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Middletown Area High School students reveal the record amount they raised at their annual Mini-THON.
tudents at Middletown Area High School raised a record $31,575.28 at their annual Mini-THON for the Four Diamonds Fund on Friday, April 29, shattering the school’s previous record for donations raised for the charity. The previous record was $21,295.49, set last year. The Mini-THON is a night of dancing and games that is modeled after Penn State’s successful THON, an annual winter dance marathon that has raised millions for Four Diamonds. The charity helps the families of kids battling cancer at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.
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Funeral home attorney charges that Middletown failed to comply with Right to Know requests By Dan Miller
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Middletown has been sued in Dauphin County Court over the borough’s alleged refusal to comply with Right to Know requests filed by an attorney representing Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home, which wants to build a crematory on its property at 208 N. Union St. In the suit, filed on Wednesday, April 27, attorney Robert Max Junker, of the Pittsburgh law firm of Babst Calland, asks the court enforce a final determination issued by the state Office of Open Records on March 21 that the borough must comply with Junker’s three Right to Know requests within 30 INSIDE: days. • Testimony begins in The bora Middletown Zoning ough so far Hearing Board hearing has “deon the proposed fied” the crematory – A8 Open Records office’s final determination, Junker says in the lawsuit. The lawsuit also seeks to slap a $4,500 civil penalty on the borough for the borough’s alleged “bad faith” regarding the crematory issue. For example, Junker contends that while the borough ignored his three Right to Know requests – and failed to comply with the state office’s order – it complied with a Right to Know request that was filed by opponents of the crematory. Last June, then-borough zoning officer Jeff Miller approved a zoning permit granting Fager-Finkenbinder permission to locate its crematory in a garage behind the funeral home as an ”accessory use.” In October, FagerFinkenbinder applied to the state Department of Environmental Protection for an air quality permit to build and operate the crematory. In February, nearly seven months after Miller issued the zoning permit, Middletown
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On Mother’s Day, I’m honoring Mom, who died two months ago – and you should honor yours, too
• She attended Catawba College in North Carolina and met my father when her family settled in Allentown. They were both employees at a local y mother, Louanne Vorba Miller of department store called Hess’s when they started Middletown, took her last breaths on dating. Seeing as how I met my fiancee at our last Friday, March 11 in Room 2044 of job together, meeting future spouses at work is a the intensive-care unit at Penn State familial phenomenon. Hershey Medical Center. It’s unreal watching your • When my family moved to Middletown in the parent, especially your mother, die in front of your 1980s, my mother worked at Capital Blue Cross. eyes. She was an employee for nearly 30 years, a duraWithin a 10-minute span, everything went from tion unheard of in our digital age. Her co-workers OK to terminal. It was impossible to register what eulogized her work ethic and positive attitude on was happening: The woman who created, nurtured Facebook. People I’ve never met before called her Submitted Photo and cared for me for 28 years (mothers never stop a “great soul” and “a good employee who genulooking after your well-being) suddenly ceased to Louanne inely loved her job.” be. It was a heartening reminder that my mom was Vorba Miller No more holiday visits. No more check-in phone cared about outside her immediate family. As a calls. No more walking in the door, seeing her reading in her child, you don’t often think about your parents in that way. Their favorite recliner. No more arguing about politics over e-mail. life outside your immediate bond may as well not exist, but it’s Those moments are gone. They live on only in memory. As Sir there. Henry Harcourt-Reilly said in T.S. Eliot’s play, “The Cocktail As a kid, I didn’t cause a whole lot of fuss (my brother is anParty,” “We die to each other daily. What we know of other other story). But in high school, Mom insisted on reminding me people is only our memory of the moments during which we to “make good choices.” I didn’t always follow her advice, being knew them.” Mom, being an English major in college, would a young American teenager and all. appreciate the literary reference. When I inevitably walked in the front door past curfew, she Eliot’s truth never left my mind in the weeks following my either didn’t notice or ignored the alcohol on my breath. She mother’s untimely death. Her passing helped me realize just how trusted that I wouldn’t carouse myself into brain dead destitution precious our relations to others are. During our lives, we leave – a trust that surprisingly paid off. When I graduated summa cum an indelible mark on those around us. We create ripples in life’s laude from Shippensburg University, she couldn’t be happier. ocean that spread out, touch and interact with others, creating a When I was offered my first professional job in Washington, web of connection that binds us, turning us from selfish creatures D.C, she also couldn’t be happier – for me to leave my childhood into beings capable of love and compassion. bedroom, mostly. Whether they be our friends, family, coworkers, or complete As for hobbies, Mom had more than a few. She always kept upstrangers, our essence is made whole by the people we bond with to-date with current events and the latest television series (which in our short time here. are synonymous these days). During the holiday season, her Louanne Miller lived a simple life. But she, too, left an impreshouse transformed into an annex of Christmas tree shops. She sion on those closest to her. Here are a few particularities I’ll was a cinephile who gave Roger Ebert a run for his money for remember her by: most films watched. She spoiled her dogs rotten with toys – and • Louanne was born in Orange, Conn., and spent most of her didn’t hold back the bounty from her grandson. childhood years in Bradford, Vt. Her father was a reverend who She had an interest in genealogy and loved tracing our lineage. pastored in churches all over the East Coast. Her mother was a I remember how excited she was to discover that our ancesdescendent of the Peters, a family that has been in America since Please See MOTHER’S DAY, Page A8 1634.
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Man tried to lure girls into car, police say By Eric Wise
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A tank is lowered into the renovated basement of Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works on Monday, May 2.
Brewery to open in July By Dan Miller
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One by one, 13 large stainless steel tanks that will be used to brew the beer at the Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works began arriving at the Elks Building in Middletown on Monday, May 2. The first was brought in through a large open area in the front of the Elks Building facing South Union Street, to be lowered and set upon the basement floor of the new brewhouse, and the other 12 will enter the building the same way. Brewing is expected to start by the end of May. But the planned opening of the craft brewery/distillery and brew pub was pushed Please See TATTERED FLAG, Page A3
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Penn State Harrisburg to award 680 degrees at spring commencement Penn State Harrisburg will award more than 680 degrees during its spring commencement at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 8 at the Giant Center, Hershey. The keynote speaker will be David Black, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic DevelopDavid Black ment Corp. Black Keynote speaker served in several key roles for former governor Tom Ridge and helped create the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Councilor resigns from ICDA Middletown Borough Councilor Damon Suglia resigned from the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority on Saturday, April 30, citing “personal time constraints.’’ Suglia’s resignation leaves the five-member ICDA with just three members: Mayor James H. Curry III and councilors Dawn Knull and Diana McGlone. Former ICDA Chairman Matt Tunnell resigned from the authority in March.
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A Steelton man was arrested and charged with allegedly attempting to lure two girls into his car as they walked to SteeltonHighspire Elementary School on Friday, April 15, according to Swatara Twp. police. Police charged Eliud Montanez-Castro, 34, of Steelton, with luring a child into a motor vehicle, harassment and disorderly conduct by creating a hazardous or physiEliud cally offensive condition. He was arraigned on Friday, April 29 before District Judge MontanezCastro Michael Smith in Dauphin County Night Court and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond. Montanez-Castro also was charged by Steelton police on Tuesday, April 26 with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in an unrelated incident, according to court records. A preliminary hearing on all charges is scheduled for June 2 before District Judge Kenneth Lenker. Montanez-Castro stopped his Ford Focus by the girls walking to school and attempted to give them a can of Coke, according to the affidavit of probable cause filed by Swatara Twp. police. During the conversation, he reportedly called one of the girls “Mommy.” The girls declined and hurried off to school, where they reported the incident to school administrators, according to the affidavit.
Kristopher Conforti, owner of the Middletown Pharmacy on East Main Street and the Steelton Pharmacy, died at his Palmyra home on Friday, April 29 after an 18-month battle with brain cancer. He was 54. Conforti owned the pharmacies, and pharmacies in Hershey and Palmyra, for almost 20 years. He was a pharmacist who earned his pharmacy degree from the PhilaKristopher delphia School of Pharmacy and Conforti Sciences. He is survived by his wife, Margaret A. (Gallagher) Conforti. A complete obituary appears on A3
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Barbara Brunner, wife of former Middletown Area High School principal Edward Brunner, holds his portrait during a tour of the school for retired teachers, administrators and staff.
Retired teachers say goodbye to MAHS
They returned to their classrooms for one last look. Retired teachers joined former administrators and staff on a final tour of Middletown Area High School, scheduled to be demolished this summer, on Saturday, April 23. Among the participants: Barbara Brunner, wife of former principal Edward Brunner, who was given the portrait of her late husband that hangs in a lobby at the school. The MAHS Alumni Association will offer two public tours of the school before it’s closed – from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7 and Saturday, May 14. For more photos of the retirees and their tour, see page B8.
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Matt Fritz, a partner of Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works, shows a first-floor area that will be transformed into a bar.
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back to a new target date of July 4. Until recently, Tattered Flag representatives have said they hoped to open by the end of April or early May. But in the past few weeks it had become apparent that Tattered Flag would not meet that self-imposed deadline. As it turns out, the July 4 opening is a better fit for several reasons, Matt Fritz, one of the four Tattered Flag partners, told the Press And Journal during a recent tour on Saturday, April 30. “It’s a blessing in disguise,” Fritz said. “We are branded patriotic. We are a veteran-owned business. It just makes sense.” As an added bonus, contractors doing the downtown streetscape told Tattered Flag that the intersection at Union and Emaus streets, where the brewhouse is located, should be done by the end of June, so the streets and new sidewalks outside Tattered Flag should be reopened to the public in time for the big opening. Getting Tattered Flag ready for Independence Day doesn’t look to be easy. A tremendous amount of work has been done, but it appears a tremendous amount remains to be done. The list of unfinished tasks is long. Tattered Flag still awaits delivery of steel to reinforce a new stairway and floor toward the rear of the building. Delivery of the steel has been held up for several weeks because the company forming the steel based its drawings on an obsolete set of schematics for the building. “That delays all the floor work, which delays the kitchen assembly, which delays…it’s a domino effect,” Fritz said, adding that the steel issue is probably the single biggest factor behind Tattered Flag pushing back its timetable by about two months. A lot of what Fritz pointed out during the tour are sub-projects yet to be done. The shaft for a new elevator is in place, but the elevator hasn’t yet arrived and will be assembled inside the shaft. Nevertheless, the ambitious project is clearly taking shape. Upstairs, the original Elks Lodge horseshoe bar has been turned inside out. “The inside does not necessarily fit a rustic and industrial brand. We can reface what used to be the inside with our brand and redo the bar top,” Fritz said. “The inside, we won’t touch it. That’s the original bar.” Tattered Flag also cut a piece from the original bar to be used as a standing bar, also on the second floor. Framed-out doorways awaiting drywall are all over the place, on both the first and second floors. New public bathrooms are in the making on both floors.
