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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014 MIDDLETOWN
Council votes to explore lease of sewer system By David Amerman Press And Journal Staff
Middletown Borough Council formed an exploratory committee on Monday, March 3 to pursue leasing the borough’s water and sewer system, a possible alternative to raising residential sewer rates by 58 percent to cover a deficit in the borough’s budget. The vote to form the committee came after Mayor James H. Curry III immediately vetoed a decision by an apprehensive council to increase rates. Curry said he wanted to explore a lease, a proposal made by one of three councilors who had voted against the increase. At a previous council meeting in February, a water and sewer rate study was presented by Mark Spatz of Herbert, Rowland, & Grubic, the borough’s engineering firm. Spatz projected that Middletown’s debt would escalate by $5,001,652 over the next four years if nothing is done to prevent it. While some councilors said the data behind the proposed rate increase was undoubtedly sound, and moving to approve it was undeniably necessary, it was evident that councilors did not want to thrust it onto its citizens.
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School board, Hummelstown discuss land sale By Noelle Barrett
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Hummelstown may have found a home for its new borough building and police station. During a meeting of the Lower Dauphin School Board on Monday, March 3, a memorandum of understanding between the board and borough was discussed that could lead to the borough purchasing land for the project at Lower Dauphin Middle School. Superintendent Sherri Smith said the memorandum of understanding would allow the borough to research the possibility of purchasing 2.5 acres from the board if both sides agree. The price of the land is $230,000, according to borough manager Michael O’Keefe. The borough considered four sites for a new municipal building, but found land near the middle school to be best option. “We need to look at the future here ... we are landlocked where we’re located,” said Brian Foster, council president. “That site deemed
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John Kerecz, of Lower Swatara Twp., slips the surly bonds of Earth aboard a Russian MiG-29 jet fighter to fulfill his childhood dream of traveling into space.
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ere on planet Earth, John Kerecz has accrued an impressive multitude of accomplishments throughout his 52 years of existence. When he’s not at work as an engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, he runs Old School House Radio, an Internet radio station, and portrays the vampire host of “Cartoon Castle” for White Rose Community Television in York. He’s written several books about stress release, toured the country as a bassist for the band Seventh Layer, and has been inducted into both the World Sports Medicine Hall of Fame and the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame for his expertise in hapkido, shōrin-ryū and tai chi. So, with all he’s achieved on terra firma, it seemed only logical that Kerecz’s next venture would be to realize a dream that dates back to his childhood: completing a voyage to space. He grew up in the 1960s, when a fascinated nation watched on TV as U.S. astronauts were shot into space. “There were days when they’d bring the TV into the classroom and stop everything just to watch the space flight,’’ said Kerecz, of Lower Swatara Twp. “It was that big a deal.” He decided to make his dream a reality while he still could. He discovered a program called Incredible Adventures that offered trips to a Sokol Air Base in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, to fly in a MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet to the “edge of space,” an area in the upper stratosphere where the curvature of Earth and space itself are perfectly visible. He scheduled a trip for January. “My friends kidded me that I was going to visit relatives,” joked Kerecz. “My father had passed away and it made me feel my own mortality. It made me think of things I wanted to do before I got too old, so I did it.”
Wine tasting held to benefit Band Hall The Middletown Area Historical Society will hold a wine tasting from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 15 at The Vineyard at Hershey, 598 Schoolhouse Rd., Londonderry Twp. to raise money to renovate the Band Hall. Cost is $15 per person, and you must be at least 21 to attend. For tickets, readers may call Jenny Miller at 717-574-6716, or purchase them at Alfred’s Victorian on North Union Street.
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Kerecz went through the procedures necessary to make his ambition a reality. He got the required security clearance and visa, but had to endure further delays when the MiG29 at Sokol required engine repair. According to Kerecz, this caused other people to cancel their trips because they couldn’t reschedule. “My fear was that something would happen to screw it up,” said Kerecz. Fortunately, everything was squared away, and Kerecz was clear to fly over to Russia. But even his journey to Russia proved to be wrought with hassle. He was supposed to fly from Philadelphia to New York to Please See OUTER LIMITS, Page A6
Local municipalities have received anywhere from $200 to $2,250 from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in licensing fees paid by establishments that sold alcohol from Aug. 1 to Jan. 31. Twice a year, the LCB returns licensees’ fees to municipalities that host the licensees’ establishments. The amount received is based on the population of the host municipality and the type of liquor permit the establishments possess. Middletown received the most – $2,250. Lower Swatara Twp. received $800; Highspire and Londonderry Twp., $600; Elizabethtown, $300; and Steelton and Hummelstown, $200.
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Middletown Police Chief Steven Wheeler has been appointed to the Dauphin County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, a board that offers suggestions to the county for prevention, intervention and treatment of drug addiction. Wheeler had previously served as director of the state’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Drug Control. He also has taught courses on drug abuse at Alvernia University, Reading. He was chosen to represent law enforcement on the board by the Dauphin County Chiefs of Police Association.
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Lower Dauphin performers recreate an iconic scene during a performance of “Singin’ in the Rain.”
At LD’s spring musical, the chance of rain is 100 percent By Noelle Barrett
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It’s been a decade in the making – and this year, Lower Dauphin’s musical might leave the audience with a glorious feeling. The cast, crew, and orchestra – about 80 students – are taking on the 1952
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film-turned-musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” complete with stage rain. “We’ve talked about it for 10 years,” said director Kevin Strawser. “Every now and then it just feels like the right year, and this just felt like the right year for it.” The musical is set in Hollywood as the days of the silent screen are coming
to a close, and centers around actor Don Lockwood and his leading lady, Lina Lamont; Lockwood’s sidekick, Cosmo Brown; and aspiring actress Kathy Selden. “The thing that is really driving the storyline is the fact that Lena, who is Please See SINGING, Page A6
Highspire police officer Chris Santiago, center, is honored by Mayor John Hoerner, right, and John McHale, police chief and borough manager, for saving a baby’s life.
Cop saves choking baby By Jim Lewis
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Chris Santiago took an oath to protect the public, no matter what the situation – even the frightening situation he encountered at a McDonald’s one day last August. The frantic manager ran out of the restaurant on West Harrisburg Pike in Lower Swatara Twp. when Santiago, a Highspire cop, arrived
to respond to a call of a child choking on food. “The baby’s dying!’’ the manager screamed. “Please hurry!’’ Inside, a 1-year-old girl was turning blue, choking on a french fry, and befuddled patrons and her family were passing her around, hoping someone knew CPR. No one did. To be honest, Santiago Please See BABY, Page A6
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Loretta Amspacher Loretta M. Lutter Amspacher, 90, of Middletown, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, February 25, at Frey Village Retirement Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in New Freedom on October 6, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Conrad and Sophia Keller Lutter. She was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown, for over 50 years where she was one of God’s Housekeepers and was an active member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church, Duncannon for 7 years; she worked as a shoe assembler at the former Miller-Hess Shoe Co., Middletown; was a member of the Hershey Region Antique Auto Club of America for over 25 years; and she enjoyed sewing, gardening, crocheting, playing games, cooking, and baking. Her greatest joy came from the love she received from her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Loretta was preceded in death by her husband Ray R. Amspacher and her daughter Dolores M. Amspacher. She is survived by her five loving children Richard E., husband of Louise Amspacher of Duncannon, Joan M. Stewart of Middletown, Margaret A., wife of Frank Gambino of Harrisburg, Lucy A., wife of Jeff DeLuca of Hershey, and Theresa L., wife of William Knight of Lewisberry; two sisters Rosa Amspacher of Har-
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It is with great sorrow we announce the death of Bill, on Wednesday, February 26. Bill was retired from the Lebanon VA Hospital where he was chief of the physical therapy dept. He was also retired from the United States Army Reserve with the rank of Colonel. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Carol; son Tim of Hershey; daughter Leslie and husband Stacey Kato, and grandchildren Aidan and Abbey Kato of Santa Ana, Calif. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Granada and Cocoa Avenue, Hershey. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, consider memorial contributions be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 212 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033; or to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1513 Cedar Cliff Drive, Suite 100, Camp Hill, PA 17011. Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Hummelstown, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.trefzandbowser.com.
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Dorothy L. Weaver, 91, died Saturday, March 1, at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Raymond K. Weaver who died December 27, 1981. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Emilie Lowery. Dorothy had worked at the Hershey Chocolate Company, Olmsted Air Force Base, Howard Johnson’s and Sunset Golf Course. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post #594 and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #410, both of Middletown. She was preceded in death by her sister Edna “Mitzi” Rosebaum. Surviving are a daughter Joanne Snyder (Bill Allison) of Sarver, Pa.; two sons Richard Weaver (Mary Beth) of Newville, and Robert Weaver of Middletown; eight grandchildren;
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Patricia “Pat” E. Wise, 83, of Middletown, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 27, at Community General Osteopathic Hospital. She was born on June 7, 1931 in Middletown and was the daughter of the late Tomas and Elizabeth Kochmer Leach. She was a lifelong resident of her beloved Middletown. Pat was the widow of Russell “Red” Wise and together they operated Red’s Snack Bar on Hoffer Street in Middletown for over 40 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved daughter Corkey Wise and dearest friend and companion, Steve Carlon; sister Ellen Yozviak, two brothers Harry and Joseph Leach, and halfbrother James Betchel. She is survived by a sister Mary Requena of Shiremansdale; two halfbrothers Larry Leach of Middletown, and Robert Sheetz of Elizabethtown; and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 7, at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating officiating. Arrangements by the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Middletown. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, 7790 Grayson Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17111. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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“This is a big step, but it’s imperative that we do it,” said Councilor Robert Louer. “It’s going to hurt me personally, but the town is the thing we’ve got to be looking out for, not personal individuals.” Council President Christopher McNamara also professed similar consternation, but tried to depict the dire news in a more optimistic light. “Fifty-eight percent sounds like a lot, but that’s for the average bill,” said McNamara. “That doesn’t mean that everyone’s bill is going to go up.” Despite great apprehension, the council approved the rate increase by a 6-3 vote. However, Curry immediately vetoed it, because Councilor Benjamin Kapenstein – one of the three ‘no’ votes – mentioned earlier in the meeting that he had ideas for an alternative solution. “I think we need to hear Mr. Kapenstein’s presentation,” said Curry, whose veto was met with applause from the audience. “I think before
George Penyak Jr.
