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SHOTS FIRED IN MIDDLETOWN Man fired gun after ejection from bar, police say
Celebrate Your Freedom Independence Day July 4
By Dan Miller
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A Middletown man was arrested after he allegedly fired shots and threatened to “kill everyone” at Guido McNeal’s early Saturday, June 27, borough police said. Alex M. Costello, 24, of the 200 block of E. High St., was kicked out of Guido McNeal’s shortly after 2 a.m., police said in court documents. A witness told police that Costello said he would return to the bar and kill everyone inside. ALEX The witness told police that Costello fired two shots at COSTELLO the entrance to his apartment complex and then another eight to 10 shots near the bar. Police later recovered one spent .223 casing near the entrance to the apartment complex and another 10 spent .223 casings near the bar in the first block of East Main Street, according to court documents. No one was injured by the gun shots, according to a news release posted by the borough. None of the shots struck Guido McNeal’s or any other structures in the area, the borough said. Police said they found an AR-15 rifle in plain
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the meeting, or what came out of it, other than to talk with the officials who were at the meeting. One member of the committee, Councilor Mike Bowman, told the Press And Journal that the committee settled on making f you are interested in the future of Middletown’s a recommendation that the full council move forward with a borough-owned electric system, you may want to reserve Request for Information. a seat for the Middletown Borough Council meeting on However, another committee member, Councilor Ben KapenMonday, July 6. stein, said that “we didn’t make a recommendation” in favor A recommendation that the borough put out a Request for Information regarding the future of the electric system could be of a Request for Information. Kapenstein opposes going for a Request for Information at this time, saying it is too early in the presented to the full council by a committee that was appointed process for the borough to comon June 15 by Council President mit the amount of money – at Chris McNamara. least $5,000, he estimates – that A Request for Information would be required to issue the would invite various entities to Was the closed-door meeting by request. come forward with proposals reMcNamara and Councilor Middletown Borough Council’s garding what the borough should Robert Louer also attended the do with its electric system. electric system committee legal? – A3 committee meeting, according to Depending on how the borough Kapenstein. Neither McNamara would structure it, the request Our editorial: There’s no looming change nor Louer responded to a request would be less restrictive than a in state law regarding electric proceeds – B4 for comment from the Press And Request for Proposals. Journal. For example, a Request for Councilor John Brubaker, also Proposals would be limited to appointed to the committee by McNamara, did not attend the one particular option, such as leasing the electric system; but meeting. Others present at the meeting were borough Solicitor a Request for Information could allow entities to present the Adam Santucci and Jay Wenger, a bonds and debt consultant borough with an array of suggested options for what to do with to the borough. The meeting was held in Harrisburg, Bowman its system. said. The committee McNamara appointed held one meeting, on Bowman supports council putting out a Request for InformaMonday, June 22, which was not advertised publicly and which was not open to the public. For that reason, it is not possible for the Press And Journal to know exactly what was discussed at Please See ELECTRIC, Page A6
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Highspire residents charged after shot fired in Steelton Bt Eric Wise
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Two Highspire residents face felony firearms charges after an incident in Steelton in which a man allegedly fired a shot in the air around 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, Steelton police said. Ti Vazquez of Highspire stopped his Ford Taurus at Second and Swatara streets, where he grabbed a 14-year-old girl by the throat, police said. He fired a shot in the air from a pistol and ordered the girl, who was later identified as his sister, into his car, police said. Police said they recovered a 9-mm shell from the scene. Vazquez left Steelton, driving south on Front Street and was stopped by Highspire police, police said. When Vazquez stopped at Mumma and Wetzel streets in Highspire, he and his sister remained in the car while a woman jumped out of the car and tried to run away, police said. The woman, Corissa N. Lauer of Highspire, returned to the area 10 minutes later and met Please See STEELTON, Page A6
State court strikes down law that challenged local gun ordinances By Eric Wise
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United Parcel Service is expected to build a distribution facility on this employee parking lot at Harrisburg International Airport by Christmas.
New UPS facility at airport would bring new jobs By Dan Miller
Press And Journal Staff
United Parcel Service is expected to bring an unspecified number of new jobs to Harrisburg International Airport to support a modular distribution facility that is to be in place in time for the pre-Christmas holiday rush. The 17,000-square-foot facility will be located on a seven-acre tract on the south side of Airport Drive in
the eastern end of HIA, just west of Ann Street. The tract had been used as an employee parking lot, according to a news release put out by airport owners Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority. The authority approved a 3-year lease of the land to UPS at a meeting on Wednesday, June 24. The lease includes two 12-month extensions, the authority said. The Please See UPS, Page A6
Londonderry Twp. may keep its ban on firearms and other weapons in its parks because a state law that paved the way for challenges to local gun ordinances was struck down by a state court. Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court on Thursday, June 25 struck down Act 192 of 2014, a law that allowed any gun owner to challenge any municipality’s ordinance that pertained to firearms. The law created a loser-pays system in which the local government would have to defend its own ordinance against a challenger who may have never visited the municipality and pay the challenger’s legal costs. The court struck down the law because lawmakers tucked the gun-rights initiative into a bill about scrap metal theft, a violation of the state Constitution, the court said. The state Constitution requires a piece of legislation to address a single subject only. Former Gov. Tom Corbett attempted to sign the bill into law before gunrights advocates just before the election, only to learn he had signed the wrong bill. The state House and Senate opened a session simply to allow
leaders to sign the proper document and send it to the governor. Corbett signed the correct paperwork after he had been defeated by Tom Wolf in the election. Royalton was one of dozens of municipalities that repealed its gun ordinance for fear of a lawsuit and to avoid being a test case in Pennsylvania courts. Leaders in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Lancaster fought the law to keep ordinances in place. The Royalton ordinance set basic safety guidelines for the use of weapons within the borough, and Royalton’s leaders had not changed it since its adoption in 1958. In other areas of the state, municipal officials passed laws that required residents to report guns lost or stolen, a measure supported by many police groups that had failed to pass as a state law due to pressure from the National Rifle Association. Lower Swatara Twp.’s ordinance set requirements for gun ranges within the township. In Londonderry, the only ordinance on the books banned weapons in township parks. The ruling on Act 192 killed a lawsuit challenging Harrisburg’s gun-related ordinances, as the challenger no longer had standing to sue.
Looking for fireworks for the Fourth of July? Londonderry Twp.’s annual Independence Day celebration, Stars & Stripes Salute, will include a fireworks show that will begin around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4 at Sunset Park. The Bainbridge Band will perform patriotic music beginning at 8 p.m. The Jimmy Buffet cover band Parrotbeach will play at 7 p.m. at the Sunset Bar & Grill, located on the golf course. Food and drink vendors will be located in the park, which will open at 5 p.m. Want to be extra comfortable for the fireworks show? Bring a blanket or lawn chair on which to sit. Proceeds will be donated to the Lebanon VA Medical Center.
Posing as cops, they break into Lower Swatara home Two men claiming to be police officers broke through the front door of a mobile home in the 100 block of Lake Dr. on Monday, June 22 and told the residents they were searching for someone, according to Lower Swatara Twp. police. The unidentified intruders – one carrying a baseball bat – broke the door around 5 a.m., awaking the residents, police said. They left after a search of the home, police said. Police said they have two suspects and are continuing their investigation.
Lower Swatara names temporary replacement for authority opening Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioner Tom Mehaffie will serve as a member of the Lower Swatara Muncipal Authority until a permanent replacement is named. Commissioners appointed Mehaffie during a meeting on Wednesday, June 17. Mehaffie will temporarily be taking the place of Donald Martino, the authority’s former assistant secretary/treasurer who resigned in March. Martino had served on the board since 2007.
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Council committee meets privately to discuss electric system proposals By Dan Miller
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Was the Monday, June 22 closed-door session of the committee appointed to explore future options of Middletown’s electric system a legal meeting? It depends on who you ask. Borough Communications Director Chris Courogen did not respond to a request from the Press And Journal that the borough cite a specific provision in the state Open Meetings law that would exempt the meeting from being advertised and open to the public. However, in an earlier conversation, Courogen said that the borough did not have to advertise the session in that it had to do with negotiations regarding the possible sale or lease of borough property – the electric system. In that respect, the session was just like the closed-door meetings that were held in 2014 by a special committee
that was appointed to explore the possibility of leasing or selling the water and sewer system, Courogen said. But Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, said in an e-mail response to the Press And Journal that “there is no ‘negotiating’ executive session exception to the law.” “Agency committees that render advice (or take official action) on matters of agency business are subject to the Sunshine Act; they are agencies themselves under the Act,” Melewsky said. “Moreover, the Act applies when there is ‘deliberation of agency business’ by a quorum of the committee. The fact that there was no vote taken doesn’t matter because the Act applies to deliberation as well as official action (votes)...the public is entitled to see all levels of policy creation, including the initial steps, which seems to be what’s happening with this committee.”