The second floor will house the brew pub – the restaurant portion of Tattered Flag. The pub will have an open kitchen where people can see everything as it is prepared. The second floor also will have a room for Penn State Harrisburg students, plus other spaces to be available for large and small private parties. Otherwise, the space will be available for restaurant seating. The downstairs bar near the main entrance off South Union is also taking shape. The length of one wall will be lined with outlets and high tables for college students and others to use and recharge their laptops and devices. Much of the rest of the basement and first floor will be storage for equipment, food and the materials that go into brewing beer and distilling spirits. The basement will also feature a “brew your own” area, where groups can brew their own beer under the guiding hand of a Tattered Flag master brewer, using a “mini-replica” of Tattered Flag’s full-sized brewing system. There are numerous examples of how Tattered Flag intends to preserve and incorporate the rich history of the 105-year old Elks Building. All the seating tables for the public in Tattered Flag are to be made from wood that is being reclaimed from the building. About half of the tin ceiling tiles from the old first floor will be re-used throughout. The wooden joists that held up the old first floor will also be put to different decorative purposes all over the building – some may be fashioned into a gathering table for large groups. Cinder blocks pulled out of the old window wells will see new life as aging racks for the whiskey that will be distilled. The walls of the new brewhouse expose the original foundation stone of the Elks Building. Tattered Flag has obtained federal government approval for the brewery. Federal approval for the distillery is “in process” with approvals from the state expected to follow, Fritz said. Much of the financing for the Tattered Flag project is provided through a $1.5 million loan to the brewhouse from the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority. About $1.1 million of the loan money is to cover work to improve the Elks. The remaining $400,000 is for Tattered Flag to purchase most of the Elks Building property. Tattered Flag is to repay the loan to the authority over 25 years at 4 percent interest. The rest of the Elks Building not purchased by Tattered Flag will continue to be owned by the authority, including the former Elks Theatre. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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girls later identified Montanez-Castro from a photo lineup, the affidavit said. The affidavit also describes a second incident in which another girl reported that a man, later identified as Montanez-Castro, approached her and another student on foot, called her “Ma” and asked that they come to him and speak with him. The students were alarmed and left, the affidavit said. Montanez-Castro’s girlfriend told police that she believed he was the one named in a police report of the luring incident, according to the affidavit. The girlfriend told police her son had accused Montanez-Castro of
molesting him, and that the couple had left New York following allegations against him regarding the sexual assault of a neighborhood boy and girl, the affidavit said. Steelton police charged MontanezCastro on April 26 for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia that was discovered when police responded to a domestic dispute at the 300 block of Locust St., according to a criminal complaint filed in court. In the criminal complaint, the arresting officer said Montanez-Castro admitted a cigar wrapper filled with marijuana was his.
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Barbara Ellen “Cissy” (Blankenship) Snyder, 58, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. She was born on October 9, 1957 and was the loving daughter of the late William L. Blankenship and Barbara (Whitehair) Blankenship. She was a member of Geyers United Methodist Church, Middletown, and a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School, class of 1975. Barbara enjoyed many things such as the beach, swimming in her pool and children. She was an active member in the Sunshine Sisters and DAWGS at her church. In addition to her father Barbara was preceded in death by her son Duke W. Snyder, grandson Zachary R. Snyder, and a sister Kim G. Saylor. In addition to her mother she is survived by her husband of over 43 years, Robert P. Snyder III; son Robert P. Snyder IV and his wife Shelby of Middletown; sister Lorie J. Reichel and her husband David of Harrisburg; brother Rickey L. Blankenship of Decatur, Ala.; and grandchildren Tyler Glaser, Colton Glaser and Brody Snyder. A tribute to Barbara’s life was held on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Geyers United Methodist Church, 1605 S. Geyers Church Rd., Middletown, PA 17057, with the Rev. Steven Atanasoff and the Rev. Donald Walters officiating. There was a viewing at 12 p.m. until the hour of the service on Sunday at the church. Family suggests memorial contributions be made in Barbara’s name to Geyers United Methodist Church. The family has entrusted the care to the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., to handle the funeral arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
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Evelyn L. (Bright) Smith, 73, of Downingtown, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Paoli. Born Saturday, September 26, 1942 in Houlton, Me., she was the daughter of the late Earl W. Bright Jr. and Beatrice Jennie (Shurr) Bright. She was married for 50 years to Ronald H. Smith also of Downingtown. They were each other’s first dates when they were both 15 years old. Evelyn was an avid bingo player who enjoyed life and being around people, and had a terrific sense of humor. She loved to read and travel and was also a great cook. Evelyn was an organ transplant recipient, and the family would like to encourage everyone to consider becoming an organ donor. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons Shaun H. Smith and his wife Julia of Ashland, N.H., and Bradley B. Smith and his wife Alexis of Downingtown; three grandchildren Kailee, Bradley B., Jr. and Alexander; a brother Earl W. Bright III and his wife Bobby of Middletown; a sister Beth A. Bright and her companion Gary Kulp of Maytown; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home, 208 North Union St., Middletown. Viewing was from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will take place at the convenience of the family in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.fager-finkenbinder. com.
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After crossing the Blue Mountain and staying with the Rev. Philip Meyer overnight, the two ministers got to the ‘Sommerberge’ Church the next morning to find a vast concourse of people. Helferich does not directly say so, but the presumption is that some of the latter was not of the mild variety, as he says ‘the entire affair smacked rather of a battalion day than of a religious festival.’ There is a book of records preserved recording baptisms, burials, as well as some communicant lists and minutes that are invaluable in tracing one’s ancestry. However, there are three pages missing from the front of the book and baptisms begin 23 November 1788. Thus, there are no “official” records, except tombstone inscriptions of the birth of Johannes’ son Jacob, our direct ancestor, born 1786. Johannes’ daughter Catherine, born 1789, is the first of his children to be baptized there. Burial lists start in 1803 and both Johannes and his wife Catherine Schmitt’s deaths are recorded. The year 1822 was one of stark tragedy. Where burials had been recorded at an average of from six to 10 per year, a total of 52 are recoded for 1822, with 48 between 27 June and 13 September, the months of the year when the death rate ordinarily is at it’s lowest. All but four of these 48 were children, and they included at least four of Johannes’ grandchildren. It is quite apparent that a severe epidemic swept the community. In the year 1809 there is a Georg (sic) Reber (most likely son of Johannes) listed as a deacon. The Reber family appears on a list of those who paid toward the debt on the Church land, 15 April 1816; John, Sr. $1.00; Johannes Reber, Jr. $3.00; George $2.00; Abraham $1.00; Jacob (our direct ancestor) $1.50; and Adam $.50 - a total of $9.00. The oldest portion of the cemetery where Johannes and Catherine Reber are buried is almost directly opposite and south of the present church, the Summer Hill wagon road dividing it. Among these older stones is a vacant space that once may have been occupied by the first church or churches. Rev. Helferich, in the account of the cornerstone ceremonies on May 23, 1847, tells of a thunderstorm coming up during the services and the people retreating to the old church, which consequently must have been still standing elsewhere at that time. The 1790 Census for Brunswick and Manheim Township, Berks County (now Schuylkill County) shows: John 1 male 16 and up (John); 4 males under 16 (John, 11; Adam 9; George 7; Jacob 4); and 2 females (wife Catherine and daughter Catherine, 1). It also shows a Frederick Reber who could be his brother. In 1798, when war with France seemed imminent, the Federal Government endeavored to raise $2,000,000 by levying taxes on land, houses, and Negro slaves. As there were comparatively few slaves in Pennsylvania, the excise fell heavily on land and houses. The house tax based on the number and size of windows. In Bucks, Berks (which included Schuylkill at that time), Montgomery and Northampton counties, the sight of assessors carefully measuring windows so irritated the Pennsylvania German housewives that they frequently greeted Federal agents with a dash of hot water from the windows. This insurrection was known as the Liberty Insurrection, or the Fries Rebellion (so named because John Fries became the chief inciter of the country people by reason of a vitriolic tongue developed as an auctioneer). It also became known as ‘The Hot Water’ Rebellion! It would be interesting to know if our ancestor Catherine (Schmitt) Reber was one of these German housewives who poured hot water out of the windows, or whether our ancestor, her husband Johannes, was one the militia who quelled the rebellion! One of the effects of the rebellion was the weaning of the preponderantly German population from the Federalist Party to that of Jefferson. In accordance with the Revolutionary War Claim Act of 7 June 1832, Johann at the age of 74, applied for a Pension. He was allowed a pension (Certificate No. 1146, issued 27 October 1832) at the rate of $23.33 per annum to commence on the 4th day of March 1833.
Four years later he died and is buried in the Summer Hill Cemetery. There is a Revolutionary War marker on his grave that was placed there by the Mahantongo Chapter of the D.A.R. through the instigation of the late Mr. Charles Engle of Mahanoy City, Pa. The Stimmes Die Volks, an old Orwigsburg newspaper has the following item of 2 April 1836: “On Last Sunday in Manheim Township, died Johannes Reber, an old Revolutionary Soldier in the 79th year of his age.” His wife Catherine died eight months later on 27 December 1836 and she too is buried in the St. Paul’s (Summer Hill) Church. Their Tombstone inscriptions are written in German as follows: Hier ruhen Hier ruhen died Geine von die Gebenine von Johannes Catherine Reber Reber Geboren den 7 January gebornes Schmitt in wurde 1758 geb.den 15 April 1762 Gestorben den 27 Merz gest. den 27 December 1836 1836 Alt 74 Jahr 8 Monat Alt 78 Jahr 2 Monat und 12 Tage Test und 21 Tag. Text 2 Tim. 4 Cap. d. 7 u. 8vers.
What’s next for Gabriela Przybylski? An appearance on “Jeopardy,’’maybe? Przybylski, a sixth-grader at Middletown Area Middle School, finished ninth among 105 finalists in the Pennsylvania National Geographic State Bee on Friday, April 1 at Harrisburg’s State Museum. The winner qualified for the National Geographic Bee Championships on May 22 in Washington, D.C. The national geography competition is held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students. Gabriela, daughter of Marek and Angela Przybylski, is the first female student to win her middle school’s Geography Bee. She and other Pennsylvania school champions were required to take an online qualifying test to earn a spot in the state bee.
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Borough Council voted 8-1 to hire special counsel with the intent of filing a court injunction to block the Fager-Finkenbinder crematory, the lawsuit notes. Council to date has not filed an injunction. However, Junker’s lawsuit notes that later in February five borough residents filed an appeal of the zoning permit with the Middletown Zoning Hearing Board. The board is now hearing the appeal. Junker’s lawsuit alleges that the borough has sought to “interfere” with DEP’s technical review of the Fager-Finkenbinder air quality permit application. The lawsuit includes a copy of a Feb. 19 letter from the borough requesting DEP “postpone” its review of the Fager-Finkenbinder application because the zoning permit
approved in June is “no longer a final zoning decision” on the crematory, citing the appeal currently before the zoning hearing board. The borough sent a second letter to DEP on April 11 requesting a delay, a copy of which is included in the lawsuit. The lawsuit says that at least one borough elected official, who is not named, has “expressed an intent to force Fager-Finkenbinder to continue to incur legal expenses so that it cannot afford to proceed with the crematory.” The lawsuit details three separate Right to Know requests that Junker filed with the borough’s Right to Know officer, one dated Feb. 9, the second dated Feb. 10 and the third dated Feb. 11. The first request included all minutes, videos, audio recordings or transcripts of any borough council meeting from June 2015 to present regarding the cre-
matory, plus video, audio recordings or transcripts from council meetings held on Jan. 19 and Feb. 2. It also sought all information that has been provided to councilors regarding the crematory since June 2015, the “complete file” the borough has on the Fager-Finkenbinder property, “all records sent to or received” by the borough regarding the crematory from “any third parties,” including news media, and “all written and electronic communications sent to or received by any borough public official or employee” for any “third parties” related to the crematory from June 2015 to present. The first request also sought statements of financial interest for 2014, 2015 and 2016 filed by all council members, Mayor James H. Curry III, the borough manager and the borough zoning and codes officer “as required
by the Pennsylvania Ethics Act,” plus the borough’s 2016 budget. The second Right to Know request seeks “all written and electronic communications, including but not limited to emails, text messages and notes or other records of telephone calls” between every member of the current council and “any person regarding the crematory” since May 1, 2015. The current councilors are named individually in the second Right to Know request – Benjamim Kapenstein, Damon Suglia, Robert Louer, Robert Reid, Dawn Knull, Anne Einhorn and Diana McGlone. Also named is former councilor Greg Wilsbach, who resigned. The second request asks for records of not only official accounts that councilors have through the borough, but also each councilor’s “personal or business computer, telephone or account.”
