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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2015
VOLUME 125 - NO. 31
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Man gets 28-56 years for Lower Swatara home invasion A Dauphin County judge sentenced a Harrisburg man convicted of tying up a 71-year-old man in a Lower Swatara Twp. home invasion in 2014 to 28 to 56 years in prison. Shawn Stewart, 38, was sentenced by Judge John Cherry on Monday, Aug. 3 in Dauphin County Court. A jury convicted Shawn Stewart of Stewart tying up the man during a robbery at the home in the 2200 block of Georgetown Road on Jan. 6, 2014. Prosecutors sought a lengthy prison sentence for Stewart, who they said had a history of violent crime. “We were very happy with the sentence – Stewart is a dangerous person with a great propensity for violence,’’ said Det. Robert Appleby of the Lower Swatara Twp. police department, who investigated the home invasion along with Det. Ryan Gartland. “He is guaranteed to spend the next three decades behind bars, a sentence he has earned. His incarceration will make the community a safer place.’’
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An $11.5 million plan to build a new electric substation to serve the entire borough of Middletown will keep electric equipment away from floodwaters while spurring a home-building project that will attract 1,300 new residents to the northern part of town, a developer told borough officials on Monday, Aug. 3. David Stubbs, the managing director of United Realty and Infrastructure (URI), presented his vision for the new substation at the proposed Woodland Hills development off North Union Street to Middletown Borough Council’s public works committee, which includes councilors Robert Louer, John Brubaker and Michael Bowman. Stubbs said his group will build the substation by September 2016 if council approves it this month. The borough would lease the substation from URI for about $680,000 annually under his proposal. Council asked for an in-depth proposal when Stubbs floated the idea in December 2014. “This would help spur development that’s 14 years in the works at Woodland Hills,” Stubbs said. While there are vacant lots in other parts of the borough, Woodland Hills would be the last major piece of land to be developed in the borough. Other areas in the borough are vacant because homes were razed following buyouts related to flooding and by noise from Harrisburg International Airport, and these areas are not available for building new houses. Stubbs said that the development of Woodland Hills would follow the construction of the substation on land near Vine Street, and deliver 1,300 new residents to the borough. These residents, in 511 new households, will also drop another $2.2 million in the borough’s bank account over the next 10 years. The new substation, replacing the Mill Street and Spruce Street substations, and “smart grid” upgrades would boost the allure of the borough’s electric system to potential suitors in a sale or lease of the electric system, Stubbs said. Council formed a committee of Bowman, Brubaker, Louer and Councilor Benjamin Kapenstein to explore options for selling or leasing the borough’s electric system. While this panel has met privately to discuss the possibility, council has yet to consider or vote on the matter. Louer, Brubaker and Bowman did not question how a substation would attract 1,300 new residents, even if the residential building projects started as Stubbs suggested. Stubbs offered no proof of a demand for new housing development in the borough, nor did he describe why the construction of the substation would stimulate the stillborn development. Federal authorities are pressuring the borough
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Tattered Flag partners, from left, Ben Ramsey, Matt Fritz and Pat Devlin stand in front of a pocket door inside the Elks Building. They plan to preserve the door for their brew pub.
Tattered Flag gets lease for Elks, could open brew pub By Jim Lewis and Dan Miller Press And Journal Staff
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omething may be brewing in Middletown in the next six months – craft beer and spirits. If all goes according to plan, a combined craft brewery-distillery-brew pub will open in the Elks Building in downtown Middletown as early as January. The Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority approved a lease and financing deal on Monday, Aug. 3 with Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works. The company, founded by four partners who all graduated from Susquenita High School in Perry County in 2000, will lease and eventually own all of the Elks Building except the Elks Theatre. Later the same night, the authority’s deal with Tattered Flag was endorsed by Middletown Borough Council in a resolution where council expressed its support for the authority’s efforts to revitalize the downtown and the Elks Building.
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hen the call went out for cupcakes to give to visitors at Middletown’s popular National Night Out celebration, residents at the borough’s Frey Village retirement community grabbed spoons and pans and baked 300 of them in the village’s kitchens. The treats were served at the community gathering at Hoffer Park on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Most of the residents who baked the cupcakes are mothers and grandmothers – and they know from years of experience that sometimes you have to crack a few eggs to make people smile. Check out our photos of their efforts in our Out & About feature on page B8.
The nonprofit group Friends of the Elks has submitted a proposal for future use of the Elks Theatre. The theater has been closed since April, when the facility was shut down for necessary repairs by the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, which owns the Elks Building. After the theater was closed, the authority solicited proposals from groups interested in its future use. The authority already had one such proposal from Phantom Theatre Company, a group based in the greater Harrisburg region that wanted to transform the entire Elks Building into a regional performing arts center. However, the authority on Monday Aug. 3 formally committed to a deal in which all of the Elks Building – except the Elks Theatre – is to be leased to Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works for use as a combined craft brewery/craft distillery/brew pub. Under terms of the deal, the authority retains ownership of the Elks Theatre and will subdivide it from the rest of the building, which will be purchased by Tattered Flag. The Tattered Flag deal means that the Phantom Theatre Company plan, as currently proposed, is not possible, because Phantom envisioned using the entire building as a performing arts center. Representatives of Phantom Theatre Company were in the audience for the authority’s meeting on Tattered Flag on Monday. However, the Phantom members declined comment when
approached by a reporter with the Press And Journal. Now Phantom has provided a letter saying that the company will not submit a revised proposal for the Elks Theatre, said Matt Tunnell, the authority’s chairman. Absent a revised proposal from Phantom, the authority has only one proposal for future use of the Elks Theatre – the one submitted by Friends of the Elks. Friends of the Elks has been described as a successor organization to the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp. However, the two groups are separate. Sources close to GMEDC have said that Friends of the Elks will focus solely on the Elks Theatre, as opposed to the mission GMEDC had of broader economic development. GMEDC is the group that had been leasing and operating the theater since the Elks Building was purchased by the authority in 2014. The authority purchased the entire Elks Building from GMEDC, which had owned it for several years. Gordon Einhorn, who is with Friends of the Elks, said the proposal submitted by the group envisions the Elks Theatre as “a communityowned nonprofit theater.” He said he could not provide further details of the proposal. The request for proposals that the authority put out regarding future use of the theater includes a clause that information in the proposals that are submitted “not be publicly disseminated,” Einhorn said. At this point, Einhorn said he is not at liberty to discuss in detail what the Tattered Flag deal
Nissley Drive bridge to be completed by late September The project to replace the Nissley Drive bridge that crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lower Swatara Twp. is on schedule, according to a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. “The bridge itself will be open to traffic by the end of September,” said Mimi Doyle, public information officer. The entire $3.1 million project will be completed by October, she added.
Lower Swatara approves plowing agreement Crews from Lower Swatara Twp. will plow state roads in the township again next winter under an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that was approved unanimously by township commissioners on Wednesday, July 15. Lower Swatara will get about $300 more in 2015-16 from PennDOT for snow plowing. In a particularly bad winter, the department may provide additional money for the township’s services, although no money is returned to the state following a mild season treating the roads.
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Patricia Lynne Mione, 45, died Sunday, July 26, 2015, at her home. Patricia was born in Harrisburg and was the daughter of Patricia Walkinshaw Mione and the late Ronald Mione. She was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church. Patricia is survived by her mother Patricia Mione of Hummelstown; her brothers Daniel Mione of Harrisburg, and Christopher (Denise) Mione of Hummelstown; her companion MaryAnn Smith of Hummelstown; two aunts; two uncles; and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial service was held on Friday, July 31, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Hoover Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 6011 Linglestown Rd., Harrisburg, with the Rev. Mark T. Wilke officiating. A Visitation was held on Friday, from Noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home, prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Greater Harrisburg, 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111. Online condolences may be left at www.hooverfuneralhome.com.
George W. Leininger Sr., 95, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Middletown Home. He was born on February 8, 1920 in Fort Hunt, Va., and was the son of the late George W. and Katie Coleman Leininger. George was a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, where he taught Sunday school for over 70 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during the Pacific Theater. He was a Past Master of the Prince EdwinSpring Creek Masonic Lodge 486. He was a graduate of Middletown High School, Class of 1938. His federal civil service career included work as a machinist at the Olmsted Air Force Base and an equipment specialist at the United States Army Electronics Support Command. After retiring from the federal government, he worked for PennDOT at Harrisburg International Airport as superintendent of maintenance. He was an Honorary Member of the HIA Police Force. In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by his first wife Kathryn Graybill in 1948, and his second wife Mary Jane Gallo Leininger in 2000, three brothers Bill, Frank, and John Leininger, and two sisters Kate Wolfe and Ann Bright. George is survived by his loving children Katie Leach of Weatherly, Pa., Dr. George W. Leininger Jr. of Falls Church, Va., and Linda Panza of Corpus Christi, Texas; grandchildren Gretchen Leach, Esq., Dr. Jeremy Leach, Kristin Leach, Bryan and Bevan Panza, and Michelle Range; great-grandchildren Bryce, Hunter and Baren Panza, Hannah, Hailee and Hayden Range; and one sister Bessie Stahl of Nitro, Va. A tribute to his life will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran
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Doris May Reigle, 84, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born on January 8, 1931 in Royalton, and was the daughter of the late James and Elva May Weirich Kreiser. Doris was a retired clerk at the New Cumberland Army Depot, and enjoyed baking and cooking. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harvey (Hen) Reigle in 1983, three brothers Denny, Edward and James Kreiser, and two sisters Joyce Kreiser and Dorothy Herring. Doris is survived by her two sons Terry L. Reigle, and Richard A. Reigle and wife Carolyn Price all of Middletown; three sisters Nancy Miller, Linda Warner, and Bonnie Ruggle; three brothers Robert, Larry, and Michael Kreiser; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A tribute to her life was held Tuesday August 4, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, with the Rev. John Shiery officiating. Viewing was from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date in Hillsdale Cemetery, Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is not trying to take over groundwater wells in Middletown, the commission said in a statement it issued in response to recent media accounts about the continued existence of the Middletown Water and Sewer Authority. Explaining why the authority still was functioning after Middletown leased its water and sewer systems to United Water, authority chairman John Patten was quoted by both the Press And Journal and PennLive in stories published online that the commission (SRBC) could seek to “claim’’ the wells. “The Susquehanna River Basin Commission plays a part in all of this, and so if you transfer everything to United Water the river basin commission may lay claim to the wells, so we are kind of in a legal conundrum here as to how to sort this out,’’ Patten said during an authority meeting on Tuesday, July 28. “The easiest way to do that then is for the authority to continue to operate.” The borough’s 50-year lease with United Water went into effect on Jan. 1. The statement e-mailed to the Press and Journal by Gwyn W. Rowland, the commission’s governmental and public affairs manager, said: “Contrary to what was reported in this article, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission will not take possession of any wells, including those owned by the Borough or the Authority or operated by United Water. If a change of ownership of the wells does indeed happen, the Borough would need to file an application with the Commission to transfer ownership of its wells from the Authority to the Borough.” The commission’s position was underscored by Michael Appleby, the commission’s supervisor for groundwater project review who, in a telephone interview, told the Press And Journal: “We don’t claim any wells, we don’t take anything over. We are not in the public water supply business. We are not going to go out and take possession of anything.” Reached afterward by the Press And Journal, Patten clarified his remarks by saying that the borough needs to file “paperwork” with the SRBC to ensure that the borough is meeting SRBC regulatory requirements in light of the lease deal. “I have contacted the borough solicitor to tell him that those forms should be filled out, and that he should get in touch with the SRBC solicitor to see what that” entails, Patten said. “It’s more an administrative problem.” Patten said that to his knowledge, the wells were owned by the borough before the United Water lease went into effect. There are no plans to transfer ownership of the groundwater wells from the borough, Patten said. However, this needs to be made clear to the SRBC. “We need to make representation to (the SRBC) that this is how we are going to operate, that this is who owns the wells and that there is no change in ownership,” Patten said. “From all indications they (the SRBC) would approve that.”
