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Meet your police, neighbors on National Night Out By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal
Times have changed since the first National Night Out event was held in 1984. Some fear their community is more dangerous. Parents fear for the safety of their children. More than 16,000 communities across the country will host National Night Out events on Tuesday, Aug. 5 hoping to instill confidence in their community and promote crime prevention and safety. Middletown, Highspire, Royalton, Steelton and Swatara Twp. will be among the communities hosting events.
While events across the area will focus on connecting residents with crime prevention services and making law enforcement and emergency personnel more accessible, there will also be an emphasis on neighborhood camaraderie. “I hope the community shows support. This helps build the bridges between the community, the police department, and the [local] government,” said Gary Rux, a Middletown police officer leading the borough’s event. “This is our community. By showing support on these kinds of things, we’re showing our willingness to come together.”
DEJA VETO Mayor stops water, sewer hikes again By Dan Miller
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Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III has again put the kibosh on plans by Middletown Borough Council to raise water and sewer rates. Curry vetoed council’s 7-1 decision on Monday, July 21 to hike water and sewer rates, saying that the sewer increase should be phased in so the impact on residents is less onerous. The proposal council approved would have increased sewer rates for the average resident from $43 to $68 per month. Water rates would have gone up, too, but by a smaller amount. The new rate structure would have eliminated a monthly 2,000-gallon minimum currently charged to water customers, so water bills would have been based on how much water they actually used. If it seems like you’ve heard this before, you have. Curry had vetoed a June 2 vote by council to approve the same rate increases. However, Curry told the Press And Journal that council’s June 2 vote didn’t count because the period for advertising the ordinance had run Please See VETO, Page A8
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Borough seeks replacement for Wilsbach By Dan Miller
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Middletown Borough Council authorized Borough Manager Tim Konek on Monday, July 21 to look for a new electric department supervisor to replace Greg Wilsbach, who resigned effective July 10. Council’s public works committee recommended that the borough hire a new supervisor at $55,000, said Councilor Robert Louer, the committee’s chairman. Wilsbach was making $78,852.80 a year when he left. He had worked for the borough for 26 years, the last seven as electric department supervisor. The committee has yet to come up with a plan for what to do about the upcoming retirement of Ken Klinepeter, whose last day as Middletown’s public works director is Monday, Aug. 11. The next day, Klinepeter starts his job as the new superintendent of public works for Steelton. “We haven’t gotten together to even discuss it yet,” Louer said of the committee regarding Klinepeter. The committee’s next scheduled meeting is Monday, Aug. 4.
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NEWS Two neighbors stop arson fire in Middletown
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Ray Young, of Rayzor Tattoos of Steelton, instructs Andrew Taylor, 9, of Camp Hill.
THE DRILL IS GONE Big $300,000 rig is stolen
Charges against Middletown mom sent to county court
Two finalists for Steelton’s police chief Steelton will interview two finalists for police chief on Wednesday, July 30, according to Mayor Tom Acri. The two were the only ones out of five or six applicants who met borough requirements, Acri said. Steelton Borough Council could vote on a new chief in August, Acri said.
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Middletown police have been directed to do a traffic study on Main Street that could lead to some big changes on the street – including a possible reduction in the speed limit from 35 mph to 25 mph. The study would also be a necessary first step toward
An arson fire in the back yard of a residence in the 100 block of Ann Street on Monday, July 21, could have been much worse if not for quick action by neighbors, Middletown police say. Police say the fire was set by a 9-year-old boy who lived on the second floor of the residence. The boy told police he was playing with a lighter that he had found when he dropped it onto a mattress in the yard, igniting the mattress. Before firefighters arrived, two neighbors – 59-year-old Barry Burney and a 14-year-old boy – had put out most of the fire using a garden hose, police said. Acting Middletown Police Chief Sgt. James Bennett said damage from the fire “could have been very serious” if not for the neighbors intervening.
Charges filed against a Middletown woman who allegedly left her two children unattended in her SUV while shopping at a beauty supply store were bound over to Dauphin County Court. District Judge Michael J. Smith found that all charges, including two counts of endangering the welfare of children, making false reports and leaving a child unattended in a vehicle, filed against Ashley Orris, 30, will be held for court during a preliminary hearing on Friday, July 25. According to Swatara Twp. police, Orris allegedly left her kids, ages 3 and 7, unattended in her SUV while she entered Sally Beauty Supply store on Sunday, April 27. A witness told police she watched Orris in the store for 10 minutes before calling authorities. Orris told police that her husband was with her and had been smoking a cigarette next to the SUV at the time she went into the store, but the witness said no one was near the SUV at the time of the incident, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Smith’s office.
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slight breeze rustled Andrew Taylor’s longsleeved shirt as he glided down the macadam path, his feet planted on a skateboard. He had never ridden one before this sunny Sunday in Middletown’s Hoffer Park – yet it felt somewhat natural, and at that moment he was just like his friends, just like any other 9-year-old boy. But Andrew is different. He has autism – though he’s certainly not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Andrew is 1 in 68 children with autism spectrum disorder. There are hurdles and challenges, but they aren’t barriers. “I always want Andrew to challenge himself,” said Diana Taylor, Andrew’s mother. “When [people with autism] have an opportunity to try, they’ll surprise you.” It’s the ability and belief in children with autism that inspired Ray Young, of Rayzor Tattoos in Steelton, to found Get on Board for Autism, an organization that holds skateboard fundraising art shows and clinics to teach skateboarding to autistic children. “It’s important we don’t lower the bar of these children,” Young said. “As a society in general, we have to help them achieve. We want them to be children and have a good time.” On Sunday, July 20, more than 30 autistic children learned the techniques and skills from several skateboarding instructors during one of Get on Board’s events at Hoffer Park. Among the instructors were Young; Nathan DeMuro of OGS League; Chris Siennick of Harrisburg Skate Foundation; and Daryll Hickey of Bliss Longboards. Parents watched as their children rolled by, smiling.
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Naional Night Out will he held from 6 to 9 p.m. at two locations – Hoffer Park and Oak Hills Park. About 85 vendors will either be present or contribute to the event, according to Rux.
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It’s big, black and gray and worth more than $300,000. Have you seen a drill rig stolen from a work site in Middletown? The rig and a flatbed truck, used for work on Amtrak railroad tracks in the borough, were taken between July 11 and 14 from a staging area at Wilson and Grant streets, according to Middletown police. The equipment is owned by L.G. Hetager Drilling of Punxsutawney. The drill is a 2005 Acker self-propelled drill rig, gray and black in color. The truck is a 2006 International tilt flatbed truck valued at $69,500, teal and white in color with a black bed, police said. At the time of the theft, the truck had a Pennsylvania license plate, number
AE17586. A reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft is expected Submitted Photo to be offered t h r o u g h The stolen drill Crime Stoppers, police said. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call Middletown police at 717-558-6900.
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Kyler Rhodes Kyler M. Rhodes, 23, of Middletown, died unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, July 22. He was born on October 1, 1990 and was the son of Ronald G. Rhodes Jr. and Elizabeth Boyer Kolaric. Kyler was a 2009 graduate of Dauphin County Vocational Technical School, Harrisburg; was employed as a security officer with Allied Barton Security Services; he enjoyed video games, all sports, especially the New Orleans Saints National Football League team, various types of music; and he especially enjoyed spending time with his loving daughter, family and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Joseph and Sandra Boyer, paternal grandparents Ronald G. Sr. and Harriet Rhodes, uncle Gene Watts, and grandmother Alice Kolaric. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter Aubrey M. Rollins of Biglerville; sister Kristin Lingle and husband Greg of Middletown; stepfather Frank G. Kolaric of Middletown; stepmother Deborah K. Rhodes of Elizabethtown; grandfather Frank M. Kolaric Jr.; and spending time with his sister’s dog and buddy, Peyton; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. A Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, at
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Mildred E. Harnly, 97, of Harrisburg, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 27, at Colonial Park Care Center, Harrisburg. She was born in Avon, Pa. on December 21, 1916 and was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Drews Weaber. She was of the Protestant faith, and was a member at Geyers United Methodist Church, Middletown; and she was a former member of the Londonderry Senior Citizens, Londonderry Township and the Lebanon County Fire Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Earl Harnly, son Earl T. Harnly, brothers Woodrow, Richard, Riley, and Ray Weaber, and sister
Christine Kless. Mildred is survived by her grandson Matthew Harnly, currently residing in Stuttgart, Germany; and many nieces and nephews. A Tribute to Mildred’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 1, at Geyers United Methodist Church, 1605 S. Geyers Church Rd., Middletown, PA 17057, with the Rev. Donald C. Walters officiating. There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until time of service on Friday at the church. Burial will immediately follow the service at Hillsdale Cemetery, Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Robert Seiders Robert R. Seiders, 82, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Monday, July 21, at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. He was born on August 2, 1931 in Highspire, and was the son of the late Emanuel E. and Verna Keefer Seiders. Robert was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States Army, and was the recipient of the National Defense Medal and the OCC medal Germany; he was retired from New Cumberland Army Depot as a supply cataloger, and the former Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown; he was a member of Wesley United Methodist Fees For Obituaries: 31¢ per word. $5 for photo. Fees For Card of Thanks or In Memoriam: $10 / 45 words or less; $10 each additional 45 words or less. Paid In Advance - Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard. Deadline - Monday Noon. Contact Press And Journal at 717-944-4628, e-mail: PamSmith@pressandjournal.com or Your Funeral Director
Church, Middletown, was a member of American Legion Post 594, Middletown since 1956, and was a former member of Middletown Anglers and Hunters; and he was a graduate of Middletown High School Class of 1949. His greatest joy was photography and spending time with his nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Melvin H., Emanuel E., and Glenn A. Seiders, and a sister Doris Smicker of Cocoa, Fla. He is survived by his loving nieces and nephews. There will be no viewing or visitation. Burial will be at Highspire Cemetery at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Richard U. Fay, 95, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 23, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born on January 15, 1919 in Smethport, Pa., the third child of Michael Urben and Jessie J. Carter Fay. “Dick,” as he was known, was a longtime member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown, having served in many of the religious and social activities of the parish. He was a member of American Legion Post 594, Olmstead Toastmasters Club, Third Degree member of the Middletown Knights of Columbus Council 3501, and the Middletown Anglers and Hunters. He was a graduate of Smethport High School Class of 1937, and was also a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He was employed at Piper Aircraft Company in Lock Haven before coming to the Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown, where he was employed for 25 years. During that time he enlisted in the United States Navy for two years until World War II had ended. He returned to the Olmsted Air Force Base after the war until the base closure in the 1960s. Dick then became training director of the Pa. Department of Education for 15 years. Upon retirement, he became a real estate agent with the Homestead Group, Inc., as a realtor until his retirement at the young age of 88, after 25 successful years doing a job he loved. He is survived by a son Michael A. Fay, DMD, of Bethel Park, Pa.; sister
Anna Marie Transki, of Wellsville, N.Y.; niece Sabina; and other nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday at his church, with the Rev. Ted Keating officiating. Burial with full military honors was held at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Memorial contributions can be made in Richard’s name to Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, PA 17057. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Russell Hoffstot Russell J. Hoffstot, “Muzz,” 77, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 27, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born on July 5, 1937 in Hummelstown, and was the son of the late Russel Hoffstot and Margaret Rhan. Russell was a veteran of the United States Army serving with the 67th Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas; he retired from the Middletown Borough Highway Department; was a member of Teamsters Local 776, Harrisburg and American Legion Post 594, Middletown; was of the Protestant faith; and he enjoyed NASCAR, bowling, and loved working on cars of all makes and models. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son James K. Barrett. He is survived by his loving wife Betty Ann Cheshire Hoffstot of Middletown; daughters Patricia K. Ross of North Carolina, Deborah L. Cooper and husband Jack of Elizabethtown, and Mary E. Barrett of Missouri; sons Jack E. Barrett and wife Susan of Middletown, and Joseph A. Barrett of Frederick, Md.; 13 grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Memorial services will be held at
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Charles G. Bair III, 51, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 20, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 13, 1963 in Harrisburg and was the son of Charles G. Jr. and Esther M. Duncan Bair. Charles was a member of Rosedale Church of the Nazarene; he was employed at various locations as an auto mechanic; was a veteran of the United States Army; was a member of American Legion Post 594; he was a very large sports fanatic; and he was a graduate of Lower Dauphin High School class of 1981. He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law Helen A. Nickle, maternal grandparents Andrew and Arlene Meyers, and paternal grandparents Charles “Pete” Sr. and Mary W. Bair. He is survived by his loving wife of 15 years, Kathy J. Nickle Bair of Middletown; children Kayla N. Bair, Brandon W. Bair, and Heather C. Bloss and husband Don, all of Middletown; brother Leonard K. Bair of Middletown; and several loving nieces and nephews. Memorial services were held on Saturday at Rosedale Church of the
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION 2013 -1 Proposing integrated amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, eliminating the Traffic Court of Philadelphia. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following integrated amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania are proposed in accordance with Article XI: (1) That section 1 of Article V be amended to read: § 1. Unified judicial system. The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a unified judicial system consisting of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court, the Commonwealth Court, courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal [and traffic] courts in the City of Philadelphia, such other courts as may be provided by law and justices of the peace. All courts and justices of the peace and their jurisdiction shall be in this unified judicial system. (2) That the heading and subsection (c) of section 6 of Article V be amended to read: § 6. Community courts; Philadelphia Municipal Court [and Traffic Court]. *** (c) In the City of Philadelphia there shall be a municipal court [and a traffic court]. The number of judges and the jurisdiction [of each] shall be as provided by law. [These courts] This court shall exist so long as a community court has not been established or in the event one has been discontinued under this section. (3) That subsection (d) of section 10 of Article V be amended to read: § 10. Judicial administration. *** (d) The Chief Justice and president judges of all courts with seven or less judges shall be the justice or judge longest in continuous service on their respective courts; and in the event of his resignation from this position the justice or judge next longest in continuous service shall be the Chief Justice or president judge. The president judges of all other courts shall be selected for five-year terms by the members of their respective courts[, except that the president judge of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia shall be appointed by the Governor]. A Chief Justice or president judge may resign such position and remain a member of the court. In the event of a tie vote for office of president judge in a court which elects its president judge, the Supreme Court shall appoint as president judge one of the judges receiving the highest number of votes. *** (4) That subsection (b) of section 12 of Article V be amended to read: § 12. Qualifications of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) [Judges of the traffic court in the City of Philadelphia and justices] Justices of the peace shall be members of the bar of the Supreme Court or shall complete a course of training and instruction in the duties of their respective offices and pass an examination prior to assuming office. Such courses and examinations shall be as provided by law. (5) That subsection (a) of section 15 of Article V be amended to read: § 15. Tenure of justices, judges and justices of the peace. (a) The regular term of office of justices and judges shall be ten years and the regular term of office for judges of the municipal court [and traffic court] in the City of Philadelphia and of justices of the peace shall be six years. The tenure of any justice or judge shall not be affected by changes in judicial districts or by reduction in the number of judges. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of these proposed constitutional amendments. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of these proposed constitutional amendments, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of these proposed constitutional amendments. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit the proposed constitutional amendments under section 1 of this resolution to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth as a single ballot question at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendments are passed by the General Assembly.