The third request seeks the same information for May 1, 2015 to present from Curry, former borough Manager Tim Konek, former borough communications director Chris Courogen and individually each of the five other councilors in office from May 1, 2015 to the end of 2015; named in the third request are former councilors Michael Bowman, John Brubaker, Sue Sullivan, Scott Sites and Christopher R. McNamara. The third request also seeks the same information regarding Miller, the borough’s former zoning and codes officer. It also requests “the complete file related to any property in Middletown Borough on which there is a human or pet crematory.” The borough had not yet filed a response to Junker’s lawsuit as of press time, according to public court records filed on the county’s Web site.
Proposed crematory would be “smallest’’ system offered, expert says By Dan Miller
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No more than 300 bodies a year would be cremated in the proposed crematory that would be built behind the Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home on North Union Street, a representative of a company that manufactures cremation systems testified during a Middletown Zoning Hearing Board meeting on Wednesday, April 27. The type of system that Fager-Finkenbinder plans to use at its Middletown crematory at 208 N. Union St. would be “the smallest” manufactured for human cremation by Matthews International, according to Ron Salvatore, a representative of Matthews. The system to be used in the FagerFinkenbinder crematory typically supports “small volume operations” of from 100 to 300 cremations a year, or two to three a week on average, Salvatore testified. The volume of business at the proposed crematory has been a major concern among neighbors and others living close by who oppose the crematory. The opponents have pointed to language in Fager-Finkenbinder’s application for an air quality permit that was submitted in October to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection suggesting that the crematory could be a seven-daya-week, around-the-clock operation. The application also lists a proposed “operating schedule” suggesting that the crematory will run 12 hours a day,
six days a week, 52 weeks a year and 3,744 hours a year. Opponents maintain that the crematory will end up handling remains not just from the Middletown home but from the three other funeral homes that Fager-Finkenbinder owns in Palmyra, Elizabethtown and Marietta because the level of business at FagerFinkenbinder’s Middletown location does not come close to supporting that volume of cremations. The volume of business has fueled concerns among opponents over what they contend will be potentially harmful air emissions coming from the crematory. Opponents also point to the volume of business in seeking to overturn the zoning permit that former Middletown zoning officer Jeffrey Miller approved in June that allowed FagerFinkenbinder to locate the crematory as an “accessory use” to the existing funeral home. A 24- or even 12-hour a day operation that brings in remains from all four funeral homes means the crematory will eventually become the primary driver of business at the Middletown funeral home, as opposed to being an “accessory use” as determined by Miller, opponents have said. The April 27 hearing was held to consider an appeal of the zoning permit. It was brought by five borough residents – Charles and Amanda Brenneman, who are husband and wife; Jo-Ann Lauffer; Connie Lauffer; and Marjorie W. Rhen, (by Michelle Allen, her agent under power of attorney).
The hearing began with attorneys representing Fager-Finkenbinder succeeding in getting Tom Germak, one of the three members of the zoning hearing board, to recuse himself from the hearing. Attorney Robert Max Junker pointed out that Germak had attended a March 24 public meeting held by a group opposing the crematory, and charged that a sign opposing the crematory had been placed on the property of Germak’s business. Germak acknowledged being at the meeting, saying that he went “for informational purposes only.” He denied placing a sign opposing the crematory upon the property of his business. Junker called as a witness Middletown Borough Councilor Dawn Knull, who testified that she heard Germak say during the meeting that he would do “everything in his power to prevent this (the crematory) from going through.” Junker also called as a witness another Middletown Borough councilor, Diana McGlone, who testified that Germak during a phone conversation told her that he thought the crematory “was not necessarily needed for this town.” Germak huddled in an off-the-record sidebar with the two other board members – Chairman Jack Still and member Don Graham – and the board’s solicitor, David A. Wion. Afterward, Wion resumed the hearing by announcing that Germak would agree to recuse himself. Wion said Germak’s recusal was not because he felt he could not be “unbiased” in the case, but because
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negatively affect our community and I know our property values.” The lawyers for Fager-Finkenbinder sought to defuse much of the nuisance and health-related concerns over the crematory by calling Salvatore, who testified to having been a witness in as many as “300 zoning hearing” proceedings on crematories. Contrary to opponents’ assertions that the state is lax in its oversight of crematories, Salvatore contended that the regulatory requirements of Pennsylvania and New York are the most stringent in the nation. He said that Matthews has “well over 100” of the types of crematories that would be operating in Middletown in other locations throughout Pennsylvania, including in Carlisle, Shippensburg, York, Susquehanna Twp. and Hershey. Crematories used to be located mostly in cemeteries, but Salvatore said that the trend during his 25 years in the business has increasingly been to locate them in funeral homes to satisfy the wishes of families who want to know for certain that their loved ones’ remains are always under the funeral home’s control. The DEP permit language that has led to concerns over the crematory being a non-stop 24-hour operation is to satisfy DEP permit requirements regarding “the maximum potential to emit” emissions. But it does not reflect the “actual potential” for how often the crematory will be running, Salvatore said. “In reality, the unit cannot operate 24/7 – it’s not designed to do that,” Salvatore said. “The funeral business is not an 8 to 5 business,” Salvatore said, explaining that the crematory “could be open 24/7 but it does not operate 24/7.” Salvatore testified that the noise that would be heard outside the crematory while it is running would be “a little louder than an air conditioner.” However, Matthews has never done any testing to record decibel levels associated with its cremation equipment, he said. While the crematory is running, heat waves would be visible coming out of the smokestack, Salvatore said. However, he contended that smoke would not be visible coming from the crematory under normal circumstances, although a “puff of smoke” could occur at times, especially in the event of a power outage. The amount of unburnt “particulate matter” coming from the crematory would be similar to that coming from a grill, furnace or any other kind of appliance that uses propane or natural gas for combustion, Salvatore said.
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the law suggests that even “the appearance of a predisposition or a bias” is to be avoided. “The board does not want to be in the position of having persons think there is a predisposition,” Wion said. Germak then left the room and the hearing began in earnest. Council chambers was packed, with some people having to stand in the hallway because all the seats in the room were taken. Aaron Martin, an attorney representing the five residents appealing Miller’s permit, opened his case by saying that the basis for the appeal is “not merely emotional” but “firmly grounded in the words of the borough’s own zoning ordinance.” Fager-Finkenbinder seeks to extend an existing “non-conforming” use in a residential zone, where a funeral home is “not permitted by right,” he said. Martin also pointed out that Miller has been subpoenaed to testify, and noted that the former zoning officer was seated in the back of the room. But as the hearing went on, Miller did not get to testify. After four hours, the board had only gotten through the testimony of three witnesses – appellants Charles Brenneman and Connie Lauffer and Salvatore. Brenneman and Lauffer both testified that they had no knowledge of FagerFinkenbinder’s plan for the crematory until January – almost three months after Fager-Finkenbinder applied to the DEP for an air quality permit and almost six months after Miller approved the borough zoning permit. Brenneman, who lives in the 200 block of N. Pine St., said he has about “10 to 15 valid reasons” for not wanting the crematory to locate near his home. He said he is concerned about smoke and noise coming from the crematory, that the crematory could operate on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis, and that it will cause the value of his and other nearby properties “to plummet.” He also expressed concerns over increased traffic and a decline in the quality of life for himself and his family. “I love to grill and the fact that human remains will be in the air makes me not want to grill,” Brenneman testified. Lauffer acknowledged that she has no scientific basis for her assertion that the crematory would lead to a decline in property values. But she held fast to her belief that it would. “Having a crematory next to historic buildings and in our little downtown district is going to turn people off to come to our restaurants and to move into our community,” she said. “The location of the crematory in relation to all of those things I think will
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tor, John Peters, lieutenant colonel of the pro-British Queen’s Loyal Rangers, met briefly with Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. Curiously enough, John’s brother, Absalom, differed with him on the question of American independence. This caused a schism in the family, which might explain how my mother and I rarely saw eye-to-eye on politics. Until the end, Mom tried to keep up with her interests like the world wasn’t ending. When she was diagnosed with Stage IV cervical cancer last fall, she wasn’t overly worried. We thought the strain was treatable. A few chemo trips and everything would be all right. But then we found out that her cancer was a rare form – less than 500 people in the U.S. have it. Her conditioned worsened. Radiation treatments ceased to have any effect. She was forced to retire, and my sister-in-law became her caretaker. She wasn’t happy about the change, but she didn’t let it stop her from doing what she wanted to do. Movies and Christmas kitsch don’t keep death away, unfortunately. When my mom called to tell me she checked into the hospital for a mild issue, I was in Austin, Texas, for work. She told me not to worry,
and that everything would be fine. The next day, my brother called and told me he was worried about her condition. A day later, I was on a plane back to Middletown. I arrived late, and didn’t have a chance to visit her in the hospital that night. Early the next morning, things took a turn for the worse. I sped down Middletown Road toward Hershey, blowing through red lights, driving well over the speed limit. I arrived in time to say goodbye while holding her hand. At the end, as life slipped away, she was the woman she’d always been: Genuine, earnest, beautiful. Even in her frail, departed state she was my mother. Seeing her depart this world was a sharp reminder of the inherent dignity God grants us all. This Sunday, May 8 is Mother’s Day. Do yourself a favor and don’t forget to get the woman who lugged you around for nine months some flowers. Or, at the very least, give her a call. Tell her you’re sorry if you have to. Before you know it, it could be too late. I love you, Mom, and I miss you. James E. Miller, a native of Middletown, works as a digital marketer in Virginia. His columns appear regularly in the Press And Journal.
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Swim Club opening day
Middletown Swim Club will open for the season on Saturday, May 28. Singles, couples and family memberships are available. For more information, call 717-948-3318, or stop by the office located in the lower level of the Main Street Gym, or visit slayton@raiderweb.org. •••••
Middletown Home Mother’s Day celebration
A Mother’s Day Spring Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Middletown Home, 999 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown. Large hanging spring flower baskets will be offered for sale. There also will be live music and food. Proceeds will go to the Grow The Middletown Home Benevolent Fund and local community nonprofit groups. For more information, visit MiddletownHome. org or call 717-944-3351. •••••
Middletown Fair
The 41st Annual Middletown Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 11 in Hoffer Park, Middletown. Arts and crafts vendors, a car show, a community bake-off competition, Ride the Rails For Cancer and much more will be featured. •••••
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Jeffrey J. Walker will perform on the deck at Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. •••••
Middletown Public Library Book Sale
The Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St., Middletown will host its Spring 2016 Book Sale on the following days: Monday, May 9, from 4 to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, May 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The library will be closed on Friday, May 13. For more information, call 717-944-6412 or visit www. middletownpubliclib.org. •••••
Strites Orchard Open House
Strites Orchard will host its Spring Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. Wagon rides and kids’ activities will be featured. For more information, call 717-564-3130 or visit www. stritesorchard.com. New hours are: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Mondays through Fridays; and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Strites Orchard is closed on Sundays. •••••
Bingo Mania
Bingo Mania will be held on Sunday, May 8 at Londonderry Fire Co., 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown. Doors and kitchen open at noon; bingo starts at 2 p.m. For more information, call 717944-2175. •••••
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Frey Village, 1020 N. Union St., Middletown, will host its Annual Strawberry Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 4. Fresh strawberries, homemade chocolates, vendors, a jewelry sale, a silent auction and a book sale will be featured. For more information, call 1-888-995-8261 or visit www. FreyVillageSeniorLiving.org.
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Raiders fight but eventually fall in losses to Mechanicsburg, LD By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
The Middletown baseball team endured another pair of losses and a rainout last week as the current season approached the end. As has been the case the past couple weeks, the Blue Raiders showed their competitive spirit before seeing their hopes of victory elude them against a pair of rivals from the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division. The Raiders (3-12, 2-10 in the division) hung tough at Mechanicsburg (11-4, 9-3) on Monday, April 25 before the Wildcats scored three late runs to turn away the Middletown squad’s upset bid. Against Lower Dauphin on Wednesday, April 27, the Raiders held a 1-0 lead through the game’s first 2 ½ innings prior to the Falcons’ four-run rally in the bottom of the third frame. The Middletown side was then held to just one run the rest of the way and the Falcons scored seven times in the bottom of the fifth, eventually posting a 12-2 win over the hard-luck Raiders in Hummelstown. A game against Susquehanna Twp. on Thursday, April 28 was rained out and rescheduled for Wednesday, May 11.
