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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015

VOLUME 125 - NO. 9

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Middletown, LD debut spring musicals

The cast of Middletown Area High School’s spring musical, “Damn Yankees.’’

By Jim Lewis

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Press and Journal Photo by Eric Wise

Local high schools will raise the curtain on their spring musicals this week – and theater fans can go from the devil to the deep blue sea this season.

Middletown Area High School will present the Adler and Ross musical, “Damn Yankees,’’ at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,

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Vandals damage walls, doors at student complex

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If you live in Middletown and have applied for an on-street handicapped parking space – and you’re still waiting for an answer – you may end up waiting a lot longer.

Middletown Borough Council voted 5-4 on Monday, March 2 to reject revisions to the borough’s existing policy regarding on-street handicapped parking spaces.

The revisions had been put together over the past several months by borough Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Miller.

While the vote as listed on the agenda was whether to approve the revised policy drawn up

by Miller, borough officials said after the vote that as a result of council’s decision, the existing policy is suspended.

Press and Journal Photos by Dan Miller

Dr. Thomas Grosh, far right, and members and supporters of the Middletown Area Historical Society view the layout of an old train setup from a landing in the Grosh house.

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He’s charged with DUI twice in one day

By Dan Miller

Press And Journal Staff

A Middletown man was arrested for DUI twice in one day on Sunday, Feb. 22 by two different police departments after two separate hit-and-run accidents, according to court records.

And the arrests came while Richard F. Pennington Jr., 49, was scheduled to enter a plea in Dauphin County Court on another DUI charge that occurred in Swatara Twp. in 2014, police said.

The Feb. 22 incidents involving Pennington occurred just five hours apart, according to criminal complaints filed by Lower Swatara Twp. and Middletown police.

The first happened just before 3 p.m. when Middletown police say Pennington drove a silver Dodge Durango into a house and fled the scene, according to the court records. Police found him

New town museum was dentist’s labor of love

By Dan Miller

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n 1982, Dr. Thomas Grosh fled the flooding that had plagued his dentist’s office on Route 230 in search of higher ground in Middletown.

He found it in an old building at 29 E. Main St. The building was historic – dating to 1755. Over the next 30 years, Grosh would discover just how special it was.

In 2012, Grosh decided it was time to retire after 40 years as a dentist. He put the building up for auction, and it was acquired by Middletown Borough for $90,000.

The borough eventually transferred the property to the Middletown Area Historical Society. The society plans to turn the building into a museum to house and showcase the history of Dauphin County’s oldest town.

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Council hires firm to draw up new downtown zoning

Dr. Thomas Grosh, left, points out some of the features of his old dentist’s office to members of the Middletown Area Historical Society.

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LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOLS

District to provide laptops to students in grades 9, 10

By Eric Wise

Press And Journal Staff

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Photo by Bill Darrah

Steelton-Highspire captured the District 3 Class AAA boys’ basketball title with a thrilling victory over Bishop McDevitt on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Giant Center.

Could a state championship be next? Check out our story on the game, and photos by local photographer Bill Darrah, on B1.

Vandals damaged walls, doors, ceiling tiles and a water line valve in the Nittany Village of Apartments – and the complex’s management is offering a month’s free rent to any college student who provides information that leads to the conviction of those responsible.

Thousands of dollars of damage was done to the complex, officials said.

Glass was broken in several doors, obscene words were written on walls, holes were punched and kicked in walls, ceiling tiles were knocked out and a water line valve was broken, causing water to leak in the buildings, Lower Swatara Twp. police said.

The vandalism occurred between Feb. 27 and March 2.

Most of the occupants in the complex, in the 400 block of W. Main St., are Penn State Harrisburg students.

Got a tip for authorities? You can call township police at 717-939-0463 or management at the complex at 717-944-4440.

Every Lower Dauphin School District student in grades 9 and 10 would receive a school-owned laptop for their use as the district plans to move forward with its “1 to 1” technology initiative, Superintendent Sherri Smith reported to the Lower Dauphin School Board on Monday, Feb. 16.

While the district has planned for staff training, parent meetings and student procedures concerning the use of the laptops, the initiative is a proposal for the coming school year’s budget that arrives with a price tag of roughly $200,000. One person will be hired as a technology coach for the program, Smith said.

The district’s plans are well underway for the change to its current technology, which has some problems. With the current system, computers are inconsistently available and frequently have connectivity issues, administrators said. Although one computer is available for about every two students, many district-owned computers are reaching the end of their useful lifespan and cause lags that detract from the benefits the technology provides.

Students would receive their assigned laptops in October for the next school year, Smith said. As the program continues, laptops would be distributed prior to the first day of school for incoming high school freshmen.

Middletown Area School District began a similar program of issuing Apple iPads, small

Middletown Borough Council voted 9-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 17 to hire a consulting firm from Philadelphia to draw up new zoning to spur downtown redevelopment.

KSK Architects Planners Historians will be paid $42,780 to come up with what borough officials refer to as a Revitalization Zone Overlay for the downtown. KSK must complete the project by June 20, 2016.

Eighty percent of the project cost is being funded by a grant to the borough from the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. The borough will cover the remaining 20 percent.

As the name suggests, the new zoning would overlay the borough’s existing downtown zoning.

The overlay could impose new regulations to better protect historic properties, to prohibit specific uses, and to ensure consistent standards.

However, the flexibility could also allow developers to do projects in the downtown that are not currently possible under the present regulations.

Whatever KSK delivers will be subject to public hearings.

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Obituaries

Lower Dauphin HS announces Honor Roll for second period Lower Dauphin High School Principal Todd Neuhard has announced the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period.

Students who earned honors for the second marking period are:

Jean Brodie

Jean E. Kamykoski Brodie, 57, of Steelton, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, February 25, at Harrisburg Hospital.

She was born on November 3, 1957 in Harrisburg, and was the daughter of the late Stephen B. and Elizabeth Leonard Kamykoski.

Jean was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Roman Catholic Church, Harrisburg and a former member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown.

She loved taking care of her loving family and spending time with her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Jeremy Brodie, who died on January 22, 2015.

She is survived by her loving husband David T. Brodie of Steelton; sons Zach S. Brodie and wife Caitlin of Linglestown, and Nicholas D. Brodie of Bressler; daughter Jessica A. Brodie of Middletown; sister Judy A. Lewis of Harrisburg; and grandchildren Carter Zeiters of Middletown and Rya Brodie of Linglestown.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated: Wednesday, March 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 4000 Derry St., Harrisburg, with the Rev. Neil S. Sullivan, her pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Middletown Cemetery.

Viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown.

Memorial contributions may be made in Jean’s honor to the American Breast Cancer Society, 1220 East Joppa Rd., Towson, MD 21286.

Online condolences can be made to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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Allen Adams

Allen “Jack” Adams, 80, of Liverpool, formerly of Middletown, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 28, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born on November 20, 1934 in Harrisburg and was the son of the late Walter E. and Helen Berstler Adams.

He was a Korean War veteran, a member of American Legion Post 594, Middletown, Moose Lodge 596, Elizabethtown, and Middletown Anglers and Hunters.

In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his wife Gail Cover Adams, brothers Paul, Charles and Francis, and sisters Lois McKee and Mary Hoke.

He is survived by his love, Fawn; two sons Jerry W. Fairview and Daniel of Liverpool; Erin Twilley of Mt. Pleasant Mills; sister Linda Hoover of Burlington, N.C.; brother Walter E. Adams Jr. of Whitehall, Mont.; seven grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.

A Tribute to his life will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.

Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

Thomas Casey

Thomas Patrick Casey of Pipe Creek, Texas, formerly of Middletown, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 23.

Tom spent his youth in Middletown, attending Seven Sorrows Catholic School and Middletown Area High School. In his youth he participated in baseball, basketball, swimming, and Scouting organizations. Prior to his senior year, and following the closure of Olmsted AFB, Tom and his family moved to San Antonio, Texas. He enlisted in the Air Force after graduation and was assigned to bases in Texas. After his service he had several occupations before settling on a long career with a large supermarket chain based in San Antonio.

Thomas was a kind and caring man who loved his family and friends, as well as his dogs. He will be greatly missed by those who loved him.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents Thomas and Mary Casey, and his sisters Mary Jane and Kathleen.

He is survived by his brothers Daniel (Deborah) of East Hanover, Michael of Pipe Creek, and Brian (Laurie) of Helotes, Texas; and several nieces and nephews in Texas and Pennsylvania.

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Mollie Fisher

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Mollie R. Fisher, 70, of Hummelstown, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 24, at Harrisburg Hospital. For More information, go to our website at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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Following is a compilation of reports from the Middletown Police Department.

Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

Cash, prescription drugs stolen from vehicle About $130 in cash and prescription drugs and a wallet containing credit cards were taken from a vehicle while it was parked in the lot at the MidTown Plaza on Feb. 19, police report.

The victim believes her vehicle was locked at the time of the theft, police said.

She told police she had cancelled the cards after it was discovered they were missing.

Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call them at 717-558-6900.

Two face drug charges Dominique Bowman, 20, of the 300 block of Penn St., Middletown, and Wolfgang Z. Schuller, 22, of the 100 block of Overview Dr., Hummelstown, were charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop

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Grade 12 – Michael Aksu, Cortne Barnhart, Kevin Beaver, Morgan Bitting, Rachele Branchi, Christopher Brian, Ashley Ceschini, Makenna Cummings, John Dahmus, Daniel Davis, Rachel Dodson, Hannah Frantz, Kathryn Goerl, Luke Haldeman, Elizabeth Hansen, Jason Heath, Matthew Joyce, Madison Light, Rosalia Luciano, Jonathan Lynn, Eric Markley, Jenna Miller, Madison O’Neill, Carmen Posteraro, Noah Scholfield, Ryan Schwing, Monica Seacord, Alyssa Smith, Hunter Smith, Elizabeth Spotts, Collin Swartz, Margaret Tamburro, Jesse Walborn, Ashley Walton, Madeleine Waters, Heather Wisner, Hannah Woodworth, Christina Yarrish and Victoria Yohe.

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Grade 9 – Lauren Bankes, Ella Hickey, Rory Klingensmith, Madison Marto, Abigail Mauger, Melissa Salli, Emily Scholfield, Clay Spencer and Jordan White.

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fer, Natalie Holl, Christian Holland, Paige Hollinger, Cameron Hoover, Nicholas Iagnemma, Jacob Janssen, Emma Johns, Hannah Johnson, Catelyn Jones, Thomas Katzenmoyer, Courtney Kindall, Olivia Kirsch, Aidan Klassen, Alison Kreider, Jessica Landis, Hannah Laychock, Garrett Little, Brittany Lockard, Karina Long, Hannah Malinen, Pauliina Malinen, Amelia Marcavage, Shannon McCreary, Evan McMurray, Madeline McNally, Chiara Meyers, Spencer Miller, Kailah Miranda, Drew Mondi, Alexandra Nalesnik, Sydney Natishin, Daniela Olguin, Nandini Patel, Sarah Perales, James Perry, Kathryn Peters, James Rodgers, Brendan Roth, Braden Saich, Joshua Saufley, Amber Schweiger, Kevin Segura-Hernandez, Corrine Shirk, Kealey Smith, Zachary Stoner, Jennifer Strohecker, Faith Swanger, Hannah Swartz, Samuel Sweet, Kameron Thomas, Katelyn Truesdell, Gavin Walmer, Morgan Walt, Kourtney Whittington, Garrett Williamson, Garrett Wylie, Michelle Yohe and Paige Zewe.

