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The last picture show? Elks Theatre closes for repairs The Elks Theatre closed on Sunday, April 19 for repairs after a final showing of “The Fast and the Furious 7.’’

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Settlement reached in police chase, cyclist’s death

Opened in 1911, Middletown’s Elks Theatre survived competition from drive-ins and suburban movie megaplexes, operating long enough to see a sixth sequel to “The Fast and the Furious,’’ the final film it showed before it closed on Sunday, April 19. The second longest continuously operating cinema in the U.S., the Elks was closed for repairs that are expected to last a year – and when it reopens, it could be something different. Its owner, the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, is seeking proposals from those who want to operate, and possibly own, the theater and its host building, the Elks Building. One group, Phantom Theatre Company, has submitted a $3.4 million plan for turning the Elks into a performing arts center that would show movies as well as host plays. Another group, the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp., which operated the movie house for years, has said it intends to submit a proposal to keep showing films at the theater. While the authority seeks suitors, Phantom presented its plans at an invitation-only reception at the theater. Our story and photos appear on A8.

CRAFT CHAMP

By Dan Miller

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A Dauphin County Court judge has approved a $400,000 settlement in the case of Gregg Kisic, a Highspire motorcyclist who died after he was struck by a car in Middletown’s square during a police chase in 2012. The settlement was approved on Tuesday, April 14 as a result of a lawsuit that had been filed by Kisic’s widow, Deborah, alleging negligence on the part of Steelton and Highspire borough police. The lawsuit also named as a defendant Steven Allen Henderson Jr. of Steelton, the man who police said was driving the car that ran into Kisic’s motorcycle in the Middletown square. Henderson was being pursued by Steelton and Highspire police at the time of the accident, authorities said. The chase occurred on June 3, 2012, after Henderson, driving a stolen car, struck a pedestrian in Steelton, according to police. The chase continued along Route 230 through Highspire and Lower Swatara Twp. at speeds that reached

Ty Balmer, left and below, helps build a heating and air conditioning system at a construction site.

By Dan Miller

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Middletown Borough Council voted 6-2 on Monday, April 20 to direct the borough solicitor to hold talks that could lead to a settlement agreement regarding former part-time police Officer Joshua N. Reager. Council fired Reager on Sept. 2 based on findings in a report by Transparency Matters, an outside consulting firm, that Reager had violated the department’s vehicle pursuit policy during an incident on May 15, 2014. A grievance Reager filed through the Middletown Police Officers Association regarding his dismissal is pending. Reager is also contesting the borough’s decision in a workman’s compensation case. After the vote, Mayor James H. Curry III said that as of this time no settlement agreement has been reached regarding Reager. He declined further comment, citing the ongoing litigation involving the grievance and workman’s compensation. Councilors Vicki Malone and Scott Sites voted against the motion.

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Royalton native wins national HVAC competition By Eric Wise

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y Balmer knew it would be a grueling six hours, and he remembered the years of training that prepared him for that day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was ready to use the skills he had learned and practiced, but this time he had to do it under the watchful eyes of judges who looked for the right mix of knowledge, finesse and form – all while staring down a clock. The savvy Royalton native showed that skills and a quality performance mattered more than speed when he took the gold medal as the HVAC national champion at the National Craft Championships, a trade industry competition. Balmer has nearly finished his training in heating, ventilation and air conditioning through Associated Builders and Contractors, where he will graduate on May 14. Currently a fourth-year apprentice, Balmer performs the essentials of the trade daily for W.C. Eshanaur & Son, a Harrisburg heating and air conditioning Please See BALMER, Page A8

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Londonderry approves storage facility

The Brotherhood of Good Deeds

Penn State frat helps in community projects

By Eric Wise

By Dan Miller

The Londonderry Twp. supervisors voted on Monday, April 6 to allow Matinchek Associates to build three large buildings that will provide storage for large recreational vehicles, campers and boats. The new storage facility along Water Street will feature 35 bays opening to a 16-footby-50-foot space suitable for storing large vehicles. Company representatives said renters will probably access their RVs, campers or boats a few times a year for vacations and weekend get-aways, not as regularly or routinely as people visit smaller storage facilities.

NEWS LD field house to be dedicated A dedication ceremony for the new $1.6 million field house at Falcon Fields sports complex will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday,

May 5. The main turf field will be named in honor of Linda Kreiser and Bea Hallman, Lower Dauphin High School’s only two field hockey coaches. The $1.6 million field house was built thanks to more than $600,000 in private donations.

College fraternities get in the news a lot, often for things that aren’t good. But in Middletown, a fraternity from Penn State Harrisburg has been quietly doing good deeds throughout the town for months. The guys from the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Phi Sigma Phi can often be found spending part of their weekend at Wesley United Methodist Church on Ann Street. They have provided a variety of support to youth programs and events that are put on at the church by Rev. James Lyles and his Youth 10x Better Ministries. Sometimes they are preparing lunch in the church kitchen. During the Middletown Easter Egg hunt at the church on Saturday, April 4, the fraternity guys made Easter baskets to give to children. Please See BROTHERHOOD, Page A8

A Kickball Tournament to raise funds for Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, at Sunset Park in Londonderry Twp. Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors uses money raised to assist veterans with their physical, mental and emotional health needs. To learn more, visit www. PaWoundedWarriors.org.

Gun stolen from Lower Swatara home for second time This handgun has had quite a year. It was was stolen from a Lower Swatara Twp. man’s home last summer, sold for drugs, recovered by drug enforcement officers, returned it its owner – and stolen a second time, according to Lower Swatara Twp. police. The latest theft happened on Wednesday, April 15 at the victim’s home in the 300 block of Summit Ridge Road, police said. Someone may have entered the home through an unlocked window to take the handgun, a Sig Sauer .22-caliber semiautomatic that was loaded with five rounds of ammunition, police said. The same gun was stolen from the home in June 2014 and sold in exchange for drugs, police said. It was turned over to the Dauphin County Drug Task Force by an informant in January, then returned to its owner, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about the latest theft to call them at 717-939-0463.

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Taking a break from clearing brush behind the Grosh House in Middletown are, from left, Phi Sigma Phi members Tyler Freebery, John Robertelli, Kyle Purcell and Graham Hays.

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Robbie M. Paules, 50, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 23 at home. For more information, visit our website at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

Meade Espenshade

Meade M. Espenshade, 97, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest at home on Wednesday, April 22. For more information, visit our website at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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Lillian S. Ulrich, 87, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, April 26, at Middletown Home. For more information, visit our website at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

Kathleen Jumper In Memory Brandy J. Smertneck Born April 29, 1970 Killed December 13, 1988 Happy Birthday Brandy I looked around and you were there, I looked around again and you were gone. Our lives were changed forever, Forever you are with us. Love forever till we see you again, Mom, Dad, Destinie, Mike, Cody, Brady and Marly

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Kathleen Jumper, 46, of Elwyn, Pa., entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 25, at the Elywn Institute, Elwyn. She was born on June 30, 1968 in Harrisburg, and was the daughter of Donette “Dee” Weirich Pond and the late Ray W. Jumper Jr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Laura and Donald Weirich, and paternal grandparents Ann and Ray W. Jumper Sr. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her brother Ronald Jumper and wife Linda of Devon, England; a niece Ashlee Jumper; and a nephew Brandon Jumper. Memorial services for Kathleen: Friday, May 1 at 3 p.m. at New Beginnings Church, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, with Pastor Britt Strohecker officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care to The Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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EARTH DAY ENDEAVOR Volunteers clean, paint, improve Hoffer Park By Dan Miller

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Hoffer Park in Middletown may remain closed through the end of April as work continues on a parkwide cleanup that kicked off on Earth Day 2015. The effort, put together by Middletown Borough, brought together volunteers from several local companies and agencies. Among them were 14 young people and five staff members from YouthBuild, a program run by the YWCA of Greater Harrisburg. They were joined by a volunteer crew from United Water, as well as helping hands from volunteers from FedEx. Volunteers from the community were invited to participate as well. The project started early in the morning on Wednesday, April 22 and

stretched for several days, due to the amount of work that needed to be done and the rainy weather that day. The job included repairs to Kids Kastle – brush, leaves and other debris throughout the play area were cleaned out. The big sand box got new sand, new wood carpet was put down and the spires were to be repainted. New sand was put down in the volleyball court. The old grills throughout Hoffer Park were replaced with new grills that were donated to the borough. In addition, Penn Waste is donating 15 new trash cans to replace the ones now in the park, borough officials said. The street light poles got a new coat of paint. The large and small pavilions in the park were repainted. A new protective coating was applied to the picnic tables that are inside the pavilions.

Gingrich Memorials of Middletown signed on to do a power wash and to otherwise refurbish the Hoffer Memorial in the park. The main Hoffer Park entrance sign was to be replaced by Street Stores Hardware, a new business that borough officials say is in the process of opening a location on East Main Street. Other signs throughout the park are being fixed up, and the curbing along the park got a fresh new coat of yellow paint. Workers this week are finding low spots throughout Hoffer Park that will get filled in and re-seeded, said borough spokesman Chris Courogen. The borough will reopen the park to the public when the work is done, he said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

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From The Wednesday, April 29, 1992 Edition Of The Press And Journal Middletown Weighs Proposal To Renovate Swimming Pool Middletown Borough Council agreed last Tuesday night to investigate the possibility of using about $70,000 in leftover federal funds to renovate the community swimming pool. Councilman John Seachrist said the money was originally made available by the federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agency to salvage and repair properties damaged by the 1972 flood which devastated many area dwellings. According to Borough Manager Bruce Hamer, the remaining HUD funds were recalled by the Dauphin County Redevelopment Authority about two years ago, but the funds would still be available to the Borough if Council proposes an appropriate use for the money. In order to qualify for the leftover funds, council would have to develop a community project, which would benefit residents with low and moderate incomes. “If we don’t come up with a project that will qualify for the funds,” Hamer explained, “we’ll have to turn the money back to the federal government.” That was enough to prompt Councilman Jack Meyers to suggest that Council reopen an earlier proposal to repair the community pool and to reseal the bottom. Council had originally estimated that those repairs would cost about $35,000, but it was suggested that the proposal could be expanded to include renovations to the facility’s locker rooms. Prices From 23 Years Ago Longacre Turkey Franks 1 lb. pkg...................................95¢ Brownberry Seasoned Croutons 6 oz........................................$1.29 Cream Slaw........................... 98¢/lb. Hunt’s Manwich 15.5 oz..........$1.04 Purdue Fresh Ground Chicken.............. $1.78/lb. Mangoes............................. 99¢/each Hawaiian Punch 128 oz...........$2.39

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23 YEARS AGO - 1971 Reunion – The Middletown Area High School class of 1971 held its 20th reunion on October 12 at the Holiday Inn West in Mechanicsburg. Over 70 classmates attended and according to Cheryl Forsyth, a good time was held by all. Pa. Approves $755,000 Loan For Rheems Nitrate Cleanup The running duel between the Mt. Joy Township Authority (MJTA) and the Rheems Water Company took a new twist last week as the state approved a $755,000 loan to help finance a new nitrate filtration plant for the Rheems Company. The low-interest loan was one of 39 statewide water and sewer projects approved last Wednesday by Pen-

Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

DUI charge Jeannette A. Bailes, 52, of the 100 block of Shirley Dr., Middletown, was charged with DUI and DUI-high rate of alcohol, police report. The charges were filed following a traffic stop at 1:57 a.m. on April 5 on Rosedale Avenue at Keystone Street. Bailes was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox that was stopped because of a faulty light on its license plate, police said. No other details about the case were reported. A preliminary hearing is set for June 15 before District Judge Michael Smith. Public drunkenness citation Daniel M. Still, 47, of the 100 block of Eby Lane, Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for public drunkenness, according to court records in District Judge Michael Smith’s office. Still was cited after police stopped him at 3:23 a.m. on April 11 while he was walking in the 900 block of W.