George Penyak Jr., 92, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, at the UPMC Altoona Regional Medical Center. He was born on May 12, 1921 in Bainbridge, and was the son of the late George Sr. and Katherine Kovach Penyak. He was of the Catholic faith; was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Tenth Mountain Division and later with General Patton’s Armor Division, sent in relief of Bastonge, Battle of the Bulge; he was a member of Marietta VFW Post 5752, and Bainbridge American Legion Post 197; and he enjoyed coaching Little League baseball and being involved in the Boy Scouts. George is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Georgene Penyak of Middletown; two sons Rickey Penyak of Wrightsville, and Michael Penyak and wife Brinda of Camp Hill,; one daughter Debra, wife of William
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Frazier of Middletown; brother John Penyak of Marietta; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A Tribute to his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, at the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Middletown, with the Rev. Nick Keeney, and the Rev. Ted Keating officiating. Burial will be at Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256; or to the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Pennsylvania, 2595 Interstate Dr., Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
itself superior to the others.” Smith said the close proximity of the new borough building and police station to school district property will only improve the already positive relationship between the district and borough. “It is really a great location for a borough building, and it has the ability to be a great addition [for the school district],” Smith said. Added Foster: “I think it will be a win-win for everybody.” A preliminary estimate last fall to compete the project, including land, engineering, and architectural costs, puts the 10,000-square-foot project around $2 million, according to O’Keefe. Hummelstown has been using the current borough building since 1974, and the project is a necessary expense, O’Keefe said. “The existing building is very deficient in terms of major systems such as heating, the roof, et cetera,” he said. “The other major difficulty is that the police department has less than 1,000 usable square feet. They are very cramped.” Updated police facilities with adequate storage facilities and evidence
rooms is just one of the benefits to constructing a new building. The potential location at the middle school offers its own set of perks, including good road signage and access to the property. It also has the potential to help with safety and security at the middle school. “Having the location where it is, we feel will be an improved connection between the school district and the borough by having us on their property as well as having our current school resource officer being able to be literally closer to the schools,” O’Keefe said. Also, by purchasing the land from the district, the borough wouldn’t be taking a parcel of land off the tax rolls if it purchased private property. “We’ll also be able to return the current parcel onto the tax roll,” O’Keefe said. The borough has about $300,000 set aside in a building fund for the project and recently was awarded $270,000 in gaming grant money through Dauphin County. The remaining amount will be paid by selling the current building and a house Hummelstown owns next to it, as well as borrowing through a bond issue, O’Keefe said. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
you vote on something, it’s necessary to hear all options. This is a very big decision and I think that, before you move forward, we should hear what he has to say.” Kapenstein, who will serve on the exploratory committee with McNamara and Middloetown Borough Authority Chairman John Patten, suggested implementing a long-term lease of Middletown’s water and sewer facilities and putting out a request for proposal (RFP) to assess the facilities’ true market value. He then cited this arrangement’s success in Allentown, where a 50-year lease was established. “The value they received from the deal far exceeded their expectations and those of most industry observers,” said Kapenstein. “If this process is handled correctly, the borough may retire all of its considerable current debt, reduce its pension and other post-employment benefit liability, and have significant revenue remaining to address our other fiscal concerns not just for 2014, but for many years
to come.” Kapenstein’s fellow council members all voiced support for this plan, but McNamara expressed concern about the timetable for it, since the process for the lease would take another month. After council approved a motion to create the committee – and have the borough solicitor and Susquehanna Group Advisors, its financial consultant, develop an RFP for the lease – Patten stepped up to voice words of caution to the council. “In the Allentown case, they’ve lost control of their assets for the next 50 years,” he said. “You may call it a lease, but the people who hold that lease control that authority. That includes rates. “As you go through this process, make sure you fully understand what you’re doing when you lease the authority,’’ he warned. “You lose control of that asset for whatever period of time the lease is.” David Amerman: 717-944-4628, or davidamerman@pressandjournal. com
Five churches host Lenten worship series Five Middletown churches will host Lenten services on each of the five Sundays during Lent. Each service will begin at 6:30 p.m. and include singing, music from a choir or soloist, Scripture readings and prayer, a homily by the host church’s pastor and worship.
The Middletown Interfaith Community Lenten Worship Services will begin on Sunday, March 9 at the Middletown Presbyterian Congregation, Union and Water streets. Four other services will follow: • Sunday, March 16 at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 500 Penn
St. • Sunday, March 23 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 64 Ann St. • Sunday, March 30 at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St. • Sunday, April 6 at New Beginnings Church, 620 S. Union St.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Welcome, March. Many of us observe Ash Wednesday on March 5. We look forward to daylight savings time beginning on Sunday, March 9 (don’t forget to “spring” those clocks ahead). Some of us will celebrate Purim on Sunday, March 16. Others will wear green and enjoy festive St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17. I assume all of us look forward to Thursday, March 20 – and will celebrate the first day of spring. Yes, ring in spring! The seasons are a beautiful gift given by our Creator, but I think winter has been much too greedy this year. So long winter. Welcome, spring! Let me know your news to share. Do you have an adventure story to share? A vacation tale to tell? Let us know. Send an e-mail. Have a wonderful week, and hang in there – here comes the sun, the heat, the green grass, the warm breezes. You get the idea. Birthdays Best wishes and many blessings to Dorothy Reider of Lower Swatara Twp. as she celebrates her rootin’tootin’ birthday on Wednesday, March 5. Happy 19th peppy birthday to Garry Woodley of Middletown. He celebrates on Wednesday, March 5. Happy Sweet 16 cake day to Michael Cleland of Lower Swatara on Wednesday, March 5. Hope your beep-beep-honk day is terrific! Happy smiles-and-surprises day to twins Rosanna Tully of Lower Swatara and John Fasnacht of Marysville on Thursday, March 6. Hope you two enjoy your super-special day. Boomer McClure of Lower Swatara will be having a ball on Thursday, March 6 as he turns 23. Wishing you plenty of sunshine and fun. Morgan Kennedy of Lower Swatara
hits number 14 on Thursday, March 6. Hoping it is all sparkles and glitter! Happy 17th razzle-dazzle cake and ice cream day to Emily Bendgen of Lower Swatara on Thursday, March 6. The Hill guys, Elliot Hill and Bailey Hill, of Lower Swatara celebrate their last teener birthday on Saturday, March 8. Have a totally special fun-filled day! Bill Mattes of Lower Swatara has 47 things to celebrate on Sunday, March 9. I hope the sun is shining and the sky is an awesome blue for you, Bill. Monday, March 10 is the 87th cake day of Rose Michalek of Lower Swatara. Wow! Best wishes for a wonderful day of laughter and joy. Craig Duke of Royalton marks his special day on Tuesday, March 11. Hoping your day is full of smiles and sunshine, Craig. Best wishes for a terrific Tuesday, March 11 birthday to Randy Breon of Lower Swatara. Enjoy this entire birthday week! If you see Michelle Wagner of Lower Swatara out and about on Tuesday, March 11 be sure to give her a loud and jolly happy birthday shout. Be glad, Michelle – it is your day! Remembrance Here is a special remembrance of Darin Woomer, who lived 18 short years. He was born in March. His mother, Carol Woomer of Royalton, wanted to share that his time here on earth is not forgotten. Hoping family and friends have many good memories of Darin. Anniversary Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaffer Jr. of Middletown as they observe their 46th anniversary on Sunday, March 9. Township meetings • The Lower Swatara Twp. Recreation
Board will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive. • The Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive. Flutefest at Elizabethtown Emily Mountain, of Hummelstown, a music therapy major at Elizabethtown College, will perform in the college’s annual Flutefest, a concert featuring all members of the flute family, on Monday, March 17. Mountain is a student of Dr. Paula Nelson. The Arioso Flute Choir, along with a variety of small flute ensembles and soloists, will perform light classical music and Irish tunes in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Arizona State dean’s list Ian Hefflefinger, of Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, Ariz., for the fall semester. RIT dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., for the fall semester: • Taylor Barrett, of Middletown, a chemistry student • Courtney DiStasio, of Elizabethtown, a professional photographc illustration student • David Pawlush, of Hummelstown, a mechanical engineering student • Timothy Torres, of Hummelstown, a new media design and imaging student HACC grads The following local students earned degrees from Harrisburg Area Com-
munity College at the end of the fall semester: Middletown – Andrew C. Knackstedt, Jessie B. Manjate, Christy J. Reed, Tina L. Rothermel, Jamey B. Shade and Diane K. Weigley. Highspire – Moises Vargas. Steelton – Earl S. Brown and Hang L. Pham. Elizabethtown – Melissa A. Berardinelli, Andrew R. Keck, Jennifer L. Lamason, Pilar Ochoa, Michael P. Pakosky, Mary E. Plessinger, Erika A. Putt, Bradley A. Satteson, Marcel Schuessler, Kortney L. Sweikert, David J. Walker and Rachele M. Wiseman. Hummelstown – Daniel T. Arndt, Cheryl L. Baker, Roger A. Calhoon, Tyler P. Donbaugh, Hillary K. Krokonko, Meredith R. Marshall, Samantha L. Miller, Jacob B. Monn, Andrea M. Russo, Alexandra K. Seitz, Solona J. Sisco and Dominique A. Zegretti. Plymouth St. president’s list Anthony Gilchrist, of Hummelstown, was named to the president’s list at Plymouth St. University, Plymouth, N.H., for the fall semester. Wheaton dean’s list Cecily Ober, of Elizabethtown, was named to the dean’s list at Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill, for the fall semester. Five random facts 1. 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue. 2. There are 10 human body parts that are only three letters long (eye, hip, arm, leg, ear, toe, jaw, rib, lip, gum). 3. A skunk’s smell can be detected by a human a mile away. 4. The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. 5. The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache. Quote of the Week “It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What is your favorite state? Why? “South Carolina, because that is where Myrtle Beach is, and Rio’s!” – Pat Roth, Newberry. “Texas, for their steaks and barbcue.” – Dave Kern, Dillsburg. “South Carolina. I love Myrtle Beach!” – Denise Giulivo, Lower Swatara. “Alaska, the glaciers and mountains are enormous!” – Jordan Travitz, 18, Lower Swatara. “I like Florida because I have relatives who live there. I like Disney, too!” – Phyllis Ackerman, Macungie. “Florida, because of Kennedy Space Center – and I want to be an astronaut. Plus it is nice and warm.” – Alex Kennedy, 12, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight (3:5,6).
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It was a gastronomical adventure for students at Conewago Elementary School, a recent day when a chef from Lower Dauphin School District’s cafeteria management company, Chartwells, indulged kids in a sampling of – would you believe it? – meatless chili.
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Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Barbara A. Rogan, date of death, February 9, 2014, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them for settlement to:
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Sue and 12 other juniors from Elizabethtown Area High School were in Washington from January 20-26 for the local high school’s participation in the nationwide “Close-Up” program that’s designed to teach American students, and some foreign students, something about the federal government and how it works. The 13 EAHS students were chosen from among pupils involved in high school social science classes, a department headed by Dale Denlinger, a devoted student of American government and our Democratic systems. After applying for the honor, each of the students who were chosen to participate in this year’s National Close-Up was selected by virtue of essays they wrote on why they wanted to make the trip to Washington. In addition to Diener, that group included Jesse Croom, Neil Ketchum, Neal Kuhn, Deb Landis, Vicki Nauman, Jack Richman, Joey Shubert, Nicky Slusser, Kirsten Terry, Linda Tripp, Donald Wagner and JoLynn Weaver.
EAHS Students Impressed During Trip To Washington They admit they were impressed during their recent visit to our nation’s capital, but most of them say it wasn’t Washington’s great monuments or famous building that caught their eyes or fired their imaginations. In a recent interview with some students who made that trek, they say they and their peers were more impressed by the capital’s “terrific energy” and the insight they got into the workings of the federal government. “It was more exciting than we thought it would be,” Sue Diener commented. “Not the statues and the buildings, but all the things that are going on there and the huge amount of work that actually gets done. You’ve go to be impressed by that.”
MJT Supers Delay Action On ‘Mini’ Park/Recreation Plan Township Supervisors agreed Thursday night to withhold approval of a “mini-plan” for establishing prospective Township parks, recreational areas and open spaces in three separate districts. The plan, prepared at a cost of $5,000 by Melham Associates, Harrisburg, a planning and engineering firm, was ordered by the recently-created Township Recreation Parks and Open Spaces Committee headed by Karen Boyer. The Board approved the expenditure last year. Boyer was present at Monday night’s meeting to urge that the Board formally adopt the Melham plan, which allocates specific areas in each of three proposed Township districts
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A Very Special Teacher Helps Some Special Students When Cindy Gardner first took over the special education program at the Middletown Area High School, she encountered a high dropout rate, low self-esteem and high absenteeism. But in the last eight years, she has completely turned the program around. Gardner’s students learn life skills and gain valuable job experience while in school, so that when they leave, they will have already fostered the valuable tools needed for an easier transition into adulthood. A tip-off for the success of the program can be seen in the fact that 90 percent of last year’s graduates are employed. “I don’t like the student to have to leave the high school without being employed,” Gardner said. “That’s always been my goal to make sure before they graduated we have somewhere for them to go.” Gardner’s program begins early in a student’s high school career. When students are in the ninth grade, she begins teaching life skills such as learning how to keep a checkbook, filling out an income tax form, and social skills, such as calling into work when sick. When Gardner’s students begin school in September, they all know they will have to choose a job. And so, for the first nine weeks, they spend all their time with Gardner preparing to enter the world of work. “If they have good attendance; if their grades are good; and if they have a good attitude in all their classes, then they are allowed to go out on a job,” Gardner said. For two hours every day, students work for the School District in areas such as custodial, maintenance, secretarial, cafeteria service and nurse aides.
