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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016
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Londonderry delays a vote on an agreement with York Haven Power to remove summer cabins from Shelley, Beshore islands
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By Dan Miller
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The Londonderry Twp. supervisors tabled a vote Monday, March 7 on a controversial agreement that seeks to terminate the leases of about 250 summer recreation lots on Beshore and Shelley islands. The proposed agreement between the township and the owner of Besehore Island and most of Shelley Island, York Haven Power Company LLC, would terminate all the recreational lot licenses by Sept. 30, 2017 and require that all structures on the lots be 64 lots removed by Nov. 14, 2017. The agreement stems from requirements that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is Graphic by Julianna Sukle imposing on the township to enforce flood plain regulations – otherwise all of Londonderry Twp. could become ineligible for flood insurance or flood-related disaster assistance, said Jim Diamond, an attorney with the township’s solicitor, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott. “We went to (York Haven) and threatened them” that as a property owner the company had to comply with the flood plain regulations, Diamond said. “They (York Haven) said, ‘We are getting out of the business of seasonal licensing.’ ” Please See ISLANDS, Page A2
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Opponents of the proposed Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home crematory in Middletown will have their day before the borough’s Zoning Hearing Board, according to Middletown Borough Council President Ben Kapenstein. A date should be set “very soon” for the board to hear an appeal by opponents to overturn a 2015 ruling by former Middletown zoning officer Jeff Miller that the crematory is an approved “accessory use” to the existing funeral home at 208 N. Union St., Kapenstein said on Tuesday, March 1. Council hired a special law firm to file a court injunction to block the proposed crematory. However, the injunction appears to be on hold pending whatever happens with the zoning board. Fager-Finkenbinder filed an application with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in October for an air quality permit to operate the crematory. The application is under technical review by DEP.
By Eric Wise
If you buy your electricity from the Borough of Middletown, you will be paying more from now on. Middletown Borough Council gave final approval on Tuesday, March 1 to a 1-cent per kilowatt-hour increase in the electric rate paid by residents and businesses. On average, the increase will add $12 a month to the residential bill, or $144 a year. The increase will bring an estimated $650,000 in new revenue to help balance the 2016 budget. The increase barely passed. Voting against it was Council President Ben Kapenstein and councilors Robert Louer, Robert Reid and Ed Shull. Councilors supporting the increase were Ann Einhorn, Dawn Knull, Damon Suglia and Greg Wilsbach. Councilor Diana McGlone was absent. Mayor James H. Curry III broke the 4-4 tie in favor of the increase. Even with the 1-cent hike, the electric rate in Middletown is still 1 cent below the market rate that people in other area municipalities are paying to private companies like PPL and Met-Ed, Curry said. Knull defended the increase on the Facebook page of Middletown Residents United. The increase means the borough can keep its central garage, increase the police department’s secretary from part-time to full-time, hire a lineman for the electric department, provide $10,000 to the Olmsted Regional Recreation Board and restore a contract with the Humane Please See ELECTRIC, Page A6
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If you are a senior citizen over the age of 62 or a disabled resident in the Middletown area, remember this phone number: 717-743-0788. Post it on your refrigerator. It’s the number to call if you need free transportation to and from the doctor’s office, grocery store or other Press And Journal Photo by Dan Miller necessary trip. Posing with the Middletown Care-a-van are, from left, the The Middletown Care-a-van pro- Rev. Robert Graybill, of the Middletown Interfaith Council, and gram is back after a three-year hiatus. volunteer drivers Bruce Harter, Belinda Dupes and Earl Bright III. Re-started in mid-February, Carea-van offers free transportation for WANT TO HELP? senior citizens and disabled folks You can send a donation for the Care-a-van service to: who live in Middletown, Royalton Middletown Interfaith Council and Lower Swatara Twp. Care-a-van Please See VAN, Page A6
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unicipalities, school districts and others in the Middletown area have requested more than $550,0000 in federal disaster funding to cover some of their costs in digging out of Winter Storm Jonas, the record-breaking blizzard that dumped 30.2 inches on the area on Jan. 22 and 23. Dauphin County’s Emergency Manage• Middleto ment Agency submitted a request for w • Lower Sw n – $23,421 $2.4 million in disaster funds on behalf a • Londond tara Twp. – $75,63 of municipal and school officials as well 6 erry Twp. – $50,701 • HIA – $2 as officials at Harrisburg International 36,420 • Hummels Airport and Penn State Harrisburg. to • Highspir wn – $26,235 The request went to the Pennsylvania e – $15,07 Emergency Management Agency. If it’s 1 approved, the Federal Emergency Man- South Source: D auphin Cou nty agement Agency would pay 75 percent after W Union Street in M iddletown inter Storm Ph ot of the amount, and PEMA could pay o is by J a bicycle is strande onas dumped 30.2 reduced to one w Steve Martin the remaining 25 percent. However, d at the M id iddletown inches on the area e lane . b At top, o a t launch. Please See STORM, Page A6
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If nearly half the homes in Middletown • 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23 are rental units, as the data says, then at Middletown Borough Hall. thousands of people – tenants and landlords alike – have a stake in the rental The full rental inspection and inspection and licensing proposal that licensing proposal can be Middletown Borough Council is now found on our Web site, www. weighing. pressandjournal.com. But only about 15 people showed for the first of three meetings on Wednesday, March 2 that Councilor Diana McGlone, the proposal’s author, is holding to gather public input. The proposal would create a system by which rental units in the borough must be licensed and inspected every three years. The first public meeting was dominated by landlords and property owners who oppose the idea. If anyone in the group was a tenant or representing the views of renters, they kept their mouth shut. The closest to an advocate for the proposal in the audience was Tom Foreman who, as head of the local emergency management agency, is a borough official. The lives of firefighters and other first responders are put at risk when housing codes are not enforced, he said. However, the landlords seized on an admission from Robert Moyer, the borough’s acting code enforcement officer, that just six health and safety complaints regarding rental units in Middletown have been reported during his three months
Council approves severance agreement with Courogen Middletown Borough Council voted 7-1 on Tuesday, March 1 to approve a proposed severance agreement with Chris Courogen, the borough’s former director of communications. Details of the agreement were not disclosed after the vote, which followed a lengthy closed-door executive session by council. They must be kept confidential until Courogen approves the deal, said Council President Ben Kapenstein. Councilor Greg Wilsbach voted against the severance agreement. Courogen was hired as the manager of Duncannon Borough in Perry County on Feb. 16 at an annual salary of $50,000, according to a Perry County Times article published on PennLive. Hired in 2012, Courogen was among several former members of borough management who were associated with a former council majority led by former president Chris McNamara.
public notices in this week’s press and journal: PROPOSALS ACCEPTED: Lower Dauphin School District
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The agreement was presented to the supervisors for action during their Monday, March 7 meeting even though it only was completed on Friday, March 4, according to Diamond. Affected would be 178 lots owned by York Haven on Shelley and 64 on Beshore, according to Londonderry Twp. records. Another 19 lots on Shelley’s Bares Tip are not owned by York Haven, according to township records. There are another 225 privately-owned properties on three other islands in the river – Hill (130), Beech (70) and Poplar (25). The proposed agreement was posted on the township’s Web site and drew such a reaction that Londonderry decided to move its regular meeting from the township building to the Londonderry Fire Company fire hall. The fire company’s meeting room
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holds 250 people – and closer to 300 packed the room Monday. Every seat was filled. People stood lining the walls and the doors were opened so more people standing outside, unable to get into the room, could see and hear what was going on. Derek Krehling, one of many lot lease holders who spoke during a publlc comment period, said lease holders did not know of the agreement until Friday, March 4. “These negotiations were made without our input or involvement,” Krehling said, adding that lot holders this weekend formed a new group in reaction to the agreement, the Lake Frederick Homeowners Association. Krehling asked the supervisors to postpone a vote on the agreement to give the new group “time to review our options and propose an alternative.” Mark Stewart, another attorney with Eckert Seamans, said that it is not the
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township that has decided to order the lot holders off the islands, but that this is “the particular strategy” that York Haven has chosen for getting its property into compliance with the flood plain regulations. Stewart said that York Haven could kick the lot holders off the islands on its own even without an agreement with the township. The agreement gives the lot holders more time to remove their structures than what York Haven might otherwise extend, Stewart said. For the township, it saves “hundreds of thousands” of taxpayer dollars that might otherwise have gone into a fight with York Haven over enforcing the flood plain regulations, Diamond said. Stewart added that even if supervisors approve the agreement, the lot holders could still enter into talks with York Haven on their own to come up with an alternative arrangement. If that arrangement satisfies FEMA, then the agreement could come back to the supervisors to be amended or even replaced, Stewart said. But lot holders in the audience said that if the township signed the agreement with York Haven now, the company could begin to implement the terms of the agreement. No one from York Haven appeared to be at the meeting. York Haven was acquired in November by Cube Hydro Partners, according to a report by BusinessWire.com. Cube’s CEO and co-founder, Kristina M. Johnson, was an undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Energy from May 2009 to October 2010. Bart Shellenhamer, the chairman of the supervisors, called for a motion for action on the agreement, but none of the other supervisors offered one. Following applause from the crowd, Supervisor Mike Geyer asked for an executive session – the second during the meeting – to discuss the matter behind closed doors as a subject of potential litigation. The supervisors emerged about 15 minutes later and again no one responded to Shellenhamer’s call for a motion. This time the supervisors received a standing ovation.The agreement was presented to the supervisors for action during their Monday, March 7 meeting even though it only was completed on Friday, March 4, according to Diamond.
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A crowd, above. fills the meeting room at Londonderry Fire Company to listen to Londonderry Twp.’s supervisors consider an agreement to evict summer retreat owners who lease lots on Shelley and Beshore islands.
Derek Krehling, left, of the newly-formed Lake Frederick Home Owners Association asks Londonderry Twp. supervisors to postpone action on the proposed agreement with York Haven Power Company LLC regarding recreational lots on Shelley and Beshore islands.
