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T A H W OH ! T H G I AN A big crowd filled Hoffer Park for Middletown Night Out to meet their local police, firefighters, EMTs and neighbors – everyone from Zigi the state police narcoticssniffing dog to Road Warrior, the gopher tortoise from Hershey’s ZooAmerica. Check out our photos of the event in our Out and About feature on page B8.
Londonderry Twp. firefighter Christian Stahl watches from a township fire truck.
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Borough to seek bids on transformers for major electric customer By Dan Miller
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Middletown is looking into buying larger electric transformers to meet the needs of one of its top electric customers – the Librandi’s Plating, Machining & Rack Manufacturing business on Airport Road. Middletown Borough Council voted on Monday, Aug. 3 to authorize Public Works Superintendent Lester Lanman to seek quotes for the purchase of larger transformers to serve Librandi. The larger transformers could be needed to keep Librandi from switching electric suppliers to Met-Ed, one council member said. Librandi has requested the larger transformers to meet increased demand that the company is experiencing for its products and services, according to borough spokesman Chris Courogen. Librandi has requested that the borough double the existing 750 KVA transformer to 1,500 KVA. One KVA is equal to 1,000 volt-amperes. During an earlier meeting of council’s public
New eatery at former Lamp Post Inn could open this month
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A drawing of a horse hangs in the window of the new restaurant in the former Lamp Post Inn on East Main Street. The eatery will be called The Black Horse Grille, a throwback to the inn’s early days.
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Land development plans for a new AutoZone store to be located in front of Mid-Town Plaza on East Main Street in Middletown were given conditional approval by Middletown Borough Council on Monday, Aug. 3. The plans have been approved “contingent on satisfying the remaining administrative items that are still outstanding” related to the AutoZone proposal, borough Zoning Officer Jeff Miller said. These remaining issues are being worked through by the borough solicitor and borough engineer, Miller said. The AutoZone would be developed on three separate lots that are being combined along the Main Street side of the plaza. AutoZone will lease the property from Levin Management, the plaza’s owners. The AutoZone plan shows a right-turn only entrance off East Main Street that would be separate from the main entrance into the plaza. Motorists would use existing exits to leave the store and the plaza. Questions regarding AutoZone’s proposed timetable for the Middletown store were referred to an AutoZone official who did not return a phone call from the Press And Journal.
Ava Anderson, 10, of Palmyra, right, with Tpr. John Mearkle and narcotics dog Zigi.
Paris Rose Wiebner, 5, of Middletown dons beer goggles for a driving test with a Penn State Harrisburg police officer.
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The Lamp Post Inn undergoes renovations by a new owner.
By Dan Miller
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he end of August is the target date owners have set to reopen the former Lamp Post Inn as a new restaurant in Middletown. That was the word provided to the Press And Journal last week by Kimon Zoumas, a member of the Zoumas Enterprises partnership that purchased the former Lamp Post Inn at 101 E. Main St. in April. The partnership plans to reopen the old Lamp Post Inn as The Black Horse Grille. The new name is a throwback to the Black Horse Tavern, the moniker by which the historic inn was known back in the 1800s. The Black Horse Grille will be a “middle upper class” family restaurant that will offer good food at affordable prices, Peter Zoumas Sr. said. Zoumas Enterprises has applied to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for a hotel liquor license for the new restaurant. The application is pending, according to information posted on the LCB web site on Monday, Aug. 10. Zoumas Enterprises transformed the former Pavone’s Restaurant in West Hanover Twp. into The Manor Restaurant & Lounge in 2012. The partnership also owns and operates The Hearth Family Restaurant in Lebanon. Kimon and his brother Peter Zoumas Sr., also a member of the partnership, have been in the restaurant business since the early 1960s. Peter’s son, Peter Jr., is a Culinary Institute of America graduate and executive chef at The Manor Restaurant & Lounge. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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About 50 residents of Londonderry Twp. and nearby areas had visited the township building on Thursday, Aug. 6 to pick up a free emergency supply of potassium iodide tablets when the state’s physician general, Dr. Rachel Levine, arrived to pick up her dose and discuss the program. Levine, who was confirmed by the Senate on June 9 as physician general,
got her dose of 12 tablets because she lives within a 10-mile radius of Three Mile Island. She stressed that nuclear power plants are safe and the distribution is a precaution. “These are another level of protection that does not replace evacuation,” Levine said. “(The medication) only works taken during or right after a radiologic event.” She cautioned that people should not Please See PILLS, Page A6
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NEWS Got ideas for the future of Lower Swatara? Residents and property owners from Lower Swatara Twp. are invited to visit a new Web site, LowerSwatara.MySidewalk.com, to provide ideas for the comprehensive plan under development in the township. The site, created by a partnership between Lower Swatara and Gannett Fleming, asks visitors to discuss ideas for recreation, development, preservation and transportation. A committee, appointed by the township commissioners, currently is tackling these and other issues about the future and “livability” of the township.
Clothing giveaway serves record crowd Nearly 450 people showed up for the annual God’s Clothes Closet free clothing giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Evangelical United Methodist Church in Middletown. The turnout was the highest number of people to show up for the event since it started in 2006, local founder Louise Morgan told the Press And Journal. Yet even at the end of the event, the church had enough donated clothing left over to fill 15 banana boxes full of items to be given to Grace Chapel, Morningstar Pregnancies and Community Aid, Morgan said. The church also gave away fresh produce donated through the Share the Harvest Program with Geyers United Methodist Church in Londonderry Twp. and 200 pounds of potatoes donated by a local orchard.
Meet the Raiders to be held at field Meet the Raiders Night, the annual early-season pep rally for Middletown Area High School’s sports teams, cheerleading squad and marching band, will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 at War Memorial Field. Athletes and musicians are traditionally introduced to the public at the event. The field is located at 150 Race St.
Mehaffie to replace Price on board
Live near TMI? Get your KI tablets, physician general says By Eric Wise
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D r. R a c h e l L e v i n e , Pennsylvania’s physician general, talks about potassium iodide tablets at the Londonderry Twp. municipal building.
Linda Mehaffie of Lower Swatara Twp. is expected to be sworn in as the newest member of Middletown Area School Board during the board’s next meeting on Monday, Aug. 24. Mehaffie will fill the unexpired term of Pamela Price, who in June announced she is resigning because she is moving out of Middletown Area School District. Price’s term runs to the end of this year. Price, a board member for 10 years, ran for re-election but was defeated in the May primary. Mehaffie was the top vote-getter in the primary and will be on both the Democratic and Republican ballots in the November general election. Please See SCHOOL BOARD, Page A6
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Police investigate burglaries at Londonderry homes State police are investigating three recent home burglaries on Foxianna Road in Londonderry Twp. The three burglaries – in the 2100 block, 1700 block and 2400 block of Foxianna – were reported from Thursday, July 23 to Tuesday, July 28, said Tpr. Robert Hicks, a spokesman
for the state police. “We don’t know if these burglaries are related, but we are investigating that possibility,” he said. “We ask that people be vigilant and take note and report any suspicious persons or vehicles in the area,” Hicks said. “People should never leave their homes or cars unlocked.”