Harrisburg Pike, police report. Still was seen walking at an unsteady gait, stumbling and swaying, police said. Fraud reported More than $750 was stolen from a township resident’s bank account in several electronic withdrawals after the victim’s account information was skimmed, police report. Four transactions took place April 13 and April 14, police said. Two of them were made at a Home Depot in Stroudsburg, one was at an area Sheetz and one was at a Tommy Hilfiger store in Tannersville, Monroe County, police said. DUI charge Craig S. Henry, 52, of the 10000 block of Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, Fla., was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, driving with a suspended license and driving an unregistered vehicle, police report.

The charges stem from Henry’s arrest at 12:22 a.m. on March 25, police said. The location of the arrest was not specified by police. A preliminary hearing is set for May 6 before District Magisterial Judge Michael Smith on May 6 for a preliminary hearing on the charges. Generator stolen An electric generator valued at $500 was stolen from an unlocked shed a residence in the 100 block of Lake Dr. between April 1 and April 8, police report. The owner was unable to recall the brand of the machine but told police it was equipped with a Briggs and Stratton engine and could provide 2,500 to 3,500 watts of power. He also told police a front handle/stand on the generator was broken. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call them at 717-939-0463.

nVest (Pa. Infrastructure Investment Authority). The money will be made available to the Rheems Company as it completes various stages in the planned construction of its nitrate filtration plant. In addition to construction of a special filtration system, Rheems officials say the project will include the replacement of a major section of the company’s mains through the community it serves as well as plans

for the eventual addition of another supply well. Joseph Bontrager, president of National Utilities (NU), owner of the Rheems Water Company, said on Tuesday morning that company officials plan to move forward as quickly as possible on their plans to install the nitrate filtration system and get it on operation. “The preliminary plans for the treatment facility have already been

completed by Glace Associates of Harrisburg,” Bontrager explained. “The next thing now is to proceed with development of the final plans and we hope to move that along as quickly as possible.” Speaking from his Scranton office, Bontrager said NU officials expect to have those plans ready to go to bid before the end of the year, but actual construction of the new facility probably won’t begin until next spring.

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NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Miriam Worthy a/k/a Miriam E. Worthy, date of death April 1, 2015, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them for settlement without delay to: Jody L. Worthy, Executor c/o Pannebaker & Mohr, P.C. 4000 Vine Street, Suite 101 Middletown, PA 17057 4/29-3T #147 www.publicnoticepa.com

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Ruth E. Long, Deceased, late of Conewago Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, have been granted to the undersigned Executrix. All persons therefore indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having just claims will please present the same, duly authenticated, for settlement, without delay. Jean E. Long, 219 Long Road, Palmyra, PA 17078 - Executrix; Gerald J. Brinser - Attorney. 4/22-3T #146 www.publicnoticepa.com

Middletown Area School District Committee Meeting Revision The Finance Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2015 has been moved to Monday, May 11, 2015 with a revised start time of 5:30 p.m. All Committee Meetings are held in the Middletown Area High School Library at 1155 North Union Street, Middletown, PA 17057. 4/29-1T #148 www.publicnoticepa.com

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Theresa B. Pizzingrilli, Deceased, late of Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, have been granted to the undersigned Executor. All persons therefore indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having just claims will please present the same, duly authenticated, for settlement, without delay. John P. Bryan, 257 Townhouse, Briarcrest, Hershey, PA 17033– Executor; Gerald J. Brinser – Attorney. 4/29-3T #149 www.publicnoticepa.com

EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE Estate of DOUGLAS W. STOTT, JR. Late of LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY, deceased. Letters Testamentary on the last will and testament of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands against the same, will present them without delay for settlement to the undersigned at the Law Offices of Craig A. Diehl, 3464 Trindle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011. Jessalyn R. Cooper Executrix

NOTICE LETTERS of Testamentary FOR the Estate of Denise E. Jenkins, deceased, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims against the Estate are requested to present them for settlement without delay to: Shannon A. Carey 401 Conewago St. Middletown, PA 17057 Or to:

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Lower Dauphin students earn Latin honors Lower Dauphin High School students won awards in the 2015 National Latin Exam that was given earlier in the school year. The students represented grades 9-12 and all levels of Latin. Awards given were based on the number of correct answers that exceeded the national average of all participants. All of the winners received a certificate and

those who earned the highest scores received a medal. Summa Cum Laude, the highest level of achievement on the exam, went to Abigail Mauger, Latin II. She received a gold medal and a certificate of achievement. Maxima Cum Laude was earned by Emily Scholfield, Latin II; Alex Cuevas and Matt Foran, Latin III; and Kristin Sarsfield, Latin IV. These students received

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League, is a 40-question, multiple-choice test with a time limit of 45 minutes offered to students on seven levels. On the exams for Introduction to Latin, Latin I, Latin II, Latin III, Latin III/ IV Prose, and Latin III/IV Poetry, there are questions on grammar, comprehension, mythology, derivatives, literature, Roman life, history, geography, oral Latin and Latin in use in the modern world.

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Golf outing to raise money for camp A golf outing to raise money for the Hartman Center, a Milroy camp for children and adults, will be held on Saturday, May 9 at Deer Valley Golf Course, Hummelstown. Proceeds from the golf outing will go toward scholarships for low-income campers and the remodeling of cabins to accommodate campers who

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LD student wins Rotary essay contest A Lower Dauphin High School ninth-grader’s essay on a baseball program for special needs children won the Rotary Club of Hummelstown’s Four-Way Test Essay Contest. Meredith Atkins, daughter of Ken and Amy Atkins, wrote the moving essay describing the Diamond Days baseball program and received a certificate and a $100 prize. Her essay will be forwarded for judging at the district level. Emma Johns finished second and Kevin Segura-Hernandez took third. Honorable mention winners were Mari-Eason Lemarr and Faith Swanger. All are Lower Dauphin students. The Four-Way Test is a set of four questions that Rotarians use to assist in the conduct of their personal and professional lives. The questions are: “Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build good will and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?” “We would like to congratulate all our entrants, but especially our winners,” said club President Jim Hazen. “The depth and scope of these essays really presented a challenge for our judges to select one as the top-prize winner.”

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2015

May Community Calendar

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NURSES APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 6-12 -BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -M-town Youth Club Board Mtg. - 7 pm; General Mtg - 8 pm -M-town Am. Legion Aux. - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm; Rec Board - 6 pm -Dauphin County Board of Comm. - 10 am -MASD 5th Grade Orientation Students - 1 pm; Parents - 6 pm -Spring Book Sale, M-town Library -9:30 am-7:30 pm

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 4-8 -Lower Swatara Fire Co. - 7:30 pm -Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm

-Spring Book Sale, M-town Library - 10 am-7:30 pm -M-town Library Board - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Highspire Planning Commission - 7 pm -Royalton Boro Council - 7 pm -MASD Middle School Choral Concert - 7 pm CINCO de MAYO

-BINGO, Londonderry Fire Co. Doors Open - Noon; First Game - 2 pm POLICE APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 10-16

-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm

-M-town Meet & Greet @ Press And Journal Office, Union St. - 6-8 pm

-Lower Swatara Fire Co. Aux. - 7:30 pm

MOTHER'S DAY

THURSDAY

May Is -Military Appreciation Month -Get Caught Reading Month -National Barbecue Month -National Bike Month -Physical Fitness/Sports Month -National Stroke Awareness Month

FRIDAY

-MASD Reid Young Author’s Day

-MASD Fink Reader’s Theater - 7 pm

SATURDAY KENTUCKY DERBY

-Grand Opening - 11 am-2 pm @GracePointe Church of Christ, 4806 E. Hbg. Pike, E-town

First Quarter May 25

-Sons of Am. Legion - 5 pm

WEDNESDAY

New Moon May 18

Last Quarter May 11

TUESDAY

-M-town Alumni Assoc. - 8 pm -ABWA, Olmsted Chapter - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -MASD Personnel Committee - 6 pm Academic Affairs Committee - 6:30 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm

-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Wesley Gold - 11 am-1 pm -M-town Elks Lodge at Am. Legion - 7 pm -Dauphin County Board of Commissioners - 10 am Prison Board - 1:30 pm

-MASD Middle School Band Concert - 7 pm

-Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -Alzheimer’s Support Group, @ Frey Village - 6:30-7:30 pm -M-town Fire Dept. Consolidation - 7 pm -Londonderry Twp. Planning Commission - 7 pm MASD Board - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Municipal Authority - 7 pm

MEMORIAL DAY

ELECTION DAY -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -MASD Finance Committee - 6 pm -Royalton Boro Planning Comm. - 7 pm

-Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Londonderry Lionettes - 7 pm -Dauphin County Conservation District Ag Committees - 2 pm

-MASD Fink Choral Concert - 7 pm

-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm -Dauphin County Board of Commissioners - 10 am

-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Dauphin County Board of Commissioners - 10 am Retirement Board - 1 pm -Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority - 8 am

-Londonderry Fire Co. - 8 pm -Londonderry Senior Citizens - 1 pm -M-town Boro Authority - 7:30 pm -Dauphin County Conservation District Mtg. -7:30 am -MASD Reid’s Fine Arts Fest -Spring Book Sale (1/2 Price Day), M-town Library -10 am-7:30 pm

-Spring Book Sale (Per Bag Price), M-town Library -9 am-3 pm -FFO Bulldogs Cheerleading/Football Registration, @Hummelstown Schaffner Park & Londonderry May Fair - 10 am-1 pm -Hummelstown Art Walk, Main Street - Noon-5 pm

-Summer Music Series, Sunset Bar & Grill featuring Jeffrey J. Walker - 7 pm

-Lower Swatara Lions - 6:30 pm -Walk-In Immunization Clinic at Woodlayne Court, 149 Wilson St., M-town - 9:30-11:30 am -M-town Women’s Club - 6:30 pm -MASD Athletics/Activities Committee - 6 pm Operations Committee - 6:30 pm -Londonderry Twp. Parks/Rec. - 7 pm -MASD High School Choral Concert - 7 pm

-MASD High School Prom

-M-town Swim Club Opening Day

-Dauphin County Ag Land Preservation Board - 9 am

-Summer Music Series, Sunset Bar & Grill featuring Cruise Control - 7 pm

-Londonderry Senior Citizens - 1 pm -Highspire Boro Authority - 7:30 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Planning Commission 7 pm

-BINGO BLAST, at Hummelstown Fire Co. Doors Open - 5 pm; Games - 7 pm

-MASD Reid Chorus Concert - 7 pm -Summer Music Series, Sunset Bar & Grill featuring Jeffrey J. Walker - 7 pm

-Lower Swatara Lions - 6:30 pm -Olmsted Regional Rec Board - 7 pm -MASD Kunkel Chorus Concert - 7 pm High School Honors Night - 7 pm

-Summer Music Series, Sunset Bar & Grill featuring Stu Huggens - 7 pm

-MASD High School Baccalaureate - 7 pm

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

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free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown

The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship visitors are especially welcome. On Sunday, May 3 Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. with classes for all ages. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Adult Forum will learn about “Living Contemplatively.” Please plan to join us as we hear from Richard Gordon, minister at United Church of Christ. Join us for Worship on May 3 at 10:30 a.m. as we continue seeking God’s guidance in Jesus Christ. Worship will include a Service for Wholeness. Persons desiring to be anointed with oil and individual prayer will be invited forward at the appropriate time. Invite a friend. Nursery is available during this service, and there are hearing

devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. The Middletown CROP Walk is Sun., May 3 at 1 p.m., meeting at the Food Pantry. Walkers of all ages are invited to share in raising funds to help feed the hungry. Contact the church office for more information. Grace Triumphant is a Bible Study that meets each Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 717-944-3131. Our music director Darrell Woomer is currently teaching a class “A New Look at the Gospels” Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. and Wednesdays from 10 to 11 a.m. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.

Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown

Visitors to our worship service are always welcome. May this time of praising God and learning of his plan for our lives be helpful to one and all. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for April 29-May 5 are always open to everyone. Wed., April 29: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal. Thurs., April 30: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., May 3: 9 a.m., Sunday Church

school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for May: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of wife and mother Sarah Shellenhamer presented by Ed and family. The chancel flowers are given in memory of Dale Rider presented by wife Dorothy and family; 1 p.m., CROP Walk starting at Interfaith Food Pantry; 4 p.m., Junior Youth Fellowship. Mon., May 4: 1:30 p.m., Frey Village Communion. Tues., May 5: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Easter is a time of celebrating New Life. Opportunities increase for doing good and helping others. Come and join us in the work of Easter, rebuilding, renewing, and restoring Life. Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank has a good supply of men’s suits and dress shirts. High school seniors needing a suit or shirt for graduation are invited to give us a call. We are open on the Fourth Friday of the month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. A Community Care ministry is being organized. We are gathering personal hygiene products to be available to neighbors who have a need for laundry

New Beginnings Church

Middletown We are an independent body of believ- 3: Pam Eberly, Mary K. Lemon. ers offering God’s invitation for a new Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. beginning to all who seek it. We exist Acolyte for April: Colin Graham. Ushto meet the spiritual, emotional and ers for April: Beth and Gary Hinkle, physical needs of all people through Linda Balmer, Diane Rowe. Meals faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe on Wheels volunteers for the week of Sanctuary congregation. Our church May 4: Sharon and Sherm Edwards, steeple bell tolls four times at the be- Dana, Larae, Faith and Lizzie Rhine. ginning of worship. One for the Father, Daytime Bible Study is on Wednesthe Son, the Holy Spirit, and you. day’s at 11 a.m. The topic is “David New Beginnings Church invites and the Psalms.” Everyone is invited. you to worship with us each Sunday A new men’s group is being started to at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s inspire and empower men in their faith. church is provided. Our congregation This will be a fellowship group that meets at the Riverside Chapel, 630 will meet, fellowship, dine and pray S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire together, discussing topics of interest Company. Sunday School for all ages that deal with everyday living. If you is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible are interested in being part of this via ramp at back door. Youth Fellow- group call Sam Rainal at 951-4866. ship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional Mark your calendars for Mon., May church information call 944-9595. 4. The 230 Café will be donating 20 Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; percent of the day’s sales to our Youth Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Fellowship. Treat yourself to a great Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer meal and support our YF. Group at 6 p.m., followed by Pastor Sat., May 9: Woman’s Breakfast Britt’s Bible study at 7 p.m. Everyone served by the men of the church. All is welcome to participate in these im- are invited to attend and can call Carol portant areas of our church life. Helman at 944-4861. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st Thurs., May 14: 7 p.m., Ascension and 3rd Monday of every month from Day service. All are invited to attend. 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Our Sunday worship service is Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. broadcast on the MAHS radio staIntercessory Prayer will begin at 6 tion, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and wmss/audio. Check us out on our pray. The community is invited to stop Website at www.newbeginningschand pray. urchmiddletown.weebly.com. Children’s Church leaders for May 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 "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"

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

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

New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel

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

Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!

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

BRAD GILBERT, Pastor

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

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor

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

www.ebenezerumc.net

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

First Church of God

235 W. High St., Middletown

Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322

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

REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor

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

Geyers United Methodist Church

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish

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

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

PASTOR DON WALTERS

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

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detergent, soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste, combs/brushes, and other such essential items. We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. Come this week and “break bread with us” in this sacrament of grace. Pastor Dawes’ Sunday sermon is “Broken Bread, Breaking News” based on Luke 24:13-35. Praise Band practice is at 6:30 p.m., Choir Practice is at 7:30 p.m. Our United Methodist Co-op meeting is on May 4 at 7 p.m. in Evangelical United Methodist Church. Upper Room Devotionals for May and June are available in the Gathering Area. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

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

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

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

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

Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.

First Church of God Middletown

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Wednesday Night Live: 5:30 p.m. supper, 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Men’s Book Study “The Way of the Wild Heart”; Women’s group “He Loves Me!”; Yoga - bring your mat; Cooking Together - Come prep meals together; Craft Class; Discipleship Class - designed to help you become a believer that bears much fruit; Ladies Bible Study, “Women of the Old Testament.” There are also classes for youth, middle school and senior high; Children’s classes for all ages and babysitting. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.

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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran is in need of personal care and nonChurch is located at Spring and Union perishable food items. Items collected streets, Middletown. We are a Recon- are taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry ciling In Christ Church. located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. You are invited to join us for worChurch and Community Events: ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Sat., May 2: 1 to 5 p.m., Church evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Work Day. worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sun., May 3: Middletown CROP Sunday Church School is at 9:45 Walk. a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship service is Mon., May 4: 6 to 8 p.m., Painting broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Party. Wednesday morning service is at 10 Tues., May 5: 3:30 to 5 p.m., Homea.m.; Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual work Club; 6 to 8 p.m., Painting Party. traditional service and is 45 minutes Wed., May 6: 3:30 to 5 p.m., Homein length. Please enter through the work Club; 6 to 8 p.m., Painting Party; parking lot doors. 7 p.m., Adult Choir. The first Sunday of each month is Visit our website at www.stpeFood Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry tersmiddletown.org.

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Napoleonic War Veterans In Schuylkill County

While the newly developing country of the United States, sought recognition as a nation early in the 19th century, the European Continent struggled through conflict between the long established powers of Great Britain, France, Prussia, Austria, Spain and France. During this world history, one man’s actions and military campaigns earned himself a certain niche in the pages of European history for centuries to come. Napoleon Bonaparte, whose rule of France and ruination of the European Continent, helped raise a disorganized and rebellious country out of that Kingdom’s noble ashes after the revolutions of 1789. His leadership as Emperor sparked nationalistic pride within France and led his countrymen on the path toward campaigns of conquest from Spain to the gates of Moscow. The Napoleonic wars waged from 1798 until 1815 when Napoleon met final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium on June the 18th. Napoleon was soon after deported and sent to the Atlantic Ocean Island of St. Helena, where he died on May 15, 1821. Many veterans of the Napoleonic Wars had learned of the land of hope and promise in the United States during and shortly after their service in the Armies of Europe. In the early years of the 19th century they set sail for the American Shore. Several of these men discovered the agricultural valleys and anthracite coal rich mountains of Schuylkill County, where they eventually built their new homes. Eight of these veterans are featured in brief paragraph below: Francis Marcus Berdanier came to America in the early 1820s and initially settled in the Danville, Montour County area. In the 1840s he removed to Schuylkill County and lived with his son Anthony Berdanier in Butler Township and later in Frackville where he lived out the remainder of his life. Berdanier was born in Alsace, in the Kingdom of France on April 25, 1791. At the age of 19 years, he joined the Army of Napoleon but did not participate in any of the great battles. For the most part he performed guard, or sentinel duty in Strasbourg near the Rhine River. He died at Frackville on July 25, 1874 and was buried in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Port Carbon. Jenkin Evans was a Welsh born subject of the British Empire who served for 25 years with the 15th British Hussars. “He was at the battle that decided the fate of Napoleon and often showed his Waterloo Medal with all the pride of an old soldier,” according to his obituary published in the Pottsville Miners Journal. Old Jenk wore this medal on the 1839 anniversary of that engagement and recounted many interesting anecdotes of the day. After the war, Evans obtained his honorable discharge and migrated to this country where he had lived for many years prior to his death on October 3, 1839. Regardless of his advanced age, he joined the First Schuylkill County Cavalry Troop, a local militia company, and imparted his martial knowledge and experience during routine drill and a variety of ceremonies. He was buried in the old Welsh burial grounds that stood near the present site of the Schuylkill County Courthouse. Anthony Garner was born in Strasbourg, France and came to this country in 1828 arriving in New York City. He later migrated to Schuylkill County and took up residence in Pottsville and later, Ashland. According to Munsell’s History of Schuylkill County, published in 1881, Mr. Garner served in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. He died in 1872 at the age of 83 years. Michael George Herleman was born on November 10, 1784 in Lower Alsace, France (then part of Germany). According to his obituary listed in the Pottsville Republican in January 1885, Mr. Herleman served under Napoleon and accompanied him during his campaign against Russia in 1812. Of the 500,000 men conscript army of Napoleon, only 30,000 men survived the campaign in which the Army suffered from cold, starvation and Cossack attacks. Mr. Herleman and his family settled in North Manhiem Township in the West Branch valley below Pottsville in the 1840s and died at the age of 100 years in January 1885. He is buried in the Union Cemetery in Schuylkill Haven. Grandfather Kern was supposedly a veteran who had experienced service in the armies of the great Napoleon. Mr. Kern resided in the Tamaqua area and died on April 29, 1880. Little is known about his Napoleonic war service or his life. The only known sources of information for Mr. Kern are found in his obituary, which appeared in the Pottsville Miners Journal in May of 1880. Francis Kinzelbach was born in Alsace, about 1789 and joined the army of Napoleon Bonaparte and participated in the battle of Austerlitz, Jena, and Leipzig. In 1812, he joined in the Russian Campaign and witnessed the burning of Moscow and shared in the disastrous retreat through ice, snow, and the Cossacks. Mr. Kinzelbach also took in the battle of Waterloo and witnessed the fatal advance of Blucher and the total overthrow of Napoleon. He died at the Schuylkill County Almshouse in May 1879 at the age of 90 years. Philip Wernert also hailed from Alsace, France. He was born about the year 1787 and migrated to this country after the Napoleonic Wars. He lived for many years in Orwigsburg, where he died on February 26, 1863. According to his obituary, Mr. Wernert served with Napoleon during the French Wars. George Moyer never took up residence in Schuylkill County, but many of George Moyer’s children lived in Schuylkill County in the 19th century. George Moyer was born at Worms, in what was then Alsace, France. At a young age he joined the army of Napoleon and enlisted in the famous Black Horse Cavalry. He served in the armies of France for several years before immigrating to America. After passing through Schuylkill County, George Moyer made his first home in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County (just across the Schuylkill border near Pitman). He soon after moved to Gratz in Dauphin County where he raised a family of 12 children. Several of his sons, specifically, Isaac, George (of the Hegins area), and Hiram (of Mahanoy City and later Pottsville), came to Schuylkill County where they were employed in the agricultural and coal mining trade. Fall, 1994 Schuylkill Heritage, Page 2

