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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015
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He breaks an Xbox record By Eric Wise
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David DeKorte plays Xbox 360 games in his Lower Swatara Twp. home during his attempt to break a Guinness World Record as two fellow gamers watch.
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David DeKorte sits in front of his Xbox game console, patiently working the stylus pen of a Gametablet accessory as he makes his way through uDraw Instant Artist, the game’s innocuous electronic soundtrack playing in the background. Monster drinks, crackers and dozens of games he intends to play in the coming hours are all within his reach. He’s been gaming for more than 14 hours at his Lower Swatara Twp. home. His nearby laptop contains a meticulously planned spreadsheet of what he is doing: He’s setting a Guinness World
Record for earning the most Gamerscore points in 24 hours on Microsoft Xbox Live. For DeKorte, the record is the pinnacle of the gaming he’s done for the past few years. “It’s kind of like Mount Everest – it’s there and I want to climb it,’’ he said. At 9:54 a.m. on Monday, July 6 – after 13 hours and 2 minutes of gaming – DeKorte appeared to leap past the current record of 14,419 Gamerscore points while playing Backyard Football ‘10. The record currently is held by Thomas Ash, also known by his gaming name of “MR p Tart,’’ at a video game center in Terre Haute, Please See RECORD, Page A6
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Lack of a quorum leaves only two council members to hear unannounced zoning presentation
Lower Swatara man sentenced to prison for assaulting baby
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Besides taxes, there are few things in which local government has more impact on the average Middletown resident and property owner than zoning. Zoning dictates what you can do with your property. So it is perhaps baffling that on Monday, July 6, Middletown Borough Council had scheduled a presentation by consultants working on an important zoning update and didn’t let the public know about it. But that is what happened. The INSIDE presentation from KSK Architects Downtown Planners Historizoning “overlay’’ ans, Inc. from Philwould preserve adelphia was not Middletown’s historic even listed on the character, consultant meeting’s agenda. says – A3 The agenda was not posted ahead of time on the borough’s Facebook page or Web site. As he often does, Councilor Ben Kapenstein posted a draft copy of the agenda early Monday afternoon, July 6 on the Middletown Residents United Facebook page. The agenda listed one item having to do with final approval of an ordinance that had been advertised regarding regulations covering street excavations and sidewalks. Nevertheless, about 30 residents showed up for the meeting – an unusually large crowd for this time of year. That could have been due to the fact that both Pennlive and the Press And Journal had reported that a special council committee was expected to present a recommendation regarding the future of the borough’s electric system. A news crew from WHP TV-21 was also in attendance. But what everyone witnessed – and what some residents participated in – was another example of the political drama and theater for which the borough has become known. The first sign something was amiss was when the gavel calling the meeting to order was sounded not by Council President Chris McNamara or Vice-President Robert Louer, but by borough communications director Chris Courogen. Courogen explained that due to vacation and illnesses, not enough councilors would be present for council to have a quorum. The only councilors present were Kapenstein, John Brubaker and Vicki Malone. Absent were McNamara, Louer, Michael Bowman, Anne Einhorn, Scott Sites and Suzanne Sullivan. Sullivan has not attended a council
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he boom of fireworks is the sound of our independence, bombs bursting in air declaring that we are free. There was a lot of noise from the fireworks at Londonderry Twp.’s annual Fourth of July celebration, the Stars & Stripes Salute, on Saturday, July 4 at Sunset Park. The sparkling show capped a day of music, grilling, fun and patriotism. Check out more photos of the celebration on A2.
LD’s Falcon Fest set for Hershey arena Photos by Zac Evans and Justin Fisher
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Teacher charged with soliciting teenager for sex
Once spit on after the Vietnam War, he builds a tribute to veterans
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You can’t miss the memorial at the corner of Race and Water streets in Middletown. A lot of towns can’t boast a veterans memorial as impressive as the one Joe Schmidt has been slowly laboring on for years next to his house, on a bank that is part of his property. You can often see Schmidt seated in his swing, in a shaded area uphill overlooking the memorial. He spends hours bent over a table, wearing his Vietnam veteran baseball cap. A small paint brush in his left hand and a small bottle of paint, the kind you buy at an arts and crafts store, in his right, Joe Please See RESPECT, Page A6
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A Lower Swatara Twp. man was sentenced to 2-to-4 years in state prison for committing aggravated assault against a 6-month-old baby in July 2014. Stephen M. Lehman Jr., 27, was sentenced by Dauphin County Court Judge Scott A. Evans on Tuesday, June 30 after Lehman pleaded Stephen guilty to charges of Lehman aggravated assault, simple assault and endangering the welfare of children. According to court records, Lehman threw the infant into a playpen in 2014 while Lehman and his girlfriend at the time, the baby’s older sister, were caring for the child at a residence in the 100 block of Lake Drive. The baby’s mother was at work. The infant suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, according to court documents filed by Lower Swatara Twp. police. The infant was treated at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and released three days after the assault. Lehman has been in Dauphin County Prison since he was arrested on July 23. As part of the sentence Lehman was given credit for having served 11 months and 23 days in the county prison. That time will be applied toward his state prison sentence. Lehman will spend an additional seven years on state probation after he is released from state prison, under the sentence imposed by Evans.
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Joe Schmidt paints a military insignia on a paver for his outdoor tribute to veterans at his Middletown home.
A Steelton-Highspire teacher and former boys’ basketball coach was charged with attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex on the Internet in exchange for money in December, according to Swatara Twp. police. Michael P. Pilsitz, 40, of Steelton, who coached Steel-High to a PIAA championship in 2009, was charged with corruption of a minor, criminal solicitation, unlawful contact with a minor and promoting prostitution of a minor. He was arraigned before District Judge Steven M. Semic in Dauphin County Night Court on Wednesday, July 1 and released on $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Friday, July 10 before District Judge Kenneth A. Lenker.
Pilsitz admitted to school district administrators that he had attempted to offer a 17-year-old girl money for sex, according to a criminal complaint filed in court by police, and he was suspended from teaching. Police said that one of the girl’s peers had screen shots of a Facebook conversation involving Pilsitz, an adult woman and the victim that shows that Pilsitz allegedly offered money in exchange for sex. Police said the victim never met Pilsitz in person. Pilsitz allegedly made the online comments while at Steelton-Highspire Elementary School, police said in the complaint. Dr. Ellen Castagneto, superintendent of the Steelton-Highspire School District, reported in March suspected child abuse to Dauphin County Chil-
Falcon Fest, a fundraiser for the Lower Dauphin School District’s field house at the Lower Dauphin Middle School turf field complex, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Hersheypark Arena. Light fare, beer and wine and a cash bar will be offered. There is a cost for tickets that will increase after Wednesday, July 15. For more information, visit the Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation Web site, ldfalconfoundation.org/ ldff.
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her frustration. “Can we just stop arguing about this? These people are here from Philadelphia and show them, please, some respect,” she said. “I didn’t ask for this to happen. It wasn’t on my agenda either. But since they are here, could we not make fools of ourselves, and let them present, please?” At no point did Konek or Courogen ever offer an explanation regarding why the KSK presentation had not been listed on the agenda. It is unclear who, if anyone, on council had advance knowledge of the KSK presentation. Kapenstein made it clear that he had been in the dark. “I didn’t know this was going on tonight,” he told the crowd.