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Harry L. Kerstetter Sr., 94, of Middletown, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at his home. He was a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service; was a United States Army veteran of World War II; and was a member of American Legion Post 594, Middletown and VFW Post 1532, Sunbury. Harry is survived by his wife of 72 years, Catherine J. Robinson Kerstetter; his children Patricia A., Mary S., Harry L. Jr., Robert C., and Joan L.; his grandchildren Keith A., Gina M., Matthew W., Shelly L., Tammy A., Leslie J., and Taylor N.; and 10 greatgrandchildren. Graveside services and burial will be held on Friday, August 14, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. There will be no viewing or visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TX 38148-0142. Fackler-Wiedeman Funeral Home, Harrisburg is handling arrangements. www.wiedmanfuneralhome.com
Herbert P. Henderson II “Hesh”, 51, of Lancaster, died Saturday, August 8, 2015. He was born April 23, 1964, the son of Dr. Herbert P. and Audra L. Pehowic Henderson of Middletown. Hesh grew up in Middletown, and was a 1982 graduate of Middletown Area High School, where he was a letterman in basketball and football. A 1986 graduate of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, he went on to graduate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1989. Hesh was an attorney, having practiced law in Elizabethtown and Lancaster throughout his career. He was a former member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Elizabethtown. He was active with Willowood Swim Team, Elizabethtown, when his children swam, and loved to watch his daughters dance with their dance schools and on their college dance teams. Hesh loved his kids more than anything, and enjoyed traveling to see them in school, whether at the Air Force Academy, IUP, or Penn State. He was an active community member during his law career. He was a brother of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, at Duquesne. He was an avid sports fan, especially the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers. And Hesh was a KISS fan. He was predeceased in death by Stanley and Ella Hevel Pehowic, maternal grandparents, and Jack Davis, paternal grandfather, and several aunts and uncles. In addition to his parents, Hesh is survived by his three adoring children, Capt. Aarron (USAF) of Philadelphia, Alaina of Phoenixville, Pa., and Nikelle of Harrisburg and State College. Additionally Hesh is survived by two sisters, Julie and husband Tom Willis of San Francisco, Calif., and Kellie of Elizabethtown; and one brother Mark and wife Nicole of
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Norma Jean Rice, 67, of Middletown, fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, August 3, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents Rev. Julius and Catherine Reeves, siblings Julius Jr., Chester, and Ernest Reeves, Estella Fultz, and Catherine White. A graduate of Middletown Area High School, she was its first Black cheerleader. She retired from the Commonwealth of PA, Department of Labor and Industry. As a member of Grace and Mercy Church and Ministries, Middletown, she assisted wherever and whenever needed. Her civic and community affiliations included Daughter Ruler at Dauphin Temple #227, IBPOE of W, Middletown; Keystone Council, IBPOE of W; transferred to Cyrenus Temple #75, Steelton; and was Past State President of IBPOE of W. Additionally, she served as President of the Women’s Auxiliary of American Legion #594 and volunteered with the American Red Cross, Middletown. Her pastimes included baseball and bingo. Mrs. Rice leaves to cherish many special memories of her loving family: husband Kenneth Rice; stepmother Flora Mae Reeves; son Kevin Cobb (Tammeron); stepson Kirk May Rice; siblings Barbara Wilson, David, Vance and Lawrence Reeves; grandchildren Antwuan Law-Cobb, Joshua Headen and Kacie Cobb; stepgrandsons Chase and Braxton May; and a special devoted friend Joyce Ann Spivey. Mrs. Rice’s life was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11 at Living Water Community Church, 206 Oakleigh Ave., Harrisburg, with viewing from 9 to 11 a.m. Interment was at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Memorial gifts in Mrs. Rice’s name may be made to the Central PA Ataxia Support Group, c/o National Ataxia Foundation, 2600 Fernbrook Ln. N, Suite 19, Minneapolis, MN 554474752. Professional services entrusted to Wallace Funeral Directors, Harrisburg, wallacefd.com.
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My Bauer Ancestors From Hailfingen, Wurttemberg, Germany By Sharman Meck Carroll
“When I started to research my German Bauer/Baur ancestors back in 1983, I was worried that I was never going to find them. The information I had was family talk and a small piece of paper with a badly misspelled name of the place in Germany. In through my maternal side of the family, I heard that my great-great-grandfather, Carl Bauer, came from Germany with a younger brother named Herman. The Bible was in possession of Carl’s 15th child, William Bauer/Bower’s daughter. I took a chance and called William’s daughter and asked to see if there was any information on Carl Bauer in the Bible. She said at first there wasn’t any, so I asked her please double check; she came with Carl’s baptismal information. Discovered his father’s name, mother’s maiden name and the German village where he was born, further more she let out that a musical stand and picture book (album) came with the mother and the rest of the children. Then she dropped a bomb, she was moving to Florida and never got to see the Bible, pictures, etc. I was heartbroken but realized that I was on my way to find my Bauer ancestors. I asked for advice from a friend who lived in Germany how I would go about finding the village, Hailfingen. She told me to just write to the Burgermiester of the village and the letter will get passed around until someone can translate it. I did just that and within two months the Burgermiester’s daughter, Christine had written me back. Hailfingen is in Wurttemberg, Germany. I had one more step to figure out, I needed to see the village Catholic Church records. I went to the Jesus Christ Latter Day Saint’s Stake in Berks County, Pa. and looked up to see if they had microfilmed the village church records. My cousin, knowing German, read old script and helped me work on the village Catholic Church records. As the saying goes, “I hit pay dirt.” I found my Bauer ancestors starting in the year 1779 in the churches Family Registry. The priests were very thorough with the family information. It was like a large family group sheet. My Bauer/Rebeman ancestors lived in Hailfingen and Ergenzingen, a village due west of Hailfingen. I have found Carl’s great-grandfather Quailburt Bauer was born on 7 July 1758 in Hailfingen, Germany and died 9 November 1811 in Hailfingen. The family registry showed he was a burger (middle class) and a bricklayer by trade, he was the son of Matheaus Bauer and Maria Rosina - unreadable from Seebron, Quailburt and Barbara married 12 October 1778 in Ergenizingen, and a year later showing up in Hailfingen Catholic Church records. Carl’s grandfather’s son, Matheaus Bauer, born 1 October 1787, married Agnes Sauter on 20 February 1814. His occupation was a bricklayer. Agnes’ parents were Anton Sauter and Regina Rabeman. Carl’s father, Frantz Xavier Bauer (Matheus; Quailbert) was a stonemason by trade. His wife Paulina Rebeman’s parents were Matheasus and Regina Vees Rebeman. Carl’s father Frantz Xavier Bauer was a stonemason by trade and worked at the quarry in Hailfingen were he was killed in an accident. Carl was an apprentice stonemason, being he was the eldest of the family and there was talk of war, the family decided that he should go to America which I found out that he and two cousins are on the same ship. In1848 Southern and North Germany had their own revolution. The citizens in the south had enough from the King in the North. The Southern Germans left in massive groups, for other countries and America. Carl’s father Frantz must have been in the army in 1848-1849, for Carl was born in November 1849. The church records shows that his parents weren’t married until 1852, but shows that Carl was shown on his grandfather Bauers family records, which Frantz took responsibility for Carl’s birth in 1852. Many Southern Germans left and went to America where some of the Bauers, Rebmans and Tuefels names are here today.”
Becker History Donated To Historical Society
Recently, the Schuylkill County Historical Society received a gift from a longtime member and researcher, Barry Becker. The gift is his first volume of research on the Becker family entitled “1738, The Year of the Destroying Angels: The Survival of Henrich Becker of Berks County, Pennsylvania and His Heirs.” The book covers the first four generations of the known offspring of Henrich Becker. Henrich Becker arrived in Philadelphia in 1738. He lived in Berks County where he and his wife raised 10 children. As the family moved into the next generations, some stayed in Berks County, while others moved through Northumberland into Lycoming County and others moved into Schuylkill. Barry’s great-great-grandfather, Henry Becker, married Sarah Wildermuth
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There are many stories and memories that have been told about this rock located in the valley known as Bear Valley. During the years of the 1930s to 1950, a Sunday afternoon visit to this rock consisted of a youth hike from Gratz to the fire tower on top of Short Mountain. The teenagers with their dogs and 22 rifles would then head east to this rock on top of the Bear Valley Mountain. From this height the view is very inspiring looking East and West. The rock(s) are on the north side (Gratz side) of Bear Valley, and about ½ mile west of the gas line that crossed the valley, or just east of the former Al Shade farm. Why would you hike to see this special rock? The story is told that the Indians used this site to send smoke signals to communicate with each other. The rock has a large saucer to have a fire and send smoke signals. It is known that some people found Indian artifacts. As you descend from the rock into the Bear Valley side, you will find the cave like structure provided a good place to get out of bad weather for the Indians. The Gratz Historical Society would like to thank Ed Bechtel for the two photos he has taken on one of his hikes and information he supplied. Ed’s contacts have always referred to the site as Adams Rock. The locals on the Gratz side always referred to the site as Addie’s Rock. The name of Adams Rock or Addie’s Rock is still a mystery. Research has not found any tie-in to a family name to this location. If anyone has any information, please contact the Gratz Historical Society, P.O. Box 507, Gratz, PA 17030.