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Howdy, folks. I guess it is time to say goodbye to April. So glad that the warm breezes are returning and the memory of winter is getting further behind us! How about some facts about this day, April 29? On this day in: 1862 - New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War. 1934 – Pittsburgh became last city in baseball’s Major League to play a home game on a Sunday. 1943 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer was arrested by Nazis. 1961 – ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” debuted. 1975 - The U.S. began to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon prior to an expected North Vietnamese takeover, and U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War came to an end. 1982 – 17th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama, Barbara Mandrell. 1990 - Wrecking cranes began tearing down Berlin Wall at Brandenburg Gate. 2004 – Dick Cheney and George W. Bush testified before the 9/11 Commission in a closed, unrecorded hearing in the Oval Office. So there is your trivia for the week! Have a wonderful week doing springy things. Be sure to let me know your news to share. Birthdays Happy birthday to twins Jordan Arnold and Eddie Arnold of Lower Swatara Twp. These two celebrate No. 19 on Wednesday, April 29. Enjoy your last year of being a teen! Happy 20th cake day to Carly Williams of Lower Swatara. She marks her birthday on Thursday, April 30. Enjoy your day, Carly. Yalyssa Ortiz of Middletown will celebrate her sparkles and glitter day on Thursday, April 30. Happy 14th! Happy 14th confetti-popping birthday to Brandon Miller of Middletown. His big-deal day is Friday, May 1. If you see Cheryl Daily out and about Lower Swatara on Saturday, May 2, be sure to give her your best birthday greeting because she is celebrating her me-holiday. Hope it is your best birthday weekend, Cheryl! Pam Shonk of Londonderry Twp. will hear the birthday song on Saturday, May 2. May your loved ones surround you with many good wishes and God’s blessings, Pam. Cody Kochinsky of Lower Swatara marks his 22nd cake and ice cream day on Sunday, May 3. Hoping for sunny skies for you, Cody. Enjoy!

Happy quarter-of-a-century birthday to Miranda Carroll on Sunday, May 3. Wow, can you believe it? Best wishes to you and all you do. Keep looking up! Wishing a birthday full of warm breezes and sunny skies to Janice Breon of Lower Swatara on Monday, May 4. Have a wonderful birthday week. Logan Nissley of Lower Swatara is 6 on Tuesday, May 5. Hoping you are surrounded by love and lots of treats, too. Here is a shout-out to Larry Sheaffer of Lower Swatara as he observes an “and holding” birthday on Tuesday, May 5. Have a ball, Larry. Meredith Breon observes her frostyfilled cake day on Tuesday, May 5. Enjoy your day, and many good wishes to you, Meredith. Anniversaries Best wishes for a wonderful 30th anniversary to Joe and Denise Giulivo of Lower Swatara. These folks will enjoy their romantic holiday on Monday, May 4. Congrats, and God bless you both. Dan and Marie Fuoti of Lower Swatara celebrate 36 years of wedded bliss on Tuesday, May 5. Enjoy your special day together with lots of flowers and chocolates. Congrats! Pancake Breakfast The Lower Swatara Lions Club will hold its annual All-U-Can-Eat Pancake & Sausage Breakfast from 7 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the Lions building in Shopes Gardens. Please stop by and fill up before you start your day. Projects like this enable our Lions Club to give back to our community. Please give them your support. Township meetings The following meetings will be held at the Lower Swatara Twp. municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: • Lower Swatara Twp. Recreation Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. • Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6. Mother/Daughter Banquet The United Methodist Men of Highspire and Royalton will host their third annual Mother/ Daughter Banquet at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at the Royalton Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 500 Penn St., Royalton. The menu: stuffed pork chops, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls, fruit cocktail, cake and beverage. Entertainment will be announced. There is a separate cost for adults and children under 12. Please register by

Sunday, May 3 by using the registration sheets that are located at the back of each church sanctuary, or by calling Marge Kreider at 717-829-6535. Come out for a good time. Door prizes, too! “One Nation’’ Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “Education also opens many doors of personal fulfillment and joy that have nothing to do with economics. I believe it would be highly instructive and beneficial to many of the young people in our nation to live abroad in a third-world nation for several months and then return to the U.S. Like many immigrants who come here, I believe they would immediately realize how many opportunities they have and how many choices are theirs for the taking.” Yard sale Please note that Old Reliance Farms will be having its annual yard sale for two days this spring: Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. until sold out. Come out and find some great deals! RIT Outstanding Scholar Taylor Barrett, daughter of Joseph and Linda Barrett of Middletown, was named a 2014-15 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., during a ceremony on Thursday, April 16. Barrett is a chemistry major. Quote of the Week “April showers bring May flowers, and humble faith brings God’s power.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What is the best thing about April? “It is spring and warm and my favorite season!” – Gabby Frost, 11, Royalton. “Easter! I like the egg hunts.” – Madison Sieber, 11, Middletown. “It’s my mom’s birthday.” – Izayah Mosley, 7, Middletown. “That it has spring in it!” – Meghan O’Brien, 7, Middletown. “Flowers! Also my mom’s and grandmother’s birthdays. And Easter!” – Morgan Danilowicz, 16, Lower Swatara. “I like April Fool’s Day. It’s fun to pull pranks.” – Jordan Carr, 12, Middletown.

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Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni, center, leads dignitaries in a groundbreaking ceremony that marked the beginning of the construction of Penn State Harrisburg’s Student Enrichment Center.

Penn State Harrisburg breaks ground for new Student Enrichment Center Penn State Harrisburg officials launched the construction of a $30 million Student Enrichment Center with a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 14. Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni and other dignitaries planted shovels into the ground where the 70,000 square foot center will be built. The center will include a campus bookstore, a 375-seat auditorium, a convenience store, a soup and sandwich restaurant or cafe area, a career center, a spiritual center, student lounges and offices for student counseling and disability services, honors education, international student support services and international study programs. Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved final plans, while the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners have approved a subdivision and land development plan for the project. The university hopes to open the center in July 2016. “The Student Enrichment Center will allow us to provide more comprehensive services to students in one central campus location, enhancing the living and learning experiences of our expanding student population,” Kulkarni said. The project will be funded by a mix of sources, including reserves for capital improvement, an internal

loan, operating funds, student facility fees and Housing and Food Services, according to the university. In addition, Penn State Harrisburg received leadership gifts from the late Russell E. Horn Sr., a 1933 Penn State graduate, and William Lambert, a 1980 Penn State Harrisburg graduate, and his wife, Sandy, to support the project. Horn’s gift is dedicated to two areas within the Student Enrichment Center: the Learning Center, which offers a range of tutoring services and fosters

student collaborations, and a spiritual meditation center that will accommodate students’ varied religious and spiritual practices. The Lamberts’ gift will support advancement of student advising services, the offices for which will be located in the new building. “We are grateful for the generosity of Mr. Horn and the Lamberts and appreciate the important role their philanthropy has played in helping this project move forward,” Kulkarni said.

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A select group of Middletown residents and community leaders got a taste of what Phantom Theatre Company would bring to the Elks Theatre during an invitation-only reception held by the company on Friday, April 24. The sounds of show tunes performed live on the theatre’s historic stage wafted through the building as guests mingled in the lobby over wine, cheese and conversation. Jenny Miller of the Middletown Area Historical Society gave a presentation on the history of the Elks Building, which dates to 1911. Phantom then presented its vision for transforming the theater and the rest of the Elks Building into a regional performing arts center. Phantom Theatre Company has been around since 2009 but the company has never had a place to call home, said Mark Douglas Cuddy, a Phantom board member who has been involved in live theater for 50 years. The Elks project is similar to the Carlisle Theatre, an old downtown building that once was so dilapidated that a tree had grown up through it, Cuddy said. Today Carlisle Theatre is a vibrant regional destination for the arts, and the possibility that the same thing could happen in Middletown is creating a buzz, Cuddy said. “When was the last time you heard this kind of chatter in the theater? It’s exciting,” he observed during the reception. Phantom Theatre Company respects the history of the Elks and will continue to show movies in the theater,

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Friends of the Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St., Middletown, will hold its Spring Book Sale beginning Monday, May 4. The “Friends”only preview will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, and the sale will continue from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6; 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 7 (Half Price Day); and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. •••••

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Registration for the 2015 teams of Hummelstown FFO Bulldogs Cheerleading and Football will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Schaffner Park and the Londonderry Elementary May Fair. For more information, contact Michael Souders at 717-6295155 or MDS@pa.net.

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Commercial Development Authority. The authority is now soliciting proposals from other organizations that would be interested in transforming the Elks into a regional performing arts center. One group that has said it plans to submit a proposal is the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp. GMEDC sold the building to the authority in 2014 and, until recently, leased and operated the theater. The authority closed the theatre earlier this month to undertake what it says are essential safety and coderelated repairs. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

SETTLEMENT Continued From Page One 120 miles per hour, police said. As Henderson led police into Middletown, he lost control and hit Kisic on his motorcycle in the square. Henderson also struck two other vehicles, authorities said. Kisic, 52, was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he died from his injuries 20 days later. On Dec. 4, 2013, Henderson, of Steelton, was sentenced in Dauphin County Court to 10 to 20 years in prison followed by 16 years of probation. Henderson is currently held in a state prison in Benner Twp., Centre County, according to court documents. The $400,000 settlement awards

$127,767.08 as a wrongful death action payment to Deborah Kisic and to the couple’s son. Another $31,941.78 from the settlement is to go toward Deborah Kisic as a survival action payment. The rest of the settlement was ordered to be paid to the attorneys representing Deborah Kisic and Gregg Kisic’s estate and for the reimbursement of medical expenses to the medical center. Highspire Mayor John Hoerner declined comment on the settlement, other than to say what happened to Kisic was “an unfortunate accident.” Steelton Mayor Tom Acri also declined comment. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

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The students don’t look for publicity. They had been helping Lyles for sometime before the Press And Journal discovered their reoccurring role. Most recently, students from Phi Sigma Phi have been lending a helping hand to a big job that is just now unfolding – transforming the former Grosh dentist office on East Main Street into the home of the Middletown Area Historical Society’s new museum. During an unseasonably cold April afternoon recently, four of the Phi Sigma Phi guys were found doing battle with the vines, brush and leaves that had accumulated in the yard behind the historic house. The Historical Society has a lot of work to do both inside and out of the property before the museum is ready to open. For example, the Society’s archives, now located in a few scattered sites, will have to be moved into the museum. The old house doesn’t have an elevator, but it does have stairs. The Penn State Harrisburg chapter of Phi Sigma Phi was founded in 2011, said Patrick Lumsden of Long Island, N.Y., who will be the chapter president as a senior in the fall. The chapter usually has about 30 to 40 members in an average school year.