It’s uncertain whether the committee had a quorum during the meeting. Councilor Ben Kapenstein, a member of the committee, said the meeting was not advertised because it was “an informational session.” He said no action was taken, because there wasn’t a quorum. Council President Chris McNamara had appointed four councilors to the committee – Kapenstein and the Public Works Committee, which consists of councilors John Brubaker, Michael Bowman and Robert Louer. Kapenstein said that he, Bowman, and Louer were present at the June 22 meeting. Kapenstein said that McNamara was also present, however it is not known in what capacity. McNamara did not respond to a request for comment from the Press And Journal. Bowman told the Press And Journal that the committee decided on a recommendation to go to the full council
that a Request for Information be put out concerning future options for the electric system. However, Kapenstein said the committee did not settle on any recommendation. Going forward, Kapenstein said the process of deciding what the borough will do with its electric system must be “transparent.” Asked if the committee will have any more meetings and if the meetings will be advertised and open to the public, Kapenstein responded that no new meeting dates had been set. The issue is now in the hands of the full council, he said. Kapenstein said he favors council holding at least one town meeting to gather public input on the future of the electric system – although he added that he wonders how many residents would show up. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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. Fraud reported A township resident’s account at Mid Penn Bank bank was hacked on June 18, police report. Police said an unauthorized withdrawal of $210 was made from the victim’s account for a transaction at a Giant foods store in Aston, Delaware County. Authorities were also told a second attempt was made to withdrawal funds from the account but the bank refused the transaction. Police said that attempt took place at either an Exxon station or a Target store in the area of South Eisenhower Boulevard. Police said since the victim had her bank card in her possession throughout the incidents it appears the information from the victim’s bank card had been scanned and placed on a fraudulent card. A township resident’s credit card was used without her permission to make multiple purchases via Amazon.com, police report.
Police said eight purchases totaling more than $300 were made between June 3 and June 17 and delivered to a residence in Hummelstown. Authorities said M&T Bank, the victim’s financial institution, had alerted her about the transactions that were classified as suspicious. The victim cancelled her account, police said.
police after her child made statements to her that led her to believe her son had been involved in sexual activity with another juvenile, police said. Numerous interviews were held throughout June after which township police received approval from the District Attorney’s office to file the allegation, police said.
Allegations against 12-year-old Juvenile allegations of indecent sexual acts committed against someone less that 13 years old were filed against a 12-year-old township resident, police report. The allegations were filed with the Dauphin County Juvenile Probation Office following an investigation that began in May, police said. The victim is a 5-year-old township resident, police said. Investigators said the incidents took place inside and outside a township residence from Jan. 1 through May 10. The mother of the victim contacted
Cash theft from gun club An undetermined amount of cash was taken from the Penn Harrisburg Gun Club in what could have been repeated thefts, police report. Police were called to the club in the 200 block of Richardson Road on June 22 to begin an investigation of thefts from a cash box. A spokesperson for the club told police the thefts have been occurring since the end of May through June 14. Shortages in cash prompted the club’s managers to scrutinize an “honor system” where payments are made to the club, police said. Although the club is unsure of an ex-
Premium books available for E-town Fair Premium books for the 42nd annual Elizabethtown Fair, which include information on livestock, baking and other competitions, are available at the Elizabethtown Borough office and several businesses. Entry information is also available on the Elizabethtown Fair’s Web site, www.etownfair.com. The premium book’s original cover painting, by Nancy Landis, honors two recent Eagle Scout projects completed to serve the Elizabethtown Fair and its community. An Eagle Scout is the highest rank in Boy Scouts of America. It is achieved by a commitment to the scouting program and a devotion of time and effort on behalf of the scout. In 2013, the barrel train was constructed by Mason Swartz of Elizabethtown Troop 51 to commemorate the Elizabethtown Fair’s 40th Anniversary and further the fair’s commitment to wholesome family fun. In 2014, wanting to complement the barrel train, his twin brother Matt Swartz, also of Elizabethtown Troop 51, constructed the “train station.” During fair week, the barrel train station serves as a safe location for children to board the barrel train, as
well as a place to store the barrel train in the off-season. Matt modeled the barrel train station after Elizabethtown’s historic freight station that was demolished in 2012. The painting, which Landis donated to the Elizabethtown Fair, will be sold at the fair’s arts and crafts auction on Friday, Aug. 28. The 42nd annual fair will run from Aug. 24 through Aug. 29. Area FFA, 4-H members, and others show their dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and rabbits during competitive judging held through the week. Deadline for livestock entries is Aug. 1.
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Carol M. Summey, nee Cleckner, 75, of Lewisberry, formerly of Steelton, entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 22, at Harrisburg Hospital. Carol was born on December 13, 1939, in Steelton, and was the daughter of the late Allen Werner Sr. and Ruth Ardella Funk Cleckner. She was a member of Middletown First Church of God, former Steelton Moose Women’s Auxiliary, West Side Hose Company, Women’s Auxiliary, and the Funk Family Reunion Committee; Carol was a graduate of Central Dauphin High School class of 1957; and she enjoyed cooking, arts and crafts, and had the gift of gab. In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded in death by her loving husband, Troy Lee Summey Sr., son Troy Lee Summey Jr., three brothers Robert J. Funk, Allen W. Cleckner Jr. and Jeffrey L. Cleckner, and sister Sherry L. Cleckner. Carol is survived by her three children, Phyllis Lee Summey-Derr (Dale) of Lewisberry, Robin Allen Summey Sr. (Rhonda) of New Cumberland, and Daniel Allen Summey Sr. (Jean) of Camp Hill; two brothers Thomas A.H. Cleckner Sr. of Steelton, and Douglas S. Cleckner of Middletown; sister Colleen L. Cleckner-Carnes of Middletown; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. A tribute to her life: Saturday, June
27 at Middletown First Church of God, Middletown, with the Rev. Kimberly Shifler officiating. Burial was at Oberlin Cemetery, Oberlin. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Lines Drawn On Opinion About New Power Line A small coalition of Conoy Township residents has temporarily abandoned the area’s reputation as a sleepy, rural community to join the mounting battle over a cross-state power line project. Around 30 landowners met with officials at the Bainbridge firehouse on Wed., June 24 to seek more information about the controversial high voltage line, which is slated to run through numerous local properties. Among the residents’ primary concerns: decreased property values caused by unsightly support towers and the possible health risks associated with living too closely to power lines. State Representative Thomas Armstrong (RLancaster) was present for last week’s meeting, as were a number of local utility officials. Members of the Conoy Township Board of Supervisors were absent, however, due to prior commitments. Proposed by General Public Utilities (GPU) Corporation, of Parsippany, New Jersey, and DQE, the parent company of the Duqeusne Light Company, Pittsburgh, the 268-mile electric transmission line has become the most hotly contested power line project in Pennsylvania history. The state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) is expected to make a decision on the
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On May 27, 2015, the County of Dauphin published a Combined Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds (RROF) and a Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) in this newspaper. The purposes of that Notice were to inform the public of the environmental determination for activities to be supported with Community Development Block Grant Disaster (CDBG-DR) funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and from the PA Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED); and that the County would be submitting a request for release of funds to HUD and PA DCED for those activities. A list of the activities referenced in that Notice follows: Borough of Royalton, Dauphin County, PA 17057, Royalton PA Canal Drainage Construction Improvements Project: The project activities, which are being proposed to repair damage to drainage and stormwater systems flooded during Tropical Storm Lee, are located in three areas of the Borough along an unnamed tributary to the Royalton PA Canal prior to entering the Susquehanna River: Shippen Street Area: The proposed work at the Shippen Street area includes grading an overflow swale above an existing 36” CMP; installing a 32” outside diameter plastic liner in the 36” CMP; installing a custom endwall at the discharge location of the 36” CMP existing pipe; and installing a riprap apron at the outfall of the existing 36” CMP and the overflow swale which flows to the southwest. Wyoming Street Area: The Wyoming Street area is directly downstream of the Shippen Street area, and includes replacing a portion of an undersized drainage pipe network and associated endwall structures. Specifically the location where the open channel re-enters an existing 36” CMP pipe will be replaced with a new Type-DW headwall, and a 41” x 53” Aluminized Steel Spiral Rib pipe will be installed. A Type-M inlet will be replaced, and a portion of the existing 48” CMP will be replaced with 48” SLCPP. Approximately 260 L.F. of the existing 48” CMP in this location will be removed and an open channel constructed to mimic a natural floodplain. Where the 48” SLCPP transitions to an open channel, an endwall and riprap apron will be installed to prevent erosion. Stream features such as coir roll, cross vanes, pools, and deflectors will be utilized to enhance the aquatic environment and live stake plantings combined with planting trees, shrubs, and a riparian buffer seed mix will be utilized to create a more natural habitat for wildlife. The proposed channel will discharge to an existing dual 36” steel culvert system and be conveyed to the west beneath the Amtrak railway. Canal Street (SR 441) Area: The Canal Street area of the project is located immediately downstream of the Wyoming Street area and adjacent to the S.R. 441 bridge located just downstream of the outfall of the railway culvert system. This location is where the Royalton PA Canal is established along Canal Street (S.R. 441) and has a bend in the existing Canal channel directly downstream of the bridge, which collects sediment and is an area of high turbulence during significant storms. The proposed work includes removing brush from the banks of the bend in the canal channel and installing matting to stabilize the bank and protect adjacent properties from loss of property during erosion. This area will also be protected from erosion and sedimentation by installing a rock construction entrance and a rock filter. That May 27, 2015 Notice contained certain problems. The purpose of this Corrected Notice is to correct those problems as follows: The original Notice did not specify under Public Comments a certain time period that comments must be submitted to the County of Dauphin, The corrected time period is that: All comments received by July 17, 2015 will be considered by the County of Dauphin prior to authorizing submission of a Request for Release of Funds. As a result of correcting the public comment period, the corrected date that Dauphin County will submit a request to HUD and to PA DCED for the release of CDBG-DR Grant Funds is corrected to July 20, 2015. Please refer to the original Notice for the basis upon which HUD and PA DCED will accept objection to the County’s certification. For additional information regarding the proposed activities, the County’s environmental reviews, or this Notice of Correction, please contact Mr. George Connor, Dauphin County Economic Development Corporation, 112 Market Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Jeffrey T. Haste, Chairman, Dauphin County Board of Commissioners