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inquired during a Jan. 20 township meeting as to the progress in hiring an officer, at which time Shambaugh said she needed a list of candidates from Police Chief Richard Brandt. Questions continued at meetings on Feb. 3, 17, and March 2, and some residents questioned whether the township was taking a chance with overworked and fatigued officers being on duty. Lower Swatara Twp. police have been down two officers since September, when Officer Justin Dinger resigned. Previously, Steve Sassani retired on July 1. The commissioners did not move forward with hiring any officers in 2015, though they did include one additional police officer in their 2016 budget. “I brought it up at meetings,” Brandt said, but “I can’t make the process happen.” On Nov. 4, Brandt told the commissioners that if they intend to hire a new officer, as the commissioners had discussed during the budget session, he had the necessary information ready. The township is held by Civil Service rules concerning the hiring of police officers, which is why they do not advertise for police openings in newspapers. In the process, the township relies on testing approved by a Dauphin County-sanctioned service. Brandt and one or more of his senior officers interviewed multiple top candidates and the best three are presented to the township’s Civil Service board for their consideration. The commissioners have the final say. In a separate police related matter, commissioners appear to be ready to move forward with purchasing a police cruiser that was budgeted for the year. Shambaugh said she received updated information from Brandt about a police cruiser, with pricing from this year that shows a slight increase from the 2015 estimates available during budget approval. The township plans to add a Ford Interceptor all-wheel-drive cruiser. Shambaugh said she had inspected and reviewed the township police vehicles with Brandt, Roger Mason, the township’s mechanic, and Dan Wagner, superintendent of public works. Shambaugh said Mason had recommended the replacement of one police cruiser. Resident Joseph Hoover told the board they need to make sure the police are given good vehicles to serve the township. But “just because it’s in the budget doesn’t mean we do it immediately,” Shambaugh said. The commissioners could decide on Wednesday, March 16, when the cruiser is scheduled for a vote. After Shambaugh provided her updates on the hiring process and the new police cruiser, Tom Mehaffie, president of the board of commissioners, thanked her for “expediting things.”
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Obituaries Barbara Heisey
Ethel Rohrbaugh
Ethel L. Rohrbaugh, 92, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. She was born in Hanover, on March 4, 1923 and was daughter of the late Paul and Edith Klinedinst. Ethel worked at the Middletown High School Cafeteria and was part owner of Willow Mill Park. Ethel was a loving wife, sister, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed traveling with her husband in her retirement years and loved to play bingo. Her family was the center of her life and brought her great joy. She is preceded in death by her husband Archie, her daughter Carol Kramer, three brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by her daughter Linda Swartz and husband James of Mechanicsburg; sons Robert of Dillsburg, and Ronald of Coudersport; sister Marie Miller of York; grandchildren David Swartz of Lewisberry, Ronald Rohrbaugh Jr. of Van Etten, N.Y., Diane Swineford of Mechanicsburg, Christine Roesch of Harrisburg, and Jeffrey Kramer of Annville; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services for Ethel will be held on Thursday March 10, 2016 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Union and Spring Street, Middletown, with Rev. Dr. J. Richard Eckert officiating. A viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care of Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
TREE REMOVAL: HIA to hold public meeting on cutting A public meeting on plans to cut down trees at Sunset Golf Course in Londonderry Twp. and along the Susquehanna River in Middletown as part of a project to improve a runway at Harrisburg International Airport will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, in the airport terminal. Much attention has been paid to plans to cut down trees at Sunset as part of a project to improve and rehabilitate the runway, but the plan also requires the cutting down of trees in Middletown. All the trees slated for removal as obstructing the runway are south of Susquehanna Street toward the river, said Scott Miller, spokesman for airport owners the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority. “A lot of this property we acquired via the noise program over the past 10 years,” Miller said. The tree removal “should not (have) much impact on the borough or any residents,” Miller said. The public meeting will be held in the McIntosh Board Room on the third floor of the terminal. Fees For Obituaries: 31¢ per word. $5 for photo. Fees For Card of Thanks or In Memoriam: $10 / 45 words or less; $10 each additional 45 words or less. Paid In Advance - Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard. Deadline - Monday Noon. Contact Press And Journal at 717-944-4628, e-mail: PamSmith@pressandjournal.com or Your Funeral Director
Barbara Ann Rutter Heisey, 67, of Dalmatia and formerly of Hummelstown, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2016, at M.S. Hershey Medical Center, with her husband and son by her side. Born in Harrisburg on June 15, 1948, she was the daughter of Earl W. Sr. and Miriam Davler Rutter of Millersburg, formerly of Royalton. Barb was a teacher: she began her career at Hamilton Elementary in Harrisburg, before coming to the Lower Dauphin School District for 34 years. She taught at Londonderry Elementary, and then came to the Price and Nye buildings until she retired. After retirement, Barb still had a passion for teaching and began substituting for Line Mountain, Millersburg, and Upper Dauphin. She was a 1966 graduate of Middletown High School, and received her Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from Shippensburg University. Barb was a member of Grace Community Free Church, Herndon. Her true passion in life was teaching and her family and she also enjoyed canning, gardening, reading, and playing Scrabble and board games with family. Barb was a wonderful, compassionate woman who will be greatly missed by her family, friends, students, and all those who knew her. In addition to her parents, Barb is survived by her loving husband of almost 50 years, Carl B. Heisey Sr., whom she married on December 30, 1967; her son Carl B. Heisey Jr., husband of Angela M. of Dalmatia; her granddaughter Ella Mae Heisey; her
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 Christopher D. Olex, 49, of the 300 block of S. Sherman St., Wilkes-Barre, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of marijuana and public drunkenness. The charges stemmed from an incident on Dec. 1. Nathan T. Haynes, 25, of the 1000 block of Swatara Park Road, Middletown, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor-level harassment charge. A charge of terroristic threats had been withdrawn. The charge stemmed from an incident on Feb. 4.
siblings Earl W. Rutter Jr., husband of Jan of Royalton, Gloria Jean Rutter of Middletown, Patricia Rider, wife of Paul Jr. of Elizabethtown, Kathy Rutter of Middletown, and Nancy Schoffner, wife of Thomas of Lewisberry; and 11 nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11 a.m. in Evangelical Free Church of Hershey, 330 Hilltop Road, Hummelstown. Friends are invited to visit with the family on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Those desiring may send memorial contributions to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1513 Cedar Cliff Drive, Suite 100, Camp Hill, PA 17011. Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.trefzandbowser.com.
Jack Zimmerman Jack L. Zimmerman, 74, of Royalton, entered into rest on Friday, March 4, 2016 at Spring Creek Rehabilitation Center, Harrisburg. Jack was born on August 16, 1941 in Middletown and was the son of the late Samuel W. Sr. and Evelyn B. Snyder Zimmerman. He was a former employee at Gray Iron Casting Co., Mount Joy. Jack was in the care of his loving family after being stricken with Muscular Dystrophy. He was of the Protestant faith and attended Middletown High School. Jack enjoyed fishing and was able to travel all over the area on his motorized cart. His greatest joy was the love of his grandchildren and great-granddaughter. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by a brother William Zimmerman, and two sisters Helen Leonhard and Kathryn Shrauder. Jack is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Joan Smith Zimmerman; two daughters Jacqueline A. Stotz and companion John E. Hestor of Orlando, Fla., and Jody L., wife of Steve Petersen of Smiths, Ala.; seven grandchildren Travis, Garrett, Lance, Justin, Shasta, Christy and Austin; great-granddaughter Brooklynn; three brothers Robert P. and wife Patricia Zimmerman of Mechanicsburg, Larry
and wife Debbie Zimmerman of Hummelstown, and Samuel W. Zimmerman Jr. of Middletown; and sister Susan, wife of Fred Reigle, of Elizabethtown. A memorial tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Willie Caraballo officiating. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until the time of the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 4999 Louis Rd. Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, or to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1861 Charter Ln., Suite 115, Lancaster, PA 17601. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Judith E. (Judy) Craig, 73, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Harrisburg Hospital. A tribute to her life was held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown PA 17057, with the Rev. Richard Creamer and the Rev. Willie Caraballo, officiating. Viewing was held from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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E. Romaine Gardner, 80, formerly of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 4, 2016, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Verona Cemetery at Oakmont, Oakmont Pa. If you should wish to attend the graveside service, the funeral procession will be leaving the Matinchek Funeral Home, 260 E. Main St., Middletown, at precisely 9 a.m. on Saturday. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Bradley T. Phillips, 19, of the 1000 block of Hearthstone Lane, Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment. The charge stemmed from an incident on Jan. 24. Brandy L. Baker, 28, of the 300 block of N. 48th St., Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. A charge of possession of drug paraphernalia was withdrawn. The charges stemmed from an incident on May 3. John T. Weimer, 42, of the first block of E. Derry Road, Hershey, pleaded guilty to a citation for harassment. The charge stemmed from an incident on Dec. 7. Ronald E. Ort, 41, of the 500 block of Colony Dr., Middletown, pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. The charges stemmed from an incident on Oct. 18. Barry E. Stone Jr., 21, of the 1000 block of Kensington St., Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to a harassment citation. The charge stemmed from an incident on Oct. 7. George B. Riden, 34, of the 300 block of Second St., Highspire, pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct citation. The charge stemmed from an incident on Sept. 15. Robert A. Snyder, 52, of the 800 block of Maplewood Ave., Dauphin, pleaded guilty to a public drunkenness citation. The charge stemmed from an incident on Sept. 4. Waived Hakim Q. Hartford, 35, of the 1000 block of N. 26th St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI (two counts), DUIcontrolled substance (three counts), restriction on alcoholic beverages and driving with a suspended license. A charge of possession of marijuana was withdrawn. Hartford was arrested on Jan. 4. Anthony J. Hostley, 48, of the 1000 block of Bellevue Road, Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI (two counts), DUIcontrolled substance (three counts) and driving with a suspended license. The charges were filed following an incident on Jan. 3. Morgan T. Coble, 18, of the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Ave., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-controlled substance (two counts), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, underage drinking, restrictions on alcoholic beverages, operating a vehicle with unsafe equipment and driving a vehicle with no rear lights. Coble was arrested on Dec. 20. Erick M. Simonetti, 24, of the 1000
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Anthony E. Holmes, Jr., 24, of the 4000 block of Queen St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI-controlled substance (two counts) and possession of marijuana. The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 29.
Ellen R. Hertz, 52, of the 10000 block of Licking Creek Road, Mifflintown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI and DUI-high rate of alcohol. The charges stem from an incident on Oct. 10.