JOINT RESOLUTION 2013-2 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for criteria for institutions of purely public charity. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a clause to read: § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** (b) The General Assembly may, by law: *** (vii) Establish uniform standards and qualifications which shall be the criteria to determine qualification as institutions of purely public charity under clause (v) of subsection (a) of this section. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly. JOINT RESOLUTION 2013-3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16(b) of Article V be amended to read: § 16. Compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of [70] 75 years. Former and retired justices, judges and justices of the peace shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Except as provided by law, no salary, retirement benefit or other compensation, present or deferred, shall be paid to any justice, judge or justice of the peace who, under section 18 or under Article VI, is suspended, removed or barred from holding judicial office for conviction of a felony or misconduct in office or conduct which prejudices the proper administration of justice or brings the judicial office into disrepute. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.
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From The Wednesday, July 31, 1991 Edition Of The Press And Journal New Rec. Director Happy About Highspire’s Decision Once again, Highspire is chipping in financially to the Steelton-Highspire Recreation Commission so its residents can continue to take advantage of bus trips, discount park tickets, fitness for youngsters and even free children’s lunches. Highspire, which withdrew from the Steelton Recreation Commission in 1987 because of financial concerns, rejoined this year. Funds allocated, however, only subsidize the summer playground program, according to the Commission’s new director Norma Keeney. “We hope in the future Highspire is able to recognize recreation programs consist of more than just summer programs, that the residents can benefit from adult education and other programs,” she said. “But we are grateful for the s u m m e r f u n d i n g . We realize they gave the amount they can afford right now.” With reference to Highspire Borough’s membership, Keeney said the Commission has not looked beyond summer for funding from the Borough. She added the Commission also will probably continue to be known as the “SteeltonHighspire” Recreation Commission. Meanwhile the Rec. Commission still provides discount tickets to Hersheypark, Dorney Park and other local amusement parks, and offers a number of bus trips, including two to New York City, one to a ball game, and two to outlet malls. For youngsters bored at home this summer, it is hoped the playground program can help combat problems of juvenile delinquency and drug abuse by giving children something constructive to do. Recommended by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and the National Parks and Recreation Association, the playground program provides activities to exercise children’s minds as well as their bodies. Auction At American Legion Will Benefit Heritage House Officials with Elizabethtown Preservation
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23 YEARS AGO - Our History – Bill Taylor and his grandson examine some of the artifacts collected by Taylor in over 60 years of exploration of area waterways. Associates Inc., have announced that the proceeds of a public auction scheduled for Saturday, October 12, will go to help fund the continuing work of restoring the Heritage House on East High Street. The auction, which will be held at the American Legion Post Home on North Hanover Street, will begin at 9 a.m. and will be conducted by Harold “Abe” Shafner, who will donate his auctioneering services to help raise funds for the community project. In order to enhance the list of antiques and other collectible items that will be auctioned during
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the event, Elizabethtown Preservation Associates is seeking contributions of old items including collectibles, local memorabilia, and interesting and unusual artifacts with historical significance. Prospective donors are reminded that their contributions will be tax-deductible. Among the items that have already been contributed for the sale are a large collection of old postcards, advertising posters and other items contributed by former local automobile dealers, a 1918 driver’s license badge and a number of old hunting licenses. The Heritage House group is also interested in finding volunteers to help prepare for the event and to help on the day of the auction. Fun Fort Open House Will Air Construction Plans Mindful that the longawaited date for construction of the area’s proposed “Fun Fort” playground is rapidly approaching, the Community Playground Committee has announced that it will hold a special Open House contractors’ meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, to develop tentative plans for the scheduled construction of the playground in September. The meeting will be held in the Elizabethtown Borough Building on S. Hanover St. and will feature an extended discussion of the construction plans. That discussion will include a detailed explanation of the project by members of the Community Playground Committee, a display of blueprints for the work that will be done and other information pertaining to the project. The meeting will also attempt to acquaint local contractors with the project and will seek their expertise and sup-
port for building the unique Fun Fort, designed by the Robert S. Leathers firm of Ithica, N.Y. The committee has completed the organizational phase for the project and has secured final approval of the design for the playground which will be built in the Elizabethtown Community Park between Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 8. The Committee has also completed the list of materials and equipment that will be needed to construct the special playground for area children. More that $40,000 of the $60,000 needed to finance the project has already been raised, the Committee has reported, and a majority of the materials that will be needed to build the playground has already been donated for the unusual project. Now the Committee is focusing its attention on assembling the hundreds of tools that will be needed and raising a construction force of about 1,200 volunteers who will provide the manpower to build the playground. Prices From 23 Years Ago Large Kaiser Rolls 6 pk. ....................................$1 Penn’s Brand Sweet Bologna .........................$3/lb. Ore-Ida Onion Rings 20 oz. .....................2/$3 Clorax Clean-up 64 oz. btl. .........................$2.64 Hygrade Hot Dogs 1-lb. pkg. ..........................99¢ Finast Shredded Mozzarella 12 oz. pkg. .....$1.48 Micro Magic Hamburger Patty Melt 4 oz. box ....... ...............................$1.19 Lucky Charms Cereal 14 oz. ...................$2.79 Green’s Ice Cream ½ gal. cont. .......................$2.70 Glad Handle-Tie Kitchen Bags 10 ct.............. $1.12 Cheer Ultra 18 Use Laundry Detergent 42 oz. box ........................$2.85
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Eldon G. (Pete) Keefer - Apr. 20, 1923 – Feb. 14, 2014 Former Resident of Lafayette
Eldon G. “Pete” Keefer died peacefully in his sleep at his home in San Dimas, Calif. on Fri., Feb. 14, 2014 at the age of 90. Pete was born in Green Valley, Ill. to Harry and Jeanette Shotwell Keefer and was a former resident of Lombard and Arlington Heights, Ill. Pete resided in Lafayette, Calif. from 1965-2005 before he moved to San Dimas. He was a graduate of Monmouth College and attended Loyola School of Law in Illinois. He served with the United States Army in Europe during World War II. He was lovingly married to Marion Lois Court (died 1967) followed by Faye Odden (died 1996). Pete is survived by his loving children Lynn (Hiram Fernandez; John (Diane) Keefer; grandchildren Hiram Michael, Robert Michael, and Anthony Michael Fernandez, Cort William and Kaitlin Joy Keefer; three great-grandchildren, stepsons Chris B. and Harley Scoot Odden; five stepgrandchildren; and 10 stepgreat-grandchildren; and he also leaves his sister Geri (Frank) Hart. His ashes will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery. A memorial service was held at Upland Hills County Club in Upland, Calif. on March 7 at 11 a.m.
Announcing the results of a vote by the congregation to hire Pastor Britt Strohecker, second from left, fulltime are David Judy, left, president of the church; Jeff Rhine second from right, staff parish chairman; and Irv Turpin, right, of the church’s finance committee.
At a Middletown church, a congregation commits itself to its former part-time pastor For nearly three years, Pastor Britt Strohecker shepherded the independent New Beginnings Church of Middletown as a part-time leader. On June 27, the congregation voted
Pete Keefer Has Passed – He will be Missed! By Bob Espinosa
I had permission to reprint Pete Keefer’s passing from the Keefer Family Association Newsletter Volume XXVII Issue No. I - March 2014 “Only a few weeks ago I found out the sad news that Pete Keefer was not well. He learned of a diagnosis of lung cancer and decided not to go for any type of treatment. He said he was not in pain, thank God, but he could barely walk and could not talk on the phone. I wrote him but never heard back. My brother wrote with the hope of visiting one more time but that was not meant to be. I could write volumes about my relationship with Pete and yet I only met him briefly one weekend at the first family reunion that I attended in Shillington, Pa. It was at that reunion that Pete decided to announce, without my permission, that I was the new editor of the newsletter. I somehow could not disagree with him. Pete and I spoke many times and we wrote hundreds of e-mails back and forth.
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“I was wondering how many have passed since I started publishing the Keefer Family Association Newsletter. If I’m correct, I think it’s my 12th year. Pete was the editor for 15 years before that. It’s hard to believe that this means almost 30 years of News are in existence. For those who are wondering, I’m still not sure about continuing after this year. Interestingly, two members included money for next year’s membership. Please hold off for now. Does anyone want to take on the challenge of handling the DNA research? With the passing of David Linn Kieffer, the opportunity is there and the membership could benefit from the help. When renewing your membership, please remember to write the check to me. The bank will not allow me to deposit checks that are written to the Association. A suggestion, please put Treasurer after my name, i.e., Bob Espinosa - Treasurer. This time no one forgot. Thanks! Now to membership: For those members receiving the Newsletter by regular mail, the membership expiration date is on the mailing label. For those receiving it by mail, I have included in the e-mail the expiration date; so please read the message. Remember to consider getting the News by e-mail. If you need to contact me by e-mail, please make sure to include Kieffer (any spelling) in the subject heading.”
unanimously to make him their fulltime pastor. Strohecker conducted his first service as the church’s fulltime pastor on July 6, ending it as he always does, with a quote from his
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Goodbye My Friend - By Sharman Carroll
I met Pete Keefer in 1990 via Internet finding his Keefer Family Newsletters and a query I had written on Abraham Keefer from Pine Grove, Schuylkill Co., Pa. One of his descendants married into my Zimmerman line from Pine Grove. He sent me one of the 1990 Keefer Family Newsletters and I was hooked. Having problems with my computer back in late 2013, I read his e-mail that he wasn’t feeling too good, thinking it was a cold something of that nature. He always picked me up when he wrote or sent me something military or what’s in the news. I didn’t hear from him until early February 2014, still not feeling good and another series of cartoons and what was on his mind. I was sick at that time and could e-mail back not knowing that Pete passed over. Finally getting my new computer up and running, going through all my emails came to one about that Pete had died. I was heartbroken; it still brings tears when I think about him. We were both into genealogy for years but he was better than I with the DNA. I still sit and wonder what he is doing now, and who he is meeting for the first time, with all his earthly works and who he is meeting today.