proposal in about a year, following a series of public input hearings and legal proceedings. So far, more than 9,000 Pennsylvanians have filed complaints with the PUC in regard to the power line, say officials. If approved, the 500-kilovolt (kv) line will carry power from Beaver County in western Pa. through Conoy and Londonderry townships, ending at a substation near the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. From there, the electricity will be moved to customers in central and eastern Pa. and New Jersey over existing power lines. Middletown Teenager Taking In All That Russia Is Offering Like most of us, Michael Litherland has dreamed of traveling to foreign lands. But what makes the 16-yearold Middletown resident different than most is that he is realizing a dream come 23 YEARS AGO - “Battle Of The Books” Winners – The winning team of the true and presently is travel- Lower Dauphin School District’s “Battle Of The Books,” all fifth-graders from ing through Russia thanks to Londonderry Elementary School, proudly display their prize certificates. The students beat out four other teams from the LD District March 5 at Londonderry his talent and enthusiasm. Litherland, who will Elementary School. Shown in front, from left: Megan Graybill, Julie Bauder enter the 12th grade next and Heather Forney. Second row, from left: fifth-grade teacher Carol Graber, fall at Bishop McDevitt Cathleen Dowell, Rachel Betz, Laura Sanagorski and Joy McLure, also a fifthHigh School, is one of grade teacher. In rear: Ken Alwine, Londonderry principal and Helen Auch, approximately two-dozen School Librarian. delegates representing the Knight from California, told here. We just felt I should far enough at this point to United States in the People me that I had a real good accept the job to try to do make any predictions, but To People Youth Science chance of making it.” something in return for the we’re hopeful the issue can Exchange. In an interview before Township.” be resolved soon.” The students met last his departure Litherland Garman’s comments folA soft-spoken man with Thursday, June 25, in Wash- said he hopes that while in lowed a meeting last Thursa warm smile and gentle ington, D.C. for a few Russia he will be involved day morning between state hectic days of meetings and in lectures, discussions and eyes, Musser was named Public Utility Commission seminars before leaving for experiments, which deal by the Board of Supervisors officials and Garman and New York and embarking on with nuclear and particle as the Township’s “interim” members of the Township a 12-hour flight to Russia. physics. “We won’t be manager on May 19, just Authority. The delegates will remain building nuclear reactors,” six days after the Board Charles Cobaugh, chairhe explained. “That’s a disclosed it had reached man of the Township Auoverseas until July 18. Litherland was selected little to dangerous!” The an agreement with former thority, called that meeting from a large field of can- experiments would “deal Manager James Cavanaugh, encouraging and expressed didates hailing from across with facts” and structural ending his brief stay in the his panel’s hopes that nepost. the country. Although he details. gotiations with National In announcing Musser’s Utilities will eventually is unsure, he believes a Manager To Help selection to succeed Cava- lead to acquisition of the teacher at McDevitt submitTownship Provide ted his name to receive an naugh, the Board indicated Rheems Water Company Better Service application to the exchange that the former business by the Township. For Mt. Joy Residents program. Applicants were executive would serve as a “They were very supportWhen Ralph Musser part-time manager at an an- ive of our proposal to try judged on a basis of scientific aptitude and interest in retired from his executive nual salary of $16,000 until to buy the water system,” position with Continental a new full-time manager is Cobaugh said on Monday. international culture. After Litherland submit- Press five years ago, he chosen. But Ralph Musser “They indicated they would ted an essay and was inter- never dreamed he’s be asked says he’s finding that his like to see the Township viewed for the program, he to come out of retirement to part-time job takes up a lot acquire it because they waited five long months be- help manage the municipal- more time that he expected. would prefer municipal fore learning that he would ity’s affairs. “There’s just too much ownership.” “I never thought I’d be to do for anyone to handle represent our country. “I But Cobaugh cautioned was glad, but I wasn’t real in this position,” Musser this on a part-time basis,” it would probably be two surprised,” he recounted. acknowledges in his mild Musser says. “If you can’t weeks or more before “The high school teacher manner. “Don’t misunder- be here when you are Township officials attempt who interviewed me, Dean stand me, I’m glad to be able needed, you can’t be an to resume negotiations with 205311A01 officials of National Utilito serve the Township and effective manager.” Now barely six weeks at ties, owner of the Rheems its people. I feel it gives me PUBLIC NOTICES a chance to express my ap- his new post, Musser admits Water Company. “Our engineers did a pretty preciation for the blessings he’s still trying to familiarize himself with Township solid analysis of the water my family and I have found NOTICE operations and to find ways, company and its operawherever possible, to im- tions and of our proposal to Middletown Area prove those operations. buy the system,” Cobaugh School District “The way I see it, my first explained in a telephone School Board talk is to learn what’s been conversation, “but we need Vacancy done and what still needs to more time to review their The Middletown Area School Board of be done. Once I get a grip on report and consider our Education announces a potential vacancy on the School Board. 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tion. During the June 15 council meeting, Bowman introduced a motion calling for the solicitor to draft a Request for Proposals for sale or lease of the borough electrical system. Council voted down Bowman’s motion by a 4-3 vote, but it launched a discussion that led to McNamara appointing the committee. McNamara and Louer both voted in support of Bowman’s motion; Brubaker and Kapenstein were among those who voted against it. After the meeting, Bowman said he would oppose selling the electric system. However, Bowman favors a lease arrangement for the system similar to the 50-year lease of the borough’s water and sewer system to United Water that council approved in 2014. The borough used to be able to transfer money from its water and sewer fund to the general fund. That came to an end in August 2012, when restrictions against such transfers were approved by the state legislature in amending the Municipal Authorities Act. “When that change took place, then it made sense to lease the water and sewer system,” Bowman said. Bowman has said he is concerned that the state legislature will eventually restrict or prohibit entirely the ability of the borough to transfer money from its electric fund to the general fund. Looking at the possibility of leasing now is a way to be out “in front” in case the legislature does act to restrict or prohibit such transfers, Bowman has said. He also points to legislative proposals that have been introduced in recent years calling for municipallyowned electric systems in Pennsylvania to be placed under the Public Utility Commission. Again, now is the time to be proactive before such a change takes place, Bowman has said. Several legislative proposals to put municipal electric systems under the PUC had been introduced in recent years by former state legislator Tim
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Solobay. Solobay introduced such a proposal in 2009 while he was a member of the state House of Representatives, and again in 2011 as a member of the state Senate. Solobay at the time was quoted in PennLive saying that his legislation was a direct result of complaints from residents and businesses in Middletown over high electric rates that the borough was using to cover gaps in its general fund. Neither proposal ever made it into law. Solobay is no longer a state legislator, having lost his bid for re-election to the state Senate in 2014. He now serves as Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner, an appointee of Gov. Tom Wolf. With Solobay out of the picture, the state legislative threat to municipally-owned electric systems in Pennsylvania appears to be gone, for the time being at least. “Unlike in recent years, in the session which just ended there were no bills before the Pennsylvania General Assembly which posed a significant threat to the interests of the 35 municipal electric systems,” Tony Adonizio, legislative counsel for the Pennsylvania Municipal Electric Association, wrote in an April 2015 newsletter posted on the association web site. “For example, you’ll recall that for a number of years we had fought against legislation which would have placed borough-owned electric operations under (PUC) regulation. That type of adverse legislation was not introduced in the 2013-14 session of the Pennsylvania legislature, and thus, we faced no major state legislative threats,” Adonizio wrote. Middletown is a member of the association. PMEA President Vance Oakes and PMEA Executive Director David Woglom both did not respond to requests for comment for this article from the Press And Journal. Leasing the system would also provide the borough the money it will need to build a new electric substation, to replace the town’s two existing substations at Mill and Spruce streets, Bowman said. McNamara and Louer have both estimated that a new consolidated substation could cost up to $15 million. The borough’s current electric rate is too low, said Bowman. “We should have raised the electric rate a bit” in recent years, “then we would have money for the substation” now.
