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Police regionalization meeting: contracting for services top option By Eric Wise
Press And Journal Staff
Setting up a contract for police services was the clear favorite among options discussed during an Aug. 12 meeting in Harrisburg about the future of the police for Lower Swatara Township and Middletown, according to a Dauphin County official’s take on the meeting. Lower Swatara commissioners and a Middletown borough council member
discussed three options — including setting up a new joint police authority, contracting for police services and doing nothing — with Chad Saylor, chief clerk of Dauphin County. “That option (a shared services contract) seemed to have the most potential,” Saylor said. If one municipality would provide services to the other, it’s unclear which one would contract its services to the Please See POLICE, Page A6
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Timeline in place for Amtrak station By Dan Miller
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The all-important work of relocating railroad track for the new Amtrak station in Middletown is expected to start in the last three months of 2016, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesman Rich Kirkpatrick told the Press And Journal. PennDOT, which is in charge of the train station project, has said that work on the station itself cannot begin until after crews with Amtrak and Norfolk Southern railroad complete the necessary track relocation near West Main Street. PennDOT anticipates Amtrak workers to be on site to do their track relocation work sometime in the fourth quarter of 2016, Kirkpatrick said. Norfolk Southern is scheduled to do its track relocation work in the third quarter of 2017.
Street to West Main Street for better access to downtown Middletown. Two other components of the train station project — a pedestrian bridge over West Main Street to Penn State Harrisburg, and a possible parking garage — are to be built by a private company under PennDOT’s public private partnership (P3) program. However, PennDOT has not yet awarded a contract for the P3 part of This artist’s conception shows a walking bridge over the project. Kirkpatrick could not say West Main Street from Penn State Harrisburg to a new when it will be awarded. PennDOT in early summer awarded a Amtrak station. $2.6 million contract to Horst ExcavatPennDOT hopes to start work on the train station ing to prepare for construction the train platform and on the station itself in the third quarter station site just west of Westporte Centre shopping of 2018, Kirkpatrick said. center. That work is ongoing, Kirkpatrick said. The project also includes extending West Emaus The station is currently on Mill Street.
Man’s death called sign of drug problem that keeps growing INSIDE TODAY’S EDITION Our PSU Guide helps new students get ready for life on and off campus.
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Campus history, from Gen. Meade to Three Dog Night By Dan Miller
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Longtime residents might think they know everything there is to know about Penn State Harrisburg, but they probably don’t know as much as Heidi Abbey Moyer. The archivist and humanities reference librarian at Penn State Harrisburg has written a book in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the campus upon the former Olmsted Air Force Base
located just outside Middletown. For example, did you know that Three Dog Night — a rock supergroup in the early 1970s if there ever was one — was to perform at a rock music festival at Penn State Harrisburg in 1971? Moyer But the group ended up a no-show, most likely because the festival couldn’t or Please See BOOK, Page A5
Is Middletown a ‘campus town’? What would it take to get it there?
The area in front of the Olmsted Building at Penn State Harrisburg looks a lot different during the 1972 Harrisburg Rock Festival, above, then it did on a recent Monday, right.
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Does Penn State Harrisburg’s continued growth mean that Middletown is becoming a college town? Dr. Donald R. Holtzman, senior director of student services and special projects for Penn State Harrisburg, says yes. Ben Kapenstein, the borough council president, says he sure hopes so. But for many students, it still has a ways to go. There are challenges. Route 230 is a physical separation of the two. Some Middletown
Above, Penn State Harrisburg archives. Right, Press And Journal Staff Photo by Jason Maddux
residents are still cool to the idea of having students be an active part of the borough. Never mind that it’s called Penn State Harrisburg, not Penn State Middletown. And the entire campus is almost entirely in Lower Swatara Township to boot. But the challenges go far beyond that. The consensus is clear: To be a college town, Middletown must provide options that draw students. While there are some exceptions, that is not the case at the moment. But Holtzman is seeing changes. An area becomes a college town, he said, when its Please See CAMPUS, Page A5
Charges: Driver was going 70 on Emaus ... past police station Police: Drowning of girl, 3, ‘not intentional By Dan Miller but very careless’ Press And Journal Staff
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The inquiry into the July 31 drowning death of a 3-yearold girl has become a criminal investigation, according to Lower Swatara Police. “We believe the child’s death was a result of improper supervision,” Detective Robert Appleby said. “This was not intentional, but it was very careless.” The girl wandered away from her uncle’s home on the Please See DROWNING, Page A6
A man who allegedly led Middletown police on a car chase reaching speeds of over 70 mph on Emaus Street in the early morning hours of Friday, July 29 — including past the police station — is charged with DUI and numerous traffic offenses. At one point Nicholas Allen Dippery, 21, of the 200 block of East Second Street in Hummelstown, narrowly avoided a headon collision with a second borough police officer who had been brought in to assist, police said. Police first saw Dippery at about 2:40 a.m. when an officer in an unmarked cruiser
observed a small gray vehicle turning onto Pine Street from East Emaus at a high rate of speed, according to court documents filed with District Judge David Judy. The car was on the wrong side of the road and “very close” to parked vehicles on the west side of the street, police said. Dippery led police right onto Columbia Street off Pine, then across Spruce Street and through a stop sign at Columbia and Race, documents said. Police with their lights on and sirens activated kept following Dippery throughout the neighborhood, before he turned back onto Emaus heading east. Dippery was finally apprehended when he reached a dead-end in the Village of Pineford
after running a stop sign and speeding past the borough police station at Race and Emaus streets. He told police officers he had come from a bar in downtown Harrisburg where he had spent “hours” consuming beer and mixed drinks. Dippery was arraigned on July 30 before District Judge Joseph S. Lindsey and charged with fleeing and eluding police, recklessly endangering another person, DUI, and multiple traffic summons for running stop signs, reckless driving, failing to keep to the right, speeding, and driving with unsafe equipment. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 22 before District Judge David Judy.
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The July death of a Lower Swatara man is the latest example of the growing problem of heroin abuse in the area, law enforcement officials told the Press And Journal. Police responded to the first block of Nissley Drive at 9:14 a.m. July 24 to find Shane Feathers had overdosed at his home. Feathers appeared to have died from a drug overdose by heroin, said police Detective Robert Appleby. The case will be investigated as a “death by delivery,” which is punishable by a jail sentence of 40 years, Appleby said. There is a suspect in the case. The investigation is on hold because Appleby has been busy since July 31 investigating the drowning death of a 3-year-old girl. Heroin problems plague Dauphin County communities, and Lower Swatara Township police have seen it firsthand. After having just four overdose calls in the township in 2014, police responded to seven in 2015 and 12 this year, Appleby said. “I have seen more heroin deaths in the last year than ever before,” Appleby said. The number of drug overdose deaths has risen in Dauphin County, according to information from the coroner’s office. After annual drug overdose deaths (among accidental deaths) hovered around 40 a year from 20122014, the coroner reported 71 drug overdose deaths in 2015. “It’s the worst I have seen it ever here,” said Stephen Zawisky, a senior deputy district attorney who heads Dauphin County’s drug task force. The State Police and many local poPlease See DRUG, Page A6
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Deborah Eve “Precious” Palermo, 31, of Hummelstown, formerly of Middletown, entered into eternal rest suddenly on Monday, August 8, 2016, at her home. She was born on May 15, 1985 in Harrisburg and was the loving daughter of Mario C. Sr. and Deborah E. (Owens) Palermo. From the day she was born she was affectionately known as Precious. Deborah was a 2003 graduate of Middletown Area High School. She was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown and was a Seven Sorrows School Alumni. She was attending Harrisburg Area Community College as a student and a daycare teacher, where she was scheduled to graduate this December with a degree in early childhood development. Her passion was to work with autistic children. She loved going to Stone Harbor, N.J., and taking trips to Disney World. Deborah was preceded in death by an infant niece Amanda Ryan Lehr. In addition to her parents, Deborah is survived by her husband, Darrell Klawitter; her maternal grandmother, Sally Meckley of Middletown; maternal grandfather, Frederick Owens of Harrisburg; paternal grandmother, Carole Palermo of Hershey; brother, Mario C. Palermo Jr. and his wife Kristina V. of Mechanicsburg; sister, Sarah A. Lehr and her husband Keith R. of Palmyra; brother, Marco O. Palermo and his fiancee Jessi J. Brinser of Middletown; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Deborah was devoted to two rescued pit bulls Magic and Tootsie, which she raised for the past 12 years. Deborah loved her nephews, Mario C. Palermo III and Giovanni V. Palermo, and niece, Maeva Abigail Lehr with all her heart. Services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made in Deborah’s name to Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, PA 17057. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
Elwood C. Seiders, 87, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 17, 1929 in Middletown, and was the son of the late Garfield and Violet (Yorty) Seiders. Elwood was a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Middletown. He was the current owner of Elwood’s Sunoco, which he purchased in 1957. He loved working and whistling while he worked. He was also an avid Hershey Bears fan for over 40 years. In addition to his parents, Elwood was preceded in death by two brothers, Rev. Marlin D. Seiders and Edward G. Seiders. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Frances (Hoffman) Seiders; two children, Elwood C. Seiders II and his wife Edie of Alabama, and Debbie C. Bryan and her husband Tom of Middletown; five grandchildren,
Bill Landis, Lisa Wertly, Elwood C. Seiders III, Kasia Bryan, and Kyle Bryan; and nine greatgrandchildren, Rachel, Haden, Hunter, Delayni, Aiden, Keely, Kaiden, Tristan, and Noah. A tribute to his life will be held on Friday, August 19, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2016, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
Joan Bordner Joan Mae Bordner, 84, of Middletown, passed away peacefully at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was the wife of the late Merlin D. Bordner Sr. for over 60 years. Born in Williamsport, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Percil Clark Sr. and Violet (Soules) Clark. In addition to her parents, Joan was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Clark. She is survived by her four children: Linda, wife of Edward Barb of Middletown, Patti, wife of Daniel Davenport of Florida, Merlin D. Bordner Jr. and his wife Lynn of Elizabethtown, and Jeffrey A. Bordner and his wife Gina of Hershey; brother, Percil Clark Jr.; 10 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Joan spent her early years growing up in an orphanage in Sunbury along with her brother and sister. It defined her as the person she was. As an adult, she made her home in Middletown. She dedicated countless hours to the youth in her community. She volunteered with the Boys Club, lead the cheerleading squad and started the first girls softball team in the 1970s. She was a member of the Evangelical United Methodist Church of Middletown. She belonged to and supported several other organizations in Middletown and was a Republican committeewoman for several years.
Joan loved bowling, softball, selling Avon and watching the Phillies. You could always find her in her yard planting flowers and decorating her house with each passing season. She had the biggest heart and was the most generous and selfless person always putting others first. She provided stability within our family full of laughter, full of tears, and full of love. She will be forever missed. A tribute to Joan’s life will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Inc., Middletown, with the Rev. M. Lee Elleberger officiating. Viewing will be from 12 p.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Joan’s name can be made to Evangelical United Methodist Church, Water & Spruce Sts. Middletown, or to the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 594, Middletown. Condolences may be sent online to www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.
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Roaring back: Lions eager to jump start Middletown service organization By Eric Wise
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Locals looking for a way to give back to the community and join others in a service group have a new option in Middletown as members from nearby are helping to form a new Lions Club. Krista Callear and Cathy Baker visited Middletown during the week of Aug. 8, recruiting members for a new club. Middletown and Highspire both formerly had active Lions Clubs that folded over time. Lower Swatara Township has a Lions Club, known for hosting spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts and for sponsoring scholarships, among many other projects. “We have made good progress in our efforts this week, and are effectively over halfway in our goal to find 20 members for a new club,” said John Mallonee, the Lions district governor. The local district includes Dauphin, Perry, Juanita and Franklin counties and is home to 1,400 Lions. Once the Lions have 20 members for the new club, they will hold a community meeting and elect officers, Callear said. The members will decide when and how often the club will meet. “Two certified Guiding Lions will work with them for two years,” Callear said. Most clubs have about 30 to 40 members. Lions Clubs provide a variety of health services to the community, including eye exams and eyeglasses to those in need. Other Lions health programs address hearing impairment and diabetes awareness and education. “Our clubs engage in (projects) such as vision screening for children, scholarships, cleaning parks, building wheelchair ramps, providing eyeglasses or food to needy members of the community, disaster relief, assistance to schools or the police or
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Cathy Baker of Waynesboro (left) and Krista Callear of Hershey visited Middletown last week to recruit members for a new Lions Club.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED If you are interested in becoming a member of the Lions Club in Middletown or elsewhere, contact Krista Callear at 717-343-0021 or kcallear146@comcast.net or John Mallonee at 717877-7973 or dgjohn@ hersheylions.org. fire department, and so much more,” Mallonee said. The exact nature of the Middletown Lions club is yet to be decided. “New members will design the club how it will be,” Callear said, adding that the groups “meet unmet needs in the community.”
“Assisting in communities is huge,” Baker said. Lions Clubs often partner with other groups in the community. New members have leadership opportunities in several roles, Callear said. “It’s a great opportunity for people who are problem solvers.” “Employers want to see if you are doing things to benefit the community on your resume,” Baker said. The Lions Club is about volunteering and members providing service, Callear said. “We’re about getting our hands dirty,” she said. Lions recruit veterans as members, and the organization has announced it will waive its registration fee for veterans through June 2017. “Veterans bring a lot to the table,” Callear said.
