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After 12 years, it’s time to graduate Twelve years of homework.

Twelve years of studying.

Twelve years of tests.

From crayons and construction paper to algebra and prom plans, school days have passed, filled with joys, hopes, sweat and dreams.

Now the Class of 2015 at Middletown Area, Lower Dauphin and Steelton-Highspire high schools is about to embark on the next chapter of life after a final

bow – graduation.

Seniors will graduate in June to begin college studies or careers in the working world or military.

We honor your school career with a special section inside this edition of the Press And Journal that features each graduating senior at each high school.

Here is when and where you will take your final bow – a list of commencement ceremonies for each school:

MIDDLETOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL

When: 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3 Where: The Forum, Harrisburg

LOWER DAUPHIN HIGH SCHOOL

When: 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 Where: Giant Center, Hershey

STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE HIGH SCHOOL

When: 7 p.m. on Friday, June 5 Where: High school auditorium

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MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL SECOND WARD

Chris McNamara lost to challenger Gregory Wilsbach, the borough’s former electric department supervisor, 217-47 in the race for the Republican nomination.

Wilsbach will face Travis Arndt, who won the Democratic nomination, in Novem-

Wilsbach

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Middletown honors deceased veterans on “most solemn day’’ Press And Journal Staff

No charges filed in argument at Middletown poll

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iddletown did itself proud with its turnout for the 2015 Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday, May 25.

Folks sat in chairs on the sidewalk along the parade route. Dozens more came to Middletown Cemetery to watch a ceremony featuring patriotic music by the Middletown Area High School Band and a reading of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by middle school student Kenneth P. Britcher III. “There’s quite a few people out here.

I didn’t expect this many people,” said keynote speaker Lt. Cmdr. James Ebbert, commander of the Naval Operational Support Center in Harrisburg. “It’s really nice to see a community come out to remember.”

Originally called Decoration Day, the holiday grew out of a tradition of decorating graves of veterans with flowers after the Civil War. After World War II, the holiday was renamed Memorial Day. In 1971, Congress proclaimed that MemoPlease See REMEMBERED, Page A8

Turnout of eligible voters by percentage

Photos by Jodi Ocker

At top, from left: Borough Councilor Mike Bowman carries a flag during Middletown’s Memorial Day Parade; Kenneth P. Britcher III, a Middletown Area Middle School student, recites Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address; a young girl carries an American flag to a Memorial Day ceremony at the Middletown Cemetery; and Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III recites the poem, “Those Honored Dead,’’ at Middletown Cemetery while holding his son.

Above, flags adorn veterans’ graves at Middletown Cemetery.

of eligible voters.

Highspire’s turnout was just 11 percent MIDDLETOWN ROYALTON LOWER SWATARA LONDONDERRY of eligible voters. Highspire Borough HIGHSPIRE Council had no contested races, and just Middletown voters turned out in greater three candidates were running for five numbers for the primary election on Tuesopen seats on the Steelton-Highspire day, May 19 primary when compared to School Board. neighboring municipalities, although the 11% Pennsylvania’s closed primary, where 28% overall turnout was light. only Republicans and Democrats may In Middletown, 28 percent of eligible 17% vote to choose their candidate for the voters turned out to the polls, where they general election Nov. 3, eliminates about could choose candidates for Middletown 15 percent of voters in the three boroughs Borough Council, Middletown Area 20% 24% and two townships. In Middletown, that School Board, Dauphin County offices meant 821 independent voters and votand state judgeships. ers registered with minor parties could Middletown’s Third Ward, where Danot vote. mon Suglia and Diana McGlone defeated The turnout appears dismal when calculated as a part of incumbent councilors John Brubaker and Sue Sullivan, showed the highest percent of eligible voters turning out to the population. Under adjusted data from the U.S. Census, vote, about 37 percent. In the other two wards, little more Royalton and Lower Swatara had the best turnout, with 15 percent of adults (age 18 or older) in each. Middletown’s than one-fourth of those eligible voted.

Middletown Area School District had contested races for turnout was 14 percent of the adult population.

Highspire saw only 8 percent of its adult population both Republican and Democratic nominations, which may have contributed to the turnout in Royalton (24 percent) reach the polls. A poor showing in Londonderry Twp.’s and Lower Swatara Twp. (20 percent). Londonderry Twp. third precinct, where 76 voters appeared from a populafeatured a contested election for one of its Republican tion of 1,226, helped contribute to the township’s overall nominations for township supervisor and drew 17 percent 11 percent turnout.

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Middletown draws most eligible voters in primary Press And Journal Staff

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The northbound lane of Route 230 will be closed in Steelton for six weeks while a UGI gas main is repaired, the borough announced.

The route, known as South Front Street within Steelton’s boundaries, will be closed beginning Monday, June 1 between Chambers Hill Road and Hoffer Street.

Traffic heading toward Harrisburg will be detoured onto Chambers Hill Road, then north onto a temporarily reversed Second Street one way, then west onto Hoffer Street before returning to Route 230.

Traffic heading toward Middletown will not be detoured because the southbound lane will remain open.

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By Eric Wise

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Route 230 lane in Steelton to be closed

By Jim Lewis and Dan Miller

Voters in Middletown, Royalton and Lower Swatara Twp. leaned toward change in the primary election on Tuesday, May 19, ousting three incumbents in the race for Middletown Borough Council and giving three challengers a significant victory in the race for Middletown Area School Board.

In Middletown, council President Chris McNamara and incumbents John Brubaker and Sue Sullivan lost their bids to get on the ballot in November’s general election, losing to three challengers – two of them election newcomers.

In the school board race, one incumbent, Pamela Price, lost her bid for re-election, as three challengers – Linda Mehaffie, Jennifer Scott and Chris Lupp – claimed a major victory by winning both the Republican and Democratic nominations for board seats.

Both Republican and Democratic voters in Lower Swatara and Royalton opted for Mehaffie and Scott over five incumbent school board members in nearly every precinct, according to unofficial returns. The two-party victory by the duo and Lupp give the three challengers an advantage over four incumbents still in the race – board President Barbara Layne and board members Gordon Einhorn, Michael Richards and Terry Gilman – in November’s general election.

“I’m humbled, I’m speechless – I’m like, really? It’s exciting,’’ said Mehaffie, who added she is cautious not to take the advantage she won on Tuesday for granted in November. “I really want to be helpful in the whole scheme of things – working with current directors and the administration. I feel there’s something more we can do for the children.’’

Here are the results of Tuesday’s primary, according to unofficial returns, and what voters can expect in November’s general election:

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Temporary soccer field planned for PSU-Harrisburg

By Eric Wise

Press And Journal Staff

Penn State Harrisburg will build a new temporary soccer field on a developer’s property along Dauphin Street for its games this year, university officials told Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners on Wednesday, May 20.

Penn State Harrisburg plans a new soccer facility as part of its development of 60 acres that it is negotiating to purchase from the Middletown Home, but those plans will take a little longer.

The field currently used on campus does not meet standards set by the NCAA, the governing body of collegiate athletics, said Don Holtzman, the university’s director of student services. While NCAA officials ignored the issue for several years, Holtzman said it became an issue as the university’s soccer teams improved in recent years. Last year, the men’s team finished 15-6-1 and the women’s team finished 5-12.

The temporary field will meet NCAA standards and will see limited use for games in September and October. In the first year the field is seeded, it would not fare well with heavy use; practices will be held elsewhere.

Matt Tunnell, of Lift Development LLC, agreed to allow the property, which is now used for construction staging, as the site for the temporary soccer field. Ultimately, Tunnell says the company will develop this land.

In addition to improving the grading on the site for a soccer field, Penn State Harrisburg will build a fence at the property border to discourage parking along Dauphin Street.

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The Dauphin County Sheriff’s office will not file charges regarding an argument between a Middletown Borough Council member and a candidate at a Middletown polling place during the primary election on Tuesday, May 19.

Police were called to the Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown at Water and North Union streets after Councilor Mike Bowman and Greg Wilsbach, a candidate for a council seat, exchanged words, authorities said.

Willsbach summoned Middletown police, and Chief John Bey and two patrol cars responded.

Due to a possible conflict of interest with an elected official, Bey requested the assistance of Lower Swatara Twp. police, whose officers responded to the scene and took statements from Wilsbach and other witnesses. Bowman was gone when police arrived.

Lower Swatara police turned the investigation over to the Dauphin County Sheriff’s office.

“No crimes were committed,” said Sheriff Jack Lotwick. “People can shout at each other.”

Wilsbach said he was disgusted by the incident, which shows “the mentality of these people.’’

“This guy is a councilman and he’s going to throw0 his hat down and say, ‘Come on, you wanna go?’ ” Wilsbach said.

Reached after the incident by phone, Bowman said, “No one ever got in touch with me about a confrontation.”

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The proposed work would be financed with funds produced by the one-cent increase Council added to the Middletown’s electric rate late last year. It’s expected that the increase, which boosted the local electric rate from three to four cents per kilowatt hour, will add about $750,000 to electric department revenues, raising its anticipated revenues for the current year to about $2,991,000.

In urging Council’s support for the proposed work, Thomas Handley, Electric Department superintendent, said he believes the planned improvements are overdue.

“Some of the things I’m recommending tonight have been on the books for six or seven years,” Handley declared, “but we never had the money to undertake them, so they’ve been postponed repeatedly. Now, with the additional revenues, perhaps we can finally afford to do them.”

Councilman Dale “Tick” Sinniger, seconded Handley’s sentiments as he

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called on Council to “move ahead” on the proposed improvements in order to guarantee continued quality service to Borough electric consumers. Pointing out that the rate increase should produce an annual “surplus” of a little more than $600,000, Sinniger proposed that council begin the rebuilding program by replacing the transformers at the Mill Street substation.

“If we want to do this right,” Sinniger urged, “we should follow Tom’s advice and start by replacing those transformers. We can go on to the other projects after they’re done.”

Tax-Boost Budget, Middle School For LD Two issues that usually guarantee lively conversation – taxes and schools, occupied center stage for the Lower Dauphin School Board at its May meeting.

Of main concern to residents of the District was the unanimous vote by the Board to adopt a tentative $22,127,783 spending plan for the 1992-93 school year. The financial strategy calls for a 1.6 mill increase in real estate taxes. A public hearing on the proposed budget will be held June 2 at the Senior High Auditorium at 7 p.m.

The Board will vote to formally adopt the budget at its June 18 meeting.

Copies of the spending plan will be available for public inspection prior to final adoption.

In figuring a financial plan for the District officials found that spending outpaced revenues by $720,000. Total revenues for the 1992-93 budget are anticipated to be $21,286,336 while expenditures are anticipated to be $22,006,336.

In another vote that will not impact upon the budget immediately, the Board decided to change the entire direction of its building program. The building plan now includes the construction of a middle school to house grades 6, 7 and 8. The new school will be constructed on a tract of land owned by the District adjacent to the District Administration Center.

The new plan also revises the current junior/senior high school project to renovate the building to house grades

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Below is a copy of a photograph from the Press And Journal's archives. We apologize for the quality of the photograph but hope you will enjoy this glimpse from your recent past.

23 YEARS AGO - They Could Be Dead – By the end of the day on Friday, February 28 there were 60 simulated corpses walking the halls of Lower Dauphin High School. Members of the high school’s chapter of Students Against Driving Drunk staged their annual “Ghost Out.” Every 24 minutes a person dies in this country from an alcohol-related traffic accident. To drive home the point at LD, every 24 minutes a student was pulled from the classroom, his or her face was painted white to signify that the student had died. The student was permitted to return to the classroom but was not permitted to speak for the remainder of the day. Pictured are: Amanda Cole, Amy Fetter, Kelly Lehman, Bond Ruggles, Jessica Gardner, John Edwards, Jennifer Carter, Elaine Poe, Andrew Strite, Michael Culp and Martin Tschopp, some of the 60-plus students who participated.

9, 10, 11 and 12 plus the District’s administrative offices.

The Board further agreed to revise the current Conewago project to renovate the building and add the facilities planned with the elimination of four of the additional classrooms and, pending approval of DER, the elimination of the on-site sewage treatment plant.

