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“EXTENSIVE’’ MISMANAGEMENT? Staff squandered electric trust to avert fiscal disaster, borough officials charge By Daniel Walmer

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One critical day in 1998, Middletown controversially settled a lawsuit with electric supplier Met-Ed. The borough would lose its long-term bargain rate contract for electricity with the utility, but would be compensated with $18 million to keep electric rates down. Eleven years later, millions of dollars from the settlement, placed in a trust fund, were gone, and residents were shocked by high electric bills. By 2012, Middletown Borough Council and its financial consultants were declaring Middletown to be on the brink of fiscal disaster. What happened? Council President Christopher McNamara

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thinks the answer lies in mismanagement by borough staff in the mid-2000s, which he believes squandered the trust and created sky-high electric rates to postpone an inevitable fiscal catastrophe – all without keeping council informed of the borough’s financial problems. His suspicions are backed up by financial consultant Mark Morgan, hired by council to devise a financial plan for the borough. “The information that has been provided to councils in the past has been sketchy at best,” said Morgan. “There has been extensive mismanagement.” McNamara presented his evidence at a council meeting on Monday, May 6, showing the audience e-mails between former borough staff and other internal borough documents from the mid-

2000s – evidence he hinted might play a role in litigation regarding the trust that council has authorized. When the trust was formed, the borough continued to partially Thomas Handley Rodney Horton Jeffrey Stonehill fund its general fund with electric Calls presentation Calls allegations Former manager a “re-election system profits despite paying more has no comment “deplorable’’ and campaign’’ for electricity from Met-Ed. But to “unethical’’ on allegations keep electric rates low, the borough used $6.6 million of the electric trust money like “The Cash Flow Problem is Serious” and by 2005, according to documents McNamara “Russian Roulette.” So Grove and Stonehill developed the Purchase presented. Price Cost Adjustment (PPCA), a controversial Then the borough stopped spending the trust money – and immediately began to experience formula that increased residents’ electric bills problems paying its bills, as evidenced by e-mails to provide additional cash to the borough. Ebetween former finance director Rick Grove and mails that they exchanged, McNamara asserted, former borough manager Jeff Stonehill with titles Please See E-MAILS, Page A6

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The forum for candidates running for Middletown Borough Council and mayor had just ended at The Event Place in the downtown business district when a train whistle interrupted the chatter of the dispersing crowd. One candidate rushed outside, coaxing audiThe race ence members to come for judge with her, and pointed as the local short-line train Three candidates are running for crawled across Union judge in Dauphin Street, past the Karns County in the grocery store, pulling May 21 primary. a flatcar with a homeSee our story made sign of lumber on page A6. and plywood. “Vote for Barbara L. Seibert,’’ implored the message painted on the sign. “I love it!’’ shouted Seibert, a council candidate, as her sign was slowly pulled across the street. Those campaign signs staked in yards and hung on buildings are fine, but in Middletown you should expect something with a homier feel, like the collaboration between the Hummelstown and Please See ELECTION, Page A6

Hruz admitted to ARD program By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff Middletown Area High School Principal Patrick Hruz, who was facing DUI charges stemming from a November traffic stop, has been enrolled in Dauphin County’s Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. Dauphin County Judge Bernard L. Coates Jr. granted a motion to admit Hruz into the program for first-time offenders on April 17, according to court records. Hruz, 45, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate and disregarding traffic lanes, after he was stopped by police on Nyes Road in Lower Paxton

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Students in Kunkel Elementary School’s drum circle perform music from Ghana at the Capitol on Thursday, March 21. “I get an opportunity to travel to Africa through music,’’ said student Caroline Gill.

It’s drums, not kickball, for these Kunkel students By Daniel Walmer

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ou can hear some new sounds during recess at Middletown’s Kunkel Elementary School these days. It’s not sneakers making solid contact with kickballs. It’s not the creaking of swings. The sounds are the African tones and rhythms wafting forth from Michael Checco’s music classroom. A group of Kunkel students are trading in traditional recess for the enticing world of music from Ghana. Instead of kickball and swings, they take up drums, xylophones and gankoguis, a double bell, and play Ghanaian music. “I get an opportunity to travel to Africa through music,” said student Caroline Gill. The students’ hard work has paid off: They were invited by the National Association of Music Educators to play at the state Capitol on Thursday, March 21. “I had fun playing at the capital. It was nice to play in such a beautiful building in front of so many important people,” said student Madalyne McGovern. “We worked so hard all school year – it was wonderful to have such a special place to perform at.” As for Checco, he was grateful for the opportunity for his students to be in the spotlight. “These are fantastic kids,” he said. “This is a very special group, and I

was really excited to be able to take them out and show other people what we’ve done, because it’s uncommonly good.” Checco’s optional musical recess is part of an attempt to provide more customized learning for students – and while Ghanaian music may seem unusual and exotic, Checco said it’s not that different from the style of pop music that is currently fashionable. “There’s a lot of similarities to things they listen to,” he said. “They share this real visceral rhythmic nature, which I think all of us have a connection to, which makes us want to move, and we feel a connection to it.” Based on the enthusiasm of his students, it seems Checco made a good choice. “I think the music is inspiring and like that it is passed down from generation to generation,” student Megan Burghdorf said. “I also like the cool beats and the different bells and shakers.” “It’s not something you hear everyday and it’s a lot of fun to play,” agreed student Kate Fitzpatrick. Checco also uses recess time to work with singers and teach students to play hand chimes. The students’ Capitol trip also included a tour of the office of state Rep. John Payne, whom Checco thanked for taking time out of a busy legislative day to talk to the students about the legislative process and the values of honesty and trust. Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.com

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When you text brb to your bff while driving, you might not be right back – because your lack of concentration on the road could put you and other drivers in mortal danger. That’s the lesson health and wellness organization UNITE attempts to teach with its Arrive Alive tour, a simulated driving program that arrived at Middletown Area High School on Monday, May 13. “We travel around the counPlease See TEXTING, Page A6

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Patrick Sheehy of UNITE’s Arrive Alive instructs student Connor Wallet in a texting-while-driving simulation at Middletown Area High School.

The Olmsted Regional Recreation Board has hired Susan Steele as the new manager of the Middletown community pool. Steele, who has experience with a Middletown swim club, has begun working and is in the process of hiring pool employees, according to Board President Barbara Layne. “I think she’s going to be a strong leader that we need at the pool,” Layne said. The board operates the borough-owned pool.

Royalton police officer resigns A part-time Royalton police officer who was charged with DUI has resigned from the force. Royalton Borough Council accepted the resignation of Jerry Barnes at its meeting on Tuesday, May 7. His resignation was effective immediately. Barnes, 41, of Elizabethtown, is facing charges of DUI, DUIhighest rate and other charges, stemming from an accident in February on Route 283 in Londonderry Twp. Barnes waived his right to a preliminary hearing before District Judge David Judy on May 2. A formal arraignment is scheduled in Dauphin County Court on June 17.

Candidate moving out of borough Daniel Geiser, a Republican candidate for a Second Ward seat on Middletown Borough Council in the May 21 primary, is moving to South Carolina, making him ineligible to serve if elected. Geiser told the Press And Journal that he is moving this month.

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Obituaries

Joseph Sullivan Joseph L. Sullivan, 67, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 11, in the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, following a double lung transplant. He was born on November 27, 1945 in Columbus, Ohio and was the son of the late James G. and Dorothy LaVerne McCracken Sullivan Loessberg. He was a retired accountant for the Tyco Co., Harrisburg, and was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown. Joe coached Seven Sorrows girls’ basketball and boys’ baseball for MABA. He was an usher at Seven Sorrows Church. Some of Joe’s favorite pastimes were doing puzzles, golfing and being an Ohio State Buckeye fan. Joe’s greatest joy was his family and the love he received and gave to them, especially his grandchildren. In addition to his parents Joe was preceded in death by his brother James G. Sullivan Jr. He is survived by his wife Anna Marie Schmeltzer Sullivan; son Joseph L. Jr. and wife Danielle Givler Sullivan of Hummelstown; daughters Kelley L. and husband Ronald R. Andrews of Columbia, Tracey A. Sullivan of Highspire, and Amy L. and husband Matthew Strite of Middletown; grandchildren Jason and Tessa Andrews, Abby and Emma Sullivan, and Molly and Mason Strite; sisters Jeanne and husband Jim Kepler of Pittsburg, Ohio, and Judy and husband Dr. Donald Ery of Belpre, Ohio; and sister-in-law Sue Sullivan.

Joseph Wasilewski Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at his church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as Celebrant. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Harrisburg. Viewing will be on from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with recitation of the Rosary on Friday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to University of Pittsburgh/Lung Transplant Research, Forbes Tower, Suite 8084, 3600 Forbes Ave. at Meyran Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Condolences may be shared at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

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Joseph M. Wasilewski, 73, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 7, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on September 29, 1939 in Shamokin and was the son of the late Alexander and Rita E. Maher Wasilewski. He was a member of St. Catherine Laboure Church, Harrisburg; he served in the Air National Guard; he was a claims manager for Nationwide Insurance, Harrisburg; and was a former member of the Cursello Movement, Chambers Hill Athletic Association and St. Catherine’s School Board. Joe’s favorite pastimes included fishing with his sons and spending time with his grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his infant son, Joseph Alexander Wasilewski. He is survived by his wife Mimi Grosso Wasilewski; two sons Michael J. and wife Brenda Wasilewski of Palmyra, and Mark A. and wife Shelby Wasilewski of Middletown; sister Geraldine Wasilewski of Boiling Springs; and grandchildren Kaci, Kyle, Cole and Emma. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, in St. Catherine Laboure Church, 4020 Derry St., Harrisburg, with the Reverend Neil S. Sullivan as celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Harrisburg. Viewing will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Catherine Laboure Church, 4020 Derry St., Harrisburg, PA 17111, or Myelodysplastic Syndrome Research at Penn State University in memory of Joseph Wasilewski, University Development, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, 600 Centerview Dr., A120, Hershey, PA 17033. Arrangements by Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Condolences may be shared at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

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David Alan Starr, 46, of River Road, Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 10, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on October 22, 1966 in Harrisburg and was the son of Charles W. Starr Jr. of Middletown and Patsy L. Updegrave Bordner of Elizabethtown. He was a member of Geyers United Methodist Church, Middletown. He worked at the Harrisburg Parking Authority as a Maintenance Worker 2. David was a life member of Middletown Anglers & Hunters, a member of Sportsmen Limited, and a life member of the NRA. He was also a member of AFSCME Local 521. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, but his greatest joy was the love he gave and received from his granddaughter Addison. In addition to his parents David is survived by his wife Melanie K. Hoffmaster-Starr; his son Hunter D.M. and wife Katelyn Starr of Middletown; a granddaughter Addison L. Starr of Middletown; two brothers Charles Starr of Mineola, Texas, and Michael Starr of Middletown; two sisters Kimberly Newman of Carlisle, and Wendy Sperow of Coatesville; and many nieces and nephews. A Tribute to David’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Richard VonNeida officiating. Burial will be in the Hartleton Cemetery, Union County, at the convenience of the family. Viewing will be from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be shared at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

Lester “Duke” C. Wolf Jr., 77, of Harrisburg, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 10, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. He was born on August 20, 1935 in Highspire and was the son of the late Lester C. Sr. and Mildred Wilbern Wolf. He was a retired inspector for Chromalloy American Corporation, Harrisburg, and was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, Oberlin. Duke held numerous positions in community organizations. He was Past President of Highspire Jaycees, Highspire Borough Sewer Authority (a position he held for 15 years), Past Master of Prince Edwin/Spring Creek Masonic Lodge F&AM #486, Middletown, from 1969-1970, where he also served as former treasurer, a member of Zembo Shrine, Harrisburg Consistory, and Harrisburg Tall Cedars #43.

While living in Florida he volunteered at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg and received the FRIST Humanitarian Award for outstanding service, and he was a volunteer for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. Duke was not just a joiner; he was always willing to help in any of the organizations. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter Lee Ann McElwee. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Annamary E. Himes Wolf; son Michael D. and wife Stella Wolf of Highspire; granddaughters Nicole, wife of Scott Dixon, and Keri Beth Trythall; great-grandsons Cooper and Wesley Dickson, and Kameron Trythall; sister JoAnn, wife of Roy Graden of Hummelstown; loving family members Roy and Cyndee McElwee, and Ed and Ruth Miller; and other extended family members and many friends. A Celebration of his life was held on Tuesday at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, with the Rev. Carol Parr and the Rev. Joel Petruschke officiating. Masonic Memorial Rites were celebrated. Burial was in Highspire Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society, Donors Services, 2405 Park Dr., Suite 100, Harrisburg PA 17110. Condolences may be shared at www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

Helen Staub Helen M. Staub, 71, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 8, at Frey Village Nursing Home, Middletown. Helen was born in Lancaster on December 17, 1941 and was the daughter of the late John and Sara Bingaman Alwine. She retired from the Hershey Chocolate Factory where she worked as a secretary for 41 years, and was a member of Geyers United Methodist Church, Middletown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband David Falk in 2002. She is survived by her husband Russell Baker Staub; three brothers J. Richard Alwine of Middletown, Harry K. Alwine of Elizabethtown, and Donald E. Alwine of Middletown; and two nieces Lynette Brandt and Laurel Alwine, both of Middletown. A Tribute to her life was held on Tuesday at Geyers United Methodist Church, Middletown, with the Rev. Donald C. Walters officiating.

Burial was in Hillsdale Cemetery, Middletown. Donations in Helen’s name may be made to Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17110, or to Frey Village Nursing Center, 1020 N. Union St., Middletown PA, 17057. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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to all attendees and contributers of the Powwow. It was a great success due to the donation of time, services, money, ideas and volunteerism. SERVICES DONATED WERE: Digital Dave, Emaus St. for his sound system, expertise plus helpful advice Alfred’s Victorian Restaurant, for generous financial support J&W Antiques & Collectibles, S, Union St. for event insurance The Press And Journal, Emaus St. for coverage and photos Henderson Tarp, for donated repairs Bear’s Emporium,for donated fencing and food the vendors & dancers Joseph and Liz Snider, for Sunday concert David Rose, for Saturday & Sunday concerts Eagle Feather Drum, Otter Creek Drum, Hiusatche Drum Volunteers: Wendy Arwood, Tiffany Mink, Billy, Mark, James & Candace Allison, Heather and many others I do not know by name. The Middletwon Area Historical Society, for use of their property Unnamed volunteer, for removing political sign from Historical Society A special thank you to Roualton Borough Council , for approving the use of Kiwanis Park for overflow camping Royalton police officer, who showed professionalism when enforcing a minor parking violation To all businesses, who allowed us to display ads Finally, thank you to any person or organization who we missed.