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request for proposals that had been advertised for the zoning overlay project. Konek invited the two KSK representatives to come up and give their presentation. However, resident Kay Wealand saw to it that Konek did not get off the hook that easily. “It should have been publicized,” she said. “There might be more people that would be interested in knowing what is going on.” She was interrupted by Courogen: “Ma’am, you don’t need to stay for it if you don’t want to.” That led to an angry confrontation between Courogen and Wilsbach. “You’re not to speak – you’re a secretary, or whatever,” Wilsbach shouted from the audience. Walking up to the rail and leaning over, Courogen shouted back, “I can speak if I want to, Greg. I have as much right as you do, sir. You’re not elected to anything.” Wilsbach soundly defeated McNa-
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Carrie Ann Seltzer, 30, of York, formerly of Austin, Pa. and Middletown, entered into rest on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Memorial Hospital, York. She was born on February 19, 1985 in Coudersport Pa. and was the daughter of Ross Jr. and Faith D. Taylor Seltzer. In addition to her parents, Carrie is survived by two sons, Robert and Gavin, and two daughters, Sadie and Riley; three brothers, James W. Mason, John R. Mason, and Billy J. Chestnut; maternal grandmother, Flossie E. Nichols; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A tribute to Carrie’s life was held on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Matinchek and Daughter Funeral
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A downtown overlay would not replace existing zoning, but would add to it, two representatives of a consultant told residents and Middletown Borough officials on Monday, July 6. The main purpose of a downtown overlay is to encourage new development, and redevelopment of existing properties, that is consistent with “the historic character” that is perhaps Middletown’s strongest attribute, according to the representatives of KSK Architects Planners Historians Inc. of Philadelphia. “The goal is to come up with revitalization and redevelopment opportunities,” said Laura Ahramjian, one of the representatives. “We want to make sure that any new development that comes in fits in with the historic character that you already have.” KSK is still fairly early in the process. What the firm mainly presented Monday was an overview of existing conditions in the borough. KSK has not yet determined which areas of the borough should be cov-
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Otherwise, the borough must ensure that what goes in the few large undeveloped tracts that remain is consistent with what is here now. The town is also challenged by retail vacancies and maintenance that has been deferred on some older historic homes. Getting public input is vital to the success of the project, said Paul Vernon, KSK’s director of planning and urban design. “We can’t do this kind of work without a relevant” public process, he said. “Whether you live inside the zoning overlay or not…it matters to you. As much public input as we can get just makes the process that much better.” KSK will come back to the borough, probably in late summer, with more specifics regarding the zoning overlay. More revisions then will be made based upon public comment. The project should be finished before the end of 2015. Whatever KSK recommends would be subject to council approval in a process that would mirror any other zoning amendment or zoning ordinance revision. Vernon said Middletown residents can ask questions and make their comments known by contacting the firm through its Web site, www.ksk1. com. The firm can also be reached by calling 215-790-1050.
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ered by a zoning Ahramjian said. HERE’S WHAT overlay. One would expect Apparently unbeMain Street to also THEY SAID knownst to many of be included in some the residents gathfashion. However, You can see the ered for an abortcommercial developpresentation by KSK ed Middletown ment on Main Street is Architects Planners Borough Council more “scattered” than Historians Inc., which meeting on July in the downtown area, accompanies our story 6, the KSK represhe added. on our Web site at www. sentatives were in Once KSK settles pressandjournal.com. Middletown for on where the overlay three scheduled should be, the firm meetings to gather input from borough will begin working on “the meat” of officials and selected “stakeholders” an overlay – including various design during the week of June 29 through guidelines such as building height, July 3. setbacks and lot coverage. One meeting was held on Thursday, A zoning overlay offers more flexJuly 2, with representatives of groups ibility than traditional zoning, where suggested by the borough, such as the the guidelines are basically the same Middletown Area Historical Society, throughout an entire zoning district. Ahramjian said. Another meeting was With a zoning overlay, guidelines can held the same day with representatives vary from block to block, depending of Middletown’s new downtown busi- upon what makes the most sense, ness association; only one association Ahramjian said. member could attend the session, The borough’s strongest attributes however. are its historic architecture and having KSK was also to meet with the Mid- a “traditional walkable downtown” dletown Industrial and Commercial with “pedestrian-oriented streets,” Development Authority, but the ICDA she observed. cancelled the meeting, Ahramjian said. From a zoning overlay standpoint, There is no cookie-cutter zoning over- among Middletown’s biggest challay. It varies from town to town, based lenges is that much of the borough’s on each town’s unique characteristics. current zoning does not fit the character It appears likely that a zoning overlay of the buildings here now. would cover the core downtown area “If someone was to tear down a of Union and Emaus streets. This is building, what would be put in place where pedestrian-friendly commercial would not match what you have now, development is most concentrated, and wouldn’t fit,” Ahramjian said.
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From The Wednesday, July 8, 1992 Edition Of The Press And Journal Retirement At 80 A New Beginning After 40 Years In the course of a massive public sale last spring, Samuel W. Demey saw a life’s work and collection of trucks, farm equipment and tools for baling, butchering, planting and tilling sold to a crowd of nearly 600 people. As the gavels of three auctioneers came down for nearly eight hours, Demey ended a 41-year career at his Longview Drive farm in Lower Swatara Township. “I was born and raised here and worked here all my life,” says Demey. In fact he adds that earlier than 41 years ago, “I stepped into my father’s shoes.” One of a family of eight children – two boys and six girls – Demey notes that although the same ratio of children has carried through two more generations, it has not yielded a successive farmer. Demey and his wife Ethel, have three children, one son and two daughters, while their grandchildren include – again – one boy and two girls. Of his son, Demey says he is not a farmer. “He grew up allergic to dust and, in fact, we pretty near lost him when he was a kid.” But the Demey family remains in the area, and retirement is not an unhappy time. Discussing the preceding 41-years, Demey recalls bits and pieces from the passage of time. “There was a lot of fieldwork to do and most was done with the help of two hired men.” One of these men, Demey PUBLIC NOTICES
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23 YEARS AGI - Red Cross Anniversary – Paul Wise, chairman of the Middletown Chapter of the Red Cross, Beane Klahr, a 30-year volunteer for the local chapter, Pauline Still, instructor in home nursing for 30 years, and Alma Arter a volunteer for 31 years, look over some of the historical documents of the Red Cross in the local Middletown area. A special dinner honoring the local organization was held recently at the Tall Pines in Londonderry Township. explains, was his brotherin-law who stayed on until his recent retirement, “since day one – for 41 years.” In terms of his brand new retirement experiences, Demey says, “I’ve been puttering around here and there. When you own property, there’s always something to do.” Since March, he says, he’s turned his attention to helping in the house, and working in the garden and the yard. Conoy Township Police Receive New Unit To Test DUI Suspects Police departments in Conoy, West Donegal and Mt. Joy townships and Elizabethtown Borough are among six area law enforcement agencies that will soon be receiving breathalyzer testing units from the MADD organization and Nationwide Insurance Company. News of the gifts to local police departments was issued by officials with the Lancaster Chapter of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and Dixie Kaley and Jack Tyndall, Nationwide Insurance agents for the Elizabethtown and Mount Joy areas respectively. Kaley said on Monday that the breathalyzers will probably be formally presented to representatives of the six area police departments within the next week to 10 days. In addition to the Elizabethtown area police departments, police in Mount Joy Borough and
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painstakingly and accurately applies the colors that make up the insignia of the different U.S. armed forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines – on big round concrete pavers that he buys from a local gardening store. “It takes a little bit of time, because you’ve got to put two coats on them, and wait for one to dry,” Schmidt said. It started with a single American flag on a pole. Schmidt plants an American flag everywhere he lives. When he and his wife Darlene moved into the house at Race and Water streets on Memorial Day weekend 1984, the bank that sloped down, lit by a nearby street light, seemed just the right spot for Old Glory to shine. Then the ideas for more started coming, some from Schmidt but many from Darlene. About 10 years ago, she saw a handsome eagle sculpture at Pumpkin World. “She said, ‘You know, that would look nice standing in front of your flag,’ so I thought, ‘OK, we’ll get it,’ “ he said. Then one day he was looking through a magazine and saw flags for the different services. He bought a set of flags at a flea market along Route 209 in the Poconos. He made his own poles. This year, he decided to add a fallen warrior memorial. The boots were donated by his daughter and his sonin-law, both Army veterans. He found a pair of life-like plastic toy M16s, but needed a helmet to mount on top. That took some doing, as with most everything else concerning this memorial. “Most of them were right around $100 bucks apiece,” Schmidt said of the helmets. “I’m not spending $100 apiece just to destroy them and drill
holes in them. I kept looking and looking, and I finally found a pair of helmet liners. I got them for $24.50, the pair.” He mounted a helmet liner to the stock of each toy M-16, and ran a rod through each gun to bolt to the boots. Darlene again provided the finishing touch – two little white crosses she bought at a local dollar store. Schmidt didn’t think the fallen warrior memorial would last long. “I figured some idiot is going to come by and see a gun and want to take it,’’ Schmidt said. “It wouldn’t do him any good because they are worthless. I’m kind of glad – it shows that most people anyhow have respect for what it is, what it means.” The memorial draws a lot of attention. People wave as they drive by, and say how nice it looks. Many times people stop and ask if they can take a picture. Schmidt doesn’t mind, as long as he’s not in them. He doesn’t want to distract from what the memorial stands for – a tribute to all veterans, and to all those still serving, from all the branches. Schmidt served himself, in a different era a long time ago. He enlisted in the Navy in 1966. The Vietnam War was gearing up, but in the Schmidt family, military service was expected. His older brother was in the Marine Corp. Reserves, his younger brother dropped out of school to join the Army, and his dad worked at Middletown’s Olmsted Air Force Base. “I decided, ‘Well, the only branch the family ain’t got covered is the Navy,’ “ so he and a couple of buddies wandered into a recruiter’s office in downtown Harrisburg and signed up while still in high school, he said. “We either enlisted or we got drafted right out of school if you didn’t go to
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dren and Youth Services, according to the complaint. District officials, including Mick Iskric, principal of Steelton-Highspire Junior/Senior High School, discussed the allegations with Pilsitz, according to court records – and Iskric said in writing that Pilsitz admitted on Dec. 19 “to having been the person communicating with the (victim and the other woman).” The adult woman reported to police that she had been 18 years old when Pilsitz first contacted her on Facebook and told her she was “beautiful,” according to court records. This woman, who was involved with the girl, met with police in June and provided a two-page statement, according to
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Passersby occasionally stop to take a photo of Joe and Darlene Schmidt’s tribute to military veterans at their home at Race and Water streets. and his youngest son’s girlfriend is in the Navy serving on the USS Bush, named for former President George H. W. Bush. His son in the Navy is a mechanic who helps keep the SEALs afloat, Schmidt said. He lives in Virginia “on a 30-minute leash” because he can be deployed anywhere, anytime. Nowadays, his son and the other family members in uniform are treated with a lot more respect than Schmidt ever was. His memorial is his way of making sure that doesn’t change. “I did it in respect of all our service members, because a lot of times they
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court records. She initially provided Pilsitz’s information to the girl and told her “he would likely give (her) money if she agreed to do sexual things with him,” according to court records. The woman admitted accepting $60 in exchange for oral sex from Pilsitz on two occasions, according to court records. She allegedly told police Pilsitz would phone her, pick her up and buy her fast food. She reported to police that she accepted about $300 from him “for various things,” according to the complaint.