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Asked why the SRBC would have any interest in Middletown’s groundwater wells, Rowland referred to the 1970 agreement to protect the Susquehanna River Basin between Congress and the legislatures of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. This “compact” led to establishment of the SRBC as the agency responsible to coordinate the water resource efforts of the three states and the federal government, according to an explanation posted on the commission’s Web site, www.srbc.net. Among the commission’s many responsibilities is to regulate the withdrawal of both surface water and groundwater from within the basin. For instance, the amount of groundwater from within the basin that can be withdrawn to support the Middletown wells is regulated by the commission, Appleby said. In light of the lease with United Water, “When we found out something may be happening we did contact (Middletown) to let them know what our regulatory position could be,” Appleby said. He and Rowland both emphasized that there is a need for ongoing communication between the commission and the borough going forward, to sort things out. “The process has just started,” Appleby said. “We are working on setting up some face to face meetings.” The need to see the process through with the SRBC is one of several reasons why the water and sewer authority needs to continue to exist –even if on a much more limited basis than now, and perhaps throughout the entire 50year period of the lease, Patten said. Another reason, in his view, is that the borough needs to appoint someone to ensure that provisions of the lease are carried out. “We know that United Water entered into the lease in good faith, but it is prudent for borough government to have someone who is familiar with the system and who knows that industry… to ensure the borough and its residents are getting the service that the lease was intended to provide,” Patten said. Most likely this is someone who is already here, as opposed to bringing in somebody new from the outside, Patten said. It might be necessary for that person to come under the authority in terms of salary and benefits, which would be another reason why the authority needs to continue to exist, he added. Finally, there is other revenue that may have to be subject to control and management by the water and sewer authority throughout the lease period, such as rental revenue that the authority now gets from cell towers. “Initiially we thought we would just turn that over to the borough, but if the authority continues then what do we do with that money? How do we apply that? These are not major issues, but they are nettlesome issues that need to be resolved,” Patten said. Keeping the water and sewer authority in business does involve a cost. In addition to staff time and the cost to provide solicitor and engineering services to the authority, three of the authority’s five members are entitled to a monthly stipend of $100. The fourth member, currently Middletown Borough Council President Chris McNamara, cannot draw a stipend for serving on both the council and the authority, Patten said. As chairman, Patten is entitled to a monthly stipend of $150. Patten said he has elected not to receive the stipend. His term on the authority ends in January. He did not indicate if he will continue serving on the authority beyond then.
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Potassium iodide tablets to be distributed The Pennsylvania Department of Health will distribute potassium iodide tablets to residents within a 10-mile radius of Three Mile Island from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 at several area locations. Potassium iodide, or KI, tablets with be available at the Londonderry Twp. municipal building, 783 S. Geyers Church Road, Middletown. Other locations where tablets can be obtained: • Masonic Village, Freemasons Cultural Center, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown • Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey • Fairview Township Fire Department, 340 Lewisberry Road, New Cumberland • Union Fire Company No. 1, 201 York St., Manchester Potassium iodide are provided to use in the event of a radiological emergency. The chemical protects the thyroid gland against harmful radioactive iodine that may be released, but no one should take the pills unless directed to do so by state health officials or the governor. Four 65-milligram tablets will be provided to each adult. Children will be given smaller doses based upon their age. Individuals can pick up KI tablets for other family members or those who are unable to pick them up on their own. Directions on how to store the tablets and when to take them will also be provided. Anyone can take the tablets, unless they are allergic to potassium iodide. They are safe for pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding, people on thyroid medicine, children and infants.
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The Mill Street Substation was damaged by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.
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all smoke and mirrors to try and scare people into the fact that you have to lease or get rid of the substation. “You have a brand new substation down on Mill Street that could be moved for less than $100,000 and you have a substation out on Spruce Street that could be upgraded to handle this whole town for approximately $1.5 million,” Wilsbach told councilors. “To me, (it) is simply a political ploy to further make the case to lease the electric system. You can upgrade Spruce Street Substation and run this whole town with one substation at
to move the Mill Street Substation in light of its vulnerability to floods, Louer said. It was damaged in the 2011 flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. “We’re in the hot seat to do something to the town,” Louer said. “The proposal to build the new substation would put the substation on higher ground, actually about 30 feet above the floodplain,” Stubbs said. Brubaker suggested that the proposal should be brought before council. “We all know what the screamin’ is going to be about,” he said, alluding to opponents of investing in the move. On July 20, Gregory Wilsbach, the borough’s former electric department supervisor-turned candidate for council in this fall’s election, shared his objections to building a new, costly substation during a council meeting. “The issue about the $16 or $17 million substation is a sham,” he said. “That is
Spruce Street – I guarantee you – for under $1 million.” At the Aug. 3 public works meeting, Brubaker read from a paraphrased summary of Wilsbach’s comments. He joked about the irrational and unrealistic cost estimates from Wilsbach and any notion of a “guarantee.” In response to the comments from Wilsbach, Brubaker roared, “Smoke and mirrors is coming from another direction!” Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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regarding a lawsuit or issues where an identifiable complaint is expected to be filed, to discuss agency business that would lead to disclosing information that is protected by law (like ongoing investigations), or discussions of academic admissions or standing by state-owned, state-aided or state-related colleges or universities. When the executive session was announced, the reason for meeting in private was described as the real estate exception. “That exemption is reserved for situations where the agency is considering the purchase or lease of real estate,” said Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association.
HIA hosts open house Harrisburg International Airport will host its third annual Open House from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22. A variety of aircraft will be on display, and visitors will be allowed to learn how each one operates from pilots and those who maintain them. Visitors can also see airport equipment and learn about the part they play to keep the airport safe. Also on display will be the LifeLion helicopter and the Hershey KissMobile. Admission and parking is free. Parking will be available across from the event in the flat lot on Terminal Drive. PUBLIC NOTICES
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The accompanying concise financial statements are here presented in accordance with Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Municipality Authority act. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP BALANCE SHEET DECEMBER 31, 2014 ASSETS Cash
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Public Hearing Public Information Meeting and Public Hearing On Noise Exposure Map Update Study For the Harrisburg International Airport The meeting/hearing will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2015 5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the Penn State Harrisburg Library Room 101 (Morrison Gallery) 351 Olmsted Drive, Middletown, PA, No formal presentation is planned – everyone is welcome – stop in any time Study Information, including the draft Noise Exposure Map Update Report, is available online at: http://www.airportsites.net/MDT-NEM/
NOTICE The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) will conduct a Public Information Meeting and Public Hearing with respect to the Noise Exposure Map (NEM) Update being prepared for the Harrisburg International Airport (MDT). The Meeting/Hearing will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Penn State Harrisburg Library Room 101 (Morrison Gallery), 351 Olmsted Drive, Middletown, PA, 17057. If special accommodations are required for an individual’s participation in the Meet ing/Hearing, please call 5135301256 by Thursday, August 13, 2015. Comments received at the Public Hearing will become part of the Final NEM Update document to be submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for review. Airport staff and noise consultants will be avail able at the Public Information Meeting to answer questions and provide information regarding the study. The SARAA has published a Draft NEM Update Report and copies will be avail able for review beginning July 22, 2015 at the following locations: Harrisburg International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Suite 300; the Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine Street; and the MDT NEM Update Website: http://www.airportsites. net/MDTNEM/. Comments on the Draft NEM Update Report may be submitted through September 4, 2015 to: Chris Sandfoss, Landrum & Brown Inc., 11279 Cornell Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Comments may also be emailed to MDTNEM@ landrumbrown.com or sent by fax to (513) 5302256. #192 08051T www.publicnoticepa.com
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The Middletown Public Library now has more space to offer expanded programs for children, teens and other patrons. The library has accomplished a longsought goal of completing renovations to its second floor. The floor had been used by the Middletown Area Historical Society to house part of the society’s collection of artifacts. The society no longer needs the library space because it has acquired the former Grosh dentist office on Main Street to serve as a new headquarters and museum. The society moved its collection out of the library space several months ago. However, the space was not suitable for use by the public until work was done to repair several ceiling leaks and address other physical issues. In July, that work was done by Piece by Peace Builders, a Middletownbased contracting firm that the library hired to do the job. Piece by Peace also competed work to the outside of the building, including painting the entrance area. The company also did some touching up and repairs to the stained-glass windows and other windows throughout the library, said John Grayshaw, the library’s director. The library plans to apply for a Dauphin County gaming grant to cover the cost of the repairs completed by Piece by Peace, Grayshaw said. The library will apply for a grant of about $14,000. The second-floor space will be ready for public use in a few weeks, he said. “We’ve used the MCSO and the (library) basement for our summer programs. Next year we can have (them) up here,” Grayshaw said. In addition, the space would be suitable for classes and for use by community groups for events and meetings. The library is also interested in working with Penn State Harrisburg regarding use of the space by the university, Grayshaw said. He emphasized that the space would be available to support programs and events of interest to all age groups – from the very young to senior citizens. “The sky’s the limit,” Grayshaw said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@ pressandjournal.com
