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Careless smoking caused Pineford fire, officials say
This photo by Lori Shetter, which she provided to investigators, shows the fire’s beginnings at Holly Hall and helped the investigation, officials said.
By Dan Miller
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Careless smoking caused the April 3 fire that swept through Holly Hall in the Village of Pineford, displacing 60 residents, investigators said. “The cause of the fire is accidental due to smoking,” said Steven Bartholomew, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in an e-mail to the Press And Journal on Monday, April 18. “The investigation revealed it began in the roof above the fifth floor
on the north side of the building.” ATF led the investigation because of the size and scope of the fire, which engulfed the five-story, 80-unit apartment building. Investigators believe the fire was started by someone who was smoking a cigarette while on a fifth-floor balcony, said Dennis Woodring, a detective with the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Division. “Either a hot ash from a cigarette or the cigarette Please See FIRE, Page A8
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Middletown man pleads guilty to growing pot A Middletown man who was arrested in 2015 for having a large pot-growing operation in his South Union Street apartment pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Dauphin County Court on Tuesday, April 12. George F. Pfeil, 42, was sentenced to 36 months in the county’s intermediate punishment program by Judge Richard A. Lewis after Pfeil pleaded guilty to one felony count of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance. Pfeil is to serve the first six months of the sentence in the Dauphin County Prison’s work release program, followed by three months of electronic monitoring and house arrest. He was also ordered to complete 100 hours of community service. According to court records, Middletown police hauled out of Pfeil’s apartment enough pot plants and growing material to fill the bed of a dump truck.
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The Middletown Area School District could become the first district in Dauphin County to make available in its schools a drug known to reverse the effects of an overdose from heroin. The Middletown Area School Board’s academic affairs committee agreed on Tuesday, April 12, to move forward with a policy that would allow naloxone to be stored in its schools – and for the drug to be given on-site by nurses and other trained district employees to a student or anyone else who is experiencing an opioid overdose on school grounds. The draft policy is to be on the full board’s agenda for tentative approval at its meeting on Monday, April 25, with final adoption possible in June. That would allow for district nurses and other employees to be trained in giving naloxone so that the drug would be available in schools for the 2016-17 school year. Middletown would be the first school district in Dauphin County to enact a policy allowing for naloxone to be kept on-site and available to be given to someone experiencing an overdose in school, according to Cheryl Dondero, director of Dauphin County Drug and Alcohol Services. Also known by the brand name Narcan, naloxone is already carried by emergency medical services and most police departments throughout the county. Naloxone can also be obtained without a prescription at a local pharmacy, as was pointed out to the committee by Philip Moore, a toxicologist and ad-
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Boro, Humane Society ink pact for stray dogs By Dan Miller
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Pennsylvania Acting Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Carrelli, kneeling, presents medals earned by Capt. Arthur Halfpapp to members of Halfpapp’s family.
In Middletown, a lost WWII pilot finally gets his funeral By Dan Miller
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he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, no doubt steeled the resolve of Arthur Halfpapp to become a pilot in the military. But it’s clear that the young man, who lived in Steelton, set his sights on a career in the skies long before that disastrous day. “He’ll pilot a plane” read the notation next to Halfpapp’s picture in a well-preserved copy of the 1939 Steelton High School yearbook that Alan Acri brought to the funeral of Capt. Arthur “Archie” Halfpapp in Middletown on Thursday, April 14. Halfpapp died in combat on April 24, 1945, just two weeks before the end of World War II in Europe, when his P-47 Thunderbolt plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire as Please See HOMECOMING, Page A3
A military honor guard stands at attention after placing Capt. Arthur Halfpapp’s casket in a hearse to take the pilot’s remains to Indiantown Gap National Cemetery for burial.
Steel-High could raise taxes for 2016-17
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Officials examine legality of reduced speed limit at Kunkel
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A sign along Fulling Mill Road outside Kunkel Elementary School warns motorists of a reduced speed limit.
Homeowners in Steelton and Highspire would see a tax increase in next year’s budget based on the draft budget shared by the Steelton-Highspire School board on Thursday, April 14. The district administration projects a lean $20.2 million budget for 2016-17 with a 1.5 mill tax increase, said Cynthia Craig, the district’s business manager. The increase would result in a new millage rate of 26.977 for school property taxes. The new rate would mean that Steelton would join Highspire and Harrisburg as the only places in Dauphin County with a property tax rate of more than 50 mills in total county, municipal and school taxes.
The owner of the median-valued property in Steelton, assessed at $46,400, would see a $70 increase that would bring the property’s school tax bill to $1,252. With a $64,150 assessment, the median Highspire homeowner would see a $96 increase and a new tax bill of $1,752. Board members asked questions but took no action. Part of the reason that residents will see higher taxes is because a few of their neighbors will see their taxes drop. “We had numerous reassessments this year,” Craig said. “As a result, we have less taxable property.” The district’s taxable property value fell $1 million in the past year, which cuts $25,000 from the property tax the district could collect
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A Mechanicsburg area man was charged by police after he allegedly e-mailed nude photos of a woman with whom he had ended a relationship to her employer – the Middletown Area School District, according to Lower Swatara Twp. police. Mitchell Ness, 34, of the first block of W. Lisburn Road, Upper Allen Twp., was charged with three counts of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image, three counts of stalking and three counts of harassment, according to court records. Ness was charged on Tuesday, April 12 after the woman was questioned by district officials about the e-mails, police said. She denied sending them, and school officials contacted police. Ness admitted he sent the e-mails because he was angry over the breakup of a relationship with the woman, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, June 1 before District Judge Michael Smith.
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Lower Swatara Twp. police say they cannot enforce the posted speeds for a school zone near Kunkel Elementary School, but the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners oppose removing the signs and flashing lights. Each day, buses of students arrive at Kunkel, but no students arrive on foot. Police Chief Richard Brandt Please See ZONE, Page A8
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Middletown Borough Council has restored a contract that will allow stray dogs in the borough to be kenneled at the Humane Society of the Harrisburg Area. The contract was sought by Police Chief John Bey, who expressed concerns over the police department having to care for stray dogs at the Emaus Street police station for weeks at a time, in some cases, because the department had no place to take the animals. State law requires that borough police take in a stray dog, whether an officer finds the dog or a resident brings the dog to the station, Bey said. In one recent case, police kept a stray pit bull at the station for 3 1/2 weeks because the department could not find its owner. The dog was around so long that officers gave it a name – “Meat Ball,” the chief said. Eventually, police got in touch with Find Toby, a nonprofit group that works to reunite stray dogs with their owners. By that time, Meat Ball was tired of her cage at the police department, Bey said. “The day they picked her up she broke out of her cage and was running around our sally port – she bent the door and got out of that cage,’’ Bey said. “Thank God she was friendly – once she warmed up to you.” Now with the new Humane Society contract, police need only keep a dog for a day or two to make “an honest effort” to find the owner, the chief said. That can be easy if an identification micro-chip has been implanted in the animal, since the department has a scanner on site. Otherwise, if the department cannot locate the owner, police will once again take the dog to the Humane Society. The society will charge the borough $122 per dog, except for pit bulls, which will cost $265.70 per dog. The society will not accept more than 100
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A small crowd waves flags as the hearse carrying Capt. Arthur Halfpapp passes through Middletown.
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Larry E. Leach, 67, of Middletown entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. A tribute to Larry’s life will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 12 p.m. at Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 East Main St., Middletown, PA 17057, with the Rev. Britt Strohecker officiating. There will be a visitation on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 11 a.m. until the hour of the service at the funeral home. For full obituary and to send condolences online, please visit, www. matinchekfuneralhome.com.
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Joseph Richard Moore, 66, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. A tribute to his life was held on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 2 p.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, with the Rev. Britt Strohecker officiating. A viewing was on Sunday from 12 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. For full obituary and to send condolences online, please visit, www. matinchekfuneralhome.com.
Allan D. Snyder, 58, of Bainbridge, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. A tribute to Allan’s life was held on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 12 p.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, PA 17057, with the Rev. John Shiery officiating. There was a viewing on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 from 10 a.m. until the hour of the service at the funeral home. For full obituary and to send condolences online, please visit, www. matinchekfuneralhome.com.
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Halfpapp was on a dive-bombing run along the Po River near Guarda, Italy. It took nearly 71 years to find Halfpapp and bring home his remains. Halfpapp’s aircraft, his remains and some of his belongings – among them a wristwatch and one of his dog tags – was found in October 2014 by a team of Italian excavators. The discovery led to tests on Halfpapp’s DNA as well as the DNA of two of Halfpapp’s surviving relatives – his nephew, the Rev. Jack Sipe, who lives in Londonderry Twp., and his niece, Mary Lou Kear of East Stroudsburg. Roughly nine months after Sipe and Kear were tested, the results came back – and Halfpapp’s identity was confirmed by the Department of Defense. On April 12, his remains arrived in a flag-draped casket carried inside a Delta airplane that landed at Harrisburg International Airport. Halfpapp’s funeral brought military brass, politicians and the news media to Middletown. Besides family like Sipe and Kear, it also brought together old friends like Acri and Peter Wolf, another nephew of Halfpapp. Acri and Wolf had worked together in the steel mill. The home where Halfpapp grew up in Steelton no longer stands – it was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 and is now part of the steel mill property, Acri said. “My mom knew the family,” Acri said of the Halfpapps. She had saved all the Steelton High School yearbooks going back many, many years. When Acri learned of Halfpapp’s remains coming back home, and of Halfpapp’s funeral, he wanted to come to show people the yearbook. About 75 people attended the funeral, including two of the Italian excavators who found Halfpapp. One, archeologist Gianluca Mazzanti, said the wreckage was found less than one kilometer from the banks of the Po River. “We were very lucky. When the aircraft came down the terrain was very muddy,” which helped to preserve the condition of the aircraft and Halfpapp’s remains after so many years, Mazzanti said. It was also easy to identify one of the dog tags as Halfpapp’s – his name was clearly legible, Mazzanti added. Halfpapp is one of two U.S. pilots found by the team of excavators of which Mazzanti is a part, he said. Many other U.S. pilots from World War II remain to be found in and around italy. “Unfortunately, many pilots are lost over the sea around Italy. In that case they are very difficult to find,’’ Mazzanti said. “Sometimes it is possible, but not always.” He said he and another excavator came to Halfpapp’s funeral to “close the entire circle. I think it’s the right thing to do.” Sipe, Halfpapp’s nephew, met with the excavators briefly. He thanked them for finding his uncle. As the funeral was about to begin, Sipe introduced Mazzanti and his colleague. They received an ovation of sustained applause. Halfpapp’s plane was brought down by anti-aircraft fire while he was on his 103rd combat mission. Halfpapp had flown more than enough missions to earn his ticket home, but instead chose to fly in place of a rookie pilot, according to Sipe. Halfpapp worried that the inexperienced pilot would make a mistake and be killed in the waning days of the war in Europe, Sipe said. Halfpapp also wanted to go on to fight in Japan, according to letters he wrote home. The funeral service included the
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Gianluca Mazzanti, right, and an unidentified man with him, were among the excavation team that discovered Capt. Arthur Halfpapp’s remains. They attended Halfpapp’s funeral in Middletown. presenting of Halfpapp’s military decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart and others, to members of Halfpapp’s family by Air Force Brig. Gen. Anthony J. Carrelli, the acting adjutant general of Pennsylvania. “This was America’s greatest generation, and Capt. Halfpapp was one of those,” said Carelli, who briefly noted his own experience as an Air Force pilot flying the A-10 Thunderbolt. “We stand on the shoulders of those who went before us.” Carelli also presented a letter to the family from Gov. Tom Wolf, who called Halfpapp “a true role model for all Pennsylvanians.” State Sen. Mike Folmer, his voice breaking with emotion, presented a
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From the Wednesday, April 21, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Preserve Our Rich History When members of the Middletown Area Historical Society meet for an anniversary dinner next Monday, April 26, they should feel proud of an illustrious 20-year history of “preserving the historical awareness” of Middletown and Royalton boroughs and Londonderry and Lower Swatara townships. “Historical awareness” is an organizational goal started by Trustees Leon Daily, treasurer, and vice president John Croll. Joining them in attaining the goal are Trustees Richard Hoffman, Edna Parrell and Bonnie Stazewski. All were elected by the society’s 200 members. The organization was founded in 1973 in preparation of the local observance of the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial, with Dr. John F. Hoffman as its first president, Daily and Croll explained. Since then, the society’s original purpose has been “far surpassed,” Daily enthused. Most area residents are probably familiar with the Colonial Arts and Crafts Fair that is held annually in Hoffer Park, the society’s “primary source of PUBLIC NOTICES
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Swatara Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the request of Scott & Courtney McCall for a variance from the provisions of the Lower Swatara Township Code of Ordinances, as amended, as follows: a variance from Chapter 27 Zoning, Part 20 General Regulations, §27-2008.H Yard Regulations, Fences and Walls, to allow a six (6) foot high fence to be erected into the front yard area. The property is located at 2 Heatherwood Circle, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057 within the Residential Urban (R-U) Zoning District. A hearing will be held Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 7:00 PM at the Lower Swatara Township Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, Pennsylvania, 17057. All interested parties are invited to attend. Randall Breon Chairman #155 0413-2T www.publicnoticepa.com
income,” according to Daily and Croll. The event has been held every mid-June since 1976 in correlation with the 1774 signing of the Middletown Resolves, a document written by citizens that requested U.S. independence from England. Proceeds from the fair are used mostly for the Ferry House, Daily and Croll explained, a project of which they are obviously proud. The organization obtained the early-18th century home and the Liberty Band Hall, both located on South Union St. in Middletown, for a “nominal price” from the Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority after the structures were damaged by Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972. Crash Shortfall Doesn’t Mean Tax Increase Middletown School Directors Say It’s Too Early In The Budget Game To Tell Members of the Middletown Area School Board are insisting this week that it’s much too early to tell if the District will be forced to raise real estate taxes for the 1993-94 school year. Some of the directors have acknowledged, however, that the Board may have to dip into its $900,000 reserve fund to avoid the increase, thereby depleting most or all of the account. The District normally maintains the reserve fund for emergencies and other unforeseen expenses. Officials reviewed a tentative version of the ’93-94 budget last week, cautioning even with the $900,000 “nest egg” included as revenue, the District still falls short of proposed spending for the year by nearly $250,000. MASD Business ManPUBLIC NOTICES
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NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (the “Borough”), at a meeting duly called and held on April 12, 2016, finally enacted an Ordinance, the caption and a summary of such Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) being as follows: “AN ORDINANCE OF THIS BOROUGH INCURRING NONELECTORAL DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY A SERIES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000), TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR AND TOWARD REFUNDING ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION NOTES, SERIES OF 2011, OF THIS BOROUGH AND PAYMENT OF RELATED COSTS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS; ACCEPTING A CERTAIN PROPOSAL FOR PURCHASE OF SUCH BONDS, AT PRIVATE SALE BY NEGOTIATION; SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND SUBSTANTIAL FORM OF SUCH BONDS AND AUTHORIZING AN OFFICER OF THIS BOROUGH TO APPROVE OTHER, FINAL TERMS OF SUCH BONDS, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION OF SUCH BONDS; PLEDGING THE FULL FAITH, CREDIT AND TAXING POWER OF THIS BOROUGH IN SUPPORT OF SUCH BONDS; APPOINTING A PAYING AGENT AND A SINKING FUND DEPOSITARY; SETTING FORTH CERTAIN COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS OF THE INTEREST TO BE PAID ON SUCH BONDS; AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATE OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL TO TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS AND TO EXECUTE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, INCLUDING A SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE WITH THE HIGHSPIRE BOROUGH AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE SEWER SYSTEM OF SUCH AUTHORITY; PROVIDING FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THE REFUNDED NOTES, UPON STATED MATURITY OR OPTIONAL REDEMPTION PRIOR TO STATED MATURITY, AS APPLICABLE AND APPROPRIATE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE RESERVED TO THIS BOROUGH; AUTHORIZING RELATED ACTION; AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES INSOFAR AS THE SAME SHALL BE INCONSISTENT HEREWITH.” Notice is also given that: (1) the accepted proposal of PNC Capital Markets LLC for the purchase of the Bonds provides for a purchase price (including underwriting discount and net original issue discount or premium) of not less than 80% nor more than 120% of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds to be issued, plus accrued interest, if any; and (2) the interest rate applicable to each of the Bonds shall not exceed a fixed rate of 5.50% per annum. Notice is further given that the Ordinance was amended during final passage to insert a Section authorizing Borough officers to provide for the investment of certain proceeds of sale of the Bonds and to delete the last paragraph of Section 4 (regarding a cash contribution to the Refunding Project). The final form of the Ordinance, as enacted, may be inspected by any citizen, in the office of the Borough Secretary, Highspire Borough Building, 640 Eshelman Street, Highspire, Pennsylvania, on any regular business day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time. This Notice is given in accordance with requirements of and in compliance with the Pennsylvania Local Government Unit Debt Act. BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGHSPIRE, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BY: John McHale, Secretary Rhoads & Sinon, LLP One South Market Square Harrisburg, PA Bond Counsel #159 0420-1T
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23 YEARS AGO - Trustees Of History – Pictured at Middletown’s restored Ferry House are the six trustees of the Middletown Area Historical Society. From left: John Croll Jr., Pat Chubb, Edna Parrell, Bonnie Stazewski, Rich Hoffman and Leon Daily. ager Donald Faust offered reflects no reserve for next the $17.5 million budget year,” Calabrese said. “This draft at the Board’s April is a question the Board 12 workshop meeting, ex- will have to address, but I plaining to directors that strongly recommend that the quarter-million-dollar we maintain a reserve, othgap exists because revenues erwise we’re left with no for ’93-94 are projected at emergency fund. If we $17,219,349. Following had a boiler fail in one of Faust’s presentation, how- our buildings or if we had ever, the Board instructed one of our oil tanks start to administrators to return leak underground, we’d be with a balanced budget in a situation without the for the May 10 meeting, reserve.” at which time the directors Prices From will again review the plan 3 Years Ago and consider additional spending cuts if necessary Keller’s Butter 16 oz. box............... $1.49 to avoid a tax increase. MASD Superintendent Red Ripe Strawberries.......88¢/pint Leon Calabrese stated last Friday that he is against Corn Muffins.........6/$1.39 using the reserve fund to Greenmark Paper Towels 1 roll pkg................... 50¢ offset expenses. He mainCluster’s Cereal tains the District cannot 15.5 oz. box............ $2.49 always predict its financial status, especially in light Rosetto Ravioli 60 oz. pkg............... $4.79 of past funding proposals by the State, which never Wilson Hot Dogs 1 lb. pkg.................... 98¢ came to fruition. “Our budget currently Banquet Chicken Nuggets 10 oz........ $1.99 Clorox-2 Bleach 64 oz....................... $2.69 PUBLIC NOTICES Planter’s Peanuts 8 oz. pkg................. $1.45 Purdue Roaster Chicken PUBLIC NOTICE Drumsticks...........88¢/lb. Report Available for Public Review Finding of No Significant Impact Low Salt Ham.....$1.68/lb.