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In a statement released following the filing of charges against Pilsitz, Steelton-Highspire administrators said, “The District reported the allegations to law enforcement officials and Childline. Mr. Pilsitz was also suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.” Vincent Champion, the district’s solicitor, said he was “not authorized to speak beyond the statement.” He said this prevented him from reporting who suspended Pilsitz from his employment as a teacher. The Steelton-Highspire School Board voted on Jan. 12 to hire George Czar as an eighth-grade social studies teacher, retroactive to Jan. 5. During the same meeting the board appointed Pilsitz to serve as a “mentor” for Czar for the remainder of the school year. The board did not discuss Pilsitz in its public meeting aside from his ap-
Cops seek suspect in attack outside Middletown club Middletown police are searching for a man in connection with a razor blade attack outside a BYOB club on Market Street on Saturday, June 27. Troy Lavaugh Bradley, 41, no permanent address, attacked another 41-year-old man with a razor blade after a dispute over a woman outside Club Essie’s in the TROY 300 block of MarBRADLEY ket St. around 2:30 a.m., police said. The unidentified victim’s ear, neck and head were slashed, police said. He was treated at a local hospital and released. Police charged Bradley with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. The charges were filed on Wednesday, July 1 with District Judge David Judy, according to court records. Court records pinpoint Bradley’s address as Shermans Dale, but Bradley often stays with people in Harrisburg, according to police. He is described as 5-feet-6, 140 pounds with a shaved head, a mustache and short beard. He has a prior felony conviction for assault and what police termed “an extensive criminal history” in New York state. Anyone with information on Bradley’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Middletown police at 717-5586900 or grux@middletownborough. com or call the Anonymous Tips Line at 855-TIPS-247.
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don’t get any respect – they don’t get what they deserve, anyhow,” he said. The memorial isn’t done, but continues to evolve. You get the feeling Schmidt is just getting warmed up. The ideas keep coming, with help from Darlene and anyone else who has something to pass along. Schmidt has a plan for what will come next. We could tell you, but that would spoil the surprise. Just keep your eyes on the corner of Race and Water, under the streetlight. “They need to put a new bulb in,” he said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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pointment as mentor. The school board’s policy concerning professional employees indicates, “In the event it becomes necessary to remove district personnel from positions for emergency purposes, the superintendent will have the right to temporarily suspend personnel pending final board action. In these cases, the superintendent will prepare a recommendation and present it to the board as soon as possible but no later than the next regularly scheduled board meeting.” The board took action to hire a replacement for Pilsitz during its Jan. 12 meeting but did not vote in public regarding a possible suspension. The board policy indicates that the temporary power of the superintendent extends until the next board meeting, so it appears it may have been necessary for board members to decide on suspending Pilsitz prior to hiring a new teacher in his place. The state’s Sunshine Act allows a government board, including a school board, to meet in private (an “executive session”) to discuss personnel matters in certain circumstances. The board may meet in secret to discuss the matter, however, any “action” – including all votes – must take place in a public meeting. “If the board voted to suspend, the vote should have taken place at a public meeting,” said Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel with the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. When asked if Pilsitz was paid through the end of the year, Champion again said that was something he was not authorized to discuss. Travis Waters, assistant superintendent, provided the statement to the Press And Journal, but he said he would have to check with the solicitor in regard to questions about Pilsitz. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
Music at Nissley Vineyards
Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge, is hosting a lawn concert featuring Octagon, a swing, blues, bebop and Latin jazz band, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 11. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No babies, children or persons under the legal age of 21 will be admitted. For more information, call 717-426-3514 or visit www. nissleywine.com. •••••
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The 13th annual Seven Sorrows Community Festival will be held at 360 E. Water St., Middletown from 6 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 9; Friday, July 10; and Saturday, July 11. •••••
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Ind. on July 14, 2013, according to the Guinness World Records Web site. Each Xbox 360 retail game allows a player to earn 1,000 points for achievements during the game. These points, called “Gamerscore points,’’ are tallied on the gamer’s Xbox Live account, which keeps a running total. Last year, Raymond Cox became the first user to reach the 1 million point mark. In the gaming subculture, Gamerscore is a big part of earning status as a gamer. DeKorte’s record is different, as he started around 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 5 with a brand-new blank account. He could use no saved games, achievements or points. By starting from zero, the record is set fairly. If a player used an existing account or saved games, he could stop and save several games just before crossing the threshold for an achievement and points milestone. That way, a player could stack the deck so he plays each game for a few minutes and rack up points quickly. DeKorte had to progress through each game as if it was his first time, earning each achievement as he progressed through the game. “To earn that much of a game score in that time is a really big thing,” said Matthew Hoffman, visiting from North Carolina as one of the officials keeping track of the record. DeKorte contacted Guinness to learn
the proper process for documenting his achievement. Hoffman and another fellow gamer act as official witnesses, watching DeKorte play – they alternate fourhour shifts – and taking notes on DeKorte’s progress. The screen of DeKorte’s game play was streamed live through Twitch, a gamer Web site. A camera with a fisheye lens recorded the event while a photographer/ videographer popped in and out to document milestones and samples of DeKorte’s play. “We’re documenting everything he is doing for the game,” Hoffman said. DeKorte planned out which games he would play with the achievements he would need to earn the points. Depending on the game, he would choose whether to try and complete the game for the entire 1,000 points or what points were the ideal use of his time. Most of the work is in developing this strategy, DeKorte said. “It’s very much an exercise in planning,” Hoffman said. DeKorte mapped out this plan using a spreadsheet on his laptop over several months. The plan included many types of games, including sports games, firstperson shooter games and dancing, music and singing games. “And in the middle of it, I finished my master’s of health administration (at Penn State Harrisburg),” DeKorte said. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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Wearing their gold medals as champions of the all-star competition are, above, from left: back row, Hayley Bartholomew, Addyson Snyder (Akron), Alexsys Smith, Katherine Kimmel (Dillsburg), Serina Gurm and Sierah Emerson (Dillsburg); front row, Nieves Kohout, Hailey Herneisey, Christine Miller, Lacey Zimmerman and Elizabeth Kirkland (Dillsburg)
Lower Swatara players holding their championship trophies are, above right, from left: back row, Jenna Alford and Hayley Bartholomew; middle row, Serina Gurm, Nieves Kohout, Alexsys Smith and Emma Moore; front row, Hailey Herneisey, Maddy White, Lacey Zimmerman and Christine Miller
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You can’t get more perfect than this. The Lower Swatara Athletics were the model of perfection in the Suburban Girls Softball League’s 11-andunder division. The Athletics – officially, Lower Swatara No. 2, because
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SUBURBAN GIRLS SOFTBALL LEAGUE 11U Final standings W L Lower Swatara No. 2 11 0 Londonderry No. 4 10 1 Swatara-Paxtang No. 1 9 2 Lower Swatara No. 4 8 3 Hummelstown No. 2 7 4 Cedar Cliff No. 2 6 5 Cedar Cliff No. 3 5 6 Dillsburg No. 1 4 7 Lower Swatara No. 3 3 8 Lower Swatara No. 5 2 9 Cedar Cliff No. 1 1 10
leading the Athletics to yet another trophy. Londonderry No. 4 was almost as good, finishing second in the regular season with a 10-1 record and winning the silver medal in the playoffs. Londonderry scored 163 runs in its 11 games, while surrendering only 60.