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bolts” problems. “This seemed like the logical first step toward the eventual creation of the proposed joint police department,” Jeffrey Wrightstone, chairman of Steelton Council’s Police Committee, commented. “There’s still a lot of work to be done, but I think this was an important initial step.” Highspire Borough Council appears to be ready to follow Steelton’s lead at its own meeting next Tuesday evening. A full report of that meeting will appear in a subsequent edition of the Press And Journal. The two boroughs have been studying the feasibility of creating a joint police force for several months. The idea was first proposed last September, and a special “Consolidation” committee was formed by the two councils to consider the concept and to decide if it represented a feasible solution to problems being encountered by both municipalities in operating their separate police forces. Both communities are suffering some economic woes because of declining populations and shrinking tax revenues. Highspire presently has about 2,600 inhabitants and the population of Steelton is currently hovering just above 5,000. Steelton’s police force consists of a police chief and nine full-time officers while Highspire operates a force comprising four fulltime officers and a chief. The budget for the Highspire force for the current year is about $272,000 and Steelton allocated nearly $451,000 for its police department’s operations for 1992. Proponents of the merger plan contend that a joint police force will ultimately enable the two boroughs to cut operating costs for the combined department, but even the most optimistic supporters of the merger proposal aren’t hazarding any guesses about the size of those savings.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net So what is the countdown until school starts? Twelve days? That seems so hard to believe. Time to jam in all the fun things you were dreaming of doing all winter long. Enjoy friends, enjoy free time and enjoy summer! Speaking of enjoying friends, here are some quotes on the subject: • “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson • “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” – Helen Keller • “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell • “A friend is what the heart needs all the time.” – Henry Van Dyke • “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • “My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.” – Aristotle • “One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca • “A friend loves at all times...” – Proverbs 17:17 Take some time to spend precious time with a special friend.
Let me know your news to share. E-mail me and tell me what was your favorite thing you did all summer. Have a wonderful week! Birthdays Allena O’Neil of Lower Swatara Twp. hits No. 26 on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Happy frosty-filled birthday to you, girl! Hey, Noah Zimmerman! Best wishes to you for a very super-duperdazzling birthday as you turn 17 on Wednesday, Aug. 12. Happy 17th cake day to Katie Kennedy of Lower Swatara on Wednesday, Aug. 12. I hope it is a gorgeous day for you, Katie. Pamela Etter of Middletown will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Aug. 13. May 28 terrific things happen on your day. If you see Caryn Lubic of Lower Swatara out and about on Friday, Aug. 14, be sure to give her a huge 25th happy birthday greeting. Maddy Doncevic of Middletown will blow out 13 candles atop her brandnew-teener cake on Friday, Aug. 14. Happy birthday, Maddy! Nathaniel Perry of Lower Swatara will be celebrating his Big Day on Saturday, Aug. 15. Enjoy the entire weekend.
Happy birthday to Karen Wise Gelbogis, who marks her fantastic, fun cake and ice cream day on Saturday, Aug. 15. Jamie Lynn Witmer of Lower Swatara celebrates her confettipopping birthday on Saturday, Aug. 15. Enjoy your 24th! Best wishes to Kay Houck of Lower Swatara. Her happy birthday is Saturday, Aug. 15. She turns 97! John Ponnett Jr. of Lower Swatara will enjoy his high-five full-of-joy day on Sunday, Aug. 16 as he turns into a legit landmark 18-year-old. Congrats! Happy double-digit-midget birthday to Leo Nissley of Lower Swatara on Sunday, Aug. 16. This big guy is 10! Happy landmark 18th cake day to Gerardo Ortiz of Lower Swatara. He celebrates on Monday, Aug. 17. Have a blast. If you see Marie Triplett of Lower Swatara out and about on Monday, Aug. 17, be sure to tell her to have a marvelous birthday. Here’s wishing Cindy Knaub of Lower Swatara a wonderful birthday on Monday, Aug. 17 – a very popular day to be born. Cole Pavlishin of Lower Swatara marks his 22nd snappy-happy birthday on Monday, Aug. 17. Have a ball, Cole.
Happy 17th balloon-flying birthday to Kenya Littles of Middletown. She observes her day on Monday, Aug. 17, her golden birthday. Happy 10th birthday wishes are sent to Molly Strite of Lower Swatara. May all your dreams come true on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Here is a shout out to Michael Sabol of Middletown. Best wishes for a terrific Tuesday birthday on Aug. 18. Melissa Soto of Middletown will celebrate cake day No. 12 on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Enjoy these last days of summer va-cay, Melissa, and have the best birthday yet!
Creighton dean’s list Timothy Gette, of Hummelstown, a sophomore in the Heider College of Business, and MacKenzie Twaddell, of Hummelstown, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences, were named to the dean’s list at Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., for the spring semester.
Elizabethtown scholars Brandon Diaz, of Highspire, a junior engineering major and Kelsey Detweiler, of Elizabethtown, a junior business administration major were named Emergent Scholars at Elizabethtown College for attaining at least a 3.75 cumulative grade point average through their first three semesters.
Anniversaries Happy sweet 16 wedding anniversary to Dan and Michelle Wagner of Lower Swatara. Their romantic holiday is Friday, Aug. 14. Best wishes to Paul and Norma Wagner of Lower Swatara. They observe their hearts and flowers day on Saturday, Aug. 15.
Roger Williams dean’s list Joshua Fejfar, of Hummelstown, an international relations major, was named to the dean’s list at Roger Williams University, Bristol, R.I., for the spring semester.
Question of the Week What famous person would you like to be good friends with – and why?
Iowa grad Rebecca James, of Hummelstown, graduated from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, with a master’s degree in English.
“Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. They had a close relationship and were pioneers in their fields.” – Connor Wallett, 17, Lower Swatara. “Beyonce`. She is so fabulous!” – Ariannah Williams, 17, Lower Swatara. “Kenny Chesney. He makes wonderful music. I love his songs ‘Wild Child’ and ‘American Kids.’ ‘’ – Rachelle Miller, 11, Highspire. “I’m stuck between Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis. I really like action films.” – Mason Swartz, 11, Harrisburg. “Troy Polamalu. He is good at football.” – Kaleb Stein, 11, Lower Swatara. “Andrew McCutchen. He’s good at baseball and is on my favorite team.” – Sara Dintiman, 11, Lower Swatara. Quote of the Week “Today is a beautiful day simply because God made it!” – Anonymous Proverb for the Week Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor (18:12).
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.
Mother, son cited for retail theft A mother and son, both Lower Swatara Twp. residents, were cited for retail theft following an incident at Souder’s Mini-mart on Fulling Mill Road at 4:30 p.m. on July 29, police report. David A. Bordner, 20, of the first block of Riverview Dr., and Belinda D. Heisey, 46, of the 100 block of Eby Lane, were charged with taking a bottle of Gatorade and several packages of condoms, police said. The pair was identified by video surveillance, police said. Harassment citation Angelique M. Fischer, 45, of the first block of Riverview Dr., Middletown, was cited for harassment following an incident at midnight on July 30, police report. Police said Fischer’s ex-husband said she has been verbally abusing him and had sent him a text. Sheet metal missing Sheets of roofing and siding material valued at $50 that were left next to a Dumpster in the first block of Manny Dr. were missing when an individual arrived on July 31 to take them away, police report. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463.