Noontime Lunch Series To Offer Entertainment In Boro Elizabethtown Co-Manager Nick Viscome reported to Borough Council last week that this Thursday’s downtown lunch program would start a summer series, which will run through the next 12 weeks. The weekly noontime functions, which will feature special entertainment, will include specialties prepared by one of the town’s fine restaurants, with Wolgemuth’s Inn Good Spirits doing the honors for Thursday’s initial lunch program.

Viscome also reported that, with all the activities being planned for the downtown district by the Downtown Merchants Association and the Central Business District Commission, it appears that area residents will have plenty of local activities this summer to keep them busy and entertained.

He said the schedule will include a

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“greatly expanded” program for the annual “Sidewalk Sales Days” on July 23, 24, and 25. About 50 merchants have already signed up for the sales days. Viscome noted, and special entertainment will be featured on the final day of the event.

Viscome also gave an enthusiastic report on plans for the weekly “Farmers’Markets” that will be held every Saturday on the parking lot of St. Peter’s Catholic Church. He said response to invitations that were sent out to prospective stand holders has been phenomenal and four anchor businesses have already signed up for the weekly markets.

Proposed Budget In Middletown Ok’k; Occupation Taxes to Increase By $25 Middletown Area School Board members have granted tentative approval to a 1992-93 budget package which will increase District occupation taxes by $25. The directors voted 5-4 on May 18 to accept the spending plan, which requires final adoption on June 22.

The increase was made necessary because of a planned $174,700 decrease in state subsidies for basic education, said School Board members. By increasing the occupation tax from $225 to $250, the District will raise an additional $172,500 and eliminate the need for a boost in real estate taxes, they noted.

In addition, the directors voted to raise the minimum salary requirement for occupation tax eligibility, making those who earn more than $5,000 per year responsible for the levy. The previous minimum had been $3,500.

College students, senior citizens and others with low incomes will benefit from the change, directors specified.

The 1992-93 budget will mark the second year in a row that the District has not had to raise property taxes, which currently stand at 16 mills, or $5.4 million. Despite that fact, several Board members voiced their opposition to any tax increase at all, insisting that residents are already forced to underwrite the vast majority of Middletown’s programs, which include “substantial” yearly increases in teachers’ salaries.

Vaughn Burkett, Dale Burkett, Wayne Evans and William Snyder voted against the tentative budget, which calls for $16.7 million in expenditures.

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Obituaries

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Faye Bruce Faye L. Bruce, 95, of Middletown entered into eternal rest peacefully on Monday, May 18, at Frey Village Nursing Home, Middletown.

Faye was born on April 14, 1920 in Middletown and was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Ida McGill Meinsler.

She was retired as a clerk from the PA Department of Transportation.

Faye was a member of Grace Chapel in Middletown for over 40 years. She enjoyed her home fellowship group on Tuesday nights. She also enjoyed camping, gardening, playing Skip-Bo and loved going to her thrift stores.

In addition to her parents, Faye was preceded in death by her 11 siblings.

She is survived by her three sons, Gary L. Bruce, and Douglas R., husband of Cheryl Bruce, all of Pittsburgh, and Welton M., husband of Sue Ann Bruce of Palmyra; one daughter, Robyn L. Bruce of Middletown; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren: and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Tribute to her life was held on Friday at her church, with the Rev. Melvin Weaver officiating.

Burial will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family.

Column No. 798/May 27, 2015

Schuylkill County In The War Of 1812 A Letter From Baltimore

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Earl Reed Earl Lester Reed, 57, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest suddenly on Saturday, May 23, at M.S. Hershey Medical Center.

Earl was born on May 30, 1957 in Harrisburg and was the son of the late Edward G. and Blossom B. Kreiser Reed.

He was self-employed for the majority of his life in numerous fields of work. He enjoyed hunting and fishing but his greatest joy was the love he received and gave to his family, especially his grandchildren. His grandchildren were his world.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Larry Reed and Edward G. Reed Jr. Earl is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Teresa L. Reed; seven children Christopher Reed (Robin) of Jonestown, Corey Reed of Jonestown, Edward Reed III (Christine) of Morgantown, Corrine Reed (Matthew) of Camp Hill, Ariel Reed (William) of Middletown, Abigail Reed (William), of Morgantown, and Amanda Reed (Dustin), of Morgantown; 15 grandchildren Damon, Christopher Jr., Hailey, Ryleigh, Kaeden, Lilyanna, Teagan, Talbot, Julius, Conner, Brianna, William III., Skieler, Serenity, and Mayvein; brother Michael Reed (Jane) of Middletown; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A Tribute to his life: Friday, May 29 at noon at New Beginnings Church, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, with the Rev. Britt Strohecker officiating.

Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until time of the service on Friday at the church.

Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

The family has requested that in

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Among the many invaluable and rare documents maintained by the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, is a letter written by a Schuylkill County militiaman named John Dreher of Orwigsburg. The handwritten one page letter is dated November 2, 1814 and is addressed to Daniel Yost, an Orwigsburg lawyer and county judge.

The letter itself, while revealing no fascinating or note-worthy information, provides us today, however, with a glimpse of individual patriotism and the peculiarities of early 19th century writing style. The following letter was written just less than two months after the British attack upon Fort McHenry near Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Encampment, Novemb. 2d. 1814 “Dear Sir, I received your letter dated the 27 October last past, which indeed gave me a great deal of satisfaction and pleasure since but a few of those whom I left behind me, seem to take trouble of writing to me. I must inform you that I am as yet well & hearty. I hope that this may find you and your family & all my acquaintances in the same state.

Respecting your son he is indeed without flattery a very smart soldier. A young man that behalves [sic] (behaves) himself very well in all respects.

You forwared us not (mixing?) in any rebellion [sic]. You have indeed right.

And your advice ought & must be followed, when and wherever it can be.

Our people here have not had any intention, in no (wise?) to (roin?) a rebellion [sic] or Insurection [sic]. Save once when we received, instead of good beef, hoses [sic] (horse’s) flesh and wormey [sic] bread. After the Doctors had pronounced it as such we burned it in a great heap. Gave three cheers & fired over it and so (adjin?).

Respecting the enemy [sic]. There is at present no such a ting as one within 150 mile of us and we begin to contemplate of seeing you all soon at home.

We have at present nothing to complain of except that it is a little cold & we can not run into houses to warm ourselves as we used to do, my dear Judge.

When we had been laying out roads in s. County. Give my best respects to all my friends. If you see Frederick Bensinger tell him that I supposed he done his share at electioneering [sic] while I am out in the comp. contenting [sic] against the enemy [sic] of our country. I am with respect yours & (signed) John Dreher.”

Private John Dreher of Orwigsburg was a member of Captain Theophilus Hughes Company of Riflemen assigned to the 1st Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Shoppel. The First Regiment served from September 1, 1814 to March 1, 1815 and rendezvous at York, Pa. The majority of the unit’s war service was spent at Baltimore, Md. during which time John Dreher penned his letter home to Orwigsburg.

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lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, PA 17057, or to the Go Fund Me page that has been set up on Abigail Reed’s Facebook page where there will be a link.

The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., to handle the funeral arrangements.

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

Captain Hughes Company of Militia was primarily comprised of men from Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon and Dauphines counties. The greater number of his men however, hailed from Schuylkill. Cpt. Hughes’ Company formed a small portion of the 95,000-man force (of whom only 7,000 appeared at the National Capital) summoned to defend Washington D.C. in the autumn of 1814. A force of British Regulars landed on the Chesapeake Bay, mounting an invasion upon the Capital and Baltimore. This invasion resulted in the sacking of the Capital and the famous assault upon Fort McHenry at Baltimore, which gave us our National Anthem, thanks to Francis Scott Key. The following is a listing of Schuylkill Countians who served under Cpt. Hughes during their seven-month tour of duty. Their salary: $2/month. From Norweigan Township: Abraham Umbehocker, John Blue, Nathan Britton, Michael Hollenbach, John Sheris (Sherry), Daniel Sheris (Shery), Peter Starr

(1775-1874); (my 4th great-grandfather), John Swenk and John Woodring; From Manheim Township: Jacob Dreihelbis, John Hoeffer, John Dautt, Samuel Boyerle/ Beyerle, Adam Dewald, John Doutt, Daniel Dreihelbis, George Hubener/ Heebner, Jonothan Hoch, John Morbeyer, Adam Miller, Peter Ream, Anthony Rebsomer, Jacob Sc.holl/ Shole and John Weaver; From Pine Grove Township: Jacob K. Fertig, John (Jacob) Appel, Benjamin Deppen (Depper), Honis (Honz) Fidler, Peter Kunfer, Jacob Menig, John Sterner, Daniel Sterner and Adam Zerbe; From Brunswick Township & Orwigsburg: Christopher Loeser, John Dreher, John Kimmel, David Kettner, and Adam Robenhold; From Schuylkill Township: John Neier During the War of 1812 (1812-1815), more than 100 Schuylkill County men served in the defense of the newly emerging United Stated of America in what some referred to as the second war for independence. In no way is the above listing a complete enumeration of Schuylkill County men who served in this brief and little understood war in American history.

Sources of information: Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. VIII, pages 1124-1131; Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Manuscript #170.43.

National Genealogical Society Launches NGS Monthly

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) launched NGS Monthly, a new digital publication that, each month, will feature a selection of original articles on genealogical methodology, research techniques, sources, and the latest news from NGS. Published mid-month starting after the February launch, NGS Monthly was created to replace the Society’s older newsletter. What’s happening, with a new content and design strategy? For more information visit the NGS website at Http://ngsgenealogy.org/cs/ngs_monthly.

Researching Your Historic Home at the Lancaster County Archives - Homemade History

Lancaster County Archives on Friday, June 5 at 9 a.m. to noon will be held at 150 N. Queen St. Suite 10, Lancaster, Pa. [web.co.lancaster.pa.us/127/ Archives-Division]. Since walls do not talk we cannot rely on the physical fabric or “bricks and mortar” of an old home to tell its history. Was your home once owned by someone notable in the local community? What kind of people lived in your home and how was it furnished? Written records within the Lancaster County Archives can provide answers and reveal direct evidence of your home’s history. This course provides an introduction to the beginner researcher on sources available at the Lancaster County Archives to find the history of your old house. It also shows how to use the records found here to uncover a wealth of sources outside of the archives. Deeds are the framework of your home’s history while the county maps depict your home’s history.

The county maps depict your home at a certain point in time. Orphan’s Court records may provide the clues necessary to understanding the people that once lived in your home. Discover a variety of records and learn valuable research tips. Go beyond preserving your home to revealing its unique history. Start uncovering the answers to these questions and give meaning to the material evidence of your home free and available to everyone. To reserve your set call 717-299-8318.

The Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana is the second largest genealogy collection in the United States. During this five-day, four-night trip, participants have access to more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 microforms for their family history research. The library is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Allen County Public Library is also home to the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), which indexes over 11,000 different Periodicals. These publications are available at the library for viewing.

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t has not escaped our attention that six of the seven Middletown Borough Council members who rolled back electric rates and drastically cut expenses have lost elections after dropping the fiscal axe on borough spending.

Three incumbents lost in the primary election on Tuesday, May 19, while three others lost in the previous municipal elections two years ago. Yeah, we know the cry from Borough Hall: People don’t realize all the wonderful things the borough has done for its electorate because the politically-motivated media is sworn to publish “misinformation’’ instead of the truth, though one would think drastically-reduced electric bills, unaltered and unfiltered by the discolored words of the treacherous media, would have resonated with voters more than the articles of allegedly persuasion-hungry publishers, editors and reporters.

So, the voters either don’t think the savings on electricity have been enough to validate the drastic cuts in staff and services that have come from a significant electric rate decrease, or they don’t Politics seems to create a like the way the borough has gone about its – winners have defeated council fortress mentality among business incumbents by pledging “transparency,’’ a those in power, and that may rallying call that seems to have resonated with have been the case, and the an electorate that for a period of time was even made aware of upcoming council downfall, for the current not committee meetings. majority. It’s one thing to cut waste – and everyone has their own definition of that – but when you chop funding for such things as the venerable Middletown Public Library, or reduce borough staff so severely that you can’t plow the snow from the busiest borough streets as quickly as you did in past winters (at least without pushing the few plow drivers who remain to a point that threatens their safety, as Borough Manager Tim Konek suggested this past season), you threaten to curtail the very services that taxpayers fully expect to enjoy regardless of your spending cuts.