Pete Keefer’s Books Online
Finally finished publishing a bunch of books online. There are quite a few people who had sent me checks for my book, “The Keefer Families,” and I sent their money back. Most of them wanted the book in print so now it is online and anyone interested can order it online. Here is the link to my storefront: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=4063419. Bob, maybe you could put a blurb in the newsletter with this information. You will notice that I also included Dick Keefer’s book “A Goodly Heritage” and also “The Keefers of Illinois” with information about descendants of Frederick Kieffer.
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“I entered this information in the last News without asking any family member about where the proceeds from the sales will go. I hope to have an answer for you but I do know that Pete intended the money to assist in the DNA research program. It would help anyone who could not afford to pay for the research and/or to pay for the higher level testing if that need arose. Thanks, Pete! ENJOY SUMMER
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grandfather: “Remember, nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.’’ Strohecker told the congregation he is anxious to continue the work he
started with the church, and hopes to increase evangelism and outreach now that he will serve full time. The congregation worships at the Riverside Chapel on South Union Street.
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Following is a compilation of reports from the Middletown Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Charged following domestic disturbance Charges have been filed against two individuals following an incident at 7:45 p.m. on July 3 at 7:45 p.m. at an apartment in the first block of Ann St., police report. William D. Allen, 29, of the first block of Ann St., Middletown, was charged with disorderly conduct, hindering apprehension – harboring or concealing, and hindering apprehension – providing aid, police report. Leah M. Tanberg, 29, of the first block of Oakshire Dr., Hummelstown, was charged with making a false report to police, disorderly conduct, providing false ID to police and obstruction of justice, police said. The charges stem from a disturbance at Allen’s apartment, police said. Officers were informed of the incident by a pedestrian who had flagged down police who were on routine patrol. Investigators discovered a warrant had been issued for Tanberg’s arrest. The warrant was filed out of Lancaster County for a DUI-related case. Police served the warrant and Tanberg was taken to Dauphin County Prison. A preliminary hearing for both Allen and Tanberg is scheduled for Aug. 6 before District Judge David Judy. Middletown police were assisted by Lower Swatara Twp. and Penn State Harrisburg police.
repair a broken lock on a door to her residence to ensure her dog would not get out again, police said.
Dangerous dog report Police spoke to the owner of a Rottweiler during the course of an investigation of a report of a dangerous dog running loose in the area of Roosevelt Avenue and Briarcliff Road at 7:30 p.m. on July 14. A witness told police the dog went after a pedestrian. Police tracked down the owner of the canine who reportedly told police she was unaware her dog had gotten outside. The owner said she would
Cited for window tinting Zachary Myket, 26, of the 2000 block of Kings Lane, Lancaster, pleaded guilty to a citation for operating a vehicle with unsafe equipment, police said. Myket was cited after being stopped by police at 5:47 p.m. on July 13 at 5:47 p.m. at North Union Street and Wharton Avenue Police said tinting on the windows of Myket’s 2015 Subaru was in violation of traffic law.
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Crash reported Police report a two-vehicle crash happened at 3:28 p.m. on July 14 at East Main and North Pine streets. The crash involved a 2007 Ford and a 2004 Lexus RX 330, driven by residents of Elizabethtown and Mount Joy. Additional details about the incident have yet to be reported. Hit and run crash Police are investigating a hit-and run-crash that involved two parked vehicles at 10:50 a.m. on July 14 in the 300 block of N. Pine St. A preliminary report noted the two vehicles involved in the crash were a 1998 Ford F-150 truck and a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta. Police said the incident was reportable but additional details have yet to be noted. A 1974 Buick Regal was struck on the rear corner of the driver’s side by a Honda sedan whose driver failed to stop and report the crash, police said. The incident happened at 4 p.m. on July 16 in the 200 block of N. Union St. There was no report on the extent of damage. Police are investigating.
Domestic disturbances investigated Police are investigating a domestic disturbance at an apartment in the 100 block of S. Union St. at 11:07 p.m. on July 12. Police said the alleged victim refused to allow a suspect in the case into her apartment. Reportedly the suspect had assaulted the victim during an incident in Highspire. Police report the victim had injuries on her face. Police were called to investigate a disturbance between a husband and wife at their apartment in the 200 block
of E. Main St. at 8:50 p.m. on July 12. Police said the husband destroyed some of his wife’s possessions with a hammer. Investigators report the situation calmed down following a conversation with the couple. Wallet, cash stolen A wallet containing $1,000 was stolen after its owner mistakenly left it at a gas station in the 600 block of E. Emaus St. on July 12, police said. The victim told police he had left the wallet on the top of a fuel pump station at the Pacific Pride facility. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-558-6900. Harassment citations Sherrie A. Martin, 42, of the first block of Hickory Lane, Hummelstown, and Glenn H. Myers, 52, of 300 block of Hoffman Ave., Middletown, were cited with harassment following an incident at Myers’ residence at 7:32 a.m. on July 11, police report. The charges stemmed from a confrontation between Martin and Myers, police said. Suspicious person investigation Police were called to investigate a report of a suspicious person parking and loitering in areas of the Village of Pineford on July 7 and 8. The caller told police a white male parked a silver late model Ford Mustang and loitered in the area of the complex’s Cottonwood building. The man was described as having long brown hair. Police said the incidents took place during the early morning hours. Police said they did not find any suspects and told the caller to contact the department if the individual returns. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-558-6900. Police were called to the 300 block of Grant St. at 11:45 p.m. on July 10 to investigate a report of someone knocking on the window of a home. Officers said they were unable to find anyone in the area. Police were called to the 100 block Keystone Ave. at 10:55 p.m. on July 20 to investigate a report of a suspicious person. The caller reported seeing a male,
5-8 in height, lurking around a white truck. Police said they were unable to find an individual matching that description in the area. Burglary reported The owner of an apartment in the first block of Ann St. told police he believes a burglary took place at the residence sometime on July 12. The owner of the apartment said a metal mesh trash can was stolen. Police report they were unable to find any evidence of forced entry. Reportedly the apartment had been recently vacated and locks on several doors had been changed. Investigators noted several of the apartment’s windows and a door were unsecured. Wagon stolen A resident of a home in the 100 block of N. Race St. told police a red Flyer wagon was stolen sometime on July 9. Police said the wagon was in the back yard of the residence. The caller also told police she has been finding several empty water bottles and other containers in bushes on her property. No estimate of loss was reported. Vehicles tagged Police report a 2000 Ford Mustang and 1993 Dodge were tagged with abandoned vehicles notations. The cars were parked in the area of Grant Street and Witherspoon Avenue. Police said letters were also sent to the owners of the cars. Harassment citation Margarita Gonzalez, 35, of the 1000 block of Hillside Village, Harrisburg, was issued a citation for harassment following an incident at the Dollar Tree in the MidTown Plaza, East Main Street at 12:34 p.m. on July 14. Police said the assistant manager told police Gonzalez created a disturbance at the store and was asked twice to leave. Police said Gonzalez complained that checkout lines were too long. Assist EMS Police were called to Holly Hall in the Village of Pineford on July 21 to assist a request from emergency medical services with a patient reportedly suffering from a cardiac attack. The individual suffering the emergency refused to be taken to a hospital, police said.
Police noted the individual had agreed to seek medical attention in the company of a guardian or friend, but police were unable to verify if that had taken place. Fraud investigated A Dover resident told police that his Members 1st Credit Union banking card was used at the Giant food store in Middletown without his permission. The transaction for $442.76 took place at 1:17 a.m. on July 21, police said. Police investigated the reported theft of a check book and debit card on July 20. A Middletown resident told police on July 20 that her check book and debit card were stolen. The debit card was used to make a $7 purchase at the Turkey Hill in Middletown on July 20. A resident told police that her debit card had been used without her permission on July 15 at a grocery store in Virginia. No other details about the incident were noted in the police’s preliminary report. Bracelet stolen A resident of an apartment in the 100 block of Wilson St. told police a bracelet valued at $45 was stolen from her residence sometime on July 14 and 15. Police said the bracelet was two inches wide and adorned with numerous colored stones in the shape of butterflies. The victim said the bracelet had been on the top of a dresser in a bedroom of the apartment. Police report no sign of forced entry was found at the apartment. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call them at 717-558-6900. Charged following traffic stop Allison P. Lambert, 27, of the first block of Ann St., Middletown, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police report. The charges were filed after Lambert was stopped on July 11 in the area of East Main and Vine streets because the tail light on her 1997 Volvo was not working, police said. During a search of her car, police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 10 before District Judge Judge David Judy.
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Noise complaints Police were called the the area of East Main and Pine streets to investigate a report of loud music at 11:18 p.m. on July 20. Two officers responded but found no disturbance. Police responded to numerous noise complaints in the 100 block of Witherspoon Ave. on July 17. Police said they were unable to find any problems. A resident gave police a video he had recorded with his phone with the hope an arrest could be made. Officers noted the video’s quality was not good enough to permit police to identify and cite anyone. Police told the complainant that his allegations and concerns would be sent to Middletown Borough for possible investigation of code violations at a residence on Witherspoon Ave. Police were called to a residence in the 100 block of W. Emaus St. at 11:12 p.m. on July 16 to investigate a report that college kids were on the roof of a residence creating a disturbance. Several individuals were found and warned, police said. Drug charges Luis A. Melendez, 22, of the first block of Lark St., Middletown, was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police report. The charges were filed after Melendez was stopped at 1:04 a.m. on July 4 in the area of East Main and Vine streets for faulty lights on his 1999 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck, police said. The investigating officer reported smelling an odor of burnt marijuana from the vehicle. Marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found in the pickup during a consensual search of the truck, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge Judge David Judy. Cat complaint A resident in the 300 block of E. Main St. told police on July 18 that a neighbor’s cats were running at large in the neighborhood. Officers explained they are unable to do anything about roaming cats because there are no ordinances that would prohibit it.
