Press And Journal 04/13/2016

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016

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Firefighters pour water on the top floor of Holly Hall during the April 3 fire that swept through the apartment building.

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Two Middletown police officers were commended for rushing into smoky, burning Holly Hall in the Village of Pineford to evacuate residents during the fire that swept through the 80-unit apartment building on Sunday, April 3.

Det. Mark Hovan and Patrol Officer Scott Yoder, among the first to arrive at the burning building, ran inside and went floor by floor to alert residents as the flames spread through the top of the five-story complex, according to Robert Then, a Penn State Harrisburg police officer who responded to the scene.

As Then arrived at Holly Hall, he saw Yoder carry an elderly woman out of the building.

“Without your officers’ performance, many residents would have lost their lives,’’ Then wrote in a letter to Middletown Police Chief John Bey, adding, “Witnessing officers perform as your officers did at this fire renews my inspiration as to why I entered this profession.’’

Then’s letter TO DONATE TO was read by Mayor James FIRE VICTIMS H. Curry III during a MidYou can send a check to: dletown BorMiddletown Interfaith ough CounCouncil cil meeting PO Box 207 on Tuesday, Middletown, Pa. 17057 April 5, who called the efforts of the two Middletown police officers “just one example of the many types of selfless efforts that were put forth.’’

“Truly the volunteer work, the response of the residents, our police, the firefighters, from not only Middletown but from all the surrounding municipalities – the gratitude cannot be put into words,’’ Curry said. “We thank them for their efforts.’’

The fire began around 11:30 a.m. and swept across the top of the building. Firefighters from Middletown and a number of neighboring municipalities battled the blaze. The cause is under investigation by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Damage to Holly Hall is estimated at $8 million, according to the ATF. ATF has left the scene and released the property back to the owners of Pineford and the Middletown Police Department, said Steven Bartholomew, an ATF spokesman. He referred questions regarding when tenants can get back into the building to officials with Pineford and the borough, who were not available at press time.

ATF is still leading the investigation and will see it through until a finding is made as

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- missing crew report by Robert G. Saurey, pilot, 87th Fighter Squadron, to the Army Air Force, April 26, 1945

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The remains of a local WWII pilot, shot down in 1945, come to Middletown

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t has taken 71 years, but Capt. Arthur “Archie” Halfpapp is finally coming home.

Halfpapp, from Steelton, was an Army Air Corps pilot in World War II whose P-47 Thunderbolt crashed after it was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a dive-bombing run along the Po River near Guarda, Italy, on April 24, 1945.

For years, and years, and years, that was about all that the Rev. Jack Sipe knew about what had happened to his uncle.

Sipe has been in awe of his uncle for his entire life. He was 5 years old when Halfpapp snuck home to see his mother in Steelton. He wanted to see her one more time before he was sent overseas.

“He asked me, ‘Would you run down to the store and get me a pack of cigarettes?’ ” recalled Sipe, who now lives in Londonderry Twp. “I said, ‘Yes.’ He gave me a quarter or something.

I got the cigarettes but when I came out I dropped the change and couldn’t find it. I was so scared that he was going to think I stole” the money.

Halfpapp graduated from Steelton High School in 1939 and worked at Olmsted Air Force Base in Midletown as an apprentice aircraft mechanic.

Because of his job Halfpapp probably could have gotten a deferment so he wouldn’t have to go to war, Sipe said. But his uncle, who had six sisters and was the only son of Grace Halfpapp of Steelton, decided to enlist as a private in the Army on Aug. 5, 1942.

He earned his wings, became an officer and was shipped overseas.

He arrived too late to see action on D-Day, but Halfpapp soon got in the fight.

“I have about a dozen missions to my credit already and I’m still going strong,” Halfpapp wrote in a letter to his sister Helen dated July 29, 1944 from the French island of Corsica.

“It is very nice country here and I like the people a lot,’’ wrote

Halfpap. “The girls are very pretty too but I don’t bother with them.” He was engaged at the time to a girl back home, but Halfpapp sent 50 percent of his pay back to his mother, Sipe said.

An Army press release describes Halfpapp’s heroics on Aug. 15, 1944, as being “among the first D-Day fighter bomber pilots who attacked the assault beaches of southern France.”

“Lt. Halfpapp’s group is one of the oldest and best fighter bomber teams in the theater,” the Army release continues.

“Setting an all-time record of 25,000 combat sorties, they have skyrocketed to fame throughout five campaigns, winning the cherished Presidential Unit Citation for distinguished service while operating with the Desert Air Force in Libia (sic).”

Halfpapp would go on to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his exploits while piloting a P-47 as part of a fighterbomber attack upon an enemy artillery gun position near Forli, Italy, on Nov. 8, 1944.

“Upon the approach to the target, shell fragments from intense anti-aircraft fire heavily damaged his airplane,” reads the award citation, which Sipe has among boxes full of memories about his uncle. “Courageously electing to continue on his mission in the face of this accurate barrage, Lt. Halfpapp dived to minimum altitude and released his bombs with precision accuracy upon a building housing enemy guns, setting off a tremendous explosion. Then skillfully maintaining his crippled plane airborne to his base, Lt. Halfpapp effected a safe landing as his engine failed.”

By April 1945, the war in Europe was winding down. Back home, there was hope that Archie Halfpapp and so many others would soon be able to return, Sipe said.

Halfpapp had other ideas. Sipe remembers his uncle writing another letter where he said, “I want to get this war over so I can go over to the Pacific and fight the Japanese.”

“People don’t understand how angry we were about us being attacked like that,” Sipe said, referring to the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Lower Swatara, police wrestle with hiring issue

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Chief Operating Officer Tom Librandi shows a copy of a recent electric bill from Middletown.

Boro’s biggest electric customer seeks deal

By Dan Miller

Press And Journal Staff

The price Middletown residents pay for electricity may be below market compared to the surrounding area, but that isn’t so for businesses in town, according to Middletown Borough Council President Ben Kapenstein.

Kapenstein and Mayor James H. Curry III planned to meet on Wednesday, April 13 with Tom Librandi, chief operating officer of Librandi’s Machine Shop, to find a way to keep Librandi’s business from switching from the borough to Met-Ed for buying electricity.

Located on the borough side of Harrisburg International Airport, Librand’s is one of the largest consumers of electricity in Middletown.

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Council to consider 401(k)-style benefit Middletown Borough Council voted on Tuesday, April 5 to draft and advertise an ordinance that would create a new 401(k)-style contribution plan for all new management hires.

The move would not impact current management employees who are covered under a traditional pension plan. The move would also not impact the borough’s non-management employees.

Council President Ben Kapenstein did not respond to a request for comment from the Press And Journal regarding the status of negotiations with the borough’s non-uniformed employees as it pertains to replacing the traditional pension plan with a 401(k)style plan for workers to be hired in the future.

public notices in this week’s press and journal:

By Eric Wise

Lower Swatara Twp. police officers and their supporters have quizzed the township’s commissioners several times this year about when a new officer will be hired to replace two cops who left the department in 2015.

Following months of questions, the commissioners’ plans for the police force remain unclear – when, and if, an officer will be hired.

While “public safety is top priority’’ for the township, the commissioners first must “try to resolve the collective bargaining issues’’ involved in a new police contract reached through arbitration in 2015, and “objectively and deliberately determine when it is appropriate to hire a new officer,’’ said Commissioner Jon G. Wilt, who leads the commissioners’ police committee, in a statement he read at a recent township meeting.

“Unfortunately, these issues do take time to resolve in a matter that is best for our community,’’ Wilt said in his statement.

The new police contract resulted from binding arbitration in the spring of 2015. Michael Miller of Eckert Seamans, a law firm that represented the township in labor negotiations, said the police association had refused to negotiate with the township for negotiations, resulting in an impasse and a need for arbitration.

However, Lower Swatara Police Chief Richard Brandt said it was the township that refused to meet with the police association. Two other township sources familiar with the bargaining confirmed that the township was unwilling to hold any talks with the union, which led to the arbitration.

“There was no negotiation involved,” said township police Sgt. Daniel Tingle, a police association leader. “They never spoke to us.”

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Middletown Borough Council voted to accept the resignation of Second Ward Councilor Greg Wilsbach on Tuesday, April 5.

Wilsbach, a Republican, was elected to a four-year term in November. He said in a resignation letter dated March 22 that he was leaving to apply for a job as the borough’s public works director.

The borough will now accept letters of interest and resumes from Second Ward residents who want to fill the council vacancy created

by Wilsbach’s resignation.

Council plans to appoint a replacement at its May 3 meeting, said council President Ben Kapenstein.

Greg The borough also is Wilsbach accepting applications from Middletown residents who are interested in serving on the town’s new five-member planning commission and the Olmsted Regional Recreation Board. One seat is open on the rec board.

Applications will be accepted over the next 30 days.

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A summer cabin on Shelley Island.

FERC says it is not forcing island cabin removal

By Eric Wise

Press And Journal Staff

York Haven Power Company was granted a 40-year extension on its license to operate a hydroelectric generation station along the Susquehanna River in December under conditions established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

A license order from FERC requires that York Haven complete a shoreline management plan by the end of 2016 that would address the future use of the company’s island properties, including those currently used by summer retreat owners on Shelley and Beshore islands. But FERC is not requiring York Haven to remove the structures, said Celeste Miller, a FERC spokeswoman.

“It’s up to the licensee to determine what is appropriate (for those islands),” Miller said.

FERC’s license order, dated Dec. 22, acknowledges the recreational cabins licensed by York Haven to summer retreat owners, but does not tell the company what to do with them.

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The collective bargaining agreement that resulted from arbitration allowed Lower Swatara to stop paying for police officers’ health insurance after they retire – for any officer hired after the agreement was put in place in 2015. Because new officers would not receive this benefit, starting officers’ salaries were increased.

The new agreement resulted in four patrolmen who were already on the force, hired in June 2013, earning a base salary of $45,856 – lower than the new starting salary of $48,000 for a new hire.

The 2016 budget

Brandt submitted a 2016 budget to commissioners that added $4,000 to the base salary of the remaining of-

ficers hired in June 2013. His budget request included the same number of officers he started with in 2015, which meant replacing Stephen Sassani, who retired July 1, and Justin Dinger, who left the department Sept. 4 as he sought a career change. Two replacement police vehicles were also included in the budget requests.

Brandt submitted his budget to township manager Samuel Monticello, who is no longer employed by the township.

Monitcello said the job of approving budget requests lies with the commissioners, so Brandt’s proposal in its entirety was given to the township’s finance committee, which includes Michael Davies, the commissioner who serves as the committee’s chairman, and Tom Mehaffie, the president of the commissioners.

The budget presented to the full board of commissioners included money to replace just one of the two officers who had left, one of two police vehicles

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www.pressandjournal.com; e-mail - info@pressandjournal.com and none of the $4,000 to address the discrepancy in pay between 3-year veteran officers and new hires. Mehaffie said on April 6 that increases to the existing officers’ base pay were not considered during the budget process.

Following a budget session on Nov. 4, Brandt told the commissioners that he had the information ready if the commissioners intend to hire a new officer.

In 2016, questions begin

By Jan. 20, Commissioner Laddie Springer asked about hiring the new officer in the budget, and township manager Anne Shambaugh, who had started working for the township Dec. 1, said she needed information from Brandt to begin the process.

Residents asked the commissioners about the apparent delays in hiring a police officer during meetings on Feb. 3, 17 and March 2. On Feb. 17, Mehaffie said the police committee was working on it.

On March 2, Shambaugh said she was continuing to gather information, mentioning that she was looking at the township police needs for manpower.

Mehaffie thanked Shambaugh for “expediting things.”

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Wilt’s statement, which he read during a meeting on March 16, said the township was dealing with many increasing costs that forced it to eliminate post-retirement health insurance benefits for its employees, which included newly-hired police officers

following an arbitration decision.

“Newly-hired officers will receive a $3,500 base salary increase over the current junior patrol officers, who will continue to receive post-retirement healthcare benefits,” Wilt said. “The post-retirement healthcare benefits enjoyed by these officers has a value of at least $200,000 per officer over the period between an officer’s retirement and his or her Medicare eligibility.”

Wilt’s statement did not say how the decision, which was in the township’s favor, had prevented the commissioners from hiring a police officer.

However, prior to an April 6 township meeting, Shambaugh said Brandt “is waiting for some police officers to get back to us with a proposal made to them.”

Tingle said the police union has an issue with the pay increase to new officers only.

The Press And Journal has been unable to confirm that any offer has been made to the four officers hired in 2013, and the offer was not discussed April 6.

More explanation

In response to continuing questions about hiring a new police officer, the commissioners listened to a report April 6 from Miller as the township’s attorney during labor negotiations.

Miller said he does not know why the pay difference has become an issue in hiring a new officer, but that it has.

He defended the existing contract as a “hard fought” victory for the township and cautioned the commissioners against “blowing up” the decision.

“This was one of the big successes in

the arbitration,” Miller said. He called the benefit “unsustainable” and said, “We can’t afford it,” although the township has fully funded its retirement benefits for all its employees.

The commissioners provided a list of salaries and overtime earning paid to each of their police officers. According to the list, Lower Swatara paid more than $80,000 to three officers, including the police chief in 2014. The township paid three officers $70,000 to $80,000, four officers $60,000 to $70,000 and five officers $40,000 to $60,000.

Based on information received through a Right to Know request, Steelton paid two officers more than $100,000 for the same year, four officers $90,000 to $100,000 and four officers $80,000 to $90,000 for that year. These figures, for both Lower Swatara and Steelton, indicate the gross wages that account for various times of overtime, shift differential pay, holiday pay and other payments reported on the officers’ W-2 tax statements.

Commissioner Todd Truntz asked Miller about the pay of Lower Swatara’s police. “I keep hearing that are officers are the lowest paid,” Truntz told Miller.

“They start out at a little lower number, but they move up pretty quickly,” Miller said. “After three, four, five years, they are at the 50, 60, 70 thousand-dollar range.”

Lower Swatara officers’ base salary is $48,000 at hire in the new contract.

In comparison, police officers at nearby departments are paid $55,000

in Middletown, $57,560 in Highspire, $53,271 in Steelton, and $68,712 in Swatara Twp., according to figures provided by the neighboring municipalitieis.

In Derry Twp., a new hire is paid $43,923 while on probation, after which his salary increases to $66,000.

It would take a Lower Swatara officer more than eight years to reach that $66,000 base pay under the current contract.