(FONSI) Rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 Harrisburg International Airport/MDT Middletown, Pennsylvania The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) has proposed a safety improvement project at the Harrisburg International Airport that involves the rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 and the connected action of removing obstructions that penetrate the airspace surrounding Runway 13-31. The rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 project includes runway pavement rehabilitation, taxiway connector rehabilitation, pavement markings, runway centerline light replacement, in-pavement surface condition sensor system replacement, and upgrades to the surface movement guidance control system and lighting system. The connected obstruction removal consists of tree removal and associated mitigation. Work associated with the rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 will be conducted entirely on airport property. Work associated with obstruction removal will be conducted at two off-airport locations: Area 1 immediately east of Runway 13-31 in Middletown Borough, and Area 2 approximately two miles east of Runway 13-31 on the Sunset Golf Course in Londonderry Township. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was undertaken and was submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for review. The FAA has reviewed the document and has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), indicating that the project sponsor has satisfied the requirements of applicable statutes and regulations. In compliance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations 1501.4(e)(1) and 1501.6, SARAA is making the EA and FONSI available to the public for review at the following location: Harrisburg International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Suite 300, Middletown, PA Interested parties may also obtain a copy of the documents by contacting SARAA’s Environmental Office at (717) 948-3900. Comments must be submitted in writing within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments may be sent to the following address: Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Environmental Office One Terminal Drive, Suite 300 Middletown, PA 17057 #163 0420-1T www.publicnoticepa.com
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Report Available for Public Review Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) Bethlehem Steel 24 White House Lane Harrisburg International Airport/MDT Middletown, Pennsylvania The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) has proposed to reclassify and sell approximately 39 acres of airport property, formerly known as the Bethlehem Steel property. SARAA intends to sell the land to Woodmont Industrial Partners for the construction of warehouses. An Environmental Assessment (EA) was undertaken and was submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for review. The FAA has reviewed the document and has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), indicating that the project sponsor has satisfied the requirements of applicable statutes and regulations. In compliance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations 1501.4(e)(1) and 1501.6, SARAA is making the EA and FONSI available to the public for review at the following location: Harrisburg International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Suite 300, Middletown, PA Interested parties may also obtain a copy of the documents by contacting SARAA’s Environmental Office at (717) 948-3900. Comments must be submitted in writing within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments may be sent to the following address: Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Environmental Office One Terminal Drive, Suite 300 Middletown, PA 17057 #162 0420-1T www.publicnoticpa.com
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PLEASE COME TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION ON THE PROPOSED CREMATORY IN MIDDLETOWN Date: Thursday April 21, 2016 Time: 6:30 P.M. Place: American legion middletown post 594; 137 E. High st. Middletown, pa 17057
Z We are not against cremation. We are against cremation in a residential district in Middletown. Z The proposed crematory exhaust stack, which will emit Mercury and other highly toxic pollutants, is 35 feet from the closest front door, and within 1,200 feet of over 350 properties, including Fink Elementary School, Discovery Kids Child Care, and St. Peter’s Church Day Care. The PA Dept. of Environmental Protection does not monitor mercury or dioxin emissions. Z The zoning permit application to “convert a garage into a crematory” was approved in 24 hours. The Middletown Zoning Officer has 90 days to process zoning applications. Why the rush? Z Fager-Finkenbinder’s DEP Permit application for an INCINERATOR: Open Air Contamination Source has maximum operating hours of 24 hours/7 days a week. Travis Finkenbinder can use his Middletown funeral home to cremate bodies from his other 4 funeral home locations and contract with other funeral homes to cremate their bodies as well. Z The DEP permit application submitted Oct. 19 by Fager-Finkenbinder asks: “Have you informed the surrounding community and addressed any concerns prior to submitting the application to the Department?” Fager-Finkenbinder marked “NO.” Since October 2015, Fager-Finkenbinder declined comment or did not respond to communications from Middletown residents and media outlets including Patriot News, PennLive, Press And Journal, WGAL, ABC27 and Fox43. Why the silence? Z Are we protected by federal and state regulations? The US Environmental Protection Agency does not monitor crematories at all due to the death care profession’s lobbying efforts at the federal level. The PA DEP guidelines for running a human incinerator are: use best practices; run equipment according to recommendation of the equipment manufacturer; self-monitor emissions; self-report violations and voluntarily shut down operations; submit a smoke stack test every 5 years administered by a contractor paid for by the funeral home. That is not acceptable oversight and will not protect the residents of Middletown. w nc an . c o m dl
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Performing with the Senior High Orchestra, representing grades 1012, were: • Lower Dauphin High School – Rachel Bickelman, Sarah Blessing, Grace Gilbert, Ella Hickey and Samuel Rothermel, violin; Abby Mauger, Jane Miller and Beth Rose Schindler, viola; and Brett Conway and Ryan Pumo, string bass.
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Performing with the Elementary Orchestra, representing grades 4-6, were: • Londonderry Elementary School – Arye Darrow-Pannebaker, Makenna Robinson and Jacob Neithercoat, violin. • Lower Dauphin Middle School – Stevie Clark, Kevin Ding and Zoe Stoessel, violin; and Katelynn Groscost, Taylor Jones and Ryan Stoe, cello. • East Hanover Elementary School – Ava Kulp, viola • South Hanover Elementary School – Hannah Bloomer and Aaron Sun, violin; and Jaiden Dissinger and Joseph Goduto, viola.
Performing with the Junior High Orchestra, representing grades 7-9, were: • Lower Dauphin Middle School – Aiden Ferguson, Katherine Foley and Elizabeth Sharp, violin; Maya Hoover, Anna Mauger, viola; and Christian Gingrich, string bass. • Lower Dauphin High School – Ben Neithercoat, violin; Sarah Gingrich, viola; Josiah Helmer, string bass.
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A Londonderry Twp. business was fined $41,200 by the federal government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations related to a trench collapse that occurred in Susquehanna Twp. on Sept. 30, the agency said. The penalty results from eight citations being issued to Williamson Plumbing and Heating, located at 4197 E. Harrisburg Pike and doing business as Roto-Rooter Services Co., according to a OSHA news release dated Monday, April 11. According to OSHA, a Williamson plumbing employee was working in an unprotected trench that was approximately 10 feet deep when the trench sidewalls collapsed. The worker was injured and was treated at a hospital, OSHA said. OSHA also cited Williamson for failing to: keep excavated materials at least two feet from the edge of the trench; construct trenches according to allowable slopes and configurations; ensure that a competent person inspected the trench; instruct employees in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions; and maintain OSHA injury and illness records. “Williamson Plumbing and Heating was lucky to avoid a tragedy here. Trench collapses can easily become underground death traps for workers,” said Kevin Kilp, director of OSHA’s Harrisburg Area Office. A call for comment to Williamson Plumbing and Heating was referred to the company’s general manager, who did not respond as of press-time.
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Page 400 - Funeral Record - Keilman Louisa Christina, daughter of Gottlieb Gustav Dreisigacker and wife Johannah Augustina nee Braun, born September 28, 1855 in Minersville, Branch Twp., Schuylkill County, Pa. Baptized infancy, confirmed March 21, 1869 by Rev. John G. Wiehle (Reformed) in Philadelphia, Pa. - married George Wm. Keilman on September 21, 1874 by Rev. J.G. Wiehly. Died at Baermont, Reinerton P.O., Pa. on July 21, 1894, age 38-9 m-23d. Burial on July 24, 1894 in Tower City Cemetery. Written by Pastor Wm. F. Bond
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Robert Gottlieb Gustav Dreissigacker, cabinetmaker and undertaker of Tower City, Porter Twp., Schuylkill County, Pa., was born 25 November 1827 Schleissingen, Prussia, Germany. He immigrated to America in 1852. His wife, Johannah Augustina Braun came to this country two years later. She was born 6 July1831 in Pberhof, Germany. In 1862 they located in Minersville, Branch Twp. but after a short stay there went to Ashland. In the fall of 1865, they went to Berlin, Canada where they lived until 1867, then went to Philadelphia and remained there until 1869, when they returned to Schuylkill County they settled at Tamaqua. In April 1872, they came to Tower City, Porter Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa., where he established cabinetmaking and undertaking business. Mr. Deissigacker died 31 January 1892 at the age of sixty-four. He was buried in the Tower City Cemetery, later disinterred and buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City. His wife Johannah Augustina Braun died 10 August 1910 at the age of seventy-nine, buried in Greenwood Cemetery. They had two children: Louisa, married George W. Keilman, and John F., born on 1 January 1861 at Llewellyn. John F. Dreisigacker was educated in the Lutheran Schools of Philadelphia and also attended school in Tower City. He learned the cabinetmaker’s trade with his father, with whom he was associated for eighteen years. He prepared himself for embalming by attending an embalming school and gave special attention to that line of work. Mr. Dreisigacker was a member of Tremont Lodge No. 276, Free and Accepted Masons, Camp No. 52, Patriotic Order Sons of America at Tower City and Reinter City Lodge No. 446, Knights of Pythias. He was a Republican in his political views, and though he never sought office he served two terms on the school board. On October 22, 1882, he married Margaret Green, and to this union was born the following children: Charles Robert, Mary Augusta, Leo. J., Nellie, Maude, Dewey, Stewart J., and Gene. Mrs. Dreisigacker died on 11 March 1923 and is buried in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Williamstown. In 1928, John F. Dreisigacker retired from his chosen field. He died 29 July 1941 at the age of eighty and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Stewart J. Dreisigacker succeeded his father after his retirement as a licensed funeral director. He was born in Tower City, 4 January 1903, and was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Tower City, a charter member of the Tower City-Porter Rotary Club, Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, and Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill County Funeral Directors Association. He was married to the former Eva M. Rose who was born in Donaldson on 27 October 1905. They had three children: Rita, wife of John W. Sours, Marie, wife of Ray Ney, and Stewart, Jr. Stewart J. Dreisigacker died suddenly at the age of fifty-three on 6 December 1956 from a heart attack while hunting deer in Sullivan County. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, his wife in 1968. After the death of Stewart J. Dreisigacker he was succeeded by his son, Stewart J. Dreisigacker Jr., who became the fourth generation of funeral directors. He was born in Tower City, 9 September 1930, and is a member and deacon of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Tower City; 1948 graduate of Tower City High School and Eckels College of Mortuary Science, Philadelphia. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and received his funeral director’s license on February 24, 1955. A member of the board of Directors of the Tower City Rotary Club, Knights of Pythias, Loyal Order of Moose, Harry Heartter Post, American Legion, Volunteer Fire Company. After the death of his father he moved his funeral director’s license from 132 West Grand Avenue, Tower City, where the business had operated for eighty-five years, to the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Seventh Street, Tower City, where the funeral home is still being conducted. He married the former Edith A. English, born in Reinerton on January 5, 1935. They have two children Sharon Ann and Stewart J. Dreisigacker, III.