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Man charged with assault on infant By Dan Miller
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A preliminary hearing has been pushed back to Monday, Aug. 18 for Stephen M. Lehman Jr., 26, a Lower Swatara Twp. man who is accused of allegedly throwing a 6-month-old baby into a playpen on Sunday, July 20. The infant suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull, according to court documents filed by Lower Swatara Twp. police. Lower Swatara Detective Robert H. Appleby, who arrested Lehman on Wednesday, July 23, described the case as “horrific.” Lehman, of the 100 block for Lake Dr., is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He was held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, before District Judge Michael Smith. The infant was released from Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Wednesday, July 23. Medical personnel with the center alerted police to the baby’s injuries after the infant was brought in for treatment in the early morning hours of July 20, authorities said. The baby also suffered a cut on his face which had to be closed by stitches, and bruising was seen on the back of the baby’s neck, according to court documents. Police said the baby was being cared for by Lehman and the baby’s older sister, Samantha Price, who is Lehman’s girlfriend, on July 20. The baby’s mother, who police identified as Leann Searer, was working at the time and had left the baby in the care of Lehman and Price, police said. Lehman was living with Price at the baby’s residence in Nelson Manor Trailer Park. Neither Price nor the baby’s mother have been charged. “There is no indication or report that the daughter or mother had anything to do with his injuries,” Appleby said. Police said that Lehman in the first few hours of being questioned initially gave detectives several different versions of what happened. At first, Lehman told police that he did not know how the baby had gotten hurt, and that he had found the baby crying and covered in blood, police said. After police confronted Lehman with the seriousness of the baby’s injuries,
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Lehman told them he was holding the baby and trying to comfort him when Lehman tripped and the baby fell onto a mattress and bounced onto the carpeted floor, police said. According to court documents, Lehman did two video re-enactments for police in which he acted out the tripping-and-falling scenario with a baby doll that police had provided. In neither re-enactment did Lehman place the baby inside the playpen, the documents said. However, Appleby and fellow Lower Swatara Detective Ryan Gartland noted the presence of a large amount of dried blood in the middle of the mattress in the baby’s playpen. In addition, Lehman also had a large blood stain on his T-shirt, police said. Police also noted blood stains on the comforter of a bed within 3 feet of the playpen, and blood on the carpet. During a follow-up interview at the police station on July 23, Lehman acknowledged that he had made up the story about tripping and dropping the baby, police said. He told police he had blacked out from being drunk, and that he could not remember what happened. Lehman at first told police that he and Price had gone to pick up the baby at the baby’s grandmother’s house. He later amended his statement to say that he had been at the bar drinking with a friend, and that Price picked him up at the bar after she picked up the baby, police said. Ultimately, Lehman told police that he was not blacked out, but at some point in the night was awakened by the baby crying, according to court documents. Lehman told police he was still drunk, became angry that he could not get
the baby to stop crying, and threw the baby into the playpen. Police believe the baby’s injuries were caused by the baby hitting part of a metal weight bench that was protruding into the playpen. Lehman said he awoke Price after seeing that the baby was crying much harder and was covered in blood, according to police. Appleby said Lehman and Price did not call 911, but drove the baby to the hospital. Police said Lehman told them that he did not mean for the baby to hit the metal, and that he knew what he did was wrong. He blamed the incident on alcohol and on his “anger” problems, police said. The blood evidence that police found in the residence was key to getting Lehman to confess, Appleby said. The amount of blood, and where it was found, told a story that belied what Lehman was telling authorities, police said. Appleby said that he and Gartland are both experienced in field forensic investigations as a result of having worked with the Dauphin County forensics unit. Appleby said in addition multiple other officers in the Lower Swatara police department assisted the two detectives in the investigation. Dauphin County Children and Youth has been brought into the case. “He [Lehman] is not getting out of jail, and even if he does, he will not be allowed near that baby or that home,” Appleby said. Appleby noted that a case like this, involving serious injuries deliberately inflicted upon a baby, is “extremely rare” in Lower Swatara. “It’s something that is very hard to get your head around. It’s horrific,’’ Appleby said. “It’s very hard to deal with, regardless of your experience level. It’s something you never get used to.’’ Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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out by the time council approved the measure. Curry contends that made his veto void, as well. “The veto was vetoing nothing, because they could not vote on it at that time,” Curry said. That led council to re-advertise the ordinance, and to vote a second time to adopt it on July 21. Chris Courogen, the borough’s direc-
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wants is for the rating to go down, which would cost taxpayers more in higher interest. This is an important piece of legislation, and it has to be done right.” Now that Curry has vetoed that measure, council must vote to override the mayor’s veto to implement the rate increases. According to the Pennsylvania Borough Code, at least two-thirds of the nine council members would have to vote for the rate increases to override the mayor’s veto. If fewer than nine members are present, council would need a majority plus one for an override. The rate increases are already behind schedule. Mark Morgan, the borough’s financial consultant, told council during the July 21 meeting that the increases were to have gone into ef-
fect on July 1 for the borough to stay on track with a plan recommended by consulting engineers for bringing water and sewer revenues in line with projected expenses. Given that council’s last two votes for the rate increases were 7-1 and 8-1, Curry concedes his veto probably won’t stand. Curry said he understands that water and sewer rates have to go up to keep pace with spending. The mayor intends his veto as “a statement” that, had council acted back in January or February, the rate increase could have been phased in. Had council acted then, Curry said, the rates could have been increased by about $5 a month, so that by July 1 residents would be paying $30 more a month. This would have allowed residents to gradually adjust to the
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Janine and Mark Farrell arrived in Hoffer Park from Boiling Springs. Their son Jack, 10, has nonverbal autism, but his eyes lit up as he rode back and forth under the pavilion. “He had a lot of fun,” said Mark Farrell. “Him staying and watching shows how much he’s interested.” A few feet away, Gregory Freeman, 8, egged on an instructor to race. Round after round, win or lose, Gregory excitedly jumped up and down, asking to race again. It was an opportunity to learn, an opportunity for growth that Carey Freeman couldn’t pass up for Gregory and her other son, Garrett, even if it meant traveling all the way to Middletown from Greencastle. “We’re extremely thankful. There aren’t opportunities like this near home,” Carey Freeman said. “The movement helps them to meet their sensory needs.” The benefits of clinics like this are endless, according to Leora Appleby, of the Autism Society of the Greater Harrisburg Area. “Events like this are great because
it builds their self-confidence, teaches balance and helps them in gaining independence,” Appleby said. “The kids have had such a good time.” The experience is rewarding, and not just for the children. “When we started teaching children on the autistic spectrum, we quickly figured out it was probably the coolest thing you can do,” said Siennick. “Just finding out how diverse the autism spectrum is and teaching skateboarding has been great.” When Gary Rux, a Middletown police officer, met Young, he knew Get On Board’s skateboarding event would be a good way to emphasize inclusiveness of the entire community. “There are a lot of kids with needs in the community, and no one is too busy to pay attention to kids with special needs,” Rux said. “The more we do, people will be more understanding of autism.” For Young, who has taught organized skateboarding and clinics since 1989, finding inspiration at an autism awareness event he was attending helped him bring Get On
higher sewer rate instead of being hit with the full amount all at once, he said. “Thirty dollars [a month] is a lot of money for the average household in Middletown,” the mayor said. Courogen said the need for rate increases to close a gap between water and sewer revenue and expenses was identified back in 2009. He said little was done, and the gap kept growing until this year when the borough came up with a concrete plan. By then it was too late to avoid a large increase to make up for years of inaction. “Now you are in this situation where you don’t have a choice. You have to do it or it threatens to harm the financial stability of the borough as far as the credit rating and bond rating” are concerned, Courogen said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Board to life. In addition to the clinics, Get On Board holds art shows where tattoo artists from all over the country paint one-of-a-kind skateboard decks that are auctioned or sold, with all proceeds going to the Autism Society Greater Harrisburg Area. “I knew it was something we could do,” Young said. After several art shows and skate clinics, he’s seen how much autistic children can do. “Watching the children improve and have a good time, and to be an active participant in both of those things, is rewarding,” Young said. “The day couldn’t have gone any better.” For more information, or to make a donation, visit Get On Board’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ getonboardforautism or contact gob4asd@gmail.com. For more information on the Autism Society Greater Harrisburg Area, visit autismharrisburg.org. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Among the participants will be local businesses, churches, veterans’ organizations and banks, as well as several police departments, including Middletown, Lower Swatara Twp., Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg International Airport, Capitol Police and Pennsylvania State Police. Local fire companies and emergency medical services also will participate, as well as Dauphin County agencies, including the District Attorney’s Criminal Investigation Division, the Crisis Response Team, Children and Youth and Drug and Alcohol Services. There will be an assortment of free food donated by local businesses, as well as cupcake decorating. Both sites will have many activities and games, including dunk tanks, bounce houses, mega-slides, DUI training and field sobriety tests, fingerprinting, face painting, skateboarding demonstrations and train rides by the Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad, Rux said. Local Irish dance teams and the Raiders Extreme cheerleading team will perform, and Hersheypark’s ZooAmerica will have animals on-site. The Middletown Community Pool will also be open for two free swim
sessions from 4 to 5 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. before the event starts. Additional parking will be available at Fink Elementary School.
HIGHSPIRE
Highspire will host its event from 6 to 9 p.m. at Memorial Park on Lumber Street. Highspire’s police and fire department will be available to meet with residents. There will be also be free hot dogs, chips and drinks, and games and activities, including a duck race. The fire department will demonstrate a car extraction.
ROYALTON
Royalton will host its first National Night Out in several years from 5 to 8 p.m. at Kiwanis Park. The idea to host the event was Mayor Judy Oxenford’s, who decided “it would be a good idea to have the event to bring the community together,” according to borough secretary Amy Burrell. Royalton police officers, Londonderry Volunteer Fire Department and South Central EMS will be present to meet with residents. There will be free hot dogs, chips and drinks, and numerous activities, including games, music and a bike rodeo. Children are encouraged to bring their bicycles and helmets to participate in the rodeo.
STEELTON
Steelton will host its event from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Steelton Fire Department on North Front Street. Representatives from the police department, fire department and 19 organizations, including the Capital Blue Cross CHIP program, Dauphin County’s human services agency and probation department, YWCA, Humane Society of Harrisburg, Community Life team and numerous church groups will participate. There will be games and activities, including a dunk tank, free hotdogs and drinks, and an appearance by the Elks Drill Team.
SWATARA TWP.
National Night Out will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Vanatta Park, located in the 4800 block of Derry St. Police officers and emergency personnel will meet with the public. There will also be an appearance by Penn State Hershey Medical Center’s Life Lion helicopter and McGruff the Crime Dog. The event will include a water balloon toss and pie-eating, frozen T-shirt and basketball free throw contests, as well as free hot dogs, snacks and drinks. For more information, contact bpokrop@swatarapolice.org or areinhart@swatarapolice.org.
Town Topics News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.
Summer reading family programs
Middletown Public Library is presenting the following programs on Tuesday, Aug. 5: Wee Readers, 10 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, 11 a.m.; Elementary Science Workshop, 1 p.m. for children in kindergarten through Grade 2, and 2 p.m. for children in grades 3 to 5; and Teen Night, 6 p.m. The library will present Summer Slide Show & Science Movie, an event for children of all ages, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6. For more information, call the library at 717-944-6412. •••••
Sunset summer music series
Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, is hosting live music on the deck featuring Sherry Mullens at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. •••••
Fuzzy Few Carnival
The Fuzzy Few Organization will hold its 51st annual Carnival at Hummelstown’s Boro Park from Monday, Aug. 4 to Saturday, Aug. 9. The carnival starts at 6 p.m. each night. •••••
Nissley Vineyards lawn concert
Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge, is hosting a lawn concert featuring Uptown Band, which plays a variety of Motown hits, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2. No one under 21 will be admitted. Bring a lawn chair. For more information, call 717-426-3514 or visit www. nissleywine.com. •••••
National Night Out
Middletown will participate in National Night Out with activities in Hoffer Park and Oak Hills Park from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5. •••••
Cassel Vineyards outdoor concert
Cassel Vineyards, 80 Shetland Dr., Hummelstown, will host an outdoor concert featuring Bryan Herbert and Jerry Heim, piano and percussion, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. For more information, visit CasselVineyards.com.
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implementing two other changes that are being sought by Mayor James H. Curry III. Curry wants to see no-left-turn signs at the intersections of both Main and Spruce and Main and Spring streets. Left turns would no longer be allowed from either side of Spruce Street onto Main. The same would be true from either side of Spring onto Main. Left turns would still be allowed from Main onto either Spring or Spruce
streets. Curry said that making a left turn at either intersection has become too dangerous. Motorists trying to turn left from the south side of Spruce onto Main at Turkey Hill cannot see approaching traffic on Main well enough to make the turn safely, the mayor contends. As for Main and Spring, Curry said he has witnessed two accidents at the intersection in the past three months.
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In one case, a car went through a fence and a hedge, he added. The traffic study, among other things, is expected to give a more precise picture regarding the number of accidents that have occurred at both intersections and the circumstances surrounding the accidents. During a meeting of Middletown Borough Council’s public safety committee on Monday, July 21, committee Chairman Scott Sites said that he had earlier advocated for cutting the speed limit on Main Street from 35 to 25, but that he couldn’t get the rest of council to go along. This time, no one on the committee objected. Later that same evening, the full council voted 8-0 to recommend that Curry direct the police department to do the traffic study. Main Street is a state highway – Route 230 – so any changes that council wants to make will involve the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. PennDOT spokeswoman Ashley Schoch said that the borough cannot change the speed limit on Main Street without getting approval from PennDOT. However, PennDOT approval would not be required for the borough to ban left turns from Spring and Spruce onto Main, Schoch said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Middletown’s Halle Marion was named to the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association’as all-star team in Class AAA.
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GOING FOR GOLD
Four Middletown baseball players will compete in the Keystone State Games Four Middletown baseball players will compete for gold medals in the Keystone State Games when the baseball competition begins on Thursday, July 31 at local diamonds. Two sophomores, Noah Zimmerman and Jimmy Fitzpatrick, will play for the Capital junior division team, while upperclassmen Zack Simms and Jordan Flowers will play for the Capital scholastic division team – players who will be seniors or juniors in high school this fall. Zimmerman is a pitcher and shortstop, while Fitzpatrick is a pitcher who also plays catcher and shortstop. As freshman last season, they mostly played on Middletown Area High School’s junior varsity team, but eventually were called up to the varsity squad. Simms, is a pitcher/third baseman, and Flowers, a pitcher/outfielder.
The Capital teams in both divisions will compete against teams from regions across the state, with championship games scheduled for Aug. 3 at East Pennsboro Area High School and Veterans Park in Susquehanna Twp. The Capital junior division team opens its quest for gold at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 31 against Metro – a team representing the Philadelphia region – at East Pennsboro. The Capital scholastic division team opens with a game at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 against Metro at Memorial Field, Fredericksburg. For a complete schedule for both teams, see our listings in our sports standings on this page.
For Middletown’s Halle Marion, hard work is rewarded with all-star honors and a softball scholarship By Jim Lewis
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Halle Marion learned that Pennsylvania high school softball coaches had named her to a statewide all-star softball team while she was – where else? – on a softball field, helping conduct a softball camp for young girls. The text from Mike Thomas, her coach at Middletown Area High School, was a happy surprise, and a goal she had eyed before the Blue Raiders’ successful 2014 season began. “I worked very hard to get to that level,’’ Marion said, and the decision by the Pennsylvania High School Coaches’ Association to name her as one of three all-star outfielders throughout the state among Class AAA-sized schools capped a big season for her. Marion, an outfielder who will be a senior this year, hit .566 for the Raiders, collecting 40 hits in 72 at-bats, 34 runs scored, 27 RBI and 4 home runs.