While council could justify eliminating the borough’s communications center – it was a duplication of services that Dauphin County already provided – it’s had a more difficult time convincing the public that reductions in its police force, electric department and other offices were for the town’s good.

Moving on the downtown renovation project – the day the trees were cut down on Union Street – before a plan was approved, either by council or its Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, and voting to de-fund the library before it could become a 501(c)(3) nonprofit simply made it seem that the public was out of the loop.

Politics seems to create a fortress mentality among those in power, and that may have been the case, and the downfall, for the current majority. If a new council is promising transparency, we expect it will improve borough operations when it takes over in January.

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Community support made our Mini-THON a success Editor, The Lower Dauphin High School Four Diamonds Mini-THON Committee would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our wonderful community for supporting our ninth annual Mini-THON held on March 20-21 and making it such a great success.

This year more than 500 students joined together to conquer pediatric cancer while attending a 12-hour, no-sitting event where more than $82,000 was raised.

Combined with the fundraising efforts of South Hanover, East Hanover and Lower Dauphin Middle School, the Lower Dauphin School District raised an astonishing $118,000 for the Four Diamonds Fund. This success is only possible with the support of our many amazing individuals and groups within our community.

Thanks to: Breckert Illustrated Shirts, Hershey Pediatric Center, Men’s Wearhouse, Ebersole Excavating, Mercom Group, Enck’s Trophy, Mr. B Entertainment Group, DJ Harry Loranzo, H.C. Nye Co., Dr. John Pantalone, Law Offices Of Janice L. Anderson, Picture Perfect Productions, Treasured Touch By Anita, Down Street Salon Of Hershey, Giant Food Stores, Turkey Hill, Chipotle, Aroogas, Big Bright Bounces, Extreme Incentives, Mr. Bob’s Subway, The Hershey Company, Dunkin Donuts on Paxton Street, Chartwells, Dafnos, Perking Point, Mangia Mangia Italian Grill, Todd R. Fisher, MD Family Medicine, ABC Lanes East, Hoageez, R & K Subs, Fuddruckers, Utz Quality Foods, The Boro Bar & Grill, McCann’s School Of Dance, The Hershey Story, Sweet Frog, Weis Market, Bricker’s Pizza, Jojo’s Pizza, Underdog Sports Bar and Grill, Miss Connie’s Farm, Santanna Banana, Papa John’s Pizza, Palermos, Lower Dauphin National Math Honors Society, Costco, Arianne Miner, Plouse Precision Manufacturing, Lower Dauphin High School yearbook, E-Town Sporting Goods, Andrew Hansberger, Newport School District, Kirman Eye, Skynine, Lower Dauphin National Honor Society, Norwex, Your LD Zumba Instructors (Amber, Pam, Jen and Mandy), Sorrentos, Pepsico, Sam’s Club, Rhoads Pharmacy, Sweet Dawgs, Cocoa Diner, Sugar Shack, Soda Jerk and Toys on the Square.

A special thanks to the parents, staff and community members who gave their time and energy to chaperone during the night and who donated resources for the success of MiniTHON. Your support and help is greatly appreciated!

The opportunity to partner with the Lower Dauphin community to help fight pediatric cancer has been a great blessing to all involved. We look forward to continued success in years to come.

Isabelle Yost Emmalee Reese Hummelstown The writers are 2015 executive student directors of the Lower Dauphin High School Mini-THON.

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same troubled neighborhoods as kids who ne of my get in trouble with the law – were able to favorite avoid many of the pathologies of youth talk show disorder. hosts (and a former Just think of Dr. Ben Carson, his brother boss) has been talking about Baltimore and their loving mother. Their mom insisted that her boys read books and recently and about write weekly book reports. Only later did poverty and racial young Ben learn that his mom could not problems in that historic city. read the reports she made her sons write!

Bill Bennett noted that he visited an That story is told in Carson’s inspiring elementary school in Baltimore when he was Secretary of Education in the Reagan book, “Gifted Hands.’’

Under the Obama administration, we can administration (1985-88). I served in the expect more troubles. This administration Education Department in those years. is threatening religious freedom as no Secretary Bennett was saddened to learn other in our history has done. There is a that there was a public elementary school drumbeat of opposition to any public role in that city in which not a single child read on grade level. To his credit, Bennett for churches, synagogues and religious and his wife, Elayne Bennett, have never non-profits. forgotten those kids. Elayne Bennett’s This administration went all the way to Best Friends Foundation has helped the Supreme Court in an effort for force literally thousands of inner city kids stay upon a church body its own dictates on focused on life success, stay in school, church governance. In the case of Hosanavoid drugs and alcohol and abstain from na-Tabor v. EEOC, the Obama adminispremarital sex. I had the honor of worktration took the unprecedented position ing for Elayne, too. that the government could tell churches I also have school memories of those who is and who is not their own clergy. years. My own children attended a small The Supreme Court rejected the Obama Lutheran school not 30 miles away from administration’s extreme position by a downtown Baltimore. One of my neighthunderous vote of 9-0! Defenders of bors in liberal Montgomery County, Md. religious freedom sighed a sigh of relief teased me at a neighborhood cookout. with that high court ruling.

He wanted to know where we sent our Still, Obama and his minions are not children to school. “Calvary Lutheran backing off. His Solicitor General, DonSchool,” I replied. “Ah, white flight, eh?” ald Verrilli, recently made this clear. In my neighbor jabbed, but in good nature. oral arguments before the Supreme Court, I was happy to report to my friend that the Solicitor General confessed that this we had indeed taken flight. We ran to a administration might actually force us Christian school to adopt Obama’s where 85 percent of “evolved” view of the children were marriage. This legal black. “What’s the The Obama administration is interpretation could percentage of miused as a batterthreatening religious freedom be nority kids in your ing ram to overturn as no other in our history has the tax exempt children’s public school?” I asked my done. status of churches friend teasingly. and para-church From a public ministries. policy perspective, In short, it would it might be of interest to know that in the be a deepening national crisis – compayears my children attended Calvary, all rable to Germany’s Kulturkampf of the 123 students read on grade level. This 19th Century – if Obama used an adverse is something that Montgomery County Supreme Court ruling on marriage as his could not achieve with a per pupil expretext to go after those very churches penditure of three times what we parents and largely volunteer-staffed ministries paid in tuition at Calvary. that have provided the ladder of escape Many of those children came from for inner city youth. single-parent families. Their parents This administration is following the sacrificed to give them a Christian educa- radical direction laid out by Georgetown tion.

University professor and top Obama apI remember something else from those pointee Chai Feldblum. She told an FRC golden years. We parents were asked to audience in 2006 that: help prepare the school for opening day.

“There can be a conflict between reliSome of us volunteered to clean desks gious liberty and sexual liberty, but in and windows in the school. It was a almost all cases the sexual liberty should great way to get to know other children’s win because that’s the only way that the parents and an occasion to pray for our dignity of gay people can be affirmed in kids over the very desks they would be any realistic manner.” squirming at. Or, at which they would be Whatever this insatiable pressure group squirming. It was a grammar school, after demands as an affirmation of their all. “dignity” can thus ride roughshod over It was in that same decade (1986) that constitutional liberties guaranteed for 214 we saw the National Bureau of Economic years, Feldblum contends.

Research (NBER) produce a now-classic Religious freedom is protected as the study titled, “Who Escapes? The Relafirst freedom in the Bill of Rights because tion of Churchgoing and Other Backthe Founders understood what our elites ground Factors to the Socioeconomic have forgotten: That religious freedom Performance of Black Male Youths from is the foundation for all civil liberty.

Inner-City Tracts.’’ This study should be Feldblum and her radical cohorts will not required reading for all policy makers only overturn marriage, they will crush – elected and appointed. With respect, I religious and civil liberty. offer it to President Barack Obama.

For the sake of Baltimore, and all our In brief, the researchers at NBER found endangered communities, we must resist. that churchgoing youth were far less likely to engage in those activities that Robert Morrison is a senior fellow at the hindered the achievement of their full Family Research Council, Washington, potential as adults. The study showed that D.C. such youth – although they lived in the

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It's Obama vs. Dems on trade pact

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he present political scene pits President Barack Obama and corporate America against Elizabeth Warren, the freshman senator from Massachusetts, and the whole of the political left over the adoption of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Public debate between the two has been acrimonious, personal and unapologetic.

The president has strangely chosen an issue that he knows is not popular and his party does not support.

Economists support free trade because markets are a plus sum game: Everyone involved in the trade is better off.

Government’s task is to guard markets and protect them from abuse so they can deliver their promised efficiency and wealth.

Democratic capitalism calls for firms to make economic decisions about investment, production and marketing and for governments to make political decisions that assign rights, protect markets and overcome market failures. Governments restrain private acts to protect against externalities such as pollution or market failures.

Obama is invoking that power of markets and that government task when he proposes and advocates free-trade agreements such as the Trans Pacific agreement. But the TPP is not a “free market” trade agreement. Nor is it about American exporters’ ability to compete in global markets, as the Obama administrations would have you believe.

The TPP is about the ability of corporations, foreign and domestic, to control markets and seize the gains from trade. It is intended to provide the rules that are to “protect the rights of global investment.”

The integration of world markets that we call globalization requires a common set of government rules to protect and encourage markets. Since 1934, the U.S. has had such a reciprocal Obama is trade agreement program trying to replicate to create rules worldwide the for trade and U.S. corporate to protect competition ownership and in internation- control system. al markets.

But the times have changed.

Agreements are now being expanded to cover investment, services and even domestic policy.

They are regional rather than global like the General Agreement on Tarrifs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) and they are set up to be controlled by and for the corporations of the world, who are themselves drafting the rules.

Obama is proposing to crown his presidency with a grandiose scheme of corporate regulatory and investment agreements that legitimizes globalization. The TPP binds the Pacific Rim. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) covers Europe and the EU. The Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) covers 40 countries.

Not all countries agree and not all are invited. The common people seldom agree.

Obama is trying to replicate worldwide the U.S. corporate ownership and control system. Originally this was the WTO and other worldwide agreements but the rest of the world, especially the emerging industrial countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – differ with the U.S. and the EU on how best to manage markets, corporations and investment.

The basic difference is the place of the corporation. In the U.S., the corporation is the highest and most beneficial form of business organization and its only purpose is to maximize the wealth of the stockholders. To the Supreme Court, corporations are persons under the law.

To many businessmen “What is good for the corporation is good for the country.”

In other countries, corporations are not so dominant but are subservient to political control and the general welfare.

Obama appears to believe that the American system of corporate governance should be a model for his New World Order. Thus the American business corporation should decide how resources should be distributed and how rights should be assigned. Is this supposed to secure his legacy?

The Republicans in the House and Senate apparently agree with him, even if Warren and the Democrats don’t.

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

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• “Looks like our clock has gone the way of the downtown trees – never to be seen again.”

• “Do people really think that by

tailgaiting they can get the car in front of them to go faster? What they’re going to do is cause an accident which will be their fault!”

• “Bring on the brew pub! That’s

exactly what needs to be in the Elks Building to draw students in. And leave the theater just for movies.

Much better idea than a performing arts center that will sit empty except for the maybe three nights a month there would be shows. BYOB to the movies would just be an awesome bonus.”

• “It’s funny how none of the other

half-planned street scape ideas got groundbreaking ceremonies. Must be nice to be the one hatched during an election year.”

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• “They can build as many trellises

and gazebos as they want. The only legacy this council will leave is a distrust of government and ruining our town.”

• “There’s a few on council that do

absolutely nothing. However, they write letters to the editor because they like to see their names in the paper and they like the praise they receive. So far, they’re all talk and haven’t done anything. We’re keeping a file which will come in handy in a few years when their seats are up again. They constantly whine, ‘No one told me! No one gave me any direction! No one will give me the files I’ve asked for!’ The former council members didn’t whine nor did they find it hard to take the lead, gather volunteers and get the job done when they were assigned to committees. They worked well with those who were already on board.

The new council members could look to them as experienced mentors. Unfortunately, those elected in 2014 immediately wanted to take over, demanded to change things instead of trying it out for a while.

Never salt the food until you’ve tasted it!”

• “When a commissioner is trying

to reduce the cops on your street and fighting them tooth and nail to get any kind of raise, what kind of cops are we eventually going to have, if any? I have lived in Lower Swatara Twp. for 45 years and our police have always been professional and smart officers. Pay the police what other police around them are making – that is all they are asking for, nothing more, nothing less, just to be on par with other police.