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On sixth attempt to find a site, Tattered Flag found the Elks storefronts. “We looked at spots in the region to put the brewery,” Ramsey said. “On the sixth attempt, we found the Elks Building.” While the group did look at other locations, including Linglestown, they found the right setting in the borough. “We want to be in Middletown,” he said. The Elks Building, which authority chairman Matt Tunnel said is worth little in its current state, requires a huge investment to allow its use by any tenant. Ramsey said that the condition of the building means that much of a $1.1 million loan from the authority, about $860,000, would be required regardless of the tenant. The remaining $240,000 are for improvements specific to Tattered Flag. During the construction project, the authority will pay for work as it’s completed, up to the $1.1 million maximum loan at 4 percent interest. A lease agreement for another $400,000 provides that the Elks Building, which currently includes the Elks Theatre, will be subdivided or made into commercial condominiums, allowing one entity to own the theater while Tattered Flag will assume ownership of the rest of the building. If Tattered Flag ever decides to sell the building, the authority would have the right of first refusal to buy it back. Ultimately, the borough will be backing the deal, as ICDA is issuing a loan that is ultimately guaranteed by the borough. Ramsey said they had limited options for financing. “You could not take this project to a bank
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The Elks Building’s new tenant, Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works, will maintain the character of the iconic Middletown building while converting it to an attraction worthy of visits from all over the region, the partnership’s leaders told a crowd in Middletown on Monday, Aug. 3. Tattered Flag will be more than a bar, a restaurant or a typical brewery, explained Pat Devlin, one of the four men behind the company. Tattered Flag will feature a simple menu, but one with options. “We want people to enjoy themselves, have a nice meal while they are here,” he said as he answered questions from a crowd of about 100 at a meeting of both the Middletown Borough Industrial and Commercial Development Authority and Middletown Borough Council in the MCSO Building. Backed by a hefty $1.5 million financing deal with the authority, Tattered Flag’s partners will have the money for improvements that will empower them to bring back the character of the Elks as they create the new venue – a brewery, brewpub and distillery. All four partners – Devlin, Ben Ramsey, Matt Fritz and Tony DeLellis – answered questions from the authority and the public following a brief presentation. The brewpub will have about 200 seats, using the first and second floors of the building. It will dominate the Union Street facade of the building, taking up what was once three
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An art deco bar from the 1930s sits on the second floor of the Elks Building. Tattered Flag plans to restore the bar, partners said. during weeknights. On weekends, it will close by midnight, the partners said. In contrast, saloons typically close at 2 a.m. Ramsey said the group’s plans will create a venue unlike others anywhere east of the Mississippi River. He declined to tip their hand to competitors
and discuss the unique features that are planned. Middletown residents will get to see what’s in store in about six months when they are ready to open, Ramsey said. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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its OK that it can legally spend the loan money on fixing up the Elks Building. The money is part of a pot of $3.8 million that the authority received earlier this year from the borough’s water and sewer authority, which moved to disband after Middletown Borough Council signed a 50-year lease with United Water for the borough water and sewer systems. United Water took
The authority agreed to loan Tattered Flag $1.5 million to upgrade the 104-year-old building at Union and Emaus streets and to eventually purchase all but the space devoted to the theater. But the project could face a legal hurdle: A law firm hired by the authority must give the authority
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and get it funded due to the condition of the building,” he said. The ICDA deal for $1.5 million is one part of the financing of the $2.6 million project that also includes the partners’ investments of more than $600,000 and a federal Small Business Administration loan. Monday’s approval by ICDA allowed the partners to meet the SBA’s deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 4 for that part of the financing. In one of the former storefronts along Union Street, a portion of the first floor will be removed and the basement floor raised to allow for brewing kettles, which are about 14 feet tall. This conversion accounts for about $80,000. The addition of an elevator, which also will cost about $80,000, will provide access to the second floor for patrons. The elevator will ensure that Tattered Flag may utilize the features of the second floor with its Art Deco bar, kitchen and rooms designed for Elks Club functions 75 years ago or more. The final third of the improvements are specific to Tattered Flag’s need for the mechanical and electric retrofitting of the building to allow the business’ distillery and brewery to function. As he addressed the crowd and fielded their questions, Ramsey stressed that the brew pub is a different type of creature introduced to Middletown. Tattered Flag will not simply replace the former Demp’s Bar in Middletown, and its licensing reflects that. As a brew pub, Tattered Flag will likely close by 10 p.m., perhaps 11 p.m. at the latest,
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over the systems in January. Last Tuesday, July 28, the water and sewer authority, still in existence, voted 5-0 to require that the pot of money is spent only on infrastructure projects. The issue grew more confusing when Middletown Borough Council, voting after the development authority, agreed to hire its own special counsel to look into the matter of the pot of money. It rescinded a previous motion, which it approved on July 20, to have the final say on how the pot of money is spent by the development authority, and voted on Monday to support the development authority’s efforts to restore the business district and the Elks. Councilors insisted that the legal issues surrounding the pot of money would not stop the Tattered Flag project from moving forward. Pat Devlin, one of four partners who make up Tattered Flag, said the brew pub and distillery could open for business as early as January. “We’re extremely excited to be coming to Middletown and excited to be setting up our business and to help Middletown grow and bring some great craft beer to the area,’’ Devlin said. About 100 residents showed up to hear Tattered Flag’s present its plans Monday to the development authority, then witness the authority’s vote on the lease and council’s concurrence.
“This is a good deal,’’ said Tom Mehaffie, an authority member and Lower Swatara Twp. commissioner. “I live in Lower Swatara – this is a benefit to us, this is a benefit to Royalton, this is a benefit to Londonderry, this is a benefit to lower Dauphin County...if you want to revitalize this place, this is a good start.’’ The authority approved the Tattered Flag lease by a 3-0 vote, with authority member McNamara – who also is a member of borough council and the water and sewer authority – abstaining. Most of the $1.5 million will be used to make the Elks Building inhabitable, Tattered Flag’s partners said. It includes a $1.1 million loan over 25 years at 4 percent interest, and $400,000 toward the purchase of the building. The brew pub and distillery would use 13,000 square feet of the Elks, a majority of the building. It would not include the Elks Theatre. Borough officials worked together to make sure Middletown’s financial risk was minimized by requiring the property to revert back to the borough if Tattered Flag goes out of business. Middletown also would have right of first refusal if Tattered Flag attempted to sell the property. Attempts by officials to minimize the borough’s risk were “a very cordial and cooperative effort,’’ said Matt
Tunnell, chairman of the development authority. The need for the development authority to hire an independent counsel stems from the fact that the water and sewer authority, and the ICDA, have “adverse” positions with respect to the $3.8 million, Salvatore Bauccio, solicitor to the ICDA, told the Press And Journal. The water and sewer authority and the ICDA are both represented by the same law firm, McNees Wallace Nurick. “The same law firm can’t represent both sides of a dispute,” said Bauccio, who is with McNees Wallace Nurick. “McNees has to step down from both the borough authority and the ICDA with respect to that dispute.” McNees Wallace & Nurick will still represent both the water and sewer authority and the ICDA regarding all other matters, separate from the dispute over the $3.8 million, Bauccio said. Councilors said they expect the Tattered Flag project to move forward, despite the complicated legal issues. “This will all be resolved by the attorneys,” McNamara told the crowd, referring to use of the disputed money. The development authority met in executive session for what Tunnell called “real estate matters’’ before it voted on the Tattered Flag lease.
Authority discussed Elks lease in executive session, official says By Eric Wise
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As soon as the Middletown Borough Industrial and Commercial Development Authority’s meeting to consider a lease with Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works began on Monday, Aug. 3, chairman Matt Tunnell announced the body would retreat into a private meeting or “executive session.” When prodded, he announced it was to discuss “real estate.” Did the private session run afoul of the state law that requires government agencies to meet in public? After meeting privately, the authority came back to discuss the proposed $1.5 lease and loan agreement with Tattered Flag, a partnership of four men who will operate a brewery, brew pub and distillery in the Elks Building.
The authority’s solicitor, Salvatore Bauccio of McNees, Wallace Nurick, admitted afterward that the authority discussed the agreement in the executive session. He said the discussion was permitted because the lease agreement included the subdivision of the property – the Elks Theatre would become a separate property from the rest of the Elks Building, which will be transferred to the owners of Tattered Flag. “It would be a new legal property,” he said. The authority, like Middletown Borough Council, operates under the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, which requires them to conduct business in public. The act permits executive sessions concerning real estate to protect agencies’ negotiating ability when its leaders seek to purchase or lease property. The act also allows, but does not
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require, secret “executive” sessions to discuss personnel issues in certain contexts, negotiations with unions, litigation or pending litigation that is expected to be filed and deliberations that may reveal protected information, such as a police investigation. For applicable agencies, students’ academic records and academic standing may be discussed in closed sessions. The real estate exception “covers deliberations about the purchase or lease of real estate up until an option has been secured,” said Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel with the Pennsylvania News Media Association. “It does not cover deliberations about the sale or other disposal of publicly owned property; that must be discussed publicly.” When asked about the authority’s private session, Bauccio responded, “That’s the best you have for this?” When council convened its meeting following the ICDA meeting, it dispensed with some business before retreating to its own private executive session that was attributed to “personnel” and “real estate” matters. Council emerged from its executive session to take its own public vote on the loan and lease agreement with the Tattered Flag partnership. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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Stu Huggens will perform on the deck at Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6. •••••
Dauphin County Cultural Fest
The Dauphin County Cultural Fest will be held at Second and Market streets in downtown Harrisburg from 4:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7. Visit www. dauphincounty.org for more information. •••••
Bingo Mania
Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, will hold its Bingo Mania on Sunday, Aug. 9. Doors and kitchen open at noon; bingo starts at 2 p.m. •••••
Concealed carry class
Attorney Matt Menges will discuss Pennsylvania’s concealed carry laws, and an officer from the Derry Twp. Police Department will discuss how to safely interact with the police when carrying a firearm, at a concealed carry class from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company. Space is limited. RSVP to state Rep. John Payne’s Hershey office at 717-534-1323 by Sept. 1 to reserve your place. •••••
Basketball clinic
Valley Baptist Church will host a basketball clinic from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10 through Thursday, Aug. 13 at Hoffer Park courts. The clinic will be led by a high school coach and players. For more information, call 717-944-9651 or visit www.vbcnet.org. •••••
Peach Festival
Strite’s Orchard, 1000 Strites Road, Harrisburg, is hosting its Peach Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8.