Francis P. Laganella, 50, of the 40 block of Meadow Run Place, Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, DUI-controlled substance (four counts), possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Laganella was arrested on Nov. 28. Chad M. Billy, 39, of the first block of Davis Dr., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI-controlled substance (two counts), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 6. Rodney L. Nicholson, 50, of the 1000 block of State St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI (two counts), driving with a blood alcohol level of .02 or greater while license is suspended and driving an unregistered vehicle. Nicholson was arrested on Dec. 2. Tyler D. Thames, 22, of the 2000 block of Boas St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. Thames was arrested on Nov. 26. Andrew W. Thorn, 27, of the 3000 block of Big Spring Road, Blain, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and driving an unregistered vehicle. The charges stem from an incident on Nov. 22. William B. Fairchild, III, 43, of the first block of Caravan Ct., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court two counts os DUI-controlled substance. Fairchild was arrested on Oct. 9. Dillon J. Arnold, 22, of the 100 block of Eby Lane, Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of criminal mischief and making repairs, sell offensive weapons. A charge of disorderly conduct was lowered to a summary charge and that charge was also waived into county court. Charges of impersonating a public servant, burglary and criminal trespass were withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident on June 22. Johnie M. Escareno, 20, of the 800 block of Franklin St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, careless driving, failure to obey traffic control devices, driv-
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23 YEARS AGO - Lady Raiders Work Hard For Win – These Lady Raiders from left: Steph Schaefer, Tamara Dalton and Theresa Schaefer work hard for a win over Shippensburg. They came close but were defeated in overtime 53-50. easy decision,” Musser said on Tuesday, the last day for filing his petition with the County Board of Elections for the May primary election. “But so many people urged me to run again that I just felt I had to do it.” Musser’s decision will probably surprise a lot of Township residents and
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The Easter Bunny visited children at the Citizens Fire Company of Highspire for breakfast and an egg hunt.
Gianna Accorsi, 2, center, and mother Racyne Accorsi with the Easter Bunny.
Olivia Jorich, 4, left, and Joshua Jorich, 7, of Highspire, with the Easter Bunny.
Jaxson Miller, 11 months, right, and mother Jennifer Miller meet the Easter Bunny.
Emma Boudah, 5, of Middletown, shakes hands with the Easter Bunny.
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Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Citizens Fire Company, Highspire
t is believed that the Easter Bunny first arlaying rabbit called “Osterhase’’ or “Oschter rived in the U.S. in the 1700s, when German Haws’’ to Pennsylvania, according to History. immigrants brought their tradition of an egg- com. Children made nests for his dyed eggs, and left carrots for him as gifts, the Web site says. He made his first local appearance of 2016 at the Highspire fire hall of Citizens Fire Company on Saturday, March 5 to share a breakfast of eggs, sausage, bacon and potatoes, hand out gifts and hold court during an egg hunt. The fire company and the Highspire Neighborhood Crime Watch sponsored the event. Greeting the Easter Bunny are, clockwise from front left, Jayden Hill, Brandon Hill Jr., Elijah Frick-Hill, Nevaeh Hill and grandmother Paula Hill, of Highspire.
Aurora Kreider, 4, of Oberlin, with the Easter Bunny.
Having breakfast with the Easter Bunny are, from left, Cory Coolidge; his son Mason, 1 1/2; his daughter Lizzie, 4; and KC Menear, all of Highspire.
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Kennedy Marshall, left, Ryan Marshall, center, and Evan Marshall, of Highspire, with the Easter Bunny.
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work the other way around – landlords could tout a violation-free borough inspection as “a marketing tool” to attract new tenants. Proponents of mandatory inspections said that the borough cannot just go by the number of reported complaints. “How many do we have unreported? That’s what you have to look at,” said Councilor Robert Reid,who added that he is a landlord in the borough – as is McGlone and a third councilor who was at the meeting, Greg Wilsbach. The town needs “a mechanism” other than just reported complaints to know if there is a problem regarding rental housing – and the extent to which the problem exists, said Esch McCombie, the borough’s solicitor for planning and land development. “There are not a lot of complaints coming in, so the borough doesn’t have an opportunity to go in and in-
on the job. That sparked comments that council is over-reacting and painting all landlords with a broad brush instead of relying on existing laws to deal with problems that are being caused by a relative few. “You want to hit everybody and you have a small percentage of problems,’’ said Barb Nusz, an associate broker with Walt Eby Real Estate. “There has got to be a better solution.” The proposal could make things worse by deterring “good investors” who would otherwise come to Middletown and improve housing in the borough, Nusz said. “They’re going to say, ‘I’m going to go somewhere else,’ ” she said. “You’re not going to get the best investors. You’re not going to get the best reputation.” But McGlone countered that it could
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spect these places,’’ McCombie said. “Having a proposal like this in place enables the borough to go in. When they go into yours and see that everything is taken care of and that there are no issues, you won’t see them again for three years.” But Walt Eby compared the proposal to a police checkpoint. “We’re going to stop everybody and look inside their car and see if they did something,” he said. “We’ll stop everybody and see what we can catch, rather than truly trying to stop, the problems that exist.” Several changes could be made in the proposal based on input from the meeting. For example, McGlone acknowledged that it might not be feasible to inspect every single one of the 742 units that exist in Pineford Village. Steve Horst, who heads the property management company that oversees
Pineford, contended that the mandatory inspections are an illegal invasion of privacy for tenants. But McCombie responded that such ordinances have been upheld in the courts, as long as local governments give advance notice of an inspection and provide “reasonable accommodation” when it comes to scheduling. Horst also objected to a provision in the proposal that requires an owner to live within 30 miles of the borough, or in the alternative to designate a local contact who lives within a 30mile radius. “I can’t tell my employees where to live,” Horst said. He later asked if council would consider relaxing the provision to up to 50 or 60 miles, something McGlone said she would be willing to consider. Council also needs to decide how to handle rental units in town already
subject to periodic inspections because of tenants whose rent is subsidized by the government, or rental complexes like Genesis Court that are managed by Dauphin County. Despite the possibility of changes to the proposal, some landlords viewed it as a fait accompli – a done deal. “Do you really care what we think or how we feel?” asked Allen Carr, who said he has owned property in Middletown since 1967. McGlone said she believes that “something will be done,” but that holding the meetings is proof that the borough is sincerely interested in public input. Any proposal would have to be approved by a majority of the nine councilors to become law, McCombie pointed out. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Snow plowed from Middletown’s streets is piled up at the football field on Susquehanna Street after Winter Storm Jonas buried the borough in a record snowfall in January.
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Pennsylvania does not have a state budget for 2015-2016, leaving its ability to reimburse the storm costs uncertain. Local officials could request disaster fund reimbursement for the 48-hour period when they had the highest storm-related costs. Dauphin County records show 33 municipalities filed requests. Locally, Middletown requested $23,421; Lower Swatara Twp., $75,636; Londonderry Twp., $50,701; and Royalton, $4,103. Highspire requested $15,071, Steelton requested $42,834 and Hummelstown requested $26,235. Several of the municipalities, including Middletown, tallied even higher costs as cleanup continued the following week with contractors hired to remove snow from streets and alleys.
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In most cases, trips will be within the greater Middletown area. But if your doctor is on the West Shore, Care-a-van will take you across the Susquehanna River – and back. You can schedule a trip by calling the number between 9 a.m. and noon on Monday through Friday. Care-a-van will run the service from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. If possible, Care-a-van asks that you call to schedule your trip at least three days in advance. If you know your doctor’s appointment is on Thursday, call by Monday to schedule the ride so Care-a-van can make sure that a driver is available, said the Rev. Robert
••••• The county request to the state included reimbursements for the Middletown Area School District ($27,344) and the Lower Dauphin School District ($18,251). SteeltonHighspire School District officials said the district’s costs were about $6,500, but its request was incomplete and missed Dauphin County’s deadline, according to county officials. Penn State Harrisburg requested $30,516 from the county. Harrisburg International Airport reported heavy costs from cleaning up after the storm – $236,420. Airport employees logged 981 overtime hours during the storm and used 22 tons of rock salt on roadways, 9 tons of anti-skid material on the runway and taxiway and 4,200 gallons of potassium acetate on the runway. Dauphin County’s request was about the same as Lancaster Coun-
ty’s request of $2.4 million, while York County asked for slightly more, about $2.5 million. Counties needed to incur a cost of $3.56 per resident to qualify for federal disaster funding. Gov. Tom Wolf requested a federal disaster declaration and $55 million on behalf of 31 Pennsylvania counties. Outside the Middletown area, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, in Derry Twp., and Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth each reported more than $250,000 for the cost of emergency protective measures to keep their hospitals open during the storm. The snowfall broke a previous record of 25 inches over two days, set in 1983, according to the National Weather Service. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
Graybill of the Middletown Interfaith Council. The council and its volunteers have led the effort to bring back the Carea-van service, which was discontinued in 2013. Since then, many people have asked that the service be brought back, said Kay Nye, chairperson of the Middletown Area Cares committee, which is in charge of Care-a-van service. “It was very heavily used, from what I understand,” said Belinda Dupes, another committee member and a Care-a-van volunteer driver. A lot of senior citizens can no longer drive. Some have family to help them get around, but many seniors do not. Care-a-van can help keep senior citizens independent and ease
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At 14, he is a state racquetball champion By Dan Miller
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When it comes to racquetball, 14-year-old Conner Golden doesn’t mess around. Within one year of picking up the sport, Golden, an eighth-grader at Middletown Area Middle School, has won two state racquetball titles. Golden won first place in both the under 16- and under 18-year-old divisions of the Pennsylvania State Racquetball Tournament in York in January. He’s currently ranked No. 1 in the state in the under 16-year-old division by the Pennsylvania Racquetball Association. Racquetball isn’t even Golden’s favorite sport. He hopes to become a professional soccer player. He also plays basketball, so Conner doesn’t have a whole lot of time to play racquetball. Imagine if he did. He was introduced to racquetball about a year ago by his father, Terry. “The kid is very athletic and very competitive. He picks up really quick,” said Terry, who has been playing racquetball for about 10 years. Older players with more experience are impressed with his technique. Conner has the ability to wait for the ball to drop off the back wall, instead of hitting the ball high off the back wall as many others do. That’s something that can’t be taught, Terry says during an interview at their Lower Swatara Twp. home. And when Conner does hit, he hits it low and hard. “Almost as hard as I do,” says dad, who adds that Conner is not as good a player as his father – yet. The two play at LA Fitness in Lower Paxton Twp. as often as possible. Sometimes they’re lucky to hit the courts once a week. The York tournament was actually Golden’s third. He won a state singles tournament for juniors 14 and under in 2015 and also played in the Wintergreen Tournament in Maryland. Time will tell how much farther Conner can go with the sport. Next month he’ll compete in a re-
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Conner Golden, who won two divisions at the Pennsylvania State Racquetball Tournament in January, shows his racquetball awards at his Lower Swatara Twp. home. gional tournament in Pittsburgh that could get him into national competition if he does well enough. That’s when things will get much tougher, Terry says. Out west in states like Arizona and California, racquetball is a high school sport where kids start playing as early as 4 years old. Still, “I think he can beat half those kids,” Terry said after he and Conner watched a high school racquetball playoff tournament that was livestreamed on the Internet. Soccer remains Conner’s first love.
Middletown’s high school soccer coach has invited Conner to a soccer camp at Bucknell University along with other members of the high school team – including Conner’s older brother Cole, 16, who will be a senior in the fall. It’s the dream of dad and mom Kelli Golden to see their two sons playing on the same Middletown high school varsity soccer team next year. Conner hopes to still find time to squeeze in a little racquetball now and then.