A new hire in Lower Swatara will receive $54,000 base pay after three years of service. Officers with three years of service will be paid $65,700 in Middletown, $69,191 in Highspire, $64,234 in Steelton, and $68,712 in Swatara Township, and $73,164 Derry Twp. Lower Swatara has reduced its police force from 17 officers in 2012 to 16 from 2013 to 2015. The township budgeted for 15 in this year, but one position remains unfilled. Shambaugh said inclusion in the budget does not require the township to spend money on a line item of any kind.

“They have been reducing the force by attrition and leaving vacancies unfilled for some time before filling them,” Tingle said of the commissioners.

Miller made a case for not hiring a new officer during his appearance on April 6, saying statistics from township police, including a drop in calls in 2016 and a low use of the police overtime budget, “raise a reasonable question whether the board wants to consider hiring an officer.”

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Captain Arthur Halfpapp Captain Arthur E. Halfpapp, 23, of Steelton, was killed in combat in April of 1945 during World War II and is finally being brought home.

He was born on July 1, 1921 and was the son of the late Grace Halfpapp.

He is survived by a nephew, Rev. Jack W. Sipe and his wife Lura of Middletown; and four nieces, Mary Lou Kear and her husband Thomas of East Stroudsburg, Pa., Sandy Catalano of Texas, Louise Blount and her husband Bernie of Elizabethtown, and Joan Moore and her husband Benny of Florida.

Captain Halfpapp was a member of the Army Air Corps and was missing in action until his remains were identified in late 2014. Captain Halfpapp led a group of aircraft on a dive-bombing run along the road parallel with the Po River near Guarda, Italy. His plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire causing the crash.

A tribute to his life will be held on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Jack W. Sipe officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. A medal presentation

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will take place at the funeral home during the funeral service.

Burial with full military honors will be in Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.

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

William Harman Sr.

William Joseph Harman Sr., “Bill”, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 8, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Bill was born on February 16, 1940 in Port Carbon, Pa. and was the son of the late William C. and Anna C. Tolan Harman.

He was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown, where he was also a member of the choir for almost 10 years. He was also a member of the Barbershop Chorus.

Bill enjoyed spending time with his family in Pottsville and loved celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his three sisters, Rosemarie Shappell, Dolores Huber, and Mary Luppino, and also a brother, Edward Harman.

Bill is survived by his loving wife of almost 35 years, Barbara A. Harman (Albitz); two sons William J. Harman Jr. of Middletown, and Patick J.

Harman of New York, N.Y.; sister Agnes Hirsch of Pottsville; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. A viewing will be held at the Matinchek Funeral Home, 260 E. Main St., Middletown, PA 17057 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

Burial with full military honors will take place in Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. Memorial contributions in Bill’s name may be made to Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, or to Compassionate Care Hospice, 1513 Cedar Cliff Dr., Camp Hill, PA 17011.

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

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From The Wednesday, April 14, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Karaoke - Singers Wing It, Crowds Love It It’s called Karaoke. Loosely translated from Japanese, the term means “empty orchestra” and rhymes with “very hokey.” It’s neither though believe me.

The first time you get up to do it, this karaoke thing, you feel a little bit like a kindergartner being pushed up on stage by a well-meaning parent at the PTO talent night; there’s nothing between you and the audience but a microphone, and you can’t for the life of you remember the words to your song.

But then the music kicks in. The lyrics come up on a video screen just a few feet away. And before you know it, the large “APPLAUSE” sign on the wall behind you starts flashing as you rip through the first few lines of “Elenore” by 60s pop group “The Turtles.” The audience goes nuts, and you’re hooked.

A wildly popular fad in the Far East, karaoke jumped the Pacific a few years ago and has been making its way across the United States ever since.

It’s already become such an entertainment staple in Central Pennsylvania, in fact, that it’s fast becoming a way of nightlife for those who have tasted its temporary offering of stardom.

When it is your turn to face the spotlight, try to remember that karaoke isn’t a contest. No one will boo or throw things if you’re lousy. And if you’re good, they won’t even wait for the applause sign before they begin to cheer.

As I looked around the room at the smiling faces, which were waiting their own turn in the spotlight, I realized that karaoke is more than just a fad or a new type of entertainment for the nightclub crowd. It actually touches a part of us, which calls out for attention and lets us live out some fantasies, however humble.

In Lower Swatara Twp. Problem With Intersection Persits The Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners continues to grapple with what to do over the intersection is a problem it is still kicking around possible solutions. By the end of the most recent public discussion, Frank Linn, president of the Board, directed the Township engineer, along with Police Chief Richard Malwitz Jr. and Ron Paul, planning and zoning officer to “look at this and come back to the Board.”

“We’ve got to decide what we’re going to do,” Linn said. “Whatever we do, it has to be approved by the state.

They’re both state roads.”

Chief Malwitz pointed out that the Township has had “extensive correspondence over the last 10 years” with PennDOT regarding the intersection.

Malwitz believes the Board could get an answer on the placement of “flashing lights” in “a matter of months.” It’s not the end, obviously,” he said. “You’re between a rock and a hard place. It’s very difficult.”

Paul informed the Board of preliminary talks with AMP, Inc., regarding a contribution toward the purchase of a traffic light. Earlier this year, Board member Janet Wells told her fellow commissioners that businesses moving onto the area have been advised

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Alexandra Laird

Alexandra “Sandy” Mary Laird, of Hummelstown, passed away in the Hershey Medical Center this past Sunday morning, April 3, 2016, lovingly attended by her husband of 40 years, William K. (Ken) Laird, brother- in-law Roy A. Laird, and niece and nephew Sandi Pearse-Davi and Jeff Pearse. Other loving family members surviving are Bill Laird, Don and Jacquie Laird-Schaffner and Orin Schaffner, Kevin and Jennifer LairdKieffer, Frank and Sherri Laird-Reff and Olivia, Angelia, and Nicolas Reff.

Alexandra was born in Newark, N.J. on February 13, 1936 to the late Anthony and Charlotte Braz. During her early life she attended Drew University, followed by a long career with Fidelity Union Trust Company in Newark. She was also a Branch Manager and Vice President at Raritan Valley National Bank and later Vice President at The Broad National Bank.

In 1976, she and her husband moved to Harrisburg to purchase and develop the Roto Rooter franchise of 10 central Pa. counties. She served on many board positions with the National Franchise Association of Roto Rooter and was a valuable mentor to many.

As Vice President and Treasurer of Laird Enterprises, Ltd. in 1982 Alexandra assisted in the development of Storage Depot Self Storage, some of the first Self Storage facilities to be built in the Harrisburg market. By the early 1990s, with her guidance and assistance, LEL also developed Keystone Records Management Company, the first paper record management company in the Harrisburg market. LEL then added several large warehouses to the portfolio. Alexandra never really retired from active participation in these businesses.

During all this time, Alexandra was active in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, serving first as an instructor, then as an instructor trainer. For over 20 years she shared guiding strength and was instrumental in many offices and

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especially the area of Public Education. She also held several District and Flotilla administrative and management positions.

Alexandra was a positive, smiling and quiet spirit who led by faith and was an example to the many who knew her personally, as well as in business and as a community volunteer. She was a long time volunteer at the Children’s Ward of Hershey Medical Center and also served at HMC as an Ecumenical Minister from her Seven Sorrows BMV Parish. Sandy was often found at the hospital delivering the Sacred Host to the sick.

Alexandra has donated her body to the Medical School at Hershey Medical Center, as had her mother. There will be a Christian burial sometime in the future.

The family received guests at the Hoover Funeral Home, Route 422 and Lucy Ave., Hershey on Monday April 11 between 5 and 8 p.m. There was also a gathering of friends on Tuesday April 12 at 9 a.m. in the narthex of Seven Sorrows BVM Church in Middletown followed by a memorial Mass at 10 a.m.

In lieu of flowers Alexandra has requested that donations in her memory be sent to the school of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church, 280 North Race Street, Middletown, PA 17057.

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23 YEARS AGO - Applause, Applause – Christy Smith of Columbia, joins Press And Journal reporter Larry Portzline in a duet during karaoke night. Amateur singers of all styles and abilities have been converging on karaoke clubs throughout the region to show their skills, some of which were spotted at the Fieldhouse in Steelton recently. they may be asked to contribute to the installation of a traffic signal.

Along those lines, Paul said, “I’ve laid the groundwork with the AMP people.” AMP is currently planning to build an additional building approximately two miles from the intersection.

LD Class Of 1996 Signs Up For Ecological Good Deed Thanks to the members of the Lower Dauphin Class of 1996, a two-mile stretch of Swatara Creek Road in Londonderry Township will be maintained on a regular basis.

At the Monday, April 5 meeting of the Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors, approval was given for the high school students to claim the section of road in the “Adopt A Highway” program. Township Solicitor James Pannebaker submitted the class’s request for adoption by the Board of Supervisors.

Lori Mengel, biology teacher and advisor to the Class of 1996, along with students Heather Kildow and Marie Zimmerman witnessed the supervisor’s approval of the program.

Pannebaker also noted the class is “the first to undertake such a task” and referred to the students as the “Almighty Class of 1996.”

The motion was approved after Pannebaker noted an amendment was made that persons working on the project must be at least 12 years of age and must have a parent’s consent to participate in the cleanup effort.

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False ID charge Julio A. Gomez-Lebron, 38, of their 1000 block of Thompson St., Harrisburg, was charged with giving false ID to law enforcement after a motorcycle on which he was a passenger was stopped at 5:51 p.m. on March 24 in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Boulevard, police report.

Once Gomez-Lebron’s true identity was verified by police officers, it was discovered that warrants had been issued calling for his arrest in Dauphin and Cumberland counties for drug-related charges and a traffic citation, police said.

Gomez-Lebron was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where he was arraigned before District Judge Steven Semic.

He was held in Dauphin County Prison on $50,000 bond.

A preliminary hearing was set for April 6 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Two reports of fraud A township resident told police that someone charged $6,430 to fraudulent accounts set up in their name in early March at Lowe’s, Home Depot and Musicians Friend, police report.

A township resident’s account at Santander Bank was the target of four fraudulent transactions totaling $1,090 on March 15 and 16, police report.

The transactions took place in the Harrisburg area – $356.68 at Walmart on Grayson Road; $20 at a Gulf Oil station; $294.99 at a Foot Locker store; and $420 at a T-Shirt Station store.

The victim told police that her debit card was in her possession when the transactions occurred.

Theft charge filed Jonathan E. Nye, 32, of the 500 block of E. Strawberry St., Lancaster, was charged with theft after he failed to install a fence at a home in the 1000 block of Mountainview Road for which he was paid more than $1,100 to install, police report.

Police said the homeowner had contracted with Nye last May to install the fence and had paid him $1,120. Two checks were cashed but no work was performed, police said.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 27 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Charged after domestic dispute Miranda L. Hartman, 24, of the 100 block of B Lane,

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Police said Hartman struck and bit her wife after the pair became embroiled in an argument. Emergency medical services were called to the scene but the wife refused treatment, police said.

Noah J. Gerdes, 23, of the 100 block of Eby Lane, Middletown, was charged with simple assault and harassment following a domestic dispute at 11:17 a.m. on March 19 at his home, police report.

Gerdes kicked a woman in the stomach and struck her in the face, police said.

Emergency medical services checked the woman, who refused medical services.

Gerdes was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where he was arraigned before Judge James Lenker and freed after posting $1,000 bail.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 7 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Dog’s owner cited Elliot Rojas, 32, of the 800 block of Mohawk Lane, Middletown, was cited for failure to have a dog vaccinated and failure to have a dog licensed, police report.

The citations were filed after a housekeeper at the Congress Inn, South Eisenhower Boulevard, was bitten on the right arm by Rojas’ dog bite while cleaning Rojas’ room at the motel at 10:40 a.m. on March 18, police said.

Emergency medical services were called to treat the wound, police said.

The dog was quarantined afterward, police said.

Fight at MAHS Two 15-year-old students at the Middletown Area High School were cited and suspended for fighting in the school’s cafeteria around 11:45 a.m. on April 4, police report.

Both students were suspended for five days and charged with disorderly conduct, police said. No injuries were reported.

A 14-year-old Middletown student was cited for disorderly conduct after fighting with another student at 8:45 a.m. on March 23 in a classroom at Middletown Area High School, police report.

Neither student was injured seriously, police said.

Rocks thrown through window Someone threw two rocks through a window at a home in the 1000 block of Jefferson Ave. in the early morning hours of March 23, police report.

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Citations for underage drinking were issued to 16 people, police said: Leslie D. Avila, 18, of the 200 block of S. Arlington Ave., Harrisburg; Joshua A. Brubaker, 20, of the 200 block of W. Main St., Middletown; Christopher G. Iocca, 19, of the 300 block of Wood Ave., New Brunswick, N.J.; Cammy Kim, 19, of the 2000 block of Kensington St., Harrisburg; Kevin D. Kremer, 20, of the 200 block of Homestead Road, Hershey; Mariana R. Pereira, 19, of the 400 block of Elm St., Kearny, N.J.; Kareem G. Riley, 20, of the 7000 block of Stephen Dr., Harrisburg; Matthew R. Rosenberg, 19, of the 8000 block of W. Oak Place, Viena, Va.; Joshua L. Beottcher, 19, of the 300 block of Sproul Road, Kirkwood; Ethan J. Finger, 19, of the 200 block of W. Main St., Middletown; Leigh Ann Labrier, 18, of the 800 block of Ligget Road, St. Louis, Mo.; Patrick C. Mahoney, 20, of the 1000 block of N. Spring St., Middletown; Gregg A. Maruca, 19, of the first block of Belmeade Terrace, Uniontown; John O. Parola, 18, of the 200 block of Break Brook Acres Dr., Moscow; and Ross J. Souders, 19, of the 500 block of Woodhall Dr., Willow Street.

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St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pine Grove Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa.

St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of Cherryville, was organized in 1891.

Preaching had been held in the schoolhouse for many years by the Lutheran, Reformed and United Brethren pastors. The Reformed Church decided to build a church while the Lutherans and United Brethrens joined to build a Union Church of Cherryville. This remained a Union Church until repeated efforts on the part of the Lutherans failed to enlist the interest of the United Brethrens to pay half of the indebtedness still owned on the building. This failure resulted in the sale of the church by the sheriff, and the purchase was made by Mr. Henry who made an agreement with the Lutheran congregation to deed them the property as soon as the debt was paid. This debt at the date of the agreement, January 3, 1903, amounted with the cost of the sale to $543.23.