Middletown (14-6) beat rival Lower Dauphin for the first time in years last season, finishing second in the tough Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division behind the Falcons and earning a District 3 Class AAA playoff berth, where the Raiders lost, 1-0 to KennardDale in the first round. Marion’s reward came in the form of a scholarship offer from Saint Francis University of Loretto, which she accepted. The small Division I school is, as Marion noted, “kind of in the middle of nowhere’’ in rural northern Cambria County, between Johnstown and Altoona – but it’s a perfect fit for her, she insists. It’s isolated and quiet – “no distractions, so I can keep my focus,’’ Marion observed – and the softball program has improved drastically in the Northeast Conference since Coach Please See FOR THE STARS, Page B2
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In addition to a multitude of surrounding police departments and other emergency services, a variety of government agencies, local businesses, churches, veterans clubs, and sports organizations will be dedicating and donating their time and services. A ceremony will be scheduled to take place sometime in the near future to honor all of their efforts. • Middletown Public Pool offering two, FRee, 1-hOuR swiMs at 4 pM & 5 pM! • M&H railroad will offer free train rides from Hoffer Park. • Stop in 7-eleven for a complimentary coffee or slushie!
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Standings for 7-30-14 BASEBALL KEYSTONE STATE GAMES Scholastic Division (at East Pennsboro and Fredericksburg)
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Thursday, July 31 Capital vs. Metro, 8:30 p.m., Memorial Field, Fredericksburg
Thursday, July 31 Capital vs. Metro, 9 a.m., East Pennsboro Area High School Capital vs. Blue Mountain, 3 p.m., Veterans Park, Susquehanna Twp.
Friday, Aug. 1 Capital vs. Blue Mountain, 10:30 a.m., East Pennsboro Area High School Capital vs. Poconos, 3:30 p.m., Memorial Field, Fredericksburg
Friday, Aug. 1 Capital vs. Lehigh Valley, 8 a.m., East Pennsboro Area High School Capital vs. Nittany, 7 p.m., Veterans Park, Susquehanna Twp.
Saturday, Aug. 2 Capital vs. Nittany, 9 p.m., East Pennsboro Area High School Capital vs. Lehigh Valley, noon, East Pennsboro Area High School
Saturday, Aug. 2 Capital vs. Poconos, 3 p.m., Adam Ricci Park, East Pennsboro Twp.
Sunday, Aug. 3 Third place Bronze medal game, 9 a.m., East Pennsboro Area High School
Sunday, Aug. 3 Third place Bronze medal game, 9 a.m., Veterans Park, Susquehanna Twp.
Championship Gold medal game, noon, East Pennsboro Area High School
Championship Gold medal game, noon, Veterans Park, Susquehanna Twp.
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Jennifer Patrick-Swift, a native Cambria Countian and former coach at York College, took over three years ago. The Red Flash won 26 of 49 games last season, the third-most wins in school history, and have won 73 games in Patrick-Swift’s brief tenure, the best three-year stretch in school history. Saint Francis lost its stiffest test, 10-2 against 10th-ranked Kentucky, but notched successes that Marion hopes the team will build upon when she finally arrives on campus in the fall of 2015. The Red Flash stole a team record 73 bases, drew a team-record 136 walks, and recorded 186 RBI, third best in team history. Freshman Alexis Bower, a pitcher/infielder from the Williamsport area, was named conference Rookie of the Year, and joined underclassman Sabrie Neeb, another infielder, on the conference’s all-star team. A college softball World Series? “That’s the ultimate goal,’’ Marion said. “We’ve come a long way.’’ Marion hopes to start in the Saint Francis outfield, and she’s glad to make a college commitment before her senior season at Middletown. Most good softball players commit early, she said. “If I had waited any longer, I would have been a little nervous, and in trouble,’’ she admitted. Though Marion also plays basketball for the Blue Raider girls’ basketball team, softball is her favorite. This summer, she’s played for a traveling softball team, the Krunch Gold, a central Pennsylvania-based squad that draws serious softball players from as far away as Virginia. She was recruited by its coach, Steve Mumma, after he saw her play. He approached her and her parents after the game. “I knew she was going to be a player,’’ Mumma said. “Physically, she’s probably one of the most talented players I had the opportunity to coach,’’ Mumma said.
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Halle Marion smacks the ball during an April game against Mechanicsburg. “She does the hard work to be a topnotch athlete.’’ Marion believes her hitting has improved greatly over the past year, thanks to a number of factors: private hitting instruction, batting drills and advice about her swing from Mumma and Thomas, her high school coach, and advice from her parents. She’s more of a singles and doubles hitter than a power hitter, she admits, and her “slap game’’ – slapping a pitch for a single or over the heads of
infielders to get on base – along with her speed and fielding are her strong points, she believes. Now she’s awaiting the opportunity for the Blue Raiders to build on their successful 2014 season – and her upcoming college career. “I’m really excited about next year,’’ she said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
Credit cards stolen Two VISA check cards, a VISA credit card, $40 in cash and a pair of prescription sunglasses were stolen from a 200 Buick LeSabre parked in the 100 block of Shirley Dr. on July 7 or 8, police said. Loss was estimated at more than $1,700. More than $1,650 in transactions were recorded on the financial cards, investigators noted. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463. DUI charge Aunya M. Simms, 25, of the first block of Kennedy Lane, Steelton, was charged with DUI-controlled substance (three counts), reckless driving, speeding and driving with a suspended/revoked license, police report. The charges stem from Simms’ arrest following a traffic stop at 2:45 a.m. on July 4 on Route 283 at the Airport Connector. Simms was driving a 2006 Acura TL that was clocked traveling at a speed of more than 90 mph, police said. A background check showed Simms’ driver’s license had been suspended and a warrant calling for her arrest had been issued by Steelton police. Police said no presence of alcohol was found in a breath sample provided by Simms and analyzed with a portable breathalyzer. Following sobriety tests, Simms was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge Michael Smith. Danny E. Signor, 55, of the first block of E. Roosevelt Ave., Middletown, was charged with DUI-highest rate of alcohol and speeding following his arrest at 1:26 a.m. on July 4 in the 1000 block of W. Harrisburg Pike, police report. Signor was driving a 2004 Saturn Ion that was clocked traveling 59 mph in a posted 45 mph zone, police said. Signor had an odor of an intoxicating beverage on his breath and alcohol was found in a breath sample he had provided that was tested with a portable breathalyzer, police said Following sobriety tests, Signor was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to
determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge Michael Smith. Aaron L. Hall, 33, of the 100 block of Mill St., Middletown, was charged with DUI (two counts) and disregarding lanes of traffic, police report. The charges were filed following Hall’s arrest at 2:27 a.m. on July 15 at 2:27 a.m. at Route 283 East and Nissley Drive, police said. Hall was stopped while driving a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt that was straddling lanes in the road, police said Hall had an odor of an alcoholic-type of beverage on his breath and was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. Theft Passes to Hersheypark, a bicycle and loose change were reported stolen from a residence in the 1000 block of Meadowview Court, police report. The homeowner told police the theft took place while family members were away on vacation from July 13-18. Loss was estimated at $192 for the park passes, $125 for the mountainstyle bicycle and $50 for the change, which was held in two glass jars. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft to call them at 717-939-0463. Charged after crash Lisa Hoppman, 51, of the 500 block of Parkway Road, Harrisburg, was charged with DUI-high rate of alcohol, DUI-controlled substance, DUI and careless driving following a twovehicle crash involving Hoppmen at 8 a.m. July 9 at West Harrisburg Pike and First Street, police report. Hoppman’s 2001 Chevrolet Blazer struck the rear end of a 2006 Pontiac G6 that was driven by a Middletown resident, police said. No one was injured. Both vehicles were driven from the scene. Hoppman had an odor of an intoxicating beverage on her breath and was unsteady on her feet, police said. She told police she had drank beer earlier the same day. Hoppman was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the
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tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge Michael Smith. Stolen property charge Ronald L. Brubacher, 29, of Allentown, was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia, police report. The charges were filed after Brubacher was questioned while he was a guest at the Hollywood Motel, 100 block of Richardson Rd., on July 20, police said. Police said Brubacher was in possession of a 1992 Buick Riviera that had been reported stolen from Allentown. The investigating officer added the accused was found to be in possession of syringes and other items classified as drug paraphernalia. Burbacher was held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond, police said. A preliminary hearing is set for July 31 before District Judge Michael Smith. Unauthorized use of vehicle Jeffrey A. Lewis, 33, of the 100 block of David Dr., Middletown, was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, police report. The charge stems from a report by the owner of a 2003 Saab who told police her car had been used without her permission, police said. Police said Lewis was found in the area, questioned and subsequently charged. During a background check police discovered several warrants had been issued calling for Lewis’s arrest, police said two warrants had been issued out of Lower Swatara Twp., one for driving with a suspended license and one for operating a vehicle without a valid inspection. Another warrant had been issued by Swatara Twp. police on a charge of driving with a suspended license. A preliminary hearing is set for July 30 before District Judge Michael Smith. Report of stolen vehicle Todd A. Kriegsman, 38, of the 100 block of Meadowbrook Road, New Cumberland, was charged with receiving stolen property and possession of drug paraphernalia after he was arrested at 5:32 p.m. on July 19 at a convenience store in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd., police report. The investigating office said police were given information that a GMC Sierra pickup truck had been stolen from New Cumberland and was being driven to Lisa Lake. Police subsequently learned the vehicle was at the convenience store. Police said they found drug paraphernalia in the pickup during a search. A preliminary hearing was set for July 29 before District Judge Michael Smith.
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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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Middletown
Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of
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.
“To make disciples of Jesus Christ, for the transformation of: Our Church, Our Community and Our World.” It begins with us. Highspire United Methodist Church is located at 170 Second Street, Highspire. You are invited to worship with us at 8:45 a.m. every Sunday. Sunday school for all ages is at 10:15 a.m. Holy Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month. If you are interested in being baptized, or becoming a member, we would be delighted to talk with you. Please call to make an appointment with Pastor Willie Caraballo at 9397650.
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the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., July 30: 10:30 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m., Kids’ Summer Bible Club (ages 5 and up), and a new Adult Bible Study. Sat., Aug. 2: 8:30 a.m., Men’s Bible Study. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
On Aug. 10 at the 10:30 a.m. service, the Susquehanna Chorale Quartet will provide special music. Need prayer? Our Monday night prayer group is available to help. Call or e-mail your prayer request to be included in this intercessory prayer ministry. Here is something worth pondering: “Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which to look out: Christ’s compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; Yours are the hands with which he is to bless persons now.” - St. Teresa of Ávila. Visit our website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
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Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Township, invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 9 a.m. We offer a Nursery and Children’s Church at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Coffee Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. followed by Adult and Children’s Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. Communion is offered the first Sunday of each month. Prayer meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. A special Bible study is being held every Sunday during the summer months at 2 p.m. focusing on the Gospel According to Luke. An outdoor service and church picnic will be held on Sun., Aug. 10. The service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Sunset Park followed by a picnic and fellowship in Pavilion #3. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish to share. Our recent school graduates will be celebrated during this event. The public is welcome to join us for the festivities. The Quilt Ministry is collecting flannel sheets and very lightweight blankets, twin size or larger, to be used as quilt batting. Please place these items in the Narthex. Nonperishable food items are collected for the Middletown Food Bank each Sunday. Campbell Soup labels, education box tops, printer ink cartridges and soda tabs are also collected weekly. Consider volunteering at Mission
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information call 944-6181. Sun., Aug. 3: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of Gladys Lehman presented by the Stoops family. The chancel flowers are given in memory of wife and mother Rae Alexander presented by husband John and family. Mon., Aug. 4: 1:30 p.m., Frey Village Communion. Tues., Aug. 5: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
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The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship – visitors are especially welcome. On Sun., Aug. 3, Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our air-conditioned sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service,
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First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Wednesdays through Aug. 13: Summer Night Live a/k/a Garage Night begins at 6 p.m. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so bring a side dish to share with everyone. Theme: Movie Night. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. MiKiWoGo (Middletown Kids Wor-
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New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown
Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
SUANNE WHORL, 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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First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Summer Worship Schedule thru August 31 Worship Service - 9 am • No Sunday School Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
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Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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ship God) Sunday mornings through August 31, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for Olympic-sized fun and learning during “The Bible Game: Jesus, The Ultimate Hero.” Children ages 4 to grade 5 will earn points for their team through attendance, bringing a Bible, bringing a friend, Bible memory games, and Bible quizzing. See you Sundays at the Pavilion. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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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. Our next community dinner will be Aug. 4 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. 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.