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sight inside the door of Costello’s apartment, where officers found Costello asleep. Costello had a cut on the left side of his face and some scrapes on the left side of his lower back and was taken to Harrisburg Hospital for treatment, police said. Costello was arraigned before District Judge David Judy and charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of a crime, disorderly conduct, public drunkenness and fir-
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Kapenstein, who chairs council’s Finance Committee, was an early advocate of leasing the water and sewer system. However, he said there are major differences between leasing the water and sewer system and leasing the electric system. First, the general fund “relies on profit transfers” from the electric fund, whereas money from the water and sewer fund could not be transferred to the general fund, Kapenstein said. He said he agrees with the “strategy” that the borough’s financial advisors, Susquehanna Group Advisors, have laid out that the borough should “slowly wean ourselves off” dependency on electric fund transfers to support the general fund in favor of relying upon property taxes and other traditional means of funding local government services. However, Kapenstein contends that Middletown is not yet at the point where it can afford to give up these transfers from the electric fund. “Without them, there would be a gaping hole” in the general fund, Kapenstein said, regarding the electric fund transfers. “To lose these revenues now would put the borough in a situation where we would either have to raise taxes dramatically or cut services, neither of which are good options at this point in time.” A lease could be structured so that the borough would receive annual payments to cover the gap in the general fund, however, Kapenstein sees little to be gained from such an arrangement – absent a more compelling reason for the lease. “If we are going to rely on that annual payment from the private operator, why not just do it ourselves?” he asked. Another major distinction between the two deals is that the borough did the water and sewer lease to receive a $43 million up-front payment from United Water to take care of a $36.8 million liability, including $26 million in debt and $10.8 million in unfunded pension costs. “Presently, the borough is debt free and has overfunded pension funds,” Kapenstein said. “The point here is that a big chunk of money from a monetization of the electric system doesn’t do us much good.” If the driving force is paying for the new substation, the borough has other options for doing that that would not require leasing or selling
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conveyor systems to load, unload and sort packages.” UPS has not released a prospective number on how many new jobs the facility will create, Cardillo said. “We are still in our planning process for peak season, so that number has not been determined,” he wrote. “We are pleased UPS has chosen to expand their footprint at HIA,” said Fred Sembach, chairman of the airport authority. “UPS has been a long-time tenant at HIA and we look forward to working with them on this new project.” Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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ing a gun within borough limits for reasons other than necessary defense of person or property. He was held in Dauphin County Prison on $100,000 bail. Costello did not appear on the prison list as of Tuesday, June 30. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, July 7 before Judy. Middletown police were assisted at the scene by several other departments, including officers from Highspire and Lower Swatara Twp.
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the electric system, Kapenstein said. Among them are borrowing the money and paying it back over a number of years, or an arrangement where the borough would enter into a partnership with a private company to finance the project. Kapenstein detailed the options in a presentation that he has posted on the Middletown Residents United Facebook page. Even if the new substation is what is driving the push toward leasing the system, Kapenstein said council needs to know a lot more about the project before making any decisions regarding how to fund it. In December 2014, developer David Stubbs proposed to council “a publicprivate partnership” in which a new substation would be funded and built in Woodland Hills as part of a plan to construct 200 luxury apartments at the site. The substation would be funded up front and leased back to the borough. Nothing more has been heard of the Stubbs proposal since then – at least nothing that the borough has released publicly or presented to council in public. “I heard he came back with something, but I haven’t seen it,” Kapenstein said of the Stubbs proposal. “I wouldn’t be for that because it is not a competitive process, unless it is really lucrative for the borough.” Stubbs did not respond to a request for comment from the Press And Journal. Kapenstein does not share Bowman’s concern that state legislative proposals pose a threat to the borough’s electric system. He sees little if any chance of the state doing anything to restrict the transfer of electric fund revenue to the general fund. The 2012 amendment to the Municipal Authorities Act came as a result of the financial “mess” in Harrisburg, Kapenstein said. Nor is he worried over the prospect
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Celebrating the Elizabethtown DeMolay’s Honor Roll Challenge Night at Benihana’s in Harrisburg are, from left, front row: Daniel Sellers, Tim Nevil and Sarah Sellers; back row: Jacob Beers, Chef Bic Vu, Evan Crawford and Blake Anderson.
E-town DeMolay scholars celebrate honors challenge Borrowing on a successful tradition for DeMolay chapters that meet in the Philadelphia area, members of the Elizabethtown DeMolay’s Abraham C. Treichler Lodge No. 682, Free and Accepted Masons celebrated the lodge’s annual Honor Roll Challenge Night on Sunday, June 28 with dinner at Benihana’s, a Japanese restaurant in Harrisburg. Five members and the Chapter Sweetheart were treated to dinner for finishing the 2014-15 school year on their school’s honor roll. The scholars enjoying the dinner were Tim Nevil, of the Middletown Area School District; Jacob Beers, of the Lower Dauphin School District; Daniel Sellers, of the Elizabethtown
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It was a dazzling end to a storybook season of near-perfection. Lower Swatara Navy won the LPWH Baseball League’s minors division championship – and it had to battle its way through most of Paxtonia to do it. Navy beat Paxtonia’s No. 4 team, 11-5 in the championship game on Friday, June 26 at Don Reisch Memorial Field in Paxtonia to claim the title. To get to the finals, Navy eliminated two more Paxtonia teams in the playoffs – Lower Swatara bounced back from a 7-1 deficit to beat Paxtonia No. 5, 8-7, and dispatched Paxtonia No. 7, 13-3. Navy also defeated Penn Gardens Gold, 7-5 on its march to the championship. The victory over Paxtonia No. 4 (14-2) in the final was even more significant because it avenged Lower Swatara Navy’s only loss in an almost-perfect 15-1 regular season. “To avenge that loss was a good feeling for them,’’ said Brian Huber, coach of Lower Swatara Navy. Fans of Middletown Area High School’s varsity baseball team should take note: It was the first time that a team from a municipality that feeds the high school’s baseball program has won the championship since Lower Swatara Twp. and Middletown youth baseball associations joined the LPWH Baseball League about four years ago. The associations jumped from the Harrisburg Suburban League, which was
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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: 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. July 1: Cornhole/Beanbag Toss Tournament Night. Vacation Bible School, July 13-17,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open to all children in Kindergarten through 5th grade. We will be learning about Paul, a Life Changed through music, Bible lessons, games, crafts and field trips. There is a cost for the week, but you MUST pre-register. Signup online at www.middletowncog.org, or contact the church office for forms. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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Sun., July 5 is Food Pantry Collection Sunday. Donations of canned goods, paper products, and hygiene items are appreciated. Thank you for caring. The church office is closed Mon., July 6 in observance of Independence Day. You are invited to a time of prayer, meditation, and reflection on Mon., July 6 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mateer home. All are welcome to join us. Weather permitting we will be outdoors, otherwise, we will be indoors. Please contact the church office for further information. 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.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church Middletown
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Come enjoy our Free Outdoor Family Movie Nights this summer. They will be held on the last Friday of the month, July 31 and Aug. 28. Movie name will be announced closer to dates. Free refreshments start at 7:30 p.m., movie starts at dusk. Attendees are invited to
bring a chair or blanket. Our Vacation Bible School, “G Force” is scheduled for Sun., July 26 through Thurs., July 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. We will have our first Ebenezer Sewing Social on Tues., July 7 at 6:30 p.m. You do not have to know how to sew to join the fun, there will be something for everyone. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies, book clubs. Please call for details. There is a prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We welcome any group ideas. Any questions please call us at 939-0766.