Gottlieb Gustav, son of Frederick Dreissigaker and his wife Louisa nee Vockel, born in Schlessingen, Prussia, Germany on November 25, 1827. Baptized infancy, confirmed in youth. Married September 12, 1854 to Miss Johannah Augustina nee Braun. Died January 31 1892; buried February 3, 1892 in Tower City Cemetery. Pen in hand of Pastor Wm. F. Bond. Funeral Record - page 392
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U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Between November and January, Scott provided home health care services to a disabled person through her employment at Cool Waters, a home health care agency in Dauphin County, said U.S. Attorney Peter Smith. Scott allegedly failed to tell the agency that she is an excluded person, meaning that no payment could be made by a federal health care benefit program for services provided by her due to her two previous health care fraud convictions, Smith said. If convicted on the charge, Scott faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the release said.
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if all taxpayers paid on time, according to Steven L. Howe, director of the Dauphin County office of tax assessment. Highspire’s total property value increased about $89,000 for the year, but Steelton’s dropped by about $1.1 million. The district anticipates a loss in property value over the amount reflected in county’s numbers, according to Craig. Pennrose, the owner of Felton Lofts, located in the former Felton School building, has applied for a reassessment that would reduce its taxes by $21,000 – and Pennrose has requested to have the reduction applied retroactively, so it would get refunds for the past few years if approved, Craig said. There are also buildings that have been destroyed or demolished that have not yet been removed from the county tax rolls. Steelton-Highspire’s revenue problems are deepened by tax delinquencies. The district has experienced a growing tax delinquency rate, as it now collects about 72 percent of property taxes from July 1 through the end of the year, Craig said. Some property taxes are delayed, and a portion will never be collected. The district’s budget squeeze has
forced an $80,000 cut in supplies for next year, including paper and other resources to classrooms. The entire process has been delayed for the 2016-17 budget because of the state budget impasse, which hit the district with almost $100,000 in unexpected costs. The impasse had more dramatic effects on schools like Steelton-Highspire that receive more than half of their funding from the state. The district put in place austerity measures during the 2015-16 year to keep costs as low as possible. District officials still are unsure exactly how much the state will provide for 201516, although it will be less than was anticipated last spring. The 2015-16 budget anticipated higher funding that Gov. Tom Wolf had proposed. “We’re probably going to be off by a couple hundred thousand (in state funding),” said Travis Waters, interim superintendent. Following the uncertainty of the last year, it’s difficult to project what the state funding level will be for 2016-17. Waters said state officials offered no guidance on developing a budget that anticipates state funding.
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ELECTION DAY: Two seek GOP nod to succeed Payne By Jim Lewis
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After 14 years, state Rep. John Payne is retiring from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and voters in his predominantly Republican 106th District will chose between two candidates for the GOP nomination for his seat in the primary election on Tuesday, April 26. Tom Mehaffie, president of the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners and owner of Breski’s Beverage, faces Jonathan Keeler, a Derry Twp. truck driver for UPS Freight with a political science degree from Bloomsburg University, are seeking the nomination in the district, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp. Mehaffie describes himself as a businessman who is interested in politics, not a “politician.’’ Serving as a township commissioner has shown him the importance of working with people, he said. “If we can work together, bring people together, bring leaders together and get things done, it makes it better for all,’’ he said. “It’s give and take – you have to be able to work with people. That’s something I’ve learned.’’ Keeler describes himself as a common man with “a passion for politics’’ who is fed up with the politics of Harrisburg. “I’m pretty much fed up
with the way things are going on in Harisburg, like a lot of other people,’’ he said. He’s previously owned a business and, combined with his education, offers “a more well-rounded background’’ as a candidate. “I have a specific platform and he’s running on generalities,’’ Keeler said of Mehaffie. “I’m the conservative candidate – I think I’m much more conservative than him.’’ The winner faces a myriad of crucial issues. How would they handle them? • Budget impasse: Mehaffie said he would not have voted for Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget because it included “astronomical tax increases.’’ “You can’t raise taxes like he wants to raise taxes,’’ he said. To avoid another impasse, Mehaffie said he would look at the budget process differently. “I think it just gets tied down with too many issues – they have to look at the budget as the budget instead of bringing all kinds of facets into it,’’ he said. “You have to handle each situation by itself and not convolute it.’’ Keeler said both Republicans and Democrats “need to work together.’’ But he would not have voted to raise taxes, either. “I would have pretty much held the line with the position of the Republicans’’ in the legislature, Keeler said. He proposes a 10 percent cut in state expenditures across the board, at least as a starting point. “I’m for equal sharing of the pain,’’ he said. “Maybe that’s too high number, but I
don’t think it’s unreasonable. Maybe that’s the place to start.’’Another place to start: Paying the state’s prevailing wage for construction projects, he said. Both candidates say they would consider pension reform, as long as those who have paid into the current pension benefit – police officers and
teachers are among those included – do not lose what they’ve put into it. “I don’t want them to lose what they put in or were promised – I don’t think that’s fair,’’ Keeler said. He would favor a defined contribution plan, like a 401(k), for new hires. Mehaffie said the legislature must
Tom Mehaffie Lives in: Lower Swatara Twp. Occupation: Owner of Breski’s Beverage Experience: President of the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners; associate’s degree in accounting from Brightwood Career Institute.
OFFICE OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BUREAU OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Administration Building 2 South Second Street, First Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 NOTICE OF THE GENERAL PRIMARY TO BE HELD APRIL 26, 2016
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In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and amendments thereto: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ELECTIONS are to be made for the following Offices at the ensuing General Primary to be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., prevailing time in various Election Districts in the City of Harrisburg and the County of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, viz: DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION DELEGATE TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION ALTERNATE DELEGATE TO THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION BY ORDER OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Mike Pries, Chairman Jeff Haste George P. Hartwick, III Gerald D. Feaser, Jr., Director RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT (P.L. 98-435) THE GENERAL PRIMARY IS APRIL 26, 2016. IN THE PAST, THE STAFF AND CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY, UNDER THE AUSPICE OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, HAVE SPENT EXTENSIVE TIME IN TRYING TO MAKE ALL POLLING PLACES IN DAUPHIN COUNTY ACCESSIBLE TO THE HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY OR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO AN INACCESSIBLE POLLING SITE, CONTACT THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BUREAU OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS AT (717) 780-6360 ON HOW TO RECEIVE AN ALTERNATIVE BALLOT. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS DESIGNATED A TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE IMPAIRED HEARING. THIS NUMBER IS FOR THESE VOTERS WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE UPCOMING ELECTION. THE NUMBER IS 1-800-654-5984. THIS NUMBER CAN BE USED BY VOICE COMMUNICATION AND IS ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH TDD EQUIPMENT.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 1 AMENDING THE MANDATORY JUDICIAL RETIREMENT AGE BALLOT QUESTION Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years, instead of the current requirement that they be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70?
Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to require that justices, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides that justices, judges and justices of the peace be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. Justices of the peace are currently referred to as magisterial district judges. If the ballot question were to be approved, justices, judges and magisterial district judges would be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years rather than the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. This amendment to the mandatory retirement age would be applicable to all judges and justices in the Commonwealth, including the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, judges of the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, county courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal courts in the City of Philadelphia, and magisterial district judges. The ballot question is limited in that it would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution related to the qualification, election, tenure, or compensation of the justices, judges or magisterial district judges. The effect of the ballot question would be to allow all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to remain in office until the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. This would permit all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to serve an additional five years beyond the current required retirement age.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2 ABOLITION OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRAFFIC COURT BALLOT QUESTION Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to abolish the Philadelphia Traffic Court?
Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to abolish the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia. Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides for the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia as part of the unified judicial system. If the ballot question were to be approved, the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia would be abolished by removing all references to the Traffic Court and the judges of the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia from the Pennsylvania Constitution. Legislation enacted in 2013 transferred the functions performed by the Traffic Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. As a result, violations of the Vehicle Code previously adjudicated by the Traffic Court are presently being adjudicated by the Philadelphia Municipal Court. The proposed amendment would officially abolish the Traffic Court by removing all references to the Traffic Court and its judges from the Pennsylvania Constitution. This ballot question is limited to whether the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia should be abolished. The ballot question would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution beyond the removal of all references to the Traffic Court and its judges. The effect of the ballot question would be to abolish the Traffic Court in the City of Philadelphia. As discussed above, legislation enacted in 2013 transferred the functions of the Traffic Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. This amendment would officially abolish the Traffic Court by removing all references to the Traffic Court and its judges from the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Jonathan Keeler Lives in: Derry Twp. Occupation: Truck driver for UPS Freight Experience: Former business owner; political science degree from Bloomsburg University.
“solve the pension obligation first’’ before it looks at reform. “I’m open to look at any kind of reforms,’’ he said. “We have to be careful what we do.’’ Keeler said the biggest difference between him and Mehaffie, in his estimation, is the issue of liquor privatization. “I can understand why,’’ he said, referring to Mehaffie’s ownership of a beer distributorship. Keeler is an advocate of privatization because “I think the consumers will benefit.’’ “I think we’re stuck in an old, antiquated system we’ve had for 85 years,’’ he said. But Mehafffie said he’s “open to look at everything,’’ regardless of his business. “I’ll never say ‘no’ to anything up front,’’ he said. Previous bills, however, did not adequately address the complex issue, Mehaffie said – he calls them “quasi-bills’’ that would have “cost the consumer more money’’ and provided less of a selection. “Everybody has to be a part of this monstrous undertaking,’’ he said. Pennsylvania’s liquor stores are an asset that makes money, and if it is going to sell its assets to the private sector it should get a good return, Mehaffie said. Previous proposals have dropped the selling price from $2 billion to $200 million. “You would never sell your house for a tenth of what it’s worth,’’ Mehaffie said. Keeler served on the Derry Twp. School Board about 10 years ago, but resigned after some residents and board members objected to his per-
sonal MySpace profile on the Internet, including information he allegedly posted that listed among his interests, “sex, drugs and rock and roll.’’ He resigned his school board seat in November 2006. “I did something that most politicians wouldn’t do – I admitted my mistake,’’ Keeler said. “I apologized. I’ve moved on with that. They call it the past for a reason.’’ Keeler is critical of the endorsement that Mehaffie received on Jan. 30 from the Dauphin County Republican Committee before the state deadline for candidates to file petitions to get on the ballot. “What bothers me is the rush to endorse before they gave everybody a chance to get their petitions out there,’’ he said. Countered Mehaffie: “I went through the whole process like anybody else could have done. Everybody has that opportunity to do that.’’ Mehaffie since has won endorsements from well-known Republicans, including Payne, something he sees as a sign that he can build coalitions and work with leaders to get things done. “You can bring good business practices to all government levels,’’ he said. While Mehaffie’s endorsements could bring more campaign money, Keeler said he isn’t deterred. “He’ll probably out-spend me 8-to-1, but if you have the right message, money doesn’t mean everything,’’ he said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
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JONATHAN KEELER State Representative
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The commissioners asked Dan Wagner, public works superintendent, to leave the signs in place until they can discuss the issue with officials from the Middletown Area School District. Dr. Lori Suski, the district’s superintendent, said Lower Swatara and district officials are working “to obtain further information on any new PennDOT regulations that may require changes to existing signage.’’ At one time, the district must have been able to show the state Department of Transportation that students used that road to walk to school in order to qualify for establishing a school zone, said Greg Penny, a PennDOT spokesman. “If conditions have changed, the school district should contact PennDOT,” Penny said.
said that school officials confirmed a lack of students that walk along Fulling Mill Road to school. “You must have kids walking to that school in order to have the sign and reduced speed limit,” Brandt said during a commissioners’ meeting on Wednesday, April 6. With no students walking along Fulling Mill Road for years, the zone does not meet the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Brandt said. “We cannot enforce the school zone,” he said. “It’s not legal.” But without the school zone, speeding traffic “puts children in jeopardy,’’ said Tom Mehaffie, president of the commissioners. “The last thing we need is one of those kids running out and getting hit on Fulling Mill Road,” Mehaffie said. “We need to sit down and discuss this with the school board.”
News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.
Mother’s Day Spring Celebration
A Mother’s Day Spring Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Middletown Home, 999 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown. Large, exquisite hanging spring flower baskets will be for sale. There will also be live music and food. Proceeds will benefit the Grow The Middletown Home Benevolent Fund as well as local community nonprofits. For more information, visit MiddletownHome.org or call 717-944-3351.
Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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police officer, Bey said. The authorization form is required to avoid a repeat of problems that led a previous council to end the contract with the Humane Society. Under the old arrangement, the society was billing Middletown for everyone who lived within the 17057 area code who brought in a stray dog, previous borough officials have said. At one point, Middletown owed $12,000 to the society for stray dogs, according to Chris McNamara, a former council president. However, society Executive Director Amy Kaunas told the Press And Journal in October that the society had basically written off the money owed to it by the borough – and the society was willing to renew its contract with Middletown for $271.40. Actually, the society is charging Middletown just $250 to put the contract back in place, Bey said. The agreement becomes effective as soon as the borough cuts the check, and as soon as Bey can deliver it and a signed contract to the society, the chief said.
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pit bulls from any one municipality. “I don’t think we have 100 pit bulls running around Middletown. I hope not,” Bey said. The contract will also allow borough residents to take a stray dog to the Humane Society. If you want to do that, you need to get an authorization form from the Middletown Police Department. Otherwise, you’ll have to cough up the $122 or $265.70 fee, Bey said. Residents can get an authorization form by stopping by the police station during normal business hours. Otherwise, a resident can call the non-emergency Dauphin County 911 phone line at 717-558-6900 to arrange to meet with a borough police officer who can provide you with a signed form, so long as you can provide a document that proves you live in the borough. You can’t simply download the form from the borough Web site because the form must be signed by a Middletown
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Firefighters stand outside the charred remains of Holly Hall after the April 3 blaze.