Grade 10 – Ivan Amato, Clara Anderson, Patrick Atlasik, Megan Barr, Zachary Berstler, Rachel Bickelman, Allison Bitting, Kelsey Bortner, Ava Bottiglia, Kira Brubaker, Alexander Carney, Elliot Cassel, Ruth Chambers, Ray Cotolo, Briana DeJesus, Jared Dunkle, Lauren Fink, Rachel Garlock, Matthew Gergely, Peter Gingrich, Marni Granzow, William Gremmel, Logan Grubb, Jocelyn Hanula, Zackary Harvey, Samuel Helmer, Kylie Hoke, Kaylee Hollenbach, Vincent Homza, Kora Houser, Meghan Johnson, Peyton Johnson, Brady Kirk, Corey Knoll, Owen Kreiser, Meghan Lathrop, Matthew LeBlanc, Kodi Legg, Julia Leslie, Anna Levi, Benjamin Lewis, McKenzy Lilliock, Grant Lohmann, Ryhan Lopatic, Lucas McCanna, Jane Miller, Anna Mostoller, Elise Musser, Taylor Noss, Mariella Nunez, Kailene Nye, Kelly Palmer, Taylor Peachey, Alyssa Peters, James Petrascu, Allison Rissmiller, Austin Roseberry, Brandon Rossi, Olivia Rutledge, Hannah Schulteis, Matthew Schwing, Nicholas Scipione, Nicole Seacord, Andrea Shearer, Saurabh Singh, Madison Spencer, Chade Stewart, Isaac Stickler, Brandon Stine, Nathaniel Strausser, Caitlyn Stumpf, Emily Suhr, Emily Swist, Clyde Tamburro, Issac Tankersley, Mary Tarczynski, Sarah Tinker, Maryn Trowbridge, Travis Walborn, Dylan Washington, Jefferson Waters, Amy Waughen, Daniel Whitehaus, Collin Witman, Alyssa Yantosik, Michael Yarrish, Michelle Yavoich and Rachel Yeager.

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Details about the traffic stop have yet to be released by police.

A preliminary hearing for both men is set for April 1 before District Judge David Judy.

School bus stop detail Police reported the following checks of school bus stops in the borough: Feb 26, morning hours – Spring and West Water streets, Pine and Emaus streets, no violations; Feb. 25, afternoon hours – North Pine and East Emaus streets, one violation noted; and Feb. 18, morning hours – Ann and Lawrence streets, Ann and South Wood streets, no violations.

Suspicious vehicle Police were called to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the Moose Lodge on Mill Street shortly after midnight on Feb. 20.

Police were told a car was in the lot for more than an hour with its lights on and engine running.

The investigating officer discovered an individual had started and left vehicle to warm its engine.

DUI charge Victor C. Morris, 68, of the 400 block of Second St., Highspire, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, careless driving and disregarding lane of traffic, police report.

The charges stem from an incident at 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the area of West Main and Nissley streets.

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was veering onto the shoulder of the road and back into the lane of traffic, police said.

Morris had an odor an alcoholic-type of beverage on his breath and behaved in a lethargic manner, police said. He was unable to provide an adequate breath sample to be analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said.

Morris was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 11 before District Judge David Judy.

Public drunkenness Rick L. Mull, 53, of the 3000 block of Pinch Road, Manheim, was issued a citation for public drunkenness, police report.

Police said Mull was found asleep in a pickup truck that was in the parking lot of the MidTown Plaza, 400 block of E. Main St., at 6:52 p.m. on Feb. 20.

Police were called to investigate a report of a vehicle seemingly unoccupied and parked for over two hours.

Mull was questioned by officers, then taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center where he was cited and held for several hours, police said.

Suspicious activity Police were dispatched to the area of Ann and Lawrence streets at 5:55 p.m. on Feb. 19 to investigate a report of several youths gathering at a house that had been involved in a recent fire.

Officers said they advised the youths to stay away from the house due to safety reasons.

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LDMS announces second marking period Honor Roll Lower Dauphin Middle School Principal Dan Berra has announced the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period.

Students who earned honors for the marking period are:

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Students Cole Backenstose, left, and Ruby Rhoad were recently honored by the Optimist Club of Hummelstown for their accomplishments at Lower Dauphin High School.

Two Lower Dauphin students honored by Optimist Club Lower Dauphin High School seniors Ruby Rhoad and Cole Backenstose were recently recognized by the Optimist Club of Hummelstown.

Rhoad, daughter of Karen and Steven Rhoad, has participated in choral ensembles and in the spring musical for the past four years. She is a two-year member of the National Honor Society, Volunteen Club and BIG. In the community, she is involved

in dance at One Broadway Dance & Performing Arts Center, dancing there for the past nine years.

Backenstose, son of Lisa and Robert Backenstose, is a four-year member of the golf and baseball teams. He is a two-year member of the National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society. He also has participated in Student Council and the National English Honor Society.

Grade 6 – Casey Ahern, Sophia Alterio, Nicole Baker, Natalie Bennett, Zachary Bixler, Rachel Blessing, Adam Bonawitz, Jackson Bruce, Randy Burkhardt, Josalyn Byers, Alexandra Cassel, Chloe Clelan, Hailey Clouser, Grace Craig, Eva Day, Brielle DeCampos, Sophia Ditty, Kasey Eldridge, Abigaile English, Sofia Feeney, Bella Fry, Madison Geesaman, Kylie Gerst, Landis Groff, Nathan Helmer, Brooke Hofsass, Maya Hoover, Timothy Koons, Stephanie Kopec, Daniel Kreiss, Abby Lauer, Noah Leach, Sydney Leininger, Kate Little, Julian Loraschi, Annabel Mauger, Jack McNally, Tristan McQuiddy, Aidan Mende, Alec Merry, Brady More, Matheus Neves, Greyson Parks, Kayla Pedersen, Jacob Pegher, Ethan Peterson, Avery Price, Alison Rankin, Jordan Reading, Cole Rife, Alaina Riley, Deyanery Rodriguez, Janie Rost, Morgan Roth, Elizabeth Rusnic, Dale Sanders, Elijah Sells, Zackery Sholder, Cameron Snelbaker, Lauren Spada, Rachel Steigerwald, Alexis Stockton, James Taylor, Emma Walt, Catherine Walter, Grace Walter, Emily Wealand, Lillie Weaver and Samantha Wynne.

Grade 7 – Arden Baker, Sophia Balshy, Sarah Blouch, Samantha Bonawitz, Matthew Brian, Thomas Carney, Elijah Durantine, Marissa Fronina, Nicholas Giampetro, Christian Gingrich, Anna Given, Bryce Hickey, Madelyn Hoke, Ryan Hsing-Smith, Isabelle Johnson, Ryan Klingensmith, Helen Lemarr, Daniel Little, Hunter Lohmann, Arionne Metzler, Olivia Meyers, Madison Miduri, Morgan Mosco, Mauricette Musser, Emma O’Neill, Sienna Pegram, Annalisa Petrascu, Rachel Rodkey, Claudia Rutledge, Ryan Sanson, Kane Schrum, Erin Shifflet, Alexandra Sierer, Nidhi Singh, Katelyn Sparks, Eva Stoessel, Julia Thompson, Clayton Ulrey, Michael VanGavree and Aiden Walmer.

Grade 8 – Kelly Barr, Miles Book, William Bowen, Micaiah Bulgrien, Avery Cassel, Blake Cassel, Grace Day, Annie Dickinson, Audrey Domovich, Kailey Eldridge, Elyse Erdman, Hailey Foreman, Andrew Gilbert, Sarah Gingrich, Josiah Helmer, Emma Hirons, Caitlin Holland, Sydney Koons, Ryan Kutz, Mayson Light, Brendon Little, Grace McCloskey, Cassandra McIntire, Luke Miller, James Ramsey, Shea Sarsfield, Jamison Schaefer, Elizabeth Scipione, Jacob Snyder, Hayden Tierney, Olivia Wagner and Anai Walters.

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Grade 6 – James Abraham, Chase Adelman, Kara Arnold, Camille Bar-

GENEALOGY

Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll, PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com Column No. 786 March 4, 2015

12 Steps to Genealogical Fitness - By Lisa Alzo

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Like millions of others, one of my goals is to become more physically fit.

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As I approach my physical fitness and genealogical research goals, I observe many similarities. First of all, just as physical fitness is accomplished by exercising your body, success as a genealogist often requires exercising your mind. Secondly, the preparation for each activity is often parallel. You need to warm up, stretch, sometimes hit the ground running, feel the exhilaration of activity, and then, cool down.

Often you start off with a bang, you have the best of intentions that excite you and initially spur you on. With a regular physical workout, you lose a few pounds and your clothes fit better. With genealogy, you discover a detail about an ancestor. You feel great.

Then, it happens. You hit a brick wall. Your weight loss stalls. You search for further information on your ancestor, but fail to find that one record that will confirm your assumptions. (The courthouse did not have the birth or marriage record; the church your ancestor attended burned down and the records were lost in the fire, etc.). You begin to get discouraged and want to pack it in. “Is it really worth it, anyway?” Then you make excuses, “I don’t have the time.

It’s too difficult,” and so on.

Both activities require a great deal of hard work and also have similar obstacles. So I have identified 12 steps to use as a guideline for working on my personal fitness and my family’s genealogy.

1) Set realistic goals. When starting any new project or endeavor like a diet or exercise regimen, or a genealogical quest, it is important to set realistic goals, and develop a workable timetable. You typically would not try to run 10 miles, or expect to lose 50 pounds right away. And, whether you are a novice or a seasoned genealogist, you typically would not set out to research multiple family lines at once, or plan to write your entire family history in a month.

Rather, you should aim to set shorter, more attainable goals. For example, with your fitness program you could seek to lose 1-2 pounds per week, or do at least 20 minutes of exercise each day. With your genealogy, you might attempt to trace one ancestor as far back as you can before moving on to another, or thoroughly search one particular online database or microfilm reel per week.

2) Devise a schedule and stick to it. With our busy lives, most of us have to schedule time to exercise, and this same discipline should be applied to genealogy. Whether you use a traditional paper calendar, an online calendar software program, or personal digital assistant, blocking off time in your daily schedule for your research is often the best way to ensure that you will actually do it. This time may be in the early morning or late at night while everyone else in your house is still asleep, or maybe during the time the kids are at soccer practice. Also, take into consideration your own body’s natural clock. What time of day do you feel your best to do your most efficient work?