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Ruth M. Junker, 85, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 12, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on August 1, 1927, in Osceola Mills, Pa., the daughter of the late George and Alice Baughman Stranko. She was of the Protestant faith, and worked as a clerk at the former W.T. Grant Co. She is survived by her husband of 61½ years, James Junker of Middletown; son Michael J. and wife Jane Junker of Ormond Beach, Fla.; daughter Nancy L. and husband Robert H. Adams of Shiremanstown; brother Robert Stranko of Selinsgrove; three sisters Janette Willett of Harrisburg, Miriam Broberg of Clearfied, and Doris Ann Fink of Osceola Mills; two grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. A Tribute to her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 17, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Willie Caraballo officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Harrisburg. Viewing for family and friends will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.

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Mary Ann Carpenter Boroski, 70, of Windber, Pa., and formerly of Middletown, passed away on Monday, May 6 at her home. She was born in Harrisburg on January 1, 1943, to the late H. Douglas and Helen Brestle Carpenter. She was a graduate of Middletown High School class of 1960. Before moving to Windber, she was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. She was a retired Home Health Care Aide. She is survived by her brother G. Edward and wife Mary Ann Carpenter; niece Amy Carpenter Burghdorf, husband Gus, and daughter Megan; and nephew Timothy John Carpenter, wife Rebecca, and son Grant.

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Margaret E. “Peggy” Ettinger, 81, of Middletown, entered into rest on Thursday, May 9, at her home after a courageous battle with leukemia. Peg was born on September 12, 1931 in Harrisburg and was the daughter of the late Chauncey and Theora Peiffer Baughman. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a homemaker. She enjoyed traveling, writing poetry, dancing, and giving loving care to stray cats. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Ettinger Sr., and son Lloyd Ettinger Jr. She is survived by her daughter Gloria J., wife of Allan Sipe of W. Hanover Township; sister Kate Yordy of Harrisburg; three grandchildren Suzanne Sipe of Harrisburg, Lloyd Ettinger III of Shermans Dale, and Roy Ettinger Sr. of Carlisle; seven great-grandchildren Allie, Ashley, Roy Jr., Kristina, Destiny Ettinger, Samantha and Jamison Watson; and one great-great-granddaughter Kadence Ettinger. A Memorial Tribute to her life will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Willie Caraballo officiating. Inurnment will be in Middletown Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to www. matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome. com.

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23 Years Ago From The Middletown Journal Files

From The Wednesday, May 16, 1990 Edition Of The Press And Journal George Really Enjoys Being ‘On Call’ To the square dance world he’s a Baryshnikov, able to choreograph steps just as well as he dances them. He’s George Varney the square dance caller. Varney has been calling square dances since 1970. Moves such as “allemande left,” “dosado” and “promenade the lady home” are just three of 67 families of calls in his palate of dance steps. “It’s like a puzzle when you call because you have to develop a good dance for people. It doesn’t come easy,” Varney admitted. “It’s something the more you do, the better you get.” “It’s a lot of fun anticipating his calls,” according to Wayne Evans, a local school board member and avid square dancer. “You think he’s going to call one thing and he up and calls a different move. But he sticks to the rules of square dancing. Some callers deviate from the rules and some are a little bit harder to understand. He’s very clear.” Varney, of Rosedale Avenue in Middletown, believes the golden rule of calling is never to trick the dancer. “You only do that if they get smart with you. The purpose is to make the dancer succeed.”

When Varney calls, he says he tries to keep the rhythm at a comfortable walking speed, usually 126-130 beats per minute. This speed is also comfortable for him because it gives him time to think of the next move and not get tongue-tied. “As many words as you have to say in a night, naturally you’re going to have some Freudian slips,” he said. Interfaith Board Notes Helping Hand For Those Who Care The Board of the Middletown Interfaith Housing, Inc., unanimously voted to create a new volunteer service with a goal of assisting those who care for the frail, homebound elderly. This new service, the Senior Companion Program, Board members stressed, would be for the homebound unable to attend the Adult Day care in Middletown. The Board members stress success of the program hinges upon volunteers – men and women willing to serve as companions while caregivers are permitted to take a break. The Housing Board anticipates starting the service when calls are received from both volunteers and those needing assistance. Officials from Interfaith noted a volunteer’s hours would be limited to 20 per week. Among possible assignments suggested were: providing companionship, talking, listening, cheering up, accompanying client to recreational, social, or medical events,

shopping, writing letters, reading, light housekeeping and meal preparation, feeding, providing grief support, etc. Directors stressed all volunteers will have final decision on the extent of services they will provide. Volunteers 60 years of age or over and whose income is below $7,850 (one person) or $10,515 (two-person household) will be eligible to receive a stipend of $2.20 per hour of service. This compensation is for those no longer in the regular workforce and is not regarded as a wage. Baby Boom, No-Egg Baby Boom Explodes At M-town High School Did you hear the news? There’s been a baby boom at Middletown Area High School and the junior class is sporting numerous proud moms and dads. Don’t misunderstand this bit of news, although the matter of parenting is a subject taken very seriously, especially by students of Jane Robertson’s hygiene class. Each year, members of Robertson’s

class become parents for a week. Their children, although not real, require all of the attention needed by newborns, ranging from constant care to plenty of love and attention. The babies are eggs, yes, that’s right, eggs. For one week each student is required to have his or her “egg baby” with him/her at all times, unless a babysitter is hired and paid $2 per hour. Throughout the week, students are required to keep a journal on their experiences. Students are also responsible for discussing the project with their parents. Along with all of that, students are also required to deal with the reality of parenting. And so they must price the baby diapers (cloth and disposable), formula, bottles, a car seat, a crib, clothing, and layette items (soap, diaper pins, shampoo, sheets, etc.) If at some point, should the egg baby die (dropped, lost), the students have the option of adopting another egg baby and continuing to write a report

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HHH DAUPHIN COUNTY POLLING PLACES HHH CONEWAGO TOWNSHIP

MUNICIPAL PRIMARY MAY 21, 2013

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UNIVERSITY MUSIC SERVICE 3514 ELIZABETHTOWN RD. ELIZABETHTOWN PA 17022

Office of the Dauphin County Bureau Of Registration and Elections Administration Building 2 S. Second St., Harrisburg, PA 17101

NOTICE OF THE MUNICIPAL PRIMARY TO BE HELD MAY 21, 2013

In accordance with the provisions of the Election Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and amendments thereto: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOMINATIONS are to be made for the following Offices at the ensuing Municipal Primary to be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., prevailing time in various Election Districts in the City of Harrisburg and the County of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, via:

STATEWIDE OFFICE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF DAUPHIN JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PROTHONOTARY CORONER JUDGE OF ELECTION (From each Election District) INSPECTOR OF ELECTION (From each Election District) THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HARRISBURG MAYOR, COUNCIL, CONTROLLER, SCHOOL DIRECTOR BOROUGH OFFICES MAYOR, COUNCIL, TAX COLLECTOR, AUDITORS, SCHOOL DIRECTOR FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIPS TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS, TAX COLLECTOR, SCHOOL DIRECTOR SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR, TAX COLLECTOR, AUDITORS, SCHOOL DIRECTOR Several unexpired term offices will appear in certain Boroughs, First Class Townships, Second Class Townships and School Districts

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RESCUE FIREMAN’S HOME ASSOC. 600 S. UNION ST. MIDDLETOWN PA 17057

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COMMUNITY BUILDING AUDITORIUM EMAUS & CATHERINE STS. MIDDLETOWN PA 17057

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MIDDLETOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WATER & UNION STS. MIDDLETOWN PA 17057

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NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY 1720 E. CARACAS AVE. HERSHEY PA 17033

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EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF HERSHEY 330 HILLTOP RD. HUMMELSTOWN PA 17036

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BROWNSTONE MASONIC TEMPLE 215 W. GOVERNOR RD. HERSHEY PA 17033

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LYALL J. FINK SCHOOL 150 RACE ST. (REAR LOBBY) MIDDLETOWN PA 17057

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LIBERTY FIRE CO. #1 ADELIA & EMAUS STS. MIDDLETOWN PA 17057

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BY ORDER OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Mike Pries, Commissioner, Chairman Jeffrey T. Haste, Commissioner George P. Hartwick, III, Commissioner Gerald D. Feaser, Jr., Director

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RE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED ACT (P.L. 98-435)

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THE GENERAL ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 6, 2012. IN THE PAST, THE STAFF AND CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY, UNDER THE AUSPICE OF THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, HAVE SPENT EXTENSIVE TIME IN TRYING TO MAKE ALL POLLING PLACES IN DAUPHIN COUNTY ACCESSIBLE TO THE HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY OR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE ASSIGNED TO AN INACCESSIBLE POLLING SITE, CONTACT THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BUREAU OF REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS AT (717) 780-6360 ON HOW TO RECEIVE AN ALTERNATIVE BALLOT. RECENTLY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS DESIGNATED A TOLL FREE NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF OR HAVE IMPAIRED HEARING. THIS NUMBER IS FOR THESE VOTERS WHO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE UPCOMING ELECTION. THE NUMBER IS 1-800-654-5984. THIS NUMBER CAN BE USED BY VOICE COMMUNICATION AND IS ALSO COMPATIBLE WITH TDD EQUIPMENT.

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PRINCE OF PEACE PARISH 815 S. 2ND ST. STEELTON PA 17113

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CITIZENS FIRE HOUSE 272 2ND ST. HIGHSPIRE PA 17034

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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 221 S. 2ND ST. STEELTON PA 17113

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HIGHSPIRE BOROUGH BUILDING 640 ESHELMAN ST. HIGHSPIRE PA 17034

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STEELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE HOUSE FRONT ST. ENTRANCE 185 N. FRONT ST. STEELTON PA 17113

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Hearing will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013, immediately following Zoning Hearing #2013-03 which will convene at 7:00 PM at the Township Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, Pennsylvania. All interested parties are invited to attend. Randall Breon Chairman 5/8-2T #142 www.MyPublicNotices.com

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Swatara Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the request of Sheetz, Inc. for a Variance in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 23, Section 2304, Business Identification Signs, of the Lower Swatara Zoning Ordinance, No. 448, as amended, to permit a sign in excess of the maximum area allowed, to permit signs on the fuel pump canopy, to permit three wall signs, to permit three awning signs, and to permit a Related Business sign in excess of 25 square feet. The property is located at the northeast corner of Meade Avenue and West Harrisburg Pike, within the Commercial Highway District (C-H).

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ESTATE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Letters Testamentary in the Estate of John C. Connell, late of Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, (died March 22, 2013) having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the said estate are required to make immediate payment and those having all claims will present them without delay to: Karen C. Rhoad, Executrix 34 Scout Lane Hummelstown, PA 17036 OR Jean D. Seibert, Esquire WION, ZULLI & SEIBERT 109 Locust Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 5/15-3T #146 www.MyPublicNotices.com

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BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of West High Street, on the west side of Gina Lane at the western corner of the Eagle Heights subdivision (Instr. No. 20070009831); Thence along West High Street in a southwesterly direction, approximately 240 feet to the west side of Lawrence Street and land of Lawrence Street Partners, L.P.; Thence along land of Lawrence Street Partners, L.P. the four (4) following courses as shown on a Final Land Development Plan for Lawrence Street Student Housing recorded as Instrument Number 20110028847: 1. South 57°10’33” West, 147.05 feet; 2. North 26°36’13” West, 119.39 feet; 3. North 13°34’38” West, 17.70 feet; and 4. South 53°29’55” West, 55.55 feet to land of Pennsylvania State University; Thence along land of Pennsylvania State University, several courses in a northerly direction, approximately 400 feet to the northwestern side of Dauphin Street; Thence continuing along land of Pennsylvania State University in a northeasterly direction, by the northwestern side of Dauphin Street, approximately 280 feet to its point of intersection with the northwesterly projection across Dauphin Street of the line dividing land now or formerly of Richard A. Reigle (Deed Book 3834, page 85) from land now or formerly of Roy D. Honeycut (Instr. No. 2007019983); Thence in a southeasterly direction, crossing Dauphin Street, extending along the line dividing land now or formerly of Richard A. Reigle from land now or formerly of Roy D. Honeycut, and crossing an alley, approximately 160 feet to the northwestern line of Lot 1 of the aforementioned Eagle Heights subdivision; Thence along the Eagle Heights subdivision the four (4) following courses, as shown on said subdivision plan: 1. By Lot 1, South 62°21’29” West, approximately 30 feet; 2. Continuing by Lot 1, South 27°36’26” East, 129.83 feet; 3. Continuing by Lot 1, South 62°20’08” West, 30.00 feet; and 4. Partly by Lot 1, by the west side of Gina Lane and partly crossing West High Street, South 27°36’53” East, approximately 152 feet to the Point of Beginning. EXCEPTING thereout and therefrom the two (2) following tracts: 1. A 60’ by 90’ tract of land, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lawrence Street with Young Avenue, being Parcel ID No. 36-019-033 and being more fully described in a deed from Robert D. Hawk and Robert D. Hawk, II, father and son, to Lawrence Street Partners, LP, dated December 22, 2012 and recorded as Instrument Number 20120038643 at the Dauphin County Recorder of Deeds Office. 2. That portion of Lawrence Street, 60 feet wide, which extends northerly from West High Street to the south line of Young Avenue. The herein described tract proposed for a Zoning Special Exception contains approximately 3.7 acres. Hearing will be held Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 7:00 PM at the Township Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, Pennsylvania.