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itself” made its way into a void just to the right of the balcony, Woodring said. The person who was smoking the cigarette came forward to investigators on the same day as the fire, Woodring said. However, investigators had to eliminate all other possibilities before settling on a cause. For example, the fire could have been the result of an electrical malfunction that could have occurred in the same area, Woodring noted. The ATF team brought in electrical engineers to examine such a possibility. “That (electrical) is a potential ignition source in that area as well,” Woodring said. “You have to be able to rule out all the potential ignition sources.” No criminal charges are expected to be filed because the fire was accidental. At this point, the investigation into the fire is considered closed, Woodring said. For days, the rumor on Facebook was that the fire started from an un-
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diction specialist with PinnacleHealth. Nevertheless, the committee had been discussing the proposed policy for several months, with several members expressing concern over the possibility that a nurse or employee giving naloxone could lead to a lawsuit against the employee or the district itself. Members also learned of concerns expressed by district school nurses that their license could be placed in jeopardy by giving naloxone. Those concerns were apparently put to rest by Solicitor Jeffrey D. Litts, who told the committee that chances of a lawsuit, or of a school nurse losing his or her license as a result of giving naloxone, are “extremely unlikely,” unless the person giving the drug was acting with malice or “bad intent.” Conversely, the district would also not be liable if it decided against having naloxone in its schools, or giving it if someone died from an opioid overdose on school grounds. The school district has “no affirmative obligation under law to have naloxone” in the schools, Litts said. “It’s your choice.” District physician William Vollmar said he does not oppose the policy or having naloxone in the schools, but is concerned that nurses and district employees will be too quick to give naloxone whenever a student or anyone else is unconscious. According to statistics, the odds of a student overdosing from heroin or another opioid in school is rare, Vollmar said. It is more likely that a student would become unconscious from a head injury, cardiac arrest, general trauma or even from another type of drug such as cocaine or Valium. Reaching for naloxone first would do no good in any of these situations, Vollmar said. It is more important that all district employees are certified in
attended grill that someone had been using for cooking. As recently as this past weekend, police were asking for witnesses to voluntarily provide photos and video of the fire to assist in pinpointing the cause. “I can’t begin to tell you how helpful the response was from citizens who responded to the request for photographs. They were very helpful,” said Woodring. One photo that was helpful was given to police by Lori Shetter. The photo shows the fire in its early stages above the balcony where investigators determined it started. The void to which Woodring referred is the burned-out black area below the vent and, as pictured, to the left of the balcony railing itself. In the void, investigators found “a lot of dried debris from over the years” and the remains of some cigarette butts, Woodring said. Evidence gathered by investigators during the probe shows that people smoked inside Holly Hall, Woodring
said. Whether they were allowed to smoke in the building or not is a question for others, such as the management and owners of Pineford, Horst Realty of Lancaster. Steve Horst of Horst Realty has not returned phone calls from the Press And Journal, although he did say during a public meeting in Middletown on April 6 that Holly Hall will be rebuilt “better than it was.” The fire caused an estimated $8 million damage. Holly Hall had a “partial” sprinkler system at the time of the fire, Woodring said. The fire started below the sprinkler system, but “as the fire grew it got above” the sprinkler system “and was able to move through the void in the roof,” Woodring said. “The problem with this fire on this particular day was the wind,” Woodring said. The wind on April 3 was so strong that a wind advisory had been issued for the day. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Middletown Area Historical Society program
The Middletown Area Historical Society’s April program, “Who Is Simon Cameron?” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 25 at the Museum on East Main Street. Get a tour of his home and information on his part in the history of Middletown and our country. The program will be presented by Gary Barkley. Light refreshments will be served. •••••
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 at 20 N. Catherine St. during regular business hours. For more information, call 717-944-6412. •••••
giving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), which is currently not the case, Vollmar said. Vollmar further requested that the draft naloxone policy be revised to allow him to include “protocols” governing what nurses and employees should do in the event of an unconscious student. “If we’re going to solve problems, let’s solve them in the big sense,” Vollmar said. Dondero acknowledged that chances of a student overdosing from heroin or another opioid in school is rare. The greater significance could be the signal that the school board would be sending the surrounding community in adopting the policy. “This is a stigma-driven disease,” she said, referring to the ongoing heroin and opioid abuse epidemic throughout the region. “One in four families in this district are suffering in silence because they don’t know who to go to and they don’t want to talk about it…we look to the schools for what’s the right thing to do.” She also contends that chances of a heroin or opioid overdose occurring in the schools will increase, especially in light of a state-wide program, to be rolled out in August, that is aimed at making it harder for abusers to get opioids through a prescription. In every other state, the program has led to more abusers turning to heroin because it is easier to get, Dondero said. By adopting the policy, the district will “educate the community and start the conversation in the community about what will surely be an even worse crisis the next two years when prescription drug monitoring cuts people off of their prescription opiates,” she said. Moore equated having naloxone on site to school districts now commonly having an EpiPen in case a student has a life-threatening allergic reaction.
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“It is a very safe drug to administer,” Moore said, noting that he has direct involvement in naloxone being given “thousands” of times, including times when he has given it to people himself. Naloxone causes no harm if given to someone who is not overdosing, Moore said. The biggest side effect that results from naloxone being given to someone who is overdosing is that “the person becomes awake and they are not happy with you waking them up – and you just saved their life,” he said. Regardless of what the past odds have been for a student overdosing in school, the district has to be prepared for the reality of today, Moore added. “We see more and more young kids that have drug issues. It has to be on the radar that an overdose could happen on school grounds,” especially in a bathroom, Moore said. “I don’t see any reason not to administer it if you have it.” The committee’s public discussion of naloxone attracted an unusually large number of area law enforcement personnel and municipal officials to the meeting, among them Lower Swatara Twp. Police Chief Richard Brandt, Royalton Police Chief Robert Givler, Lower Swatara Twp. Manager Anne Shambaugh and township commissioners Tom Mehaffie and Jon Wilt. Mehaffie, president of Lower Swatara’s commissioners, pledged township support in helping the school district implement the policy, including coordinating with the township police officer who is assigned to schools that are located in Lower Swatara, such as the high school and middle school. Lower Swatara police are currently not authorized to carry naloxone, nor are Middletown Borough police. Lower Swatara and Middletown are two of only four police departments in Dauphin County that do not carry naloxone, according to Dondero. ` Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Prince Edwin-Spring Creek Lodge No. 486, 131 W. Emaus St., Middletown, is hosting an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, April 26. Eat in or take out. Local delivery is also available by calling 717-991-1157. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the Middletown Public Library. •••••
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The 24th Annual Highspire Arbor Day Celebration will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 24 at Reservoir Park, Whitehouse Lane, Highspire. The event will honor Donald Ruth. For more information or directions, call the Highspire Borough office at 717-9393303.
Sports
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DEJA BLUE
MIDDLETOWN AREA TRACK AND FIELD
Landis, Boes win two events as Blue Raiders earn split Hunter Landis won two field events and Chantel Boes won two hurdle races to lead Middletown’s track and field team to a split in a tri-meet with Camp Hill and West Shore Christian on Tuesday, April 12 in Camp Hill. The Blue Raider boys (1-3) beat West Shore Christian, 120-25 – their first victory of the season – and lost to Camp Hill, 93-57 to earn a split. The girls (2-2) beat West Shore Christian, 105-36 and lost to Camp Hill, 80-50 to earn a split. Landis won the discus with a throw of 144 feet, 3.50 inches and won the shot put with a throw of 39 feet, 8.75 inches. Boes won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.60 and the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 51.80. Middletown claimed first place in both the boys’ and girls’ pole vault. Abel Botterbusch won the boys’ pole vault with a vault of 10 feet, while Jess Knisely won
Middletown’s Grayson Meyer competes in the 400-meter run.
the girls’ pole vault with a vault of 7 feet, 6 inches. Middletown’s Alexis Ulrich won the girls 200-meter run with a time of 27.60. Landis and Boes led Middletown in Northern York High School’s Arctic Blast Invitational on Saturday, April 16 in Dillsburg. Landis took second place in the discus with a throw of 140 feet, South Western’s Josh Zeroth claimed first place with a throw of 150 feet, 10 inches. Boes took sixth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.05. South Western’s Lynne Mooradian won first place with a time of 15.50, a meet record. Boes and three other teammates took sixth place in the 4x100-meter relay. Boes, Ulrich, Jocilyn Koser and Rowan Sessa teamed for a time of 53.92. South Western won the event with a time of 50.78. Please See TRACK AND FIELD, Page 2
Middletown’s Alexis Ulrich, center, leads competitors in the 200-meter dash.
Middletown’s Malik Noon is in flight during the triple jump competition.
Hunter Landis throws the discus – and beats all competitors to claim first place.
Photos by Jodi Ocker
Middletown’s Chantel Boes, right, soars over a hurdle during the 300-meter hurdles.
UP AND DOWN
MIDDLETOWN AREA BASEBALL
Inconsistent Raiders top Trinity, fall to Palmyra, McDevitt By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
Last week started off great for the Middletown varsity baseball team, as the Blue Raiders claimed their second win of the season in an 11-1 victory over visiting Trinity on Monday, April 11. But that early momentum did not carry over through the rest of the fiveday stretch. The Raiders came out on the short end of 10-0 decision at Palmyra on Wednesday, April 13, and dropped a 9-1 final to visiting Bishop McDevitt on Friday, April 15. In the win against the Shamrocks,
everything went right for the Raiders (2-7, 1-6 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division). But in the losses, the problems that have plagued the Middletown team from the outset of the season again came to the forefront. Until the pitching, defense and offense get better, Coach Steve Shuleski’s charges will continue to struggle.
Middletown 11 Trinity 1
Like the Raiders, the Shamrocks (2-4) also have been struggling so far this season. The matchup, then, was one that the Raiders had to win. And that is exactly what they did.
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By getting off to a good start with a pair of runs in each of the first two innings, the Raiders built on an early 4-0 lead and finished the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Brendan Dintiman picked up the pitching victory after going three innings on the mound for the winners. Dintiman had five strikeouts and gave up one hit and one unearned run before giving way to relief pitcher Noah Zimmerman, who started the fourth and fifth frames. Zimmerman struck out three and walked two in his two innings of relief. After Trinity went down in order to start the game, the Raiders picked up
a pair of runs in the home half of the opening frame against Trinity starter Chase DeShong, who threw all curve balls and junk at the Middletown batters. With one out, Dintiman singled and stole second ahead of a walk to Johan Sanchez-Padilla. With two outs, and after both runners moved up on a passed ball, Tristan Maxell singled to knock in two runs. The Shamrocks again went down in order to start the second stanza and the Raiders scored two more runs in the home half. With one out, Adam Kell singled, Justin Imler was safe on an error and Jimmy Fitzpatrick singled to right
center to drive in Kell for run No. 3. Imler scored from third on a wild pitch to give the Raiders a 4-0 lead. Trinity picked up its only run in the top of the third inning after Brad Predmore led off with a single. With two outs, Predmore stole home on a double steal. But Dintiman got out of a bases-loaded jam with a ground out
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Pitcher Brendan Dintiman surrendered just one unearned run and one hit while striking out five batters to earn the victory against Trinity.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA SOFTBALL
BIG INNING
Photos by Jodi Ocker
Middletown, Camp Hill and West Shore Christian runners race to the finish line in the 200-meter dash.
TRACK AND FIELD Continued From Page One
The Middletown girls finished in 15th place with seven points, while the Middletown boys finished in 13th place with 12 points. South Western won the girls’ team title with 78.50 points over host Northern York (67.5 points), while York Suburban won the boys’ team title with 79 points, with Northern York (68 points) and Camp Hill (68) tying for second place.
Photos by Don Graham
Middletown’s Cheyanne Frayre (8) connects for a hit against Palmyra. Frayre drove in one of the Blue Raiders’ two runs in the game.
Crusaders rally for 9 in sixth, top Raiders, 16-6
Middletown’s Michael Osayi, right, throws the shot put as Camp Hill athletes watch.
Corbin Stetler winds up to throw the discus.
RAIDERS Continued From Page One
run No. 5. With two outs, Dintiman was safe on an error that put two runners on base. Pinch hitter Trevor Fuller’s bloop single to center batted in Fitzpatrick and Brandon Harper’s hit drove in Dintiman for the seventh Middletown run. The Shamrocks drew a two-out walk in the top of the fifth inning, but Zimmerman struck out Hunter Geisel on a curve ball to keep the Raider lead safe. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Middletown pinch hitter Aaron Montgomery led off with a walk and went to third on Kell’s single to left. After Imler walked to load the bases, Montgomery scored on a passed ball and Kell beat out a throw at home on a fielder’s choice that made it a 9-1 Raider. Blake Jacoby ended the game early by knocking in two runs with a clean double to left field.
Palmyra 10 Middletown 0
Sanchez-Padilla got off to a very rough start on the mound for the Raiders at Palmyra on Wednesday, as the host Cougars (6-4, 4-4) plated six runs in the bottom of the first inning to set the stage for the win. The Cougars scored the runs on six hits, including a pair of doubles.
For five and a half innings, Middletown stayed close with Bishop McDevitt. Then the Crusaders stormed home plate, scoring nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to vanquish the Blue Raiders, 16-6 on Friday, April 15 at Bishop McDevitt. The Raiders (2-8, 2-6 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) trailed 4-0 after three innings, but rallied to tie the game, 4-4 thanks to a three-run fifth. Bishop McDevitt (6-5, 4-4) answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Middletown scored two runs in the top of the sixth to pull within 7-6. But the Crusaders’ nine-run sixth ended the game an inning early thanks to the mercy rule. Rachel Applegate and Riley Elhajj each drove in two runs for Middletown. Applegate went 2-for-3 at the plate and also scored two runs. Maddy Jorich and Kylee Nester drove in runs for the Raiders. Kayla Strohecker drove in three runs to lead Bishop McDevitt. Nine of the Crusaders’ 16 runs were unearned thanks to six Middletown errors.
On the offensive side, the Raiders simply could not get the bats going against Palmyra starter Zack Yingst, who held the Raiders to four hits, all singles, in the five-inning contest. Building on its early 6-0 lead, Palmyra plated two more runs in the bottom of the second inning on three hits. Zimmerman took over on the mound for Middletown to start the bottom of the third inning and yielded one unearned run. Palmyra collected the game-ending run on a sacrifice fly with Fitzpatrick pitching in the fifth frame. Prior to that, the Raiders tried to keep the game going and had a chance to break their scoreless drought in the top of the fifth. With one out, Imler singled to center and went to third on a single to right by Fitzpatrick. But the threat died when Yingst got Montgomery on a shallow fly to right field and Jacoby on a groundout to third. Yingst’s sacrifice fly with one out knocked in the game ender for Palmyra.
Bishop McDevitt 9 Middletown 1
At home on Friday, the Middletown batters simply could not get to McDevitt starter Joe Mione, who no-hit the Raiders through his four full innings of work on the mound. The Raiders did
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not get a hit until Montgomery doubled to left in the bottom of the sixth inning against reliever Tommy Repa. Harper’s RBI single with two outs accounted for the only other Middletown hit. Harper got off to a good start on the hill for the Middletown side and held the Crusaders scoreless through three full innings. He gave up three hits, one walk and struck out three to keep the guests off the scoreboard. At the end of three, the score stood at 0-0 and the Raiders were encouraged. But that all changed in the top of the fourth inning. The Crusaders (8-3, 6-2) used a base on balls and a pair of singles to load the bases with no outs to start a decisive flurry of runs against Harper. A pair of walks pushed in two runs and another walk with one out forced home another. A single by Cole Gerula drove in run No. 4 and kept the bases loaded. A wild pitch allowed the fifth run to cross the plate. Harper got out of the inning with a strikeout and pop out, but the Crusaders were out in front with the 5-0 advantage. Dintiman came on in relief to start the fifth inning, but an infield single, a walk, a fielding error and another single led to three more runs for Bishop McDevitt and an 8-0 Crusader lead. While the Raiders still could get nothing going at the plate, Dintiman prevented further damage by getting out of the sixth inning after giving up a pair of hits. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Montgomery was hit by a pitch for Middletown. Zimmerman ripped an opposite-field double to left to put runners on second and third, but the next two batters went down on strikes. Harper’s single finally broke the ice by knocking in Montgomery, but Zimmerman was caught in a rundown for the third out that kept the home side from scoring another run. Because of back-to-back fielding errors by the Middletown defense, McDevitt picked up another run in the top of the seventh inning and in the home half the Raiders went down in order on a fly out and a pair of strikeouts. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
Palmyra 15 Middletown 2 Palmyra pitcher Abbey Krahling threw a good game and drove in three runs to lead the Cougars (4-4, 4-3) to victory over Middletown on Wednesday, April 13 in Middletown. On the mound, Krahling pitched all five innings of the game, giving up five hits and two earned runs while striking out six batters. At the plate, she went 1-for-3 and led Palmyra in runs batted in. Cheyanne Frayre drove in a run for the Raiders. The Cougars jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and added five runs in both the third and fifth innings to take a commanding 15-0 lead. Middletown scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but it wasn’t enough to prevent an early end to the contest because of the mercy rule.