Fourteen-year-old Connor Golden, right, faces an opponent during a racquetball match.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
Standings for 3-9-16 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASS AAAA First round Pottsville 36, Lower Dauphin 35, (3OT) (Lower Dauphin eliminated)
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COLLEGE BASEBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE W L OVERALL York 1 0 2-7 Mary Washington 0 0 13-1 Chris. Newport 0 0 10-1 Frostburg St. 0 0 6-2 Wesley 0 0 6-4 Salisbury 0 0 4-3 Marymount 0 0 6-9 Southern Virginia 0 0 4-7 St. Mary’s 0 0 4-7 Penn St. HBG 0 1 5-6 Last week’s games York 4, Penn State Harrisburg 1 Penn State Harrisburg 10, Averett 3 This week’s games Wednesday, March 9 Penn State Hbg. at Roanoke, 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE W L OVERALL Chris. Newport 0 0 10-0 York 0 0 7-3 Salisbury 0 0 6-3 Penn St. HBG 0 0 2-2 Wesley 0 0 2-2 Frostburg St. 0 0 3-3 Southern Virginia 0 0 2-4 Mary Washington 0 0 2-6 Last week’s games Eastern 5, Penn State Harrisburg 3 Penn State Harrisburg 7, Rhode Island College 6 Penn State Harrisburg 5, King’s 0 Anna Maria 10, Penn State Harrisburg 1 This week’s games Tuesday, March 15 Penn State Harrisburg at Elizabethtown (2), 3 p.m.
Thursday, March 10 Penn State Harrisburg at Washington and Lee, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD
Lion hurdler, relay team impress at ECAC meet Penn State Harrisburg hurdler Ashley Williams finished third in the 60-meter hurdles and the Lion men’s 4x200 relay team finished sixth in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, March 5 in Staten Island, N.Y. Williams had already made history by winning a gold medal for the fledgling Lion track and field program at the Capital Athletic Conference champi-
onships earlier this season. The 4x200 relay team – Josiah Owhe, Jalen Williams, Jalil Clayton and Vladhimir Theophile – finished with a time of 1:30.28. The four runners finished in 11th place in the 4x400 relay. Owhe also finished 17th in the men’s long jump with a distance of 6.03 meters, while Clayton finished 11th in the men’s long jump and 12th in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 22.45 seconds.
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Penn State Harrisburg’s home opener was a glorious performance for York’s starting pitcher. Spartan starter Joel Kenney held the Lions to just one run on eight hits, striking out nine Penn State Harrisburg batters in York’s 4-1 victory on Saturday, March 5 in Middletown. It was the Lions’ first loss in their first Capital Athletic Conference game of the season. York left fielder Sean Mohollen broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning, and the Spartans (2-7, 1-0 in the conference) held off the Lions (5-6, 0-1) the rest of the way. An RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning by Penn State Harrisburg’s Scott Angstadt Jr. sent teammate Kevin Kremer home and cut the York lead to 2-1. But the Spartans scored two more runs in the top of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by Patrick Clement and a passed ball to hand the Lions a loss in their first game in central Pennsylvania. Penn State Harrisburg got only one extra-base hit against Kenney and reliever Will Grega – a double by shortstop Travis VanHouten. Mark Artley pitched six innings and got the loss, giving up two earned runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out five York batters. Three other Lion pitchers followed.
Lions 10 Averett 3
The Lions pummeled Averett pitching, collecting 15 hits and rolling to a 10-0 lead after seven innings on Sunday, March 6 in Danville, Va. Penn State Harrisburg catcher Tom Denniston went 3-for-5, driving in four runs, while third baseman Chris Iocca drove in three runs against the Cougars (6-7). Kremer’s RBI double put the Lions ahead 1-0 in the first inning, and an RBI single by Denniston increased Penn State Harrisburg’s lead to 2-0 in the second. The Lions scored two runs in the top of the fourth on an RBI groundout by
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Penn State Harrisburg catcher Ethan Kell (32), a Middletown Area High School graduate, went 1-for-4 against York in his local debut with the Lions. Denniston and an error by the Cougar third baseman Noah Greenblatt, then added two more in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Denniston and shortstop Will Quiles’ steal of home plate. Penn State Harrisburg added four runs in the top of the seventh to take a commanding 10-0 lead. RBI singles by Denniston and Iocca and a sacrifice fly by Ian Maier-Breed accounted for three of the runs, while a throwing error on Maier-Breed’s fly ball scored the fourth Lion run. Averett scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on RBI singles by Nic Futrell and Billy McLaughlin and an RBI grounder by Kyle Walsh. Penn State Harrisburg starter Bobby Patterson (3-0) shut out the Cougars on five hits in seven innings, striking out three. Alex Repa finished the game in relief, giving up three runs, one earned, and four hits in two innings.
Penn State Harrisburg shortstop Will Quiles (3) turns a double play at second base despite the slide of York’s Sean Mohollen (22)
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Spring in South Carolina is a little warmer than in Middletown – and offered Penn State Harrisburg a chance to open its softball season with little fear of snow. The Lions split four games during its spring break trip to North Myrtle Beach, beating Rhode Island College, 7-6 and falling to Eastern, 5-3 on opening day on Saturday, March 6, then splitting games against King’s and Anna Maria on Sunday, March 7 in South Carolina. The Lions (2-2) jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning against Eastern (3-4) on an RBI double by Erelle Sowers, who then raced home on an RBI single by Jackie Furch. But the Eagles rallied for four runs
in the fourth inning on RBI singles by Haleigh Williams and Deanna Laughman and an error by Furch, the Lions’ right fielder, to take a 5-1 lead. Penn State Harrisburg’s Jenna Rupakus hit an RBI grounder to pull the Lions within 5-3 in the top of the seventh, but could not rally for the tying runs.
Lions 7 Rhode Island 6
Penn State Harrisburg exploded for six runs in the first inning, then held off Rhode Island College (2-2) for the victory on Saturday, March 5. Furch and Emily Parmer each hit two-run doubles for the Lions in the decisive first inning, while Kristen Evans added an RBI double and Carlee Gochenauer added an RBI single.
Rieley Loch hit an RBI single in the bottom of the second to put Penn State Harrisburg ahead, 7-4. Rhode Island crept within a run on an RBI single by Lauren Duvall and a bases-loaded walk to Lauren Discuillo. But Sowers, pitching in relief for Penn State Harrisburg, shut the door on Rhode Island, giving up just one hit in 4 1/3 innings while striking out four batters to preserve the victory.
Lions 5 Kings 0
Pitchers Amanda Hartman and Sowers combined to shut out Kings on just five hits, striking out seven batters in Penn State Harrisburg’s first shutout of the season on Sunday, March 6. The Lions scored all five runs in the
first inning. Kristen Evans drove in two runs with a double, then scored on an error by the Kings third baseman. Hartman followed with an RBI double that scored Emily Parmer.
Anna Maria 10 Lions 1
Anna Maria (1-1) took advantage of four Penn State Harrisburg errors, scoring five unearned runs in a game halted after five innings on Sunday, March 6. Pitcher Ally Hamelin (1-0) held the Lions to one run on five hits in five innings. Penn State Harrisburg’s Kalya Seyfert hit an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning that scored teammate Peyton Phillips, but that’s all the Lions could get off Hamelin.
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phin watched Pottsville bounce back to pull within a point, 16-15, at halftime. The two teams battled defensively through two more quarters and three overtimes before the Crimson Tide beat the Falcons, 36-35, ousting Lower Dauphin from the playoffs. Amber Schweiger led the Falcons (20-9), the fifth seed out of District 3, with 11 points, while Paulina Malinen scored 9, Alex Leader scored 8, Livi Friedrich scored 5 and Sarah Gibbs
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next three shots in the second before getting on the scoreboard. But Pottsville came back against the Falcon defense in the second quarter, scoring 15 points to keep the game close. Both teams traded single baskets in the first and second overtime periods, passing the ball for long periods as they attempting to find great shots on offense, before Pottsville outscored Lower Dauphin 4-3 in the third overtime to win. The game marked the first time that Pottsville played in the state tournament since 2006.