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary have been granted in the following Estate. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payments and those having claims or demands are to present the same without delay to the Executor named below. Estate of: Genevieve M. Schaffhauser, late of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died August 18, 2012. Joanne Bakel, Executor 1836 River Road Middletown, PA 17057 5/15-3T #143 www.MyPublicNotices.com

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Swatara Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the request of Campus Heights Associates I, LP for a Special Exception in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 2, Section 203; Part 14, Section 1403.2; and Part 20, Section 2002.29 (Ordinance No. 525) of the Lower Swatara Ordinance, No. 448, as amended, to permit Student Housing within a Commercial Neighborhood (C-N) District on ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate north of West High Street in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shown on Forino Co., L.P. Plan No. 13104SE, dated April 29, 2013, titled “Area Proposed for Zoning Special Exception for The Campus Heights II Student Housing Project”, and being more fully bounded and described as follows:

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LD High School announces Honor Roll Lower Dauphin High School Principal Todd Neuhard has announced the Distinguished Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the third marking period. To earn a place on the Distinguished Honor Roll, a student must have all A’s or perfect marks on their report card. To be named to the Honor Roll, a student must receive all A’s and B’s on their report card. The students who earned honors for the third marking period and their class year are:

Distinguished Honor Roll

Grade 9 – Jennifer Abraham, Ella Breidenstine, Logan Buffington, Haley Buggy, Matthew Canis, Rachael Cassel, Leigh Coonelly, Rebekah Forshey, Sarah Gibbs, George Hatalowich, Zoe Irving, Brooke Loomis, Colin Marcavage, Samantha Markley, Allison Michalowski, Austin Miller, Reed Morris, Rachel Orth, Vathana Oukan, William Rochat, Kristin Sarsfield, Jordan Schaefer, Loryn Schwartz, Katherine Spanos, Beck Wiles and Patricia Wylie. Grade 10 – Michael Aksu, Kevin Beaver, Morgan Bitting, Jenny Cheng, John Dahmus, Daniel Davis, Mariena Decker, Matthew Graden, Jason Heath, Matthew Joyce, Zachary Lauer, Steven Lynch, Eric Markley, Rachel Nelson, Dustin Packer, Carmen Posteraro, Collin Swartz, Margaret Tamburro, Madeleine Waters and Victoria Yohe. Grade 11 – Grant Abbondanza, Rachel Dodson, Heather Everts, Jeffrey Groh, Brandi Guessford, Emily Haase, Emma Irving, William Kuehnle, Elizabeth Legro, Ryan Lilliock, Cassidy Morris, Margaret Mostoller, Madison Seitz, Christine Umberger and Amanda Waxman. Grade 12 – Halley Cole, Kelsey Detweiler, Amber DiNatale, Luke Ehler, Miranda Eichner, Elaine Gross, Elizabeth Hansen, Connor Kelley, Loren Kienzle, Stephanie Knaub, Taylor Landis, Thomas Meador, Rachael Purvis, Emily Reese, Marina Richie, Antoinette Ritrovato, Alex Rubinic, Paulina Schroeder, Allison Schwing, Nicole Sgrignoli, Adam Smith, Madison Smith, Daniel Snyder, Hayley Sunderman and Mitchell Wolfe.

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Grade 9 – Amber Albert, Jillian Barry, Brett Conway, Allyson Curtis, Madeline Deebel, Jared Downing, Sage Erdman, Charles Fies, Cammi Fletcher, Catherine Foulke, Shane Fuller, Logan Gaughan, Sara Grey, Mitchell Gross, Fallon Hammer, Sloan Hammer, Allison Harnsberger, Ryan Harnsberger, Antonio Heredia,

Honor Roll

Kiersten Herr, Kayla Holl, Hannah Katzenmoyer, Madelyn Kirsch, Matthew Kline, Ellerie Krot, Matthew Kuehnle, Trevor Kulynych, Austin Lauer, Alexandra Leader, Madison Lilliock, Allison Linton, Dylan Long, Philip Lynch, Chase Mader, Liam Maguire, Davin Malinen, Delsin Mayne, Madison McCann, Rebecca McIlhenny, Candace Means, David Means, Alex Messner, Kristina Meyer, Anna Nissley, Taylor Plouse, Jennifer Ray, Madison Rhoads, Jessica Roe, Colton Rottet, Jacob Ruch, Hunter Scherr, Garrett Schug, Anjali Singh, Kaylee Stoner, Mackenzie Straw, Raechel Talaber, Braydon Thompson, Raeann Walquist, Amanda Walton, Samuel Wootten, Amber Zelko and Taylor Zewe. Grade 10 – Cara Anderson, Samantha Anderson, Cole Backenstose, Evan Baker, Cortne Barnhart, Morgan Barnhart, Mallory Bell, Matthew Bell, Rachel Bitner, Thomas Bowen, Taylor Bracale, Virginia Bramley, Rachele Branchi, Christopher Brian, Michael Casamassa, Larissa Cisneros, Cara Cramer, Makenna Cummings, Leah Decker, Alex Dill, Adam Domovich, Tyler Dormer, Katryn Durenleau, Ashley Ebersole, Madison Fetterolf, Drew Flickinger, Hannah Frantz, Morgan Fridey, Ruth George, Bianca Gillman, Kathryn Goerl, Elizabeth Gross, Luke Haldeman, David Hamaty, Timothy Harper, Catharine Harwin, Joely Helder, Miranda Hershey, Marissa Hoffman, Brianna Hofsass, Jordyn Hoke, Quentin Horting, Jennifer Jackson, Blake Johns, Sera Johns, Sarah Keister, Lucas Knoll, Brett Kveragas, Rebecca Landvater, Amber

Lehman, Madison Light, Sarah Little, Shayna Macfarlane, Nicholas Mattis, James McDonough, Nicholas Miles, Jenna Miller, Bethany Nye, Madison O’Neill, Amy Palmer, Julia Palmer, Ronak Patel, Sean Patt, Natalia Perez, Aaron Perry, Ruby Rhoad, Eric Rhodes, Benjamin Ross, Katelyn Rynearson, Casey Schankweiler, Austin Schwartz, Ryan Schwing, Matthew Seip, Brendan Sharp, Brooke Sheaffer, Nicholas Sincavage, Alyssa Smith, Dakota Smith, Hunter Smith, Elizabeth Spotts, Brenna Stchur, Corey Stites, Brandon Suhr, Carissa Sweet, Anna Taylor, Amanda Vale, Caleb Walters, Ashley Walton, Ashea Ware, Sean Weidner, Kara Wendling, Keri Whitehaus, Heather Wisner, Aaron Wolensky, Isabelle Worthen-Yost, Christina Yarrish, Craig Zemitis and Cassie Zinkan. Grade 11 – Corris Atkins, Julianne Bamford, Devyn Barry, Quintin Baugh, Madaline Becker, Kevin Breisch, Emily Brinich, Paul Davis, Isaac Dunkinson, Collin Dunleavy, Emily Errickson, Angelina Farole, Collin Flores, Anne Forshey, Wade Gernert, Navdeep Ghuman, Kaitlin Gibbs, Thomas Graden, Albert Gremmel, Megan Hauck, Hannah Haynes, Benjamin Kassman, Kelsey Kindall, Rachel King, Robert Klock, Jamie Knaub, Madison Kotchey, Angela Linton, Alysa MacKelvey, Mikerlange MacNicol, Frederick Maines, Michael Mattis, Joel Melendez, Bryana Melnic, Christopher Messner, Rye Morris, Luke Mummau, Ryan Naccarato, Colten Nagy, Alexander Neil, Sarah Poor, Lane Reigle, Jonathan Ringenbach, Adam Rish, Sarah

Rothermel, Brooke Rottet, Zachary Rottet, Kira Rupert, Luke Rutledge, Joshua Santeusanio, Shauna Scheaffer, David Schindler, Katie Schmidt, Anna Schrader, Jacob Shellenberger, Kayla Shue, Ashleigh Simpson, Mary Skitka, Margaret Smith, Anna Smuda, Wade Spooner, Deon Stafford, Colleen Starsinic, Deanna Steele, Chad Stine, Brian Stockton, Brooke Stouffer, Alecia Thomasson, Cybil Thompson, Vincenza Troia, AnnaMary Trowbridge, Hannah Walter, Julia Wren, Jared Yantosik, Bethany Zelusky and Cullen Zerbe. Grade 12 – Kolbi Aumiller, Adrian Basnight, Miranda Beard, Elizabeth Bokesh, Derrick Bostdorf, Logan Boylston, Christian Brand, Dylan Brown, Sebastian Buerk, Emily Bumgarner, Kassandra Burnhisel, Emma Bury, Caroline Campbell, Josee Campbell, Summer Capp, Lindsay Cassel, Victoria Coutts, Sherry Deibler, Jessica Derk, Bryce Detweiler, Jaimi Dodson, Audrey Ebert, Kaitlin Errickson, Kassidy Fox, Andrew Fuller, Analyse Gaspich, Anastasia Goerl, Ashley Golobek, Adrian Graff, Heather Grove, Brittany Grubb, Ian Hefflefinger, Gregory Hilker, Katie Housman, Autumn Humm, Ariana Iantosca, Sara Jackson, Syed Kaleem, Aaron Kline, Laura Knaub, Russell Kreider, Hannah Landvater, Jeffrey Light, Luke Lingle, Caitlyn Lloyd, Collin Long, Lauren Machamer, Jenna Mackley, Stephanie Maurer, Rhiannon Miller, Michelle O’Neal, Zachary Pauley, Michael Posteraro, Samuel Pozzi, Jade Quezada, Madison Reese, Cole Romanoski, Samantha Schug, Analisa Scott, Brittany Simkins, Ryan Smith, Fionya Tran, Hao Tran, Andrew Weaver, Caroline Weir, Janelle Welkie, Camryn Witmer, Trevor Wolf, Ryan Yingst and Misty Zimmerman.

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This sculpture by Alex Rubinic is among the artwork that will be featured at a show by Lower Dauphin High School seniors at The Rail.

Art show features LD seniors Lower Dauphin High School seniors will display their artwork during a “senior show” on May 17-19 at The Rail community center at 200 S. Hanover St., Hummelstown. The show will open with an artist reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 17 with light refreshments. The exhibition will also be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Artwork will include paintings,

drawings, ceramics, graphic design and digital photography. It will be available for sale with proceeds going to the student artist. The student-artists who will be exhibiting works include Josee Campbell, Jaimi Dodson, Kaitlin Errickson, Naomi Giovino, Brittany Grubb, Jamison Hankins, Ian Hefflefinger, Ariana Iantosca, Alicia Klaassen, Corey Rafferty, Alex Rubinic, Sara Stoneroad and Tim Torres.

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Three seek Dauphin County judgeship in primary election By Daniel Walmer

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Three candidates – a Democrat and two Republicans who will square off in the primary on Tuesday, May 21 – are battling to fill a seat on the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas left open by the retirement of maverick Judge Lawrence Clark, and all three have undertaken different career paths that they think uniquely qualifies them for the job. Republican Fran Chardo, who is endorsed by the Capital City and Greater Harrisburg chapters of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Dauphin County Chiefs of Police Association, points to his credentials as a prosecuting attorney: He’s worked in the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office for 19 years, the last 10 as first assistant district attorney. He has prosecuted over 125 jury trials, including the death penalty case of Ernest Wholaver, a Middletown man who murdered his wife and two daughters on Christmas Eve 2002. “I’m very proud of my work in the Wholaver case,” he said. In general, he thinks prosecutorial ex-

perience is helpful for judges because prosecutors serve in a “judicial-like role,” weighing various factors in the public interest when deciding whether or not to pursue a prosecution. While the public hears about highprofile prosecutions, Chardo said, they often do not see the “mercydispensing” function of prosecutors. “Many times, the right thing to do is to give a kid a break,” he said. In fact, Chardo said he’s been an “innovator in the court system,” helping to create alternatives to incarceration like drug court and veterans’ court. “I’ve tried to improve the court system wherever I’ve seen issues,” he said. Chardo plans on combining innovation, impartiality and a firm grasp of the dignity of the courtroom if serving as judge, he said, but there’s one character trait he particularly pledges to use. “I think humility is one of the most important attributes that a judge can bring to the bench,” he said. Outside the courtroom, Chardo has volunteered in community leadership roles with the Boys and Girls Club of Central PA and the local chapter of the

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showed that without the PPCA, borough management believed the only way to balance the borough’s budget was to consider enacting policies associated with the current council: de-funding the Middletown Public Library, cutting the police department, raising water and sewer rates and, possibly, selling the borough electric department. To McNamara, the e-mails are evidence that borough management in the mid-2000s was attempting to deal with the same “structural deficit” – not enough general fund revenue to cover general fund expenses – that the current council believes exists. “The financial situation is real … It’s a mess,” he said. “We got professional

help [by hiring Morgan]. We didn’t let a borough manager and a finance director figure it out.” McNamara also attempted to prove that Grove and Stonehill largely kept council in the dark about the financial problems and made major decisions regarding millions of dollars without informing council. For instance, when McNamara joined council in 2012, none of the carryover council members were aware that the borough had all of its general fund money and some electric trust money invested in the School District Liquid Asset Fund rather than a bank, he said. Councilor David Rhen, who was also on council in the mid-2000s, said Grove frequently evaded questions from council members.