Maddy Sweigert took the mound for Middletown against Palmyra.
Middletown’s Kayla Warhola, right, tags out a Palmyra baserunner at third base.
LOWER DAUPHIN BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL
Unbeaten Hershey edges LD, 3-1 Jefferson Waters had 16 kills and Logan Baker had 42 assists in Lower Dauphin’s 3-1 loss to rival Hershey in a boys’ volleyball match on Tuesday, April 12 in Hershey. Unbeaten Hershey (7-0, 4-0 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) won two tense sets, 25-22, 25-21, before the Falcons claimed the third set, 25-22. The Trojans, who hold first place in the division, took the fourth set, 25-20, to win the match. Waters tallied four blocks along with his kills, while Baker added two aces. Joshua Helfrich had 12 kills, Justin
McIntyre had seven kills, Ivan Amato had five kills and Daniel Beaver had three kills and four blocks for Lower Dauphin (4-2, 2-2). Chase Mader made 25 digs for the Falcons. Hershey won the junior varsity match, 2-1, winning 25-14, 11-25, 15-13.
Lower Dauphin 3 Cedar Cliff 0
Cliff (0-5, 0-4) on Thursday, April 14 in Hummelstown. The Falcons swept the three sets, 25-16, 25-16, 25-18. Amato recorded seven kills, three blocks and two aces, for the Falcons, while teammate John Davis recorded four kills, two aces, three assists, five digs and 1.5 blocks. James Rodgers added six kills, Will Bowen added four kills and Kyle Korcynski added three kills, one ace and seven digs for Lower Dauphin. In the junior varsity game, Lower Dauphin swept Cedar Cliff, 2-0.
Mader made 25 digs and Ben Beaver added 11 assists to lead Lower Dauphin to a 3-0 victory over Cedar
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PLAYOFF BOUND
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COLLEGE BASEBALL
Lions upset No. 11 Salisbury, clinch first-ever playoff spot Penn State Harrisburg rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning to surprise 11th-ranked Salisbury, 15-13 and clinch its first-ever playoff berth in the Capital Athletic Conference on Saturday, April 16 in Salisbury, Md. The Lions (17-20, 9-9 in the conference) secured the sixth place and the final spot in the conference playoffs. Penn State Harrisburg was scheduled to meet top-seeded Frostburg St. in the double-elimination playoffs on Tuesday, April 19 in Frostburg, Md., where the entire tournament will be held. The winner of the Lions-Frostburg St. game is scheduled to meet the winner of the opening game between thirdseeded Salisbury and fourth-seeded Wesley on Thursday, April 21, while the loser was scheduled to meet the loser of an opening-round game between second-seeded Marymount and fifth-seeded Christopher Newport on Thursday. Middletown graduate Ethan Kell singled in a run during the Lions’ decisive seven-run rally against Salisbury (19-10, 11-6). Teammate Connor Bower doubled home two runs, while Scott Angstadt Jr. doubled home a run and Will Quiles singled home a run. An RBI grounder by Travis VanHouten and a wild pitch accounted for the other two Lion runs. David Klein hit a two-run homer for Penn State Harrisburg, which pulled the Lions within two runs, 10-8 in the sixth inning. Penn State Harrisburg collected 19
hits in the game. Relief pitcher Michael Balshy (2-1) recorded the win, giving up a run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning. Brendan Riotto notched his fifth save, surrendering one hit and no runs in two innings. Salisbury jumped to a 10-4 lead after three innings before the Lions started their comeback. In the second game of the doubleheader, the Seagulls prevailed, 15-8.
Lions 13, York 7
Penn State Harrisburg scored eight runs in the first inning, then held off the Spartans (7-24, 5-11) to claim an important conference win on its way to the CAC playoffs on Wednesday, April 13 in York. Tom Denniston batted twice in the inning and hit an RBI single both times during the first-inning onslaught. VanHouten singled to drive in two runs, while Kell and Quiles had RBI singles in the frame. Pitcher Bobby Patterson (6-2) held York to two runs on eight hits in six innings to record the victory. York starter Will Grega (0-2) never escaped the first inning, giving up 10 hits and seven earned runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Lebanon Valley 8, Lions 3
Lebanon Valley (14-18) broke a 1-1 tie by scoring two runs on a hit
batsman and a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning, then held on for the win on Saturday, April 17 in Middletown. The Dutchmen added two runs in the top of the eighth inning on a Zach Smith single to increase their lead to 5-1. The Lions answered with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on an RBI double by Kell and an RBI single by Bowers, closing the gap to 5-3. But Lebanon Valley added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth inning, including a solo home run by Colin Albright.
Christopher Newport 4-0, Lions 2-3
Starting pitcher Mark Artley shut out Christopher Newport on four hits and struck out 12 batters in eight innings to give Penn State Harrisburg a split of a double-header against the Captains (25-12, 10-8) on Thursday, April 14 in Middletown. The Lions scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning on a Captain error and a walk to Klein, and that was all the offense Artley (3-3) needed to get the win. Riotto pitched a scoreless ninth inning to get the save. In the first game, Christopher Newport outfielder Tommy Vitaletti hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and give the Captains the victory.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 6 2 8-2 Susquehanna Twp. 6 2 6-2 Bishop McDevitt 6 2 8-3 Hershey 6 2 7-4 Palmyra 4 4 6-4 Lower Dauphin 4 4 4-5 CD East 2 6 3-6 Middletown 1 6 2-7 Harrisburg 0 7 1-8 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 9, Middletown 1 Palmyra 10, Middletown 0 Middletown 11, Trinity 1 Dallastown 5, Lower Dauphin 1 Lower Dauphin 11, Palmyra 1 Susquehanna Twp. 3, Lower Dauphin 0 This week’s games Wednesday, April 20 Middletown at Central Dauphin East, 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 4 p.m. Friday, April 22 Harrisburg at Middletown, 4:15 p.m. CD East at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23 Middletown at Boiling Springs, 1 p.m. Spring Grove at Lower Dauphin, 1 p.m. Monday, April 25 Middletown at Mechanicsburg, 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Harrisburg, 4 p.m. Capital Division W L OVERALL West Perry 4 1 7-2 East Pennsboro 4 1 5-2 Northern York 3 1 5-3 Camp Hill 2 2 4-3 Trinity 1 3 2-4 Steelton-Highspire 1 3 1-4 Milton Hershey 0 4 0-6 Last week’s games West Perry 16, Steelton-Highspire 1 York Tech 5, Steelton-Highspire 3 This week’s games Friday, April 22 Northern York at Steelton-Highspire, 4:15 p.m. Monday, April 25 Newport at Steelton-Highspire, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 Steelton-Highspire at Milton Hershey, 4:30 p.m. SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 8 0 8-1 Mechanicsburg 7 1 8-2 CD East 4 2 4-3 Palmyra 4 3 4-4 Bishop McDevitt 4 4 6-5 Susquehanna Twp. 3 4 3-5 Hershey 2 6 2-7 Middletown 2 6 2-8 Harrisburg 0 8 0-8 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 16, Middletown 6 Palmyra 15, Middletown 2 Central Dauphin 1, Lower Dauphin 0 Lower Dauphin 14, Susquehanna Twp. 0 This week’s games Wednesday, April 20 Central Dauphin East at Middletown, 4:15 p.m. Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m. Friday, April 22 Middletown at Harrisburg, 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Central Dauphin East, 4:15 p.m. Saturday, April 23 Boiling Springs at Middletown, 1 p.m.
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Penn State Harrisburg’s Emily Parmer (13) slides safely into third base against Southern Virginia.
Lions sweep Knights on Senior Day The Penn State Harrisburg softball team swept Southern Virginia on Senior Day, winning 9-4 and 9-1 in its last home games of the season on Saturday, April 16 in Middletown. Pitcher Amanda Hartman (8-8) held Southern Virginia to five hits and one unearned run, striking out four Knights for the victory. Down 1-0 in the first inning, the Lions (11-16, 4-10 in the Capital Athletic Conference) tied the game on a RBI single by Rieley Loch in the bottom of the first, then added two unearned runs on a single by Hartman to take a 3-1 lead. The Knights (7-29, 0-14) committed five errors in the game. Loch hit a home run in the bottom of the second inning, as the Lions built a 5-1 lead. In the second game, Penn State Harrisburg rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Knights and earn the doubleheader sweep. A two-run single by Emily Parmer pushed the Lions ahead, 4-3 during a four-run Lion outburst in the bottom of the third inning. Bases-loaded walks to Loch and pitcher Erelle Sowers scored the first two Lion runs. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Penn State Harrisburg erupted for four runs to take an 8-4 lead it never relinquished. Kristen Evans hit a two-run single, while Parmer hit an RBI single and Jenna Rupakus hit a sacrifice fly to drive in another run.
York 7-9, Lions 5-0
York rallied for six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to win the first game of a double-header against Penn State Harrisburg, 7-5 on Wednesday, April 13 in York.
Monday, April 25 Mechanicsburg at Middletown, 4:15 p.m. Harrisburg at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 9 1 11-1 Palmyra 8 2 9-3 James Buchanan 7 2 12-2 Bishop McDevitt 4 5 5-5 Camp Hill 4 5 4-5 Trinity 0 8 0-8 Middletown 0 9 3-9 Last week’s matches Bishop McDevitt 4, Middletown 1 East Pennsboro 5, Middletown 0 Camp Hill 4, Middletown 1 This week’s matches Wednesday, April 20 Middletown at Trinity, 3:30 p.m.
Camp Hill Northern York West Perry Bishop McDevitt Middletown
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Last week’s meets Camp Hill 93, Middletown 57 Middletown 120, West Shore Christian 25 This week’s meets Saturday, April 23 Middletown at Blue Jay Invitational, Elizabethtown, noon Tuesday, April 26 Northern York at Middletown, 4 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Milton Hershey 2 0 2-0 Hershey 2 0 2-0 Mechanicsburg 2 0 2-0 Red Land 2 1 2-1 Susquehanna Twp. 1 1 1-1 Palmyra 2 2 2-2 Lower Dauphin 0 3 0-5 Cedar Cliff 0 4 0-4
Penn State Harrisburg’s Rieley Loch (15) is congratulated by her third-base coach after hitting a home run against Southern Virginia. The Spartans (24-14, 7-7) took the nightcap, 9-0. Down 1-0, the Lions scored five runs in the top of the sixth, with a two-run single by Jackie Furch doing the most damage. Loch added an RBI double, while Hartman and Parmer added RBI singles to give the Lions a 5-1 lead. But York rallied on a three-run home
run by Haley Hirn, a two-run double by pinch-hitter Savannah Galati and a sacrifice fly by Savannah Zittle to rebound and steal the victory. In the second game, starting pitcher Melissa Jurklewicz (12-8) and reliever Jenny Coyle combined to shut out the Lions on three hits in five innings, striking out five batters.
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This week’s games Thursday, April 21 Central Dauphin at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Monday, April 25 Lower Dauphin at Spring Grove, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 4:15 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Central Dauphin 2 0 6-1 Palmyra 0 0 4-4 Lower Dauphin 0 0 4-5 Hershey 0 1 5-3 CD East 0 1 1-7 Last week’s games Central York 16, Lower Dauphin 10 Lower Dauphin 17, Chambersburg 7 Lower Dauphin 16, York Suburban 4 This week’s games Thursday, April 21 Lower Dauphin at Central Dauphin, 4 p.m.
This week’s meets Tuesday, April 26 Lower Dauphin at Susquehanna Twp., 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (Top 6 teams qualify for playoffs) W L OVERALL x-Frostburg St. 13 5 23-8 x-Salisbury 12 6 20-10 x-Marymount 12 6 20-15 x-Wesley 11 7 19-15 x-Chris. Newport 10 8 25-12 x-Penn St. HBG 9 9 17-20 Mary Washington 7 11 24-15 York 6 12 8-25 St. Mary’s 5 13 9-22 Southern Virginia 5 13 9-23 x= clinched playoff spot
GIRLS Capital Division W L OVERALL Northern York 3 0 3-0 Bishop McDevitt 2 1 2-1 Camp Hill 2 1 2-1 Trinity 1 1 1-1 East Pennsboro 1 1 1-1 Middletown 2 2 2-2 West Perry 0 3 1-4 Last week’s meets Camp Hill 80, Middletown 50 Middletown 105, West Shore Christian 36 This week’s meets Saturday, April 23 Middletown at Blue Jay Invitational, Elizabethtown, noon Tuesday, April 26 Northern York at Middletown, 4 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 2 0 2-0 Palmyra 3 1 3-1 Cedar Cliff 3 1 3-1 Lower Dauphin 2 1 3-2 Mechanicsburg 1 1 1-1 Milton Hershey 0 2 0-2 Susquehanna Twp. 0 2 0-2 Red Land 0 3 0-3 Last week’s meets Cumberland Valley 106, Lower Dauphin 44 Lower Dauphin 88, CD East 62 Lower Dauphin 83, Milton Hershey 67 This week’s meets Tuesday, April 26 Lower Dauphin at Susquehanna Twp., 3:45 p.m. BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 4 0 7-0 Northern York 2 2 5-2 Lower Dauphin 2 2 4-2 Mechanicsburg 2 2 4-2 Red Land 2 2 3-4 Cedar Cliff 0 4 0-5 Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 3, Cedar Cliff 0 Hershey 3, Lower Dauphin 1 This week’s matches Thursday, April 21 Mechanicsburg at Lower Dauphin, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 Northern York at Lower Dauphin, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 2 0 7-0 Central Dauphin 2 1 5-4 Palmyra 0 0 4-4 Lower Dauphin 0 0 3-5 Bishop McDevitt 1 2 3-4 CD East 0 2 0-7
Tuesday, April 26 Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m.