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DUI charge Colin J. Hostetter, 22, of the 300 block of Cypress St., Middletown, was charged with DUI-high rate of alcohol and DUI, police report.
The charges were filed following a traffic stop at 1:52 a.m. on July 7 at Oberlin Road and Highland St., police said. Hostetter was driving a 1999 Dodge 2500 that was traveling at a high rate of speed and veered onto the road’s shoulder and over the road’s center yellow line, police said. Hostetter was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to be tested for the possible presence of intoxicants, police said. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 9 before District Judge Michael Smith. Shingles dumped at park Someone dumped old roofing shingles next to the athletic fields at Memorial Park in the 1000 block of
Longview Dr. between July 24 and 29, police report. The director of Lower Swatara Twp.’s public works department discovered the shingles. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463. Fraud victim A township resident told police his debit card number was used to illegally take $500 from his Belco Credit Union account at an ATM in Yardley, Bucks County. Police believe the transaction took place between July 24 and Aug. 1. The victim told police he had not given permission for anyone to use his debit card nor was he in the area where the transaction had taken place.
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works committee, Lanman presented unofficial estimates that the larger transformer could cost the borough from $18,000 to $30,000. Google Maps The Librandi facility is located on property that is in Middletown but within the boundaries of Harrisburg International Airport. Librandi also has two other facilities – one in Eliza140 Fulling Mill Rd bethtown and another on Paxton Street Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danin Harrisburg. Librandi purchases electricity from miller@pressandjournal.com the borough, and is the second largest140 Fulling Mill Rd consumer of power throughout theMiddletown, PA 17057 Directions borough-owned system, Councilor Robert Louer told fellow council memLibrandi’s Plating, Machining bers on July 20. & Rack Manufacturing Louer told council it is his understandneeds larger transformers for ing that Librandi is “in negotiations” to more electricity at its Airport obtain electricity from Met-Ed instead Road plant, a company of the borough. spokesman said. Street View
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and Gordon Einhorn are running for re-election on the Democratic ballot, while incumbents Terry Gilman and Michael Richards are on the Republican ballot. In other news from the Aug. 4 meeting, the board approved several hirings and personnel moves in advance of the 2015-16 school year, Hired as teachers were Sean Burke (secondary social studies), Jodi Jackson (full-year elementary long-term substitute), Heather Tucker (health), Rebecca Van Curen (secondary social studies), and Taylor Willett (secondary social studies). The board accepted the resignations of teachers Jodi Sessa and Jessica Hoopes, and the retirements of teachers Cynthia Gardner and Scott Pettis. The employment status of Alyssa Miller was changed from full-year elementary long-term substitute to elementary teacher.
If Mehaffie wins in November, she will remain on the board beyond December and will serve a four-year term. No school district residents responded to an advertisement that the district had placed in the Press And Journal seeking persons who were interested in filling out the rest of Price’s term, said district spokeswoman Jody Zorbaugh. As a result, the board had Superintendent Lori Suski reach out to the top vote-getters in the May primary – Mehaffie, Jennifer Scott and Chris Lupp. Scott and Lupp said they could not fill the seat due to prior commitments and work schedules for the remainder of 2015. Mehaffie told Suski she could fill the seat, according to minutes from the school board’s Aug. 4 meeting posted on the district Web site. Mehaffie, Scott, and Lupp are among seven candidates on the November ballot competing for five seats. As with Mehaffie, Scott and Lupp will also appear on the ballots of both parties. Incumbents Barbara Layne
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Cassel Vineyards, 80 Shetland Dr., Hummelstown, will host a summer concert featuring Hank Imhof (acoustic) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14. MAD Sanwiches will be selling food. Admission is free. No outside alcohol is permitted. Visit casselvineyards.com for its full concert schedule.
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Jeffrey J. Walker will perform on the deck at Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13. The 10.8To acres 140printed Fulling Mill sit button alonginthe Swatara Creek. see a at better map, useRoad the Print
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The Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners voted on Wednesday, Aug. 5 to accept 10.8 acres of land at 140 Fulling Mill Road from MRP Fulling Mill LP. The township has no immediate plans for the land which, as a floodplain, is
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unsuitable for many uses. It connects to two other small properties owned by the township. Commissioner Tom Mehaffie said the township may use some of the land as a soccer field, although that would not happen immediately. Mehaffie also inquired about whether a portion of the land could be used for a small boat launch – most suitable for kayaks or canoes in the Swatara Creek. Township engineer Erin Letavic said that is possible if the township obtains the appropriate permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
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Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge, is hosting a lawn concert featuring the Fabulous Cheeze Brothers and Sisters (’60s and ’70s variety) from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Satur8/11/15 1:18 PM day, Aug. 15. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Commissioner Michael Davies sugNo babies, children or persons gested another use, saying “It’s a nice under the legal age of 21 will addition to our ability to have riparian be admitted. buffers.” The buffers are vegetation For more information, call that grows along streams that helps 717-426-3514 or visit www. remove nitrogen and phosphorus nissleywine.com. from entering waterways like the Chesapeake Bay. Dan Wagner, the township’s public ••••• works director, said upkeep of the property in its current state would be Friday music at Cassel minimal. Cassel Vineyards, 80 Shetland Dr., Hummelstown, will host Music in the Vines featuring Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericJoe Cooney with dinner by wise@pressandjournal.com Kuppy’s Diner on Friday, Aug. 21. Proceeds will help pay for Labor Day fireworks in Middletown. Dinner will be served from 5 to 7 p.m.; music is 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Kuppy’s Diner, Brown and Poplar streets, MIddletown.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation began its resurfacing of Route 230 on Monday, Aug. 10, repaving a 1.3 mile section from Deodate Road in Londondery Twp. to Conewago Creek at the DauphinLancaster county line. Motorists may encounter single-lane traffic restrictions with flaggers assisting them through the work zone from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug 12 through Friday, Aug. 14 as crews resurface the roadway with a bituminous overlay, according to PennDOT. To avoid delays, motorists should allow for additional time in their plans or seek an alternate route, PennDOT said.
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Standings for 8-12-15 FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Scrimmages Saturday, Aug. 22 Middletown at Boyertown, 11 a.m. Central Dauphin East, McCaskey at Lower Dauphin (tri-scrimmage), 10 a.m. Donegal at Steelton-Highspire, 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 Columbia at Middletown, 6 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Central York, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 Harrisburg at Steelton-Highspire, 9 a.m. YOUTH FOOTBALL CFA FOOTBALL LEAGUE National Conference Division 4 W L Middletown 0 0 Steelton 0 0 East Pennsboro 0 0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 Susquehanna 0 0 Divisioin 3 W L Hummelstown 0 0 Hershey 0 0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 New Cumberland 0 0 Northern 0 0 Saturday, Aug. 22 Middletown at Northern, 3 p.m., Northern York High School, Dillsburg Mechanicsburg at Hummelstown, 3 p.m., Lower Dauphin Middle School Sunday, Aug. 23 New Cumberland at Steelton, noon, Cottage Hill Federal Conference Division 5 Seven Sorrows Big Spring Boiling Springs
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Middletown’s Harper impresses at high school baseball showcase By Jim Lewis
BASEBALL EAST SHORE TWILIGHT LEAGUE Playoffs Championship (Best of 5)
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Linglestown 7, Hummelstown 1 Hummelstown 9, Linglestown 4 Linglestown 6, Hummelstown 1 Linglestown 10, Hummelstown 2 (Linglestown wins title) GIRLS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Monday, Aug. 24 Lower Dauphin at Dallastown, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 4 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Central Dauphin, 3:30 p.m. GOLF MID-PENN CONFERENCE Thursday, Aug. 20 Middletown vs. Susquehanna Twp., 9 a.m., Sunset Golf Course Monday, Aug. 24 Middletown at Boiling Springs, 11 a.m. Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 2 p.m.
