.’s Coby Sullivan, 2-0, in the consolation championship match at 145. He pinned Milton Hershey’s Taje Daniel and won by decision over Hershey’s Andrew Boyer, 7-6 to reach the cham
Middletown’s Bryce Killian, right, controls Cody Cavrich of Central Dauphin East during a 17-2 technical fall victory in the 132-pound championship match.
left in the first half. Berks used an 11-4 run over the next two and a half minutes to grab its first lead since the game’s opening moments. The opposing Lions went hard to the hole, using five layups and five free throws to take a 41-35 advantage into the break. Penn State Harrisburg shot its way back into the game after halftime thanks to two consecutive 3-pointers from Doyle and Gatchell that cut the deficit to 3 points just a little more than a minute into the second half. A few possessions later, a Smith layup pushed the Berks’ lead to 10, its largest of the night to that point, with 16:09 remaining in regulation. Penn State Harrisburg reclaimed the lead when Gatchell hit a jumper to put his squad up 60-59 with 12:51 left to play. From there, Berks took control. The visitors went on an 18-7 run over the next three and a half minutes and grabbed their first double-digit advantage of the second half. During a 5:10 stretch midway through the period, Berks scored on 10 consecutive possessions.
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Penn State Harrisburg’s Jared Deibler (50), a Middletown Area High School grad, goes to the basket against Penn State Abington. Deibler’s defense stifled Abington’s freshman star Mike Marvin, helping his team earn a crucial victory over Abington.
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Lion women beat Abington, 69-63 By Adam Clay For The Press And Journal The Penn State Harrisburg women’s basketball team started their game Saturday, Feb. 16 against Penn State Abington with the very recent memory of losing to the Wilson Phoenix the night before. It was a big upset for the Lions and they wanted to redeem themselves. They did. The Lions started and finished strong on their way to a 69-63 win over Abington in Middletown. The Blue and White (17-8 overall, 13-5 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference) was scheduled to host St. Elizabeth in a conference tournament first-round game Tuesday, Feb. 19. The winner heads to Lancaster to face North Division champion Keuka in the tourney’s Final Four. Penn State Harrisburg started its game against Abington by celebrating the accomplishments of their two seniors, Amanda Moyer and Steph Yetter. Moyer will finish her career with the best shooting percentage of any Lion, while Yetter takes the honor of being the all-time leading scorer, recently
hitting the 1,000 point mark. After the opening presentations were over, the Lions went straight into game mode and started things off with a 5-0 run that included a Yetter 3-pointer. Abington responded and was within 1 point with 10:10 to go in the half. That’s when Penn State Harrisburg took control of the game, going on a 16-2 run that gave the Lions their biggest lead of the night, 35-20. Abington worked the lead down some and by the halftime were down 38-28. The second half started like many of Penn State Harrisburg’s recent games as the Lions allowed a double digit lead to slip some. Unlike some of the recent losses that have occurred when Penn State Harrisburg allowed teams to creep back into the game, the Lions answered Abington with defense and buckets to hold off any significant Abington runs. The Lions’ two big scorers of the day were Mercedes Copeland and Miranda Zeanchock. Copeland finished with 19 points, while Zeanchock scored 17. Moyer had another double-double
with 14 points and rebounds.
Wilson 77, Lions 75
Penn State Harrisburg came into the game expecting another victory en route to the NEAC tournament. But the Lions forgot they still had two games two play before reaching the playoffs, and Wilson took full advantage. The Lions started out as usual, keeping pace with the home side over the first 10 minutes. The game was tied 2424 with 9:26 until the half when Yetter and Copeland combined for 9 points of an 11-0 run that gave Penn State Harrisburg a sizable lead approaching the closing minutes of the half. But Wilson slowly chipped its way back into the game with an 11-0 run of its own. Just two minutes into the second half, Penn State Harrisburg’s lead was gone – Wilson had tied the game, 41-41. Things stayed tight as the final whistle approached, until the final minute when a Wilson jumper put the Phoenix ahead, 76-71. Leading by 2 points with 10 seconds remaining in the game, Wilson held on for its third win of the season.