“We’re an organization that feels that it is important to better our community,” Lumsden said. “Not just to go to school to try and receive an education. It’s also important to kind of leave your community better off than when you started.” At the start of 2014-15, the Penn State Harrisburg chapter of Phi Sigma Phi established a mandate that each brother do at least 15 hours of community service over the school year. Many members were already doing that, Lumsden said. “I know most of our brothers hit that mark within the first month or two of being here,” he said. However, the chapter considered it important to set a standard. Sometimes the academic load may cause a brother to fall a few hours short of 15. In that case, a member can make up the difference by donating money to the charity of his choice. Phi Sigma Phi holds a blood drive on campus each semester, and holds special events on campus every fall and spring to raise money for THON and for the Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAIN). Phi Sigma Phi members will soon be leaving for the summer break. However, the group wants to hear from Middletown-area organizations that can use their help starting in the fall. To contact Phi Sigma Phi, send Lumsden an e-mail at pbl5026@psu.edu.

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company where he serves as an installation crew leader. He advanced to the national competition in Fort Lauderdale from a local contest. The National Craft Championships (formerly called the “ABC Craft Olympics”) consists of a 100-question written test that is worth 100 points and a practical exam where experts in the field judge the completion of a variety of handson tasks. Balmer said he did not quite finish all the required tasks in the six-hour practical exam – which included installing a coil in a furnace, programming a thermostat, performing a battery of tests on heating and air conditioning equipment, as well as other tasks. “All things you should know,’’ he said.

To compete, he brought a kit of more than 30 tools and supplies. While other contestants did finish all the tasks, their work showed that they had rushed. “They judged way more than completion,” Balmer explained. “Judges had a low tolerance for poor quality,” he said. While the rankings are released, competition officials never release the exact scores on either part of the exam to contestants. Balmer, a 2010 graduate of Dauphin County Technical School, took home a $750 prize and the gold medal for receiving top honors in his craft. ABC’s Keystone Chapter sent Balmer, along with apprentices in carpentry, electrical, plumbing and sheet metal trades to the competition. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com

Dog purchase on Internet was scam, police say A Lower Swatara Twp. couple lost $500 in the failed purchase of a dog on the Internet that possibly was a scam, township police said. The couple sent a $500 money transfer on Wednesday, April 8 to a Web site in Washington state called smalldogterrier.com. They became

suspicious when they were contacted and told to send an additional $650 to cover the cost of permits for the dog, and were asked to provide personal financial information, police said. The couple did not send any additional money or provide personal information, police said.

Sports

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MIDDLETOWN AREA BASEBALL

SCRAPPY IN DEFEAT

Raiders battle division leaders, but lose key games By Larry Etter

Press And Journal Staff

Mechanicsburg owned a perfect 11-0 record in the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division and Lower Dauphin was right behind with an 11-1 standing as of the end of last week. Both of those teams picked up key victories against the scrappy Middletown Blue Raiders. Mechanicsburg broke a 0-0 stalemate in the top of the sixth inning and plated two more runs in the top of the seventh to register a 4-0 win at Middletown on Wednesday, April 22. Two days later, Lower Dauphin battled back from a 5-1 deficit and used a strong finish to subdue the upset-minded Middletown side, 8-6, also on the Raiders’ home turf. The losses set back the Raiders to a 2-7 division record and an overall 4-7 standing.

Mechanicsburg 4 Middletown 0

Middletown’s Nathan Ocker and Mechanicsburg’s Jeff Allen locked up in a classic pitcher’s duel as the two teams went scoreless for five full innings. Ocker struck out 10 Wildcat batters while facing just two hitters over the minimum during that stretch. Allen yielded four Middletown singles in the five frames but no runs to keep the score deadlocked at 0-0. The Raiders left two runners stranded in the first inning following back-to-back hits by Zach Sims and Ethan Kell. Other hits by Jordan Flowers in the second and Jordie Handley in the fifth also went unrewarded. Eric Herbein’s leadoff double in the sixth and Marc Hershey’s two-out home run broke the ice and gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead.

Brett Altland led off the home half of the sixth inning with an infield single, but he, too, was left stranded. In the top of the seventh inning, the Wildcats (13-1 overall) used a lead-off walk and a sacrifice bunt to put Hayden Seig in scoring position. Then things got real scary for the Middletown side: Ocker took a hard-hit line drive off his right ankle, a shot that knocked him down. Luckily, he recovered and finished the game for the Raiders. But another sacrifice bunt by Mechanicsburg plated run No. 3, then a single scored the fourth run for the visitors. Allen then sat down the Raiders in order in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the win for the Wildcats.

Lower Dauphin 8 Middletown 6

The Falcons (13-2) have always been a thorn in Middletown’s side over the years and getting wins against Lower Dauphin have been few and far between. But the Raiders had a real shot at victory on Friday, April 24 after working their way to a 5-1 lead at the end of the third inning. But once again the Falcons showed why they are perennially one of the best teams in the Mid-Penn Conference. After taking advantage of a couple fielding errors by the Raiders and scoring four runs in the top of the fourth inning to tie the game, Lower Dauphin got itself back on the right track. After the Raiders went ahead 6-5 in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Falcons plated three more runs in the top of the sixth to rally for the win. The tough loss left the Middletown side frustrated once again. The Falcons scored one run against

Middletown starter Sims in the first inning following a single by Michael Geesaman, a fielding error by the Raiders and an RBI hit by Tyler Friederich. The Raiders produced the equalizer in the home half of the opening frame, however. Bubba Finsterbush’s one-out single, another hit by Sims plus an error that put Finsterbush at third set up Ocker’s RBI single that knotted the score. Both sides were set down in order in the second inning, and Sims had a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the third. Altland led off the bottom of the third inning with a single off Falcon pitcher Cole Backenstose and stole second with Finsterbush batting. A Falcon error on Finsterbush’s bunt allowed Altland to score from second. With one out, Kell smacked a run-scoring double to left center that gave the Raiders a 3-1 lead. Ocker then crushed a Backenstose offering over the left field fence for a two-run home run that gave the home team a 5-1 cushion. Everything was looking good for the Middletown side after Sims got the first two Falcons out to start the fourth inning. But Matt Kephart singled to start a game-tying rally by the guests. Adam Domovich was safe on an error and another miscue by the Raider defense allowed Backenstose to reach base and Kephart to score. Daniel Davis punched out a three-run homer to left to knot the score, 5-5. Kell’s two-out single in the bottom of the fourth inning off Blair Lewis, Lower Dauphin’s third pitcher, drove in Altland for the go-ahead run and the Raiders owned a 6-5 edge at that point. The Falcons nearly broke it open in the top of the fifth inning as a single Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

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Nathan Ocker (10) is congratulated after hitting a two-run homer that gave the Blue Raiders a temporary lead, 5-1, over Lower Dauphin.

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Two Raiders qualify for district tournament By Jim Lewis

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Kapenstein and Belles, begin their competition for the District 3 title on Friday, May 8 at the club. The finals and third-place match are scheduled for Saturday, May 9 at the club. Middletown split its final two regular-season matches, beating Bishop McDevitt, 3-2 on Wednesday, April 22 at Penn State Harrisburg and losing to New Oxford, 7-0 on Tuesday, April 21 in Adams County. The match against New Oxford, a powerful Class AAA team that, like Class AA Middletown, needed a victory to slip into the District 3 team championships in its class, was a last-minute gamble. The Blue Raiders, percentage points away from the eighth and final playoff spot in the District 3 Class AA power ratings, accepted New Oxford’s plea for one more regular-season match, hoping a victory would put them in the championships. New Oxford (11-2) beat Middletown (11-5) – but neither team qualified for

the district playoffs. At the Mid-Penn championships, Middletown’s Matt Anthony won the gold medal in the No. 3 singles tournament, while Belles won the silver medal at No. 2 singles. Anthony, a senior, only began playing tennis in his junior year for Coach Lynn Miller. Kapenstein began his quest for a state singles title by beating Susquehanna Twp.’s Josh Darrin, 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Penn No. 1 singles tournament, then lost to East Pennsboro’s Logan Gouse in three sets to face Hempt in the third-place game. Middletown’s success followed years of struggles by the Raiders. At one point during the second day of the Mid-Penn championships, all four courts at East Pennsboro were occupied by Middletown players, a rare accomplishment in the school’s tennis history. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com

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MIDDLETOWN AREA TRACK AND FIELD

MIddletown’s Nick Myers clears the bar in the pole vault.

Tommy Staker prepares to launch the discus.

Zach Myers, above, rounds the track in the 1,600-meter run. Middletown’s Tyler Whitfield (2), right, pulls ahead of a Northern York runner.

Dey, Ulrich, Bennett shine in losses to Northern York

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Meaghan Nelson competes in the shot put for Middletown.

Brianna Bennett heaves the shot put in a track and field meet against Northern York. Bennett won the event with a throw of 35 feet, 5 inches.

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by Timmy Townsend, a double by Lewis and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. But Sims got Kephart out on a swinging third strike and retired Domovich on a fielder’s choice ground ball to kill the threat. Flowers singled with one out in the bottom of the frame for Middletown, but was left stranded, and the score stayed at 6-5 heading into the sixth. Lower Dauphin pinch-hitter Charlie

Fies tied the score a 6-6 with a oneout, RBI double that drove in Davis, and the Falcons plated another run on a double by Geesaman with two outs. Lewis knocked in Geesaman for the third run that gave the visitors an 8-6 lead. The Raiders were set down in order by Lewis in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Falcons left two runners on base in the top of the seventh. Kell led off the home half of the seventh inning with a walk, but was forced out at second on a fielder’s

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Sprinter Kurt Dey won three events while Alexis Ulrich and Brianna Bennett each won two, but the Middletown boys’ and girls’ track and field teams fell to Northern York on Tuesday, April 21 in Dillsburg. Dey took first place in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter runs as the Blue Raider boys fell to Northern York, 119-31. Dey finished the 100-meter run in 11.65, the 200-meter run in 23.55 and the 400-meter run in 51.94 for the Raiders (0-3, 0-3 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division). Justin Shaver won the 3,200-meter run for Middletown with a time of 11:20.56. Northern York (3-3, 3-2) took first place in the remaining events. In the girls’ competition, Ulrich, a sprinter, won the 100-meter run and the 200-meter run in Middletown’s 99.5-50.5 loss to the Polar Bears (4-2, 4-1). Ulrich finished the 100 in a time of 13.36 and the 200 in 28.73. Bennett won the shot put with a throw of 35 feet, 5 inches and the discus with a throw of 100 feet, 2 inches. Teammate Makaila Nester won the 400-meter run with a time of 1:03.74 for the Raiders (0-3, 0-3).

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Lions split with Albright, Stevenson By Josh Crippen

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Kaitlin Gould finished in fourth place in the pole vault and 13th in the 400-meter dash to lead Penn State Harrisburg’s track and field teams at the Paul Kaiser Classic on Saturday, April 25 at Shippensburg University. The classic featured several schools from Divisions I, II and III. Teammate Kyla Line finished 24th in the javelin, while the Lions’ Erin Goodyear finished 30th in the discus to lead the women’s team.