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only a pick or shovel. Only on rare occasions would he use a chainsaw. His most remarkable work was the hiking trails that he kept open and cleared. On foot, Webber would walk the endless mountain trails performing yearly maintenance so that recreational hikers could access the most remote wilderness environments that the Big Woods had to offer. One of the many trails that he was responsible for is the Black Forest Trail that covers 42 miles through Lycoming and Clinton counties. Many other trails also reflect his love and commitment to his passion of hiking. Bob truly loved his work and lived like no other person I know. He and Dottie lived in a log cabin that they had built overlooking the Pine Creek at Slate Run. No running water or electricity – just a remote log
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cabin sitting on top of the mountain. A gate prevented vehicle access to the cabin. A walk of several miles had to be done to reach it. I never made the hike to the Webber cabin, but I knew others who had. Don and Elsie Klopp of Lebanon County would talk about their visits to a couple who lived the frontier life style far from civilization. To me, they sounded like folks I read about in school, like Daniel Boone and the early settlers. Books and their cats entertained them. Clean fresh mountain air was their life.
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I can assure you that when I find myself in the Black Forest area of Lycoming County fishing on Pine Creek or Slate Run or just walking the many trails of “God’s Country,” the memory of Webber will forever grace my mind. None loved the mountains more than Bob and Dottie. If this story moves you to know more about this wonderful man and his life accomplishments, you can Google “Robert Webber, Slate Run, PA.’’ Tom Shank can be reached at tshank38@comcast.net
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Wesley United Methodist Church
Church Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
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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 ever thrid Friday of the month 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
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the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry at 201 Wyoming Street, Royalton. Community Care Sunday is the first Sunday of each month. We collect personal hygiene items for neighbors who need them. Upper Room Devotionals for July and August are available in the Gathering Room. A Bible Study group meets each Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9:15 a.m. A community-wide Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Wesley on Thurs., July 23 from 2 to 7 p.m. Those desiring to donate blood are urged to come and share the gift of life. While appointments are not necessary, interested donors can visit www.redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS to schedule an appointment. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown
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 8-14 are always open to everyone. Wed., July 8: Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study. Sat., July 11: 4:30 p.m., Youth Fellowship Game Night at the Senators. Sun., July 12: 9 a.m., Sunday Church
school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for July: Bill Harris; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Barb Etnoyer, Ken and Kathy Frosbie. Nursery helpers: Vickie Hubbard, Gloria Clouser. The altar flowers are given in memory of Jamie Lindsey presented by his family. Sun., July 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Mon., July 13 from 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 9 p.m., Workers will be accepting donations of gently used clothing (no rips or stains) for men, women, teens and children, as well as shoes, coats, linens and blankets for God’s Clothes Closet. Tues., July 14: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Middletown
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
of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship on Sun., July 12. Visitors are especially welcome. Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our air-conditioned sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one,
as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. The Anniversary Committee is scheduled to meet on Mon., July 13 at 1 p.m. The Mission/Evangelism Committee is scheduled to meet on Tues., July 14 at 6:30 p.m. 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.
First Church of God Middletown
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 8: Water 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. Thurs., July 16: 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. They meet monthly during June, July and August. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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. 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. Our Vacation Bible School, “G Force” – God’s love in action, will be held Sun., July 26 through Thurs., July 30 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The event is free and open to children ages 3 to 12. There will be crafts, stories, snacks, games and activities involving action (skateboards, scooters, hula hoops, etc.). Registration appreciated but not required. On Fri., July 31, all are invited to our Free Outdoor Family
Movie Night featuring the movie “GForce.” There will be free refreshments and live music from our band starting at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. Attendees are invited to bring a chair or blanket. The next summer movie night will be Fri., Aug. 28. Movie will be announced closer to date. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies and 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. To register for VBS or any questions please call us at 939-0766.
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran pasta cups, ramen noodle lunch, fruit Church is located at Spring and Union and applesauce cups, granola bars, streets, Middletown. We are a Recon- snacks/treats, individual drinks, and ciling In Christ Church. individual cereal boxes. Items colYou are invited to join us for worship lected are taken to the Interfaith Food on Wednesday morning, Saturday Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Royalton. worship time is 9 a.m. through and Church and Community Events: including September 6. Our 11 a.m. Wed., July 8: 10 a.m., Holy Comworship service is broadcast live on munion; 1:30 p.m., Holy Communion WMSS 91.1. at Interfaith Apartments. Wednesday morning service is at 10 Sat., July 11: 5 p.m., Holy Coma.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual munion. traditional service and is 45 minutes Sun., July 12: 9 a.m., Holy Comin length. Please enter through the munion. parking lot doors. Mon., July 13: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., The first Sunday of each month is Community dinner at St. Peter’s feaFood Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry turing spaghetti. All are invited. is in need of personal care, nonperishVisit our website at www.stpeable food items, soups, condiments, tersmiddletown.org. peanut butter, and jelly. Needed for Scripture for July 12: Amos 7:7-15; the Kids Summer Food Bags are kids’ Ps 85:8-13; Eph 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29.
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 the2nd Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. Intercessory Prayer will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Children’s Church leaders for July 12: Pam Eberly, Donna Thompson.
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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 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 is today from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with lunch included. Teen Night is 6 to 8 p.m. 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 is the “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.
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
BRAD GILBERT, Pastor
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) Ample Parking Nursery Provided
Geyers United Methodist Church
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Summer Worship Schedule thru Sept. 6 Worship Service - 9 am • No Sunday School Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am Kierch Sunday - September 6
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish 280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
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Hey gamers, it's not just about shooting zombies
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e love games. They’ve been part of human existence for, well, centuries. Monopoly, the board game we’ve all played in our youth, was patented by Charles Darrow in 1935. Parcheesi can claim a much longer history; it is the American adaptation of a game from India that dates back to perhaps 500 A.D. But board games are soooo 20th century. Today, computer game consoles are must-have toys, Xboxes and PlayStations and Wiis and all those contraptions that bring competition to life. Technology has turned games into amazing, albeit expensive, pastimes, with their dizzying graphics and imagination. It’s no wonder you have to coax your child away from the game console. But the next time your kids bemoans your effort to get him or her to move away from the computer games to finish their math homework, remind them of David DeKorte, a 40-year-old Lower Swatara Twp. man who appears to have broken a Guinness World Record for scoring points on his Xbox 360. Over the weekend, DeKorte surpassed the record for scoring the highest number of points on Microsoft Xbox Live in 24 hours, apparently topping the achievement – 14,419 “game scorer’’ points by a guy in Terre Haute, Ind., in 2013. Seated before his Xbox in his home, games arranged in the order he intended to play them and a row of monster drinks lined up nearby, he appeared to claim glory while two fellow gamers recorded his scores, while a camera captured his victories. His play was even streamed live through Twitch, a game Web site. Yes, it must have taken an amount of time unimaginable by many of us to play games over and over to become so good that he could challenge the record. For those of us who don’t know Grand Theft Auto from Mortal Kombat, the amount of time spent before a computer screen to become proficient is too staggering to imagine. But DeKorte’s apparent achievement wasn’t accomplished merely by playing games. A former school teacher with a master’s degree in health administration from Penn State Harrisburg, DeKorte applied a little math to reach his goal. He mapped out a strategy on a spreadsheet over several months to determine how many games he needed to play, and how much time he could spend on each game, to reach the record. As one of his witnesses, fellow gamer Matthew Hoffman of North Carolina, observed in our story on DeKorte’s record-breaking attempt, which you can find on A1 of this edition, “It’s very much an exercise in planning.” So when your kid scoffs about giving up games for math homework, remind them that it took a command of math for a local gamer to break a gaming record. Consider it another weapon in your arsenal.