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American Cancer Society, he said. Unlike Chardo, Republican Bill Tully – Chardo’s opponent in the primary – currently serves as a defense attorney. But he’s also served as a first assistant district attorney in the past, and that is just part of a varied resume that also includes Dauphin County solicitor and member of the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. “I’ve pretty much done the whole field of criminal [law],” Tully said. “I think I’m probably the only candidate that has that variety of experience.” Tully styles himself as the apolitical candidate in the race, saying he has particularly avoided political endorsements because judges need to bring justice to people of all political persuasions. He asked voters to base their decision on which candidate they would most want to be their judge if they were involved in a court case. “Do you want to come before a politician, or someone who’s fully dedicated to being fair and just?” he asked. “If that’s what you want, I’m your man.” Like Chardo, he endorsed drug court and juvenile court as ways to keep

nonviolent offenders out of prison, and said he values humility in a judge. “I serve the people, and I’m always watched over by a higher judge,” he said. “That humility is essential.” But based on his experience, there’s one thing Tully won’t compromise on – the Constitution. “I admire the Constitution probably more than anything,” he said. “I believe the Constitution must be followed at all points.” The lone Democratic candidate for judge, Anne Gingrich Cornick, has followed yet a different path that she believes has prepared her for being a judge: Originally from the central Pennsylvania area, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia, living in a mud hut with no electricity or running water. She later served as a public defender, rising to Chief Deputy of Appellate Litigation in Dauphin County, and created her own private law firm. But during that time, she never lost her interest in helping others. She began serving on the board of non-profit health organization Alder Health Services, and she said it was her interest in improving communities

that led her to run for judge. “When (state) Sen. Rob Teplitz approached me about running for judge on the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, I saw it as the right time to take the next step in my life that has been devoted to my community,” she said. To Cornick, the most important qualities to have in a judge are a commitment to equality and an even temperament. “No matter who you are, no matter from where you’ve come, appearing before me will ensure you are appearing before a judge who is tough, but fair,” she said. Cornick also pledges to use the judge position to help young people avoid becoming career criminals. I will … continue to work outside the courtroom with the community – its teachers, parents and prosecutors – to work with and encourage our youth to choose paths that will grow our community and ensure that more of our young people grow up with careers, and do not become career criminals,” she said. Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.com

“He consistently refused to answer questions, no matter how hard you tried to pin him down,” Rhen said. McNamara’s presentation evoked outrage from audience members, but for different reasons. “This is disgusting. This is literally disgusting,” said Victoria Malone, a Democratic candidate for council in the Third Ward, in reference to Grove’s and Stonehill’s e-mails. She pledged to never allow similar mismanagement if elected to council. But Thomas Handley, a Republican candidate for council in the First Ward, directed his outrage at McNamara. “You’re taking all this stuff out of context,” Handley said. “These people aren’t here to defend themselves.” Handley, a former borough electric department supervisor, thinks McNamara presented a misleading picture. While not denying that there were financial concerns at times in the mid-2000s – as there are at any municipality – Handley said that Grove and Stonehill were just doing their jobs. “Obviously, e-mails that are nine years apart aren’t linked together,” he said. “Conversations about the status of the finances of the borough, those conversations go on all the time between borough managers and finance directors. That’s what their job is. To say there was something wrong about what they did was ridiculous.” Handley criticized the view that depending on electric system profits

for general fund revenue is a problem – especially since many other municipalities do the same thing without any apparent fiscal crisis. “There are 34 other municipals [in Pennsylvania] that have their own electric systems, and all but one of them, that I’m aware of, does exactly the same thing: They sell the electricity for a profit, [and] that money is transferred into the general fund to offset other revenue sources,” Handley said at a recent candidates’ forum. He also questioned the timing of McNamara’s presentation – two weeks before the primary election. “What I think Monday’s meeting was, was a re-election campaign event for the incumbents disguised as a council meeting,” he said. Rodney Horton, a former council president, presented a very different picture of Grove and Stonehill than that presented by McNamara and Rhen. “I found Mr. Stonehill, [assistant finance director Cindy] Foster and Mr. Grove to be upstanding professionals,” Horton said. “I never felt like anyone from the management team was trying to hide information from council. Unfortunately, Mr. McNamara has repeatedly chastised my former colleagues, former professional employees, dedicated borough employees and I for his personal gain. Quite honestly, it is deplorable and unethical.” Former council president Danny Crawford had a similar opinion.

“Mr. Stonehill and Mr. Grove were very professional,” Crawford said. “You can pigeon-hole an accusation against the greatest guy on earth.” Both Stonehill and Grove refused to specifically address the e-mails presented by McNamara. “I wish the Middletown Borough Council and the citizens of Middletown my best, as they work on these issues,” Stonehill said. Grove said he did not think any of McNamara’s evidence was substantial enough to warrant a comment. But McNamara believes he has evidence against former borough officials that is sufficient to warrant legal action. For instance, he presented e-mails showing that the electric trust lost millions of dollars when the stock market collapsed in 2008. “The basis of the litigation is they invested the money in the stock market when the Borough Code says you aren’t allowed to do that,” he said. Borough solicitor Adam Santucci said he is investigating the possible illegality of previous borough management’s actions, while Morgan said he did not know how easy it would be to hold the former officials accountable. “I’m not sure how much was stupidity, incompetence, ignorance – you can’t prosecute those things,” he said.

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doing it behind the wheels of a vehicle, it can be dangerous.” Drivers who text while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in an crash than non-distracted drivers, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. UNITE attempts to show students the reality of texting while driving by having them pull out their cell phones and text a word while navigating a simulated city complete with cars changing lanes and crossing pedestrians, said Herbstreight. The students sit in an actual vehicle and use the steering wheel, gas and brake pedals

during the simulation. “There’s quite a few kids that say, ‘I didn’t realize I was looking away from the road that much,’ ” said Herbstreight. “I think we get our point across pretty well.” Student Connor Wallet said he managed to swerve one-handed around most of the obstacles on the course, but it was more challenging than he expected. “Looking down causes you to swerve all around,” Wallet said. Students from the school also signed a pledge to not text or drink.

Continued From Page One try and do distracted driver education,” said Tyler Herbstreight of UNITE. Drinking and driving simulators have long been an educational staple, but Herbstreight says texting while driving – which he compares to driving blindfolded – now poses an even greater risk. “Texting and driving is actually four times more dangerous than drinking and driving,” he said. “When you’re

Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal. com

Town Topics News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.

Pork and sauerkraut dinner

A pork and sauerkraut dinner will be held on Monday, May 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (or until sold out) at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, readers may call 717-9446181. •••••

Outdoor family movie night

A free outdoor family movie night will be held at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Rd., Middletown, on Friday, May 17 featuring the movie “Parental Guidance.” Movie begins at dusk. All are welcome to bring a blanket, snacks and a friend. •••••

Society meeting “Swatara Station”

The Elizabethtown Historical Society, 57 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown, will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 21 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. For more information, readers may call 717-361-9382 or visit www. etownhistory.com. •••••

Sportsmen’s Flea Market cancelled

The Sportsmen’s Flea Market, which was scheduled to be held at Highspire Boating Association on Saturday, May 16, has been cancelled.

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Twp. on Nov. 10. A breath test showed that Hruz had a blood-alcohol level about three times the state’s legal limit when he was stopped, according to a police spokesman. As part of his sentence, Hruz will serve 12 months of county probation, complete 40 hours of community service and pay $2,360.60 in fines and costs, according to court records. Hruz’s license will be suspended for 30 days, and he will be required to complete alcohol highway safety school, court records show. Hrus has resigned his post as principal effective Aug. 2. The Middletown Area School Board accepted his resignation in February after discussing it in an executive session.

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Middletown Railroad and Seibert’s sign-building husband. In Middletown, this year’s election campaign is not passing by amid apathy and disinterest – it is being waged among many of the 20 candidates for council and mayor with a small-town eagerness and an aplumb that seems to come from a desire to be an integral part of the town’s future. Three candidates’ forums, held by citizens’ group Middletown Residents United, drew about 150 people and many candidates. Three of the four mayoral candidates – Republicans Robert Givler and Mike Bowman – and Democrat James Curry appeared at all three. “It has been invigorating to see people come out and become engaged in the community,’’marveled Marilyn Dowling, co-chairman of Dauphin County judge candidate William Tully’s campaign, as she watched a forum for First Ward candidates from a table in the back on Tuesday, May 14. Givler, Bowman and Curry all spoke at the forum, as well as council candidates Rachelle Reid, Thomas Handley and Donald Sweger, all Republicans. About 40 people attended, the smallest crowd to attend the three forums. Reid said she wants to battle blight in town with codes enforcement, and demolish squalid buildings to make way for development. She also favors a borough inspection program for rental properties. She said she would be more respon-

sive to citizens’ questions and complaints than current council members. Currently, “If I ask a council member a question, they look at you like you grew three heads,’’ said Reid, who previously had served as a councilor. She said her vision for Middletown “is a vision about being productive – being No. 1 in this county again.’’ Handley said he wants to “restore some rational thinking’’ to decisions made by borough government, including the potential sale of assets – such as the water and sewer systems – that council is studying to bring in revenue and lower electric rates. “I see no advantage of getting rid of assets,’’ said Handley. A lot of boroughs would love to have an electric department like Middletown’s, buying electricity and re-selling it to make revenue. “It’s something you want to manage correctly – that hasn’t been done right in the recent past,’’ said Handley. Sweger said he also is against the sale of borough assets. “You never sell your assets. That’s foolish,’’ he said. “You definitely want to cut costs wherever you can,’’ said Sweger. But he views the current council’s actions this way: “Cut your income first, then figure out how you’re going to pay for it. That’s crazy.’’ He said he would battle blight by insisting on “real codes enforcement. We haven’t had that for years.’ Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com

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Rachelle Reid, a candidate for borough council, speaks during a forum at The Event Place in Middletown.

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WHEN IT RAINED, IT POURED MIDDLETOWN BASEBALL

Raiders clobber Harrisburg in bad weather, but lose a costly game to Mother Nature Middletown needed to schedule a game at the last minute to have a chance at making the District 3 playoffs By Larry Etter Press And Journal Staff Leave it to old Mother Nature to cause problems during the last scheduled week of the regular baseball season. Rain nearly washed out Middletown’s game at Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 7; forced a move of a game scheduled for Thursday, May 9 to Friday, May 10; and totally wiped out a planned Senior Recognition

day contest on Saturday, May 11. Of the two games that the Blue Raiders did manage to play, the Middletown squad earned a split, posting a victory at Harrisburg before coming up short against Lower Dauphin at the end of the week. The win and loss gave the Raiders an overall record of 9-10. The Saturday game against Steelton-Highspire game was not only postponed, but also cancelled due to the Rollers having other games scheduled for the following week. The cancellation left Middletown in 20th place in the District 3 Class AAA power rankings, with the top 16 teams qualifying for the playoffs. As of Saturday afternoon, Middletown athletic director William Mills was in the process of finding another game

Middletown’s Brett Altland slides safely into third base in a 13-2 win over Harrisburg that kept the Blue Raiders’ District 3 playoff hopes alive.

for the Raiders to give them a chance to earn a playoff spot. A 10th win would certainly help the cause.

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A heavy rain shower hit Harrisburg’s home field area during warmups on Tuesday, forcing a late start to the contest. But the game eventually got under way and, although there were a couple periods of rain during the action, the Raiders were able to post the victory in the five-inning outing. Although he pitched just one inning, Nathan Ocker earned the win after the Middletown squad posted a 3-0 lead after one full inning. Jordan Flowers pitched the second, third, fourth and fifth innings and held the host Cougars (1-16, 0-14 in the Keystone Division of the Mid-Penn Conference) to just 2 runs over that span. The Middletown offense was able to take advantage of key hits, walks and Harrisburg errors throughout the game in the lopsided victory. Catcher Cody Fox led off the game with a single down the left field line, went to second on a passed ball and moved to third on a throwing error by the Cougars after Zach Sims drew a walk. Ocker also drew a base on balls to load the bags. Nick Drawbaugh’s fielder’s choice grounder was misplayed by the Harrisburg defense, allowing 2 runs to score. Another fielder’s choice ground ball by Flowers drove in pinch runner Jerry Kohout for the third Middletown run. Ocker sat down the Cougars in order in the bottom of the first frame with a groundout and two strikeouts to hold the 3-0 lead. The Raiders added another run in the top of the second following a leadoff double by Dylan Bower and an RBI single by Brett Altland. Harrisburg’s Sherrod Baltimore led off the home half of the inning with a single and later scored on a Raider error. The Cougars’ only other run came with two outs in the inning on a delayed steal. With rain coming and going in the third inning, the Raiders piled on 7 more runs to jump to an 11-2 lead.

Rain falls on Middletown’s Eddie Finsterbush during a victory over Harrisburg. The Blue Raiders scored 7 runs amid the raindrops to pull away from the Cougars and win, 13-2 Drawbaugh walked to lead things off, went to second on a wild pitch and scored when Ethan Kell was safe on an error. After Bower walked, he and pinch runner Eddie Finsterbush moved into scoring position on another defensive miscue by the Cougars. Altland’s single drove in both runners. Ryan Popp followed Fox’s free pass with another two-run single that gave the Raiders a 9-2 lead. Popp later scored following yet another Harrisburg error off the bat of Ocker. Drawbaugh’s triple to deep left field knocked in Ocker for run No. 11. After giving up a leadoff single in the bottom of the third, Flowers struck out the next three Harrisburg batters to keep the score unchanged. The Raiders plated 2 more runs in the top of the fourth when Altland scored following another Harrisburg fielding mistake and Flowers drew a bases-loaded Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

STILL IN THE HUNT Raiders conquer Cougars, hold onto playoff spot MIDDLETOWN SOFTBALL

Middletown held onto a District 3 Class AAA playoff spot through the next-to-last week of the regular season by beating Harrisburg 9-0 on Tuesday, May 7 in MIddletown. Third baseman Carlie Wolfe hit two homeruns, a 3-run shot in the first inning that staked the Blue Raiders (9-9) to a 3-0 lead they would never relinquish, and a 2-run shot in the third that upped Middletown’s lead to 5-0. Pitcher Sarah Gossard held Harrisburg (5-12) to just two hits, and the Raider defense played errorless softball to keep the Cougars off the bases. Middletown was in 14th place in the District 3 Class AAA power rankings, despite losing a second game – at home to Central Dauphin East – the same week, and having a game Wednesday, May 8 at Biglerville cancelled. The top 16 teams qualify for the playoffs. The Raiders fell to Central Dauphin East, 3-1, on Monday, May 6, as MIddletown’s potent offense could not generate many hits against Panthers pitcher Shania Brooks. Brooks limited the Raiders to just four hits and a run in the fifth inning that pulled Middletown within two runs. Gossard surrendered only six hits, but the Raiders committed three errors in the game. The Raiders had one game left in the regular season – a clash against local rival Lower Dauphin on Monday, May 13 in Hummelstown.

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Persistent hunter gets the gobbler during turkey season

he Shanks’ yearly spring turkey hunt with Choanoke Outfitters in Woodland, N.C. again proved that persistence and some luck pay big dividends. This season, the lodge held Skip Myers, Gerald Staub, my wife Lynn and me. Another hunter, Russell Chambers, rounded out the first-week hunters. When you’ve hunted North Carolina for several years for eastern wild turkey, you tend to get to know what works and what doesn’t. Techniques that may work elsewhere, especially in northern Pennsylvania, will not help you bag a long-beard in the Tar Heel state. The terrain of dense pine cutovers, swamp bottoms and large agricultural fields prohibit the run-and-gun techniques of hearing a gobble and going off to the races to close the distance and begin calling. Much of the areas cannot be covered by foot to set up and begin calling. So our hunts had to be adapted. For the last several years, the technique of blind hunting with decoys proved to be the name of the game. Fields would be scouted and notes made of where the turkeys would transverse. Physical signs like tracks, droppings and dusting sites would prompt setting up a ground blind and several decoys placed strategically within shooting range. Calling would be limited to clucks and purrs with limited yelping. I prefer to use a combination of one hen decoy and one jake decoy. Using a jake doesn’t offend other less dominant gobblers and doesn’t promote a threat like a full-strutter decoy. Our blinds are camouflaged with native grasses and vegetation, which is somewhat overly-done but I guess it is a result of my waterfowl hunting on the Susquehanna River. The more natural it looks, the more confident

I feel. The first day of our hunt, Lynn and I worked no gobblers. Skip, on the other hand, scored on a beautiful long beard that he worked for several hours during the afternoon hunt. He was excited on the number of turkeys he saw, and supplied Lynn and me with needed information on the second day of our hunt. We decided to hunt the same area where Skip scored, since we had a blind already set up and ready to go. Early the next morning, we walked to the ground blind and got situated. The hen and jake decoys were positioned and the waiting game began. No gobbling was heard, but we remained, knowing that the turkeys were in that vicinity from what Skip had told us. Around 8:30 a.m., two mature gobblers emerged from some high grass. They were alone, and once they saw the decoys they began their parade toward us. Both strutted with their brilliant colors of black, red, white and blue. Closer and closer they came until I whispered into Lynn’s ear that they were within shooting range. Lynn’s shotgun disrupted the calmness of the morning. I considered it a done deal with a long beard on the ground. Well, the turkey didn’t drop – both of the gobblers stood for a second, and then simply hurried away. Lynn was heart-broken and disappointed on her miss. I

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walk with Sims on third. From there it was simply up to Flowers and the defense to keep the Harrisburg runners off base. The Cougars had two more at bats to try to extend the game, but could not get anything going in the fourth or fifth innings. The game ended early due to the 10-run rule.