In the men’s competition, sophomore Joe Phifer finished 13th in the 800-meter run with a time of 11:56.53, a personal record. Teammate Charles Scheick finished 11th in the 400-meter hurdles, while the Lions’ Josiah Owhe finished 26th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.53 and Jalen Williams finished 26th in the 200-meter run with a time of 22.97. Penn State Harrisburg will compete in the Capital Athletic Conference championships on Saturday, May 2 at York College.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Stevenson 1-7,Lions 2-3

Wolfe pitched a stellar game for the Lions on Sunday, April 26, limiting the Mustangs to five hits, one unearned run, and Photo by Bill Darrah striking out four in the first game in Owings Mills. In the second game, Penn State Harrisburg fell behind 4-0 in Penn State Harrisburg seniors who were honored on Senior Day are, from the third inning and trailed throughout. Catcher Rieley Loch’s left, Mackenzie Trafka, a Middletown Area High School graduate; Gabrielle Wolfe; Keriann Saich; and Erika Love. three-run home run was the only scoring by the Lions.

Falcons soar to 11-0 win over Raiders

Catcher Lexi Hile takes over behind home plate against Lower Dauphin.

Gould wins two events in Paul Kaiser Classic By Josh Crippen

Every win is vital for Penn State Harrisburg’s softball team, which still harbors playoff hopes – and the Lions continued their quest for a postseason birth by splitting a doubleheader from Albright on Senior Day, Saturday, April 25 in Middletown. A day later, the Lions (15-17) split a doubleheader with Stevenson (18-17), winning 2-1 and losing 7-3 in Owings Mills, Md. In the first game against Albright, pitcher Gabrielle Wolfe, one of four seniors, along with team manager Ian Dickerson, honored during their last home contest, led the Lions to a 3-1 victory. Albright took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but Penn State Harrisburg exploded for three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Amanda Hartman’s two-run was the key hit. The Lions carried the momentum into the second game, scoring first on an Albright error that allowed Jackie Furch to advance home. Albright rallied in the fourth inning with a four-run outburst to take the lead, then held on for the victory.

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Shelby Alcorn drove in four runs and Kelly Fahringer drove in three as Lower Dauphin beat rival Middletown, 11-0 on Thursday, April 23 in Hummelstown. Emily Crone added two RBIs while Kaylee Stoner drove in a run for the Falcons (14-1, 11-0 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division). Kealey Smith held the Blue Raiders (2-9, 2-7) scoreless on three hits in five innings, striking out eight batters. Rachel Applegate, Kylee Nester and Kayla Warhola recorded Middletown’s hits. The Falcons scored five runs in the first inning, then sealed the victory with a five-run fourth inning. Lower Dauphin pounded out 12 hits.

Mechanicsburg 10 Middletown 0

Two Mechanicsburg pitchers combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Wildcats defeated the Raiders on Wednesday, April 22 in Mechanicsburg. Pitchers Maddie Garrick and Mackenzie Brady struck out a total of nine Middletown batters. Jordan Hertz and Erica Molovich drove in two runs each, while Taylor Clark hit a solo home run to lead the Wildcats (12-1, 11-0).

Penn State Lions sweep doubleheader from Wilkes By Josh Crippen

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Penn State Harrisburg swept a doubleheader from Wilkes, 3-2 and 6-2, on Sunday, April 26 in Middletown. The Lions improved their record to 13-22. Wilkes fell to 16-20. In the first game, it was Wilkes who threw the first punch of the day, scoring two runs in the top of the second to gain an early edge. The Lions struggled to find any source of offense early and needed a spark to get started. It finally came in the bottom of the fifth inning when Cody Henry blasted a two-run home run to left field to knot the game, 2-2. Three batters later, Penn State Harrisburg’s Kyle Buchman doubled to left field, scoring Mitchell Rodkey and giving the Lions a 3-2 advantage. The Lions buckled down on defense the final two innings to claim the victory. In the second game, the Lions got on the scoreboard first. Chris Iocca’s RBI single brought home Tom Denniston to give Penn State Harrisburg an early 1-0 lead. The Colonels got the equalizer in the top of the fourth inning, then took

the lead in the fifth on a Penn State error, 2-1. The Blue & White rallied with a five-run outburst in the sixth inning to regain the lead. The barrage included key hits by Henry and Bryan Balshy and some assistance from two Colonel errors.

Stevenson 5, Lions 4

Stevenson pulled away late to claim the victory over Penn State Harrisburg and end the Lions’ six-game winning streak on Wednesday, April 22 in Owings Mills, Md. The Blue & White landed the first punch in the top of the second inning when Kyle Buchman’s sacrifice fly scored teammate Brendan Miller to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Penn State Harrisburg struck again in the fourth inning when Josh Brubaker reached home on a Stevenson error. But the Mustangs (19-17-2) responded with a single run in the second inning and two more runs in the fourth to take a 3-2 lead. Trailing 4-3 in the top of the ninth inning, the Lions scored the tying run on an RBI hit by Iocca, but Stevenson won the game on a walk-off, run-scoring single in the bottom of the ninth to win.

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BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 11 0 13-1 Lower Dauphin 11 1 13-2 CD East 7 3 9-4 Hershey 6 5 8-6 Bishop McDevitt 4 6 6-7 Palmyra 4 7 7-7 Middletown 2 7 4-7 Susquehanna Twp. 2 9 2-11 Harrisburg 0 9 0-10 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 8, Middletown 6 Mechanicsburg 4, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 13, Harrisburg 4 Central Dauphin East 4, Lower Dauphin 3 This week’s games Wednesday, April 29 Susquehanna Twp. at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m. Friday, May 1 Middletown at Palmyra, 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Governor Mifflin, 7 p.m. Monday, May 4 Middletown at Bishop McDevitt, 4:15 p.m. Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m. Capital Division W L OVERALL West Perry 8 1 12-1 Northern York 7 1 11-3 East Pennsboro 6 2 9-2 Camp Hill 4 3 8-4 Trinity 2 7 3-7 Milton Hershey 1 7 1-9 Steelton-Highspire 1 8 2-9 Last week’s games East Pennsboro 10, Steelton-Highspire 0 Steelton-Highspire 7, Milton Hershey 4 This week’s games Wednesday, April 29 Camp Hill at Steelton-Highspire, 4 p.m. Friday, May 1 Steelton-Highspire at York Tech, 4:15 p.m. Saturday, May 2 West Shore Christian at Steelton-Highspire (2), 11 a.m. SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 11 0 14-1

Middletown catcher Ava Mrakovich grabs a pop-up in front of home plate against Mechanicsburg.

Standings for 4-29-15

Mechanicsburg 11 0 12-2 CD East 6 4 8-5 Palmyra 6 4 7-5 Bishop McDevitt 5 5 7-5 Susquehanna Twp. 5 7 6-9 Middletown 2 7 2-9 Harrisburg 1 9 1-10 Hershey 0 11 0-12 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 11, Middletown 0 Mechanicsburg 10, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Williamsport 2 Lower Dauphin 12, Montoursville 2 Lower Dauphin 12, Loyalsock Twp. 0 Lower Dauphin 15, Harrisburg 3 Lower Dauphin 5, CD East 0 This week’s games Wednesday, April 29 Lower Dauphin at Susquehanna Twp., 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 30 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m. Friday, May 1 Palmyra at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.

CD East 2 Northern York 1 Susquehanna Twp. 0

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Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 4, Chambersburg 1 Lower Dauphin 5, Northern York 0

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 7 1 10-1 Lower Dauphin 6 2 7-3 Red Land 5 3 7-4 Mechanicsburg 4 4 6-5 Northern York 2 6 3-10 Cedar Cliff 0 8 0-10

Infielder Gabby Krupilis snags a line drive hit by a Mechanicsburg batter.

LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE BOYS Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 9 0 14-0 Lower Dauphin 5 4 8-6 Central Dauphin 4 5 6-8 Palmyra 3 5 6-8 Bishop McDevitt 1 8 2-11 CD East 0 9 0-10 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 12, Cedar Crest 7 Lower Dauphin 18, Central Dauphin East 0 Hershey 16, Lower Dauphin 6 This week’s games Thursday, April 30 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.

Last week’s games Hershey 3, Lower Dauphin 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Northern York 1

Tuesday, May 5 Lower Dauphin at Cumberland Valley, 7 p.m.

This week’s games Wednesday, April 29 Lower Dauphin at Red Land, 7:15 p.m.

GIRLS Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 8 0 10-4 Central Dauphin 6 2 6-6 Lower Dauphin 4 4 8-5 Palmyra 3 5 5-8 CD East 2 6 3-8

Monday, May 4 Bishop McDevitt at Middletown, 4:15 p.m. Mechanicsburg at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5 Central Dauphin East at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD MID-PENN CONFERENCE BOYS Last week’s meets Northern York 119, Middletown 31 Milton Hershey 96, Lower Dauphin 54 Susquehanna Twp. 85.25, Lower Dauphin 64.75

Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 14, Cedar Crest 12 Lower Dauphin 17, Central Dauphin East 3 Hershey 19, Lower Dauphin 12

This week’s meets Thursday, April 30 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, May 5 Cumberland Valley at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division Final standings W L OVERALL Palmyra 12 0 13-2 East Pennsboro 9 2 12-2 Middletown 8 4 11-5 James Buchanan 4 7 9-7 Camp Hill 4 8 5-8 Trinity 4 8 4-9 Bishop McDevitt 0 12 0-12 Last week’s matches New Oxford 7, Middletown 0 Middletown 3, Bishop McDevitt 2 Keystone Division Final standings W L OVERALL Hershey 6 0 15-1 Lower Dauphin 5 1 10-5 Mifflin County 4 2 8-6 Mechanicsburg 3 3 8-6

Tuesday, May 5 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 4 p.m. GIRLS Last week’s meets Northern York 99.5, Middletown 50.5 Lower Dauphin 80, Milton Hershey 70 Lower Dauphin 91, Susquehanna Twp. 59 This week’s meets Thursday, April 30 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 4 p.m.

This week’s games Thursday, April 30 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 7 p.m.

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Jesse Reigle, 7, of Londonderry Twp., bagged this turkey with a 10-inch beard while hunting in the township on Saturday, April 25 during the Pennsylvania Mentored Youth Hunting Program’s spring gobbler season. Under the program, youth 11 years of age and under can obtain a state permit and hunt for spring gobbler season if they are accompanied by an adult who carries the firearm during the hunt.

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When compassion breaks school records

ow cool is Penn State’s annual THON, the university’s annual charity dance marathon that has raised millions? High school students have staged their own, shorter variations to raise money for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, a charity that helps the families of kids battling cancer. Don’t underestimate the power of the younger generation: Each of the Mini-THONs at three local schools – Middletown Area High School, Lower Dauphin High School Each of the Mini-THONS at and Elizabethtown Area High School three local schools – – broke school records for funds raised year, quite an accomplishment Middletown Area High this by students, school staff and the School, Lower Dauphin High community, which contributed so School and Elizabethtown generously. Mini-THON raised Area High School – broke aMiddletown’s record $21,295.49 on Friday, school records for funds April 17, beating the school’s preraised this year, quite an vious record by more than $5,000. Dauphin, which has held its accomplishment by students, Lower Mini-THON for a greater number of school staff and the years, raised $82,630.95 in March community. to break the school’s previous record. Elizabethtown raised $70,037 last month – another school record broken, prompting Michele Balliet, superintendent of the Elizabethtown Area School District to marvel, “I continue to be amazed at the dedication and commitment of the students in all of the fundraising.’’ Indeed, it is an amazing feat by local high school students, parents, school staff and community. These fundraising efforts continue to grow – Middletown has added a “Mr. Middletown’’ pageant in recent years, where male students compete in a kind of mock beauty pageant, with the winner getting his crown for raising the most money. Students should be proud of their achievement. So should everyone who contributed. It’s a community effort, and reflects the compassion of people in each district.