Elizabethtown Fair starts Aug. 22, has new features for its 43rd year The 2016 Elizabethtown Fair gets under way for its 43rd annual event on Monday, Aug. 22, and it will feature several new attractions. New musical acts on the main stage include The Belle Tones, a female vocal trio, and Laredo, a country group. Emerson, featuring Christian pop rock, will perform on stage 2, as will M & M Magic. Other new events include Exotic Animal Encounters, Angorapalooza (angora fiber demonstration), a dairy goat milking demo, a making mozzarella cheese from fresh goat's milk demo, rabbit-hopping demo, juggler Chris Ivey juggler, Ashley Fletcher’s Equine Show, sheep-herding Demo, Triple J Reptiles & Rescue, Skid loader rodeo, corn hole tournament, a CrossFit competition, and increased prize money for the Baby-Toddler Parade. Old favorites return, including the Baby Photo Contest (for children 2 and younger; entry deadline of Aug. 20. Call 367-0119 for details), the Pet Photo Contest (21st year, with an entry deadline of Aug. 20. Call 575-3160 for details) and Senior Citizens Day, as well as the petting zoo. The theme of the Baby-Toddler Parade on Aug. 27 is “American Heroes.” Rides open at 2 p.m. during the week and noon on Saturday. The petting zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Farmer for a Day is from 5 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 9 p.m. Saturday. It educates families on farming tasks. The fair has grown from small beginnings. “Forty-three years ago we had our first fair in the Elizabethtown Community Park. The first year we had one exhibit tent for competitive exhibits, one food stand and a few carnival rides,” Kenneth D. Myer, fair president, said in a news release. “There were no livestock or commercial vendors, no contests and no entertainment. “Forty-three years later, we have grown to over 3,000 competitive exhibits, 40 food stands, around 150 commercial exhibitors and over 800 livestock. We have added entertainment on two stages and daily contests,” he said. Find out more at etownfair.org. Here is a tentative schedule: Monday, Aug. 22 9 a.m.: Market goat show 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Competitive exhibits received at Church Fellowship Hall (Open 5 p.m. Tues.) 1 p.m.: Market lamb show 5:30 p.m.: Flag-raising ceremony
5:45 p.m.: Fair Queen competition with Dan & Galla (main stage) 6 p.m.: Swine show 6 p.m.: Ride for one price ($20 from 6 to 11 p.m.) 6:30 p.m.: Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo) 6:45 p.m.: Opening ceremony 7 p.m.: Water balloon toss (children) 7:30 p.m.: Emerson (Christian pop rock, stage 2) 8 p.m.: The Fabulous Heartbreak, Tribute to Patsy Cline and Elvis (oldies, main stage) 8:30 p.m.: Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo) Tuesday, Aug. 23 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Competitive exhibit area closed for judging 10 a.m.: Beef show (breeding, market, dairy) 1 p.m.: Sack race (children) 2 p.m.: Ride for one price ($15 from 2 to 6 p.m.) 5 p.m.: Exhibits open in Church Fellowship Hall 5 p.m.: Rabbit show 6:30 p.m.: Talent show with Dan and Galla (main stage) 7 p.m.: Sack race (children) 7:30 p.m.: Skid Loader Rodeo (horse arena) 7:30 p.m.: Rabbit showmanship 7:30 p.m.: Annual baked goods auction (stage 2) Wednesday, Aug. 24 Senior Citizens Day 10 to 11:30 a.m.: Registration for senior king and queen 11 a.m.: Kyle and Kelly Magic and Illusions (stage 2) 11:45 a.m.: Senior king and queen announced (stage 2) 1 p.m.: Egg and spoon race (children) 2 p.m.: Ride for one price ($15 from 2 to 6 p.m.) 4:00-5 p.m.: Market livestock exhibits released 5 p.m.: Fleece to Shawl Demo 5:30 p.m.: Supreme Champion Market 6 p.m.: Sale of Champions 6 p.m.: Corn hole tournament (behind office) 7 p.m.: The Uptown Band (variety, main stage) 7 p.m.: Egg and spoon race (children) 7:30 p.m.: Fire in the Glen (Celtic, stage 2) 8:15 p.m.: The Belle Tones (female vocal trio, main stage) 9:30 p.m.: The Uptown Band (variety, main stage) Thursday, Aug. 25 7 to 11 a.m.: Breeding livestock and dairy check-in Noon: Breeding and pygmy goat show
1 p.m.: Sponge relay race (children) 2 p.m.: Ride for one price ($15 from 2 to 6 p.m.) 4:30 p.m.: Angorapalooza (petting zoo) 5 p.m.: Celebrity milking contest (show ring) 6 p.m.: Breeding sheep show 7 p.m.: Chris Ivey (juggler, behind office) 7 p.m.: Mini-hay bale toss (children) 7:30 p.m.: Tractor games (horse arena) 7:30 p.m.: M & M Magic (stage 2) 7:30 p.m.: Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods (oldies, main stage) Friday, Aug. 26 8 a.m.: Dairy Show 2 p.m.: Ride for one price ($15 from 2 to 6 p.m.) 3 p.m.: Supreme champion breeding 5:30 p.m.: Ashley Fletcher's Equine Show (horse arena) 6:30 p.m.: Pedal Power tractor pull 6:30 p.m. Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo) 7 p.m. Arts and crafts auction (stage 2) 7:15 p.m. Sheep-herding demo (horse arena) 7:30 p.m. Laredo (country, main stage) 8 p.m. Ashley Fletcher's Equine Show (horse arena) Saturday, Aug. 27 10 a.m.: Dairy goat milking demo (petting zoo) 10 a.m.: Horseshoe pitch 10 a.m.: Baby-Toddler Parade registration (info booth) 10:20 a.m.: Baby-Toddler Parade 10:45 a.m.: Ryan and Friends (puppet show, stage 2) 11 a.m.: Making mozzarella cheese from fresh goat's milk demo (petting zoo) 11 a.m.: CrossFit competition (horse arena) 12:30 p.m.: Pet show 12:30 p.m.: Triple J Reptiles and Rescue (stage 2) 1 p.m.: Rabbit-hopping demo (petting zoo) 2 p.m.: Hay bale throwing contest 3 to 5 p.m.: Competitive exhibits released 4 p.m.: Livestock exhibits released 4:30 p.m.: Frog-jumping contest 7 p.m.: Elizabethtown Fire Company demo (horse arena) 7 p.m.: Mike Bishop, comedy hypnotist (stage 2) 7:30 p.m.: Chris Higbee (country/ fiddle, main stage) 7:30 p.m.: Fighting Dragons: martial arts demo 9 p.m.: Mike Bishop, comedy hypnotist (stage 2) 9 p.m.: Winners of Baby Photo and Pet Photo contests announced 10:45 p.m.: Fireworks
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LaVonne Ackerman 1438 Old Reliance Road, 717-649-7366 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hello, folks! It is a bit difficult to believe the first day of school is right around the corner! Here it comes, in 12 short days. What to do, what to do? I hope you enjoy these last days of summer. Let me know if you have any news to share and have a wonderful week. Here are 10 suggestions of what to do before school starts: 1. Go backyard camping. Sing songs and make sure you have plenty of snacks. If you don’t have a tent, do what I did — sleep on a chaise longue yard chair. (Trampolines work well, too.) 2. Family cook week. Give everyone one night to plan and prepare the meal. This is fun especially when each person has freedom to do what they want. (Caution, you may end up with a Cheez-it crackers and ketchup sandwiches.) 3. Visit Hersheypark. A cheaper idea, go to Chocolate World. I haven’t checked out their new ride yet! 4. Visit a waterpark, pool or turn on the hose! Water fights with buckets, hoses and water balloons in the yard are extremely fun. 5. Visit a farmers market. Strites Orchard is nearby and they will let you pick strawberries when in season. 6. Grill. You can grill your steak, burgers or chicken and your veggies. Then roast marshmallows! Stay out all evening playing outdoor games like bocce or ladderball. You can chase lightening bugs, play tag and hide and seek. Flash light tag is fun, too. 7. Stage a breakfast kidnapping. Show up at a friend’s house and say “I’m taking you to breakfast!” This works best if the parents know ahead, but the kids don’t! 8. Slumber party. Sleeping bags, blankets and movies with popcorn. Do this right in the living or family room. 9. Drive-In movie night. They are difficult to find, I remember when there was one over near the Harrisburg Mall and another in the Karns parking lot on Route 22. There is one in Lancaster County, Columbia Drive-in: 717-684-7759; one in York County, Haar’s Drive-in: 717-432-3011; and one in Cumberland County, Cumberland Drive-in: 717-776-5212. Go to driveinmovie.com to find more in Pennsylvania and all over the country. 10. Family bike ride or hike. Have you tried the trail that surrounds the Hershey Medical Center? It goes in all different directions, too. Sometimes it is fun to walk in your own neighborhood. Just do it! Birthdays Happy last teener cake day to Gerardo Ortiz of Lower Swatara on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Hope No. 19 makes you very happy! Happy cake and ice cream day to Marie Triplett of Lower Swatara.
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Hoping your Wednesday, Aug. 17 is the best birthday yet. Happy birthday wishes are sent to Cindy Knaub of Lower Swatara. The birds will be singing your favorite tunes on Wednesday, Aug. 17 for you, Cindy! Cole Pavlishin of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Wednesday, Aug. 17 as he turns 23. I hope it is a beautiful sound, Cole! Many wishes for a delightful razzledazzle birthday are sent to Kenya Littles of Middletown as she hits No. 18 on Wednesday, Aug. 17, a very popular birthday around here! Molly Strite of Lower Swatara marks her 11th sparkles and glitter party day on Thursday, Aug. 18. Enjoy all the fun you can, Molly! Happy birthday wishes and joy are sent to Michael Sobol of Middletown on Thursday, Aug. 18. Be full of smiles and laughter all week long, Michael. Happy brand-new teener birthday to Melissa Soto on Thursday. If you see her on Aug. 18, tell her happy 13th! Amanda Krehling of Lower Swatara marks her 23rd happy birthday on Friday, Aug. 19. Wishing you a weekend of sweets and fun! Alexis Hawk of Lower Swatara celebrates cake day No. 24 on Friday, Aug. 19. Many good wishes to you all month long, Alexis! Happy 23rd confetti-popping day to Patrick Feeney Jr. of Lower Swatara on Friday, Aug. 19. Enjoy! If you see Tim Nissley out and about Lower Swatara on Friday, Aug. 19, be sure to give him a loud and jolly happy birthday shout. Have a blast! Congrats and happy 18th birthday to Canar Morrison of Lower Swatara on Friday, Aug. 19. Let this remarkable day be wonderful and last all weekend! Alexandria Fish of Middletown celebrates her snappy-happy 15th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 20. Make it count! Happy quarter-of-a-century birthday to Courtney Thomas on Sunday, Aug. 21. Many blessings to you as you turn 25! Elizabeth Swartzweider of Middletown turns 15 on Sunday, Aug. 21. Enjoy your last week of summer vacay celebrating your birthday! Emily Isett of Lower Swatara marks her 24th cake day on Monday, Aug. 22. It is a fine day for a birthday, Emily. Enjoy! Scott Hile of Lower Swatara celebrates his “and-holding” cake day on Monday, Aug. 22. I hope 49 fantastic things happen to you on your day, Scott! Happy birthday to Jim and Judy Lawyer on Tuesday, Aug. 23. I hope your day is just spiffy! Tyler Hughes of Lower Swatara turns 20 on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Let your day be terrific for all good things to happen to you, Tyler!
Christy Rae Ammons of Royalton celebrates her cool-parade 18th cake day on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Congrats and enjoy your special day! Anniversary Happy 41st anniversary to Joe and Sue Lawruk, who married on Aug. 23, 1975. Congrats to you both. Enjoy your Tuesday and celebrate! Susquehanna Honor Society Anne Horting of Elizabethtown was recently inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta first-year honor society at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove. Rensselaer grad Benjamin Montgomery of Hummelstown earned a Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, in May. Coastal Carolina grad Joseph Boyd of Hummelstown graduated with a master of business administration during commencement exercises Aug. 5 at Coastal Carolina University. Frostburg dean’s list Nicholas Mattis of Hummelstown has been named to the dean’s list at Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2016 semester. Dinner time All are invited to dinner at Middletown First Church of God, 245 W. High St., for the monthly gathering at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22. The menu is roast beef, whipped potatoes, veggie and dessert. Quote of the Week “There is always something for which to be grateful.” — Anonymous Question of the Week Name something you want to do before summer vacation is over. “Go on vacation, maybe to Vermont!” Isaiah Roger Keeney, 12, Middletown. “Go to the pool and go on a picnic.” Kensi Hollenbach, 5, Campbelltown. “Go boogie boarding!” Anna Benkovic, 7, Lower Paxton. “Have a Hollywood-themed birthday party.” Ella Mitchell, 9, Hershey. “Go to Hersheypark.” Ryan Benkovic, 2, Lower Paxton. “Go bowling and go to the Turkey Hill Experience.” Ethan Payne, 13, Linglestown. Proverb for the Week Any story seems true until someone tells the other side and sets the record straight (18:17)
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Commissioners Jeff Haste, George Hartwick win awards The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania recently awarded two of its highest honors to a pair of Dauphin County commissioners during its 2016 annual conference in Carbon County. Co-winners of the 2016 Outstanding County Commissioner of the Year Award were Jeff Haste, Dauphin County commissioner, and Wayne Nothstein, Carbon County commissioner. According to a CCAP press release, Haste was acknowledged for his outside-the-box thinking, ability to bring people together and incred-
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Average gas prices down in Harrisburg, York area Average retail gasoline prices in Harrisburg fell 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.11 on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 241 gas outlets in Harrisburg. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week, at $2.12 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. Including the change in gas prices in Harrisburg during the past week, prices Sunday were 44.5 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 13.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 9.4 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 55.1 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
According to GasBuddy historical data, gasoline prices on Aug. 15 in Harrisburg have ranged widely over the last five years: $2.55 a gallon in 2015, $3.42 a gallon in 2014, $3.51 a gallon in 2013, $3.66 a gallon in 2012 and $3.57 a gallon in 2011. Areas nearby Harrisburg and their current gas price climate: Lancaster: $2.13 a gallon, up 0.5 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.13 a gallon. Reading: $2.14 a gallon, up 1.2 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.13 a gallon. York: $2.12 a gallon, down 0.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.13 a gallon.
Paving projects begin Aug. 22 in Lower Swatara Twp. Residents of Candlewycke Drive, Blacklatch Lane and Riverview Drive in Lower Swatara Township will have a smoother ride home this fall. Contractors hired by the township are set to being paving these streets
Aug. 22. This project will present only a temporary inconvenience for drivers as paving the three streets will take three to five days, said Anne Shambaugh, township manager.
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The Borough Council of the Borough of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at 60 W. Emaus Street, Middletown, PA at which Council will consider and vote upon enactment of the following proposed ordinance. A copy of this proposed ordinance is available for public inspection at the Office of Borough Secretary at the address stated above. ORDINANCE NUMBER _____ FOR THE YEAR 2016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MIDDLETOWN, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, ABOLISHING ALL WARDS, PURSUANT TO THE POWERS SET FORTH IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BOROUGH CODE, 8 PA.C.S. § 101, ET. SEQ., AND PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AT LARGE IN A MANNER AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE TERMS OF THOSE WARD MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY ELECTED. WHEREAS, Section 601 of the Pennsylvania Borough Code, 8 Pa. C.S. § 601, grants the Middletown Borough Council the right to abolish all wards by Ordinance; and WHEREAS, Section 816 of the Pennsylvania Borough Code, 8 Pa. C.S. § 816, requires the Ordinance abolishing all wards to provide for the election of seven members of Council at large; and WHEREAS, the Middletown Borough Council has determined that the current nine member Council has become unwieldy and has experienced regular and recurring vacancies; and WHEREAS, the Middletown Borough Council has determined that a reduction in Council members will result in expediency, efficiency, and a reduction in expenditures; and WHEREAS, the Middletown Borough Council believes that the abolishment of all wards and a reduction in the number of Council members is in the best interests of the public; and WHEREAS, the Borough of Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (“Borough”) desires to abolish all wards, to reduce the number of Borough Council members to seven, and to provide for the election of seven Council members at large in a manner that does not interfere with the terms of current Council Members. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the Council of the Borough that all wards are hereby abolished. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED AND ENACTED that, seven members of council shall be elected at large in a manner as not to interfere with the terms of those ward members of Council previously elected as set forth in Section 816 of the Pennsylvania Borough Code, 8 Pa. C.S. § 816, and as provided below: 1. At the first municipal election following the effective date of this Ordinance, the electors of the Borough shall elect a sufficient number of members of Council that, when added to the number of members of Council already in office whose terms are not about to expire, will bring the membership of the Council to seven. 2. In addition, the following shall apply: (a) The newly elected members of Council shall serve for terms of four years from the first Monday of January following the first municipal election following the effective date of this Ordinance. At the second municipal election after the effective date of the Ordinance, the electors of the Borough shall elect a sufficient number of members of Council, that, when added to the number of members of Council elected at the previous municipal election, shall bring the membership of Council to its full complement of seven. If necessary, some of the members of Council elected at the second municipal election shall serve for a four-year term following the first Monday of January following the municipal election, and the remainder shall serve for a two-year term, in an amount to bring the number to be elected in the Borough in succeeding municipal elections into conformity with the number elected in the other boroughs of the Commonwealth not divided into wards. (b) In the third and all subsequent municipal elections following the effective date of the Ordinance, the electors of the Borough shall elect three or four members of Council, as the case may be, each to serve for a term of four years from the first Monday of January following the municipal election. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED AND ENACTED that, the Borough intends for this Ordinance to be fully interpreted and implemented in compliance with the Pennsylvania Borough Code. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED AND ENACTED that, if any section, subsection, provision, regulation, limitation, restriction, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Ordinance is declared by any reason to be illegal, unconstitutional, or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect or impair the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any other section, sub-section, provision, regulation, limitation, restriction, sentence, clause, phrase, word or remaining portion of this Ordinance. Borough Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, sub-section, phrase and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the sections, sub-sections, provisions, regulations, limitations, restrictions, sentences, clauses, phrases or words may be declared illegal, unconstitutional or invalid. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED AND ENACTED that the Ordinance shall become effective in accordance with applicable law. ORDAINED AND ENACTED into law by the Borough of Middletown on this ___day of ___________, 2016. ADOPTED this _____day of _____________, 2016. ATTEST: BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF MIDDLETOWN _________________________ Secretary
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Suspicious package leads to drug arrest A Hummelstown man was arrested on drug charges after he was seen picking up a suspicious package at a residence in Middletown. State police on June 15 received a tip about a parcel possibly containing narcotics being shipped to a residence in the 300 block of East High Street. The name on the package did not match anyone at the address, and the residence did not appear to have been lived in recently, according to court reports filed by state police. Police later that day saw Joshua Joseph Sadler, 27, 100 block of Sophia Lane, pull up in a vehicle and put the package in his trunk. After pulling Sadler over for a traffic stop, police found about 5 pounds of marijuana and one pound of marijuana wax in the package that was in the trunk, according to court records. Sadler was to be arraigned on July 29 on a charge of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver. He is free on $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 22 before District Judge David Judy. — Dan Miller
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MORE ON THE 50TH Penn State Harrisburg plans to hold events throughout the 2016-17 academic year to mark the 50th anniversary of the campus. Many of these events will be open to the public. Featured upcoming events include the “We Are Weekend” Oct. 14-16, A “Kid’s Day at College” on April 8, 2017; and a Spring Luau and the Bath Tub Races to be held in April 2017. Penn State Harrisburg will be posting and updating information about 50th anniversary events at harrisburg.psu.edu/50th-anniversary. Check back frequently to see what’s going on.
