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Elks Theatre may close for ceiling repairs By Dan Miller
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The Elks Theatre could be closed for ceiling repairs this fall.
Tentative plans call for closing the Elks Theatre for a period sometime this fall to make needed repairs, says the chairman of the Middletown authority that will soon become the theater’s new owner. Matt Tunnell, chairman of the Middletown Borough Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, said on Tuesday, Aug. 12 that a codes inspector hired by the borough believes the repairs cannot be done while the theater remains open.
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The repairs, to the theater’s ceiling, will mean “scaffolding, ripping the seats out, and building a platform to get up there,’’ Tunnell said. “That is going to be a pretty messy job.” Tunnell, a co-owner of the Midtown Cinema in Harrisburg, said that closing the theater in the fall makes sense because it is a slow time of the year for the movie industry. The repairs need to be done in time for the theater to reopen by Thanksgiving, when things start to pick up heading into the holiday season, Tunnell said. The exact time the theater would be closed will need to be coordinated with Middletown
Borough Council, Tunnell said. In addition, the authority also plans to complete the theater’s conversion to a digital projector while the theater is closed for the ceiling repairs. It’s no longer a question of whether the authority will purchase the theater and the building it’s located in, the Elks Building, but a question of when, officials said. The building currently is owned by the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp., which had been negotiating a sale with the authority. Please See ELKS, Page A6
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Water and sewer rates with be going up for Middletown residents and businesses now that Middletown Borough Council has overridden Mayor James H. Curry III’s earlier veto of a rate increase. Council voted 7-2 on Monday, Aug. 18 to override Curry’s veto, which the mayor cast on July 21. Councilors Anne Einhorn and Tom Handley voted against the override. The vote clears the way for the rate increases to go into effect. Sewer rates for the average resident will go up from $43 to $68 per month. Water bills will go up by a smaller amount. However, council also eliminated the monthly 2,000-gallon minimum it used to determine charges, so customers now will be billed for the amount of water they actually use, in 100-gallon increments. Council President Chris McNamara said revenue from the sewer rates has not met expenses in the borough since 2008 or 2009, resulting in a gap that must be closed. Rates for Royalton residents will also be going up as a result of contract negotiations between the authority and Royalton Borough, according to John Patten, chairman of the Middletown Borough Authority.
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Day care official charged with theft By Dan Miller
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A Middletown woman who served as assistant director of Ebenezer Christian Childcare in Lower Swatara Twp. was charged by township police with taking $1,050 in cash and gift cards from the facility. Cindy Yvonne Buck, 51, of the 100 block of E. Emaus St., was charged on Friday, Aug. 15 by police with theft by unlawful taking, a misdemeanor. Buck took money from the day care facility on three different occasions between June 23 and Aug. 11, according to the criminal complaint that police filed with District Judge Michael Smith’s office. Buck was fired from her position as assistant director on Tuesday, Aug. 12, said the Rev. Suanne Whorl, lead pastor of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Buck had worked at the Ebenezer day care facility for eight years, Whorl said. “We were all shocked and we were all very sad,” Whorl said. “There were a lot of people here who were very close to her. It’s been very hard.” Buck told the Press And Journal that she is “terribly sorry.” “I was desperate,’’ she said. Buck has already started paying some of the money back to the day care, Whorl said. Police said their investigation started in early summer after the church reported that $850 had been taken from a staff member’s duffel bag. The money was meant for children’s tuition and to buy Mr. Frosty ice cream for the kids in the day care facility, police said. After being contacted by the church, police installed a
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Borough to hire codes officers Middletown Borough Council has approved a plan to beef up the borough codes department. Council voted 9-0 on Monday, Aug. 18 to hire a full-time codes officer and two part-time officers. The budget includes funds for the positions, said President Chris McNamara. The borough would still retain the services of Commonwealth Code Inspection Service, a company that the borough hired to provide codes inspection services.