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t’s interesting that while Middletown officials and a consultant draw up a vision of a revitalized borough, seven students at Middletown Area Middle School have won a prize for their vision of a city of the future. Maybe we should ask these kids for their suggestions. The seven Grade 7 students from Trever Davis’ gifted class won the Central Pennsylvania Regional Future City Competition at the State Museum in Harrisburg on Jan. 26. Middletown has competed in the contest for years, but won for the first time. The prize was impressive – $10,000 in scholarships to Harrisburg University, and a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in Not only did the Middletown the Future City Nationals, where the prize is a trip to Space Camp Area Middle School students grand in Alabama. create a 3-D model of their The students’ city of the future – vision, but also a Celatum City, after the Latin word “hidden’’ – features roads for concept design, a research for hover cars, a glass wall surrounding essay and an oral the town to capture the sun’s rays presentation for the judges. for heat, residential and industrial developments and retention ponds and a combination roller coaster and roller-skate ramp. Hey, you have to have fun among the scientific and engineering marvels. A mentor, Catherine Hoover of Raudenbush Engineering, helped them with their creation. Not only did the students create a 3-D model of their vision, but also a concept design, a research essay and an oral presentation for the judges. Congratulations to the students – Rowan Sessa, Lydia Hursh, John Hursh, AJ Fischer, Xavier Ortiz, Erin Templeton and Shannon Reese – and their teacher, mentor and the Middletown Area School District on an impressive accomplishment.
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here’s never been a more important time for Americans to unite and pledge that when they “see something,” they “say something.’’ New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority originally unveiled the “See Something, Say Something” campaign to increase public awareness about signs of terrorism and the importance of reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement authorities. This slogan, later licensed to the Department of Homeland Security, highlights the concept that homeland security begins with hometown security. As a retired New York Police Department assistant chief with 30 years of experience as a police officer, supervisor, trainer and critical incident responder, I believe that every American needs to develop the tools and techniques to honor the “See Something, Say Something” mandate. Police and security forces are hard at work, but public safety is the responsibility of all Americans. We are the first line of defense against acts of terrorism on our country, and each individual’s help is needed. All Americans need to be on alert for potential risks. The attempted car bombing in Times Square in 2010 was averted by the vigilance of a quick-thinking street vendor who witnessed smoke coming from an SUV and alerted police. This potentially saved hundreds of lives had the device functioned as it was nefariously intended. While this incident was front page news, virtually every day thousands of citizens across the country witness suspicious activity. Citizens play important roles in helping law enforcement solve crimes and save lives by becoming actively involved in protecting their communities. Whether you live in a rural or urban environment, our best defense is to let the authorities know when something does not look right and to be prepared for the unexpected. I offer the following tips to help people to know how to recognize and report suspicious activities: • Take note of suspicious behavior – Suspicious activity can be defined as an incident, circumstance or person who appears out of the ordinary and out of place. A range of suspicious behavior includes the adult man loitering alone in the children’s playground, or someone wandering down the street peering closely into car windows. Hearing unusual sounds – glass breaking, people shouting, gun shots – all are clearly suspicious. Seeing a bag left by a passenger on a bus or train or in a public place is suspicious and demands immediate action by alerting the bus or train operator and calling 911. • Record suspicious activity – Write down as much information about the suspicious behavior as possible noting the time and place with a physical description of the suspicious person. • Educate the workplace – Even workplaces with a full-time security team need to involve their employees. The security team cannot be in every hall way, office and production area at all times – but your employees are. It is the observations of the many that can truly make an impact. All employees should be educated on what constitutes suspicious activity and the importance of reporting it. In some offices, it is the receptionist who is the company’s first line of defense. A receptionist should be suspicious of an unknown individual who claims to have lost their identification and seeks to gain entry or a caller who asks probing questions about particular employees’ schedule or whereabouts. • Establish reporting procedures in the workplace – Determining the chain of command on reporting procedures for suspicious activity is important. When is it appropriate for employees to call the police? If an employee feels immediate attention is necessary, they should call 911. The Homeland Security Department has also established a tip line to report suspicious activity which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-866-HLS-TIPS. George Anderson is vice president of operations for the New York office of AlliedBarton
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Creationism is the real fairy tale, not evolution Editor,