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1. Penn State Harrisburg closed during the accident at Three Mile Island in March 1979. Students were less concerned about health and safety than over whether they would get reimbursed for the classes they missed, according to a campus newspaper article from the period. 2. Penn State Harrisburg seems old at 50, but it’s actually one of the newest of the 24 campuses throughout the university. Among others, Penn State Berks turned 50 in 2008, Penn State Altoona was founded in 1939, and Penn State Wilkes Barre just turned 100. 3. Penn State Harrisburg is the only campus throughout the university located on a former military installation. Among the other campuses, Penn State Abington had been a girls’ school once attended by Amelia Earhart, and Penn State Altoona used to be an amusement park. 4. Then-Capitol Campus held its own “mini Woodstock” — the Harrisburg Rock Festival — in front of the Olmsted Building each year from 1971 to 1978. Emmylou Harris was among 12 featured performers in the first Harrisburg Rock Festival, attended by an estimated 15,000 people on Sunday, May 16, 1971. Also on the bill was Willow Mill Park, named for an amusement park located just outside Mechanicsburg. 5. The campus housing area known as Meade Heights was named for Camp Meade — a camp of 30,000 soldiers sent here during the SpanishAmerican War in 1898 to escape the typhoid outbreak in the southern United States. Camp Meade was named for Gen. George Gordon Meade, who commanded Union forces during the Battle of Gettysburg. 6. The buildings on campus known as Wrisberg Hall and Church Hall are named for Capt. John H. Wrisberg Jr. and Capt. Kenneth L. Church, both of whom were stationed at Olmsted and who were killed when their C-123 aircraft crashed on a test flight near Loganville in York County. 7. Before Earth Day there was “Fertility Day,” an event held by Capitol Campus students on April 21, 1970 to beautify the campus. 8. The Capitol Campus yearbook was originally known as the “Capitolite.” The name was later changed to “Capitalite” when the campus itself changed its name from Capitol — with an “O” — Campus to Capital Campus with an “A.” 9. “Capitol” instead of “Capital” was at the urging of Gov. William Scanton, who sought to draw comparisons between the campus and the state Capitol building in Harrisburg.
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businesses aim to attract college students. That is taking place at the Westporte Centre along Route 230, which includes a Hardee’s as well as a Family Dollar and the Hop Yard, a restaurant/bar which recently opened. Kapenstein agreed that Jim Nardo, the developer of Westporte, is catering toward the students. “That’s why he’s building that. He gets it. They’re building because they see it coming,” Kapenstein said. Holtzman said those who rent apartments in Middletown are starting to target students. There will be more students than ever attending the campus this fall, likely about 5,000. “That’s a pretty good-sized market,” Holtzman said. Diana McGlone has multiple perspectives on the “college town” question. She is a borough council member as well as someone who owns multiple rentals that cater to Penn State Harrisburg students. She also is a 1997 graduate of the college. She said Middletown needs to put certain things in place. “We are a town with a college. We are not necessarily a college town,” she said. In visiting other places, she said, “when there is a strong college presence, you can tell the difference.” “The overall look and feel of the town, the cafes, the shops, the nightlife … we don’t have any of that yet,” she said.
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A May 2014 economic development strategic plan completed by Commonwealth Economics LLC for the borough is very clear when it comes to the potential of the campus: “Penn State Harrisburg arguably represents the single greatest opportunity for rejuvenation in the borough,” it states in the first point of the executive summary. “While the study team is aware of the historic tensions that typify town-gown relationships, the fact of the matter is that Middletown can no
wouldn’t pay the $2,000 that Three Dog Night demanded for playing, according to an account that ran in the “Capitolist,” the student newspaper for what was then known as Capitol Campus. This is among hundreds of little-known facts about Penn State Harrisburg in Moyer’s book. The actual anniversary depends upon what date you consider most important. You can go with Feb. 8, 1966, when the new “Capitol Campus” — not “Capital” by the way, as Moyer points out — was formally established. Or how about May 12, 1966, when the north complex of the base was officially transferred to the campus? For the Air Force, the true end of the era was Aug. 28, 1966, when the base held its last formal retreat in front of the Olmsted Building and “symbolically as well as literally handed over the keys to Penn State,” Moyer said. Others would point to the first day of classes — Oct. 3, 1966 — as the real anniversary. To keep things simple, Penn State Harrisburg will celebrate the 50th anniversary with special events scheduled throughout the 2016-17 academic year. To learn more about that, go to harrisburg.psu.edu/50th-anniversary. “We don’t necessarily pinpoint (one) day” to observe the anniversary, Moyer told the Press And Journal during a recent interview. The raw material for the book — simply titled “Penn State Harrisburg” — lies in the college history archives, a permanent exhibit that Moyer can see from the window of her office on the third floor of the Penn State Harrisburg Library. The college history archives totals about 150 to 200 cubic feet of material. It includes about 20,000 photographs, some of the best of which can be found in Moyer’s book. Moyer grew up in Susquehanna Township, in the same house where her parents still live. She has a bachelor’s
longer afford to effectively ignore the presence of this rapidly expanding campus, which among other things includes growing out-of-state populations.” The study calls for coffee/book shops offering free Wi-Fi and specialty apparel stores. “The clustering of Penn State students, staff and faculty would also help to support existing enterprises, including eateries and the Elks Theatre. If the notion is that a rising tide lifts all boats, Penn State Harrisburg should be considered the most likely source of that rising tide.” In the study, students and faculty mentioned a number of wants regarding Middletown, including coffee shops with Wi-Fi facilities, parks, organic food items, and ethnic restaurants. “Downtown in its present state does not offer much to students, and that they are more likely to visit Harrisburg, Swatara and Park City Mall in Lancaster locally and Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore during weekends,” the study stated A 2008 study found that the campus had a $135 million economic impact on the state; the report by Commonwealth Economics LLC estimated that to be more than $160 million in 2014.
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The type of campus that Penn State Harrisburg is has changed student life. It is no longer a commuter school. Students live on and around campus, a change even from 2010, when Kapenstein graduated from Penn State Harrisburg. “People weren’t walking around campus between classes,” he said. But one thing is the same: “We didn’t really hang out in Middletown.” Getting students to learn about Middletown starts before students even make a decision on where they will attend college, Holtzman said. During open houses they are put on shuttles and shown around town. Holtzman said Penn State Harrisburg also wants the flow to go the opposite direction — they want to bring Middle-
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An extended Emaus Street could draw students — of legal drinking age, that is — to Middletown’s newest draw, the Tattered Flag Brewery and Still Works. Kapenstein says he sees this happening. But where will students go other than there? He said it’s his job to help make Middletown a college town, and that goal needs to be a focus for the borough. He wants to see a vibrant student population coming downtown,
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Despite the perception that some residents have of the students being more trouble than they’re worth, Kapenstein said most residents are accepting. He hasn’t heard many complaints from residents about student problems. “For the most part, residents want this to become a college town,” he said.
She researched and wrote the book as a sabbatical project. Going on sabbatical allowed Moyer to exclusively devote herself to organizing the college history archives, aided by two part-time people whom Moyer hired through the university. The office of Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund S. Kulkarni provided the financial support for Moyer to contract with Arcadia Publishing in South Carolina to publish the book. “It was a pretty mammoth task,” Moyer said of the book project. “The whole idea of a sabbatical project is called the pause that refreshes, but in my case it didn’t really refresh much because I was here all the time. Normally when you do a sabbatical project you go offsite and you travel abroad or you go to a different part of the country. This sabbatical project was unique in that I “It’s college. There’s going to be parties. There’s going to be that atmosphere. That’s part of growing up,” he said. “But they’re also learning to become professionals. They’re going to be our next generation of leaders.” McGlone said she has many tenants who are not the typical post-high school students and who do not necessarily want to live in dormitory-style housing. That includes some military veterans and international students. The number of international students on campus continues to grow. Penn State Harrisburg made a concerted effort to draw more several years ago. They soon could make up close to 20 percent of the students, Holtzman said. McGlone said she asks international students what they like and don’t like about Middletown. “It’s really good hearing different perspectives of people who have never been here before,” she said. They would like to see more ethnic restaurants and access to bicycles. Middletown does not have a bicycle shop.
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McGlone and Kapenstein agreed that the borough and the university need to collaborate more. McGlone wants to take advantage of the Lion Ambassadors student leadership group that does several community service projects during the year, and she would like to see the return of a student liaison member of council. Despite the challenges, Kapenstein said he’s excited for the future of Middletown and Penn State Harrisburg. “In 10 years, this will be a completely integrated college town. That’s my goal at least,” he said.
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“I don’t think there’s much in Middletown to be honest,” she said. “I think it’s kind of quiet.” She said she would like to be able to buy clothes, get her hair cut near the Giant grocery where she shops and have better clothing options. Vladhimir Theophile, a sophomore from New Jersey, lives in Middletown and walks to campus but said there “isn’t noticeably that much to do” in the borough. “We’re looking for a mall, shopping centers, parks,” he said of he and his fellow college students. He, too, buys groceries and said Middletown has some decent restaurants, “but as far as hanging out, there’s not much you can do.”
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but that’s going to take a bigger shopping district. “A coffeeshop/bookstore with WiFi would be a great place for kids to come down and do school work in a cool atmosphere,” he said. The student population has a lot of money to spend, Kapenstein said. Give them options to do so. The problem is that there aren’t many places for a business to go at the moment. The rear store at Emaus and Union is the new home to a vape shop. The former Bunky’s eatery along South Union Street is sitting vacant. Kapenstein called it an “eyesore.” “That’s a place we can put a couple of businesses or one big business,” he said, but the owner seems to want to “let it sit there.” The McNair House at the corner of Union and Emaus streets has room for retail space on the first floor, but the borough is likely to sell that property. Matt Tunnell is co-owner of Lift Development LLC, which owns and operates Nittany Village, Nittany Townhomes and Nittany Place, all adjacent to campus. About 870 Penn State students live in those locations, he said. “We really hear a lot of positive feedback from our students about the town. They certainly believe it’s a safe community. They are finding their way to the restaurants and different retail. Do they want more? Sure,” he said. But wanting more creates an opportunity for growth in Middletown, he said. More restaurants, a coffee shop and a place to hang out, along with more “young-people-oriented retail” are what Tunnell hears the students want.
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town residents onto campus, and the new Student Enrichment Center that opens this year includes a theater that will be home to events and lectures that are open to the public. Holtzman said students regularly visit Union Street to go to Karns or to get pizza, and even to Alfred’s Victorian Restaurant for special occasions. “We’ve become more a part of the town, and the town becomes more of an extension of the campus for them,” he said. That will grow, Holtzman said, when a new Amtrak station is completed, making Emaus Street easy to get to from campus because it will be extended. Plans call for a walking bridge that will allow students to get over Route 230 to the station, which will be along West Main Street across from campus. Emaus Street will be extended to the station out of downtown as well. “The bridge is going to be huge in my opinion. It’s going to funnel right into downtown,” Kapenstein said. “We can’t waste that opportunity.” “It’s basically perfect. They’re shooting them right into our downtown. We have to make sure we’re set up to capitalize,” he added. Noah Match, an assistant manager at Karns on South Union Street, said he sees a “pretty fair amount” of students shopping in his store when classes are in session, but they don’t make a concerted effort to draw them in. He said a couple of PSU Harrisburg students even work in the store.
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spent all my time in the archives.” The book goes far beyond establishing the campus, back to before the Civil War when what would become Olmsted Air Force Base was the farmland of Col. James Young. In that respect, Moyer’s work is as much a history of the base as it is of Penn State Harrisburg. The story of the campus itself really begins with the Nov. 19, 1964 bombshell announcement from then-Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara calling for the closing of the base by 1969. The news was considered a catastrophic economic body blow not just to Middletown but to the entire region, in that Olmsted at its height employed over 17,000 civilians and nearly 2,000 military personnel. In July 1965 Gov. William Scranton contacted Dr. Eric A. Walker, then the president of Penn State University, to ask if the university would consider “repurposing” the Olmsted base into a graduate school to lesson the economic impact of the closing of the installation, according to the introduction to Moyer’s book. The campus started with 18 undergraduate juniors and seniors and 165 graduate students. Today, Penn State Harrisburg boasts nearly 5,000 students who attend classes on campus, plus about another 2,000 enrolled who take classes online. You can get the full story by purchasing “Penn State Harrisburg” by going to Amazon.com, or you can buy it at the campus bookstore in the new Student Enrichment Center. Moyer will also be doing a book signing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the new Student Enrichment Center.
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Middletown man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run By Dan Miller
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A Middletown man pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run accident that led to the death of a woman in Palmyra in October 2015. Chad Ryan Collins, 30, of the 100 block of Witherspoon Avenue, on July 19 pleaded guilty in Lebanon County Court to accidents involving death or personal injury, tampering with/fabricating physical evidence, faulting to stop and give information or
render aid, and failing to notify police of accident/injury or death, according to court records. Collins had been scheduled to go on trial on Aug. 1. Instead, his sentencing is for Sept. 28 before Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. The victim, Lisa Thomas, 52, was struck while she was walking near her residence in the 400 block of East Cherry Street in Palmyra on Oct. 21, 2015, according to court records filed by Palmyra Borough police. Thomas was flown to Penn State Hershey Medical Center, where she died on Oct. 30.
The car that struck her was a black Audi sedan. Police used social media and video from the scene to find Collins. Several photographs of a black Audi sedan had been posted by Collins on his Facebook page. In addition, an acquaintance of Collins contacted police after a video of the black sedan taken by a camera in a police officer's patrol car was released to the media. Police found Collins' Audi on Nov. 5, 2015, covered by a tarp and parked in the lot of a church in North Londonderry Township.
A search found that the exterior of the car had been wiped down and the windshield had been removed and placed in a cardboard box in the trunk, according to court records. Dried blood was found on the windshield, on the windshield frame, in the front driver's side wheel well, on the windshield wiper blades, and on glass fragments from the wiper cowl area of the car. Collins since Jan. 26, 2016, has been in Lancaster County Prison, where he is being held on unrelated charges.