VFW Post 1620 earns prestigious national award
By Noelle Barrett
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In a last hoorah before the start of school on Monday Aug. 25, parents and children were all smiles during the first-ever Lower Dauphin Falcon Family Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 17 at Hummelstown’s Schaffner Park. A crowd enjoying the final days of summer by enjoying a variety of activities such as face painting and a bouncey house. The event, staged by the Lower Dauphin Falcon Foundation, was a celebration before the school year begins. “It’s been a vision through the foundation to have a celebration to the end of summer and welcome the students back,” said Sherri Smith, Superintendent of the Lower Dauphin School District. “It’s really just a day to celebrate being a part of Lower Dauphin.” There were plenty of people on hand to celebrate – children and
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chief. Bey, of Susquehanna Twp., will be paid a salary not to exceed $72,500. He will also receive no benefits. Council President Chris McNamara said Bey had asked not to be paid benefits. It likely will be several weeks to a month before Bey is available for the job. First, he must retire from the Pennsylvania State Police, where he holds the rank of captain and oversees the state police Bureau of Training and Education. Bey is also a senior master sergeant and a 28-year 0veteran of the Air Force Reserve. Bey, who witnessed the vote, received a hearty standing ovation from council after the decision was made. He stood up from his seat in the front row of the audience, shook hands with the council members who came over to congratulate him, and told the crowd he was pleasantly surprised to have received the ovation. Hiring Bey was among several items involving personnel and potential litigation that council discussed during a closed-door executive session held during Monday’s meeting. However, when it came to any public discussion or disagreement on council regarding choosing Bey, there was none. Bey was one of three finalists who had emerged
ohn King began his career in law enforcement 24 years ago as a patrolman in Steelton. Since then, he has worked his way up the ranks, from patrolman to sergeant and detective. On Monday, Aug. 18, King’s dream was realized: Steelton Borough Council hired King as the borough’s new police chief by a 4-0 vote after an executive session to discuss personnel. Only council President Jeffery Wright and council members Stephen Shaver, Denae House and Brian Proctor were in attendance. It’s been nearly a four-month process to hire a chief since former Chief Scott Spangler abruptly announced his retirement on April 1. Spangler served on the police force for more than 30 years, including a five-year stint as chief. King served as acting chief from April until he was hired Monday. “I’m relieved,” King said after he was sworn in after council’s meeting. “I’ve been in the running for the position for probably the last five chiefs, so it’s something I’ve aspired to do since early on in my career.” King will receive a salary of $88,000, which will be up for review in a year, according to council. The borough received around six applicants, and narrowed it down to two finalists – King and a police officer from Carlisle, according to Steelton Mayor Tom Acri. Shaver, who was involved in the interview and hiring process, said council’s personnel committee was impressed with King.
iddletown Borough Council voted 9-0 on Monday, Aug. 18 to hire John Bey, a 25-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police, as the town’s new police
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A Hummelstown man was arrested after he posted a rap video on Facebook that threatened to shoot another man at the Fuzzy Few Carnival in Schaffner Park, borough police said. Laron Darnell Wilson Jr., 21, of the 200 block of N. Duke St., was arrested on Friday, Aug. 8 after police received calls from Facebook users who reported the video, said Chief Charles Dowell. “Basically, it was a rap made by [Wilson] claiming he had a gun and was going to go to the carnival and commit a crime,” Dowell said. “He didn’t say why in the video.” No weapon was found on carnival grounds, and there was no threat to the public at any time, police said. Wilson was charged with terrorist threats and making false identification to law enforcement officials. He was arraigned before District Judge Dominic Pelino and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, Aug. 27 before Pelino.
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Fire breather Mark Schwentker dazzles spectators at Falcon Family Fun Day.
What a difference five years makes. In 2009, Middletown VFW Post 1620 was such an embarrassment to the state VFW that it closed the post and placed it in trusteeship for not adhering to VFW bylaws and procedures. The post reopened soon after, but the long journey to restore trust among veterans and the community had just begun. It all seems like a distant bad memory now. Today, the post and its outgoing commander, Donnie Thompson, are being held up as a shining example of what a VFW post is supposed to be. During a ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 12, district and state VFW officials presented Thompson and the post with the national VFW’s “All-American Post Commander” award for 2013-14.