Try as they might, the Raiders simply could not outduel visiting Lower Dauphin on Friday. The Falcons (15-5, 12-2) broke a 2-2 tie in the fifth inning and held on for the victory to claim the division title. Sims gave it his best effort on the mound for the Middletown nine, striking out 9 Falcons in five innings of work. And Ocker, who came on in the sixth with this team down by 3 runs, recorded five strikeouts against

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tried to comfort her the best way I could, but it didn’t seem to work. We talked about it, and tried to analyze what she did wrong. She did many things right – she was motionless and quiet, and got the gun in position to fire. We made it clear that if the opportunity would come again, she would keep her head down on the stock – one of the biggest mistakes many hunters make. Lynn’s next opportunity came sooner than I ever expected. Not more than an hour after her miss, two hens walked toward the decoys. Lynn watched the hens and whispered that she wished they were gobblers. I looked to our right and there stood another gobbler. This one was alone and immediately began to drag his wings and strut toward the two hens. I saw his beard waving back and forth – and his tail feathers showed he was not immature, but more like a 3½-year-old or older. Lynn was on her gun, and she remained calm. The gobbler walked within the decoys, and when he separated from the two hens Lynn took the shot. This time the feathers flew and the turkey went down motionless. I don’t know who was more excited. We hugged each other. I couldn’t believe Lynn’s good fortune. Only an hour before, the gloom on her face was overwhelming. Now the thought of her not bagging a spring gobbler in North Carolina was a distant memory. Her smile and excitement took over. Lynn was as happy as a hunter could be. She was elated about her accomplishment, and I was proud of her excellent shot. She never gave up.

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the six batters he faced to give the Raiders a chance. But Lower Dauphin hurler Marshal Kiessling held the Blue Raiders scoreless in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to help nail down the win and the title. Both teams went scoreless in the first inning before the Falcons broke the ice in the top of the second. Kaylor Kulina’s leadoff double was rewarded when teammate Kyle Fails poked a one-out, RBI single for the game’s initial score. The Raiders, however, answered with a two-spot in the home half of the inning. Drawbaugh led off with a walk and Flowers laid down a perfect bunt single to reach base. A throwing error on the play allowed Drawbaugh to make it all the way home for the tying score. Flowers ran to third on the miscue. One out later, Bower’s fielder’s choice grounder allowed Flowers to score the go-ahead run for the Middletown side. But the Falcons knotted the score at 2-2 in the top of the third. Deon Stafford’s two-out single and stolen base set up the score that came on a Middletown error on Kulina’s hard grounder. The 2-2 stalemate lasted until the top of the fifth when the Falcons plated the 3 runs that turned out to be the difference in the game. Stafford’s double drove in Keissling for 1 run and another Middletown error allowed Stafford to score LD’s fourth run. Two batters later, Middletown’s Altland made the defensive play of the game as he crashed into the center

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Middletown’s Jordan Flowers (7) bunts in a 5-2 loss to Lower Dauphin. field fence chasing a long fly ball by Fails. Altland somehow managed to hold onto the ball as he slumped to the ground, but the play also resulted in Lower Dauphin’s fifth run. In the bottom of the fifth, Altland, who was sporting a big bruise on his left cheek, singled with one out, but an inning-ending double play stopped a scoring threat by the Raiders. Ocker struck out the side in the top of the sixth and the Raiders put another runner on base in the home half when Sims singled with one out.

But, again, the home team was denied by Kiessling, who struck out the next two batters. Three up and three down for Ocker in the top of the seventh kept the score unchanged, and the Raiders had one more chance to keep the game alive in the bottom of the inning. Bower singled with two outs, but a fielder’s choice force at second ended the Raiders’ hopes. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

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Five Lions earn conference honors By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal Five players on Penn State Harrisburg’s ground-breaking baseball team were voted to the North Eastern Athletic Conference’s first and second all-conference teams. One of the five, freshman first baseman Bryan Balshy, was named the NEAC Rookie of the Year. Junior Travis Crammer was voted to the first team, while Balshy joined junior Jim Klingerman and sophomores Colton Houseal and Branden Rutt on the league’s second team. The Lions (26-14) won the NEAC title, beating Penn State Berks, 4-3,

on May 5 in Washington, D.C., and qualified for the NCAA Division III baseball tournament for the first time in school history. Crammer, the Lions’ lead-off hitter and second baseman, led the conference in runs scored (40) and ranked second in home runs (7) and walks (26). Balshy drove in a team-high 42 runs, and his RBI total was good enough to lead the NEAC. His five home runs rank him fourth in the league and his 47 hits is the sixth highest total of any player in the conference. Klingerman was Harrisburg’s most consistent starting pitcher this season, racking up an NEAC-best seven

wins. His 2.20 ERA was good enough to rank him second among pitchers in the conference. Rutt’s ability to excel both behind the plate and in the designated hitter slot was evidenced by his impressive .362 batting average. His 51 hits rank him fourth in the NEAC and he’s thrown out seven runners attempting to steal, the seventh-highest total of any player in the league. Houseal racked up the Lions’ highest batting-average (.365) and his 46 hits rank him seventh among allconference players. The Division III tournament will be held Thursday, May 23 to Tuesday, May 28.

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Standings for 5-15-13 BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 12 2 15-5 Mechanicsburg 10 3 15-4 Hershey 10 4 14-6 Middletown 7 7 9-10 Palmyra 5 7 11-7 Susquehanna Twp. 5 8 9-10 Bishop McDevitt 4 8 7-11 Harrisburg 0 14 1-16

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Last week’s games Central Dauphin East 3, Middletown 1 Middletown 9, Harrisburg 0 Lower Dauphin 13, Palmyra 2

Quarterfinals Thursday, May 16 Lower Dauphin-Exeter Twp. winner vs. Central Dauphin East-Kennard-Dale winner, TBA

Last week’s games Middletown 13, Harrisburg 2 Lower Dauphin 5, Middletown 2 Lower Dauphin 3, Palmyra 0

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BOYS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 12 0 17-2 Central Dauphin 10 2 12-4 Palmyra 6 6 11-7 Bishop McDevitt 4 8 7-10 Lower Dauphin 2 10 4-12 Central Dauphin East 1 11 1-13 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 13, Lower Dauphin 8 This week’s games None GIRLS’ LACROSSE MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 6 3 15-4 Hershey 6 3 10-8 Central Dauphin 5 4 8-5 Central Dauphin East 4 5 10-5 Palmyra 2 7 2-14 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 20, Cedar Crest 19 Keystone Division championship Lower Dauphin 17, Hershey 11

Conference championship Cumberland Valley 22, Lower Dauphin 10 District 3 tournament First Round Tuesday, May 14 Lower Dauphin (15-4) vs. Exeter Twp. (14-3), 7 p.m. at Lower Dauphin Middle School

Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 3, Hershey 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Mechanicsburg 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Red Land 0 District 3 tournament First round Thursday, May 16 Lower Dauphin (13-2) vs. Dallastown (8-6), 7:30 p.m. at Hempfield Quarterfinals Monday, May 20 Lower Dauphin-Dallastown winner vs. Central York (11-1), 6 p.m. at Milton Hershey YOUTH BASEBALL MAJORS LPWH American Division W L Paxtonia (3) 8 0 PHR Black 7 0 Paxtonia (1) 5 1 Lower Swatara Godl 4 2 West Hanover Navy 3 3 Middletown Blue 1 4

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COLLEGE SOFTBALL

NEAC names four Lions to all-conference teams

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By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal Four Penn State Harrisburg softball players were named to the North Eastern Athletic Conference all-conference first and second teams – and one of them, freshman Rieley Loch, was voted the league’s South Division Rookie of the Year. Senior Kara Boyd and sophomore Gabrielle Wolfe were named to the NEAC’s South Division all-conference first team. The selection was Boyd’s third-straight as a firstteam honoree while Wolfe has been a first-team pick each of the past two seasons. Loch earned second-team all-conference status thanks to her breakout campaign, and sophomore Erika Love joined her as a second-team all-conference honoree thanks to her consistency at the plate. Boyd, a pitcher and infielder, led the team in wins with 10 and batted .343 for the spring, leading the Lions in hits (46), runs scored (31), ERA (3.42) and strikeouts (117). Wolfe displayed her versatility as a pitcher, shortstop and the team’s lead-off hitter, racking up a team-high 12 doubles, 39 hits and 20 RBIs. She also won five games inside the circle and accumulated a 3.76 ERA in addition to recording 110 strikeouts. Loch had a strong first-year campaign, leading the Lions with a .359 batting average and racking up 42 hits and 20 RBIs. After missing the early portion of the season due to injury, Love was one of Penn State Harrisburg’s most consistent hitters. Despite playing in just 29 contests, her .344 batting average was second only to Loch, and she led the Blue and White with 25 RBIs.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

Lions face Kean in NCAA tournament opener By Adam Clay For The Press And Journal Penn State Harrisburg will play ninthranked Kean in its first-ever game in the NCAA Division III baseball tournament at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 at Moosic. The Lions (26-14) will see what they can do on the national stage they worked so hard to get to. They definitely do not have an easy road.

Kean (32-10), the No. 1 seed in the double-elimination tournament, won the national championship in 2007. The Lions and Kean are in the eightteam Mid-Atlantic Regional with Franklin and Marshall, Johns Hopkins, Alvernia, Keystone, Ramapo and Misericordia. There are 56 teams in the nationwide tournament. Penn State Harrisburg has only seen one other ranked team this year and it

was very early in the season. During their spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, the Lions played against Manchester College, ranked 12th at the time. The Lions lost a thriller, 13-12. Since then, the Lions have had a 16 game win streak, completed a perfect game, won the North Eastern Athletic Conference championship, and earned the right to go the national tournament for the first time in the baseball program’s short history.

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EDITOR'SVOICE

If we told you who to vote for, would you listen?

ne of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics, insisted the Greek philosopher Plato, is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. So we trust that you will exercise your right to vote in the primary election on Tuesday, May 21. Several hotly debated decisions by Middletown Borough’s elected officials that have sparked an interest in local politics – and a crowded field of candidates for borough council and mayor. Who is best suited to serve? We could offer our opinion by endorsing the candidates we think are the most capable of leading Middletown during the next four years, but we doubt that’s Who votes for candidates the most effective way of telling you what each stands for – their ideas, their goals. in any election based on candidate That’s why we published a Voters’ Guide in the endorsement of a our May 8 edition for the upcoming election, newspaper? and asked candidates to answer questions about their ambitions. You can see what they stand for, in their own words. Besides, who votes for candidates in any election based on the endorsement of a newspaper? Some popular papers, like the Wall Street Journal, have avoided the exercise. No matter how eloquent the endorsement, you will head to the polls having decided who you think are the best candidates. Showing you what each candidate stands for, instead of telling you who we think is the best choice, serves the community so much better. We hope we’ve helped you gain the information you need to make good choices. Go and vote on Election Day. You get the government you want. Tuesday is the day the community reveals what that is.

PUBLISHER'SVOICE

Have we lost our town?

ow is the time for downtown revitalization! Agreed. Everybody is primed to do something! Check. Let’s move from the potential to the reality! Um ... well, there we have a problem. There’s a 500-pound gorilla camped in Middletown Borough Council chambers, and his name is Negative Perception. Our town’s reality is the negative perception that has destroyed the confidence – and support – of our community, leading to the inevitable notion that Middletown is a lost cause. A joke. We recently asked residents and visitors on our Facebook page what first comes to mind about Middletown. Far too many of their answers are bleak. “Ridiculous electric and dilapidated buildings,” wrote one. “A dying town,’’ wrote another. Still another offered, “Once small town USA. Middletown had pride. Now, just a memory, with very little hope to ever return to that quaint little town I loved so much!” And then there was, “Shady council members, too many renters.” And one more: “The way things used to be, when honest people ran the town.” Most of council is quick to crow about its efforts, but in doing so believes it’s necessary to undermine previous administrations by alleging years of misdeeds. Our current council, ambassadors to the world when it comes to Middletown, has essentially cut off its own nose off to spite its face by choosing to target former council members, managers and solicitors in what I believe is a misguided attempt to prove how bad things are and impose blame. One of the more eye-opening events for me occurred when council waged war on the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corporation (GMEDC), a group of volunteers whose sole purpose was dedicated to the revitalization of the area. I’m a board member and former chairman of the GMEDC, and as a result I have been personally and publicly attacked by both council members and borough staffers. Perfectly rational, smart, well-informed citizens are rightfully afraid to serve. Don’t believe me? Consider Peter Pappas. After serving on the Middletown Borough Authority for more than 25 years, Pappas was targeted by council and eventually removed by a Dauphin County Court judge on a technicality, signaling to the world — and borough citizens — that Middletown council is unconstrained by conventions, by morality, or by anything else. One only has to read Dauphin County Judge Lawrence Clark’s admonishment of council in his ruling, as reported by the Patriot-News: “The borough (council) should take no comfort or joy in this obligatory decision by the court. The borough council, in our considered view, has shown a significant lack of gratitude toward over a quarter century of faithful service provided by Mr. Pappas to his fellow citizens.” There’s a serious cost to all of this political maneuvering. So much of what council has done over the last several years has resulted in an erosion of respect for the oldest community in Dauphin County. Many citizens may have yet to perceive it, but much of the outside world sees Middletown not as The Place to Be but as a town that lost its way. If we understand anything we will figure out this path is unhealthy – for everyone. If we really want our town to be known as a place with virtues, then we have to invest in them. The citizens of Middletown must have the commitment and will to go all the way with it. This is more than the result of an election. We all have a long road ahead if we care about changing entrenched negative public perceptions. On the road to uncovering our town’s true potential, make an effort to befriend the people you want to see stay in business, and be loyal patrons. Speak nicely about your neighbors, your neighborhoods and friends. Don’t be afraid to proudly say where you live or work. Let your voice be heard by voting in the primary on Tuesday, May 21, but understand, that no matter who wins there is too much at stake to idly sit by. Some of those currently sitting on council will serve through January 2014. To quote lyrics from Joe Cocker, "If what I’m saying don’t ring true … that’s the only way I know now to get through to you.’’