They earn it a lot more than most out there. I would rather we keep the professionals we have at the police department than get a bunch of power-happy goofballs pulling me over, or responding to my home in my time of need. Most townships commissioners love and embrace their police department – why does Lower Swatara do the opposite?

Have any of them ever explained why they think the cops don’t deserve to be paid like other police in the area? No, they haven’t, because they have no idea.”

The Capitol REPORT

I support online wine purchase reform

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ecently I joined my colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in support of House Bill 189, a much-needed reform that would allow for the direct shipment of wine to residents of Pennsylvania.

Current law allows for online purchases of wine to be delivered to a state liquor store. However, the law limits the volume of the purchase and the types of wines that may be purchased.

If enacted, this bill would give Pennsylvania wine enthusiasts more options and greater convenience in the buying process when it comes to fine wines.

The legislation would require outof-state wine producers to obtain a license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. The winery would still be required to collect the Commonwealth’s 6 percent sales tax and 18 percent liquor tax on all wine shipments into Pennsylvania.

House Bill 189 now goes to the Senate for consideration.

keeping began in 1928.

The report shows the number of individuals killed in crashes on the state’s highways in 2014 was 1,195, of which 16 occurred in Dauphin County. While the number of highway deaths dropped in many types of crashes, there were significant decreases noted in unbuckled, drinking-driver-related and hit-tree crashes last year.

The drop in highway fatalities is a great sign that what we are doing is helping to keep more motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists safe on our roads, but there is always more room for improvement going forward.

Fatalities increased in some types of crashes, including those involving hit utility poles and drowsy or sleeping drivers.

Fatalities in crashes involving drivers ages 65 and older also increased, from 277 in 2013 to 300 in 2014.

To help address safe driving in this age group, PennDOT offers information on approved Mature Driver Improvement courses available statewide, a brochure on talking with mature drivers and safe driving tips for all drivers at its highway safety information Web site, www.JustDrive PA.com.

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

TIMROWLAND

Suffering from screen-ification?

Get up and visit a national park

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n warm spring days in April and May, thousands of turtles crawl out of the cold, still waters in remnants of the old C&O Canal in western Maryland to sun themselves on rocks and logs and assess the relative dangers presented by joggers, hikers, cyclists and the occasional horseback rider.

Most determine that the warmth of the sun outweighs humanity’s threats, but every so often one turtle in a chain of 10 or 20 resting on a log will panic and dive headlong into the stagnant soup as his brethren watch with detached familial tolerance.

What made that turtle jump? What did he know? What assumptions did he make that the others didn’t?

It is one small detail, one little point of whimsy found while wandering the 185-mile long C&O Canal National Park. Our national parks are teeming not just with grandeur, but with nuance like this, and the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation hope visitors will note these and share them with others through the justlaunched Find Your Park campaign.

The campaign helps people identify parks that will interest them and share the experience of others as we approach the agency’s centennial anniversary.

In the C&O, the shared insights might be the turtles, old industrial ruins or the waves of bluebell and Dutchman’s breeches wildflowers that nod to towpath cyclists in the spring breezes.

Or someone might share their thoughts on the spot at Little

Dear Editor ...

Roundtop at the Gettysburg National Military Park that looks down on a boulder-strewn valley, where it is easy to imagine a Confederate assault and the heroics of Joshua Chamberlain’s 20th Maine, which answered by fixing bayonets and charging down the mountain into the teeth of the enemy advance.

Or it might be a personal tale, such as that of a foolish writer who once thought it would be a good idea to bicycle to the top of Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park without breakfast – and became so famished that he almost drank suntan lotion because the coconut smelled so appetizing. (The story had a happy ending; a carload of tourists, noticing that he looked a little green around the gills, offered a few pieces of fruit.)

The Find Your Park campaign comes at an important time, and not just because of the impending anniversary.

First, physicians and social scientists are dismayed at the amount of time children spend in front of one glowing screen or another – which, by government and medical estimates, average seven to eight hours a day for pre-teens.

The screen-ification of U.S. youth is blamed for maladies from obesity to sleep deprivation to aggression.

A weekend in a park addresses all three, while planting the seed that a Web site can’t replicate.

The second reason it’s important to reconnect with our parks is that our parks need a new and larger fan base, one that will persuade Congress to stop the funding erosion that has left most parks years behind in maintenance.

In just the last four years, the

C&O Canal National Park has lost $1 million from its budget and about 25 percent of its workforce – even while attracting more than 5 million annual visitors, a quarter of a million more than the Grand Canyon.

Finding a park is only the beginning. To be appreciated, a park can’t be visited just once and then scratched off a bucket list.

Multiple visits might be needed to Assateague Island National Seashore before glimpsing the celebrated wild horses. In the meantime, there are birds, sunrises and sea creatures worthy of a lifetime of exploration and enjoyment.

Visiting a park once might answer our sightseeing lust, but to fall in love takes time and patience that will be repaid many times in many different ways.

The National Park Service was created Aug. 25, 1916 to protect our national treasures and facilitate their enjoyment as the birthright of one and all.

The parks are out there waiting, and there is probably at least one just a short drive away. You can find information about the Find Your Park campaign, on your computer screen at http://findyourpark.com.

Tim Rowland is a newspaper columnist and contributor to Bay Journal News Service who writes from western Maryland.

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Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Kristy Lynne Kramer, a/k/a Kristy L. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) 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 to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033

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NOTICE Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Taylor Kristyne Kramer, a/k/a Taylor K. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) 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 to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033 5/13-3T #156 www.publicnoticepa.com

NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the following estate. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payments and those having claims or demands are to present the same without delay to the Executors named below.

ESTATE OF LORETTA B. CANTON, late of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, (died March 26, 2015). Michael Canton and Bobby G. Lewis, Co-Executors and Michael Cherewka, Attorney: 624 North Front Street, Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

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BOROUGH COUNCIL BOROUGH OF HIGHSPIRE Dauphin County, Pennsylvania By: A. Kay Sutch Borough Council President ATTEST: John McHale, Secretary APPROVED, this day of , 2015, by the Mayor of the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ John Hoerner, Mayor of the Borough of Highspire, The Proposed Ordinance shall be considered for adoption at the regular meeting of the Highspire Borough Council on June 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Highspire Borough Municipal Building. All interested residents are encouraged to attend.

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Final Notice and Public Review of Proposed Activities in the Swatara Creek and Susquehanna River Flood Plains Funded by Dauphin County’s CDBG-DR Program in Royalton Borough, Dauphin County May 27, 2015

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WHEREAS, Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (the “Borough”), by appropriate action that it previously took, caused Highspire Borough Authority (the “Authority”) to be incorporated and organized under provisions of the “Municipality Authorities Act of 1945”, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, No. 164, as amended and supplemented, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, the Authority now exists under and is governed by the Municipality Authorities Act, approved June 19, 2001, P.L. 287, No. 22, 53 Pa.C.S. § 5601 et seq., as amended and supplemented, of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “Authorities Act”); and WHEREAS, the Authority, by a Resolution duly adopted, has proposed that its Articles of Incorporation be amended so as to enable it to undertake stormwater-related projects, which amendment is authorized and permitted by the Authorities Act; and WHEREAS, this Authority, by the same Resolution, has also proposed that its Articles of Incorporation shall be amended so as to increase its term of existence, which amendment is authorized and permitted by the Authorities Act; and WHEREAS, the Authority has caused to be submitted to the Borough Council of this Borough a copy of the Resolution adopted by the Board of the Authority, duly certified by the chairman or vice chairman and the secretary or assistant secretary of the Authority, as appropriate, wherein the amendments are proposed, which Resolution contains the language of the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the Authorities Act provides, inter alia, that the Borough Council of the Borough, being the governing authority of the municipality composing the Authority, shall adopt or reject the proposed amendments by resolution or ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED, by the Borough Council of the Borough of Highspire, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as follows: SECTION 1. The Borough Council hereby enacts and ordains the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority as proposed by the Resolution duly adopted by the Board of the Authority, a copy of which Resolution, duly certified by the chairman or vice chairman and secretary of assistance secretary of the Authority, as appropriate, has been submitted to the Borough Council of this Borough.

SECTION 2. An amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority, which is enacted and ordained by this ordinance, shall insert a new paragraph so as to enable the Authority to undertake stormwater-related projects, pursuant to Section 5605A(3)of the Authorities Act. The following new paragraph shall be added to the Articles of Incorporation: “In addition to all other purposes for which Highspire Borough Authority (the “Authority”) has been incorporated and all other projects which it is permitted to undertake, the Authority shall also be for the purpose of financing working capital, acquiring, holding, constructing, financing, improving, maintaining and operating, owing or leasing, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, any and all projects relating to storm water planning, management and implementation. The Authority shall have all powers necessary or convenient for carrying out this purpose as authorized by the Municipality Authorities Act and otherwise permitted by law.”

SECTION 3. An amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Authority, which is enacted and ordained by this Ordinance, shall insert a new paragraph therein to increase the term of the existence of the Authority, pursuant to Section 5605A(2) of the Authorities Act. The following new paragraph shall be added to the Authority’s Articles of Incorporation: “The term of existence of Highspire Borough Authority shall be for a period ending May 31, 2065.”

SECTION 4. The proper officers of the Authority are authorized to execute, verify and file appropriate Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and to take all other action and to do all other things in order to accomplish the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation in the manner enacted and ordained by this Ordinance.

SECTION 5. All prior ordinances or parts of ordinances, insofar as they shall be inconsistent with this Ordinance, shall be deemed to be repealed.

ORDAINED AND ENACTED, by the Borough Council of the BOROUGH OF HIGHSPIRE, in lawful session duly assembled this day of , 2015.

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This is to give notice that the Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management, to determine the potential affect that its proposed activities in the floodplain will have on the human environment for the CDBG-DR Program under Grant # B-13-US-42-0001. The activities consist of 1.) Replacement of sanitary sewers and repair or replace manholes along Market Street between Allen Street and SR 441; Allen Street from Derry Street to Market Street; Shippen Street from the railroad tracks to SR 441; Penn Street from SR 441 to Water Street; and Strausburg Street just north of Penn Street; and 2.) Storm sewer and drainage improvements in the area generally bounded by the railroad tracks on the east, Market Street on the south, Water Street on the west and Penn Street on the north. The activities will repair, replace and upgrade infrastructure which was damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. Less than one (1) acre of flood plain will be impacted by the activities. A portion of the improvements are located within the Swatara Creek and Susquehanna River 100-year floodplains within the Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, PA. The Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation has considered the following alternatives and mitigation measures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial values: (A) A portion of the proposed activities must take place in the flood plain because the existing facilities and proposed improvements are located in the flood plain, and it is both impractical and cost prohibitive to relocate the facilities/improvements to locations outside the flood plain.

The proposed activities are being implemented to repair and improve infrastructure (sanitary, sewers, storm sewers and outfalls) damaged as a result of flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. The facilities are integral parts of the sanitary and stormwater management systems of the Borough. The activities will increase public health and safety and reduce maintenance requirements by the Borough. (B) Two alternatives were evaluated to locating the activities in the flood plain: (1) relocate the facilities outside the flood plain. This alternative was deemed impractical and cost prohibitive since the existing and proposed replacement facilities are an integral part of the Borough’s infrastructure system. (2) The other alternative is to take No Action on the proposed improvements. The No Action alternative was dismissed because failure to repair and improve the sanitary sewer and stormwater collection and drainage systems will result in continued flooding during major storm events, which will continue to create public health and safety issues for the residents and the general public. (C) Locating the proposed activities in the flood plain will be mitigated by constructing the improvements generally in the same locations and right of ways; therefore; not creating any new impervious areas and resulting in no impact on the flood plain, water resources and the natural environment. The improvements will not be designed to serve any new developments; therefore, will not encourage further development in the flood plain. The facilities will also be designed in accordance with state and local flood plain regulations and ordinances. The construction of the proposed activities will not have any impact on the flood plain. No additional obstructions will be constructed in the flood plain.

The Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the 100-Year Flood Plain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files that document compliance with Steps 3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988 are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments. These activities will have no significant impact on the environment for the following reasons as they will: • Not increase or decrease the 100-year Flood Plain elevation, • Not result in any additional development in the flood plain since the improvements do not serve any land to be developed, • Not impact on any water or natural resources, and • Not result in any risk to loss of lives, expose any workers to health or safety risks, or cause damage to properties or equipment.