This amount had been reduced to $303.17 on March 24, 1906.

On December 14, 1902, it was decided the church should be known as St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Pine Grove Township. The Charter, Constitution, and By-Laws recommended by General Council and the Ministerium of Pennsylvania were taken as the basis for the Rules and Regulations of the congregation. The original church council was David Lengle, Percival Zimmerman, John H. Grumbine, John Lengle, George Lehman, and Henry Harvey.

On July 26, 1919, a motion was made to have two services in English and one in German. In 1921 a pipeless furnace was installed in the church and between 1925 and 1930 the entire basement was dugout, concrete floor put in, the church raised, and three rows of concrete block put on top of the old walls.

During this same time, a concrete platform and steps were put at the church entrance. In 1928 a new steam heating system was installed and the old plain glass windows were replaced with new leaded stained glass windows. In 1935 a brass cross and new lighting fixtures were presented to the church. In 1939 the church was painted inside and outside and water was installed in the basement inside and outside, along with a cabinet kitchen sink by the Girls Club.

January 15, 1941 was the 50th Anniversary of the congregation of Rev. Kipps, and the 15th Anniversary of his pastorate at St. Matthew’s.

On October 7, 1941, a 14-ton loaded coal truck from Hoffman Trucks Co., of Steelton, Pa. crashed into the north side of the church building causing the whole building to move. According to several bystanders, it is alleged that a Brokhoff milk truck was driving ahead of the coal truck, which was moving rapidly, and the coal truck driver, who could not see his way clear to turn left to avoid hitting the milk truck because of an approaching north-bound car, turned his vehicle to the right into the vacant lot and church. The church received a check for damages from the Hoff-man’s insurance company. The council then employed Frank Felty of Pine Grove to do the repairs.

One-third of the old pews were smashed, so new pews were purchased. An entire new floor was put over the old one, the old wainscoting was covered with plywood board and the radiators were recessed into the walls. A new tin floor was put in the belfry and repairs made to the belfry roof. A new altar, pulpit and lectern were donated to the church. Altar covers, hangings, bookmarkers and stole were purchased by the Girls’ Club. A United States flag and pole and a Christian flag and pole were also donated.

During this time services were held at St. Paul’s Reformed Church with the Reformed minister taking the Reformed service one Sunday and the Lutheran minister taking the Lutheran service the next Sunday. Services were resumed at St. Matthew’s on April 26, 1942 although it was not yet entirely finished. All repairs and painting were finally completed on August 2, 1942 so the dedication service was held on the day Pastor Kipps conducted the service assisted

by Pastor Correll, the Pastor of St. Paul’s Reformed Church, who gave the

sermon. Both choirs joined in the celebration.

On October 31, 1948 a new Hammond Organ was purchased and installed on December 16, and dedicated May 1, 1949. On June 5, 1949 a Memorial Plaque to World War II veterans was dedicated.

Rev. Kipps retired from the regular pastorate June 30, 1953 and the church had supply Pastors until 1954. Ruth Harris started the church bulletin service in April 1955 and Incorporation proceedings began in April and the church was incorporated November 14, 1955.

Pastor Kenneth Anderson held his last service on June 19, 1955 before taking over the duties of chaplain at Rock View Penitentiary.

Rev. Marberger, President of the Pottsville Conference, suggested that the parishes of Llwellyn, Brown’s and St. Matthew’s form one parish. On March 11, 1956 it was voted to form the Friedens-Llwellyn Parish. Pastor Sterling Bashore took over the duties of the parish on May 1, 1956. On March 2, 1957, St. Matthew’s joined the Pine Grove Council of Churches. In March of 1958, the church acquired the land located to the rear of the church. Many changes and additions took place throughout the years and in 1974 a motion was made to have the congregation officially removed from the Llewellyn Parish.

In April of 1979, the steeple was removed from the church. Louvered panels were installed at the openings where the bell was exposed and gold crosses made and donated by Rev. Bashore were placed on the panels. On October 25, 1984, the church purchased an Allen Digital Computer organ from the Allen Organ Co., Macungie, Pa. costing $4,900.00. April 21, 1985 was set aside for the dedication of the new organ and repainting of the church interior. Five new chandeliers were presented to the church on December 8, 1985 as a gift from Ruth Harris in memory of her husband Ernest. Richard and Diane Wolfgang organized the first family night in December 1986.

Pastors of St. Matthew’s Church: 1892: Rev. Elias Henry, Rev. H. B. Strodach, Rev. William Kramlich, and Rev. George Kirsche; 1912-1921: Rev. Aaron Klick; 1921-1926: Rev. Ernest Weber; 1926-1953: Rev. M.M. Kipps; June 30, 1954-June 19, 1955: Rev. Kenneth Anderson; November 1995-April 1956: Rev. Freeman Hemmig; April 1956-January 1, 1972: Rev. Sterling Bashore; January 29, 1972-March 10 1974: Rev. Charles Shade; March 24, 1974-September 1977: Rev. Clark Kuntz; September 1997-March 8, 1979: Rev. Gary Langensiepen; September 9, 1979: Rev. Larry Hassler.

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There are two things that every healthy workout regimen needs: cardiovascular exercise and resistance training.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer some flexible recommendations.

At the very least, adults should engage in moderate aerobic activity for 150 minutes each week or vigorous physical activity for 75 minutes each week.

They also recommend activities which strengthen muscles at least two days per week. It doesn’t matter if you do this in a couple of days or over a week.

If you are looking to start a useful workout regimen, include these two things for optimal results.

Cardiovascular work gets your heart rate going and starts your breathing factor. Those two things are the defining element of cardiovascular work, so things like shopping for groceries or walking from the car to the store won’t count (unless you are doing them very quickly).

Things like pushing a lawnmower or riding a bike to the store can count as moderate activity. Participating in

organized team sports, running, playing tennis or swimming laps are the kinds of activities that compose vigorous activities. If you are starting an exercise regime and are looking for maximum effect, start with moderate activities and then lead to more vigorous ones, counting each minute of vigorous

activity as equal to approximately two minutes of moderate action.

Muscle-strengthening activities should work all of your major muscle

groups—legs, arms, back, chest, abdomen and shoulders. For maximum benefit, they should be done until it is difficult to do any more work with that muscle group. Weightlifting is the classic method of muscle-strengthening, but if you’re not interested in heading to the gym and pumping iron,

there are a lot of other ways that you can get some resistance training. Today, many people choose to use exercise bands at home, which is cheaper and more convenient than a gym membership. You

can also do exercises that use your own body weight as the resistance. Sit-ups and push-ups fit into this category, as do other exercises like knee bends and lunges. You can also count things like heavy gardening as your weekly activity.

Many activities like yoga, hiking and swimming actually combine the two of these, making them the perfect exercise.

It’s important to accurately assess your level of effort when engaging in these activities. A Yin Yoga class shouldn’t count the same as a Bikram class, and a leisurely stroll along the boardwalk isn’t the same as a 12mile hike up hills.

Whatever you decide to do, keep these basic principles in mind. Try to get your cardiovascular system up and running for at least 30 minutes, five times per week and work to strengthen muscles at least twice per week. Just cardio work or strengthening muscles won’t have the combined benefits of doing the two of them in concert.

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Halfpapp had already flown more than 100 missions. The command was telling him he had to go home.

But Halfpapp fretted over the inexperienced rookie pilots who were being sent over to fly the remaining missions in the waning days of the war. He worried that one of the pilots would make a mistake and that it would cost him his life, Sipe said.

On his 103rd mission, Halfpapp went up in the place of one of the rookie pilots.

He never came back.

“While in a dive his plane was seen to get out of control and continue its dive into the ground,” Capt.

Alvin M. Mavis wrote in a letter to Halfpapp’s fiancee – a “Miss Laudermilch” – a month after Halfpapp’s plane went down. “Another pilot

searched the immediate area but Art was not seen to get out.”

Exactly two weeks later – May 8, 1945 – the war in Europe came to an end.

“He died” so that another pilot would live, Sipe said of his uncle. “I really think under different conditions that Archie would have got the Medal of Honor.”

The wingman circled the wreckage of Halfpapp’s P-47 for 10 minutes, going around the entire scene at least twice, according to other letters that were sent home to the family, Sipe said.

As a young boy, Sipe loved the military.”My life goal was to be a Marine, and I did make up my mind that I wanted to be like him,” Sipe said, referring to Halfpapp. “I wanted to honor his legacy.”

Sipe enlisted in the Marines just

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Librandi’s has paid the borough about $2.5 million for electricity over the last seven years, according to Stephen Gardner, a Washington, D.C. attorney who specializes in energy law and is representing the company.

Gardner and Librandi appeared before council on Tuesday, April 5 to issue a not-so-veiled threat: Librandi’s has “the legal right” to stop buying electricity from Middletown and buy it from Met-Ed instead – and will do so unless an agreement can be worked out between the company and the borough.

“It is possible that the borough and Librandi’s could reach an accord – a win-win where Librandi will pay market rate and the borough will continue to receive revenue,” Gardner told council.

During public deliberations leading up to approving the 2016 budget, both past council members and current council members seated in January were repeatedly told by Mark Morgan, the borough’s financial consultant, that the borough’s electricity rate is as much as 2 cents below the market rate paid by customers of Met-Ed and PPL in surrounding municipalities.

With that in mind, council approved a 1-cent increase in the electric rate

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After a joint visit to Shelley and Beshore islands in December, Jeff Burkhart, Londonderry Twp.’s codes enforcement officer, wrote a letter to York Haven’s president detailing a variety of violations on the recreational lots.

“The township will need to pursue enforcement actions against (York Haven Power) if a mutually agreed upon action plan, acceptable to FEMA, cannot be promptly reached to eliminate the violations by YHP’s licensees over a reasonable period of time,” said Burkhart in this letter.

York Haven licenses 178 lots of Shelley Island and 64 on Beshore Island, according to Dauphin County records.

Another 19 lots on Bare’s Tip at the southern end of Shelley Island are privately owned and leased.

York Haven released a proposed agreement March 4 that the township’s supervisors considered during their March 7 meeting, which was attended by hundreds of retreat owners on the 487 properties on Shelley, Beshore, Beech, Poplar and Hill islands in the Susquehanna. After a one-month delay, the supervisors approved the agreement on April 4.

FERC’s license for York Haven states: “York Haven Power proposes to continue the current permitting program for the approximately 300 permitted lots located within the project boundary, but terminate permits and remove from the permitting program existing lots upon abandonment by the permittee, or when existing structures become damaged and are not replaced by structures conforming to applicable

to bring in an estimated $650,000 in additional revenue to balance the 2016 budget. The borough projects to receive $8.8 million in electric revenue in 2016, according to budget documents.

Librandi’s paid the borough more than $370,000 for electricity in 2015, according to Gardner. The 1-cent increase means that the borough stands to make about $400,000 from Librandi’s alone in 2016, but all that could be gone if something isn’t worked out soon, Gardner said.

The 1-cent increase was passed across the board – applied equally to all customers be they residential, commercial and industrial, even though Kapenstein and Morgan both acknowledged during a Jan. 19 budget meeting that electric rates even before the increase were not below market value for businesses like Librandi’s.

Morgan said he believed that the borough was still below market rate for “low volume commercial’’ but “on high volume commercial we are over…the big guys are not” below market rate.

Librandi’s frustration over what it pays to the borough for electricity – and over its inability to shop for a lower generation rate, as residents and businesses outside of Middletown can

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out of high school and served a three-year hitch in the late 1950s.

He is almost apologetic that he never saw combat. Sipe got out, and went on to a career working at Three Mile Island. He also became an ordained minister, after Sipe said God healed him of a disease.

They say there’s no such thing as being an “ex-Marine” and Sipe is testimony to that. The welcome mat at his front door bears the Marine logo. A Marine flag – a gift from his children – whips in the wind on his front lawn, just below an American flag.

Sipe thought often of his uncle during all these intervening years. It never made much sense to him why Halfpapp was never found.

It was something that the family didn’t talk about much, because it hurt too much. In the absence of

anything definitive, Sipe would think that maybe, somehow, Halfpapp had survived.

“It was always in the back of my mind, what if he got down there and was knocked silly and woke up, but didn’t know where he was, or even who he was,” Sipe said.

That was all he knew until Oct. 8, 2014, when a front page article came out in The Patriot-News about how an Italian excavation team had found what appeared to be Halfpapp’s plane, his remains and his dog tags. The team had dug 30 feet into the ground.

The news electrified Sipe.

“It blew my mind. You can’t possibly know what this man meant to me,” Sipe said.

Sipe contacted the Department of Defense, which arranged for the testing of his DNA and that of

Halfpapp’s niece, Mary Lou Kear of East Stroudsburg, to help in the painstaking and lengthy process of confirming Halfpapp’s identify. Sipe and Kear are the only two remaining relatives alive who knew Halfpapp.

It took another nine months for the DNA results to confirm the identification to the military’s satisfaction.

On Tuesday, April 12, a Delta plane was to arrive at Harrisburg International Airport to finally bring home the remains of Capt. Arthur Halfpapp.

Sipe planned to be there. Though Sipe can no longer wear his Marine uniform, a new law has just been passed that will allow him as a veteran to salute the flag that will accompany his uncle’s remains instead of just holding his hand over his heart.

Sipe will also deliver the sermon

during a funeral for Halfpapp that will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, at Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home on East Main Street in Middletown.

A Pennsylvania Air National Guard brigadier general will preside over a ceremony in which Halfpapp’s medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and Air Medal with numerous oak leaf clusters will be presented to Sipe and Kear. Immediately after, Halfpapp will be taken to Fort Indiantown Gap, to be buried with military honors in the national cemetery.

His uncle could have been buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, Sipe said – but now that Halfpapp is home for good, the family wants him closer.

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do – has been brewing for many years, Librandi said.

The company was served by MetEd when Librandi built the current machine shop on HIA in 1994. Then, some years later, Middletown approached the company with an offer to sell power to Librandi’s at a much lower rate than what the company was paying Met-Ed. Librandi’s made the switch.

It was a good deal until rates started going up in the 2000s, after Middletown approved a settlement with Met-Ed that allowed Met-Ed to get out from under a long standing arrangement whereby the company sold power wholesale to the borough at a below-market rate.

Eventually the borough was charging 17 cents per kilowatt hour to Librandi’s and the company was paying more than $40,000 a month for electricity.