Perhaps you are a morning person, or on the other hand, a night owl. Maybe you prefer to work in the mid-afternoon. Follow your body clock and reserve some time during your “peak” periods to work on your genealogy. Some of us are “weekend genealogists,” while others work on our family history on a daily basis. Either way, the important point is to devise a schedule that suits you and make an effort to keep your commitment.

3) Make time for a check-up. While it is important to schedule an annual appointment with your physician to evaluate or reassess your physical health, it is also a good idea to make an appointment with yourself to take a “research inventory.” Set aside a day or two to just peruse over your findings to date. Then make a list of missing information and devise a strategy or “research plan.”

4) Trim the fat and toss out the junk. When you begin a weight management program, you often hear that you must clean out your cupboards, toss out junk food and replace your vices with healthier food choices. Apply this approach to genealogy. Do you really need five copies of Aunt Betty’s port record? What about all those miscellaneous slips of paper that contain notes from your library research? Go through your family history files and purge what you don’t need. Face it, filing is the least interesting part of family history, but it is an essential component. Use binders to store printed information. File and label miscellaneous items that you might need “somewhere down the road.”

Organize your workspace so that you can maximize your time researching and not pushing papers from one area of your desk to another.

5) Diversify your tasks. Engaging in the same type of exercise day after day can often lead to boredom and frustration. In the same way, genealogical tasks can also seem tedious and even at times exasperating. Instead, strive to make your search fun and challenging throughout the year. One way to do this is to use your calendar as a genealogical research guide. Schedule your tasks around major holidays. For example, work on military records research around Veteran’s Day or Memorial Day, research marriage records on Valentine’s Day, and so forth. Note birthdays of relatives or ancestors and conduct your research about them on those days.

6) Count your steps. Fitness experts often recommend using a pedometer to measure the number of steps you take, the distance/time of the workout, or the number of calories. How do you measure your progress with your family history? If “must get organized” is a mantra that you mutter over and over again to yourself, you need to find a way to account for your steps. Try using the free, downloadable, genealogical forms and documents available at Ancestry.com to help organize your correspondence and research data. Enter your family information into a computerized genealogy software program such as Family Tree Maker. If possible, try to do one small task toward your

research every day, even if you can only spare 15 minutes. For example, in 15 minutes you can perform a quick search using an online database, draft a quick letter to a relative, scan an old photograph, or note five questions to ask in your next oral history interview. When you break your research tasks into smaller, more manageable pieces, the process is not as overwhelming.

For ideas, see Juliana Smith’s and articles “In Fifteen Minutes or Less ” and “More Projects in Fifteen Minutes or Less.”

7) Pick up the pace. Sometimes you can become stagnant both in your exercise routine, and your genealogical research, and even the slightest increase in activity can help to yield additional results. Perhaps you are struggling with writing that letter to an overseas archive, or hesitate contacting the parish priest of the church your ancestors attended. Stop procrastinating.

Follow the Nike slogan and “Just Do It!” Sometimes in both areas, you may have to work harder for a desired result in a limited period of time.

8) Vary your location. When you exercise, instead of walking on your treadmill, take a walk around your neighborhood. If you always do your research at your computer or desk, find a change of scenery. Go to the library or park and take your laptop with you, or if possible, plan a research trip to your ancestor’s town and include a visit to a cemetery, travel to Ellis Island, the National Archives in Washington, D.C., one of NARA’s regional facilities, or the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

9) Find a buddy. Working out and dieting with a partner provides encouragement, inspiration and support, especially during those times you want to quit. When researching your roots, try to find a family member to share the research tasks. If you do not have a family member who shares your passion for genealogy, then find an online buddy. Post to genealogy-specific message board at Ancestry.com/RootsWeb.com or Genealogy.com. Join a local genealogical or historical society or ethnic-based research group, and network with other researchers at genealogy conferences and seminars.

10) Take a break. Just as it is recommended that you rest your body in order to repair your muscles, you may also consider recharging your batteries when it comes to genealogy. Your brain is on overdrive, processing all of your family history information. Put aside the family line you have been researching and do something completely unrelated. Schedule a vacation. Watch a movie.

Read a novel. When you return to your research tasks, you will have a new perspective, perhaps you will see a new lead or direction to bust that brick wall or find that elusive ancestor.

11) Add a new twist to your routine. You can vary your physical workout by swimming instead of jogging or signing up for a step aerobics or spinning class. With genealogy try subscribing to or using a new database at Ancestry. com or signing up for a class at your local community college or library. There are a variety of online courses available through MyFamily.com.

12) Persist over the plateau. Inevitably with your fitness program and your genealogical research you will hit a plateau. If you find yourself facing an impasse, don’t give up. Ask yourself whether you have really given it your all? Then push yourself a little harder. Spend an extra 15 minutes perusing that microfilmed baptismal certificate. Experiment with alternate spellings or use search tools such as ethnicity or year when searching in online databases. Find new and creative ways to obtain information, such as contacting libraries or historical societies, or posting queries to an online forum or print publication.

Sometimes thinking “outside the box” will lead you to information on your ancestor that you never even knew existed.

Finally, remember that once you reach a halfway point in your routine, take time to evaluate your progress. With fitness goals you look at how many pounds have been lost and what further effort it will take to reach a target weight.

Similarly, with genealogy, you should keep a checklist of what research tasks have been accomplished and what is still unknown. This system of checks and balances gives you a perspective on how many more pounds you have left to lose and how many more ancestors you still need to find, and most importantly, it gives you a chance to look back and take pride in all you’ve accomplished.

Lisa Alzo, M.F.A. is the author of “Three Slovak Women,” “Baba’s Kitchen: Slovak & Rusyn Family Recipes and Traditions” (Gateway Press), and “Finding your Slovak Ancestors” (Heritage Productions). She is an instructor of Eastern European, Slovak, and Great Lakes Region genealogy classes for MyFamily.com, and is a frequent speaker at national conferences, genealogical and historical societies. Lisa can be reached through her website at www. lisaalzo.com.

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Heike thought it sounded interesting to speak another language and to become familiar with different cultures. So, she applied for the program.

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Ruling Favors Mount Joy Twp. It appears the Rheems Water Company’s plans to expand its service area into East Donegal and Mt. Joy townships may be facing a severe blow from the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

At a meeting held on February 13, Commissioner Wendell Holland moved that the PUC deny the company’s request to be allowed to extend its water mains to new homes, which are immediately adjacent to the company’s present service area in the two townships.

Holland’s motion indicates that the Rheems request, which would have enabled the company to serve additional homes in the two townships, will probably be denied when the Commission hands down its official ruling on the matter within the next few weeks. If that happens, it would significantly curtail the company’s plans to expand its services in the Rheems area. As noted in the PUC action, the Water Company may also be forced to give up 66 of its customers who are located in Mt. Joy Township.

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23 YEARS AGO - Mock Elections – Juniors and seniors at Middletown Area High School had the chance this past Election Day to cast their own ballots for MASD School Board members. Seated at “election central” in the cafeteria are, from left: seniors Erin McNamara and Christy Fry, who are members of teacher Gerald Cole’s advanced government class. Between them is an unexpected visitor, “Mr. Spirit,” who will be awarding a $100 savings bond to the student who can identify him. The voters at right are: Lori Moore and Heather Forry, juniors.

Richard Lovenwirth’s earlier decision against the Rheems Water Company and to support the arguments presented by the Mt. Joy Township Authority (MITA) in opposing the Rheems Company’s request.

Charles Bailey, chairman of the MJTA, called the PUC’s action “welcome news” and expressed the hope that the Rheems Water Company may also be forced to provide water “in bulk” to the Township so it could supply other consumers in the eastern end of the Township.

Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioner Seeks Legislator’s Seat Three-term Lower Swatara Township Commissioner Janet B. Wells announced last week that she will seek

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Wells, 48, is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket. Incumbent Representative Frank A. Tulli Jr., a Hershey Republican, also is running unopposed.

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Wells says she will campaign on a platform of basic education rights and support for the unemployed in her home territory.

The people in our area are hardworking,” Wells stated Monday. “The don’t want a handout, they want jobs.”

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Subpart (2) sets forth that the size of any sign, banner or logo shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet.

Subpart (3) sets forth that any sign, banner or logo could be attached to fences, posts or structures which are part of recreational facilities, further providing that attachments to fences be placed on the inside so as to face toward the field of play and not extend beyond the boundary of the fence.

Subpart (4) would require application to the Code Enforcement Department for a permit and sets forth the requirements of said permit application.

Subpart (5) would require inspection and approval by the Code Enforcement Department of each advertisement when installed.

Subpart (6) would require that the soliciting organization be responsible for maintaining and/or removal/replacement of each sign, banner or logo.

Subpart (7) would provide that the permit fees shall be waived.

Section 2 of said Ordinance would amend Section 27-2302.G to permit Recreational Signs, Banners and Logos pursuant to Section 27-2303.O of the Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 3 of said Ordinance would amend Section 27-2306.C.(1)(c) to require permits for Recreational Signs, Banners and Logos pursuant to Section 27-2303.O of the Township Zoning Ordinance.

Section 4 of said Ordinance sets forth the repealer provisions.

The Board of Commissioners of Lower Swatara Township then intend to consider said Ordinance for adoption at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, which will be beginning at the conclusion of the public hearing.

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The official pointed to recent difficulties at Steelton’s Bethlehem Steel plant and the downfall of the Fruehauf factory in Lower Swatara Township as proof of the need for government assistance in dealing with plant closures and employee displacement.

“We’re having difficult financial times right now, and we have to tighten our belts,” Wells said. One way to do that, she implied, is by supporting agencies such as the Susquehanna Employment and Training Corporation, which relocates workers and provides them with education and vocational training.

In addition, Wells indicated, she would favor a program that would provide government subsidies to businesses that hire and retrain unemployed workers.

“We should be able to teach someone to be a butcher, plumber or a carpenter if they want to be,” the Commissioner said.

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ORDINANCE NO. 602 of 2015 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGHSPIRE, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 15 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGHSPIRE, BY LIMITING PARKING TIME IN A DESIGNATED LOCATION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HANDICAPPED-ONLY PARKING SPACE AT 243 POPLAR ST., HIGHSPIRE, PA. BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED AND ENACTED, by the Borough Council of the Borough of Highspire, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same as follows, to wit: Section One Chapter 15, Part 3, Section §304 of the Codified Ordinances of the Borough of Highspire is hereby amended by adding the following location where parking time shall be limited as indicated: Street Side Between Second St. North 182 and 190

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Section Two Chapter 15, Part 3, Section §305 of the Codified Ordinances of the Borough of Highspire is hereby amended by adding the following location where parking shall be limited to vehicles displaying a handicapped driver or passenger permit: Street Side Between Authorized Purpose

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(1 standard parking space) Handicap Said handicap only parking space shall be valid for up to a period of five (5) years provided the applicant is residing at this residence, and may be renewed upon application for additional periods of time by resolution of Borough Council.

Section Three Any ordinance or part thereof in conflict with the provisions hereof is hereby repealed except that nothing in this ordinance shall affect any act done or liability incurred, or any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted under any repealed or superseded ordinance.