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We need a better way to fund road, bridge repairs

n Pennsylvania, we have some of the most run-down roads and bridges in the country. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 22 percent of our state’s roads have unacceptable pavement quality and 43 percent of our bridges are functionally obsolete or structurally deficient. Earlier this month, I visited the Greenfield Bridge in Pittsburgh, where another bridge had to be built underneath to protect drivers from debris falling from Greenfield’s crumbling infrastructure. Both Republicans and Democrats agree that we have a constitutional responsibility at the federal level to maintain our national transportation infrastructure system and find a sustainable way to pay for it. The Highway Trust Fund is estimated to go bankrupt this summer unless Congress acts now. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this fund has almost run dry. Since 2008, we have made six transfers – in total more than $60 billion – to the Highway Trust Fund from the General Fund, which is paid for by tax dollars and borrowing money from foreign countries such as China. This is not sustainable or fiscally responsible. We need a better, more affordable solution. I have been working on leveraging private sector savings on major infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships. My colleagues in the House and Senate are starting to talk about ideas to shore up the Highway Trust Fund by repatriating funds from overseas, increasing tolls on our highways, increasing taxes on heavy-duty commercial vehicles, applying the gas tax to alternative fuels and raising revenue from oil and gas royalties on federal lands. My constituents sent me to Congress to implement real solutions, not to just talk about ideas. Therefore, I am proud to support Ohio Republican Rep. James B. Renacci’s Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act. This common-sense legislation would create a bipartisan, bicameral committee to force Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund and provide 10 years of investment in our roads and bridges. All options are on the table. If, and only if, Congress fails to develop a solution, the bill requires modifications to the gas and diesel taxes to make up for the shortfalls in the Highway Trust Fund. The gas and diesel taxes are the sole funding source for the Highway Trust Fund, but they haven’t been adjusted for more than 20 years and are not indexed for inflation. The costs of building and maintaining our roads and bridges have soared, but the funding source for these projects has stayed the same. Since 1993, the number of cars and trucks on our roads has increased and, at the same time, their fuel efficiency improved – meaning more wear and tear, but less money to repair. Clearly, times have changed. With that being said, I have very real concerns that simply increasing the gas tax would be like betting on a dying horse. Lou Barletta is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents the 11th Congressional District, which includes Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire and Steelton.

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When it comes to state government, size matters

n our form of finances of the Commonwealth since the democracy, cost of operating the General Assembly good ideas has risen to approximately $300 million are discussed over from a cost of $148.4 million in 1989-90 and over across the and $88.4 million in 1984-85. years with little eviOne must note, however, that a simple dence of progress. reduction in the number of legislators in Over the past two legislative sessions, the General Assembly will not automatimeasures to reduce the size of the Gencally result in a proportionate reduction eral Assembly passed the Pennsylvania in either the direct or indirect costs of the House of Representatives but died due to General Assembly. no action being taken in the Pennsylvania While one would expect that a reduction Senate. in the number of members of the General Perhaps this is the year for change. Assembly would generate a reduction in Recently the House State Government the total costs of the legislature, such a Committee approved a constitutional reduction in membership would not autoamendment to cut the 203-member cham- matically result in reductions in member ber down to 151 members. This amendsalary/benefits, staff complement, or the ment will now go to the full House for a size of legislative accounts. Notably, this vote. has been Rhode Island’s experience after A reduction in the number of seats in the its downsizing of its state legislature. state legislature has been a reform that Whether the Commonwealth’s costs has seen some stirrings in recent years, would be diminished or not, however, is not only in Pennsylvania but in other only one of the concerns that should be states as well. considered in this discussion. According to the National Conference The foremost concern of all possible reof State Legislatures, proposals to reduce form measures for the General Assembly the number of legislative seats in at least is the issue of efficacy. Will the legislaone chamber have been set forth in Conture be more or less effective than it has necticut, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota and been before? Nebraska in addition to Pennsylvania. I believe that a reduction in size would Indeed, over 30 years ago, Illinois and contribute to improving the effectiveness Massachusetts approved significant of the legislature by reducing the concenreductions in their tration of power that state legislatures. In has been seen in the 2002, Rhode Island General Assembly I believe that a reduction in for generations. A reduced the number of seats in its state size would contribute to im- smaller legislature legislature by oneprobably make proving the effectiveness of will quarter, eight years members more indethe legislature by reducing pendent of Caucus after state voters first approved of the the concentration of power leadership. Legislamove. In Illinois, will have to that has been seen in the Gen- tors the House reduced appeal to a larger eral Assembly for group of constituits membership from 177 to 118 in generations. ents with a larger 1980. After legisladistrict and more tive reapportionconstituents to serve ments in 1991 and than previously. 2001, North Dakota Hence, a downsizreduced its number of legislative districts ing should also improve the legislature’s as well. transparency. The large size of the Pennsylvania When one considers the issues of legislalegislature and the failure to amend the tive efficacy and transparency, however, state Constitution to reduce it has brought one finds that rather than simply downforth some criticism from organizations sizing the General Assembly, it may be such as Common Cause to the League of useful to couple this reform with several Women Voters. Critics of the legislature others that have been discussed over the cite a lack of decorum, frequent periods years. Some of these reforms include: of confusion during session, the difficulty • Return to a citizen legislature through in organizing majorities to move legislathe adoption of limited legislative sestion and the necessity to reconcile various sions. Parkinson’s Law will continue interests as the most common complaints. to run the life of the legislature, and all A 1968 Constitutional Convention failed major business will continue to be conto reduce the size of the legislature, and ducted. A citizen legislature would also be subsequent ad hoc efforts from within the fostered by a reduction in legislative pay legislature have also resulted in failure. and benefits to bring it in line with the Even the reformers have not been able average, private sector statewide salary to reach a consensus on an ideal size. A and benefit package. majority of members of the Commission • Term limits. on Legislative Modernization concluded • Improve the availability of state budthat Pennsylvania’s economic, social, getary information. religious, political and ethnic diversity • Initiative, referendum and recall. required a large legislature. • The introduction of a Question Period Two years later, however, the Citizens’ for the governor before the combined Conference on State Legislatures, a General Assembly, once a month for 90 private nonpartisan research organization, minutes, would dramatically increase called attention to the size of Pennsylvapublic knowledge of state issues and nia’s House, terming it one of the General would strengthen accountability between Assembly’s “most pressing problems.” the executive and legislative branches of In fact, the Citizens’ Conference recomPennsylvania government. mended that no lower chamber exceed 150 members. Dr. Charles E. Greenawalt II, Ph.D., is a A reduction in size of the General Assenior fellow for The Susquehanna Valley sembly, or the House of Representatives, Center, a Harrisburg think tank. could have beneficial effects for the

FRANKIETRULL

Drug studies require tests on animals

laxoSmithKline and Merck have started testing new Ebola vaccines in Liberia. The companies are racing to cure a disease that has claimed more than 9,500 lives and infected more than 23,900 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The World Health Organization will decide in August on the possibility of widespread implementation. Animal research is vital to the study of disease – and is the primary reason why scientists have hope that they’ll be able to cure Ebola and other emerging infectious diseases. Scientists rely on animal models to learn about disease processes and develop potential treatments. To see how a disease progresses, researchers must use a living system with a genetic makeup similar to humans. Mice, the most popular model for disease research, have over 92 percent genetic similarity to the human genome. Non-human primates, such as chimpanzees, are 98 percent genetically similar to humans. The information gleaned from the study of disease progression in animal models is invaluable, and cannot be replaced by cells grown in a dish or computer models. For decades, ethicists have agreed that animal studies must precede human trials. This principle is at the heart of the Nuremberg Code, a guideline for research ethics adopted in the aftermath of World War II, when doctors conducted heinous experiments on concentration camp prisoners. The Food and Drug Administration does not allow clinical drug trials in humans without prior safety and efficacy testing of the drugs in animals. Animal research has enabled scientists to stamp out several major epidemics of infectious disease over the past century. The information Researchers gleaned from the eradicated smallpox glob- study of disease ally with progression in a vaccine animal models developed in cows. Thanks is invaluable, to decadesand cannot be long vaccine replaced by cells research in monkeys, dogs grown in a dish or and mice, the computer modworld is essentially rid of els. polio. Non-human primates have also contributed to the research and development of drugs that fight cancer, malaria, HIV/ AIDS, hepatitis, and Alzheimer’s. The U.S. cancer rate fell by more than 60 percent between 2001 and 2007 thanks in no small part to novel treatments produced through animal-based research. More recently, animal research has helped stop potential international threats such as avian flu and SARS. Animal models have enabled researchers to better understand these diseases and how they spread. As a result, they’ve been able to contain them and avert global pandemics. Then there’s the recent, rapidly escalating fight against the Ebola virus. An antiEbola serum called ZMapp, made from antibodies harvested from mice exposed to parts of the virus, has been credited with saving the lives of two American aid workers who tested positive for the virus. Researchers first found the treatment effective for monkeys infected with Ebola virus, and then began administering it to humans. Other potential Ebola cures developed in animal models include Tekmira Pharmaceuticals’ TKM-Ebola injection which has proven effective against high doses of the virus in monkeys. Humans are not the only animals susceptible to Ebola. Wild primates including chimpanzees and gorillas are extremely susceptible, with fatality rates as high as 95 percent. The virus has killed as many as one-third of the world’s gorillas and chimpanzees in the past few decades in Central Africa. If scientists were to discover a cure for the deadly virus, they could conceivably save the lives of wild apes – many of whom are endangered. To beat Ebola as we’ve overcome other global epidemics, officials must preserve access to animal research. Cures for this deadly pathogen – and thousands of lives – depend on it. Frankie L. Trull is a leading U.S. expert in biomedical research and president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research, Washington, D.C.

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The Capitol REPORT

Wolf’s budget perpetuates unfair funding of schools I n February, Gov. Tom Wolf presented his state budget proposal before a joint session of the General Assembly, marking the official start of the budget crafting process. His proposal would spend a record $33.8 billion, which represents a 16 percent increase in spending over last year. To support such massive spending increases, Wolf proposed a 21 percent increase in the Personal Income Tax and a 40 percent hike in the sales tax, which would be expanded to include dozens of new goods and services. While I am pleased the governor recognized the burden of property taxes and the importance of adequate funding for our schools, I am concerned with how he plans to pay for these costs. In pursuing relief for our property owners and students, we need to ensure that we reach solutions that are both sustainable and fiscally responsible. Any revenue reductions from property tax reform must be offset by a dollar-for-dollar shift in other revenue, and not a net tax increase. In addition, the governor’s plan directs tax dollars disproportionately to school districts in urban areas. This leaves taxpayers in many school districts, including all of those in the 106th District, footing the cost as increased funds are sent once again to fund schools in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and other urban areas across the state. This is not a real solution for Pennsylvania’s future, but perpetuates an education funding formula which is already unfair.

