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For two war vets, the call to duty was powerful By Dan Miller

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On the wall of Glenn Graham’s room in the Middletown Home are pictures that portray his family’s proud tradition of military service. At the top in the center is Graham’s father, James Perley, who served in the Canadian Army in World War I. Graham’s mother and father were Canadian and came to the U.S. from Nova Scotia. In the middle are Graham’s three brothers. Walter served in the Navy in World War II. Lynn was in the Coast Guard. Graham’s youngest brother, Donald, the only one still living besides Glenn, served in the Air Force stateside shortly after World War II. Graham, the grand marshall for Middletown’s Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, grew up in western Massachusetts. He first stepped up in 1946, when he and a buddy signed up for the 82nd Airborne. “There was nothing else to do for a 17-year old kid,” Graham said. His enlistment ended and he got out in 1948. “I got sick of hanging around” and at age 22 he again enlisted in the Army in 1952, despite the war going on in Korea. He was supposed to be airborne but someone with the Army got things mixed up, and Graham ended up in the Signal Corps.

He served with the 7th Infantry Division in the war. “They took a beating” in Korea, Graham said. His job was to maintain the field telephone lines that the units depended upon to communicate with each other. The lines were in constant need of repair, either from accidental breaks or from being cut by the enemy. Graham was in the Korean War for a little over a year. He then was sent back to the Airborne in Japan for nine months of garrison duty. He remembers doing about six or seven jumps. He came home in 1954 and embarked on a career as a truck driver. He got hurt in New Jersey, where he met his wife, Mildred Kinsey, who was a nurse and originally from Middletown. That’s how Graham ended up here. “At first I thought I’d stay about a week. It’s been 47 years now,” Graham said. Mildred died six years ago. Like a lot of older veterans, Graham doesn’t talk much about himself publicly. Middletown VFW Post 1620 Commander John Stutzman helps to fill in the blanks. Graham has served 11 different stints as the commander of Post 1620, Stutzman said. But what is most impressive is the service Graham rendered to his own family, Stutzman said. Glenn and Mildred raised their grandchild, then raised that grandchild’s three children. Please See WAR VETS, Page A5

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Glenn Graham Parade grand marshall

MEMORIAL DAY PARADES Middletown

When: 9 a.m. on Monday, May 25 Route: The parade begins along the Municipal Building and the MCSO on Emaus Street and proceeds south under the Wood Street underpass to Ann Street, then turns left on Ann Street, left onto South Union Street and north to the Middletown Cemetery, where a ceremony will begin at 10 a.m.

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When: 10 a.m. on Monday, May 25 Route: The parade begins on West High Street and ends with services at Hummelstown Cemetery. A pre-parade service will start at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, 8:45 a.m. at Stoverdale United Methodist Church Cemetery and 9 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery.

By Eric Wise

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Middletown Police Chief John Bey knew coming in that the borough’s police department faced challenges. Last July, when he was interviewed for the chief’s job, Bey spoke about a need for a “180-degree turnaround” and “a change of culture” in the department. “I understand that it is a beehive I would be coming into,’’ he told members of Middletown Borough Council in his interviews – and when he was hired, he was catapulted into the challenge. Bey, a retired State Police captain and senior master sergeant in the Air Force Reserve, began his new job in October, and found himself in a sea of paperwork amid a department that was stretched thin and never had time to get itself properly organized after a move from its old headquarters at borough hall to its new headquarters on Emaus Street. Bey approached council for permission to engage Transparency Matters, a consulting firm led by retired State Police Lt. Col. John “Rick” Brown, to conduct an independent audit of the department, and council agreed. When Middletown’s officers heard about the study, “they were scared,” Bey said. Many officers, already stressed and stretched thin by vacant positions, said, “They want to get rid of us,” Bey said. But when the Middletown officers met the former state troopers who conducted the study, they quickly built a rapport, and the borough cops cooperated, Bey said. Bey believes his

Forged in 1815 and installed in a tower at St. Peter’s Kierch, Middletown’s oldest church bell will ring every Sunday to celebrate its anniversary

Does This Ring A Bell? By Jim Lewis Press And Journal Staff he bell in the top of the tower at St. Peter’s Kierch in Middletown is a 200-year-old masterpiece that, despite its exquisite peal, has not rung religiously every Sunday in years. It was purchased with $1,211.35 collected from 193 members of the congregation, which resolved to build a bell tower at the church as the British military marched closer to Middletown during the War of 1812, and finally installed in 1815. Lately, it has rung rarely – only after some funerals and the scattered services that the local Lutheran congregation holds at the small, historic church, built in 1767 and still without heat and indoor plumbing. But the bell’s silent Sundays soon will end, at least for temporarily. The current congregation will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the bell at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 24 at the Kierch, and celebrate by ringing it that day and every Sunday – at least those when the temperature is above freezing, so it won’t crack – for the remainder of 2015.

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Business district renovations begin By Dan Miller

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Among the government officials and business leaders who wielded gold shovels at the ceremonial ground breaking for Middletown’s $2.7 million downtown street scape project on Thursday, May 14 was a Middletown Area High School student. Senior Zachary Gates was one of the 10 people preparing to dig into the dirt at a vacant lot at Union and Emaus streets. He was invited to show that the project was important to Middletown’s future. “This project is not about today. It’s about tomorrow. It’s about the future of Middletown,” said borough spokesman Chris Corougen, who was the master of ceremonies for the ground breaking ceremony. Gates and the others tossed aside the first clumps of dirt upon a vacant lot, where not long ago stood a building that once housed several businesses. The building was acquired and razed by the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, the economic development arm of the borough that is overseeing the downtown street scape project.

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Workers begin the removal of the Middletown clock, which will undergo a $70,000 restoration as part of the downtown street scape improvements.

A Lower Swatara Twp. man lost more than $29,000 in a scam involving computer security, township police said. The unidentified man told police he received a telephone call on May 6 from the scammer who told him his computer had been hacked. The scammer offered to repair the computer if the victim would send funds via Western Union to addresses in China and Saudi Arabia to cover costs, police said. The victim sent money, then discovered his computer was locked, police said. Several fraudulent withdrawals totaling more than $29,000 were then made from his checking account and a line of credit, police said. The victim called the police after the scammer called again requesting an additional $1,000, police said.

State court rejects Wholaver assault appeal

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The Middletown Area School Board voted 5-0 on Monday, May 18 to give preliminary approval to a $41.9 million budget that includes a 1.6 percent increase in the real-estate tax. The change would mean an increase of $35.30 a year in the property tax bill for a residence in the school district with an assessed value of $100,000, said David Franklin, assistant superintendent for finance and operations. However, Franklin and Superintendent Lori Suski both said it is likely that the amount of the tax increase will be lower by the time the school board considers the budget for final adoption on or before June 30. More savings are expected as a result of new teachers being hired to replace retirees who were being paid a higher salary, Suski said. The school district is currently in the process of hiring more new employees for the 2015-16 school year. In addition, the district would also receive a higher state subsidy under the budget proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf. But as Franklin noted, some in the state legislature are calling for no increase in funding, and at this point the school board cannot assume any such increase. Nevertheless, Franklin said “it is within the realm of possibility” that the district could approve the 2015-16 with no tax increase at all. The assessed value in the school district has grown by more than $20

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an appeal by convicted murderer Ernest R. Wholaver regarding an assault that Wholaver alleged was committed against him in Dauphin County Prison by inmates at the direction of prison officials. The court, in its order issued on May 1, noted that Dauphin County Deputy District Attorney Kristyne Sharpe investigated the alleged assault, which Wholaver claimed had occurred on or about Sept. 2, 2013, and concluded that the allegations did not merit further action. Dauphin County Judge John F. Cherry upheld Sharpe’s findings. In his appeal, Wholaver contended that Cherry should have recused himself because he has a “bias” against Wholaver. The appeals court said that Wholaver should have raised this issue at the county court level, and that it could not be reviewed by the appeals court. Wholaver is on death row for the shooting death of his wife Jean and the couple’s two daughters, Victoria and Elizabeth, in their Middletown home on Christmas Eve Day in 2002.

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Wayne D. Evans Sr., 91, of Middletown and Englewood, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at Englewood Community Hospital. Wayne was born on September 25, 1923 in Mount Carmel, son of the late David E. Evans and Edna Rix Evans. He was the husband of the late Betty M. Ruths Evans of Kulpmont, Pa., who passed away on September 22, 2002. He proudly served in World War II as a radarman on the Coast Guard cutter, Cobb, America’s first turbine driven ship and first helicopter carrier. He also served in the United States Navy during the Korean conflict. Wayne and Betty were married in Kulpmont on September 27, 1945. They moved to Highspire and then to Middletown. Wayne worked as an electrician at Olmsted Air Force Base until 1951. In 1949 Wayne started an insurance agency from scratch, which today carries his name, Wayne D. Evans Insurance Agency, and is operated by one of his sons and a grandson. He also proudly served his community as chairman of the local Salvation Army for over 30 years. He was a conscientious member of the Gideon Society who makes Bibles available to the public. At an early age he became a mason. He was the oldest member of the Middletown chapter. At his death he was a 32-degree mason. He also served on the Middletown Area School Board. Wayne was preceded in death by his two brothers Howard and David, and sister Marion.