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Middletown’s Brandon Harper was not too nervous, even with college recruiters looking on as the Blue Raider baseball team’s first baseman took batting practice at the 2015 Big 26 Keystone Klash, a showcase for the state’s top high school baseball players in Williamsport last month. “I just went out and did the best I could,’’ he said – and the result couldn’t have been much better. He drove in four runs with two doubles, a single and a walk in his Keystone Klash White team’s 11-10 loss to the Keystone Klash Blue team on Saturday, July 25 at Bowman Field. He was named his team’s most valuable player in the game. He appeared in the final two games of the three-game showcase on Sunday, July 26, playing in right field, and took home his team’s most valuable player award for the series.
His performance attracted several colleges, including a Division I school, Monmouth (N.J.). He was still fielding calls from recruiters in early August. His chances of playing professionally someday? “Right now, I believe they are pretty high,’’ he said. “If I’m given the opportunity and I keep working hard at it, I can do it.’’ Harper’s Keystone Klash White won the final two games of the series, which features 52 high school players from across Pennsylvania. White beat the blue team 12-2 and 2-1 on Sunday. On Saturday, he and other players took batting and fielding practice in front of college recruits, and ran a 60-yard dash, a chance to show off their skills. Harper already had attracted attention from Division III colleges, including Penn State Harrisburg. Baseball is Harper’s No. 1 sport, though he has joined the golf team this year for the first time.
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Porch Sitting, excerpt from August 11, 1993
There are few places today where the fine art of porch sitting is pursued with such enthusiasm as in quiet Mount Gretna. In this turn-of-the-century village, the porch remains a most vital part of summer living. For my wife, Phyllis, and I, this is the perfect summer holiday where the pace is slow and the “batteries” can recharge. In Highspire and other small towns all across the USA, during an earlier era before the advent of air conditioning and television, it was the custom to take to the porch after supper. Here the family found evening relaxation and any cooling breeze that may be stirring. This was a place for visiting with family and neighbors. There was quiet conversation, reading, cards, children’s games and even “courting” was a common activity carried out in what was truly an extension of the family living room. Some older homes had three or more porches. The back porch was to the rear of the house. It probably had a clothesline stretched across for drying dishtowels and laundry. It was often the location of the icebox. The iceman, like Highspire’s late Gerald Shaffner, would make automatic deliveries based on the presence of a big card marked “ice” that was placed prominently in a window visible from the street. He would arrive as regular as the milkman and carried the big block of ice with large metal tongs. (I seem to recall he wore a thick apron, perhaps of leather.) It also was not uncommon to find the old wringer washer and rinse tubs on the back porch, which was sometimes “semi-enclosed.” This was also the place where you sat to peel potatoes, clean fish, snap beans, husk corn and other like jobs. It was the place to store fishing poles and to stash boots. There were usually numerous hooks for work clothes and gardening togs, including sunbonnets and straw hats. A small side porch, often designed to allow for more ventilation, was usually next to the dining room or kitchen and may have had a set of double screen doors that ran from floor to ceiling. Most times the front porch was the largest and often was elaborately finished. In grandmother’s day, this summer extension of the parlor or living room was decked out with many ornaments and comforts. There was, quite often, a Boston fern and a potted snake plant (or sansavaria) also known as “mother-in-law’s tongue,” which more often than not rested in an urn of Roseville pottery purchased at Knight’s candy store on Broad Street. The floor was covered with jute matting or perhaps a painted straw carpet from the Orient. I recall floor lamps and table lights strategically placed for reading. If one were fortunate, there was a wicker recliner plumped with comfortable patchwork pillows. Indispensable for relaxing were rocking chairs of rattan, reed or willow, and they were made even more appealing by the faded upholstery with designs of tropical leaves or cabbage roses. Assorted plant stands, flower tables and glass window chimes that tinkled in the slightest of breeze made for a cozy setting. A great favorite was the porch swing suspended on long chains. This was considered a necessity by grandchildren and grandparents alike. In the 1930s and 1940s graceful metal furniture began to appear. It was made
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Keeping Cool, excerpt from August 26, 1992 column
This is the time of year when one appreciates the chance to escape the heat of the day. The shade of a tall tree will do fine, a fan helps and the AC is just wonderful. But there was a time when fans and air conditioning were unheard of, consider these instructions in Grandmother Herald’s scrapbook of household hints, dating from about 1870. “How to keep cool in hot weather: Sit in a room covered with matting or without any carpet, and keep the floor wet with pure water and a watering pot. On hot nights, place a double wet sheet on the bed and a woolen blanket over it, and it will cool the bed, which is heated through the day and does not cool as fast as the evening air. Wear wristlets and anklets of wet flannel. If chambers open upon the hot roofs of piazzas or porticos, cover them with clean straw or hay, and wet them with a watering pot.” Sounds like a lot of work for me. Anyone for a dip in the pool?
The Old Swimming Hole, excerpt from July 6, 1994
Actually, there were a couple of them in Highspire of yesteryear. Forty or more years ago there were three large sand and gravel quarries at the lower end of town. Only one remains today in the form of Lisa Lake but back then there were several large bodies of water on either side of Whitehouse Lane. Here the kids of the town, and quite a few adults for that matter, flocked to cool off and find relief from the heat of summer. Pools were something of a rarity and just about everyone learned to dog paddle in the quarries. We had favorite spots and there were a few high jumps from rocks and embankments. Inner tubes were a real treat from World War II and if you were really lucky, some G.I. brought home his “Mae West”, that yellow canvas inflatable life vest, complete with green dye packet to “chase the sharks” or “call for air rescue”. We weren’t sure just what the dye was for, but it was exciting and our imaginations ran wild. At the end of one quarry, there was
a spot where great pools of slippery mud collected, it was a neat place for slipping and sliding. We had great times there. In those days we all went barefoot and a certain amount of “skinny dipping” was not unheard of both day and night. In our neighborhood the McCauleys, Etter boys, Don Dell, the Stevens, Mayhews and all the rest of the gang swam from May to September. Harold Crow was famous for his “jungle dive” complete with loud Tarzan-like yell as he leaped from an improvised timber and rock platform. We patterned these antics after one of the serials at the 10-cent Saturday matinee at the Elks Theatre. Some nights there were bonfires and wiener roasts. The quarries were also ideal spots for romance and some parents worried about “complications” from moonlight swims! Eventually the quarries were phased out and filled in. Backyard pools and swim clubs arrived on the scene. Now we are highly chlorinated and sanitized but we sure had great times in the cool spring-fed waters of the old quarries. And we never had to “check the pH” or pay any dues!
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he most striking thing about Middletown’s annual Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 4 was the size of the crowd that filled Hoffer Park. Officer Gary Rux, the Middletown police officer who organizes the anti-crime event for the police department, estimated attendance to be in the thousands, and we wouldn’t dispute it. Middletown Night Out has grown into a major community get-together, a small-town celebration that not only gives residents a chance to meet their police officers, firefighters and EMTs but also to meet their neighbors. Much of it – food, games, face painting, among other things – is donated, and staged by volunteers. Everyone turns out for it – cheerleading squads, dance schools, veterans' groups, churches, youth sports teams, charities and police and fire squads from the region are on hand, talking to visitors, performing routines, shaking hands. You leave it feeling good about Middletown, and this year’s event was no exception. In fact, many people marveled at the size of the crowd this time. It was packed. There were countless Middletown residents strolling through the park, taking it all in. What is surprising is that Middletown Night Out is attracting people from other communities who checked it out. They saw Middletown at its best – friendly, close-knit, a town that revels in its neighborly atmosphere. It’s impossible to leave Middletown Night Out feeling down about the town. The afterglow is so warm that residents from nearby communities want to feel it, too. Middletown Night Out is proof of what Middletown can do when it works together toward a common goal. Congratulations to all involved – and, if you saw the throng at Hoffer Park, you know the list is long.