Man arrested after police said he touched pre-teens at pool By Dan Miller
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A convicted rapist from New York has been arrested and charged with lewd offenses for inappropriately touching pre-teen girls at the Middletown Swimming Pool. Borough police responded to a call from the pool just before 3:30 p.m. July 27 that Clayton Thomas Johnson, 41, was in the pool yard taking off his clothes and inappropriately touching the girls. The criminal complaint said Johnson was touching pre-teen female chil-
dren about their heads, shoulders and legs, and that pool personnel warned him the behavior was inappropriate. He was ejected from the pool and argued with staff. A pool manager Johnson also said that Johnson was “either enticing or talking about giving the children champagne.” Police could not say how many girls
Johnson had touched, but that the pool staff acted quickly in calling police. Police said Johnson had been seen rubbing the shoulders of one girl, and that he had touched the leg of a female lifeguard. Police said Johnson had several layers of clothes on, so he never was fully undressed when he was taking off clothes at the pool. Officers had been alerted to Johnson the day before, when an officer witnessed Johnson acting suspiciously while in the parking lot of the 7-11 store on East Main Street at about 8:45 a.m. July 26.
A clerk told the officer that Johnson had been hanging around the store all morning, staring into the windows and at one point allegedly masturbating in the parking lot, according to court records filed by police. Police caught up with Johnson and confronted him in the area of Union and Spring streets. An investigation revealed Johnson had a 2005 conviction for third-degree rape from New York State and that he had failed to register as a sex offender with the Pennsylvania State Police. The next afternoon police got the call from the swimming pool.
Police said Johnson had earlier told them he had been in Middletown for four days and was staying with his brother in the 200 block of South Union Street. Johnson was arraigned on July 27 before District Judge Steven Semic and charged with open lewdness, unlawful contact with a minor, failing to provide accurate registration information, and disorderly conduct. He was placed in Dauphin County Prison on $100,000 bail. A preliminary hearing has been set for Aug. 22 before District Judge David Judy.
Heroin charges, alleged assault of pregnant woman among recent court cases By Dan Miller
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The following is a compilation of arrests based upon criminal complaints recently filed by police with the office of District Judge David Judy. Those arrested are presumed innocent until found guilty.
Guilty plea on drug charges
A Middletown man who was arrested in February for dealing heroin out of his residence on Keystone Avenue has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in Dauphin County Court. Geraldo Troche, 43, on July 7 pleaded guilty to one count of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver. He was sentenced by Judge John F. Cherry to 24 months in the county’s Intermediate Punishment Program, with the first six months for work release. He was given credit for time
POLICE Continued From Page One other, Saylor said. Ben Kapenstein, borough council president, and Ken Klinepeter, borough manager, represented Middletown at the meeting. Lower Swatara commissioners Tom Mehaffie, president, and Jon Wilt, vice president, represented the township. They were joined by legal representatives of the municipalities. Mehaffie and Kapenstein declined to comment about the meeting or their plans for the police, instead requesting that all information about it go through Saylor, representing the county. “There’s still a lot of homework before we can decide if there’s going to be a next step,” Saylor said. “We are going back to the data, and work with the (municipal) staffs to find the options.” Dauphin County produced a study about a year ago that showed seven options for merging municipal police departments in the county. The state provided financial support for the study because municipalities such as Harrisburg and Middletown are facing fiscal insolvency. Middletown entered the state Act 47 Early Intervention Program in 2012, and it has significantly reduced its debt since then. Middletown’s recommendations under this program included exploring police regionalization or consolidation, which prompted the borough to request the county to facilitate this meeting, Saylor said. “In a situation where you have 40 or 45 percent of your budget going to
served in Dauphin County Prison from Feb. 26 to March 14. Borough police started investigating Troche after getting tips from nearby residents about Troche the amount of “traffic” in and out of his home in the 100 block of Keystone Avenue at all hours of the day and night. A search warrant led to police seizing 12 bags of heroin at Troche’s residence, according to court records.
Pregnant woman assaulted
A Middletown man is being held in Dauphin County Prison on $50,000 bail for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.
police operations, you have to look at your options,” Saylor said. Without finding ways to cut costs, local leaders are stuck raising taxes, which often places a burden on property owners. The county study included seven recommendations, with savings growing through larger regionalization efforts, including a countywide police force. However, the study only proposed merging existing police departments in the county; it did not address creating a police force that would cover townships that rely on Pennsylvania State Police coverage only, including Londonderry and Conewago townships. One of the county’s options did include merging the police of four area boroughs (Middletown, Royalton, Highspire and Steelton) with Lower Swatara Township. “There was no talk of that,” Saylor said. “We focused our effort on these two.” The combination of only Lower Swatara and Middletown was not one of the seven options in the study, which is why they need to update and apply the data for this scenario. However, Saylor pointed to the study and Paxtang’s contract for services with Swatara Township for police services as evidence of the potential with the deal. Swatara Township, which has a population of 24,000 and covers about 16 square miles, provides services to Paxtang, a borough that is home to about 1,500 people and covers four-tenths of a square mile, for $360,0000 in 2015 and $330,000 in 2016. Paxtang eliminated the combined job of its police chief and borough manager in the transition as a
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Steven Dashawn Bundy, 19, of the 300 block of Market Street, was arrested by borough police July 8 and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person. Bundy was ordered bound over for county court on all charges during a preliminary hearing on Aug. 1. He is to be arraigned in county court on Sept. 23. Bundy’s girlfriend was five months pregnant July 4 when he allegedly started strangling her after seeing messages on Facebook between the victim and her ex-boyfriend, according to court records filed by borough police. Bundy then allegedly kicked the victim in the back four times. Bundy allegedly assaulted the woman a second time two days later on July 6, according to court records.
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cost-saving move at the end of 2014. Unlike Paxtang and Swatara Township, however, Middletown and Lower Swatara police departments are close to the same size, as are their communities. Middletown now has 11 full-time officers and four part-time officers. Lower Swatara Township has 12 full-time officers and plans to hire two additional officers. The township has also advertised for a new position of public safety director, a political appointee that would replace the job of police chief. Lower Swatara’s population of about 8,400 people nearly equals that of Middletown at 8,900, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. One key difference in the municipalities is the property value, the backbone of funding for local government services. Lower Swatara’s total assessed value is about $665 million, compared with a $256 million in total assessed value for Middletown. Currently, the owner of the median assessed home in Lower Swatara, assessed at $94,850, pays $406 in municipal real estate tax under the township’s 4.28 millage rate. In Middletown, the owner of the median-assessed property valued at $76,100, pays $429 in municipal real estate tax, using the current rate of 5.631 mills in the borough. The median, the value in the middle of all property assessments, paints a more accurate picture of a “typical” tax assessment. The difference in the municipalities’ assessed value indicates that increases in government costs, including the share devoted to police, are shouldered by a smaller group of taxpayers in Middletown than in Lower Swatara Township.
jewelry from his next-door neighbor and selling it to buy heroin. Borough police allege that Anthony Michael Valle, 25, of the first block of North Pine Street, stole at least $7,000 worth of jewelry from boxes that were in the victim’s bed room next door. The items included necklaces, rings, bracelets, and diamond earrings. The woman had given Valle a key to her residence so he could let her dog out while she was away, according to court records filed by borough police. The thefts occurred between June 20 and July 9 and Valle was charged on July 21. Police were able to verify that Valle had sold some of the jewelry at two pawn shops in Harrisburg. Valle was arraigned before District Judge Raymond F. Shugars and charged with burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property. He was placed in county prison on $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled
Woman struck with car
A Middletown man is charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly hit a woman with his vehicle in the parking lot of the American Legion on East High Street on July 9. Borough police in court records said that Robert Andrew Sheesley, 46, of the 100 block of North Pine Street, allegedly ran his vehicle into the sister of his estranged wife during a domestic disturbance. The woman received bruises to her right leg and knee area and required medical treatment at the scene, police said. Sheesley is also charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct, and driving without a license. He was ordered bound over on all charges during a preliminary hearing and is to be arraigned in Dauphin County Court on Sept. 23.
DRUG Continued From Page One lice departments have started carrying Narcan or naxolone, a drug that reverses the effect of an overdose. Lower Swatara Township commissioners approved the use of the reversal drug by township employees in May. Middletown police do not carry the drug. The county began tracking reversals of opioid overdose using Narcan in the fall of 2015, when three reversals were reported. From January through June 2016, 24 overdoses were reversed. Another eight reversals have been reported since July. However, not all
“I can only say I see people who start with pills and then transition to heroin.”
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agencies have sent reports yet. “I can only say I see people who start with pills and then transition to heroin,” Zawisky said. “I had a girl in my office yesterday who was in college, started on oxycontin and moved to heroin. (Her) life is now a mess.”
DROWNING Continued From Page One morning of Sunday, July 31, in the 2000 block of West Harrisburg Pike. She found her way to a pool a threeminute walk away. She was found unresponsive in the neighbor’s pool at 120 Wayne Ave when police arrived at 9:23 a.m., according to Appleby. “At first we had a death of a child, which can be accidental or criminal, and once the investigation covered some ground it became a criminal investigation,” Appleby said. She was under the care of an uncle when she wandered away, Appleby said. The uncle had watched the girl overnight while the mother worked, and he continued watching her when the mother returned from work. She was a “seriously neglected child,” said Police Sgt. Scott Young, the officer-in-charge for the township. The drowning could have been prevented, Appleby said.
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“If the door had been locked it would have been nearly impossible for the child to open,” he said. “It was found open after she disappeared.” Additionally, the neighbor’s pool was not surrounded by a fence, he said. Appleby declined to name anyone targeted by his investigation. “More than one person is being investigated,” he said. “It is a tedious and important investigation; we have to move carefully and correctly with our investigation.” Depending on the outcome of the investigation, the drowning could result in charges that include endangering the welfare of children and involuntary manslaughter, Appleby said. Because of the ongoing investigation, the police and Dauphin County Coroner’s Office refused to release the name of the girl. “This is all I have been working on since this happened,” Appleby said. “It’s one of the most saddening and disheartening situations I have investigated.”
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Middletown Area Schools ready to open
Middletown Area Schools will open Monday, Aug. 29. All schools and district buildings will be closed Friday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 5, for Labor Day recess. School starting and ending times for students are as follows: MAHS, 7:25 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; MAMS, 7:40 a.m. to 2:40 p.m.; Fink and Reid elementary schools, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Kunkel Elementary School, 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Questions may be directed to the district office at 948-3300. •••••
Historical Society presentation is Aug. 22
The Middletown Area Historical Society will have a free presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at the Historical Society Museum, 29 E. Main St. The presentation will feature “Another Piece of Middletown History.” •••••
Music in the vineyards – if you are old enough
Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Drive, Bainbridge, is sponsoring a lawn concert from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, featuring The Maxwell Project (1970s and 1980s R&B, funk and soul). Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No babies, children or people younger than the legal drinking age of 21 will be admitted. For information, call 426-3514 or visit www.nissleywine.com. •••••
Stuffed chicken breast dinner at fire department
Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department, 1300 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, is sponsoring its stuffed chicken breast dinner from 11 a.m. until they are sold out on Sunday, Aug. 21. For more information, call 717-602-3227 or 717-939-1759. •••••
43rd Elizabethtown Fair gets started Aug. 22
The 43rd annual Elizabethtown Fair will be held Aug. 22 through 27, Monday through Saturday, until 11 p.m. Rides open daily at 2 p.m., noon on Saturday. There will be free nightly entertainment and competitive and agricultural exhibits. •••••
Auto, truck,motorcycle show will be Sept. 10
The 2nd Chance 4 Life Rescue’s Auto, Truck and Motorcycle Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. It will be held at the Lawn Fire Hall Carnival Grounds, 5596 Elizabethtown Road, Lawn. The event is open to the public, and admission is free. There will be half-and-half, a silent auction, food, drinks and live bands. Visit www.2ndchance4liferescue. org/info/events. •••••
Airport to hold fourth annual open house
Harrisburg International Airport is sponsoring its fourth annual Open House on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission and parking is free. Featured will be airplanes, helicopter rides, airport equipment and food.
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Set your schedules for fall junior high, junior varsity sports Fall sports are about more than just the varsity teams. The schedules for Middletown’s junior high and junior varsity teams have been released, and games are just around the corner. The junior varsity football team is scheduled for a scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 20, at Hershey. It kicks off its regular season on Sept. 3 when Lower Dauphin comes to visit. The junior high football team will play host to Lower Dauphin in a scrimmage on Wednesday, Aug. 31. Its regular season opener is Sept. 7 vs. visiting Lampeter-Strasburg. The girls junior high school field hockey team won’t take the field until next month. It will visit Central Dauphin East. For the junior high school boys and girls cross country teams, they will start out at Milton Hershey on Sept. 7. Here is a look at the full schedules for these teams. FIELD HOCKEY - GIRLS JUNIOR HIGH 09/08 C.D. East A 4:00 pm 09/12 Milton Hershey A 3:45 pm 09/14 Palmyra Area H 4:00 pm 09/19 Lower Dauphin A 3:45 pm 09/21 Central Dauphin A 4:00 pm 09/26 Cumberland Valley A 4:00 pm 09/28 Susquehanna Twp. H 4:00 pm 10/03 Hershey H 4:00 pm 10/05 Milton Hershey A 4:00 pm
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CROSS COUNTRY — BOYS/GIRLS JUNIOR HIGH Milton Hershey A 4:00 pm Central Dauphin A 4:00 pm P enn Manor Invitational A 4:00 pm P almyra MS A 4:00 pm L ower Dauphin MS A 4:00 pm H ershey H 4:00 pm C.D. East H 4:00 pm
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2016
Sunset crowns champs Chris Flowers stays down on his approach shot during weekend championship action at Sunset Golf Course.
Zimmerman takes home Championship Flight title Sunset Golf Course held its championships over the weekend, and Mark Zimmerman came out the big winner in defending his title. Zimmerman shot 71 on Saturday and 74 on Sunday (145 total) to win the Championship Flight, played from the blue tees (back tees) at the Londerry Township course. Jason Fry shot 71-76 (147) for second. Keenan Price shot 76-73 (149) for third, and Brian Crawford shot 74-76 (150) for fourth. In the First Flight, played from the white tees, Dennis Gipe shot 77-73 (150) to win. He was followed by a trio of players at 151 — Mike Schmidt Jr., 79-72, Doug Goephert, 80-71, and Jack Barrett 80-71. In the Second Flight, Blake Hallman won at 82-76 (158). Three Left, Seth Vulatic follows through after teeing off. Right, Randy Ratcliff focuses on his drive. tied for second at 165. Darwin Lehew and Merlin Bordner shot identical scores of 85-80. Don Vastine shot 86-79. In the Third Flight, three tied for Charlie first at 175. Harry Eversole, Gene Bowen Klinger and Jerry Leggole all shot launches 92-83.Leggole won in a tiebreaker a drive based on his score on the hardest on the handicap hole, which is No 2. par 5 Mike Rhen shot 91-85 (176) to seventh finish fourth. hole.
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Jeff Flowers decides what club to use on his second shot on the par 5 sixth hole.
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he Middletown Area High School band has been taking part in its annual band camp. Last week, it went from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For this week and next, it’s in the evening, from 6 to 9 p.m., as band members try to stay cool. Photos by Jodi Ocker for the Press And Journal
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.