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Charlemagne Tower

Charlemagne Tower, the founder of Tower City, Porter Twp,, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the first of three towns bearing his name, was born April 18, 1809, near Waterville, Oneida County, New York, the son of Reuben Tower, a prosperous businessman. His given name came through his mother’s side of the family. He attended private schools, graduated from Harvard University, and studied law. He practiced law in New York City for several years until the death of his father when he returned to his home to manage the family business enterprises with his brother. The depression of the late 1830s was felt in the remote region of New York and the business became bankrupt in 1841. Alfred Munson, of Utica, New York, became so impressed with the talent of the young Charlemagne, that he employed him to travel through Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky to investigate and make secure his title to thousands of acres of land he had purchased for speculative purposes on that region. Tower was so successful that Munson sent him on a more important and prospectively lucrative mission. Munson held claim to 8,000 acres of land in the western part of Schuylkill County, a part of 21,000 acres, which had been acquired by James H. Wilson in the latter part of the 18th Century. Munson did not know the true worth of his lands, nor was he certain of the validity of his claim, and in order to determine the former and secure the latter, he sent Tower to Orwigsburg, the county seat, in May of 1846. Tower set upon his task with vigor and was soon sending reports to his employer of the great coal deposits on most of the acreage. He perfected the title, sometimes by court proceedings, sometimes by buying the interest of alleged owners, sometimes evicting those who had squatted on the land. On June 14, 1847, Charlemagne Tower married Amelia Malvina Bartle, They were married in Orwigsburg, the county seat. To this union, there were born seven children: Charlemagne Jr., Sarah, Louisa, Deborah, Elizabeth, Henrietta, and Grace. His only son became a scholar and traveler and was appointed Ambassador to Austria-Hungary by President McKinley in 1897, followed in 1899 by an appointment as Ambassador to the Imperial Court of Russia, in 1902, continuing to 1908, he was Ambassador to Germany. In November 1851, when the county seat was moved from Orwigsburg to Pottsville, Tower bought a home and office on Mahantongo Street, where he and his associate pursued their profession and continued the extensive real estate dealings in which Tower was engaged. The death of Alfred Munson did not interrupt Tower’s enterprise as his son, Samuel Munson and his daughter, Helen Elizabeth, wife of James Watson Williams, directed their agent to proceed with great vigor and offered to him a one-half share of the royalties and any profits realized from the lands, in addition to his regular retainer. He also developed a very extensive local practice and hired Christopher Loeser and J. Wallace McCool, attorneys, to assist him. His main interest was land. This he bought at every opportunity, both for himself as well as for Munson and Williams, whose identities were unknown to Schuylkill Countians until many years later. After the firing upon Fort Sumter in the Civil War, Charlemagne formed a company of volunteers within a matter of days. His company arrived in Washington and on April 22, 1861, he was made Captain and his company was sworn into military service. The company was attached to Colonel Nagle’s regiment and saw some action in isolated skirmishes. On July 26, 1861, when the enlistments expired, the company was discharged and it returned to Pottsville. On April 18, 1863, he was appointed Provost Marshal for Schuylkill County and assumed the onerous duty of conscripting, by draft, the men needed for military service. The farmers and miners that Tower was assigned to, companies of militia to assist him in enforcing conscription, so vigorously resisted the draft. The miners of the Heckscherville Valley gathered a mob of 3,000 people to march on Tower’s home, but he retaliated immediately by marching his armed men into their midst and bodily seized those who had been drafted and swore them into military service. During his tenure as Provost Marshall he conscripted his full quota of 2,000 men which earned him a citation from President Lincoln. After the war he pursued his main purpose to make the vast lands productive and, in 1868, he leased 1,503 acres to two independent coal companies for 15 years at a royalty of 30¢ per ton. Tower Colliery (later East Brookside) was opened later in 1868 and Brookside (West Brookside) early in 1869. During the latter year, the combined production of both operations was 800 tons but the tonnage increased in subsequent years until the sale of all Tower’s land, and Munson and Williams, a total of 11,000 acres, in 1871 to the P.&R.C.I. Company for a grand total of $3,000,000. In 1868 Tower laid out his first town with assistance of William H. Yohe, J.W. McCool and Preston H. Miller, surveyor. Within four years it was a thriving business community, but suffered an acute housing shortage to accommodate the influx of hundreds of people seeking employment in the mines surrounding the town. After the sale of his land, he left the county and moved his family to Philadelphia. Now that he was a millionaire, the law was no longer a challenge, so he set out to conquer the business world. The following year he invested heavily in the stock of the Northern Pacific Railway and bought 65,000 acres of land in Minnesota and Dakota Territory, which he immediately began to sell to settlers at a tremendous profit. In 1874, he laid out another Tower City in North Dakota, but lost sales were not as brisk as in the Pennsylvania community, for there was no mining industry to entice purchasers. In 1875, he embarked upon his greatest business venture. Influenced by a prospector, he sent an expedition to explore the Mesabi Range, reputed to be virtually an iron mountain. The exploration was confined to the extreme eastern portion of this vast mountain where the one was found to be of rather poor quality and the iron content not sufficient to warrant extensive mining. Years later, he realized that he came within a hair of discovering the greatest quantity and finest quality of iron ore on the North American Continent - the Mesabi deposit. Tower persisted, and in 1880 he explored the Vermillion Range in northeast Minnesota, where he found excellent quality ore in vast quantities. He proceeded with his usual vigor to acquire 20,000 acres and in 1881 organized the Minnesota Iron Company and transferred his vast acreage to the corporation. A great obstacle to profitable mining of his discovery was the inaccessibility of the ore and the difficulty of transportation to Duluth. In 1883, he persuaded the Minnesota legislature to grant him a franchise to construct a railroad from the lake port to the Vermillion territory, which he called the Duluth and Iron Range Railroad. He also obtained from the legislature the right to acquire along the right-of-way 6,400 acres of land for each mile of road constructed at a price of $2.50 per acre. Thus, he became the eventual owner of 600,000 additional acres of land, most of it swampy and not suitable for farming or industrial purposes. Near the head of his railroad, he founded his third town, which became a rough mining community but which never achieved the status of the metropolis Tower visualized. Tower’s health began to fail as the result of a stroke in 1885, and his former vigor left him, and in 1887, he sold his interest in his mining company and railroad to a group of investors for $6,000,000.00. On July 24, 1889, he died in his home on Spruce Street in Philadelphia. During his life he said, “I will act simply for us and what is for our interest, leaving the hereafter to take care of it.” This appears to be a selfish and calloused statement but it was merely the expression of the conscience of his time. This was in the days of Cooke, Fiske and Gould: have Astor, Vanderbilt and Carnegie, all with but one purpose - to enrich themselves. His biographer wrote that he was a “cultured materialist, cautious, yet daring, keen, self-focused, competitiveimperturbable, patient. He was an entrepreneur extraordinary of the 19th century post-civil-war era, not the equal of business giants of his day, but their equal in courage in undertaking any risky adventure and succeeding by any method.” In Tower City, Pennsylvania, the mines of Charlemagne Tower are idle; the lands that created his fortune are virtually unproductive, yet his first town survives, a beautiful community, of industrious, God fearing people.

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From The Wednesday, May 20, 1992 Edition Of The Press And Journal Turnpike Advisory Meeting Elizabethtown Borough Council issued an invitation last Thursday to officials from all local organizations to attend a forthcoming meeting of the special committee now studying a proposal for building a Pa. Turnpike interchange onto Route 743. “If it becomes a reality, it will have a major impact on our traffic,” Borough Co-Manager Nick Viscome declared in reporting on his attendance at the Turnpike Advisory Committee’s latest meeting. “That’s especially true of the intersection at the Hillcrest Supper Club and at the Market St./Linden Ave. intersection.” Viscome said the special committee, set up at the request of the Hershey Trust Co., is currently engaged in gathering pertinent facts and information about possible interchange sites and will soon begin to consider potential deficiencies at those sites. He also noted that he’s hopeful the presence of PennDOT officials at the two meetings the committee has held so far should help to assure that the Borough’s potential traffic problems would get early and thorough consideration. After hearing some of Council’s concerns about traffic problems that the proposed interchange might create for Elizabethtown, Viscome suggested that he could advise the committee at its next meeting that a bypass might have to be constructed to divert some of the anticipated traffic away from the center of Elizabethtown. That idea prompted Councilman Meade Bierly to recommend that Council attempt to secure a right-ofway for such a bypass through Hershey Trust land to the east of the Borough. “I understand that Hershey owns a lot of land out here to the east,” Bierly speculated. “If they do, they might be willing to set some of it aside for a right-of-way. If the interchange is built, that bypass could become a critical issue for us.” School Board Turns Over District’s Cafeteria To Vendor A Westmorland County food service company has been named to take over operation of the Middletown Area School District cafeteria program. Nutrition Inc., of West Newton, Westmoreland County, will operate the cafeteria for the 1992-93 school year, with the option to renew its contract on an annual basis. All current employees of the District will be retained under the program. The 6-3 decision by the MASD School Board Monday night followed months of controversy and discussion on the issue, which included complaints from area residents that the nutrition program had created nearly $740,000 in operating losses since 1985. Despite making the motion to accept Nutrition Inc.’s bid, Cafeteria Committee Co-Chairman Gary L. Hahn announced he would vote against the plan and recommended that the District try for one more year to bring the cafeteria under better control. “Before we bring a contractor in, I would like to see our employees be given the opportunity to cut their operating losses by taking certain actions and going through proper management training,” Hahn said. Although he did not elaborate on the specifics of his proposal, Hahn noted that the department had already eliminated six positions over the last two years and had streamlined its operations by closing some school kitchens and using a “satellite” system between

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23 YEARS AGO - Rumors – The Neil Simon comedy “Rumors” will be staged by the Olmsted Players, Fri., Feb. 21 & Sat., Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Feaser Middle School, Middletown. The cast includes Mike Pavlishin and Chris Schwartz as Ken and Chris Gorman; Karl Weingartner and Kay Walker as Ernie & Cookie Cusack; Warren C. “Skip” Guenther and Fran Rudman as Lenny & Claire Ganz; Ty Walker and Karin Gish as Glenn & Cassie Cooper; Vicky Helman as Officer Welch; and Jen Angeloff as Officer Pudney. The show is directed by Bob McGarvey and presented by special arrangement with Samuel French. The mystery behind the shooting of Charlie Brock unwinds with comedic under-wrappings that are unmistakingly Simonesquely hilarious. Tickets are available from cast members and at the door. them. The result, he explained, was that the cafeteria’s operating loss for the 1991-92 school year will be much less than in the past and perhaps indicates a step toward more efficient management. Committee Co-Chairman William E. Snyder, who worked with Hahn on the matter for well over a year, also voted against the decision to contract with an outside vendor. Snyder indicated that he, too, believes changes could be made to keep the program within District control, particularly regarding the number of free meals which are offered to certain District employees. Prices From 23 Years Ago Heinz Relish 10 oz......................59¢ Hunt’s Barbecue Sauce 15 oz.....89¢ Extra Large Green Peppers... 69¢/lb. Hanover Pork and Beans 14 oz..4/$1 Vidalia or Texas Onions........ 39¢/lb. Beef Rib Steak................... $3.98/lb. Apricots.............................. $1.49/lb. 10-K Sports Beverage 32 oz. btl..59¢ Amish Lima Beans............. $1.88/lb. Chi-Chi Salsa 16 oz. jar...........$1.79 Ruffle’s Potato Chips 6 oz. bag...99¢ Keebler Wheatables 7 oz.........$1.79 IBC Root Beer 6 ct. btls...........$1.99 Duncan Hines Chewy Brownies 19.8 oz......................................$1.48 M-town Seeks Tougher Penalties Getting Tough On Vandals Concerned that penalties for vandalism are too lenient, Middletown Borough Council has directed its solicitor to draft a new law that would hit offenders where it often hurts the most, in their wallets or pocketbooks. Councilman Charles Benson, chairman of the public works committee, initiated the measure during Council’s workshop April 21 after four teenagers reportedly shared a fine of $13 for

allegedly damaging a table at the Oak Hills Park. Under Middletown’s current ordinance regarding criminal mischief, convicted vandals only pay the cost of the damage they have done, Benson said. Council President Barbara Layne says she believes the $13 the teenagers paid was no deterrent. “They’re not going to bat an eye about doing it again,” she predicted. Benson recommended the Borough adopt a minimum fine of $200 for vandals who destroy property without any reason. He also believes those guilty of criminal mischief should be required to pay for damages, plus expenses incurred to repair or replace vandalized property.

Layne said Council expected to receive a draft of the new ordinance from its solicitor before its May 19 meeting. She also reported there is overwhelming support from Council for the new regulations. “Juvenile vandalism seems to pick up when the weather turns warm,” she said. The key, she believes, is to put responsibility on the parents. Benson pledged that he will personally keep an eye on Borough property and said he has already asked police to step up patrols to monitor the parks. “It’s going to take a community effort, or vandalism will continue,” Benson said. “Some parents just don’t care what their kids do.”

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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 Executors named below. ESTATE OF LORETTA B. CANTON, late of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, (died March 26, 2015). Michael Canton and Bobby G. Lewis, Co-Executors and Michael Cherewka, Attorney: 624 North Front Street, Wormleysburg, PA 17043. 5/13-3T #157 www.publicnoticepa.com

NOTICE LETTERS Administration FOR the Estate of John Korn, deceased, late of Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims against the Estate are requested to present them for settlement without delay to: Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg, Inc. 4949 Devonshire Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17109 Or to: William L. Adler, Esquire 4949 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17109 5/6-3T #153 www.publicnoticepa.com

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NOTICE Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Frank Darrell Kramer, a/k/a Frank D. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them for settlement to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033

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All other sections of Ordinance 124 of 1986 will remain in full force and effect. A copy of the full text of proposed Ordinance 234 may be examined at the Borough Building, address as stated above, Monday through Friday, during the hours of 8:30 o’clock, a.m. and 4:00 o’clock p.m. prevailing time in the office of the Secretary of the Borough, and is also available at the Borough website, www.royaltonpa.com.

