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A Dauphin County judge has denied an effort by convicted murderer Ernest Wholaver to overturn his three death sentences for the 2002 Christmas Eve Day slayings of his wife and two daughters. In a one-page order filed on Thursday, May 8, Judge John F. Cherry denied two claims made by Wholaver in a petition for postconviction relief that Wholaver filed in December 2012. Wholaver was convicted in 2004 of the shooting deaths of his wife, Jean, and two daughters, Victoria, 20, and Elizabeth, 14. The shootings occurred about a month before he was to stand trial on Ernest charges that he raped his Wholaver daughters. “This decision brings us one step closer to achieving justice for Jean, Vicky and Izzy,” said Fran Chardo, Dauphin County First Assistant District Attorney. Wholaver had made 25 claims in his 2012 petition, including that he was improperly tried and defended by his attorney. All but four of those claims were dismissed in a decision Cherry made in January 2013. The two claims that Cherry dismissed now were: • That Wholaver’s trial counsel was ineffective for conceding Wholaver was guilty of soliciting the killing of the boyfriend of one of this daughters, who he’s blamed for the shootings, without Wholaver’s consent. • That Wholaver’s trial counsel rendered inefPlease See WHOLAVER, Page A8
For Elks to survive, GMEDC must run it, official says By David Amerman Press And Journal Staff
Gordon Einhorn, the vice chairman of the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp., asked Middletown’s Industrial and Commercial Development Authority to approve a sales agreement for the Elks Building that would include a lease-back of the Elks Theatre to the corporation. The GMEDC and authority have been negotiating the sale of the building since November 2013, when a letter of intent was issued between the ICDA and GMEDC that included a provision allowing the GMEDC to lease the theater for its continued operation. In January, the GMEDC received a draft of a sales agreement from the ICDA that was consistent with the letter of intent. However, a couple weeks ago, the GMEDC received a revised version that eliminated the lease-back provision, which is what brought Einhorn to the ICDA’s meeting on Wednesday, May 7 to make his appeal. “We are, to put it lightly, extremely concerned about that particular provision,” Einhorn told the ICDA. “And not just because we think it would
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Middletown invades the District 3 tennis championships – and brings its own style By David Amerman Press And Journal Staff
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iddletown Area High School tennis players Harry Kapenstein and Eric Belles stroll into the Hershey Racquet Club, the thick perspiration of a Friday morning haze rolling off their backs and compact equipment bags. Their coach, Lynn Miller, makes friendly conversation with the man at the front desk as Harry and Eric lounge upon plush rolling easy chairs overlooking the cavernous red and green tennis courts. They’re about to make their District 3 championship tournament debut – the first by any Middletown player in more than 10 years – as a doubles team facing Karl Andersen and Sebastian Pena of Lancaster Country Day, the cream of the Class AA crop with a No. 1 seed. It’s not readily apparent, but both boys are nervous. The external signs are relegated to idle foot-tapping and scalp-rubbing, but their nerves inside are all atwitter like a jet-fueled session of dueling banjoes. But it’s OK. They’re cool. Collected. Confident, with a James Bond-like suaveness. After taking some commemorative photos in front of the District 3 banner, hung on a wall of the club, they prepare their socks for game time, a necessary element of playing tennis at Middletown that was originated by a teammate, senior singles player D.J. Brinton. Ever the trendsetters, Eric sports knee-high socks of a neon safety vest yellow that match with his shoes. Harry wears a duo of Nike socks, one a regular-sized silver, the other an ankle-high black, creating a nifty two-tone effect. “Gotta make a fashion statement,” Harry quips. Before long, a trio of PIAA officials congregate upon the horseshoe formation of district tournament-caliber athletes and revealed the court assignments. Which sector of the capacious tennis arena would house Middletown’s first district tennis appearance in more than a decade? Court 5 – the essence of spectatorial inaccessibility. The Blue Raiders’ domain was supremely unlike the club’s other seven courts, which have specific sections of
Middletown’s Harry Kapenstein, left, and Eric Belles show off their socks at the Hershey Racquet Club.
cozy seating and a clear, net-guarded view of the competition. But to the gung-ho throng of Middletown supporters in attendance for the match, words like ‘inaccessible’ were merely that: words, overcome with determination. As Harry and Eric finished their warm-ups and took their places, the Blue Raider tennis fan contingent began its invasion. Family, friends and fellow tennis comrades crammed in tight clusters against the closest netted window for an optimal view. Additional hordes of Middletown devotees bled into other zones of spectators, their cheers seemingly
New student center, Portrait of a small town 400-seat theater planned for campus
A scene from Max Einhorn’s film, “My Father, The Old Horse.’’
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His new film is a contemporary western in a place not unlike Middletown What does it take to make a movie? It’s easy enough to submerge your butt in cozy cushions, arm yourself with a bowl of Orville Redenbacher’s salted butter grenades, press play and start materializing pithy opinions about what you see on your modestly-priced flat screen TV. Such is the American way. But there’s an entirely different and oft-ignored world on the flipside of this coin: the realm of the filmmaker, his dutiful producers and his fellow artisans and thespians, all unified in their dedication to unique and engaging storytelling. Ever since his pre-teen discovery of his father’s video camera, Middletown native Max Einhorn
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has been a proud resident of this burgeoning kingdom of multimedia artistry – and hopes remain so for the foreseeable future. His latest project, the film “My Father, The Old Horse,’’ will premiere at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 at the Elks Theatre as part of a free double feature. It will be paired with the prescient 1979 nuclear disaster thriller “The China Syndrome,’’ which will be shown at 3 p.m. As a young filmmaker, Einhorn was significantly influenced by his parents, Gordon and Anne Einhorn, both of whom are “major theater veterans” and have acted in several of his short films. Gordon once directed a stage production of Peter Shaffer’s “Black Comedy” at the Liberty Please See NEW FILM, Page A8
When Penn State Harrisburg first opened in 1966, there were 18 students and eight faculty members. Over the course of nearly 50 years, things have changed considerably – the university graduated 750 students this spring. Penn State Harrisburg, now the secondlargest Penn State campus – only the main campus at State College is bigger – will continue to grow and expand, Donald Holtzman, the college’s senior director of student services and special projects, told Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners on Wednesday, May 7. With some projects finished or currently ongoing, including the expansion of the Educational Activities Building that will be completed by this fall, the college is looking ahead to the future. In the fall of 2016, Penn State Harrisburg will celebrate 50 years – and with that anniversary, the university hopes to have a new project completed that centers around students, a project college officials call a Student Enrichment Center. The three-story building will include a 400-seat theater, a spiritual center, food
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NEWS Shopping mom charged with leaving kids alone in SUV A Middletown woman was charged with endangering the welfare of her two children after she allegedly left them unattended in her SUV while shopping at a beauty supply store in Swatara Ashley Twp., township Orris police said. Ashley Orris, 30, was charged with allegedly leaving her kids, ages 3 and 7, while she entered Sally Beauty Supply around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, according to police. A witness told police she watched Orris in the store for 10 minutes before calling authorities. Orris told police that her husband was with her and had been smoking a cigarette next to the SUV at the time she went into the store, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in District Judge Michael Smith’s office. The witness said no one was near the SUV at the time of the incident, however, according to court documents. Orris was also charged with making false reports. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25 before Smith.
Borough gets $135,000 for third phase of Act 47 program
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court, convenience store, book store, living room and game area for students, as well as provide other student services and more, Holtzman said. No official plans have been presented for approval, but the goal is to construct a building that will provide “one-stop student services,” Holtzman said. The university also hopes to provide walkways in the future that will connect areas such as the off-campus student housing and the Amtrak station. The university also has had initial discussions with businesses along Route 230 about the possibility of sidewalks that would run from the campus to the proposed Sheetz in Lower Swatara Twp. near Meade Avenue, Holtzman said. Commissioners expressed their support of the university, citing the benefits to the community. “It’s amazing to me what the campus has been able to accomplish and what it has done to this area,” said Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco. “We’re very proud to have it here.”
The state has awarded a $135,000 grant to Middletown to fund the third phase of its Act 47 Early Intervention Program, which will deal with a review of human resources, according to Christopher McNamara, president of Middletown Borough Council. The third phase is “desperately needed,’’ McNamara said. The grant, from the state Department of Community and Economic Development, will likely arrive by the end of June, he said.
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Nedra G. Smith, 88, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 11, at Middletown Home, Middletown. She was born on January 10, 1926 in Middletown, and was the daughter of the late John J. Groupe and Edna Kurtz Groupe. She was the former minister of music for Wesley United Methodist Church of Middletown, directed the choirs for 43 years, and also served as church organist for much of that time. She served as pianist at New Beginnings Church for a year after its founding in 2011. She taught private piano lessons her entire adult life. Nedra was the founder of the Happy Wanderers, a senior singing group, which performed at local churches and retirement homes. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, Dayton, Va., and was a 1943 graduate of Middletown High School. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Clyde E. Smith, and her sisters Betty C. Groupe and Helen L. Daily. She is survived by her son Michael J. and wife Elaine Brady Smith of Middletown; daughter Joanne S. Reber and husband Bryan of Harrisburg; grandchildren Andrew S. Reber of Harrisburg, and Kathleen M. Smith of Middletown; her sister Nan R. Fishburn, and brother-in-law Leon R. Daily of Middletown; as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until noon on Friday, May 16, at New Beginnings Church, 630 S. Union St., Middletown. Services for Nedra will follow the visitation at noon. Pastor
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Harry Kapenstein, center, and Eric Belles, right, with their coach, Lynn Miller.
Dale K. Nigro, 86, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest suddenly on Sunday, May 4. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Middletown and was the son of the late Nicholas and Margaret Neiman Nigro. Dale retired from the Middletown Borough police force, having served as a sergeant for many years. He joined the United States Navy at age 16 and served in the Philippines until the end of World War II, and was also a United States Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a master gardener, a gourmet cook, and he enjoyed being a Mr. Fix It. Most important, he was a caretaker. He loved nature and all of its creatures and he committed himself every day to caring for the deer, the birds, and all the other wild things that visited. He is survived by generations of creatures and birds that he faithfully nurtured for many years. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews and by his lifelong and best friend, Kari Light for whom he has been a true blessing. A genuine friend, he will be greatly missed. A Tribute to his life was held on Tuesday, May 13, at the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Middletown, with the Rev. Donald E. Potter officiating. Burial was at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Interfaith Food Pantry, 201 Wyoming St., Middletown, PA 17057. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Britt Strohecker will officiate. Burial will be held immediately following the service in Middletown Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be sent to New Beginnings Church, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, PA 17057, or the local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Danuta Huber, 65, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 9, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on March 3, 1949 in Gdansk, Poland, the daughter of the late Henryk Kozlowski and Barbara Rutkowska Kozlowski. She graduated with a master’s degree in marine biology from University in Moscow, and worked at the Morski Instytut Rybacki in Gdynia before working for 30 years as a medical researcher at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She is survived by her loving husband Zbigniew Huber of Middletown; her daughter Ewa Strzelecka of Philadelphia; son Martin Huber of Middletown; sister Bozena Stine of Lewisburg; brother Jacek Kozlowski of Florida; niece Asia Donley of Dillsburg; and nephew Tomek Mac of Colorado. The Funeral Mass and burial will be held in Warsaw, Poland in the coming weeks. Danuta will be remembered at the regularly scheduled Polish-language Mass held at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 4000 Derry Street in Harrisburg at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Believe Big, Alternative Cancer Research at www.believebig.org. The family has entrusted the care of The Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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be great fun to operate the theater. We believe strongly that the only way that the theater can survive in the long run is to continue as it has been as a non-profit, community-based theater.” “It is our fear and expectation that, in all likelihood, if the sale were to go through without the lease-back provision, another operator will not be found and the theater will close
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drowning out the surrounding spectators in volume. Others, including a chunk of the Kapenstein family, even slipped into the Hershey Racquet Club’s maintenance closet, where a modest soundproof window boasted a clearer view of the action.
It soon became clear, though, that Middletown’s competitors were placed on so high a pedestal for a reason: Harry and Eric were continuously shellacked with volcanic serves and nimble drop shots, thus forcing them to play primarily near the backboards. “Their serves were incredible,” gushed Eric. “They were really consistent off the net and they just hit the ball really hard,” Harry agreed. This, however, did not discourage Harry, Eric, or their fans. After Harry or Eric would make a good call or slam home an expertly constructed shot, some of their teammates would frequently erupt in a frenetic flurry of fist pumping that, at times, appeared to levitate them out of their seats like helicopters. At the insistence of Miller, they kept a tight lid on further celebratory boisterousness for the sake of tennis etiquette. In the end, Harry and Eric lost 6-2, 6-4 on Friday, May 9 to the team that would eventually be crowned the District 3 Class AA doubles champions. “We wanted to get a couple games, but we actually did a lot better than we thought we would,” said Harry. “We got six games, which is a set, so we were really happy with that.” But the loss did not come with bitter resentment or newborn vendettas. Instead, Harry and Eric emerged from their sequestered court with ebullient grins, an enchanted glow emanating from their perspired exhaustion like the effervescent sparkles from the concluding metamorphosis in “Beauty and the Beast.” And that, in a sense, is exactly what happened for Harry, Eric, and
perhaps for good,” Einhorn said. “The simple fact is that, when it comes to single-screen, small-town theaters like the Elks, the economics are not there for them anymore. Time has passed them by. They cannot continue to operate on a for-profit basis.” Einhorn then requested that the ICDA reconsider its present course of action and again consider leasing the theater to the GMEDC for the benefit of the local community.