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Another attempt to help Pennsylvania's sick
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here have been a number of roadblocks in my ongoing journey to help Pennsylvania’s sick and suffering – especially children with seizures and veterans with PTSD – by bringing medical cannabis to the Commonwealth. While I understand and appreciate many of the concerns that have been raised, I also worry about misinformation and disinformation that has been disseminated and contributed to the delay of
my Senate Bill 3. For example, several opponents of legalizing medical cannabis in Pennsylvania have pointed out to me an Associated Press medical article written by Lindsey Tanner regarding recently published articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). These opponents perceive this article as negative. I perceive it as nothing new and irrelevant to my Senate Bill 3 to allow for medical cannabis in the Commonwealth. Here’s why. First, the “small study” that indicates labels for edible cannabis products are inaccurate (i.e. baked goods and drinks): Senate Bill 3 does not allow edible products in Pennsylvania. Second, the article states “evidence is weak for...anxiety, sleep disorders, and Tourette’s syndrome…” None of these conditions are included in Senate Bill 3, and nobody claims cannabis is a “cure-all.” To me, this is like saying allergy medications won’t prevent heart attacks – that’s not what they are prescribed for; no medication helps anything and everything. Third, as for the possible side effects of medical cannabis – dizziness, dry mouth and sleepiness: Doesn’t sound too bad to me considering the alternatives (all of the following are seizure medications and possible side effects, according to www.rxlist.com) – Benzodiazepines (Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, Onfi), dependence, possible severe seizures on sudden withdrawal, respiratory depression, increased risk of glaucoma and liver injury; Ezogabine/Retigabine (Potiga), potentially irreversible eye damage and skin discoloration; Felbamate (Felbalol), liver failure and potentially fatal anemia; Tiagabine (Gabitril), tremors, agitation and seizures in non-epilepsy patients; and the list goes on and on. I’d take a dry mouth over liver failure any day, or feeling drowsy over irreversible eye damage. The Associated Press medical article also points out that “marijuana is illegal under federal law and some scientists [cite] research stymied by government hurdles including a declaration that marijuana is a controlled substance with no accepted medical use.” The federal government knows cannabis has medical value: U.S. Patent 6630507 states that cannabis is a neuroprotectent and an antioxidant. The Pennsylvania Senate carefully deliberated legislation to allow medical cannabis in the Commonwealth for more than a year. There have been numerous hearings, meetings and testimonies to support this medication. More than 20 states have already enacted medical cannabis laws to help their patients. Why are Pennsylvanians less entitled and deserving of this help? 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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Vaccines are vital to life, safety
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he fight against rubella, the deadly German measles, has finally paid off. Global health authorities say the terrible disease has been eliminated in the Americas. It’s a rare dose of good news in the fight against the debilitating disease, which can cause birth defects or even fetal death if contracted by a pregnant woman. The eradication was possible by one of modern medicine’s most indispensable tools – routine vaccination. Immunization’s value has never been more apparent. Yet Americans have grown skeptical of vaccines – and the science behind them. That has to change. Few medical innovations have saved more lives than vaccines, which may play an even larger role in the years to come. It wasn’t long ago that rubella posed a fearsome threat to unborn children. A U.S. outbreak in 1964-65 led to 11,000 miscarriages, abortions and deaths in the womb. Another 20,000 children suffered birth defects. The first vaccines for rubella arrived in 1969. Of course, the victory over rubella is only the latest success story for vaccines. As recently as the 1950s, polio posed a serious threat to American children. A 1952 outbreak of the disease infected almost 60,000 children and killed more than 3,000. The disease paralyzed thousands more. Vaccines’ past and future beneficiaries may not realize that an important component of vaccine development Immunization's is animal value has never research. Animal been more research is apparent. Yet responsible Americans have for some of the most grown skeptical beneficial of vaccines – and vaccines in modern the science behind history – them. That has to including change. those for rubella, measles and polio. And it’s our best hope for eradicating other destructive illnesses in the years to come. Primate studies, for instance, provide unique insight into the immune system. Testing experimental medications and vaccines on animals is also a dependable -- and FDA required -- way to determine whether a new vaccine is safe for humans. The rubella virus used in current measles-mumps-rubella vaccines was initially developed using animal cell cultures and chicken embryos. Later, tests on a variety of species, including primates, mice and rabbits, proved the vaccine safe. Animals have benefited from this research as well, as vaccines have been developed for animal diseases like rabies, cowpox, West Nile virus and anthrax. Today’s vaccine research also depends on primate experiments. Scientists are researching advanced vaccines for preventing HIV/AIDS, protecting humans against bioterrorism and treating devastating diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. In recent years, however, vaccines have been victims of their own success. With diseases like measles, polio, and now rubella mostly wiped out, some folks have forgotten how deadly those diseases used to be. Without a clear memory of the potential consequences of foregoing immunity, many people think of vaccination as less pressing. Today, around 40 percent of parents choose to delay or refuse vaccinations for their children, with little understanding of the public health risks involved in such a decision. Many justify their choice with appeals to so-called “herd immunity” – the idea that if enough people are vaccinated, a disease won’t spread as easily. They free-ride on the fact that most other people have received their shots. But herd immunity only applies if a sufficient number of herd members get vaccinated. Eliminated diseases can quickly re-emerge when vaccination rates decline. Less than 50 years ago, expectant parents lived in fear that rubella could harm – or kill – their unborn children. Animal research gave us the tools, in the form of vaccines, to eradicate rubella, measles, and other deadly diseases. We must remember to use them. Frankie L. Trull is president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research, Washington, D.C
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• “What will the haters and mud-
throwers do in January 2016 when there is no one else to blame but themselves?”
• “People need to stop prying in other peoples’ lives. You really
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need to grow up! Life is not a junior high gossip session. Do the world a favor and address it to the ones involved. Don’t make grapevines for you to get your information from because it’s petty and childish.”
people for having the slaves back then? There will always be race issues in this country no matter what anyone says.”
• “This rebel flag stuff is getting
doesn’t want saved. People, get off your cell and get ready for Armegaddon!’’
out of hand. Now they won’t show “The Dukes of Hazzard.’’ This country is getting pathetic. I’m against gays – it’s my right, and I want all the TV shows with gays in it pulled. You gays make me sick. Why don’t we just ban all white
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• “Sheetz put up a building in a few months on Route 230. What’s taking so long for you folks at the old Olmstead Plaza? Get the lead out!!”
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New law I supported clarifies background check requirements
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o further clarify the types of volunteers and employees who are required to obtain background checks to work with children, I voted for House Bill 1276. This legislation is designed to more clearly define who is and who is not subject to the background check requirements and, where possible, make the requirements less difficult for volunteers, nonprofit organizations, employees and employers. Under the bill, only those employees with direct and routine interaction with a child as part of a child care service, a school, or a program, activity or service would need to obtain the clearances. Volunteers must obtain the clearances if they have direct volunteer contact, meaning that they have care, supervision, guidance or control and routine interaction with children. For example, a Sunday school teacher and Scout leader would need the clearances, while a cook at a youth camp, a parent dropping off baked goods at a school or a guest reader/performer would not. As far as cost, the Pennsylvania State Police criminal background checks and the child abuse
clearances fees (both $10 each) will be waived for all volunteers beginning Saturday, July 25. Those fees are being reduced to $8 for employees. Those who received the free clearances will not be able to use those for employment purposes. Additionally, the deadline for new volunteers to obtain their clearances has been moved from July 1 to Tuesday, Aug. 25. All other deadlines remain the same: Dec. 31 for existing employees and July 1, 2016 for existing volunteers. New prospective employees must obtain them before starting employment. The legislation would also permit employers or organizations to accept non-original copies of the required documents on file rather than the original copies to be maintained by the employer or organization. The legislation was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday, July 1. Changes take effect immediately. More information is available at www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov.
State parks and summer fun
Pennsylvania’s 120 state parks are offering several unique recreational
opportunities for state residents this summer. Some of those opportunities include staying the night at one of 67 state parks that offer a variety of accommodations, from tent sites to modern inns; participating in guided recreation outings, educational programs and workshop opportunities to learn more about nature; taking part in the first-time camper program; and fishing and hiking at some of the best locations on state forest lands. For more information on summer activities in Pennsylvania state parks, click on the Pennsylvania State Parks link in the “PA-At Your Service” section of my Web site, RepPayne.com.John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of Swatara Twp.