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LDHS announces Honor Roll
Lower Dauphin High School Principal Justin Hanula has announced the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period. To earn a place on the Distinguished Honor Roll, a student must have all “As” or perfect marks on their report card. To be named to the Honor Roll, a student must receive all “As” and “Bs” on their report card. The students who earned honors are:
Distinguished Honor Roll
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Martin And Louisa (Trumb) Zimmerman Family, Part II Pine Grove Twp., Schuylkill County, Pa., Con’t
(8) Adam, born 24 Dec. 1869, his baptism certificate was written in German. Translation: Certificate of Birth and Baptism: to the couple known as Martin Zimmerman and his wife Louisa (born Trumb), born a son on the 24th day of December in the year of our Lord 1869. This child was born in Pine Grove Township in Schuylkill County in the State of Pennsylvania, United States of America and was baptized to the name of “Adam” on the 7th day of June in the year of our Lord 1870 by the Pastor Elias S. Henry, witness the mother. Adam died on 6 May 1896. I found his death recorded in the Death Registration book part one (1893-1897) at the Schuylkill County Courthouse in the Register of Wills office. It reads Adam Zimmerman age 26 yrs., 4 months, 12 days, married, born in Pine Grove, occupation: carpenter. He died from injuries from logs falling on him at work near Tremont. The men carried him to his mother-in-law’s house in Tremont where he died of his injuries. He was buried at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Cemetery #3 with a tall tombstone. I have his burial permit signed by his mother. I was told back in 1980 by the sexton of the church that there are 12 people buried on Adam’s plot. (9) Sallie, born 21 March 1871, baptized on 8 June 1871 at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 29 Nov. 1962 in Sharptown, New Jersey. She was brought back to be buried at the Lutheran Cemetery in Tremont. Sallie married Ludwig Philip Hari/Hary on 4 Dec. 1888 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pa. Ludwig Philip Hari was born 22 June 1863 in Detwreiller, Germany. They had 10 children: (a) Maggie Louisa (1889-1959); (b) Mary Elizabeth (1891-1959); (c) Wilhelmina (1893- ); (d) Phillip (1895- ); (e) Jacob Charles (1898- ); (f) Lena Margaret (1900- ); (g) William Henry (1901- ); (h) Jacob Johanne Nicholaus (1902-); (i) Ann Rebecca (1906- ) and (j) Helen (1907-1923). I found Sallie’s death obit - Press Herald Newspaper -1962 - Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pa. Mrs. Philip Hary, 91, formerly of Tremont and Philadelphia, died last week at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. William Hary of Sharptown, New Jersey, with whom she resided for the past year and a half. She had been in ill health for the past two years. A native of Cherryville (now Ravine), Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pa., she was the former Sallie Zimmerman. Mrs. Hary was of the Lutheran faith. She was a resident in Philadelphia for 45 years before going to live with her son. Preceding her in death were her husband Phillip Hari, two daughters, Helen, Louise and a son Charles. Surviving are three sons and three daughters: Phillip of New Milford; William of Sharptown, N.J.; Jacob of Philadelphia; Bette, wife of Walter Stainthorpe of Philadelphia; Mrs. Mary Keating, Haddonfield, N.J.; Wilheimina, wife of George Colley of Ashland, N.J.; also eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grand-children; and one sister, Mrs. Ida Zimmerman Bowers of Pottsville (My great- grandmother). Services were held on Sunday evening at the Layton Funeral Home, Woodstown, N.J. and interment was made in the Lutheran Cemetery at Tremont on Monday. Rev. John E. Youse, pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, officiated at the committal rites at the cemetery. Among those attending the graveside services were Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Hary of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. William Hary of Sharptown, N.J.; Mr. & Mrs. Philip Hary Philadelphia, and daughter Jean of New Milford; Mr. and Mrs. George Colley of Ashland, N.J.; Mrs. Mary Keating and daughter Margaret Riley of Haddonfield, N.J.; Alice Wright of New Jersey; Mr. and Mrs.Walter Stainthorpe of Philadelphia; Mrs. John F. Brown, Roy W. Brown and Walter Dickson of Pine Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Edward O’Connell, Mrs. Joseph Bowers (Mary Gallo) and daughter Faith of Pottsville. (10) Rebecca, born 21 Feb. 1875, died 11 Jan. 1954 at the age of 78. She married first America born David Alfred Bowers, born 1 Feb.1872 in Swatara Township, Lebanon County, Pa. His father, Carl Baur came to America from Hailfingen, Kingdom of Wuerttemberg, Germany, at the age of 18. He had permission to leave on January 1868. His marriage certificate is the only proof that he was living in Pennsylvania before I found the whole family through the Federal census living in Lancaster County near the Lebanon border in 1870. Carl Baur married on 3 Dec. 1871 to Elizabeth Zieger at the St. John Lutheran Church in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa. (the marriage certificate is in my possession). Rebecca Zimmerman and David Alfred Bowers were married on 27 Sept. 1893 by David M. Mellon, justice of the peace. Rebecca Zimmerman Bower - Continued in Column No. 840
Society Conference News
Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference - MAGS Spring Conference on April 8-9, 2016 will be held at the Doubletree Hotel (in process of changing over from Holiday Inn), Laurel, Md. More info upcoming at the website www. magsgen.com.
Lancaster Family History Conference - Lancaster, Pa. - Lancaster Family History Conference, Lancaster, Pa. Theme: “Forget Me Not: Opening The Doors For The Ladies in Your Ancestry” along with other lectures, vendors, trips and workshops over three days, on April 14-16. Sponsored by 05311A01 Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, More info: www.lmhs.org/events/history-conference/#. Ohio Genealogical Society Annual Conference - The conference will be held at the Great Wolf Lodge, Mason, Ohio on April 28-30, 2016. Includes 86 lectures and several workshops scheduled every day covering all phases of genealogical study, discussions, lineage society inductions, a vendor hall, the OGS annual meeting, special evening events and plenty of genealogical fellowship and fun events. Der Kurier Editor James M. Beidler is among the speakers. More info: www.ogs.org/ conference2016/index.php.
Genealogy Tip Of The Week
The Germans to America series is notorious for its errors and omissions, so you should always check the original passenger lists, and use the books primarily as an index to the lists.
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Like it or not, electric rate increase was good call
Bernie and the new revolution
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lectric rates will soon go up in Middletown, and though any increase in electricity or taxes is met with tremendous howls of protest, this rate hike isn’t so bad. Even with the 1 cent per kilowatt-hour increase that Middletown Borough Council approved on Tuesday, March 1 to fund the borough’s 2016 budget, electric rates in the borough still are 1 cent below the market rate that residents in other area municipalities are paying to PPL, Met-Ed and other private power companies. Still, the rate increase barely made it through council. Mayor James H. Curry III broke a 4-4 tie – one councilor was absent – and the hike was approved. On average, the increase will add $12 a month to a resident’s bill, or $144 a year. A previous majority on council approved the rate increase to fund the budget, and a new majority that took over in January has, for the most part, supported it as well after reopening the budget. It was a good move then, and is a good move now. The increase will bring an estimated $650,000 in new revenue, which will help restore some services cut by the previous, frugal majority that had slashed spending and reduced the borough work force in previous years. New Councilor Dawn Knull pointed to some of the benefits of the additional revenue in a post she made on the Facebook page of Middletown Residents United, a popular soapbox for local residents. The borough can hire a lineman for its electric department and increase the hours of the police department secretary from part time to full time. Any resident who has attempted to call the police department in the recent past will appreciate the opportunity to talk to the department’s secretary instead of leaving a message. It also will allow the borough to restore a contract with the Humane Society of Harrisburg to take stray animals, an issue that police have had to deal with in recent years. The borough also can provide $10,000 to the Olmsted Regional Recreation Board for sports programs for local kids. Funding of the board had become a hot potato issue under the previous council majority, which balked at providing funds as long as the borough bore the cost of maintaining the Middletown Community Pool, which is managed by the rec board. Lower Swatara Twp., a partner in the board, has been the board’s most strident supporter, recognizing the importance of offering organized recreation programs for area children. The $10,000 is a reasonable price to pay to join that effort. The electric rate hike also means that the borough does not have to dip into its Electric Trust Fund to balance its budget, preserving the money in the trust for times when Middletown truly will need it. No one likes to see electric rates go up – and no one likes to raise them, for that matter – but this increase does not place an unreasonable burden on borough customers, because it doesn’t force them to pay more than those living in neighboring municipalities. That was the intent of the borough purchasing and providing electricity on its own in the first place. That goal still has been preserved.
KARENMURPHY
Drug addiction has grown into a public health crisis
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rug overdose deaths are claiming the lives of more Pennsylvanians today than even motor vehicle accidents. In 2014, 2,500 individuals – seven people a day – succumbed to fatal overdoses from prescription opioids and heroin in the commonwealth, a staggering 20 percent increase over the previous year. Sadly, we expect that number to grow when 2015 statistics are
released this summer. Drug addiction is the public health crisis of our time. In fact, it is the worst public health crisis I have seen in more than 30 years as a health professional. We know the greatest risk factor leading to heroin addiction is a prior addiction to prescription opioid pain medications. Gov. Tom Wolf has called on the Pennsylvania Department of Health and other state agencies to collaborate and develop a plan to address this devastating health problem. To date, we have taken many steps to save lives from overdoses: • We have distributed naloxone, a life-saving drug that reverses overdose, to emergency medical and law enforcement personnel. Soon all public schools will have access to naloxone at no cost. Thanks to a standing order signed by Physician General Rachel Levine, all Pennsylvanians can access naloxone at their pharmacies. • We have developed opioid-prescribing guidelines for medical professionals. • We are moving toward implementing a comprehensive prescription-drug monitoring program. Pennsylvania’s original monitoring program is among the oldest such databases in the country. It was established in 1972 under the Attorney General’s office to prevent fraud and criminal diversion of controlled substances. The enhanced database will provide physicians with information on patients’ prescription histories to identify and treat potential abusers. We recently selected a vendor to create and maintain the database, and expect it to be fully functional later this year. It is our hope that this additional tool will support our ongoing efforts to save lives and prevent the devastation caused by this disease. Karen Murphy is secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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Let's obliterate the myth: We are funding education
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re PennWhile the discrepancies in district spendsylvania’s ing are higher in Pennsylvania than in public other states, there is more to the story. schools underThe NCES recently organized each funded? state’s school districts into four quartiles That’s been the of family income. In each quartile – even central question among high-poverty districts – Pennsylin Pennsylvania vania exceeds the national average in politics for a half-dozen years. But from spending per student. The discrepancy Gov. Tom Corbett’s first budget to Gov. arises only because some affluent PennTom Wolf’s election – and since – myths sylvania districts raise enormous levels of have dominated the debate. local taxes to fund their schools. During his campaign, Wolf ran on the Clearly, funding isn’t the problem. That myth that his predecessor “cut $1 billion” does not mean change isn’t needed to enfrom public schools. The reality, howsure money meant for education actually ever, is federal funding that was always supports education. known to be temporary expired. Those The current method for distributing funds were never designed to be included school funding is too rigid and fails to acin the permanent education budget. count for enrollment changes or students’ Late last year, Wolf claimed the legislaunique learning needs. If we want to get ture cut $95 million from education when dollars to students who need them, a new lawmakers actually voted to increase funding formula – like what a bipartisan funding by $400 million. commission proposed last year – is critiMost recently, Wolf threatened that cal. 23,000 teachers will be laid off unless his Last summer, Wolf vetoed a budget plan budget is enacted. PoliFact.com PA rated that would have enacted the formula. this claim “mostly false.” What’s more, skyrocketing pension But what about the big question: Are we payments consume a growing chunk of underfunding public education spending education? each year. Ask any The answer is school board memsimple: No. Any Are we underfunding ber the biggest cost suggestion to the in education public education? driver contrary belies the and they’ll point to The answer is simple: pensions without facts. How can I be so No. Any batting an eye. confident? Both the Unfortunately, suggestion to the contrary Wolf federal government vetoed a penbelies the facts. sion reform bill that and the nation’s largest teachers’ would have helped union agree. control these costs The National in the future. Center for Education Still another way Statistics (NCES) – a division of the U.S. to make sure funding reaches students Department of Education – ranks Pennis through school choice, funded by tax sylvania’s per-student revenue 10th in credit scholarship programs. Sadly, Wolf the nation. Schools in the commonwealth froze these programs until the last posreceive $15,500 per student, roughly sible second in 2015, which threatened $3,400 more than the national average. many schools’ very existence. And Wolf The National Education Association – a continues to be a staunch opponent of nationwide teachers’ union and a perchoice, targeting public charter and cyber sistent advocate for increased education schools for funding cuts. spending – goes even further, ranking Here’s the upshot: The next time you Pennsylvania 6th in the nation in perhear claims that the commonwealth pupil revenue in 2014. underfunds education, look beyond the How does ranking in the top 20 percent rhetoric to the facts. – or higher – constitute a funding “criCan Pennsylvania do better when it sis?” comes to educating our children? AbsoSome say the problem is Pennsylvania’s lutely. But playing “myths for money” state taxpayers don’t adequately support will never lead to real solutions for famipublic schools, leaving local taxpayers on lies and students. the hook. While local school revenue is notably James Paul is a senior policy analyst for high (6th in the nation), state revenue per the Commonwealth Foundation, a Harstudent also exceeds the national averrisburg think tank. age – ranking 24th-highest in the country, according to NCES. Why, then, does Wolf repeatedly claim Pennsylvania ranks 45th in state support of public schools? This rhetorical sleightof-hand refers to education spending in percentages, not dollars.Would you rather have 50 percent of a dime or 36 percent We want to hear from you. of a dollar? Right now, state taxpayers Send your letters to: provide the latter, paying more than a letters@pressandjournal.com, or third of a total figure that significantly 20 S. Union Street exceeds the national average. Middletown, Pa. 17057 You’ve probably heard about PennsylLetters may be edited for accuracy, vania’s largest-in-the-nation funding gap clarity, and length. between wealthy and poor districts. Isn’t that reason enough to boost funding?