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Joyce Lingle Joyce Ann Lingle, 82, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 14, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 19, 1932 in Farmington, Ark. to the late Berkeley and Marie Garlock Garrett. Joyce was retired from Londonderry Township as a secretary; was of the Christian faith; and her hobbies included reading, sewing, crossword puzzles, and spending time with her loving family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Mark Calvin. She is survived by her loving husband
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Glenn R. Lingle at home; daughter Laura J. Young (Donald); sons Gary R. Lingle (Terri), Roy G. Lingle (Brenda), and David E. Lingle, all of Middletown, and Michael R. Hoffman of Hummelstown; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and an extended number of loving friends and family. Services for Joyce will be at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home, Middletown to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Martha McCurdy, 82, daughter of Stephen O. McCurdy and Bessie McCurdy Foster, passed away August 17 in Snellville, Ga. She was a graduate of McVeytown Oliver High School, Lewistown School of Nursing, and Loyola College in Chicago, Ill. She took care of her mother and worked as a registered nurse. She retired from Frey Village and she was a former president of Londonderry Senior Citizens and the Golden Group. She is survived by her companion William Greene; her sister Mary Tritch; four nephews and one niece; survivors of the family of Mary Tritch are Ray, Stephen, Craig and Candice, and Maurice, the son of her late sister Leah Houser; four great-nephews Aaron, Tim, Christopher, and Kyle; six great-nieces C. Margaret, Ginger, Danielle, Kasey, Heather, and Amy; two great-great-nephews Vincent and Owen; and three great-great- nieces Elena, Elizabeth, and Kelsey. Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 22 at St. Oliver’s Catholic Church, Snellville, Ga. Memorial contributions may be made to Embracing Hospice Foundation, 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite D 580, Atlanta, Ga. 30342.
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Elizabeth B. Van Shura, 96, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, August 16, at Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Forest Hill, Md. She was born on November 15, 1917 in Freeland, Pa. and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dadey Barkanic. Elizabeth retired as a secretary from the Pennsylvania State University, Middletown; she was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown; and she enjoyed gardening, sewing and spending time with her loving family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband John Van Shura, and her son John Van Shura Jr. She is survived by her son Robert Van Shura and wife Susan of Bel Air, Md.; and grandchildren Mairin Van Shura, Kerry Van Shura McAvoy and husband Sean, Stephen Van Shura, and Matthew Van Shura. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 21 at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until time of service on Thursday in the narthex of the church. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home, Middletown, to handle the arrangements. Online condolences can be sent to www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Borough authority gives $20,000 to new business association By Dan Miller
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A new downtown business association that is being formed in Middletown is getting a $20,000 “start-up” grant from the Middletown Borough Industrial and Commercial Development Authority. The authority approved the grant during its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The $20,000 comes from operational funds that were budgeted to the authority by Middletown Borough Council, said authority Chairman Matt Tunnell. The association will be “like a chamber of commerce,” said Robin Pellegrini, a downtown business owner and an organizer of the group. Middletown grants coordinator Jonathan Hicks, who gave a presentation on the group to the authority, said that the association is in the process of becoming incorporated. The group
Vehicle show to benefit library The Middletown Public Library is living on less public money nowadays, relying on donations to keep its doors open. So it counts on fundraisers like the upcoming Wine, Wheels and Beer car, truck and motorcycle show that will be held for its benefit at The Vineyard at Hershey on Saturday, Aug. 23. The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Londonderry Twp. vineyard at 598 Schoolhouse Road. Middletown Borough provided about $65,000 to the library – a reduction
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After a long day at work, Michael Hoagland likes to watch TV in his Steelton home to relax. But there are many days that the noise coming from other nearby homes on Second Street is so loud, he can’t even hear the TV. On Monday, Aug. 4, Hoagland told Steelton Borough Council he’s made “a lot” of phone calls to the police and codes departments, but doesn’t get a response. “My phone calls and concerns are not being heard,” Hoagland said. “Do I have to sell my house to move … because the police and codes aren’t returning my calls?” Another resident, Emuel Powell, of
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will not be a nonprofit organization, since it is to be funded by membership dues and its purpose will be to benefit its members, Hicks said. He said the $20,000 grant will help the association with start-up costs like the cost of incorporating, legal fees, operating costs and marketing costs. Pellegrini said the association is also receiving assistance in its formation from the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corp. (CREDC). Harrisburg Chamber officials, including President and CEO David Black, are expected to attend the association’s first meeting on Thursday, Aug. 21 at Penn State Harrisburg. The association will unveil itself to a group of invited downtown Middletown business owners, Pellegrini said.