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LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 1, 2015, AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 783 SOUTH GEYERS CHURCH ROAD, MIDDLETOWN, PA 17057, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE ENACTMENT OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE TITLE AND SUMMARY OF WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE NO. 2015-1 LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP OF LONDONDERRY, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TO JOIN WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AS A MEMBER OF THE SUSQUEHANNA MUNICIPAL TRUST, TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF JOINING THE TRUST AND TO PARTICIPATE AS A MEMBER OF THE TRUST Proposed Ordinance No. 2015-1 would authorize Londonderry Township’s membership in the Susquehanna Municipal Trust (“Trust”), which consists of governmental units from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that have created an intergovernmental cooperative arrangement to permit participating employers to pool resources for the purpose of (i) seeking the prevention or lessening of claims due to injuries of employees of the Trust’s members and (ii) pooling workers’ compensation and occupational disease insurance risks, reserves, claims and losses and providing self-insurance and reinsurance therefore, in a cost effective manner, and would authorize the Township to enter into the Susquehanna Municipal Trust Agreement (“Agreement”). Proposed Ordinance No. 2015-1 also includes provisions addressing the conditions of the Agreement and participation in the Trust, including provisions with respect to the minimum initial term of two (2) years; the purposes and objectives of the Agreement; the manner and extent of financing the Agreement; the organizational structure and management of the Trust; the manner in which property of the Trust shall be acquired, managed, licensed or disposed of; and the power of the Trust to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The proposed ordinance also provides for severability and confirms that it does not affect any rights or liabilities existing prior to the adoption of the ordinance. The full text of Proposed Ordinance No. 2015-1 and the Agreement are on file for inspection and review without charge (or a copy may be obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof) at Londonderry Township’s offices at 783 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown, PA 17057. Complete copies of each have been provided to and may be reviewed at the following newspaper of general circulation: The Press and Journal, 20 South Union Street, Middletown, PA 17057. If any person with a disability wishes to request that special accommodations be made to allow his or her participation, he or she is asked to contact Steve Letavic or Beth Graham at (717) 944-1803 at least one business day in advance to make arrangements. Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors 5/20-1T #160 www.publicnoticepa.com

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2015 CV 1100-MF NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CAPITAL BANK, NA, PLAINTIFF VS. JEMM PROPERTIES, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, DEFENDANT TO: JEMM Properties, a limited liability company, Defendant, with last known addresses of 1610 Catherine Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104, 22 Scout Lane, Hummelstown, PA 17036, 292 West High Street, Hummelstown, PA 17036, and Lee Valley Ice Centre, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London E10 7QL, Great Britain. COMPLAINT IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

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You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Capital Bank, NA, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a Notice to Defend, against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, docketed to NO. 2015 CV 1100-MF, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose the mortgage secured on your property located at 1610 Catherine Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104, whereupon your property would be sold by the Sheriff of Dauphin County.

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Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Kristy Lynne Kramer, a/k/a Kristy L. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them for settlement to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033

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A summary of the Ordinance is as follows: Ordinance Number 124 approved on August 5, 1986 is amended by deleting the second paragraph of Section Five. The omitted language will become null and void upon enactment of this Ordinance.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Lower Swatara, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will hold a Special Meeting on June 3, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., in order to receive ideas and input from the community regarding pursuit of grant funding to improve the Township parks. The regular scheduled workshop meeting will be held immediately upon conclusion of the Special Meeting. Both meetings will be held at the Lower Swatara Township Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, PA 17057. All interested parties are invited to attend.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Borough Council of the Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will consider enactment of Ordinance 234 at a public meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 commencing at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Royalton Borough Building, 101 Northumberland Street, Royalton, Pennsylvania, 17057, or at a subsequent public meeting of the Borough Council.

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NOTICE Letters of Testamentary on the Estate of Taylor Kristyne Kramer, a/k/a Taylor K. Kramer, late of Middletown Borough, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, deceased (died on January 16, 2015) having been granted to the undersigned, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment and those having claims will present them for settlement to: Steven K. Murdock Executor 672 Braden Street Waynesburg, PA 15370 Or to: Peter R. Henninger, Jr., Esq. Jones & Henninger, P.C. 339 W. Governor Rd., Ste. 201 Hershey, PA 17033

The omitted language is as follows: “Such person, duly charged or written up for any such violation of this Ordinance shall have the privilege of coming to the Borough Police Office and paying the fine indicating hereafter, without costs,within three days of such charge or notice of violation:”

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A sign variance was granted to developers of a proposed new AutoZone store to be located on Main Street next to the Mid-Town Plaza in Middletown. The Middletown Zoning Hearing Board granted the variance on Thursday, May 14 that will allow AutoZone a total of 128 square feet

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YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the notice above, you must take action within twenty (20) days after this Complaint and Notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. Dauphin County Lawyer Referral Service 213 N. Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 232-7536 Janet L. Gold, Esquire Eisenberg, Gold, Cettei & Agrawal, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff, Capital Bank, NA 1040 North Kings Highway, Suite 200 Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 (856) 330-6200 5/20-1T #161 www.publicnoticepa.com

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

Air conditioners stolen Two portable air conditioners were stolen from a shed at a residence in the 100 block of E Lane between March 1 and May 7, police report. The two Frigidaire air conditioners were valued at $175 each. Police said the shed had been locked at the time. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call them at 717-939-0463. Money stolen from bank account A township resident told police five fraudulent withdrawals totaling $1,603.48 were made from his M&T Bank account between Jan. 29 and April 10. The withdrawals were: $473.51 to Sprint on Jan. 29; $459.47 to Sprint on March 3; $194 to DirectTV on March 11; $356.50 to Sprint on March 31; and $120 to DirectTV on April 10. Police believe the victim’s account numbers were taken from a check and used to make the thefts. DUI charges Jillian K. Perry, 27, of the 300 block of N. Union St., Hummelstown, was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, and involvement in an accident involving damage to unattended vehicle, police report. The charges were filed following an investigation of a one-vehicle crash at 12:31 a.m. on April 12 on Oberlin Road at Fulling Mill Road, police said. Perry was driving a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta that struck a median, police said. Police analyzed a breath sample from Perry that was tested for the presence of intoxicants. Blood was drawn from Perry and also tested for the presence of intoxicants, police said. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for June 3 before District Judge Michael Smith. Matthew E. Toney, 38, of the 200 block of Cumberland St., Harrisburg, was charged with DUI and DUI-high

rate of alcohol following an incident at 1:45 a.m. on Apr. 16 in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd., police report. Toney was driving a 2003 Acrua MDX that was stopped because it was traveling in the wrong lane on South Eisenhower Boulevard, police said. Toney was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the test were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for June 15 before District Judge Michael Smith. Cheyenne W. Shutt, 18, of the 400 block of S. Catherine St., Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUIhigh rate of alcohol, DUI-minor, reckless driving and underage drinking, police report. The charges stem from an incident at 2:06 a.m. on April 23 on Route 283 East at the Airport Connector, police said. Shutt was driving a 2009 Ford Focus at a high rate of speed and switching lanes, police said. Blood was drawn from Shutt and tested for the presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for June 17 before District Judge Michael Smith. James A. Woodruff, 39, of the 300 block of S. Ann St., Lancaster, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and failure to have a regulation bumper on a vehicle, police report. The charges were filed following an incident at 2:51 a.m. on Apr. 19 in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd. Woodruff was driving a 2000 Honda Accord that was stopped because it was missing a driver’s side headlight and because the car’s hood was pushed up, police said. Police said Woodruff spoke with slurred speech after which sobriety tests were given on suspicion he was under the influence of intoxicants. Police also contacted emergency medical services to examine Woodruff

for possible injuries. According to police, Woodruff was unable to provide adequate breath samples to be analyzed for the presence of intoxicants. Woodruff was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for June 24 before District Judge Michael Smith. Cited following domestic disturbances Citations for harassment have been filed against Milagros Carmona, 32, and Pedro Gil-Rosado, 31, both of the 1000 block of Georgetown Road, Middletown, police report. The charges stem from an incident at 8:46 p.m. on April 16 that began at the couple’s residence, police said. Both were taken into custody after police found them walking in the 300 block of Whitehouse Lane. Both had scratches on their arms, police said. Xiomar Vazquez-Vazquez, 20, of the first block of Hoke Lane, Middletown, was cited for disorderly conduct and harassment, police report. The charges stems from a reported domestic disturbance between a man and woman at 3:26 p.m. on April 27 in the parking lot of a business in the 1000 block of Eisenhower Blvd., police said. No report of injuries was noted in the police report. Public drunkenness citation Bruce E. Burns, 36, of the 100 block of N. Hanover St., Carlisle, was issued a citation for public drunkenness following an incident at 12:50 a.m. on April 30 at West Harrisburg Pike and Meade Avenue. Burns was spotted walking, disoriented and confused, on West Harrisburg Pike, police said. Emergency medical services were contacted by police and took Burns to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where he was evaluated and released back into the custody of police.

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million in 2015 – a 2 percent increase in assessed value, Franklin said. The growth is primarily due to new warehouse development in Lower Swatara Twp., Franklin said. The growth in assessed value adds up to an $435,000 increase in real estate tax revenue to the district for 2015-16, Franklin said. The last time assessed value in the district went up was in 2009-10. That is also the last time that the district has not had a tax increase, Franklin pointed out. The budget proposes the addition of nine new positions in 2015-16. Total salaries in the current year will increase from $16.4 million to $17.1 million. The new positions include four teachers, one social worker, three instructional aides and an administrative support person. Among the new positions is a reading specialist who is being added as a result of the federal

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government increasing Title 1 grant funding to the district. The need for a tax increase is a direct result of a $1.2 million increase in benefits over 2014-15. Almost 75 percent of the benefit increase is due to the state-mandated change in the amount of money that the district must pay to cover the state pension system. This is going up by 21 percent in 2015-16 as a result of the required employer retirement contribution rate going from 21.4 percent of salaries to 25.84 percent. The district’s medical insurance premium is going up 2 percent next year, although the district had initially expected the increase to be 12 percent, Franklin said. Board members and Franklin described the increase in benefits as being beyond the district’s control – especially the state-mandated employee retirement system contribution. The retirement contribution is continuing to consume a greater percent

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“Glenn is a good man,’’ Stutzman said. “What he went through and the sacrifices he made for those kids…I tip my hat to him all the time.”