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That basically means that for anyone who has an application pending regarding their request for an on-street handicapped space, that request – for the time being – is going nowhere.

“We have no basis to act on any of the applications,” Borough Manager Tim Konek told reporters after the vote.

Konek did say that council’s action has no impact on a borough resident who already has an approved on-street handicapped parking space.

Council deadlocked 4-4 on the proposed revisions, with Mayor James H. Curry III casting the tie-breaking vote that defeated the revisions. Councilor Suzanne Sullivan was absent.

Voting for the revisions was Council Vice President Robert Louer and councilors Mike Bowman, John Brubaker

and Vicki Malone.

Those voting against the revisions were Council President Chris McNamara and councilors Anne Einhorn, Ben Kapenstein and Scott Sites.

Einhorn said she voted no because the revisions had a number of issues “that needed to be ironed out.” However, Einhorn said on Tuesday, March 3 that it was not her impression that by voting to reject the revisions council was, in fact, voting to suspend the existing policy.

“I was under the misconception that if we didn’t do that (pass the revisions), that we would be continuing the policy we already had,’’ she said. “I wasn’t very happy to find out that that is not the case. I’m concerned that we don’t have a policy at all.”

McNamara said he voted against the revision because he does not think the

borough should have to pay for putting up the signs that go along with an onstreet handicapped space.

Kapenstein, Sites and Curry did not immediately respond Tuesday morning to requests for comment on why they all voted against the revisions.

Toward the end of the meeting, Sites asked McNamara if council’s decision to reject the revisions meant that the borough would revert to the existing policy.

McNamara responded it was now up to the borough “to take another crack at it,” with one possible option being to address the handicapped parking issue as part of an overall re-evaluation of the borough’s entire parking ordinance.

Sites then responded that it would be best to suspend the existing policy until the borough sorts out where it will go from here regarding on-street

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handicapped parking spaces.

While McNamara voted against the revisions – his “no’’ vote made it necessary for the mayor to break the tie – he said after the meeting that he could not understand why council did not approve the revisions pending review by the solicitor. That way, the borough would at least have had some kind of policy in place – and council could have considered to make changes to the revisions based on the feedback from the solicitor, McNamara said.

Middletown and other municipalities in Pennsylvania are not legally required to provide on-street handicapped parking spaces for persons with a disability, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Department spokeswoman told the Press And Journal.

Sites, who chaired council’s public

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tablet computers, to all students in Middletown Area Middle School for the 2013-14 school year, with students at Middletown Area High School receiving the same product the following year.

As Lower Dauphin gears up for the distribution of the computers, it plans to upgrade its networks to handle the laptops. The district’s technical staff would use a wireless signal audit to better cover the entire Lower Dauphin High School building with its wireless signal.

Students would be responsible for the laptops they are assigned and would be expected to bring a fully-charged laptop to school every day. Parents and students would be informed of the expectations for the care and proper use of the computers, Smith said.

Students would receive the laptops with software that includes an anti-

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Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, is hosting its Fish Fry from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 6. Call 717-944-2175 for takeout.

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Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, will hold its Bingo Mania on Sunday, March 8.

Doors and kitchen open at noon; bingo starts at 2 p.m.

For more information, call 717-944-2175.

virus system, video players, document readers, Microsoft Office and Open Office, said Jim Hazen, Lower Dauphin’s community relations coordinator. Students would use a district portal to download and install software needed for specific courses.

“You’re opening a can of worms – a whole new segment of discipline,” said Kenneth Oellig, a school board member.

Admitted Todd Neuhard, principal at the high school, “Students will test boundaries.” But “we’ll manage it,” Smith said.

Having one computer assigned to a student for an entire year changes the way students feel “ownership” of the computers, Smith said. Students will not want to lose the privilege of taking computers home or of using them in general.

In Middletown, “students can lose the privilege of taking their iPad home if they violate any of the guidelines of the district’s Acceptable and Safe Use for Technology Policy,” said Jody Zorbaugh, the district’s communications specialist. “Roughly 1 percent of the middle and high school student population have had their iPad privileges revoked at any given time.”

In Lower Dauphin, parents would be

responsible for the cost of laptops that are damaged by students. In Middletown’s experience, parents were charged for damages in 48 incidents in the first year they were used at the middle school, Zorbaugh said. For most problems, Middletown parents pay a $50 deductible for damage or theft of the device, unless the parents fail to provide proof that a theft has been reported to the police.

Other members of Lower Dauphin’s school board questioned how students would be able to use a laptop for an entire school day on a single battery charge. While Smith said the batteries would be adequate for a day’s use, it is unclear on how the batteries would perform in the third and fourth year they are used.

A few extra batteries will be stocked by the district to deal with any malfunctions, according to Hazen.

While a student may choose to use their own computer mouse with the laptop, the computers are school property, not intended for students to modify. “Any repairs or necessary upgrades will be performed by district personnel,” Hazen said.

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at his home in the 200 block of State Street, according to the records.

Then just before 8 p.m., a silver Dodge Durango struck a vehicle at West Harrisburg Pike and Ann Street, then continued down Ann into Middletown, according to Lower Swatara Twp. police.

The borough police officer who had arrested Pennington told township police through Dauphin County 9-11 that a vehicle matching the Dodge Durango had been involved in an earlier hit-and-run in Middletown, police said. Township and borough police both went to Pennington’s home, where township police arrested him for DUI. Pennington was placed in Dauphin County Prison on

$10,000 bond.

Besides DUI, Pennington also faces charges of driving under suspension and hit-and-run from both Lower Swatara and Middletown police, court records show.

A preliminary hearing on the Lower Swatara charges is set for Wednesday, March 4 before District Judge Michael Smith.

A preliminary hearing on the Middletown charges is set for Wednesday, March 25 before District Judge David Judy.

Pennington is scheduled to enter a plea on the 2014 DUI charge in Swatara Twp. on Friday, March 20 in county court.

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satisfied with this new one, then we need to come up with another plan.’’

In her view, the borough has an obligation to provide on-street handicapped parking spaces to residents who qualify, regardless of whether the state says the town has to or not. Not having a reserved space could potentially endanger the safety of someone with a disability, Einhorn said.

While the borough has nothing to do with the issuing of special licenses and placards for persons with a disability – that is a PennDOT responsibility – Einhorn said “what good is it” if the borough cannot provide someone with a reserved space?

“In my mind, we owe it to help our citizens. We have a responsibility to accommodate their needs,” she said.

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March 5; Friday, March 6; and Saturday, March 7 at the school auditorium.

Lower Dauphin High School will present the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, “South Pacific,’’ at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5; Friday, March 6; and Saturday, March 7 at the school auditorium. A senior citizens’ breakfast and preview will be held on Wednesday, March 4. A breakfast buffet will be offered at 8 a.m., followed by the show at 9 a.m.

The preview is free to district senior citizens, and reservations can be made at 717-566-5327.

“Damn Yankees’’ tells the Faust legend set in the 1950s, when a man makes a deal with the devil to turn him into the baseball slugger his beloved

Staff and friends of the Middletown Public Library welcome the library’s new director, John Grayshaw, second from left, during an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

safety committee last year when Miller first proposed revisions to the existing policy, at one point had called for the borough to eliminate its on-street handicapped parking program.

Sites felt that with the lack of available on-street parking in general in the borough, the town does not have the ability to provide a reserved handicapped space for everyone who merits one. That would lead to a situation where some residents who deserve a space cannot get one, which would not be fair, Sites said.

Einhorn told the Press And Journal on Tuesday that council had only received the full text of Miller’s revisions on Friday, Feb. 27. The full council had not had an opportunity to discuss the revisions prior to the vote on March 2.

“We need to as a council revisit that issue and institute some kind of policy,” Einhorn said. “If we weren’t

Washington Senators need to beat the powerful New York Yankees.

Among the well-known songs from the show: “Whatever Lola Wants Lola Gets.’’

The musical debuted on Broadway in 1955 and ran for 1,019 performances before closing. Bob Fosse choreographed the dance scenes. Among the famous actors who have played the devil: Vincent Price, Ray Walston, Jerry Lewis and Sean Hayes.

More than 100 students in the cast, crew and orchestra will perform in Lower Dauphin’s “South Pacific.’’The show debuted on Broadway in 1949 and was an immediate hit, running for 1,925 performances.

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house. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Grosh met with society members and supporters to share some of his inside knowledge of the building.

He took them up the stairs to the layout where a big train set used to run during the day while Grosh and his staff treated their patients.

“We had three different trains that would run,” Grosh said. “The kids all thought there was a computer

that was making it speed up and slow down,” but the dentist was simply harnessing the forces of gravity.

Grosh is delighted by the society’s plan to turn his old dentist’s office into the town’s new museum.

“This is fantastic,” he said. “It allows a building that we worked on for many years, and for which we have a lot of fond memories, to continue in active use in the community. It’s all about adaptive creative

Among its best-known songs: “Bali Ha’i’’ and “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair.’’

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re-use. This is an investment in this building.”

“It feels really good to leave something like this behind, after you’ve worked on something that long. It feels great,” he said.

You can visit the society’s Facebook page for updates on the museum project – and for ways you can volunteer to get involved.

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Representing Lower Dauphin High School in the Chesapeake Bay Bowl were, from left, Coach Ron Yerger and students Amanda Vale, Lariah Thompson, Rebekah Forshey, Leigh Coonelly and Owen Coonelly.

Lower Dauphin team finishes second in Chesapeake Bay Bowl

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A team of five Lower Dauphin High School students made it to the finals in the annual Chesapeake Bay Bowl on Feb. 7 at George Mason University, Fairfax County, Va. They competed against schools from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of Columbia at the annual oceanography competition.

After a rough start in the round-robin portion of the event, the team defeated teams from State College, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and Montgomery Blair High School to reach the finals.

Team members competing were

senior Amanda Vale, juniors Leigh Coonelly, Rebekah Forshey and Lariah Thompson, and freshman Owen Coonelly. The coach for the team was Ron Yerger, a science instructor at the high school.

“This was a great placing by our students,” said Yerger. “To come back and finish in second place, and as the top team from Pennsylvania, against some of the best schools in the MidAtlantic region is amazing.”

The winning team from Alexandria, Va. advances to the National Ocean Sciences Bowl this April in Ocean Springs, Miss.

In addition to competing in the

Chesapeake Bay Bowl, the students also toured the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Inaugurated in 1999, the Chesapeake Bay Bowl is one of 25 regional finals for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, a contest that broadens students’ awareness and understanding of the oceans.

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Rollers stun Bishop McDevitt, win District 3 title, 70-67

By Jim Lewis

Press And Journal Staff

It was stunning. Nothing in sports is impossible, perhaps, but the outcome was unlikely. Very unlikely.

Simply because of the size of the

schools, for one thing. SteeltonHighspire is a small school that moved up to Class AAA in boys’ basketball to compete on a higher level – and that’s where it found itself, playing private school powerhouse Bishop McDevitt for the District 3 Class AAA

championship on Thursday, Feb. 26 on a basketball court inside the Giant Center.