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Handgun, cash, chargers, wallets stolen from cars Police are investigating a rash of thefts from vehicles in the township. Items ranging from a semiautomatic handgun to phone chargers were taken from vehicles on Aug 2 and Aug. 3. Investigators said they have been told five to seven African-American males and females were seen walking in the areas where the incidents reportedly occurred. Police are asking anyone with any information about the incidents to contact them at 717-939-0463. A resident of the 30 block of Nissley Street told police a Kahr .380 caliber semiautomatic pistol was stolen from his 2000 Jeep some time on Aug. 3. The silver-finished weapon was in the vehicle’s glovebox, police said. The gun, valued at $320, was entered into a national registry of stolen weapons, police said. The victim said he typically locks his vehicle but said he has had problems with one of the door locks sticking. Police added that numerous other items in the vehicle including chargers for cellphones were undisturbed. In another case, a resident of a home in the 800 block of Evergreen Drive told police two chargers for an iPhone and $10 in loose change were stolen from her vehicle sometime on Aug. 2. The theft took place while the vehicle was in a driveway at the victim’s residence. It is unknown whether the vehicle was locked at the time of the theft. There was no sign of forced entry, police added. The chargers were valued at $65. In another incident, two wallets, cash, reward cards and a Pennsylvania driver’s license were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 20 block of Richard Avenue on Aug. 2. Police said they are unsure if the 2005 Ford Escape was locked at the time of the theft. The Coach and Aeropostle wallets were valued at $90. Also reported stolen was $20 in cash and several rewards cards. DUI charges Kelly J. Shellenberger, 45, of the Woodbyne building, Village of Pineford, Middletown, has been charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol
residence, police report. Police said Torres Medina was sitting on a curb outside of an apartment complex on North Spring Street and was unable to find her apartment. She was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center and subsequently released, police said.
and driving without rear lights turned on, police report. Police said the accused was driving a 2012 Nissan Versa that was stopped at 2:24 a.m. June 26 on South Eisenhower Boulevard at Route 283. The vehicle’s tail/brake light was not working at the time, police said. Shellenberger had an odor of alcohol odor on her breath and failed coordination tests, police said. Blood was drawn after Shellenberger was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center. Results of an analysis of the blood were not reported by police. The accused is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the charges Sept. 1 before District Justice Michael Smith. Timothy A. Tatem, 27, of the 100 block of Second Street, Highspire, was arrested on June 18 and subsequently charged with DUI, possession of marijuana, driving with a suspended license (DUI-related case), disregard lane of traffic and restriction on alcoholic beverages, police report. According to police Tatem was driving a 2004 Kia Spectra that was seen swerving on the road. A traffic stop took place at 1:55 a.m. on South Eisenhower Boulevard at the Pennsylvania Turnpike, police reported. The arresting officer said he smelled an odor of marijuana and found marijuana in the accused’s vehicle. Tatem was charged after being taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center. He is scheduled for a preliminary
hearing on the charges Sept. 1 before District Justice Michael Smith. Garrett J. Stallone, 22, of Lewisburg, Virginia, has been charged with DUI after being found in a parking lot of a convenience store in the 1000 block of Fulling Mill Road at 7:35 p.m. Aug. 2, police report. The arresting officer said police were told Stallone was unconscious behind the steering wheel of a 1998 Chrysler Cirrus while the vehicle’s engine was running. In their attempt to identify the accused, police found a bloody syringe in the center console of his vehicle. Police said emergency medical personnel gave Stallone the anti-opate drug Narcan as he was taken to the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for treatment. The arresting officer said police secured a warrant so that blood could be drawn from Stallone and screened for intoxicants. Stallone subsequently was discharged from the medical center and taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center where he was charged and arraigned on Aug. 3 before District Justice Michael Smith. Stallone was released on $10,000 unsecured bail. Public drunkenness citation Laura A. Torres Medina, 25, of the 600 block of North Spring Street, Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for public drunkenness following an incident at 1:14 a.m. June 26 at her
False ID charge Marilu Saldana Figueroa, 25, of the 1000 block of Market Street, Harrisburg, has been charged with giving a false ID to law enforcement officer, public drunkenness and violating an open containers law, police report. The case was filed following an investigation a report of several individuals drinking in a parlking lot of a business in the 500 block of Fulling Mill Road at 10:40 p.m. July 26. The accused was arraigned on July 27 before District Justice Michael Smith and released on $5,000 unsecured bail. She is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the charges on Sept. 7 before Smith. Charged after crash Michael G. Breinich, 72, of the 1000 block of Woodridge Drive, Middletown, has been charged following his involvement in a two-vehicle crash on Aug. 2 at 6:50 p.m. in the 2000 block of Spring Garden Drive, police report. Charges of DUI and disregard lane of traffic have been filed against Berinich, police said. According to police the accused was driving a 2001 Toyota Avalon that drifted in the lane of travel of a 2014 Audi Q5 and struck that vehicle on the driver’s side. Reportedly no one in either vehicle was injured. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Police said Breinich was unsteady on his feet and officers had emergency medical services evaluate him at the scene. The investigating officer said the accused refused to provide police with a breath sample to be tested with a portable Breathalyzer and would not permit blood to be drawn to screen for the presence of intoxicants. Breinich is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the charges on Sept. 15 before District Justice Michael Smith.
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From The Wednesday, August 18, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Council Puts Forth Another Proposal - Borough Well Issue Runs On And On Middletown Borough officials saw it as progress, and as such, plan further action at Council’s Sep. 7 meeting; private well-owners saw it as “back to square one,” and as such, plan to attend Council’s Sept. 7 meeting. Whatever the perspective, when the dust settled, what lay on the table at an Aug. 12 special joint Council/ Authority meeting was yet another proposal put forth to settle an issue that seemingly refuses to run dry. The issue? The development of Middletown’s well No. 6, which technical studies indicate could lead to possible contamination and/or drying up of 26 known and identified privately-owned wells. That potential risk led to a proposed ordinance that would have mandated “capping” of the 26 wells. But that met with strong opposition. The proposal was then tabled, pending further research, at the town Council’s June 7 meeting. Now, at the August 12 meeting, another proposal has emerged. After a 45-minute closed door session and after Council President Barbara Layne stated that capping the wells remains an “offensive” option to affected well owners, Councilman George Elberti rose to the floor. Elberti put his proposal into the form of a motion, which Council voted to accept, adding that the motion will be acted on at its Sept. 7 meeting. They Came, They Dug – What They Found ‘Tells All’ Who were those men? The ones walking through town July 20-22, wearing overalls and boots, carrying
long metal rods and shovels, knocking on doors here and there? And what did they want? Bottles – they wanted bottles. Not just any old bottles – well, old, yes, but any, no. What they wanted were special bottles, a pumpkin seed whiskey flask, an amber Indian queen, or better yet, maybe a bitters bottle, preferably one made prior to 1880. Those men, you see, were bottle collectors, serious bottle collectors, so serious they came here all the way from Portland, Oregon; not a big deal though, considering they’ve been unearthing backyards all across the United States for some 23 years. “A lot of people think we’re crazy,” said Alan Amerman, who took an unpaid vacation to join fellow bottle collector Pat Darneille on his latest bottle hunt. But both graciously accept that they are often seen as being a bit cuckoo; putting the perception to use when asking for permission to poke and probe someone’s backyard. “Alan stuck his head over the fence and said, ‘You probably think this is crazy, but,’” said Charlie Bowen, who, incidentally, didn’t think it was crazy at all since his father used to collect bottles. Bowen of W. High St., Middletown, threw open his gate and led the two to his backyard. Prior to digging, the men poked and probed with special steel rods. Their finds are few and common, they said, but they enjoy the process. Each dig is like opening up a mini-biography on the people who once lived there. What brought these veteran bottle lovers to Central Pennsylvania? They had been in the Harrisburg area a few years ago, liked the area and the people and decided to come back, they said.
Evaporation Completed At TMI’s Unit 2 The last of 2.23 million gallons of accident-generated water that resulted from the accident at Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 reactor was safely evaporated at 5 a.m. last Thursday morning, August 12. The total volume of water evaporated was slightly less than the original estimate of 2.3 million gallons, officials said. The accident-related water was generated during the March 1979 accident and ensuing cleanup activities. The water was contained in tanks that were built specifically for water storage after the accident, and within tanks and systems inside the plant. The water evaporation process was approved by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) after public hearings were held to select the most acceptable disposition for the water. Environmental monitoring was conducted throughout the evaporation process by TMI environmental scientists. Those reports were reviewed and monitored by the NRC and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER). In addition, Ken Miller, professor of radiology and director of health physics at the Milton Hershey Medical Center conducted independent environmental monitoring of the evaporation process. “Our preliminary reports indicate that radiation exposure as a result of the water evaporation process was well within the estimates projected prior to the start of the process,” said Beverly Good, GPU nuclear environmental controls director. Prices From 23 Years Ago Blueberries.......................... 88¢/pint Golden Grahams 18 oz. box.....$2.79
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23 YEARS AGO - Scouting Around – Members of Boy Scout Troop 205, Lower Swatara Township, recently enjoyed a week at Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp accompanied by assistant leader Tom Fitzpatrick. While there the boys worked on many merit badges, including rifle shooting, swimming, first aid and canoeing. Pictured in front, left to right, are Doug McGarvey, Todd Reynolds, Andy Gingrich, Ben Leto and assistant leader Keith Leto; back row left to right, are leader John Rupp, Ned Lucas, Nathan Gingrich, Bryan Witkowski and Tom Fitzpatrick. Finast Brand Vegetables 20 oz. pkg..................................98¢ Giant Bread 20 oz. loaf...............57¢ Finast Seedless Raisins 15 oz. box...............................$1.15
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Flags needed for national cemetery There is a need for a supply of casket flags to be used as replacements for the worn-out flags used to present the Avenue of Flags at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Families of veterans can donate a
50-star, 5-by-9-foot casket flag to be flown on the Avenue of Flags at the cemetery. Call Dennis Deibert (Harrisburg) at 717-652-1695, Robert Hauser (Middletown) at 717-4608700 or Keith Wolford (Perry County)
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These LDMS students have earned Distinguished Honors in every marking period Sixteen eighth-graders at Lower Dauphin Middle School were honored on May 16 for earning a spot on the school Distinguished Honor Roll during every marking period of their school careers. The students were honored by Principal Dan Berra and the Lower Dauphin School Board during a board meeting. The students are: • Sophia Balshy, daughter of Carey and John Balshy, described participating in Mini-THON in elementary school as the most meaningful activity in which she’s participated. In addition to her academic excellence, she played basketball for a year in sixth grade. • Samantha Bonawitz, daughter of Tammy and Jeff Bonawitz, who is a captain of the middle school girls’ soccer team. She is active in her church and plays club soccer in the community. • Elijah Durantine, son of Pete and Angie Durantine, who qualified for and swam in the Junior Olympics the past four years. He also plays baseball, and had played soccer and lacrosse. In sixth grade, he was a member of the band and chorus. • Samantha Fisher, daughter of David and Jeri Fisher, who is a gymnast, winning the all-around title at her home gymnastics meet. She said helping with a learning support classroom at her elementary school was her most meaningful activity. • Christian Gingrich, son of Laura and Shawn Gingrich, is a three-year member of the orchestra and chorus. He also plays the piano and pipe organ and was a member of the school jazz band this year. He plays baseball,
participates in cross country and is a Boy Scout. • Bryce Hickey, son of Julie and David Hickey, plays basketball and soccer at school and in the community. He is a three-year member of the band. He participated in the school’s spelling bee, geography bee, Knowledge Master Open and MathCounts team. He is also active in his church. • Ryan Hsing-Smith, son of Richard Smith, is active in the school play, Knowledge Master Open and MathCounts, where he advanced to regionals. He also placed first in the regional 24 Math competition this year. He has participated in orchestra and baseball. • Isabelle Johnson, daughter of Michele and Scott Johnson, is a leader in the school’s BIG Club and has participated in chorus. She is also very active in her church and has participated in mission trips. • Ryan Klingensmith, daughter of Don and Jennifer Klingensmith, is a captain of the middle school girls’ soccer team and also plays basketball. She has earned numerous school awards and is active in her church. • Daniel Little, son of John and Ziva Little, who won the school geography bee and qualified for states and also took third in the school spelling bee. He is a member of the band and jazz band, participates in MathCounts and is a member of Student Council. He also is a member of the school cross country and track and field teams. • Madi Miduri, daughter of Kevin and Michelle Miduri, is a captain of the girls’ soccer and volleyball teams. She is a soloist in chorus, select choir,
band and jazz band and has attended honors festivals for band and chorus. She was a lead in the school play and competed in the spelling bee, winning third place. • Morgan Mosco, daughter of Tim and Lisa Mosco, is a member of the girls’ basketball, cross country and track and field teams. She also participates in MathCounts and has earned several school awards. • Nidhi Singh, daughter of Archana and Mahendra Singh, who is a threeyear member of the orchestra and yearbook and participates in MathCounts. She received recognition in the school’s PRIDE program and a certificate in the National Latin Exam. She also volunteers at the Hershey Story during the summer. • Kate Sparks, daughter of Amy and Brad Sparks, plays field hockey and has received the Excellence award in the school’s PRIDE program. She said participating in the Mini-THON was her most meaningful school experience. • Eva Stoessel, daughter of Tom and Amy Stoessel, who is a member of the girls’ soccer team and has participated in the school’s spelling bee and Student Council. As an artist, her work was chosen for the Dauphin County Art Educators show and her poetry was included in the 2015 collection of the American Library of Poetry. • Clayton Ulrey, son of Evan and Tina Ulrey, who is a wrestling team captain and placed three times in the state wrestling championships as an individual. He also plays football for the FFO Hummelstown Bulldogs and was first team as a linebacker.
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Did government growth help kill Regionalization of these former Pa. businesses? police should be explored, not feared We are pleased that officials from Dauphin County, Middletown Borough and Lower Swatara Township sat down Friday and discussed an important but sensitive topic: regionalization of police. It’s a topic that is so touchy, no one really wanted to say which entity was the driving force behind the get-together. But we believe residents of Middletown and Lower Swatara shouldn’t fear the possibility that it could happen. We would support it if certain key points are clearly addressed. In fact, it could be a benefit to residents and businesses of the area. Friday’s discussion centered on contracting for police services, not combining departments. That could be a first step toward further regionalization, or it might not. It also was not clear from the meeting whether Lower Swatara would contract with Middletown for services, or vice versa, if it were to proceed. A similar arrangement is happening now in the county. Paxtang is buying police services from Swatara Township. However, this wasn’t a merger. Paxtang dissolved its department and purchased directly from the township in a five-year agreement. For Middletown and Lower Swatara, we support a contract for services as a first step. We also would be open to even deeper regionalization. Regionalization would mean a better pool of police candidates. Middletown only had one person apply for the last opening. Fortunately, that candidate was qualified and ended up being hired. It stands to reason that more qualified candidates would want to work in a larger department. Larger departments could be better equipped, better trained, and better able to get grants. There would be more flexibility in staffing as well. Duplication of services could be eliminated. Specialization of services would also be possible. How far would regionalization go? If we’re talking about combining only Middletown and Lower Swatara in terms of departments, that seems reasonable to us. Let’s be honest here. They work together regularly now, and there is a familiarity, a comrades-in-arms fraternity of support and respect. County officials appear supportive of regionalization, to even a greater extent than just Middletown and Lower Swatara coming together. The Novak Consulting Group, on behalf of the Dauphin County Board of Commissioners, contracted with the Police Executive Research Forum in 2014 to examine the police organizations operating in the county and “provide alternatives,” including a countywide option, for delivering police services to its 40 municipalities. The countywide option to us is simply too much. However, we could see supporting further regionalization that just Middletown and Lower Swatara coming together. Option 4 in the County’s study calls for a Southern Dauphin Regional Police Department. This option would combine five “small agencies” (Highspire Borough, Lower Swatara Township, Middletown Borough, Royalton Borough and Steelton Borough) into a single department, “with a focus on less redundancy and more effective policing,” according to the report. This option could provide an approximate 9 percent cost savings. It estimates an expected first-year cost of $6,720,560, but the current cost for policing the region at $7,396,017, meaning the cost savings would be $675,457. The region serves about 26,500 people, with 52 sworn officers. The study states that Highspire residents would go from averaging paying $371.51 a year to $253.94 for police services. Middletown residents would go from $285.46 to $253.94. Steelton would go from $325.86 to $253.94. But Royalton would go from $67.83 to $253.94, almost a 400 percent increase. Lower Swatara residents would go up slightly, from $235.91 to $253.94. Costs for the municipalities themselves show similar changes: Highspire Borough from $891,254 to $609,205; Lower Swatara from $1,950,490 to $2,099,588; Middletown Borough from $2,540,876 to $2,260,333; Royalton Borough from $61,521 to $230,325 (again, almost a 400 percent increase) and Steelton Borough from $1,951,876 to $1,521,109. This option was not discussed at Friday’s meeting, however. Maybe it should be down the line. The study clearly points out that “cost savings presented in the report will take place gradually over several years due to personnel attrition” and that “officers will not be laid off. Rather, retirements will, over time, reduce the number of personnel in each option to proposed levels.” The models in the report “allow more efficient deployment of officers and are based on calls for service data.” It also points out disadvantages to consolidation, including some possible increases in cost (as pointed out above), loss of “personalized” services, decreased upward mobility in departments, and pension issues. It’s that loss of “personalized” services that gives us some pause. We would like to think we know the officers who patrol in Middletown and Lower Swatara, and that they know us. The entire point of Middletown’s highly successful National Night Out event is to strengthen those bonds. Would those community ties weaken if there were more officers who are less familiar with the borough or the township who would be patrolling? Also, if regionalization did extend to Steelton and Highspire, you could argue that the policing challenges in those areas are much different than those in Middletown and Lower Swatara. Would that be a problem? If there is a true merger, who is in charge of the department? One of the key roles of borough mayors in Pennsylvania is to run the police department. Would regionalization further reduce the statutory powers of Middletown’s mayor position? We would be concerned by a loss of personalized services, but if it makes financial sense, and the police force that serves our region could actually be strengthened and not harmed, why wouldn’t it make sense to move ahead?