Stanton “Mo’’ Garber Sr. As Stanton “Mo” Garber Sr. puts it, World War II was “a long time ago.” It ended 70 years ago, in fact. But it’s not hard to pick Garber out in a crowd as a World War II veteran. His hat adorned with various Navy and military insignia gives him away. Garber grew up in Middletown. He was one of six boys. Stanton and four of his brothers all served in World War II. The fifth brother, Bobby, stayed home

with the rest of the family – including five daughters – but joined the military as soon as Stanton and his brothers came home. Garber joined up in 1943. He was only 16. “I couldn’t wait because the war was on. I was ineligible because I wasn’t 17,” Garber said. “I lied to get overseas, like a lot of them did.” He was a seaman First Class. He was on ships, and did a little bit of everything. He first served in the Pacific, supporting the Marines in the war effort against Japan. “I came home after about a year and a half. No sooner did I get home for a week or about a month’s vacation, when they sent me over to Germany”

of the district’s entire budget – from 2.48 percent in 2010-11 to more than 10 percent for 2015-16. “It is because of these cost increases that many are calling for pension reform in Pennsylvania,” Franklin said. The district has reduced funding in other areas to keep pace with the rising benefit costs. However, the district has not had to eliminate programs. The initiatives that work are still growing, but at a “tentative” rate, Franklin said. “We are still trying to move forward with (what) is in the best interest of the students,” he said. Board members voting for the proposed budget were President Barbara Layne, Pamela Price, Newton Davis, Melvin Fager and Michael Richards. Members Michael Corradi, David John,and Gordon Einhorn were all absent due to work conflicts, Layne said. Member Terry Gilman was on vacation. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

to help fight the Nazis, he said. In one amazing coincidence, Garber and two of his brothers ran into each other one day in Germany. They didn’t even have time to get a beer together before the military again sent them on their separate ways. All the Garber brothers came home safely. “We were very, very fortunate,” Garber said. He married his wife, Fern, and started working at Olmsted Air Force Base as a messenger. He stayed at Olmsted for 32 years. Fern died in 1992. Today, Garber lives at the Middletown Home. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hello, people! I hope you are enjoying spring and all the flowering trees and beauty surrounding us. Too bad for those of us who suffer from allergies – not such a nice time. Anyway, get ready to fly your flag on Monday, May 25 as we observe Memorial Day. Take some time out to honor a veteran! Of course, those in active duty would enjoy being appreciated, too. Here are some highlights about May 20 in our history: • 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the original Homestead Act. The Homestead Act gave an applicant freehold title to up to 160 acres of undeveloped federal land outside the original 13 colonies. • 1927 – Charles Lindbergh took of in his plane, the “Spirit of St. Louis,’’ from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., and completed a 33-hour, 30-minute epic flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. He landed at Le Bourget Airport in Paris on May 21. • 1961 – An angry mob consisting of all whites attacked a busload of “Freedom Riders” in Montgomery, Ala., prompting the federal government to send in U.S. marshals to restore order. The Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode buses in the segregated South to test a Supreme Court’s ruling that segregated public buses were unconstitutional. • 1970 – 100,000 people demonstrated in New York’s Wall Street district in support of U.S. policy in Vietnam and Cambodia. • 2009 – Wayne Allwine, an American actor who had provided the voice of Mickey Mouse, died at the age of 62 from complications from diabetes. Allwine became the voice of Mickey Mouse in 1977 and was married to the actress who voiced Minnie Mouse. Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend. Let me know your news to share! Birthdays Happy 17th cake day to Mark Wagner of Lower Swatara Twp. He marks his day on Wednesday, May 20. Enjoy, Mark! Chloe Erb of Middletown turns into a brand-new teener on Wednesday, May 20. Best wishes, Chloe – I hope your 13th birthday is all shiny and sparkly. Todd Houser Jr. of Lower Swatara observes his last teener birthday on Thursday, May 21. Happy 19th birthday, Todd Happy birthday to Jasmine Myers of Middletown as she turns 14 on Thursday, May 21. Enjoy your birthday week. Scott Thompson of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Friday, May 22. I hope it is a beautiful sound to your ears, Scott. Best wishes to you for a great holiday weekend celebration. Muhammad House of Lower Swatara celebrates his Sweet 16 cake day on Friday, May 22. Honk-beepbeep to you – and best wishes, too! Stacey Hinojosa of Lower Swatara will turn 11 on Saturday, May 23. Happy sparkles, glitter and birthday to you, Stacey! Best wishes to Brock Thompson of Lower Swatara on his cake and ice cream day, Saturday, May 23. Enjoy all the festivities at your house as you turn 22. Nikki Moore is a quarter-of-acentury old on Saturday, May 23. God bless you, Nikki, and happy birthday. Brian Kennedy will celebrate his rootin’-tootin’ birthday on Saturday, May 23. I hope 51 fabulous things happen to you on your day. Alexus Reynolds of Middletown marks her special landmark 18th birthday on Sunday, May 24. Happy Memorial Day birthday weekend. Here is a shout out to Alex Kennedy

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of Lower Swatara on Sunday, May 24. Happy 14th super-duper-dazzling day to you! If you see Don Hartman out and about Middletown on Sunday, May 24, be sure to give him a happy and loud birthday greeting. Wishing a day of joy, peace and happy faces to Deb Carson of Lower Swatara on her special Memorial Day birthday, Monday, May 25. Joshua Alcock of Lower Swatara hits birthday No. 18 on Tuesday, May 26. Congrats to you – and best wishes in all you do. Happy frosty-filled cake to John Rhodes of Hummelstown on Tuesday, May 26. Hoping 44 fantastic things happen to you during your birthday week. Lynnsey Woodley of Middletown marks her 14th ice cream and cake day on Tuesday, May 26. Enjoy your snappy happy day! Anniversaries Best wishes for a beautiful anniversary celebration to young “kids” Charlie and Judy Stare of Lower Swatara. They mark 55 years together on Thursday, May 21. Congrats! Richard and Margaret Reisinger of Lower Swatara married on May 23, 1959 – 56 years ago this Saturday! Congrats – and enjoy your weekend celebrating. Happy 36th anniversary to Jim and Susan Hare of Lower Swatara as they observe their wedding memories on Tuesday, May 26. Chris and Dot Reider of Lower Swatara celebrate 52 years of wedded bliss on Tuesday, May 26. Congrats to you both – and enjoy your special romantic week. Millersville grad Congratulations to Tracy Lynn Witmer of Wellington Drive. Tracy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Millersville University on May 9 with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. Way to go, Tracy! Penn State grads Best wishes to brothers Greg Pickel and Steven Pickel on their graduation from Penn State University, University Park. Greg graduated from the Penn State College of Communications with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Steven graduated from the Penn State Smeal Business College with a degree in finance and a minor in supply chain management and IST (Information Science and Technologies). Congratulations to you both. Well done! Liberty grad Daniel Ackerman graduated Cum Laude from Liberty University, Lynch-

burg, Va. with a degree in business management information systems. Congratulations, Daniel! Bob Jones grad Victoria Bishop, of Hummelstown, graduated from Bob Jones University, Greenville, S.C., with a degree in graphic design. Findlay scholarship award Larissa Holmes, of Hummelstown, received an award at the 2015 Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity at the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio. “One Nation’’ Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “Perhaps the best source of information are books from reputable publishers. As a boy, I made extensive use of the public library, where I could access thousands of books for free. “Even such books can give a slanted view, making it wise for the reader to read many books. One way to find out what books are fair and accurate is to ask librarians. In most cases, they don’t mind being references even if you are not checking out a book from their library. “It is also a good idea, when trying to decide how reputable a particular publisher is, to determine the number of books they have in the section of the library that you are interested in. There are numerous small, upstart publishing houses that make claims that cannot be substantiated about the quality of their publications, but if you see their name on numerous titles, it is likely that they are quite reputable and that they engage in due diligence before publishing any work.” Quote of the Week “What potent blood hath modest May.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and essayist Question of the Week What is your favorite game: board, video, card or yard? “I like to play ball. I can run fast, like the wind!” – Alex Kelly, 5, Swatara Twp. “Monopoly. It’s just fun!” – Devin Martin, 15, Royalton. “I play ‘Cars’ on Xbox.” – Madison Sary, 6, Middletown. “ ‘Monster High’ video game.” – Jaidyn Evans, 6, Middletown. “Video. I like ‘Kingdom Hearts,’ it’s awesome.” – Devon Finsterbush, 14, Middletown. “ ‘Destiny’ on PlayStation 4.” – Billy Muller, 14, Royalton. Proverb for the Week A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother (15:20).

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Eight named as Outstanding Students at Middletown schools The Middletown Area School District named eight students as its Outstanding Students for 2014-15 at its three elementary schools and its middle school. The students were honored by the Middletown Area School Board on April 27. Madison Zettlemoyer and Dylan Ruiz were chosen as the Outstanding Students from Fink Elementary School. Madison, daughter of Morris and Rosanna Zettlemoyer of Middletown, has participated in chorus, band, Readers’Theater, Word Masters, Why Try and book buddies. She enjoys cheerleading. Dylan, son of David Ruiz of Dallastown and Angela Ruiz of Middletown, has participated in chorus, band, Continental Math League and Word Masters. He also plays basketball and attends Garden Chapel. Sara Dintiman and Nathaniel Kinsey were chosen as the Outstanding

Students from Kunkel Elementary School. Sara, daughter of Paul and Amy Dintiman of Middletown, has participated in Word Masters, Continental Math League, African Drum Ensemble, chorus and band. She also enjoys soccer and softball. Nathaniel, son of Brad and Jennifer Kinsey of Middletown, has participated in Word Masters and Continental Math League. He also enjoys math, social studies,and sports. The Outstanding Students from Reid Elementary School are Julianna “Jules” McGlone and Benjamin M. Rine. Julianna, daughter of Brendan and Jenna McGlone, has participated in chorus, African Drumming ensemble, Reid Ringers, Word Masters and Continental Math League. She also enjoys science, math, sports and arts and crafts. Benjamin, son of David and Melissa Rine of Middletown, has participated

in chorus, band, Reid Ringers, Math 24, African Drumming Ensemble, Continental Math League and Word Masters. He is also involved in Boy Scouts of America and enjoys math, hiking, backpacking and doing magic tricks. Aayushi Patel and Aiden Matthew Sessa are the Outstanding Students at Middletown Area Middle School. Aayushi, daughter of Plyushkumar and Dimpleben Patel of Middletown, has participated in marching band, concert band, chorus, Pennsylvania Young Readers, Club Ophelia, Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair, Penn State Quizbowl, Word Masters, Youth and Government, Science Olympiad, Yearbook, Math Club and the National Junior Honor Society, where she serves as historian. Aiden, son of Matthew and Jodi Sessa of Middletown, has participated in soccer, cross country, Science Olympiad, Future Cities, band, National Junior Honors Society and Peer Helpers.

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Sydney Alexander and Matthew Anthony were named Students of the Month for May at Middletown Area High School. Alexander, daughter of Penny Alexander, is a member of the National Honor Society, the volleyball team, the band and the chorus. She has earned Distinguished Honors on the school Honor Roll throughout her high school career. In the community, she is involved in club volleyball, dance, softball, the play at Kunkel Elementary School and the Middletown Area Middle School operetta. She plans to attend Elizabethtown College and major in biology. “I am very honored that the staff chose me as their female Student of the Month,’’ she said. Anthony, son of Charles and Barbara Anthony, is a member of the National Honor Society and the boys’ soccer and tennis teams. He won a gold medal at the Mid-Penn Conference tennis championships

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in the No. 3 singles competition. In the community, he volunteers to teach soccer fundamentals to youngsters with the Raider Connection of the Olmsted Regional Soccer Association. He is employed as a computer technician intern at the Middletown Area School District.

He plans to attend Temple University, Philadelphia, and study computer science, with the goal of working in network security. “I am very honored that my hard work during high school was noticed by the faculty and staff,’’ he said. “I am pleased to end the year on a high note.’’

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Press And Journal offices closed In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the Press And Journal office and plant will be closed on Monday, May 25. For the May 27 edition of the Press And Journal, the deadlines will be Friday, May 22 – classified ads, 9 a.m.; public notices, 10 a.m.; and yard sales, noon. •••••

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force is ready for the improvements that have now been recommended in the completed study. “I am hoping by this time next year, we will have addressed these issues,” Bey said. “We are slowly turning the ship, pointed in the right direction.” The recommendations include significant changes, including the addition of a police lieutenant, improvement in the control of weapons and ammunition, organization of files and filing procedures and professional training for officers. These steps are needed if the borough wants to improve the department enough to earn professional accreditation, a standard achieved by police departments in nearby Swatara Twp. and Derry Twp., Bey said. “It’s not doom and gloom,” Bey said. “We have a solid core of police officers.” Council President Chris McNamara bemoaned the state of Middletown police as the report was unveiled on Wednesday, May 13 at a meeting of council’s public safety committee, which he chairs. He also made repeated references to the absence of Mayor James H. Curry III, who oversees the police department, at the committee meeting. “That’s what chaps me in the ass,” McNamara said. “He knew this was going on, and he’s not here.” Curry balked at McNamara’s decision to schedule the meeting on May 13 to dissect the report, which members only received on May 5. Curry said McNamara ignored his requests to delay the meeting by a week or more, time that Curry said he and Bey needed to thoroughly review it. “There’s no way I am reading a 90page report in five days,” Curry said. “It deserves more time.” Bey declined to comment on the meeting.