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R.I.P. Dolphus: You were hard, ugly and amazing

hen I To him, a load was when you couldn’t read his get any more on. That does not sounds obituary like a big deal, unless you are one of the in the Athens [Ga.] ones trying to jam one more branch, one Banner-Herald a more tree trunk, onto that teetering mass few years back, I that loomed over the cab of the truck. swear that I broke We were a sight to see. out in a sweat and my back started to hurt. More often than not, the height of the He was the hardest-working man I ever stack in the truck was greater than the knew. length of the truck itself. People used to The frequency with which I was asjust stand on the roadside to watch us signed to work on his crew gave me the pass. The load was stacked so high that sneaky feeling that the management of the one of us had to sit near the top and use a town’s sanitation department had my own length of 2-by-4 lumber to lift the electrihorrible death set as a goal in their black cal wires out of the way while Dolphus and shriveled hearts. eased us through. It took forever to get Dolphus was a hard, lean man, all knots to the landfill that way, but somehow, and roots and ugly as a skinned weasel, Dolphus always managed to haul in three and carried about him a strong smell of loads a day. sweat and chewing tobacco. A tangle of The one on top of the pile was usually thinning blond hair under a bleached-out me. Dolphus was the official driver, and gob hat helped shade flinty little eyes that there was no way on Earth either I or never seemed to acknowledge how hard Frankie, the other helper, was going to get he or anybody else had worked. It was to drive that truck. never hard enough. He never said so. You That was just as well in Frankie’s case, just knew. since he was usually I would like to write Dolphus was a hard, lean stoned. He grinned a that one of Dolphus’ Giving him the man, all knots and roots lot. virtues was that he was wheel of an overand ugly as a skinned loaded dump truck killer accurate with his tobacco juice, but that weasel. stacked 20 wobbly would be an exaggerafeet high with logs tion. Dolphus’ brown and such would have trajectories would have been good exbeen unwise. amples for an anti-predestination clergyAlso, Frankie was given to talking to man to describe the random nature of the people who were not actually present in universe. Dolphus’ blue city dump truck any corporeal sense, and we all feared he had long brown streaks running down the might try to dodge around some of them driver’s side. if he was driving. Perching him on top of Not on the doors, though. The departthat load did not seem like a kindly thing ment head (reference “black and shriveled to do, either. hearts” above) removed the heaters and Dolphus didn’t talk to people, invisible doors from our trucks so that in the winter or otherwise. He’d hand you a tree branch we would not huddle in the trucks to keep 12 feet long and bent six ways from Sunwarm. day and tell you, “Here.” At the end of the Not that keeping warm on Dolphus’ crew day, if he said anything, it was “e’enin’,” was a struggle. Dolphus ran a brush crew, which was the word “evening,” as in which meant that he and two helpers “good evening,” filtered through a deep wandered from street to street picking up Southern accent and percolated through brush, fallen limbs and chunks of trees about a pint of tobacco spit. left by residents on the curb to be picked Too bad he’s dead. Frankie and I came up, and stacking them into an old blue to a kind of pride that we could hang with dump truck, of which Dolphus was the Dolphus all day without suffering severe Lord and Master. bodily injury or staining by gummy arcs Normally, those of us engaged in this of masticated Red Man. effort loaded the dump truck up to a nice mound of brush and headed off to the Terry Burger, a Gettysburg writer who county landfill, which gave us about an grew up in Georgia, has worked as a hour’s break. Most of us thought three newspaper reporter, mortician, and loads was a fair day’s work. concrete truck driver. He is the author of So did Dolphus. Trouble is, Dolphus had “The Year of the Moon Goose’’ and blogs a different idea of what constituted a load. at burger2go.wordpress.com.

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Make a difference at the polls Editor, A letter to the citizens of Middletown: I am writing to you today because in a few short days you have the chance to make a difference. That’s right – on Tuesday, May 21 you have the opportunity to remove five current Borough Council members from office by voting in the primary. When you go to the polls, please remember the following items that have occurred over the long year and five months this council has had control: • Remember when council voted to eliminate funding for the library. This vote occurred even after the citizens of this community attended council meetings to voice their displeasure. • Remember Middletown Borough’s decision to cut down the beautiful trees in our central business district. This decision came during a meeting that few were aware of or could attend. • Remember the hiring practices implemented by this council. All the positions hired for during this council’s tenure lacked any openness. Example: No open interviews and little to no advertisement that the positions were open. • Remember all of the unreturned phone calls and unprofessional conversations with the borough administration since Jan. 1, 2012. • Remember the approval for the $290,000 construction project to relocate the police station to the Behney Building. As you may recall, this was voted on without ever seeing blueprints or detailed cost estimates for the project. How can a council that says Middletown is broke vote blindly on a project to spend $290,000? This was passed by a 7-2 vote with John Brubaker and myself dissenting. • Finally, remember – you can make a difference. Get to the polls and vote to remove all incumbents from council. If you want to see this town regain its pride then elect Robert Givler (mayor), Thomas Handley (First Ward councilman) and Tom Strohm (First Ward councilman). These candidates bring a lot of energy and ideas to the table. Scott Sites Middletown (The writer is a member of Middletown Borough Council, representing the First Ward.)

Compassionate care Editor, From Monday, May 6 to Sunday, May 12, the Lebanon VA Medical Center honored the dedicated women and men we in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) consider to be the compassionate backbone of the veterans’ health care system – nurses. VA is the nation’s largest single employer of nurses and VA nurses lead their profession in education and training, clinical responsibility and research. But their passion comes from VA’s mission – caring for veterans. VA nurses are integral and equal members of our health care team of professionals. No health care professional is closer to the veterans we care for than a VA nurse. Veterans and families rely on them for their compassion and expertise. The VA relies on them for setting the highest clinical care standards anywhere. That reliance is well-placed. VA’s recognition as a leader in health care, patient safety and research is due in large part to our nurses. I am deeply proud to be associated with the nurses who serve veterans at the Lebanon VA Medical Center and of all of our nation’s 3.1 million registered nurses who work tirelessly to keep us well and save lives around the clock every day. Thank you, my fellow nurses, for your selfless care and compassion. Margaret G. Wilson, MSN, RN Lebanon (The writer is associate director for patient care services at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.)

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JOHNPAYNE Let’s increase penalties for sex offenders

eightening the protection of our children from abuse and sexual predators has been a key focus in the state House of Representatives since the last legislative session. So far, the General Assembly has passed measures into law closing court-created loopholes in federal and state law requiring convicted sex offenders to register his or her home address when they are released from custody. We also created the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection to identify areas of the Commonwealth’s legal code that need strengthened or modified. The purpose of the task force is to prevent institutional reporting failures like those that allowed Jerry Sandusky to abuse children

I believe these stricter penalties are more in line with the severity of putting our children in harm’s way. for more than a decade. To continue efforts of protecting children from abuse, I’ve reintroduced legislation to increase penalties for sex offenders and predators in the Commonwealth. I have been championing this legislation since 2005. Specifically, House Bill 184 would include a minimum of 50 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for anyone over 18 years of age who is convicted of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 12. Additionally, it would increase the penalties for individuals convicted of rape and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and for those who fail to comply with sexual offender registration and related requirements. I believe these stricter penalties are more in line with the severity of putting our children in harm’s way.

Fish for Free Day Fishing offers families and people of all ages a great opportunity to spend some quiet, quality time together in the great outdoors. To help encourage participation in this great activity, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) created the “Take Me Fishing in PA” program. Additionally, the commission will again host one of its two annual Fish for Free Days on Monday, May 27. The “Take Me Fishing in PA” program encourages families to fish in Pennsylvania waterways and/ or participate in one of the family fishing programs offered by the PFBC and its partners. There are family fishing events planned at lakes, streams and creeks across Pennsylvania. To view a complete list of fishing events, visit my website, www. RepPayne.com. Additionally, the PFBC hosts Fish for Free Day twice a year. On these days, anyone can legally fish in Pennsylvania without a fishing license. This year’s Fish for Free Days coincide with the Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays and will be held on Monday, May 27 and Thursday, July 4. Fish for Free Day provides a great opportunity to introduce people of all ages to fishing without investing in a fishing license. And when you get “hooked” on the sport, licenses are very affordable at just $22.70 for a resident adult license or $11.70 for senior citizens. John Payne is a Republican member of the state House of Representatives. He represents the 106th district.

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K“Ain’t nobody worried whether

that part-time Royalton officer has his job – we got our own business to deal with.”

K“I hope Lower Swatara Twp.

files charges against those brainiacs that left weapons in unlocked vehicles. Could that be considered negligent? There has to be some type of legal violation to be considered.”

L“Keep our assets! No to selling

our town’s moneymakers! Save the water, sewer and electric departments. Tell them how you feel at the polls. Vote these cronies out. Vote for new and break up this band of corruption.”

J“I went to the powwow in

Middletown. It was so nice to see that event. Thanks to whoever sponsored it, and thanks to all the people who were there. Makes me proud of the town.”

L“I hope the high school is going to get an athletic director soon.”

L“I think the borough should

have a second opinion on the state of our finances. I would not take the word of just one doctor if I were given a terminal diagnosis. I certainly don’t trust, and do not want to take as gospel, what Mr. Morgan reports.”

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and jealous of their competitors’ success that they will sink to the dark pits of hell to sabotage them. A former council president is on Facebook, causing problems, twisting the truth and only sharing parts of the stories! She uses people as pacifiers, someone to gratify her insatiable need for adulation. If a person meets her needs, she will keep that person around; if not, she’ll throw that person away like a used paper towel. She views the truth as whatever she needs it to be. What you see is not what you get. What you see is the role she plays to impress, conquer and control. She feels threatened by anyone or anything that reminds her of her failures. Yes, she has created her own reputation in this town and wants to pull people down with her. She needs to take her negative energy to another town.”

town. I guess if my ex decides to ignore that PFA and he’s following me through town, I shouldn’t expect to drive to the police department for safety. He’d kill me before the police could open the door to let me in.”

L“Did anyone notice that the

borough didn’t support the powwow? I’m sure it was probably better that way.”

J“Did you ever see all of the

stuff the antique dealer has at his place in downtown Middletown? Incredible. You can find anything there. Cool thing about is he knows about all of that stuff. He’s a real historian.”

L“Pastor Vernal Simms tells the

group that ‘Let those without sin cast the first stone. No one here will be judged for “Mrs. Seibpast mistakes.’ “Still no paint on ert, I heard you What happened? speak at the town crosswalks in town.” Oh, I guess he hall meeting, and meant that only most of the time about himself you seemed to be focused on yourand McGlone who organized the self, your husband, your properties, event. However, McGlone critiyour business, etc. I wasn’t there to cized others for not showing up. hear about your personal stories! I Allowed others to be disrespectful was there to hear what you could and heckle candidates. Meetings, do for the town. When you finally employment, travel are planned got to that part, your salvation for a way in advance, so unless you town that is over a million dollars know for a fact that someone in debt is to charge people a fee to refused your invitation to attend have a yard sale, and fine them if your rally you have no reason to they don’t take down their yard sale criticize, except for what you do signs. Are you serious? First of all, best – stir the pot! Nothing you did who do you think is going to enon council benefited the citizens; force the permit for a yard sale? The you both have a poor reputation in police? I certainly don’t want the this town. I’m sure other people are police wasting their time with such wondering, ‘When did Mr. Simms trivial matters. Code enforcement become a resident of Middletown is already almost non-existent, so Borough?’ ” I don’t think they have the time or manpower to enforce it. How many “People complain about the tens of thousands of dollars do you Middletown Borough police bulthink yard sale permits are going to lying them. If people had respect generate? Quite frankly, a middle for their neighbors and the borough school civics class could come up codes, they would not be getting with a better idea.” police visits. Too many Middletown people think they are above the law “Has anyone noticed that and can do what they want. They there’s no street sweeping schedule? get cited or arrested and then comDoes anyone care? I do.” plain that police are bullying them. I had issues and the Middletown “I would raise holy hell before police resolved every one of them. I would let Middletown schools Thanks, Chief Wheeler and police merge with Steelton-Highspire. force. Great job. As to the Met-Ed Steelton is just an extension of lease being broken, there should Harrisburg – and they just want to be an investigation by the state merge because we’re building a new attorney general. That lease was school. Sorry. If you can’t afford in force for years. I suspect some our electric rate and property taxes, illegal deals were made to break you can’t have the good without the that lease. If that lease was broken bad.” illegally it could be reinstated. As for the new police station, it is in a “When? When is this town flood zone and should not be used going to say NO to landlords who by the borough.” care nothing for the aesthetics of our town? From the looks of things, “Still no paint on crosswalks in never. Sad. So very sad.” town.”

L“How can getting some conces- L sions from the remaining borough employees make up for the millionplus deficit? Why is it only the union employees that must give concessions –those in the administration office make more than the union employees and have just as good or better benefits.”

L“This stuff the borough is doing L is nothing more than union busting, plain and simple. If you’re not disgusted by that, then shame on you. Come to think of it, shame on me, because I didn’t vote in the last election when these people came into office. I won’t make that mistake again.”

L“Maybe Mr. Morgan should

do a little more research and check out the salaries of several nearby municipalities. They are higher than Middletown!”

L“How does it make sense to sell

something that makes money? The water and sewer department along with the electric department make money for the town. So you sell the water and sewer for a nice amount of money, then council spends it frivolously on consultant and legal fees or redecorating offices, and then what? We’re in even deeper water then. But that is why this council made sure they have control over the water authority.”