The list below shows how much in new taxes the taxpayers of each school district will pay under Wolf’s budget and then shows how much property tax and rent relief go back to the school district’s taxpayers under his “property tax relief” plan. This data allows us to see very clearly which districts fare best under Wolf’s plan:

to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $14,233,539 Net impact of Wolf’s plan to resident taxpayers: $28,916,750

Lower Dauphin School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $12,354,665 Property tax/rent relief returned to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $6,788,082 Net impact of Wolf’s plan to resident taxpayers: $5,566,584

But in these districts:  Harrisburg City School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $14,861,365 Property tax/rent relief returned to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $28,190,305

Derry Twp. School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $14,929,380 Property tax/rent relief returned to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $3,953,803 Net impact of Wolf’s plan to resident taxpayers: $10,975,577 Middletown Area School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $7,230,527 Property tax/rent relief returned to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $5,578,064 Net impact of Wolf’s plan to resident taxpayers: $1,652,463 Central Dauphin School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $43,150,289 Property tax/rent relief returned

This leaves a total of $47.1 million from taxpayers in the 106th District available to be spent in other school districts across the state or the General Fund.

Philadelphia City School District New sales tax and new Personal Income Tax paid by resident taxpayer: $497,039,997 Property tax/rent relief returned to taxpayers under Wolf’s plan: $529,747,444 Overall, taxpayers in 404 of the state’s 500 school districts will pay more in sales tax and Personal Income Tax than they receive in property tax funds. For more state budget news, visit RepPayne.com or follow me on Facebook at Facebook.com/ RepPayne. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of Swatara Twp.

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because of talent or team status doesn’t mean they are allowed. If they are belittling and not supporting or encouraging their teammates, kick them off, or you will be.” stop neglecting what it already has? Why does the borough not care about MABA? They used to help for years and now they receive no help at all. One would think the borough would have some pride in the baseball fields for when visitors come they won’t think the rest of Middletown is as run-down. Also, the borough for the second year in a row has let the football club have their carnival during baseball season. That takes up two baseball fields that numerous teams play on and now have to move games all over. Why are coaches and volunteers putting their money and time into borough property?”

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Solar power: How do we store it?

n the run-up to a solar eclipse on March 20, European tabloids had a Y2K-style field day. In the middle of a bright, sunny day, European solar panels together produce about as much electricity as 90 large nuclear power plants. Germany, with the largest solar commitment, obtains as much as 50 percent of its electricity from the sun during the sunniest hours. The eclipse was scheduled to arrive in the middle of the day and panic was setting in. Eclipses occur over very broad regions, so grid operators can’t count on a sunny Spain to compensate for a cloudy Poland. Moreover, the decrease in sunlight (and the subsequent slingshot back to full sun) during an eclipse occur rapidly; grid operators have no experience managing such abrupt, sweeping shifts. Some predicted the eclipse would produce a catastrophe. As with Y2K, there was no catastrophe. Europe experienced only a partial eclipse; much of Germany was fairly cloudy; and grid operators had had ample time to work out detailed contingency plans. But, as with Y2K, there had been legitimate reason for concern, and the experience offered a valuable lesson – if we are smart enough to absorb it. We need better ways to store renewable energy. Renewable energy technologies are becoming increasingly competitive for a major share of the world’s energy. In 2014, almost half of all new global investment in electricity generation was in renewables. China, at $83 billion, was the largest investor. Even excluding huge dams, the world generated 9.1 percent of all electricity from renewables last year – mostly solar and wind. Solar and wind energy involve no greenhouse gases, no mountain top mining, no fracking, no radioactive isotopes, no oil spills. But sometimes the wind doesn’t blow. And sometimes the sun doesn’t shine. In the early years, the intermittent nature of renewable energy was thought to be of little concern. We could use renewable electricity when available and switch back to conventional fuels when needed. But as renewable sources become a cornerstone of our energy mix, we will need to find ways to store power for those times when

renewables are unavailable Sunlight is, by far, the most abundant energy source on earth. But how do you store surplus electricity to use when you need it? Possibilities include batteries, ultracapacitors and flywheels, all of which have important uses. One of the most attractive options is to use the sun’s energy to make hydrogen, store the hydrogen until it’s needed, then put it into a fuel cell to make electricity. At the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, these technologies faced formidable challenges. Solar modules were ultra-expensive devices produced by a cottage industry whose only significant customer was NASA. Hydrogen was tricky to store and expensive to transport. Fuel cells required expensive catalysts like platinum. Those did not appear to be monumental challenges for a species that had split atoms and gone to the moon. But gasoline was cheap and the oil industry was politically potent. Technical challenges are overcome only with ample funding, creative minds and dogged perseverance. America’s embarrassingly modest, start-andstop federal support has been more of a tease than a sincere effort to build an industry. The latest tease relates to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. For no good reason, the federal tax credit for fuel cell vehicles ended last December while the incentives for battery-powered cars continue to be in effect until each manufacturer has sold 200,000 such vehicles. Helping manufacturers achieve economies of mass production makes vastly more sense than cutting off incentives on some

utterly arbitrary date. Hyundai slowly began leasing Tucson fuel cell vehicles last year, and Toyota – the company that launched the hybrid vehicle revolution in 2000 with its Prius – plans to begin selling the Mirai fuel cell vehicle in America later this year. This is worst possible moment to remove the incentives for such vehicles! Elon Musk, a very bright guy and the CEO of Tesla, disagrees, calling hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles “mind-bogglingly stupid.” But the arguments he uses against them mostly echo the same arguments that had been used against battery electric vehicles until Musk himself upended the paradigm. Of course, he might well be right – the multiple energy conversions, high cost of infrastructure, etc. – might prove to be the kiss of death. But this depends upon a long string of assumptions about the future. It is not self-evident to people who don’t own Tesla stock that electric cars should receive rich subsidies while fuel cell vehicles receive none. Ultimately, though, this is a bigger issue than which alternative vehicle will prove to be the long-term winner. One way or another, we need to have a way to store very large amount of sunlight for times when the sun isn’t shining. And hydrogen – for fundamental reasons – has to be considered among the most attractive contenders. Denis Hayes, organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970 and director of solar energy research under President Jimmy Carter, is president of the Bullitt Foundation and board chair of Earth Day Network.

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Apart from durability factor these are versatile as its appearance can be seen anywhere in the house. So, give your dream imagination of your exterior a real touch by high-gloss vibrancy copper rain chains. It is really unbelievable that an element which seems to be so simple is actually a versatile device which serves many purposes at the same time. Basically it is used for collecting water and along with that it enhances the exterior of your house. It is a series of trinkets which are linked together and water keeps on flowing through each cup till it ends up to a barrel or a plant that is attached to a gutter. Water stored in a barrel can be utilized for several tasks, such as for watering plants in the garden when there is any shortage of water. Antique designs help in decorating the outdoors of your house in an exceptional way. The working procedure of copper rain chain starts with the removal of old down spouts which entails little more then support brackets, screws and then the down spout itself. With the availability of varieties of rain chains it becomes very difficult to choose in reference to their shapes, styles, size and material your rain chain is made from. Generally rain chains are made of wood and ceramics but their containers may be elegantly crafted and plainly styled. Some of the people like a small number of larger containers while others prefer a multitude of small containers. We may choose a chain made of copper that will naturally transform according to the time. They are easy to install and move and can be replace easily if a different style is wanted. Check with your local home improvement center or for the latest on copper rain chains. Marcony Dicousta is a renowned business writer who has years of experience in writing technical reviews, product descriptions and product feature analysis of technical gizmos like Rain Chains and Copper rain chains.

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Walk this way, please By Tresa Erickson Many landscapes feature paths of some sort that guide visitors from one point to another safely and easily. The best paths not only direct but connect visitors with the garden, leading them from one interesting point to another. If you would like to connect visitors to your landscape through some paths, here are some tips.

Plot your path

Determine beforehand the intent of the path—to direct visitors to and from the house, to allow visitors easy access to the garden, to highlight a particular feature, etc. Primary paths need to be wide and fairly straight to permit more than one visitor on them at a time. Secondary paths may be narrower and involve more twists and turns.

Pick your materials

Again, the purpose of the path plays a large part in the materials used. Primary paths should be made from materials that can be set firmly in place and provide an even surface, such as stone or brick. Secondary paths can call for softer surfaces like turf or mulches. You can mix materials for interest if you wish. Just make sure whatever you choose complements your landscape. Classic red brick might look out of place in a rustic garden, whereas stone and mulch might not.

Prep and place the materials

You can’t just throw down some stepping stones and be done with it. The surface needs to be even, safe and easy to walk on, so prep the site accordingly. Improve the drainage, level the course

Garden paths can be great assets to your landscape. Think about yours carefully and make sure they fulfill their purpose and more. with sand and then lay the material. Research the materials you plan to use and know how to install them properly. Take additional measures for stability, like creating edges to keep pavers, stones and brick in place. Consider installing lighting, particularly if the path will be used at night.

Perk up the path

When you have finished setting down the path, try it out. See for yourself how

easy it is to traverse. Make whatever adjustments are needed for safety and then look at the path from a designer viewpoint. Is it eye catching? Does it capture and maintain your interest? Perhaps you could add to the ambiance with more lighting, plants and statuary. Garden paths can be great assets to your landscape. Think about yours carefully and make sure they fulfill their purpose and more.

Appealing sunroom adds beauty to your home By Wayne Johnson Everyone would love to have modern home exteriors for attractive look. One of the useful investments you make in your life is for home remodeling since it is the first impression which decides the value and would improve the quality of your home. You may have seen sunrooms in your neighbors’ and friends’ houses. Have you ever thought of the benefits these

sunrooms offer you? Along with providing wonderful appearance to your outdoors, sunrooms have amazing other benefits. It provides excellent atmosphere to enjoy with your family and friends in times of parties and special occasions. Sunrooms are the perfect place for relaxation. Usually after the whole day of hard work, your mind would long for a place to relax for a while. With sunrooms, you would love spending evenings outdoors.

Sunrooms look excellent with beautiful windows during winter season as you can enjoy the sun by staying indoors itself. This is the safe way of getting lots of sunlight. Studies have proved that you can improve health by relaxing in sunlight atmosphere. Sunrooms can help you stay free from unwanted noise and bugs. You can enjoy peaceful atmosphere in your indoor living spaces. During winter season, you can better understand whether the windows of your home are providing enough insulation or not. If you feel the cold inside, then your windows are to be replaced. Replacement windows reduce the energy bills and make your house look fantastic. Vinyl windows are easy to install and maintain so your house will have a natural look. Sunrooms can be installed in fascinating designs, styles and shapes. Your decision regarding the selection of windows is important as this can increase the value of your homes. Whether you look for a place to relax after work or to enjoy with family and friends, sunrooms will be the best option. Remodeling companies can provide all of these rebuilding options for your homes. Experienced and qualified professionals can help you fulfill your home improvement needs. You have an option to select from the fascinating designs and styles of sunrooms to enjoy year round.

Sunrooms are the comfortable way of enjoying pleasant outdoor atmosphere from your homes. Add beauty, comfort and style to your home with an amazing sunroom.

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ut&about Middletown Area High School Mini-THON They danced, they raised money for charity, they broke a school record – the 2015 Middletown Area High School Mini-THON was an event to remember. Students raised a school-record $21,295.49, beating the old record, set last year, by more than $5,000. The Mini-THON, modeled after Penn State’s successful THON fund-raiser for charity, began on Friday, April 17. The money raised will go to the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, a charity that helps families of kids battling cancer. See who was there!

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