“That’s when we started to get ahold of council. It just fell on deaf ears,” Librandi said. What Librandi saw as a lack of response to the company’s concerns drove him to Gardner, whom Librandi said has “taken on” cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco in disputes over electric rates.

Gardner told council that “for the last seven years the borough has refused to even meet with Librandi’s to discuss

electricity rates.’’

“Overture after overture has been made to Middletown,’’ he said. “Time after time Middletown has ignored Librandi’s….make no mistake about it, the blame falls to the borough for refusing to ever return a phone call, to answer a letter and refusing to even have a discussion.”

Librandi got the borough’s attention in 2015, when he feared a borough transformer at his business would fail and put his company out of business, at least temporarily, if council did not replace it.

After having no luck working official channels, Librandi said by chance he ran into Mike Bowman, then a borough councilor, whom Librandi said he had known since Bowman was a young boy. Bowman got the right people together for a meeting at Librandi’s the next day. The borough bought a new transformer, and the situation has been resolved to Librandi’s satisfaction.

Now he’s hoping for a similar amicable resolution to what is a much bigger problem in the long run.

Librandi would not identify a specific “market rate” to which he wants the borough to agree. Moreover, the market rate is always fluctuating, he added.

However, Librandi maintains that his company would have saved over

$129,000 in 2015 if it could have paid the market rate for electricity to Middletown instead of the higher rate that it paid.

Nearly as frustrating to Librandi is that when he gets his bill, he can’t tell how much he is actually paying per kilowatt-hour.

His bill indicates that the current market rate is about 7.7 cents per kilowatt-hour. But the amount he pays is more than that. The difference is in various kinds of fees that the borough charges, but the borough never provides a breakdown, Librandi said. It’s as if your mechanic gave you a bill to fix your car and expected you to pay it without knowing what the mechanic did, Librandi said.

It would probably be easier for Librandi to just re-connect with MetEd. He wouldn’t have to negotiate some kind of deal with a utility that is controlled by elected officials, and he’d go out on the market and choose any third-party generation provider he wanted, whenever he wanted. But Librandi says he doesn’t want to do that to Middletown.

“I was born and raised in this town” even though he now lives just outside in Lower Swatara Twp., Librandi said.

“My father worked” in Middletown and Librandi said his uncle was killed

while working on a construction job on Olmsted Air Force Base. His greatgrandfather worked the pickle farm that eventually became Olmsted.

His company still has 130 employees, including those who work at Librandi’s other facilities on Paxton Street in Harrisburg and in Elizabethtown. That’s down from 176, because the revenue from plating isn’t what it once was.

But most of the workers who remain live in or right around Middletown.

“I have a long history with Middletown, and to have to bring them to court, it makes me sick to even think about it,” Librandi said. “But I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do in the best interest of this company.”

Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

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MASD Student Art Show federal, state and local regulations.”

The license order from FERC discusses the dam’s effects on the recreation in the area in addition to the aquatic and shoreline habitats. Several pages of the order detail the maintenance of the Lake Frederic fishing area. Lake Frederic was formed by the dam in 1904 and encompasses the area that includes Three Mile Island and the islands with recreational cabins in Londonderry Twp., with the exception of Poplar Island, which is north of the lake.

Island homeowners formed the Lake Frederick Homeowners Association following news of the proposed agreement between York Haven and the township. The association’s attorney, Dwight Yoder, argued that York Haven has touted its recreation facilities in support of scoring its license renewal from FERC. In a March 30 letter to the township, Yoder cites York Haven’s 2014 Environmental Impact Statement to FERC in which the company said it intends to “terminate permits and remove from the licensing program existing recreational lots upon abandonment by the lessee, or when existing structures become damaged and are not repaved by structures conforming to all applicable federal, state and local regulations.”

In addition to the islands with recreational cabins, Lake Frederic includes Battery, Goosehorn and Goodling islands, which have picnic areas available to anyone visiting the lake, not just those with private cabins or cottages.

There is a picnic area and nature trail on Shelley Island as well.

When it comes to recreation on Lake Frederic, the order notes, “the commis-

sion has generally concluded that the long-term leasing of project lands for private residential purposes is at odds with its policy of maximizing public recreation at licensed projects.”

While the lots prevent the general public from accessing all of the Shelley Island and Beshore Island shorelines, the popularity of the weekend retreats demonstrates the recreational value of the current use, owners of the island cabins argue.

“On a holiday weekend, upwards of 5,000 people use the islands and the lake,” said Derek Krehling, spokesman for the Lake Frederick Homeowners Association. “The use of the lake would be cut in half without Shelley and Beshore. Many people would head to other areas such as Raystown (Lake) or the Chesapeake (Bay) and spend their money there rather than in the midstate.”

Yoder cited a statement from York Haven in its environmental impact statement that acknowledges this contribution: “Termination of lot

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to whether the cause of the fire is accidental or intentional – if a cause can be determined, Bartholomew said. He could not say how long it will be before ATF can make such a determination.

Holly Hall will be rebuilt, said Steve Horst, of Horst Realty in Lancaster, the owner of Pineford.

“Absolutely we’ll rebuild – better than it was,’’ Horst said on Wednesday, April 6 after attending a council

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leases would likely cause a decrease in spending in the local economy along with a decrease in local income and property taxes, a negative impact on the local economy.’’

However, the York Haven statement adds, “These permit terminations are expected to occur over a number of decades, resulting in minimal longterm impacts to the local economy.”

FERC’s license order notes that “To protect shoreline resources, York Haven Power proposes to continue providing public recreation access, permitting the lots, and conducting routine monitoring to ensure the private structures located on the permitted lots are not in disrepair.” The license order does not prevent York Haven from denying requests to renew licenses for the recreational lots that fail to maintain the properties.

York Haven is required to file regular recreation reports with FERC that address the recreation opportunities available on Lake Frederic. In its most recently filed report from 2009, York

Haven reported its costs for providing recreation at $143,000 with revenues of $147,824. The report lists 94,871 annual daytime visits to Lake Frederick, based mainly on staff observation and estimations.

A prior recreation report from 2003 estimated 98,587 annual daytime visits to the islands.

According to records provided by FERC, York Haven was reminded its most recent recreation report was due April 1, 2015, but a York Haven representative requested and received a 20-month extension to gather information for the report, which is now due on Dec. 31, 2016.

The future of the recreational lots may rest in how York Haven proceeds and the direction it takes with its shoreline management plan. “The ball is in their court for how they want to move forward,” Miller said.

committee meeting on a proposed rental inspection program. “As fast as we can.’’

Federal investigators have left the fire scene but continue to investigate, said Bartholomew.

Efforts continue to support the roughly 60 people who were displaced by the fire.

A game night featuring bingo, Twister and other activities to raise funds to help Penn State Harrisburg students who had lived in Holly Hall will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 at the Capital Union Building on campus.

About 40 percent of those displaced from Holly Hall are Penn State Harrisburg students. The university is putting up many of them in campus housing, while others are staying at privately-owned Nittany Village.

Also, monetary donations for fire victims still are being collected. You can donate by sending a check to the Middletown Interfaith Council at PO Box 207, Middletown, Pa., 17057 All fire victims have found lodging, according to Dan Tobin, a spokesman for the American Red Cross Central Region. The Red Cross is continuing to provide ongoing assistance to six families – including seven adults and one child – who have suitable

lodging but need help with money, food, clothes and other necessities, Tobin said.

After the fire, the Middletown community donated a large amount of clothing, toys and other items that were collected in the borough’s MCSO Building. The outpouring – which council President Ben Kapenstein called “absolutely mind-boggling’’ – was so great that a large amount of items were still left after victims had gotten what they needed.

The remaining items were taken to Pineford in case victims of the fire need more. In addition, many items were given to Wesley United Methodist Church and other churches in the area and are available to those in need, said Dawn Knull, a Middletown Borough Council member.

The list of items still available include a couch, recliner, two chairs, computer chair, electric bed with mattress, Hoyer lift with harness, electric lift chair, three walkers, two wheelchairs, three potty chairs, three transfer seats, one shower seat, extra large-size Attends, rubber gloves, three salad bowl sets, seven electric hand mixers, three complete sets of stainless steel Revere Ware pots and pans, a Mr. Coffee coffee pot, an electric wok, four unopened packages of kitchen towels and dish rags, new bath towel sets, used bath towels, a queen-sized mattress with frame, a baker’s rack, an end table and a kitchen table with two chairs.

Anyone who needs any of these items can call Knull at 717-497-1302.

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The public is invited to an exhibit of artwork by students of the Middletown Area School District, grades kindergarten through 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 in the community room at the Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St. •••••

Lost classmates of MAHS Class of 1966

The Middletown Area High School Class of 1966 is holding its 50th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22.

The reunion committee is trying to locate the following classmates: Cheri Adams, Michael Adams, James Crittendon, Daniel Crider, Anna Good Deimler, Michelle Fair, Robert Fornwalt, Mary Babinsky Greathouse, Bruce Howard, Judith Howell, William Lyell, Trudy Moser, Linda Paul, Chris Rogers, Earla Bitner Shay, Patricia Stanislawski Souders, Larry Squires and Johnnie Thurman.

To help the committee, please contact Gaye Barilla Turpin, 717-364-5821; Larry Etter, 717-944-3123; Denny Stover, 717-579-8165; or Diane Daily, 717-944-9595.

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Bingo Game Night

Bingo Game Night will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 at Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Union Building, O Street, Middletown.

Play bingo and Twister for food, prizes and more; all proceeds benefit the Student Emergency Assistance Fund at Penn State Harrisburg to assist students in need after life-threatening events.

The fund will support students displaced by a recent fire at the Village of Pineford apartments.

To support the fund and its efforts, visit harrisburg.psu. edu/philanthropy/emergencyassistance-fund.

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Donations for Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the Middletown Public Library are accepting donations for the upcoming spring book sale. Please bring gently used books, games, puzzles and movies to the library, 20 N. Catherine St., during regular business hours.

For more information, call 717-944-6412.

Sports

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TOUGH WEEK

MIDDLETOWN AREA BASEBALL

Raiders fall to LD, Mechanicsburg, Susquehanna of the season. And all three phases of the game contributed to the losses.

The pitching suffered, the defense continued to make mistakes and the hitting was lacking as well as Coach Steve Shuleski’s young squad struggles to find its footing in the early part of the new season.

By Larry Etter

Press And Journal Staff

By suffering through three straight, one-sided losses last week, the Middletown baseball team left more questions than answers for the Blue Raider coaching staff in the third week

But in defense of the players, the team ran smack into three pretty good opponents and the losses were not totally unexpected.

The Mechanicsburg Wildcats topped the Raiders in a 16-4 decision on Tuesday April 5 in Middletown. The Lower Dauphin Falcons shut out the

Middletown nine 13-0 on Wednesday, April 6 in Middletown; and the Susquehanna Twp. Indians registered a 12-2 win against the Raiders (1-5, 1-4 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) on Friday, April 8 in Susquehanna Twp. A game against Greencastle-Antrim that was scheduled for Saturday, April 9 was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Encouraged by a 6-0 victory over Central Dauphin East the previous week, Shuleski was hoping to carry some of that confidence into the demanding week. But it just did not happen. He will, however, keep working with his players to try to get them to improve their game and become more competitive.

Mechanicsburg 16 Middletown 4

Three walks in the top of the first inning pushed the Raiders and starting pitcher Brandon Harper into a 1-0 hole to begin the game, which had been rescheduled from Monday, April 4. But Harper made amends in the bottom of the first with a two-out single that led to the tying score. After reaching second on an error following the hit, Harper scored the tying run on a double to left

by Johan Sanchez-Padilla.

But Mechanicsburg (6-1, 4-1) took advantage of a walk, a sacrifice bunt and an error to score the go-ahead run

The Raiders’ Brendan Dintiman (23) makes contact against Lower Dauphin.

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in the top of the second inning. Two hit batters, a wild pitch and another fielding error with the bases loaded plated two more runs for a 4-1 Wildcat lead.

The Raiders threatened in the home half of the second inning when Jimmy Fitzpatrick drew a two-out walk and Brendan Dintiman was safe on an error.

But both were left stranded.

Harper got out of the third inning without yielding a run after giving up a leadoff double to Mechanicsburg’s Adam Fodness. A pair of strikeouts around a groundout kept the score unchanged.

Sanchez-Padilla singled with two outs in the bottom of the third frame but he, too, was left stranded.

The Wildcats picked up a pair of runs in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run double by Fodness to take a 6-1 lead, but the Raiders scored twice in the home half to stay within reach, 6-3. Tristan Maxwell led off with a double to deep left, Rich Castagna was hit by a pitch and Maxwell went to third on Fitzpatrick’s sacrifice fly.

Dintiman’s bloop single knocked in Maxwell with the first run and Blake Jacoby’s single up the middle drove in the second run.

But the Wildcats broke up the close game with four runs in the top of the fifth inning on five hits, including a three-run homer by Cameron Athey.

The Raiders picked up another run in the home half of the fifth inning after

Photos by Jodi Ocker

Middletown’s Noah Zimmerman bunts to get on base against Lower Dauphin.

Sanchez-Padilla led off with a double to left. Adam Kell’s single moved him to third and Maxwell’s sac fly drove in the run that made it a 10-4 game.

But Mechanicsburg came right back with a 6-run outburst in the top of the sixth inning and held off the Raiders after Jacoby led off the bottom of the sixth with a single.

Please See RAIDERS, Page B3

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Photos by Don Graham

It’s spring, right? These Middletown students needed blankets to stay warm during a softball game on Friday, April 8 in Middletown.

The Blue Raiders lost to Susquehanna Twp.,14-5.

MONSTER INNING

LD scores 14 in fourth, beats Raiders, 15-0 For three innings, the Middletown softball team stayed close to unbeaten Lower Dauphin and its star pitcher, Ava Bottiglia.

The Blue Raiders trailed just 1-0 and hoped to get a break against Bottligia, a force on the mound.

Middletown (2-6, 2-4 in the MidPenn Conference’s Keystone Division) managed just two hits, by pitcher Gabby Krupilis and outfielder Cheyanne Frayre, and played errorless defense to stay in the game.

But the Falcons erupted for 14 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to beat the Raiders, 15-0 on Wednesday, April 6 in Hummelstown.