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from 6 to 8 p.m. No pre-registration needed. We invite your children and youth to all weeks or as many as they are able to attend. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Intercessory Prayer group is Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Summer youth activities will be held. Acolyte for August: Colin Graham. Children’s Church leader for August: Michelle Strohecker. 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.
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We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Food is collected every Sunday for the Middletown Food Bank. Wacky Wednesday for children K-5th grade is every Wednesday through August 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Includes lunch. Teen night for 6-12th graders
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Adult Bible Study is on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Children and Youth Ministry is on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. The second Sunday of each month United Methodist Men meet at noon. Our Joyful Workers meet monthly, prepare monthly dinners and other events. Call the church office for more information. For more information, or if you have any questions, call 939-7650, or e-mail us at highspireumc@gmail. com. Also visit our Web site at www. highspireumc.org. Pastor Willie Carballo invites families and friends to join them on Sunday and on other scheduled events. We would love to have you be our guest.
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran 10 a.m., Saturday at 5 p.m. Saturday Church is located at Spring and Union service is a casual traditional service streets, Middletown. and is 45 minutes in length. Please We are the church that shares a liv- enter through the parking lot doors. ing, daring confidence in God’s grace. Sun., Aug. 3: Food Pantry Sunday. Liberated by our faith, we embrace The pantry is in need of personal you as a whole person, questions, care items. complexities and all. Join us as we do Tues., Aug. 5: 5 to 9 p.m., National God’s work in Christ’s name for the Night Out. Please contact Matt Hunt life of the world. As a Reconciling in if you can help with this event. Christ congregation, we welcome and Mon., Aug. 11: Community dinner invite all of God’s people regardless of at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. age, ethnicity, physical or mental abiliSun., Aug. 31: 9 a.m., Worship will ties, marital status, sexual orientation, be held at the Kierch. gender identity or economic status. Sat., Sept. 6: We will be celebrating You are invited to join us for wor- God’s Work, Our Hands by joining ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday together to do God’s work. More evening and Sunday morning. Worship information will follow. time is 9 a.m., two services will begin Visit our website at www.stpeSeptember 7 (8:15 and 11 a.m.). Our tersmiddletown.org. 11 a.m. worship service is broadcast Scripture readings for the week: Isa. live on WMSS 91.1. 55:1-5; Ps. 145:8-9, 14-21; Rom. 9:1Wednesday morning service is at 5; Matt. 14:13-21.
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To worship is to stop and reflect upon the majesty and love of God and to praise the One who created us all. Worship also enables us to take time to consider how God would have us act on behalf of the Kingdom of God. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from July 3-August 5 are always open to everyone. Wed., July 30: 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8:30 p.m., God’s Clothes Closet donations drop off times; 6 p.m., AA Book Study. Thurs., July 31: 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8:30 p.m., God’s Clothes Closet donations drop off times. Sat., Aug. 2: 8 a.m.-noon, God’s Clothes Closet. Guests may shop for FREE for men’s, women’s, teens’ and children’s clothing (shirts, sweaters, slacks, jeans, dresses, skirts), coats, shoes, linens, blankets and children’s books. Free refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome. For more
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Wesley United Methodist Church Wesley invites you to come and share the spiritual journey of living and loving in the way of Jesus. Be refreshed and renewed with us as we face the challenges of life together. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” Our monthly Communion service in August will be held on the second Sunday, Aug. 10 instead of the first Sunday. We invite all to the table of Jesus where we can break bread and share the cup together as God’s family. Ken Slippey, our lay servant minister, will be leading worship this Sunday and sharing a message while the pastor is on vacation. A Bible Study Group meets every Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9 a.m.
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Open Door Bible Church “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our August 3 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from ages 4 to second grade are welcome to participate in Junior Church during
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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
Highspire United Methodist Church
Call Sue at 732-251-1517
170 Second St., Highspire • 717-939-7650 Worship - 8:45 am • Sunday School - 10:15 am
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Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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EDITOR'SVOICE A Night Out will do you good
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hether it is to meet your local police officers or take a symbolic stand against crime, you should make it a point to attend the National Night Out events in your community on Tuesday, Aug. 5. They're informative. And fun. And free! Your attendance sends lots of positive messages – messages of support to your police force, of vigilance to the criminals in our midst, of morally right, law-abiding behavior to your children. Middletown will host National Night Out at two locations – Hoffer Park and Oak Hills Park – from 6 to 9 p.m. Last year's inaugural effort drew a huge crowd, and this one promises to be popular, too. Royalton will host its first National Night Out at Kiwanis Park from 5 to 8 p.m. Highspire will host its event at Memorial Park from 6 to 9 p.m.; Steelton, in front of the Steelton Fire Department on Front Street from 6 to 8 p.m.; and Swatara Twp., at Vanatta Park from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy meeting the officers who protect you, the neighbors who can help you remain vigilant against crime, the food, the entertainment, the camaraderie. It's a win all the way around.
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I'm through playing nice – it's time to speak up
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short time ago, I wrote a column about the hostility and animosity in Middletown. I didn’t think it would have much impact – just one column by one person. But I guess I thought – hoped – that something might kick in and make sense to someone. Maybe it did but, sadly, the tenor of the town has gotten even worse. I approached my responsibilities on Middletown Borough Council with high hopes and expectations that we could all work together with respect and civility. I looked forward to a council and a borough coming together for the good of the community. I knew it would be a big job and a difficult one; still, the reality of how idealistic my goals were was like a freezing blast of water on a cold day – shocking, painful and bone-chilling. I am dismayed and disheartened by the lack of cooperation, consideration and respect that permeates our meetings both from within and without. Even worse are the manipulations and machinations behind the scenes. The sharing of information occurs only when absolutely necessary – and never far enough in advance for study by those voting. No one, excepting a minority, seems to much care what the public wants or thinks. Complaints are not addressed, concerns are not noted, calls are neither answered nor returned. Information is manipulated and disagreements are based on personal feelings, not true positions. My desire to work with my colleagues on council was and is sincere, but of late I have been shocked and disgusted by motives that are so transparent they are a slap in the face to the community. I know I campaigned on a platform of truth, trust and transparency, but this is not what I meant. I am most particularly distressed by several recent determinations rendered by council or one of its creations (i.e., the Industrial and Commercial Development Authority). So I have decided it’s time to stop playing nice and time to speak up – because someone has to say something, and I’ve never been one to shirk this kind of responsibility. These are the issues I find most appalling: • The refusal of council to ask for (not demand) an apology in an altercation between a borough appointee and a borough citizen. I said it at a public meeting, and I will reiterate here: Public officials should be held to a higher standard of behavior and therefore should NEVER insult the public – particularly at an open meeting to which everyone is welcome.
• The representation by certain council ownership. The GMEDC currently holds members and business owners that Penn 501(c)3 status and could continue to run State was involved in the planning or the theater without interruption as a nondiscussion of the possibility of bringing a profit, with all proceeds going back into Barnes & Noble bookstore to Middletown the theater for renovations. Frankly, the to serve as both a store for the public and GMEDC needs the help. Its fundraising the official bookstore of the college. The campaign did not live up to expectations involvement of Penn State was denied by due to the borough’s threat of eminent a representative of the university. domain, which discouraged large compaIn addition, the plan for the project nies and organizations from contributing. placed the bookstore in a building that the Assistance from the community, while borough does not currently own and hous- enthusiastic, was not enough to cover the es businesses that would most certainly be cost of repairs – much less the expense displaced to put these plans into play. of a digital projector. • The claim by the borough that grants After much negotiating, arguing and and funds are being held up because the considerations on both sides, the IDCA Greater Middletown Economic Developrecently voted to buy the Elks and award ment Corp. is impeding the completion the running of the theater to a yet-foundof a borough audit by not cooperating ed local group without 501(c)3 status. My with the borough and refusing to turn questions here: 1. Why? and 2. How long over its financial records. The fact is that will the Elks remain without management GMEDC provided those same records in while nonprofit status is sought? Who 2010. Where they went, no one seems to will run it? Will it have to be shut down know. temporarily? No one seems to be able to Despite their original compliance, foranswer these questions. mer GMEDC executive director Stefan Also of note, the attorney for the ICDA Kosloski volunteered his time to help works for McNees, Wallace and Nurick. the borough restore the documentation. • The retention of McNees, Wallace and The GMEDC has Nurick, one of the continued to provide most expensive I have decided it's time to law firms in the information to the borough despite the stop playing nice and time to area. This firm is fact that they are expensive that speak up, because someone so being portrayed as council often meets has to say something – and without our solicitor uncooperative. (In the interest of I've never been one to shirk present. Personally, full disclosure, my seems foolthis kind of responsibility. that husband serves on ish to me, as there the board of the have already been GMEDC and my mistakes made (i.e., son and other family the recent necessity members have donated hundreds of hours of running an additional ad for the water of their time and talents to ensure the surand sewer rate issue because the original vival of the Elks Theatre. No one in my vote was not taken within the allotted family has received any financial compen- amount of time), and violations commitsation from any work done for the theater ted (Sunshine Act in late 2013), among or the GMEDC in general. I will abstain other things. from voting on issues regarding the Elks My understanding is that our soliciTheatre and the GMEDC.) tor should prevent and protect us from • The treatment of employees. The allowing these things to occur – but that borough lost two valuable employees by would necessitate he/she being around playing games and jerking them around when these items are being discussed or until both lost patience and good faith and planned. accepted jobs elsewhere, taking with them • The refusal to work with the Press And most, if not all, of the knowledge and Journal. The borough maintains that nothskill needed in their areas of expertise and ing positive is ever written about it in the leaving Middletown operating on an even P&J, and yet officials remain reluctant more skeletal crew than had previously to speak with reporters, answer quesexisted. tions or make statements to the paper. On • The negotiations for the Elks Buildthose occasions when they do speak with ing between the GMEDC and the ICDA reporters, their inherent distrust precludes entered into good faith by the GMEDC, their ability to be forthcoming and coopwho, contrary to aspersions cast upon the erative. GMEDC, has kept the Elks Theatre funcIt is noteworthy that the Patriot-News tioning for years. carries many of the same stories and asks The one sticking point in the negotiations many of the same questions. was the GMEDC’s request that it conThere have been positive editorials and tinue to run the theater under the ICDA’s articles in the P&J despite these limitations, such as the Press And Journal’s recent editorial about the hiring of the next police chief. In addition, the borough refuses to put ads in the Press And Journal even though the paper’s rates are comparable to the Patriot-News and boasts a wider local PUBLISHER Joseph G. 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regular meeting or at the end of a regular meeting but prior to adjournment so that public voting may still occur. I know of no other borough or local governing body that holds these sessions while their constituents are left to sit for hours before the agenda items are discussed and public comment heard. • The complete disregard many members of council have for the public and the way this permeates the everyday functioning of some borough employees. No one in a community should have to call repeatedly to get an answer to a question, make a request, or lodge a complaint. In my position on council, I have heard from numerous constituents who are dissatisfied with the ways in which they have been treated by some employees. There also are employees who are wonderful and responsive but who are limited in their ability to help. In this same vein, I am disappointed to note that few council members actually attend special events held for the community. In fact, at one recent meeting, Mike Bowman chastised council members for not attending the Memorial Day parade and ceremony. I was absent this year, as I was out of town, but I regularly attend this event. In the past, I have rarely seen other council people there. I often see councilors Tom Handley and Ben Kapenstein and our mayor out and about at many events I have also attended. Of course, I have not attended every event so perhaps there has been a greater presence out and about than I have seen. • The lack of integrity at play among council members, upper management employees and appointed officials. Internal investigations into questionable activities are not handled objectively, questions and concerns forwarded by the “minority” are dismissed or ignored or rudely addressed, information is withheld or manipulated, and personal feelings are used in place of actual information to make decisions. Rumors are started and encouraged, people are disdained and spoken to in derogatory and condescending ways and council sits behind the rail or closed doors and performs as if on stage with a fourth wall separating them from the public. People can make comments but not ask questions, people can lodge complaints but get no response, and council stares the public down with blank faces or adolescent eye-rolling. We are not gods, we are not benefactors, we are not tyrants or kings. We are – we should be – public servants who listen, discuss, process, argue and make decisions based on facts, information and public opinion. Our process should be inclusive, not exclusive. Our goals should be in alignment with the needs and wants of the community, not based on private agendas. That is what government should be – but that is not what government is in Middletown. Finally, I would like to express my gratitude to and respect for my fellow council members Handley and Kapenstein, who have done everything in their power to represent the public and make positive changes for the community. Councilor Scott Sites has spent far too many years fighting the good fight alone – I hope he can hang on a little longer now that his contributions are recognized and supported by some of us. I also would like to thank Mayor James H. Curry III for his dedication to the people of this community and his courage to speak out and take action on our behalf. Anne Einhorn is a Democratic member of Middletown Borough Council representing the Second Ward.