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in flood plains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

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Written comments must be received by the Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation at the following address by the 8th day following the date of this Public Notice: Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation, 112 Market Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, Attention: Mr. George Connor, Deputy Director, (717-7806250), during the hours of 9 AM to 5 PM. Comments may also be submitted through email at gconnor@dauphinc.org.

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Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Frank Darrell Kramer, a/k/a Frank D. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) 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 to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033

Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the following estate. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payments and those having claims or demands are to present the same without delay to the Executors named below.

ESTATE OF ROBERT MILLER JOHNSTON, III, late of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, (died March 26, 2015). Mary Annette Bowman (Barr), Executor and Michael Cherewka, Attorney: 624 North Front Street, Wormleysburg, PA 17043.

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NOTICE The Londonderry Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing on Monday June 8, 2015, at the Municipal Building, 783 S. Geyers Church Road, Middletown, PA 17057, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at which time any interested parties may appear.

George and Laurie Boyer (Applicant) are requesting relief of the maximum 2% of lot size and coverage for accessory buildings in the R-1 Zoning District per Chapter 27, Part 16, Section 1609.7.B.(2) of the Zoning Ordinance. Applicant is proposing construction of a 32’ x 40’ accessory building (garage) in the side/rear yard of the property.

Property location is along the south side of Beagle Road at 4649 Kennedy Lane, Elizabethtown PA. Jeffrey S. Burkhart Zoning/Code Officer

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS AND NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT May 27, 2015 These Notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities (Request for Release of Funds and Finding Of No Significant Impact) to be undertaken by the County of Dauphin.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about June 12, 2015 the County of Dauphin will submit a request to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to PA Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for the release of Grant Funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, appropriated by Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, Public Law 113-2 to undertake the following project: Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, PA 17057 Royalton PA Canal Drainage Construction Improvements Project The project activities, which are being proposed to repair damage to drainage and stormwater systems flooded during Tropical Storm Lee, are located in three areas of the Borough along an unnamed tributary to the Royalton PA Canal prior to entering the Susquehanna River: Shippen Street Area: The proposed work at the Shippen Street area includes grading an overflow swale above an existing 36” CMP; installing a 32” outside diameter plastic liner in the 36” CMP; installing a custom endwall at the discharge location of the 36” CMP existing pipe; and installing a riprap apron at the outfall of the existing 36” CMP and the overflow swale which flows to the southwest.

Wyoming Street Area: The Wyoming Street area is directly downstream of the Shippen Street area, and includes replacing a portion of an undersized drainage pipe network and associated endwall structures. Specifically the location where the open channel re-enters an existing 36” CMP pipe will be replaced with a new Type-DW headwall, and a 41” x 53” Aluminized Steel Spiral Rib pipe will be installed. A Type-M inlet will be replaced, and a portion of the existing 48” CMP will be replaced with 48” SLCPP. Approximately 260 L.F. of the existing 48” CMP in this location will be removed and an open channel constructed to mimic a natural floodplain. Where the 48” SLCPP transitions to an open channel, an endwall and riprap apron will be installed to prevent erosion. Stream features such as coir roll, cross vanes, pools, and deflectors will be utilized to enhance the aquatic environment and live stake plantings combined with planting trees, shrubs, and a riparian buffer seed mix will be utilized to create a more natural habitat for wildlife. The proposed channel will discharge to an existing dual 36” steel culvert system and be conveyed to the west beneath the Amtrak railway.

Canal Street (SR 441) Area: The Canal Street area of the project is located immediately downstream of the Wyoming Street area and adjacent to the S.R. 441 bridge located just downstream of the outfall of the railway culvert system. This location is where the Royalton PA Canal is established along Canal Street (S.R. 441) and has a bend in the existing Canal channel directly downstream of the bridge, which collects sediment and is an area of high turbulence during significant storms. The proposed work includes removing brush from the banks of the bend in the canal channel and installing matting to stabilize the bank and protect adjacent properties from loss of property during erosion. This area will also be protected from erosion and sedimentation by installing a rock construction entrance and a rock filter.

Overall the drainage improvements serve a watershed of 148 acres. Some temporary construction and temporary maintenance easements will be required for the project activities. No displacements of residents or businesses are required.

The proposed activities will enhance public health and safety for the residents and emergency responders; decrease the financial burden placed on the residents from future flooding damage; decrease maintenance costs to the Borough to repair flooded streets and clean-up debris from the flooding; and enhance the natural resources and environment of the drainage area and stream bed.

Total Estimated Project Cost $600,000. PA DCED CDBG-DR Estimated Funding: $500,000; HUD CDBG-DR Estimated Funding: $100,000.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT Dauphin County has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional information which is contained in the Environmental Assessment and Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for the above listed project is available at the Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation, 112 Market Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 and may be examined or copied, upon request, weekdays 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group or agency disagreeing with the County of Dauphin’s determinations or wishing to comment on the projects may submit written comments to the Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation, 112 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Anyone making comments should specify which action they are commenting on: the Finding of No Significant Impact or the Request for Release of Funds or both.

All comments received by May __, 2015 will be considered by the County of Dauphin prior to authorizing submission of a Request for Release of Funds.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION and RELEASE of FUNDS The County of Dauphin certifies to HUD and to the PA DCED that Jeff Haste, in his capacity as Chairman, Dauphin County Board of Commissioners, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s and PA DCED’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities, and allows the County of Dauphin to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD and PA DCED will consider objections to its release of funds and the County of Dauphin’s certification received by a period of fifteen days from its receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following basis: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer or other officer of the County of Dauphin approved by HUD and PA DCED; (b) the (RE) has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD and PA DCED; or (d) another Federal agency action pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections regarding the HUD and PA DCED CDBG-DR funding must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to HUD, Director, Community Planning and Development, HUD Philadelphia State Office, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Objections regarding the PA DCED CDBG-DR funding must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development Center for Community Financing Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street, 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225. Potential objectors should contact HUD or PA DCED to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

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Sportsmen Limited’s Trout Derby

n fishing, patience is a virtue. Good things come to those who bait.

Children learned that for themselves at the Sportsmen Limited’s annual Trout Derby on April 25 at the Middletown Reservoir.

More than 180 kids participated in the derby, which introduces the joy of fishing to youngsters ages 2 to 12.

Logan Stickle took first place among kids ages 7 to 12, with Dylan Mader finishing second, Jordon Popp third and Brock Belmont fourth, according to Sportsman officials.

Jackson Wise took first place among kids ages 2 to 6, with Donovan Homrighausen finishing second, Eli Webb third and Matt Fisher fourth.

Among the derby’s sponsors are Middletown Anglers & Hunters, American Legion Post 594, Middletown Volunteer Fire Company, Londonderry Fire Company, Rescue Fireman Home Association, MIddletown Moose and Friendship Fire Company of Bressler, along with a donation made by David Ball.

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rial Day would be observed each year on the last Monday in May. Despite marketers turning it into “a gigantic sale weekend and

News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.

Olmsted Regional Rec. Board meeting

The Olmsted Regional Recreation Board will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28 at the School Administration Building, 55 W. Water St., Middletown.

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The 2015 Memorial Day Parade marches through Middletown.

Sunset Grill music on the deck

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Stu Huggens will perform on the deck at Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28.

Members of the Middletown VFW Post 1620 salute during the Memorial Day ceremony at Middletown Cemetery.

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North Forge open house

North Forge Home Heating, 1865 Horseshoe Pike, Annville, will celebrate its 34th anniversary with an Open House Celebration from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 4; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 5; and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.

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Middletown Carnival

The Middletown Carnival, benefitting the Middletown Youth Club, will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. nightly Thursday, June 4 through Saturday, June 6 at South Union and Susquehanna streets.

For more information, visit www.leaguelineup.com/middletownyouthclub or e-mail mycraiders@gmail.com.

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“They were doing things without the public’s knowledge,’’ Wilsbach said of council incumbents after his victory. “There was no openness on anything. That doesn’t lead to good leadership and that doesn’t lead to a

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McNamara did not return a call for comment.

MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL – THIRD WARD

Challengers Damon Suglia (173 votes) and Diana McGlone (133) defeated Brubaker (123) and Sullivan (92) for the two Republican nominations for council seats – and all but clinched a victory in November ’s general election by earning the Democratic nominations as well.

Suglia and McGlone emerged victorious when all 120 Democratic write-in votes were counted, confirmed McGlone Jerry Feaser, director of Dauphin County’s Bureau of Elections and Voter Registration.

Democrats had not candidates on their ballot in the primary.

“I think people were looking for Suglia a new direction, new leadership,’’ McGlone said. “The tide of the town and the people have finally recognized the professionalism and openness and honesty of individuals we need to be governing.’’

Suglia said the outcome did not surprise him: “I knew our town was ready for a change,’’ he said.

MIDDLETOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL – FIRST WARD

Dawn Knull defeated David Scully, 86-36 for the Democratic nomination for a two-year term on council in Tuesday’s primary, according to unofficial returns. The seat was formerly held

by Tom Handley, who resigned in the middle of his term.

Knull will face Republican Dana Ward, who was unopposed for her party’s nomination, in November’s general election.

Former councilor David Rhen (68 votes) beat two other former councilors, Barry Goodling (60) and Rachelle Reid (32) and a political newcomer, Sean Vaccarino (22), to win the Republican nomination for a four-year term on council representing the First Ward.

Rhen will face Scully, who was unopposed for the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary, in the November general election.

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In the primary, Republicans nominated Linda Mehaffie (835 votes), Chris Lupp (832) Jennifer Scott (779), Terry Gilman (705) and Michael Richards (704) over Dustin Green (698), Barbara Layne (646), Gordon Einhorn (576) and Patricia Price (433).

Democrats nominated Scott (406), Mehaffie (388), Layne (373) Einhorn (356) and Lupp (350) over Gilman (348), Richards (325), Green (320) and Price (304), according to unofficial returns.

In November, the seven nominees will vie for five seats, with Mehaffie, Scott and Lupp holding the advantage of appearing on both sides of the bal-

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Republicans Todd Truntz (522 votes), Michael Davies (515) and Jon Wilt (504) were unopposed for their party’s three nominations, while Democrat Danielle Prokopchak (218 votes) was unopposed for her party’s nomination, and all four face one another in November’s general election for three commission seats.

The field could grow if others win the two remaining unclaimed Democratic nominations from Democratic write-in votes cast Tuesday. There were 39 write-ins cast by Democrats.

Any of the three Republicans could claim spots on both parties’ ballots in November if they were among the top two vote-getters among Democratic write-ins. Write-in votes are expected to be counted by Thursday, May 28, and the primary results are expected to become verified as official on Thursday, June 4, Feaser said.

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Incumbent Melvin Hershey defeated challenger Paul Geyer, a farmer and excavator and former supervisor, 283-50 on Tuesday for the Republican nomination for a four-year term.

In November’s general election, Hershey could face the top vote getter among write-in votes by Democratic voters, who had no candidate on their ballot. There were 28 Democratic write-in votes cast. If the top vote getter is Hershey, he would essentially clinch victory in November.

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LOWER DAUPHIN SCHOOL BOARD – REGION 3

A Lower Dauphin School Board incumbent, Keith Oellig, remained in the race to retain his seat by winning one of two Republican nominations in Region 3, which represents East Hanover Twp. and part of South Hanover Twp. Two others who ran in the primary, Jeffrey Neely and Robert Goduto, also secured nominations – Neely won both parties’ nominations, while Goduto won one of two Democratic nominations – to gain spots on the ballot in November’s general election as well, according to unofficial returns.

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Incumbent Mary Carricato and newcomer Natashia Woods won both the Republican and Democratic nominations, while incumbent Rachel Slade won the Democratic nomination for five seats on Tuesday.

The field could grow in November’s general election if others were the top write-in vote-getters. There were 31 Democratic write-in votes cast and six Republican write-in votes cast.

STEELTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

Four candidates won the Republican nomination for four seats on Steelton Borough Council – Mike Albert (136 votes), Dennis Heefner (130), Stephen Shaver (125) and Chris Hughes (118).

Republican William H. Jones (71 votes) was eliminated.