Lebanon Street, told council he also has concerns with the noise near his home, adding that people have gotten “nasty” when he’s confronted them. According to the borough code, Steelton has a noise ordinance that generally applies between the hours of 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. that covers various disturbances, including loud music, televisions, yelling and shouting, construction, domestic power tools and animals. Police Chief John King said officers respond to noise complaints and usually issue a warning before citing residents for repeated problems. Once a person is cited, if convicted, they are sentenced to pay a fine of up to $600 for each offense, according to the borough code. Hoagland has gotten a negative response when he’s approached neighbors about the noise. When Hoagland spoke to neighbors about the issue, it results in them calling him derogatory names, he told council.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net As August comes oh-too-swiftly to an end, I recently received some sad news about the 2014-15 school year. After 15 years of substitute teaching for the Middletown Area School District, I am finished. Last year, the district employed The Substitute Service for the job of procuring subs when teachers need to take a day off. Unfortunately, a substitute must be available at least three days a week to be employed by the service. I certainly will miss the students and faculty of the various schools. Of course, I will miss the wonderful answers the kids gave me when I would ask them a Question of the Week! Some doors close, others open. It is an adjustment to make, but it is always good to see what new opportunities arise. We have some very kind and good top-notch people serving our schools and teaching our children. I will miss you all. Please be sure to let me know if you have any news to share or if you would like to tell us about your vacation adventures. I would also encourage you to share tips you have about various restaurants or other places you have been, near or far. Have a wonderful week, and keep looking up! Birthdays Best wishes to Courtney Thomas of Lower Swatara Twp. as she turns 23 on Thursday, Aug. 21. Hoping all your dreams are coming true for you, Courtney. Emily Isett of Lower Swatara celebrates her golden 22 on the 22nd day of August – Friday Aug. 22. Hope your yay-day is fantastic, Emily. Best wishes to Craig Breon for a very happy birthday on Friday, Aug. 22. May 35 wonderful things happen to you on your day. Scott Hile of Lower Swatara marks his 47th cake day celebration on Friday, Aug. 22. Enjoy your birthday weekend, Scott. Double birthday wishes are sent to Jim and Judy Lawyer on Saturday, Aug. 23. Hoping your birthday plans include lots of fun and sun and plenty of smiles. Happy 18th landmark birthday to Tyler Hughes of Lower Swatara on Saturday, Aug. 23. Enjoy, and congrats!
Christy Rae Ammons of Royalton celebrates her Sweet 16 birthday on Saturday, Aug. 23. Have a super beephonk-beep day, Christy! Here is a shout out to Megan Coughlin for a wonderful golden-24-on-the24th birthday! Hope your Sunday, Aug. 24 birthday is sensational. Hannah Ebersole of Lower Swatara marks her 17th frosty-filled day on Sunday, Aug. 24. Best wishes for a super-fun day right before school starts! TJ Bechtel of Lower Swatara celebrates his 22nd cake and ice cream day on Monday, Aug. 25. Hope it is full of joy, TJ. If you see Joe Bendgen out and about on Monday, Aug. 25 be sure to give him a loud and jolly happy birthday greeting. Happy landmark 21st birthday to Laura Snyder of Lower Swatara on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Enjoy your birthday week – and adulthood! Anniversaries Happy belated anniversary to two couples who recently celebrated together. Harry Jr. and Margaret Judy of Middletown and Allen and Donna Moore of Hawaii were all married on Aug. 3, 1974. Best wishes to all of you as you celebrate 40 years of wedded bliss. Best wishes to Joe and Sue Lawruk of Lower Swatara as they celebrate their romantic heart day on Saturday, Aug. 23. Happy 39th anniversary. Keith and Cheryl Daily of Lower Swatara mark their special hearts and flowers day on Sunday, Aug. 24. Happy 35th anniversary to you both, and congrats! Bob and Marie Triplett of Lower Swatara celebrate their 29th anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 24. May your day be full of sweetness and surprises. Enjoy! Happy second anniversary to Jarrett and Deborah Roan of Lower Swatara on Monday, Aug. 25. Best wishes to you for a wonderful, romantic holiday. Township meetings The following Lower Swatara Twp. meetings will be held at the municipal building on Spring Garden Drive: • Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20 • Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on
Monday, Aug. 25 • Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 Library benefit Mark your calendars for Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Wine, Wheels and Beer car, motorcycle and truck show, a benefit for the Middletown Public Library, at the Vineyards at Hershey, located at 598 Schoolhouse Road in Londonderry Twp. The show is a first-time event featuring vehicles from all over, a live band, good food and wine and beer that are made on the premises. Everyone is invited to help the library’s continued success. Middletown has a few treasures, and the library is truly one of them. Registration is from 8 a.m. to noon; judging from noon to 2 p.m.; awards from 2 to 3 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Aug. 24. For more information, contact Tom Welcomer at 717-508-7176 or at twelcomer@gmail.com. New Orleans recipe This is from the two of spades: Clams in ginger oyster sauce • 2 tablespoons of olive oil • 1 onion, chopped • 2 cloves of garlic, minced • 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce • 1/2 cup of water • 2 -1/4 pounds of clams in shell, scrubbed Heat oil in a large pot with a lid over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in hot oil until fragrant, 3-5 minutes. Add ginger to the mixture and cook another 2 minutes. Stir oyster sauce into mixture; cover and cook another 2 minutes. Pour water into mixture; cover, and cook additional 2 minutes. Add clams; cover and cook until the majority of clams have opened, about 5 minutes. Discard any clams that do not open. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings. Pennsylvania fact quiz 1. Who was the famous doctor who discovered the polio vaccine in 1952 at the University of Pittsburgh? (Dr. Jonas Salk) 2. What amusement ride was invented by George Ferris of Pittsburgh? (The Ferris Wheel) 3. What world famous winter festival