L“Mr. Handley recently quit

the Middletown Borough Authority. I guess something didn’t go his way. He didn’t like the truth being uncovered at the council meeting on May 6 so he shot off his mouth and stormed out of the meeting. We don’t need this type of loose cannon on Borough Council.”

L“Pin down these jokers when

they flippantly quote statistics about income, wages and other things. I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts the numbers they’re saying are older than the hills. Am I wrong? Then prove it, you smarty pants.”

L“The borough is a joke. I don’t

even bother calling them anymore. Things I used to call the communication center about, I no longer bother. I don’t try to call the finance department about my bill, because the last time I did either the voice mail is full, or it takes a day or so to get a call back. Not faulting the employee. I’m sure she’s doing the best she can. There’s no street sweeping schedule, and you can’t get in the building if you need the police, or for any other reason. I’m surprised they haven’t yet put in metal detectors and armed guards. What they really need is a padded room, and it should be called council chambers.”

J“Givler might have been a

former police officer, but he didn’t set the policy. Officer Givler was the only officer that treated you like a human being.”

L“I understand some people

support the current council. I might support them too, but, they aren’t at all transparent, and they’ve done nothing to foster good communication with the residents. If you ask me, the Chrises both need to take an anger management course. As well, I’m sick and tired of Courogen wasting the tax dollars we pay him with. I can’t wait until they are unemployed.”

K“What happened to all of the Christmas trees that had been in downtown Middletown?”

L“It’s sad that these people who L“So the new police building is had the chance on previous councils to really make a difference and clean things up feel so threatened

going to be on the second floor of a locked building that isn’t down-

K“Explain something to me. I

read the Journal’s guide for the elections. Why didn’t the people in office respond? I mean, for goodness sake, it’s free publicity and a great way to speak to your citizens. Never mind – I just answered my own question.”

L“There is barely any upper

management left in the borough. Everyone else left, quit, retired or was demoted. How is this place even running with what is left?”

M“OK, your house is nicest in

town and you support Bowman? Good for you. Good luck carrying on an intelligent conversation with him – and can’t wait until he has to do a major TV interview during a disaster. We already look like a laughing stock.”

K“Does anyone know why the

June Arts and Crafts Fair as been moved from Hoffer Park to the corner of Ann and Union? The park had lot of room, and was shaded from the summer sun. The empty lot that the fair will be held on seems small, unshaded, and on the corner of a very busy intersection. I would like to see the reason it was moved. Oh, and also the fair is now one day, not two. I can see some reasons behind that, as a lot of crafters can’t do a two-day fair.”

so much Section 8 into Middletown. Darn shame – that’s why it’s changing for the worst! Stop having babies you can’t afford and work, and maybe you won’t need Section 8 and come to our town ruining it. Sad.”

L“If Middletown is so bad off

L“Support the Elks. Make sure

it never falls into the hands of the borough. It is a true asset for all of Middletown. No wonder the borough wants to take it by eminent domain _ because if they do, they’ll sell it just like they plan to do with the water and sewer department. Mark my words.”

financially, why did we just spend $290,000 to make the electric shop into a police department? Where did the $3 million come from to make advance buyouts for flood victims? “Borough “Why can’t I send an All governments of Middletown, run with a struce-mail to my councilman don’t you dare tural deficit since tell me I have in Middletown?” they spend more to replace my than they take in. sidewalks for a I’m not saying that is right, but this couple of cracks when I see pavecouncil created a crisis. Now,after ments that aren’t even concrete – slashing upwards of a dozen emjust macadam. How in the heck is ployees and still frivolously spendthat legal?” ing, Morgan pronounces that we are still headed for financial ruin. How “Why can’t I send an e-mail to much did his advice cost? Over my councilman in Middletown?” $100,000, I’m told. We need good sound leadership in this town and I “The P&J Voter’s Guide is a do not believe we are getting it now. marvelous idea and would be a Stop paying all of these consultants great service to the voters. Howand inject some common sense. By ever, posting it at such a late date the way, all of these big ideas that prohibits write-in voters from using are coming now were talked about it, since our ballots must be posted by council members before they before the Guide is available. Fureven knew about any financial prob- ther, if the Guide is to be posted in lems way back when they were run- print edition OR site-subscription ning. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy only, that is a bad decision; the at our expense. I’ll pay a little more Guide’s information is critical for for my electric to have the services the voters and, as such, should be and ability to get a live person when freely available to aid the public in I call any of the borough numbers.” making the best choices at the polls. An uninformed voter is a liability, “Here’s what happens when you but an informed voter is a precious call the borough: ring ring ring ring asset to our town.” ring ring ring ring ring ring.” “I read with dismay that some “Fellow voters, let’s take stock politicians in Middletown want of what this current council has to build a skate park. No thanks. I done. 1. They came into office and pay enough taxes already without immediately hired a new solicitor, adding to them. A better suggestion financial consultant and engineer. In might be to simply ban skateboards addition, they paid the chief of poand similar toys from the borough’s lice to stay home for months and get streets and public places – no tax paid, while installing their pick for increase, but a possible revenue chief. 2. They lowered the electric increase by fining scofflaws. I know rates and then had their financial some citizens think a skate park will advisor tell them they were in finan- bring revenue to the borough, but cial trouble. 3. They voted to close I doubt it will work. If the skaters the communications center, which were old enough to drive themhas been in existence for decades, selves to the skate park they’d be and for good reason. Now we candriving cars to other places – their not even speak to a borough official parents won’t drive them here by phone or in person. 4. They because if they were parenting played musical offices for months they’d be doing something with the and we had no idea where to go to kids instead of the kids being on pay bills, file complaints, etc. 5. skateboards, and I doubt kids from They cut employees to the electric other communities will be coming and other utilities, ending in the to Middletown for such recreation. longest power outage in years durI’m tired of having to drive around ing the holidays. 6. They applied for kids trying to do wheelies and 360s Act 47 relief erroneously. 7. They in the street or seeing them loitertook a small problem at Borough ing in groups or other questionable Hall with the generator and turned it activities. It makes our town look into a reason to move the police out like a hoodlum’s haven. Let’s clean of Borough Hall and spent $290,000 it up.” in the process, when they could have moved the generator for under “Mr. Handley and Marsha $10,000. 8. They completely cut Cleland hear facts what went on in the lines of communication with the e-mails and get up and walk out of community and tell little, if anythe meeting and deny it. These are thing, about their plans, while the former employees that were angry borough secretary puts propaganda over facts.” on the website. 9. They act childish when citizens meet to make sense of “Rachelle Reid does not have the situation by painting a pole that the capability to write the responses does not even belong to the borin her question for council. Press ough. We need reasonable people at And Journal must have done a good the helm. Please get out and vote for job for her.” those who seek to put things straight (Editor’s note: The responses from this madness.” in our Voters’ Guide are in the candidates’ own words. They are edited only for spelling, punctuation and “McNamara, I believe the minor grammar mistakes.) residents in this town are done with this council’s lies and destructive “Why isn’t there more about policies. The very low turnout for The Elks Theatre in the Sound-Off? Mark Morgan’s $100,000 waste of They’ve been showing so much a report speaks volume. You, along good stuff lately. I’m surprised the with Louer and Rhen, have created most of this town’s problems during P&J doesn’t publicize it. It’s our town theater!” all your past terms, and the chaotic

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Open Door Bible Church

Middletown “I count all things but loss for the ages 4 to second grade are welcome excellency of the knowledge of Christ to participate in Junior Church during Jesus my Lord: For whom I have the morning worship service. We also suffered the loss of all things, and do welcome you to join us at our 6:30 count them but dung, that I may win p.m. service. Childcare is provided Christ. (Philippians 3:8). for children under age 4 during all Open Door Bible Church, located services and classes. at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, Wed., May 15: 7 p.m., Patch the invites you to worship Jesus Christ Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade with us this week. 6, and Prayer meeting. Our May 19 Sunday worship serFor more information call the church vice commences at 10:40 a.m. with office at 939-5180 or visit us online a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come classes for all ages. Children from worship with us in person.

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Middletown Welcome all. May God’s light shine Sunday school devotional leader for upon us as we gather to worship. May May: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship the brilliance of his light and his wis- service. The worship center is handidom fill us. May it be a lamp to our cap and wheelchair accessible. Greetfeet and a light to our path. ers: Ethel Angeloff, Joey Underdonk, Evangelical Church meets on the Carlyn Bitner. Nursery Helpers: Deb corner of Spruce and Water streets at Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flow157 E. Water St., Middletown, south ers are given in memory of daughter of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill Wendy Hoffman presented by Dawn convenience store. Pickel and family. This week’s bulThe ministries scheduled at Evan- letins are sponsored in memory of gelical United Methodist Church Myron I. Kuhn by the family; 12:30 from May 15-21 are always open to p.m., Senior Fellowship trip to the everyone. Ephrata Cloister. Wed., May 15: 6:30 p.m., Senior Mon., May 20: 4:30 p.m., ComChoir rehearsal. munity dinner at Evangelical UMC. Thurs., May 16: 5:30 p.m., Girl Meal is pork and sauerkraut. Scouts meeting. Tues., May 21: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scouts Sun., May 19: 9 a.m., Sunday Church meeting; 6:30 p.m., Staff Parish Relaschool, with classes for all ages. Adult tions Committee.

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First Church of God Middletown

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at 8 a.m. and 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 (kindergarten through 5th grade), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sundays: A Collective service at 6 p.m., with dinner at 5:15 p.m. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live: Come join us for supper at 5:30 p.m. (no charge, donations accepted). Wednesday Night Live classes for everyone, birth to 100, begin at 6:30 p.m. Class lineup: The Gospel of John; The Essential Jesus Class; Contemporary Culture Class; Craft/ Quilting Class; Parenting Class; Youth group (Grades 6 thru 12), Children’s classes for Grades 4 and 5; Grades 1 to 3; Kindergarten, babysitting for

wee ones 3 and younger. This is the last week for this session and will resume in the fall. Wednesdays beginning May 29: Family Open Garage Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The church will provide hot dogs and hamburgers or some other main dish each week and you are invited to bring a side dish to go with this. Come and join. Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club Bible Study; the Sunshiners meet from 6 to 8 p.m. for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged; 7 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.

New Beginnings Church

Middletown New Beginnings Church invites 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afteryou to worship with us each Sunday noon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s at www.pennlive.com/wmss/audio. church provided. Our congregation Check us out on our website at www. meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. newbeginningschurchmiddletown. Union St., Middletown, next to the weebly.com. Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school Congratulations to all our youth and for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap adults who walked the full 10 miles accessible via ramp at the back door. in the CROP Walk. Everyone made it, For additional church information call including 5-year-old Lizzie Rhine. 944-9595. Our “Baby Bottle Blessings” to benNonperishable food items are col- efit Morning Star Pregnancy Services lected every Sunday for the Middle- has begun. Baby bottles are available town Food Bank. to fill with your contributions. Followers of Faith Bible Study meets Acolyte for May is Josh Burrows and every Monday at 10 a.m.; Intercessory Children’s Church leaders are Bobby Prayer Group is held every Thursday Bright and Pam Eberly. at 7 p.m.; The Craft Group meets Pastor Britt’s parting words each every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; Youth Fellowship meets Sundays from 5 to Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus 7 p.m. Our Sunday worship service is broad- Christ.” We invite you to come and cast on the MAHS radio station WMSS experience this love.

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

Middletown Come to church on May 19, Pentecost weather permitting. Wear play clothes. Sunday, starting at 10:30 a.m. It is the The teens will be in the Teen Room birthday of the Church as we read in and the Adults will meet in FellowActs 2. The Lord’s Supper will be ship Hall. In the adult class Mr. John celebrated and we urge you to wear Cooper, Family Self-Sufficiency Case Also Available: Fresh Cut Asparagus, Spinach, red symbolizing the tongues of fire. All Manager of the Community Action Spring Mix & Spring Onions are welcome and visitors are expected. Commission, Middletown office, will There are hearing devices available be the guest speaker. He is a captivating Also From Our Bakery: Cookies, Breads, from the sound technician and there speaker who is knowledgeable about Fresh Baked Fruit Pies & more are Blue Listening Bags for children state and federal programs that can Growers of quality fruits help individuals and families achieve available from the ushers. & vegetables in season self-sufficiency. Located in Chambers Church school for all ages is from Summer is just around the corner, Hill area off Rt. 322 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. The children will and we are inviting all children to Avameet in the Morrow Room and this lanche Ranch: A Wild Ride Through 564-3130 NEW HOURS: is a get down and dirty school hour God’s Word! This year our church is Mon.-Fri. 8 am-7 pm this Sunday as we plant our annual a stampede of excitement. Our Avawww.stritesorchard.com Sat. 8 am-5 pm; Closed Sun. children’s garden in the manse lawn, lanche Ranch program will provide fun, memorable Bible-learning activities for kids ages 4 through grade 5. Each day kids will sing catchy songs, play teamwork -building games, nibble Church Wagon Chow, take on a Daily Challenge to let God’s love grow into their homes, experience electrifying Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s Word, and create Bible Point Crafts they’ll take home and play with all summer long. We hope Avalanche Ranch will get everyone wild about God in our community. Avalanche Ranch will be held from First Church of God Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 235 W. High St., Middletown June 24 through June 27 from 6 to 8 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835 REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am p.m. Registration forms are available 944-9608 Evening Worship - 6 pm in the church office or the back of Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am www.calvaryopc.com the sanctuary. Please register by June Classes for Special Education 23. For more information contact the (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) church office at 717-944-4322 or Ample Parking Nursery Provided Suson Akakpo-Martin, VBS Program Ebenezer United Methodist Church Coordinator. "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples" Mon., May 20: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown New Beginnings Church Come and enjoy lunch or dinner at (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road) at the Riverside Chapel Hoss’s Steak and Seafood, HumPhone 939-0766 630 South Union St., Middletown melstown. Remember to take Hoss’s 8:30 am - A Spirited Traditional Service of Worship Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am Contribution Form, which will ensure 9:45 am - A Time for Education and Spiritual Nurture Pastor Britt Strohecker that a percentage of your check ben(Children, Youth, Adults) Everyone Is Welcome! efits the church. 10:45 am - A Second Worship Service in a Contemporary Style Christian Child Care - 985-1650 For further information see our webREV. JOHN OVERMAN, Pastor site at www.pcmdt.org, go to www. www.ebenezerumc.net facebook.com/PresbyterianCongreOpen Door Bible Church gation, or call the church office at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA 717-944-4322. (Located In Lower Swatara Township)