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Middletown’s Brendan Dintiman (23) scored the Blue Raiders’ first run against Mechanicsburg. The Raiders hung tough with the Wildcats before losing, 7-3.
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The Raiders got off to a great start at Mechanicsburg’s Soldiers and Sailors Park, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning against Wildcat starter Joel Warner. Middletown’s Brendan Dintiman led off the game with a walk and went to third on Noah Zimmerman’s single up the right side past the second baseman. After Johan Please See RAIDERS, Page B3
Middletown relief pitcher M i c h a e l M a t t e s re c o rd e d Mechanicsburg’s final out of the sixth inning to give the Blue Raiders one last chance against the Wildcats.
Former Raider football star inducted into Hall of Fame By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
Former Middletown Area High School football standout Scott Lee Eberly was inducted into the West Chester University Sports Hall of Fame in ceremonies held on Saturday, April 23 at the university’s Foundation and Alumni Center. Eberly, son of Terry and Pam Eberly of Lower Swatara Twp., was nominated because of his excellence as a running back on the West Chester Golden Rams football team during the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons. At Middletown, Eberly was a multiyear, three-sport letter winner in football, basketball and track. By the end of his senior year football season, Eberly had broken a 26-year-old rushing record at Middletown with 3,056 yards, eclipsing the record of 2,894 yards set by the late Harvey “Tony” Colston. During his high school career, Eberly was named to the Mid-Penn Conference’s all star squads all three years that he played. He also was recognized as an all-star running back, return specialist and defensive back on several lists and was named Mid-Penn Division II Player of the Year in 1989. At the football banquet during his senior year, Eberly was presented the annual David H. Degler Memorial Award by the Raider Club. Eberly carried that success to West
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Chester, where he became the fourth member of his immediate family to attend the university. His dad, Terry, also a former Blue Raider, went to West Chester on a football scholarship and turned his quarterbacking leadership into a university Hall of Fame career. Terry, a 1966 graduate of West Chester, was inducted in 2002. Playing in a run-first offense under then-coach Jim Bonder, Terry passed for 898 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior and 823 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior to lead the Golden Rams in the early 1960s. Scott’s mother, Pam, graduated from West Chester and met Terry while there, and Scott’s older brother, Rob, also a West Chester grad, played football for the Golden Rams. Scott certainly left his mark on the turf at West Chester’s John A. Farrell Stadium during his tenure. He was named Player of the Week in the Rams’ 34-20 win over New Haven in 1991 after carrying the ball 41 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns. He was also named as co-offensive player of the week by the Division II East Coast Athletic Conference, and his 41 carries tied a school record that still stands today. In a 1992 game, Scott scored the winning touchdown in West Chester’s 21-20 victory over Delaware. During his three-year varsity career, Eberly amassed 2,897 total yards on 665 rushing attempts and led the team in
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Scott Lee Eberly, left, and his father, Terry, attend the West Chester University Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, April 23. Both are members of the Hall of Fame. carries all three years. In a 1993 game against Kutztown, he ran for 292 yards and ended the season with 1,110 yards. During his three seasons, the Golden Rams compiled a record of 21 wins and 12 losses under Coach Rick Daniels. Eberly earned a degree in criminal
justice and worked for a time at Dauphin County’s Shaffner Juvenile Detention Center. He now owns and operates his own landscaping company in the Middletown area. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
GRAND FINALE
Middletown’s Kell homers, Harper pitches in Lions’ season-ending win over JuanitaPenn State Harrisburg’s final baseball game of the year was a wild one – much like the Lions’ entire season.The Lions dominated Juanita for seven innings, taking a commanding 13-0 lead, then held off a wild Eagle rally to win, 15-11 on Wednesday, April 27 in Middletown.Juanita (9-27) scored 10 runs in the top of the eighth inning to pull within 13-11 and jolt the Lions (19-23). Penn State Harrisburg scored two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI double by Blake Reiff and a sacrifice fly by Jackson Struve, then shut out Juanita in the top of the ninth to win.Designated hitter Tom Denniston when 2-for-3 and drove in three runs for Penn State Harrisburg, while catcher Ethan Kell,
a Middletown graduate, went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs in the victory.The Lions’ season featured plenty of ups and downs, the most recent roller-coaster ride taking place at the Capital Athletic Conference playoffs. The Lions, appearing in the conference playoffs for the first time after securing the sixth and final playoff spot, defeated topseeded Frostburg St. on the first day of the double-elimination tournament, then lost close games to Wesley and Marymount by identical 10-6 scores to be ousted.Against Juanita, the Lions jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Denniston, an RBI double by Kell and a run-scoring groundout by Connor Bowers.Penn
State Harrisburg scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, knocking Juanita starting pitcher JD Weyant out of the game. Two-run singles by Denniston and Justin O’Dell were the crushing blows.The Lions added four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take an 11-0 lead. O’Dell walked with the bases loaded to drive in one run, while a sacrifice fly by Reiff and a fielding error led to three more runs. Bobby Patterson (7-3) was the winning pitcher for the Lions, surrendering no runs and just four hits to Juanita while striking out four batters. The relief pitching was just good enough to win.Middletown’s Bobby Harper, a relief pitcher, threw for the first time this season for Penn State Harrisburg,
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Middletown grad homers in Lions’ finale. surrendering three unearned runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning. Brendan Riotto earned his sixth save for Penn State Harrisburg.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA TRACK AND FIELD
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Seniors on the Middletown track and field team and their families were honored before the meet with Northern York.
Gallatin wins two sprints in Raider track loss Middletown sprinter Tyrelle Gallatin won two races, but the Blue Raiders lost to Northern York in boys’ and girls’ track and field on Tuesday, April 26 in Middletown. The Raider boys fell to the Polar Bears, 95-55, while the Raider girls fell, 102-48. The boys kept close to Northern York in track events, but the Polar Bears pulled away by dominating the field events. The girls saw Northern York dominate in the track events. Gallatin won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11 seconds and the 200-meter run with a time of 23.6 seconds. Middletown’s Matt Freshe won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43 seconds and teammate Tyler Whitfield won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:09.6. Middletown’s
400-meter relay team also won, finishing with a time of 48.7 seconds. Middletown’s Hunter Landis won the discus with a throw of 139 feet, 8 inches. In the girls’ competition, Middletown’s Rowan Sessa won the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 48.9 seconds, while teammate Jocelyn Koser won the 200-meter run with a time of 27.6 seconds. Middletown’s Alexis Ulrich won the long jump with a leap of 14 feet, 3 3/4 inches, while teammate Jessica Knisley won the pole vault with a vault of 8 feet. The Raiders honored their senior teammates and their families before the meet.
Tre Leach floats over the bar in the high jump competition.
Katie Kennedy clears a hurdle during the 300-meter hurdles.
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Alexis Ulrich lands her long jump.
Sprinter Da’Quan Walters jumps out of the blocks.
Dylan Andree competes in the 400-meter run
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MIDDLETOWN AREA SOFTBALL
Standings for 5-4-16 BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Susquehanna Twp. 10 3 10-5 Mechanicsburg 9 3 11-4 Hershey 9 3 10-5 Lower Dauphin 8 5 9-6 Palmyra 7 5 9-6 Bishop McDevitt 6 6 9-7 CD East 4 8 6-9 Middletown 2 10 3-12 Harrisburg 0 12 1-13
GIRLS Capital Division W L OVERALL Northern York 5 0 6-0 Bishop McDevitt 4 1 4-1 East Pennsboro 3 1 3-1 Trinity 2 2 2-2 Middletown 2 3 4-3 Camp Hill 2 4 4-4 West Perry 0 4 1-5
Last week’s games Mechanics burg 7, Middletown 3 Lower Dauphin 12, Middletown 2 Lower Dauphin 6, Harrisburg 1
This week’s meets Tuesday, May 10 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 4 p.m.
Last week’s meets Northern York 102, Middletown 48
Friday, May 6 Lower Dauphin at Governor Mifflin, 7 p.m.
Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 5 0 5-0 Cedar Cliff 5 1 5-1 Palmyra 4 2 4-2 Lower Dauphin 3 2 4-3 Mechanicsburg 2 2 2-3 Milton Hershey 1 3 1-3 Red Land 0 5 0-5 Susquehanna Twp. 0 5 0-5
Saturday, May 7 Middletown at Greencastle-Antrim, 1 p.m.
Last week’s meets Lower Dauphin 89, Susquehanna Twp. 61
Monday, May 9 Central Dauphin at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m.
This week’s meets Thursday, May 5 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 3:45 p.m.
This week’s games Wednesday, May 4 Palmyra at Middletown, 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 5 Middletown at Bishop McDevitt, 4:15 p.m.
Capital Division W L OVERALL West Perry 7 1 11-3 Northern York 7 1 11-4 East Pennsboro 5 2 8-4 Camp Hill 3 4 6-5 Trinity 2 5 3-7 Steelton-Highspire 2 6 2-8 Milton Hershey 0 7 1-10 Last week’s games Steelton-Highspire 19, Milton Hershey 4 Newport 9, Steelton-Highspire 4 This week’s games Thursday, May 5 Steelton-Highspire at Newport, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Mount Calvary at Steelton-Highspire, 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 7 Lower Dauphin at Stan Morgan Invitational, Carlisle, 10 a.m. BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 6 2 10-2 Mechanics burg 5 3 8-3 Lower Dauphin 5 3 7-3 Red Land 5 3 7-5 Northern York 3 5 8-5 Cedar Cliff 0 8 0-9 Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 3, Hershey 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Northern York 1
Last week’s games Middletown Green 14, Middletown Blue 9 Lower Swatara Yellow 13, Paxtonia (5) 12 Lower Swatara Orange 8, Middletown Gold 0 Lower Swatara Black 6, Paxtonia (3) 5 Lower Swatara White 10, Middletown Blue 0 PHR Orange 7, Middletown Blue 4 PHR Carolina 2, Lower Swatara Red 1 YOUTH SOFTBALL SUBURBAN GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 11U W L Hummelstown (1) 7 0 Cedar Cliff (1) 2 0 Hummelstown (2) 6 1 Cedar Cliff No. (2) 1 1 Lower Swatara (3) 2 2 Akron 2 3 Dills burg 1 2 Cedar Cliff (3) 1 3 Londonderry 0 3 Lower Swatara (4) 0 7 Akron Lower Swatara Londonderry
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This week’s matches Thursday, May 5 Red Land at Lower Dauphin, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10 West Perry at Steelton-Highspire, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 5:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 13 0 13-1 Mechanics burg 10 2 12-3 CD East 7 3 7-4 Bishop McDevitt 7 5 9-7 Palmyra 6 5 8-7 Susquehanna Twp. 5 7 5-9 Hershey 3 9 3-12 Middletown 3 10 3-13 Harrisburg 0 13 0-13
GIRLS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Central Dauphin 4 0 11-3 Lower Dauphin 2 1 7-7 Hershey 2 2 8-6 Palmyra 0 2 4-7 CD East 0 3 3-9
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Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 16, Cedar Crest 15 Lower Dauphin 17, Central Dauphin East 6 Lower Dauphin 14, Hershey 13
EAST SHORE FAST PITCH LEAGUE 10U W L Lower Swatara 3 0 Swatara/Paxtang 3 0 E.Hanover (3) 2 0 Paxtonia (2) 2 1 Hershey (3) 2 1 Hershey (1) 2 2 Paxtonia (1) 2 2 West Hanover 1 1 E.Hanover (1) 1 1 Central Dauphin 1 1 Lower Dauphin (1) 1 1 E.Hanover (2) 1 2 Harrisburg 1 2 Lower Dauphin (2) 1 2 Hershey (2) 0 2 Susquehanna 0 2 Middletown 0 3
This week’s games Thursday, May 5 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m.