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Rome. But the flight became more
complicated. “They ended up sending me from Philadelphia to Minnesota to Paris to Rome,” explained Kerecz. “And, between all of this, I had gotten some bronchitis … but I didn’t tell them that because I wanted to get it done.” Eventually, Kerecz arrived in Moscow, where he visited the Kremlin, stayed at the historic Hotel Metropol in the heart of the Red Square, and explored the area in the days leading up to his flight. According to Kerecz, visiting Russia added even more to an already nifty experience. “You get to go to a forbidden country, and that’s another thing,” said Kerecz. “In Russia, they’re all very nice. There’s no reason to worry about going over there.” Then, on Jan. 28, it was time for Kerecz to make his long-awaited ascension. After a meeting with the pilot and getting a basic physical, Kerecz was given a crash course (no pun intended) on the inner workings of a MiG-29 and what his itinerary would entail. “The pilot told me about the ejection seat just in case something would happen,” said Kerecz. “‘Don’t pull the red lever,’ he said. ‘I’ll pull the red lever if we need it.’ ” Despite the risk, Kerecz said he was never nervous because his mind was in a state of determination to make his dream happen. Before his flight, Kerecz even went so far as to wear a Green Lantern T-shirt – his alter ego, Hal Jordan, was a test pilot – but he
said nobody got the joke. After being suited up in a highaltitude pressure suit, helmet and other layers of clothing to compensate for the gelid (-)15º Fahrenheit temperature, the time finally arrived for Kerecz’s takeoff. As he scaled the rickety rolling ladder and situated himself in the MiG cockpit, the 6-foot-2 Kerecz immediately noticed how enclosed everything was. “You get strapped into that seat like crazy because if you have to eject, you have to go with it,” said Kerecz. “And I’m a tall guy, so I was crunched in there. I told them that it’s a good thing I’m not claustrophobic and they said that they have had people before that, once they get in, they can’t fly because it freaks them out to be so confined in the cockpit.” Once the pilot got himself strapped in and settled, it wasn’t long before Kerecz was barreling down the runway and skyborne at speeds as fast as Mach 2, which Kerecz essentially described as unnoticeable since his MiG was going faster than the speed of sound. What Kerecz did notice were the G’s. All five and a half of them. “The way I figure it is I weigh 245 pounds and five and a half times that makes me 1,347,” he said. “Even just moving your arms becomes a chore because your arms are now five and a half times heavier. And the pressure suit squeezes you to compensate for the G’s because the whole idea is they want to keep the blood in your head. “So it squeezes your torso, your arms, and your legs to keep the blood up, which makes you feel like a tube of toothpaste getting squeezed at the bot-
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John Kerecz hangs upside down above Earth during his flight. and that’s when I was fighting the sour stuff.” The fact remained, though, that Kerecz had done it. Mission accomplished. His reward? “I took a three-and-a-half hour nap, hugging the bed and feeling sick,” Kerecz said. Now that he’s officially been to space, the big question for Kerecz is: What’s next? How about a trip to Mars?
“I’m one of the backers for Mars One, which does one-way trips to Mars. That’d be interesting,” said Kerecz. “The first flight doesn’t happen until 10 years from now. The whole idea is to start colonizing Mars. I’ll apply and see what happens.” His ultimate goal is to go farther into space. The moon. Mars. Farther. “That’d be nice, wouldn’t it?” he asked. David Amerman: 717-944-4628, or davidamerman@pressandjournal.
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John Kerecz is briefed by his Russian pilot (right) on the details of the flight as his translator explains the instructions in English.
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tom so it comes up,’’ he said. “That’s a weird feeling.” Add to that the ever-increasing nearness to the sun, which became extra-sweltering once the MiG surged through and above the clouds. “It reminded me of when you’re in the car and the sun is bright, so you get hot,” Kerecz said. “It’s black space one way and bright sun the other way, which was kind of cool in and of itself.” The pilot banked sideways 23 kilometers above sea level, leaving the Earth’s oceanic blue behind for a minute’s exposure to the starry shadows of space. For that fleeting moment in time, Kerecz was a spaceman through and through; his lifelong dream had been fulfilled. But, although Kerecz had done what he set out to do, his flight was far from over. The pilot returned to the realm of sun and clouds for a session of aerobatics: loops, rolls and a controlled freefall, none of which bothered Kerecz in the slightest. In fact, he even helped pilot some of the aerobatics and enjoyed himself doing it, particularly when he got to fly upside down. “The only thing [the pilot] yelled at me about was I went down a little bit when we were doing rolls,” said Kerecz. “Instead of keeping it level, I went down a hair, but it all kind of seems the same to you when you’re up that high.” Extreme heights or any fear thereof were also non-issues for Kerecz because of how safe and secure he felt in the MiG-29. “I guess I had to feel safe,” said Kerecz with a hearty guffaw. “I think I felt safer in [the MiG] than I did in the passenger plane. I don’t like being on heights when I’m on something that seems flimsy. When you’re high up and you feel secure, that’s different.” The only moment when Kerecz did get a bit uneasy and nauseous was during the landing, when the pilot banked hard and caused the level of G’s to skyrocket. “And it isn’t really the G’s that get you,” Kerecz said. “It’s right after the G’s because you go from being compressed to then not being compressed
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the silent film star, her voice is grating and irritating and now she has to transition to an actress in the talkies,” Strawser said. Lockwood, played by Gene Kelly in the film, will be portrayed by Brendan McAlester. Rachel Bitner will play Kathy Selden, Kelsey Kindall will play Lina Lamont and Chris Brian will play Cosmo Brown. The students have been working hard to bring the scenes of both the musical and film to life, from memorable dance numbers to iconic songs like “Good Morning’” and the title song, “Singin’ in the Rain.” “There’s so many great things about the show and it’s really coming together nicely,” Strawser said. “It’s exciting and fun.” From elaborate costumes to dancing and tap, the performance by the cast is sure to bring back memories of the film. “It’s really comedic, and just the one-liners we have that we just nail,” Kindall said. “I don’t think people expect ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ to be so funny and so lovable ... we’re trying to get as close [to the movie] as possible with our own little twist on it.” And remember the iconic scene with Gene Kelly dancing in the rain? Yep, rain will fall. Lots of it. “We make it rain on stage,” Kindall said. “It’s a harder show to pull off and I think we are really doing our best. Our tech crew and stage crew are doing a really great job.” There are also a lot of personal touches throughout the show. “We filmed actual black and white movies that actually play during the show which was fun and that is different and exciting,” Strawser said. Nanette Kimmel is in charge of choreography. Musical direction is under Elizabeth Colpo. Marie Weber is the orchestra conductor, Mike James is the technical director, and the musical is produced by Valerie Stricker. For many in the cast, the best part of the production is getting to work together. Last fall, the four leads played the Gently family in the play “Front.”
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wasn’t sure if he knew it, either. He had taken a course years ago, but hadn’t taken a refresher course in a long time. Time was running out. Santiago grabbed the baby and blew into her mouth. “It just clicked,’’ he said about his past CPR training. The baby coughed up the french fry and began breathing again. An ambulance soon arrived, and the girl survived. Santiago, a 7-year veteran of the Highspire force, was honored last
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A group of Lower Dauphin performers tap dance during a scene.
Brendan McAlester, portraying Don Lockwood, and Kelsey Kindall, playing the role of Lina Lamont, perform a scene from the musical. Watching everything come together while getting to work with the students is Strawer’s favorite part. “Really, that’s it right there. I really enjoy working with young people and their enthusiasm and the process of putting on a musical,” Strawser said. “It never ceases to amaze me.” Even with the countless snow days and weather issues, the cast and crew are ready to entertain this weekend. “Our version of the show is so much fun,” Bitner said. “Everyone in it is
super-talented and it’s going to be a really great show.” “Singin’ in the Rain” will be performed on Thursday March 6 through Saturday, March 8 at the high school auditorium. Each performance begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and senior citizens and $10 for adults. A sneak preview for senior citizens will be held on Wednesday, March 5 after a complimentary breakfast. Breakfast begins at 8 a.m.; the show begins at 9 a.m.
month by Highspire Mayor John Hoerner and Borough Council with a proclamation for his life-saving actions. The call was “one of the scariest moments of my career,’’ admitted Santiago. “I’m just grateful that I got certified in CPR’’ in the past, he said. Santiago doesn’t make it a habit to jump a call in a neighboring municipality. But when the emergency call came across the radio in his patrol car that Saturday, Aug. 10, Lower Swatara police were busy on other calls. It was the end of Santiago’s shift.
But he went anyway. When he became a police officer, he took an oath to protect the public – “I’m talking about anyone in my surroundings,’’ he said. He’s thankful he responded. “I was praying,’’ he admitted. “Because I can [only] do what I can.’’ Santiago hopes those who are impressed by his actions take a CPR course themselves, to prepare themselves for such an emergency. “Grandparents, at least – go out and take a lesson, so you know what to do in a time of need,’’ he said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
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bviously, with all the snow and cold temperatures we’ve had, winter has been a bit rough this year. For many, counting down the days until spring gets here has become an obsession. For scholastic sports fans whose teams or individual competitors are still in the postseason playoffs or tournaments, the extended season has helped provide some diversion from the drawn out Arctic-like weather. For the rest of us, we are simply biding our time in anticipation of the Warmer days that will eventually arrive. I’ve always enjoyed snow. I believe that if it’s going to be cold, why not have snow on the ground to help alleviate the normal drabness of the winter months? Sure, it can be a pain shoveling and digging out when we get the heavy doses of the white stuff – and while it can cause problems with commuting to work and other destinations, snow is just part of the deal.