Inside the report Brown found a host of problems in many areas detailed in the 49-page report and its 47 pages of attachments with new and updated “directives,” or standing orders for the police officers. “Status quo is not an option for the [Middletown Police Department], nor does it seem to be the desired path of its chief, members or borough officials,” Brown wrote. “Positive change is needed, and therefore, its associated costs appear necessary.” Bey asked for the independent assessment to review several areas of the department’s operations, something he said he could not handle himself while serving as chief. When Bey saw

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the report, he stressed it “absolutely” reflected the challenges he has faced since October. “I found the report to be accurate and objective,” he said. One of the more expensive recommendations adds to the borough’s personnel costs for police, which already account for a big slice of the department’s budget: The report recommends the addition of a police lieutenant, a commissioned officer between the chief and the sergeants in the chain of command. The lieutenant would enable the department to address some of its administrative problems and the reform efforts, and would be an at-will employee, not a member of the police’s union. Bey said he would seek a highly skilled person for this role, with a strong background in management and organizational skills. He said the candidate must be a “proven leader” with the proper years of police supervisory experience. Curry and Bey both also support creating a full-time secretary for the department, expanding the part-time job. “I would love to have her here full-time,” Bey said. “It’s in the best interests of the police department and the public.” Transparency Matters criticized Middletown for dragging out the process of filling the ranks of the force. The report suggested prioritizing hiring officers to a full staff in the future. Since 2013, the department lost manpower and clerical services, as positions went unfilled under the borough’s budget constraints. This led to more overtime for the existing officers and “associated job dissatisfaction,’’ the report states. Officers also have had problems with their Glock handguns jamming during firing range practices, the report notes. Remington 870 shotguns and Bushmaster AR-15 rifles were dirty, and a few showed rust, the report noted. Bey said that the armory for the department has functional weapons despite the reported need for thorough cleaning or maintenance. Bey also said Middletown recently purchased shotguns that are used in routine patrol work, not the ones discussed in the report as dirty or rusty. Middletown’s officers are not under any specific orders when it comes to the use of Tasers, which are electroshock weapons used to subdue a person if the need arises. “There’s no training, but they all have Tasers,” noted McNamara. Training with a Taser should include the proper use and handling of a Taser, the medical treatment of a per-

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son struck with an electroshock, the gathering and processing of evidence and documentation of Taser use, the report suggests. Officers are required to complete a use of force report, but “this is not being accomplished or enforced,” the report noted. In contrast, all State Police troopers must complete a certification to carry a Taser, and they must be rectified every year, said Trooper Adam Reed, the public information officer for the State Police. He said a supervisor must file a report about the use of force, including a Taser, by a trooper. While Middletown’s officers have the ammunition they need for weapons used in typical patrol work, they may not be able to get what they need in an emergency. Police Sgt. Richard Hiester, the department’s firearms instructor and armorer, maintained the only key to the armory that could be found during the assessment, which meant Middletown officers could not return to the station and restock their ammunition in an emergency unless Hiester was on duty and present at the time. Additionally, assessors said the armory itself is in “disarray” and “supplemental ammo was stored in a flimsy cabinet outside the secured armory.” Transparency Matters also took issue with the department’s record-keeping and organization. Assessors found files in various rooms of the police building that were repeatedly described as having “no semblance of order.” In other areas, packs of citation blanks were not kept securely and paid parking tickets were found “splayed across a desk.” Bey said the files were transferred from the old station and were personal files officers kept for themselves – not the departmental investigative files kept electronically. At this point, these disorganized paper files have not been addressed, Bey said. Other files, including investigative reports, may receive inadequate attention, the report said. Bey said he would like to implement a system where supervisors have adequate time to review reports to make sure they are completed and officers follow-up as needed in a timely manner. The police headquarters building itself has some shortcomings, the report notes. The borough remodeled the building, formerly a car dealership, for the police, but some issues remain. Bey said one of the challenges was the omission of a locker room for women. The department has made arrangements for its recently hired female officer, Curry said. “It’s a nice facility,” Bey said. “I don’t

think this building was constructed with police department in mind.” Many of the problems Transparency Matters identified result from a lack of training and oversight, Brown said. “There was a glaring lack of administrative infrastructure,” he said when discussing the report with the public safety committee. The operations of a department are dependent on keeping policies consistent and clear, Brown said. With officers confused by old and new directives and lacking in regular training, the department places the borough at risk for lawsuits. Juvenile matters, departmental organization and missing persons are among many of the areas in which Transparency Matters found department policies deficient or missing. Brown said that any incoming chief would face a substantial problem of developing and implementing an entire set of policies when inheriting a department with gaping holes in its written blueprint of operations. Bey said former Police Chief Steven Wheeler had recently updated a policy manual to cover many issues for dayto-day police activities. “The policy manual just needs to be tweaked for Middletown,” he said. “Failure to enact a strong directive system that delineates clear and unambiguous standards is a fundamental failing for any organization, particularly a paramilitary organization such a police department,” Brown said in the report. “Without standards, or with weak standards, an agency abdicates its need and right to expect specific behavior and actions from its employees. It also exposes the organization and its personnel to civil and criminal liability. As important, the agency’s employees lack the written guidance to perform at an exceptional level.” Bey said he would like to form an advisory group to meet with the police, a group that reflects the diversity of Middletown’s residents and business community. The borough’s new Web site, which debuted last month, includes links to a “complaint statement form” regarding any citizen’s report about an officer acting inappropriately, but that link is broken and leads to no such form.

Committee discusses report McNamara, who named himself to take over as chairman of the public safety committee earlier this year, said he did not blame officers themselves for the problems in the report. But now that he has the report, McNamara said

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In its place is to be put a large trellis – the borough more commonly calls it a gazebo – and other aesthetic improvements intended to help draw new customers and investors to the downtown region from just north of Union and Emaus south to Ann Street. Among those in the crowd observing the ground breaking were the three founders of Tattered Flag Brewery and Still Works, a company that hopes to lease 13,000 square feet of commercial space in the Elks Building from the building’s owner – the authority – for a craft brewery and craft distillery and a brew-pub style restaurant. The authority hopes to award the contract to a general contractor for the downtown street scape project during its next meeting on Wednesday, June 3, said authority solicitor Salvatore Bauccio. The hope is that work on the street scape will begin in earnest as soon as possible afterward.

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The sound of the infrequently-rung bell may be a little foreign to you, but “it is a beautiful sound,’’ said Ruth Shireman, historian for the council that oversees St. Peter’s newer church down the street at North Union and Spring streets. The bell was cast by Edwin Hedderly of Philadelphia, a fourth-generation bellfounder whose father immigrated to America from Great Britain in 1793. The Kierch bell is one of only a few that Edwin Hedderly made – he died at the age of 27 in 1821, and the cause of his death has been lost with time. The bell at the Bucks County Courthouse

he intends to use it as a “boot in the ass” for officers, who were failed by former borough councils and former Mayor Robert Reid. “They were footloose and fancy free,” McNamara said of the officers. While he faulted their behavior he said it’s unfair to blame officers who were not managed. “My predecessors did nothing, “ he said. McNamara and fellow Councilor Robert Louer, who also serves on the committee, stressed the department history that led to the problems. “You don’t have any idea what we went through as a council to get police in the shape they are in now,” Louer told Brown at the meeting. He credited Wheeler, who served one year before resigning, and Bey for their work. “With this new mayor, we still don’t have management,” Louer said. Curry said council votes on the police department’s budget, but council is not involved in its management. “Chief Bey is the day-to-day supervisor,” he said. “I am there for bigger issues.” Curry holds monthly meetings at the police department where he discusses many issues with the force. “I am pleased with the progress under Chief Bey,” Curry said. “We are doing our best to professionalize the force.” Curry said this year, police have increased foot patrols and are working toward re-starting a bike patrol. Curry said he has yet to closely examine the report in its entirety and will meet with Bey after they have both had an opportunity for careful review. Curry balked at notions of a need for his closer management of the police. “Day-to-day micromanagement is destructive,” he said. “It’s poison to everyone.” Councilor John Brubaker, who is also a committee member, said he expects hearty resistance to reform and improvement from the department’s officers. “They will fight all changes you suggested,” he said. “They fight everything.” “They claim they are covered under the collective bargaining agreement for everything,” Brubaker said, suggesting that the union will step in to prevent new policies. He cited what he said were ongoing problems in the department, including unchecked heavy absenteeism with abuses of overtime and sick leave. McNamara promised to present the report to the all members of council and push for prioritization of implementing needed changes. Council is scheduled to meet next on June 1. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com

The project is to be “substantiallty completed” by the end of this year, authority Chairman Matt Tunnell has said. The $2.7 project is being paid for through a mix of four funding sources that the authority has pieced together – a $250,000 Dauphin County gaming grant, nearly $672,000 in accumulated liquid fuels money, $730,000 in authority funds and a $1.5 million Dauphin County Infrastructure Bank loan. The county loan is a low-interest loan that is to be repaid over 10 years with liquid fuels money, not local tax dollars, said Chris McNamara, president of Middletown Borough Council. “For a small community with a landlocked tax (base), this project was able to occur without any borough tax dollars,’’ Tunnell said. “I think that is an incredible testament to the leadership of our government officials,” including council, the Dauphin County Commissioners, and state Rep. John Payne and state Sen. Mike Folmer, Tunnell said.

The downstreet streetscape is also not a project in isolation, but something that is part of a much larger effort, as Payne reminded those gathered. “The first thing that Dr. (Penn State Chancellor Mukund) Kulkarni asked me was, ‘When is the train station coming? When is Emaus Street being extended? When are they getting out to our students so they can walk down to the businesses that are going to be here?’ “ Payne said. “The same group that we just talked about – the county commissioners, the senator, the local borough (council), (Lower Swatara) township supervisors, and myself are working on that next phase right now. Our job is to cut through the red tape and make these projects happen. “I look forward to doing another groundbreaking just down the street,” Payne said.

in Doylestown, cast in 1813, is also one of his bells. The Kierch bell and tower debuted during the tenure of the Rev. Frederick Christian Schaeffer, the seventh pastor of St. Peter’s. It was one of two significant changes at the church: Schaeffer introduced English into his worship services, which had been spoken solely in German until then. The British had moved uncomfortably close to Middletown and the rest of central Pennsylvania during the War of 1812. They had burned down Washington, D.C. and attempted to take Baltimore. The bell tower was built by the congregation only to hold the bell – though it has a door, it was

not an entrance to the church. Wooden stairs lead upward, but the bell can be rung by a cable that hangs down to the ground. The greatest ravages of time inside seem to be man-made: Graffiti covers the wooden framework inside the church. “Sometimes we had kids getting up inside,’’ Shireman said. Shireman will be the bell ringer, at least at first. She may enlist other members of the congregation who are willing to help. Listen for it sometime around 9 or 10 a.m. each Sunday.