Kaylee Stoner went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs for Lower Dauphin (7-0, 7-0), while teammate Kayla Holl went 3-for 4 with two RBI. Please See SOFTBALL, Page B2

Middletown third baseman Kayla Warhola, left, scoops up a bouncer in the infield against Susquehanna Twp. as teammate Rachael Applegate, right, backs up the fielding play.

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HANGING ON

MIDDLETOWN AREA TRACK AND FIELD

Lions fall to Wesley, 8-3, cling to playoff spot Hold sixth and final playoff berth

They’re in as of now. But Penn State Harrisburg could use a win or two to secure a spot in the Capital Athletic Conference playoffs.

The Lions (14-17, 6-7 in the conference) are clinging to sixth place, and final playoff spot, with the postseason set to begin in a week. Penn State Harrisburg leads York (5-10), Mary Washington (5-10) and Southern Virginia (4-9) by three games – and the Lions have five conference games remaining until the conference playoffs begin on Tuesday, April 19.

Penn State Harrisburg let a chance to move into fifth place slip away, falling to Wesley, 8-3 on Wednesday, April 6 in Middletown.

Wesley (17-12, 10-5) scored three runs in the first inning on RBI singles by right fielder KeAndre Jones and third baseman Mike Calvarese and a fielder’s choice ground ball by left fielder Ron Morello then increased its lead to 4-0 in the third inning on a grounder by first baseman Joseph Hummel.

Penn State Harrisburg cut the Wolverines’ lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single by first baseman Blake Reiff and an RBI grounder by designated hitter Jared Smith.

An RBI double by Morello pushed Wesley to a 5-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning, but the Lions pulled within 5-3 in the bottom of the eighth on a Wolverine error by relief pitcher Sam Meck that scored a run.

Wesley scored three insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning on an RBI grounder by Calvarese and a two-run double by Hummel.

The Lions kept it close despite getting

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only five hits – all singles – against Wesley starter Andrew Weaver (3-2), Meck and reliever Eric Willey. Penn State Harrisburg struck out seven

times.

Lion starting pitcher Bobby Patterson (5-2) gave up five runs, three earned, on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.

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A home run by second baseman Molly Simpson, the Seagulls’second batter of the day, staked Salisbury to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning of the first game.

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Simpson hit another home run in the bottom of the third inning – a three-run shot of Lion pitcher Amanda Hartman (6-6) that put the Seagulls ahead, 10-0.

A three-run homer by catcher Paige Knussman capped an eight-run fourth inning for Salisbury.

Salisbury pitcher Annah Brittingham (10-2) shut out the Lions on two hits in four innings. She struck out eight Penn State Harrisburg batters.

In the second game, an RBI grounder

by Kristen Evans in the top of the second inning pulled Penn State Harrisburg within a run of Salisbury, 2-1, but the Seagulls responded with five runs in the bottom of the frame and coasted to victory.

Salisbury scored at least one run in every inning it played against the Lions.

Pitcher Brooke Mizelle (13-1) held Penn State Harrisburg to one unearned run and struck out nine Lion batters in five innings.

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Emily Lingle was 2-for-2 with two RBI for the Falcons, while teammate Hannah Swartz was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Bottiglia helped her cause by going 2-for-3 at the plate, driving in a run.

Paige Hollinger, Maddie Lilliock and Kelly Palmer each added an RBI for Lower Dauphin.

Bottligia struck out eight Raiders in four innings for the victory.

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The Middletown girls’ track and field team won its first meet of the season. The boys? Close.

Very close.

The girls beat Trinity, 85.5 to 63.5 on Tuesday, April 5 in Middletown.

The Blue Raiders improved their dual meet record to 1-1.

The boys tied Trinity, 75-75, after all events were completed. But the Shamrocks won the tiebreaker – they had more first-place finishers in the meet. Trinity was credited with the victory.

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Lion men, women suffer weekend sweep Tough weekend.

The Penn State Harrisburg men’s and women’s tennis teams were swept by Capital Athletic Conference rivals Christopher Newport and Southern Virginia last weekend – on their home court.

The men lost to Christopher Newport, 9-0 on Sunday, April 10 in Middletown, while the women lost by the same 9-0 score.

The Lions dropped two matches to Southern Virginia on Saturday, April 9 in Middletown. The men lost, 9-0, while the women lost, 8-1.

The men won seven sets against

Christopher Newport, with No. 2 singles player Tyler Cook and the No. 2 doubles team accounting for three of the victories. Cook lost to Arttu Fiva, 6-1, 6-2, while the doubles tandem of Rafael Fernandes and Austin Pokopec lost to Fiva and Sam Thomson, 8-3.

The Lions’ No. 1 singles player, Rafael Fernandes, won the other set during a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Chiraag Shetty.

The women’s team won two sets against Christopher Newport – Jessica Miller lost to the Captains’ Alexandra Drye 8-1 at No. 2 singles, while Kiara Carter lost to the Captains’ Kristi Wong, 8-1 at No. 6 singles.

Against Southern Virginia, the women’s team scored the lone win, as Miller beat the Knights’ Kari Stollenwerk, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2 singles.

The men’s team stayed close with Southern Virginia in most of its matches, with the No. 1 doubles team of Cook and James Moore falling to the Knights’ TJ Snelson and Justin Fullmer, 8-6. Cook pushed Snelson in the first set of the No. 2 singles match, losing 7-5, then falling in the second set, 6-1.

Penn State Harrisburg’s men fell to 6-7, 1-5 in the conference, while the women fell to 3-9, 0-6 in the conference.

Standings for 4-13-16 BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Susquehanna Twp. 5 1 5-1 Mechanicsburg 4 1 6-1 Hershey 4 1 4-3 Bishop McDevitt 3 2 4-3 Lower Dauphin 3 3 3-3 Palmyra 2 3 4-3 CD East 1 4 2-4 Middletown 1 4 1-5 Harrisburg 0 4 1-5

Monday, April 18 James Buchanan at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.

Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 13, Middletown 0 Mechanicsburg 16, Middletown 4 Susquehanna Twp. 12, Middletown 2 Mechanicsburg 6, Lower Dauphin 3 Lower Dauphin 14, Harrisburg 0

Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 5, Mechanicsburg 0 Hershey 5, Lower Dauphin 0 Lower Dauphin 5, Susquehanna Twp. 0 This week’s matches Wednesday, April 13 Northern York at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m.

This week’s games Wednesday, April 13 Middletown at Palmyra, 4:15 p.m.

Friday, April 15 Bishop McDevitt at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.

Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 16 Lower Dauphin at Dallastown, 1 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Hershey at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.

Lower Dauphin at Bishop McDevitt, 4:15 p.m.

Capital Division

W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 3 0 4-0 Northern York 2 0 3-2 West Perry 1 1 4-2 Camp Hill 1 1 2-2 Steelton-Highspire 1 2 1-2 Milton Hershey 0 1 0-3 Trinity 0 3 0-3 Last week’s games East Pennsboro 16, Steelton-Highspire 2 This week’s games Thursday, April 14 West Shore Christian at Steelton-Highspire, 4 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Camp Hill at Steelton-Highspire, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 7 0 7-0 Mechanicsburg 4 1 5-2 CD East 2 1 2-1 Susquehanna Twp. 3 2 3-3 Bishop McDevitt 2 3 3-4 Palmyra 2 3 2-3 Middletown 2 4 2-6 Hershey 1 4 1-5 Harrisburg 0 5 0-5 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 15, Middletown 0 Susquehanna Twp. 14, Middletown 5 Mechanicsburg 16, Middletown 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Mechanicsburg 0 Lower Dauphin 17, Harrisburg 0 This week’s games Wednesday, April 13 Palmyra at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.

Friday, April 15 Middletown at Bishop McDevitt, 4:15 p.m.

Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 4:15 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Middletown at Hershey, 4:15 p.m.

Bishop McDevitt at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division

W L OVERALL James Buchanan 6 0 10-0 East Pennsboro 6 1 7-1 Palmyra 4 2 5-3 Bishop McDevitt 3 3 3-3 Camp Hill 3 4 3-4 Middletown 0 6 3-6 Trinity 0 6 0-6

Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Hershey 3 0 8-2 Lower Dauphin 3 1 8-2 Mechanicsburg 2 1 3-3 Northern York 0 0 2-5 Mifflin County 2 3 2-4 Susquehanna Twp. 1 4 1-7 CD East 0 2 1-6

Friday, April 15 Lower Dauphin at Cedar Cliff, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Carlisle at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD MID-PENN CONFERENCE BOYS Capital Division

W L OVERALL Northern York 1 0 1-0 Trinity 1 0 1-0 West Perry 1 1 2-1 Bishop McDevitt 1 1 1-1 Camp Hill 0 0 0-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 0-0 Middletown 0 2 0-2 Last week’s meets Trinity 75, Middletown 75 (Trinity wins tiebreaker – most first-place finishers) Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Hershey 2 0 2-0 Milton Hershey 1 0 1-0 Mechanicsburg 1 0 1-0 Palmyra 1 1 1-1 Susquehanna Twp. 1 1 1-1 Red Land 1 1 1-1 Lower Dauphin 0 2 0-2 Cedar Cliff 0 2 0-2 Last week’s meets Red Land 91, Lower Dauphin 59 This week’s meets Thursday, April 15 Lower Dauphin at CD East, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS Capital Division

W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 2 0 2-0 Northern York 1 0 1-0 Middletown 1 1 1-1 Camp Hill 0 0 0-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 0-0 Trinity 0 1 0-1 West Perry 0 2 0-3 Last week’s meets Middletown 85.5, Trinity 63.5 Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Hershey 2 0 2-0 Palmyra 2 0 2-0 Mechanicsburg 1 0 1-0 Lower Dauphin 1 1 1-1 Cedar Cliff 1 1 1-1 Milton Hershey 0 1 0-1 Susquehanna Twp. 0 2 0-2 Red Land 0 2 0-2 Last week’s meets Lower Dauphin 106, Red Land 44 This week’s meets Thursday, April 14 Lower Dauphin at CD East, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 3:45 p.m.

This week’s matches Wednesday, April 13 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Hershey 2 0 4-0 Mechanicsburg 2 0 4-0 Lower Dauphin 1 1 3-1 Northern York 1 1 3-1 Cedar Cliff 0 2 0-3 Red Land 0 2 0-4

Friday, April 15 Bishop McDevitt at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.

Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 3, Spring Grove 0

Last week’s matches Palmyra 4, Middletown 1 Middletown 5, Harrisburg Academy 0 Middletown 5, Susquenita 0

LOWER DAUPHIN VOLLEYBALL

Falcons knock Northern from unbeaten ranks Justin McIntyre made nine kills, Josh Helfrich made six kills and Logan Baker added 25 assists as Lower Dauphin shut out Northern York, 3-0 in a boys’ volleyball match on Thursday, April 7 in Dillsburg.

Chase Mader made 15 digs for the Falcons (3-1, 1-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division), who handed Northern York (3-1, 1-1) its first loss of the season.

Lower Dauphin edged the Polar Bears

in the first set, 27-25, then swept the last two sets, 25-17 and 25-19.

Helfrich also made eight digs and recorded a block for Lower Dauphin, while Ivan Amato made two kills and five blocks, Daniel Beaver made three kills and three blocks, Jefferson Waters made four kills and James Rodgers made three kills for the Falcons.

In a junior varsity match, Lower Dauphin beat Northern York, 2-0. The Falcons won both sets by an identical score of 25-14.

Lower Dauphin 3, Northern York 0 Mechanicsburg 3, Lower Dauphin 2 This week’s games Thursday, April 14 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 19 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Central Dauphin 1 0 3-2 Hershey 0 0 5-0 Palmyra 0 0 2-3 Lower Dauphin 0 0 1-5 CD East 0 0 0-4 Bishop McDevitt 0 1 1-3 Last week’s games Trinity 14, Lower Dauphin 2 State College 15, Lower Dauphin 5 This week’s games Saturday, April 16 York Suburban at Lower Dauphin, 10 a.m.

Monday, April 18 Lower Dauphin at Bishop McDevitt, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Central Dauphin 1 0 3-1 Hershey 0 0 5-1 Palmyra 0 0 2-2 Lower Dauphin 0 0 2-4 CD East 0 1 1-5 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 16, Trinity 8 State College 13, Lower Dauphin 10 This week’s games Friday, April 15 Lower Dauphin at Central York, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 18 Governor Mifflin at Lower Dauphin, 6:45 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (Top 6 teams qualify for playoffs)

W L OVERALL x-Frostburg St. 11 4 19-7 x-Salisbury 11 4 19-8 x-Wesley 10 5 17-12 x-Marymount 9 6 17-15 Chris. Newport 7 6 21-9 Penn St. HBG 6 7 14-17 Mary Washington 5 10 21-14 York 5 10 7-22 Southern Virginia 4 9 8-19 St. Mary’s 3 10 7-19 x=clinched playoff spot Last week’s games Wesley 8, Penn State Harrisburg 3 This week’s games Wednesday, April 13 Penn State Harrisburg at York, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 14 Christopher Newport at Penn State Harrisburg (2), noon Saturday, April 16 Penn State Harrisburg at Salisbury (2), noon Sunday, April 17 Lebanon Valley at Penn State Harrisburg, 2 p.m.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

W L OVERALL Salisbury 5 1 23-4 Chris. Newport 8 2 28-5 Frostburg St. 6 2 20-8 Mary Washington 6 4 11-23 York 4 4 21-11 Wesley 4 4 11-11 Penn St. HBG 1 7 8-13 Southern Virginia 0 10 7-25 Last week’s games Salisbury 18, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Salisbury 13, Penn State Harrisburg 1 This week’s games Wednesday, April 13 Penn State Harrisburg at York (2), 3 p.m.

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Lower Dauphin 13 Middletown 0

The visiting Falcons scored two runs in the top of the first inning and five more in the top of the second to push the Raiders into an early 7-0 hole.

Lower Dauphin (3-3, 3-3) scored its first two runs on an RBI single by Will Manley, who also picked up the pitching win.

The Raiders had a pair of hits from Jacoby and Harper in the bottom of the first inning but both went unrewarded.

The Falcons jumped all over starting pitcher Dintiman in the second, using hits by Tommy Bramley, Tim Townsend, Ty Friederich and Matt Kephart to take a 7-0 lead.

Middletown threatened to score in the bottom of the second inning after singles by Maxwell and Dintiman sandwiched a walk to Fitzpatrick, but again the Raiders came up empty.

The Falcons collected four more runs in the top of the third inning to take an 11-0 lead and Manley and his defense, along with reliever Tyler Roman, shut out the Raiders the rest of the way.