This week’s games Wednesday, May 4 Middletown at Palmyra, 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 10 Lower Dauphin at Cumberland Valley, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 5 Bishop McDevitt at Middletown, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 5 0 11-3 Palmyra 2 1 9-5 Central Dauphin 3 2 8-6 Lower Dauphin 2 2 7-7 Bishop McDevitt 1 4 6-7 CD East 0 4 0-12
Friday, May 6 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 4:15 p.m. Monday, May 9 Middletown at Trinity, 4:15 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 4:15 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division (Final standings) W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 10 2 14-2 Palmyra 10 2 11-3 James Buchanan 9 3 14-3 Bishop McDevitt 5 7 7-7 Camp Hill 5 7 6-7 Trinity 2 10 3-10 Middletown 1 11 5-11 Last week’s matches Trinity 3, Middletown 2 Middletown 5, Harrisburg Academy 0 Keystone Division (Final standings) W L OVERALL Hershey 6 0 16-2 Lower Dauphin 5 1 13-3 Mechanicsburg 4 2 8-6 Mifflin County 3 3 4-11 Northern York 2 4 5-9 Susquehanna Twp. 1 5 3-12 CD East 0 6 1-14 District 3 playoffs Class AAA Tuesday, May 10 Lower Dauphin (13-3) vs. winner of Palmyra/South Western, 12:45 p.m., Hershey Racquet Club (Winner vs. winner of Hempfield/Manheim Twp./New Oxford, 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 11 at Hershey Racquet Club) TRACK AND FIELD MID-PENN CONFERENCE BOYS Capital Division W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 4 0 4-0 Camp Hill 5 1 8-1 Northern York 3 2 3-3 Bishop McDevitt 2 3 3-3 West Perry 1 3 4-3 Middletown 1 3 3-3 Trinity 1 3 1-3 Last week’s meets Northern York 95, Middletown 55 This week’s meets Tuesday, May 10 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 4 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 4 0 5-0 Milton Hershey 4 0 4-0 Hershey 3 1 3-1 Palmyra 3 3 3-3 Red Land 2 3 2-3 Lower Dauphin 2 3 2-5 Susquehanna Twp. 1 3 1-3 Cedar Cliff 0 6 0-6 Last week’s meets Lower Dauphin 76, Susquehanna Twp. 74 This week’s meets Thursday, May 5 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Lower Dauphin at Stan Morgan Invitational, Carlisle, 10 a.m.
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Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 12, Cedar Crest 11 Lower Dauphin 15, Central Dauphin East 1 Lower Dauphin 8, Spring Grove 7
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Last week’s games East Hanover (2) 5, Lower Dauphin (2) 2 Hershey (3) 14, Middletown 4 Lower Swatara 12, East Hanover (2) 4 Lower Swatara 16, Hershey (1) 13
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The Raiders held a 3-2 lead after three innings, but Mechanicsburg grabbed the lead with a two-run fourth, then added three runs in the fifth and seventh to pull away on Monday, April 25 in Middletown. Middletown had just three hits, but made them count. Cheyanne Frayre and Rachel Applegate each drove in a run with a hit, while teammate Kylee Nester scored a run after getting on base with a hit. But the Wildcats (12-3,10-2) bounced back in the fourth inning to take a 4-3 lead, then added three more in the fifth. Erica Smiley went 2-for-5 with three RBI, while teammate Jordan Hertz went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Mackenzie Brady went 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Sanchez-Padilla drew a second walk that loaded the bases, Brandon Harper stroked a two-run single down the left field line to give the Raiders the early lead. Warner avoided further trouble by getting the first out on a pop up, the second one on a rundown and the third on a strikeout. Dintiman, Middletown’s starting pitcher, gave up a two-out single in the home half of the first inning but left the runner stranded with a fly out to center. After the Raiders went down in order in the top of the second stanza, the Wildcats took the lead with three runs in the bottom of the second. A leadoff double, a fielding error, three singles and a pair of walks produced the three runs and a 3-2 lead for Mechanicsburg. The Raiders left one runner stranded in the top of the third inning and went down in order in the fourth, while Dintiman kept the Wildcats scoreless in the home half of the third to keep the score unchanged. But the hosts picked up another run in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it a 4-2 game. In the top of the fifth inning, Middletown’s Joe Brady was hit by a pitch to lead the Raider offense to its third run of the game. Brady went to second on Trevor Fuller’s single and made it to third on a fielder’s choice by Dintiman off Mechanicsburg relief pitcher Josh Herring. Another fielder’s choice grounder, this one by Zimmerman, drove in Brady for the run, cutting Middletown’s deficit to 4-3. Dintiman gave up a harmless single in the home half of the fifth inning and Herring had a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the sixth. But Dintiman ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth when the Wildcats scored three runs to jump up to a 7-3
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lead. A leadoff walk and a sacrifice bunt started the inning. Catcher Jimmy Fitzpatrick’s throw to third basemen Rich Castagna for an out took away the initial threat. But Matt Cody’s double to right, an intentional walk and a fielding error produced the first run. A two-run single by Cam Athey drove in the other two. Reliever Michael Mattes got the final out to prevent further scoring. With one out in the top of the seventh inning, Brady was safe on an error and the Raiders tried to rally. But a strikeout and groundout ended the game and secured the 7-3 win for Mechanicsburg.
Lower Dauphin 12 Middletown 2
Encouraged by a 1-0 lead after 2 1/2 innings at Lower Dauphin’s Nye Field, the Raiders had early visions and hopes of a chance to break the Falcons’ long-standing winning streak over the Middletown nine. But the Raiders saw those dreams start to slip away in the home half of the third frame. A pair of one-out singles by Lower Dauphin’s Josh Saufley and Mike Geesman set the stage for a four-run rally by the home team. A fielder’s choice groundout by Tyler Friederich scored the tying run, an RBI single by Tyler Roman drove in the second and a dropped fly ball in center field allowed two more runners to score as the Falcons (9-6, 8-5) grabbed a 4-1 lead. The Falcons’ Will Manley took over on the mound to start the fourth inning and yielded a two-out walk to Castagna before getting out of the inning unscathed. Mattes, the Middletown pitcher, got out of trouble in the home half of the fourth inning after giving up a single and a walk. The Raiders scored a run in the top
of the fifth inning that cut the Falcons’ lead in half, 4-2. Brady led off with a walk, went to second on Mattes’ sacrifice bunt and made it to third on a wild pitch. After Fuller also drew a base on balls, Brady scored on Dintiman’s fielder’s choice groundout. Hoping to keep the score close, Mattes gave up a leadoff single to Matt Kephart in the bottom of the fifth inning before getting the first out on a grounder to short. But Tommy Bramley followed with a bloop double to left that knocked in Kephart and gave the Falcons a 5-2 lead. Mattes got the second out on a strikeout to Ben Lewis, but Connor Buggy’s single following a walk to Jared Dunkle opened up the floodgates that led to six more Lower Dauphin runs. A two-run double by Geesaman made it a 9-2 game and forced Middletown Coach Steve Shuleski to pull Mattes from the mound. Sanchez-Padilla came on in relief for the Raiders but simply could not throw a strike. Four straight walks to Falcon batters produced two more runs before the inning finally ended on a pop up. But the damage had been done and the Falcons were well in control with their 11-2 lead. Dunkle took the hill for Lower Dauphin to start the top of the sixth inning and quickly sat down the Raiders in order. Needing one more run to invoke the mercy rule end the game early, the Falcons got what they wanted following a leadoff bloop single by Dunkle. Sanchez-Padilla struck out Buggy for the first out and retired Saufley on a fly out to left for the second, but two more walks loaded the bases with Falcons and a third straight free pass forced in Dunkle for the game-ending run to close out the Lower Dauphin victory. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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Last week’s games Lower Swatara 14, Londonderry 12 Lower Swatara 22, Londonderry 11 18U
Kaylee Stoner drove in five runs and Lower Dauphin pounded out 15 hits in just three innings as the Falcons downed Middletown, 19-0 on Wednesday, April 27 in Middletown. Kora Houser and Hanna Swartz each drove in three runs as the Falcons (13-1, 13-0 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) exploded for six runs in the first inning and nine more in the second in a game halted after three innings due to the mercy rule. Lower Dauphin pitching ace Ava Bottiglia got the victory with one inning of work on the mound. Relievers Paige Hollinger and Kealey Smith held the Blue Raiders (3-13, 3-10) to just one hit in two innings – by Middletown pitcher Maddy Sweigert. Kelly Fahringer went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for Lower Dauphin, while teammate Kayla Holl was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Kelly Palmer was 2-for-2 with an RBI. The Falcons’ Allie Rissmiller and Emily Lingle each went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
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At MAHS, students again break a record for giving
We can't tax our way to prosperity
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iddletown Area High School broke yet another school record last week when students raised $31,575.28 for the Four Diamonds Fund during their annual Mini-THON, an accomplishment that should make everyone involved – and, indeed, the entire community – proud. The total raised during the event, which featured dancing and games, held on Friday, April 29 at the school, exceeded the previous record of $21,295.49 substantially. The Mini-THON is modeled after Penn State’s successful THON, a dance marathon that raises millions each winter for Four Diamonds, a charity that helps the families of kids battling cancer at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Lower Dauphin High School, where the MiniTHON has a longer history, raised a record amount in March – more than $101,000. The enthusiasm that students in both communities have for helping others never seems to wane – indeed, it gets stronger. The results are proof. Congratulations to students in both Middletown Area and Lower Dauphin for their unwavering desire to help those in need. Their accomplishments are amazing, and their spirit is inspiring.
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Will Trump be the end of the GOP as we know it?
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omething is certainly wrong when a presidential candidate states, “I’m not going to blow it.” It is akin to Richard Nixon’s “I am not a crook.” It suggests that the candidate who said it, Donald Trump, has given us reason to believe that he could blow the nomination or the election or ruin the Republican Party. That the Republican Party is in “existential danger” may seem absurd, but the whole Trump affair seems absurd. In any event, that absurdity is floating in the blogosphere and the headlines: “Coming Conservative Collapse,’’ “The rise of Trump signals a conservative crackup,’’ “The Republican Party May Be Failing.” The rise and fall of political parties is no small thing. It is the way we name and measure political epochs. A splintering or collapse of the Republican Party would measure the end of our present party system. And then who knows what. America changed its party system five or six times, every 20 to 30 years, between 1790 and the 1850s. The Federalists died out in the early 19th century, replaced by the Whigs, as power shifted West. The Whigs fell victim in the 1850s to their inability to solve the slavery problem. The Republican Party was born out of that same crisis, but this time the Republicans are facing the same level of threat that the Whigs were. Only this time the realignment crisis is long overdue. Political parties do not appear and disappear except in response to political crises. We are now in such a crisis. The last near-watershed change was the rise of the Bull Moose party in response to the income inequality of the Gilded Age and its Robber Barons. Theodore Roosevelt was importantly an accidental president who rose to accommodate the crisis and the needed changes. As a result, the existing Democratic and Republican structures were able to weather the crisis and thwart the rise of the Bull Moose Party. The next party threat came with the Depression of the 1930s. Again, Franklin Roosevelt was able to use the Democratic Party, as Theodore Roosevelt had used the Republican Party, to blunt the crisis and save the party. Political parties are coalitions that over time become sclerotic. Without an existential threat to political parties, voters do not have the opportunity to adjust to changing values. In effect, without a change in party structures, voters are eventually stuck in a coalition where they have few, if any, common interests. And that is where we are now. America has had the same two-party structure since 1856 and both parties find themselves existing with coalitions where they do not feel at home. The Democrats are more comfortable with their traditionally wide spectrum of political faith (Bernie Sanders – Hillary Clinton). The Republicans, on the other hand, (Jeb Bush-Ted Cruz) have been moving rather sharply toward a more ideological conservatism that has left the Tea Party and other traditional conservatives deeply alienated. The American party system is in crisis because it has not had the crisis-created opportunity to adapt. The income and wealth inequality that forced change in the 1890s and the 1930s has returned but is not being addressed. There are other existential problems: tolerance of a criminal financial sector, climate change and energy sourcing, economic globalization, lingering racism, Fukushima and ISIS. America is rich enough to, and has, bought its way past the existing level of threat. No more. America is right now undergoing a political realignment where the Republican Party is going to have to absorb the shock of change that is 50 years overdue. Trump may think he can control the forces he has unleashed, but he will be condemned by history and by his own hubris to suffer the blame and guilt of the one who blew it. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist with the federal government.