The four Republicans will face Democrats Keontay Hodge, Sharon Salov, Michael Segina and Kelly Kratzer in November’s general election. The Democrats were unopposed in the primary.

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the unofficial start of summer,” Memorial Day is “perhaps the most solemn day of the year in America,” Ebberts said.

About 625,000 Americans have died serving their country over the past century. The roll call includes 116,516 from World War I; 405,399 from World War II; 36,000 from the Korean War; more than 58,000 from the Vietnam War; 352 from Desert Storm and other conflicts from 1990 to 1999; and more than 8,300 “and counting” from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ebberts said.

He spoke of the inspired way in which family members and friends who have lost loved ones in combat keep their memory alive. A few years ago, Ebberts and his wife met the widow of Army Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III while stationed in Virginia Beach, Va. Ponder was one of 16 Army Special Operations soldiers and Navy SEALs who were killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down by a rocket-propelled grenade on June 28, 2005, in Afghanistan during Operation Red Wings.

Ponder’s family devotes themselves to military-related charities, Ebberts said. In 2014, Ponder’s youngest daughter, a high school student, launched a 5-kilometer run to raise money for children who have lost a parent to war.

“It struck me that what could have truly been a sad and devastating loss has turned into a patriotic legacy of their family,” Ebberts said. “If we all did half as much charity work as they do for our Gold Star families, we would be truly wrapping them in

love and helping them to know that the 625,000 American lives lost in the wars for serving their country were not in vain, and that the nation they love so much and were willing to give up their life for did not forget them.”

Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III, speaking with his young son in his arms, ended the ceremony by reading the poem, “Those Honored Dead,” written in 1994 by Marion G. Mahoney:

Lower Swatara Twp.’s recreation committee has decided to throw open the doors at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3 to allow residents to share ideas, visions and suggestions on improving the township’s parks.

As the township recently announced its plans to seek additional grant money for $360,000 in improvements to Old Reliance and Shopes Gardens parks, the committee and township commissioners hope to gather information from residents to guide those projects and future projects for other parks.

“We want to hear from the community on what we want to do with these parks,” said Tom Mehaffie, president of the township’s commissioners and liaison to the recreation committee, during a meeting of the committee on May 6. He said he would like the township to develop a long-range recreation plan.

The commissioners worked with Erin Letavic, township engineer, to develop plans for the two parks that received money through the state Department Community and Economic Development’s Greenways, Trails and Recreation Program. With that $190,000 grant and $60,000 from the township

in hand, the commissioners voted to pursue another $110,000 grant from the state’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Levatic said she hopes the township will gather ideas to apply again next April.

“We would rather do something that’s more meaningful to the public,” Letavic said.

Mehaffie said he would like to add a baseball or softball diamond to the township, improve parking and access for all people to use the facilities and consider many other ideas. Some of the basketball courts are heavily used, and the township might consider two courts in place of one when a court is repaved, he said.

“It’s your parks, and we want you guys to be involved,” he said.

After the meeting, Mehaffie stressed one conclusion reached by the committee: No more sandboxes. “The rec board said no more sandboxes because they are large litter boxes,” he said.

Public works crews will be removing sandboxes later this year.

Recreation board members also questioned whether tennis courts were needed in the parks or should be replaced.

Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com

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GIANT KILLERS AGAIN

MIDDLETOWN AREA BASEBALL

Raiders oust top-seeded Shippensburg from playoffs

By Larry Etter

Press And Journal Staff

For the second year in a row the Middletown baseball team knocked out the No. 1 seeded team in the District 3 Class AAA playoffs to start post-season play on a high note.

Unfortunately, the Blue Raiders were defeated in the second round at Ephrata’s War Memorial Field for the second year in a row, ending their season earlier than they had wanted.

The Raiders closed out the season with a 12-10 overall record.

Middletown 4 Shippensburg 1 (9 innings) As the 16th and final team in the District 3 rankings, the Raiders drew a tough assignment in having to face the top seed when the extended season started Tuesday, May 19.

In 2014 it was top-seeded West York.

This time it was the top-seeded Shippensburg Greyhounds, winners of the Mid-Penn Conference’s Colonial Division, who entered the playoffs with a 16-4 record. And, on top of that, the Raiders had to play on the Greyhounds’ home field.

Facing those tough odds, the Middle-

town team showed a lot of poise and heart in pulling off the upset with the 4-1, extra-inning clash in front of a good bi-partisan crowd in Shippensburg on a hot, humid afternoon.

Because of a pre-game rain shower, the meeting got off to a late start and the outcome was further delayed as two extra innings were needed to settle the issue.

After the seventh inning had ended with the two teams locked up in a 1-1 draw, the Raiders finally broke the deadlock by scoring three runs in the top of the ninth to forge ahead.

Winning pitcher Nathan Ocker then sat down the Greyhounds in order in the home half of the frame to secure the first round victory.

Ocker gave up just two hits and one run while striking out 15 batters in the complete game win and the Middletown defense backed him up with an errorless outing. The offense punched out seven hits – four in the pivotal ninth inning – against Shippensburg’s southpaw starter Cordell Shannon.

After giving up a two-out single and a walk, Ocker got out of trouble in the bottom of the first inning by recording his third strikeout.

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run in the home half of the third inning, however. A leadoff single and a base on balls put the first two batters on base. After a sacrifice moved the runners over, Middletown Coach Steve Shuleski called for an intentional walk to load the bases. A fielder’s choice ground ball drove in the tying run, but Ocker’s sixth strikeout prevented further damage.

Ocker and Shannon and their respective defenses were both sharp as each team went down in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, leaving the score tied at 1-1.

The Raiders nearly scored in the top of the seventh inning when Zack Sims was safe on an error and eventually made it to third after escaping a rundown. But Sims was left stranded.

The Hounds went down in order in the bottom of the seventh inning, as did the Raiders in the top of the eighth.

A nice running catch by Middletown right fielder Dagen Hughes in the home half of the eighth inning, plus two more strikeouts by Ocker, kept the score locked up at 1-1.

With one out in the top of the ninth inning, Middletown’s Bubba Finsterbush singled to right and moved to third on Ethan Kell’s single to center.

An intentional walk to Sims loaded the bases with Middletown runners. Ocker then laid down a perfect squeeze bunt that allowed Finsterbush to score the go-ahead run. Ocker was safe on the bunt and kept the bases loaded with one out.

Batting sixth in the lineup, Jordan Flowers came through with a tworun single that gave the Raiders some more breathing room with a 4-1 lead.

Ocker was thrown out at third on the play and a fielder’s choice force at second ended the clutch at bats for the Middletown side.

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Middletown shortstop Nathan Ocker (10), above, catches a line drive for an out against Twin Valley.

The Middletown Blue Raiders, at left, celebrate after eliminating topseeded Shippensburg in the first round of the District 3 Class AAA playoffs.

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Londonderry (in the purple jerseys) won the first-place medal and Hummelstown (in the blue jerseys) won the second-place medal in the under-11 division of the Cedar Cliff Youth Softball Association’s Slow Pitch Roster Tournament on Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17 at New Cumberland Borough Park. Members of both teams are, from left to right: front row, Abigail DeSantis, Ellie DeHart, Minda Rhodes, Brianna Espenshade, Ava Book, Lilliana Oyler, Katelyn Hanft, Giulia Piermattei, Madison Riccio and Cailynn White; middle row, Stevie Clark and Jaimie Grant; back row, Tanya Tregea, Marie Weaver, Ella Blazi, Brook Felker, Rylee Hartwick, Kristen Ajala, Mia Etnoyer, Leyna Harner and Alyssa Eckman.

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The Middletown Area High School female select choir, directed by Andrew Vensel, performs an a cappella rendition of the National Anthem before the game.

Middletown Area School District students and staff parade around the field while the players warmed up before the game.

It’s all Middletown during MASD night at Senators’ game

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f the Harrisburg Senators’ baseball game against Binghamton on Tuesday, May 19 at Metro Bank Park seemed to have a Middletown theme, it’s because it was Middletown Area School District night at the ballpark.

The Future Business Leaders of America at Middletown Area High School held a fundraiser at the park, selling tickets to friends and family, with $4 from each ticket sold going to the school of the buyer’s choice.

The top three ticket sellers, John Ponnett, Alexis Fischer and Gabriella Jackson, threw out the first pitch before the start of the game.

Middletown musicians were also a part of the festivities – Erich Schlicher and Sam Fisher led the Middletown Area Middle School and high school marching bands as they entertained fans with pre-game selections, while a MAHS female select choir opened the game with an a cappella rendition of the National Anthem led by Andrew Vensel, MAHS chorale director.

During the seventh-inning stretch, choral students from all five of Middletown Area’s schools sang “God Bless America” under the direction of music teacher Michael Checco.

Isabella Hatt, a kindergarten student at Fink Elementary School, was selected to participate in the ballpark’s animal contest and won the votes of the crowd for her pig noises.

It was the first Middletown Area School District night at Metro Bank Park.

Binghamton won the game, 7-6.

Pictured at left, Middletown Area High School student John Ponnett, a top ticket seller, and some of his guests enjoy the Senators Club Suite at Metro Bank Park.

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LD dedicates field house, honors coaches, athletes The Lower Dauphin School District dedicated its new field house at the Falcon Fields sports complex in Hummelstown on Tuesday, May 5 and honored past and present coaches and athletes by naming parts of the complex after them.

One of the two turf fields was named for current field hockey coach Linda Kreiser, who has won multiple state championships, and former coach Bea Hallman, who founded the field hockey team in 1964. Hallman died on March 10. Kreiser and Hallman are the only two field hockey coaches in Lower Dauphin’s history.

The other turf field was named for Courtney Pollock, a former field hockey player at Lower Dauphin and elementary school teacher, who died at the age of 32 in 2013 from a brain tumor.

The training room in the new field house was named for Mark French, a former athletic trainer for Lower Dauphin who died in 2009, while a team room in the building was named for Reece Kelley, a Hummelstown boy who died in 2008 after he was struck by a car in a school parking lot.

More than 400 individuals, groups and businesses donated $655,206 toward the field house project, with the district chipping in funds as well. The field house includes restrooms, team rooms, a concession stand, training room and large multipurpose room to compliment the fields, which were completed in 2010.

Architect Mark Barnhardt presented a ceremonial key to the field house to Superintendent Sherri Smith and members of the Lower Dauphin School Board.

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Greg Hutchison, director of the Lower Dauphin Middle School band, admires the commemorative bricks at the field house. realize that the building to my left was made possible through the generosity of literally hundreds of individuals,” Smith said during the dedication ceremony. “But that’s Lower Dauphin.

This community supports its students and its school district.’’

The campaign to raise money for the field house was co-chaired by Dr.

Attending a key presentation for the field house are, from left, Todd Kreiser, Lower Dauphin School Board president; Sherri Smith, superintendent of the Lower Dauphin School District; and architect Mark Barnhardt.

Judith T. Witmer and Randy Umberger and offered opportunities for naming recognition for donors.

Other recognitions include: the field house building named in honor of the Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation; concession stand named in honor of the Lower Dauphin Booster Clubs; multipurpose room named in honor

of Witmer and the Umberger family; Team Room B named in honor of The Hershey Company; press box named in honor of Dr. Eric and Meg Kutz; flag pole named in honor of America’s veterans; ticket booth named in memory of Col. Paul Stoner Jr., M.D.; and the benches named in memory of former state Sen. Hal Mowery.