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Steel-High principal promoted to assistant to the superintendent By Noelle Barrett
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After two years as principal of Steelton-Highspire High School, Travis Waters was selected as the new assistant to the superintendent by the Steelton-Highspire School Board on Monday, May 12. The school board voted 7-0 to promote Waters, who will replace former assistant to the superintendent Wendy Reisinger. Board members Barry Baumgartner and Robert Spizzirri were absent. Waters will begin his new job on Monday, June 16, and will receive a prorated salary of $91,000. “It’s an honor that being here in my second year that they would have the trust in me for such a position,” Waters said. “I’m really happy and feel really good that they supported me.” Reisinger, who first began her career in education as a counselor before becoming an administrator, requested to step down in March to fill the elementary school guidance counselor position at a salary of $71,100. Superintendent Ellen Castagneto said Waters’ experience working with
students in the areas of curriculum and behavior will be beneficial in the position. “I think he is an outstanding candidate … He’s very supportive of our staff and our policies,” she said. “He’s a hard worker and he’ll be a nice complement to our administrative staff.” Waters’ path to education began when he worked as a school-based probation officer, which influenced his decision to get his teaching certification. He worked at Steel-High for six years as a teacher and then became an assistant principal. He spent a few years as an assistant principal and principal in the Susquehanna Twp. School District before returning to Steel-High in 2012 to accept the high school principal position. Waters knows there will be challenges, but he is prepared and excited for the change. “I know there’s a lot of work, but I enjoy being here,” he said. “It’s a challenge because we have some financial challenges and academic challenges, but I see people really working to improve, and I want to be a part of that effort.”
Middletown tennis overall: a transformation. For Harry and Eric, the experience was an accumulation of their season-long efforts to cohere as a doubles team. “At the beginning of the season, our chemistry was not that good,” Eric admitted. “But my gosh! We’ve improved so much.” “I feel bad for these guys next year,” said Eric, referring to the surrounding Class AA contenders. “I really do.” Additionally, Harry attributed part of his cohesion with Eric as a unit to the encouragement of Miller and fellow teammates Matt Anthony, Travis Patry, and Garrett Deyle, who all came out and helped prepare them in the weeks leading up to their district match. As for the team, which finished the year with a staggering 11 wins, Harry and Eric are confident that this will certainly not be last the District 3 tournament circuit sees of the Blue Raiders. “We mostly came here for experience, but next year, we’re going to come back and there’s no doubt about it,” said Eric. “We showed everybody we belong here,” said Miller. “We belong, and I think they realize they believe and they now know we can play with everyone.” Ever diligent, the coach and her two players – both will return next season – spent the rest of their time at the tournament scouting future opponents to have a better understanding of what they must to do go even further in the future. Although they might not have come away with a district title, Harry and Eric could proudly proclaim their dominance in the fashionable footwear category. “We might not be the best team right now, but we certainly look the best,” said Eric, his smile brighter than the sunshine glare of his lucky socks. Confided Harry, “I’m not sure Eric washed those all year.” David Amerman: 717-944-4628, or davidamerman@pressandjournal. com
“The authority has a choice between an empty theater and a theater operated by a committed local non-profit organization that is dedicated to the preservation of the theater,” Einhorn said. said. “If the theater goes into a phase where it goes dark for who knows how long, I think you have to take into consideration how the public will view that. The public knows that we’ve been operating the theater and that we are more than willing to continue operating the theatre.” “As public servants, from time to time, you have to make hard choices,’’ Einhorn said. “At times, you have to ask yourselves what’s really best for the community. And at times like that, you have to put aside politics, personalities and ill will that may exist in the community between groups.” In response, ICDA chairman Matt Tunnell assured Einhorn that the revised sales agreement was not requested in an attempt to preclude or exclude the GMEDC from being the operator. In fact, the new sales agreement, according to Tunnell, was requested by the GMEDC. However, according to Einhorn, the request for a revised sales agreement was executed without proper authority. “I think it was an attempt to bring a different approach to it and say we’ve got to at least address the structural issues with the building,” Tunnell said. “We need to do something quickly to stabilize it separate from the operations of the theater … My understanding of it was, ‘Let’s just keep this advancing and, if the lease issue is stopping this from advancing, let’s get rid of that and get the building stabilized.” “Maybe there was a miscommunication,” Einhorn said. “We’re, frankly, waiting to see a draft of the lease agreement, and it’s our hope that we can get back to that point and take it from there.” David Amerman: 717-944-4628, or davidamerman@pressandjournal. com
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Behavior in Church, excerpt from February 10, 1993
As I slide through middle age it’s necessary to remind myself to be more patient with persons of all ages. There are certain standards of public behavior we all expect, but this is nothing new. The following material was uncovered while doing historical research of our town. It dates from about 1890, and certainly implies that things are about the same as they were 100 years ago. “Rules of Order Highspire United Brethren Church” 1. All persons coming into this house must quietly take their seats as directed by the proper persons. 2. Standing in front of the church, lounging about the doors, standing on the steps, or engaging in conversation in the church, so as to annoy those who come to worship, either during service or while the congregation is gathering is positively forbidden. 3. The practice of going out, unless in case of necessity, is positively forbidden. 4. Spitting tobacco on the floor, eating nuts, candy or fruit and throwing paper or shells on the floor, also marking or defacing the walls or pews is positively forbidden. 5. The committing of any nuisance in front or about the Church must positively be avoided. 6. All persons violating these rules will be dealt with according to law. By order of Edward J. Putt M.D., Benj. S. Kauffman, Jacob Roop, Trustees. One wonders what these learned elders would have thought of today’s boom boxes, spray can graffiti and junk food litter. I suppose they would make a little list.
Hoboes, excerpt from May 18, 1994
Most of us are very much aware of the plight of the today’s homeless persons. In the spring I often think of years gone by when the “hoboes” or “tramps,” as the homeless were sometimes called, passed through town. My mother often spoke of the Depression when her family lived at the white house along the river. As they were near the train tracks, men would often appear at the door for a handout, but, in most instances, she said, they would want to work for a meal. And my Grandmother Ford “would never turn a soul away if they were hungry.” Mother always said the men somehow knew that Annie Ford was a soft-touch. She often remarked the she couldn’t figure out how they knew where to stop for food, etc. These hoboes seemed to pass through town at certain times of the year. They seemed to follow the seasons and were often seen at the edge of town, sort of in the shadows, sometimes doing migrant work or odd jobs for a hot meal. Many rode the rails in quest for work or a better existence. It is known that there was a camp back along the river where a bonfire could be seen through the woods and hobo stew was cooked in a tin bucket over the open flames. As this era is passing into folklore, it has been documented that the hoboes had a kind of secret code and left messages for fellow travelers who might come along behind them. For instance,
the best known, and the answer to my mother’s question, was a chalk or crayon drawing of a cat stick figure. This meant a kind woman lived here and you would be likely to get fed, etc. The drawings scratched in mud, dust or on a rock wall or fence post included: an eye which meant the sheriff or police were watching the area, also handcuffs could be drawn to indicate that you could be thrown in jail. Sometimes symbols scratched on trees and a crude stick drawing meant a mean dog was on the premises. A smiling face with an X (for saw bones) meant the doctor would take care of you for free. There were symbols for safe drinking water, gun owners, trains and other situations. Whether it was a welcome sign or a warning, these men communicated with each other in a silent language known only to comrades. As the Depression eased in the early 1940s, younger men went into the service and by the end of WWII (World War II) it was only older men who rode the rails and criss-crossed the country in an endless search for a better life. This era now lives on in the memories of those who lived through it and the twice-told tales that are handed down in families in small towns like ours.
Tiger of the Woods, excerpt from April 26, 1996
With the passage of time, residential development in our area has spread into the countryside, across former
farmland and even penetrated nearby woodlands. So it is not surprising that those forest creatures that are left occasionally encounter we humans and some even attempt to co-exist side by side with mankind. Here in Highspire, up on Roop’s Hill, deer are known to seasonally feed on apples from trees in neighboring yards. Flower and vegetable gardens are also not immune. Raccoon and possum occasionally stray further in town than one would expect to see them. All of these creatures are being squeezed out of their traditional habitat. My friend, Mike Knaub, and I recently visited a friend who lives next to the woods. We went to see the nest of a great horned owl. Fortunately the mother owl was perched on her nest and beneath her handsome silhouette we could see the head of her baby bobbing up and down. To the side of the nest a portion of the eggshell clung to a stick. During our visit some angry crows seemed to be taking turns harassing this “Tiger of the Woods.” It seemed likely that the owl parents may have appropriated an old crow’s nest, which they often do. The great horned owl is a most handsome bird and can grow up to two feet in length. It is easily identified by its widely spaced ear tufts and white throat. About town one often hears its call, which is usually a series of four hoots. Known as a superb hunter hence its “Tiger of the Woods” nickname, this owl has on occasion swooped at people wearing fur hats and other fur garments in its search for prey. Don’t worry though, it usually hunts at night. What a special privilege it was to observe mother and baby on nest. We didn’t see the father, but chances are he was nearby keeping an eye on us.
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Kirsten German and Arlo Antle have been named Students of the Month for May at Middletown Area High School. German, daughter of Gregory and Kimberly German, has served on the Mini-THON Committee for three years, the last two as the committee chair. She is a member of the National Honor Society, the Link Crew and the Key Club, where she has served as secretary and editor. German was honored as Key Club Distinguished Editor in 2013 and Key Club Distinguished Secretary in 2014. She has worked as an intern at Kunkel Elementary School. In the community, she is a Girl Scout and has volunteered at the Derry Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School, the Mission Classic Golf Outing benefitting the Hershey Food Pantry and the Many Hearts Many Hands Nativity children’s figurines program. She plans to attend Shippensburg University in the fall to pursue a degree in pre-kindergarten to Grade 4 elementary education. “I am honored to be selected by my teachers as Student of the Month,’’ German said. “I am grateful that all of my hard work, community service and dedication is recognized.’’
Antle, son of Rachel Biermaas and David Antle, is a student in the Gifted Program, and has participated in the Entrepreneurship Challenge and in math competitions. He is a member of the Pride Club. Antle has earned Distinguished Honors and a place on the Honor Roll throughout his high school career. He is the recipient of a Temple University Provost Scholarship. In the community, he tutors underclassmen and middle school students and volunteers for youth and recreational sports. He is a cashier at Karns Quality Foods. He plans to attend Temple University, Philadelphia, and enroll in the university’s Fox School of Business Honors Program. He plans to major in marketing. “I am 100 percent grateful for being chosen to receive this award,’’ Antle said. “Personally, I never really expected it and am just appreciative of being considered. I would like to thank the teachers who nominated me and helped me become the person I am today.’’
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tudents at Reid Elementary School got their hands dirty by planting the school’s annual Teaching Garden on Monday, May 5. The garden, an initiative of the American Heart Association, was first planted in September 2012 – the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.
The garden is used to teach kids how to eat healthier. “Getting kids and families to eat healthier by teaching them how fun it can be to grow their own food is what the Teaching Garden is all about,” said Principal Earl Bright. “Kids are eager to take what they learn in school back to their families. We hope our stu-
dents will want to share what they learn here and start eating healthier at home.” The crop of vegetables included spinach, onions, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, tomatoes, kohlrabi, cucumbers and herbs that students plan to harvest throughout the season. The garden is supported by ArcelorMittal, of Steelton.