Last week’s games Lebanon Valley 8, Penn State Harrisburg 3 Penn State Harrisburg 15, Salisbury 13 Salisbury 15, Penn State Harrisburg 8 Penn State Harrisburg 3, Christopher Newport 0 Christopher Newport 4, Penn State Harrisburg 2 Penn State Harrisburg 13, York 7 This week’s games Thursday, April 21 Capital Area Conference playoffs Penn State Harrisburg vs. TBA, at Frostburg, Md. Friday, April 22 Capital Area Conference playoffs, TBA Tuesday, April 26 Albright at Penn State Harrisburg, 4 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (Top 5 teams qualify for playoffs) W L OVERALL x-Salisbury 13 1 31-4 x-Chris. Newport 12 2 32-5 x-Frostburg St. 9 5 24-12 x-York 7 7 24-14 x-Mary Washington 6 8 11-27 Wesley 5 9 12-16 Penn St. HBG 4 10 11-16 Southern Virginia 0 14 7-29 x=clinched playoff spot Last week’s games Penn State Harrisburg 9, Southern Virginia 1 Penn State Harrisburg 9, Southern Virginia 4 York 7, Penn State Harrisburg 5 York 9, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Penn State Harrisburg 4, Wesley 2 Wesley 8, Penn State Harrisburg 7 This week’s games Tuesday, April 26 Penn State Harrisburg at Juniata (2), 3 p.m. FOOTBALL WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ALLIANCE National Conference Colonial Division W L Philadelphia 2 1 Richmond 2 1 Boston 2 1 DC Divas 1 1 Keystone Assault 1 2 Last week’s games Keystone Assault 14, Toledo Reign 6 This week’s games Saturday, April 23 Philadelphia Phantomz at Keystone Assault, 5 p.m., Lower Dauphin Middle School, Hummelstown
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Tuesday, April 25 Harrisburg Academy at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.
Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 5, Cedar Cliff 0 Lower Dauphin 5, Northenr York 0 Lower Dauphin 5, CD East 0
Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 14, York Suburban 9 Lower Dauphin 20, Chambersburg 9
Last week’s meets Cumberland Valley 123, Lower Dauphin 27 CD East 101, Lower Dauphin 49 Milton Hershey 117.5, Lower Dauphin 32.5
Monday, April 25 Trinity at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.
Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 4 0 11-2 Lower Dauphin 5 1 11-2 Mechanicsburg 4 1 6-3 Mifflin County 3 3 3-6 Northern York 1 3 3-8 Susquehanna Twp. 1 5 1-10 CD East 0 5 1-9
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ou’ve watched them on numerous TV debates. Loved them, hated them, defended them, bashed them – even jettisoned a few Facebook friends over them. Now is the time to vote for them. Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held on Tuesday, April 26, your opportunity to choose your party’s nominee for president. This election doesn’t provide you with as many decisions as races for municipal government and local school Pennsylvania's primary boards, but it’s vital, featuring a few election will be held on races for state legislature and state In the Middletown area, Tuesday, April 26, your government. there’s a race on the Republican ballot opportunity to choose your for a nominee for the state House of party's nominee for president. Representatives, someone who would replace retiring state Rep. John Payne in the 106th District – Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp. A great country like ours remains great when people exercise their right to vote. Don’t toss it aside. Make your voice heard. Make your opinion count on something other than social media. Enjoy your right to cast a ballot. Those political memes you posted or shared may have been clever, but it’s what you do at the ballot box that could move a state, or a nation.
Presidential candidates are stumping through Pennsylvania. Who would you choose to meet: Cruz, Trump, Clinton or Sanders? "Trump and Clinton.'' Teresa Cooke "Bernie all the way!''
"If possible, all of them. While I definitely do not support the positions of all of them, it is important to have information from which to make a decision.''
Julie Mock "None of them! They act like a bunch of spoiled brats! I can't imagine either of them running our country! The good guys were out way too soon! God bless us all because we are going to need it!''
Shirley Clark "None of these!'' Barbara Sites Keller "Tough choices.'' Marianne Mills-Gallo
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Lower Swatara's investing Marbles? Golf balls? Let's just say the hail was big wisely in its police force As your elected leaders, the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners has always respected and responded to the opinions of all residents, but we do feel it necessary to address some issues that have come to the forefront. Please be assured that we support our police officers who work every day to protect us. As the stewards of your tax dollars, we work hard to make sure every penny is spent wisely while not sacrificing public safety, and we believe we’ve established the right balance. Under the township’s new collective bargaining agreement, the starting salary for our new officers was increased, but we were forced to eliminate post-retirement health care benefits that are very costly to our taxpayers. In fact, we had to eliminate post-retirement health care benefits for all new hires, not just police officers. Make no mistake: Every local municipality struggles with ballooning retirement costs, and we’re no different. Eliminating post-retirement health care benefits, which simply don’t exist in the private sector, will save taxpayers as much as $200,000 per retiree. That will save our taxpayers millions of dollars over the long term. We believe our officers are fairly compensated for the valuable services they provide. Our collective bargaining agreement, whose terms were decided by an independent third party, provides base salaries ranging from $48,000 to $74,000, plus a comprehensive benefit package. The township also provides budgeted overtime, meaning that our officers have the opportunity to earn as much as 20 percent more on top of their base salary. Some of our senior officers earned more than $100,000, after overtime was added, in 2015, and we have junior officers who netted compensation near the $60,000 mark. When you examine our investment into law enforcement and look beyond salary and retirement issues, you’ll find a robust department that compares favorably with several of our neighbors, including Derry Twp. According to the 2015 Dauphin County Police Services Study: • Lower Swatara provides more police protection than our neighbors, averaging one sworn officer per every 516 residents. This is better than Derry Twp. (616 residents), Middletown (890) and Lower Paxton Twp. (910). • Lower Swatara provides more resources to fight crime. By far, we average fewer residents per patrol car (689) than Middletown (1,112), Derry (949) and Lower Paxton (1,821). It is also important to note that our police department has operated at current staffing levels during previous years having comparable crime rates and population levels. As has been done in the past, our township employs two full-time detectives who can be assigned to patrol duty in times of need. Fortunately for all of us, crime rates and police call volumes continue to decrease. For instance, Chief Richard Brandt reported publicly that in March 2016 the Township had 559 calls for service. By comparison, in 2014 there was a monthly average of 800 calls for service and in 2015 there was a monthly average of 594 calls. Over the last five years, data provided by our police department shows that the township has experienced an average of 685 calls per month. The fact is, data shows that we are down almost 20 percent in call volume from our five-year average and 30 percent down from our five year high. That is thanks to the work of our police officers, but also indicates that our staffing level is appropriate given the call volume as well as the sworn officers-per-resident ratio. Our patrol cars have been an important investment in the fight against crime. The township has nine marked police vehicles, or about three times as many as we need for a typical patrol shift. That gives flexibility to our officers to respond at all times. A complete list of each police vehicle, including year and mileage, is available to the public. The township employs a full-time mechanic who regularly services and inspects our police vehicles to ensure they’re safe. We’re proud of how we stack up against our neighboring municipalities in public safety, and we’re doing it in a way that makes the most sense for taxpayers. In the end, we spend $235 per resident for police services, according to the county report. Middletown spends $285 per resident and Derry spends $247. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken together. Many challenges lie ahead for Lower Swatara Twp., and we look forward to continued dialogue with taxpayers. We’re honored to serve you. Anne Shambaugh, Manager, Lower Swatara Twp. and the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners
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they want politically and socially in the oly hail – USSA (one of the main reasons we are did it ever here) – so why are the libtards movhail! We ing here to Ecuador? I don’t get it. Why were in center city would they leave the socialist utopia they Cuenca, Ecuador, created? What hypocrites! and it started to get Now there is a group here in Ecuador really dark and big called DA, or “Democrats Abroad’’ – or is raindrops began falling. We scampered it “Dumbocrats Abroad?’’ My definition like frightened fawns for shelter and of “DA’’ has another meaning. See if you wound up inside an ice cream parlor. can figure that one. Darn the luck – one more block and we I was talking to another expatriate here would have made it to a bar. who told me that she voted for ObumThunder, lightning, rain and then came mer twice and she is “rather disappointed the hail. It was pinging off vehicles. In in him.” It only took her two votes and short order the street was covered in peaseven years to figure that out. Olga was sized hail. called an anti-Semite when she told a The local people were fascinated by this Dumbocrat that she wasn’t voting for weather anomaly. They were watching, Bernie Sanders. Let the name calling picking up hail stones and taking photos begin! of the event. I suppose I am now considered a “proDid you ever notice that hail is always fessional” writer. If one gets paid for associated with the size of some other something one does, one is considered to object? Marble-sized hail, golf ball-sized be a professional, correct? At least that is hail, etc. Have you ever heard, “Hey, what a woman I was with one night told Rube, let’s go out in the field and pick me! some hail-sized peas?” I haven’t. A newly-published book, “At Home Speaking of weather: We had a heavy Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Storain that lasted 16 hours. I don’t recall ries,’’ is a compilation of stories written rain lasting that long in the 40 months we by 31 expats from around the world. I am have been here. There were mud slides one of the contributors. Plug: It is availthat blocked some roads and the rivable at Amazon.com. ers were over their banks. One woman Our electric bill for February was the was drowned as she lost the grasp of the highest one we shaman who was have ever received cleansing her from since coming here. evil spirits in the Remember, our river. It must have electric bill worked. She was Why are the libtards moving monthly also includes trash found 500 yards here to Ecuador? I don't get pick-up three times downstream – very it. Why would they leave the weekly, public lightclean. and a fee for the We were walking socialist utopia they created? ing fire department. It up to the highest What hypocrites! soared to $13.03. I point that overtold Olga we must looks the city – 437 be more conservaconcrete steps to the tive. It worked. Our March bill dropped top. Coming down was a woman wearing to $11.85. pink 5-inch-high heels. Many girls and Our friends from Florida returned back ladies here wear skin-tight lycra pants to the Sunshine State after spending three or jeans and high heels. Shorts are very months here. The last monthly electric rarely seen. For the most part, if one sees bill they paid before their stay here was shorts, they are being worn by a crass $421.47. Our total electric cost since gringo. moving here over three years ago has Holidays and special days have come been $412.23. and gone. I bought my wife Olga 25 pink Our lady friend from Florida is paying roses for Valentine’s Day – for $5. Here’s $950 monthly and has a $3,500 deductan interesting fact: Ecuador exported 233 ible for her “Affordable Care.” I paid tons of flowers to China in 2015. That’s our monthly health care premium and it a big bouquet! Flowers are the No. 1 dropped from $85 to $75 with no deductexport, followed by shrimp, petroleum, ible. bananas and gold. You may have heard the old saying that Correct me if I am wrong: I think I am bad things come in threes. That happened. safe in assuming that fuel prices are the My last uncle, Bernard “Jake” O’Connor, lowest in the USA – or the USSA, as I a veteran of World Warv II and the call it – in over a decade. Maybe someKorean War, died; the wife of our former body should let upper management at pastor died; and my good friend here in UPS know about it. I was charged a “fuel Cuenca was diagnosed with cancer. An surcharge” to send mail from Pennsylvaunhappy few days. nia to Florida. Fuel surcharge? To end on a bright note: On April 1, Did you complete the paperwork for five years ago, I lost my job without any your annual bilking by the IRS? I just notice – a very traumatic event at the finished mine. It almost brought a tear to time. In retrospect, the past five years my eye. have probably been the best of my life. I With lower petroleum prices, the govcan do what I want, if I want, how I want, ernment here in Ecuador is looking for when I want, where I want. ways to raise revenue (sound familiar)? Who could ask for more? The president wants to raise taxes on Until later, from beautiful Cuenca, alcohol products, cigarettes and sugared drinks (sound familiar)? But I can underEddy the Expat stand that – he was educated in the USSA and received his Ph.D. in economics in Ed O’Connor, a former resident of Illinois. Ah. Now it all makes sense. Middletown and Lower Swatara Twp., is From the “Ya Gotta Love It” departan expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador. ment: The liberals have most everything
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n April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans hit the streets to protest the environmental effects of more than 100 years of uncontrolled fossil-fueled industrial development. It was the first Earth Day. What was intended to be a college campus teach-in soon spread to every community and city across the U.S. It was and remains the single largest secular event in history. The sheer size of the protest – along with increasing visual evidence of dire health threats associated with air and toxic pollution – soon forced Congress to pass some of the world’s toughest environmental laws, most of which include community right-to-know provisions and allow citizens to sue their government if it fails to enforce the law. Citizens’ rights have been enshrined in every major environmental law from that point on. These laws spawned others around the world – many more stringent than those in the U.S. – and most recognize the role of citizens in the enforcement of environmental laws. Nearly 50 years later, Earth Day remains a day of reckoning, and now more than 1 billion people take action each year in almost every country on Earth. Some protest, many clean up their communities and plant trees and millions more have their first exposure to environmentalism through educational programs at schools and universities. It is fitting then that It's clear both the United Nations SecreUnited Nations tary-General Ban Ki-moon and world chose Friday, leaders April 22 – recognize that Earth Day citizen – for world leaders to sign participation in the historic solving global Paris climate warming has agreement been missing. at the U.N. headquarters in New York. At least 150 world leaders are expected to sign, making it the largest single signing of an international agreement in world history (another Earth Day first). And it’s happening not a moment too soon. On every front, global warming is becoming more immediate, more threatening and more irreversible, while scientific consensus and data on the health effects of climate change – particularly on the poor – mount. Included in the climate agreement are provisions that recognize the critical role civil society must play to make it work. It calls on citizens to “scale up their efforts and support actions to reduce emissions.’’ It signals the need for all of us to be actively engaged in transforming our world from one dominated by fossil fuels to one driven by renewable energy. While these words don’t amount to a call for revolution, it’s clear both the United Nations and world leaders recognize that citizen participation in solving global warming has been missing. The success – or failure – of the agreement is on our shoulders. This isn’t a fight in which any of us can remain on the sidelines and hope for the best. Unless we take these matters into our own hands, the agreement alone won’t save the world’s ecosystems from collapsing, or our biodiversity, which supports all living things on earth, from disappearing. Doing our part doesn’t mean merely buying green products or inquiring how things are going. It means action. It means a direct challenge to the status quo. It means holding our elected officials accountable and voting out of office national, state and local leaders who won’t take action on climate change. It means not passing the buck and hoping others do the hard work. For many, getting involved means knowing how your retirement accounts and pensions are invested and demanding divestment from fossil fuel stocks. It means demanding that your children be educated for green jobs of the future. It means showing up at town hall or city council meetings and asking about your community’s survivability in a climate crisis. It means saying “no” to every new coal or fracking project and retooling those communities for safer green-powered jobs. We all must do something more than we currently are. Earth Day 2016 is not about crossing the finish line. When the agreement is signed, the hard work begins anew. Kathleen Rogers is president of Earth Day Network, Washington, D.C.
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mation process. I have a problem with the location of the proposed crematorium. Get it? Location, location, location.”
• “In front of the Turkey Hill in
Highspire are three trash cans. Also on the side parking area is a pile of cigarette butts someone dumped out of their car’s ashtray. What kind of primeval pond scum can’t walk 30 feet to dump their trash in a proper can?”
people who have cabins on the river would ask for donations to fight to keep their cabins, you should probably move out of Middletown. I’d stay away from other river towns, too. You apparently don’t even know the term ‘river rat,’ or that it’s an honor to be one.”
can say the issues you see. Thanks. – Highspire citizen.”