CONTACTOFFICIALS President Barack Obama, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20500. 202-456-1111 or 202-456-1414. www.whitehouse.gov. U.S. Senate Sen. Pat Toomey, 248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 202-2244254. www.toomey.senate.gov. Sen. Bob Casey, 393 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, 202224-6324 or 866-802-2833. www.casey. senate.gov. U.S. House Rep. Lou Barletta, 115 Cannon HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515. 202-225-6511 or 855-241-5144. barletta.house.gov. Rep. Charlie Dent, 2211 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, 202-225-6411. dent.house.gov.
Governor Gov. Tom Wolf, 508 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA 17120. 717-787-2500. www. governor.pa.gov. State Legislature Rep. John D. Payne, 416 Irvis Office Building, P.O. Box 202106, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2106. 717-787-2684. jpayne106@ pahousegop.com. Rep. David S. Hickernell, 43A East Wing, P.O. Box 202098, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2098. 717-783-2076. dhickern@ pahousegop.com. Sen. Mike Folmer, Senate Box 203048, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3048. Room: 337 Main Capitol. 717-787-5708 or 877-222-1897. Middletown Borough Mayor James H. Curry III, 463 N. Union St. Middletown, PA 17057. 610-533-4751. jameshcurryiii@gmail.com.
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Jobs and the economy are often the top issues of concern among citizens, and many elected officials run for office promising to create jobs. That’s why I found a recent Central Penn Business Journal list of the largest midstate employers interesting. Who do you think are our area’s largest employers? Here’s some hints: government, health care, education and service industries are the top 15 employers. They are: • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (20,770 Capitol Complex, 72,437 total) • U.S. government (14,263 local employees; 5.73 million total) • Wellspan Health (14,801 local employees) • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine (10,536 local employees) • Lancaster General Health (7,569 local employees) • Pinnacle Health System (6,314 local employees) • JFC Staffing (5,877 local employees)
• Highmark Health (formerly Highmark Blue Shield; 3,800 local employees) • Summit Health (3,258 local employees) • Holy Spirit (2,588 local employees) • York County (2,570 local employees) • Harrisburg Area Community College (2,526 local employees) • Select Medical Corp. (2,201 local employees) • Lancaster County (1,969 local employees) • Comcast Corp. (1,801 local employees) Central Pennsylvania is obviously lucky to have such large, well-respected, and successful local entities supplying jobs to people. However, it does beg the question: What about manufacturing and other industries? The United States was founded in Philadelphia, saved at Gettysburg, and ushered into the industrial age by countless manufacturers across our commonwealth. Many of those industries no longer exist or have moved to other states and nations. Pennsylvania with its keystone location is within a day’s drive of about one-third of the nation’s population. Yet manufacturers aren’t coming here — despite promises of
candidates for public office to promote jobs and job opportunities. That’s why anyone running for office should be asked what they’re going to do to make our state and nation more competitive. I believe it begins with government living within its means, less spending and borrowing, lower taxes, and less government red tape. As government has grown, job creators like Baldwin Locomotive Works, Bethlehem Steel, Carnegie Steel, GC Murphy, Jones & Laughlin Steel, Newberry stores, Quaker State headquarters, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philco, Reading Co., Rolling Rock Beer, Schmidt’s Beer, Scott Paper, Strawbridge’s, Susquehanna Radio Corp., Westinghouse Electric, Wanamaker’s, Woolworth’s and Wyeth have either disappeared, been sold, or merged with other companies. Please remember these former employers when someone says “business can afford it”! Mike Folmer is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate whose 48th District includes Middletown. His Capitol office telephone number is 717-787-5708.
EDO’CONNOR It was a whale of time on our travels to the coast of Ecuador Do you think police officers should have to live where they work? Joshua Mutek: Not at all, I have a good friend who lives in Middletown and works for psp out of Jonestown. Asked him why he chose to work so far away from home. His answer made perfect sense to me. He said he didn’t want to be the bad guy when he pulled over an old high school friend and had to give them a dui or anything along those lines. There more then police officers, there humans and fathers and friends and neibors but we as society don’t feel like we should be held accountable for our actions when we do wrong, especially when we’re caught doing wrong by a friend or someone we have a relationship with be it friends or whatever. Marie Firestone: Living in the jurisdiction should be the choice of the officer. While some officers may choose to live within the community as a way to increase personal investment in that community, others may feel that living where he/she works can make the officers family an easier target for the low minded who look to get back at an officer who they feel did something negative to them (readdid their job). Sitting down with your family in a restaurant and then noticing that the cook, waitress, or customer at an adjacent table is someone who was combative and vengeful when you had to arrest them on a previous occasionturns what should be a relaxing family occasion into an unnecessarily stressful and defensive encounter. Police deserve to be able to leave the job at work- just like every person deserved the right to draw lines between job and personal life. Margaret Mclellan: In the village where I live, our Policeman lives here and was very much involved with children’s Sports & Community life.. He was and is still very much respected. I think his involvement esp with youngsters is why we have little if any crime. They respect him. Judith Douglass: These days we are lucky anyone wants to be a policeman/ woman...let them live where they want. Jim L Fultz: Not mandatory but preferred. It would show a personal investment. Leah Bell: No, they would never be “off duty” and it would be a risk to them and their families. Robert Hauser: No - Employees have no need to live where they work for all the reasons other posters of comments have made so far. However, an elected official is a horse of a different color. Marsha Grimm: Absolutely not! Darius Jerome: no Brian Pickering: No Holly Pilsitz: No Marianne Mills-Gallo: No Henry Via: Yes. Shelly Keeney: No
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“Thar she blows, Cap’n.” If that sounds like something from “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville, your thoughts are headed in the right direction. Of course, if you were “educated” in today’s public school system you probably don’t have a clue as to what I refer — the reference is to whales. Olga and I saw a posting for a three-day, twonight weekend trip to the coast of Ecuador for a whale watching tour and decided to go see those behemoths up close. We left Cuenca at 7 a.m. on a Friday morning in a 15-passenger minibus along with 12 others — eight Americans, one young German, an Englishman, the tour guide and the driver. Just as the bus pulled out I remembered that I had forgotten my bathing suit. The trip took a little over eight hours — seven for travelling and the remaining time for rest stops and lunch. Remember, we are headed to the coast where there is a plethora of fresh seafood with restaurant after restaurant specializing in that cuisine. We stopped at a nifty restaurant on the beach and one American woman immediately starts to whine that she is allergic to shrimp. So the tour guide runs into the restaurant to make sure that there is something on the menu other than shrimp — and naturally there is. We go into the restaurant and who do Olga and I get stuck with at our table? You got it — Miss Allergy, 1962. She starts whining again about her shrimp allergy. She orders grilled chicken, but first has to confer with the waiter, chef and guide and let all involved know that, “If a shrimp even just touches my chicken, I will vomit for two hours.” At that point I was nauseous. What do you think I ordered? You got it — a shrimp dish. At 3:30 p.m., we arrived at our destination, the coastal town of Puerto Lopez, and had the rest of the day to ourselves. We could see the fishing boats bobbing in the water having returned from the sea with the day’s catch. Exiting the bus, we found the weather hot and humid. When we left Cuenca, it was cool and dry, so the weather change was quite profound. Keep in mind that it is winter here. I don’t think I would want to be at the coast in summer. Our accommodations were at the Hotel Nantu, which is on the beach and fortunately the room was air-conditioned. As an aside: I understand that you have been having quite the heat this summer. I saw that the heat index was triple digits. I can’t imagine the electric cost to cool your homes. MEM (Middletown Electric Monopoly) must have been grinning from ear to ear. Oh, sure I can imagine — I lived there. I can empathize with your plight. I had to trudge through a heat index of 71 to go pay the combined electric and trash bill which totaled $10.66 for the month. But I digress. The next day we had to be at the bus at 8:30 a.m. for the short hop to the pier where we would board the boat for Isla de la Plata (Island of Silver), which is referred to as “The Poor Man’s Galapagos.” The island is a national park and in the surrounding ocean waters are large green sea turtles, manta rays and brightly colored fish. The island is uninhabited except for nesting blue-footed boobies and frigate birds. On the way there and back is when we would be watching for humpback whales, which migrate along the coast from June to September.
You boaters can probably appreciate this — our boat held 16 people and was powered by two Suzuki 150 horsepower outboard motors. Before we started on the journey, our boat was listing to the port side. The captain asked for one person to move to the starboard side — nobody obliged. So he pointed at one woman to make the change. She reluctantly came and sat next to (who else?) me. She started to whine to me, “I don’t understand why I had to move. It was equal. There were eight people on each side.” I asked her if she thought it just might be to equally distribute the weight. Well, that ended that conversation. So the captain started the engines and left the pier. Did that baby ever fly! I don’t know how fast we were moving, but the rooster tail was almost as high as the boat! We were out about 20 minutes when we spotted the first whale, then another and another and more. I haven’t see that many whales since the last time I was at the Harrisburg Walmart. Out came the cameras. We got some good pictures of the whales. It took about an hour and 20 minutes to arrive at the island and then we disembarked. Our group got an Englishspeaking island guide who explained the hiking route we would be taking from one side of the island to the other. We got one of the shorter, less intense trails. The others, except the Englishman and his wife, kept falling behind and their breathing sounded like vacuum cleaners sucking air. We constantly had to wait for them to catch up. We saw the nesting blue-footed boobies, some of which were incubating eggs while others were tending to chicks. The guide told us not to get any closer than 4 meters to the birds. That’s about 13 feet for the metrically challenged. Of course, he had to keep reiterating that to the Americans. We reached the other side of the island, where the sheer cliffs dropped into a vast expanse of aqua colored water as far as one could see until it merged into the azure sky. We hiked back, boarded the boat and had lunch. After lunch anyone who wanted to go snorkeling could and equipment was available. The musical theme from “Jaws” kept playing in my head, so I opted to stay onboard. I figured with my luck I would wind up as an hors d’oeuvres for some ravenous shark. On the way back to terra firma we were treated to a “whale of a show.” We saw them breaching and slapping their flukes on the water. On our last day we visited Los Frailes Beach Park, a beautiful horseshoe-shaped beach. It is interesting to go to a beach and see it almost empty. Nothing like going to one of the New Jersey or Maryland shore points where one has to fight for a spot to sit. Next we stopped at the settlement of Agua Blanca where we saw remnants of one of the oldest civilizations in South America. We went to the museum and also saw large urns in which they buried their dead in a fetal position. Then it was back on the bus for the return trip to Cuenca. We arrived home at 7 p.m. Sunday with many good memories and photos of an interesting and memorable weekend. If you ever get the opportunity, I would highly recommend a whale watching trip to Puerto Lopez, Ecuador! If not, there’s always Walmart. Until later from beautiful Cuenca ... Eddy the Expat Ed O’Connor, a former resident of Middletown and Lower Swatara Township, is an expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador.
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Arrogance, greed of Trump harken back to 1984 Olympics The XXXI Olympiad continues in Rio de Janeiro this week. The coincidence of Rio 2016 and the American political conventions, especially the nomination of Donald Trump, takes me back to the 1984 Olympics and how the world has changed since then. I felt something was wrong with our country when the American spectators at the 1984 Olympics began chanting “USA, No. 1.” They did it every time an American athlete chalked up one of the 174 medals Americans won as they dominated the games that summer. It was a taunt. America was proclaiming to the world that America was not just “the land of the free and the home of
the brave” but America was the land of the strong and the home of the rich. The XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles was deliberately politicized and privatized to make that point. Therefore, according to American sources, it was the most successful summer Olympics ever. The Soviet Bloc did not attend in retaliation for the U.S. boycott of the Soviet-sponsored 1980 Olympics. The United States was trying to punish the Soviets for invading Afghanistan. The chant of “USA, No. 1” was in line with insertion of politics and economics into the Olympics. It reflected the arrogance of international politics and the greed of global capitalism. It did not reflect the goodwill of athletic competition. There was a meanness that embarrassed me. The world changed in the next 35
years, but it was essentially in the direction corporate America laid out at those games. American power grew into the arrogance of the lone superpower whose military arm, NATO, pushed up to the border of Russia itself. To the Russians, the U.S. boycott was an annoying show of power intended to embarrass them just because we could and without accomplishing anything. Soviets, of course, doubled down in Afghanistan. Hardly what we hoped for at the time, but what should we have expected as the fruits of arrogance. Donald Trump is the culmination you would expect when a large and prosperous country adopts the politics of arrogance and the economics of greed. American corporate power, using globalism and economic agreements like NAFTA and the World
Trade Organization, spreads into every corner of the globe. In that sense, the Olympics were a successful branding. And now we are seeing what that Olympiad was forecasting. It is what happens when corporate power, as demonstrated by such as Trump, takes control of what are essentially public affairs. Trump adopted the economics of greed and spread that idea like he had converted to the prosperity gospel. He boasts so loudly of his great wealth, that he is No. 1, that one begins to have doubts. He closely guards the amount of his wealth raising real doubts. He has not made public his taxes or financial status which is customary but not legally demanded. He loans to his campaign, he does not self-finance.