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 July 1-7 are always open to everyone. Wed., July 1: 6 to 8 p.m., Vacation Bible School. Thurs., July 2: 6 to 8 p.m., Vacation
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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. The flowers on the altar last Sunday were presented to the Glory of God and in memory of Bob McGarvey by his daughters Robbi Cook, Sharon Haeusler and Joan Hovatter. Children’s Church leaders for July 5: Paula Bidoli and Tammy McClure. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for July: Faith Rhine. Ushers for July: Beth and Gary Hinkle, and Dana and Jeff Rhine. The new men’s group to inspire and
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empower men in their faith has started meeting. 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. Community men are welcome. We will be cleaning the Middletown Food Bank on Sat., July 18. If you would like to participate in this ministry outreach call Bobby Bright at 944-5454. Wacky Wednesday and Teen Night today and the next two Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with lunch included. There is no cost. Children finishing kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to participate. To register your child call Bobby Bright at 944-5454 or bring your child on the Wednesday and register that day. Special program today, “Philip & Henry Magicians.” Special program Wed., July 8 is “Hershey Zoo.” Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
Calvary Church is pleased to invite our community to join us in Hoffer Park, Pavillion 1, for “Fellowship in the Park” on July 5 and August 2 at Noon. We will be having a time of fellowship with lunch provided at no cost to visitors, followed by a time of singing and a brief message by Pastor Fox. We are also pleased to invite children from our community from the ages of 3 years old to 12 years old for Vacation Bible School during the evenings of the week of July 20 to 24 from 6 to 8:15 p.m., and then a closing program from 10 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 25. Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards
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“Follow Jesus, Change the World.” is more than a mission slogan for us at Wesley. We are committed to finding ways to embody this purpose through “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We invite others to come and discover how they can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. 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.” Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the fourth Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. (Except July 24). Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. Enter through the door nearest the parking lot located behind the church. Food Pantry Sunday is the third Sunday of each month. We collect nonperishable items that are needed for the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry
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A bad reason for leasing the electric system
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hould Middletown lease its electric system to an electric company? A Middletown Borough Council committee recently appointed by President Chris McNamara was given the task of exploring the possibilities. There are many questions as to whether such an arrangement would benefit the borough, which transfers some of the profits it makes from the sale of electricity to borough customers to its general fund. One reason floated by some council members is that a new state law could someday ban such transfers. It’s a terrible argument, because no such initiative has been put before the General Assembly in years. There once was a state representative, who became a state senator, from western Pennsylvania named Tim Solobay who sponsored a bill that would have had that effect on the handful of municipal-owned electric systems in the state, putting Middletown’s electric system under the regulation of the Public Utility Commission. After a few tries, Solobay stopped introducing the bill, because it went absolutely nowhere at the Capitol. He lost a bid for re-election in 2014, and now serves as the State Fire Commissioner, an The four-member Middletown Pennsylvania appointee of Gov. Tom Wolf. Borough Council committee No such legislation has been introduced exploring options for the since 2013, according to the Pennsylvania Electric Association, which lobborough's electric system Municipal bies for municipalities that own their own met for the first time on electric systems. Monday, June 22 in a Therefore, there is no chance that Middlewill soon be stopped from transferring closed-door town electric profits to its general fund. None. session. Zero. Zilch. Nada. If Middletown is to lease its electric system, it should do so for good reasons. Insisting that the state may step in and prevent fund transfers is deception. It simply is not true. Council’s effort to explore and consider offers for its electric system have gotten off to a bad start. The four-member council committee exploring options met for the first time on Monday, June 22 – one week after it was formed – in a closed-door session. It was not advertised to the public; the public was not allowed to attend. This despite the fact that the electric system is a vital public asset. The lack of transparency is worrisome. Council’s slashing of borough staff, funding for the Middletown Public Library and other expenditures to reduce electric rates seem too severe to us – and, perhaps, to borough voters, who have ousted all but one supportive counselor who ran for re-election since cuts were made. It’s one thing to cut waste, but another to cut staff so severely that you don’t have enough snow plow drivers to enter into a plowing agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for quickly removing snow from borough streets. Even now, the borough transfers a hefty sum from its electric fund to its general fund. Its electric system, and ability to directly control rates, is imperative. We believe there are members of council who would like to see the electric system leased so future councils cannot raise electric rates. No one, of course, wants to pay too much for electricity. But we’d rather keep the rates under local control and take a chance on the common sense of future borough leaders. Perhaps a suitor will make Middletown an offer for its electric system that is too good to pass up. Let’s not surrender control for a bad reason, however – and let’s keep the lights on for the public when deliberating the pros and cons of the future of the electric system.
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Slashing funds won't help seniors get quality care Editor: While many taxpayers and the media are paying close attention to ongoing state budget negotiations, the state Department of Human Services (DHS) recently published proposed changes to its reimbursement formula for nursing home facilities that will reward some of Pennsylvania’s lower staffed facilities by slashing funds from higher staffed providers. Staffing has a direct impact on quality care. The federal government grades nursing facilities using a star system: five being the best and one being the worst. DHS wants to actually reward 185 facilities that received only one or two stars by increasing their Medicaid funding by millions of dollars. Many of those facilities are owned by out-of-state, publicly traded companies. At the same time, 104 Pennsylvania nursing facilities with the highest ratings of four or five stars will have their funding cut drastically. DHS is, in essence, “taxing” high quality providers to increase profits of lower quality facilities. Gov. Tom Wolf set the stage in his budget address to rebalance the care system for older adults. If done right, it could reinvent a system to help seniors get the right care in the right setting at the right time. This shocking proposal simply doesn’t align with the governor’s stated goals of improving the quality of services for older adults. Slashing funds of the best performing nursing facilities to increase the bottom line of lower quality providers will hurt Wolf’s laudable goals – and Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable seniors. Ron Barth Mechanicsburg The writer is president and CEO of LeadingAge PA, a Mechanicsburg-based association of nonprofit senior care services.
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ave you To find out why reform has been out of heard the reach for so long, look no further than the phrase “liq- UFCW. Union leader Wendell Young is uid courage?” It’s easily privatization’s most vocal oppothat take-on-thenent. As a government union, UFCW can world confidence compel liquor store workers to pay dues one gets when or fees to keep their jobs. This, in turn, inebriated. grows the financial coffers of the union The concept never really rang true for and allows them to play hardball in Harme – “liquid stupidity” is more accurate risburg. – but it seems state legislators are looking In the last election cycle, the UFCW for their own form of liquid courage, and gave more than $250,000 to legislative it has nothing to do with blood alcohol Democrats, Democratic committees and content. Wolf’s campaign, according to campaign They’re gaining confidence to take on finance records. Anyone looking for a a powerful foe and deliver to Pennsylreturn on that investment can find it in vanians a long-awaited victory: liquor Young’s gloating statement to Pennsylvafreedom. nia Independent, a political news outlet, With 48 other states enjoying some form that “not one lawmaker from the left has of private wine and liquor sales, why is it strayed to the side of privatization” – deso difficult to convince our government to spite the fact that the majority of Demoget out of the booze business? cratic voters support the concept. Studies have shown that we aren’t safer Meanwhile, PLCB officials continue to or more sober with take advantage of state control. And their positions – and plenty of Penntaxpayers. With 48 other states enjoying ofFor sylvanians have the fifth time conducted their own some form of private wine and in the last year, annon-scientific reliquor sales, why is it so dif- other PLCB official search over at Total accused in midficult to convince our govern- was Wines in Delaware June of ethics violaor at a Trader Joe’s ment to get out of the booze tions. According to in Ohio, concludbusiness? the Tribune-Review, ing that government former PLCB prodreally need not be in uct selection chief the business of sellTimothy Fringer acing alcohol. cepted, among other Opponents of privatization, such as the things, concert tickets, Pittsburgh Steelers United Food & Commercial Workers and Philadelphia Eagles tickets and enterUnion (UFCW) and Gov. Tom Wolf, have tainment at strip clubs from vendors. said that the state alcohol system is too If legislators lose their courage and profitable to privatize. They fail to menchoose to “modernize” instead of privation that almost all of the “profits” earned tize, the culture of corruption at the PLCB by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control will remain – a select few bureaucrats Board (PLCB) come from taxes that the will continue to control alcohol products state would earn in a private system as for the entire state. And the political well. leverage of the UFCW will win out over And according to an internal PLCB the public interest once again. memo made public last fall, rising costs But there’s hope for Pennsylvanians: mean the state store system will soon Sen. Scott Wagner, of York County, has be losing money despite a 30 percent introduced a bill to sell off the state stores markup on everything they sell (on top of and end the state’s wholesale control taxes) and an additional charge per bottle. of wine and liquor. And in the House, Wolf and the UFCW claim that “modwhich passed liquor privatization earlier ernization” is all that our Prohibition-era this year, Speaker Mike Turzai remains a system needs to succeed. This may sound staunch advocate of privatization. like a clear-headed compromise, but it’s It shouldn’t take a double shot of liquid really just a hangover. courage to finally end Prohibition in Consumers are promised great benefits Pennsylvania. With pension deficits, reve– better stores, better hours, better selecnue shortfalls, PLCB ethics violations and tion – but at the end of the day, it’s still consistent popular support, this should the government that selects the spirits. be a political no-brainer – no matter how Customers will still have to go to differmuch you’ve had to drink. ent stores to purchase their adult bever ages. Bureaucrats, not consumers, decide Dawn Toguchi is director of marketwhen and where purchases can be made, ing and outreach for the Commonwealth and would still be able to raise prices Foundation, a Harrisburg think tank. based solely on politics.