The American Heart Association’s Teaching Gardens program provides hands-on experiences and an interactive curriculum aimed at first- through fifth-graders that includes nutrition and physical activity. Students learn how to plant seeds, nurture growing plants, harvest food and ultimately understand the
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23 YEARS AGO - Pack 101 Winners – Congratulations to Cub Pack 101 winners from the Feb. 23 Pinewood Derby held at the MCSO building in Middletown. They are from left: Joseph Klinger, third place; Robert Peter Carpen, fourth place; Michael Cyr, first place; Shaun Teyral Spain, fifth place and Brad Whiteman, second place winner. would probably have cost the church over $300,000 to build by more normal means. But, by cutting corners and be doing the work with their own hands, they hope to complete the project for just over $107,000. When it’s completed, the church sanctuary and offices will be located on the second floor. “This is the only project we’re involved in right now, so we can concentrate all our energies on getting this done,” Bailey explains pointedly. “And it’s just great the way everything has seemed to fall into place for us.” Bailey points out that none of what is happening could have been done without a lot of friends. MASD Proposes No Tax Increase Under New School Spending Plan Middletown Area School Board officials Monday night tentatively approved a $15.1 million spending plan with no proposed tax increase for the 1991-92 school year. If this budget is given final approval next month, this will be the first budget in four years that requires no property tax increase to fund it. Also, for the first time in two years, there is no increase anticipated in the occupation tax. The last budget negotiations witnessed the occupation tax go from $180 to $225. Directors Wayne Evans and Dale Burkett were the only members of the Board to vote against the spending plan. “I can’t vote for this budget because the wage and budget increases are way above inflation,” Burkett claimed. “I think we’re at the point where education is receiving enough. This is the biggest run-away part of our budget year after year. If we’d ever get down to a 2 percent pay increase, we could afford that extra guidance counselor. Dennis Stover responded to Burkett’s comments, “These children are our future. They’re the future of this community and this country, and we have to provide them with the best education we can. If we’re going to pay a nickel and everyone else 50 cents, we’re going to suffer.” Pamela Eberly and Judith Murray recommended Burkett spend a day in a class and see what teachers do to earn their pay. “I thought you were elected because you were inter-
ested in a quality education for our district,” Eberly said. “Have you seen a doctor lately?” Local Firm Turns Tables On Teachers, Teaches Them About The Environment Implementing practices to save the environment in our daily lives has become almost as hot a topic in American culture as healthconscious eating. But as teachers realize how important it is to instruct students on environmental issues, some are also realizing they need to learn new ways to get the message across, as well as to gather up-to-date information. “We do a pretty good job now, we just want to do a better job in the future,” said Melanie Hensel, a seventh-grade life sciences teacher at Feaser Middle School. Seeing that there is a need for teaching teachers on this subject, R.E. Wright Associates of Middletown, arranged to hold a twoweek seminar July 15-26, to familiarize participants with the technology and practice of various related topics in environmental studies. The seminar, entitled Issues in Environmental Education, was organized by Marvin E. Kauffman, Ph.D., executive director of REWAI’s Learning Center of Applied Environmental Technology. Sue Cox, an educational consultant with a science specialization, is assisting Kauffman with the seminar. Kauffman and Cox have been working with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, LancasterLebanon Intermediate Unit 13 and Capital Area Intermediate Unit 15, to attract teachers and administrators, kindergarten through high school, to the seminar. “Many have to teach the subject now and don’t have the technical background to do it,” said Kauffman, who for 25 years was a department chairman and professor of geology at Franklin and Marshall College. “We’re hoping to give them a little more confidence in the environmental topics they have to teach.” 7-Mill Increase Proposed For Property Tax E-town School Board Adopts Tentative Budget Elizabethtown Area School Board officials tentatively adopted a $17.9 million budget last week
for the 1991-92 school year. In order to fund that spending plan, Directors also agreed on a 7-mill increase in the property tax, which would bring the total to 57.5 mills for the coming fiscal year. For a house assessed at $25,000, that means $175.00 more, or a total of $1,437.50. Local revenue sources are expected to generate approximately $10.8 million for the budget. The state’s share is expected to be $7 million and the federal subsidies will contribute $193,571. The various category expenditures of the spending plan include: Instruction $10 million; Support Services $5.9 million; Operation Non-Instruction Services $350,702; and Other Financing uses $1.6 million, which includes debt service for the ongoing addition/renovation project in the district. The tentative budget is $596,205 less than the first draft of the budget presented in April. When Business Manager Thomas Baum presented his three-year budget projection in January, the property tax rate was expected to be 11 mills for the coming fiscal year. Baum, with the approval of Board members and administrators, was able to make numerous cuts in expenditures, and subsequently was able to lower the increase. The 11 mills was reduced to 9.78 by a $218,000 fund transfer; then to 9.32 through $63,000 in requisition adjustments. The rate was further reduced to 7.5 mills through $255,056.65 in department cuts. Prices From 23 Years Ago 8” Strawberry Pie.......... ............................... $3.59 Biscuit Shortcakes 12 oz. .................................. 99¢ Kraft Cheese Spread 10.5 oz. .......................... $1.49 Clearfield Lite American Cheese .............. $2.59/lb. F o x ’s L e a n G r o u n d Chuck ............... $1.69/lb. Keebler Mini Middles 11 oz. .......................... $1.49 Hygrade Hot Dogs 1 lb. pkg. .......................... 89¢ Sanka Bag Coffee 13 oz. bag ......................... $3.24 Fritos Corn Chips 11.5 oz. bag ............................ 99¢ Finast Cake Mix 18.25 oz. box ........................... 65¢ Food Club Frosted Pastries 11 oz. box ......... 85¢ Red Bell Peppers .......... .......................... $2.99/lb.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hello, folks! I hope you are enjoying this fair month of May. The May flower is Lily of the Valley. This low-growing perennial plant has small, fragrant bell-shaped flowers and two large oblong lanceolate leaves. It blooms in white and is very poisonous. It’s also known as Our Lady’s Tears or Mary’s Tears from Christian legend. It was believed that these names resulted from the Virgin Mary’s weeping during Jesus’ crucifixion. Another legend says they bloomed from Eve’s tears after Adam pushed her out of the Garden of Eden. Here’s another legend about the plant: In France, Saint Leonard, a brave and fearless soldier, chose to live the life of a hermit in the woods to spend his days communing with God. The woods were also where a dragon named Temptation lived. The two had an encounter where the fire-breathing dragon demanded Saint Leonard leave the woods and ended up burning down his hut. Battles ensued, and eventually Saint Leonard drove the dragon deeper into the woods until it disappeared. A lot of blood was spilled in these battles, and the legend says poisonous plants grew where the dragon’s blood sprinkled the ground – and Lilies of the Valley popped out of the ground wherever Saint Leonard’s blood was spilled. It’s an odd legend when you consider all parts of the Lily of the Valley plant are poisonous. I hope all of you are enjoying this mellow month. It was a long, cold, harsh winter. Many of us are starved for the sun and warm breezes. Hopefully they are here to stay! Let me know your news to share, and have a wonderful week. Birthdays Best wishes for the best birthday yet to Clark Hammaker of Lower Swatara Twp. He celebrates his super fun cake day on Wednesday, May 14. Brand new teener Tim Nevil of Lower Swatara turns 13 on Wednesday, May 14. Hope your day is excellent, Tim! If you see Amy Burghdorf of Lower Swatara out and about on Wednesday, May 14 be sure to give her a very jolly happy birthday wish. Jordan Travitz of Lower Swatara marks his special 19th cake day on Wednesday, May 14. Happy last teen birthday to you, Jordan. Here is a huge birthday shout to Tracy Meifert of Lower Swatara. Her cake day is Thursday, May 15. I hope it is too wonderful, Tracy. Happy quarter-of-a-century birthday to Katie Semic of Lower Swatara as she hits 25 on Thursday, May 15. Enjoy! Happy birthday to Briana Dunlap of Lower Swatara as she celebrates her landmark 18th birthday on Friday, May 16. Congrats! Happy 14th balloon-flying day to Elliot Demko of Middletown. He will hear the birthday song on Saturday, May 17. Yay! Best wishes to Karen Bendgen of Lower Swatara as she observes her special razzle-dazzle birthday on Sunday, May 18. If you see Dan Fuoti out and about Lower Swatara on Sunday, May 18, be sure to wish him a wonderful confettipopping day. Best wishes to Christina Bayura
as she turns 25 on Sunday, May 18. Hope your day is full of sunshine and flowers. Happy 22nd rootin’ tootin’ birthday to Zach Crumlich of Lower Swatara. He celebrates on Sunday, May 18. Anthony Condran of Lower Swatara turns No. 19 on Sunday, May 18. Enjoy your last year of being a teenager! Happy Monday – and birthday – to Skiler Mullen of Lower Swatara He is 20 on May 19. If you see Michelle Berrones out and about Lower Swatara on Monday, May 19, tell her “Happy birthday’’ nice and loud. Diego Berrones shares his mom’s birthday on Monday, May 19. Happy 12th cake day, Diego! May your week be super special. Happy birthday joy to Norm Sheaffer of Lower Swatara as he observes his 88th snappy-happy day. Mark Wagner of Lower Swatara marks his Sweet 16 honk-beep-honk day on Tuesday, May 20. Have a ball, Mark. Anniversaries Best wishes to Larry and Angie Crumlich of Lower Swatara on Thursday, May 15 as they celebrate 31 years of wedded bliss. Mike and Kim Carroll of Lower Swatara observe their 23rd anniversary on Sunday, May 18. Enjoy a romantic weekend of wedding anniversary memories! Bloomsburg honor society The following local students were initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest collegiate honor society, at Pennsylvania universities: • Brittany Shope, of Middletown, at Bloomsburg University • Jordan Collier, of Elizabethtown, at Bloomsburg University • Kailene Shank, of Elizabethtown, at Shippensburg University • Evan Good, of Elizabethtown, at Villanova University RIT scholarship award Taylor Barrett, of Middletown, a chemistry major at Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Science, Rochester, N.Y., won a $7,500 award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program for her senior year. She was among 283 sophomores and juniors selected from 1,166 nominees for the award. Barrett, who has conducted research at RIT since her freshman year, has created peptide scaffolds for targeted multi-modal imaging agents with Hans Schmitthenner, a research scientist at RIT’s School of Chemistry and Materials Science, and has presented her work at the Rochester Academy of Sciences and the World Molecular Imaging Congress. Township meeting The Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Authority will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 19 at the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive. Pennsylvania facts quiz 1. What is the state tree? (hemlock) 2. What is the state fish? (brook trout) 3. What is the state bird? (ruffed grouse, often mistakenly called
“ruffled grouse’’) 4. What is the state insect? (firefly, or lightning bug) 5. What is the state beverage? (milk) Highspire Bicentennial Chorus Stephen Strauss, director of the Highspire Bicentennial Chorus, invites all interested singers to join the chorus. Come out to celebrate 200 years of music! Practices will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on the following Saturdays at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 240 Broad St., Highspire: May 31, June 14, June 28, July 12, July 26; Aug. 9, Aug. 23, Sept. 6 and Sept.13. Dress rehearsal will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19. The concert will be Sunday, Sept. 21 (warm-ups will be held at 2 p.m.) at the Greater Harrisburg Christian Performing Arts Center. You do not have to be a resident of Highspire to participate. It would be appreciated if singers are devoted to attending practices as much as possible. Come out and enjoy yourself! Quote of the Week “Knowledge is like climbing a mountain; the higher you reach, the more you can see and appreciate.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What is your favorite animal, and why? “A zebra, because it has black and white stripes!” – Victoria Kelly, 6, Chambers Hill. “Ferret – because they are like cats, but don’t spray. They are amusing.” – Pat Roth, Newberry. “The white-tailed deer. One thing – they taste good. And they’re smart.” – Alex Kennedy, 12, Lower Swatara. “I love pigs, especially Tea Cup pigs!” – Ashlynn Anthony, 15, Middletown. “Zebra – I like their pattern and colors.” – Jasmine Rivera, 14, Middletown. “I like monkeys. I would love a pet monkey!” – Kaeli Thomas, 16, Middletown. Proverb for the Week The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly (15:14).
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The nine Lower Dauphin Middle School students who were honored at a Lower Dauphin School Board meeting on Monday, May 5 for their scholarship and citizenship are, from left: back row, Kayley Brookes, Alexis Goddard, Ella Hickey, Rory Klingensmith and Pauliina Malinen; front row, Abby Mauger, Chiara Meyers, Melissa Salli and Clay Spencer.
Nine LDMS students honored for scholarship, citizenship Nine students at Lower Dauphin Middle School were honored at a Lower Dauphin School Board meeting on Monday, May 5 for their scholarship and citizenship, according to Principal Dan Berra. All nine have earned Distinguished Honors in every marking period of their middle school career. They are: • Kayley Brookes, daughter of Steve and Heidi Breach, who participates in orchestra, Falcon News Network and tennis. She has also been involved with chorus, Student Council and soccer. • Alexis Goddard, daughter of Brad and Kara Goddard, who participates in soccer and field hockey. She is also involved in dance and youth field hockey in the community. • Ella Hickey, daughter of David and
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church’s youth group. • Chiara Meyers, daughter of Dean and Diana Meyers, who participates in orchestra, chorus, select choir, the school play, and foreign language club. In the community, she is active in dance, gymnastics and swimming. • Melissa Salli, daughter of Nurgul and Ugur Salli, who participates in band, field hockey, track and field, and foreign language club and has been involved in Student Council. In the community, she is active in dance, Girl Scouts and takes piano and guitar lessons. • Clay Spencer, son of Kevin and Michele Spencer, who participates in football and also plays football and baseball on community teams. He is also active in his church’s youth group.
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Julie Hickey, who participates in band, chorus, orchestra and MathCounts. She is also active in her church’s youth group and with Hershey School of Dance. • Rory Klingensmith, daughter of Don and Jennifer Klingensmith, who participates in orchestra, basketball and soccer. In the community, she plays for LDC United soccer and Pennsylvania Premier basketball. • Pauliina Malinen, daughter of Marko and Cyndi Malinen, who participates in basketball and has also participated in ski club and soccer. • Abby Mauger, daughter of Dave and Betsy Mauger, who participates in orchestra and MathCounts and she has also participated in chorus. In the community, she is active with her
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Open Door Bible Church
First Church of God
Middletown
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our May 18 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from
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ages 4 to second grade are welcome to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., May 14: 7 p.m., Patch the Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade 6; Prayer meeting. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
Highspire United Methodist Church Highspire
“To make disciples of Jesus Christ, for the transformation of: Our Church, Our Community and Our World.” It begins with us. Highspire United Methodist Church is located at 170 Second St., Highspire. You are invited to worship with us at 8:45 a.m. every Sunday. Sunday school for all ages is at 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. If you are interested in being baptized, or becoming a member, we would be delighted to talk with you. Please call to make an appointment with Pastor Willie Caraballo at 9397650.