Some people even doubt that Trump is actually running for president. They believe he wants the notoriety that he craves and thinks he deserves. He makes loud noises about how rich he is because he may be broke. But because he worships money as the be-all and end-all of American culture he will never admit it. He is the hypertrophic individual of our age; he is the one who so perfectly exemplifies the personality and character, virtues and vices of their age that they self-destruct. Achilles was the perfect warrior who for that reason failed. Donald Trump is so perfect the boastful real estate mogul, the flashy gambler, greedy financier, and boastful billionaire (that he may or may not be). In this bubble era, he is bound to blow
is essential that future generations of farmers have the resources and know-how to restore and protect commonwealth waterways. The MAC program wraps up with a trip to the Chesapeake Bay, where students study how farmland is part of the Bay watershed. It left a lasting impression on Rose Drumm. “It opened my eyes to what I can do at home to help a few hundred miles away and how water quality affects the animals at my house and on my farm,” she says. “I wanted to come home and see if I could find a program for us to get our cattle out of the stream and possibly put in a water system, so they wouldn’t be in the stream.” CBF’s efforts to prepare young people so they can continue the work of cleaning up our waterways extends beyond the field of agriculture. The Student Leadership Program in Pennsylvania, also in its first year, gives a voice to high school students, focuses on team building, and teaches the method and value of taking action to improve water quality in their local communities. Students plan and coordinate advocacy and restoration activities. Last school year, they met with Senator Robert Casey Jr. In addition to the MAC and Student Leadership programs, CBF’s Susquehanna Watershed Education Program in Pennsylvania has been a source of hands-on learning in the spring and fall, for over 25 years. In the 2015-16 school year, SWEP coordinated with about 40 regional groups and on 85 trips and put students in grade 6 through 12 onto the water so they would learn more
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Allison Markel and River Sferlazza are first around the buoy, on their way to winning the first-ever “Canoe Classic,” sponsored by CBF’s Student Leadership Program, on the Susquehanna River. about the health of local waterways. SWEP provides field experiences that help students build a critical connection to the natural world in which they live, in the hopes it will motivate their decision-making toward improving water quality as they develop into citizens and future leaders in Pennsylvania. SWEP students paddle on local rivers and streams and investigate the health of the water through hands-on activities like up-close studies of the bugs and other species living in the water. They also study the physical characteristics of the waterway, shoreline,
and adjoining lands, using water chemistry tests to determine water quality, and using maps to get to know their specific watershed. Be it through MAC, Student Leadership, or SWEP, CBF is helping students chart a course for cleaner water. To learn more about CBF education programs in Pennsylvania, email Lane Whigham at lwhigham@cbf.org, or Tom Parke at tparke@cbf.org. Harry Campbell is Pennsylvania executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Democrats have a misguided mission against oil and gas companies The recent Democratic National Convention included a full-fledged assault on one of the central pillars of the American economy: fossil fuels. The official convention platform calls for completely replacing oil and natural gas with renewables by 2050. This is a delusional, disastrous position. Renewables can’t meet our country’s energy needs. And squeezing the oil and gas sector with onerous regulations could destroy millions of jobs. Today, the fossil fuel industry is an indispensable part of the American job market, employing about one out of every 20 work-
ers. That’s 9.8 million jobs. And within the next two decades, it’s expected to generate another 2 million positions. Unfortunately, Democrats are opting to sacrifice these jobs to the green agenda. Their convention platform promises to “move beyond the ‘all of the above’ energy approach” and “run entirely on clean energy by mid-century.” That’s a pipe dream. Despite receiving billions in public support, renewables still only constitute a small fraction of America’s energy economy. A decade ago, they generated about 10 percent of U.S. electricity. Today, they generate 13 percent. That’s a miniscule improvement. Meanwhile, fossil fuels continue to fulfill the vast majority of our energy needs, with gas and oil generating over 67 percent of the
country’s electricity. The Democrats’ crusade against oil and gas shouldn't come as a surprise. Two of the members of the convention committee are unapologetic environmental extremists: Bill McKibben, a long-time foe of the fossil fuel industry, and Carol Browner, a former official at the Environmental Protection Agency. Their extremism does not reflect the will of the public. Four out of five Americans favor increased domestic production of gas and oil. Democrats’ anti-fossil fuel crusade also represents a betrayal of one of their core constituencies: labor unions. Many of the positions created by oil and gas are bluecollar manufacturing jobs covered by the AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and other major unions. These positions are well-paid,
skill-intensive, and largely immune to outsourcing — that is, they’re precisely what the American working class needs. And yet, Democrats are pushing policies that will squash their growth. Democrats need to halt their misguided mission against oil and gas companies. These firms are helping millions of Americans earn a living while generating huge environmental benefits. Meanwhile, renewables are nowhere near ready for prime time; they can’t be the backbone of our energy economy. As they move toward the election, Democrats should ditch their harmful energy message and own up to the facts. Tom Borelli, Ph.D. is a contributor with Conservative Review.
SOUNDOFF • “As I read the paper and watch the news there certainly are some crimes and tragic things happening in Lower Swatara, so I wonder has what the board of commissioners done to manpower with the Lower Swatara Police bit them in the butt yet? I wonder if the police and detectives are struggling to handle these horrible crimes and tragedies. Maybe most of us don’t feel it but the victims and families do and that can be any of us any day. This is no time in this country to be improperly maintaining your police force. Wake up and smell the coffee Lower Swatara board even if you don’t like the police we all need them. It doesn’t seem there is any sense of urgency by this board to protect us and help their police do they’re important jobs. • “Where
is the code enforcement officer in Middletown? As I walk around town I see weeds growing on peoples sidewalks and in the street on East Water St. On West Water St. there is a home that has trash piled up so high that the smell is horrendous and the bushes in front of the house make it difficult to walk by. There are
The General Assembly successfully avoided a prolonged budget impasse this year and completed the 2016-17 budget in a bipartisan fashion without asking taxpayers for more money from their paychecks. The new budget invests $250 million more in pre-K-through-grade 12 education and $15 million to address the opioid crisis, in addition to more funding to shorten the waiting list for those with intellectual disabilities and to train three classes of state troopers. Due to federal mandates and increased corrections and health care costs, the commonwealth needed to raise more than $1.28 billion in new revenue to cover the cost of this year’s budget. That new revenue will be generated using a tax amnesty program to encourage delinquent taxpayers to pay their owed taxes, profits from the new wine privatization plan, proceeds from Internet gaming, and revenue from cigarettes and e-cigarettes. This package ensures that the commonwealth will continue to meet its financial obligations while not passing the burden of higher broad-based sales and income taxes onto Pennsylvania families. For more information on the final 2016-17 state budget, visit RepPayne.com.
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• “Thank you to all involved that helped put National Night Out together, it was a great night.”
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.
JOHNPAYNE THE CAPITOL REPORT Bipartisan effort gets state budget done on time
HARRYCAMPBELL Helping students chart a course toward cleaner water The Chesapeake Bay Foundation believes that clean water is a legacy worth leaving future generations and is teaching today’s young people how they can be good stewards of Pennsylvania’s rivers and streams tomorrow. With her two sisters, Rose Drumm hopes to one day inherit Broken Arrow Ranch, her family’s 54-acre beef farm in southern Lancaster County. Rose spent a day learning about water quality and planting seedlings in order to help restore a streamside buffer on an Amish Farm in Lancaster County as part of CBF Pennsylvania’s new Mentors in Agricultural Conservation job-shadowing program. CBF education programs in Pennsylvania encourage students throughout the Susquehanna River watershed to learn outside, to get their hands in the dirt and feet in the water. MAC is part of CBF Pennsylvania’s Student Leadership Program and pairs Future Farmers of America and 4-H students with CBF restoration specialists like Ashley Spotts, who kept the seedling and planting advice flowing to Rose Drumm. In additional to restoration work, students learn from farmers first-hand about conservation projects on their farms. About 25 students were in MAC in 2016, its first year. Roughly 19,000 miles of Pennsylvania rivers and streams are damaged by nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment runoff. As agriculture is the leading source of that pollution, it
up. When he went after the presidency, he stepped out of character as if to say, my time is up. He so exemplifies his age that, if you did not actually see it, you would not believe anyone could be such a perfect avatar. The arrogance and greed that spread through our society over the past 35 years had its beginning in the 1980s. But the politicalization and privatization continue to be and grow until Donald Trump has become the exemplar of our ethos. And there are those who would make him president.
other places as well. Years ago I got a notice to get the weeds off my sidewalk or face a fine and mine were only little things! Maybe there are elderly people who need help in taking care of these things, but the code officer is never in his office and doesn’t return phone calls!”
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Swatara Police: Please know that regardless of the support or lack there of from your commissioners, that your residents truly appreciate what you do for our community. The past couple of weeks have been trying times for the law enforcement community. There is a lack of respect, understanding, and appreciation for the job you guys do. You go to work each day protecting our community and making it a better place, maybe if we don’t see all the good you do. You may not go home to your family for ‘just doing your job,’ which is a sacrifice that most don’t have to make. It’s a shame that your commissioners, your leaders have failed you and have failed to treat you better. Remember, board members are elected positions and are not guaranteed. Please look to the future. One day this current board will no longer be there and they will have to look within and answer to someone greater than themselves.
In honor of the veterans of the 106th District who put their lives on the line to serve our country, I will host my 2016 Veterans Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4. It will be held at Spring Garden Reception and Conference Center in Lower Swatara Township, 903 Spring Garden Drive. Space is limited, and reservations for this event are required and can be made by contacting my Hershey office at 717-534-1323, no later than Oct. 24. The breakfast will be complimentary to those in attendance and is limited to veterans, including active duty military, residing in the 106th Legislative District. Accommodations will be made for disabled veterans requiring the assistance of another person. Each year, I look forward to this opportunity to personally thank our veterans for their sacrifice. I hope all area veterans who have served our country will consider joining me for my last Veterans Breakfast before I retire. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives whose 106th District includes Middletown. Email him at jpayne106@pahousegop.com. His Capitol office telephone number is 717-787-2684.
You may email your Sound Off any time day or night, at our website: www.pressandjournal.com. I truly feel sorry that even in today’s climate, with cops being ambushed, shot, and murdered for simply putting on a badge and trying to make the community a little safer, that you are still treated the way that you are. Hang in their guys.”
• “How do the people on Water Street put up with the smell of all that trash on their street? Why aren’t the people who own that house made to clean up that garbage and fix the bushes in the front of their house? No wonder so many houses are for sale in this town.” • “Kudos to Officer Bennett for handling a traffic situation outstanding and not holding up the whole street. Very professional even when a passerby was yelling obscenities about police in general. #Team Bennett.” • “One hundred forty-five thousand
dollars in fines from trucks, let’s do the math. Lower Swatara officers start at $48,000. Lower Swatara has lost three officers in the past year and the commissioners have failed to hire anybody new. Forty-eight thousand dollars x 3 new officers equals $144,000. Even save $1,000. I wonder what new excuse the commissioners will use to NOT HIRE any new officers? Doesn’t
Sound Off is published as a venue for our readers to express their personal opinions and does not express the opinions of the Press And Journal. Sound Off is published in the Viewpoints sections but is not intended to be read as news reports. seem to be a monetary issue to me. Wasn’t there a vote to hire in May? Yet here we are, three months later and still no new Police Officers. The township has a major heroin problem (overdose deaths, DUI’s, and so forth), a toddler that drowned and is under investigation, fraud, thefts, assaults, and so on. One detective to handle all of this while the school resource officer and another detective are pulled from their assignments to cover the loss of street officers. You can’t make this up. AMAZING.”
• “The person who stated that the Black Horse Grille is just so so seemed to have been comparing it to the Tattered Flag. No comparison, they are two different venues. We have been to the Black Horse several times and found it to be a very good nice clean atmosphere, nice bar and dining areas, good service, good food and a varied menu with bar food and great dinners. Also have been to the Tattered Flag and also found it to be very good, nice bar and some table
seating, good atmosphere but it is a bar/brewer setting and a bar menu. So as I said no comparison and let’s not throw stones at either one. Enjoy new places in our town and old places like JDs Junction, etc.”
• “Is there going to be a School Resource Officer in the schools this year? That officer is on the street right now and with manpower at an all time low, my question is for the safety of the children. If he has to stay on the street to cover shifts, who will be in the schools?” • “So if I am a resident of Lower Swatara and I become the victim of a minor or non-violent crime, let’s say fraud or vandalism, who will be investigating my case and how long will it take to complete that? I’ve been reading in the paper for so long now that the department has pulled another detective from his duties to cover shifts as well as pulling the officer out of school to do the same. If it’s that low in manpower, why don’t
they hire more officers? All this talk means nothing. Action speaks louder than words.”
• “Very conspicuously, Lower Swatara did not have a National Night Out,’ Commissioner Todd Truntz said during the board’s Aug. 3 meeting. He advocated the township start planning to hold its own National Night Out for the first time in August 2017. Here is the problem: there are not enough officers to participate in this great event for the community. The department is well below manpower minimums as it stands already. There aren’t enough guys to work the street and do this as well. Hopefully this is the answer to your questions Mr. Truntz. Pretty plain and simple.” • “Seven weeks, still no new Lower Swatara Officers hired. Think I will post the week count every week until it happens. Glad my tax money bought a new truck with leather seats for the sewer department though. I’m sure those will come in handy.”
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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Middletown
Please join us each Sunday to hear the Gospel. 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.
Middletown
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 also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. For additional information please contact the church office at 939-0766 or e-mail us at ebenezerumc890@ comcast.net.
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. For security purposes our back and side doors will be locked every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the start of worship. The only door for entry after that will be the front door. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. 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 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Pastor Britt writes a daily devotional on Facebook page, “One Way, One
Welcome all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. 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 Aug. 17-23 are always open to everyone. Wed., Aug. 17: 6 p.m., Alcoholics
Truth, One Life.” We invite all to read it. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. August ushers: Linda Balmer, Jackie and Sam Rainal, Diane Rowe. Greeter for August: Dick Wagner. Children’s Church leaders for August: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. Men’s Group meets every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer. Community men invited. Confirmation class for Jr./Sr. High youth begins Sun., Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. Our “Prayer and Veggie Garden” is started. Wooden pickets inscribed for the fence are being sold for a cost in memory of, honor of, or family name. Contact Michelle Strohecker at 717-982-5068. Our 8 ft. cross, made out of nails, has been erected for the prayer garden in the back of the yard and is illuminated every night. Drive by and see it. Save the date of Sunday, August 28 for our special worship service and picnic to celebrate our 5th anniversary. 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.newbeginningschurchmiddletownpa.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.
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran to the Middletown Area Interfaith Church is located at Spring and Union Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- Street, Royalton. Individuals may also town. We are a Reconciling In Christ take items directly to the food pantry, Church. which is open Tuesdays and Fridays, Please join us for worship. Our wor- from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Comship times are: Wednesday morning at munity Action Commission office is 10 a.m., Saturday evening, 5 p.m., and open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday morning worship is at 9 a.m., at the same location. through Sunday, September 4. Our Church and Community Events: Sunday worship service is broadcast Wed., Aug. 17: 10 a.m., Holy at 11a.m. on WMSS 91.1FM. Our Communion-Chapel; 3 p.m., Holy Saturday service is a casual traditional Communion – Frey Village. service. This service usually is 45 Sat., Aug. 20: 9 a.m., Food Pantry minutes in length. Please enter the Cleaning; 10:30 a.m., WSP Workshop; church through the parking lot door. 5 p.m., Holy Communion. The first Sunday of each month is Sun., Aug. 21: Pentecost 14; 9 a.m., Food Pantry Sunday. Needed items Holy Communion (T). are syrup, pancake mix, cake mixes, Mon., Aug. 22: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., frostings, white noodles (not whole Community Dinner – Church of grain), puddings – especially choco- God; 5 to 9 p.m., Event – preschool late, gelatins, ketchup, mustard, mayo, classrooms. vinegar, pickles, olives, barbecue Wed., Aug. 24: 10 a.m., Chapel. sauces, any condiments, vegetable Visit our website at www.stpeor canola oils, and always toiletries. tersmiddletown.org. These are items not consistently Scripture for August 21: Isa 58:9bpurchased or available at Central PA 14; Ps 103:1-8; Heb 12:18-29; Luke Food Bank. Items collected are taken 13:10-17.