own who do not believe that the Genesis accounts of creation were ever meant to I don’t normally weigh in on such matbe interpreted any way but figuratively. ters, but I couldn’t let Andrew Burger’s A wider selection of reading material letter in the Feb. 13 edition of the Press and a broader mind regarding matters of And Journal (“Evolution is a fairy tale religion might be helpful to Mr. Burger in for adults,” Viewpoints) go unchallenged. this regard. I suspect Mr. Burger is a sincere and As to Mr. Burger’s assertions that certain dedicated Christian or Jew, and I believe scientists are unable to accept the Big his remarks to be well-intentioned, but I Bang Theory because it shows there is a also believe him to be sadly misguided on Creator, and that “the vast majority of the a number of points. scientific community knows there is no First, he makes the statement that “Evoevolution but can’t admit there is a God,” lution certainly is a big lie,” but offers no he is sadly mistaken on both counts. I real proof or argument in support of this know many people who profess to be assertion. Evolutionary theory may be atheists and agnostics who can’t accept many things, and on a larger scale may that there is a God precisely because of even be a hypothesis that is not provable, the Big Bang Theory. but calling it a lie is a bit harsh and rather Furthermore, there are numerous sciextreme. entists of international repute who are The “phylogenetic history” of life on the religious and believe in God, and that is planet to which Mr. Burger’s letter refers because of their work rather than in spite may yet be incomplete and will likely of it. Mr. Burger might know of such peoremain so forever, but there is more than ple if he were reading a variety of scienenough of it to support various scientific tific works with an open mind rather than theories regarding the development of reading only those sources that attempt to various species. discredit science in favor of religion. Further, Mr. Burger As to the varisets forth a definiWhat is sad is that millions ous quotations tion of evolution Burger cites of young people worldwide Mr. that is definitely in which scientists reject all of religion, not appear to condemn biased in favor of those who wish because of the theory of themselves out of to do battle with own mouths, evolution, but precisely their science. His definithese are anything because people insist on the but damning in their tion, whatever its source, ends with literal truth of the creation original texts; he has “. . . resulting in them out of accounts in Genesis. quoted the development context in order to of a new species.” serve his own purMy Webster’s New pose, as many like World Dictionary Mr. Burger are wont defines evolution as to do with quota“the theory . . . that all species of plants tions from the Bible itself. and animals developed from earlier forms Mr. Burger ends his letter with a stateby hereditary transmissions of slight ment to the effect that it is sad that variations in successive generations.” millions of young people worldwide Note that while there is considerable renounce the sacred history in Genesis in room for interpretation there, there is no favor of the “fairy tale” that is the Theory mention of any “new species.” That is an of Evolution. I would counter with this appendix added by creationists attemptstatement: What is sad is that millions ing to discredit Darwin in particular and of young people worldwide reject all of science in general. religion, not because of the theory of Mr. Burger also asserts that “. . . evoluevolution, but precisely because people tion isn’t even a theory” because “a theory like him insist on the literal truth of the has to have some scientific empirical creation accounts in Genesis. Fortunately, evidence,” and that “Evolution is a postu- these young people are aware of, and falate” because “. . . it accepts something is miliar with, the growing body of physical true with no observable scientific evievidence to the contrary. dence.” While I don’t completely accept Like it or not, Mr. Burger, the reality is his definitions of “theory” and “postuthat the real “fairy tale” is the first five late,” I submit that one can just as easily chapters of the book of Genesis, and the accuse Mr. Burger of doing with the book sooner you can come to grips with that, of Genesis exactly that of which he is the sooner you might be able to win some accusing science, because he is accepting of those young people to the faith. every word of the Genesis account of creation as literally true in spite of the lack of Lawrence D. Smith observable scientific evidence of truth. Middletown Worse yet for Mr. Burger, there are several hundred years’ worth of solid forensic science in a number of disciplines not relating to evolutionary theory that provide empirical evidence pointing fairly conclusively to the untruth of much or most of the Genesis accounts of creation. It would appear that Mr. Burger rejects the evidence of his own eyes when it We want to hear from you. conflicts with his assumed literal truth of Send your letters to: every word in the Bible. letters@pressandjournal.com, or I would add that Mr. Burger should ac20 S. Union Street cept the fact that there are many differMiddletown, Pa. 17057 ent kinds of truth in the Bible, not all of Letters may be edited for accuracy, them necessarily literal. He might also clarity, and length. be surprised to learn that there are many well-known biblical scholars and clergy of various denominations other than his