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Ethanol is a filthy waste of money Editor, A column by Bob Dinneen appeared in the July 9 July edition of the Press And Journal ("Ethanol is saving us gas money,'' Viewpoints). This column was penned by an agenda-driven, politically motivated, ignorant academician with no understanding of the true damage caused, on many levels, of the product he supports. Ethanol is an incredibly dirty and inefficient form of energy. His column title is the first lie in a column rife with lies, half-truths and misrepresented facts. Ethanol is costly to produce, and it’s production process creates more pollution than an equivalent amount of gasoline. It takes more energy to produce one gallon of ethanol than that gallon produces when used as fuel. When burned, it produces more pollutants than the equivalent amount of gasoline. Ethanol is an alcohol which mixes with condensation (water) in gasoline to rapidly form acidic gums. Ethanol is a powerful solvent that, when in contact with rubber and neoprene components of your car’s fuel system, eats away these items. This leads to premature fuel line failure, damaged injectors, fouled sensors, rotted seals and plugged filters, all of which reduce power and efficiency. Ethanol-laden fuels break down very rapidly; gasoline can get “stale” in a matter of a few weeks (pure gasoline can be stored for a year). This, along with a low volume-to-power ratio, causes hard starting and excessive cold-start engine wear – damage that increases exponentially in small lawn mower engines and weedwackers, which have carburetors. Even manuals for these small power tools now carry an entire page of warnings about ethanol use. For those of us with antique cars, their carburetors also can be Ethanol is a damaged powerful quickly by ethanolsolvent that, caused acids. when in contact Companies with rubber and and technicians know neoprene that this stuff components of is wrecking your car's fuel everything it touches. system, eats This is why, away these items. as Dinneen states, there is a push to eliminate the Renewable Fuels Act. It’s bad policy for everyone. "Flex-fuel'' vehicles are designed with far more costly fuel system components that are designed to withstand the damaging effects of ethanol, but marketers don’t go out of their way to tell buyers that the fuel economy drops significantly, often as much as 30 percent or more. How is this saving us money? One must burn more fuel, refueling more often, to do the same amount of work. The more you burn, the more you pollute, on top of which is the fact that ethanol burns dirtier than gasoline – another fact that Dinneen conveniently omitted. My 1991 Imperial, in which I only use ethanol-free fuel now, used to get about 19.5 miles per gallon. Simply making the change to pure gas, I now get 23 miles per gallon (city), an increase in efficiency that not only gives me an extra 65 miles on every tank gas, but also has the car purring like new again and starting on the first crank every time. Only a liberal stooge like Dinneen would advocate using an already stretched food supply to power our cars. Ethanol primarily comes from corn, a basic staple, and the wide use of ethanol has driven corn prices skyward, as do most "greeniac'' policies. As a side note: During the Rendell administration, a back-room deal was made in which Pennsylvania began using taxpayer dollars to bribe fuel producers at Marcus Hook, paying them a subsidy not to make ethanol-free fuel, ostensibly to prop up high corn prices and force the use of filthy fuels. Talk about kickbacks! I am asking everyone who reads this to contact your representative and urge them to do away with this filthy fuel and end this absurd waste of taxpayer dollars. Ethanol-free gas is readily available. Go to www.pure-gas.org to find a list of retailers. Yes, pure gas costs more, but you won’t buy it as often. Your car and your mower will thank you by needing fewer repairs.
Ron Martin Elizabethtown
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National Night Out is a stand against crime T
he 2014 National Night Out Against Crime will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Events will occur in communities throughout the nation involving citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, neighborhood organizations and local officials. The purpose of National Night Out, which began in 1984, is to heighten crime and drug prevention
awareness, generate support for local anti-crime programs and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships. Each year in August, free public events are held to send a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against crime. This year, events are scheduled to take place throughout the 106th District. Details are listed below:
• Middletown Borough: 6 to 9 p.m. in Hoffer Park and Oak Hills Park • Royalton Borough: 5 to 8 p.m. in Kiwanis Park • Derry Twp.: 5 to 8 p.m. in the first block of West Caracas Avenue • Swatara Twp.: 6 to 9 p.m. in Gerald Vanatta Park For more information about National Night Out, visit natw.org or visit RepPayne.com for details about local events.
Capitol offers tours Beginning Aug. 1, the state Capitol Tour Office will begin accepting tour and lunch table reservations for spring 2015. By December, most of the prime-time opportunities for tours the following spring are booked, so early scheduling is encouraged. The Capitol offers enlightening tours that explore Pennsylvania government at work and present information on the history of the state. The Capitol building, the Visitor’s Welcome Center and the State Museum of Pennsylvania are all open to the public and are great educational activities for school groups, families and individuals. The Capitol features guided 30-minute tours that highlight architectural and artistic aspects of the building. Tours are available, free of charge, every half hour on Monday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. On weekends and most holidays, tours are offered at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The visitor’s welcome center is also located inside the Capitol and is open to the public. The center features 18 interactive exhibits that explain the legislative process. The visitor’s welcome center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and is also free of charge. It is located in the East Wing of the Capitol Complex. Both the Capitol guided tours and the welcome center are accessible for individuals with special needs. Group Capitol tours can be scheduled by calling the Capitol Tour Office at 1-800-868-7672. On the day of the tour, please allow at least 15 minutes to be processed through security. More information can be found by visiting RepPayne.com.
The Pennsylvania State Museum is adjacent to the Capitol building and offers exhibits about all aspects of the state’s history and its connection to the nation. The State Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission rates are between $4 and $5. However, the museum offers free admission on the third Saturday of every month. More information can be found by visiting StateMuseumPA.org. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes most of Middletown, part of Swatara Twp. and all of Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and Hummelstown.
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• “I am glad to see that Trooper
Bey has kept an open mind about the police department. I for one am glad to see that he has kept up with all the inappropriate actions that have taken place within the borough. It’s important to know that your future employer is being investigated for misappropriation of funds and future co-worker has assaulted your future boss.”
• “If McNamara gets out of this
one then there’s no hope for our town. My ‘for sale’ sign is ready. Just sick how your group ran out not just good employees, but also good residents.”
• “Save our assets. In order to lease
out our water system to a private company Middletown has to raise the rates high enough so that this new company can promise not to raise rates for an extended period of time. This is all being done so this group of idiots can get rid of our assets and make it sound good by the time they sign the contract. Say ‘no’
PAULKENGOR My meetings with Richard: Privately, I saw the real Scaife I
was saddened to wake up the morning of July 4 and learn that Richard Mellon Scaife, Pittsburgh billionaire, conservative philanthropist extraordinaire and spearhead of Hillary Clinton’s ominous “vast right-wing conspiracy,” died at age 82. How appropriate that this patriot bid goodbye on July 4. I got to know Dick Scaife pretty well. About three or four years ago, he read my book, “Dupes.’’ It’s a lengthy account of how the communist movement has long hoodwinked and exploited American leftists – many of whom Dick Scaife had battled and loathed. Scaife loved it. It was the last full book that he read. I learned that he was recommending the book to his friends. Soon enough, I learned he wanted to meet with me. We met at his nice but modest home in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh. I was taken aback to encounter a sick, weakened man who seemed to be on his deathbed even then. He had trouble with his voice, his breathing, his hearing. I had to speak loud. Nonetheless, we got along. Both of us were lifelong Pittsburghers, born at the same hospital just down the road in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. The big difference, we laughed, was that Scaife’s relations funded the hospital. His relationships and experiences with our common places were always a little different. We both vacationed in Nantucket, for instance, though he had a big house there with a cook and his own private air transportation. For whatever reason, Dick Scaife liked me. He lived the history and names that I researched and was writing about. He enjoyed reminiscing and sharing information on them. At the end of that first meeting, this supposedly calloused man that many detested asked me in a gentle, sweet way if I would please continue to visit him. I did. These were often long meetings, and it was never easy to leave. He wanted to keep talking. The conversations were usually enlightening, enjoyable, entertaining. We’d talk about his upbringing, his
wild youth, his drinking days, his parents, a scandalous remembrance here or there, his encounters with Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy Jr. (who he thought was a tremendous young man of great potential), and even the Clintons – who he actually personally liked, though he certainly rejected their politics. Like other close older friends of mine who recently died, he was very concerned and dispirited by the direction of the country he loved, and seriously disappointed in Americans for twice electing Barack Obama. He didn’t think Americans would ever vote for a president so far to the left. Here are a few remembrances worth highlighting: • Dick Scaife was deeply proud of his family. He adored his mother and father. Dick became so interested in politics, and especially the Cold War, because of his father’s work for the OSS confronting communists during World War II. That brought Dick Scaife into politics. He gave money to the likes of the Heritage Foundation and Hoover Institution precisely because of this battle. • Dick Scaife funded a remarkable breadth of organizations. One was The American Spectator. There’s a perception that his support of The American Spectator caused him problems he regretted and for which he was bitter. I heard no such thing. He glowed when he talked about The American Spectator. When I handed him the latest copy of the Spectator a few months ago, he got a giant grin. • Dick appreciated being thanked by those he supported. He once told me about a certain Pittsburgh group he wrote a check to – a non-political one. (He gave huge sums to nonpolitical things as well.) “You know what?” he asked me. “They never thanked me. So screw them!” He never wrote them another check. • I would ask from time to time what accomplishment he was most proud of. It was unquestionably his newspaper, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Off the top of his head, he could rattle off the precise circulation numbers for the daily and weekend editions, particularly vis-à-vis his main competitor, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He managed to significantly increase the circulation of the TribuneReview at a time when print newspapers moved in the exact opposite direction. During these get-togethers, I often found myself almost in the
role of confessor, with Mr. Scaife volunteering a lot of private information. He was candid, and I wasn’t afraid of asking him about certain controversies. What did I have to lose? He was, after all, deep down inside, just another person, plagued with frailties, insecurities and weaknesses like the rest of us. Conservative friends and associates who learned of my relationship with Scaife (I didn’t tell many people) usually brought up two things: For one, they knew he was a big pro-choicer on the abortion issue, having supported Planned Parenthood in the past. They knew I was just the opposite. The subject did come up, and Dick told me flatly, “I’m in favor of abortion.” The other elephant in the room was his faith. He was widely believed to be an atheist. “Talk to Dick Scaife about God, Paul,” friends urged me. “This man is a walking scandal. He has led an immoral life. He has some serious sins on his soul, and he doesn’t believe in God.” One day, we did talk religion. It came up the way it needed to, naturally, with no pushing or preaching. I scribbled down what he said in the book I was holding. I jotted down every word. It was Feb. 21, 2013, a Thursday afternoon. We met around 3, our regular time. In fact, only now, at this moment, does it occur to me that that time happens to be the hour of divine mercy, as we say in the Catholic Church. He told me with no hesitation whatsoever that he was not an atheist. I asked him point-blank. He said he didn’t go to church, hadn’t in years. Yet he said that although he was not very religious, “I certainly believe in God and Jesus.” He added: “The older I get, the more religious I become. I’m definitely not an atheist.” The subject came up because we were talking about the great Andrew Mellon – the late uncle of whom he was enormously proud – and the Mellon family presence in the Shadyside and East Liberty area of Pittsburgh. He told me that East Liberty Presbyterian is known as “the Mellon church,” because of all the money the Mellons pumped in. He told me his father was Episcopalian and mother was Presbyterian, “as were all the Mellons.” When Dick was 18, he was given the choice of being Episcopalian or Presbyterian. He chose Presbyterian. Scaife told me that he even served on the board of the East Liberty Presbyterian church, though he said
the meetings were terribly boring and he always fell asleep, especially if he had been drinking at dinner beforehand. He bolted the church when the new pastor, Charles P. Robshaw, “came out in favor of Fidel Castro.” I cannot confirm whether Robshaw was pro-Castro, but if one thing really upset Dick Scaife, it was people on the Religious Left who were sympathetic to or duped by atheistic-totalitarian communists. And so, with that, Dick bolted and never went back to the church. But the big picture is this: Dick Scaife told me he was not an atheist. This is something that will not be discussed in obituaries of the man, but it is most definitely something on the minds of many who knew him. And in the end, when it comes down to it, despite everything else Dick Scaife supported with his billions, this truly is what matters most. A mere 82 years is nothing compared to eternity. Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Mercer County.
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to the leasing or selling of our water company. Next will be the electric. How will they make up the difference with all this revenue being leased or sold? The only way for the borough to get money in the future will be to raise taxes. Then you will see what a true deficit is.”
• “I keep reading that the commu-
nications director needs to resign or be fired. What on Earth did he do? He’s raised a lot of money for the library, kept residents informed with the newsletter and done his job.”