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown 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. Wed., Aug. 17: 6:30 p.m., Property and Maintenance Committee meeting. Thurs., Aug. 18: September newsletter deadline. Church School is completed for the summer. Adult Forum will resume on Sept. 18, the week after we worship and dine at Indian Echo Caverns. Have a renewing and beautiful summer. Please join us for worship and communion at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Our sanctuary is air-conditioned and handicapped accessible, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one. Nursery is available during the service, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Do join us.
CHURCH DIRECTORY Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
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Anonymous Book Study. Sun., Aug. 21: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August 21: Alberta Harris; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Gloria Clouser, and Delores and Bill Mortimore. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Louise Eshleman presented by her family. Tues., Aug. 23: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 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 at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Sun., Aug. 21: 3 p.m., Adult Forum planning meeting at Lauffer’s. Mon., Aug. 22: 6:30 p.m., Labyrinth walk at Mateer’s. Tues., Aug 23: 1:30 p.m., Book discussion at Mateer’s; 6 p.m., Special Presbytery meeting in Shippensburg. Our electronic newsletter can be accessed anytime: (1) Search for the website by typing in pcmdt.org or Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown; (2) The “home page” opens with a photo of our church bell tower; (3) Go to the upper right hand corner of the website and click on “resources”; (4) The new page opens with options: click on “newsletter.” (These are PDF files, should open with Adobe Acrobat). The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-944-4322. 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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Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
Church School - 10 am •Worship Service - 11 am
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
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Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Summer Worship Schedule Thru Sept. 4 Worship Service - 9 am • No Sunday School Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am Kierch Sundays - September 4
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Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
Evangelical United Methodist Church
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor
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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. LEE ELLENBERGER, Pastor Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
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280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
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
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
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Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
Sunday Worship - 9:15 am Small Groups - 10:30 am
PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Pennsylvania Family Roots
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Middletown
Calvary Church has been a part of the Middletown Borough community since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ all these years and to do so knowing the good news has never changed in over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching what Scripture teaches. If we believe the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting in his death and resurrection for sinners we can and will be forgiven and saved from God’s wrath.
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The Christian Deppen Family
Christian Deppen had 10 children - of these children having a background of ancestors whose forebears for many generations prior to coming to America, were driven from one European country to another by religious persecutions. They inherited a spirit of roving and adventure, and many factors led to the constant move onward. The pioneers, who undertook the long voyage across the “Big Pond” as the Atlantic is called in the old Swiss records, came mostly to escape religious persecutions and intolerance, as well as to a land of opportunity. Every inducement was made by the English to persuade these restless people to undertake this step. The land was offered very cheap, much advertising propaganda was distributed. Many of these former French exiles were not satisfied in the narrow crowded valleys among the Alps. They talked and planned in groups and as more and more people left, the Swiss authorities became alarmed and forbade all from leaving their borders. These people plead and begged permission from the church and state. Many of these in the Canton, which were not tolerated by the Swiss authorities, they were given permission together with Lutherans and Reformed, after they paid a heavy tax. These groups who came together, were not only neighbors, but in many cases parents, married children, brothers, sisters, cousins and connected by ties of kinship in some way, and made an effort to locate as near as possible in the same section in this country. After a voyage of four months, 17 days, these pioneers trekked onward and westward. After trying to persuade this class to settle here, the British authorities became alarmed at the large number of “foreigners,” especially Germans, and tried to put a stop to their coming. As all these means failed, they demanded they settle 60 miles west of Philadelphia. As the Zimmerman and Bricker families had settled in Cocalico, four years before in 1732, our 1736 passengers no doubt stopped at their homes. Hans Zimmerman, Jr., was married to Anna Ruchty, the sister of Christian Deppen’s wife and daughter of Christian Ruchty. There was a close tie of kinship between Peter Bricker and Christian Deppen, as well as the Zimmerman-Brickers adjoining neighbors. Peter Bricker’s first wife was Christina. Christian Deppen had a sister Christiana of the same age as this daughter of Christian Deppen, Sr. In 1739 Christian Ruchty received title to 242 acres along the Tulpehocken Creek, in the Manor of Plumton. No conveyances are recorded of this tract until in 1755, to insure and clarify title-121 acres to Peter Bricker, Jr., through Hans Zimmerman, Jr., the husband of Anna Ruchty. These two daughters were the sole heirs of Christian Ruchty. These Princess Augusta passengers were again ill treated by the British at Philadelphia, when their belongings, which they had gotten in their homeland in exchange for less bulky articles, were taken from them. These articles had been passed all along the Rhine, at Rotterdam, at Cowes, England, and now in Philadelphia. The right to ownership was curtly refused. Among the four appointed by the passengers, was Benedict Youghi, whose son married Anna Deppen. After repeated hearings and petitions the petition was dismissed and the right to their lawful property denied. These were articles sorely needed by the early settlers, but in spite of this added hardship, our pioneers bravely headed onward and their energy and perseverance was rewarded by success, so that when Christian Deppen wrote his will in 1775, his 10 children all benefited by his thrift and frugality. Evan had prospered to the extent of building a new and more commodious house in 1776. Having called Middletown in the early days, here they met as neighbors, the band of settlers who came from Schoharie, N.Y. These settlers had settled here prior to the colony’s purchase of the land from the Indians. These settlers had the earliest church, Reed’s - named after prominent members of this 1723 band. The church was organized in 1725. Due to dissension among its members, part of the members organized Christ Lutheran Church in 1743, adjoining this grove and burial lot on the south. As more and more of these Schoharie settlers came to Pennsylvania a reformed church was organized west of here known as Trinity Tulpehocken Church. The first concern of these settlers was their spiritual ahead of their physical welfare. The tall church spires seen along this highway, Route 422, is the result of the work of these early pilgrims, and is significant of the kind of forebears we had. They carried their work on into other territories and always selected some tall hillside to build bonfires on a Saturday evening, if some ways selected. Christian Deppen mentioned six sons and four daughters in his will in 1775, his wife having died prior. He bequeathed 1/6 of his plantation to each of his six sons, (which was over 500 acres), none of the plantation to be sold until his youngest son, Abraham became of age. He appointed his eldest son John, (executor), also a bequest of 50£ as his birthright, and his son Joseph as the executor. The sons mentioned thus: John, Peter, David, Joseph, Jacob and Abraham. The executors to pay 125£ to daughter Barbara, wife of Peter Zimmerman, Jr. one year after his death, 125£ to daughter Anna, wife of George Yeakley the second year after his death, 125£ to Veronica the third year after his death, and 125£ to daughter Elizabeth the fourth year after his death. He died in 1781, aged 76 yrs. Son Peter married widow Kobel’s daughter Barbara on September 22, 1772, Frederick Kobel (the miller) having been massacred by the Indians. The Kobel’s were of the Schoharie migration, widow Maria Cobelsin, owning the farm in the description of Christian Ruchty’ s deed. The story of the Kobel’s is Barbara had been a prisoner of Indians for nine months, when a child about 10 yrs. of age, and only spared due to her piercing black eyes and straight black hair. Peter Deppen’s family lived on the plantation as mentioned in his father’s will, buying land in Pinegrove Twp., at the second Blue Hill of the Blue Mountains in 1776. He was a taxpayer in said township in 1778 as a resident. In 1783, Peter and Barbara sold their 1/6 to Christian Deppen’s will to John Deppen for 140£. He then increased his holdings in Pinegrove Twp., becoming a very prosperous man, built a stone house in 1818, wrote his will in 1815 and died in 1823. His estate was valued at $23,000, after he had already distributed to some of his children. Part two in next week’s column 863
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Marsico, Barletta to discussion opioid epidemic State Rep. Ron Marsico, R-Dauphin, and U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, RHazleton, will host a joint forum to address the growing heroin and opioid epidemic in Pennsylvania and across the nation on Thursday, Aug. 18. Barletta’s 11th Congressional District includes areas north and west of Middletown, including Lower Swatara Township. Attendees will be able to participate by submitting questions to the panel, which also will include moderator R.J. Harris; Cumberland County District Attorney Dave Freed; Secretary Gary Tennis, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick; Director of Public Safety David Spotts, Lower Paxton Township Police Department; John Cribari, founder of the Natalie Cribari Drug Awareness Fund; and Dr. R. Daniel Bledsoe, director of Pinnacle Health Emergency Department at West Shore Hospital and Community LifeTeam EMS. The event starts at 6 p.m. at Harrisburg Area Community College, Rose Lehrman Arts Center, 1 HACC Drive, Harrisburg. Barring technical difficulties, streaming will be available at www.RonMarsico.com
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More than $400 in donations and 80 bras were collected Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Feel Your Boobies Foundation’s Bras & Bucks event. Proceeds from the event will be used to support the foundation’s 2016 Bras Across the Bridge event on Aug. 27 in Harrisburg. The fundraiser was held at the Tattered Flag Brewery & Stillworks in downtown Middletown. Pictured from left are Kelly Killen; Hailey Akakpo-Martin; Suson Akakpo-Martin; Matt Fritz, Tattered Flag’s chief sales officer; Michelle Burger; and Leigh Hurst, founder of Feel Your Boobies. Colleen Mills won a raffle of locally provided gifts. Last year’s Bras Across the Bridge drew more than 100 participants who helped parade a string of 900 bras at the City Islanders Pink Night soccer game, then down City Island, across the Walnut Street Bridge and into Harrisburg. The event raised nearly $15,000 to support education programs.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 22 9:00 a.m. - Market Goat Show 9:00 a.m. - 8 pm - Competitive exhibits received at Church Fellowship Hall (Open 5 pm Tues.) 1:00 p.m. - Market Lamb Show 5:30 p.m. - Flag Raising Ceremony 5:45 p.m. - Fair Queen Competition with Dan & Galla (main stage) 6:00 p.m. - Swine Show 6:00 p.m. - Ride for One Price ($20, 6-11 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. - Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo) 6:45 p.m. - Opening Ceremony 7:00 p.m. - Water Balloon Toss (children) 7:30 p.m. - Emerson (Christian pop rock)(stage 2) 8:00 p.m. - The Fabulous Heartbreak, Tribute to Patsy Cline and Elvis (oldies)(main stage) 8:30 p.m. - Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Competitive exhibit area closed for judging 10:00 a.m. - Beef Show (Breeding, Market, Dairy) 1:00 p.m. - Sack Race (children) 2:00 p.m. - Ride for One Price ($15, 2-6 pm) 5:00 p.m. - Exhibits open in Church Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. - Rabbit Show 6:30 p.m. - Talent Show with Dan and Galla (main stage) 7:00 p.m. - Sack Race (children) 7:30 p.m. - Skid Loader Rodeo (horse arena) 7:30 p.m. - Rabbit Showmanship 7:30 p.m. - Annual Baked Goods Auction (stage 2)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 7 - 11 a.m. - Breeding Livestock & Dairy check-in 12:00 p.m. - Breeding & Pygmy Goat Show 1:00 p.m. - Sponge Relay Race (children) 2:00 p.m. - Ride for One Price ($15, 2-6 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. - Angorapalooza (petting zoo) 5:00 p.m. - Celebrity Milking Contest (show ring) 6:00 p.m. - Breeding Sheep Show 7:00 p.m. - Chris Ivey (juggler) (behind office) 7:00 p.m. - Mini Hay Bale Toss (children) 7:30 p.m. - Tractor Games (horse arena) 7:30 p.m. - M & M Magic (stage 2) 7:30 p.m. - Flamin' Dick and the Hot Rods (oldies)(main stage) FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 8:00 a.m. - Dairy Show 2:00 p.m. - Ride for One Price ($15.00 2-6 p.m.) 3:00 p.m. - Supreme Champion Breeding 5:30 p.m. - Ashley Fletcher's Equine Show (horse arena) 6:30 p.m. - Pedal Power Tractor Pull 6:30 p.m. - Exotic Animal Encounters (petting zoo) 7:00 p.m. - Arts & Crafts Auction (stage 2) 7:15 p.m. - Sheep Herding Demo (horse arena) 7:30 p.m. - Laredo (country)(main stage) 8:00 p.m. - Ashley Fletcher's Equine Show (horse arena) SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 10:00 a.m. - Dairy Goat Milking Demo (petting zoo) 10:00 a.m. - Horseshoe Pitch 10:00 a.m. - Baby/Toddler Parade Registration (info booth) 10:20 a.m. - Baby/Toddler Parade 10:45 a.m. - Ryan and Friends (puppet show)(stage 2) 11:00 a.m. - Making Mozzarella Cheese from Fresh Goat's Milk Demo (petting zoo) 11:00 a.m. - CrossFit Competition (horse arena) 12:30 p.m. - Pet Show 12:30 p.m. - Triple J Reptiles & Rescue (stage 2) 1:00 p.m. - Rabbit Hopping Demo (petting zoo) 2:00 p.m. - Hay Bale Throwing Contest 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Competitive Exhibits released 4:00 p.m. - Livestock Exhibits released 4:30 p.m. - Frog Jumping Contest 7:00 p.m. - Elizabethtown Fire Co. Demo (horse arena) 7:00 p.m. - Mike Bishop, Comedy Hypnotist (stage 2) 7:30 p.m. - Chris Higbee (country/fiddle)(main stage) Co-Sponsored by The Merchandiser 7:30 p.m. - Fighting Dragons - Martial Arts Demo 9:00 p.m. - Mike Bishop, Comedy Hypnotist (stage 2) 9:00 p.m. - Winners of Baby Photo and Pet Photo Contests announced 10:45 p.m. - Fireworks Co-Sponsored by Williams
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 SENIOR CITIZENS’ DAY 10 - 11:30 a.m. - Registration for Senior King & Queen 11:00 a.m. - Kyle & Kelly Magic and Illusions (stage 2) Sponsored by Masonic Village 11:45 a.m. - Senior King & Queen Announced (stage 2) 1:00 p.m. - Egg & Spoon Race (children) 2:00 p.m. - Ride for One Price ($15, 2-6 p.m.) 4 - 5 p.m. - Market Livestock exhibits released 5:00 p.m. - Fleece to Shawl Demo 5:30 p.m. - Supreme Champion Market 6:00 p.m. - Sale of Champions 6:00 p.m. - Corn Hole Tournament (behind office) 7:00 p.m. - The Uptown Band (variety)(main stage) FARMER FOR A DAY Co-Sponsored by Fulton Bank Petting Zoo Open M-F 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. 7:00 p.m. - Egg & Spoon Race (children) 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Saturday 12 - 9 p.m. Facebook.com/etownfair 7:30 p.m. - Fire in the Glen (Celtic) (stage 2) www.pafairs.org/etownfair Sponsored by Masonic Village PETS - Animals on the fairgrounds are Twitter.com/etownfair LIGHTS restricted to animals for exhibit and/or 8:15 p.m. - The Belle Tones (female vocal trio) (main stage) www.etownfair.com competition. Dogs and other pets will Co-Sponsored by Fulton Bank OUT be permitted on the fairgrounds 9:30 p.m. - The Uptown Band (variety)(main stage) @ 11 PM not during hours of operation. Co-Sponsored by Fulton Bank
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Farm to Table Dinner benefits local facility
n Sunday, Aug. 14, 150 attendees supported the American Cancer Society’s sixth annual Farm to Table Dinner held at Strites’ Orchard & Farm Market. The menu was prepared by local chefs, based around ingredients sourced directly from local farm and farmers markets, and paired with drinks from local breweries and vineyards. Donations raised stayed local, benefitting the Hope Lodge in Hershey — a 14room facility committed to improving the quality of life for patients and their loved ones at no cost while undergoing active outpatient treatment for cancer. Live Appeal for the Hope Lodge raised nearly $10,000 with money still coming in. The silent auction brought in more than $7,200, and the live auction raised more than $5,000. Photos by Liz Strite