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Schenck left Middletown better than she found it Editor: On Thursday, July 23, I went on Facebook at lunch and read the following post: “Hug the hurting, Kiss the broken, Befriend the lost, Love the lonely, Always leave people better than you found them.” It was one of those posts that gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling that you share hoping it might inspire someone and motivates you to want to be a better person for a few days. A lot of us turn to Facebook for that very thing. At around 5 p.m. that day, I received a phone call telling me that a lifelong family friend, Nancy Schenck, had passed away that afternoon in Pittsburgh, where she had lived with her daughter for a little more than a year. It’s the kind of news that, even when you are expecting it, creates havoc with your thoughts and puts you in a state of disbelief. Knowing Nancy’s health was declining, I had so hoped to see her one more time and I felt guilty for not making the trip. Although I was aware there was a Red Cross blood drive at my church, Wesley United Methodist Church, that day, it was my husband, Mike, who said, “I’m going to give blood, one more time, for Nancy.” As he headed to the door, I got my thoughts together and said, “I’ll go with you, for Nancy.” How fitting she would pass away on this day. Nancy was a class act. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, a generous and supportive friend, a dedicated servant at Wesley for 80-plus years, one of the hardestworking people I have ever known, and a “Nan” to all. She was a true “daughter” of Middletown. The light that shone through Nancy reminds me what it means to be a Christian and I will be forever grateful for her example. Nancy’s life was not without struggles. I remember clearly the closing of Homestead Savings in the middle of rumors of impropriety and government intervention. Nancy lost not only her job, but pretty much everything she was planning on for her future. She never lost her faith, or her positive attitude toward life. As Pastor Jim Dawes said at her memorial service, “She was always the same Nan.” For her it was simple – she made a choice every day to find something that made her happy and, in turn, she made others happy. I think most days it was the pride she took in her daughter and grandson, Kim and Zach. It was clear they were her joy in life. There are so many people whose lives Nancy has touched; many words can be said and written as a tribute to her. What can we do, rather than say, that would best honor her memory? I would suggest we live life to the fullest, find a way every day to be useful, be kind always and look to that Facebook post I read on the day she passed away: “Leave people better than you found them.” Nancy, you left the world better than you found it. Your servant spirit will flood Wesley forever as you continue to bless us in a new way. We hope to do you proud. I know I have no reason to feel guilty because I will see you “one more time.” Until then, “Go Steelers!” Paige Pavlishin Middletown
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most of the seated members openly wept, he Old State and with lady spectators in the gallery House in also in tears, Washington delivered his Annapolis, prepared remarks. Md. has just reWe Americans had come through the opened its historic dangers and disappointments of that long Senate chamber to and bloody conflict. Many of those in public view. After that chamber had lost sons in the war. a seven-year project of historic restoraWashington’s own beloved stepson had tion, the chamber now features a life-size succumbed to a camp fever at Yorktown statue of Gen. George Washington. two years earlier. Tourists and state lawmakers alike can Washington noted the justice of the see how they “measure up” to the Father American cause. He pointed to the of our Country. power of the Union of the States. And he This is an appropriate time to consider declared “the patronage of Heaven.” In the crucial events of our nation’s foundclosing, Washington, too, was unashamed ing. The principles upheld by the Foundto weep. He offered this plea: ers are coming under withering attack in “I consider it an indispensable duty to our schools and in the media. close this last solemn act of my official Columnist George Will describes himlife by commending the interests of self as “an amiable atheist.” But a new our dearest country to the protection of crop of unbelievers is no longer content Almighty God and those who have the to remain so amiable. Instead, they have superintendence of them to his holy keepbecome atheizers. They militantly deing.’’ mand that the public square be cleansed What was this elevated 18th Century of all evidence of Americans’ religious language but a prayer? It was a prayer belief and practice. They are telling us, in of petition delivered by Washington in effect, to cover up what George Washingpublic, while in uniform and before the ton believed, what he said and what he members of Congress. What was Washdid. ington’s statement except a paraphrase of In California’s Tulare County, for ex“In God We Trust”? ample, local atheizers protested a prayer Now Americans are being told that for breakfast. Sheriff Mike Boudreaux was any of us to say and do what Washington the target of caustic criticism because said and did is not he appeared in the permissible. Why? same venue as Tony Is it unconstitutionPerkins, president of Atheizers and other al? George Washthe Family Research professional carpers, critics ington returned Council (FRC). Those who oppose and embittered backbiters are from retirement to as President FRC want to strip forever deeming the serve of the ConstituBoudreaux of his ideals and ideas of tional Convention free exercise rights. His offense, they Americans as politically in 1787. He was our under that claim, was that he incorrect. President Constitution when prayed in uniform. the Bill of Rights Even the mildest of was added in 1791. belief statements can You can now see spark an intolerant Washington’s personally annotated copy howl. The Washington Post reports that of the Constitution at Mount Vernon. police and firefighters who place “In God Is it impolite? Washington was the man We Trust” bumper stickers are coming who memorized the Rules for Civility as under renewed legal threats and media a young man. No one ever complained of criticism simply for re-stating our nahis being rude. tion’s motto. Is it politically incorrect? Ah, that’s it. That’s why learning about what WashThat’s what we are seeing in our day. ington did in Annapolis in 1783 can be so Those atheizers and other professional important. carpers, critics and embittered backbiters Washington led the Continental Army in are forever deeming the ideals and ideas its heroic eight-year struggle to achieve of Americans as politically incorrect. American Independence. In the course of We need to know our country’s story so the Revolutionary War, Washington never we can rebut their importunate demands. once forgot the he held his military office We are the Americans for whom Washin trust from a free people. He treated ington and those patriot leaders of 232 Congress with respect at all times – even years ago sacrificed so much. when most Americans seemed to hold it How do we know this? They said so. in contempt. Washington often spoke of fighting for Washington came to Annapolis, where the liberties of “millions yet unborn.” So Congress was meeting, to surrender his should we. commission to those from whom he had received it in 1775. The resignation Robert Morrison is senior fellow for the ceremony was carefully choreographed. Family Research Council in Washington, His Excellency, the General would stand, D.C. bow to the members of Congress and deliver his short speech. The members of Congress, seated, would honor him by removing their hats. This was almost the reverse of English royal practice with Parliament. It was designed to emphasize that we have no kings here. Here, the people rule themWe want to hear from you. selves. When King George III heard what Washington planned to do, he was Send your letters to: letters@pressandjournal.com, or astonished. The English monarch – and 20 S. Union Street Washington’s late enemy – said: “If he Middletown, Pa. 17057 does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” Letters may be edited for accuracy, It is equally important today to know clarity, and length. what Washington said to Congress. While
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or the past month, Gov. Tom Wolf has been holding press conferences at empty school buildings across the state. At each stop, Wolf defends his veto of a no-tax-hike state budget and paints his record-setting tax-and-spend plan as a reasonable alternative. Simultaneously, voters are inundated with TV and radio attack ads and mailers urging support for Wolf’s tax increases. America Works USA, a union-funded special interest group affiliated with the Democratic Governors’ Association, has paid for most of these commercials. But Wolf’s public relations tour and the ad campaigns aren’t telling voters the truth about the budget impasse or Wolf’s tax proposal. For starters, Wolf and his allies tout that his plan to tax natural gas is “for the kids” – that is, to fund public schools. But Wolf’s severance tax isn’t earmarked for education. Instead, it would provide corporate welfare handouts to alternative energy companies and fund other pet projects before schools get one cent. The ads also claim the budget Wolf vetoed “fails to fund education.” In reality, that budget would have raised education spending by $370 million, increasing state aid to public schools to $10.4 billion – a record high. As Wolf fights for his severance tax in the name of “the kids,” almost all (97 percent) of his proposed tax hikes next year come from sales and income taxes, not the severance tax. These higher sales and income taxes mean working families – poor and middle class alike – would pay more. Wolf’s plan to expand the sales tax to 45 additional goods and services would take Gov. Tom Wolf's another $3 plan to expand the billion annually from sales tax to Pennsylva- 45 additional goods nia taxpay- and services would ers. take another Wolf would tax $3 billion annually seniors from Pennsylvania for nurstaxpayers. ing care and home health care, young parents for day care and diapers, college students for meal plans and textbooks and the bereaved for funeral expenses. If you think that sounds like an unpopular idea, you’re right. When the state House of Representatives held a vote on Wolf’s tax proposal, it received zero votes – even from Democrats. On his “Schools That Teach” tour, Wolf continues to claim we must “restore the cuts to public schools.” Done. School district funding reached a record high last year at $26.1 billion – a $1 billion increase over the last four years. We rank in the top 10 states in the country, spending $3,000 more per student than the national average. Pennsylvania schools are hardly underfunded. It’s true the state funding formula must be fixed so tax dollars go where they are most needed. But Wolf didn’t hesitate to veto a bill that would have created a new, fairer student-based funding formula. And the Wolf administration insists the governor is sticking to the tax-hike plan he proposed in March, even though abandoning his draconian sales and income tax increases would go a long way towards budget compromise. Finally, Wolf and his supporters tout the claim that gas drillers are “let off the hook,” as though they pay no taxes now. But gas drillers already pay an “impact fee” – really a tax – of more than $200 million per year. That’s on top of $300 million paid since 2009 in other state taxes (the taxes common to other businesses) and $7 billion in royalty payments to land owners. In the name of “fairness,” Wolf would make poor and middle-class families pay more for their heating and electric bills. Indeed, Pennsylvania families earning less than $100,000 – the very families Wolf claims he wants to help – would pay $180 million more in utility costs as a result of Wolf’s severance tax, according to the Independent Fiscal Office. Workers would feel pain, too. Range Resources, the fourth-largest shale gas producer in Pennsylvania, just announced an 11 percent reduction in its workforce due to low gas prices. This follows layoffs at Chevron, Consol Energy and Halliburton, among others. Another tax will only cost more jobs and drive investment away faster. Nathan A. Benefield is vice president of policy analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation, a Harrisburg think tank.