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he whole Bernie Sanders campaign is most unlikely. No one took him seriously. He started his campaign with this burden, from Otherwords.org columnist Jim Hightower: “First of all, no one south of Greenwich Village ever heard of him. Second, who’s gonna vote for some old senator from a tiny state of Birkenstock wearers damn near in Canada?” Now the 74-year-old Sanders is talking about starting a movement and having a revolution! And besides, the establishment Democrats have a perfectly good candidate in the former first lady, Hillary Clinton. She has the requisite political experience as a New York senator and U.S. secretary of state. Above all, she is publicly relaxed with the inevitability of her presidency as a third Obama administration. Just in case, she has the money from the financial sector to ward off any challengers. The Republicans have only a bunch of light-weights, has-beens and a joke. What Sanders has is a message. That was the difference not just with Clinton but also with Donald Trump, who turned out not to be quite so funny. The problem was, and is, income and wealth inequality, Sanders has said over and over and over again. The inequalities he highlights are what brought the middle class to open revolt, first reflected in the Tea Party movement and, to a lesser extent, Occupy Wall Street. “Make America Great Again’’ and “1 percent vs. 99 percent’’ had become part of the language, but were just a tad short on content. Bernie’s message has content because it references both the problem, income inequality, and the Bernie Sanders' culprit, the 1 message has percent. In the absence content because of political it references leadership, the both the people turned populist, joining problem, the Tea Party income and/or supporting Trump. inequality, and Populism is not the culprit, an “ism” in the the 1 percent. normal sense of an economic or political value system. Rather, populism is a movement that arises among “the people” when they feel that they have been betrayed or abandoned by the governing elite who are supposed to look after their interests. Populism manifests itself in a search for lost security. Populism is a choice of the security promised by a strongman over the political freedom of democracy. That abandonment cost the middle class their decent health care, housing, wages and education – the basics of a middleclass life. Our standard of living is horribly skewed when compared to anywhere else in the developed world. Millions of families were priced out of basic health care even with the Affordable Care Act. More millions were still losing their homes to fore closures left over from the Great Recession. The middle class has not had a pay raise since the mid-1990s. America was year after year graduating students who were deeply in debt. Labor markets and the economy as a whole were stagnant. The country is ripe for an angry populist movement led by Trump or a revolution that rebuilds the American Dream. The differences are between the stimulus of a Sanders spending package to invest in America or a spending package that builds walls between countries and people. So, along comes Bernie Sanders the socialist, promising free, single-payer health care for all, tuition-free college, free daycare, maternity leave, etc. Sanders and his economists seem satisfied that it all goes together, that we can pay for it and that the debt, the deficit and inflation are not a problem. Bernie Sanders is not playing with little numbers and he does not wait for little successes. It will take a movement to achieve the revolution and get the money out there. But stranger things have happened, are happening. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist with the federal government.
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• “I’m voting for Trump and I
don’t care about his tax returns. The people against Trump just don’t get it. It’s a movement, we want our country back from the lobbyist, the super pacs. And I want someone who is not politically correct. Let’s make our country great again. Everything that is done today is politically motivated. That’s why our country is messed up. Trump, Trump, Trump.”
• “I think next week a timeline
will be sounded off about what the Lower Swatara commissioners have said in the paper and to their community and what they have actually done, to include dates and times and everything else, that should paint a nice clear picture to your constituents and voting public, and trust me there are things that have not even been brought up yet. You can’t finance out everybody and duck the truth forever.”
• “The reason there is no White
History Month like there is a Black History Month is the same reason they don’t have non-handicapped parking signs.”
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region were strained by the storm. Things like this happened, but using your own quote ‘do we need more officers,’ do we really need more highway workers? Would one or two more plow trucks on the road really make a difference when you have 30 inches of snow? I think your ignorance shows in your Sound Off. Lower Swatara police are the lowest paid department in the county. You mention about what services would need to be cut or how much will taxes go up to cover the officer? They would not go up. The township has been in the ‘plus’ side financially. The officer would be what was already budgeted and taxes were not raised to keep that within the budget. It’s not only the police department that is affected. I think both sides would benefit from communication. But from an outside perspective and the back and forth Sound Offs, which one could assume would be from both sides of the issue, it seems that the lack of communication between both may be the biggest enemy of all involved.”
• “Let me set something straight.
27News should have a pow-wow with Eric Wise from the Press And Journal and discuss some ‘things.’ ”
I think everybody has read all the Sound Offs about how the commissioners are treating the police. Anybody with any intelligence realizes when people are this persistent there is a real problem, otherwise why would people keep posting? In reference to the Lower Swatara police, they have never asked for more or for things they did not need. Concerning salary, they only ever asked that they be compatible to the average police officer and the departments around them, nothing more than that. Right now they are the lowest paid cops around. Why wouldn’t they want to be treated like all other agencies? They are humans, too. Concerning hiring police officers, they have never asked for more officers, but have only ever asked that they maintain their current strength and replace the two that left – that doesn’t equal more cops. The person that posted last week with their long argument about ‘why more police’: That was never the request – just replace them. Concerning police cars, the officers are driving some ducttaped-together vehicles and their job requires fast and safe responses but they buy $160,000 lawn mowers. Look, if the grass cutter doesn’t get there on time, nothing happens – if the police don’t get there on time, people could die or criminals could get away. So they’ve only ever asked to keep a solid fleet up and running and that helps and protects everybody. So really the LST police have not asked for anything unreasonable or unnecessary. There is a direct attempt to back door our police and get rid of them. This is the real reason they don’t replace cops or cars and they won’t. Good luck, township.”
• “Never too late to do the right
• “The weapon isn’t Sound Off,
• “To the person who seems to
spend their entire day inundating the Sound Off column with comments about the Lower Swatara Police Department, your time would be better served trying to find actual solutions to the problem instead of annoying everyone else with your repetitive comments.”
• “They have to charge for parking at the new train station. Otherwise, everyone taking a flight out of HIA would park there for free and take the shuttle bus to the airport. If that happened, there would be no parking for actual commuters.”
• “Who is going to pay the bill
for all the ‘stop the crematorium’ legal fees? Guess I gave too much credit to our new council. The only problem is the thought of burning bodies. There is no other leg to stand on for stopping this funeral home. Middletown, wake up and stop making us look like a bunch of idiots.”
• “Well, you can’t say you didn’t
see it coming. See, eventually it catches up. You can’t keep screwing people over, doing shady things and helping some but not others and think nothing will happen. Funny though because many times people have the ability to change their situation but grandeur and personal vendettas blind your sight of your bigger picture. Have it your way.”
• “I think Amanda St. Hillaire from
thing and by right thing I don’t mean what somebody wants, I just mean the right thing.”
• “To the ‘U.S. Citizen’ who is
concerned with the Sound Offs about additional police and if we truly need them. You mention about crime rates and if they have gone up. It seems like you have a very narrow view of what all the police department and its officers do. UCR Reports are readily available. Rest assured, crime rates have not dropped. Instead of just numbers have you thought of the time that goes into investigating crimes? It isn’t TV CSI where things are solved by the end of the episode. It takes time and effort. It takes manpower to work on problems to solve the issues. So while you may not get 10 thefts (thinking in terms of numbers) to investigate you can imagine what one murder or one rape or one child abuse case may take in time to solve. Having additional police officers on the street allows officers to be more proactive. ‘Community policing’ is the term used nowadays. With the minimum manpower on the streets, officers are limited as to the amount of patrol work they can do. If you have an accident, a domestic, etc. these take time and officers from other calls for service. The police department is already down two officers on the street from what it had before. Officers are budgeted for and are still not hired, yet the township will hire and fire at will in other departments. As for your snowstorm reference, the storm that hit this year was huge. In fact, it set a record for amount of snowfall. Municipalities all across the
the weapon is freedom of speech and thank you Press And Journal for giving us a forum. I’d like to direct this to the person who stated they ‘roll their eyes’ at people using emotions. First, people’s emotions are real. You stated several times, do we need ‘another’ or ‘additional’ police officers? Well nobody ever said we did, and see that is how you try and trick the public. We need to replace our police officers as they leave – nobody asked to add additional police officers, so either you’re not real perceptive or you tried to fool people and again make police look bad. Yes, crime has increased steadily over the past decade every year. I’m a police officer, I know this. There are invaluable benefits to maintaining our police officers by, at the very least, replacing them as they leave. Nobody asked for new cops. No, there would not be increased taxes and you know that because the money was already budgeted for and available – but nice try again, you discussed sacrificing other services. Wow. You have already sacrificed police services and the safety of LST but continue to buy lawn equipment, etc. If the mechanic can keep police cars running longer than they should I’m sure he
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could do the same with lawn equipment. Are you seeing where your argument breaks down completely? And yes, you actually said what if we end up with toxic water as part of your argument against police. I don’t even need to go into that one, the public sees that for exactly what it was – desperate! Police will get to heart attack victims faster than anybody if, and only ‘if,’ they are provided the police vehicles to do so. The contempt for the police by the commissioners is glaringly obvious. The facts show the police were already budgeted for the ‘replacement’ officers, not additions and that the commissioners said ‘no’ and have decreased the size of our police and aren’t giving them new working vehicles to protect us. That is the sad truth. Your rendition was weird and deceiving.”
• “Well, from last week’s Sound
Off by a person claiming others are misinformed: They certainly don’t even know the difference between ‘adding new officers’ and ‘replacing officers’ and there is a huge difference, but I think you knew that and were trying to deceive people to support your cause against the LST police.”
• “I am a card-carrying registered Democrat and a member of the USWA (that’s the steel workers union). I would not vote for that woman even if she were running against the devil.”
• “I wonder if the commissioners
ever called to congratulate their officer who saved the family from a burning car? Or checked on their officer who was attacked in court? Because if it’s not personal I’m sure they would have, right? No, no, c’mon, you know they didn’t. See, often it’s not just what people do, it’s what they don’t do that reveals so much.”