We’ve certainly had our fair share this winter. This winter reminded my generation of the good old days when we were growing up in the ’50s and ’60s, when snow and freezing temperatures were normal. We sledded on the nearby hills and skated on the ice at the Highspire reservoir – from early December until late February, it seemed. But I also know when enough is enough. It’s time now to look ahead to spring sports. The official starting date for scholastic spring sports was set as Monday, March 3 – and coaches and players were hoping that all of the snow would be gone by then, and fields and tracks would be ready for opening day. Even with the recent warm spell that melted quite a bit of the accumulated snow, it might be asking a lot for that to happen,
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It may have been the same opponent as last year, the same arena, the same outcome, but the Steelton-Highspire girls’ basketball team’s win over Halifax in the District 3 Class A championship game on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Giant Center was different – much different. Last year, senior superstar Malia Tate-DeFreitas scored 38 points, and joined three other senior starters to score 60 points collectively to lead the Rollers to victory over Halifax. But this year it was all hands on deck, as it’s been all season – and the significant role each person played helped make Thursday’s 57-49 win in Chocolatetown a little sweeter. “I can’t even describe to you in words how this feels right now,’’ said junior Genesis Lozada. “It feels so good because last year we got to watch Malia and them win a gold, and this year it’s just us. It just feels amazing to be able to say I participated and that I helped win the gold.” Senior Ceani Beaden led the Rollers with 11 points, junior I’jianique Simmons scored 10, sophomore Ayana Flowers added 9 points and freshman Ilyn McAughlin scored 8 points. “To leave as seniors with it, to know we worked as a team to get it, is heartwarming,” Beaden said. “It’s great to know that it’s not just one person playing the game. It’s a team effort.” Halifax broke the ice and was off to a steady start, leading 9-2 with 5:16 in the first quarter. But Flowers, Simmons, McAughlin and Beaden posted points to tie the game 11-11with 23 seconds left in the quarter. A buzzer-beater by Halifax’s Brianna Turner, put the Wildcats ahead, 13-11. The Rollers (10-16) quickly regained the lead in the second quarter, ending the half with a slight 30-25 edge. “When we first stepped on the court, I couldn’t believe I was here just looking around,” Steel-High freshman Leana Borreli said. “Your adrenaline really pumps up. It gets your heart racing. You get excited.” In the third quarter, the Rollers tried to hold off Halifax (19-6), but the Wildcats snagged the lead midquarter on a 3-pointer from Kassidy Please See ROLLERS, Page B2
At 10, he’s a Motocross champ By Jim Lewis
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Dane Molander broke his left arm in a strange way. Not strange in the way he did it – a crash on a dirt jump during a motocross race – but strange in the way the bone broke. Not a clean break – the bone kind of folded up, like an accordion. A compression fracture, doctors called it. Three months in a cast, then physical therapy. And no racing. His father, Don, struggled to keep the 10-year-old off the Xbox. “I was mad – he wouldn’t even let me ride a bike,’’ recalled Dane. His father’s perspective: “It turned into 11 weeks of driving me crazy,’’ Don joked. But once the cast came off, and the doctor gave the OK to ride again, Dane jumped back on his four-wheel racer. There was training in Georgia. Then, the annual Motorama race at the Farm Show Arena in Harrisburg on Feb. 15 and 16. Once he returned to racing, he forgot all about the cast, and the crash. Dane, a Kunkel Elementary School fourthgrader from Middletown, won the 70cc race at Motorama – his first race after his accident – and now plans to race in a pro series, the Mountain Dew ATV Motocross National Championship this year, nine races from Georgia to Minnesota against tougher
competition. He’s occasionally raced against pros in the past, and performed well against them. Now he has a deal for vehicle parts, including an engine, and maintenance from businesses that typically provide the same to pros – and he has the desire to compete against the best. He also finished in third place in the 90cc division, against older racers at Motorama. His motto: “110 percent.’’ “I am not too far behind them,’’ Dane said. “I think I’m right up there.’’ Balancing racing, school and other activities can be difficult. Dane has dropped wrestling as an interest in favor of racing – “he’s much better at racing than wrestling,’’ his father said. And if Dane keeps up his grades, his father is willing to drive him to races. “Our deal is, ‘I’ll take you anywhere in the country to race as long as you have good grades,’ ‘’ Don said. Dane broke his arm while taking a jump on a course during a race on Sept. 1. He actually jumped beyond the spot where he should have landed, and extended his arms to break the fall. But he left all that behind him when he started training again over the winter. “I actually forgot I had a cast on from before,’’ Dane said. Dane has a good attitude about racing – while some competitors are egotists who taunt their rivals, Dane displays good sportsmanship from the starting
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Dane Molander receives his first-place trophy from Miss Motorama Jannese Royer at the Farm Show Arena. line – he wishes everyone good luck – to the finish line. “Some people are more serious than others,’’ Don said. “It’s karma, and he’s learned that.’’ Now Dane hopes to turn pro, to make it a career – though motocross racers tend to be washed up by the age of 35. “There are only 40 guys making a
living doing this,’’ Don said. “If it goes that route, great. If it doesn’t, great. You’re ‘old’ at 30 – what do you do after that?’’ Here’s the second agreement between father and son: “We’re doing this for fun,’’ Don said. “I don’t want to lose that ‘fun’ thing.’’
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Sorichetti, 34-32. McAughlin tied things up with two free throws about a minute later. Then Flowers grabbed back-to-back rebounds and scored on put-backs and, after a Wildcat timeout with 1:45 left in the third, Steel-High’s Marlin Sanchez nabbed a steal and scored, helping the Rollers to a 40-34 lead. In the quarter’s last 60 seconds, the Wildcats went on a 6-2 run that ended with a buzzer-beater from Paige Miller to keep Halifax within 2 points of the Rollers, 42-40. “We wanted our seniors to go out with a gold medal,” Simmons said. “When
we started slacking, we picked it up and made it happen.” An early 9-2 run in the final stanza helped the Rollers finish the game with momentum. Borreli found Beaden under the basket for a 45-40 lead with 6:48 left. After Kylee Sorichetti scored a basket for the Wildcats, Steel-High’s Joslyn Hill put away the ball from underneath the basket on a pass from Simmons. Simmons then grabbed a steal and pocketed the ball on a layup all alone for a 49-42 Roller lead. Halifax then scored three unanswered baskets, but Steel-High continued to forge the way to the win. Borreli found Lozada for 2 points and Beaden fol-
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“This win feels the best because everybody counted us out. Nobody counted us in, and nobody believed but us.” -Jeffrey Chisholm Steelton-Highspire Coach lowed with a rebound and put-back to give the Rollers a 53-46 lead with 3:26 left. The Rollers and Wildcats each took turns at the free throw line, but SteelHigh finished out on top. “Halifax is a good team. They’re not intimidated by us,” said Rachel Slade, Steel-High assistant coach. “This is a great outcome to a struggling season. I knew the girls had it in them. It’s a big stage, and I really think they stepped it up tonight.” Steel-High’s win is its fourth in five straight trips to the district championship. The only loss was to Lebanon Catholic in 2012. This year’s district title was one that many people didn’t think would happen. “This win feels the best because everybody counted us out,” said SteeltonHighspire Coach Jeffrey Chisholm. “Nobody counted us in, and nobody believed but us.” The chatter about the team’s future started right after the district win last year. Standing in the Giant Center one year ago, after beating Halifax, Chisholm vowed that the Rollers would be back. “A lot of people think once Malia leaves it’ll be over for us, but it won’t be,” he predicted at the time. “We proved everybody wrong,” Hill said after Thursday’s win. “Nobody thought we would get this far, and we made it. It’s just unbelievable. I don’t even know how to feel right now.” And while the Rollers had faith in themselves, the road to the championship was a big journey for the team. The Rollers had a shaky season, going into district playoffs with a 6-16 record. But one-by-one they took out Antietam, eliminated the Christian School of York and rallied to beat
top-seeded Harrisburg Christian, 6757 on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to get a shot at the district title. “They’re going to bang the boards, hard, hard, and harder, going after those loose balls and boxing out,” Chisholm said. “They play hard. They may not be the most fundamental team skill-wise, but they play basketball. They go hard for me. They’d go to the brick wall if I ask them to.” Entering the big stage of the Giant Center, Steel-High didn’t let the setting intimidate or phase them. “We have new girls that never have even been to the Giant Center. The freshmen girls stepped up a lot,” senior Marlin Sanchez said. “We can literally say we worked hard for everything we have now.” At times, the Rollers’ game was sloppy and certainly not perfect, but the team has a special quality that helps carry it through. “We play with our hearts,’’ Borreli said. “All we had to do is lay our hearts on the table, and this is your outcome. We stepped on the Giant court and we did what we had to do.” They’ll need that heart and focus as they enter the first round of the PIAA Class A tournament on Saturday, March 8. They will face off against St. John Neumann (17-8) at 6 p.m. at Northern High School in Dillsburg. But the team is ready. “We’re excited. We’re not going to give up until we get what we want,” Hill said. “It’s not over until we’ve got another gold medal around our necks,” Beaden said. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
Steelton-Highspire’s Ceani Beaden (32) shoots from underneath against Halifax.
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Steelton-Highspire players I’jianique Simmons (20) and Leana Borreli hug after the Rollers beat Halifax to win the District 3 championship.
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Four-goal outburst lifts Falcons to Viola Cup victory Lower Dauphin scored four goals in 10 minutes in the second period to beat Hempfield, 4-3 and win the CPIHL’s Viola Cup on Saturday, March 1 at Hersheypark Arena. It was the first championship for the young hockey program. Three of the goals in the Falcons’ four-goal blitz were power play goals. Trailing 1-0 after one period, Lower Dauphin scored early in the second. David Schindler’s power play goal at 1:16, on assists by Sean Patt and Cullen Zerbe, tied the game. Patt scored another power-play goal at 4:07 on an assist by Matt Gross to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead, and Lower Dauphin never looked back. Jason Shellenburger scored a third power-play goal at 9:28 on an assist by Jason Walk to push Lower Dauphin’s lead to 3-1. Zerbe capped the run with a goal on an assist by Schindler at 11:16. Hempfield mounted a comeback to keep the game close. Drew Bievenour scored just 16 seconds after the last Falcon goal, bringing the Knights to within 4-2
after two periods. Hempfield’s Connor McGuire scored a power-play goal at 7:17 of the third period to bring the Knights within 4-3. But Hempfield could not manage the tying score, despite outshooting Lower Dauphin nearly 2-to-1, 31-16, for the game. Ted Granbois scored a power-play goal at 14:01 of the first period to give the Knights a 1-0 lead. Lower Dauphin goaltender Michael Casamassa made 28 saves to preserve the Falcons’ championship. The Viola Cup is awarded to the winner of the CPHIL’s Tier 2 division. The Falcons won five of six playoff games to claim the championship. Lower Dauphin eliminated LampeterStrasburg 1-0 and Warwick 1-0 to reach the championship game. Casamassa started in goal for all five Falcon playoff victories. Cumberland Valley won the Tier 1 championship – the Bears Cup – while a team featuring Susquehanna Twp., Bishop McDevitt and Mechanicsburg players won the Tier 3 championship – the Rothrock Cup.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
Lions win first NCAA season opener
By Tom Klemick
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For the first time since beginning NCAA play, Penn State Harrisburg won its season opener, picking up a 6-3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader against Eastern Mennonite on Thursday, Feb. 27 in Harrisonburg, Va. The Lions racked up 11 hits in their win before errors doomed the Blue & White in their 13-5 defeat at the hands of the Royals in the second go-around. Penn State Harrisburg (1-3) got strong outings from starting pitcher Will Chaney and reliever Tom Chaney. The Chaneys combined to throw a complete seven-inning contest, with Will Chaney pitching four innings, allowing six hits and just two earned runs in addition to striking out three batters en route to his first victory of the year. Tom Chaney struck out two batters over three innings and allowed four hits and no earned runs. Designated hitter Colton Houseal homered to left center field in the top of the first inning, driving in Jim Murphy to give the Lions an early 2-0 lead. The Blue & White added to their advantage in the top of the second when catcher Jim Quinn tripled to right center field and scored when freshman Tom Denniston singled to left field two batters later. Travis Crammer drove in Denniston by doubling to left field, and scored when Murphy singled up the middle one at-bat later. Penn State Harrisburg led 5-0 after two innings of play. Eastern Mennonite (7-2) got on the board in the bottom of the third thanks to a Jonathan Estrada sacrifice fly and a Ryan Hedrick double to right center field, but the Lions answered back in the top of the fourth stanza when Bryan Balshy singled up the middle to score Murphy from second base. The Royals added a run late in the seventh, but Eastern Mennonite’s Griffin Stanley was caught stealing when Quinn corralled a ball in the dirt and fired down to John Cataldo at third base for the out. Murphy went 2-2 with two runs scored, an RBI and a walk for the Lions, while Houseal was 2-4 with the home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Denniston was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored. In addition to Quinn and Crammer’s extra base hits, freshman Troy Taber doubled as well. The Lions again jumped out to an early lead in the nightcap when Balshy
singled to left field and drove in Murphy in the top of the first inning. The Royals tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the first, but Penn State Harrisburg answered when Crammer’s two-out single to centerfield drove in Denniston from third base to give the Blue & White a 2-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the second. But Eastern Mennonite used two singles, two Penn State Harrisburg errors, a hit batsman and a couple of stolen bases to score four runs in the home half of the second. The Royals added to their lead when a Justin Rodriguez double down the left field line scored Estrada and Jonathan Mathews in the bottom of the third, increasing Eastern Mennonite’s advantage to 7-2. Penn State Harrisburg refused to roll over and tried to cut into the deficit thanks to RBI singles by Houseal, Balshy and Crammer in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. Unfortunately for the Lions, the Royals built a large enough lead by taking advantage of four Penn State Harrisburg errors, and the Blue & White rally proved too little too late. Balshy was 3-5 in game No. 2 with two RBIs and a double. Crammer went 2-5 with two RBIs and a run scored. Denniston worked two walks and scored two runs. Penn State Harrisburg starter Clint Hicks pitched the game’s first four innings, allowing seven hits and four earned runs and striking out three batters. Two freshmen relievers, Nate Packer and Cody Dakin finished out the game, throwing a combined four innings, allowing five hits and five earned runs to go along with their four strikeouts.