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ith the departure of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, now is the time to reflect on her legacy, not just in the field of diplomacy but her broader vision for the U.S. as a catalyst for turning idealism into action. Recently we have seen the rise of a new humanism – the desire of people to do something bigger and more lasting than themselves. Making Good has become the ethos of a generation committed to making a more just world. But how can we mobilize and organize the efforts of individuals and small groups into a sustainable long-term movement? Clinton’s work provides an answer. Under her leadership, the State Department created a suite of public/private initiatives that brought together visionaries from the two sectors in groundbreaking programs. These coordinated cross sector actions can accomplish amazing things. They must become an essential part of on-going American foreign policy. Take the Clean CookUnder Hillary stoves AlClinton's liance, for leadership, the example. Every year, State Department nearly 2 milcreated a suite lion women of public/private and children die premainitiatives that turely from the brought together toxic fumes visionaries of traditional cookstoves from the two and open fires. sectors in The Alliance groundbreaking raised more than $160 milprograms. lion in support of the goal of 100 million clean cookstoves by 2020. This is just one program under Clinton’s groundbreaking umbrella organization, the Global Partnership Initiatives, headed by Kris Bladerston. He has identified four elements that contribute to successful public/private partnerships, each of which is worth emulating. The first is leadership. Without a strong visionary leader inertia and routine become the enemy of action. Second, a successful partnership requires a platform. Bringing activists together through the convening authority of an influential organization expands the conversation and connects projects and people. Third, the partnership itself is critical. Mutual support and teamwork isn’t just about money, it’s also about networking, shared values and communication. The communication revolution is a vast network for collaboration and combining resources. Finally, professionalization is key. Sustaining long-term change means engaging with the issues in a progressively informed and agenda-setting atmosphere. We need professional programs for those who want to make a career of making good. These four elements are a good place to start building a culture of commitment that is broad and deep. Turning idealism into action is a natural extension of the new humanism; the time has come to build an organizational infrastructure to support this new movement. We have yet to learn what Clinton will do in the coming years to extend her work at the State Department. We hope that she will continue to advocate for public/private partnerships and remain a leader in the worldwide movement to embrace the power of making good to transform lives. There is no way forward without risks. But inaction is the greatest risk of all. Action combined with careful planning is a lesson we have learned from the Clinton State Department. Let’s not forget it as we take the next step forward. Jill W. Iscol and Peter W. Cookson Jr. are the authors of “Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today’s Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action,’’ published by Random House.
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L“I was happy to see that Glad
Tidings Church had to pay a fine for their actions. I still want to know the name of the off-duty police officer who brandished a weapon during this “mock raid.” He should lose his job. I hope the injured girl will now file a civil suit against this church and its youth pastor.”
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that must be filled by council and, once again, they have neglected to do so for the second month in a row. The borough is definitely offering hindrances – not help – to the library’s cause.”
L“How can we afford to offer
overtime to borough workers over the weekend to make the new police chief’s office ‘presentable’ and then to give him a welcome party and celebration? What did the borough do for the dedicated employees who had many years of service that recently retired or left to go to other jobs because they could not continue to work under the duress of this current administration?”
More bashing of our town’s newspaper? Maybe the borough will be starting its own paper. Why not? Unlimited money from us taxpayers.”
K“I have a request to Mr. Bear
of Bear’s Emporium. Would you please reconsider having those festivals you used to have? I enjoyed them, and my friends from out of town enjoyed them, too. Please reconsider.”
J“So I heard it from the grape-
vine: More dead wood in the borough workforce left. Now we’ll get things done right! Best council in over 40 years. Waited a long time for this. Sweet victory!”
councilmen and women, what you did to Officer Morris is horrible. You told him that he would be sergeant and then tossed him under the bus. What a style of management! You’re all nothing but bullies and irresponsible people with little manhoods trying to show everyone how smart and tough you are. You fail!”
“I understand Middletown L“Tell me, how many times have L council failed, AGAIN, to appoint YOU called to speak to someone in the borough and gotten nowhere? New phone system is little more than putting lipstick on a pig. Just saying.”
J“A lot of complaining about
the coaching in schools, especially Middletown. I want to say thanks to all coaches for stepping up and being a coach. It’s often thankless, and most of the problems are from parents. Here’s one fan that appreciates what our coaches do.”
K“Why don’t Press And Journal
have police reports anymore?” Publisher’s note: If you’re referring to news from the Middletown Police Department, no reports have been made available to us. It is our understanding that a procedure to release police news is being devised, but as of yet we have not received any from the borough.
M“Hey, McNamara, what friend are you giving the downtown revitalization contract to? You need investigated and removed from council. And to the rest of council: Your ties to this corruption should also be investigated!”
people to the library board. What the heck are you waiting for? Too busy? Figures. Keeping a team of lawyers paid – over $250,000 last year – would certainly occupy my time.”