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could mean for Friends of the Elks with respect to the theater. However, in general “there are certainly opportunities for cooperation and co-marketing with Tattered Flag” for whatever group ends up occupying the Elks Theatre, Einhorn said. Tunnell said how soon the Elks Theatre can open depends upon what is in the proposals the authority receives for the theater. For example, if the proposal envisions “substantial renovations” to the theater, that could take six months to a year. If the proposal calls for less, the theater could reopen faster, Tunnell said. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Our tiny guests love sugar water – and anything red E
ach year the sights and sounds on the porch of our Lycoming County cabin bring nature to our porch steps. One regular visitor shows up during the spring and darts back and forth from the American flag, the taillights of the truck and anything that resembles a reddish color. My wife’s red T-shirt sometimes brings the little dive-bomber within inches of her. Its distinctive humming sound can be heard if you remain still and quiet. You probably have guessed what it is by now: a hummingbird. This little bundle of quickness and energy flies so fast that it is sometimes difficult to keep an eye on it. It rests only a short time to engage in its favorite drink of sugar water from our feeder suspended from the porch rafter. It’s amazing to me that hummingbirds find our cabin porch feeder each year in the midst of a huge forest of oak and pine trees, a place that lacks the lush abundance of flowers that possess the nectar that hummingbirds crave. At home, our backyard has abundant flowers, and you would think hummingbirds would show up like our upstate porch “hummers.” Nope. Not the case. My attempts at home have been futile, with feeders filled with sugar water not producing the appearance of a single hummingbird.
So my interaction with this beautiful and fascinating bird is confined to my cabin porch. I have noticed throughout the years that my porch “hummers” make their spring and summer home around my cabin. They appear throughout the day and late evening to consume the sugar water from the feeder. The specific name of our porch “hummers’’ is the ruby-throated hummingbird, so named for its ruby-colored neck patch. This coloration is very distinctive, especially with the males. Their small size – not much more than a few inches – doesn’t appear to be threatening, but as several hummingbirds begin to feed their mild and gentle demeanor changes drastically. Some will dive bomb others to scatter them away from the feeder. Watching this take place is as close as you can get to aerial combat from fighter aircraft. They are quick and maneuverable. Once it drives away an unwanted hummingbird, the victor perches itself on the feeder and drinks its
fill, then leaves. Once the dominant “hummer’’ departs, it isn’t long before the loser of the squabble takes its turn at the feeder. This behavior lasts throughout the summer and provides porch entertainment on a continued basis. Our hummingbirds use our porch feeder until fall when cooler temperatures arrive. Then they vanish, not to be seen again until the following spring. These “hummers” are no different than humans. Many folks spend the spring and summer up north. As the temperature turns colder, and especially when the snow starts to come, they migrate south to Florida and warmer climates. For our hummingbirds, it’s off to their southern migration run to Central and South America, where they spend the winter and wait for their return trip up north and, eventually, to our Lycoming County porch. Can’t wait to see them next spring. Tom Shank can be reached at tshank38@comcast.net
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Middletown Dolphin Swim Team members who competed at the Mid-Capital Swimming Championships are, from left: Josh Burrows, Jonathon Jumper, Gavin Guckavan, Brie Smith, Logan Smith, Head Coach Dawn Smith, Kyle Nguyen, Ashley Nguyen and Brock Welsh.
Guckavan, Dolphins make a splash at Mid-Cap swimming championships Gavin Guckavan, a Junior Olympics swimmer from Lower Swatara Twp., won one event and placed second in another at the Mid-Capital Swimming Championships on Saturday, July 25 at the Hershey Recreation Center. Guckavan was one of eight members of the Middletown Dolphins Swim Team to compete in the championships, which pit the top swimmers
from the East Shore’s Mid Penn Swim League against the top swimmers from the West Shore’s Capital Area Swim League. Other Dolphin team members who qualified to compete in the championships were Joshua Burrows, Jonathan Jumper, Ashley Nguyen, Kyle Nguyen, Brie Smith, Logan Smith and Brock Welsh.
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The number of qualifiers was impressive because the Middletown Dolphins are a small squad, competing in the B division of the Mid Penn Swim League. Yet 14 team members from the 55-member team advanced to the league’s all-star meet in mid-July, and eight of them qualified for the Mid-Cap championships in Hershey. Guckavan won the 100-yard freestyle and finished second in the 50-yard backstroke. The Middletown Dolphins also had competitors in the individual medley, 50-yard freestyle and 50-yard breaststroke. Dolphin teammates who advanced to the league’s all-star meet include Eliza Artell, Tillman Artell, Kiera Guckavan, Tristan Handley, Julia Hughes, Kayla Nguyen, Bailey Snyder, Rocco Solimeno and Greydon Young. Led by Head Coach Dawn Smith, the Middletown Dolphins practice and hold swim meets at the Middletown Swim Club on North Union Street. Other members of the coaching staff are Erinn Rowe, Kevin Myers, Kelly Templeton, Bekka Bamert and Mason Guckavan. The team is comprised of a small number of families compared to other B division teams, but the Dolphins are growing in number. During the winter, Smith coaches swimmers who participate in the Central Pennsylvania Aquatic League through the Sea Lions Swim Team, which practices at Penn State Harrisburg. For more information about the Middletown Dolphins, readers may contact Smith at Middletowndolphins@gmail.com.
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Preserving Nature, History ‘Greenway’ Sought For Swatara Creek Dauphin County Commissioners have announced that they will undertake an expansive preservation project in the southeastern part of the county, creating a proposed “greenway” along the Swatara Creek from the Lebanon County line to the Susquehanna River. According to one local official, last Wednesday’s action will “lock up the land for future generations” by limiting development next to the 21-mile stretch of water and by establishing recreational areas along the way. Edward S. Chubb, director of the Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Department, is coordinating the newly formed Swatara Creek Greenway Project, which grew out of a recommendation by the County’s Open Space and Environment Task Force. The special committee was founded by the County Commissioners in late 1989, Chubb stated, because officials had become aware of a significant loss of available land in the rapidly growing region. “We were losing a lot of space at the time, and if we didn’t start saving it, we were going to lose it to all the development that was happening in that area,” Chubb said last week. “We knew that a similar situation had occurred in Lancaster and Chester counties, where they had lost quite a bit of valuable recreation area, and we wanted to prevent that from happening here.” With that in mind, the Task Force called on officials to find ways to protect the Swatara Creek, which, as Dauphin County’s largest tributary, passes a number of historic and ecologically significant areas; among them, dozens of prehistoric Native American sites, the old Union Canal and Indian Echo Caverns. “It is important to preserve and protect the area because of its educational purposes,” said Chubb. There are a lot of reasons for doing this.” Chubb noted that the County would pursue the first phase of the Greenway Project this fall by studying a 12-mile section of the Swatara, from the Hummelstown-Derry Township border to the mouth of the stream at Middletown and Royalton. Facade Funding Depleted ‘Great’ Response Noted For New Borough Program Elizabethtown officials say that a “great response” from store and property owners in the downtown district has temporarily exhausted funds that were earmarked for the Central Business District Commission’s (CBDC) current Facade Improvement Program. Stephanie Teoli, Borough administrative assistant, said on Monday that a total of 12 stores and building owners had applied for special grants being offered as an incentive to encourage owners to upgrade the fronts of their commercial properties in the downtown area. “We really were swamped with application,” Teoli said on Monday. “We received more that a dozen, but we literally ran out of money before we began to consider the later ones, so we had to postpone action on those.” But Teoli said the Borough would seek additional grants from the Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs (DCA) under its statewide Downtown Revitalization Program to help fund the CBDC’s current façade improvement effort. The CBDC is also raising money be selling special mugs commemorating the 165th anniversary of Elizabethtown’s emergence as a borough. Elizabethtown’s present Façade Improvement Program is the second phase of an effort begun nine years ago
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23 YEARS AGO - Zavoda Honored – Middletown Area High School senior and top-notch wrestler Jeff Zavoda was honored at this year’s wrestling banquet with the 1991-92 Lions Club Award. The award was presented by Middletown Lions Club’s first vice president, Paul L. Gardner. The award honors the senior wrestler who showed dedication, enthusiasm, team spirit, academic standing and sportsmanship throughout the season. to augment the extensive renovations that had been made to Center Square. The initial program resulted in façade improvements that dramatically added to the appearance of the downtown area and even prompted many nearby homeowners to undertake notable improvements to their private residences. Under the CBDC’s current program, applicants are eligible to receive a grant equal to 50 percent of the cost of the planned improvements to their commercial properties, with the maximum grant limited to $2,000. That limit is doubled for corner properties if improvements are planned for facades facing both streets. To be eligible for consideration under the CBDC program, the property involved must be located on Market Street between Summit Street and College Avenue or on High Street between Poplar and Spruce. All applicants have to prepare general plans for the changes they propose to make and are obliged to use the services of an architect in preparing those plans. The CBDC provided additional funding to help applicants with the design preparations. Air Force Finally Comes Around To DER’s Way Of Thinking About Londonderry Dump Officials with the Pa. Department of Environmental Resources said early this week their agency would probably approve the latest U.S. Air Force plan for cleaning up underground water contamination in the area around Londonderry Township’s Sunset Golf Course. The latest USAF plan was unveiled last Thursday evening at the Londonderry Township municipal building during a meeting attended by USAF and DER representatives, Township officials and aides for federal state lawmakers from this area. The meeting marked the latest episode in Londonderry’s continuing battle to secure federal assistance in cleaning up the contamination at several old dump sites that were operated by the former Olmsted Air Force Base at Middletown. Those dump sites were found to contain concentrations of chemical substances such as PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls) and metals like arsenic, mercury and cadmium, all