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started writing this almost a year ago. For some reason, I put it aside to work on something else. It’s time to finish it and
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec, Chelmno, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau were the most infamous of all the camps operating. Auschwitz was the most notorious. Estimates of people gassed there are between 2.1 and 2.5 million people. That’s almost todays entire population of share it. the city of Chicago. In one death camp! Last year marked the 70th anniversary Ravi Zacharias, the greatest Christian of the liberation of the Nazi concentraapologist of our time, said it best, and I’m tion camps. Forced slave labor camps. paraphrasing, ‘Do not doubt the power of Extermination camps. I’ve always been one man.’ interested in this evil part of world hisThere’s been so much written, filmed, tory, even as a young boy. Don’t know documented It’s sickening. Unfathomwhy. able – the amount of time, resources and I was a paper boy when I was 8 years planning that went into murdering 13 milold and I can still see the headlines of the lion people during World War ll. At night, Harrisburg Evening News the day Adolph I hold my small pet Norwegian Dwarf Eichmann was captured in Argentina. rabbit Dexter in my arms with kindness That was in 1960. I vaguely remember and love and my mind wanders to two his trial in Israel being telecast on TV. questions: How much hatred did it take to As a lieutenant colonel in the SS, Eichmurder one Jew? How immeasurable the mann was the manager of the entire Nazi hate to murder 6 million? extermination industrial complex. Can I’ll end with this. It’s a true story: In my you imagine a Hell early 30’s, I used to hot enough for havfrequent the shop ing the blood of six of a Jewish tailor million human beDo you remember Hank Mroz, in Harrisburg, Leo ings on your hands? One the custodian at Mantlemacher. He was found Saturday afternoon, Feaser Middle School and he showed me his guilty. He begged for mercy. He got Fink Elementary School? Jewish identification none. In his famous tattooed on I can still hear him tell me number summation speech his forearm. Soon stories about working in the came the harrowing, at Eichmann’s trial, Israel’s chief death camp at Sobibor as a gut-wrenching stoprosecutor, Gideon of his life under young Polish slave laborer. ries Hausner, stared at the Nazis. The one Eichmann, and as that stuck with me to his voice quivered this day was how he he said, “With me stand here 6 milsurvived Auschwitz. lion prosecutors.” On May 31, 1962, Leo’s brother was in the same camp and Eichmann was hanged. To this day, the the same work detail. One morning, the photograph in the Evening News of EichSS officer asked for volunteers. Leo told mann’s lifeless body hanging from the me, “You never volunteered for anything gallows is seared into my brain. in Auschwitz.” But for some reason Do you remember Hank Mroz, the known only to God, Leo’s brother walked custodian at Feaser Middle School and to the front of the line. As he passed Leo, Fink Elementary School? He was married he grabbed him by the arm and dragged to my Grandma Costik’s niece. I can still him along. The remaining 48 Jews were hear him tell me stories of working in the summarily executed and Leo and his death camp at Sobibor as a young Polish brother were sent back to Berlin to make slave laborer. His job was to throw lime coats for the Gestapo. Divine intervenon the rotting corpses of dead Jews. He tion? A stroke of luck? I’d like to think said the stench was unbearable. the former. He held back tears during the day. and Leo is gone now. But I don’t think prayed tearfully at night. Later he was there’s a week goes by that I don’t think moved to Auschwitz, where he finished of Mr. Mantlemacher and what he and out the war. He always believed his his family went through under the Third prayers were his salvation. Reich and the sadist that was Adolph Built in Germany, Dachau was the first Hitler. operating concentration camp. It opened And while I cannot look across the Great in 1933 and became the model for future Divide, I can only hope Hitler and EichNazi camps. The German Ministry of mann are enjoying each other’s company Justice says that 1,200 camps were operin the deepest bowels of Hell. ated by the Nazis. The Jewish Virtual Library puts the number closer to 15,000. Ed Costik, a Middletown native, writes Either way, the numbers are staggering. from Hummelstown.
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lothes, groceries, house payments – these necessities are likely some of your largest monthly bills. But can you guess what bill is bigger than all three combined? Hint: If you haven’t filed them by now, you might be in trouble. That’s right – taxes. This year, Pennsylvania as a whole worked until April 22 – dubbed Tax Freedom Day by the Tax Foundation – to earn enough to cover federal, state and local taxes. That’s an eye-watering 112 days, or nearly one-third of the year, working for the government. Here’s the punchline: Government wants even more. Despite having his record-high tax hikes rejected during the 2015-16 state budget impasse, Gov. Tom Wolf again demanded a bigger share of your paycheck in his latest budget plan. All told, his proposal is the biggest spending hike in 25 years and ups taxes by $850 per family of four. Will making Pennsylvanians spend even more of the year paying taxes solve the state’s deficit problems? Hardly. Budget Secretary Randy Albright said even if all of Wolf’s proposals are adopted, a structural deficit would return just one year later. That’s not the long-term fix Pennsylvanians want. A better solution is controlling spending growth and reassessing wasteful programs. Some want us to believe state government has already been “cut to the bone,” but Pennsylvania leads the nation in wasteful corporate welfare spending, giving $700 million this year to big corporations. Netflix, for example, recently received $18 million in Film Tax Credit subsidies to shoot a series in Pittsburgh. That might sound great for the city, but the benefits Pennsylvania often go out of state. In fact, leads the about 70 percent nation in of productionrelated wages paid wasteful by companies corporate receiving the Film welfare Tax Credit go to non-Pennsylvania spending, residents. Worse, giving for every dollar in tax credits, the $700 million state recoups just this year to big 14 cents in related corporations. business activity, according to the Independent Fiscal Office. Movies aren’t the only form of entertainment the state subsidizes. We also have a long history of catering to sports franchises. State taxpayers have forked over $600 million for stadium construction since 1999. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a prime example. Mario Lemieux, the hockey team’s owner, secured millions in subsidies for the Pen’s CONSOL Energy Center by threatening to move the team. He later admitted, "We had to do a few things to put pressure on the city and the state, but our goal was to remain here in Pittsburgh all the way." That’s a textbook example of big business using taxpayers as a piggy bank with politicians’ help. Before the governor or legislators consider asking for higher taxes, they must ensure our money is spent responsibly. To be fair, much government spending supports core functions like road maintenance and public schooling. But the rate of government spending growth is worrisome. Many programs are essentially on autopilot – growing every year without much input from lawmakers. Over the past 10 years, total state government spending grew by 42 percent – far more quickly than personal income growth. That adds up fast. This year, Wolf’s proposed total operating budget – the true cost of state government – reached $80 billion, or nearly $14,000 per Pennsylvania worker. Instead of raising taxes, Pennsylvania must slow spending growth and re-prioritize programs. That should start with the low-hanging fruit that both sides of the political aisle can agree on – namely, eliminating handouts to big corporations. With nearly one-third of the year spent paying taxes, we should see Tax Freedom Day as a reality check. The path to prosperity is not found in higher tax burdens, but in leaving more in Pennsylvanians’ pockets. Elizabeth Stelle is director of policy analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation, a Harrisburg think tank.
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New turning lane will ease jam on Middletown Road I f you have ever traveled on Middletown Road in Derry Twp., you are probably aware of the ongoing traffic backlog that occurs at the signal on the south side of intersection due to the lack of a right-turn lane. I have been advocating for a right-turn lane to be added here for many years. Thanks to increased funding made available by the state’s transportation plan, I am pleased to report that the work will finally begin this May. The right-turn lane will be added south of the bridge at Service Connector Road in Derry Twp. This project is estimated to be completed by fall 2016. Several transportation improvement projects have been underway in the 106th District this year and many others are planned
for 2017. I supported the state transportation plan when it came before the House, so I am pleased our local residents will benefit from improved roads and bridges. For a complete list of present and future roadwork projects planned, visit my Web site, RepPayne.com.
responsibilities associated with concealed carry. During the event, Attorney Matt Menges will discuss Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws and an officer from the Derry Twp. Police Department will discuss how to safely interact with police when carrying a firearm. Seating is limited and registration is required. Interested residents should contact my Hershey office at 717-534-1323 to make a reservation. The deadline to register is Aug. 29.
Concealed Carry Class
To ensure gun owners know and understand their rights and responsibilities, I am hosting a Concealed Carry Class from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown. The number of people obtaining concealed carry permits is on the rise. This is an opportunity for both current and prospective permit holders to learn the rights and
John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp.
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• “I saw a very smart motorcyclist
today. Instead of trying to look like a Hells Angel, all dressed in black, he was wearing blaze orange. In spite of what the bikers say, they are very often hard to see. Not this guy, he was very visible. And will probably finish his life with all his limbs.”
• “Everything Donald Trump has
been saying I heard before, in the Giant, at the Legion, at the Little League game, walking down Main Street. My point is he’s only saying what everybody, politically incorrect, has been saying for years. But no one else has had the platform or the guts to say it out loud. That thing about punishing women who have an abortion was taken completely out of context. The question was, ‘IF abortions were illegal should there be a punishment’? Well, duuuh, what part of “’ILLEGAL’ don’t you get?”