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t was German philosopher and composer Friedrich Nietzsche who once observed, “Without music life would be a mistake.’’ The Middletown Area High School concert band brought the joy of music to an audience at its annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, April 28 at the school. A variety of soloists, trios and ensembles from the band performed selections during the concert. The band was conducted by director Sam Fisher.

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Raiders beat Trinity, claim final district postseason spot By Larry Etter

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The Middletown varsity baseball team attained its goal of earning a spot in the District 3 Class AAA playoffs last week, but just barely. After retaining the No. 12 spot in the power rankings with a 7-0 victory over Trinity on Monday, May 11, the Blue Raiders (119) were dealt an unsettling setback in a 1-0, extra-inning loss to Greencastle-Antrim on Tuesday, May 12 that dropped them out of the postseason picture. With the top 16 teams qualifying for district play, the loss dropped the Raiders to the 17th spot and threatened to end their season earlier than they wanted. But the team got some help when Northeastern lost its final game on Wednesday, May 13, which moved the Raiders up to No. 16 and extended their season to playoff week. The only problem there, however, is that the No. 16 seed gets matched up with No. 1 in the first round.

So the Raiders were scheduled to face No. 1 Shippensburg (16-4) on the Greyhounds’ home field on Monday, May 18 to start the week. Results of that first game and any others the Raiders could get to play will appear next week.

Middletown 7, Trinity 0 Starter Zack Sims pitched three innings and earned the victory after leaving with a 2-0 lead. Those two runs both came on long balls by Brett Altland, who led off the game with a home run to left field, and Ethan Kell, who drilled his round-tripper over the fence in left center in the third inning. In the three innings he pitched, Sims gave up two hits while striking out five in the short stint. Johan Sanchez-Padilla pitched the fourth, fifth and sixth innings in relief, giving up one hit while striking out six batters. Nathan Ocker finished up the shutout, facing just four batters in the seventh. Altland’s home run started things off well for the Middletown nine, but the Raiders left one runner stranded in the first inning and two more in the second as the score remained unchanged. Kell’s towering shot with two outs in the third, however, gave Middletown a 2-0 lead. That score held until the top of the fifth inning, when the Raiders plated three more runs. Brandon Harper led off with a single to left and Altland was safe on an error that put the first two runners on base. Bubba Finsterbush was safe on an error on a bunt that scored Harper from second. Kell’s single knocked in Altland and Finsterbush for the Raiders’ fourth and fifth runs. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Sanchez-Padilla escaped a bit of trouble by getting his first strikeout with two outs and Shamrock runners on second and third. In the top of the seventh inning, Kell singled to lead it off and raced home on an RBI double by Sims. A throwing error by the Shamrocks on the play also allowed Sims to score and gave the Raiders the 7-0 cushion. Ocker followed with a bunt single but was left stranded. Ocker took over on the mound in the home half of the seventh inning and got the first out on a liner to right fielder Dagen Hughes. After giving up a single, Ocker closed out the win with a strikeout and ground out that locked down the Middletown victory.

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Four MAHS athletes commit to colleges Four Middletown Area High School will continue their athletic careers in college next year. Three students have signed letters of intent to play sports at college next year, while a fourth will become a member of a college’s cheerleading squad. Harry Kapenstein committed to play tennis at Penn State Harrisburg, Kyle Finsterbush committed to play soccer at Millersville University and Jeyliane Rivera committed to play soccer at York College.

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Forty LD students to play college sports Lower Dauphin High School recognized 40 students who will be participating in a sport in college during a ceremony in the school gymnasium. “Please continue to study hard, train hard and play hard,’’ David Bitting, Lower Dauphin’s athletic director, told them during the ceremony. “The challenges that lie ahead are many and I am confident the training and coaching you have received at Lower Dauphin have prepared you to face these head-on.” The students and their future colleges are: Baseball – Blair Lewis, Pittsburgh and Michael Wilhite, Eastern Mennonite Basketball, Men – Tommy Bowen, Wilkes Basketball, Women – Leah Gamber, Elizabethtown Football – Alex Dean, Westminster; Adam Domovich, Lebanon Valley; and Kyle Walker, Lebanon Valley Field Hockey – Morgan Bitting, Duke; Taylor Bracale, James Madison; Gini Bramley, Penn State; Ashley Ceschini, East Stroudsburg; Mariena Decker, Mercyhurst; Joely Helder, St. Joseph’s; Marissa Hoffman, Stevenson; Abby Julius, Liberty; Aliza

Mizak, Millersville; Maddie O’Neill, Michigan State; and Casey Schankweiler, Stevenson Golf – Tyler Maiman, West Chester Gymnastics – Morgan Fridey, Ball State and Maggie Tamburro, North Carolina State Lacrosse, Men – Justin Guevarez, Alvernia and Nick Mattis, Frostburg State Lacrosse, Women – Kenzie Kelley, Lebanon Valley and Julia Mazich, Washington and Jefferson Softball – Shelby Alcorn, Hood Soccer, Men – Cory Burkhardt, Seton Hall and Spencer Burkhardt, Seton Hall Soccer, Women – Nicole Boyd, Elizabethtown; Bianca Gillman, Mount St. Mary’s; Madie Light, American; Shayna Macfarlane, Mount St. Mary’s; and Christina Yarrish, Goucher Swimming – Zach Lauer, Washington and Jefferson; Austin Schwartz, Wake Forest; and Caleb Walters, Delaware Track and Field/ Cross Country – Sean Weidner, Lock Haven Track and Field – Ben Ross, St. Francis and Adam Zeiders, Shippensburg Wrestling – Lee Cassel, Messiah

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Greencastle-Antrim 1Middletown 0 (8 innings) In a tense non-league matchup at Middletown, Ocker and GreencastleAntrim hurler Derek Measell staged a classic pitchers’ duel in Middletown that went seven scoreless innings. The Blue Devils (11-8) finally broke the stalemate with the game’s only run with two outs in the top of the eighth inning. The disappointing loss by the Raiders put a temporary hold on their postseason plans, forcing them to sweat out a couple of Wednesday games as District 3 teams wrapped up their regular season schedules. Ocker went eight full innings and recorded 18 strikeouts in a masterful effort, but took the loss when the Devils manufacturing the game winner in the top of the eighth inning. The guests turned a leadoff walk and a sacrifice

bunt into the winning run when Myles Gayman slapped an RBI single into left field. With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Harper drew a one-out walk and moved into scoring position on a single to center by pinch hitter Noah Zimmerman. Knowing his team needed one run to tie the game and two to win, Altland gave it a shot with his bat as he drilled a hard grounder up the middle. A big hop that nearly cleared the GreencastleAntrim shortstop’s glove was snared instead and the Devils turned a game ending double play to deny the Raiders a comeback win. The Middletown offense was held to just two hits in the game – Zimmerman’s single in the eighth inning and Harper’s two-out double in the second. The game-winning single by Gayman was the only hit Ocker surrendered in the game. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com

Standings for 5-20-15 BASEBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division Final standings W L OVERALL x-Mechanicsburg 15 1 19-3 x- Lower Dauphin 13 3 15-5 x-Hershey 9 7 11-9 CD East 9 7 11-9 x-Middletown 8 8 11-9 x-Bishop McDevitt 8 8 11-9 x-Palmyra 7 9 11-9 Susquehanna Twp. 3 13 4-16 Harrisburg 0 16 0-20 x=clinched District 3 playoff spot District 3 playoffs Class AAA (Top three teams advance to PIAA championships) First round Monday, May 18 Middletown 4, Shippensburg 1 Thursday, May 21 Middletown (12-9) vs. Twin Valley (16-6), TBA Class AAAA (Top three teams advance to PIAA championships) First round Lower Dauphin (15-5) vs. Chambersburg (12-8), Lower Dauphin High School, May 18 Capital Division Final standings W L OVERALL x-West Perry 10 2 19-3 x-Camp Hill 9 3 15-4 x-Northern York 9 3 14-6 x-East Pennsboro 8 4 13-6 Trinity 3 9 4-12 Milton Hershey 2 10 3-15 x-Steelton-Highspire 1 11 6-14 x=clinched District 3 playoff spot District 3 playoffs Class A First round (Top two teams advance to PIAA championships) Halifax 7, Steelton-Highspire 4

SOFTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division Final standings W L OVERALL x-Lower Dauphin 15 1 19-3 x-Mechanicsburg 14 2 16-4 x-Bishop McDevitt 11 5 14-6 CD East 9 7 12-8 Palmyra 8 8 9-9 Susquehanna Twp. 8 8 10-11 Middletown 4 12 4-16 Harrisburg 2 14 4-15 Hershey 1 15 2-18 x=clinched District 3 playoff spot ayoffs Class AAAA First round (Top four teams advance to PIAA championships) Lower Dauphin (19-3) VS. Solanco (12-5), Lower Dauphin High School, May 19

REC LEAGUE BASEBALL EAST SHORE TWILIGHT LEAGUE W L Middletown 0 0 Hummelstown 0 0 Lawnton 0 0 Linglestown 0 0 Palmyra 0 0 Paxton 0 0 Penbrook 0 0 This week’s games Thursday, May 21 Paxton at Middletown, 6 p.m., Middletown Area High School Friday, May 22 Hummelstown at Palmyra, 6 p.m., Palmyra Area High School Tuesday, May 26 Middletown at Lownton, 6 p.m., Vanetta Park YOUTH BASEBALL LPWH LEAGUE MAJORS American W L Lower Swatara Gold 6 2 PHR Black 5 2 Paxtonia No. 2 5 2 Swatara 0 9 National W L PHR Green 8 0 West Hanover Red 4 5 Middletown 3 6 Paxtonia No. 1 2 7 Last week’s games Middletown 5, Paxtonia No. 1 4 PHR Green 13, Middletown 4 Lower Swatara Gold 3, PHR Black 1 This week’s games Wednesday, May 20 Middletown at Lower Swatara Gold, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Lower Swatara Gold at West Hanover Red, 6 p.m. MINORS W Paxtonia No. 3 8 Lower Swatara Navy 7 Paxtonia No. 4 6 PHR Green 6 Lower Swatara Black 6 Middletown Blue Raiders 5 Paxtonia No. 7 3 PHR Royal 4 PHR Red 4 Paxtonia No. 5 3 Middletown Muck Dogs 4 Paxtonia No. 6 3 PHR Orange 2 West Hanover Royal 3 Lower Swatara Gold 4 Penn Gardens Gold 1 West Hanover Red 1 Penn Gardens Red 0 Lower Swatara Orange 0 West Hanover Black 0

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Lower Swatara Black 8, Penn Gardens Red 7 Lower Swatara Navy 16, Lower Swatara Gold 7 Paxtonia No. 4 4, Lower Swatara Black 0 PHR Red 11, Lower Swatara Orange 1 This week’s games Wednesday, May 20 West Hanover Black at Lower Swatara Twp. Black, 6 p.m. Lower Swatara Gold at West Hanover Red, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 21 Paxtonia No. 6 vs. Middletown Blue Raiders, 6 p.m., Kiwanis Field PHR Orange at Middletown Muck Dogs, 6 p.m. PHR Royal at Lower Swatara Orange, 6 p.m. Friday, May 22 Middletown Blue Raiders vs. Middletown Muck Dogs, 7 p.m., Kiwanis Field Lower Swatara Navy at Paxtonia No. 7, 6 p.m. Lower Swatara Black at PHR red, 6 p.m. Lower Swatara Gold at West Hanover Black, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 West Hanover Red at Middletown Muck Dogs, 6 p.m. PHR Orange at Lower Swatara Gold, 6 p.m. Lower Swatara Navy at Paxtonia No. 5, 6 p.m. YOUTH SOFTBALL SUBURBAN GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 11U W L Lower Swatara No. 2 8 0 Swatara-Pax. No. 1 6 0 Londonderry No. 4 7 1 Lower Swatara No. 4 5 3 Dillsburg No. 1 4 3 Hummelstown No. 3 4 3 Cedar Cliff No. 3 4 3 Cedar Cliff No. 2 3 3 Lower Swatara No. 3 1 5