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Same-sex marriage: Reaction
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n a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, June 26 that samesex marriage is a fundamental right under the Constitution, stripping states of their right to issue laws banning such marriages. Reaction from around Pennsylvania and across the country: • “I am overjoyed. The court’s historic decision granting marriage rights to same-sex couples is a triumph for values that all Americans hold dear: liberty, justice, and equal treatment under the law.’’ – Pennsylvania Sen. Daylin Leach (DMontgomery/Delaware counties) • “Marriage is not the creation of government. Rather, governments worldwide recognize its existence and promote it because of the benefits that accrue to children and society – thanks to the unique, complementary bond between a man and woman as husband and wife. Therefore no entity, not even our Supreme Court, can redefine what marriage truly is.” – Michael Geer, president of the Pennsylvania Family Institute • “While purporting to expand freedom, today’s decision begins the process of restricting the freedoms of religious persons to participate in the public square and in the market. It is essential that the freedom to dissent from public policy – especially public policy handed down by unelected judges – be preserved.’’ – Randall Wenger, chief counsel for the Independence Law Center of Philadelphia. • “The Court affirmed what I had learned in the Navy...when you live in a small room closed in with 20 people, you find out that everyone is equal. We truly do need all hands on deck for our American mission to succeed.’’ – Joe Sestak, Democratic candidate for senator in Pennsylvania • “This landmark decision had deep biblical, historical and constitutional roots and, unfortunately, our justices chose to redefine marriage for the entire nation, ignoring other constitutional rights and opening the door to a dangerous infringement on religious liberties. The fact that this issue even made it to the Supreme Court of the United States was an indictment against American Christians and against American churches.’’ – Sam Rohrer, president of the American Pastors Network and Pennsylvania Pastors Network • "Guided by my faith, I believe in traditional marriage. I believe the Supreme Court should have allowed the states to make this decision. I also believe that we should love our neighbor and respect others, including those making lifetime commitments." – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. • "So while we celebrate the progress won today, we must stand firm in our conviction to keep moving forward. For too many LGBT Americans who are subjected to discriminatory laws, true equality is still just out of reach." – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. • "Denying couples legal recognition of their relationship opens the door to widespread discrimination. This ruling will help close that door and marks a great step forward for human rights in the United States." – Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for United Nations Secretary Gen. Ban Ki-Moon. • "The Court's decision does not alter the Lord's doctrine that marriage is a union between a man and a woman ordained by God. While showing respect for those who think differently, the Church will continue to teach and promote marriage between a man and a woman as a central part of our doctrine and practice." – The Utah-based Mormon church, in a statement. • "If accepted by Congress and this president, this decision will be a serious blow to religious liberty, which is the heart of the First Amendment." – Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination. • "There's so much more work to be done to extend the full promise of America to every American. But today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect." – President Barack Obama
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• “Hey, what’s going on here? We
have a male athlete who is now a female. We have a white woman who says she is black. God Bless America, you don’t have to settle for what you are. Me? I was born here, so I guess I can claim ‘Native American.’ ”
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After five days of pointing fingers at us with saying the sewer issue was our issue – long story short – the issue was in the street with many, many issues. You need to compensate us with what we have gone through and the bills that we will be receiving from hiring professionals to cover our end.”
Carolina has called for removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state Capitol, and many conservative Republicans are supporting the call, we citizens who are concerned about hate crimes committed in the name of the Confederate flag ask the man on Race Street to think about no longer prominently displaying the Confederate flag on his front lawn.”
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sucks up leaves from the curb in the fall, could the borough weed-whack weeds growing along the roadside in the summer?”
The Capitol REPORT
Let’s modernize our county 911 centers M
y colleagues in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and I voted to send to the Senate important legislation that would update and enhance the Commonwealth’s 911 emergency communications law. House Bill 911 would modernize the law by focusing on the implementation of next-generation technology, which will allow citizens to contact emergency responders through a variety of new communication methods such as text messaging, video calls and more. Not all 911 centers are equipped to handle these new communication methods. This would create a standard statewide that will not only increase convenience for people across Pennsylvania, but also would have the potential to save lives. The bill would increase the monthly 911 surcharge to allow for the implementation of this new technology, along with addressing the growing financial needs of 911 centers across the state due to the increasing price of communication equipment and personnel costs. This is the first time since the creation of the law in 1990 that the 911 surcharge would be increased. If this bill is signed into law, that monthly surcharge would be $1.65, representing a difference of just 15 cents from the current maximum allowed by law. The surcharge increase would generate $326 million per year for the Commonwealth’s 911 systems, moving them into the 21st century and addressing the funding shortfall for county officials.
Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program Residents eligible for the state’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program should be advised that the deadline
to apply for a rebate has been extended to Dec. 31. Eligible participants can receive a rebate of up to $650 based on their rent or property taxes paid in 2014. The program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians who are 65 years or older, widows and widowers 50 years or older, and those 18 years or older with permanent disabilities. Eligibility income limits for homeowners are set at the following levels, excluding 50 percent of Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Railroad Retirement Tier 1 benefits: • $0 to $8,000, maximum $650 rebate (homeowners and renters) • $8,001 to $15,000, maximum $500 rebate (homeowners and renters) • $15,001 to $18,000, maximum $300 rebate (homeowners only) • $18,001 to $35,000, maximum $250 rebate (homeowners only) The Property Tax/Rent Rebate program is one of many initiatives
supported by the Pennsylvania Lottery, which dedicates its proceeds to support programs for older Pennsylvanians. Since the program began in 1971, more than $4 billion has been paid to qualified applicants. Residents are reminded to provide all the necessary income, property tax or rental information required to process claims quickly and accurately. Property Tax/Rent Rebate claim forms are available online at my Web site, RepPayne.com, or by contacting my Hershey office at 717-534-1323. 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.