• “You can disagree about anything
He’s a Dominican friar, not a Jedi Knight tudents at Indiana UniversityBloomington recently went into panic mode at the sight of a Dominican friar, who they mistook for a Ku Klux Klan member. Funny? Yes, but also sad. It is a further sign of the state of our universities and what is and isn’t being taught. For starters, let’s get this on the blackboard: For a really long time, there have been religious guys in robes, flatly unmistakable in their appearance. This year, 2016 A.D. (Anna Domini, Latin for “In the Year of Our Lord”), just happens to mark the 800th anniversary of the Dominicans. The Dominicans, named for their founder, Dominic de Guzman, a Spanish priest and contemporary of another giant of the faith, Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscans, long pre-date the KKK. These “orders” preceded Luther’s Reformation by three centuries, and themselves were a vital reform in rekindling and sustaining the faith against some significant heresy. (A related funny-but-sad story on the Franciscans: A Franciscan friar told me about an encounter he had on the New York subway. A young woman looked at him in his garb and smiled and said: “OK, I get it – you’re a Jedi Knight, right?”) The Dominicans far pre-date the American university. Not unrelated, our universities once taught what we commonly call “Western Civ,” or “Western Civilization,” where students learned the elemental facts of their Western world, and where contemporary campus oddities like religious figures were not alien to their mind’s eye. But such is not the zeitgeist of the modern university, where today’s typical student is enmeshed with a thoroughly secular worldview where a trinity of race, gender and sexual orientation account for what is held sacred. They are carefully trained to be ever-vigilant for the slightest whiff of racism, sexism and “homophobia” or (the latest rage), “transphobia.” Their “education” is such that an ancient religious order is utterly unrecognizable. That brings me back to what happened at Indiana UniversityBloomington. The mysterious robed intruder shuffled his way on to campus in the dark of night. “IU students be careful,” Tweeted one vigilant student, “there’s someone walking around in KKK gear with a whip.” The “KKK gear” was the friar’s robe. The “whip” was presumably either his belt or his rosary, the latter an 800-year practice likewise started by Dominic. Residential hall advisor Ethan Gill zapped an e-mail to his peers, warning them of the ominous “threat” marching across the quad: “There has been a person reported walking around campus in a KKK outfit holding a whip…Please PLEASE PLEASE be careful out there tonight.” Later in the evening, a relieved
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Gill retracted his warning, but not before recounting the sense of horror unleashed by the unsuspecting friar: “Then my residents, terrified, come running to me, saying yeah the report must be true, they saw him and couldn’t believe there was a Klansmember with a whip,” he explained. “And I see this picture. It’s a priest. With a rosary.” In short, it’s no surprise that today’s college students would be dumbstruck at the image of a religious figure in a robe. Such is completely symptomatic of the life and learning of the cultural asylum we call the modern American university, where – in the name of secular liberalism, multiculturalism, diversity and “tolerance” – a relentless battle has been waged upon Western civilization for decades. In fact, consider this irony: Fittingly, mere days after this incident in Bloomington, students at Stanford University resoundingly rejected – by a margin of 6-to-1 – an effort to add a required course on Western Civ to the curriculum. The campus secularists can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that a dangerous Western Civ requirement will not cut into enrollment for courses like “Narrating Queer Drama’’ at Stanford’s department of Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies. And here’s the height of the irony: If students at Stanford, as well as Indiana University-Bloomington and elsewhere, would dare explore Western civilization, they might discover that their entire educational tradition owes quite a debt to these arcane men with robes and beads. The reality is that it was the monks, starting with the Benedictines (founded in the 5th century), that preserved crucial ancient texts and were the educators who established the model and laid the foundation for the universities. We arguably would not have the modern university without monks, certainly not how and when we did. The founder of the Benedictines was Benedict of Nursia (480-547 A.D.). He arrived in the world only a century after the birth of Augustine (354-430 A.D.) and the Council of Nicaea (325 A.D.), which, among other things, affirmed the literal belief in the Trinity (no small thing). Picking up with the Dominicans and their influence: Dominic died in 1221, only to be followed by Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) and the Scholastics. Aquinas himself was a Dominican. Also seizing
the torch at the time were the likes of Bonaventure (1221-74) and the great writer Dante (12651321). They all not only fought the heresies of their day, from Gnosticism to Albigensianism, but they were the teachers of their day, holding forth in historic universities from Oxford to Paris. Secularists need not approve of these things, but they ought not be embarrassingly (and even deliberately) ignorant of them. Needless to say, college students will not learn any of this in their courses on “Transgender Studies’’ or “Gay Autobiography.’’ The progressive professors running these courses are championing the thoughts of Harry Hay (the Marxist gay-rights pioneer) rather than Francesco Bernardone. And I assure you that to the legion of contemporary American progressives, “progress” is indeed a vigilant sophomore more attuned to suspecting a Klansman than recognizing a friar. In the ashes of the Judeo-Christian values and timeless absolutes they have set ablaze, our modern progressives in the academy have instead fashioned a molten calf of politically and culturally correct nostrums. They peddle false faiths full of contradiction and selective application, such as their “tolerance” and “diversity” heresies – carefully applied only to things they want to tolerate. It is tolerance and diversity for me but not for thee. They denounce the “bigots” who oppose transgender bathrooms while they resist the Christian teachings that have beautifully transformed and redeemed the lives of billions. And thus, when these late-adolescent products of contemporary academia look at a Dominican brother with confused fear, we shouldn’t be surprised. This is a direct extension of their “higher” education. This is what they and their parents have paid for at great financial and moral cost. In the 1960s, the campus “counterculture” had decidedly different overtones than it does now, 50 years later. To be counter-culture in the 21st century means to fight to retain the best of the timeless Western Judeo-Christian values that got us here. And it certainly means knowing the difference between a priest and a Klansman. Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Mercer County.
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• “Please, get these streets done in
this town! And knock down the old Bunky Burger while you’re at it!”
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• “People, what’s the biggest job
killer out there in the near future and nobody can stop it? Technology, automation, robots, these are all going to be job killers, and it’s already started everywhere. For instance, pick up the phone – what do you get? Automation. It used to be people answering the phones. Look at the turnpike automation, look at home schooling, if everyone did that the teachers would be out of a job, and the list goes on and on. If you really think about it, how are people going to survive in the future without jobs? It’s a fact –technology is going to do away with a lot of jobs. Something to think about. Huh!”
• “The world is dangerous enough
and now they want transgender bathrooms. Now you have to really worry about your kids. And all the people who are for it just are not thinking – do you really want your children in a bathroom with some weird transgender or predator? I don’t think so, so get off these idiotic ideas.”
• “Nice to see Middletown hired
a new manager. They advertised the position and went through the hiring process, probably even did a background check. This is the exact opposite of how Lower Swatara did it. Go, Middletown, well done.”
• “I wish Kasich and Cruz would go away, this is why we have a Trump running because of these
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• “The last township budget gener-
ated the largest surplus in recent township history per an election flyer received April 22. Then if you are going to continue to diminish my services by not replacing emergency responders or continuing to cause experienced employees to run out the door, I want my tax refund. Townships are not in business to make a profit.”
tactics. Kasich has no chance of winning the nomination and yet he is too stupid to drop out, and he wants to be president, give me a break. And Cruz, he is the most hated man in Congress – he gets along with no one and you expect him to get things done as president? Vote Trump. He knows how to deal with people and get things done. Kasich and Cruz keep saying they can beat Hillary and Trump can’t. That’s so stupid, how are they going to beat Hillary if they can’t even beat Trump? I think Kasich and Cruz both have a screw loose.”
• “I’d love the opportunity to work overtime and make over $100,000! Where do I sign up?”
• “Sorry, Muslims. Your religion
insists on killing the infidels (nonMulims). You might be fine, but many of ‘your kind’ are not. They want Sharia Law, they want to kill Christians, and they don’t want to become regular, normal Americans. You came to our country, we didn’t go to yours. Your god is not the God of the Bible. But because the liberal sympathizers want to make the rest of us seem like bigots, you get what you want.”
• “Does anyone else find it strange
that the Lower Swatara commissioners made the old township manager move into the township, but the new one can continue to live on the West Shore?”
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Welcome all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for May 4-10 are always open to everyone. Wed., May 4: 3 p.m., Frey Village Vesper Service; 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal.
Thurs., May 5: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., May 8: 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. Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of all the mothers of the church presented by the Ladies Bible Class. Tues., May 10: 10:30 a.m., Interfaith Council Meeting at New Beginnings; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 6 p.m., Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m., Church Council meeting.
New Beginnings Church Middletown
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. For security purposes our back and side doors will be locked every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the start of worship. The only door for entry after that will be the front door. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursday evenings Pastor Britt’s Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by Intercessory Prayer; Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to
participate in these important areas of our church life. Short-term morning Bible Study meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m. “Forever In Love With Jesus.” Covers portraits of Christ from Book of Hosea and the Gospel of John. Community is welcome. Pastor Britt writes a daily devotional on Facebook page, “One Way, One Truth, One Life.” We invite all to read it. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Ushers for May: Paula and John Bidoli, Mary Mulka, and Earl Peters. Acolyte for May: Larae Rhine. Meals on Wheels for week of May 2 deliveries: Binny Dupes, Cindy Myers, Mary K. Lemon, Terry Eberly. Our men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. They meet every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer, and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. Community men invited. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
Middletown Calvary Church has been a part of saved from God’s wrath. Please join the Middletown Borough community us each Sunday to hear the Gospel. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ 6 p.m. We are located at the corner all these years and to do so knowing of Spruce and Emaus streets here in the good news has never changed in Middletown. We have a fellowship over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every Apostles Creed and the Westminster month, free to all who come. We Confession of Faith and its Larger and also have Sunday school classes for Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study what Scripture teaches. If we believe each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting studying the Gospel of Luke. in his death and resurrection for sinFeel free to contact us with questions ners we can and will be forgiven and at 944-5835.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture,
of Faith.” At 10:30 am, our worship follows the same message, with the hymns of faith being sung to the glory of God. Our Sunday school hours are 9:15 a.m. for the Adult Sunday School Class. Remember, starting May 15 we will be worshipping at 9:15 a.m. followed by Small Group/Bible Study beginning on May 22. God’s Kitchen Community Dinners are every Tuesday evening in our Fellowship Hall. The entrance is in the rear across the alley from the parking lot. The dinner is served from 6 to 7 p.m. by the congregations of Wesley, Evangelical, Geyers, Royalton and Highspire. If you normally eat alone, this is an opportunity for you to share a meal in fellowship with other folks who normally eat alone. Come share the bounty of fun, fellowship and a meal. No strings attached! Threads of Hope Clothing ministry, which is open the 4th Friday of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. is also open every Tuesday evening during the God’s Kitchen Community Meal. Threads of Hope has clothing and household supplies for the survivors of the Middletown fire. Youth 10Xs Better is every weekday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. with a variety of educational opportunities for youth 3rd to 12th grade such as sewing, cooking, finances God’s way, Bible Study, Chess Class, photography and art classes as well as other events. There is also a Men’s Discipleship Class every Saturday at 8 a.m. Remember, we are your “neighbors” here at Wesley Community Church and we desire to meet you, connect with you and serve the community together with you.
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The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Wed., May 4: 6:30 p.m., Bells rehearsal; 7:15 p.m., Chancel Choir rehearsal. Thurs., May 5: 6:30 p.m., Stewardship and Finance Committee meeting. Church school for all ages continues on May 8 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. We encourage parents to bring the children and teens to class. Adults are welcome to the Adult Forum. The Adult Forum will be studying in the book of Ruth and God’s loving kindness. Please
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Church is located at Spring and Union The Community Action Commission streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- office is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. town. We are a Reconciling In Christ to 1 p.m. at the same location. Church. Church and Community Events: You are invited to join us for worWed., May 4: 1:30 p.m., Interfaith ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Apts. Holy Communion; 3 to 5 p.m., evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Homework Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. Thurs., May 5: Ascension of Our Sunday Church School for all ages is Lord; 10 a.m., Holy Communionat 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship ser- Chapel. vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Sat., May 7: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday morning service is at 10 Middletown Home Open House and a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Flowering Hanging Baskets Sale; 3:30 traditional service and is 45 minutes p.m., Constitution Committee; 5 p.m., in length. Please enter through the Holy Communion. parking lot doors. Sun., May 8: Easter 7; 8:15 a.m. (T) The first Sunday of each month Holy Communion; 9:45 a.m., Confiris Food Pantry Sunday. Needed are mation/Sunday school; 11 a.m., (C) personal care items: toothpaste, Holy Communion. toothbrushes, deodorant, shampoos, Mon., May 9: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., soaps, lotions, and paper products St. Peter’s Community Dinner. Our (toilet tissue, tissues, paper towels) and entrée is meatball stroganoff. There food items: cereals, Bisquick, pancake is a cost and tickets are available. All mixes, syrup, cake mixes and frostings, are welcome. condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, Tues., May 10: 3 to 5 p.m., FINAL relishes, pickles and olives), puddings Homework Club; 6:30 p.m., Congreand gelatins. These are items not gation Council. consistently purchased or available at Wed., May 11: 10 a.m., Holy ComCentral PA Food Bank. Items collected munion-Chapel; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. are taken to the Middletown Area Visit our website at www.stpeInterfaith Food Pantry located at 201 tersmiddletown.org. Wyoming Street, Royalton. IndividuScripture for May 8: Acts 16:16-34; als may also take items directly to the Ps 97; Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21; food pantry, which is open Tuesdays John 17:20-26.
CHURCH DIRECTORY Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
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Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER
329 Market Street, Middletown
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
Church School - 10 am •Worship Service - 11 am
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
Pastor C. VICTORIA BROWN, M.Div. • 215-280-0798
Ebenezer United Methodist Church (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766
Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651 REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am - for all ages Saturday Worship - 5 pm - in the Chapel Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation
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Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
Evangelical United Methodist Church
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor
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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
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join us. Please join us for worship at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 8. Our sanctuary is handicapped accessible, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one. Nursery is available during the service, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Do join us. Mon., May 9: 7 p.m., Session meeting. Tues., May 10: 10 a.m., Mary’s Circle. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-944-4322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.