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“Gift cards shouldn’t expire. They were purchased with cash. The Attorney General’s office will get involved if you try to steal that way. There are laws governing length of usage. One year is not enough. Shame on the restaurant trying to offer it for just one year!”
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“Regarding the comment about trash day in Middletown: All trash is to be in a trash can with a lid. Cans are not to be set out before 5 p.m. the night before your scheduled pick-up day and cans are to be removed by 5 p.m. the day of pick-
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up (which is ridiculous, since most people are just getting off of work). I would really, really like to see Middletown get those nice, big trash cans with the wheels and attached lids, as well as recycling containers, like Harrisburg just got.”
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ing about the customer wanting to redeem an expired gift card: In 2009, Congress passed the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act, which set consumer protections for gift cards based on many state laws. The
law provides that gift cards cannot expire within five years from the date they were activated and generally limits inactivity fees on gift cards except in certain circumstances, such as if there has been no transaction for at least 12 months. The federal law creates a floor for regulation and leaves room for state regulation on redeeming gift cards for cash and unclaimed property provisions. You should probably know the law if you are going to sell gift certificates. I wish you would have named your restaurant so that I know not to patronize.”
EARLTILFORD
It’s dangerous to tweak history to suit us L
ate in the afternoon of Dec. 25, 1991, Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, declared his office closed and handed over the keys to Russia’s nuclear deterrent to President Boris Yeltsin. The next day, the red flag of the USSR came down and the white, blue and red flag flew over Moscow’s Kremlin and the Russian Federation. Shortly thereafter, communist scholars completed a multi-volume history of the USSR. Polluted with propaganda, the official history, like the Soviet Union, ended up in a dustbin of history. There are two ways to approach the future: faith and history. Both can be misplaced, misleading and wrong. One can put faith in false gods, or perhaps worse, make a god of oneself. Likewise, history can be forgotten, ignored and rewritten to support political agendas. That’s what happened during the Soviet Union’s 74-year existence. It also occurred in post-World War I Germany between 1919 and 1945. The human cost totals in the scores of millions. Substituting propaganda for history means there is no history – and nations without a history have no future. History should not make us feel good about ourselves. Stalinist gulags and the Nazi death camp system are part of history’s hard realities. We forget the how and why of those realities at our peril. Yet there were signposts and warnings along the way. Adolf Hitler made no secret of his hatred for Jews. He wrote about it extensively in “Mein Kampf.” His perverted worldview held Jews responsible for World War I and for Germany’s defeat. In his writings and speeches Hitler declared that if Jews caused another global conflict they would be annihilated. Accordingly, the Nazis murdered 5.8 million European Jews and another 6 million people, including 3 million Russian prisoners of war along with hundreds of thousands the Nazis deemed threats to racial purity: Poles, Slavs, gypsies, homosexuals, alcoholics, the physically and the mentally handicapped, Catholic priests, and Protestant clergymen opposed to the regime. Soviet crimes against humanity statistically exceeded those of the Third Reich. Nevertheless, while words like “Auschwitz’’ and names like “Heinrich Himmler” raise horrible images that human corporate memory should never erase, words like Solovetsky
– the first Soviet camp in what became the Gulag Archipelago – and NKVD Police Chief Felix Dzerzhinsky and his successors are more obscure, yet were as historically reprehensible and, worse, more than equally deadly. Tweaking history to feel good about the past can be dangerous, as some Russians are now rediscovering. Shortly after the red flag came down at the Kremlin, I wrote the professor under whom I studied modern Soviet and East European history – a Russian expatriate named Vladimir Petrov – stating how happy I was that he lived to see the demise of the Soviet regime. Vladimir, who spent seven years in the Gulag, responded, “The same thugs are still in charge. They wear Italian suits rather than brown uniforms.” I began studying history during the Vietnam War, in part trying to understand a conflict shaping my future. Eventually I volunteered for a tour in Southeast Asia. While fascinated by the how and why of America’s involvement, the My Lai massacre (involving the murder of just over 500 mostly women,
children and old men by a handful of U.S. soldiers) troubled me. Initially a few officers, worried that revelations about the massacre might hurt the Army and perhaps U.S. involvement in the war, tried to cover up the incident. But the smell of blood was hard to disguise. Today, what happened at My Lai is drilled into American military officers starting with the curriculum at the service academies and continuing through the various war colleges. My Lai is a hard reality Army leaders know must be remembered. Paul “Bear’’ Bryant, the University of Alabama football coach who, in his way, was one of America’s premier strategists, wrote, “When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: Admit it; learn from it; and don’t repeat it.” That is wisdom to make a difference. Dr. Earl Tilford is a military historian and fellow for the Middle East and terrorism with The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Mercer County.
JOHNPAYNE
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New law closes loophole regarding sex offenders L
egislation recently signed into law will close a loophole in the reporting requirements surrounding individuals who have been deemed sexually violent predators. House Bill 73, signed into law as Act 20 of 2015, requires businesses that provide counseling services to sexually violent predators to notify the District Attorney of the county and the law enforcement office of the municipality where the provider is located that such services are being provided. The state Sexual Offender Assessment Board assesses every sex offender who must register under the sexual offender registration act to determine whether an offender is considered sexually violent. These offenders take the designation of sexually violent offender due to the predatory behavior exhibited when committing a sexual offense. Current law states sexually violent predators must undergo counseling sessions on at least a monthly basis. Under the new law, if no municipal police jurisdiction exists, a notice must be provided to the local Pennsylvania State Police station. Notifications must be provided by Jan. 15 of each year. One of the best ways to keep our communities safe and make the job of our law enforcement officers easier is to be aware of where these individuals live, work and regularly visit. Sexually violent predators must undergo counseling as a
condition of release, yet many law enforcement officers working near counseling facilities providing this treatment were not aware that these individuals were entering their community on a regular basis. This legislation improves communication to better assist law enforcement, and I was happy to support it when it passed the House.