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While on the road of life, I stopped at the new school F riday was a day like most. I came into Middletown on Route 441. I wanted to see the progression of the new senior high school. It’s amazing how such a high tech building all comes together. Designed and built by people much smarter than me. Still, I’m mystified what it’s going to look like when it’s done. I came around the tennis courts and there stood the old high school. Majestic. Spanning almost 50 years. I pulled into the student parking lot. Turned off the engine and sat there. I thought about some of my high school memories. High school plays. Musicals. Mr. Brunner, clip board in hand, shaking his head at me. Coach Yohn verbally willing me up the rope climb. Miss Rife exasperated over my antics. I used to steal, then eat Dwayne’s lunch in her class. And I could never remember how to conjugate the verb “to be” in Latin. Sum, es, est, sumus, estis, sunt – hey, I did it! I always wondered what exasperated her more – The Lunch or Linguistics? I had flowers delivered to her classroom my junior year. I had made amends and all was well in Latin class. Being voted “Friendliest” and “Class Clown.” Winning the “Mr. Spirit” contest. Sadie Hawkins dances. Dances after basketball and football games. The bus ride to Pittsburgh for the state basketball championship. Key Club. Key Club car washes. Key Club conventions. Being arrested on our class trip to the Poconos for “borrowing” another resort’s canoes. Being made an honorary “Soul Brother” by Tommy Grove and Cliff Brown. Tommy and Cliff are both gone now. I didn’t get to say goodbye. Running out the side doors of the high school for the last time. I’ve been running ever since. I just never knew it. All of us are running. I don’t think we realize it. Life has been kind. I didn’t appreciate it enough. Many of us don’t. We’re planning our 45th class
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reunion – 45 years! It’s still hard to process. All those years vanished like a puff of smoke. Heady days of college, marriage, kids, grandchildren. I’m still running. At 62, “ambling’’ is a better word. But I’m still moving. I pulled out of the parking lot, came down Union Street and turned right on West Roosevelt Avenue. Memories of my friends who lived on Roosevelt Avenue ran through my mind as I made the turn. Listening to Motown records with Bobbie Van Shura. Trying to sing along in harmony with the Temptations and Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. Sleep outs. Parties at Keith Pappas’. Shooting basketball with Denny Bashore. Riding shot gun with Randy Saputo in his GTO. Keith and Denny are gone, too. Life isn’t fair, I thought, as I made the turn to visit my father’s grave. I couldn’t believe all of the Penn State housing that had sprouted up. I remember when they started but I hadn’t realized the scope of the project. I stood at my father’s grave. My father was one of the first to be buried in the upper section of the Middletown Cemetery. Many more have since taken up residence there in the last 14 years. I looked in all directions – rows and rows of tombstones. Monoliths rising out of the ground. This is the end game, I thought, as I left the cemetery. I glanced at the dormitories and thought of the students who will eventually live there. I wondered: Will living next to a cemetery register in the minds of those Penn State students living in those new college dorms? You know, a reminder of how short life is?
Probably not. They’re busy living. Just like we were when we were young. It certainly wasn’t something I thought of when I was their age. I was busy getting a degree in English Literature. And then I remembered one of my old college textbooks. Two poems that always spoke to me. One by 17th Century poet Robert Herrick: “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying; And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying... “That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former.” Nathaniel Hawthorne penned this one in the 19th Century: “Oh could I raise the darken’d veil, Which hides my future life from me, Could unborn ages slowly sail, Before my view – and could I see My every action painted there, To cast one look I would not dare. There poverty and grief might stand, And dark Despair’s corroding hand, Would make me seek the lonely tomb To slumber in its endless gloom. Then let me never cast a look, Within Fate’s fix’d mysterious book.” I knew that college book of literature would come in handy someday! Eddie Costik is a Middletown native who writes from Hummelstown.
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Water woes at new soccer field VINTAGE HIGHSPIRE HAPPENINGS will be resolved, officials say
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Penn State Harrisburg’s new temporary soccer field along Dauphin Street has created problems for some neighbors, but the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners say they will be addressed and remedied. Bonnie Kiner, a resident who lives near the proposed field, said that work on the field has created a moat as water pools around the proposed playing surface. She said that since the work began on the temporary field, she and her neighbors have gotten additional run-off water in their yards after rainstorms. The developer will be taking care of that with the “planned fracking of the field,” said Tom Mehaffie, president of Lower Swatara’s commissioners, whose board approved the temporary field in May. Mehaffie and Commissioner Nick DiFrancesco said that projects like the soccer field may temporarily worsen conditions until completed. Penn State Harrisburg is building the temporary field because its current field does not meet NCAA standards, a university official said. The university plans a new soccer facility as part of its development of 60 acres that it is negotiating to purchase from the neighboring Middletown Home, but those plans will take a little longer. Erin Letavic, township engineer,
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A worker installs a chain link fence around the temporary soccer field that’s under construction by Penn State Harrisburg. said the site developers had planned a deep cultivation of the soil prior to seeding the grass to improve the soil’s tilth and drainage. Kiner scoffed at some of the explanations for ways to improve the drainage because she said there are nearby springs underground that cause problems with the water table that have already required all nearby residents to install basement sump pumps. “The stormwater engineering has been addressed,” said Bob Greene,
the township planning and zoning coordinator. He said he expects the field to have no run-off issues. Kiner also asked the commissioners again to request the developer install a fence without privacy slats. She said she had polled her neighbors and none of them had a problem with a chain link fence that allows viewing the field. The commissioners agreed to have the township approach the developer about this issue. “We’ll work on that fence,” Mehaffie told Kiner.
Painted Ladies, excerpt from August 18, 1992 On this calm and sunny morning many butterflies have joined the resident hummingbird family in their special corner of the garden. As the male and female ruby throats dart about followed by their tiny offspring, the butterflies weave in and out, sucking nectar from the many flower blossoms. While they are more plentiful in the rural countryside we are seeing many members of the various “butterfly families” about town. For instance, on Paxton Street, Mary Thompson reports a distinctly blue swallowtail among others in her flowerbeds. Of course, butterflies occur all over North America. But there are some that we find more often in our area of the Keystone State. It is really not necessary to know their botanical names to appreciate their dazzling colors and enjoy their fascinating behavior. To study their lifecycle is a wonderful and interesting way to cultivate a love and respect for nature, particularly with children. This appreciation of their great beauty may begin with merely listing their unusual and descriptive names. Visitors to our garden today include: the pipe vine swallowtail who is black with a generous touch of iridescent blue and spots of orange and white; the tiger swallowtail, which is mostly bright yellow with stripes of black; and the much-loved monarch,
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Loving these lazy, hazy days of summer? I am. If it stayed like this all year round, that would be fine with me. I know there are people who love the fall and spring best. There are people who really hate the heat and will take winter over this anytime. Take heart, dear readers: According to AccuWeather.com, we won’t have a day over 85 degrees for the month of July! Several days are supposed to top out in the high 70s. Could this be correct? I guess we will wait and see. Have a great week, and let me know your news to share. Patriotic July quiz • Which three Presidents died on July 4? (John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third president, both died on the same day in 1826.) • When did Congress declare the Fourth of July a federal holiday? (June 28, 1870.) • What country gained full independence from the U.S. on July 4, 1946? (The Philippines.) • What does each color in our flag – red, white and blue – represent? (Red represents hardiness and valor; white represents purity and innocence; blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice.) • Which city hosts the nation’s largest fireworks display? (New York City – the Macy’s Fourth of July celebration will feature 1,800 shells a minute for a total of more than 40,000 explosions during the 25-minute show, according to Newsday.) Birthdays Here is a huge shout-out happy cake day to Charlie Stare of Lower Swatara Twp. He celebrates on Wednesday, July 8. Lots of laughter and fun sent your way, Charlie. Kayce Deibler of Lower Swatara hits her landmark real-adult birthday on Wednesday, July 8. I hope your 21st birthday is over-the-top! Mackenzie Trafka of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Wednesday, July 8. Congrats on turning 22, Mackenzie! Wishing LeeAnn Coble of Middletown a very sweet and pleasant happy birthday as she observes her cake day