And even if size doesn’t dictate the amount of desire, history was another thing: The Rollers had lost twice to Bishop McDevitt earlier in the season, the last defeat a 65-45 thumping in early February in which the Crusaders (20-5) overpowered Steel-High with a tremendous second half.

But the Rollers turned the universe upside down in the district title game, slaying the giant at the Giant. SteeltonHighspire bounced back from an early first-quarter deficit to tie the game by halftime, then battled back from a three-point deficit in the final 60 thrilling seconds to stun Bishop McDevitt, 70-67, to win the district championship.

Jaron Grayer scored a career-high 26 points for the Rollers (22-5), who now move to the PIAA Class AAA championships against Tamaqua, the third-place team from District 11, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 6 at Milton Hershey School.

It is Steelton-Highspire’s 22nd basketball championship since 1927 – 13 of them coming since Steelton and Highspire merged to form one district.

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Jaron Grayer (0) sails to the basket past Bishop McDevitt defender James Williams (24) – and sinks the layup.

Steelton-Highspire fans celebrate the Rollers’ championship.

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Steelton-Highspire fan Sonya Simmons applauds the Rollers’ championship effort.

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First place: Shaq Daddys

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t was a little bit competitive, mostly for fun, and all for charity.

Middletown Area High School’s 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament raised money for the school’s Mini-THON, its annual dance marathon for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. The Mini-THON is modeled after Penn State’s annual THON. Nineteen teams competed for the championship at the high school gym.

The Shaq Daddys won the event, beating the second-place WhipGang.

Second place: WhipGang

Photos by Jodi Ocker

BOWLING

Middletown boys qualify for regional championships The Middletown boys’ bowling team defeated Dauphin County Vo-Tech, 2,061 pins to 1,974, to win the Harrisburg Area Interscholastic Bowling League championship on Thursday, Feb. 19 at Red Crown Lanes and qualify for a shot at the state title.

The Blue Raiders will now compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Bowling Championships on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 in Lancaster County. The top six teams in the 33-team field will qualify for the Pennsylvania State Bowling Championships later this month in Ephrata.

Four bowlers – team members Josh Alcock, Cole Kautz and Eric Belles and Victoria Spangler, who finished with the third-highest average among girls in the Harrisburg league – qualified to compete for the individual title at the regional championships.

Besides Alcock, Kautz and Belles, other members of the boys’ team that will compete in Lancaster County are Caleb Orner, Mitch Carson and Joshua Orner.

Middletown finished the season with 30 wins and 6 losses among the boys’ teams.

Dauphin County Vo-Tech also qualified for the regional championships.

The Elizabethtown girls’ team, last year’s state champs, returns to defend its title.

Among the schools competing for the boys’ title at the regional tournament are several that have won past state championships, including Wilson, Hempfield, Pennsbury, Governor Mifflin and Exeter. The regional tournament includes teams from Districts 3,1,2, 4 and 12.

The top six teams among boys and girls qualify for the state championships, as well as the top 12 individual bowlers.

In the Eastern Pennsylvania championships, the boys will bowl at Leisure Lanes in Lancaster, while the girls will bowl at 222 Dutch Lanes in Ephrata.

The individual competition will begin with a qualifying round on Friday morning, with the top 12 competing for the regional title on Friday afternoon.

The team competition will begin with a qualifying round on Saturday morning, with the top six teams competing for the regional title on Saturday afternoon.

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Grayer scored most of his points in the second half. With the Rollers trailing by three points, 67-64, with 64 seconds left in the game, Grayer sparked Steel-High’s late-game comeback with a basket that brought his team within one, 67-66.

What followed was kind of a perfect storm for the underdog Rollers.

Pressured by Steel-High’s defense,

Bishop McDevitt threw the ball away – one of many McDevitt turnovers in the game – and the errant pass ended up in the hands of Steelton-Highspire’s Kavon Jackson with about 36 seconds left. Jackson was fouled on a desperate attempt to get the ball back by Milik Gantz, the Crusaders’ leading scorer – and Gantz had fouled out of the game.

Grayer scored a basket underneath about 8 seconds later to give the Rollers a 68-67 lead.

The Crusanders missed a gamewinning shot with 5.6 seconds left, and Steel-High’s Jaqui Jenkens hit two foul shots at the other end of the court to stake the Rollers to a three-point lead.

A desperation 3-pointer by Bishop McDevitt at the buzzer missed everything.

The Rollers raced to the stands where their fans were sitting, celebrating the victory.

Jenkins scored 12 points for the

Rollers, while Jackson added 11, Jaki Bowman added 10, Dee’quan Fleming added 8 and Malachi Young added 3.

Gantz led the Crusaders with 21 points, while James Williams added 16 and Mark Ray added 15.

Grayer, the Steel-High scoring juggernaut, was the first Roller to receive his gold medal.

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Middletown Fire department holds annual banquet There was a little bit of flame at the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department’s annual banquet on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Adelia Street fire hall.

The department ceremoniously “burned the mortgage,’’(at right) on what was owed for the fire hall’s addition, a project paid for by several sources, including donors, Dauphin County gaming money and state funds.

A number of political dignitaries attended the event to help the department celebrate, including state Sen. Mike Folmer, state Rep. John Payne and Mayor James H. Curry.

The new addition, which includes bays to store fire trucks, opened in 2013.

The department was formed in 2004 by a merger of Middletown’s three long-standing volunteer fire companies – Union Hose, Liberty Steam and Rescue Hose, all of which dated back to the 1800s.

Photos by Don Graham

Attending the banquet were, from left, Middletown Police Chief John Bey; Middletown Borough Councilor John Brubaker; Royalton Police Chief Robert Givler; state Sen. Mike Folmer; retired Fire Chief Kenton Whitebread Sr.; Donald Konkle, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fire and Emergency Services Institute; state Rep. John Payne; and Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III.

State Sen. Mike Folmer, above left, makes a presentation to retired Chief Kenton Whitebread Sr.

State Rep. John Payne, center, presents a U.S. flag to fire department president Jim Weland, left, and Chief Mike Krupilis.

Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III, left, presents a proclamation to former fire chief Kenton Whitebread Sr., who retired in Februrary.

Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department.

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Charged after crash Amber S. Topper, 30, of the 200 block of Northumberland St., Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and failure to give aid and information, police report.

The charges were filed following an investigation of a hit-and-run crash at 11:17 p.m. on Feb. 6 on Ann Street at West Harrisburg Pike, police said.

Topper was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier that collided with a 2007 Honda Pilot driven by a Hummelstown resident, police said.

A breath sample taken from Topper was tested and shown to contain alcohol, police said. Following sobriety tests, she was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn and tested for the presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 23 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Mailbox destroyed A mailbox at a home in the 1000 block of Old Reliance Road was run over by a vehicle and destroyed during the early morning hours of Feb. 20, police report.

Damage was estimated at $200.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463.

Harassment charges Michael L. Cathcart, 33, of the 1000 block of Pisgah Road, Landisburg, was charged with two counts of harassment following an incidents involving a township resident at 4:52 a.m. on Feb., police report.

Cathcart sent numerous messages to his ex-girlfriend through social media, police said.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 16 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Students charged after fight Two 14-year-old students at Middletown Area Middle School were charged with disorderly conduct after a fight at the school at 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 19, police report.

The fight was broken up by the school’s assistant principal, police said. Neither student suffered serious injuries, police said.

Weapons allegation Juvenile allegations of carrying a weapon onto school property were filed against an 11-year-old student at Middletown Area Middle School after the youth carried a Swiss Army knife to school on Feb. 17, police report.

The school’s principal confiscated the knife, police said.

DUI charge Maurice T. Barnes, 30, of the 4000 block of Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, was arrested at 12:29 a.m. on Feb. 12 and charged with DUI-controlled substance, driving with a suspended license, failure to use turn signals and failure to discontinue signals, police report.

Barnes was driving a 2004 Buick sedan that was stopped by police on Route 283 East at Interstate 283 for failing to turn off a turn signal and failing to use a signal when merging into traffic, police said.

A background check showed Barnes’ license had been suspended and that a warrant had been issued out of the city of York for a traffic incident, police said.

Police said they smelled an odor of burnt marijuana from Barnes’ vehicle

and found drug paraphernalia in the car.

Barnes was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center for sobriety tests. He refused to provide blood so that tests could be performed to determine the possible presence of intoxicants, police said.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 20 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Robert M. Gomboc, 63, of the 900 block of Adelia St., Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and disregarding lanes of traffic, police report.

The charges were filed following Gomboc’s arrest on Feb. 6 in the area of Route 283 East at South Eisenhower Boulevard, police said.

Gomboc was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that was stopped because it was accelerated rapidly, drove at a high rate of speed and veered into lanes of traffic, police said. Following sobriety tests, Gomboc was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn and tested for presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 25 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Michael C. Denny, 26, of the 2000 block of Logan St., Harrisburg, was charged with DUI, DUI-controlled substance (three counts), operating a vehicle without valid inspection, operating a vehicle with no emission inspection, possession of marijuana and disregarding lanes of traffic, police report.

Denny was charged after his vehicle was stopped by police at 12:16 a.m. on Feb. 5 in the 1000 block of S.

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Denny had an odor of an alcoholictype of beverage on his breath and alcohol was found in a breath sample analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said.

Police added they found marijuana in Denny’s vehicle.

Following sobriety tests, Denny was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn and tested for presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests showed the presence indicative of someone having smoked marijuana, police said.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 23 before District Judge Michael Smith.

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he never saw it coming.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews,’’ State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf was caught off-guard by the host’s tough questions. When asked what it will take for the U.S. to defeat the Islamic State, Harf admitted, “We cannot win this war by killing them.”

She went further: “We need in the medium and longer term to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it’s a lack of opportunity for jobs.”

Islamic radicals are capturing vast swaths of Iraq and Syria because they want ... jobs?

Non-interventionists, who at first favored President Barack Obama’s reluctance for war, are tiring of the political-correctness. The administration appears clueless on how to deal with ISIS. The president’s team is more frightened to use the word “Islam” than of scores of Egyptian Copts murdered in cold blood by Islamic State soldiers.

The inability to “know thy enemy,” as Sun Tzu put it, is just one reason Obama won’t win the war against ISIS. His recent request to Congress for the use of military force is a mere formality.

Nearly 3,000 troops are already on the ground in Iraq, ominously echoing the beginnings of the Vietnam War. Airstrikes have been going on for 6 months, despite NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s admission that strikes won’t be enough to defeat the new caliphate.

Even if the Oval Office was occupied with someone more hawkish, America would still be inept at defeating ISIS. In brute force, the U.S. military is vastly superior to the estimated 20,000 jihadists pledged to the Islamic State. But ISIS isn’t operating on the same epistemological level as the generals at the Pentagon. For them, this fight goes beyond bullets and rockets. It’s a history-defining struggle to bring on the end times.

The Western mind can’t begin to comprehend such devotion. The rise of strict secularism in the public sphere has left us incapable of understanding the motivation behind the Sunni-dominated Islamic State.