Adult Bible Study is on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Children and Youth Ministry is on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The second Sunday of each month United Methodist Men meet at noon. Our Joyful Workers meet monthly, prepare monthly dinners and other events. Call the church office for more information. For more information, or if you have any questions, call 939-7650, or e-mail us at highspireumc@gmail. com. Also visit our Web site at www. highspireumc.org. Pastor Willie Carballo invites families and friends to join them on Sunday and on other scheduled events. We would love to have you be our guest.
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. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Intercessory Prayer group is Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., followed by Pastor Brett’s Bible Study at 7 p.m. Current study is “What It Means To Be A Christian.” Followers of Faith Bible Study resumes at a later date; Youth Fellowship is Sundays
from 5 to 7 p.m. Safe Sanctuary meetings for everyone involved with children and youth will be held on Sun., May 18 at 4 p.m. and Wed., May 21 at 7 p.m. Mon., May 19: 7 p.m., Wacky Wednesday Planning meeting. Meals On Wheels volunteers for the week of May 12 are Rochelle Still, Harriet Chappell, Mitzi Neidinger, and Katie Fies. Acolytes for May: Larae and Faith Rhine. Children’s Church leaders for May: Erica Godsey, Nikki Wise. 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.
First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education are also available. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (grades 1-5) Kindergarten (4-5 years old), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6-8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet weekly for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
Every Sunday is Easter Sunday - from now on. “Christ is Risen, Christ is Risen Indeed.” We invite you to come and share in our Alleluia Moments as we encounter the Risen One in our midst and in our ministries. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” Food Pantry Sunday is May 18. Pancake mix and syrup along with other food items are welcome. Personal care items are always needed, especially toilet paper. Another Community Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Wesley on Thurs., May 29 from 1 to 6 p.m. Spread the word. Save a life. Give Blood. Our Toy of the Month is a jump rope. We are starting early to collect toys for our Christmas Toy Shop Giveaway. Each month we will feature a
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
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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. Please plan to join us for worship on May 18. Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. for children in the Mor-
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown
Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
Pastor S. DAVID SIMON
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
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REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown PASTOR DON WALTERS
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
Highspire United Methodist Church
170 Second St., Highspire • 717-939-7650 Worship - 8:45 am • Sunday School - 10:15 am
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different toy that will be needed for Santa’s Workshop at Wesley. Place jump ropes in the toy bag located in our Gathering Area during May. For more information contact Jan Webb. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the Fourth Friday of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. We even have some beautiful prom dresses to share in our fine collection of clothing. Need prayer? Call or e-mail your prayer request to be included in this intercessory prayer ministry. Our Prayer Group meets Mondays at 6 p.m. Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is entitled “Do You Fish with Live or Artificial Bait?” based on John 21:1-14. Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine sts., Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
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worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. This is the last evening for Wednesday Night Live (WNL), supper at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. Come join us. Wed., May 28-Aug. 13: Summer Night Live a/k/a Garage Night begins at 6 p.m. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so bring a side dish to share with everyone. Theme: Baseball Night. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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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
row Room, teens in the Teen Room, and adults in Fellowship Hall. Phil Susemihl will lead the Adult Forum discussion (beginning at 9 a.m.) based on the thought-provoking book and DVD “Making Sense of the Cross” by David Lose. Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary. All are welcome. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Join us on Mon., May 19 at Hoss’s Restaurant in Hummelstown. This restaurant has graciously agreed to support the Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown by donating 20 percent of the proceeds to the church. Participants need to pick up a Community Fundraiser card from the church office or the back of the sanctuary and present it to their server when ordering. This fundraiser is in effect from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., so you may enjoy lunch or dinner. Call a friend and enjoy a delicious meal while supporting the ongoing mission of the church. The Senior Adult Group Exchange (SAGE) picnic with the PEP SET of Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church is set for Wednesday, May 21. Join us at noon for a lunch of grilled burgers, hot dogs, sausage, baked beans, macaroni salad, mixed fruit salad, dessert and beverage. There is a cost. After lunch we will enjoy bingo with prizes. Call the church office to sign up for the SAGE picnic in Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend. 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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Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown
Worship is a time for joy. Therefore, with a joyous spirit we rejoice. “Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God.” Psalm 147:7. Reach out to God and to one another for all are welcomed in our Father’s house. 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 from May 14-20 are always open to everyone. Wed., May 14: 6 p.m., AA Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir Rehearsal. Thurs., May 15: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., May 18: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult
Sunday school devotional leader for May: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Nancy Heaton, Warren and Jean Coover. Nursery Helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in honor and memory of daughter Wendy Hoffman presented by Dawn Pickel and family. This week’s bulletins are sponsored in memory of Myron I. Kuhn by the family. Mon., May 19: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Community dinner at Evangelical. Menu – baked ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans, fruit cup, roll, dessert, beverage. Call 944-6181 for more information. Tues., May 20: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Stitches and Prayers Shawl Ministry; 7 p.m., Staff Parish Relations Committee meeting.
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A Brief Tour of the Gratz Historical Society
The Gratz Historical Society was founded in 1978. In 1986, the society bought the current building and almost all restoration was done by volunteers. Most acquisitions, which are labeled and catalogued, were donations, which continue to come in to this day. The Society has over the years written six Memory Books, which are stories of locals from the area, the Comprehensive History of Gratz and is currently working on the History of Lykens Township. The genealogical library, which was once the general store in the area, now houses genealogical records, family records, census and church records, township records, cemetery records and some Civil War records. The next room is the general store, which houses the old Gratz Post Office, a bar from the Union House Tavern, the original counters from the store, a pot belly stove, many old dishes, bottles, irons, shoes, utensils, radios, men’s period clothing men’s and ladies hats. Into the house, we go to the kitchen first. We have handmade pans made by a tinsmith of Gratz named Hoffman, a 1900 stove, over 100 soup tureens, a day bed and sauerkraut stumpers. The dining room has a set of Bavarian china with fish on it, six plank bottom chairs from 1870 made by Jacob Reiff and eating utensils from the Loyalton Hotel. The parlor has a working pump organ (which we try to play at our annual Christmas party), pictures of Emanuel and Carolyn Miller, the parents of the Millers who ran the store, a Victorian ceiling lamp and a wall mirror from the Loyalton Hotel. The front hall is very formal and visitors would enter there from the front of the house and wait to the announced to the homeowner. On the second floor, in the hallway, there are quilts made by the Gratz Elementary School students and many fractures, mostly in German. The front bedroom has quilts made to represent the businesses in Gratz, rope beds and mattresses filled with straw. Two weddings dresses, mother (1894) and daughter are on display, as well as two traveling trunks. The second bedroom has a wedding nightgown, a handmade cradle and a wheelchair made from a rocker during the Civil War. The third bedroom is the Marie Stine room, and has all things related to children, including clothes, toys, rockers, cribs, and dolls. One of the first bathrooms in Gratz (1940) is also located in this area. The back bedroom has a seven-piece cottage bedroom suite made by Billy Bowman of Pillow in 1880. On the side of the second floor over the store, we began with an area containing old Bibles, some as old as 1733. There is the medicine room with items from early doctors, Dr. Isaac Schminky (1855-served 45 years), Dr. Lebo (1898-1941), and Dr. Horn (1930-1965). All items of the doctors were donated. The middle room has a display of the costumes worn by the 100F, Odd Fellows Lodge. There is also a tribute to Les Brown, the famous bandleader from Porter Twp., Schuylkill County, Pa., including a musical instrument and a picture of his band with a young blonde 16-year-old singer, Doris Day, and a display of our famous gunsmith, Leonard Reedy and his Pennsylvania Long Rifle history. In the back room there is a baseball display (some of our famous guys were Carl Scheib, Randy Martz, and Jack Hepler). On the walls, we collected pictures of locals in their military uniforms and have them separated by wars on the walls, including, Civil War, WWI & WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War and Desert Storm. We also have a nice Civil War display of artifacts there too. Outside, there is an old well pump, an herb garden, a beauty shop, a barber shop, a barn completely full of farm implements and tools and the Gratz Room building, which houses mining information, Gratz Fair items, Boy Scouts items, Gratz factory pictures, fire company items and stories on the tannery. There is also a refurbished one-room in Erdman. Now, does that sound like 2 rooms? Of course there are hundreds of items I didn’t mention and a tour takes at least two hours. Sometimes it seems we hardly have an inch of space to put things, but we always find the right spot. The society is open from April to November, noon to 5 p.m. and tours are $5 and $1 for students. Research in the library is $5, $3 if you are a member and $1 for students. Special tours can be given for groups of eight or more by calling 1-717365-3342. Thanks to the wonderful community of Gratz and surrounding towns, the donations over the years have made this museum and library a wonderful place to visit. Why not stop by and check it out for yourself?
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307th Anniversary of the Kolb, Kulp, Culp Families 87th Family Reunion Lower Skippack Mennonite Church, Sunday, June 8, 2014 • 12:30 p.m. Our reunion is on June 8, we are getting together at 12:30 p.m. and lunch is at 1 p.m. We are having a pie contest this year; hope to have a variety of pies from the bakers of our Kolb-Kulp-Culp family. Please let us know by May 25, if you plan to attend the luncheon. E-mail: ruthoberho@aol.com, phone 215-699-3940, Ruth K. Oberholtzer, 209 S. 5th St., North Wales, PA 19454. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact: Grace F. Muscarella, e-mail: gracefreed@aol.com; or Mark Moyer, 505 Hemlock St., Landale, PA 19446. E-mail: vampire-46@verizon.net. If you need a brochure with Kulp items for sale contact Grace or Mark.
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South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - Saturday, June 7, 2014 “Thinking Outside the Box? Take Your Research to a New Level” This conference is sponsored by the York County Heritage Trust County Heritage Trust and South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, and will be held at the Historical Society Museum and Library, 250 East Market St., York, Pa. from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The scheduled speakers are Darvin Martin, Jonathan Stayer, and Kevin Shue. More in next week’s issue.
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Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. DUI charge Daniel M. Still, 46, of the 100 block of Eby Lane, Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and disregarding lanes of traffic, police report. The charges were filed following a traffic stop at about 2 a.m. on March 24 on Route 283 east at the Airport Connector. Still had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, and alcohol was found in a breath sample analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said. Still was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests was not reported. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21 before District Judge Michael Smith. Louis N. Kolovani, 50, of the 800 block of N. 7th St., Lebanon, was charged with DUI-controlled substance, DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and use of multiple beam road lighting equipment, police report. Police said Kolvoani was driving a 2005 Volkswagen GTI that was stopped around 3 a.m. on March 29 on West Harrisburg Pike at Whitehouse Lane. Police said they found marijuana and drug paraphernalia during a search of Kolovani’s vehicle. Kolovani was taken to the Dauphin
County Judicial Center to provide blood to be tested for presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 6 before District Judge Michael Smith. Alan L. Cassel, 46, of the 1000 block of Georgetown Road, Middletown, was charged with DUI, public drunkenness, reckless driving, being involved in an accident involving damage to an unattended vehicle and failure to give information or render aid, police said. The charges were filed following a crash in which Cassel’s 1999 Dodge Dakota truck struck a fence the area of Georgetown Road at Jefferson Driveat 9:34 p.m. on April 13, police said. Police said Cassel left the scene of the crash, but was found later by officers. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 4 before District Judge Michael Smith. Kathleen A. Dale, 59, of the 100 block of N. Wood St., Middletown, was charged with DUI-controlled substance and operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock, police report. The charges were filed following an incident at 12:55 a.m. on March 31 in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Boulevard. Dale was driving a 2002 Nissan Altima that was stopped by police.
Emergency medical services were called to treat injuries to Dale’s hand and nose that she suffered after falling at an area business, police said. A breath sample was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer and failed to show the presence of any alcohol, according to police. Dale was taken to Harrisburg Hospital where blood tests were performed to determine the presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported by police. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21 before District Judge Michael Smith. Jewelry stolen Two gold necklaces valued at $3,000 were stolen from a home in the 500 block of Colony Drive. Police said the owner of the jewelry believes the theft of the necklaces took place between April 1 and April 6. No sign of forced entry was found, police said. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to contact them at 717-939-0463. Harassment citation A citation for harassment has been issued to Erica L. Plaunt, 27, of the 100 block of C Lane, Harrisburg, following an incident at 5:18 p.m. on April 9, police said. Police said Plaunt refused to leave the residence of her estranged husband and became embroiled in an argument, during which time she allegedly grabbed
him by back of his neck and scratched him on neck. Police added the couple’s 9-year-old child was witness to the argument and scuffle. Drug-related charges Charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia were filed against a 15-year-old student at the Middletown Area Middle School following an incident at 2:20 p.m. on April 7, police said. The student was questioned by school administrators regarding allegations she had marijuana and drug paraphernalia while at school. Police found the items and noted a substance the teenager had was tested and shown to be marijuana. Car vandalized Someone broke a rear window and poured red paint on a white 2013 Toyota Corolla while it was parked in the 500 block of Mountain View Road, police said. The vandalism took place sometime on April 17 or April 18. No damage estimate was reported. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-939-0463. License plate stolen A license plate was stolen from a boat trailer while it was parked at a residence in the 100 block of Shirley
Drive, police said. The owner discovered the missing license plate on April 17. The trailer had been parked at the residence since last November and the owner is unsure when the theft may have occurred. The Pennsylvania license plate carried the number XBM6916. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 717-939-0463. Citations Four citations were filed against Amanda R. Adams, 32, of the 100
block of B Lane, Harrisburg, following incidents during the late afternoon hours of April 12, police said. Police said Adams has been cited for disorderly conduct, failure to confine a dog, failure to have a dog licensed and failure to have a dog vaccinated. The citations were filed following allegations that Adams’ dog was running free and had bitten another dog, police said. The disorderly conduct citation stemmed from a disagreement between Adams and her neighbors, police said.