L“So how’s it going in that ap-
plication to making the town library nonprofit? Didn’t git-‘r-done as quick as the borough bosses claimed it could be done. Shame. Shame. Shame.”
L“I would like to address the
‘person’ who referred to the future generation of this town as ‘spoiled brats,’ and doesn’t care if there are any ‘touchy-feely’ programs for them. Please do us all a favor and move somewhere else. Mississippi or Texas would be a good place for you. They love ‘unedamacated’ rednecks.”
L“I’m just curious about some-
thing: We all know there is a large, organized group in this town that do not approve of council. Are there any people in this town who do support council’s decisions, actions and behavior? If so, where are they and why aren’t they speaking up in support?”
L“OK, Borough of Middletown, J“And the hits keep coming and why in the heck did I get two electric bills? And who is paying for the postage that was wasted sending them? And don’t tell me to call you to discuss it because I don’t want to be lectured like I was a 2-year old!”
M“Now I get it – pay for the
lawyers’ fees in town by sending double utility bills. Smart! Is that a structured surplus? Just asking.”
L“This Borough Council is doing
everything it can to make sure the library fails and not succeed. First, there is the borough’s refusal to give the state the borough’s audit that resulted in the library only receiving $15,000, which is half of the usual $30,000. When the state contacted the borough secretary to inform him of this possibility, he responded that he was OK with it. Are the finance director and secretary having trouble calculating the total amount from the 5-k race and other holiday fundraisers that were held for the library? Perhaps one of our fourthgrade classes would like to volunteer to do a community service and tabulate the figures for the borough so the library can receive the muchneeded money.”
L“Once again there are vacancies on the Middletown library board
coming! I just heard that long-time borough employee Todd Webb is leaving for another township. Kudos to you, Todd, and thank you for everything you did during the Lee flood. True colors are shown during adversity. Good luck in your future!”
K“So, now, who is going to keep
the high school under wraps without the old principal?”
L“Still no Middletown police reports in the Journal. Great job, new chief. Thanks for being a servant to the community.”
L“OK, borough, you won. You
kicked an 84-year-old man right in the gut. Feel tough? Feel good? Do you realize you’ve added another nail in the coffin that WAS Middletown’s reputation? Of course you don’t! And I guess you’ll blame former councils?”
L“Goodbye, water and sewer
department in Middletown. Thanks, Leslie Givler, and all of the others who toiled and worked so hard.”
L“Can’t wait to see the next borough propaganda newsletter. What will Courogen devote the pages to?
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L“A terrible thing happens to a
town when its citizens sit back and don’t vote – it becomes just like Middletown.”
M“Tell me something: How can
the borough secretary continue to violate the borough’s communication policy with his obnoxious, belligerent and unprofessional actions, both while he is at work and away from it?”
M“For the town’s two biggest slumlords to support this council speaks volumes!”
“The Middletown principal did M“Tree stumps are still tripping K the only honorable thing to do – people in downtown Middletown. Almost as much as the elected officials who are tripping all over themselves with their ignorance.”
“Oh hail lord king McNaL“I tip my hat at Judge Lawrence L“Understand another key person M mara!” Clark who b-slapped the council who worked for the borough has for its actions against Pete Pappas. left. When will this madness end? L “Former police chief Hovan and I admired that the judge followed When will there be no one there who knows what the heck to do to run this town?”
won’t have to worry about going to authority meetings.”
the law, as he should do, but he also added his opinion on the Middletown Gestapo and what it’s doing to this once-proud and beautiful town. How are you going to spin that, McDaddy and Courogen?”
L“I just cannot believe the way
Mr. McNamara and his cronies are getting away with what they are doing. I have heard of dirty politicians, but these people really take the cake. From what I understand, the new police chief once again is a buddy of McNamara’s who lives outside of the borough in Perry County. We the taxpayers are paying for him to have his own car to drive back and forth to Middletown, plus we are paying for all the gas used in that vehicle. Then, to top it off, McNamara is appointed to the Water Authority. How can that even be ethically correct? Then, McNamara has all this new construction going in the borough building, plus now the so-called secretary/spokesman for the borough now needs a secretary for himself. What about the fire engine that the borough is buying from the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department? Why was that even necessary when the borough claims that we are broke? Ten thousand dollars could be used for a lot better things than a fire engine. Was it purchased for McNamara’s enjoyment? I am very skeptical on the reasoning for this purchase. When is it going to stop?”