We live in what philosopher Charles Taylor calls the “Secular Age,” and it shows.

Public policy follows god-less reason. We see ISIS only as a threat to American embassies in Iraq. Islamic fighters see us as necessary evil in their holy war for global domination.

Graeme Wood of The Atlantic recently profiled the Islamic State, detailing its origins and goals. The one takeaway from the report is that the U.S. is engaged in a futile struggle. We have nothing to offer ISIS. They aren’t tortured souls yearning to breathe free. ISIS has one clear goal: Restore an Islamic caliphate governed by Shariah Law. Western democracy, with its secular bend and laws of tolerance, is a threat to their preferred way of life.

This is visible in the gruesome actions carried out by ISIS radicals. Throwing gay men off the tops of buildings, stoning apostates, forcing Christians into servitude – these are things Americans would never think of doing. But to the Islamic State, all of this is necessary. It’s rooted in their “vision of life as obedience, order and destiny.”

ISIS doesn’t even operate on the same plane of civic virtue as us. According to Sharia, Muslims can’t recognize borders of sovereign nation-states. Doing so is a form of apostasy or polytheism. The U.S. can’t carve out an Islamic-only country to placate ISIS, à la Israel. Nothing we offer Even if the Oval Office was is enough. occupied with someone more Our misunderstanding of ISIS’s motives hawkish, America would still stems from America’s unique beginbe inept at defeating ISIS. nings. Our founding documents are a compromise between deism and Puritan In brute force, the fundamentalism. Thus our Declaration of U.S. military is vastly Independence contains the spirit of God superior to the estimated who is both personal and removed from day-to-day life.

20,000 jihadists pledged to Over time, the balance led to religion the Islamic State. But ISIS retreating from the public square to an exclusively private vocation. The result is isn't operating on the same a mindset University of British Columbia epistemological level as the psychology professor Joe Henrich calls “WEIRD”: Western, Educated, Industrial- generals at the Pentagon. ized, Rich, and Democratic.

Being WEIRD is unlike anything else known in the world up until the 19th Century. Our values of reason, fairness and rights are not shared by the rest of the world. In mindset, America is exceptional. But the irony is that this exceptionalism may be our undoing in trying to eliminate ISIS. Islamic State members don’t think like us. They are more than religiously devout; they firmly believe the apocalypse is approaching and their conclave will be led to victory by a messiah named Mahdi. In their view, the ransacking of homes, stealing of wealth and trail of death and destruction will soon be justified with the world’s end.

The final confrontation between the good Muslims and evil forces will take place in the Syrian city of Dabiq. One of the perceived enemies is America.

ISIS isn’t looking for peace; the caliphate is seeking confrontation. As Wood writes, “The biggest proponent of an American invasion is the Islamic State itself.’’

How do we compete with an enemy that is asking to be destroyed?

Nobody, Democrat or Republican, has the answer. We are at a lack for what conservative writer Rod Dreher calls “the intensity with which religion is felt in most of the world.”

Centuries of enlightened thought have left the West numb to the power of spiritual ideas. Our values have no bearing on the Islamic State.

Reason can only go so far in combating people who believe beheadings and immolation are lawful requirements. The uncomfortable truth the Obama administration won’t admit is that ISIS is not an anomaly of Islam; they adhere to a strict Sunni interpretation.

There is good news, however. It’s entirely possible the Islamic State could fail on its own. Religious devotion, it turns out, doesn’t provide water or electricity to cities.

The towns ISIS controls are, for the most part, impoverished. They risk losing support simply because they can’t keep the lights on.

That’s may be our only path to victory. Force will only get us so far. Tearing down their government and giving them jobs and democracy won’t eradicate ISIS. They don’t want a constitutional government. They want us dead, and a path to paradise.

Let’s hope that never happens.

James E. Miller, a native of Middletown, is editor of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada, a libertarian think tank, and works as a copywriter in Washington, D.C.

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accines system itself is microbial – a diverse, mior none, croscopic ecosystem. It exists not merely human within but “outside” of us, in our whole resistance is going biosphere. haywire. So it apDestroying chunks of that larger impears from health munity is the story of deforestation, soil headlines. depletion and the ubiquitous household/ Epidemic diseases, lawn biocides now eroding our resilience. morphing superbugs, allergies to every Consider Ebola. Research into its jumpthing – eggs, meat, wheat, wind, dirt, start in Africa implicates the vast deforflowers, trees, life. estation there of previously undisturbed, Add in the invasive species, chemicals microbe-rich ecosystems. and weather extremes eroding resilience Wiping out millions of years of the intelfor entire ecosystems, and it’s easy to feel ligent life that allowed humans to thrive fatalistic.What difference can one small isn’t smart. For centuries, we did so in personal effort make in the big scope? oblivion. Now we know better. Why not Plenty. That’s according to a new act better? Epidemic fatalism abounds groundswell of microbial research. A these days, encouraged by powerful, closer look at the microscopic life we’re reality-resistant superbug interests. But now discovering, within us and without, you need not succumb. suggests that our big health crises/op Why not rouse up those trillions of intelportunities are actually small and close at ligent microbes, all working for you, and hand. coordinate some action? You’re the big Like you. cheese, after all, the head honcho of one Consider that superbug. huge microbial org. Some steps to better Why would one species want to domihealth: nate, sicken and kill off its own environ • Use antibiotics – for you, your kids, ment? your pets – as a last resort, not common Behaving like a spreading, unstoppable protocol. pathogen, as ecologist Evan Eisenberg • Buy antibiotics-free meat. Why eat has put it, means “you drag your host a supper of drugs that attack the very with you to extinction.” microbes you need for digestion, not to This doesn’t seem too bright. Yet micromention health – yours and the microbes biologists keep telling us microbes are and rivers downstream? smart.

• Unplug from superTheir intelligence, bug mindset. Denial after all, can turn sunand fatalism are infeclight into sugar, phyto- Networks of microbial tious. Find out who plankton into rainforfunds which sciencelife, cooperating for the est, manure into roses. immune “think” good of the whole system, tank, public relations They turned a ball of rock into a blooming, machine and corporategenerate our own intelsinging, fragrant world ligence. They help us eat, political coalition. of surreal beauty.

• Toss the germicides.

Networks of microbial digest, see, taste and And not down the life, cooperating for fathom concepts like "the drain. Triclosan – the the good of the whole whole system.'' pesticide now added to system, generate our myriad “antibacterial” own intelligence. They shampoos, toothpaste, help us eat, digest, deodorants, detersee, taste and fathom gents, cosmetics and concepts like “the whole system.” sunscreen – destroys the skin’s valuable And that’s the difference. Working microbial defenders. It can easily enter together for the larger, long-term good is the human bloodstream, as well as water much smarter than unhinged, superbug streams where it poisons aquatic life. It’s self-interest. even linked to cancer.

By giving up a little autonomy to serve • Quit biociding the land. Instead, genera whole, single cells evolved into higher ate humus and compost-rich soil in your organisms – fish, birds, leopards. Who yard. Their diverse microbial life contains wants to remain a mere fungus when you an immune system for plants and trees, can join the life of a soaring hawk, a forhelping them weather droughts, extreme est, a human amazed by it all? temperatures and invasive pathogens.

This wisdom illustrates the old concept • Act well. Healing your tiny corner of of “common weal.” It describes a creinfluence brings life to the whole comative, just state far more resilient than the mon weal, which brings big life to you. brief “prosperity” of a cancer cell or cell

of robber barons.

Liza Field writes from Virginia, where Everything is interdependent, despite all she is a teacher. the “freedom” hype from billionaire coalitions. Even the success of a superbug requires help from other species.

Ours, for instance. We ourselves cultivate superbugs via efforts to exterminate stuff we don’t even understand. The antibiotics now regularly dosing people and most U.S. livestock (to grow them faster We want to hear from you. and fatter), can allow resistant bacteria to take hold, competition-free. They then Send your letters to: teach this resistance to others. letters@pressandjournal.com, or A recent 2015 report from Finland il20 S. Union Street lustrates this effect. Thirty-seven percent Middletown, Pa. 17057 of a study group of travelers who used Letters may be edited for accuracy, antibiotics while overseas brought home clarity, and length. drug-resistant bacteria.

Broadscale bacterial extermination is risky because much of the immune

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Science, modernity under attack

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he modern world, with all its wealth, comes to us via science and the scientific method.

That science, and therefore that wealth and the way of life that it affords us, is now under broad attack.

The problem is deeper than the doubts planted in the popular mind: that tobacco is not addictive, that climate change is in doubt, that vaccines cause autism, that evolution is a hoax and that the world is less than 10,000 years old. The science deniers, led by corporate power, are attacking the social mechanisms that create our wealth. That is not just nutty, it is serious.

One of the hallmarks of modernity is the systematic production of scientific, productively useful information that we summarize under the word technology.

Technology becomes knowledge we can work with when it produces testable hypotheses and falsifiable predictions.

The original well-head of this flow of new knowledge was the university. In an atmosphere of academic freedom, the professor-scientist was free to put forward ideas or facts, however inconvenient they might be to the governing elite. But those facts or ideas, to be accepted, had to pass the test of the community of scholars that we call a university.

The idea of a university as a degree granting corporation of scholars offering teaching in mainly non-vocational areas of learning began with the University of Bologna, founded in 1088. As western Europe moved out of the dark ages and into the Renaissance, universities proliferated, sponsored frequently by the emerging nation states.

The humanism and freedom at the core of our value system arose in those universities and were closely correlated with the scientific revolution. By the 18th century, the universities had taken on the structure that we see now of governance by the faculty, academic freedom, seminars and Our universities, laboratories, journals and the our most sacred publication of research results. institutions next The mission of to the church, the university are being became the purcompromised suit of knowledge or truth for and corrupted its own sake. by corporate This can only money. be achieved in an atmosphere of academic freedom, bolstered by the scientific method and peer review.

This model of free markets in the realm of ideas has served us very well but it is now under attack. The overall attack was designed by Lewis Powell in his secret 1971 memo to the Chamber of Commerce. He called for the Chamber to lead the business community in aggressive political action, in setting up think tanks, in influencing the campus, in using the mass media and, most importantly, in resort to the judiciary.

In furtherance of that plan, the existing institutional structure has, over the last 40 years, been undermined by the creation of a system of think tanks, law firms and foundations that do not seek truth. Rather they seek to create information that supports the corporate agenda.

The best, or worst, example of this war on education and truth is presidential aspirant Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin. Walker cut $300 million from the budget of the University of Wisconsin and sought to change the mission statement to drop: “Basic to every purpose of the [university] system is the search for truth.” The university would become a trade school.

The next attack is the Koch brothers’ attempt to buy and control university economics departments. They compromised the economics department at Florida State University with grants that required control over hiring and course content inconsistent with academic freedom.

They also have agreements with Clemson University and West Virginia University.

Finally, Eric Barron, the new president of Penn State, signed off on the Florida State agreements when he was president of that school. In addition, he has said he would stay active in his area of expertise, climate science. Will he resist the Koch brothers’ money?

Our universities, our most sacred institutions next to the church, are being corrupted by corporate money.

Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.

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restoring dignity and sportsmanship to our wrestling program. We know it will be a long climb but he is the man for the job. As for the mom who said there would be no team this year: wrong. And your kid did not transfer – empty threats and remnants of what we need to be rid of.�

• “The mayor is being childish. He

should be trying to bring the townspeople together, but he’s dividing them. The mayor and three council people are following a very miserable woman who was the former

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council president and following others who are not upstanding citizens. The entire council needs to work together to move Middletown forward.�

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At least he knows how to blow his own horn.�

(Editor’s note: John Payne is a state representative who represents the 106th District. He is not a member of Congress.)

pipeline are probably the first one to shout, ‘Send in the Marines’ when the Arabs raise the price of crude oil.�

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ment is distributing a trout stocking guide. He needs to be voted out.

He’s a do-nothing place-keeper in the legislature. I challenge anyone to list 10 legislative accomplishments in his career.�

man John Payne is writing in his Press And Journal column how he was presented with this award or that award. Not too humble, this guy! Aren’t we lucky to have him?

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My bill would make natural gas more competitive I have recently re-introduced a bill to improve competition in the natural gas supply market in Pennsylvania.

House Bill 57 is designed to enhance the natural gas market, just as we have seen happen in the electric supply market. Currently residents can easily go online and shop for an electric supplier that meets their financial and service needs. Rates are readily available and customer choice exists, forcing companies to offer competitive rates to consumers for their services.

The natural gas market has proven

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Meet the communist that Giuliani was talking about

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udy Giuliani is being roundly criticized for several recent statements he has made about President Barack Obama, including the claim that Obama in his youth was influenced by a literal communist.

I cannot address all of Giuliani’s remarks, but I can certainly speak to the influence of the communist he referred to.

In short, Rudy was correct, and he even had Obama’s exact age (9) right when he was first introduced to this person. “From the time he was 9 years old, he was influenced by Frank Marshall Davis, who was a communist,� Giuliani said.

I can’t say for certain that Giuliani read my book, which is titled, “The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor,’’ but he has those facts absolutely right. If I may, I’d like to add some crucial detail.

Davis (1905-87) was a hardcore communist, an actual card-carrying member of Communist Party USA (CPUSA), who spent time with a young Obama throughout the 1970s, right up until the moment Obama left Hawaii for Occidental College in 1979.

Davis joined the Communist Party in Chicago in the early 1940s.

CPUSA members swore an oath to “ensure the triumph of Soviet power in the United States.� They were dedicated to what CPUSA leader William Z. Foster had openly called, “Soviet America.’’ Notably, Davis joined CPUSA after the Hitler-Stalin Pact, a time when many American communists (especially Jewish communists) had bolted the party in disgust that their Soviet Union had allied with Hitler.

As we know from Davis’s declassified 600-page FBI file (and other sources), his party card number was 47544. He was very active. In 1946, he became the founding editor-in-chief of the Chicago Star, the party-line Chicago Star, the newspaper for Chicago.

There, Davis shared the op-ed page with the likes of Howard Fast, a “Stalin Prize� winner, and Sen. Claude “Red� Pepper, who, at the time, sponsored the bill to nationalize healthcare in the U.S. Davis left the Star in 1948 for Hawaii, where he would write for the party-line organ there, the Honolulu Record. His politics remained so radical that the FBI had him under continued surveillance.

The federal government actually placed Davis on the Security Index, meaning that in the event of a war between the U.St. and USSR, Obama’s mentor could be placed under immediate arrest.

Davis’ targets were Democrats more than Republicans, given that it was Democrats like Harry Truman who held the White House and opposed Stalin’s Soviet

expansion at the time. In December 1956, the Democrat-run Senate Judiciary Committee called Davis to Washington to testify on his activities. Davis pleaded the Fifth Amendment.

No matter, the next year, the Democratic Senate published a report titled, “Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States,� where it listed Davis as “an identified member of the Communist Party.�

Davis would eventually meet a young Obama in 1970, introduced

by Obama’s grandfather, Stanley Dunham, for the purpose of mentoring. The boy’s grandfather felt that the fatherless boy was in need of a black male role model.

For that, Dunham chose one of the most politically radical figures in all of Hawaii.

He introduced the two in the fall of 1970. An eyewitness, a woman named Dawna Weatherly-Williams, who knew Davis so well that she called him “Daddy,� was present the first time Obama and Davis met. She described the relationship as very influential, with Davis impacting Obama on “social justice,� on “life,� on “what’s important,� on no less than “how to use� his “heart� and “mind.�

So deep was Davis’s influence that Obama, in his huge bestselling memoir, “Dreams from My Father,’’ would cite him repeatedly over thousands of words and in each and every section (all three parts) of his memoirs – though he referred to him only as “Frank.� “Frank� is mentioned 22 times by name, and far more times via pronouns and other forms of reference.

It is extremely telling that in the 2005 audio version of “Dreams from My Father,’’ released to help package Obama for the White House, “Frank� was completely purged from the memoir. As noted on the back cover, the audio version was personally “approved� by Obama himself.

How often did Obama and Davis meet?

Only Obama himself knows and could answer that question. The Washington Post’s excellent writer David Maraniss, in his acclaimed biography of Obama, writes that “Obama later estimated that he saw Davis ‘10 to 15 times’� during their years together in Hawaii. Maraniss didn’t provide his source, but he must have gotten it directly from Obama in an exclusive interview for his book. I haven’t seen that figure cited anywhere else.

For the record, 10 to 15 times is notable, especially given the nature and duration of these one-on-one meetings – often long late-night evenings together. (Some people cite mentors who they’ve barely met or not even met at all.) The two would drink, and even got drunk, together.

In reality, I bet the number of Obama-Davis meetings is much greater, given that Obama would

be expected to understate Davis’s influence. Consider the print and audio versions of “Dreams from My Father.�

Again, one person could easily clarify the whole thing in a sentence, if he were asked by our “journalists�: Obama.

Now, the billion-dollar question: What’s the relevancy of all of this? Does this Davis stuff mean that Obama is today a closet communist? No, of course it doesn’t. We all know that. It does, however, explain how and why and where Obama went so far to the left, and why he’s so far to the left to this day.

In my book on Davis, I quote at length a student communist leader at Occidental who knew Obama immediately after he left Davis and knew him as a communist.

I’m confident from my research that the young Obama was once a communist, and that Davis was surely an influence in that regard.

The unknown is precisely how much Davis influenced Obama, and – the true big question – when and where and how and why Obama ever rejected that communist past.

To this day, Obama has never, despite two pre-presidential memoirs and thousands of interviews, told us about this radical background and why he supposedly left it. And the media refuses to

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ask, instead dumping on those like Giuliani (and myself) who bother to ask.

As I’ve said repeatedly in my interviews on the Frank Marshall Davis book, Obama could have crushed all wild speculation way back in 2008 by simply being candid about the communism in his background and explaining when he (allegedly) left it all behind.

My primary biographical subject, Ronald Reagan, once had been a self-described “hemophiliac� liberal duped by communists. He told us all about it. George W. Bush told us about his alcohol struggles. Hillary Clinton has told us about her shift away from being a Goldwater girl.

So where is Obama’s conversion narrative? Again, the media refuses to ask.

All of which brings me back to Giuliani and Obama. There’s a super-quick way to clear up what Giuliani is raising: Instead of interrogating Rudy, just once, finally, for the first time, ask Obama about the communist, Frank Marshall Davis, who he spent time with throughout the 1970s. We’re still waiting for just one question.Â

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House Bill 57 was recently approved by the House Consumer Affairs Committee and awaits consideration by the full House.

Concealed carry class In an effort to better inform area gun owners of Pennsylvania’s firearms laws, I will be hosting a Concealed Carry Class for residents of the 106th District from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. The free event will be held at Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company No. 1, 249

E. Main St., Hummelstown.

A presentation about the state’s concealed carry laws will be conducted by attorney Matt Menges of York County, who has held similar events statewide. An officer from the Derry Twp. Police Department will also be there to discuss how to safely interact with the police when you are carrying a firearm.

Seating is limited and registration is required. Interested residents should contact my Hershey office at 717-534-1323 to make a reservation. The deadline to register is Sept. 1.

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 part of Swatara Twp.

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Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran is in need of personal care and nonChurch is located at Spring and Union perishable food items. Items collected streets, Middletown. We are a Recon- are taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. ciling In Christ Church.

Wed., March 4: Mid-week Lenten You are invited to join us for worService at 10 a.m. in the chapel and ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday 6:30 p.m. in the nave; 5:30 p.m., Soup evening and Sunday morning. Sunday worship time is 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sun- and Bread meal.

Sun., March 8: 7 p.m., Middletown day Church School is at 9:45 a.m. Our Interfaith Council Community Lenten 11 a.m. worship service is broadcast Service at Presbyterian Congregation, live on WMSS 91.1.

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Wednesday morning service is at 10 Mon., March 9: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., a.m.; Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Community dinner with ham loaf, traditional service and is 45 minutes desserts and beverage included. in length. Please enter through the Visit our website at www.stpeparking lot doors. tersmiddletown.org.

The first Sunday of each month is Scripture readings for March 8: Exod.

Food Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry 20:1-17; Ps. 19; 1 Cor. 1:18-25.

New Beginnings Church Middletown

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.

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 the 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 Fellowship 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.

Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group at 6 p.m., followed by Pastor Britt’s Bible study at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life.

Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from

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1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m.

Intercessory Prayer will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray.

Children’s Church leaders for March 8: Paula Bidoli, Judy Hinkle. Nursery: Dana Rhine. Acolyte for March: Larae Rhine. March ushers: Paula and John Bidoli, Charles Schiefer, Fred Wahl.

Soup sale: Homemade chicken noodle, hamburger/macaroni soups, and calico beans. Pickup: Sat., March 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sun., March 15 after 11:30 a.m. worship.

Quarts and pints are available. To place an order, call Carol Helman at 944-4861.

Altar flowers were presented to the glory of God and in memory of Pat Childers by the Burrows family for her 82nd birthday.

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.

Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Middletown

Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone.

We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of

free grace. 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.

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

We are now in the Christian season of Lent. This is a time set aside for prayer, fasting, and sacrificial giving. Forty days are devoted to self-examination and renewed commitments in light of the wondrous love of God expressed in the passion and death of Jesus Christ.

We extend an invitation to all who desire to walk the way of the Cross with us to join us for worship, study, prayer, and service in the name of Jesus.

We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band.

Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.”

We share Holy Communion the first Sunday of every month. All who love Jesus and desire to follow in his way are welcome at the table.

Pastor Dawes is preaching a Sermon Series during Lent on “The Final Words of Jesus.” This Sunday’s sermon is “A Word of Love” based on John 19:25b-27.

Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the fourth Friday of every month. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available.

Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown.

Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242.

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First Church of God Middletown

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.