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Community dinner
A baked ham dinner will by held on Monday, May 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., or until sold out, at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown. All are welcome. Tickets are available at the door. For more info, call 717-944-6181.
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Clearance book sale
The Friends of Middletown Public Library is having a clearance book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 for $2 a bag and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 19 for $1 a bag. The library is located at 20 N. Catherine St., Middletown. For more info, call 717-944-6412.
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Spaghetti dinner
The 2nd Masonic District will hold a spaghetti dinner on Election Day, Tuesday May 20. The dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Prince Edwin-Spring Creek Lodge, 131 W. Emaus St., Middletown. Local delivery is available by calling 717-991-1157.
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Historical Society to meet
The Hummelstown Area Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 19 at the Parish House Museum at Rosanna Street and Long Alley. Bill Kreiger, a geology professor at York College, will speak on the brownstone industry beginning at 7:30 p.m. The presentation is free.
Theatre in Los Angeles, while Anne, a Middletown Borough Council member, has acted for the daytime soap opera “General Hospital.” “Now, they have such a big influence on me in the fact that they have always been leaders wherever they are in town,” said Einhorn. “We’re go-getters and they’ve inspired me to be go-getters. They’ve never doubted or questioned my aspirations and abilities. They’ve always supported every single thing that I do and I’m very privileged in that way.” After cutting his cinematic teeth as a film critic for the Press and Journal from 2005 to 2008, Einhorn was accepted into an afternoon film and video class at the Capital Area School for the Arts taught by Caleb Smith, head of the Harrisburg film organization Moviate. “Caleb really introduced me to an obscure world of filmmaking and had a brilliant curriculum. While there, I had the opportunity to create some of my first short films, further whetting my appetite by directing,” said Einhorn. His time there also served as a valuable warm-up for his film education at Temple University. There, Einhorn hit the ground running by writing, directing and producing several short films, including “The Hysteric Dynamic,” a surreal comedic treatment of the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast that won Best Film Submission at the Temple Film Collective Finale Film Festival. For his thesis project, Einhorn was drawn to the idea of crafting a contemporary western in a small town with a strong industrialization-driven antagonist. It then became clear that Middletown and the neighboring Three Mile Island power plant that dominates its skyline would be the perfect location for such an endeavor. The idea would eventually prove to be the genesis for “My Father, The Old Horse.’’ “Rural small towns like Middletown still feel like 19th century frontier towns in that they have low populations, everybody knows everybody, and word travels really quickly,” said Einhorn.
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Einhorn said the cut debuting on May 18 is an extended, 40-minute edition of his thesis film, which originally clocked in at the 15-minutes-or-less time constraint issued as part of Temple’s thesis requirements. “I severely had to cut the film down,” said Einhorn. “In the Temple version, I had to completely cut out the nuclear power plant background story and kept it very focused on the family. People still really responded to that story and it kind of worked that way and I anticipate that, when we enter this film into real professional higher level film festivals, we are going to cut it down to that smaller version just because it’s easier for film festivals to program so they can fit more films into an hour-long period.” Despite the intense minimization, the Temple version screened at the university’s 2012 Diamond Screen Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Undergraduate Film. So why, then, did Einhorn choose to create the 40-minute version? “I think back to the fact that it’s sort of a portrait of a small town like Middletown,” said Einhorn. “It’s sort of my rose-colored glasses perception of Middletown, my romanticized perception of the town that I’ve come to really love, grow up in, and sympathize with.” Additionally, Einhorn yearned to reincorporate the nuclear power plant elements because of how the Three Mile Island incident of 1979 so significantly shaped Middletown. “It would be foolish to leave that out … This was the story that was meant to be told, and I think, when people see the film, they’re going to really be able to relate to it, they’re going to be unsettled by the fact of how much it really reminds them of what it was like,” said Einhorn.
Getting on the horse
The road to the film’s premiere was anything but an expressway. Rather, it was a trafficked, sinuous journey that spanned nearly four years from conception to completion. It only took Einhorn and his cowriter and producer Cara Trabucco two months to complete the film’s 22-page script, though Einhorn said the script went through additional rewrites over the course of the production process. The movie chronicles the lives of the Esbenshades in rural Upper Aratawz (a warped heteropalindrome of Lower Swatara), a damaged tri-generational family who attempts to bond with a traditional hunting trip. All the while, a disaster strikes their town, forcing the Esbenshades to confront their individual demons before it’s too late. For “My Father, The Old Horse,” Einhorn drew on inspiration from cinematic demigod Paul Thomas Anderson, whose 2007 epic “There Will Be Blood” Einhorn counts among his all-time favorite films. “He’s directed … very interesting character studies that are embedded in reality but also really delve into the psychology of the characters while at the same time really showing them in an objective way using the whole film’s visual aesthetic to comment on their psychological state and the dramatics of the story,” said Einhorn. The original vision also appealed to Einhorn’s artistic sensibilities as it allowed him to create characters who could be regarded as anti-heroes, which is a brand of character construction that Einhorn frequently enjoys. “They have problems, they feel like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders – they feel guilty, they feel responsible,” said Einhorn. “So that automatically sets up this very powerful relatable inner journey.” Once the script was in place, the next step was fundraising, a crucial element
of film production in both the short and feature categories. “You kind of need people to open their pockets and make donations to you, just kind of believing in your cause,” said Einhorn. “I have been lucky to produce some other films in the past that people have seen and liked. A lot of my friends and relatives are very supportive of what I’m trying to do.” Einhorn says that one of the general rules of producing is that a film can be made three ways: it can be made fast, it can be made cheap, or it can be made well. Typically, a movie will only contain two of these facets. With “My Father, The Old Horse,” Einhorn and company chose to make the film well and inexpensively, discarding option of expedience. “I would say that 90 percent of the people on the film were unpaid. That has, in a lot of ways, slowed the progress of the film down,’’ he said. “For example, we hired a professional sound designer and mixer who did an incredible job. We paid him significantly under what he normally asks for, but he had a lot of faith and confidence for the film,” said Einhorn. “What would have normally been a two- to three-month job, he worked on the film for over a year. But the film will sound better than any other short film made for this small amount of money.” Through an avenue of donations, Kickstarter crowd funding, and receiving Temple’s prestigious Creative Arts Research and Scholarship Grant, the film’s $10,000 budget was successfully acquired. For a crew, Einhorn recruited an assemblage of Temple peers who either sought to bolster their resumes, work with Einhorn, or were simply impressed by the vision for “My Father, The Old Horse.” For a cast of actors, Einhorn utilized his connections with fellow filmmakers and past work colleagues such as Philadelphia casting director Kathy Wickline, for whom Einhorn previously worked as an intern. “Kathy gave me access to her pool of talent and we held auditions at her facility in Philadelphia and we managed to get a couple people from her,” said Einhorn. However, despite his resources, Einhorn said the casting process proved to be quite challenging in the early stages. “We had a full cast, but I would say pretty much every lead we had was eventually replaced just because I realized that, for some reason, they didn’t really work as a family unit and they just really weren’t right for the role,” said Einhorn. “One of them had scheduling issues, one of them had to take care of his sick wife, and basically over the Christmas holiday over the course of a month and a half, we completely recast the four leads in the film. It made me pretty anxious and it was a very stressful time for me and my producers, but we knocked it out of the park once we found the people that we did.”
Coming home
With the actors cast and a stable crew enlisted, it finally came time for the production phase to begin in Einhorn’s old stomping grounds. But before he could take to the streets of Middletown for principal photography, he had to formulate the look he wanted for the film, for which Einhorn found great inspiration in Richard Avedon’s photography, particularly Avedon’s “In The American West.” “They’ve got a real amount of detail in them and there’s a lot of grime to the characters, but at the same time, they really emit personality,” said Einhorn. “That was something I really incorporated into the look and feel of the characters.”
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The film features several prominent Middletown locales, including the Tri-County Boat Club, the Ridge Run Tavern, the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad and Kuppy’s Diner, which Einhorn admits was the toughest place to shoot. “Kuppy’s Diner is one of my favorite places in town. It’s definitely among my favorite places to eat in town. The whole vibe and the people that go to Kuppy’s really defines Middletown as a character,” said Einhorn. “But Kuppy’s also proved to be one of the most difficult places to shoot because it’s about two feet wide. So fitting in a crew of 20 to 25 was very difficult. I was actually having to move the camera around in between shots.” The nuclear element of the movie does utilize the haunting presence of Three Mile Island’s mountainous cooling towers, but another nuclear power plant served as a double of sorts for the Middletown plant. According to Einhorn, a significant chunk of “My Father, The Old Horse” was shot in a town near Pottstown called Chester Springs to put a cap on fuel expenditures that ballooned due to the two-hour commute from Temple to Middletown. Another prime Chester Springs location was the near 200-acre farm of Tom Olszanowski, which Einhorn procured through his enterprising nature. “We told him our story and what we were trying to do and he let us, for absolutely no cost, use his farm to shoot most of the movie,” said Einhorn. “He was really supportive and we’ve grown to love him to death and his son actually owns a taxidermy shop which we used for some of the wildlife that was featured in the film.” Yet despite the marathon of logistical hurdles faced in production from fall 2011 to late spring 2012, Einhorn was never too distracted from his vision as a writer and director. When directing his actors, Einhorn espouses a very empathetic putyourself-in-their-shoes methodology.
“I try to make them understand their relationships to other characters as much as possible and try to relay that to their own relationships,” Einhorn explained. Shawn Feehly, an actor in the film, vouched for Einhorn’s approach, lauding him for his openness, directorial patience, and organization. “As an actor, he makes me more appreciated,” said Feehly. “He turned his student film into much more than that because of his drive in what he wants to do for the rest of his life. A lot of times, you don’t get that from most people.”
On the horizon
After the big premiere on May 18, Einhorn said he would love to take “My Father, The Old Horse” to some of the nation’s more prominent film festivals like the Palm Springs Film Festival, and perhaps even Sundance. Beyond the festival dreams, Einhorn hopes that, through living and networking and gainful employment within the entertainment industry in New York City, he will have the opportunity to direct a feature film within the next few years. He also has a bevy of new film ideas in the mix, including a draft of a time travel-related screenplay that Einhorn hopes to soon put into the script market for eventual sale. But in the here and now, Einhorn’s expanded thesis film will serve as a superb representation of his artistic abilities. “For me, as a director and producer, [My Father, The Old Horse] is a really fine business card,” said Einhorn. So what does it take to make a movie? Einhorn’s advice is simple: “Get out there and do it. The best way to learn is to make mistakes and the sooner you get out there and start to make them, the quicker you will learn and be on your way.” David Amerman: 717-944-4628, or davidamerman@pressandjournal. com
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fective assistance because he allegedly failed to adequately investigate, develop and present exculpatory forensic expert testimony and evidence in the guilt phase of Wholaver’s trial. Two remaining claims are still pending from the 2012 petition. They are: • That the Commonwealth violated Wholaver’s constitutional rights when it allegedly failed to disclose exculpatory and impeachment evidence. • That juror misconduct denied
Wholaver a fair trial. In the May order, Cherry noted that his decision took into consideration a hearing held on the matter last September; Wholaver’s motion for an additional opportunity to present evidence at a hearing; and the court’s notice of its intent to dismiss two of Wholaver’s claims that he made in the December 2012 petition. Wholaver has 30 days to appeal Cherry’s decision to the state Supreme Court, the order says.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ BASEBALL
ONE WIN SHORT? Raiders teetering on playoff brink after six-game split By Larry Etter
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Last week started off great for the Middletown baseball team, as the Blue Raiders routed Milton Hershey and Harrisburg – twice – to win their seventh, eighth and ninth games of the season. But everything went downhill from there. The Raiders lost to Lower Dauphin on Thursday, May 8 and a then dropped a pair of games at Greencastle-Antrim on Saturday, May 10. The losses nearly sealed the fate of the Raiders, who needed at least one more victory to have a shot at qualifying for District 3 postseason playoffs. Heading into the fateful threegame stretch, the Raiders sat in the final qualifying spot in the District 3 Class AAA power rankings with a 9-8 record – and faced strong odds against them. Lower Dauphin, a team that had already locked up the Keystone Division title in the Mid-Penn Conference, was ranked as the No. 2 team in the AAAA power rankings, and GreencastleAntrim, winners of the Colonial Division, was rated as the No. 3 team in AAA. As it turned out, both teams justified those rankings in dealing the crushing setbacks to the Middletown squad.