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Tracking Irish Ancestry in Schuylkill County By Tom Dempsey

The genealogy “bug” has affected many of Irish ancestry in Schuylkill County, causing them to seek out information that will lead them to the counties and villages in the “auld sod” from which their forebears hailed. Most civil and church records in the country are not of much help in this matter. This includes naturalization records. When the form asks for a place of birth, more often than not, “Ireland” is simply filled in, very frustrating to say the least. The best source of this information is on surviving gravestones in some of the older Irish Catholic Cemeteries in the country. Cemeteries of parishes such as St. Patrick’s, Pottsville; St. Stephen’s, Port Carbon; St. Vincent’s, Minersville; St. Kieran’s, Heckscherville; St. Mary’s, St. Clair; St. Joseph’s, Ashland, St. Joseph’s (old), Girardville; Annunciation, Shenandoah; St. Canicus, Mahanoy City; St. Ignatius, Centralia (Columbia County), and some others with a high percentage of early Irish burials, have many stones with this information on them. There are tombstone inscription books in the Historical Society of Schuylkill County and other local libraries, which will save you actually walking through the desired cemetery. Some of these are also for sale. So, where do you start? You should start by talking to older members of the family who may have this information or may have heard families’ discussions on where in Ireland the immigrant ancestors came from. It may also be recorded in old family Bibles, which may be in the possessions of certain family members. There are many resources on the Internet, some of which charge small or reasonable fees to search vital records in Ireland for birth and marriage information on the ancestors. The best of these is the Irish Family History Foundation: www. rootsireland.ie. There are some general immigration patterns among the Irish who came to Schuylkill County. In the central area of the county, around the Pottsville, St. Clair, Port Carbon and Schuylkill Haven area was a “mixed bag” of Irish coming from all counties in Ireland. Many came before the Potato Famine hit Ireland and these for the most part worked on the Schuylkill Canal and early railroads. Many of these Irish came from central counties of Ireland such as Cork. When the famine hit, starting around 1845 and lasting well into the 1850s, the largest influx of Irish occurred and most of these found employment in the coal industry. In eastern and northeastern Schuylkill County there was a heavy presence of immigrants from County Donegal. In the areas west of Pottsville, in Minersville and the surrounding townships of Cass, Branch and Reilly, there were many Irish who were from County Kilkenny and Queens (Laois) County. These came from the Leinster Anthracite Coal Field of Ireland and many of these immigrants were experienced in the coal industry. In the Mahanoy Valley north of the Broad Mountain in an area from Ashland through Girardville, Lost Creek, Wm. Penn, Shenandoah, Mahanoy City and surrounding villages, the predominant county represented is Mayo, located in northwest Ireland. These are generalities, but may be helpful as a place to start looking. Also many Irish who originally settled “south of the mountain” moved “north of the mountain” during the Civil War where a new mining activity was developing in the area. Vol. 6, Issue 4 - Schuylkill Heritage July-August 2012

Irish Birth and Marriage Records in Schuylkill County, Part II

Civil marriage records did not begin to be required in Schuylkill County until 1885. Records of marriage license applications are indexed and marriage license papers are stored on microfilm at the Schuylkill County Courthouse Archives, 401 N. Second St., Pottsville, PA 17901; phone 570-628-1145. They are also available at the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville, PA 17901; phone 570-622-7540. There is an index of the marriage license dockets online on the Schuylkill County Governments Website. The URL for the website is www.co.schuylkill, click on “Marriage License Indexes” on the right side of the homepage and follows the directions. Birth and death records did not begin to be required until 1893. They are on file in the courthouse archives for the years 1893-1905. From 1906 onward, birth and death records became the responsibility of the state to maintain. The Pa. Dept. of Health, Dept. of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, has these records. Their website: www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server. pt/community/ department of health home/17457, has the information on how to obtain both birth and death certificates and the fees involved. Prior to 1885 for marriage records and 1893 for birth and death records, the only reliable source of this information is church records. Catholic Church records provide information on the baptisms and marriages of these early ancestors first settled in order to determine to which parish they belonged. In many cases where the family lives now is not where they first settled. Searching old census schedules is the best way to locate the ancestor’s localities in order to determine which church they attended. Census schedules are available at the Historical Society or also if you have access to a paid service such as Ancestry.com. Unlike the ethnic or national parishes, such as Polish, Lithuanian, Italian, German, etc., there never were any parishes specifically identified as Irish Catholic Churches in the Diocese of Allentown or its predecessor, the Arch Diocese of Philadelphia. Those parishes commonly thought of as Irish were actually “territorial parishes” or parishes established to serve Catholics in a certain geographic area regardless of ethnicity. The Irish, and to some degree, Germans, were the original members of these territorial parishes, and other nationalities, as they arrived, attended until they became so numerous that they formed the ethnic or national parishes due mainly to language and cultural differences. Schuylkill County was that of St. Patrick in Pottsville, founded in 1827. This parish was established to serve all Catholics in Schuylkill County and did so until the formation of St. Jerome’s in Tamaqua in 1833, St. John’s, Pottsville (German), St. Vincent DePaul, Minersville in 1842 and so on, so that as time passed and more Irish Catholics settled, more parishes were formed. Vol. 7, Issue 2, March-April 2012, Schuylkill Heritage Meet Tom Dempsey, a native of Centralia who now resides in Girardville. Tom has been a longtime member of the Historical Society and is one of our volunteer researchers and a solid member of our Board of Directors

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Here we are in the middle of the beautiful month of May. Are you enjoying the beauty of spring? The sunny days in the low 70s are irresistible. How can you keep from smiling on a day like that? Wishing you a sweet week of warm sunny breezes. Why not bless everyone you see with a smile? Let me know your news to share about birthdays, anniversaries, college or job news, retirements or vacation fun. Birthdays Hey, Tracy Meifert of Lower Swatara Twp.! I hope your birthday on Wednesday, May 15 is full of sunshine and blooming flowers! Best wishes to Katie Semic of Lower Swatara for a wonderful 24th birthday on Wednesday, May 15. Happy 17th balloon-flying day to Briana Dunlap of Lower Swatara. Hope your birthday on Thursday, May 16 is full of fun surprises. If you see Karen Bendgen of Lower Swatara out and about on Saturday, May 18 be sure to give her a huge happy birthday greeting. Have a super weekend, Karen. Dan Fuoti will hear the birthday song on Saturday, May 18. I hope it is sweet music to your ears, Dan. Enjoy! Happy 24th cake and ice cream day to Christina Bayura of Lower Swatara. Always sending you the best of wishes on your day Saturday, May 18. Happy landmark real-adult birthday to Zach Crumlich of Lower Swatara. He celebrates his 21st cake day on Saturday, May 18. Another landmark to celebrate – and it is on his golden birthday! Anthony Condran of Lower Swatara hits number 18 on Saturday, May 18. Congrats to you, Anthony. Enjoy your birthday weekend. If you see Skiler Mullen out and about Lower Swatara on Sunday, May 19 give him a loud and jolly happy

birthday shout – he is 19. Enjoy your golden me-holiday, Skiler! Best wishes for a double birthday celebration to Michelle Berrones and son Diego Berrones on Sunday, May 19. Diego will turn 11. Hoping your fun never ends on Sunday! Happy 87th confetti-popping day to Norm Sheaffer of Lower Swatara. He observes his cake day on Sunday, May 19. Best wishes to you, Norm. Mark Wagner of Lower Swatara is 15 on Monday, May 20. Hope your entire week is over the top with fun. Here is a peppy happy birthday greeting to Todd Houser Jr. of Lower Swatara. He turns 17 on Tuesday, May 21. High fives to you for the best birthday yet, Todd. Tee time All are welcome to come out and support the Middletown Blue Raider junior high and varsity football programs by participating in the Raider Club Golf Outing. It will be held on Saturday, June 1 at the Sunset Golf Course. A shotgun start is at 8 a.m. The cost of participating includes green fees, cart, lunch (at the American Legion Post 594), beverages, door prizes and awards. The deadline to register is Saturday, May 18. To be a sponsor and/or participate, readers may call 717-991-4003 or 717-725-5327 after 5 p.m. Anniversaries Best wishes to Larry and Angie Crumlich of Lower Swatara as they observe their big three- oh wedding anniversary on Wednesday, May 15. Happy 22nd wedding anniversary to Mike and Kim Carroll of Lower Swatara. Their hearts and flowers day is Saturday, May 18. Many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are happy that Charles Stare, son of Les and Sarah

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Stare, and Judy Selgrath Stare married on May 21, 1960. Happy 53rd anniversary to you, Charlie and Judy, as you celebrate on Tuesday. You are the ‘youngest’ couple I know! Twins make dean’s list Congratulations to Greg and Steven Pickel of Lower Swatara, who were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Penn State. Greg is a communications major and Steven is a finance major. Way to go, guys – your parents are so proud of you! Township meetings The following meetings will be held in the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive in Lower Swatara: Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 and Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20. Ebenezer happenings • All are welcome to attend the Change the World event at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19. After the worship service, a picnic lunch will be held at a local trailer park. • Please feel free to donate nonperishable food items for local families in need. • Baby and Me is held at 11 a.m. every Saturday at the church, located on the corner of 441 and Ebenezer Road. • Volunteers are needed for the summer discipleship camp. And remember the community aid bin in the lower parking lot. All donations help to support the community. • Every third Sunday is Food Bank Sunday. • The Easter Egg project was a great success. Thank you to all who helped support it. • For your calendar: Vacation Bible School is June 17-21.Dinner is served at 5:30 to 6 p.m., and the program is held until 8:30 p.m.The theme is B.O.O.T. Camp (Biblical Outreach and Outreach Training). Honor Society inductees Five local students were among the 92 inducted into academic honor societies at Lebanon Valley College this spring. They are: Caitlin E. Lee, of Middletown was inducted into Alpha Kappa Delta, the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department honor society. Lee is a senior sociology major and graduate

of Lower Dauphin High School. Charelle S. Bryant, of Elizabethtown, was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. Bryant is a senior English major and graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School. Shane J. Jacobeen, of Hummelstown, was inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma, the Department of Physics national honor society. Jacobeen is a senior physics major and graduate of Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. Karly E. Siffin, of Hummelstown, was inducted into Psi Chi, the Psychology Department honor society. Siffin is a junior psychology major and graduate of Lower Dauphin High School. Allyson M. Stengel, of Elizabethtown, was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society. Stengel is a senior English major and graduate of Pennsylvania Home Schoolers. Quote of the Week “See each morning as if it were the morning of the very first day. Treasure each evening as if it were the evening of the very last day.” – Unknown Question of the Week What is your favorite thing about nature? “The winter, the snow. Makes Christmas better. I think the leafless trees look really beautiful.” –James Buckner, 21, Middletown. “I love to be outside. I love to swing on my swing and pick flowers.” – Danielle Shonk, 2, Londonderry Twp. “Spring is my favorite thing! The greens and flowers are so beautiful.” – Nancy Pratt, Richmond, Va. “The sun!” – Jayme Ackerman, 23, Lower Swatara. “I like to run outside on the grass with no shoes or socks on.” – Alex Kelly, 3, Chambers Hill. “My favorite thing about nature is Earth’s axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees, and because of that in Pennsylvania we experience all four seasons. That makes it extra special.’’ – Adam Shaffer, earth science teacher, Middletown Area High School. Proverb for the Week All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast (15:15).

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Lower Dauphin High School senior Emily Bumgarner has been named Young Woman of the Month for May by the Hummelstown Women’s Club, while senior Trevor Wolf has been named Young Student of the Month for May by the Rotary Club of Hummelstown. Bumgarner, daughter of Nick and Tammy Bumgarner, is an accomplished student and community member at Lower Dauphin. She has earned distinguished honors or honors every marking period of her high school career and is a three-year member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society. She was also a member of the Volunteen group. In the community, she is active in dancing at Ritchie School of Dance, participating there for the past 14 years. She is a three-year member of the Giving Tree’s Homework Buddies program at Londonderry Elementary School. She also volunteers in the community at the Hershey Public Library and as a tutor at Conewago Elementary School. She also has served as a volunteer at the Middletown Public Library, Linglestown Middle School and the Royalton Senior Center. She also works at Justice at the Hershey Outlets. She plans to attend the University

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At first glance, you might have thought someone forgot to bring the food. But the students from five local Youth and Government clubs gathered at Grace United Methodist Church in Hummelstown for activities like dodge ball, a movie and community service weren’t taking part in your average high school sleepover. These 35 students weren’t eating on purpose. The students were participating in 30 Hour Famine, an event organized by Christian humanitarian organization World Vision in which people fast for 30 hours to raise money to support worldwide poverty relief efforts. The event’s slogan says, “We go hungry so they don’t have to.” And although the local students raised $1,283 dollars for World Vision – enough money to provide food, medical care and clothing for three needy children for 18 months – the money was not the only thing the students got out of the experience, according to Middletown Area High School senior Stephanie Applegate “They really didn’t realize how hard it was to do something like that,” said Applegate, who had participated in the famine before with her church and organized the event. Many of the students thanked her for the experience, she said. “I wasn’t really expecting them to get so much out of it. I’m glad that they did, though,” Applegate said. It’s a powerful experience, she said, because it hammers home the reality of hunger for the world’s less fortunate. “We knew at the end of that 30 hours we’d have something to eat,” she said. “They don’t know when their next

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meal is coming.” Applegate is the vice president of Middletown’s Youth and Government Club, a position that includes organizing community service events. For her, it was an opportunity to spread her love of World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine: She’s participated in it four times at her church, and raised $1,000 herself in eighth grade. “They’re a really good organization. I just thought it was the best cause,” she said, adding that people often hear about world hunger but aren’t told what they can do about it. Applegate went above and beyond the community service requirements of her vice president position by organizing the event that involved students from 10 area schools – something that did not go unnoticed by the Middletown Area School Board, which recognized her accomplishment at a board meeting. “It’s always nice to be able to recognize students that take on something they’re not required to do,” said David John Jr., school board vice president. “This is the kind of effort I think we need to recognize in our community.” Board member Melvin Fager Jr. agreed. “It’s no easy task getting kids involved, but she did it and was successful,” he said. “It’s very impressive.” Thirty Hour Famine is not Applegate’s only charitable interest – she also participates in service projects for Key Club and the National Honor Society, and is going to college to specialize in foreign studies. “I am passionate about service,” she said. “I would consider that my forte and I want to do stuff like that for the rest of my life.” Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal. com

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