• “It used to be a standing joke
• “Stay uninvolved and see what
already two officers down, have lost another officer for an extended period of time due to medical reasons, so the money that will be paid out in overtime now will be ridiculous. Fiscal responsibility requires some ability to look ahead, you know. Imagine if another officer goes down, what on earth will you do then to protect your community and constituents?”
by men as to ‘how much time our wives and daughters spent on the telephone.’ Now because of cell phones, men are just as guilty. The cell phone has turned our men into ‘girly boys.’ ”
• “So Lower Swatara’s attorney at
the last meeting discussed basically why they don’t need to replace police. Maybe it was indirect but that’s what he was saying. He commended the Lower Swatara police for suppressing crime, which is exactly what they do best. So if the township attorney reports that the Lower Swatara police have been successful at suppressing crime in our area, shouldn’t the next words out of his mouth be, ‘That’s why we are replacing the officers we lost to allow them to continue to suppress crime?’ It just seems like the commissioners and their lawyers never think out in advance what they say. It’s almost an insult to the community’s intelligence that they think we can’t see through or beyond what they are saying. I mean if the police are successful, why would we not keep their manpower where it is? All the highway workers they hired instead is ridiculous because – let me tell you something, and no offense to our highway workers, but they work Monday through Friday, eight hours a day unless it snows. The police, on the other hand, work every minute of every day all year long – literally they are always working 24/7. But this board hired several highway employees who work five days a week, eight hours a day. Help me out here because this isn’t rocket science. Isn’t it obvious that we need to have a full compliment of police officers to cover every minute of every single day and night much sooner than we need highway workers? They are saying we have a great police department, so let’s take it apart. Pure genius, I tell you! Let’s continue to make cutting grass a priority over protecting life and liberty!”
• “The person who is worried about
tailgaters and being hit head-on: You sound like a Nervous Nelly. You’re probably one of those drivers who can barely do the speed limit and yet still can’t negotiate curves in the road. Please do the rest of us a favor and take the bus, or stay home.”
• “Thank you, Eric Wise, for get-
ting the story out there on how poorly the Lower Swatara Two. Police Department is paid. The commissioners have been not replacing officers that have retired or fled, not replacing necessary equipment to respond to emergencies. Quality replacements will be difficult to find and even harder to keep.”
• “I am just wondering why York
Haven and the islanders can’t come up with an agreement that states their right to lease the property but they are there ‘at their own risk’ in case of any flooding. It would be the property owner’s responsibility to fix up or replace any damaged site and then FEMA would not have to be involved. Actually this is the way it should be if ANYONE built in a designated floodplain. Why should the rest of us pay extra taxes for them to rebuild if they knowingly build where there is a potential flooding issue? These folks are in the middle of a river, so flooding is bound to happen sometime or other, and the site leases should reflect that there would be no compensation for any loss or damages. As far as the on-site sewage regulations, I think the islanders definitely need to comply with that. Sewage getting into the river is detrimental to fish, people and the health of the waterway. I have no idea how that would be accomplished but I’m sure someone could come up with a solution to that predicament.”
• “There was a neutral police study
done by experts in 2001 or around then that said Lower Swatara should have approximately 25 police officers to adequately protect the township. We are now down to 14. Think how much the township has grown since 2001.”
• “I have nothing against the cre-
• “If you can’t understand why the
becomes of the public safety in Lower Swatara Twp. At least more people carry guns today – you may have to be your own police officer soon enough.”
• “You know, they make all these
laws about recycling, what if you don’t have a truck or a way to get your things to the recycle center? Then I guess you just let them pile up in your yard.”
• “Granted that cremation is a com-
monly accepted process, it is not without objectionable by-products. Put aside the known toxins, lead and mercury, spewed into the air – what about the probable putrid fumes being dumped upon the residents of central Middletown? We certainly don’t relish the thought of spending the good weather and fresh air sitting on our porches and patios only to breathe in the foul smell of burning human remains. Not to mention the projected 35 percent drop in property values due to this industry planted right in the middle of this close-in residential neighborhood. As to the duration of operation, it is most likely that bodies will be processed for at least Finkenbinder’s five funeral homes, if not for others from who knows where. Supposedly the people of Middletown are concerned about air quality. Well, think about this.”
• “Wonder how much money the
township spent to have an attorney tell the public why we don’t need anymore police officers? Crime stats are down. Seems like a great idea to cut the department back to minimum manpower. So the police department only responds to crimes and not alarms, animal complaints, accidents, incidents that do not result in arrest, etc. One could wonder if these stats were taken into consideration? So instead of allowing our police to be ‘proactive’ and keep levels at what they need to be, we will bet that crime stats and call volume will be low for an indefinite amount of time and refuse to hire or replace officers. Why don’t do you tell the public about the hundreds of thousands of dollars ‘extra’ left over in the budget that you have, and if you’re not going to spend it on actual needs then start giving that ‘extra’ money back to the tax-paying citizens who rightfully deserve that back.”
• “I had two signs put in the corner
of my yard that I removed. I got home from work yesterday and there were two more. How is this allowed? I am all for Melvin doing what he is doing for us all. I know he stays quiet, but I am thinking it is time maybe we start to let this group know how the majority feels. I for one am tired of seeing stones being thrown at a guy that gives so much.”
• “People, you better wise up – one
thing I learned about watching the presidential election this year is that your votes don’t count, it’s all about the delegates. They can have a contested convention at the end and someone who hasn’t gotten one vote from the people can be the presidential nominee, if the delegates vote for him. So what’s that say about our fair election process? Your votes mean nothing in the end. Look at poor Bernie – he can win the rest of the states and in the end the super delegates will do him in. Super delegates buy the election and in the end they can go against the people and pick whom they want. Same with the Republicans, the establishment doesn’t want Trump or Cruz to win. Don’t be surprise if an outsider comes in and steals it. But in the end I feel the people that are done wrong will not vote for anyone.”
• “Mr. Finkenbinder must be do-
ing something right if Cremation Society of Pennsylvania is so worried that they are sending a special mail card to help stop them. Why help us, your center can’t be much different.”
• “I support the Highspire fire
department 100 percent. If someone does not agree with something then they need to go to the fire department and put a application in so you
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• “If our zoning committee ends
up getting sued, who pays that bill? Borough or members for their wrong actions?”
• “Now the Lower Swatara police,
• “I want to give a thanks to Lieu-
tenant 55 of Highspire. Sultzaberger, he did an excellent job, him and his wife seen me fall on the sidewalk and I’m 63 years old. Thank you very much, I support you 100 percent. God bless you.”
• “I have a question about these
signs. A lady came to the door offering me a sign to stop Finkendbinder toxins. I kindly said, ‘No thank you’ and she ended up rambling and getting very upset. I explained that I am to be cremated and I like knowing I will be taken care of by them and not given to someone else. She turned and walked away. I looked out the front window and she was putting one out between the sidewalk and the road. I went out and told her I said I do not want one. She said that is fine, but this is borough property and that she can put it there and to remove it would be illegal. Is this true?”
• “Great article, Press And Journal,
about the failure to replace police in Lower Swatara Twp. You proved that the Lower Swatara police are the lowest paid in the area. You also showed what the attorney said about crime statistics dropping and that is a direct result of the great police department we have. The ultimate goal of any police department is crime prevention and the board’s attorney stated the police are doing just that in Lower Swatara. It’s working, so leave it alone and maintain it for Pete’s sake! Also it’s not just about money when deciding to replace police – it’s about public safety. The communities surrounding Lower Swatara and l seem to be on the same page, but not Lower Swatara?”
• “You can be against the cremato-
ry. Think before you act. Everyone is talking about the kids reading the signs and explaining that to them. I do agree that is horrible. The one
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thing that gets to me is that bullying in our schools is an issue and we all should agree that we lead by example. This funeral home has done nothing wrong. These signs are trying to bully this funeral home into not doing their business. When my fifth-grader asked if the sign at the house next to ours is a type of bullying, I had to answer, ‘Yes,’ and now I am getting pretty angry at our new council for allowing this and backing it. My understanding is no laws have been broken, rules had been followed but yet you encouraged all this because you at a meeting did not have what it takes to stand up to these people. You encouraged this mess, now fix it! I encourage everyone to get on council to stop the injustice that is happening and for allowing this type of behavior.”
• “A coroner can call an over-
dose whatever he likes. It doesn’t change the law. I’m all for locking up drug dealers but drug users are not victims. They choose to do the drugs. I understand it is a ‘sickness’ but if you play with fire you get burned. Maybe the families should get their kids help before it comes to an overdose. People need to take responsibility for their own actions. To me this is just another cop-out. Stop buying drugs and put them out of business!’’
• “There is no hearsay or misinfor-
mation in what the Press And Journal has reported. That’s the beauty of the media – they hold those in power accountable. The commissioners offer different explanations that just don’t make sense or add up. Lower Swatarians, you are dealing with some scary people here.”
Dear Editor ...
• “Regarding smoking, grills, weed
eaters, etc. I actually only use one of those items, a car – and I use it sparingly. If I were using those things I certainly would not use them 24\7 as the Finkenbinder permit to the DEP is requesting because I would expect my neighbors to find that excessive. Additionally, I now know more about this issue then I ever wanted to know and all of the research causes me concern. I choose to err on the side of caution because preventing the crematory is easier then removal after it exists. As to being foolish about the GoFundMe page and the signs, I was taught in civics class that in a democracy people are free to have differences of opinion. It needn’t be personal or hurtful. I appreciate your feedback and respect your right to express it, but I respectfully disagree.”
• “Seeing how corrupt local gov-
ernment is makes one fearful of the level of corruption at the state and federal government.”
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Angry mobs won’t help the left
“The mob is the mother of tyrants.” – Diogenes of Sinope In late August 1968, two months after an assassin killed presidential candidate Robert Kennedy and shortly after Republicans nominated Richard Nixon for president, the Democrats gathered in Chicago to pick their candidate. The Democratic Party “establishment” supported Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was opposed by antiwar contenders Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern, both senators. The culminating point occurred on Aug. 28, when delegates debated two rival Vietnam policy planks. The Johnson administration supported the continued, if also limited, bombing of North Vietnam. The opposing “dove plank” called for suspending the bombing of North Vietnam and vigorous negotiations. A raucous three-hour debate, punctuated with shouts of “stop the war” and the New York delegation singing “We Shall Overcome,” ended when the convention voted 1,567-1,041 to support the Johnson administration’s plank. Several months earlier, leaders of Students for a Democratic Society, the anarchic Yippies, Black Panthers and the “Old Left’” War Resisters League met to organize massive antiwar protests during the Chicago convention. Subsequently, while delegates debated, an estimated 10,000 protestors, half of them from out of town, gathered at nearby Grant Park. Television split coverage between the convention and the mob. While speakers inside denounced Johnson’s Vietnam policies, Yippies outside nominated a pig named “Pigasus” for president. When three young men attempted to haul down an American flag flying over Grant Park’s bandshell, blue-helmeted police rushed to stop them but were opposed by demonstrators. When an officer tossed a tear-gas canister, a protestor picked it up and heaved it back. Millions of TV viewers watched as demonstrators faced off against platoons of club-wielding police. Throughout the night and into the early morning, the melee moved between Grant Park, the International Amphitheater Convention Center and the Democratic Party headquarters in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Television kept both the delegates and demonstrators informed. After Connecticut Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, a McGovern supporter, declared, “With George McGovern as president we wouldn’t have
The Capitol REPORT
A move to fix tavern gaming law
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he House Gaming Oversight Committee, which I chair, recently held a hearing on legislation that would fix current law to help make certain small games of chance a more accessible and viable option for tavern owners. In 2013, Act 90 was enacted to authorize taverns to conduct three small games of chance: daily drawings, raffles and pull-tabs. Many organizations that operate small games of chance rely on these fundraisers to keep their doors open and to continue their valuable contributions to our communities. In addition to helping tavern owners increase fundraising opportunities, the new gaming option was expected to generate $156 million in ongoing revenue for the commonwealth. However, only 51 taverns have successfully obtained a tavern gaming license to date, and the state has yet to receive significant revenue from this gaming option. Tavern owners have since raised some concerns before the committee and highlighted the need to make additional modifications to this law. They pointed out several obstacles in the license application process that have deterred additional small business owners from seeking a tavern gaming permit. Tavern owners have specifically said that the application process is too
cumbersome, the taxes and fees to obtain the license are too high and gaming infractions could affect a tavern’s liquor license, which, in turn, could put them out of business. Legislation was drafted to address these issues, and that bill was the subject of our recent committee hearing. Testifiers included: Bill sponsor Rep. Kurt Masser (R-107th District, which includes Montour County and parts of Northumberland and Columbia counties), the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, as well as a Pennsylvania tavern owner. To watch the tavern gaming fix hearing, visit my Web site at RepPayne.com and click on “House Gaming Oversight Committee.”
Report potholes As spring begins, I want to remind residents of the 106th District about the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) pothole reporting hotline. Area motorists are encouraged to call 1-800-FIX-ROAD (1-800-3497623) to report the location of potholes on state roads. Callers are asked to be as specific as possible in reporting pothole locations. When reporting about state routes, callers must provide the
county, municipality, street name, or preferably the state route (SR) number found on small, blackand-white signs posted along state roadways. If possible, callers should also offer a description of any familiar landmarks that will help PennDOT find the problem area. The hotline may also be used to report maintenance concerns other than potholes, such as deer removal or signage issues. To report potholes on local roads, motorists should contact the municipality where the pothole is located. The 1-800-FIX-ROAD hotline should not be used to report traffic accidents, disabled vehicles or other emergencies. Motorists are encouraged to continue to call 911 to report those incidents. Potholes develop when water seeps below the road through small cracks in the pavement surface. As the water repeatedly freezes and thaws, a cavity below the road is formed and larger cracks develop, causing the pavement to crumble. 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.
Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago,” the camera caught Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley shouting obscenities at Ribicoff. Intermittent violence continued throughout the week, resulting in 668 arrests. Although no one was killed, more than 100 demonstrators and bystanders were treated at hospitals. Local physicians treated hundreds more. Police reported 192 officers treated for injuries. Perhaps the most seriously injured victims were Humphrey and the Democratic Party. At the Republican convention in July, Nixon, seeking to attract white southern voters feeling alienated from the Democrats, spurned New York Mayor John Lindsay, the Republican establishment candidate for vice president, in favor of tough-talking “law and order” and “state’s rights” advocate Spiro Agnew, the governor of Maryland. Despite the third party candidacy of Alabama Gov. George Wallace, who carried Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, Nixon eked out a narrow victory. Forty-eight years later, leftist mobs, at the behest of MoveOn.org, want to torpedo Donald Trump’s candidacy. Trump’s Republican campaign competitors (along with conservative pundits George Will, Charles Krauthammer and others), fearing Trump cannot beat Hillary Clinton, seemingly want what the mob wants: Trump out. Trump’s Republican opponents need to consider that if Trump wins the nomination, then the surest way for Republicans to lose the general election is to stay home come November. Both Trump and the Republican Party will lose if Republicans stay home. Additionally, if Trump goes to the convention in Cleveland as the leading contender but without enough delegates to win and a brokered convention gives the nomination to another candidate, dedicated Trump supporters will stay home. Trump won’t be president, but the Republican Party also may lose. Again, both Trump and the Republican Party will lose if Republicans stay home. On the other hand, MoveOn.org should remember that for all its “sound and fury” America’s Les Enrages of 1968 and 1972 contributed substantially to Nixon’s election and re-election. History shows that the far left’s antics can easily backfire and work on behalf of Republicans. In 1968, the antics of the far left fractured the Democratic Party so that it lost five of the next eight presidential elections. While Trump’s bombastic remarks turn off many Americans, they also attract a significant number, though he has stumbled in recent primaries. Both parties should consider the possible emergence of a 21st century “silent majority” that won for Nixon and, years later, Ronald Reagan. Dr. Earl Tilford is a military historian and fellow for the Middle East and terrorism with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Mercer County.