Ben Lewis’ double knocked in run No. 12 in the top of the fourth inning and a leadoff double by Michael Geesaman led to run No. 13.

Trying to keep the game going, the Raiders’Aaron Montgomery drew a two-out walk and Justin Imler was safe on an error to put two runners on. But Roman induced a pop up for the final out to end the game early.

Susquehanna Twp. 12 Middletown 2

The Raiders traveled to divisionleading Susquehanna Twp. (5-1, 5-1) with the hopes of doing better.

Sanchez-Padilla got the start on the mound for Middletown but struggled

early with his control.

The Raiders went down in order to start the game and the Indians collected three runs in the bottom of the first frame to take the early lead. The first three Susquehanna batters reached base via walks as Sanchez-Padilla got off to a rough start. A fourth walk with two outs pushed in the first run and a two-run single by Jordan Caruso produced the other two.

Middletown went down in order in the second and third innings but Sanchez-Padilla regained his control and held the Indians to just a single during the same period to keep the game close at 3-0.

Sanchez-Padilla drew a walk in the top of the fourth inning but was stranded.

The close game changed in a hurry in the bottom of the fourth inning when the Indians plated six runs to jump out to a 9-0 advantage. With two outs, a walk loaded the bases before back-toback singles pushed home three runs.

Another RBI single and an error led to the other three runs.

The Raiders finally broke their score-

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less stretch in the top of the fifth inning by scoring a pair of runs on just one hit. Maxwell was safe on an error to lead off the inning and Castagna singled to start it. Kell’s sacrifice fly and another Indians’ fielding error knocked in Maxwell for the first run.

After Montgomery walked, Dintiman was safe on yet another Susquehanna error and Castagna beat a close play at the plate for the second run.

But Susquehanna relief pitcher Devon Rosenberger got the second out on a fielder’s choice with Jacoby batting and then ended the rally by inducing another ground out off the bat of Noah Zimmerman to end the threat.

Holding a 9-2 lead and needing three runs to end the game early, the Indians did just that, scoring three runs with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Two doubles and a pair of Middletown errors produced the necessary runs to lock up the win for the Indians.

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Keith Miller shot a 4-over par 74 to lead Penn State Harrisburg to a secondplace finish at the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptor Spring Invitational on Monday, April 4 at the Pennsauken Country Club in Pennsauken, N.J. Four Lion golfers finished in the top 10.

Penn State Harrisburg shot a 306, seven strokes behind host RutgersCamden in the 12-team invitational.

Miller finished in third place on the par-70, 6,250-yard course. Teammate Chris Spittle finished in fourth place with a 5-over par 75, while teammate Tyler Massar finished in fifth with an 8-over par 78.

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t’s a credit to those first responders who rushed to the fire at Holly Hall, an 80-unit apartment building in the Village of Pineford, on Sunday, April 3 that no one was hurt. We’re thankful that we had so many dedicated firefighters, police officers and ambulance crew members, from Middletown and its neighbors, at the building within minutes of the frantic calls to Dauphin County 9-1-1.

Two Middletown police officers rushed in where perhaps we would fear to go. Det. Mark Hovan and Patrol Officer Scott Yoder, among the first to arrive at the smoky, burning building, ran inside to evacuate residents.

Their effort impressed Robert Then, a Penn State Harrisburg police officer who rushed to the scene when the call came over his radio.

Then, a 25-year police veteran, heard Hovan and Yoder radio that they had arrived, that they were entering the building and that they were going floor to floor to help residents evacuate even though they found significant smoke inside.

As Then arrived, he saw Yoder carrying an elderly woman out of Holly Hall.

It moved Then to write a letter to Middletown Police Chief John Bey commending the two borough officers.

“Despite the intense heat and toxic smoke, Detective Hovan and Patrolman Yoder, without hesitation and regard for their own safety, entered an extremely dangerous environment and saved lives,’’ Then wrote. “Without your officers’ performance, many residents would have lost their lives.’’

For a police officer with Then’s years of experience to be moved so powerfully by the acts of fellow officers is significant. “Performing our job today is arguably the most challenging it has ever been,’’ he wrote to Bey, and no doubt he’s witnessed many officers handling those challenges admirably. Still, “witnessing officers perform, as your officers did at this fire, renews my inspiration as to why I entered this profession,’’ he wrote.

Things like clothing and furniture, and even apartment buildings, can be replaced. The lives of those who found themselves in a traumatic fire were at stake, and two of Middletown’s police officers bravely did what they could to save them.

We applaud their bravery and thank them for their service.

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We can't afford heavier trucks on our roads

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he Coalition Against Bigger Trucks (CABT) recently recognized me for my work to defeat an amendment to the Highway Bill that would have dramatically increased the weight limit on trucks.

I led the fight to kill the proposal from Rep. Reid Ribble (WI-8) that would have increased the weight limit by 14 percent, from 80,000 pounds to 91,000 pounds.

I have four daughters and three grandchildren – I don’t like the thought of them being out on the roads with heavier and heavier trucks driving around. Local roads were not built to handle the increased weight and heavier trucks would pose a greater danger to their drivers and other motorists.

Additionally, trucks don’t just stay on the interstates – they use the local roads to make local deliveries and that can cause safety concerns and severe road and bridge damage.

The CABT is a leading voice in opposing more dangerous trucks and is a national, nonprofit grassroots organization that advocates for highway safety and sound transportation policies. The coalition is comprised of law enforcement officers, emergency responders, safety leaders, engineers, independent truck drivers and elected officials.

In 2012, I co-authored a bipartisan amendment to the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act to prevent an increase in truck size and weight limits while the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) conducted a three-year study to provide Congress the information necessary to consider a federal policy decision that has state and local impacts. The study was concluded in 2015 and found that no increase in weight limit was appropriate because the data was insufficient. In addition, local road impact was not even considered during the study.

Tests conducted by the Transportation Department found that crash rates were 47 percent higher for 91,000-pound vehicles versus 80,000-pound vehicles. Their study found that allowing 91,000-pound trucks would require 4,800 interstate and other National Highway System bridges to be posted, reinforced, or replaced, incurring an additional $1.1 billion in bridge costs. This figure does not include impact to local bridges or roads, meaning a weight increase would represent a massive unfunded mandate on localities for road and bridge repair.

Pennsylvania still has the second-most structurally deficient bridges of all the states, with about 5,000 bridges that are in serious disrepair. I grew up in the road construction business and then had to balance the books as mayor of Hazleton, so I know there’s a big difference between a local road that has a couple of inches of asphalt and an interstate that has a foot of concrete.

Local communities cannot afford and do not want the increased costs of heavier trucks on our roads and bridges. They are less safe, and many trucking company drivers do not want to take on the risk of these dangerous vehicles.

Lou Barletta is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents the 11th Congressional District, which includes Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire and Steelton.

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"From what I understand, California's cost of living is very expensive, perhaps a higher minimum wage is in order…$15 minimum wage may be a bit high but all that's going to do is increase costs across the board anyway. Double-edged sword.''

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"A quick Google check on grocery stores in L.A. (California) shows "Ralph's" to be a popular store – owned by Kroger of Virginia, and that in my experience is like Giant in food prices and variety. The statement that it is more expensive to live in California actually depends on how you spend your money. The higher standard of living for which you are willing to pay is the only reason anyplace is more expensive in which to live than another.

You don't have to lower your standards, but you should not live beyond your means, either.''

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Distrust makes our nation ripe for a dictatorship

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Donald Trump, on the other hand, speaks o underdirectly to populist insecurity and fear stand the by promising the people that he will take politics of care of them. How is beside the point. today, particularly Legality is irrelevant. Effectiveness is the rise of populists ignored. This Caudillo, El Duce says he like Donald Trump is strong, smart, experienced and ready. and Bernie SandHe is the traditional strongman not unlike ers, we have to compare it to a previous Franco, Mussolini, Chang Kai-shek, or populist period in the 1930s. Franklin D. any of those leaders who were not much Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover faced the interested in the rule of law. same kind of angry populist uprising that The clearest distinction is between HillTrump and Sanders face today. ary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. ClinThe U.S. did not succumb to the strongton is the technician who has all of the man, fascist model that engulfed the background and experience necessary to political world. But others did and it address the specific issues. She is what became the age of dictatorship that led to the Russians called an “apparatchik’’.

World War II. She would diddle with Obamacare and The anger and fear was certainly more Dodd-Frank, make public college educadesperate then than it is now. The country tion debt-free, raise the minimum wage to faced a true insurrection. Cox’s army $10 or $12 and do whatever is necessary of 50,000 mostly veterans marched on to strengthen the status quo. In normal Washington, D.C. demanding veterans’ times, she would cruise to re-election. bonuses. Hoover ordered their encampBut in times when the populace is insement destroyed by troops led by Gen. cure, frightened and ready for revolt, it Douglas MacArthur and Maj. George takes more than that.

Patton. Business leaders tried to recruit Sanders is poundMarine Maj. Gen. ing the plight of the Smedley Butler to middle class. He lead a coup d’état Hillary Clinton is being promises a revoluagainst Roosevelt.

The most seripushed to the left. But her tion that addresses economic prosous generator of agenda, like those of Ted Cruz their pects. That includes populism is fear and John Kasich, is beside a single-payer health and insecurity. That is why the phrase, the point to the angry citizens system, a minimum of $15 an “We have nothing to who see Bernie Sanders as wage hour, a tax on Wall fear but fear itself” the populist responsive to Street speculation to resonated with the people. their needs. pay for free public college, vigorous The common action on climate man turns populist change and serious when he feel he has spending on infrabeen betrayed and structure. abandoned by the Sanders is a proud New Dealer. He establishment leaders who were given the speaks directly and openly to the fears wealth, privilege and power necessary of those driving the populist insurrecto protect the people. When the common tion. Clinton is being pushed to the left. man no longer trusts the governing elite, But her agenda, like those of Cruz and he becomes desperate for new leadership Kasich, is beside the point to the angry and ripe for dictatorship. citizens who see Sanders as the populist Hoover tried to govern but he had lost responsive to their needs. all political credibility. In 1932, after Trump is the answer only to his own those first glorious 100 days of Congress, needs for attention and power.

Roosevelt was given a very broad mandate and he certainly used it to flirt with Paul A.Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a prostrongman populism and fascist economfessor emeritus of economics at Lebanon ics. But in the end our system of checks Valley College, Annville, and a former and balances allowed the Supreme Court economist for the federal government. to invalidate the National Industrial Recovery Act and Roosevelt turned to a less authoritarian populism.

Today our desperate economic inequality generates a valid populism. The last 35 years saw an accumulation of political power and a redistribution of wealth to the very, very rich. This created an economy where the residual left to the workers was insufficient to buy the goods We want to hear from you. they are producing.

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ax Day offers a stark reminder of the difference between those of us who pay all our taxes every year and the big corporations that don’t.

While families and small businesses scramble to file their returns each April, multinational corporations are free to indefinitely ignore a $700 billion U.S. tax bill they owe on $2.4 trillion in profits stashed offshore.

American corporations owe U.S. taxes on all their income wherever made, but thanks to a loophole called “deferral,” they don’t have to pay the bill on offshore profits until they bring the money home.

Not surprisingly, this special tax break has encouraged companies to hold more and more of their profits overseas.

Corporate offshore tax avoidance can be curbed. In fact, the Obama administration did it earlier this month. The Treasury Department issued new rules that make it harder for American corporations to shift their legal address to a foreign country to wipe out the U.S. taxes they owe on their offshore earnings.

The most immediate effect of this muchneeded reform was to kill one of these phony relocations – called “inversions”– by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. It was trying to permanently dodge up to $35 billion in taxes, according to an investigation

by Americans for Tax Fairness. Once the Corporations use Treasury isaccounting sued new rules maneuvers to denying these shift earnings tax benefits, Pfizer gave up made in the U.S. its inversion to thousands of attempt. offshore A frustrating twist to corpo- subsidiaries rate tax dodglocated in tax ing on overseas havens. earnings is that much of that offshore money was not made where these corporations say it was. They use accounting maneuvers to shift earnings made in the U.S. to thousands of offshore subsidiaries located in tax havens. (One of the new Treasury regulations tries to limit this practice as well.)

The Treasury’s recent reforms are an important step towards ending the most blatant forms of offshore corporate tax dodging. But Congress needs to reform the tax laws so Pfizer and the rest of the handful of huge corporations that owe the bulk of the unpaid taxes are finally forced to pay up.

The sums owed are staggering: Apple’s share is $61 billion, Microsoft’s is $35 billion and Citigroup’s is $13 billion, according to their corporate filings analyzed by Citizens for Tax Justice.

Deferral is not the only special tax break corporations exploit. Armies of corporate lawyers and lobbyists regularly descend on Capitol Hill to craft tax laws for the exclusive benefit of wealthy corporate executives and shareholders. For instance, we taxpayers subsidize CEO pay packages at a cost of $5 billion a year.

But deferral is the biggest corporate loophole and closing it would do a lot of good.

Here’s just one sample of how we could use the $700 billion in existing offshore profits: $470 billion to double highway and mass transit repair and maintenance for each of the next seven years; $75 billion to give all low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds high-quality preschool for the next decade; $61 billion over 10 years to put 9 million worthy students through community college tuition-free; $67 billion to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to include childless workers and non-custodial parents for 10 years; and $27 billion to increase the National Cancer Institute’s budget by 50 percent through 2027.

Tax Day is a fitting time to consider this simple, sobering truth: When corporations dodge their fair share of taxes, the rest of us pick up the tab. That means we either pay more taxes ourselves, get stuck with inadequate services or rack up more debt – or get some sad combination of all three.

So this Tax Day, after you’ve found your last receipt and filled out your final form, remember all of America’s taxdodging corporations and ask yourself: If I’m paying today, why aren’t they paying what they owe?

Then, more importantly, ask your members of Congress.

Frank Clemente is executive director of Americans for Tax Fairness, Washington, D.C.

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My 2016 Health Expo will be the biggest one yet R esidents are reminded that my 11th annual Health Expo will take place on Friday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown.

The purpose of the event is to give attendees the opportunity to gather information about health care, state government programs, federal assistance and home-based services available locally.

A record number of representatives from state and local agencies and the health care industry – more than 60 –will be on hand to talk about available options as well as answer any questions or concerns individuals may have.

I encourage residents of all ages to come out and gather information on a wide variety of subjects.