Middletown 15 Milton Hershey 0
The Raiders made short work of visiting Milton Hershey (5-13) on Monday, May 5, claiming a four-
inning shutout. Middletown’s Zack Sims pitched the first three innings before giving way to reliever Brandon Harper with a 12-0 lead. After Harper set down the Spartans in order in the top of the fourth inning, the Raiders scored three more runs in the home half to end the game early. The Spartans went down in order to start the game, and the Middletown side jumped all over Milton Hershey starting pitcher Jimmy McDonnell right from the start. By the time the Spartans finally got the final out of the first inning, the Raiders had already piled on for a 10-0 lead. After leading off the inning with a single and stolen base and reaching third on Ryan Popp’s sacrifice fly, Middletown’s Cody Fox scored the first run on an RBI single by Sims. Ethan Kell followed with a double to center before Nathan Ocker knocked in both runners with a one-out single. With two outs, Nick Drawbaugh singled and later scored on Brett Altland’s hit. Three straight hits by Fox, Popp and Sims, along with another double by Kell and a second hit by Ocker, pushed the Middletown lead to 10-0. The Raiders plated two more runs in the home half of the second on an RBI double by Fox and a runscoring single by Popp. In the fourth inning, Altland hit a one-out infield single and moved to third on Eddie Arnold’s double Please See RAIDERS, Page B3
Middletown’s Nathan Ocker (10) slides into home plate as the Spartans’ catcher awaits a throw.
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TRACK AND FIELD
Middletown, LD athletes win medals at championships
Two Lower Dauphin athletes won first-place medals and three Middletown athletes won second-place medals in the Mid-Penn Conference Track and Field Championships on Saturday, May 10 at Chambersburg High School. Lower Dauphin’s Ben Ross won the boys’ discus throw with a throw of 145 feet 6 inches, while teammate Jeff Groh won the boys’ 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:33.04. Ross also finished fourth in the boys’ shot put and in the boys’ javelin throw, while Groh also finished third in the 1,600 meter run. Middletown’s Levi Varner took second place in the boys’ pole vault with a vault of 13 feet. Hershey’s Stephen Minto won with a vault of 13 feet 6 inches. Middletown’s Brianna Bennett took second place in the girls’ shot put with a throw of 36 feet 1.25 inches. Bennett also finished fifth in the discus throw with a throw of 103 feet 5 inches and sixth in the discus. Middletown’s Drice Bahajak finished second in the boys’ discus throw with a throw of 136 feet 1 inch.
Other Lower Dauphin athletes who placed in the top six were Cole Nissley, who finished second in the boys’ 3,200-meter run and fourth in the 1,600 meter run; Josh Santisanio, who finished fifth in the boys’ 3,2900-meter run; Andriy Laychock, who finished fourth in the boys’ discus; Adam Zeiders, who finished third in the boys’ javelin throw; and the girls’ 4x400 meter relay team, which finished sixth. Middletown’s boys finished in a tie for 13th place with Camp Hill, earning 16 points, while Lower Dauphin finished third with 68 points. Carlisle won the team title with 94.5 points. Middletown’s girls finished in a tie for 21st place with Milton Hershey, earning 11 points, while Lower Dauphin finished in 25th place with 5 points. State College won the team title with 62 points. In a dual meet, Bishop McDevitt swept the boys’ and girls’ meet against Middletown on Tuesday, May 6 at Bishop McDevitt. The Crusader boys beat the Blue Raiders 98-52, while the Crusader girls beat the Raiders 108-42. Middletown’s Mackenzie Lombardi, above left, throws the javelin against Bishop McDevitt.
Middletown senior Emily Orris, above right, runs her leg of the 4x800 meter relay at Bishop McDevitt.
Middletown’s Christopher Holloman, second from right, clears a hurdle against Bishop McDevitt.
Middletown senior Cody Lutz competes in the discus throw.
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to left. Both runners scored on Fox’s single. With two outs, Fox scored the game-ending run when Harper was safe on an error.
Middletown 15, Harrisburg 0
(completion of suspended game) The Raiders played two games at Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 6 – the first, the completion of a suspended game from April 25. Middletown had jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning before heavy rains forced the suspension. Prior to the suspension, Middletown’s Kell batted in Fox and Popp for the first two runs; Jordan Flowers drew a bases-loaded walk for another run; Kell scored on a wild pitch; and Drawbaugh tripled in two more to give the Raiders a 6-0 lead. Run No. 7 came on another wild pitch. Picking up the game 11 days later, with one out in the bottom of the first, the Middletown squad added three more runs before the Harrisburg defense turned an inning-ending double play that prevented further damage. Popp hit a first-pitch double to left to plate two of the runs, then scored on an error to increase Middletown’s lead to 10-0. On the mound in the top of the second, Drawbaugh, the Raiders’ pitcher, had a 1-2-3 inning, and Middletown added another run on a fielder’s choice grounder by Arnold. Drawbaugh again sat down the Cougars in order in the top of the third, setting the stage for the early finish.
Leading off the bottom of the third, Popp singled and reached third on a fielding error and then scored on a groundout. After Josh Alcock was safe on an error, Jimmy Fitzpatrick singled and Alcock scored on an error. Drawbaugh’s groundout knocked in Fitzpatrick, and pinch runner Noah Zimmerman scored run No. 15 on Arnold’s double to center.
Middletown 15, Harrisburg 0 (second game)
Much like the first game, the Raiders jumped all over Harrisburg pitching early and often, scoring five runs in each of the first two innings, adding one in the fourth and four more in the fifth to again blank the Cougars. Flowers pitched three innings for Middletown and recorded seven strikeouts and two walks before giving way to Alcock to start the fourth. Alcock gave up just one hit and faced just seven batters in his two complete innings of work. The Raiders punched out five hits, including a pair of triples by Kell and Altland, in their five-run first inning. Popp, Sims and Justin Imler added singles in the opening frame. In the second stanza, Fox led off with a triple, Sims singled, Kell doubled and Imler and Altland also recorded hits that padded the Middletown lead to 10-0. Zimmerman, running for Kell who had tripled with one out in the fourth, scored run No. 11 on an error. Another leadoff triple by Fox, a single by Sims, a two-run triple by Kell and a
sacrifice fly by Imler gave the Raiders a 15-0 advantage. Alcock finished off the victory by setting down the Cougars in order in the home half of the fifth.
Lower Dauphin 9 Middletown 2
The Raiders had a rough outing against Keystone Division champ Lower Dauphin on Thursday, May 8 in Hummelstown. The Raiders got back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the first inning against Falcon starting pitcher Blair Lewis, but Lewis ended the early threat with a pair of strikeouts. Lewis pitched five innings and gave up five hits, leaving the game with a 7-0 lead. Drawbaugh started on the hill for the Raiders and was charged with four runs in two innings. Flowers pitched the third, fourth and fifth innings and was tagged for three runs, as the Falcons built a 7-0 advantage. Lower Dauphin (16-3, 14-0 in the division) also picked up two more runs in the sixth off Kell after the Raiders had scored twice in the top of the frame. A pair of sacrifice fly balls accounted for Lower Dauphin’s first two runs and an infield single by Daniel Davis scored the other in the Falcons’ threerun first. Another sacrifice fly scored the Falcons’ fourth run in the bottom of the second. A leadoff infield single by Finsterbush in the third went unrewarded for the Raiders.
After LD’s Adam Domovich led off the home half of the third with a single, the Middletown defense turned a double play before Flowers struck out Jason Shellenberger to end the inning with the score unchanged. Deon Stafford’s two-run double with one out in the bottom of the fourth padded the Falcons’ lead to 6-0. The Raiders had left runners on base in both the fourth and fifth frames. Kaylor Kulina’s double with two out in the bottom of the fifth knocked in run No. 7 for the Falcons. The Raiders finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the sixth against new Falcon pitcher Michael Willhite. Kell led off the inning with a single and moved to third on Ocker’s sharp double to left center. On a 1-0 count, Drawbaugh slapped a single to drive in both runs and narrow Lower Dauphin’s lead to 7-2. But the Raiders would get no more as Willhite induced a rally-ending double play ball. After LD’s Cole Backenstose led off the home half of the sixth with a walk and then scored on Stafford’s triple, Chad Stine’s sacrifice fly drove in run No. 9 for the Falcons. Kulina took over on the mound for the Falcons in the top of the seventh and put down the Raiders in order to lock down the win.
Greencastle-Antrim 4 Middletown 1 Greencastle-Antrim 6 Middletown 5 (9 innings) The pair of losses at Greencastle-
Goalie Gates, golfer Shank named PSU-Harrisburg’s Athletes of the Year By Tom Klemick
For The Press And Journal
Penn State Harrisburg women’s soccer player Mackenzie Gates and men’s golfer Tyler Shank were named the university’s 2013-14 Female and Male Student-Athletes of the Year on Wednesday, May 7. Gates, the Lions’ goalkeeper, set a school record with 154 saves in 17 games, a number good enough to rank her first among Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) goalies this past season and 26th overall in the nation. She recorded seven wins in goal this past fall including one shutout victory. Gates displayed incredible toughness on the pitch as well, playing with a torn ligament in her hand and bruised ribs late in the season. To go along with her impressive stats defending the net, she also has found success in the classroom as evidenced by her 3.35 GPA. “Mackenzie’s effort and drive to compete is nearly impossible to match,” said Coach Adam Clay. “She is a strong leader with a good attitude and her constant communication and direction from the back often replicates what we are thinking as coaches on the bench while the rest of the girls respect her knowledge of the game.” Shank made a vast and immediate impact on Penn State Harrisburg’s golf team during his freshman campaign.
His biggest individual accolade came when he won the outright championship at the Gettysburg Invitational in March. He finished tied for second place overall at the CAC championship tournament in late April and helped lead the Blue & White to a secondplace team finish.
Mackenzie Gates dives to stop a shot for the Penn State Harrisburg women’s soccer team. For his efforts, he earned a spot on the league’s all-conference first team and was named the CAC Newcomer of the Year. Shank also excelled in the classroom, earning a 3.53 GPA in his first year on campus. “It’s very unusual that a freshman
comes in and has this much impact,” said Coach Mike Banzhoff. “Tyler led our team in scoring average in the fall. He was the leader after the first round at the Roanoke Invitational which included some Division II teams; this round tied the lowest round ever for a Penn State Harrisburg golfer.”
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Games remaining Middletown (1): @ Bishop McDevitt (May 12) ELCO (None) Boiling Springs (1): @ West Perry (May 12) Susquehanna Twp. (2): @ Mechanicsburg (May 12); East Pennsboro (May 15, completion of suspended game)
A double play by the Middletown defense kept the hosts off the board in the home half of the fourth. Middletown had a chance to pad its lead in the top of the fifth when Sims punched out a one-out double, but a pair of strikeouts ended the opportunity. Ocker recorded his 10th strikeout of the game to end another Greencastle threat in the bottom of the sixth. After picking up an insurance run and a 5-2 lead on a fielder’s choice that allowed Fox to score in the top of the seventh, the Raiders were poised to claim a much-needed victory. But fielding mistakes changed all that. Back-to-back defensive errors and another RBI hit by Greencastle’s Crist with one out scored the first run. A single by Matt Kline with the bases loaded drove in the tying runs. A play at home for out No. 2 and an inning-ending groundout kept the Blue Devils from clinching the victory in the inning. Ocker led off the top of the eighth with a double to center but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. A close play at the bag could have gone either way, but Ocker was ruled out. The Raiders went down in order in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Crist again hurt the Middletown side with a leadoff single and then scored the game winner off a Middletown fielding mistake. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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Antrim (16-2) on Saturday, May 10 really damaged Middletown’s hopes for a postseason berth in the district playoffs. Winning both games would have been great. Splitting the games would have been a real plus. But the two defeats dealt the Raiders a devastating blow. The Blue Devils were dominant in the first game, a 4-1 decision, but had to rally from a 5-2 deficit in the seventh inning of the second game to send the action into extra innings. The setbacks, especially the second one, left the Middletown seniors and their teammates heartbroken and disappointed. In the first game, the Raiders started off with a 1-0 lead in the top of the opening frame but came up empty the rest of the way in the loss. Kell’s sacrifice fly knocked in Fox from third for the early lead. Fox was safe on an error to lead off the game and scored after stealing second and moving to third on a fielder’s choice. Sims got the pitching start for the Raiders but was stung by a two-run homer by Greencastle slugger Jake Crist with one out in the bottom of the first. That score remained unchanged until the Devils collected two more runs off of four hits in the bottom of the third. The Raiders missed scoring chances by leaving runners stranded in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Sims ended up with nine strikeouts in the game but was hurt by the eight hits he allowed. In the second game, Ocker drew the start and was in a good position to earn the win after the Raiders had climbed to a 5-2 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. But things fell apart for Ocker and his teammates in the home half of the frame as the Blue Devils rallied to tie it and force the extra innings. The scoring began following a leadoff double by Middletown’s Kell and an error by the Blue Devils that allowed Ocker to reach first safely. Altland then stroked a two-run single to right that gave the Middletown squad an early 2-0 lead. The Blue Devils made it a 2-1 game on a solo home run leading off the bottom of the second. The Raiders got that run back in the top of the third, however, when Sims doubled in Fox with two outs. The Blue Devils picked up their second run in the home half of the third on an RBI single by Crist. The Raiders started off the fourth with back-to-back singles by Ocker and Drawbaugh and scored run No. 4 on Arnold’s bloop RBI single to center.
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their place in the District 3 Class AAA playoffs, which begin on Tuesday, May 20. The Raiders (12-5) are in ninth place in the district’s power ratings, with the top 16 teams qualifying. Lower Dauphin (16-4) is in eighth place in the District 3 Class AAAA playoffs, with the top 16 teams qualifying.