of which threatened the health of Township residents living near Sunset Golf Course. In the original plan presented during a similar meeting last February, USAF proposed to cover the contaminated 14-acre site at the golf course with a five-foot thick clay “cap” that would literally seal off the old dump sites from rainwater and other surface water. That project, USAF consultants estimated, would have cost nearly $12 million. At the February meeting, Frank Fair, DER’s solid waste program manager, said that USAF plan was “totally unacceptable” to his agency. He suggested, instead, that water draining from the dump sites, believed to harbor hundreds of tons of scrap material and used industrial cleaning solvents containing harmful chemicals, should be collected and pumped from monitoring wells and cleansed of all contaminants. That, basically, is what the newest USAF plan proposes to do. Under the new proposal, contaminated groundwater would be collected in monitoring wells drilled around the perimeter of the old dumping area. The water would be pumped back to the surface through air-stripping towers that would remove all contaminants. The cleansed water could then be pumped directly into the Susquehanna or into the proposed new irrigation system for Sunset Golf Course. Prices From 23 Years Ago Efferdent Denture Tablets 60 ct.......................................$2.88 Mr. Coffee Filters 100 ct.............88¢ Jergens Soap 8 pk. 4.5 oz. bar..............................$1.48 Mushrooms 12 oz. pkg................98¢ Peaches.................................. 49¢/lb. Large Italian Bread............. 66¢/loaf Reynold’s Economy Wrap 75-ft. roll...............................$1.74 Chuck Roast....................... $1/48/lb. MexAmerica Corn Tortillas 10 oz. pkg.................................69¢ White House Apple Juice 128 oz. btl..............................$3.08 Ban Roll-On 2.5 oz. size..........$3.18 Thorofare Tomato Soup 5 10.75 oz. cans.............................$2 Sunshine Oatmeal Raisin Cookies 16 oz. pkg..............................$1.99 Filled Donuts 6 pk....................$1.39 Tyson Chicken Pies 9.5 oz.......$1.69
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Welcome, August! No, it can’t be – summer is slipping away! What can I say? I love summer best. I wish we could bottle up the hot temps and even the humidity. Can you imagine a day in January all of a sudden feeling like today? Fun stuff to imagine. How about some historical facts about Aug. 5: • During the War of 1812, Tecumseh’s Native American force ambushed Thomas Van Horne’s 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek on Aug. 5, causing them to flee and retreat. • In 1882: Standard Oil of New Jersey was established. • In 1914: The first traffic light was installed in the U.S. – at Euclid Avenue and E. 105th St. in Cleveland. • In 1926: The first talkie movie, “Don Juan,” premiered at the Warner Theatre in New York. • In 1936: Jesse Owens won his third Olympic medal at the Berlin Olympics. • In 1948: The Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6). • In 1957: “American Bandstand” premiered on network TV (ABC). • In 1967: Bobby Gentry released her only hit record, “Ode to Billy Joe.” • In 1974: President Richard Nixon admitted he withheld information about the Watergate break-in. • In 1985: Professional baseball players went on strike for two days. • In 1997: Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of World Trade Center bombing, went on trial. Make your Aug. 5 a day to remember – do something remarkable for a friend, relative or even a stranger! Have a great week, and let me know your news to share. Birthdays Best wishes to Aryanna Griswold of Middletown as she celebrates cake day No. 13 on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Welcome to the teens, Aryanna! Myles Gutterrez of Middletown hits 15 on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Hoping your day is just how you like it, Myles. Happy 15th sparkles and glitter day to Devon Finsterbush of Middletown. She celebrates on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Enjoy! Hey, Kali Cleckner of Lower Swatara Twp.! Happy 24th birthday to you on Thursday, Aug. 6. Hope your day is all sunshiny – like you! Last teener birthday for John Carberry of Lower Swatara coming up on Thursday, Aug. 6. Happy 19th, John! Lexi Hulstine of Middletown marks her 14th balloon-flying day on Thursday, Aug. 6. May it be a cool-paradeday for you! Jason Grob of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song as he turns 11 on Friday, Aug. 7. Hope it is a real big deal, Jason. Derrick Miller of Lower Swatara celebrates his confetti-popping birthday on Friday, Aug. 7. May you be surrounded by best buds and loving family, Derrick. A happy birthday greetings shout out to Gregory Pickel and Steven Pickel of Lower Swatara. These handsome men turn 23 on Friday, Aug. 7. Have a ball, guys! Happy 17th frosty-filled birthday to Ashley Wynkoop of Lower Swatara on Friday, Aug. 7. Hoping for cool breezes and sunny skies for you all day, Ashley. Brand-new teener Maya Bayhart of Lower Swatara celebrates her 13th birthday on Friday, Aug. 7. Congrats, and enjoy, Maya. Here is a huge shout-out happy 25th birthday to Greysen Vigilante of Pittsburgh. Have a totally fun-filled day on Friday, Aug. 7!
If you see Paul Carnes out and about Lower Swatara on Saturday, Aug. 8, be sure to give him a jolly happy birthday shout. Enjoy the entire weekend, Paul. Jodi Lynn Harro celebrates her special day on Saturday, Aug. 8. Have a wonderful weekend celebrating and relaxing. Gabrielle Smith of Middletown marks her Sweet 16 beep-beep-honk day on Saturday, Aug. 8. Be safe, and happy birthday! Joseph Witters of Lower Swatara will celebrate his special me-holiday on Sunday, Aug. 9. Be sure to take it easy on your day, Joseph, Happy razzle-dazzle birthday to Alyssa Bekelja of Highspire. She is 15 on Sunday, Aug. 9. Stay cool! Mike Miller of Lower Swatara turns 19 on Sunday, Aug. 9. Enjoy this last teen year and have a wonderful birthday, Mike. Happy super-duper-special birthday to Chris Reed of Middletown on Sunday, Aug, 9. Enjoy your 14th cake day. Amanda Crow of Lower Swatara marks her 24th birthday on Monday, Aug. 10. May all good things come your way this year, Amanda. Hey, Madison Lewis of Lower Swatara! Happy landmark 18th birthday to you on Tuesday, Aug. 11. May your day be filled with sweetness and beauty – just like you! Mistura Olaoya of Lower Swatara hits No. 19 on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Hoping your day is mighty fine. Caden Paul of Lower Swatara will blow out 11 candles atop his birthday cake on his golden birthday – No. 11 on Tuesday, Aug. 11. Time to celebrate. Have fun! Anniversary Best wishes to Ed and Marge Tennis of Middletown on their 69th wedding anniversary. They were married on Aug. 10, 1946. Congrats, and enjoy your day on Monday “One Nation’’ Here is an excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “With each person owning his own HSA (Health Savings Account) in the U.S., most people would become interested in savings by shopping for the most cost-effective high-quality health care plans available. This would bring the entire health care industry into the free-market economic model resulting in price transparency and creating a system where services and pricing are more closely related to value. “In our current third-party insurancebased health-care payment system, it would not be unusual to find a hospital in one part of town that charges $66,000 for an appendectomy while in the same city another hospital charges only $14,000 for the same operation. Since a third party is responsible for the payments, the patient doesn’t really care which of the two hospitals is used and spend an unnecessarily large amount of money.”
www.supportmorningstar.com. For more information, readers may contact Diane at 717 920-0411 or dmyers@morningstarchoices.com. All inquiries are compassionate and confidential. Master’s earned Congratulations to Rachel Kristina Woodring of Middletown, who recently receiving a Master of Science degree from the School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, Boston, Mass. Creighton dean’s list Timothy Gette, of Hummelstown, a sophomore, and MacKenzie Twaddell, of Hummelstown, a sophomore, were named to the dean’s list at Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., for the spring semester. Robert Morris dean’s list Aubree Ray, of Middletown, was named to the dean’s list at Robert Morris University, Coraopolis, Allegheny County, for the spring semester. Suppertime St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Middletown, will host the community dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 10. The meal will be Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, veggie, dessert and drinks. Everyone is welcome. There is a cost. Please enter through the parking lot doors. Quote of the Week “Our true purpose in life is to take each season as it comes and find out what God wants out of it for us.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What is your favorite pet or animal? “Puppy. I want to buy my own puppy with my own money – and earn it myself.” – Alex Kelly, 5, Swatara Twp. “I love cats. I have one named Dilly.” – McKayla Tucker, 15, Lower Swatara. “My favorite pet is my dog named Nittany.” – Matthew Wagner, 12, Lower Swatara. “Cheetah. It is very fast and it also has speed.” – Ny’Zier Arango, 12, Lower Swatara. “Rabbit. They’re so cute!” – Taylor Brady, 11, Lower Swatara. “Tigers!” – Presley Carnes, 10, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice (18:5).
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Eagle Scout Mitchell Lee, third from left, is presented numerous awards from his Scout leaders, from left: Scout Master Kevin Little, committee chair Ted Pauley, Assistant Scout Master Bill Lee, Assistant Scout Master Eagle Scout Matthew Pauley and Assistant Scout Master Steve Kiessling. Among the awards: an American flag that flew over the nation’s Capitol and a congratulatory letter and autographed photo from the Chelsea Football Club of England’s Premier League.
Lee earns rank of Eagle Scout Mitchell Lee, of Middletown, a member of Boy Scout Troop 97 of Londonderry Twp., has earned the rank of Eagle Scout after nine years of merit badges, community service and other accomplishments. Only 6 percent of all Boy Scouts earn the rank, the highest the Boy Scouts offer. Lee, son of Julie Lee of Middletown and Bill and Tonya Lee of Elizabethtown, began his career as a Scout with Cub Scout Pack 113, then went on to join Boy Scout Troop 594 in Middletown before transferring to Troop 97. He will be a freshman this fall at Middletown Area High School. He is a member of the high school’s marching and concert bands and plays on the school’s basketball and soccer teams. Committee Chair Ted Pauley of Troop 97 bestowed the rank of Eagle Scout to Lee on behalf of the National Boy Scout Council. To earn the rank, Lee completed 52 community service hours, including volunteer work for Adopt-A-Highway, Fountain of Life Food Bank, Geyers United Methodist Church, conservation projects on the Gettysburg Battlefield and several projects for the Londonderry Fire Company. Lee marched in Middletown’s Veterans Day parade and served in the color guard at Londonderry Twp.’s Stars and Stripes Salute, its Independence Day celebration, and at Fort Indiantown Gap, where he placed wreaths on graves at Christmas. Lee has also placed markers at the graves of local veterans in Middletown Cemetery and worked on restoration and conservation projects at Sunset Park. Before finishing Grade 8 at Middle-
Surrendering the secret A Bible study designed to heal the heartbreak of abortion will be starting this fall. Did you know that 43 percent of women have had an abortion in their past or have helped someone get one? As a result, many of these women daily carry the pain and feel isolated and alone. Are you one of these women? You are not alone. God wants to give you hope, healing and peace. The information meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 15 and the nine-week Bible study will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 29. For a brief introductory video go to
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town Area Middle School, where he played drums in the school band, Lee decided he would replace the school’s marching drums, which were more than 20 years old. He raised more than $9,000 in less than five months through numerous fundraising activities to purchase 16 new marching drums, harnesses and cases. Next, with guidance from his mentor, Ben Crum of McKissick Associates, and a team of volunteers, Lee designed and built three custom storage carts that allow the school to transport the drums easily. The new equipment was presented to the school during the spring band concert. The project accumulated 91 community service hours in total. Lee demonstrated his leadership qualities by holding the senior patrol leader position within Troop 97. In
addition, he served as the historian, quartermaster and assistant patrol leader for Troop 594. Lee has logged more than 50 nights of tent camping, hiked more than 48 miles and paddled 15 miles. In addition, he has earned 33 merit badges. He has also earned the Bronze Palm, which is given for fulfilling additional requirements over the rank of Eagle Scout. Lee also has earned the Four Star award for completing all four courses in the Programs of Religious Activities with Youth (P.R.A.Y.), which encourages spiritual growth in Scouting. Lee will be a freshman this fall at Middletown Area High School. He is a member of the high school’s marching and concert bands and plays on the school’s basketball and soccer teams. Boy Scout Troop 97 is sponsored by the Londonderry Fire Company.