L“This council is the absolute
worst, and I do not trust any of them. McNamara has them so brainwashed that they need to vote the way he does. All I want to say is that your time is running out, McNamara, and your cronies as well shall be gone this year. So start packing it up, and do not let the door hit you on the way out. Maybe then this town will finally get its integrity back to the way it was before this disaster from council took place.”
L“You people keep complaining
about our council president Chris McNamara and his corrupt political ways. I have known him all his life and let me say you will not change him. He will continue to spout the same to the public with hopes of people buying into it. My issue is I would have thought that more councilors other than Mr. Sites would have had enough intelligence to realize how his ways are ruining our town.”
L“Sorry to see that the editor of
hooptimeonline.com is, as the tweet says: ‘Sure not fun being stuck in a municipal authority meeting on a basketball Wednesday night #suckstobeme.’ You’ll have plenty of time to tweet next year when you
resign.”
M“Any council that puts Bow-
man on the planning commission and then elects themselves to the Water Authority can’t have the public’s best interest! Mr. McNamara, you and your accomplices have done enough damage to this town.”
L“The heart and soul of the
Middletown Borough workforce is gone. Todd Webb has resigned and left for a much better place than here. Yet another good employee leaving, no doubt, because of the current administration. Thank you, Todd, for your years of dedication, service and volunteering. You will be missed. Swatara Twp. is lucky to find you.”
M“For someone known as Egg-
head in high school, McNamara certainly seems to be coming up with a lot of plans/schemes on his own. I wonder who the brains behind the brawn is?”
M“McNamara certainly acts like a president. He even travels with an entourage, although one member of his entourage would rather be at hoops than sitting at an authority meeting. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it.”
L“McNamara should have just
made himself chairman of the authority and been done with it. He ran the meeting anyway. The others are just for show – and to blame if anything goes wrong. And now another audit? I guess this one will show a structural deficit also. Apparently this regime only wants audits performed by Mark Morgan. Is there a link here? Morgan used to work for the Department of Community and Economic Development; Morgan does structural deficit audits; DCED pays 75 percent of his salary. At least DCED is wasting my taxpayer money in my town! Maybe they have a structural deficit and should start laying off and cutting back. Just a suggestion. Or maybe this group just doesn’t know how to read an audit, or they believe no other company but Susquehanna Group can perform a correct audit? Do they have a disclaimer or not?”
L“To Louer Jr.: The letters you
need to remember are CET and HRG. CET is the engineering firm you want to replace. HRG is the engineering firm you want to hire. Next time you won’t have to ask McNamara what you talked about. It makes it sound like it was rehearsed beforehand and you can’t remember your lines.”
L“How come the communities
of Middletown and Lower Swatara Twp. come together to participate in soccer, football, basketball, wrestling, and baseball at a certain age, but yet softball is separate? Most townships and boroughs stop offering slow pitch at a certain age. Lower Swatara Twp. slow pitch is hindering the development of the Middletown High School program.”
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ast week, Gov. Tom Corbett presented his budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year to a joint session of the state Senate and House of Representatives. Estimating a growth in revenues, Corbett’s proposed spending a total of $28.4 billion, which is equal to a 2.4 percent increase in spending over the 2012-13 fiscal year. Specifically, his proposal includes a $90 million increase in basic K-12 education funding, level funding for state and state-related colleges and universities, and nearly $20 million in funding to expand services for people with intellectual disabilities. Corbett also proposed funding for 290 new state troopers, which means three new cadet classes would begin training at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey. Along with his budget requests, the governor urged action on three state priorities – fixing our underfunded public pension system, decaying transportation infrastructure and selling the state-run liquor stores. It’s important to note that the governor’s proposal is just a blueprint for the budget process. Members of the House Appropriations Committee will begin to hold public hearings next week to more closely examine the governor’s budget proposal and gather feedback from citizens and key stakeholders. The deadline for approval of the final budget is June 30.
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Congratulations to Lower Swatara Twp., which was recently awarded a grant in the amount of $16,143 from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help communities increase the amount of material recovered through recycling. The grant was awarded under the Recycling Performance Grant Program and is based on the amount of recycling collected for the 2010 calendar year in combination with the township’s population. The DEP issues this grant in addition to funds allocated to municipalities to establish and maintain recycling programs in efforts to promote economic growth in the Commonwealth through job creation and market expansion. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the state House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District.
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