DISTRICT 3 POWER RATINGS CLASS AAA (As of Sunday, May 11) Top 16 qualify for playoffs Team Rating 1. Greencastle-Antrim (18-1) 0.780094 2. Lampeter-Strasburg (19-1) 0.757784 3. Donegal (16-3) 0.733620 4. Shippensburg (14-5) 0.713193 5. James Buchanan (16-3) 0.704298 6. Susquehannock (15-5) 0.698949 7. Big Spring (13-7) 0.679544 8. Kennard-Dale (14-4) 0.675040 9. Middletown (12-5) 0.653532 10. Muhlenberg (13-7) 0.651030 11. West York (13-6) 0.641440 12. Hamburg (12-7) 0.617943 13. Palmyra (9-10) 0.585886 14. Northern York (11-8) 0.577809 15. Dover (8-10) 0.575809 16. Conrad Weiser (9-7) 0.571227
The Raider Extreme competitive cheerleading squad of Middletown competed in the U.S. Finals on Saturday, May 3 in Virginia Beach, Va. The Raider Extreme Cheerleading Association promotes the sport of cheerleading and showcases excellence and sportsmanship through its program, which includes community service. Raider Extreme cheers during Middletown Recreation Basketball games.
Raider Extreme practices its routine.
Standings for 5-14-14 BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 14 0 16-3 Bishop McDevitt 9 4 12-7 Middletown 8 5 9-11 Mechanicsburg 7 6 10-8 Palmyra 6 8 7-13 Susquehanna Twp. 5 8 8-10 Hershey 5 9 9-11 Harrisburg 0 14 0-17 Last week’s games Greencastle-Antrim 6, Middletown 5 (9 innings) Greencastle-Antrim 4, Middletown 1 Lower Dauphin 9, Middletown 2 Middletown 15, Harrisburg 0 Middletown 15, Harrisburg 0 (completion of suspended game) Middletown 15, Milton Hershey 0 Lower Dauphin 4, Palmyra 1 MID-PENN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, May 14 Semifinal Lower Dauphin vs. Susquenita, 4 p.m., Northern York High School, Dillsburg Final Lower Dauphin/Susquenita winner vs. State College/ Greencastle-Antrim winner, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, Northern York High School, Dillsburg Capital Division W L OVERALL Susquenita 12 2 14-4 West Perry 11 3 14-5 Northern York 10 4 14-5 Camp Hill 7 7 11-7 Trinity 7 7 10-9 East Pennsboro 5 9 6-11 Milton Hershey 4 10 5-13 Steelton-Highspire 0 14 1-17 Last week’s games Northern York 15, Steelton-Highspire 0 Trinity 7, Steelton-Highspire 4 Milton Hershey 12, Steelton-Highspire 3
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The Raider Club will hold its annual Golf Outing fundraiser on Saturday, June 7 at Sunset Golf Course, Londonderry Twp. Registration deadline is Friday, May 30. The outing raises money for Middletown’s high school and junior highlevel football programs. Golfing will begin at 8 a.m., rain or shine. Cost is $70 for each golfer, which includes green fees, car rental, beverages and lunch afterward at the American Legion Post 594, 137 E. High St., Middletown. To register or sponsor the event, readers may call 991-4003 or 725-5327.
This week’s games None SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 12 1 16-4 Mechanicsburg 7 4 12-7 Middletown 6 4 12-5 Palmyra 4 3 9-10 Harrisburg 7 7 9-8 Susquehanna Twp. 4 6 7-10 Bishop McDevitt 5 8 10-8 Hershey 1 13 3-18 Last week’s games Middletown 3, Lower Dauphin 2 Harrisburg 4, Middletown 3 Lower Dauphin 9, Susquehanna Twp. 0 This week’s games District 3 playoffs, TBA BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 9 1 12-3 Hershey 8 2 13-3 Mechanicsburg 7 3 9-5 Cedar Cliff 3 7 3-8 Northern York 1 7 2-11 Red Land 0 8 2-11 Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 3, Red Land 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Mechanicsburg 0 DISTRICT 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASS AAA Lower Dauphin vs. Wilson, 6 p.m., Thursday, May 15, Hempfield Area High School, Landisville (winner plays Central York on Monday, May 19 at Dallastown) BOYS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division Final Standings W L OVERALL Hershey 11 1 17-2 Central Dauphin 7 5 10-6 Lower Dauphin 5 7 7-9 Palmyra 4 8 9-9 Bishop McDevitt 2 10 3-14 Central Dauphin East 0 12 1-16 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 17, Bishop McDevitt 4 GIRLS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division Final Standings W L OVERALL Hershey 7 2 14-4 Lower Dauphin 6 3 12-5 Central Dauphin 5 5 8-7 Central Dauphin East 4 6 11-7 Palmyra 2 8 4-12 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 14, West York 11
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Dont' just stand there – cast a ballot on Tuesday
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he primary election is Tuesday, May 20, and the number of voters who exercise their right to cast a ballot is likely to be small. It’s typically lonely at the polls in an off-year – no presidential race, no mayoral races, no races for borough councils, school boards, township supervisors or township commissioners – and not even a Democratic primary race for the governorship is likely to entice many voters to the voting booth. That’s a shame. Were we always so apathetic? Jaded? Lazy? When did we start to treat our right to vote as a task too burdensome to perform? Perhaps it was when candidates stopped coming forward. There are many races for Congress and the state legislature where candidates are unopposed for their party’s nomination, with only one exception: state It's typically lonely at the Rep. Patty Kim faces challenger polls in an off-year, and not Gina Roberson for the Democratic for the 103rd District seat even a Democratic primary nomination representing Highspire and Steelton race for the governornship in the Pennsylvania House of Repreis likely to entice many sentatives. Other party nominations even being sought. No one is on voters to the voting booth. are the ballot. It may be a challenge for a citizen to circulate petitions to get on the ballot on their own, but it should be relatively easy for each party to marshal enough of its faithful to help, shouldn’t it? In Middletown, there is a dearth of primary races – one Hummelstown resident, Steven Todd, is campaigning on Facebook, the soapbox of the 21st century, for enough write-in votes to claim the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 106th District and face incumbent Republican state Rep. John Payne in November’s general election. Otherwise, Middletown voters will find choices for some Republican and Democratic committee men and committee women posts in their ward as the only community races to be decided. These grassroots posts can be important, too. They deserve your attention. Get to the polls on Tuesday and vote. Exercise your right to elect representatives. Your right to have a voice in politics. Even if it costs you a little time. Don’t let the opportunity pass. Don’t discard your right. It’s valuable. Vote.
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The real building blocks for a community's future
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f you take the time, it’s easy to find wonderful examples of family and community around every corner in the Middletown area: • Last weekend marked the 100th birthday of Strites’ Orchard. Mother Nature’s downpour failed to deter the shine of the celebration at this local treasure. We’ve reported this family-owned and operated business is continuing to prosper and grow thanks to the talents of four generations of Strites. You can bet the senior members are proud as they reflect on their legacy handed down to the younger members of the family who have made the commitment to respect and honor the land with new and exciting ventures. • This weekend will mark the cinematic premiere of a film that is the passion of Middletown Area High School alumnus Max Einhorn. Max’s film, "My Father, The Old Horse,'' will be shown at the historic Elks Theatre at 2 p. m. on Sunday, May 18. Free admission also includes a showing of the 1979 blockbuster, "The China Syndrome.'' “My Father, The Old Horse'' is the culmination of three-year effort by Max – a project originally intended to serve as a thesis film project while he was a student at Temple University. The film was honored as «Best Undergraduate Film” at the university. In Max’s words, “The film evolved into a much grander portrait of a family, small town, and a reminder of a very familiar incident – the accident at Three Mile Island.” The fact that Max, now a resident of New York City, decided to show his work at the Elks and open the event for free for the entire area is an example of a true sense of community. • Those of you who grew up in the Middletown area probably remember reading the Press And Journal most of your lives. As one of the oldest newspapers in Pennsylvania, we have a rich heritage dating back 160 years. Like Strite’s, we are a proud fourth-generation family business. In 1924, my wife’s great-grandfather, Harry B. Fox, bought both weekly and daily Journal publications which merged with the Middletown Press in 1962 to become its latest incarnation, the Press And Journal. Our family will proudly continue to be a part of the town, to know its people and to record happenings for future generations. Creating a vision for the future begins with an inventory of a community’s assets. Call me a romantic, but a real community is not the streets, the buildings or the government offices. It’s the people. It’s time to recognize our families, our businesses, our churches and our community organizations as the real building blocks for a successful future.
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The lesson of eugenics: "perfection'' taken too far
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the “mental defectives.” he era of As a philosophy, eugenics was supported cheap housunder the guise of improving humanity. In ing may practice, it was, as famed Harvard anthrofinally be upon us. pologist Earnest Hooton once called it, a In China, the private firm WinSun is “biological purge” via forced sterilization. In one famous case in Massachusetts, using 3D printers to 26 underprivileged boys were castrated produce up to 10 houses a day. Thanks to against their will in state-run hospitals. the decreased labor cost and cheapness of According to uncovered records released material, these abodes only cost $5,000. in a 2002 Boston magazine article, these That may seem overly cheap, and the teenagers were epileptic or diagnosed as raw substances used in constructing the kleptomaniacs, and thus deemed “in poor homes might be of dubious quality, but moral condition.” One state official even this could be a major breakthrough in providing liveable shelter for the poor. It’s tried in vain to get hospitals to sterilize “defective” women without their explicit a start for the Third World – and as the consent. nascent technology develops, it could beFor anyone who believes in the intrinsic come a reality in industrialized countries. dignity of each individual, these stories Computer programming is not only transforming our world, but also giving us are highly disturbing. But even more so, they are the height of hubris. the ability to personalize and customize By what authority do we know what the our lives in never-before-thought-of ways. perfect human code is? As imperfect creaBut when does this technology become tures, how can we say there is a perfect too much and alter the human experirace? ence negatively? What happens when the More importantly, will human genome process is irreversible? transformation give way to the new The United Kingdom publication The eugenics? Independent recently reported scientists Handing over the power of life and are using a specialized, technological death to society’s upper strata should procedure to “edit” DNA and correct a give pause. The free will of the innocent variety of maladies in rats. was already trampled on in the name of Researchers at the Massachusetts Inperfection. stitute of Technology successfully used Altering someone’s innermost code what’s called the “Crispr” technique to fundamentally and irrevocably transforms alter a single letter in the genetic alphabet their nature. The great fear behind DNAof rodents. Before, the mice were sufferediting is the victims left in its wake – or ing from a genetic mutation in the liver. better put: What could have been. Through a number of intravenous injecFor every blemish wiped away, so are tions, Crispr successfully altered a third millions of specks of potential goodness. of their liver cells, curing the mutation. If God is truly the author of our species, According to MIT professor Daniel it seems arrogant to Anderson, the afflicsuppose we know tion remedied “was more than him. As a disease in the liver Rearranging the genetic Ecclesiastes 7:13 which is very similar alphabet isn't the systematic warns, “Consider to one found in humans.” The implicaelimination of "defective'' what God has done: can straighten tion is the very same people. But put in the wrong Who what he has made technology might hands, it could very well crooked?” soon be ready to use on people. become a weapon against our Rearranging the alphabet Prima facie, this inherent imperfection. genetic isn’t the systematic may seem like a elimination of “degood thing. Curing fective” people. But debilitating disease put in the wrong hands, it could very well and alleviating human suffering is wonderful. Where the world would be without become a weapon against our inherent imperfection. vaccines and inoculations is up to quesSocietal engineers often have lofty goals tion, but it most certainly wouldn’t be as without recognizing their own fallibility. healthy a place. The same goes for fixing The unintended consequences of their acbasic injuries like broken arms or severe tions can permeate far beyond what they back pain. initially imagine. Modern medicine has come a long way The choice is, as Matthew Hennessey of in lifting man out of a reality of continual the Manhattan Institute writes, whether hardship. Genome-editing may seem like these new gods of science give deference the next big step, and the possibilities to “the original intent of the author” or seem endless. are simply “looking to rewrite every piece Even so, an endeavor like DNA alterato suit their own ears.” tion is one marked with extreme jeopardy History and ideology say the perfect and a sordid history. human is being sought. Whether we have Not more than a century ago, eugenics – the knowledge or ability to achieve such a the practice of improving the human spething is an open question. cies by wiping out undesirable races and We might have the ability to cost-effecethnicities – was popular among leading tively manufacture homes, but I’m less scientists and progressives. During the 1920s, Harvard University was a veritable optimistic about our ability to re-manufacture ourselves. brain trust for the social philosophy. Nine Relieving pain through medicine is members of the advisory council for the undoubtedly a welcome achievement. But Eugenics Society were faculty members there’s a price for everything. Let’s hope of the Crimson University. it’s not the loss of what truly makes us Sidney and Beatrice Webb, founding human: the humility in recognizing our members of the socialist Fabian Society own faults. in Great Britain, were huge supporters of eugenics. John Maynard Keynes, the James E. Miller, a native of Middletown, father of what can be considered macrois editor of the Ludwig von Mises Institute economics, served as the director of the of Canada, a libertarian think tank, and Eugenics society for a time. Even conworks as a copywriter in Washington, servative hero Winston Churchill once proclaimed his support of labor camps for D.C.