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Last week’s games Akron 10, Londerry 6 Hummelstown 6, Londonderry 2 Lower Swatara 19, Cedar Cliff 11 Londonderry 19, Duncannon 14 Londonderry 23, Cedar Cliff 3 This week’s games Wednesday, May 20 Duncannon at Londonderry, 6:15 p.m. CV 1 at Hummelstown, 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Lower Swatara at Londonderry, 6:15 p.m. LONDONERRY AA 18 U Slow Pitch W L Akron 1 0 Expertise Auto Glass 1 1 Lower Swatara 0 0 Hummelstown 0 0 Duncannon 0 0 CV. No. 1 0 0 CV No. 2 0 0 Cedar Cliff 0 1 This week’s games Tuesday, May 26 Lower Swatara vs. Expertise Auto Glass, Sunset Field

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On Memorial Day, let's remember and reflect

e will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, and this year’s observance comes during a time when we note the anniversary of two major wars. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, and the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. The final curtain on both conflicts were strikingly different. When Nazi Germany surrendered in Europe in 1945, the news brought revelers into New York’s Times Square, preventing vehicles from passing for six hours. The Vietnam War ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and communist North Vietnam’s victory Memorial Day reminds us of after 30 years of conflict. man's potential for conflict As if Memorial Day, the day we those who died to defend our against other men, and how honor country, isn’t a solemn enough ocmuch our inability to deal casion, the two anniversaries make with one another can cost us. it even more poignant this year. It reminds us of man’s potential for conflict against other men, and how much our inability to deal with one another can cost us. Memorial Day evokes a mixture of patriotism and sadness, pride and regret. There have been enough conflicts in the world that we all know someone who as served in the military – a relative, a friend. Their sense of duty to their country was stronger than their fear, and we appreciate their fortitude. Memorial Day is for those who gave their lives in service. Local municipalities, including Middletown, have observances planned for Monday to honor the dead. Take the time to honor those who lost their lives in your own way. We should always be thankful, and never forget.

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Riddell's response to article on football helmets In reference to the Press And Journal article dated May 12, written by Eric Wise, titled, “Heads Up: Football Helmets Have Evolved – But How Much Do They Protect Your Kid?” (A1), Riddell has the following response: • The article said, “Interestingly, the Riddell Revolution helmet, which was developed in reaction to the NFL’s concussion crisis and marketed as having “Concussion Reduction Technology,” was rated 11th of the 12 current helmets. Condidi’s research showed the Revolution performing worse than most of the helmets now on the market. Riddell had to pay a settlement regarding its claims about the Revolution, which were found to be false.” It’s important to note that the Conidi study (not Condidi) was funded by a plaintiff’s expert, and it has yet to be peer reviewed and published in any reputable venue. All claims related to Concussion Reduction Technology (i.e., 31 percent claims) are truthful and always have been. In fact, in a study published in January of 2014 in the Journal of Neurosurgery citing research led by Steve Rowson, Ph.D. (Rowson S, Duma SM, Greenwald RM, Beckwith JG, et al. "Can Helmet Design Reduce the Risk of Concussion in Football?'' J Neurosurg. 2014; 10.3171/2014.1.JNS13916, published online ahead of print Jan. 31, 2014), the peer review panel concluded that use of the more modern Riddell Revolution helmet would result in a 54 percent reduction in risk of concussion compared to the traditional style Riddell VSR4 helmet. Based on the knowledge that these claims are true, Riddell has never paid a settlement nor will we ever do so. • The article said, “The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment also has a pass-fail standard for helmets, although testing is carried out by manufacturers. Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru, the authors of “League of Denial,” a book detailing the National Football League’s crisis with brain injuries, criticized this pass-fail system because it had not been updated recently and is the industry’s selfpolicing standard, not an independent one. All of the helmets used by local high schools are NOCSAE-approved.” The NOCSAE manufacturers’ certification is a stringent and rigorous testing standard and it has been very effective over the years. NOCSAE has also recently moved forward third party certification, which Riddell champions and is leading the charge on this initiative. • The article said, “Virginia Tech rates helmets for protection from skull fractures and bruising of the brain from direct hits. Star ratings and prices are based on data from Virginia Tech. School districts may work out separate pricing with suppliers based on their needs.” To the extent you’re implying that helmet pricing is somehow related to Virginia Tech’s STAR ratings, Riddell sets its own helmet pricing, which is done in advance of the Virginia Tech STAR rating evaluation. Pricing does not correlate in any way to the performance in the ratings. Erin Griffin Director of Corporate Communications Riddell & BRG Sports Rosemont, Ill.

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needlessly placing successful educational ov. Tom options currently utilized by 120,000 Wolf has students at risk of collapse. wasted Wolf’s budget is even more punitive little time crystalto cyber charter students, who disproizing his vision for portionately come from low-income public education families. For them, Wolf would slash – and it doesn’t current funding levels by one-third. While look promising for the state currently spends an average of families supportive of school choice. $14,600 per public school student, the First, the Wolf administration catered governor would spend only $5,950 per to anti-reform interests in the troubled cyber student. School District of Philadelphia. After the While cyber charters – like most schools city’s School Reform Commission (SRC) serving primarily low-income students – approved just a handful of new charter have struggled to achieve academically, schools, Wolf stripped SRC Chairman allocating less than half the financial Bill Green of his leadership position. resources to these 30,000 students is The governor’s message was unmisnot the answer. This would cause many takable: Even tepid support for charter cyber schools to permanently shutter their schools will not be tolerated. It’s not as virtual doors, forcing many families back though charters secured a decisive vicinto the same underachieving, unsafe tory in Philadelphia – 34 of 39 charter schools they originally sought to flee. applicants were rejected, leaving tens of If choice advocates are the big losers thousands on waiting lists. in Wolf’s education plans, who are the Still, this meager charter expansion was winners? Certainly justification for traditional public Wolf to shuffle deck schools will see chairs at the SRC. higher funding Who was tapped Gov. Tom Wolfe's budget levels, but the bigto replace Green as chairman? Marjowould cause many cyber gest winners are the largest teachrie Neff, the only schools to permanently state’s ers’ unions. SRC member who shutter their virtual doors, The Pennsylvania voted against all 39 Philadelphia charter forcing many families back State Education – which applicants. into the same underachieving, Association contributed nearly A similar story unsafe schools they originally $1 million to Wolf’s unfolded in York City School Dissought to flee. campaign – surely stands to gain from trict, where the Wolf weakened charter administration all school competition, but forced out Chief as well as from reRecovery Officer duced accountability in district schools. David Meckley and withdrew the state’s Your intuition might tell you that petition to assume control of the dishundreds of millions in new state aid trict. This ensures that the second-worst for school districts would be conditional performing district in Pennsylvania – a on stronger classroom achievement, but district that exceeds Philadelphia by a you’d be wrong. Wolf’s approach is anyfactor of 10 in many violence statistics thing but intuitive. He supports a “holistic – will jettison transformative change in educational process” that actually deemfavor of the failing status quo. phasizes tests and grades. Meckley was appointed in 2012 to A “holistic” system of public education improve both the quality and financial is music to the ears of union executives stability of York City schools. After across the state, who typically oppose debating numerous reform options – and testing and robust teacher evaluation. But after suffering through two years of will it result in higher performing schools obstruction by the school board and local that set Pennsylvania children up for sucteachers’ union – Meckley hoped to bring cessful careers? in an independent charter operator to run That remains unclear. If Wolf’s first few district schools. months are any indication, however, this But Meckley abruptly resigned not long much is certain: He is hostile to schools after Wolf’s election. Why? In a stateof choice, cozy to union interests and ment, Meckley explained that the Wolf wedded to the educational status quo. administration’s “anti-charter position has made it impossible’’ to move forward James Paul is a senior policy analyst for with existing plans. the Commonwealth Foundation, a HarFor another example of Wolf’s attitude risburg think tank. towards schools of choice, look no further than his budget proposal – the clearest, most honest indicator of a governor’s policy vision. It’s true that Wolf’s budget, which proposes the largest tax increase in state history, calls for boosting education spending. But that’s only half the story: Wolf is also pushing for harsh cuts to charter schools and chopping cyber charter fundWe want to hear from you. ing to less than 50 percent of the state’s Send your letters to: per-pupil average. letters@pressandjournal.com, or Although Pennsylvania school districts 20 S. Union Street have amassed nearly $4 billion in reserve Middletown, Pa. 17057 funds, Wolf adds insult to charter schools’ injury by allowing districts to seize fundLetters may be edited for accuracy, ing from charters’ emergency reserves. clarity, and length. By denying charters the ability to prepare for the unexpected, the governor is

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Openness and union contracts

penness, transparency and accountability are key elements of my “Promise to Pennsylvania” – and words that sometimes echo through the halls of the Capitol. However, these words apparently have no meaning when it comes to public sector unions. This sad fact was recently demonstrated by deliberation and debate on a bill to give taxpayers more information on the costs of the Commonwealth’s union contracts. So far this legislative session, more than 150 bills have been proposed in the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with the stated goals of providing some form of “openness,” “transparency” and/ or “accountability.” Among these 150-plus bills is a call for “openness, accountability and scrutiny” related to any proposed privatization of the Pennsylvania Lottery. Another bill would require the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board make its procurement policies “more transparent and accountable to taxpayers.” Still another bill would require the state Department of Community and Economic Development to assess its economic development programs and penalize employers for “noncompliance” and impose “requirements for public disclosure.” I believe the goals of “openness, transparency and accountability” should also apply to one of the biggest cost drivers of the state budget: collective bargaining agreements. This is why I introduced Senate Bill 644: Empower the Independent Fiscal Office to provide cost estimates on proposed contracts two weeks prior to their execution. Once the governor and the unions have tentatively agreed to terms, I would like an independent set of eyes to assess the estimated added costs of employee wages, benefits, pensions and working conditions. This year, 16 collective bargaining agreements could be signed by Gov. Tom Wolf and cover nearly 45,000 of the more than 72,000 state employees under his jurisdiction. Fourteen of these contracts were to expire at the end of June and are estimated to cost more than $3 billion. Over the next two years, four other contracts will expire and total another $1.5 billion. If these contracts increase wages by just 1 percent, the costs to taxpayers will total approximately $45 million per year, with additional – and presently unknown – costs for employees’ health care and pension benefits. The General Assembly needs this important information to pass a truly balanced budget. Otherwise, this year’s “structural deficit” will remain unresolved and will grow in future years. More importantly, taxpayers who will be footing the bill of these agreements negotiated by others have a right to know the costs before they are signed. Surprisingly, opponents of SB 644 claim it will inject the General Assembly into the collective bargaining negotiations, which are rightly under the purview of the governor. Opponents also say giving the Independent Fiscal Office two weeks to generate cost information is attacking unions. Perhaps most amazing of all, some allege that requiring such information is a secret plan of the Koch brothers to destroy unions! Nothing could be further from the truth. Senate Bill 644 is about openness, transparency and accountability of taxpayer money. This is the very same reason why both the Senate and the House send a host of bills to their respective Appropriations Committees: Get a fiscal note so each chamber and the public know the costs of proposed legislation before voting. During my time in the Senate, I’ve never heard anyone question the need for fiscal notes to get good cost information on bills before the Senate. SB 644 seeks similar information from the Independent Fiscal Office two weeks before proposed collective bargaining agreements are signed. Two weeks – that’s all SB 644 seeks to give the Independent Fiscal Office to prepare cost estimates for the General Assembly and for the public to know what each contract will cost before they are signed. The fate of Senate Bill 644 will demonstrate who is truly for openness, transparency and accountability and who isn’t. Mike Folmer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate. He represents the 48th Senatorial District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire, Londonderry Twp., Steelton and the Swatara Twp.