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The finish line, at last
The rise of greedy bankers
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ere’s how crucial the brew pub and distillery proposed for Middletown’s venerable, empty Elks Building – the 104-year-old anchor of its business district – is to the borough: Two epic governmental meetings that would determine the project’s fate drew a large crowd to the bleachers of the MCSO Building on Monday, Aug. 3. Everyone – politicians, business leaders and the average Joe and Josephine – is eager to see a new, restored, reinvigorated Middletown emerge from the dust of a major water, sewer and street improvement project and years of economic stagnation – or decline, depending on the voracity of your cynicism. So when Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works was awarded a lease and $1.5 million loan on Monday by the Middletown Industrial and Commercial Development Authority (ICDA) to restore the Elks and move in – it could open as early as January, according to one of the company’s four partners – it seemed a crucial step toward improving the town. “If you want to revitalize this place, this is a good start,’’ Tom Mehaffie, an ICDA member and president of the Lower Swatara Twp. Board of Commissioners, said of Tattered Flag’s plan to invest about $2.25 million – a combination of loan money and its own investment – to create the brew pub and distillery. The lease deal is contingent on an opinion by a special counsel hired by the ICDA to determine the legality of giving Tattered Flag the loan from a pot of money transferred to the ICDA from the borough’s water and sewer authority earlier this year, when it seemed the water and sewer authority was dissolving itself in the wake of a concession agreement with United Water for Middletown’s water and sewer systems. Turns out the water and sewer authority didn’t disappear after all – it still exists, and it voted last week that the pot of money can only be used for infrastructure projects. That, and Middletown Borough Council’s vote last week to have the final word on how the pot of money was spent by ICDA, seemed to tangle up the project. Strangely, council rescinded that decision, but voted to hire its own special counsel to examine the legal issue surrounding the expenditure of the money. After the ICDA approved the Tattered Flag lease, council voted on a resolution supporting the ICDA’s efforts to revitalize the business district, though it did not mention Tattered Flag specifically. In the end, everyone seemed to be convinced that the brew pub project would become reality, and that attorneys would find a way to make it work. Tattered Flag has endured these puzzling legal questions, and a cancelled ICDA meeting – the result of a missed deadline for publicly advertising it – to get to the finish line, if indeed the project has reached it. True, its partners stand to make a lot of money if their plan works. Their proposal is to restore the Elks, inside and out, making their project even more attractive to a town that is desperately looking for a spark for its economy and morale while preserving its past. Let’s hope this is indeed what Middletown needs.
MIKEFOLMER
Examining our expenses, the Harry Truman way
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he budget impasse between Gov. Tom Wolf and the Legislature is about $3.6 billion. The budget passed by the General Assembly but vetoed by the governor proposed to spend $30.2 billion – $956.98 each second. The governor wants to spend $33.8 billion – $1,071.79 each second and $4.7 billion more than the current state budget, a 16 percent increase requiring a host of additional taxes. With issues also reverberating around Pennsylvania’s public pension costs, health care benefits and educational funding levels, now does not seem to be a good time for such massive increases in spending and taxes. According to a July 2015 study of the Mercatus Center of George Mason University titled, “Ranking the States by Fiscal Condition,” Pennsylvania ranks 41st among the states for its fiscal health, 45th in cash solvency, 39th in budget solvency, 36th in long-run solvency, 17th in service-level solvency and 26th in trust fund solvency. Unfortunately, such statistics are not new to our Commonwealth. I recently read a 1994 report that talked about the challenges Gov. Tom Ridge would face: “The archaic incrementalism of that annual tribal rite, ‘The Budget Battle,’ simply will not do. Adding from 1 to 6 percent to virtually all budget items, depending on votes and revenue projections, is not effective government. The result – the constant need for more revenue – hurts the business climate by maintaining the highest business taxes in the nation, and undermines our strengths – a skilled and dedicated work force; our ‘Keystone’ location; abundant energy, water and transportation; and a quality of life that visitors envy.” Over two decades and four governors later, little has changed. How sad. I believe the time has come to stop talking about Pennsylvania’s strengths and start doing something about them. To me, this begins with looking at how we spend the taxpayers’ money. Fortunately, we have examples to follow. One of the best is from 1941 when Harry Truman was a senator. With war in Europe and Asia and the U.S. about to be drawn in, Sen. Truman started looking at how billions of dollars’ worth of tax moneys were spent. Soon the “Truman Committee” found ways to save millions – without compromising our national defense. From the corruption he uncovered, to the shoddy work being done and wasted time and materials, the estimated savings was $15 billion. Sen. John Eichelberger, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and I, as chair of the Senate State Government Committee, are planning a similar undertaking. Taking a page from Truman, we want to look at state spending for examples of waste, fraud and abuse. Truman was astounded at the problems he discovered – “materials being left out in the weather to be ruined, hundreds of men just standing around doing nothing collecting their pay.” The way I look at it, we can continue doing what we’ve been doing – spending tax money and finding creative ways to increase revenues – or we can start critically looking at how the Commonwealth spends the people’s money. I prefer the latter because I want to squeeze every penny from each tax dollar. Until we do that, I don’t see any need to add or expand taxes. Mike Folmer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate. He represents the 48th Senatorial District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire, Londonderry Twp., Steelton and the Swatara Twp. communities of Bressler, Enhaut and Oberlin.
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Donald Trump and columnist James E. Miller, right, watch the livestream backstage at FreedomFest on July 11 in Las Vegas. Said Miller: "I wasn’t supposed to be backstage. Don’t ask how I got there.''
JAMESMILLER
The Donald, and why the hoity-toity pols hate him
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ick Perry, Party is a pathetic cadre of big-talkers the presiwho can’t muster enough courage to slap dential down the most odious of liberal policies. aspirant and former This is why normal, GOP-voting people Texas governor, are backing the Trump ticket. Not because recently bellowed his policies are correct. Not because he’s this about Donald a proven success. But because he’s not Trump at a speech cuckolded by Republican bigwigs. He’s in downtown Washington, D.C.: “Let no his own man and he can speak his own one be mistaken, Donald Trump’s candimessage. dacy is a cancer on conservatism and it Just look at how the dopes in charge of must be clearly diagnosed, excised, and the Republican Party have acquiesced discarded.” to the opposing side. Obamacare is the “He’s becoming a jackass at a time when worst, most heinous program ever? Rewe need to be having a serious debate publican honchos refuse to do anything about the future of the party and the substantive to end it. A Planned Parentcountry,” South Carolina senator and felhood doctor joked about selling baby’s low 2016 candidate Lindsey Graham told organs to buy a Lamborghini? Senate CNN’s Erin Burnett. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won’t “The Donald’s life has been seven work to defund the baby-butchering decades of buffoonery,” Kevin Williamorganization. son wrote in the conservative National And then there is immigration. Like Review. him, despise him, or really despise him, In the vein of Rodney Dangerfield, Trump is bringing attention to a real issue Donald Trump, the mega-rich real estate America has neglected at the behest of the mogul and unlikely presidential candiK Street lobbyist crowd. You don’t need date, can’t get any respect. At least not a picturesque young woman shot down from the hoity-toity political establishin California by an illegal immigrant to ment that sits (or dreams of sitting) along know that untrammeled entry into the the Potomac. country’s southern border is a problem. But out in the hinterlands – what D.C. You don’t need reports that 80 percent of elites call “flyover country” – Trump’s women emigrating to the U.S. from Cenmessage and style are actually resonating. tral America are raped along the way. And the best part So what do our about the Trump enlightened despots Donald Trump has turned in D.C. do? They rephenomenon is that no one in the politics from a thinly-veiled fuse to budge. There punditocracy can an unspoken pact beauty pageant into a is explain it. between Washingfull-blown talent show to see ton elites and their D.C. journalists and talking mouths who is the most bombastic corporate benefac(heads implies they to not address and absurd. tors have a brain) are immigration in any flabbergasted that a meaningful way. billionaire celebrity Big business wants cheap labor. The left can go on stage and declare that illegal wants more people on welfare rolls (and immigrants crossing over from Mexico voting straight “D” every other Novemare criminals and rapists, declare that an ber). Cowardly pols don’t want to address elder senator captured and tortured by the anything that might appear racist – the Vietcong is not a war hero, antagonize greatest, most unforgivable sin in modern hecklers and opponents and still see his America – and put their reelection at risk. favorability ratings climb ever higher. So immigration goes undealt with. As the 4 Non Blondes once sang, what’s When Trump goes out and says our going on? Why is Trump lighting up country has a problem with illegal immithe imagination of Republican primary gration, he attracts the spurn of Washvoters? And why can’t the doofuses in ington plutocrats, but also the support red states, who worship a dumb book of folks sick of the raw meat they’re fed of fables and like shouting, “God bless from Congress. He speaks of a national America!” get in line and start voting greatness not felt in decades. Democrat? Back-to-back presidents have spent naSuch rhetoric might seem extreme, but tional treasure like drunk reprobates and I’m guessing most readers don’t live and have hollowed out our national resources work in the nation’s capital. I do, and the through endless wars, endless spending, Trump hate is real. It’s visceral, rageendless debt and endless neglect of the filled and all over the lips of chattering working and middle class. When Trump Hill staffers at happy hour. says he’ll drain the swamp of losers and “He’s going to ruin the Republicans’ cowards, why shouldn’t us little people chances at the White House,” the GOP believe him? It’s not like anyone else will toadies whine. “I love Trump! He’s going do the job. to hand Hillary keys to the Oval Office,” Granted, Trump’s remedies for our ailing go the social justice warriors. country won’t cure the sickness within I can’t help but smirk and nod my head (his ideas about shoring up the entitleat these presumptions. Trump is causing a ment state will further bankrupt us). But it national ruckus. He’s turned politics from hardly matters. Politics is about show, not a thinly-veiled beauty pageant into a fullsubstance. And The Donald is playing the blown talent show to see who is the most part of the pugnacious underdog going bombastic and absurd (maybe Trump glove-to-glove with the guys who have is making up for his Miss USA pageant been in charge too long. being canceled by Univision). And he’s As liberal comedian Camille Paglia driving the media insane, as they at once pointed out, “[Trump is] simply an Amerdenounce his antics while feasting on ican citizen who is creating his own bully the profits of clickbait articles they write pulpit. He speaks in the great populist about him. way, in the slangy vernacular.” Despite all these accomplishments, Trump doesn’t take guff from nobody. Trump has been most successful at one And that’s the way me and my fellow thing: It’s been the goal since Barry Americans likes it. Goldwater’s candidacy for conservatives to show just how weak-kneed and spineJames E. Miller, a native of Middletown, less Republican leadership is, and Trump is editor of the Ludwig von Mises Institute has done just that – he’s made it plainly of Canada, a libertarian think tank, and clear that GOP leaders in Congress hardly works as a copywriter in Washington, justify their existence. The Republican D.C.