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Punishing innocent people for another’s crime L ike many Pennsylvania seniors, Mary and Leon worked hard their entire lives – she as a retail saleswoman, he as a steel plant worker. The retired North Philadelphia couple, who had never had any run-ins with the law, lived modestly in a house they were finally able to pay off after years of hard work. But at a time when they should be enjoying the fruits of their years of labor, they instead found themselves in a desperate battle against the strong arm of the government. Despite the fact that Mary and Leon had never even been accused of wrongdoing, much less convicted of anything, the Philadelphia District Attorney had started proceedings to take the couple’s home – their only asset. Why? Because, without their knowledge or permission, their adult son had made one small sale of drugs from their front porch. The District Attorney’s office was using a little-known process called civil asset forfeiture, which allows the government to take property it suspects has been used in criminal activity – even if the owner has never been convicted or even accused of a crime. Originally designed as a tool to divest drug kingpins of their illgotten fortunes, civil asset forfeiture is increasingly used to take homes, cars and petty cash from ordinary Pennsylvanians – people like Mary and Leon. That’s why I have introduced Senate Bill 869, which will reform the current asset forfeiture system. I want to protect the rights of ordinary citizens. Respect for the Constitution is a key part of my “Promise to Pennsylvania,” and it’s why I carry copies of both the U.S. and Pennsylvania constitutions. I do not believe people should lose their property when they haven’t been charged with or convicted of a crime. Pennsylvania’s current civil asset forfeiture system is rife with
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problems. Civil forfeitures require a low legal burden of proof. In some cases, property owners are either completely innocent or only tangentially culpable – yet they are deprived of due process while losing homes, cash and other valuables without ever being charged with a crime. In one particularly horrifying example, Philadelphia police confiscated the piggy bank of a young daughter when they searched her home for alleged wrongdoing of a third person. The piggy bank contained the daughter’s birthday money: $91. Neither the mother nor her child were ever charged with any criminal wrongdoing, but it still took more than 12 months and many court appearances by a volunteer attorney from a local legal clinic before she was able to get her daughter’s money returned. According to Attorney General’s reports, Philadelphia brings in approximately $5 million a year in income from asset forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act, which is split between the Philadelphia police and the District Attorney’s office. None of the proceeds are spent on communitybased drug and crime fighting programs. According to a recent Washington Post story, about one-third of the city residents whose property Philadelphia forfeits each year (approximately 1,500 people) have not been convicted of a crime. Much of Philadelphia’s forfeiture money, the Post notes – about $2.2 million a year – goes directly to the District Attorney’s office, which oversees the forfeiture process. Cash seizures account for 92 percent of Philadelphia forfeiture cases. Between 2002 and 2012, Philadelphia forfeited more than $44 million in cash from city residents. Critics say Philadelphia focuses on petty cash: The median amount forfeited was $192; nearly 60 percent of cash forfeitures are less than $250; one-third are less than $100; and only 1-in-10 forfeitures are more than $1,000. Compare these totals to Los Angeles, where the average
forfeiture was roughly $25,000. U.S. Justice Department guidelines indicate federal cash forfeitures must be more than $5,000 (unless the forfeiture relates to a criminal charge, making the minimum amount $1,000). I don’t believe current law protects people. It lacks the most basic notice and due process protections provided by other civil actions – and the fact that law enforcement has a financial stake in the process can lead to distorted decisions about when to pursue forfeiture. Cases should be based upon merit, not budgetary concerns, and people should not have to fight to win their own properties back if they haven’t been convicted of a crime. The same study cited in the Washington Post story indicated that 8 percent of Philadelphia forfeitures did not involve any criminal charges; 23 percent related to a criminal charge that was eventually dismissed; and 9 percent related to a minor conviction for possession or some other charge unrelated to the forfeiture. In all, 59 percent of cash forfeitures were supported by a criminal charge that would justify the forfeiture in the first place. This is why I believe the time has come to consider changes to Pennsylvania’s forfeiture laws. Senate Bill 869 would require property owners be convicted of a crime before forfeiting their money or property. The bill would also require all forfeited cash and the proceeds from the sale of forfeited property to be deposited in a county or state general fund. The time for change has come, especially when many citizens are simply forced to give up because it is too expensive or difficult to battle against the government. Mike Folmer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate. He represents the 48th Senatorial District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire, Londonderry Twp., Steelton and the Swatara Twp. communities of Bressler, Enhaut and Oberlin.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Warm welcome to July! Loving the sun and the heat and all that goes with summertime. Time to get out all your patriotic stuff and sing happy birthday to America the Beautiful. I love the Fourth of July and all my memories of growing up in Lake Mohawk, N.J. We had a parade and a water ski show, picnics with games and, of course, firecrackers and fireworks. Best wishes to your family for a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. Let me know your news to share – and stay cool!
birthday to you – landmark 21 on July 2. Aaliyah Garfield of Middletown marks her 8th happy birthday on red, white and blue day. I hope you Fourth of July cake day on Saturday makes a big bang! Brandon Popp of Lower Swatara hits No. 22 on Saturday, July 4. Happy birthday with many fireworks and lots of colors. Nathan Reese’s last teener birthday is on Saturday, July 4. Hope your day is full of family, friends and fun. Happy Fourth of July cake day to Brad Strite of Lower Swatara. I hope Patriotic July facts 32 super-fun things happen for you Would the Second of July be as much on Saturday. fun? “The Second Day of July 1776, Alex Dinh of Lower Swatara marks will be the most memorable epocha his bang-up birthday on Saturday, July in the history of America. I am apt to 4. Enjoy your Fourth of July celebrabelieve that it will be celebrated, by tion as you turn 23. succeeding generations, as the great Madison Bayhart of Lower Swatara anniversary festival,” John Adams celebrates her landmark big-bang 21st wrote to his wife Abigail on July birthday on Saturday, July 4. Enjoy! 3, 1776. The Second Continental Happy cake and ice cream firecracker Congress made a decree for freedom day to Tim Carpenter of Lower on July 2, 1776. It did not adopt the Swatara. He has 38 things to be happy Declaration of Independence until about on Saturday, July 4. Have a July 4, 1776. blast, Tim! Celebrating Christmas in July? Red, Happy 14th confetti-popping day white and blue weren’t always easily to Carl Stevenson, who observes available colors, and paper was a bit his high-fiver-day on Sunday, July 5. harder to come by as well – so in our Good times to you, Carl! country’s early years, people used Hanna Wilsbach of Middletown greenery as festive decorations. It celebrates her 14th sparkles and glitstarted with George Washington – and ter day on Monday, July 6. Enjoy the soldiers wore greenery in their caps. entire week celebrating, Hanna. How about Aug. 2 for a patriotic holiHappy double-toothpicks birthday day? The Declaration of Independence to Abbey Leister of Lower Swatara. did not become official until Aug. 2, Abbey is 11 on Monday, July 6. Party 1776, when most delegates signed it. it up, girl! Do you know the estimated populaCole Golden of Lower Swatara turns tion of the colonies on July 4, 1776? into an adult on Tuesday, July 7. Con2.5 million. grats, and happy 18th to you, Cole. Do you know the estimated populaBest wishes for a fantastic birthday tion of the U.S. today? 316.2 million, are sent to David Hurlock of Lower according to the U.S. Census. Swatara. His over-the-top-with-fun day is Tuesday, July 7. Enjoy it, David. Birthdays Hey there, Gary Klock of Lower Katelyn Carnes of Lower Swatara Swatara! His big-deal, happy five-oh Twp. marks her last teener cake day birthday is Tuesday, July 7. Wow, how on Wednesday, July 1. Hope you have the time flies! God bless you, Gary. the happiest birthday ever, Katelyn. Happy birthday to McKayla Tucker Anniversaries of Lower Swatara. She will be celBest wishes for a fantastic 61st wedebrating her razzle-dazzle 15th cake ding anniversary to Bob and Jean day on Wednesday, July 1. Young of Lower Swatara on Friday. Happy birthday wishes are sent out They were married on July 3, 1954. to Samuel Turns Jr. of Middletown Congrats to you both. for a high-five and plenty of sunshine Joe and Norma Mateer of Lower day on Wednesday, July 1. Swatara celebrate 35 years of wedded Sarah Carson of Lower Swatara will bliss on Saturday, July 4. blow out 17 candles atop her birthday cake on Wednesday, July 1. Hope your Community Festival bling and sparkles day is super! Mark your calendar now for the Seven Here is a shout out to Rachel Ruiz Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lower Swatara. Happy Thursday Parish’s 13th annual Community Fes-
tival, from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 9; Friday, July 10; and Saturday, July 11 at Vine and East Water streets in Middletown. DJ Dan Steele will spin tunes on Thursday and the car show will be held on Water Street from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The Polka Quads will entertain on Friday and Rita Angelucci from Class Act will entertain on Saturday. There will be carnival rides and games of fun, skill and chance. Bingo will be held in the air-conditioned cafeteria each evening. Ride-all-night wristbands will be available on Thursday. The best “treasures” in Middletown can be found at the flea market in the school gymnasium. Check out the selection of handmade arts and crafts such as afghans, pottery, jewelry and other unique items available at the Craft Corner. Perogies, haluski, halupki, baked ziti, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parmesan will join the traditional steak, fish and pulled pork sandwiches. Chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, coconut cream pie, lemon meringue pie and banana cream pie round out the selections available in the cafeteria each evening. A variety of your favorite festival foods, including hamburgers, fresh cut fries, hot dogs, sausages, funnel cakes and milk shakes will be available on the festival grounds all evening. The ladies of the Council of Catholic Women will have their variety of baked goods, fudge and other goodies available at their stand in the cafeteria. Stop by the raffle booth to get your tickets for the cash raffle with several $500 prizes offered – and get your tickets for the beautiful theme baskets donated by local business and church parishioners.
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Quote of the Week “Every single person on the planet has a story.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What does every picnic need? “Food, drinks and bounce houses!” – Victoria Kelly, 7, Swatara Twp. “Family, food and fun!” – Devin Martin, 15, Royalton. “Games! I like Monopoly.” – Anna Buffington, 14, Middletown. “A blanket, good snacks, sandwiches and all your family. And desserts.” – Elisabeth Swartzwelder, 13, Middletown. “A picnic basket with lots of chocolate!” – Josh Luther, 11, Lower Swatara. “Good weather and potato salad.” – Ny’Zier Arango, 11, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife (17:1).