• “Global warming is all in your
head, it’s a figment of your imagination.”
• “Dear Lower Swatara commis-
sioners: Here is how you solve this problem swirling around your police. First step: You replace the officers that left and are already budgeted for. Step 2: You provide the vehicle necessary to allow police to serve the public efficiently because seconds count. Step 3 (optional): You bring your professional, trained policemen up to par with the departments around them. If you had done these normal things from the start, none of this would have ever begun. You keep answering with financial reasons but everybody knows better and I don’t need to enumerate all the reasons why you absolutely have the money to do all that. You do realize feeding the same story to your public month after month won’t work? Try some truth. I feel bad for the future commissioners who will have to dig out of the hole you dug for them.”
• “So after talking to a young of-
ficer, the mystery of why the Lower Swatara commissioners won’t hire a new officer is solved. I obtained a copy of the collective bargaining agreement – it is simple, people, and this is public information. A newly-hired officer will start at $48,000. This means they will be paid more than other officers already there with more years of experience. If you read the bargaining agreement, the officers who would be below the new hire could have a legitimate grievance according to the agreement. This makes perfect sense. The commissioners don’t want to be involved in the litigation as described in the collective bargaining agreement because if you read the steps it could be costly. This isn’t rocket science. They can avoid hiring the budgeted officer and immediately avoid a grievance for the police department.”
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coverage written by each licensed insurer. For example, some insurers only offer contents coverage for renters, while others offer coverage for both the dwelling and its contents for homeowners. The new Web page is available by going to www.insurance.pa.gov and clicking on “flood” under the “coverage” tab at the top of the page. Residents can also access the page through my Web site, RepPayne.com.
Trout stocking schedule Local anglers are now able to find out when their favorite fishing hole will be stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, as the annual Trout Stocking Guides are now available in print, online, at my Hershey office and at municipal offices and libraries throughout the 106th District. The commission stocks approximately 3.2 million adult trout in more than 700 streams and 120 lakes open to public angling each year. These figures include approximately 2 million rainbow trout, 642,000 brown trout and 522,000 brook trout. The average
size of the trout produced for stocking is 11 inches in length. The statewide opening day for trout season is Saturday, April 16, but a regional opening day in 18 south-central and southeastern counties, including Dauphin County, is set for Saturday, April 2. Additionally, the Fish and Boat Commission will host Mentored Youth Trout Days on Saturday, March 26 for those same 18 counties (including Dauphin) and Saturday, April 9 statewide. Youth under the age of 16 can join a mentor (adult) angler who has a current fishing license and trout permit to fish for trout the Saturday before the regular opening days. For more information about fishing licenses or regulations, or to check the online schedule, or learn more about the Mentored Youth Trout Days, visit RepPayne.com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp.
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resident Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Donald Trump don’t agree on much. But they’ve found common ground in pushing to upend the Medicare drug benefit. Shortly before his victory in New Hampshire, Trump grumbled about government drug spending – and called for Medicare to take over the role of negotiating drug prices from private insurers. Obama’s new budget plan similarly calls for Medicare to negotiate prices on drugs. Both men claim the move would save the government money. But they’re wrong. It will instead raise costs for seniors, deny them access to drugs and dismantle the only portion of Medicare that has cost less than government projections. The Medicare drug benefit, known as “Part D,” uses market competition to deliver prescription drug coverage to seniors. Private insurance plans compete with one another for seniors’ business, offering different premiums, deductibles and levels of coverage. Seniors can pick the plan that suits their needs and the government subsidizes their premiums. Today, nearly 40 million seniors are enrolled in Part D. On average, seniors can choose from 26 different drug plans. The competitive forces built into Part D have kept costs down. At an average of just $34 per month, premiums have been essentially flat since 2009 – and are about 50 percent below where the government expected. The competitive structure has kept costs down for taxpayers, too. Indeed, Part D costs are 45 percent below where the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) initially predicted. Not a single other government program boasts results like this. Consider the rest of Medicare. At its launch in 1965, Medicare’s Part
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A hospital insurance program was projected to cost $9 billion by 1990. The actual cost? About $67 billion. Part D has been a resounding success. It has expanded drug coverage and cost seniors and taxpayers alike far less than expected. Yet both Obama and Trump are dead-set on fundamentally changing the nature of the program. They believe Washington bureaucrats could force drug prices down further than private insurers. But the CBO has consistently found that the government wouldn’t be able to deliver any savings. As stated in 2009, “Granting the Secretary of HHS [Health and Human Serivces] additional authority to negotiate for lower drug prices would have little, if any, effect on prices.” If this were ever acknowledged by Obama and Trump, they would almost certainly point to the Veterans Affairs drug benefit as proof that their proposal would drive prices down. But the VA doesn’t negotiate prices – it dictates them. Drug makers who can’t comply with the VA’s demands are
left off the program’s restrictive formulary. Indeed, of the 200 most popular drugs for seniors, the VA doesn’t cover 37 of them. Medicare would have to rely on a similarly restrictive formulary to realize any cost savings. Declining to pay for the drugs seniors most need would end up costing taxpayers more money, since more effective medicines can avert healthcare spending by keeping patients out of the hospital. Obama has long fought for the federal government to have more control over our healthcare system. Redesigning Part D would help further that goal. Trump is still new to public policy, so perhaps he’ll reevaluate Part D. After all, as a businessman, he should appreciate the lesson Part D offers. Competition, not government meddling, is the best way to improve services and drive down prices. Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute, San Francisco.
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Calvary Church has been a part of the Middletown Borough community since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ all these years and to do so knowing the good news has never changed in over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching what Scripture teaches. If we believe the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting in his death and resurrection for sinners we can and will be forgiven and
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saved from God’s wrath. Please join us each Sunday to hear the Gospel. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown
Welcome, all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. 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 for March 9-15 are always open to everyone. Wed., Mar. 9: 10 a.m., Lent/Spring Bible Study; 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal. Thurs., Mar. 10: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 7 p.m., Lent/Spring Bible Study.
Sun., Mar. 13: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for March: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Shirley Kupp, Betty Hoke, John Alexander. Lay Liturgist: Sarah Snyder. Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of husband and father Richard Williams, and daughter and sister Karen Markel presented by Carol and Ken Williams; 11:30 a.m., Cookie refreshment time; 6:30 p.m., Cookie Fellowship at Wesley United Methodist Church, followed by Lenten Service at 7 p.m. Tues., Mar. 15: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience
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New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church 329 Market Street, Middletown
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
Church School - 10 am •Worship Service - 11 am
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
Pastor C. VICTORIA BROWN, M.Div. • 215-280-0798
Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651 REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am - for all ages Saturday Worship - 5 pm - in the Chapel Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation
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Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
Evangelical United Methodist Church
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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
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Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) Ample Parking Nursery Provided
Geyers United Methodist Church
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426 PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
are also classes for Youth, Children’s Classes Grades 3, 4 and 5: Grades 1 and 2, Kindergarten and Babysitting for Infants thru age 3. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet 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. They meet weekly through May. 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
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the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Due to egg making in March, Partner’s in Prayer will be the 1st Tuesday of the month and Game Night will be the 3rd Tuesday of the month. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. Our annual homemade chocolate Easter Egg Fundraiser has started. Flavors include peanut butter, coconut and butter cream. For purchasing information please contact Mel Bollinger at 583-0502 or Bill Hoch at 944-6080. For additional information please call us at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@comcast.net.
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We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellow-
ship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursday evenings Pastor Britt’s Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by Intercessory Prayer; Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; The Knitting Group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 1 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sat., March 12: Youth Fellowship family roller skating party at Doc’s Rink. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for March: Faith Rhine. Greeter for March: Bonny Harper. Ushers for March: Linda Balmer, Rick Pennington, Binny and Carl Dupes. Children’s Church Leaders for March 13: Paula Bidoli and Judy Hinkle. Our men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. They meet every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer, and Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. during Lent. Community men invited. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown
REV. MARGARET “Pastor Peggy” SPENGLER, Pastor Pastor James Lyles, Youth Pastor, 10xBetter
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use one. Nursery is available during the service, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Do join us! A Congregational meeting will be held after worship. Mon., Mar. 14: 7 p.m., Session meeting. Tues., March 15: 10 a.m., Mary’s Circle meets. Wed., Mar. 16: 6:30 p.m., Bells will rehearse; 7:15 p.m., Chancel Choir rehearsal. Thurs., Mar. 17: April newsletter deadline. Our Easter egg sale is in full swing. Please call the church office to place an order. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-944-4322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
Wesley “Community” United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown, Pa. Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 1-3 p.m. and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. wesleyumc@co,mcast.com 717-944-6242 How is it with your soul? I would like to encourage you to rest in the grace and love that Jesus offers us as you continue reading the Gospel of John during these days of the Lenten season and I invite you to the Sunday evening Lenten services in our community. This Sunday, March 13, the service is at Wesley Church with Shawn Bias and the “New Spirit” Praise Team leading worship, The Rev. James Lyle of “Youth 10Xs Better will be preaching and soloist will be Steve Jones. As we read through the Gospel of John each day, you’ll hear God’s message for us this Sunday in the sermon series: the Gospel of John, the Gospel of Light & Life. This week, March 13, we will be looking at Jesus’ directions to His disciples as he prepares them for what will seem like a disaster to them; but as we look at these passages of scripture, we’ll look at them from the other side of His death on the cross and His resurrection. I pray that you continue reading the Gospel of John and in fasting and prayer on Wednesdays. We heard the testimony this past week of a woman who fasted from watching TV. What is it that you can give up for Jesus? Even now as
we are halfway through this season of Lent. Come as you are and discover who God is calling you to become. At 8:30 a.m., the “New Spirit” worship of praise, prayer and the message from the Gospel of John will encourage your growth in Christ. At 10:30 a.m., our worship follows the same preaching series, with the hymns of faith being sung to the glory of God. Our Sunday school hours are 9:15 a.m. for the Adult Sunday school class. God’s Kitchen Community Dinners are every Tuesday evening in our Fellowship Hall. The entrance is in the rear across the alley from the parking lot. The dinner is served from 6 to 7 p.m. by the congregations of Wesley, Evangelical, Geyers, Royalton and Highspire congregations. NOTE: When the schools are closed on Tuesday, we will serve the meal on THURSDAY. Threads of Hope Clothing ministry which is open the 4th Friday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. is also open every Tuesday evening during the God’s Kitchen Community Meal. Youth 10Xs Better is open every weekday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. with a variety of educational opportunities for youth 3rd to 12th grade such as sewing, cooking, photography and art classes as well as other events. There is also a Men’s Discipleship Class every Saturday at 8 a.m. We look forward to seeing you. We are your “neighbor.” We desire to meet you, connect with you and serve the community together with you.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Church school for all ages continues on March 13 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. We encourage parents to bring the children and teens to class. Adults are welcome to the Adult Forum. The Adult Forum concludes their five-session Lenten series as Jane Neff leads the last session in the series, “Who is This Man? The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus.” Please join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. on the fifth Sunday in Lent on March 13. Our sanctuary is handicapped accessible, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran olives), puddings and gelatins. These Church is located at Spring and Union are items not consistently purchased streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- or available at Central PA Food town. We are a Reconciling In Christ Bank. Items collected are taken to Church. the Middletown Area Interfaith Food You are invited to join us for wor- Pantry located at 201 Wyoming Street, ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Royalton. Individuals may also take evening and Sunday morning. Sunday items directly to the food pantry, which worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. is open Tuesdays and Fridays, from 10 Sunday Church School for all ages is a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship serChurch and Community Events: vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Wed., Mar. 9: 10 a.m., Mid-week Wednesday morning service is at 10 Lenten Service in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Homework Club; 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., traditional service and is 45 minutes Soup and Bread; 6:30 p.m., Mid-week in length. Please enter through the Lenten Service in Nave; 7:10 p.m., Adult Choir. parking lot doors. Thurs., March 10: 11 a.m. Rohrbaugh The first Sunday of each month is Food Pantry Sunday. Needed are Funeral; Newsletter Deadline. Sat., Mar. 12: 5 p.m., Holy Compersonal care items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoos, munion. Sun., Mar. 13: Fifth Sunday in Lent; soaps, lotions, and paper products 8:15 a.m. (T) Holy Communion; 9:45 (toilet tissue, tissues, paper towels) a.m., Sunday Church School/Confirand food items: cereals, Bisquick, mation Classes; 11 a.m., (C) Holy pancake mixes, syrup, cake mixes Communion. Evangelism Commitand frostings, condiments (ketchup, tee meeting (after 11 a.m. worship); mustard, mayo, relishes, pickles and Middletown Area Interfaith Council Lenten Service – Wesley United Methodist Church, 6:30 pm., fellowship, 7 p.m., Service. Mon., Mar. 14: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Community Dinner – St. Peter’s Consider a welcomes all to this month’s ham loaf meal. There is a cost and tickets are Low Vision Evaluation available at the door. Diabetic Retinopathy Glaucoma Tues., Mar. 15: 3 to 5 p.m., HomeStargardt’s Disease Stroke work Club. Wed., Mar. 16: 10 a.m., Mid-Week Call George Kornfeld, O.D. Lenten Service in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., (866) 446-2050 Homework Club; 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., Soup and Bread; 6:30 p.m., Mid-Week Lenten Services in Nave; 7:10 p.m., www.KornfeldLowVision.com Adult Choir. Visit our website at www.stpetersmiddletown.org. Scripture for March 13: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126; Phil 3:4b-14; John 12: 1-8.