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Standings for 5-27-15

Class AAAA First round Chambersburg 11, Lower Dauphin 8 (Lower Dauphin eliminated) Class A First round Halifax 7, Steelton-Highspire 4 (Steelton-Highspire eliminated) SOFTBALL DISTRICT 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS Class AAAA (Top 4 teams qualify for PIAA championships) First round Lower Dauphin 6, Solanco 4 Quarterfinals Lower Dauphin 1, Hempfield 0 Semifinals Tuesday, May 26 Lower Dauphin (21-3) vs. Penn Manor (14-6) Finals/third-place game Thursday, May 28 Lower Dauphin vs. TBA REC LEAGUE BASEBALL EAST SHORE TWILIGHT LEAGUE W L Hummelstown 1 0 Linglestown 1 0 Palmyra 0 0 Paxton 0 0 Penbrook 0 0 Middletown 0 1 Lawnton 0 1 Last week’s games Linglestown 6, Middletown 1 Hummelstown, 5, Lawnton 2 This week’s games Thursday, May 28 Middletown at Penbrook, 6 p.m., Penbrook Community Park Tuesday, June 2 Penbrook at Middletown, 6 p.m., Middletown Area High School YOUTH BASEBALL LPWH LEAGUE MAJORS American

W L PHR Black 7 2 Paxtonia No. 2 6 2 Lower Swatara Gold 6 3 Swatara 0 10 National

PHR Green Middletown West Hanover Red Paxtonia No. 1

W L 8 1 5 6 5 6 2 9

Last week’s games Middletown 3, West Hanover Red 1 Middletown 5, Lower Swatara Gold 2 This week’s games Wednesday, May 27 Middletown at PHR Black, 6 p.m., Brightbill Park Thursday, May 28 Paxtonia No. 2 at Lower Swatara Gold, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Swatara at Middletown, 6 p.m., Kiwanis Park Monday, June 1 PHR Green at Lower Swatara Gold, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2 Paxtonia No. 2 at Middletown, 6 p.m., Kiwanis Park MINORS

W L T Paxtonia No. 3 9 0 0 Lower Swatara Navy8 0 0 Paxtonia No. 4 8 2 0 Lower Swatara Black 8 3 0 PHR Green 7 2 0 Paxtonia No. 5 5 2 1 Middletown Blue Raiders 5 3 2 PHR Royal 5 4 1

Last week’s games Paxtonia No. 5 12, Lower Swatara Gold 2 Middletown Muck Dogs 3, Pennn Gardens Red 2 Lower Swatara Black 11, West Hanover Black 1 Lower Swatara Gold 7, West Hanover Red 4 PHR Royal 13, Lower Swatara Orange 5 Paxtonia No. 6 14, Middletown Blue Raiders 4 PHR Orange 13, Middletown Muck Dogs 6 Middletown Muck Dogs 6, Middletown Blue Raiders 6 Lower Swatara Navy 11, Paxtonia No. 7 9 Lower Swatara Black 2, PHR Red 1 West Hanover Black 14, Lower Swatara Gold 7 This week’s games Wednesday, May 27 PHR Royal at Lower Swatara Black., 6 p.m.

PHR Red at Lower Swatara Navy, 6 p.m.

Middletown Blue Raiders at Penn Gardens Gold, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 West Hanover Royal at Lower Swatara Orange, 6 p.m.

Paxtonia No. 7 at Middletown Muck Dogs, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 29 Lower Swatara Black at Lower Swatara Orange, 6 p.m.

Lower Swatara Navy at Middletown Blue Raiders, 6 p.m.

Monday, June 1 Paxtonia No. 4 at Lower Swatara Orange, 6 p.m.

Lower Swatara Gold at PHR Green, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, June 2 Middletown Muck Dogs at Lower Swatara navy, 6 p.m.

YOUTH SOFTBALL SUBURBAN GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 11U

W L Lower Swatara No. 2 8 0 Swatara-Pax. No. 1 6 0 Londonderry No. 4 7 1 Lower Swatara No. 4 5 3 Dillsburg No. 1 4 3 Hummelstown No. 2 4 3 Cedar Cliff No. 3 4 3 Cedar Cliff No. 2 3 3 Lower Swatara No. 3 1 5 Lower Swatara No. 5 0 6 Akron No. 3 0 7 Cedar Cliff No. 1 0 8 14U

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This week’s games Wednesday, May 27 Cedar Cliff at Lower Swatara, 5:30 p.m., Glad Tidings Thursday, May 28 Hummelstown at Londonderry, 6:15 p.m., Sunset Park

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the first two outs of the bottom of the ninth inning, then induced a grounder to second baseman Jordy Handley, who flipped to Brandon Harper at first for the final out that locked up the victory for the Raiders.

Twin Valley 7, Middletown 1 In the second-round game at Ephrata on Thursday, May 21, the Raiders battled the Twin Valley Raiders to a 1-1 standoff after five and a half innings, but saw the game get away from them when Twin Valley scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Up until that point it was anybody’s game as Middletown starter Zack Sims matched Twin Valley pitcher Casey Fitzsimmons in a good duel.

In reality, it was the pitching that eventually led to the Raiders’ demise, but not because Sims faltered in that fateful inning. It was simply a matter of the senior right-hander not getting the calls on close pitches from the man behind the plate, who appeared to shrink the strike zone in the late innings.

After three and a half innings of play the score sat at 0-0. A one-out double

by Finsterbush in the first inning went unrewarded, as did a hit by Twin Valley (17-6) in the home half.

Flowers was safe on an error in the top of the second inning but he, too, was left stranded.

Sims struck out the side in the bottom of the second inning and both teams went down in order in the third.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Twin Valley broke the scoreless deadlock with a two-out RBI single

by Fitzsimmons.

But Middletown answered with a

Middletown’s Bubba Finsterbush (1) slides safely into second base against Twin Valley. run of its own in the top of the fifth inning. Harper’s one-out double to right and a walk to Zimmerman put two runners on base. Harper went to third on a fielder’s choice by Altland and scored the tying run on Finsterbush’s single. Fitzsimmons got the final out to prevent further scoring.

The score was still tied at 1-1 when Twin Valley came to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning. By not getting those close pitches he wanted, Sims was charged with a pair of walks as the Berks County Raiders put their first two batters on base. A bunt single

by Kris Otto loaded the bases for Fitzsimmons, who came through with a clutch double to center that knocked in three runs.

Another pair of walks again loaded the bags with one out. A fielder’s choice ground ball and a pair of Middletown errors plated three more runs before Sims got the final out on a fly ball to left. But the damage had been done and the Blue Raiders went

down in order in the top of the seventh inning, ending not only the game but the season for the Middletown side.

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Two Steel-High athletes chosen for Hall of Fame Two former Steelton-Highspire athletes and coaches will be among seven inductees into the Capital Area Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 13.

he served as an assistant basketball coach and, finally, head coach for the boys’ basketball team.

Other inductees in the 49th class of the chapter’s Hall of Fame include:

Tom Klugh, a former football standout for the Rollers who served as an assistant football coach at Steel-High for 35 years, and Jack Hoerner, a three-sports star at the school who went on to coach basketball at Cedar Cliff, will be inducted at a ceremony at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road.

Klugh, a 1971 graduate of SteeltonHighspire, played four seasons as an offiensive lineman at Millersville University before embarking on a long coaching career in high school football.

Klugh served as an assistant coach for 10 head coaches at Steelton-Highspire.

His teams won 250 varsity games during his tenure.

• Rahsaan Carlton, a Susquehanna Twp. High School basketball star in the early 1990s who played four seasons at Penn State, including a stint as the Nittany Lions’ team captain in the 1996-1997 season

Hoerner, who will be inducted posthumously, played football, basketball and baseball at Steelton-Highspire in the early 1960s, then coached the same sports for more than 30 years.

He served as an assistant football and assistant basketball coach for the Rollers until moving to Cedar Cliff, where

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The Blue Raiders line up for the National Anthem before the start of their first-round game at Shippensburg.

• Zeffy Penn, a Bishop McDevitt basketball standout in the early 1990s who played basketball for Villanova • Gerry Bachman, a three-sports star at Harrisburg’s John Harris High School in the 1940s • Rusty Owens, a swimming coach for the Marine Corps at Parris Island, S.C., and youth clubs on both the East and West shores of Harrisburg • Harry Rote, who coached football at John Harris for 33 years.

Rote also will be inducted posthumously.

A reception will be followed by an induction dinner.

For more information or to make reservations, readers may call Bob Swanger, chapter vice president, at 717-545-8013.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING WAITING LIST

The Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin hereby announces that it will start accepting new pre-applications for its Public Housing waiting list beginning on June 1, 2015. All pre-applications must be submitted on-line at www.dauphinhousing.org.

Pre-applications for FAMILY HOUSING will only be accepted for a five (5) day period beginning at 9:00 AM on June 1, 2015 and ending at 5:00 PM on June 5, 2015.

Also, beginning at the same time and date, pre-applications for ELDERLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED PERSONS will be accepted until further notice without a close date. This includes individuals and families whose head of household, co-head, spouse or sole member is at least fifty (50) years of age or permanently disabled.

Again, please note that all pre-applications must be filed electronically by accessing the website www.dauphinhousing.org and following the directions to complete and submit a pre-application. All pre-applications received will be ordered by preference, date and the time that the application was submitted. Our website contains a helpful fact sheet that will aid in the successful submission of your application.

In order to support those in need of assistance in filing the required electronic application, the Housing Authority will provide computers and trained staff to help in the submission process at the Bistline House Senior Center referenced below. Also listed below are several other organizations the Housing Authority has partnered with to lend assistance to those with limited resources such as a lack of computer access, computer literacy or a limiting disability. Please do not hesitate to contact one of these organizations to help with your specific need in filing a successful pre-application.

Bistline House Senior Center 1291 South 28th Street Harrisburg, PA 17111 Open to all applicants Mon-Fri 9-3

Community Action Commission 1514 Derry Street Harrisburg, PA 17104 Nicole Moore 232-9757 Open June 1 –June 5

Center for Independent Living 207 House Avenue Camp Hill, PA 17011 Lynn Stewart 731-1900 For Persons with Physical Disabilities only

Northern Dauphin County Human Services 295 State Drive (across from Walmart) Elizabethville, PA 17023 Bonnie Kent 905-2700

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF DAUPHIN 501 Mohn Street, P.O. Box 7598 • Steelton, PA. 17113 www.dauphinhousing.org

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The Elizabethtown DeMolay team that won its own Dodgeball for Dyslexia Tournament was, from left, Lucas Sellers, Jacob Beers, Alex Spence, Evan Crawford and Tim Nevil.

DeMolay dodgeball tournament raises $400 for dyslexia centers The Elizabethtown Chapter, Order of DeMolay won its own Dodgeball for Dyslexia Tournament at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim on Saturday, May 16 – and raised $400 for Children’s Dyslexia Centers.

The Elizabethtown team included Tim Nevil, of Middletown; Lucas Sellers and Jacob Beers, both of Elizabethtown; Alex Spence, of Mount Joy; and Evan Crawford, of Lititz.

Four teams competed in the tournament, an inaugural event organized by Crawford, a 16-year-old sophomore at Warwick High School. A team from Westmoreland DeMolay in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, a team from Ubar Grotto of Elizabethtown and a squad of DeMolay advisors, senior DeMolay members and friends that called themselves “The Old Guys’’ played in the four-hour tournament.

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The Elizabethtown chapter is a fraternal organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that teaches the principles of citizenship and leadership through athletics, social functions, public speaking, travel and civic service projects. Its members are from Middletown, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Lititz, Lebanon, Mount Joy and the Lower Dauphin School District.

The Elizabethtown chapter is sponsored by Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682 Free and Accepted Masons, Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter No. 224 and Cyrene Commandery No. 34 Knights Templar.

For more information, readers may contact chapter advisor Jesse Spence at 717-209-0843 or etwondemolay@ gmail.com.

Hi, people! So another month passes us by. Why do these warmer months speed by and the cold ones don’t? Just seems that way I guess.

How about some historical facts about May 27? On this date in: 1936 – The Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York with more than 1,800 passengers.

1922 – The increasing use of checks led to a larger number of arrests by the police for people issuing fraudulent checks – so banks decided to stop the problem by only issuing checks for customers who were upstanding citizens.

1937 – The Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif. was opened to pedestrian traffic – and more than 200,000 pedestrians walked across on opening day. The next day, the bridge opened to vehicular traffic.

1943 – The Ballpoint pen was patented in America by Hungarian Laszlo Biro.

1950 – Frank Sinatra made his TV debut on NBC’s “Star-Spangled Review.”

1995 – Actor Christopher Reeve, best known for his Superman movies, was paralyzed when thrown from his horse during a jumping event in Charlottesville, Va. 1997 – A tornado almost 800 feet wide with winds greater than 260 mph struck Jarrell, Texas, destroying the town and killing 27 people.

The Jarrell tornado is especially interesting to me. While living in Texas (1988-1993), I worked as a child abuse investigator for 14 months. My territory was just above Austin in Williamson County where Jarrell is located. I had reason to travel there more than once and often wondered how this tornado affected the lives of the people I met in that very small town.