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My bill would reduce the use of fake IDs to purchase liquor

he use of fake identification leads to increases in the drinking frequency and quantity for underage persons. Studies show that two-thirds of underage students who drink use fake IDs to purchase alcohol. Fake IDs are against the law and they encourage underage youth to participate in bad behavior, which can result in tragic circumstances. Therefore, I have introduced legislation that would help decrease the use of fake IDs in our communities. Specifically, my House Bill 52 would grant licensees, such as restaurants and taverns, and their employees the ability to confiscate an identification card if they have reasonable suspicion that the identification card is invalid. To obtain reasonable suspicion, the licensee or his or her employee must first scan the action scan device and the device must register the card as invalid. The licensee will then have 48 hours to turn the invalid

identification card over to the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE). My legislation would also allow the BLCE to investigate claims of invalid identification cards. If the BLCE determines a confiscated identification card is valid, the card would be returned to its owner. However, if the BLCE determines a card is invalid, they then would have the authority to investigate and cite the person found to be using the card. Citations would range from $500 to $2,000. Underage drinking is a very serious issue and we need to ensure the appropriate enforcement procedures are in place to protect Pennsylvania’s youth and proactively remove fake IDs from the streets.

Fish-for-Free Days There are many great places for families to fish in the 106th

District, and for one day this month Pennsylvania residents and their out-of-state relatives and friends won’t need a fishing license to participate in the water sport. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will hold the first of two annual Fish-for-Free Days on Sunday, May 24. Fish-forFree Days allow anyone (resident or non-resident) to legally fish without a fishing license on all of Pennsylvania’s waterways. All other fishing regulations still apply. A second Fish-for-Free Day is scheduled for July 4. For more information about Fishfor-Free Days, visit fishandboat. com. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of Swatara Twp.

EARLTILFORD The time is now to thwart Iran, the bully I

ran acts like a Persian Gulf hegemon because it can. Tehran’s military, while capable of making a less-thanconcerted attack costly, would be overmatched by the armed forces of the U.S. and those of the Persian Gulf states and crumble quickly along with its regime. The window of opportunity is closing with Russia’s announced intention to deploy S-300 anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic missiles. Furthermore, if Tehran bamboozles Washington into a nuclear arms deal involving the lifting of economic sanctions then look for Russia, China and some European defense companies to provide a cornucopia of modern arms. Nevertheless, it takes time to develop a defense system capable of thwarting U.S. “hyper war” capabilities. Hyper war builds on the synthesis between technology and strategy behind “Blitzkrieg” as practiced by German and Soviet forces in World War II. Today’s more advanced hyper war employs a two-fold strategy. In the opening salvo, hyper war obliterates the enemy’s command, control, communications and information (C3-I) targets, rendering politicomilitary decapitation. With Iran’s political and military leaders unable to communicate and coordinate defenses, the next set of targets diminishes every facet of the enemy’s military supporting infrastructure to include its ability to move and resupply forces. While Iran’s armed forces, especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), look impressive and its support for Hezbollah, Hamas and Shiite factions in Iraq and Yemen contribute to the IRGC’s touted (and deserved reputation) as a major exporter of terrorism and mischief, in reality Iran’s armed forces are no match for a concerted hyperwar attack led by U.S. military forces and supported by the modern and well-trained militaries of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Even so, Iran might use conventional missiles, some tipped with chemical/biological weapons, to terrorize the region. While Iran can mobilize a force of nearly 1 million ground troops, half are poorly-trained reserves. It cannot thwart a robust U.S. led hyper-war assault.

Saudi and UAE defense budgets are nearly three times Tehran’s. Over the past decade, both nations purchased the latest weapons to include modern fighter-bombers and armored vehicles. Their pilots and groundforce commanders are trained in U.S. military tactics and their generals were educated at American war colleges. While Saudi Arabia and the UAE could take down Iran alone, they are more likely to support a concerted U.S.-led campaign. American leadership is critical. The Iranian Air Force, while roughly the size of Israel’s, is largely composed of American aircraft delivered under the Shah in the mid- to late-1970s. These include F-4 Phantoms, F-5 light fighters and a handful of obsolescing F-14s without the sophisticated avionics of later models. The remaining 40 percent of its air force consists of a hodgepodge of early models of Russian MiG-29s, along with a smattering of Russian and French planes handed over by Iraqi pilots who fled before the first hyper-war assault in January 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. Rapid and relentless hyper-war attacks would obliterate Iran’s air defenses almost immediately. Iran can use anti-shipping missiles and its small navy’s well-practiced mine-laying capabilities to block the Straits of Hormuz. But according to defense expert Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the U.S. could reopen the waterway within 10 days to two weeks. Swarm attacks by small boats and light aircraft, a kind of modern kamikaze effort, are possible but the chances for mobilizing and coordinating such a response decrease with a successful initial hyper-war attack. The IRGC has a reputation for exporting terrorism. Indeed, it was behind much of the pain and suffering inflicted on U.S. troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Hezbollah, trained and supported by the IRGC, also gave the vaunted Israeli Defense Forces all it could handle during Operation Change of Direction, Israel’s 2006 campaign in southern Lebanon. Nevertheless, initial decapitation of IRGC leadership in the initial stage of a hyper-war attack would diminish its capabilities. The rest of the Iranian ground forces are relatively poorly equipped with obsolete weapons like

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Evangelical United Methodist Church

First Church of God

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Thurs., May 21: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., May 24: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for May: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Gloria Clouser, Delores Mortimore, Carol Williams. Lay Liturgist: Bonnie Strohecker. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of mother Margaret Wealand presented by Jim and Eileen Wealand. Tues., May 26: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Men’s dinner and meeting.

Wesley United Methodist Church

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Wednesdays beginning May 27: Summer Night Live aka Garage Night at 6 p.m. in the pavilion. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so please bring a side dish to share with everyone. All ages are welcome. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer

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is open Fri., May 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. We have a good supply of men's suits and dress shirts. High school seniors needing a suit or shirt for graduation are invited to stop by or give us a call. The Baby Bottle Blessing Campaign is underway. This annual fundraising effort by Morning Star Pregnancy Services provides resources for this faith-based agency to care for the needs of newborns and pregnant woman. Anyone wishing to help should take a baby bottle home, fill it with loose change and return it on Father's Day. A Red Cross Community Blood Drive will be held at Wesley on Thurs., May 28 from 1 to 6 p.m. Each donation of blood saves three lives. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

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New Beginnings Church Middletown

We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship. One for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group at 6 p.m., followed by Pastor Britt’s Bible study at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Children’s Church leaders for May 24: Paula Bidoli, Tammy McClure. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for May: Faith Rhine. Ushers for May: Becky Smith, Tammy

Kreiser, Gaye and Irv Turpin. Meals on Wheels volunteers for the week of May 26: Sue Durenleau, Carol Helman, Harriet Chappell, Rochelle Still. Daytime Bible Study is on Wednesday’s at 11 a.m. The topic is “David and the Psalms.” Everyone is invited. The new men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith will hold its first meeting on Sat., May 30 at 9 a.m. This is a fellowship group that will meet, fellowship, dine and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. If you are interested in being part of this group call Sam Rainal at 951-4866. New Beginnings Church will clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. If you would like to participate in this ministry outreach call Bobby Bright at 944-5454. Now through June 21 is our Baby Bottle outreach for Morningstar Pregnancy Services. Sun., June 7: Recognition of our graduating seniors. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at HYPERLINK "http://www.pennlive.com/wmss/ audio"www.pennlive.com/wmss/ audio. Check us out on our Website at HYPERLINK "http://www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly. com/"www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.

Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Food Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry Church is located at Spring and Union is in need of personal care and nonstreets, Middletown. We are a Recon- perishable food items. Items collected ciling In Christ Church. are taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry You are invited to join us for worship located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. on Wednesday morning, Saturday Church and Community Events: evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Wed., May 20: 8:30 a.m. to noon, worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. private function in Luther Hall; 10 Sunday Church School is at 9:45 a.m., Holy Communion in Chapel; a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship service is Homework Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. Thurs., May 21: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sun., May 24: The Day of Pentecost, private function in Luther Hall. worship at Sant Peter’s Kierch, on the Sat., May 23: Noon to 4 p.m., private corner of Union and High sts. Worship function in Luther Hall; 5 p.m., Holy begins at 9 a.m.; Sun., May 31 wor- Communion. ship is at the main church, Spring and Sun., May 24: Day of Pentecost, Union sts. at 9 a.m. Sunday morning Kierch Sunday; 9 a.m., Holy Commuworship continues at 9 a.m. through nion. Worship services begin through Sun., Sept. 6; Sant Peter’s Kierch is Sun., Sept. 6. the location for worship on Sundays, Mon., May 25: Church office is July 5 and Sept. 6. closed in observance of Memorial Day. Wednesday morning service is at Tues., May 26: Homework Club. 10 a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Visit our website at www.stpetraditional service and is 45 minutes tersmiddletown.org. in length. Please enter through the Scripture for May 17: Acts 2:1-21; parking lot doors. Ps. 104:24-34, 35b; Rom. 8:22-27; The first Sunday of each month is John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15.

Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Middletown

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

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown

The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship - visitors are especially welcome. On Sunday, May 24 Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. with classes for all ages. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Adult Forum will complete its Lenten series, “The Rebirthing of God. Christianity’s Struggle for New Beginnings.” Phil Susemihl will lead as we learn more about Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology and

CHURCH DIRECTORY Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835

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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"

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

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

BRAD GILBERT, Pastor

New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel

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

Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!

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

First Church of God

235 W. High St., Middletown

REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor

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

Geyers United Methodist Church

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

PASTOR DON WALTERS

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

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perhaps the greatest modern prophet of the unconscious, and his belief that we find wellness “through an integration of the unconscious into consciousness. Join us for Worship on the Day of Pentecost, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. as we celebrate the birthday of the church. The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated and the Pentecost offering will be received. Invite a friend and join us. Nursery is available during this service, and there are hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Grace Triumphant is a Bible Study that meets each Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 717-944-3131. The church office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. The Afternoon Book Club will meet on Tues., May 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mateer’s home. They will be discussing “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. Our next community dinner is June 1 from 4:40 to 6:30 p.m. A delicious meal of choir chicken will be served. There is a cost. Volunteer workers and desserts are needed. Sign up in the bell tower entrance. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our Website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.

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

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

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Evangelical United Methodist Church

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

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The Christian season of Pentecost celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of Life is at work in the world making the love of Jesus real. The Church is formed by the Spirit of Jesus to be a community of Love committed to offering grace and mercy to all. Come and join us in experiencing the peace of God that Pentecost makes possible for a troubled and divided world. Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. Pastor Dawes’ Sunday sermon is “What It Means to Be Church” based on John 14:18-27. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank

Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. Last night for weekly sessions. They will meet monthly during June, July and August. 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 HYPERLINK "mailto:MDTCOG@ aol.com"mdtcog@comcast.net.

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We come to worship the merciful Creator of us all. We strive to worship as God’s servants seeking his strengthening Spirit. Everyone is warmly welcome to join in this worthy endeavor. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for May 20-26 are always open to everyone. Wed., May 20: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.

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