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran 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 20-26 are always open to everyone. Wed., April 20: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal. Thurs., April 21: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067; 6 to 8 p.m., Stop Hun-
ger Now at Wesley United Methodist Church, Middletown. Sun., April 24: 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: Mary Woods, Forney and Mary Jane Rife. Lay Liturgist: Robert Miller. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Thomas Tucker Sr. presented by Barbara A. Tucker and family. Tues., April 26: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Men’s dinner and meeting.
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Wed., April 20: 6:30 p.m., Bells rehearsal; 7:15 p.m., Chancel Choir rehearsal. Thurs., April 21: 1:30 p.m., Worship Committee meeting. Church school for all ages continues on April 24 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 begin a new theme: What is God Doing Through the Bible? We will hear from our own Pastor Bruce Humphrey as he recaps the Old Testament in four sentences. Please join us. Please join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 24. 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. Mon., April 25: 7 p.m., Deacons. We are actively involved in support for the Pineford fire survivors from the Sun., April 3 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.
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Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran als may also take items directly to the Church is located at Spring and Union food pantry, which is open Tuesdays streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. town. We are a Reconciling In Christ The Community Action Commission Church. office is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. You are invited to join us for wor- to 1 p.m. at the same location. ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Church and Community Events: evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Wed., April 20: 10 a.m., Holy Comworship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. munion in Chapel; 1:30 p.m., Holy Sunday Church School for all ages is Communion Interfaith Apts.; 3 p.m., at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship ser- Holy Communion at Frey Village; 3 vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. to 5 p.m., Homework Club; 6:30 p.m., Wednesday morning service is at 10 WSP (note the date change); 7 p.m., a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Adult Choir. traditional service and is 45 minutes Fri., April 22: 7 p.m., PSU Concert. in length. Please enter through the Sat., April 23: 5 p.m., Holy Comparking lot doors. munion; 7 p.m., PSU Concert. The first Sunday of each month Sun., April 24: Easter 5; 8:15 a.m. is Food Pantry Sunday. Needed are (T) Holy Communion; 9:45 a.m., personal care items: toothpaste, Confirmation/Sunday school; 11 a.m., toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoos, (C) Holy Communion. soaps, lotions, and paper products Mon., April 25: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., (toilet tissue, tissues, paper towels) and Community dinner at Middletown food items: cereals, Bisquick, pancake Church of God; 6:30 p.m., Bible Study. mixes, syrup, cake mixes and frostings, Tues., April 26: 3 to 5 p.m., Homecondiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, work Club. relishes, pickles and olives), puddings Wed., April 27: 10 a.m., Holy and gelatins. These are items not Communion in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., consistently purchased or available at Homework Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. Central PA Food Bank. Items collected Visit our website at www.stpeare taken to the Middletown Area tersmiddletown.org. Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Scripture for April 24: Acts 11:1-18; Wyoming Street, Royalton. Individu- Ps 148; Rev 21:1-6; John 13:31-35.
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 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
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
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
Phone 944-6242
is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. New short-term morning Bible Study begins Wednesday, April 20 at 10 a.m. “Forever In Love With Jesus.” Covers portraits of Christ from Book of Hosea and the Gospel of John. Community is welcome. We welcome new members to our church family: Amy Benner, Joseph Connors, Paula and Danny Duncan, Carol and John Grayshaw, Julia Juan, Kim and Chris Long, Dawn and Brian Shertzer, Hattie and David Snavely, and Kara Wealand. Congratulations to Evie and Fred Wahl on their 64th wedding anniversary. Congratulations to our member Jake Brinser upon his graduation from the United States Marine Corps boot camp. 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. 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.
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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. For additional information please call us at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@comcast.net.
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian 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.
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@comcast.net 717-944-6242 It’s still EASTER folks! Every Sunday is a mini-Easter as we celebrate the resurrection each week as a real event in history. An event that if we believe that Jesus died, was buried and on the 3rd day rose from the dead, then we have new life to celebrate each and every Sunday. And…every day of the week, we’re called to live out our testimony of what Jesus has done in our lives. Each week we gather as the community of faith to encounter God in Christ in a new way through worship and praise as well as in the study of His Story as recorded in the Bible. At Wesley we are looking at the Five Practices of Cultivating a Fruitful life. The week after Easter week we looked at what it means to be radically received into the Body of Christ; then last week we discovered that the “real” reason for coming to Worship on Sunday is to encounter the living Christ. We discovered that 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. This week, we’ll discover that an encounter with Jesus leads us into the Word, we want and need to know all there is about Jesus; his history as a Savior sent to His Jewish people to how His life on earth encounters us today and how the church was birthed through his death and resurrection. Without being grounded in His Word, we are left wondering in the desert of life instead of being transformed into the likeness of God through the testimony of our lives. It’s not too late to open your Bible and discover with us the joy of “knowing Him.” Every Sunday at 8:30 a.m., the “New Spirit” Praise Team leads us in wor-
ship, praise, prayer and the message of intentionally developing our Faith.” 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 congregations. 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. Threads of Hope has clothing and household supplies for the survivors of the Middletown fire. 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 Class, photography and art classes as well as other events. There is also a Men’s Discipleship Class every Saturday at 8 a.m. On Saturday, 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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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hi, people! I hope by now the wind, snow and dark clouds have removed themselves from the weather queue. We want some warm breezes and tons of sunshine. The tulips are looking lovely and the grass is so green. Is it safe to ask: Has spring finally arrived? I hope you are enjoying National Poetry Month. Do you have any poems you would like to submit? Please feel free to share. Enjoy your week as we watch the temperatures rise. Here is a poem by Odgen Nash:
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Sam Rothermel at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra’s performance in Hershey.
LD student chosen for all-state orchestra Sam Rothermel, a junior viola player at Lower Dauphin High School, was chosen to perform with the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association All-State Orchestra on Saturday, April 2 in Hershey after an audition. Rothermel, son of Joseph and Nancy Rothermel, placed first among all viola players at the PMEA Region V Orchestra Festival in March to qualify to perform in the All-State Orchestra. He earned his trip to regionals after successfully audition at the PMEA District 7 Orchestra Festival earlier this year.
He also qualified for the all-state orchestra last year and advanced to the National Association for Music Education’s 2015 All-National Symphony Orchestra in Nashville. Rothermel is the concertmaster of Lower Dauphin’s full orchestra, string orchestra and pit orchestra. He is also the concertmaster of the Dauphin County Music Educators Association County Orchestra. He is first chair viola in the Lebanon Valley College Honors Orchestra and a rehearsal assistant with Hershey Festival Strings.
Karns customers, staff raise $30,000 for MDA Eight Karns Quality Foods stores, including the one in Middletown, raised a total of $30,673 during a St. Patrick’s Day themed fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Customers and employees donated $1 or more at the grocery store chain’s checkout counters during the MDA Shamrocks between Feb. 17 and March 17 to fund research, support groups and clinics like the MDA Care Center at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Money raised also will help send more than 20 local kids to an MDA summer camp at Happiness is Camping, Hardwick, N.J., at no cost to their families. “We can’t thank Karns enough for
what they do to support our local families,’’ said Joe Alfano, executive director of MDA. The eight local Karns locations averaged $3,834 per location, the highest average in the 34 years that the chain has held the fundraiser. Customers and employees who donated signed their name on green shamrock symbols that were displayed in the stores. “We’re grateful to everyone who participated and we’re honored to do our part in support of MDA’s mission to help central Pennsylvania families affected by these muscle-debilitating diseases live longer and grow stronger,” said Scott Karns, CEO of Karns Quality Foods.
Always Marry an April Girl Praise the spells and bless the charms, I found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy. Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger, Ever changing, ever true – I love April, I love you. Birthdays Happy landmark 21st birthday to Justin Musser of Lower Swatara Twp. He marks his cake day on Wednesday, April 20. Congrats, and enjoy! Evan Grogan of Lower Swatara celebrates his 14th balloon-flying day on Thursday, April 21. Hope it is super-special, Evan! Best wishes to Patrick Krepps as he hits the Big 25 on Thursday, April 21. I hope your day is just how you like it, Pat. Samantha Romberger of Lower Swatara celebrates her landmark birthday on Thursday, April 21. She is 18. What a happy day! Best wishes to you, Sammy. Happy 23rd confetti-popping birthday to Aubrey Carberry on Thursday, April 21. Hoping the sun is shining and the birds are singing for you on your day. Enjoy! Happy razzle-dazzle cake day to Julie Hughes of Lower Swatara as she turns 11. She celebrates her double-toothpick birthday on Thursday, April 21. Rochelle Gonzales of Middletown will be a brand-new teenager on Thursday, April 21. Yay for 13! Yay for spring! Yay for Rochelle! Michelle Eby celebrates No. 25 on Saturday, April 23. Best wishes for a wonderful quarter-of-a-century birthday, Michelle. Happy rootin’-tootin’ cake and ice cream day to Jackie Leonard of Lower Swatara. Enjoy your Saturday, April 23 birthday. Many birthday blessings are sent to Pat Lippert of Lower Swatara on Sunday, April 24. I hope 75 really terrific things happen to you on your birthday weekend, Pat. A landmark 21-gun salute happy
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birthday to Allison Lawyer on Monday, April 25. Enjoy adulthood and a wonderful week! Happy 24th just-spiffy birthday to Eddie Mecca of Lower Swatara on Monday, April 25. Best wishes for a wonderful week and rest of the month. Rachelle Miller of Highspire marks her 12th snappy-happy birthday on Tuesday, April 26. Enjoy your sunshiny frosty-filled day, Rachelle! Lebanon Valley honor society The following local students were inducted into the Sigma Alpha Pi honor society on Sunday, April 10 at Lebanon Valley College, Annville: • Ryan Popp, of Middletown, a business administration major • Gavin Kolaric, of Elizabethtown, an early childhood education and special education major • Elanora Dovat, of Hummelstown, a psychobiology major Anniversaries Best wishes to Tim and Joan Nissley of Lower Swatara on Thursday, April 21 as they observe their anniversary. I hope those showers will hold off so your 15th romantic holiday will be full of sunshine. Joe and Karen Bendgen of Lower Swatara observe their 27th flowers, chocolate and hearts day on Friday, April 22. Enjoy, and congrats! Happy 21st anniversary to CD and Cathy Farr of Lower Swatara on Saturday, April 23. May the warm breezes and beautiful weather be a blessing to you both on this special day. Mike and Karen McKillip of Lower Swatara have been blest with 34 years of wedded bliss on Sunday, April 24. Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Congrats to Al and Janel Tomalis of Lower Swatara on 36 years together on Tuesday, April 26. Celebrate all week long! Church of God dinner All are welcome to come out for
the monthly dinner at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25 at the Middletown First Church of God, 245 W. High St., Middletown. The menu: roast turkey with filling, mashed potatoes, veggie and dessert. Gettysburg dean’s list Congratulations to Katelyn Carnes, of Middletown, who has been named to Gettysburg College’s Dean’s Commendation List (3.3-3.59 GPA) for the fall semester. Katelyn, a member of the college’s Class of 2018, is a theater arts major and the daughter of Paul and Michelle Carnes of Lower Swatara. Take Time for 10 Things 1. Take time to work: It is the price of success. 2. Take time to think: It is the source of power. 3. Take time to play: It is the secret of youth. 4. Take time to read: It is the foundation of knowledge. 5. Take time to worship: It is the highway of reverence and washes the dust of earth from our eyes. 6. Take time to help and enjoy friends: It is the source of happiness. 7. Take time to love: It is the one sacrament of life. 8. Take time to dream: It hitches the soul to the stars. 9. Take time to laugh: It is the singing that helps with life’s loads. 10. Take time to plan: It is the secret to having time for the first nine things. A big thank you to Margaret Reisinger of Lower Swatara for sending me this important advice! Quote of the Week “Glowing moments of peaceful reflection kindle the growth of our minds and spirits.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What are some kind things people can do for one another? “Give people in need food, water and
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Seven Sorrows BVM School named 14 students as Followers of Jesus for their honesty, which was chosen as March’s character trait. Honored during a ceremony were, from left: front row, Jordanah Wells Evan Becker, Ella Sheaffer, Luke Heckman, Marleigh Shroy and Justin Huncher; back row, Grady Klein, Gina Auerbeck, Father Ted Keating, Ian Witkowski, Riley Vanscoy, Principal Angela Love, Madison Rehm, Michael Beutler, Natalie Carey, Ryan Thear and Deacon Tom Lang.
clothes for free.” – Victoria Kelly, 8, Swatara Twp. “ A smile goes a long way.” – Pete Mecca, Middletown. “Being there for someone in whatever way a person needs you to be. If they need a shoulder to cry on, be that shoulder. If they need to talk, be the ear. Being there for someone goes a long way.” – Dave Rothrock, Carlisle. “Make them a meal or send them a card.” – Connie Leese, South Hanover Twp. “Just really be there when you are needed.” – R.M., Hummelstown. “Spend some time with them. Run an errand for them. Invite them to go along on group outings. Invite them to participate in activities, e.g. playing bocce, a nonprofit organization, work together at a soup kitchen. Remember them on their birthday and special holidays.” – Louisa Morgan, Middletown.
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It's what is inside, pouring out in unexpected colors, in selfportraits and inspired landscapes, in a variety of mediums. Middletown Area School District students from kindergarten to Grade 12 displayed their artwork during a one-day show on Saturday, April 16 in the second-floor assembly room at the Middletown Public Library. The show, featuring a reception with students and their families, marked the end of National Library Week (April 10-16) at the Middletown library.
A. Joseph Keating: “The Transfiguration of Kennedy,” Grade 12 / B. Dr. Lori Suski: Superintendent, Middletown Area School District / C. Jared States: art teacher D. Meghan O’Brien, Grade 2 / E. Nicholas Holmes: “Hero,” Grade 9 / F. Cayla Garman: “Self Portrait,” Grade 8 / G. Alicia Clemens: “Tree House,” Grade 7 / H. Macy Appleby: “Self Portrait,” Grade 8 / I. Ashley Wynkoop: “Ocean-tric,” Grade 12 / J. Haley Baxter: “Days of the Dead,” Grade 10 / K. Alexis Habborshon: “Self Portrait,” Grade 8 L. Angelina Torres (not pictured), “Self Portrait,” Grade 8, with, from left, brother, Aidan Torres; Dad, Robert Torres; and Mom, Michele Torres / M. Micah Krajsa, Grade 4 N. Riley Huffington, Grade 4 / O. Nikol Burrows (not pictured), “Juliette Gordon Low,” Grade 11, with, from left, Girl Scout Troop Leader Monica Reinnagel and Mom, Heather Burrows / P. Maxwell Miller: “Self Portrait,” Grade 8 / Q. Angela Shields: “Mather Nurture,” Grade 12
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