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Group rescues 130 seedlings for stream bank project You find them in your yard – a stray, wispy maple tree seedling – and you probably run the lawn mower over the unwanted young trees-to-be. But volunteers of an initiative to preserve stream banks in Dauphin, Lancaster and Lebanon counties see the stray seedlings as a valuable tool in restoring and protecting local waterways. Volunteers and staff with the Greening of Lower Susquehanna project, a group based at Penn State Harrisburg that wants to restore stream banks, rescued 130 maple tree seedlings from a local resident’s back yard on Tuesday, June 9. The seedlings are transplanted into pots, tended in a nursery and planted along banks in need of restoration. Lower Susquehanna needs seedlings
to keep the cost of stream bank restoration down. The group has a variety of trees that it cares for during the summer and uses for stream projects in the fall. If you are in need of free trees for a planting project, you can contact Greening of Lower Susquehanna to arrange a visit to your potential planting site. The organization’s staff will then answer questions about planting and location and arrange for the trees to be delivered. GLS is always looking for new volunteers to join our rescues and planting events as well If you are interested in any of these opportunities, you can contact the Greening the Lower Susquehanna project at 717-948-6609 or volunteergreen@psu.edu.
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Hershey High School teacher Angela M. Grabuloff, center, receives the Frank Green Memorial Plaque from John Stutzman, left, commander of Middletown VFW Post 1620, and Dave Gyger, past District 18
Local teacher wins VFW Post 1620 award The Middletown VFW Post 1620 presented a Hershey High School teacher with a prestigious post award for her work promoting VFW programs to students.
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Angela M. Grabuloff, a Middletown native, received the Frank Green Memorial Plaque from John Stutzman, the post’s commander, and Dave Gyger, past District 18 commander, for her efforts in the Derry Twp. School District. Grabuloff encourages junior high school students to enter the Patriot’s Pen Essay Writing Contest, a nationwide VFW context for students in grades 6 to 8, and senior high school students to enter the Vice of Democ-
racy Contest, an essay contest for high schoolers nationwide. Grabuloff also coordinates roundtable discussions between veterans and students at Hershey High. She also participates in the annual District 18 Homeless Veterans Stand Down, an outreach program that provides employment assistance, legal services, medical exams, showers, haircuts and other help at the 28th Infantry Division Armory in Harrisburg.
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HistoryLines, a leading provider of historical solutions for genealogists and educators, today announced the official launch of historylines.com, a new website for users interested in genealogy and family history. The site allows anyone to better understand the lives of their forebears by describing the historical events and cultural influences that surrounded their lives. Users see their relatives in historical context with a personalized timeline and map, and can read a detailed, editable life sketch based on when and where their ancestor lived in history. “After several months of large-scale beta testing, we’re very excited to be able to offer the HistoryLines experience to the world,” says Jeff Haddon, HistoryLines co-founder. “HistoryLines addresses two major pain points in the genealogy research process: the scarcity of personal details that tell an ancestor’s life story, and the time it takes to compose a life sketch from research results.” According to Haddon, HistoryLines hopes to dramatically simplify that process for genealogists and family historians. “Anyone interested in giving HistoryLines a try can create their first two stories for free to explore all the features,” says Haddon. HistoryLines offers subscriptions at $9.99 per month or $59 per year. In conjunction with the official launch, HistoryLines is introducing some new features that beta testers haven’t seen yet, including the ability to export and share their ancestors’ life sketches on Social media and in PDF format. In addition, users are now able to pursue further research by accessing the source citations for all of the historical data that is presented. Additional features include the ability to edit the existing life sketch and to add personal events to the timeline and story. Users can build a family tree on the site, or import their family tree via GEDCOM file upload, or from FamilySearch.org, thanks to HistoryLines’ partnership with Family Search. Much of the technology and processes behind the HistoryLines site functionality is protected by a pending U.S. patent. “As useful as the product is now, it’s only the beginning. We have a rich roadmap of exciting features and capabilities ahead of us. Our mission is to make genealogists’ lives easier,” says Haddon. For more information visit www.historylines.com.
The 93rd Annual Wenger Reunion - August 14, 15, &16, 2015 Ephrata, Lancaster Co., and Jonestown, Lebanon Co., Pa.
Fri., Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.; Historical meeting will be held at the Muddy Creek Farm Library, 296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, Pa (located on the grounds of Fairmont Retirement Community); Topic: The Muddy Creek Farm Library, its collection & purpose; Presenter: Amos B. Hoover Sat., Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Tour: Christian Wenger “C” (including Chistian Wenger “B” & David Martin sites), starting from the Muddy Creek Farm Library, 296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, Pa.; Cost: $32/person (includes air conditioned coach, lunch, tour booklet and tip for the bus driver); Tour Guides: Jay V. Wenger and Darvin L. Martin; Tour includes: Christian Wenger “C” Homestead, Michael Wenger “C7” farm, Christian Wenger “C3” farm, Groffdale Mennonite Church Cemetery, Groff Spring, Wenger’s Mill Covered Bridge, all in West Earl Twp.; Christian Wengers “B” Homestead, Stumptown Mennonite Church & Cemetery, Mascot Mill, all in Upper Leacock Twp; Michael & Magdalena “C1” Wenger Sensenig Homestead, Martindale Mennonite Church Cemetery, Sensenig Cemetery, 1786 Peter Martin log cabin, all in Earl Twp.; Henrich & Eva Wenger “5” Weber Homestead site, Weber Cemetery, David Martin, all in East Twp.; and Wenger sites. Note: Tour is limited to one bus. Sat., Aug. 15, at 2 p.m.: Reunion meeting held at Muddy Creek Library, 296 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, Pa. (on the grounds of Fairmont Retirement
Community) Topic: A sense of community, “The Wenger Mennonite Story”; Speaker: Allen N. Hoover. Sat., Aug. 15 at 6 p.m.: Family dinner held at Yoder’s Restaurant, 14 S. Tower Rd., New Holland, Pa. (Route 23 East on New Holland, across from Garden Spot High School); Topic: The Old Order Movement across America; Speaker: Edsel Burdge Jr.; Research Associate, Young Ctr. Elizabethtown College. Cost: $22/person (children 10 yrs. & under $14.50/person, includes tax & tip. Sun., Aug. 16 at 11 a.m.: Worship will be held at the Wenger Meetinghouse, Mill St. & Supervisor Dr., Jonestown, Pa.; Speaker: Rev. Charles Brown, General Secretary of the United Zion Church; Special music: Donald and Virginia Good; Lunch will be held at noon on the lawn of the Wenger Meetinghouse (local residents should bring extra lawn chairs for out of town guests); Cost: $9/ person, After lunch we will visit the nearby homestead of Hans Wenger “G1.” Overnight accommodations: Rooms have been reserved at the Country Squire Motor Inn, 504 E. Main St., Route 23, New Holland, Pa. To access these reserved rooms, use the reunion registration form. Up to 2 persons per room for $94 per night (including taxes). Each additional adult is $5.50 per night. No smoking rooms only. Deadline for reservation is August 9, 2015. If you need a registration form, contact Jay V. Wenger, 1216 Hillcrest Road, Akron, PA 17501. Phone: 717859-2396 after 6 p.m. Or the Wenger-Winger Family Association newsletter has lots more information.
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South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society - plan to attend the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. This celebration will be held at 2 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 4 at the York County Heritage Trust Library and Archives, 250 East Market Street, York. We will celebrate with a make your own ice cream sundae social, entertainment, door prizes and a silent auction.
Discovering Your Roots: Genealogy Sources at the Lancaster County Archives
Lancaster Country Archives, 9 a.m. to noon - 150 N. Queen St., Suite 10, Lancaster, Pa. Are you curious about an ancestor that came to Lancaster County from the “Old Country?” Records within the Lancaster County Archives are a unique resource and can provide valuable information for researchers. Unravel the mystery behind the records kept at the archives, which may be the key to finding your own family history. This course provides an introduction to the beginner for searching the traditional source found with the archives. Get familiar with the birth, marriage, death, and land records that may hold vital information about your ancestors. Learn valuable research tips when examining a variety of records and see how to make connections to additional sources. Begin the search for discovering your roots at the Lancaster County Archives free and available to everyone. To reserve your seat call 717-299-8318.
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little rain – actually, a lot of rain – did not stop the nonprofit group Youth 10 X’s Better from giving free bicycles to local children at its annual Wheel-A-Thon and Family Day on Saturday, June 27 in Middletown. The bikes were moved to the indoor pavilion at Hoffer Park, where the giveaway put smiles on the dry faces of a number of kids. More than 100 bicycles were collected from donations and awarded to kids in grades 3 through 12 who showed up for the giveaway with a parent or guardian. Kids had to show their school report card and prove they did not earn any Ds or Fs to get a bike, according to the Rev. James Lyles, the head of Youth 10 X’s Better. The event drew a large crowd that also enjoyed pizza and hot dogs. A bicycle repairman, Middletown Volunteer Fire Department volunteers and police from the Middletown and Royalton police forces also greeted guests and weathered the rain.
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