Wednesday Night Live: 5:30 p.m. supper, 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Men’s Book Study “The Way of the Wild Heart”; Women’s group “He Loves Me!”; Yoga - bring your mat; Cooking Together - Come prep meals together; Craft Class; Discipleship Class - designed to help you become a believer that bears much fruit; La-

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dies Bible Study, “Women of the Old Testament.” There are also classes for youth: middle school and senior high; Children’s classes for all ages and babysitting.

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.

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

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

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Visitors to our worship service are always welcome. May this time of praising God and learning of his plan for our lives be helpful to one and all.

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 4-10 are always open to everyone.

Wed., March 4: 8 a.m., Senior Fellowship trip to see the Spring Musical at Lower Dauphin; 10 a.m., Lenten Bible Study; 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.

Thurs., March 5: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 7 p.m., Lenten Bible

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Sun., March 8: 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: Nancy Heaton, Carolyn Byron. Lay Liturgist: Steve Sharp. Nursery helpers: Ethel Angeloff, Mike Harris. The altar flowers are given in memory of husband and father Bob Kaylor presented by his family; 6:30 p.m., The Interfaith Community Lenten dessert and fellowship time followed by the service at 7 p.m. at Presbyterian Church.

Tues., March 10: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 6 p.m., Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m., Church Council meeting.

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown

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.

Please plan to join us for worship – visitors are especially welcome. On March 8, Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. with classes for all ages. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Adult Forum will continue in the book “The Rebirthing of God. Christianity’s Struggle For New Beginnings” by John Philip Newell. Join us March 8 at 10:30 a.m. for Worship as we continue seeking God’s guidance in Jesus Christ. This is the Third Sunday of Lent. Invite a friend to worship. Nursery is available during this service, and there are hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service.

Following worship on March 8, a congregational meeting will be held to approve the 2014 Annual Reports of church committees and organizations, followed by a baked potato lunch in Fellowship Hall.

Grace Triumphant is a Bible Study that meets each Sunday from 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 717-944-3131 A Lenten Sunday Night Community Worship Service will be held here on Sun., March 8 with social time from 6:30 to 7 p.m., followed by an informal worship service from 7 to 8 p.m. An offering will be received for the Middletown Interfaith Human Needs Fund, which assists the needy with rent and utilities. Checks should be made payable to: Middletown Interfaith Human Needs Fund. We will enjoy the sounds of “7 Mile Road” a contemporary Christian band from Gettysburg Presbyterian Church.

Tues., March 10: 10 a.m., Presbyterian Women/Mary’s Circle will meet for Bible study. Our study continues with “2 Corinthians: Reconciling Paul” as we look at 2 Corinthians 4:7, 5:10. You can also see a blog on www. pcusa.org/horizons.

Our Easter egg sale is in full swing.

Please call the church office for more information and to place an order.

The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.

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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835

Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com

Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"

890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)

Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650

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!

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

BRAD GILBERT, Pastor

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

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor

Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am

www.ebenezerumc.net

Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am

First Church of God

235 W. High St., Middletown

Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322

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

REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor

Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am

Geyers United Methodist Church

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish

944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

PASTOR DON WALTERS

Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am

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280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133

REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang

Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm

Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor

Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are!

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hello, people! We have turned the corner and are facing a few more weeks of “technical” winter. However, we know how March can be!

I know many of you are so encouraged by thoughts of spring. Me, too. Don’t forget Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. How exciting is that? So spring those clocks ahead an hour on Saturday night and start looking for some signs of spring.

Let me know your news to share, and join me in this first day of spring countdown: 16 days!

Birthdays Happy-joy-joy birthday to Dorothy Reider of Lower Swatara Twp. Her special party day is Thursday, March 5. Hoping all your dreams come true this week, Dot. If you see Garry Woodley out and about Middletown on Friday, March 6, please be sure to give him a big happy birthday smile! He is 20.

Best wishes for a beautiful cake and ice cream day to Michael Cleland of Lower Swatara on Friday, March 6. He turns 17.

Rosanna Tully of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Friday, March 6. Hope your Friday is fantastic!

Happy cake day, Rosanna.

Boomer McClure marks his 24th cake day on Friday, March 6. Happy birthday, happy weekend!

Happy 15th birthday to Morgan Kennedy of Lower Swatara. May your Friday, March 6 be the best birthday yet.

Emily Bendgen of Lower Swatara marks her special frosty-filled day on Friday, March 6. She turns 18.

Congrats!

Double birthday greetings are sent out to Elliott Hill and Bailey Hill of Lower Swatara. These guys turn 20 on Sunday, March 8. Hope you both have a super Sunday celebration day.

Bill Mattes of Lower Swatara marks his 48th razzle-dazzle birthday on Monday, March 9. Wishing you a day full of sunshine and smiles, Bill.

Ann Turns of Middletown will celebrate her snappy-happy cake day on Monday, March 9. Hope your day is full of fun and friends, Ann. Rose Michalek of Lower Swatara celebrates her 88th birthday on Tuesday, March 10. Enjoy the day, Rose.

Congrats!

Anniversary Best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaffer Jr. of Middletown on their 47th wedding anniversary. They wed on March 9, 1968. Enjoy your love day on Monday.

Kutztown grads The following local students earned degrees from Kutztown University recently: • Dana M. Naugle, of Middletown, Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in art education.

• Nathaniel R. Labe, of Hummelstown, a bachelor’s degree in music/ general studies.

the Lions building in Shope Gardens.

Don’t cook that night – come out and support our Lions Club and enjoy a delicious spaghetti dinner. You didn’t miss it in February due to the snow!

Fundraiser for CROP Do you like to scrapbook? Come out for a crafty crop fundraiser on the weekend of Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at the Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown – Friday, 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Please call Kathy Frisbee for cost information at 717-939-7990.

You are encouraged to share snacks by your last name: A-J = something sweet; K-Q = something salty; R-Z = bring a beverage. Sounds like a lot of fun and fellowship! Reserve your spot today.

“One Nation’’ Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation:’’ “I firmly believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. However, I see no reason why any two consenting adults, regardless of their sexual orientation, cannot be joined together in a legally binding civil relationship that provides hospital visitation rights, property rights, and so on without tampering with the definition of marriage.

This would give the gay population what they want, while leaving the traditional definition of marriage intact.

This is what compromise is about. The ‘my way or the highway’ mentality on either side of the argument only leads to gridlock and animosity. This is a practical way to apply common sense to a complex social issue.”

Slippery Rock dean’s list Kristen Myers, of Middletown, and Samantha Newton, of Elizabethtown, were named to the dean’s list at Slippery Rock University, Butler County, for the fall semester.

Quote of the Week “There is a time and place for safety and caution. But there is also a time to battle giants, overcome obstacles and take leaps of faith we never thought possible. While God doesn’t promise us safety, He does promise us security.”

– Holley Gerth,

author and blogger

Elizabethtown scholars The following local students have earned Emergent Scholar honors at Elizabethtown College: • Brandon Diaz, of Highspire, a sophomore engineering major.

• Kelsey Detweiler, of Elizabethtown, a sophomore business major.

Delaware dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., for the fall semester: • Harjit Singh, of Middletown • Morgan Gizzi, of Elizabethtown • Thomas Blum, of Hummelstown • Nathan Hamilton, of Hummelstown • Clint Harr, of Hummelstown • Daniel McCreary, of Hummelstown • Samantha Schug, of Hummelstown • Lydia Zakutney, of Hummelstown

Question of the Week What is your favorite color?

“Pink and purple and blue and all the colors of the rainbow!” – Victoria Kelly, 7, Swatara Twp. “Mint. It used to be pink, but that is basic.” – Ariannah Williams, 17, Lower Swatara.

“Blue.” – Grant Garner, 11, Lower Swatara.

“Pink!” – Alice Guilivo, 3, Lower Swatara.

“Blue, orange and green.” – Xander Guilivo, 2, Lower Swatara.

“Purple.” – Alex Pryor, 11, Rutherford.

Spaghetti dinner The Lower Swatara Lions Club will hold its annual All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 21 at

Lafayette dean’s list Rachel Robertson, of Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Lafayette College, Easton, for the fall semester.

Proverb for the Week Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest (14:4).

Memphis dean’s list Aaron James Peterson, of Elizabethtown, was named to the dean’s list at the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn., for the fall semester.

Loyola dean’s list Rye Morris, of Elizabethtown, was named to the dean’s list at Loyola University, Baltimore, Md., for the fall semester.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rutter

Anniversary celebrated Earl W. Sr. and Miriam Daveler Rutter celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on February 25, 2015. The couple were married by the Rev. Williams in the Methodist Church on Ann Street in Middletown in 1945.

Earl, who will be 90 in June, is retired from Bethlehem Steel, and Miriam, who will be 92 in October, continues to be a homemaker.

The couple have six children,

Gloria Rutter of Middletown, Barbara Heisey of Hickory Corners, Earl W. Rutter Jr. of Royalton, Patricia Rider of Elizabethtown, Kathy Hipple of Middletown, and Nancy Shoffner of Lewisbury. They also have 11 grandchildren, one stepgrandchild, 27 great-grandchildren, and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

They reside in Royalton where a cake and ice cream celebration was held at their residence.

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LDMS students recognized for discipline Lower Dauphin Middle School’s PRIDE program seeks to recognize students who display the five character traits of Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Discipline and Excellence.

More than 60 students at Lower Dauphin Middle School were honored for displaying the trait of discipline as part of the school’s PRIDE program.

“Through hard work and focus, our students demonstrate discipline by doing things the right way even if it isn’t the easy way,” according to Maria Miller, assistant principal.

The students who were recognized are: Grade 6 – Brady More, Sebastian Perez, Barrett Ryan, Abby Lennox, Zack Shoulder, Emily Brubaker, Coryn Buck, Kennedy Cannon, Amaya Joppy, Zac McIntire, Olivia Weigher, Julia Zewe, Alexis Weaver, Adam Bonowitz, Avery Price, Stewart Natkin, Trevor Milhimes, Kylie Gerst, Elijah Sells, Stephanie Kopec, Luke Thompson, Josalyn Byers and Nathan Helmer.

Grade 7 – Isaac Buck, Erin Shifflet, Annalisa Petrascu, Alayna Graeff,

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Grade 8 – Grace Day, Sarah Gingrich, Reese LaDuke, Stacia Hoke, Katie Arnold, Ryan Gerst, Grace McCloskey, Reagan Stoner, Anai Walters, Paige Blouch, Nina Kapetancic, Royah Elfawal, Skye Leon, Josh Blessing, Collin Stamey, Dean Fulton, Lizzie Scipione, Logan Boshart, Zhen

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hese are the faces of Middletown. Male, female, young, old, of different faiths, different occupations, different opinions. But they are all Middletowners.

Borough residents gathered for what Facebook organizers hoped would be the first of many casual get-togethers that would bond the community. It was a unique initiative for a town to undertake, but one that could serve Middletown well as it embarks on a downtown makeover and a period when, faced with the tremendous growth of neighboring Penn State Harrisburg, it would be re-defining itself.

The Press And Journal hosted the first Meet & Greet on Wednesday, Feb. 25, and the crowd of at least 80 people included Mayor James H. Curry III, Council President Chris McNamara and councilors Mike Bowman and Anne Einhorn.