Stevenson 10-4 Lions 2-1
Long before the weather started wreaking havoc with field conditions during Penn State Harrisburg’s nonconference doubleheader matchup with Stevenson on Sunday, March 2, the Lions put themselves in a precarious situation of their own making thanks to a combined 13 walks and two errors over the course of both contests. The hometown Mustangs took full advantage of the Blue & White mistakes en route to a two-game sweep; a 10-2 victory in the first outing and a 4-1 win in game No. 2. Stevenson got off to a hot start in the opener and took an early 2-0 lead when Kevin Wu hit a two-run home
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run in the bottom of the first inning. Balshy began the top of the second with the Lions’ first hit of the day, a single back up the middle off Stevenson pitcher Greg Meyers. Unfortunately, the Lions struggled offensively and left him stranded at first base. Stevenson took advantage of three walks and two Blue & White errors in the bottom of the second inning, scoring four more runs on just two hits to up the home team’s advantage to 6-0. The Mustangs continued their solid play and managed to score one run in the bottom of the third and another in the bottom of the fourth. The Lions finally got something going in the top of the fifth stanza when Eric Hoover walked to lead off the inning and John Cataldo singled through the left side to move him into scoring position. Cody Henry laid down a bunt up the first base line that Meyers failed to handle and reached safely to load the bases. Crammer drove in the Lions’ first run when his sacrifice fly to deep right field scored Hoover. Unfortunately for the Blue & White, the next two batters struck out to end the threat. Penn State Harrisburg added a second run in the top of the sixth when Cataldo singled to left center and scored Tyler Smink from second base. Cataldo went 2-2 with two singles, an RBI and a walk while junior Jim Quinn went 1-2 and hit his second triple of the young season. Hoover was 1-2 with a walk and a run scored while Crammer added an RBI. The doubleheader’s second game saw the Lions again fall behind in the first inning. After the Mustangs worked three consecutive walks, Scott Merkel hit a grand slam that just cleared the fence and gave Stevenson a 4-0 lead. The Lions appeared to have something in the works in the top of the third when Denniston singled to left to lead off the inning and Crammer followed it up with an infield single to third base. When Murphy laid down a perfect bunt for hit to load the bases, it looked like Penn State Harrisburg was in business. Houseal grounded into a double play but scored Denniston from third to get the Blue & White on the board. Unfortunately, that’s as close as they would get. Following the top of the fifth inning, the umpires determined that the rain that had been falling for nearly an hour at that point compromised the field conditions to the point that play had to be called. The Lions fell to Stevenson after just four and a half stanzas.
Standings for 3-5-14 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE District 3 Championships Class A Championship Steelton-Highspire 57, Halifax 49 PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
First round Saturday, March 8 Steelton-Highspire (10-16) vs. St. John Neumann (17-8), 6 p.m. at Northern High School, Dillsburg (winner vs. Jenkintown-Parkway West winner on Wednesday, March 12)
COLLEGE BASEBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE W L OVERALL St. Mary’s 1 0 5-3 Frostburg St. 0 0 7-0 Mary Washington 0 0 6-2 Salisbury 0 0 6-2 Wesley 0 0 3-3 Marymount 0 0 4-8 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 1-3 Southern Virginia 0 0 1-7 York 0 0 0-1 Christopher Newport 0 1 5-6 (Southern Virginia is a provisional member of Division III until 2015 and its games will not count in conference standings.) Last week’s games Penn State Harrisburg 6, Eastern Mennonite 3 Eastern Mennonite 13, Penn State Harrisburg 5 Stevenson 10, Penn State Harrisburg 2 Stevenson 4, Penn State Harrisburg 1 This week’s games Wednesday, March 5 Penn State Harrisburg at Marymount, 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 Penn State Harrisburg at Mary Washington (2), 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9 Penn State Harrisburg vs. Ursinus (2), 1 p.m.at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Tuesday, March 11 Penn State Harrisburg vs. Mount St. Mary, N.Y. (2), 10 a.m. at Myrtle Beach. S.C. PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL Team Points 1. Salisbury 80 2. Christopher Newport 74 3. Mary Washington 64 4. Frostburg St. 56 5. Wesley 46 6. York 44 7. St. Mary’s 26 8. Penn State Harrisburg 23 9. Southern Virginia 20 10. Marymount 18 PENN STATE HARRISBURG SCHEDULE March 5 – @ Marymount 1 p.m. March 8 – @ Mary Washington (2) 1 p.m. March 9 – Ursinus (2) @ Myrtle Beach, S.C. 1 p.m. March 11 – Mount St. Mary, N.Y. (2) @ Myrtle Beach, S.C. 10 a.m. March 12 – Albertus Magnus (2) @ Myrtle Beach. S.C. 10 a.m. March 14 – @ York 3:30 p.m. March 15 – Southern Virginia (2) 1 p.m. March 16 – @ Muhlenberg 1 p.m. March 19 – Wesley 4 p.m. March 22 – Christopher Newport (2) 1 p.m. March 25 – @ Gettysburg 3:30 p.m. March 26 – Marymount 4 p.m. March 29 – @ Salisbury (2) noon March 31 – @ Dickinson 3:30 p.m. April 2 – York 4 p.m. April 5 – Frostburg St. (2) 1 p.m.
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however. Although we’ve had mild winters the past several years, there still were delays for teams getting actual playing time on the field because early spring temperatures had been less than ideal. This year will probably be no exception. But we’ll be ready for it. I can’t wait to hear the sounds of balls hitting mitts and the cracks of bats, and the chatter of the players and coaches, and the sounds of John Fogarty’s “Centerfield” blaring from the speakers as baseball and softball teams get the new season started. I’m also looking forward to seeing athletes running on the tracks or working on their jumps and throws for upcoming field events. Here’s hoping that our sports teams will enjoy a season of success. The other anticipated highlight of spring is the start of fishing season. Trout season starts on Saturday, March 29 in our region, and it’s now time to get the gear ready for the
opener. Because I reached the magic age of 65 in late December, I qualifiy for the lifetime fishing license, which costs just a bit more than double the price of a regular license and trout stamp. Age does have its benefits – sometimes. With all the snow we’ve had, the streams should be in really good shape with good levels of water for the spring season. The Pennsylvania Fish Commission has already posted times and dates for trout stockings in area streams. So now we just have to wait a bit longer as Old Man Winter hangs around before giving way to spring. It will probably be a cold start for spring sports, but that’s to be expected. I’m anticipating those two words that will signify the beginning: “Play ball!” Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
April 6 – @ Wilkes (2) April 9 – @ Wesley April 12 – @ St. Mary’s April 15 – Conference playoffs April 16 – Albright April 18 – Conference playoffs April 19 – Conference playoffs April 20 – Conference playoffs April 22 – @ Elizabethtown April 23 – Messiah April 28 – @ Penn State-Altoona (2) April 29 – @ Lebanon Valley
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COLLEGE SOFTBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE W L OVERALL Salisbury 0 0 4-0 Wesley 0 0 2-0 Mary Washington 0 0 2-1 Christopher Newport 0 0 5-3 York 0 0 2-3 Frostburg St. 0 0 1-2 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 0-0 Southern Virginia 0 0 0-4
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Members of the Elizabethtown Grade 6 boys’ basketball team are, from left: first row – Ryan Parise, Brody Beach, Jake Sevcik, Drew Shaeffer and Nate Seiger; back row – Coach Scott Billheimer, Ethan Lowen, Gavin Gilhool, Devyn Clair, Elijah Eberly, Luke Pierson, Alex O’Shea and Coach James Bard.
Sixth-graders rout Schuylkill Haven, end successful season The Elizabethtown Grade 6 boys’ basketball team finished a successful season with a 45-26 rout of Schuylkill Haven, improving its record to 20-2. The team placed second in its league, after winning the league title in 2013. Elizabethtown has a winning record of 39-4 over the past two seasons.
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DUI charge Patrick R. Hughes, 24, of the 6000 block of Blue Bird Ave., Harrisburg, was charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI, driving an unregistered vehicle and disregarding lanes of traffic, police report. Hughes was arrested at 1:43 a.m. on Jan. 30 after police stopped him while he was driving in the 1000 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd. The arresting officer said the inspection and emission certificates were expired on his 1992 Honda Accord. Police said Hughes had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and his speech was slurred speech. Hughes was subsequently taken to Harrisburg Hospital where blood was drawn for tests to determine his blood/ alcohol level. Results of the tests were not reported. Charged after crash Breonna Dabney, 18, of the 200 block of Clinton Ave., Middletown, was charged with careless driving, driving with a suspended license and involvement in an accident involving damage to another vehicle, police report. The charges were filed following a crash at 3:50 p.m. on Feb. 9 on West Harrisburg Pike at First Street. Police report Dabney was driving a 2002 Acura that struck a 1995 Honda Accord. Dabney left the scene of the crash, police said.
Anthony M. Stumpo, 38, of the 600 block of Julia Court, Mechanicsburg, was charged with reckless driving, careless driving, driving with a suspended license, involvement in accident involving injuries, failure to obey traffic control devices, failure to have insurance and failure to have a properly registered vehicle, police report. The charges were filed following a crash at 12:32 a.m. on Feb. 7 on West Harrisburg Pike at Meade Avenue. Police report Stumpo, passengers in his Dodge Neon and the driver of a Audi A6 suffered injuries as a result of the crash. Disorderly conduct citation Kevin J. Coleman Jr., 21, of the 2000 block of Swatara St., Harrisburg, was cited for disorderly conduct after he was questioned by police at 10:42 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the 2000 block of W. Harrisburg Pike. Police questioned Coleman during an investigation of a reported suspicious vehicle in a parking lot of a restaurant on West Harrisburg Pike. During a consensual search of Coleman’s car, police said they found a plastic bag containing a small amount of marijuana. As a result of the investigating officer’s discretion and in consideration of the suspect’s cooperation, police filed a disorderly conduct citation.
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Drug allegation Allegations of possession of a small amount of marijuana have been filed against a 16-year-old Middletown Area High School student, police report. The teenager was questioned at the school at 1:39 p.m. on Feb. 17. Police were called by the school’s principal. Eight cited Citations for disorderly conduct were issued to eight people following an incident at 11:14 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Days Inn, S. Eisenhower Blvd. The charges stemmed from an investigation of an odor of burnt marijuana at the motel, police said. The eight cooperated fully with authorities, police said. Cited were: Kim T. Coaxum, 20, of the 1000 block of Market St., Harrisburg; Cieair L. Davenport, 19, of the 300 block of Poplar St., Steelton; Jasmine N. Donald, 21, of the 1000 block of Kensington St., Harrisburg; Brayonna Hargrove, 18, of the 500 block of Poplar St., Lancaster; a 15-year-old Harrisburg resident; a 16-year-old Harrisburg resident; and two 17-year-old Harrisburg residents, police report. DUI charge Leonard R. Harris, 33, of the first block of Jury St., Highspire, has been charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI-controlled substance (two counts), DUI, failure to use turn signals and failure to stop when emerging from alley. The charges stem from Harris’ arrest at 1:46 a.m. on Feb. 15. Harris was stopped while driving a 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood in an erratic manner in the 1000 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd., police said. The investigating officer noticed an odor of alcohol on his breath and his slurred speech, police said. Blood tests given at the Dauphin County Judicial Center showed Harris’ blood-alcohol level was .217 percent, police said. The blood sample also showed the presence of the chemical associated with smoking marijuana, police said.