It makes you stop and pause and think about the people you see every day: family, friends, coworkers, people at school and even acquaintances and strangers.

Being kind and offering a smile doesn’t cost a thing, so spread the cheer as we finish up May and welcome June!

Let me know your news to share and have a wonderful week.

Birthdays Happy 24th cake day to Ryan Baer of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday,

May 27. Hope it is the best yet, Ryan.

If you see Judy Stare out and about Lower Swatara on Thursday, May 28, please give her a jolly, smiley happy birthday greeting. Enjoy your week, Judy!

Ny’Zier Arango of Lower Swatara marks his 12th happy birthday on Friday, May 29. Have a super fantastic day!

Anthony Paul of Lower Swatara hits No. 14 on Friday, May 29. Enjoy your birthday weekend, Anthony!

Here is a shout out to Carly Waters of Middletown. She observes her Sweet 16 party day on Friday, May 29. Have a wonderful beep-honk-honk day.

Happy landmark 21st cake day to Courtney Fisher of Middletown on Friday, May 29. Welcome to being a bona fide real adult! Enjoy your birthday weekend.

Joseph Harkins marks his 20th cake and ice cream day on Friday, May 29.

Best wishes to you for a wonderful rest of the month, Joe. Bailee Koncar of Lower Swatara celebrates cake day No. 18. Congrats, and best wishes for a sweet celebration on Friday, May 29.

Here is a shout out to Ed Carpenter of Lower Swatara as he celebrates his “and holding” birthday on Saturday, May 30. Best wishes to you, Ed. Happy rootin’-tootin’ party day to Craig Mosher of Lower Swatara as he celebrates 56 things to be happy about on Saturday, May 30. Enjoy!

Happy June 1 birthday to Pam Morsberger of Lower Dauphin. Hoping your Monday is over-the-top and marvelous, too!

Wishing Al Tomalis of Lower Swatara a wonderful and blest birthday on Monday, June 1.

Township meeting The Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3 in the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive.

“One Nation’’ Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “Don’t Be Fooled – People who try to manipulate public opinion are much more effective when they appear to present new information to people who should have already known the subject matter. They also like to make accusations against their enemies, repeating them loudly and often with the hope

that people will begin to believe them.

“They know that even though they frequently need to retract these accusations, they can print retractions weeks later on the bottom of page 23 of the newspaper where it is unlikely to be noticed.”

Wilkes grads The following local students graduated from Wilkes University, WilkesBarre, during the spring semester: • Colton McClure, of Middletown, with a bachelor’s degree in nursing • Amanda English, of Middletown, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in pharmacy • Lacie Meyer, of Middletown, with a master’s degree in education • Eileen Donnelly, of Elizabethtown, with a master’s degree in education • Heidi Prestidge, of Elizabethtown, with a master’s degree in education • Cari Morrow, of Hummelstown, with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in nursing Anniversaries Happy 12th anniversary to David and Eileen Beasom of Lower Swatara.

Their wedded bliss day is Sunday, May 31. Enjoy!

Ed and MaryAnn Carpenter of Lower Swatara were married on June 1, 1973. Happy 42nd romantic holiday to you two. Congrats!

Nathaniel and Rachel (Etter) Perry of Lower Swatara mark their first wedding anniversary on Monday, June 1.

Congratulations to you both!

IUP dean’s list Kierstin Long, of Middletown, completed her freshman year as a sociology major at IUP. Congratulations to you for being named to the dean’s list for the spring semester.

Lehigh grads The following local students graduated from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, during the spring semester: • Alexander Weber, of Elizabethtown • Hana Longenecker, of Elizabethtown • Joshua Jones, of Elizabethtown • Zachary Mosher, of Elizabehtown • Vinay Patel, of Hummelstown

Quote of the Week “Sweet spring, full of sweet days and roses, a box where sweets compacted lie.” – George Herbert, British poet.

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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 Ashley N. Pezzella, 31, of the 1000 block of Market St. Extended, Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUIcontrolled substance (four counts) and careless driving, police report.

The charges were filed following an investigation of a one-vehicle crash at 8:46 p.m. on April 30 on Fulling Mill Road at Nissley Drive, police said.

Pezzella was driving a white minivan that struck a curb, careened into a field and came to a stop in the 2000 block of Fulling Mill Road, police said. The minivan sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene.

Police said Pezzella spoke with slurred speech during conversation with an investigating officer at the scene of the crash. Alcohol was found in a breath sample taken from Pezzella that was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said. She was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial

Center for blood tests, the results of which were not reported.

Pezzella fell while in a holding cell at the judicial center, striking a wall with her face and suffering a broken nose, police said. She was taken to Harrisburg Hospital for evaluation.

A preliminary hearing is set for June 17 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Brandon J. Bond, 25, of the 1000 block of Wabash Ave., Indiana, Indiana County, was charged with DUI following an incident at 1:54 a.m. on May 17 on South Eisenhower Boulevard, police report.

Bond was driving a 2008 Ford Super Duty truck that traveled over a grass hill and curb in the area of the drivethru at Wendy’s restaurant on South Eisenhower Boulevard, police said.

Police stopped Bond’s truck a short distance south of the restaurant on Richardson Road.

The arresting officer said Bond had an odor of an intoxicating beverage on his breath, police said. Following field sobriety tests, he was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants.

Results of the tests were not reported Bond was held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond.

A preliminary hearing is set for June 15 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Drug charges Brandy L. Baker, 28, of the 300 block of N. 48th St., Harrisburg, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, police report.

The charges were filed as a result of an incident at 11:16 p.m. on May 3 in the 100 block of B Lane, police said.

Baker was in a residence against the wishes of its occupant, who also told

police she did not know Baker, police said. Baker knocked over numerous items in the residence and also was responsible for breaking the screen of a television, police said.

A breath sample from Baker showed the presence of intoxicants, police said. She was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the presence of intoxicants, police said. Results of the tests were not reported.

A preliminary hearing is set for June 17 before District Judge Michael Smith.

Assault charge Corey C. Cobaugh, 24, of the 100 block of Geraldine Lane, Middletown, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment, police report.

The charges stem from an incident at 3 p.m. on May 15 in the 100 block of Geraldine Lane.

According to police, Cobaugh and his girlfriend were arguing during which time the accused placed his hand over her mouth and grabbed her by her throat. The woman told investigators she had bitten several of Cobaugh’s fingers after he had placed them inside her mouth, police said.

The woman was taken Penn State Hershey Medical Center by emergency medical services after complaining of a sore jaw, headache and sore throat, police said.

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

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The resident told police he had not found evidence of forced entry to his trailer, police said.

Reported stolen were a Dell laptop computer valued at $500, an LG 60-inch plasma television valued at $800, an LG surround sound system valued at $400, an Asus laptop computer valued at $500, a Nexus tablet computer valued at $100 and a Halo Xbox computer valued at $400.

The Asus, Xbox, and Nexus tablet computers were property of Rent-ACenter and the business was attempting to retrieve the items, police said.

The investigation into the incident is continuing.

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-Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm

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-Sons of Am. Legion - 5 pm

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

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-BINGO, Londonderry Fire Co. Doors Open - Noon; First Game - 2 pm

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-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

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-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm -MASD Board - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Municipal Authority - 7 pm -Dauphin County Conservation District Ag Committees - 2 pm

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-M-town Library Board - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm

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-Highspire Planning Commission - 7 pm -Royalton Boro Council - 7 pm

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

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-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 -Summer Music Series, Sunset Bar & Grill featuring Cruise Control - 7 pm -Highspire Boro Civil Service Commission - 6 pm -

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Calvary Church is pleased to invite our community to join us in Hoffer Park, Pavillion 1, for “Fellowship in the Park” on June 14, July 5 and August 2 at Noon. We will be having a time of fellowship with lunch provided at no cost to visitors, followed by a time of singing and a brief message

by Pastor Fox. We are also pleased to invite children from our community from the ages of 3 years old to 12 years old for Vacation Bible School during the evenings of the week of July 20 to 24 from 6 to 8:15 p.m., and then a closing program from 10 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 25.

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

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of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone.

We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown.

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

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran are taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry Church is located at Spring and Union located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. streets, Middletown. We are a ReconChurch and Community Events: ciling In Christ Church.

Wed., May 27: 10 a.m., Holy ComYou are invited to join us for wor- munion in Chapel; 6 to 9:30 p., Private ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Function in Luther Hall; 7 p.m., Adult evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Choir. worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m.

Fri., May 29: Evening, Meyers/ Sunday Church School is at 9:45 Thrush rehearsal. a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship service is Sat., May 30: 3 p.m., Meyers/Thrush broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. wedding in the Nave; 5 p.m., Holy Wednesday morning service is at Communion.

10 a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Sun., May 31: Holy Trinity; 9 a.m., traditional service and is 45 minutes Holy Communion. in length. Please enter through the Mon., June 1: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., parking lot doors.

Community dinner at Presbyterian The first Sunday of each month is Church; 6:30 p.m., Bible Study.

Food Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry Visit our website at www.stpeis in need of personal care, nonperish- tersmiddletown.org. able food items, soups, condiments, Scripture for May 31: 6:1-8; Ps. 29; peanut butter, and jelly. Items collected Rom. 8:12-17; John 3:1-17.

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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian education classes for all ages.

We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Our youth group (kids in grades 6-12) meets Sundays at 6 p.m. A young

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adult group meets twice monthly, the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. in the church office. We also offer a variety of adult groups including Bible studies, book clubs, and a beginners sewing club. Please call for details. There is a prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We welcome any group ideas.

Any questions please call us at 939-0766.

New Beginnings Church

We come to worship the merciful Creator of us all. We strive to worship as God’s servants seeking his strengthening Spirit. Everyone is warmly welcome to join in this worthy endeavor.

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 May 27-Jun 2 are always open to everyone.

Wed., May 27: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.

Thurs., May 28: 8:15 a.m., Men’s

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We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship. One for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and you.

New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595.

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

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

Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m.

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

Children’s Church leaders for May 31: Nancy and April Leister. Nursery:

Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for May: Faith Rhine. Ushers for May: Becky Smith, Tammy Kreiser, Gaye and Irv Turpin.

Daytime Bible Study is on Wednesday’s at 11 a.m. The topic is “David and the Psalms.” Everyone is invited.

The new men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith will hold its first meeting on Sat., May 30 at 9 a.m. This is a fellowship group that will meet, fellowship, dine and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. If you are interested in being part of this group call Sam Rainal at 951-4866.

A meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3 at 9:30 a.m. for those who wish to help with Wacky Wednesday.

We welcome our new members Terri and Jackie O’Donnell, and Jaonn Parola into our church family.

Now through June 21 is our Baby Bottle outreach for Morningstar Pregnancy Services.

Sun., June 7: Recognition of our graduating seniors.

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

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

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Sun., May 31: 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: Jean Murray, Jean Kaylor, Jan Hahn. Lay Liturgist: Nancy Hart.

Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of mother Vera Ranck presented by Donna and John Burkholder.

Mon., June 1: 1:30 p.m., Frey Village Communion.

Tues., June 2: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.

First Church of God Middletown

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided.

Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available.

Wednesdays beginning May 27: Summer Night Live aka Garage Night

at 6 p.m. in the pavilion. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so please bring a side dish to share with everyone. All ages are welcome.

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

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

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

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

The Christian season of Pentecost celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit of Life is at work in the world making the love of Jesus real.

The Church is formed by the Spirit of Jesus to be a community of Love committed to offering grace and mercy to all. Come and join us in experiencing the peace of God that Pentecost makes possible for a troubled and divided world.

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.”

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.

Pastor Dawes’ Sunday sermon is

“Joy to the World” based on Psalm 98.

Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the Fourth Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available.

The Baby Bottle Blessing Campaign is underway. This annual fundraising effort by Morning Star Pregnancy Services provides resources for this faith-based agency to care for the needs of newborns and pregnant woman.

Anyone wishing to help should take a baby bottle home, fill it with loose change and return it on Father’s Day. A Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held at Wesley on Thurs., May 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. Each donation of blood saves three lives.

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

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Hand tools come in a wide variety of styles and uses and whether you have a small garden or a large garden, there are specific hand tools that you will need in order to keep your garden looking good.

Many of us are all too aware of the hand tools they need and have quite a collection but for those that have recently acquired a garden, shopping for hand tools can be quite a task.

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