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First Church of God First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live. Supper at 5:30 p.m., Classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Adult Bible Study; Ladies Bible Study: “Angels”; “Painting with Donny” - Bring your own sketchbook and there is a cost toward paint and brushes. The Wired Word; “Boundaries With Kids.” There
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hi, everyone! How about some poetry? “Indoors or out, no one relaxes in March, that month of wind and taxes, the wind will presently disappear, the taxes last us all the year.’’ – Ogden Nash. “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.’’ – Margaret Atwood. “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.’’ – Hal Borland. I am so excited for spring to start that I am already there in my mind. Do you ever get that way? Be sure to turn your clocks ahead (spring ahead) on Saturday, March 12. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13. I think we all do a bit better when it stays lighter out in the evening. Have a wonderful week – with the spring countdown to 11 days, it shouldn’t be too difficult! Enjoy. Birthdays Best wishes to Noah Yeich of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday, March 9. Hope your 15th birthday is a very happy one, Noah! Bill Mattes of Lower Swatara has 49 reasons to smile on Wednesday, March 9. Enjoy this “and holdingâ€? birthday, Bill. Happy confetti-popping day to Ann Turns of Middletown on Wednesday, March 9. I hope it is a sunny one. Rose Michalek of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Thursday, March 10. She will have 89 candles on top of her cake. Congratulations, Rose. Enjoy! More cake in the Yeich home in Lower Swatara: Brian Yeich marks his cake and ice cream day on Thursday, March 10. So nice son and dad have a day for each of them. Happy birthday! Craig Duke of Royalton celebrates his balloon-flying day on Friday, March 11. Best wishes for a fantastic day and a wonderful year, Craig. Happy birthday blessings are sent to Michelle Wagner of Lower Swatara on Friday, March 11. I hope the birds are singing on your special day. Denise Giulivo of Lower Swatara celebrates her snappy-happy birthday on Saturday, March 12. What a day for joy and cake, friends and family! God bless you as you celebrate your birthday month. Happy 14th super-duper-dazzling birthday to Drew Rhodes of Hummelstown. Have an awesome Saturday, March 12, Drew! Anniversaries Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaffer Jr. of Middletown. They celebrate 48 years together on Wednesday, March 9. Celebrate!
Best wishes to Roy and Pam Shonk of Londonderry Twp. on their 22nd anniversary. I hope your Saturday, March 12 is full of chocolate and romance. Charles and Renee Larry of Lower Swatara celebrate 31 years together on Sunday, March 13. Best wishes to you both for a romantic anniversary weekend. RPI dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., for the fall semester: • Carlos Avalos, of Hummelstown • Benjamin Montgomery, of Hummelstown • Anke Wang, of Hummelstown Dinner is served All are welcome to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Spring Street, Middletown, for the community dinner on March 14 from 4:30 till 6:30 p.m. (or until food is all). The menu is baked ham loaf, sweet potatoes, green beans and dessert. Drinks are also included. There is a cost. Please enter through the parking lot doors. Spaghetti dinner Please mark your calendar for Saturday, March 19: The Lower Swatara Lions Club will be serving their famous all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. at the club headquarters, 2 Theodore Ave. in Shope Gardens, Lower Swatara Twp. Admission will be collected at the doo. Kids age 3 and under eat free! The menu: spaghetti, salad, bread, drink and dessert. Come hungry!   Turkey dinner
 A roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings (stuffing, mashed potatoes, peas, cranberry sauce), dessert and beverage will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until sold out) on Monday, March 21 at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown. All are welcome. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Take-out is also available. February’s dinner was cancelled because of a winter storm warning. For March, our menu has been changed from roast beef to roast turkey. For more information, call 717-9446181.  Lions Club Egg Hunt The Lower Swatara Lions Club will be holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 26  at the Lions headquarters in Shope Gardens. It will start at 10 a.m. sharp. Bring
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the little ones down earlier to meet and greet the Easter Bunny. Prize eggs will be put out and everyone will get a gift from the Easter Bunny. In the event of rain, it will be held inside the Lions building. Michael Symon recipe Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Cranberries (serves 4) • 1 to 2 navel oranges • 3 tablespoons of olive oil • 4 (4-ounce) pieces of pork tenderloin, pounded to a 1/4-inch thickness • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1 tablespoon of minced jalapeno, seeds and ribs removed • 1/2 teaspoon of grated peeled fresh ginger • 3 cups of fresh cranberries • 2 tablespoons of dark brown sugar • 1 tablespoon of sherry vinegar 1. Grate the zest from 1 of the oranges to get 1/2 teaspoon. Squeeze the juice to get 3/4 cup (use the second orange if needed). 2. Put 2 large skillets over mediumhigh heat. 3. To one skillet, add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season the pork on both sides with salt and pepper and arrange them in the pan so that the pieces aren’t touching. Cook, without moving, until the pork is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown on the second side and cooked through, about 2 minutes. 4. Meanwhile, to the second skillet, add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the jalapeno and ginger and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 minute. Add the cranberries, orange juice, brown sugar and pinch of salt. Cover and cook until the cranberries begin to burst and the liquid reduces, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and orange zest and cook for 1 minute, mashing the cranberries with the back of a fork. 5. Serve the pork on top of the sauce.
Open egg hunt Susquehanna Valley Evangelical Free Church, 6433 Union Deposit Road, Harrisburg, is hosting an egg hunt for infants to children age 12. Come join the fun at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 19. Quote of the Week “Nothing good grows in a rut.� – Lysa TerKeurst, author, speaker and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. Question of the Week What is your favorite memory of your grandma or grandpa? “When my grandma took me to Florida. We went to Universal [Studios] and SeaWorld and saw Shamu.� – Isaiah Rogers Keeney, 11, Middletown. “Going to Robin’s house in New Jersey. There were so many fun things to do.� – Alex Pryor, 12, Rutherford. “Gigi’s house. I kept my special stuff there. She is dead now.� – Victoria Kelly, 8, Swatara Twp. “I don’t have any because they died before I was born!� – Julia Hammer, Hershey. “Playing Hide & Seek in the dark with them. We had flashlights.� – Jon Benkovic, 5, Lower Paxton Twp. “Catching ladybugs.� – Anna Benkovic, 6, Lower Paxton. Proverb for the Week The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out (13:9).
Meaghan Nelson and Justin Imler were named Students of the Month for March at Middletown Area High School.
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E-town DeMolay celebrates 97th anniversary in March The Elizabethtown Chapter of the Order of DeMolay kicked off its month-long celebration of the 97th anniversary of the organization’s founding by accepting a proclamation from Elizabethtown Borough Council that recognized March as DeMolay Month. The Elizabethtown Chapter currently has 56 members from Middletown, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, Marietta, Maytown, Lancaster, Lititz, Manheim, Lebanon, Willow Street and Holtwood. The chapter’s Senior Councilor, Timothy Nevil, of Middletown, and Senior Steward, Adam Baker, of Elizabethtown, accepted the proclamation from Elizabethtown Mayor Clarence “Chuck’’ Mummert during a council meeting. The Order of DeMolay was founded by Frank S. Land in Kansas City,
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Lives Changed By Christ Church in Manheim in observance of the DeMolay International Devotional Day. State and U.S. government officials also have joined in the celebration by issuing proclamations recognizing Elizabethtown Chapter’s observance. The Elizabethtown Chapter is sponsored by Abraham C.Treichler Lodge No. 682 Free and Accepted Masons; Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter No. 224; and Lancaster Commandery No. 13 Knights Templar. DeMolay activities are supervised by an Advisory Council of volunteer Masons, Senior DeMolays, parents of the members and adults who believe in the youth of the community. For more information about Elizabethtown DeMolay, contact chapter advisor Jesse Spence at 717-209-0843 or at etowndemolay@gmail.com.
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