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Christian Deppen Family - Second Generation - Peter Deppen Part II
May 16, 1836 exceptions filed on behalf of legatee reason for the Batdorf, Zerbe and Shaffer issue. On March 3, 1837 the court ordered $750.00 paid to Sarah, widow of Fred’k Shaffer, dec’d by her trustees Ludwig Berger and John Heffner. In 1839 John Machamer was appointed guardian for Sarah Shaffer, late Sarah Deppen. Peter Deppen’s estate from original inventory by appraisal was $23,000.00. Confusion due to the disappearance and death of Benjamin Deppen, a son, and jealousy among the children in relation to its execution by Fred’k Shaffer, a miller, of Pine Grove Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa. caused litigation and delay. After Fred’k Shaffer’s death in 1820, Jacob Seibert being appointed and received at different times for his services, amounts of $100, $150 and one bill of $594.86, which he stated was not enough due to the trouble among heirs, law suits, etc. The estate after deduction in 1834 amounted to $11,847.51. On November 9, 1840, Charles Whitman appointed to distribute remainder of Peter Deppen estate, Jacob Seibert, dec’d. After the widow Barbara’s death, Veronica and Peter lived together on the Deppen estate located in Wayne, originally Pine Grove Twp. On June 14, 1852, petition of Conrad Roeder Jr., and Catherine his wife, a daughter of Sarah Shaffer, late Deppen, now dec’d, and niece of Veronica Deppen, who died in 1851, late of Wayne Twp., leaving no husband or children, but the following brother and sister and representatives of deceased children: Peter Deppen, a brother, Elizabeth Strickler, a sister, wife of Peter Strickler, Magdalena Zerbe, another sister, now, dec’d, married to Jonathan Zerbe also dec’d., living issue: John, Samuel, Solomon Zerbe and Salome Daubert; Sarah another sister, dec’d., married to Fred’k Shaffer, dec’d., issue: Sarah Roeder; Margaret, wife of Michael Wolfe; Joseph Shafer, and the children of Barbara, a sister, dec’d, married to Benjamin Batdorf, dec’d., to wit: John, and Jonathan and Catherine Batdorf, whose residence unknown to the petitioner. Veronica’s estate was appraised at $527.17. Peter Deppen, youngest child of Peter Sr., in 1860 deeded to Barbara Hardenstine all his property with the stipulation to be cared for as a parent cares for their children. Both Veronica and Peter are buried on the farm, now Washington Twp., west of Manbeck’s Church. They had marble markers, but these have been destroyed and the land is farmed, now the Jones farm, along a road called Deppy’s Lane, at that time. People living today who recall Peters Deppen Jr., who died 1883, aged 83 yrs. Wm. Zerbe, now dec’d of Paradise, Schuylkill, Co., Pa., recall him very distinctly. This man was a grandson of Samuel Zerbe. He as a youth accompanied his father and Peter Deppen into the woods where they stayed, all but Wednesday and Sunday nights, burning pitch out of pine to be used as wagon grease, and then taken to Berks Co. for sale. He said Peter was very tall and frail, rather sparsely built. As they walked behind the slowly moving wagons over the mountains, Peter would keep in back of the wagon to escape the chilly blasts. He was noted as a woodsman and spent much time in the timber with his gun and dogs. After the disappearance of his brother Benjamin, a veteran of the War of 1812-14, Peter arming himself with his gun and all the dogs he could gather, decided to go west over the Alleghenies in search of his brother. The number of dogs multiplied en route and after searching in the vicinity of Pittsburgh decided to trek homeward. The court declared Benjamin dead in 1826. This tale was told by Wm. Hardenstine, who was a son of Barbara Hardenstine, who received his estate and was a married man when Peter died. He also recalls Peter Jr., telling of the bags of gold kept in the home. They used the ridgepole in the loft of their log house to store their gold. Many people remember the tales of the robberies. The Deppen Sr. family with others suffered many Indian assaults, particularly one related by Salome Zerbe Daubert, a grandchild of Peter and Veronica under the Kate Daubert Conrad family. Pa. Archive Series #3, Vol. 6, P. 322, Peter Deby (Deppen) was listed as 7th class in Capt. Phillip Filbert’s Company, Pine Grove Twp., Berks Co., Pa., and in the 3rd Vol. of the same series in class C. Henry Vanderslice, a wagon master for the Continental Service during the Revolution, scoured the country for horses and on November 25, 1777 got a horse from Peter Deppen of Pine Grove Twp. in the said county, one of 53 furnished, many having died at Valley Forge. This was a quite a sacrifice, as at that time he was assessed for two horses and two cows. Then Peter Deppen suffered many tragedies, first through the Cobel family of Schoharie, New York origin then by attacks and massacres on them in the Tulpehocken Valley - later by the Peter and Barbara family in Pine Grove Twp. in their struggle to conquer the forest in these valleys so aptly named Pleasant, Beaver, Panther, Bear, Paradise, Deep Creek, later by family names as Hegins, Clarks, etc. When Peter Deppen as well as earlier pioneers settled here they never dreamed of the wealth of anthracite under the surface so near them, as agriculture was their aim. Many descendants of this couple have sacrificed their lives in these mines as mentioned, leaving innumerable widows and orphans. Peter Deppen, born 1749-1823, married Barbara Kobel b. unknown-1832. Their children: Elizabeth Deppen, b. April 12, 1773-d. May 17, 1865, married on Nov. 8, 1794 to Peter Strickler, b. June 4, 1768-d. Aug. 26, 1854, buried in Millbach, Pa.; Eva Magdaline Deppen, b. Feb. 6, 1775, d. 1845, married to Jonathan Zerbe, b. Nov. 22, 1846; Benjamin Deppen, d. prior to April, 1826; Salome Deppen, b. Dec. 25, 1781-d. Sept. 1, 1839, married Nov. 6, 1810 to Frederick Shaffer Jr.-d. 1826; Barbara Deppen, d. 1829, married (1) James Jamison (2) Benjamin Batdorf; Veronica Deppen, d. about 1850 (anyone has updated on Veronica please forward); Peter Deppen, b. about 1800-d. April 25, 1883.
Society News
Capital Area Genealogical Society website now has a cemetery database for Dauphin County available online. The database consists of two parts: (1) an alphabetical listing of over 115,000 names of deceased individuals: This index of names was compiled from information transcribed from the gravestones from each of the 247 cemeteries located in Dauphin County as well as information transcribed from newspaper obituaries taken from the Harrisburg Patriot-News newspaper over the past 10 years. This index, however, does not include gravestone information for the Harrisburg Cemetery, the Hummelstown Cemetery or the Hershey Cemetery: (2) a numerical listing of the names and locations of the 280 cemeteries located in Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. For more information about the society, and to access the cemetery database please visit capitalareagenealogy.org/page_500a.htm
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran parking lot doors. Sunday services are Church is located at Spring and Union at 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sunday Church Streets, Middletown. School is at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is welThis is Christ’s Church, there is a come. There are classes for children, place for you here. We are the church youth and adults. Our 11 a.m. worship that shares a living, daring confidence service is broadcast on WMSS 91.1 at in God’s grace. Liberated by our faith, 11 a.m. each Sunday. we embrace you as a whole person, The 1st Sunday of each month is Food questions, complexities and all. Join Pantry Sunday. Bring a nonperishable us as we do God’s work in Christ’s item for our local food bank. The Food name for the life of the world. We are Pantry is located at 201 Wyoming St., a church of the Evangelical Lutheran Royalton. Church of America. St. Peter’s is a Wed., March 5: Ash Wednesday Reconciling in Christ Church. service at 10 a.m. in Good Shepherd You are invited to join us for wor- Chapel and 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Mon., March 10: Community dinner evening and Sunday morning. Worship here at St. Peter’s. times are: Wednesday service at 10 Visit our website at www.stpea.m. in Chapel, Saturday at 5 p.m. in tersmiddletown.org. Chapel. Saturday service is a casual Scripture readings for the week: traditional service and is 45 minutes Gen. 2:15; Ps. 32; Rom. 5:12-19; in length. Please enter through the Matt. 4:1-11.
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 (grades 1-5) Kindergarten (4-5 years old), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club Bible Study; 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6-8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet weekly 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. Wednesday Night Live (WNL), supper at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. No Wednesday Night Live on
March 5. Adult classes are: Adult Bible Study, Gospel of John and study of Abraham; Bible Study Book of Romans; Contemporary Culture Class; Craft Class; Balloon Art Class; Financial Peace Class. There is a cost for this class; Zumba. There is a cost for each session; Knitting-Crocheting Circle. There are classes for Youth, grades 4 and 5, grades 1, 2, and 3, Kindergarten, 4- and 5-year-olds, and babysitting for infants through 3 years old. Come join us. Wed., March 5: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Ash Wednesday service of Meditation. Come and go as fits your schedule. This is a quiet meditative service focusing on prayer, communion and music. Ashes and Holy Communion offered. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
New Beginnings Church
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We share Holy Communion this Sunday. All who love Jesus and desire to follow in his way are welcome at the table. Lenten Small Groups focused on the theme, “A Faith that Matters” are meeting weekly. The topic for this week is “Following Christ is a Way of Life.” An Ash Wednesday Communion Service will be held in our sanctuary at 7 p.m. We will sing, pray, reflect on God’s Word, distribute ashes, and share the bread and cup as we accept and live out the 40 Day challenge of following Jesus. All are welcome to journey with us through the Lenten season of repentance and reconciliation. Community Lenten Sunday Evening Services begin on March 9. These services will include a dessert fellow-
ship from 6:30 to 7 p.m. followed by a time of devotions and music from 7 to 8 p.m. Sponsored in cooperation with area churches, the first worship service in the series will be held at Presbyterian Church located at Water and Union Sts. All are welcome to attend and participate. We will be honoring long time Wesley member Nancy Schenck on Sunday March 16 during our 10:30 a.m. worship service. Her faithful service to our congregation and community has been a real blessing to many. Nancy is moving to another community and her church family wishes to recognize her contributions in a special moment of public farewell. Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is “Love Ultimately Wins ” based on John 1:1-8. Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine Streets in Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Open Door Bible Church Middletown
“So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” Colossians 1:10 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our March 9 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from
ages 4 to second grade are welcome to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., March 5: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6; Prayer meeting. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown
Worship is a time for joy. Therefore, with a joyous spirit we rejoice. “Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God.” Psalm 147:7. Reach out to God and to one another for all are welcomed in our Father’s house. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from March 5-11 are always open to everyone. Wed., March 5: 7:15 a.m., Senior Fellowship will travel to Lower Dauphin High School for breakfast and a musical; 6 p.m., AA Book Study; 7 p.m., Ash Wednesday service.
Middletown We are an independent body of believ- Children’s Church leader for March: ers offering God’s invitation for a new Michelle Strohecker. beginning to all who seek it. We exist Our Sunday worship service is to meet the spiritual, emotional and broadcast on the MAHS radio staphysical needs of all people through tion WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every faith in Jesus Christ. Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio New Beginnings Church invites or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ you to worship with us each Sunday wmss/audio. Check us out on our at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s website at www.newbeginningschchurch provided. Our congregation urchmiddletown.weebly.com. meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Union St., Middletown, next to the Sunday: “Nothing in this world is Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school more important than the love of Jesus for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap Christ.” We invite you to come and accessible via ramp at the back door. experience this love. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Craft Group is Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal is Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.; Intercessory Prayer group is Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., followed by Pastor Brett’s Bible Study at 7 p.m. Bring your own issues and concerns to discuss how the Bible helps in everyday living; Followers of Faith Bible Study resumes at a later date; Youth Fellowship is Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Sun., March 9: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835 p.m., Youth Fellowship outreach Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am dinner. Evening Worship - 6 pm We are supporting Mitch Lee who is www.calvaryopc.com a Life Boy Scout working on his Eagle Scout. His project is for the drums for the Middletown Area Middle School Ebenezer United Methodist Church Band. Any contributions are welcome "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples" and checks may be made out to Troop 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown 97 and mailed to Mitch at 322 Cone(Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road) wago St., Middletown, or given to Phone 939-0766 Mitch at church. Sunday Worship: Youth Fellowship Easter egg sale Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am has started. Many different flavors are Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am available. Call Michelle Strohecker at Christian Child Care - 985-1650 982-5068 to place an order, or see any Pastor S. DAVID SIMON youth or advisor. www.ebenezerumc.net Acolyte for March: Colin Graham.