on Thursday, July 9. Happy rootin’-tootin’ birthday to Nancy Witkowski of Lower Swatara. She celebrates on Friday, July 10. Have a fabulous weekend, Nancy. Rachel Romberger of Lower Swatara turns 22 on Saturday, July 11. Sunny skies and lots of fun to you on your birthday, Rachel. Matthew Wagner of Lower Swatara will blow out 12 candles atop his frosty cake on Saturday, July 11. Have a super-super weekend celebrating, Matthew! Best wishes for a delightful birthday to Lynn Shank of Lower Swatara. She observes her just spiffy day on Saturday, July 11. Danelle Vought of Lower Swatara celebrates 22 years on this earth on Sunday, July 12. Congrats, and enjoy! Happy 22nd cake and ice cream day to Dylan Thorn-Sohomuch of Lower Swatara on Sunday, July 12. I hope it isn’t too hot for you, Dylan! Natalie Souders of Lower Swatara marks her landmark 18th balloonflying day on Sunday, July 12. Wishing you sunny clouds and lots of laughs. Alexis Cool of Middletown celebrates her double-toothpicks birthday on Sunday, July 12. Hope it is the happiest cake day yet, Alexis! If you see Kyle Landis out and about Lower Swatara on Monday, July 13, be sure to give him a hardy and jolly happy birthday greeting. He is Sweet 16. Honk, honk, honk, Kyle! Happy-joy-joy birthday to Joe Lawruk of Lower Swatara as he observes another super-duper dazzling birthday on Tuesday, July 14. Take it easy this week, Joe! Katelyn Wagner of Lower Swatara will blow out seven candles on Tuesday, July 14. My, how time is flying for this sweet princess. Have a happy! Happy 17th birthday to Alex D’Entremont of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, July 14. I hope your day is just how you like it! “One Nation” Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “It is always interesting to watch the ‘experts’ expound on various topics from the economy to national defense to social issues, and so on, sometimes presenting a host of statistics and little-known studies as proof of
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their expertise. They claim that their knowledge and all those letters behind their name give them unquestionable authority to declare truth. “Some of these experts continue to claim that our economy remains sluggish because we are not borrowing and spending at a greater rate. They want another stimulus package and if that doesn’t work, I can guarantee you they will want yet another. I will admit that these people are very knowledgeable, but I severely doubt that they possess wisdom. “I believe my mother with her thirdgrade education could come up with a better plan than theirs. When someone does challenge them, they love to say, ‘That person is not an expert and can’t possibly know what she’s talking about.’ ” Clarion grads Andrea Harvey, of Middletown, and Jennifer Irvin, of Elizabethtown, graduated from Clarion University, Clarion County, in May. Findlay dean’s list Megan Martz, of Middletown, was named to the dean’s list at The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, for the spring semester. Slippery Rock grads The following local students graduated from Slippery Rock University, Butler County, in May: • Lori Frey, of Elizabethtown, with a bachelor’s degree in music therapyinstrumental • Heidi Hupp, of Elizabethtown, with a bachelor’s degree in nursing Loyola dean’s list Rye Morris, of Elizabethtown, was named to the dean’s list at Loyola University, Baltimore, for the spring semester. Anniversaries Best wishes to Scott and Suzanne Hile of Lower Swatara for a wonderful romantic anniversary on Thursday, July 9. I hope you two keep cool. Enjoy! Happy 17th wedding anniversary to Rick and Michelle Berrones of Lower Swatara as they celebrate their chocolate and flowers day on Saturday, July 11.
• Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15 • Planning Commission, 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 • Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, July 27 Scranton dean’s list The following local students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Scranton for the spring semester: • Patrick McCarty, of Elizabethtown, a senior exercise science major • Megan Zimmerman, of Elizabethtown, a senior occupatonal therapy major IUP scholars Two local students participated in the 10th annual Undergraduate Scholars Forum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana County. They were among about 200 students whose research, artwork or performing arts were showcased. Amber Clark, of Steelton, an art history major, presented her poster on “Sixteenth Century to Modern Portrayal of Heter-normative Gender, Sexism and Rape Culture through Representation in Film: A Cross Analysis of Life, Personality and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi.’’ She is a recipient of a McNair Scholarship Travis Gorham, of Steelton, a psychology major, presented her poster on “Discrepancy between Skin Tones in the African-American Community.’’ She is a recipient of a PBCOHE Scholarship. Quote of the Week “We are imperfect people living imperfect lives. We don’t influence others by our perfect example – it isn’t possible – but by the love we show them.” – Dawn Camp, author and blogger
Clemson dean’s list Elizabeth A. Reiner, of Elizabethtown, was named to the dean’s list at Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., for the spring semester.
Question of the Week What do you like best about July? “I like that I get to celebrate my birthday on the first and three days later I celebrate Independence Day!” – McKayla Tucker, 15, Lower Swatara. “My birthday! We usually are on vacation.” – Matthew Wagner, 11, Lower Swatara. “It is hot! I love vacation.” – Jaynee Stubbs, 14, Middletown. “I like going to Mexico, N.Y. (by Lake Ontario) with my family. We go fishing.” – Rachelle Miller, 11, Highspire. “The Fourth of July. We watch fireworks from my house.” – Jay Smith, 11, Lower Swatara. “I like that I can be outside all the time, playing baseball and going to Hersheypark.” – Alex Monroig, 11, Lower Swatara.
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Proverb for the Week Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread (31:8).
Morehead State dean’s list Caitlin Nicole Fox, of Hummelstown, was named to the dean’s list at Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky., for the spring semester.
Lifecycle of a Butterfly To study the butterfly's lifecycle is a wonderful and interesting way to cultivate a love and respect for nature, particularly with children. which is easily recognized by the predominance of orange and black. Today there are also many small sulphurs: the white, the yellow and the orange. The red admiral is a regular and seems to delight in a large clump of pink phlox growing beside the wall of old limestone. There are others, the small skippers and less familiar visitors who fly and glide over the blossoms planted in their honor. On another day, we might see the spicebush swallowtail or members of a large group known as the fritillary family. The butterfly best remembered from childhood days growing up in Highspire is the painted lady. Indeed, it is probably the most widespread butterfly in the world. We can faithfully count on its appearance every year. We have seen it in on the west coast in California, Oregon and Washington and back east in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. All of these locations were homeports in the two decades spent in the U.S. Navy. Alas, with each passing year their numbers appear to decline. When one reads of a 70 percent reduction in songbirds during the last 20 years we can only hope that these jewels of nature will not become memories in our lifetime. So next year I will plant another clump of milkweed in our garden for that is the monarchs’ favorite food! Slug Wars, excerpt from July 20, 1994 column This is the time of year when gardeners go to war with that small animal life that is something like a snail without a shell. These decidedly slimy creatures emerge from hiding and chew up vegetation and blossoms wreaking havoc in both flowers and vegetable gardens. Since childhood, I have waged an unending battle with these pests and am now resigned to the fact that I will never win; but I won’t give up. A fellow gardener who lives in the 400 block of Eshleman Street has been known to prowl about his yard and garden at night, armed with a flashlight and a box of salt. A dash of Morton’s will cause these villains to convulse and ooze. And while I have been known to employ this method myself, on occasion, there are other tactics that you may want to employ. Some gardening catalogs sell slug traps complete with bait, but a cheaper simple method you may want to try is death by intoxication…! First you take a bowl you never ever want to eat from again, fill it with cheap beer and at dusk set it out among your flowers or vegetables. Slugs are drawn to the brew and
drink freely, eventually drowning themselves. In the morning you have a bowl of, what my two daughters described as “most disgusting”, bodies to toss in the garbage. For those with a faint heart, a few damp flowerpots turned upside down will yield a sizeable catch, but then you must batter the critters to oblivion! Slugs mark their territory with their own scent so that they can find their way home after dark. On the brighter side, slug slime can take away the sting from nettles. Happy gardening! The Big Stinky, excerpt from July 27, 1994 More than 50 years ago the W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) engaged artists and writers to document, for all time, various arts and crafts that were distinctly American. This included many items, implements and equipment from everyday life. Everything from weathervanes to quilts and furniture to farm implements were skillfully rendered in watercolor and described in written prose. These two thick volumes are now published by the Smithsonian and are greatly valued by historians, teachers, crafts persons and lovers of Americana. I have used this resource many years, particularly when I worked in occupational therapy and therapeutic recreation. However, there is one item pictured that stands alone in its curiosity and originality. This rather ominous looking device is called “the big stinky”. In truth, it is a flycatcher, an effective trap which was patented more than a century ago. Today the big stinky survives in a contemporary form and is available in many hardware stores. The up-to-date flytrap is merely an inexpensive plastic lid that turns a throwaway one- or two-quart jar into a highly effective flytrap. One simply places a fresh cube of beef in the jar with a bit of water and in a day or so the trap silently goes to work. The resulting foul odor draws flies and in no time at all hundreds and thousands of flies are trapped and die in the jar. All this without the use of any chemicals, poisons, sprays, etc. When the jar fills, you carefully (I recommend thick gloves) discard it in a paper bag and start all over again with a fresh beef cube and a new jar. Naturally, you will want to place the big stinky in a distant corner of your yard. Revolting as it sounds, and is, this is another example of an old fashioned, but environmentally sound way of dealing with common pests, such as the fly. Apart from all of that, it sure is an unusual topic for conversation to say the least!