• “To the person who com-
mented on 7/23/14: ‘I’ve heard it about town and have read it in the Press And Journal’s Sound Off, Middletown doesn’t have a parking problem ... we have a people problem. This wasn’t any more evident than late afternoon this past Saturday during the Seven Sorrows Community Festival.’ Yes, that happened to me about three years ago when parking on the side of the dental office in town. A lady came running over to tell me I had to move because it was her husband’s parking spot. I moved. After moving to town, I can understand that woman and all the others who covet the street parking in front of their homes. When there is an event that will bring a lot of people into town, they need to shuttle people down from the high school parking lot. Residents depend on the parking in front of their homes. Where do you suppose they park after coming home from work? Until you’ve walked a mile in our shoes, don’t complain! People take up parking in front of my home all the time! They go to events at the Main Street Gym or they’re traveling out of town and want to avoid the parking fees at the airport. They can park on the borough streets for free, catch the city bus, take a cab or walk a mile to the airport entrance and take the shuttle. When homes have been cut up and converted into apartments with six
or more people, that’s six vehicles taking up street parking! Seven Sorrows should be considerate of the residents and provide a shuttle bus from the high school parking lot when they host events of any kind.”
• “After reading today’s stories
about Middletown Borough, I have to wonder. Arguments, resignations, and allegations of foul play! There must be something in the water. What a shame.”
• “I see Middletown is going to
raise the sewer and water rates. They say we will only pay for what we actually use. What about all the years I paid for water I did not use? Like they had a set price for up to 2,000 gallons, which meant that if I used 1,000 gallons of water and someone else used 2,000 gallons I still paid for 2,000 gallons. They were making money off me all these years and off thousands of other residents. Where did all the money go they made on people who did not use the minimum but still got charged? The more they make, I promise you, the more they spend.”
• “Now Middletown is raising the
water and sewer rates! Already announced raising property taxes to pay their pensions! How is this going to revitalize Middletown? You guys think putting in some fancy sidewalks and park benches is going to do it? Who’s going to enjoy that? You need to start with the real problem – keeping people in this town, encouraging new businesses to come here. You aren’t going to do it by making it too expensive to live here or run a business here!”
• “If police chief candidate Stephen Mazzeo doesn’t want to talk to the public or the Press And Journal, then we don’t want to talk to him! Tell him to stay home in Sunbury and rot out his final few years until retirement.”
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Attending the check presentation are, from left: David Clouser and Doug Gellatly, members of the Middletown Public Library board; Stacy Mulligan, the library’s director; Rick Libra, site vice president at Three Mile Island; and Scott Sites and Robert Louer, members of Middletown Borough Council.
Exelon donates $5,000 to Middletown The owner of Three Mile Island’s nuclear power plant presented a $5,000 check to the Middletown Public Library on Tuesday, July 15 to pay for updated equipment and technology used by guests and staff in the library’s computer center.
Exelon Corp.’s donation is greatly appreciated, said Stacy Mulligan, the library’s director. The library recently upgraded some equipment. Rich Libra, TMI’s site vice president, presented the check to Mulligan, members of the library’s board and
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Hello, everyone! We say goodbye to July knowing August will most likely zoom by even quicker. Here are a few more thoughts and memories from my New Orleans mission trip – and then August will be your turn to share! I hope to hear about your adventures. E-mail or call me, please. Last week I left off with how much ReachGlobal emphasizes the relational part of their mission. Mary, one of the ladies on the trip with us, shared this: “You don’t have to be a Christian to know and experience vulnerability.” She basically was saying we are all human – and, if you stop to think about it, you can offer something to someone else, even if it is just a listening ear. Miss Colleen is the owner of the home I was working on with my team. She had us painting her place green with purple shutters and a bright red door. It looked marvelous! I stretched myself by going up very high on the ladder and was happy to rest my arm on the roof for stability as I painted white, then green. Many New Orleans homes look similar with fun bright colors. This woman was so grateful for our help that she cooked us a very special gumbo lunch. It was tremendous. She served us at her table, which only cost her $50 to build! It is 14 feet long, and has three 12-inch boards lined up attached to legs. She put a dark stain on it and purchased three gothic-looking candlestick centerpieces which looked both rustic and elegant. Did I mention Miss Colleen is an artist? At that last lunch together, she read us her thoughts that day, which she had written in her journal. She wrote: “I am blest to have these people in my life, and being around them makes me feel more holy. More loving, giving. Them giving to me makes me want to give back. And I was thinking last night that all this love and thoughtfulness and giving seems to balance out all of the bad that I have gone through in the past year. Almost as if God realized that there was an imbalance and decided to balance it out a bit. And, while I do pray everyday and I have for years and years, I’ve often wondered and had doubts about if someone was really out there listening. I’m not sure how these people have 100 percent faith that there is a receiver on the other end. But I do know that these people and other friends that I have, that believe without a shadow of a doubt, are the happiest, most loving, giving, great demeanor people I know.” I think Miss Colleen’s words sum it up – what it is all about when you are doing what Jesus tells us to do in the Bible.
My church does this trip every June. If you would like more information about it because, perhaps, you would like to join us please contact me. Of course, you don’t have to go all the way to Louisiana to help someone – all you have to do is look around and just start where you are. Have a wonderful week, and let me hear your news to share. Birthdays Best wishes to Joe Klock of Lower Swatara Twp. for a wonderful birthday on Wednesday, July 30. Hope your cake is perfect for you. Happy 20th! If you see Brianna Jones out and about Middletown on Wednesday, July 30 be sure to tell her happy 17th cake and ice cream day. Frank Linn, of Lower Swatara, will observe his special frosty-filled day on Wednesday, July 30. Hoping 73 great things happen to you, Frank! Torin Bayhart of Lower Swatara marks his 14th confetti-popping day on Wednesday, July 30. Keep cool, Torin. Happy landmark 21st birthday to Jessica Arnold of Lower Swatara. She will celebrate on Thursday, July 31. Enjoy! Happy birthday and happy August to Sue Lawruk of Lower Swatara. Her fun day is Friday, Aug. 1. I wonder what the granddaughters have planned for you, Sue? If you see David Alcock out and about Lower Swatara on Saturday, Aug. 2, be sure to give him a loud and jolly happy birthday holler. He is 14. Have fun, David. Karen Guenther of Lower Swatara will celebrate her big day on Saturday, Aug. 2. Best wishes for a delightful day, Karen, and God bless you. Hey, Ben Knisely of Lower Swatara! Hope your razzle-dazzle birthday on Sunday, Aug. 3 is super. Welcome to the teens, and happy 13th. Tom Harvey of Lower Swatara marks his rootin’ tootin’ birthday on Monday, Aug. 4. Hope your day is more than marvelous and you enjoy yourself. Jared Schiefer of Middletown celebrates the Big 3-0 on Monday, Aug. 4. Congrats, and have a super-spiffy week. Happy 15th balloon-flying birthday to Christopher Shonk of Londonderry Twp. on Monday, Aug. 4. Enjoy your party day all week long. Shop free God’s Clothes Closet at Evangelical United Methodist Church, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, will open its doors to the public for the seventh year from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 2. Guests may shop for free for men’s, women’s, teens’ and children’s cloth-
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August Community Calendar
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Last Quarter August 17
August Is -American Adventures Month -Children’s Eye Health/Safety Month -Get Ready for Kindergarten Month -National Black Business Month -National Peach Month -Psoriasis Awareness Month
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-Summer Concert, Cassel Vineyards of Hershey featuring Bryan Herbert & Jerry Heim - 6-8 pm
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-Summer Concert, Cassel Vineyards featuring Joe Cooney - 6-8 pm
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-Music in the Vineyards, Nissley Vineyards, Bainbridge featuring Uptown Band - 7:30-10 pm
New Moon August 25
Full Moon August 10 -Sons of Am. Legion - 5 pm
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-Lower Swatara Fire Co. - 7:30 pm -Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm -Steelton Boro Council - 6:30 pm -Lower Dauphin School District Work /Regular Mtg -Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm
-M-town Library Board - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm -Highspire Planning Commission - 7 pm M-town Library Summer Programs -Wee Readers (Birth-24 mos.) - 10 am -Preschool Story Time (Ages 2-6) - 11 am -Elementary Science Workshop K-2nd grade - 1 pm; 3rd-5th grade - 2 pm -Teen Night - 6 pm
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-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm
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-Steel-High School District Planning/Agenda Building Mtg. - 6:30 pm
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-Red Rose Rebekah Lodge #586 - 1 pm
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-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Wesley Gold - 11 am-1 pm -M-town Elks Lodge at Am. Legion - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am
-M-town Alumni Assoc. - 8 pm -ABWA, Olmsted Chapter - 6 pm -Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm
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-Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm -Royalton Boro Planning Commission - 7 pm -Londonderry Twp. Supervisors - 7 pm -Highspire Boro Council - 7 pm -Royalton Boro Authority - 5 pm -E-town Fair -till 11 pm
-M-town Fire Dept. Consolidation - 7 pm -Londonderry Twp. Planning Comm. - 7 pm -Steelton Boro Council - 6:30 pm -Lower Dauphin School District Work /Regular Mtg. - 7 pm -E-town Fair Opening Ceremony - 5:30 pm
-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm
-Londonderry Fire Co. - 8 pm -Londonderry Senior Citizens - 1 pm -M-town Boro Authority - 7:30 pm -Dauphin County Conservation District Mtg. - 7:30 pm
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-Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm
-Music in the Vineyards, Nissley Vineyards featuring The SilverHawks - 7:30-10 pm -Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm
-Summer Music Series, Sunset Grill, Londonderry Twp. featuring Jeffrey J. Walker - 7 pm -Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm
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-Lower Swatara Lions - 6:30 pm -Walk-In Immunization Clinic at Woodlayne Court, 149 Wilson St., M-town - 9:30-11:30 am -M-town Women’s Club - 6:30 pm -Londonderry Twp. Parks/Rec - 7 pm
M-town Library Summer Programs End of Summer Picnic, Hoffer Park - 5-8 pm Must have completed the summer reading program & register by Aug. 9
-Lower Swatara Fire Co. Aux. - 7:30 pm
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-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -M-town Youth Club Board Mtg. - 7 pm; General Mtg - 8 pm -Royalton Boro Council - 7 pm -M-town Am. Legion Aux. - 7 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm -Dauphin County Prison Board - 1:30 pm M-town Library Summer Programs -Summer Slide Show & Science Movie - 1 pm -Fuzzy Few Carnival, Hummelstown Boro Park - 6 pm
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-Dauphin County Ag Land Preservation - 9 am -Summer Concert, Cassel Vineyards featuring Corsair Blues - 6-8 pm
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-Music in the Vineyards, Nissley Vineyards featuring Fabulous Cheeze Bros & Sisters 7:30-10
-Summer Music Series, Sunset Grill featuring Ginger Child - 7 pm
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-Lower Swatara Twp. Commissioners - 7 pm -Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am -E-town Fair -till 11 pm Senior Citizens Day
-Londonderry Senior Citizens - 1 pm -Highspire Boro Authority - 7:30 pm -Steel-High School District Board - 6:30 pm
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-Summer Concert, Cassel Vineyards featuring Finish Line Quartet- 6-8 pm
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-Music in the Vineyards, Nissley Vineyards featuring The Boomers - 7:30-10 pm
-E-town Fair -till 11 pm
-Summer Music Series, Sunset Grill featuring Jeffrey J. Walker - 7 pm
-Chicken BBQ, Londonderry Fire Co. - 10 am-2 pm
-E-town Fair -till 11 pm Fireworks - 10:45 pm
-Meet the Raiders Night, War Memorial Field -E-town Fair -till 11 pm
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-Motorcycle Summer Breakfast, Lower Swatara Fire Co. - 7-11 am
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-M-town Kiwanis - 6 pm MASD Board - 7 pm -M-town Am. Legion Board - 7 pm
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-Triune Odd Fellow #307 - 7:30 pm
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-Lower Swatara Twp. Municipal Auth.- 7 pm -Dauphin County District Ag Committees - 12:30 pm -M-town Historical Society - 7 pm featuring Ken Collins Lancaster County Covered Bridges
-BINGO, Lower Swatara Fire Hall - 7 pm -Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority - 8 am
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-Dauphin County Commissioners - 10 am
-Lower Swatara Lions - 6:30 pm -Lower Swatara Twp. Planning Commission 7 pm
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rom small-town park to enchanted forest. A corner of Hoffer Park was transformed into a land of wizards and fairies, jesters and sages, during the Middletown-based charity Tee-Shirts for Peace Renaissance Fair on Sunday, July 20. Tarot card readings, storytelling and drumming highlighted the mystical, medievalthemed gathering, a fundraiser for the nonprofit, which offers Reiki stress reduction, dream analysis and other holistic services to children in the hope of creating a more peaceful world. See who danced and drummed among the fairies and wizards!
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