Thurs., March 6: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., Mar. 9: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for February: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Alberta Harris, Brynne Schlicher. Nursery Helpers: Ethel Angeloff, Mike Harris. The altar flowers are given in memory of Bob Kaylor presented by his family; 11:30 a.m., Refreshments and fellowship time; 6:30 p.m., Community Lenten service at Presbyterian Church starting with Fellowship Time, followed by the service. Tues., March 11: 2 p.m., Stitches and Prayers Shawl Ministry; 6 p.m., Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m., Church Council meeting.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Spring Ahead Sunday March 9 - 2 a.m. Daylight Savings Time
Hours: Mon.-Wed. 11-5 Th. & Fri. 11-6, Closed Sat. & Sun.
Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
244 W. Second St., RR, Hummelstown 566-5866
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
235 W. High St., Middletown
A & C Coin & Card Shop
630 South Union St., Middletown
Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Evangelical United Methodist Church
First Church of God
BUYING COINS, GOLD and PAPER MONEY
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
Wesley United Methodist Church
944-6426
REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown PASTOR DON WALTERS
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
Highspire United Methodist Church
170 Second St., Highspire • 717-939-7650 Worship - 8:45 am • Sunday School - 10:15 am
64 Ann Street, Middletown
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 and 10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2014
EDITOR'SVOICE
We got prudence – yes, we do!
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t was just two weeks ago that we called for prudence in Lower Swatara Twp.’s assessment of the proposed new high school that will be built by the Middletown Area School District in the face of what seemed like tension between the regulator (the township) and the developer (the district). Then wham! – the township’s Board of Commissioners approved the final land development plan at a meeting on the night our editorial appeared on newsstands. We’d love to believe that it’s because of our wise words. In truth, it was probably because we underestimated the ability of two political bodies to work together to reach a reasonable agreement. We’re delighted we now have to say: Oops. Our bad. But could you blame us for our apprehension, especially in the wake of federal government shutdowns and the nastiness that passes as political debate nowadays, both on TV and on the Internet? Here were two sides seemingly chafing each other so severely just a week or two before the approval that they were playing the “Peanuts’’ card in anger and frustration to stand their ground. You remember the comic strip: Charlie Brown would attempt to kick the football while his neighbor, Lucy, it – but she would snatch it away at If a new Middletown Area held the last minute, and he would fall. Well, the High School lasts 40 years, district suggested that the commissioners many of us will be gone from were playing Lucy to their Charlie Brown, approval until their concerns this earth by the time a withholding were met. The district had hoped to begin replacement is needed. construction soon – as soon as this spring – and open the new high school in the fall of 2016. Apparently it didn’t anticipate that the commissioners would have problems with proposed parking and curbing, and that it might have to spend more money than it expected to address them. It brought this retort from Commission President Thomas Mehaffie III to district representatives at one public meeting: “I don’t consider us Lucy.’’ Indeed, fears that the township might play hardball with the district as a protest against the multimillion-dollar project – though the current Middletown Area High School is deteriorating, some question whether it would be cheaper to renovate it than tear it down and build anew – and a possible property tax increase in the future to pay for it were unfounded. Turns out the commissioners simply were doing their job the way they believe it should be done. No hidden agenda. It’s impossible to misread this assessment of the commissioners’ approval by Howard Kelin, the district’s attorney shepherding the project through the approval process: “To say that this is completely satisfactory would be an understatement.’’ Now the project moves forward. The district has set a maximum expenditure of $40.3 million for it, and it is hoped that there will be few, if any, cost overruns. In fact, the new high school could be built without an increase in property taxes, with a little luck in obtaining a low interest rate on general obligation bonds and some nifty balancing of district debt, according to a financial advisor hired by the board. If a new building lasts 40 years, many of us will be gone from this earth by the time a replacement is needed. If we can endure the cost without a significant tax increase, it will be a job well done, on all fronts.
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Stay indoors? No – let's fight for clean, healthy air Editor, I love getting outside to hike or bike or do anything that supports a healthy lifestyle. I recently heard some news that scares me: The World Health Organization (WHO) said all outdoor air pollution is carcinogenic. Now that I know air pollution could make me very sick, I have to wonder if outdoor exercise is a smart choice. But that’s not the only reason WHO’s stance on air pollution upsets me. My mom suffered for many years from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, known as COPD, a disease that makes breathing very difficult and painful. On some days, ozone concentrations were so high that she would have to sit in her car to watch her grandchildren’s sporting events. She simply couldn’t breathe well enough to walk from her vehicle to the bleachers. These memories make me sad. And I know that others with COPD and asthma are suffering in similar ways. I want to continue to spend time outdoors with my family, doing activities we enjoy. Though none of us has lung disease, we still notice how air quality affects our breathing. But the answer is not to stay indoors. We need to support the American Lung Association in its fight for healthy air. Together, we can make a difference, and we will all benefit – as individuals, as communities, as counties and as a state. Amy Spease Elliottsburg, Perry County
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baby over the last 25 years. This increase ooking to would seem like great news – except that shed a few the extra pound is, according to DEXA for spring? scans, “all fat,” Lustig says – fat cells that Great! Just watch will always “want to get filled.” out for the obesoWhy is it happening? gens. Here’s where newer obesogens expand This goblin-blob the picture. of a word is less than 7 years old. But Tributylin (TBT), currently banned in it’s gaining widespread familiarity as Europe, is ubiquitous in the U.S. – found researchers target factors involved in one in tap water, wood preservatives, tiles, big problem: Two-thirds of the U.S. popwindow blinds, shower curtains and disulation is now overweight – and growinfectants. Researchers who fed pregnant ing. Other countries are also expanding, mice one dose of TBT found their offwaist-wise. spring not only had greater fat stores than There are some obvious causes – like inunexposed mice, they weighed 15 percent activity. We do burn lots of energy – just more by 10 weeks of age. not from our meals. Moreover, the following generations A century ago, average Americans might were also born fatter, despite no prenatal work off breakfast simply hanging launexposure to TBT. dry, walking to school, using hand tools, Atrazine has similar effects. Great at whisking batter, washing dishes. Even reducing biodiversity and yielding vast leisure required action – games, music, monocultures of corn, this common herbidancing, picnics. cide appears to encourage human weight Today we get it all merely by pushing gain. Like TBT, it’s banned in Europe, buttons, icons, accelerators. This conbut pervades the U.S. – our soils, drinking serves our own energy while burning lots water and bloodstreams. of fossil fuel, biofuel, wildlife habitat – It slows the metabolism of thyroid whatever will ignite a spark to entertain hormone. It’s also linked to birth defects, us, tote us 10 blocks and prevent us from male infertility and male frogs that dehaving to budge. velop female genitalia. It’s a great reduction plan for the bioPhthalates (in vinyl, air fresheners, sphere. Forests are disappearing, marine fragrances and smelly candles) are linked life has thinned out, and biodiversity, likewise to lower testosterone and metopsoils and fresh waters are drying up, tabolism in humans while the human – and reproductive footprint grows in fish. heavier. Rarely does any political problems Then there’s Yet rarely does any leader urge us to conserve, triclosan, the antipolitical leader urge us to conserve, walk, walk, carpool or burn our own bacterial agent now in soaps carpool or burn calories to spare the planet. common and lotions. Washour own calories The big energy companies' ing down millions to spare the planet. The big energy funding campaigns want more of household drains, ends up in the companies’ fundconsumption, not less. itplanet’s waters, coning campaigns want verts to toxic dioxin more consumption, and harms algae not less. essential to the aquatic food chain. Other phenomena also thin down the So why not clean up this diet of toxins land while fattening up the people. Highfattening us while starving our ecosysfructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one. tems? It took off in the 1970s, when Earl Butz, Well, we like things big in the U.S. And President Richard Nixon’s secretary the Big Ag, Big Chemical, Big Energy of agriculture, ordered U.S. farmers to and other Big Money currently funding expand, cut down hedgerows, forget soil lobbies, think tanks, media campaigns and water conservation, and “Get big or and political careers have become a forget out.” midable heavyweight, difficult to oppose. The glut of corn, while depleting soils, The obesogen of that big money mainaquifer and biodiversity, began filling tains a big, three-headed message: us humans with margarine, corn chips, • Endless growth, while the biosphere feedlot cows and HFCS, that chemically shrinks, is good. mangled sweetener. • Consuming without restraint equals Handily, HFCS doesn’t trigger the hu“freedom.” man satiation response. And insatiability • The human species – now called “the is great for expanding sales. consumer” – will be gratified merely by These lifestyle changes alone, though, taking from, not giving to, the greater don’t explain why even newborns today good. are heavier. And all of this, the message goes, is Dr. Robert Lustig, professor of pediatcalled “balance.” rics at University of California, says that But how can such a balance last – with birth weight has risen by a pound per humans now too big for our own good, sinking one side of the scale, while the world that feeds us, on the other, dries up? It’s a lose-lose plan. Either we bottom out, or else start redistributing our energy – giving up some illusory self-interest for the actual greater We want to hear from you. good. That’s the only diet that lasts anyway, Send your letters to: since it satisfies our true nature – crealetters@pressandjournal.com, or tures who gain the big life by losing 20 S. Union Street ourselves. Middletown, Pa. 17057 Letters may be edited for accuracy, Liza Field, a teacher, writes from Virclarity, and length. ginia.
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ords are very useful things — only so long as we know what they mean, and their meaning is relatively constant. If, however, we have gone with Alice down the rabbit hole and, as Humpty Dumpty said, “(a word) means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less,” then we are in trouble. And we are in big trouble, because our leaders are long gone down that rabbit hole. “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master – that’s all.” That’s the crux of it. Our politicians want to be masters, not accountable to or for anything. The people we chose to preserve our values make words mean anything they want. Soon all the presidents’ horses and all the court’s justices won’t be able to put things together again. The practice is now pervasive. Take the word “war.” The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but Congress doesn’t do that anymore. Since Korea, we call such hostilities “police actions” to avoid the Constitution’s responsibility to declare war. The same sort of evasion concerns the word “treaty.” A treaty requires twothirds approval by the Senate, now near impossible. The Senate rejected the proposed International Trade Organization after World War II, but in 1995 Congress approved its reincarnation as the World Trade Organization because it had morphed into a trade agreement. Similarly CAFTA, NAFTA and now the Trans Pacific Partnership become trade agreements rather than face certain defeat as treaties. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech, and corporations are persons. The Congress has the power to coin money but is forbidden to control speech. The moneyed people want to be free of congressional control of money, so money became constitu- If laws are tionally protected made up of speech. words, and And since Justice Lewis Pow- words mean ell, corporations whatever we are now persons. choose, we no The profits and income of hedge longer have a funds and invest- rule of law. ment banks are capital gains, with a lower tax rate. In the lead up to and conduct of the Iraqi war, the abuse of language was horrendous: Torture became enhanced interrogation, kidnapping became special rendition, and now murder and assassination are called drone strikes. It’s true that words do change in meaning all on their own, usually because of technology or institutional changes. However, in this kind of manipulation of words, the meaning was changed to accomplish political or monetary gain, not in response to language needs. Presidents, Congresses and Supreme Courts are scornful of us when, at any moment and for any convenience, a word has any meaning they want to put on it. This practice has always been in place to some extent, but it reached new heights under former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Their practices have been mimicked by President Barack Obama. This is not the normal obfuscation all governments use, and usually abuse, to maintain a necessary level of security. This is something basic to our conception of ourselves. Our government is based on a rule of law and not of men. If laws are made up of words, and words mean whatever we choose, we no longer have a rule of law. Men become, as noted by Humpty Dumpty, our masters. We should choose Dr. Seuss and Horton the elephant who said: “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful, one hundred per cent!” Would that our politicians were as faithful. Words have consequences. PS: The citation of Horton does not imply endorsement of any Republican candidate. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.