he financial sector dominates the American economy. It has achieved this lofty and profitable position the old-fashioned way – by stealing it. And they got away with it. Using deregulation, they have been able to separate risk from reward. The financial sector gets the reward without encountering the risk. First there was the “Greenspan put.” Alan Greenspan, the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve, announced that the Fed would pour money into the economy anytime the financial structure got in trouble. The bankers interpreted this as a bailout guarantee, which it was. Two things followed from this. First, the market responded with higher valuations of stocks and bonds, narrower interestrate spreads and an increase in risk-taking. Second, all of that led directly to the housing bubble of the next decade. The most basic failure, bankruptcy, has been canceled. They are too big to fail. Greenspan’s put became Ben Bernanke’s put, when Bernanke became chairman of the Fed. In the financial crisis of 2008, he made good on his put. All the bankers and brokers and wheelers and dealers were given financial immunity and, we will see, personal immunity as well. Bernanke rescued anyone who was large and powerful. Families and working people? Not so much. With Greenspan’s put, the train left the station. bankers ride free. And you could ride as far as you wanted to. It was all reward and no risk. It still is today – and all the bankers took advantage of it. Businessmen, investors and Using county com- deregulation, missioners have all been the financial sector has been prosecuted and jailed able to separate when the risk from reward. bankers inIt gets the reward volved were not. This without was the case encountering the with regard to Enron – il- risk. legal special vehicles, Jefferson County – bribery, Credit Suisse – money laundering, Greece – falsification of documents and all the fraudulent documents of the 2008 crisis that were used to make mortgagees pay. When Michael Milken discovered junk bonds and leveraged buyouts, criminality took on a whole new meaning. Milken was eventually charged and served two years in prison but he had changed the financial markets. Again he separated risk from reward. In a maneuver called green mail, he would threaten a take over unless paid what was essentially a bribe. He risked nothing and got huge returns. He is still a billionaire. In the old days, before 1971, members of the New York Stock Exchange were all partnerships where the members kept their money in the firm until they retired. This meant that all investments made by these firms were backed up by the collateral of the partners. Every member was risking his own money and the money of the firm. In such a situation, everyone kept a prudent eye on the business. After 1971, when the stock exchange became a not-for-profit and the firms became corporations, brokers and dealers were paid on the basis of the shortterm profits they had generated, with no penalty for losses they had created. There was no incentive to be prudent; there was incentive to be destructive and criminal. The chaotic political and social conditions of the 1970s forced governments to reassess virtually all of the regulation. Some regulations had become unenforceable and others became a drag on the economy. Deregulation became the watchword of the day. But sometimes, as in regard to the financial sector, the whole shadow banking and derivatives fields badly needed regulation which they never got. Dodd- Frank may not be “the most far reaching Wall Street reform in history” as claimed by the White House, but at least it had the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. The financial crisis and its aftermath were not an accident. Greedy bankers wanted to have it all – and they got it. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.
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A brother’s lament and the reconstruction of Gaza T he recent Washington Summit of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) – the two-millionstrong organization dedicated to promoting American Evangelicals’ support for the Jewish State – offered a powerful lineup of politicians and pundits. Half a dozen presidential candidates made appearances, either in person or via video. Via television hookup from Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stern visage offered a prophetic warning. He seemed to know more about President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal than any of us in that vast convention hall. The world has since learned of the abject policy defeat that my colleague, Ambassador Ken Blackwell and I have termed the Vienna Concession. The Obama administration trumpeted this giving in as some kind of triumph of their “smart” diplomacy. The presentation from the CUFI podium that I will remember most, however, was the lamentation of a 24-year-old first lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). Tzur Goldin is the twin brother of 1st Lt. Hadal Goldin. Last summer, Hadal’s unit crossed into Gaza as part of Israel’s
operation Protective Edge. The IDF was searching out and destroying Metro-size tunnels that Hamas terrorists were building under the Israeli border. After the U.S.brokered cease-fire, Hadal and several of his IDF comrades were captured and killed by Hamas. Tzur had come to Washington to speak of his effort to “Bring Hadal Home.” He explained to us that Hamas was holding his twin brother’s body for ransom. Even in this time of shocking affronts to humanity, the very idea of not returning a dead body for burial is seen as barbaric. I have some personal experience of the ineffable bonding of twins. My older twin granddaughter was suddenly raced to an emergency room on Christmas Eve several years ago. She was only three weeks old but had contracted respiratory syncytial virus. This dangerous disease is contagious, so her parents were urgently instructed to bring in her younger sister as well. For nine days, doctors and nurses in that Catholic hospital labored to save the twins. Every few days, the younger newborn seemed to rally and there was talk of discharging her from the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Each time, though, the little sister’s breathing became labored and she, too, required oxygen. It seemed to us as if some unearthly bond kept those
JOHNPAYNE The Capitol REPORT
Wolf vetoed a balanced, responsible budget
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joined the majority of my colleagues in the General Assembly in support of a fiscally responsible, balanced budget plan for fiscal year 201516, which was sent to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk prior to the June 30 constitutional deadline. The budget proposal would spend $30.18 billion and includes no tax increases, while increasing basic education funding for schools across Pennsylvania, including those in the 106th District, to historic levels. Specifically, the budget includes $370 million in increases for education. In addition, it includes approximately $41 million more for higher education line items, including community colleges, state-owned universities, staterelated universities and PHEAA grant programs. The plan also includes additional funding for people across Pennsylvania with intellectual disabilities, along with agricultural, environmental protection, veterans and human services programs across the Commonwealth. These increases accompany those made to essential services such as health and public safety. The governor announced his veto of the budget in his quest for higher taxes and greater government spending. The governor’s proposal to increase taxes $12.7 billion over two years received consideration on the House floor and didn’t gain a single affirmative vote from Republicans or Democrats. The governor’s veto has taken us back to square one with the budget. Negotiations will continue between House and Senate leadership and the governor until an agreement is reached.
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Unclaimed property
According to the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, millions of dollars in unclaimed property come into the Bureau of Unclaimed Property each year. Therefore, I encourage residents to check with the bureau for any financial asset that has been left inactive for a period of about five years. Checking for unclaimed property online is very simple, fast and userfriendly. The most common types of unclaimed property are dormant bank accounts, stocks and dividends, uncashed payroll checks, uncollected utility deposits, unredeemed gift certificates and items in safe deposit boxes. To find out if you have unclaimed property, visit RepPayne.com and click on “Unclaimed Property Information.” I would also caution individuals to be wary of services or “finders” who charge fees to help locate unclaimed property. Finders often charge the maximum amount allowed by law, up to 15 percent of the property’s value, for making use of the same online database individuals can use free of charge.
two little girls together through their ordeal. Hearing Tzur Goldin’s lamentation, I was reminded as well of the Greek play “Antigone.’’ In Sophocles’ classic work, Antigone clashes with Creon, the King of Thebes. He has ruled that the bodies of fallen rebels shall be exposed to carrion crows on the field where they fell. He has forbidden them to be buried. Defiant, Antigone buries her rebel brother Polyneices’ body. Discovered in the act of honoring his remains, she is condemned to be entombed in a cave by King Creon. The tragedy plays out, but the play coming down to us from antiquity shows that compassion for the dead is a universal human trait. It also shows us that the bond between brother and sister, or in Tzur and Hadal Goldin’s case between twin brothers, transcends death itself. Tzur’s impassioned plea rang out in the vast hall. “All those who value the sanctity of human life must stand against this [Hamas] outrage against humanity. Good must triumph over evil,” he said. “I am just 24; Hadal was a part of me.” Young Tzur concluded with David’s ancient prayer: “I have been a youth and now I am old, but never have I seen a righteous man abandoned.” The ancient Greeks were neither Jews nor Arabs, neither Christian nor Muslim. But they were human. Very human. And conduct of the Hamas today is inhuman. Very inhuman. We should not forget that Hamas is armed, funded and diplomatically backed by the terror masters of Iran. Let us pray that Tzur Goldin’s family will not be abandoned and that there will be no talk of aiding the reconstruction of Gaza until Hamas releases the body of Hadal Goldin. Robert Morrison is a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, Washington, D.C.