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song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. Come browse our Yard Sale on Sat., May 14 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raindate: Sat., May 21. Food and drink will be available. Additional parking at 1801 Oberlin Rd. For Yard Sale information please call 939-0766, Ext. 103 or e-mail ebenezercc890@yahoo.com. For additional information please call us at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@comcast.net.
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Middletown
Wesley “Community” United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown, Pa. Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 1-3 p.m. and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. wesleyumc@co,mcast.com 717-944-6242 Greetings in the Name of Jesus. We are excited to begin a new season in the life of Wesley Church as we Celebrate Pentecost on May 15, 2016. Pentecost is the day in which God sent His Holy Spirit onto those first disciples and the church was born! So we celebrate all those who gathered together to hear from God and be anointed for ministry with a combined worship service at 9:15 a.m. The “New Spirit” Praise Team and the organist will be leading us in a service of praise and thanksgiving for the gifts of the Spirit that have been given to the church. Lay members of the congregation will be celebrating the gifts of radical hospitality, passionate worship, intentional faith development, risk-taking mission and service and extravagant generosity. Following the service, we will gather around the table for a Celebration Brunch. Please call the church office to register for the free Brunch. You might also consider joining us this Sunday as we gather as the community of faith to encounter God in Christ as we celebrate Mother’s Day. Mr. Edward Port, Lay Servant, will be delivering the message. Every Sunday at 8:30 a.m., the “New Spirit” Praise Team leads us in worship, praise, prayer and we hear the Word preached through the message on “Mothers
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Wesley United Methodist Church
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280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
REV. MARGARET “Pastor Peggy” SPENGLER, Pastor Pastor James Lyles, Youth Pastor, 10xBetter
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Phone 944-6242
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016 -B-7
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Welcome, merry month of May! It seems April took a warmer and kinder turn, but the cool winds and rain couldn’t stay away. It will warm up soon! Everywhere we look we see flowers and trees in bloom. Allergy sufferers might not enjoy this season too much, but it is difficult to hate anything about May. Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to wake up and get going in the spring? Is it the birds singing, or does the sun shine brighter? Mornings in May are beautiful, almost sacred. The air seems like it gets cleaned overnight. Everything appears fresh and ready for the day. Here’s how journalist William F. Longgood describes two of my favorite things – mornings and gardens: “Morning is best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are already at work.” I like mornings, but not as much as Thomas Jefferson. He awoke at sunrise every day for 50 years. Here are some thoughts about trees: • ”Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.” – Chinese proverb • Song of the Open Road I think that I shall never see A billboard lovely as a tree. Perhaps, unless the billboards fall, I’ll never see a tree at all. – Ogden Nash, 1933 Enjoy this wonderful time of year. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and happy May to everyone. Please let me know your news to share. Birthdays Happy cake and ice cream day to Janice Breon of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday, May 4. Hoping for warm breezes and lots of sunshine for you, Janice. Logan Nissley of Lower Swatara will turn 7 on Thursday, May 5. May lots of good wishes for treats and smiles come your way, Logan! Happy birthday joy is sent to Larry Sheaffer of Lower Swatara on Thursday, May 5. May 60 beautiful things happen to you on Thursday! Meredith Breon celebrates another frosty-filled-cake day on Thursday, May 5. Enjoy your birthday week! Jerrod Myers of Middletown celebrates turning Sweet 16 on his honk-beep day on Friday, May 6. Yay for you, Jerrod! Drive safely. Happy birthday to Trevor Bower, who marks his 24th balloon-flying
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day on Friday, May 6. Best wishes to you and enjoy your birthday weekend. Alex Mosher turns the Big 20 on Friday, May 6. May this be your best birthday yet, Alex! Happy confetti-popping birthday to Lavina Balliet of Lower Swatara. She is super and 12 on Friday, May 6. Happy 17th cake and ice cream day to Michael Mattes of Lower Swatara. Best wishes to you on Friday, May 6! Leslie Hughes of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Saturday, May 7. May it be a most beautiful sound to your ears, Leslie. Here is a shout out to Janel Tomalis of Lower Swatara. This lovely lady celebrates her special me-holiday on Sunday, May 8. Enjoy your birthday weekend, Janel. Mary Lou Witmer has a double day of celebrating as she observes her birthday and Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 8. I hope you smile all day, Mary Lou! Max Yurovich of Lower Swatara will blow out six birthday candles atop his frosty-filled cake on Sunday, May 8. Have a blast on your wonderful day, Max! Happy birthday blessings are sent to my daughter, Jayme Ackerman, on Monday, May 9. Love you, honey. Don’t get too much sun. You know you are loved! Elaine Chubb of Lower Swatara celebrates her landmark 21st real-adult birthday on Monday, May 9. Have a wonderful week, Elaine! Connor Wallett of Lower Swatara celebrates his landmark 18th birthday on Tuesday, May 10. Have a big-deal kind of day, Connor. Tyler Brennan celebrates his 24th snappy-happy birthday on Tuesday, May 10. Have a super great day. Hey, Cole Worthing! Happy birthday to you on Tuesday, May 10 as you turn 24. Congrats, and enjoy! Jenna Alford of Lower Swatara turns into a brand-new teener on Tuesday, May 10. Whoopie! Happy 13th – and I hope you have an excellent week. Bob Clouser Jr. of Middletown will celebrate 58 wonderful reasons to enjoy Tuesday on May 10. Tell him happy birthday if you see him. Anniversaries Best wishes for a wonderful 31st wedding anniversary to Joe and Denise Giulivo of Lower Swatara. This very young-at-heart couple celebrates their special day on Wednesday, May 4. God bless you both. Happy 37th anniversary to Dan and Marie Fuoti of Lower Swatara on Thursday. They were married on May 5, 1979. Congrats – and enjoy!
Happy wedded bliss day to Don and Cindy Bowers of Lower Swatara. They were married 33 years ago on May 7. I hope your Saturday is full of festivities. Best wishes to Kimber and Debbie Latsha of Lower Swatara as they observe their 35th wedding anniversary on Monday, May 9. Many blessings to you both, and congrats! Lions Club Pancake Breakfast The Lower Swatara Lions Club will host its annual Pancake Breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Lion Club building in Shopes Gardens. Yard sales will also be held that day, so come down to the Lions building and fill up on all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage. Please come out and support our local Lions as they do and give so much back to the Lower Swatara and Middletown communities. “Hope for Women’s Hearts” Brunch Buffet All women are invited to attend the “Hope for Women’s Hearts’’ Brunch Buffet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at the Spring Garden Conference Center, 901 Spring Garden Dr., Lower Swatara Twp. The buffet is presented by Hershey Area Women’s Connection, Affiliated with Christian Women’s Clubs of America. The featured speaker will be Annette MaCoy, Master Gardener, of Newville. Karen Stover, a soprano soloist from Hershey, will perform and Grace Fabian, of Douglassville, will share her story, “Outrageous Grace,” about forgiveness and redemption resulting from tragedy. For reservations, call Edna at 717652-0997 or Winnie at 717-533-4715 or e-mail hersheyawc@verizon.net. Family Fun Night All are invited to come to Family Fun Night on Saturday, May 14 at Highspire United Methodist Church,170 2nd St. Start the night off with a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. The dinner menu: spaghetti, meatballs, breadsticks, salad, beverages and dessert. There is a cost for the meal. All proceeds go to Vacation Bible School activities at the church, which will be held August 1-5. Then feel free to stay and see the movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” showing at 6:30 p.m. The movie is free. The popcorn is free. The water is free. Come on out! St. Joseph’s honor society John Ponnett, of Middletown, was
inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, a national business honor society, at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, during the spring semester. Ponnett is a graduate student at the university’s Haub School of Business. Township meetings Here are the May meetings for Lower Swatara Twp. All meetings will be held in the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: • Recreation Board, 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 • Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 • Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, May 23 • Planning Commission, 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 Findlay honor Megan Martz, of Middletown, participated in the 2016 Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity at the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio. At the symposium, graduate and undergraduate students at Findlay share their research, creativity and learning experiences with the university and community. Quote of the Week “When change comes that we cannot wrap our arms around, we can trust the God who’s allowed it. And in the process, we can choose to see all that God has for us in it.” – Lisa Appelo author, blogger and speaker Question of the Week What do you like about May – moms or memories? “May...we get to go on our field trip to Philadelphia and do other crazy things!” – Isaiah Rogers Keeney, 11, Middletown. “Moms. My friendship with mine was the best. I have great Christmas holiday memories, too!” – Robin Wood, N.J. “Moms, because they are responsible for so many things for their kids.” – Phyllis Ackerman, 88, Lower Swatara. “I love May and getting out with my plants. It’s invigorating!” – Susan Plocinski, New Cumberland. “My son cooks for me every Mother’s Day, all my favorite foods. So May and Moms.” – Nan Barber, Hummelstown. Proverb for the Week The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit (15:4).
Alaina Samarin and Christopher Sanders
Engagement announced
Daniel and Catherine Samarin of Middletown are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Alaina Samarin to Christopher Sanders, son of Jeffrey and Sherry Sanders of Harrisburg. Alaina is a graduate of Harrisburg Area Community College with an associate’s degree in paralegal studies. She is an operations specialist with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Harrisburg.
Christopher is a graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in labor and employment relations. He is a human resources manager at Lowes in Palmyra. A June 3, 2017 wedding is planned at Seven Sorrows Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Middletown. A reception will follow the ceremony at Colonial Golf and Tennis Club in Harrisburg.
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Knights of the round wheels
o advance to the rank of Boy Scout, members of Cub Scout Pack 97 of Londonderry Twp. must complete adventures required by the national organization. One adventure: Make knights’ shields and conquer a physical challenge. So at a recent monthly meeting, Scouts in the pack’s Tiger Den dressed up as Lancelot so they could – pardon the play on words – advance a lot. After showing off their armor and receiving their monthly awards, the Cub Scouts then went outside
Charter Rep. Tim Nissley, second from left, readies the Cub Scouts for the obstacle course.
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to slay a bicycle obstacle course with Cubmaster Ed Barrick and Assistant Cubmaster Joan Nissley. The pack successfully completed the course.
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Spring Fundraising Book Sale MAY 9 - 14 Mon., May 9th - 4 TO 7pm “FRIENDS” NIGHT! Tues., May 10th 10am TO 7:30pm Leo Nissley, a former Pack 97 Cub Scout who now is a member of Boy Scout Troop 97, demonstrates the safe way through an obstacle course.
Dressed in armor made from recycled materials, at left, are Tiger Den Cub Scouts, from left, Logan Nissley, Joey Moir, Brody Mayberry, Elijah Trask and Alexander Korn.
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Former teachers, administrators and staffers who toured Middletown Area High School for a final glimpse, from left to right: back row, Dennis Iezzi, William Stoffel, Glenn Rodgers, Robert Reid, Edwin McConaghy, Charlie Bowen, Charles Allwein, Lloyd Fasnacht and Steve Carson; front row, Lee Bloes, Gerald Cole, Lisa Valenti, Patricia Williams, Barbara Brunner (wife of long-time principal Edward Brunner), Cynthia Gardner, Doreen Beistline, Robert Kinsey, Rosemary Rowe, Linda Treher, Jane Robertson and Allen Sollenberger.
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Goodbye tour of Middletown Area High School
etired teachers, administrators and staff of Middletown Area High School toured the 52-year-old building on Saturday, April 23, returning to their classrooms and offices for a final goodbye before the school is demolished this summer. Pieces of the gym’s wooden bleachers, each engraved with an image of the school, were given to those who took the tour. The tour and a breakfast at the school were arranged by administrative staff at the high school. A new high school is under construction nearby, and is expected to open this August.
Patricia Williams, left; Charles Allen, center; and William Stoffel
Glenn Rodgers, left; Robert Kinsey, center; and Robert Reid
Rosemary Rowe, left; Barbara Brunner, center; and Lisa Valenti