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for 22 years, grew up and always good asset to our town. You will be followed our basketball program. missed. McNamara made a bad decision on this one. Our loss is some “Where is Borough Council? After Could someone please tell me how in the world at the high school level, other municipality’s gain.” reading…” (Listen online at www. the district or even the PIAA lets a pressandjournal.com) player that has nine or 10 techni:| “Can anyone tell me if the new cal fouls make an all-star or district police contract in Middletown is “For the last two weeks I’ve been team? What kind of message are we working? I haven’t heard anything reading about…” (Listen online at sending our kids? about it and I www.pressandjournal.com) There are many know it cost the “Thank you, Nancy teams with just as borough of bun“This is to the person who keeps good players that Schenck, for the years of dle to get things calling into the paper…(Listen onrepresent their serving the Middletown worked out.” line at www.pressandjournal.com) school and the (Editor’s note: Red Cross. It’s a shame Middletown sport much better. “This is for our written format. This just blows our town will be Borough Council Thanks so much…” (Listen online my mind. I was ratified the new swallowed by Harrisburg. at www.pressandjournal.com) actually waiting contract Nancy was always there police for the PIAA to at a meeting on “During this long and depressing sit him or remove and earned her angel’s Tuesday, Feb. and gloomy winter…” (Listen onhim from the wings for the good she 18.) line at www.pressandjournal.com) court altogether. has done. Thanks to the Just shows our “Who has the :( “Any athletic star gets paid way expectations of Journal for a great story :| best burgers in too much when you think of our kids are going about her. That’s good the area? And armed forces putting themselves in down, and they please, don’t say news I am always harm’s way and barely making it. will be the ones ‘McDonalds.’ ” They deserve a Super Bowl when to pay when they happy to read.” they return. Music and sports don’t get older, I am :) “Tell you win a war or protect us.” afraid.” what: Tony’s Pizza is the absolute best - bar none! Take that to the :| “Time to talk to the athletic direc- :) “I want to congratulate all of bank.” tor if this continues. It’s time to start the local high school athletes - and new with that way of thinking. For I mean all of them – for the hard :( “Whatever happened to someone those in charge, means it’s time for work they did this past season. saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you?’ ” them to go.” Enjoy your youth, and remember the lessons you learned - sportsman:| “Whatever happened to the ship, humility, friendship.” :| “Sand doesn’t melt ice!!” Sheetz across from HIA? What is holding up that project? More law:( “Would someone PLEASE take :| “Does anyone know if there is suits, or egos, or what?” any truth to Lower Swatara board down the Christmas decorations on (Editor’s note: The Lower members trying to put a stop to the trees in Middletown’s square? Swatara Twp. commissioners apus building a new high school? Or how can I do it? I’m afraid if I proved a final land development Husband said it sure sounds like it. start to do it I’ll get arrested as a plan for the Sheetz, planned at Living in LS and having students in thief.” Route 230 and Meade Avenue, in the high school and going to be in the high school along with seeing March – contingent on the issuance :( “Where are the volunteers the the shape it is in, how can anyone of an encroachment permit from the borough made a stink about using? not want a new school? From my state Department of Environmental Sounds like the borough cried wolf understanding from my daughter, it Protection and a National Pollutant just to make the unions look bad. is falling down around them now. Discharge Elimination System perYou got your agreement with the Tired of headstrong, power hungry. mit from the federal Environmental Teamsters regarding the holiday Let me flex for you people: Do what Protection Agency.) decorating. Now get your free labor we elected you to do for the reason and get that stuff out of our square. we elected you or get out. I know, It looks ridiculous.” :| “Hey, I’d really like to use HIA too, that will NOT get my vote next time around, if this is true.” :( “If my math is correct, we are (Editor’s note: The Lower Swatara now paying over $80,000 for a Twp. commissioners approved the secretary and a PR lackey for the final land development plan for the borough. Anyone see a problem proposed high with that as far school project as dollars and “I miss Frank Linn on the at a meeting on sense? And yes, Lower Swatara board.” Wednesday, Feb. I did spell it S-E19. CommissionN-S-E.” ers had expressed concern about signage and special :| “Great job, highway crew. If Middletown got this much snow last event parking at the new facility previously, but Howard Kelin, an atyear, they would’ve been calling torney representing the Middletown back all the poor employees they Area School Board, said of commislaid off. They wouldn’t have had to sioners’ vote: “To say that this is hire so many contractors at top dolcompletely satisfactory would be an lar to pick up the slack.” understatement.’’) :) “Please support the Middletown :) “Thank you, Nancy Schenck, for Public Library.” the years of serving the Middletown Red Cross. It’s a shame our town :( “I have a concern with some will be swallowed by Harrisburg. changes that are going to be made Nancy was always there and earned in my neighborhood. I contacted her angel’s wings for the good she the council members that I voted has done. Thanks to the Journal for for, but the changes are going to be a great story about her. That’s good decided by the ICDA, not council. news I am always happy to read.” I’m very unhappy that I don’t have a voice in what is going to happen :) “I just got done reading the in my neighborhood, and that’s because the people I voted to be my story about the little girl, Stephanie voice don’t have any say in the mat- Harvey, who raised all that money for Jump Rope for Heart. My mouth ter, either. I don’t know how Mcliterally dropped open when I read Namara and his cronies can sleep at night, but I guess it’s easy when you the total amount she had raised! As have a big ego and no conscience.” I continued to read I started to cry, I was so moved by the entire story. I couldn’t help but think that for :( “I, for one, don’t care if every her goal to grow from the origibuilding in downtown Middletown nal amount to the end result, her is torn down. It looks like a slum overcoming her shyness, and all the anyway. Put up some new places.” other pieces that fell together, it’s surely proof her Pa-Pa is now her :) “Tear down those three busiGuardian Angel. Congratulations, nesses across from the Brownstone. That corner is even more of a blight Stephanie, and much love and light to you!” than most in town.”
to fly, but your tickets cost too much. Why? Please explain it to me – and use words I can understand.”
:( “It’s almost tax time - are you
all ready to take another hit for the home team?”
:) “Glad to see that through it all
the Elks Theatre in Middletown is still operating. Don’t know how you can afford to keep it open, but I appreciate it. Come on, people – support it. The place has so much class over the fancy place at the Harrisburg Mall. That place is pure trash through and through.”
:| “Highly suggest a coffee shop
in downtown Middletown. I know the kids from Penn State would be there. The building that was torn down would’ve been a prefect place for it. It’s my understanding a local businessman wanted to buy it but he was ignored by the borough. Sad. Sad.”
:( “I just saw the design for the new high school. It’s so ugly! There are two different kinds of bricks, and it looks like we’re reusing some of the old drab bricks. It’s a brand new building and it already looks dated. Sigh.”
:( “I miss Frank Linn on the Lower Swatara board.”
:) “I want to say good luck to the
new manager in Lower Swatara Twp. Welcome to our community. Please remember you serve the residents. We welcome you and have high hopes for you.”
:| “Are they going to name the new
high school after someone? I think it should be called the ‘Edward Brunner High School.’ What do you think?”
:( “I, for one, just cannot under-
stand how the school district can spend thousands of dollars on a running track and other sports fields. Are we spending the same for our bands and actors at the school? I think not. That’s plain unfair and discriminatory.”
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Report potholes on state roads With the very cold temperatures and frequent precipitation the state has seen in recent weeks, potholes are forming more quickly than usual on several area roadways. I would like to encourage residents to report potholes and other problems with state roads using the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) toll-free maintenance hotline at 1-800-FIXROAD. Callers are asked to be as specific as possible in reporting pothole locations. When reporting about state routes, callers must provide the county, municipality, street name, or preferably the state route (SR) number found on small, blackand-white signs posted along state roadways. If possible, callers should also offer a description of any familiar landmarks that will help PennDOT find the problem area. The hotline may also be used to report maintenance concerns other
than potholes, such as deer removal or signage issues. To report potholes on local roads, motorists should contact the municipality where the pothole is located. Potholes develop when water seeps below the road through small cracks in the pavement surface. As the water repeatedly freezes and thaws, a cavity below the road is formed and larger cracks develop, causing the pavement to crumble. The 1-800-FIX-ROAD hotline should not be used to report traffic accidents, disabled vehicles or other emergencies. Motorists are encouraged to continue to call 911 to report those incidents. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp.,
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Seven Sorrows singers chosen for festival
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Seventeen students at Middletown’s Seven Sorrows BVM School were chosen to sing in the Dauphin County Chorus Festival on Saturday, April 5 at The Forum in Harrisburg. Those chosen are, from left, front row:Jack Stewart, Francesco Cangialosi, Maile Farber, Alaina Zeager, Chloe DiAiuto, Grace Wert and Bethany Keyser; back row: Ricky Stains, Marcus Mancini, Mario Corradi, Grant Fleming, Michael Adranga, Kathleen Thear and Peter Witkowski. Missing from the photo are Ian Witkowski, Hannah Arnold and Grace Arnold.
News From District Judge Michael J. Smith
Following is a compilation of action in cases filed before District Magistrate Michael J. Smith. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Guilty pleas James J. Kosteler, Jr., 61, of the 2000 block of Brentwood Dr., Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment stemming from an incident on Sept. 27. Tiffany E. Tatem, 21, of the first block of George Dr., Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment stemming from an incident on Jan. 22. Keith R. Wilson, 29, of the 100 block of S. Front St., Steelton, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment. Wilson had been charged with harassment but the charge was lowered to a nontraffic citation. Also, a charge of simple assault was withdrawn. The charge stemmed from an incident on Dec. 21. Howard C. Peace III, 36, of the 100 block of Bentley Lane, Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for animal noise disturbance. The charge stems from an incident on Nov. 20.
Judy L. Eppinger, 53, of the 500 block of Manor Dr., Middletown, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct stemming from an incident on Nov. 24. Held for court Charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault without consent, aggravated indecent assault by forcible compulsion, indecent assault without consent, indecent assault by forcible compulsion, corruption of minor and unlawful contact with minor were held for action in Dauphin County Court against Rafael GomezEchavarria, 22, of the 500 block of South Court, Reading. The charges stem from an incident on Aug. 2. Waived Michael G. Breinich, 70, of the 1000 block of Woodridge Dr., Middletown, waived charges of DUI and DUI-highest rate of alcohol to Dauphin County Court. A charge of disregarding a lane of traffic was withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 28.
Danyelle Kurtz, 42, of the 300 block of Summit Ridge Dr., Middletown, waived charges of simple assault, endangering the welfare of children and harassment to Dauphin County Court. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 13. Alicia R. Colon, 25, of the 800 block of Woodchuck Lane, Reading, waived charges of endangering welfare of child (two counts), hindering apprehension (two counts), corruption of minors (two counts) and criminal use of telecommunication device to Dauphin County Court. The charges stem from an incident on Aug. 2. Anthony M. Stumpo, 38, of the 600 block of Julie Court, Mechanicsburg, waived charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, speeding and accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property to Dauphin County Court. A charge of careless driving was withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 1.
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