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sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. The 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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Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran munion. Church is located at Spring and Union Sun., Aug. 9: 9 a.m., Holy Comstreets, Middletown. We are a Recon- munion. ciling In Christ Church. Mon., Aug. 10: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. You are invited to join us for wor- (or until sold out), Community dinship on Wednesday morning, Saturday ner here at St. Peter’s. The entrée is evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Swiss steak. There is a cost and tickets worship time is 9 a.m. through and are available at the door. Please enter including September 6. Our 11 a.m. through the church parking lot door. worship service is broadcast live on All are welcome. WMSS 91.1. Tues., Aug. 11: 1:30 p.m., Frey VilWednesday morning service is at lage Holy Communion; 6:30 p.m., 10 a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Congregation Council. traditional service and is 45 minutes Sat., Aug. 22: Join us for a paint party in length. Please enter through the for the Samaritan Women on Aug. 22 parking lot doors. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s, The first Sunday of each month is Middletown. The picture will be a Food Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry nightscape. Light refreshments will be is in need of personal care, nonperish- available. There is a cost per person. able food items, soups, condiments, Everyone is welcome. Proceeds benpeanut butter, and jelly. Needed for efit the Samaritan Women, a national the Kids Summer Food Bags are kids’ Christian organization providing repasta cups, ramen noodle lunch, fruit storative care to survivors and bringing and applesauce cups, granola bars, an end to domestic human trafficking snacks/treats, individual drinks, and through awareness, prevention, and individual cereal boxes. Items col- advocacy. Preregistration is required lected are taken to the Interfaith Food by Aug. 16. For questions call Jessica Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., Erickson at 717-805-3853. Royalton. Visit our website at www.stpeChurch and Community Events: tersmiddletown.org. Wed., Aug. 5: 10 a.m., Chapel. Scripture for Aug. 9: 1 Kings 19:4Sat., Aug. 8: 5 p.m., Holy Com- 8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25, 5:2;
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.
New Beginnings Church Middletown
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship. One for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Pastor Britt’s Bible study will
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follow at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Children’s Church leaders for August: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for August: Colin Graham. Ushers for August: Linda Balmer, Diane Rowe, Jackie and Sam Rainal. The new men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith has started meeting. This is a fellowship group that will meet, fellowship, dine and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. Presently they are meeting every Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. for prayer, no need to call ahead, just show up. If you are interested in being part of this group call Sam Rainal at 951-4866. Community men are welcome. Outdoor flower watering the week of August 2-8 is Pam Eberly. Tues., Aug. 11: 6:30 p.m., Committee Meetings; 7 p.m., Administrative Council. Congratulations to Bonny and Joel Guzzo on being new grandparents again. Isabella Rose was born on July 22 in Texas. 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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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. The last 2015 summer movie night is on Fri., Aug. 28. There will be free refreshments starting at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. Attendees are invited to bring chairs and blankets.
Movie will be announced closer to the date. Our Peach Festival Fundraiser will be held on Sat., Aug. 29 from noon to 4 p.m. The menu will consist of freshly sliced peaches, ice cream, sandwiches and beverages. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies and book clubs. Please call for details. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We welcome any group ideas. Any questions please call us at 939-0766.
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
“Follow Jesus, Change the World,” is more than a mission slogan for us at Wesley. We are committed to finding ways to embody this purpose through “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We invite others to come and discover how they can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” During both worship services this Sunday, Lay Speaker Ed Port will be sharing a message. Food Pantry Sunday is the third Sunday of each month. We collect nonperishable items that are needed for the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry at 201 Wyoming Street, Royalton.
Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on Fridays from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. Enter through the door nearest the parking lot located behind the church. A Bible Study group meets each Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9:15 a.m. 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 Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Middletown We come to worship the merciful Anonymous Book Study; Creator of us all. We strive to worSun., Aug. 9: 9 a.m., Sunday Church ship as God’s servants seeking his school, with classes for all ages. Adult strengthening Spirit. Everyone is Sunday school devotional leader for warmly welcome to join in this worthy August: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., endeavor. Worship service. The worship center Evangelical Church meets on the is handicap and wheelchair accescorner of Spruce and Water streets at sible. Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill are given in memory of parents Mr. convenience store. and Mrs. Harvie Shull, Mr. and Mrs. The ministries scheduled at Evan- Albert Shellenhamer, and son David gelical United Methodist Church Shellenhamer presented by Ed Shelfor August 5-11 are always open to lenhamer. everyone. Tues., Aug. 11: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Wed., Aug. 5: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Ministry.
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Join us on Saturday, September 19, 2015 as we present our 3rd annual Paoli Battlefield Heritage Day, featuring our American Military Timeline starting at the French and Indian War and going through to present day. With the help of our friends from Historical Military Impressions and the PA National Guard see re-enactors from the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and today’s conflicts in camps and displaying the dress and items they carried into battle. Interact with the soldiers, see the weapons they used and learn about the clothing and other gear that these soldiers needed to outfit themselves on the battlefield. Live firing exercises will take place throughout the day, as well as many other programs. Join the soldiers as they march into camp at 11 a.m. and then visit each of the camps. Learn about many of our local historical sites, learn crafts with special demonstrations, and buy goods from the craftspeople that will be at the battlefield. Authors Bruce Mowday and Michael Harris will be signing their books for purchase and donating their proceeds to the battlefield. See Ben Franklin demonstrate his great inventions. Our food vendor Cafe Buno will be selling food and drinks to everyone. Our good friends at the Colonial Plantation will have kids crafts and games to share with the family. Take a family keepsake photo at our special cutouts at the battlefield. Register your kids with our Paoli Passport. This program will have your children tour each of the camps and question the re-enactors to get the answers needed to win prizes. Everyone entered will win a prize pack, but we will have a larger prize drawing near the end of the day. Tour the Paoli Battlefield and learn all about the battle that took place here and why it was coined the “Paoli Massacre” by the patriots. Stop by and see Randy Brown of the Valley Forge Blackpots, as he demonstrates cooking near his replica wagon. Experience a duel between a loyalist and a patriot and have your kid’s participant in our children’s musket drills. To close out the day we will have a veterans recognition ceremony. State Representative Duane Milne and others will talk about the history and sacrifice our fighting men and women have faced keeping our country free. Our reenactors will march out of camp and will then lay wreaths at the mass grave site of the 52 patriots who perished during the Battle of Paoli on September 20-21, 1777. A bugler will play taps, a bagpiper will play Amazing Grace, which will then be followed by a firing salute by our re-enactors. For more information go to RememberPaoli.org
Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund - Remember Paoli! Revolutionary Lecture Series
Join the Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund on the second Monday of each month for a Revolutionary Lecture Series at the General Warren Inne, starting at 6 p.m. Dine on specially prepared 18th century cuisine at the tavern, which played a pivotal role in the Battle of Paoli. Admission price is $49 per person which includes the 18th century American Fare Buffet, all soft beverages (including coffee and tea), family style sweets, all taxes and gratuities, the lecture by a noted historical author or historical author or historian, and a donation to the Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund. Also included is a raffle for a night’s stay at the General Warren Inne, 9 Old Lancaster Road, Malvern, PA 19355; phone: 610-296-3637. The doors open at 5:45 p.m., followed by the buffet and lecture. Please secure your spot today by going to http://remeberpaoil.org/lecture-series/. Monday, September 14, 2015: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment with Joe Becton. Learn about the African Americans who enlisted into this famed regiment. Renowned Park Ranger, musician and tour guide Joe Becton will talk about how in 1778, the Rhode Island Assembly decided to pursue a suggestion made by General Varnum and enlist slaves and free blacks in 1st Rhode Island Regiment. Learn about how they fought in the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778
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.
DUI charge Kassiopeia L. Peters, 30, of the 1000 block of Hollywood Dr., Harrisburg, was charged with two counts of DUI after a traffic stop at 1:59 a.m. on June 24 in the 900 block of W. Harrisburg Pike, police report. Peters was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trail Blazer that braked for no apparent reason, veered into the right lane of the road, drove over a curb and nearly struck a guard rail, police said. Peters was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants, police said. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 19 before District Judge Michael Smith.
The home suffered water damage, police said. Police believe entry was gained through the basement door. Similar copper pipe thefts have recently occurred in Highspire and Steelton, police said. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call the Lower Swatara police at 717-939-0463.
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and in the siege of Yorktown in 1781. Learn their treatment, how other Regiments viewed them, and how they helped us in our freedom while suffering hardships none can imagine. Monday, October 12, 2015: Brandywine: A Military History of the Battle that Lost Philadelphia but Saved America, September 11, 1777 by Michael Harris. Michael Harris’s new book is the first complete study to merge the strategic, political and tactical history of this complex operation and important set-piece battle into a single compelling account. More than a decade in the making, his book relies almost exclusively upon original archival research and his personal knowledge of the terrain, enhanced with original maps, illustrations, and modern photos, and told largely through the words of those who fought there. The use of original sources and narratives puts readers in the heart of the action, right along with the leaders, the common soldiers, and the local civilians Monday, November 9, 2015: Charles Thomson (the Secretary to the Continental Congress) The Man America Forgot, By Bruce Gill. He held many titles, Secretary of the United Colonies Continental Congress: September 5, 1774-July 1, 1776 and Secretary of the United States Continental Congress: July 2, 1776-February 28, 1781 and Secretary of the United States in Congress Assembled: March 1, 1781-March 3, 1788, but is largely forgotten today. Bruce Gill, Executive Director of the Harriton House (Thompson’s home from 1774 to -1824) tells us the complete story of this forgotten patriot and founding father. Learn how Thompson was the First and only Secretary of the Centennial Congress, how he designed the Great Seal of the United States, and informed General Washington of his Presidential Victory at Mount Vernon. 2016 series will be a future column in the fall.
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f the cupcakes at Middletown’s National Night Out tasted just like mother used to bake, there’s a good reason. A bunch of mothers and grandmothers – and at least one guy – who live at Frey Village in Middletown baked 300 cupcakes for this year’s Middletown Night Out at Hoffer Park on Tuesday, Aug. 4. How’d that happen? It comes down to who you know. In this case, the office manager at Frey Village is the mother of one of the Middletown Night Out volunteers. The volunteer asked her mother if the Frey Village residents would be interested in baking cupcakes for the event, explained Tracy Klein, activity director at Frey Village. Everybody got involved. A coordinated round of baking took place in three different kitchens at the retirement community on Monday, Aug. 3. The Independent Living folks baked 100 cupcakes, the Personal Care folks 100 and the Health Care Center residents 100. A bunch of the cupcakes were strawberry, another bunch vanilla, and a lot of the rest just “all mixed up,” as resident Betty Kitzmiller put it. No matter the flavor, they all looked and smelled good.
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