MIKEFOLMER Protecting the taxpayers
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very day, I receive requests – and demands – for the Commonwealth to spend more – more for agriculture, more for education, more on the environment, more for health care, more for the unemployed, more for the poor, more for the elderly, more for welfare, more for public safety. The list goes on and on, and gets longer every day. Unfortunately, not only is there not enough state tax money to fulfill every need and request, government has simply grown faster than taxpayers’ ability to pay. In 1970, Pennsylvania, with a population of 11,800,766, had a state budget of $2,619,667,000, or $221.99 per Pennsylvanian. Today, Pennsylvania has a population of approximately 12,742,886 and a state budget of $28,375,869,000, or $2,226.80 per Pennsylvanian. Our population grew just 7.9 percent while state spending grew 983 percent. State spending outstripped the ability of the taxpayers to pay for government services like welfare. State spending on welfare is the largest expenditure of the Commonwealth’s budget – $10,956,336,000, or 38.6 percent of the total state budget. Each second, Pennsylvania spends over $347 on welfare programs. Education is the second largest component of our state budget – 36.3 percent of the budget, or $10,300,813,000, is spent on education, or $326 each second. If you add in total spending on education – federal, state and local – the total is $27 billion annually, or $856 a second. With welfare and education accounting for almost three-quarters of state spending (74.9 percent), it’s difficult to maintain or increase spending for these programs and still meet the needs of the remaining state budget (25.1 percent). Because Pennsylvania has spent faster than the taxpayers’ ability to pay, the Commonwealth has had billion-dollar structural deficits. At one point, Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund was also $4 billion in debt. Pennsylvania’s public pension funds face over $50 billion in unfunded liabilities. To continue to spend and borrow at previous levels would have further hurt already overburdened taxpayers. We must continually prioritize to protect taxpayers. Mike Folmer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate. He represents the 48th Senatorial District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire, Londonderry Twp., Steelton and the Swatara Twp. communities of Bressler, Enhaut and Oberlin.
READERS'VIEWS Vets deserve better care Editor, The Veterans Administration has been caught with its pants down. VA Medical Centers all across the country are under investigation, a scandal that should not have happened. Forty-plus veterans died while waiting up to 21 months to be seen by specialist doctors for various life threatening illness’ at the VAMC Phoenix, Ariz. More deaths are also reported at other VAMC’s nationwide. This is blatant mismanagement, if not criminal, under the supposedly watchful eye of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Military veterans organization are calling for the secretary to be fired and prosecuted for mismanagement and answer for these untimely deaths. The U.S. Inspector General has been directed to conduct an investigation into the allegations brought upon the VA. Veterans are treated like a piece of meat. Often they are handed pills, narcotics for pain and antidepressants to calm them down and shoved out the door. Medically this sort of action solves nothing. Is this proper care for our veterans at VA hospitals? I think not. The American people should demand our Congress to step in and stop the atrocities that take place at VA Medical Centers. Demand our veterans be properly cared for. They gave their all for our country – we now need to give our all to them. John J. Bury, U.S. Navy, retired Media, Delaware County
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Middletown, why don’t you start your own group page? Probably because you couldn’t get 826 people from Middletown to join your group. Please note, it doesn’t matter what last name you’re trying to hide behind – we weren’t interested before, nor are we interested now.”
• “I just found out that the ambu-
lance service in Middletown does not have a contract with Hershey EMS. So if you call 911 and get another service you will be billed even if you have a membership with South Central. So what is the point of having a membership if it is not covering you with another service when you call 911 from your home?” • “If it was your child left out, would you be quiet and not say anything? Aren’t the parents their voice?”
• “Whomever writes the Facebook comments, I’d like to correct you on a comment. The Drug Take Back program was started before Officer Rux joined the police department, so thanking him for bringing it to Middletown is incorrect, as usual.”
• “Once the wedge of unfairness is there, it will consume success until a total changing of the guards is forced.”
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ver the past two years, the General Assembly has been working to strengthen the state’s laws for reporting cases of child abuse and holding perpetrators accountable for their heinous actions. Following the indictment of Jerry Sandusky, the Task Force on Child Protection was formed to identify deficiencies in our state child protection laws. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives responded to recommendations of the task force by passing 17 new laws. I would like to give residents a detailed overview of several of the legislative initiatives that were enacted. One of the first and most important steps was expanding the legal definition of “child abuse” in Pennsylvania. Act 108 of 2013 lowered the injury threshold for what is considered physical abuse, allowing certain grooming activities to be considered sexual abuse, and including a variety of abusive behaviors that were not previously substantiated as “child abuse.” In addition, Act 117 of 2013 redefined the term “perpetrator” to include a person who is a child’s parent, a spouse or paramour of a parent, an individual who is 14 years of age or older residing in
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the child’s household, someone related within the third degree of consanguinity but does not reside in the same household, or an individual responsible for the child’s welfare. These initiatives also established a procedure to remove certain juvenile perpetrators from the child abuse registry. For more information about the state’s child protection efforts, visit pahousegop.com. Look for more highlights from the House efforts to strengthen the state’s laws for reporting cases of child abuse next month.
Fish-for-Free Day
There are many great places for families to fish in the 106th District – and for one day this month, Pennsylvania residents and their out-of-state relatives and friends
won’t need a fishing license to participate in the sport. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold the first of two annual Fish-for-Free Days on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. Fish-for-Free Days allow anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish without a fishing license on all of Pennsylvania’s waterways. All other fishing regulations still apply. A second Fish-for-Free Day is scheduled for Friday, July 4. For more information about Fishfor-Free Days, visit Fishandboat. com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown.
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Our planet requires a human response
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t’s RSVP time around here. a weird coma. The message comes in late Certainly, the poorest populations spring – formal invitations to on Earth, struggling nobly just to weddings, graduations or recitals survive droughts and famines, can’t – the quaint “RSVP” be expected to coordinate a bigstamped in black picture response. curlicue at the bottom. But wealthier populations, like “Don’t worry,” ours, could respond significantly to said a hostess whose the biosphere’s messages. invitation I’d stuck in Perhaps we don’t receive them. a paper pile, forgetting Americans, at least, have moved it until that event en masse indoors. We’re buffered, was already celebrated and gone. temporarily, from the changing Almost nobody had sent a response, climate and vanishing habitats all even among those who showed up, around us. We no longer notice the she said. “People don’t know what world directly. ‘RSVP’ means anymore.” Instead, we get our knowledge But people do. My teen students filtered through human media. even send it via text message, so Planetary awareness is something apparently the acronym still lives. we leave to the scientists – and then Southern grandmothers made sure we don’t respond to their findings. my own generation knew how to Perhaps we’re too bombarded by “Respond if it pleases you” – and other messages, including those even if it didn’t. It had pleased devised by vested interests to quash someone else to invite you to any response to the ongoing crises. the table, they reasoned, so why These awareness-clogging interests would you not also fund the respond, unless careers of you were lawmakers, dead – or gone No species lives in isolation; obliging crazy? to push everyone here is responding them Why indeed. through laws to everyone else. That’s why favoring a One of the biggest few private the planet so needs a stumpers interests at human response today. regarding our the expense of highly evolved, the common intelligent good. species, today, is its unprecedented Within the past few months, the inability to respond –particularly U.S. House of Representatives to the very world that asked us to has produced several such bills the table, our planetary life-support that hack away at environmental system. protections, healthy rivers and The other species still respond to public lands. their world. I’ve seen this in my The “Water Rights Protection Act,” backyard this spring. wildlife advocates warn, will easily I’d converted the lawn into drain many U.S. rivers dry. a woodland to invite back our The “Restoring Healthy Forests declining songbirds and amphibians, for Healthy Communities Act” aims and to better absorb rainfall into to aggressively ramp up industrial our languishing water table. It was logging in public lands – just when a puny response to these enormous, private lands are being rapidly widespread problems. But luckily deforested for Chinese timber everything the land has invited here markets. The widespread logging brings its own response. degrades watersheds, wildlife Bees responded to the early oak habitat and climate. tassels and cherry blooms, which Regarding habitat itself, are now responding to all this Washington state’s Rep. Doc pollination. The spongy floors of Hastings recently released four leaf litter respond to the rain, as do proposed bills to gut the Endangered the tree roots, banking this needed Species Act – a longtime goal of its water underground. industry opponents. The trees have invited little singing The proposals, coded benignly as toads, many songbirds and an “common sense improvements” to owl. The songbirds are voracious dodge any outraged response from insect and grub eaters, providing the public, will hamstring the law an immune response for the trees, and disable any future response which in turn cool the air and of common citizens to the act’s increase habitat. violations. This guest list goes on, everyone These examples of our increasingly responding to everyone else, unresponsive state demonstrate how throughout the biosphere. this human disorder spreads to the How about us humans? As the biosphere. most conscious animal, we’re most Each time we eliminate more able to choose a response. We are species, diverse forest and wetlands, the most “responsible.” we disable more of the planet’s Nature keeps sending us countless ability to respond to its other invitations to attend – both its guests – like us. No species lives beautiful celebrations and its in isolation; everyone here is increasing man-made troubles: responding to everyone else. mudslides, deforestation, drying-up That’s why the planet so needs a aquifers, habitat loss. human response today. Each crisis is an opportunity to “We’re showing up!” would seem respond with more wisdom. But as a response more generative of joy, these troubles, climate change and anyhow, than continuing merely to a stunning mass extinction steadily send along our regrets. proceed, the humans most able to Liza Field, of Virginia, is a teacher respond seem unresponsive, as if in and writer.
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Strites’ Orchard 100th anniversary Open House
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hat great timing! With the arrival of honest-to-goodness spring weather – finally! – came the 100th anniversary Open House at Strites’ Orchard on Saturday, May 10. Crafts for kids and greenhouse tours were among the events. The first fruit trees and vegetables were planted by Joseph C. Strite in 1914. His son, Earl, joined him in the business and expanded the farm to more than 250 acres, selling produce at markets in Hummelstown and Harrisburg. The original market was opened on the farm in 1950. In 1994, a new farm market and bakery were built, and the farm was expanded to 300 acres. It now is a popular spot for hanging flower baskets, vegetable plants, cinnamon twists, canned peaches and a long list of produce, baked goods and canned goods. See who arrived for the open house!
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Strites’ Orchard Farm Market and Bakery is a 300-acre sustainably grown fruit and vegetable farm. We are a fourth-generation family-owned and operated business.
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veryone should believe in something, philosopher Henry David Thoreau once noted, and local children believed that fishing at the annual Sportsmen Limited’s Trout Derby at the Middletown Reservoir on Saturday, April 26 was a great way to spend a pleasant spring day.
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The derby, held for the past 21 years, teaches kids age 12 and under the joys of fishing – and provides free hot dogs, potato chips, sodas and trophies. The winners, as listed by Sportsmen Limited: Age 5 and below – First place, Wyatt Rosati, 18-1/2 inches; second place, Mackenzie Martin, 16 inches; third place, Talen Grant, 15-1/8 inches; fourth place, Mathew Fisher, 14-3/4 inches. Age 6 and up – first place, Mark Ogilvie, 18-1/2 inches (10-1/2 grams); second place, Ben Knisely, 18-1/2 inches (10 grams); third place, Travis Gruber, 18 inches; fourth place Calvin Stewart, 17-3/4 inches.
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Caraballo pleads guilty in shooting of brother By Noelle Barrett
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That Sunday afternoon in May 2012 when Daniel Caraballo shot his older brother Michael twice in the stomach at a family gathering in the backyard of their Highspire residence was an afternoon filled with chaos and flared emotions, according to police. As Daniel approached Michael that afternoon, an aunt tried to stop him before Daniel fired shots at his brother. Witnesses saw Daniel run. Shortly after, police apprehended him. Nearly two years later, as Daniel, 25, of Highspire, was to stand trial for attempted homicide, more chaos ensued in a Dauphin County courtroom on Tuesday April Monday, April 21. 21 6-8 pm According to Highspire police Officer
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and felt there was nothing but victims in this matter.” In the end, Daniel didn’t take the deal. Instead, he unexpectedly pleaded guilty, avoiding a trial, and placed his fate in the hands of Judge Deborah E. Curcillo. Her sentence – 8 to 16 years, with 1 year, 11 months and 2 days time served – he’ll spend at least six more years in prison. “I feel that it’s good to finally move ahead because it has been a long process,” Weber said. “[Caraballo’s guilty plea] has allowed the family and the victim to heal. [Caraballo] has accepted responsibility for his actions and that is half of the healing process.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Alecia Thomasson’s paintings are featured this month on the emerging artist wall at Lancaster’s Red Raven Gallery.
Gallery displays work by Lower Dauphin student
Lower Dauphin High School senior Alecia Thomasson will be exhibiting her work at Red Raven Gallery in downtown Lancaster this month. Thomasson, whose works are primarily oils with the subject matter of figures abstracted by water, will be featured all month on the gallery’s emerging artist wall. “It is a very exciting honor for her to be showing at a popular gallery with very high standards,” said Dana Naugle, Lower Dauphin art teacher. “Many connotations can be taken from her work but you will have to see it personally to decide what the deeper meaning is for yourself.” Earlier this school year, Thomasson’s painting, “Out of Element,” was recognized with a gold key award in the regional Scholastic Art Awards.