Two fall events
In the coming months, I have two events scheduled for residents and veterans of the 106th District: • Concealed Carry Class: To ensure gun owners know and understand their rights and responsibilities, I am hosting a Concealed Carry Class from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Hummelstown Chemical Fire Company, 249 E. Main St., Hummelstown. During the event, 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. Seating is limited and registration is required. Interested residents
should contact my Hershey office at 717-534-1323 to make a reservation. The deadline to register is Sept. 1. • Veterans Breakfast: My annual Veterans Breakfast will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 at the Spring Garden Reception and Conference Center, 903 Spring Garden Dr., Lower Swatara Twp. Reservations for this event are required and can be made by calling my Hershey office at 717-534-1323 no later than Monday, Oct. 26. The breakfast is complimentary to those in attendance and is limited to veterans residing in the 106th District. Accommodations will be made for disabled veterans requiring the assistance of another person. For more details about either event, visit my Web site, RepPayne.com, or contact my Hershey office. I hope to see you there! John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and part of
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Middletown
We come to worship the merciful Creator of us all. We strive to worship as God’s servants seeking his strengthening Spirit. Everyone is warmly welcome to join in this worthy endeavor. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for August 12-18 are always open to everyone. Wed., Aug. 12: 6 p.m., Alcoholics
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Anonymous Book Study; Sun., Aug. 16: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Donna, Lori, Draven and Chloie Keller. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of our loved ones presented by Richard and Michele Miller and children. Tues., Aug. 18: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and Community Events: Church is located at Spring and Union Wed., Aug. 12: 10 a.m., Holy Comstreets, Middletown. We are a Recon- munion in Chapel; 1:30 p.m., Interfaith ciling In Christ Church. Apts. Holy Communion. You are invited to join us for worThurs., Aug. 13: Newsletter deadline. ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Sat., Aug. 15: 5 p.m., Holy Comevening and Sunday morning. Sunday munion. worship time is 9 a.m. through and Sun., Aug. 16: 9 a.m., Holy Comincluding September 6. Our 11 a.m. munion. worship service is broadcast live on Sat., Aug. 22: Join us for a paint party WMSS 91.1. for the Samaritan Women from 6:30 to Wednesday morning service is at 8:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s, Middletown. 10 a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual The picture will be a nightscape. traditional service and is 45 minutes Light refreshments will be available. in length. Please enter through the There is a cost per person. Everyone parking lot doors. The first Sunday of each month is is welcome. Proceeds benefit the SaFood Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry maritan Women, a national Christian is in need of personal care, nonperish- organization providing restorative care able food items, soups, condiments, to survivors and bringing an end to peanut butter, and jelly. Needed for domestic human trafficking through the Kids Summer Food Bags are kids’ awareness, prevention, and advocacy. pasta cups, ramen noodle lunch, fruit Preregistration is required by Aug. 16. and applesauce cups, granola bars, For questions call Jessica Erickson at snacks/treats, individual drinks, and 717-805-3853. Visit our website at www.stpeindividual cereal boxes. Items collected are taken to the Interfaith Food tersmiddletown.org. Scripture for Aug. 16: Prov. 9:1-6; Ps. Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., 34:9-14; Eph. 5:15-20; John 6:51-58. Royalton.
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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) Ample Parking Nursery Provided
Geyers United Methodist Church
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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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. On Fri., Aug. 28 we will host our last summer 2015 Outdoor Family Movie Night featuring “Home.” Refreshments will be served starting at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. Attendees
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Summer Worship Schedule thru Sept. 6 Worship Service - 9 am • No Sunday School Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am Kierch Sunday - September 6
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish 280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
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are invited to bring chairs and blankets. 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.
First Church of God Middletown
First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Summer Sunday school is for all ages. For the remainder of the summer, we will focus on extending God’s love and grace to each other and to the greater Middletown community. August 16: Diego Sandino will be facilitating and leading us in painting a mural on one of the church walls. Help us beautify the space God gave us. There will be jobs for everyone, no artistic talent required. Wednesdays: Summer Night Live
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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.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER
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First Church of God
Middletown
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship on Sun., Aug. 16. Visitors are especially welcome. Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our air-conditioned
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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.
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641
BRAD GILBERT, Pastor
Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
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 9-15 are Julia Juan & Jose. Altar rail flowers last Sunday were presented to the Glory of God and in memory of Ginny Stiles by her husband Jim and family. Jim sang his own version of “Beyond the Sunset” in memory of Ginny. The school bus for “stuff the bus” with school supplies for our towns elementary students will be in the hallway through August 16. 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.
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
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown
is open on Friday, August 28 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.”
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New Beginnings Church 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 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.
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aka Garage Night at 6 p.m. in the pavilion. Hot dogs and burgers will be provided, so please bring a side dish to share with everyone. All ages are welcome. Aug. 12 (last night) – Board Game Night. Blessing of the Backpacks - Students of any age are invited to join us on Sun., Aug. 23. All students should bring their backpacks along with them to church that day. As part of the 10:30 a.m. worship service, we will have a “Blessing of the Backpacks.” All teachers are also invited to participate. Pastor Kim will offer a special prayer for the students and teachers as they start another school year. Each student will also receive a little something to include in his or her backpacks. What better way to start a new school year! Thurs., Aug. 20: 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. They meet monthly during June, July and August. Coming Wed., Aug. 26: Wednesday Night Live begins. Supper at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. More details to come. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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adventures, including Hariisburg International Airport’s Open House, the Order of the Arrow camp-out, Black Rock Retreat ropes course and zip-lining campout in Quarryville, Indian Echo Caverns geology merit badge class and Wizard Ranch Fall Camporee in York. For more information about Troop 97, call Kevin Little at 717-944-1957 or Ted Pauley at 717-944-2766. Troop 97 is sponsored by the Londonderry Fire Company.
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Addison Bell, 7, of Middletown takes on the chin-up bar at the Marines’ booth.
Ralph Heck, a member of the Middletown American Legion Post 594, grills hamburgers.
Children climb aboard Middletown Borough’s blue fire engine.
Visitors line up for ice cream.
The Capital Area Xtreme Cheerleaders perform a routine.
Damon Suglia, left, hands a guest a free Italian ice. Members of the Seven Sorrows Eagles midget football team were on hand.
The Lower Swatara Fire Department shows off a new piece of equipment.
Free cupcakes, baked by local volunteers, were offered to guests.
Mia Callender, 4, gets her face painted at the Giant Food Stores booth.
Charles Hooker of Youth 10 X’s Better cooks fish for visitors.
Middletown Night Out T
here were cops and cupcakes, firefighters and fish sandwiches, EMTs and ice cream. Middletown Night Out drew a huge crowd to Hoffer Park – Officer Gary Rux, the organizer of the event for the Middletown Police Department, estimated that thousands showed up – for the three-hour, small-town celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Middletown police hosted crime fighters, firefighters and emergency responders from throughout the area, including Lower Swatara Twp. police, Penn State Harrisburg police, Pennsylvania State Police, Capitol Police, Dauphin County sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. The military, churches, youth sports teams, Dalton Kresier, 3, and his sister, veterans’ organizations, Monica, 1, both of local businesses, dance Middletown, enjoy schools – 85 groups and a lollipop. vendors, some offering free food, greeted visitors. Night Out, celebrated across the country, is held so neighbors can meet police and others who respond to emergencies. “I never thought that many people would show up and the community would bond together as they did,’’ Rux said.
Gear from the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company is displayed. The Londonderry Fire Company displays one of its trucks.
Ava Stevey, 8, of Middletown, seated in the dunk tank, is about to get dunked.
Press And Journal Photos by Jim Lewis