TOP ADMINISTRATOR LEAVES LD Schultz takes superintendent top post in Berks County By Jim Lewis
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A top Lower Dauphin School District administrator was hired on Tuesday, June 30 as the new superintendent of the Tulpehocken Area School District in Berks County. Dr. Robert Schultz, assistant superintendent at LD for the past seven years and a former principal at Lower Dauphin Middle School, was hired by an 8-0 vote by the Tulpehocken Area School Board during a special meeting, the Reading Eagle newspaper reported. Schultz, 50, begins his new job on Thursday, July 16 at a starting salary of $135,000. The Tulpehocken board approved a four-year contract with Schultz to run its 1,450-student school district. “Everything I’ve heard about this district has been very positive,’’ Schultz told the Reading Eagle. “It just seemed like a great fit.’’ Schultz was chosen because “he is an exemplary educational leader who has served as an advocate for students,’’ said Scott Klopp, president of Tulpe-
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1840. Some early photographs were on glass or tin. The photographs on glass were sometimes called ambrotypes. The tintype or ferro-type was a photograph on tin that was made about the time of the Civil War. So if you have either of these types of photographs, you have a very old photograph. If the photo is in color and is fading, it’s likely that it was taken when color shots were new. That would be around 1948 or after. If the picture is an unfaded color shot, it is a fairly recent one. Some recent photographs have a date printed in the margin. Of course the most difficult pictures in which to identify the people were those taken long ago. The clothing worn by the people in the pictures can also be a good indication of the period in which the photographs were taken. Men’s clothing did not change as frequently as did ladies’s. In the 1840s men’s clothing featured a fitted waist and the top hat as headgear. The standing collar went out of fashion as comfort replaced elegance. Boys were dressed like the men. Women wore full skirts, which reached the ground in the mid-1840s. Their sleeves were round but not as fully puffed as a few years earlier. Little girls were dressed the same as the ladies, except their skirts were a little shorter. In 1850 men’s trousers were strapped under the foot. In the late 1850s the common man wore caps, but the wealthier wore top hats. The crinoline, or hoop, to hold out the ladies’ wide, floor length skirt was introduced in the 1850s. Shawls and bonnets were accessories for her costume. At the end of the century the bloomer Amelia Bloomer introduced style in protest to the cumbersome hoop skirt, but the style was short-lived. In the 1860s women used parasols, muffs, and small handbags as accessories. Bows and crunching, a kind of irregular gathering of material, were used as decoration on skirts and bodices. In 1870 skirts became flat in front with fullness in the back producing a bustle. The skirt was long with a small train. The bodice was fitted with a trim waistline. In 1880 the dresses for little girls became looser, more suited to their lifestyle. At the end of the century, little boys were dressed in the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style, a black velvet suit with lace collar and cuffs. With the turn of the century, ladies no longer wore bustles, but skirts remained long. Large lego-mutton sleeves were introduced at this time. In the early 1900s both little boys and little girls wore large bows at the neck. Just before World War I, the Gibson girl look featuring an S-shaped figure with a tiny waist was the fashion for ladies. This was named for its creator, Charles Dana Gibson. This style was of short duration, however. If you can identify the location in which the picture was taken and know who was there at that time that can help. I am a native Southern Californian, so a picture of a small girl in deep snow would not likely be of me. In the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, photographic studios used elaborate designs on the back of the cardboard mounted pictures, frequently giving both the name and location of the studio. Habits of different people also can give a hint as to who was who. In the case of the man holding the fish: I had an uncle who fished more than other members of the family. That fact, plus some others, confirmed his identity. My father wore his hat at an angle, which was characteristic of him. One of my aunts was considered somewhat of a “tomboy.” I have a picture of her in a long dress and a wide-brimmed hat sitting in a tree. Sometimes pets in a picture can supply a clue as to who is shown. You may not know who the person is, but you may recognize that dog anywhere. I have had some luck finding the identity of unknowns in a picture by making a photocopy of the photograph and sending it to people I think might recognize those pictured. Sometimes, by looking on the back of the photograph, you can get bonus genealogical information. My mother-in-law wrote the birth dates of her grandmother, her grandfather, her mother, and her father on the back of one photograph. There are numerous clues one can get from looking closely at unlabeled pictures; however, let’s save future generations the job of being a detective and label the photographs.
Researching Old Photos
Nothing brings your family history and memories alive like pictures. While it’s great to know the name of your great-grandmother, seeing her face in a photo makes it personal. Hopefully you have lots of family pictures, and hopefully you know who’s in them. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to have a picture and be clueless about it. Maybe you got some photographs from “grandma’s attic” or from a newly discovered third cousin, but the subjects are unknown as well as when and where it was taken. This is unfortunate, as we don’t want to lose these “lost souls” and have them become flea market fodder. With some detective work, maybe you can figure out who’s in them. Like any family history search, it’s always best to start with whom you know. Record everything you know about the picture: who, where, and when you got it, any writing on the back, or previous owners for example. Any tidbit of info you have could be helpful. You might want to create a data sheet to record these facts, along with any future information you gather. Having all your information in one concise location will make it easier for you to reach a conclusion. Make some copies of the picture, including the back if there’s writing on it, and use these as your working copies. Always keep your valuable original safely stored away in an archival container. Send or give these copies to other family members, along with all the data you have, and then pick their brains for any information about the photograph. Do they know any of the people? The occasion? The time period? The location? The photographer? Have they ever seen the picture before? If so, when, where, and with whom? Do they have any opinions about the picture? Other family members may be your best source of information. Assuming a family member doesn’t solve the mystery, here are some techniques for gathering more clues: (1) The type of picture (Daguerreotype, glass plate, tintype, cabinet card, etc) and size of the print can at least help give you a range of time that the picture was taken. Visit www.wastman.org for a nice timeline of photographic events. One of the better references is “Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints” by James M. Reilly. Your library may have this or a similar text you can use; (2) If a photographer’s name is listed or imprinted on the picture, then you can research this person. Also, the imprint often lists the location, another valuable clue. Look at city directories for the area (found in libraries) or local historical societies to determine when this photographer was in business, addresses, etc. The wastman.org website also has some biographies. If there was more than one photographer in town, your mystery ancestor might have gone to the nearest one. So if you know who in your family lived near the photographer, you might be able to deduce the people in the photo; (3) Fashion or clothes can be a clue for time period. What are the subjects wearing? This will take some research, as not many of us are familiar with the fashion trends over time. Look to your library for reference texts. Be careful of wedding dresses though, as the bride might be wearing her mother’s dress; (4) Can you tell if the picture is from a special occasion, like a wedding or baptism? If so, what are the major events in your family that might relate; (5) Finally, look at the picture itself. Are there any “props” that might give a clue? Are the people holding anything that might be time period or occasion related? As with many photos, sometimes the photographer took a picture of something he didn’t realize was there at the time, like a sign in the background or a car. This is especially useful if the subjects are outside. All these might be clues as to when or where the picture was taken. The idea is to put all your facts together and see if you can deduce the who, where and when of the image. If all the above fails though, a last resort is to post your picture on the web and invite others to help with identification. You can do this either on your own web site or at: http://www.city-gallery.com/album/.
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The Middletown Police Department now has 14 officers with the swearing in of two new part-time officers on Tuesday, June 30 at the borough police headquarters. Wesley Feduke lives in Middletown and Tyler Zehring is from Royalton. Not counting Chief John Bey, the department now has nine full-time and five part-time officers. The department now has five of the six new part-time officers whom borough council authorized in late 2014. One new part-timer was brought on board early on, while part-time officers Juan Castro Jr. of York and Rebecca Hulstine were sworn in during May. The sixth part-time officer is in the hiring pipeline, Bey said. Feduke and Zehring will now go through the department’s field training program, which lasts at least 60 days and can be extended to 90 days if necessary, Bey said. However, they are available for duty throughout the field training and can take calls under the guidance of their training officer, Bey said.
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Eat this, eat that. Eat healthy. That’s all well and good if you have all the time in the world (which you don’t) and kids that will eat anything put in front of them (which they won’t). As a parent, it’s only natural to want your children to eat only food that’s good for them, but let’s face it, in the real world that doesn’t always happen. Fortunately, here are some quick, easy, healthy recipes you can make that your kids will love.
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Butter one slice of white bread, spread peanut butter on top and sprinkle with sugar. Place wheat bread slice on top of white bread and repeat layer of butter, peanut butter and sugar. Top with remaining slice of white bread. Cut into pieces, insert toothpicks and serve.
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