Exhibitors scheduled to attend include the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute, Hershey Area AARP, Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging, Dauphin County Assistance Office, Dauphin County Office of Veterans Affairs, Harrisburg Area Community College Dental Hygiene Program, Hummelstown Elder Express, Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority and area congressional offices, among many others.

A full list of exhibitors is available on my Web site.

For additional information about

the Health Expo, contact my Hershey office at 717-534-1323 or visit RepPayne.com.

Spring cleaning?

With warm weather comes spring cleaning, and with spring cleaning can come large quantities of recyclable materials.

Examples of those materials may include cardboard; newspapers and inserts; magazines; catalogs; telephone books; plastic Nos. 1-7; empty food, beverage and household containers; aluminum cans; and clear, green and brown glass.

I would like to remind residents of three places in our area that may serve as a convenient location to recycle any of the materials listed above: • The Dauphin County Department of Solid Waste Management operates the Dauphin County Recycling Center at 1620 South 19th St., Harrisburg. Hours of operation are Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

To contact the recycling center, call the main office at 717-982-6772.

The center offers free electronic recycling to all county residents – items accepted include compact fluorescent light bulbs, answering machines, cell phones, copiers, pagers, portable radios, CD players, computers, printers, print cartridges, telephones, TVs and typewriters.

Small fees apply to appliances with refrigerant.

• The county also operates a voluntary recycling drop-off site at the Conewago Twp. Municipal Building, 3279 Old Hershey Road, Elizabethtown. Recycling can be dropped off at this site at any time.

Questions regarding the site should be directed to the main office at 717-982-6772. For a full list of items accepted at each location, visit www.dauphincounty.org.

• Derry Twp. residents can take advantage of the Derry Twp. Recycling Center, located near the municipal services center at 650 Clearwater Road, Hershey. Summer hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 8 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center can be reached by phone at 717-533-8665.

If you are unsure if one of the centers listed accepts a certain item, you are encouraged to contact the center by phone or visit its Web site.

Fees may be charged for certain types of recyclables.

More information about these recycling centers can be found at my Web site, RepPayne.com.

John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp.

We can make our own spring

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t’s the season to plant. Not time to give up on our biosphere. I say this because a creeping, low-grade despair has overcome our human vision of a lovely and flourishing future.

“Nothing we could do would make any difference,” I heard one candidate tell a group of voters last month, regarding issues of coastal flooding, sea rise and climate action.

This “Why try?’’ attitude is designed to trickle down so that powerful trade group interests (and political figures they fund) can keep voters opposed to actions protecting water, public lands, wildlife or climate.

Acquired helplessness gets bred from high places to the pits: “It’s too late to act,” or, “Only God can change the weather,” or, “A healthy environment destroys jobs.” Something in us finds these absurdities a relief. Fatalism means we don’t have to try. Cynical people seem sophisticated. Effort looks naïve.

Blessedly, the naïve world of nature is unconcerned with sophistication. It just keeps trying to heal and grow. While humans cultivate our cool indifference, millions of other species are working toward a good outcome for all. “We are literally living off the fruits of other creatures’ labors,” says agricultural ecologist Gary Paul Nabhan, “those of the birds, bugs, and beasts that loosely coevolved with seed plants over the last hundred million years.”

A whole biosphere of species wants to flourish together. So why should our kind alone deem the future a lost cause?

Writer and conservationist Alice Walker reasons, “As long as the earth can make a spring every year, I can.” She’s not alone. Ask anyone out there on the ground today turning compost, starting stream bank trees, planting community gardens and other good-fortomorrow endeavors that can take root and grow.

Consider two of many such projects now springing up around the Mid-Atlantic, transforming cynicism and despair into action, joy and results.

Greensgrow Farm began by “rethinking land, abandoned space, oil barrels, PVC, tools and trash,” its mission summary stoutly declares. The idea sprang up in 1997 out of a forlorn city

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• “The same high school teachers

like to fail a lot of kids. My guess is they like having other schools with higher honor roll students than us. The administration should be concerned with this pattern but for years now they keep looking the other way. Look at the history: It’s always certain teachers each year.

These kids have A’s/B’s in everything else but not with these same teachers.”

• “I think it’s time to unionize!”

• “With everything I’ve read the

last few months about Lower Swatara Twp., good luck hiring more cops even if the powers that be OK it! Why in the world would they want to work there? No, thank you.”

block – an abandoned toxic waste site in a depressed Philadelphia neighborhood – when founders Mary Seton Corboy and Tom Sereduk toted in some hope and tomato seeds.

Today, Greensgrow is a thriving community hub, a fresh produce and “idea farm.” It’s plucky proof that magic can emerge from a mess and help revive an entire community. “We have never accepted the idea that ‘that’s just the way things are’,” they explain.

From a flat ruin, they’ve raised big healthy crops, awareness, good local jobs, workshop classes, honeybees, a beloved pig, a satellite garden in west Philadelphia – and a communal love of life.

Meanwhile, in the rural central Appalachians, organic gardener Anthony Flaccavento has been doing work similar, but more widely flung. In 1995, Flaccavento founded Appalachian Sustainable Development to help that area revive its degraded soils, local economy, water quality – and hopes. Years of mountaintopremoval mining, bad logging and nutrient-depleting tobacco crops, he realized, had stolen resources and livability from the residents they were supposed to help.

Flaccavento began questioning the despair-inducing “jobs vs. environment” PR that outside industries were using to justify all the wreckage. The we’re-at-war message was effective at pitting neighbor against neighbor at the expense of the land and water and

livable futures. Flaccavento started helping residents develop local vegetable, grass-fed livestock and sustainable-forestry markets, along with cultural and scenic tourism venues. Over time, the results began to show that good ecology and economies weren’t enemies, but a whole that would grow far into the future.

When people “act into a new way of thinking,” Flaccavento says, they “understand their place [in the world] in a new and more empowered light.” He discovered that ground-level effort reconnects people not only to their own future, but also to the whole biosphere and its longevity. It inspired him to found SCALE (Sequestering Carbon, Accelerating Local Economies), a consulting group now helping clients green up their places and economies across the U.S. Ground level efforts don’t all succeed, Flaccavento concedes.

But failure isn’t a reason to give up. In fact, he says, failure is the compost from which more viable projects grow, along with livelier livelihoods.

Greensgrow Farm puts it this way: “We believe that there’s a way things could be and that we can make them happen if we’re willing to work hard enough, laugh loud enough and be open enough to learn from our mistakes.”

Liza Field is a teacher and conservationist in southwest Virginia.

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but when the commissioners fully explain what’s really going on at township meetings, nothing’s written in the paper about it? How about telling the other side of the story?”

(Editor’s note: A story about the debate over police staffing in Lower Swatara Twp. appears in this edition. We stand by our previous stories on public discussion about police staffing that occurred at township meetings and on recent personnel changes in township government.)

• “Bring back Scott Sites. He is a true leader!”

it now. It’s called Miller Finkenbinder Funeral Home/Crematory.

So why do we really need one in Middletown when he can take them to Elizabethtown? Check it out. Right before the square going towards E-town.”

• “Listen, if the National Flood In-

surance is going to be denied to the township because of those camperS on the islands, then I’m sorry, but you’re only there in the summer and on weekends. ‘Cabins’ must go. My home is a year-round dwelling for me and my family, and I need the security of flood insurance.”

• “The crematorium in Middletown: • “Why have a problem with a crematory when we don’t blink an eye to a sausage shop nearby burning pigs? Move on to better things.”

I am opposed to building a crematory right in the middle of a family neighborhood. Can’t believe they can’t find another garage anywhere away from homes to run the operation. Just don’t think it’s appropriate for our community. Ask yourself: If you are buying a house of identical features and value, and one was next to the crematory and the other was not, which would you choose?”

Let me preface this by saying I do not live in Middletown, but have worked here for the last 10 years and I have been following the debate about the addition of a crematorium to the (already established) funeral home in Middletown.

Firstly, this facility will have to meet strict DEP and EPA guidelines regarding their operations and potential emissions into the air. Quite frankly, and no disrespect intended, you will get more smoke and smell from the Brownstone than from the crematorium. Secondly, as for the comment about the crematorium effecting property values – do you all need to be reminded that you live in the shadow of the ONLY nuclear accident in the U.S.? Your property values have long since been determined. And lastly, it’s called ‘cremation,’ did any of your relatives asked to be ‘human incinerated?’

Do your homework before making up your mind.”

• “Hey, Press And Journal, how

• “Hey, Finkenbinder has a crema-

our money was spent on the Lower Swatara attorney to do a crime study? You have and pay a chief of police to do that for you!”

• “Let’s see if the commissioners,

now that they bought the new police car, try to take away other police vehicles. I’ve never seen a board of commissioners that tries to disable their police department like this one.

I mean, dear Lord, what did they do to you to create such resentment?

• “I am not opposed to cremation,

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come stories about Lower Swatara that are based on hearsay and misinformation make the front page,

tory in Elizabethtown at 130 N. Market St. It used to be Miller/ Sekely but I guess Finkenbinder has

• “To the people who are fighting

the crematory, I ask you the following: How many of you smoke cigarettes? How many of you smoke marijuana? How many of you use a gas grill or coal briskets? How many of you have a fire pit? Think about the emissions coming from your car or lawnmower or gas Weedeater. Stop and think about all of the things that emit gases into the air. You are all part of a bigger problem. The legal guidelines that Mr. Fager will have to follow make the crematory a lot safer than the things you already use on a regular basis.

SMH! Do your research before you start putting signs up and start a GoFundMe page. You only look like fools.”

• “I’d like to know how much of

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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Middletown

Calvary Church has been a part of the Middletown Borough community since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ all these years and to do so knowing the good news has never changed in over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching what Scripture teaches. If we believe the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting in his death and resurrection for sinners we can and will be forgiven and

saved from God’s wrath. Please join us each Sunday to hear the Gospel.

Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke.

Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.

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.

Wed., April 13: 6:30 p.m., Bells rehearsal; 7:15 p.m., Chancel Choir rehearsal.

Sat., April 16: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Spring Indoor Yard and Bake Sale.

Church school for all ages continues on April 17 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. We encourage parents to bring the children and teens to class. Adults are welcome to the Adult Forum. The Adult Forum will continue a series on mental illness/ mental health as they hear from Dennis Felty, co-founder and president of Keystone Human Services.

Please join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 17. Our sanctuary is handicapped accessible, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one. Nursery

is available during the service, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Do join us.

Tues., April 19: 6 p.m., Fellowship Committee meeting.

We are actively involved in support for the Pineford fire survivors from last Sunday’s devastating blaze. If you wish to donate to the survivors we encourage you to identify on an offering envelope (above and beyond your regular support of our church) your desire to help. We will collect charitable funds for the next few weeks and then send our congregation’s support directly to the Interfaith Council.

Interfaith Council has agreed to add to the various churches’ fire donations some funds from the current Human Needs Fund. Thank you for your compassionate generosity.

The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-944-4322.

For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.

Ebenezer United Methodist Church Middletown

Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led

by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages.

There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture,

song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m.

We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies.

Our homemade Easter eggs are still available. For purchasing information please contact Mel Bollinger at 5830502 or Bill Hoch at 944-6080.

Come enjoy our Yard Sale on Sat., May 14 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Raindate is Sat., May 21. Food and drink available.

Additional parking on Oberlin Rd. For additional information please call us at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@comcast.net.

Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Church is located at Spring and Union Wyoming Street, Royalton. Individustreets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- als may also take items directly to the town. We are a Reconciling In Christ food pantry, which is open Tuesdays Church. and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

You are invited to join us for wor- The Community Action Commission ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday office is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. evening and Sunday morning. Sunday to 1 p.m. at the same location. worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m.

Church and Community Events: Sunday Church School for all ages is Wed., April 13: 10 a.m., Holy at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship ser- Communion in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Homework Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir.

Wednesday morning service is at 10 Thurs., April 14: Newsletter Deada.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual line. traditional service and is 45 minutes Sat., April 16: 5 p.m., Holy Comin length. Please enter through the munion. parking lot doors.

Sun., April 17: Easter 4; 8:15 a.m.

The first Sunday of each month (T) Holy Communion; 9:45 a.m., is Food Pantry Sunday. Needed are Confirmation/Sunday school; 11 a.m., personal care items: toothpaste, (C) Holy Communion. Spring Tea toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoos, reservations due. soaps, lotions, and paper products Mon., April 18: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., (toilet tissue, tissues, paper towels) and Community dinner at Evangelical food items: cereals, Bisquick, pancake UMC; 6:30 p.m., Bible Study. mixes, syrup, cake mixes and frostings, Tues., April 19: 3 to 5 p.m., Homecondiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, work Club; 7 to 8:30 p.m., Stewardship relishes, pickles and olives), puddings Event – Planned Giving Seminar. and gelatins. These are items not Visit our website at www.stpeconsistently purchased or available at tersmiddletown.org.

Central PA Food Bank. Items collected Scripture for April 17: Acts 9:36-43; are taken to the Middletown Area Ps 23; Rev 7:9-17; John 10:22-30.

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. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you.

New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. For security purposes our back and side doors will be locked every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the start of worship. The only door for entry after that will be the front door.

Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday evenings Pastor Britt’s Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by Intercessory Prayer; Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and

CHURCH DIRECTORY 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

3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; The Knitting Group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 1 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life.

Pastor Britt writes a daily devotional on Facebook page, “One Way, One Truth, One Life.” We invite all to read it.

Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Ushers for April: Terry and Todd Shope, Gaye and Irv Turpin. Acolyte for April: Colin Graham. Children’s Church Leaders for April: Michelle, Jenny and Katie Strohecker.

Youth Fellowship will be attending their yearly retreat Friday April 15 to Sunday, April 17.

Our men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. They meet every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer, and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. Community men invited.

Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com.

Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.

New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel

630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am

Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!

Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church 329 Market Street, Middletown

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

Church School - 10 am •Worship Service - 11 am

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

Pastor C. VICTORIA BROWN, M.Div. • 215-280-0798

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

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

Phone 939-0766

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

Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651 REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am - for all ages Saturday Worship - 5 pm - in the Chapel Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation

BRAD GILBERT, Pastor

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish

Evangelical United Methodist Church

REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor

www.ebenezerumc.net

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

Geyers United Methodist Church

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

Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm

Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

REV. MARGARET “Pastor Peggy” SPENGLER, Pastor Pastor James Lyles, Youth Pastor, 10xBetter

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

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

Follow Jesus, Change the World.

PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF

Worship With Your Family And Friends

Phone 944-6242

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Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown

Welcome all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store.

The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for April 13-19 are always open to everyone.

Wed., April 13: 10 a.m., Lent/Spring Bible Study; 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal.

Thurs., April 14: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 7 p.m., Lent/Spring Bible Study.

Sun., April 17: 9 a.m., Sunday Church

school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for April: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible.

Greeters: Daisy Long, Suzie Rowe, Sue Neiman. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of husband and father John Keller and son and brother John Keller Jr. presented by Donna and Lori Keller; 11:30 a.m., Cookie refreshments and fellowship time; 4 to 6 p.m., Youth Fellowship.

Mon., April 18: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Community dinner at Evangelical UMC. The entrée is stuffed chicken breast.

Tues., April 19: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 7 p.m., Staff Parish Relations Committee meeting.

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.

Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live. Supper at 5:30 p.m., Classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Adult Bible Study; Ladies Bible Study: “Angels”; “Painting with Donny” - Bring your own sketchbook and there is a cost toward paint and brushes. The Wired Word; “Boundaries With Kids.” There are also classes for Youth, Children’s Classes Grades 3, 4 and 5: Grades 1 and 2, Kindergarten and Babysitting for Infants thru age 3.

Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m.,

The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged.

They meet weekly through May. Join us for week two of a six-week grief support group, facilitated by Diane Bates-Sier. Meeting Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m., you are also welcome to join us for supper at WNL, beginning at 5:30 p.m. We will meet in the Sweet Room.

Sun., April 24: Perspective missionaries to Haiti, Steve and Amy Hosler will share with us at both the 8 and 10 a.m. services.

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.

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

Wesley “Community” United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown, Pa. Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 1-3 p.m. and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. wesleyumc@co,mcast.com 717-944-6242 EASTER is the ultimate gift from God to us! If we say “yes” to the fact that Jesus is God, Himself coming into our neighborhood, and if we say “yes” to the fact that Jesus suffered and died on the cross for us, (Jesus said, “Forgive them for they know not what they do.”); and if we say “yes” to His resurrection’ then we have to respond to God’s gracious gift of new life that He has offered us. So, how are we going to live out this NEW LIFE that Jesus has given us? First, we must accept God’s gift to us in Jesus Christ for ourselves! Your mom’s faith will not get you into the presence of God, nor will your grandmother’s or grandfather’s. God has no grandchildren; He only has children who have surrendered their life into His care, the family of God. So once we’ve given Him our life, what’s next?

Last week, Wesley began a new preaching series to answer that question. We are looking at the Five Practices of Cultivating a Fruitful Life. Last week we looked at what it means to be radically received into the Body of Christ. We looked at going the second mile in welcoming the stranger into our midst. This week we’re going to look at what it’s like to passionately worship God. Passionate worship has little to do with the style of music we like, but rather how we come into the presence of God in worship. What are our expectations? Why are we worshipping anyway? Come and discover a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ through worship.

At 8:30 a.m., the “New Spirit” Praise

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Team leads us in worship, praise, prayer and the message is “experiencing the passionate worship of the God we love and serve.”

At 10:30 a.m., our worship follows the same preaching series, with the hymns of faith being sung to the glory of God. Our Sunday school hours are 9:15 a.m. for the Adult Sunday School Class. Come as you are and discover who God is calling you to become.

God’s Kitchen Community Dinners are every Tuesday evening in our Fellowship Hall. The entrance is in the rear across the alley from the parking lot. The dinner is served from 6 to 7 p.m. by the congregations of Wesley, Evangelical, Geyers, Royalton and Highspire. If you normally eat alone, this is an opportunity for you to share a meal in fellowship with other folks who normally eat alone. Come share the bounty of fun, fellowship and a meal. No strings attached!

Threads of Hope Clothing ministry, which is open the 4th Friday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m., is also open every Tuesday evening during the God’s Kitchen Community Meal.

Youth 10Xs Better is every weekday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. with a variety of educational opportunities for youth 3rd to 12th grade such as sewing, cooking, finances God’s way, Bible Study, Chess Club, photography and art classes as well as other events.

There is also a Men’s Discipleship Class every Saturday at 8 a.m. On Sat., April 23 at 9 a.m., the Men’s Discipleship Class will be sponsoring the “Lift Up A Man Day” where they will be giving away new suits and accessories for those who are applying for jobs, and other opportunities that require a more dressed up look. We look forward to seeing you.

Remember, we are your “neighbors” here at Wesley Community Church and we desire to meet you, connect with you and serve the community together with you.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016 -B-7

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Happy mid-April to you, folks! Who knew how absolutely winter-like April would be this year? I need to find where I put my mittens. How silly of me to put them away on one 80-degree day.

Here is a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay: Song Of A Second April April this year, not otherwise Than April of a year ago, Is full of whispers, full of sighs, Of dazzling mud and dingy snow; Hepaticas that pleased you so Are here again, and butterflies.

There rings a hammering all day, And shingles lie about the doors; In orchards near and far away The grey wood-pecker taps and bores; The men are merry at their chores, And children earnest at their play.

The larger streams run still and deep, Noisy and swift the small brooks run Among the mullein stalks the sheep Go up the hillside in the sun, Pensively, – only you are gone, You that alone I cared to keep.

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If you are wondering what “mullein” is, I looked it up: It is a herbaceous plant of the figwort family with woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers, native to Eurasia but now widely and commonly distributed. Hepaticas are a perennial in the buttercup family.

Now that you are inspired, please,feel free to stop reading this paper and go outside to work in your gardens – oh, and don’t forget to replace those shingles that blew off on the windy days we have been having. I think Edna has rightly described April 2016 thus far. How about you?

Here’s to a warmer, less breezy last half of April! Let me know your news to share and have a fantastic week.

Birthdays Happy sweet beep-honk-beep 16th birthday to Alexandra Hernandez of Middletown. She celebrates her cake day on Thursday, April 14.

Aayah Mohsini of Lower Swatara Twp. will have her seventh birthday on Friday, April 15. Enjoy your super-fun day, Aayah!

tudents of the Month LOWER DAUPHIN HIGH SCHOOL

Anniversary Best wishes to Sam and Karen Turns of Middletown on Monday, April 18 as they celebrate their anniversary.

Katie Spanos Katie Spanos and Chad Ray were named Students of the Month for March at Lower Dauphin High School.

Spanos was chosen by the Hummelstown Women’s Club, while Ray was chosen by the Rotary Club of Hummelstown.

Spanos, daughter of George and Elizabeth Spanos, is a four-year member of the field hockey team and a team captain; a four-year member of Volunteen and Student Council, where she is president; and a fouryear member of the Mini-THON committee, where she serves as executive director. She is a threeyear member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society, a two-year member of the Science National Honor Society and a member of the National English Honor Society.

In the community, she plays club field hockey and is a coach and referee for Lower Dauphin Youth Field Hockey and Central Pennsylvania

Chad Ray Youth Field Hockey. She also is active with volunteer work.

She plans to attend Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., to major in biological sciences and continue her field hockey career. After earning her bachelor’s degree, she would like to attend medical school to prepare for a career in pediatric oncology.

Ray, son of Todd and Holly Ray, is a four-year member of the football team, where he played on the defensive line and at fullback and was the team’s defensive player of the year last season. He is also a four-year member of the boys’ lacrosse team, participates as a buddy at Special Olympics and serves as a counselor in Lower Dauphin’s outdoor education program.

In the community, he is active as a volunteer with Falcon Football youth camps and youth flag football.

He plans to attend Saint Francis University, Loretto, to study management information systems. He has a preferred walk-on spot on the St. Francis football team.

Timing counts when it comes to your social security benefit Social Security can be one of your most valuable retirement assets. The decision of when you start taking your benefit impacts how much you’ll receive.

Call or visit today, and learn how your decision impacts your overall retirement income strategy.

Final decisions about Social Security filing strategies always rest with you and should always be based on your specific needs and health considerations. For more information, visit the Social Security Administration website at www.socialsecurity.gov.

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Dianne Mosher of Lower Swatara marks her springy birthday on Saturday, April 15. May the breezes be warm for you this day, Dianne.

Happy birthday to Brady Fox of Lower Swatara as he turns Sweet 16 on his golden birthday April 16.

Have a wonderful honk-honk-beep Saturday, Brady!

Michael Lewis of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Saturday, April 16 as he observes his 23rd balloon-flying holiday.

Happy 22nd birthday to Daniel Reese of Lower Swatara. He is celebrating his just-spiffy day on Sunday, April 17. Enjoy, Daniel!

Hey, Marley Kinsey of Lower Swatara! Happy 15th birthday to you on Tuesday, April 19. Enjoy your sparkles and glitter day all week!

Best wishes for a golden birthday to Lindsay Truesdale of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, April 19. She turns 19. Yay! Happy birthday to Terry Lupia of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, April 19.

May your day be full of smiles and sweet friends!

Kordre Butts of Middletown celebrates cake day No. 13 on Tuesday, April 19. Hope you love being a teenager!

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Penn State honor society The following local students were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Penn State: • Muriel Amanda Tchangoum, of Middletown • Michelle Perry, of Hummelstown • Steven Hartzfeld, of Hummelstown • William Troutman, of Elizabethtown • Katherine Solomon, of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Congregation yard sale Middletown Presbyterian Congregation, North Union and Water streets, will host its semiannual yard sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16.

Soup, subs and baked goods will also be available that day.

MAHS 50th reunion The Middletown Area High School Class of 1966 is holding its 50th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 22. The reunion committee is trying to locate the following classmates: Cheri Adams, Michael Adams,

James Crittendon, Daniel Crider, Anna Good Deimler, Michelle Fair, Robert Fornwalt, Mary Babinsky Greathouse, Bruce Howard, Judith Howell, William Lyell, Trudy Moser, Linda Paul, Chris Rogers, Earla Bitner Shay, Patricia Stanislawski Souders, Larry Squires and Johnnie Thurman.

Please contact Gaye Barilla Turpin at 717-364-5821, Larry Etter at 717-9443123, Denny Stover at 717-579-8165 or Diane Daily at 717-944-9595.

Old Reliance yard sale Come out for the annual yard sale at Old Reliance Farms – it will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16.

Suppertime All are welcome to a delicious stuffed chicken breast dinner with mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, salad, dessert,and beverage from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until sold out) on Monday, April 18 at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown.

Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Take-out is also available.

For more information, call 717-9446181.

Quote of the Week “If I know better, I need to do better.”

– Anonymous

Question of the Week Where would you like to visit for two weeks?

“Maryland. I would like to see their beaches.” – Isaiah Rogers Keeney, 11, Middletown.

“Hilton Head, because it is so nice there. My sister says Disney World!”

– Alex Kelly, 6, Swatara Twp. “Hawaii. I went as a small child and would love to go back!” – Briana Woodring, East Hanover Twp. “Being a history fan, I would enjoy a two-week cruise to the Greek Isles and the Nile River.” – Dorothea Novak, Middletown.

“Alaska, because of all the wilderness, fishing and hunting.” – Dominick Barilla, 15, Royalton.

“Puerto Rico. The beaches are really nice, plus I have family there.” – Alexandra Hernandez, Middletown.

Proverb for the Week Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief (14:13).

DID YOU KNOW? 73 percent of community newspaper readers read the discount store ads.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Byrd

Wedding vows exchanged Mrs. Esther Byrd and Mr. Robert Shields proudly announce the marriage of their grandson Michael David Byrd to Sheila Carol Autry on March 19, 2016.

The ceremony took place at Colonial Heights Baptist Church in Clinton, North Carolina at 2:30 p.m. Surrounded by over 100 family and friends, the couple said their vows in a beautiful ceremony followed by a reception in the church fellowship hall.

After an extended honeymoon in Pennsylvania, the couple will reside in North Carolina.

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ut&about Lou Paioletti, a sales manager for Phoenix Contact and 1988 graduate of Penn State Harrisburg, gives an opening speech.

Contestants, judges and club members pose for a photo after the competition.

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Penn State Harrisburg Business Management Club’s “Elevator Pitch 3.0’’

ver watch the TV show “Shark Tank?’’ Inventors and budding entrepreneurs pitch their products to a panel of five wealthy business people on the ABC-TV show, in an attempt to lure investors.

Penn State Harrisburg hosted a similar competition on Friday, April 8, when the university’s Business Management Club invited students to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges – including two professors – for a first-place prize of $200. The competition, called “Elevator Pitch 3.0,’’ put five entrants before the judges – supply chain professor Greg Kraiser; marketing professor Ozge Aybat; Josh Benton, co-

founder of Hatchback, a propriety technology that collects and analyzes mobile date to help find look-alike audiences; and Richard Heddleson of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a Centre County agency that provides funding to tech-based start-ups.

Which would you have chosen: • An app that pairs engineers with work projects, pitched by student Pranav Jain.

• A stationary bicycle that uses pedal power to charge your cell phone, pitched by students Mauricio Valverde, Garrett Moore and Tejas Sadarahalli.

• A robot that would do household chores.”If it’s successful, maybe we

Cindy Qin, left, president of the Penn State Harrisburg Business Management Club, presents winner Calida Gao with her prize – a $200 check.

could put one on Mars – think of all the money NASA could save,’’ offered student Henry Wade to a skeptical panel of judges.

• A center offering Chinese massage and meditation to stressed students, pitched by China-born Calida Gao. • A peanut butter and jelly roll that would eliminate messy spreading on bread. “Like a fruit roll-up with peanut butter and jelly,’’ student Veronica Johnson said in her pitch.

The winner: Gao, with Jain’s app taking second place and Johnson’s PB&J roll taking third.

The competition was sponsored by Phoenix Contact.

The judges and audience, above, vote for a winner using their cell phones.

Henry Wade, pitches his product, a robot that could perform chores.

Veronica Johnson pitches her product – a sliceable peanut butter and jelly roll.

Pranav Jain, left, explains his product, an app that connects engineers with work projects, to the panel of judges that includes, from left, Dr. Ozge Aybat, professor Greg Kraiser, Josh Benton and Richard Heddleson.

Judge Greg Kaiser, left, questions contestant Calida Gao about her product.

Press And Journal Photos

by Jim Lewis

Pitching an advertising campaign for a stationary bicycle that uses pedal power to charge your cell phone is, from left, Tejas Sadarahalli, Mauricio Valverde and Garrett Moore.