Fundraising effort for Labor Day fireworks falls short By Dan Miller
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Barring a last-minute miracle, there will be no Labor Day fireworks in Middletown this year. Dawn Knull, a resident and one of the members of a volunteer committee raising money for the fireworks, told Middletown Borough Council on Monday, Aug. 18 that the fundraising effort has fallen far short of its goal. The committee needed to raise $17,000 to support a fireworks show that runs $1,000 a minute, Knull said. However, at this point the committee has just $2,650. Knull said $2,000 of that came from the borough through a grant that the town had received. The remaining $650 is what the committee raised. The committee had two months to raise the money. Knull said the committee sent letters to all the businesses in Middletown, but only two organizations responded. Middletown VFW Post 1620 gave $500, while Grove Motors contributed another $50. Knull said the committee also raised $125 in donations during the recent free concert at the Swatara Ferry House Landing that was held by the Middletown Area Historical Society. The committee has no plans to ask the borough for any money. The intent was for the community to raise the money to pay for the fireworks instead of having to rely on tax dollars. Even if someone was to come forward at this point to save the day, it may be too late, Knull said. The fireworks were scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 31 at the boat landing on Susquehanna Street. “We’re very disappointed in the turnout, very disappointed in the response,” she said. The borough paid for last year’s Labor Day fireworks, which were held at the boat landing.
is celebrated in Pennsylvania every Feb. 2? (Groundhog Day) 4. Where did George Washington’s soldiers spend the winter of 1777? (Valley Forge) 5. What famous ice cream treat originated in Latrobe, Westmoreland County, in 1904? (The banana split) Dinner is served All are welcome to come out to the Middletown Church of God, 245 W. High Street, for its monthly dinner at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25. The menu is roast beef, whipped potatoes, veggie and dessert. Sounds delicious! Quote of the Week “The way to love someone is to lightly run your finger over that person’s soul until you find a crack, and then gently pour your love into that crack.” – Keith Miller, author. Question of the Week What do you do this time of year– back to school time – to get ready for school? “We get new clothes ... and go swimming one more time.” – Katie Camilli, 10, Harrisburg. “I get a new book bag and a lunch box. I make sure I have a journal to write in, some paper and a new crayon box.” – Madison Pressley, 6, Middletown. “I will sign up for 1st grade, then I will go when summer is done.” – Jacob Rideout, 6, Middletown. “Get new clothes. I want a Batman shirt, a new one.” – Bradley Ruhn, 6, Middletown. “I will use my Olivia backpack and put my snacks in it. I take animal crackers and pretzels for snacks.” – Olivia Snell, 4, Hummelstown. “I buy new shoes and get a haircut.” – Timothy Wagner, 12, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week Wisdom: I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice (8:20).
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Hundreds of parents and children filled Second Street in Steelton for the event. By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff
From pink ones with glitter to green ones with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – and everything in between – hundreds of backpacks were handed out during the fifth annual Back 2 School Block Party on Saturday, Aug. 17 in Steelton. Second Street was crowded with people who came out for food and fun – and to spend time with their SteeltonHighspire School District family. More than 500 backpacks, as well as school supplies and goodies, were handed out during the event, which is hosted and organized by Three Church Fellowship. The Fellowship is a collaboration between the pastors and members of three churches – Monumental AME, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist and New Hope Living Baptist, which are all connected by Second Street in Steelton. The event was a vision that came to fruition five years ago and has grown ever since, a way to bring the community together and help those in need.
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“We’re trying to do as much as we can for the students,” said William Rucker, pastor at New Hope Living Baptist Church. “The school is hurting, so we just want to help.” The block party had several activities, including face painting, a bouncy house, video game trucks, basketball, arts and crafts, and food and snow cones. Dozens of volunteers were on hand to help with the activities, hand out book bags and grill food. Jamarea Arnold, of Steelton, was all smiles as she held her new backpack, plastered with colorful owls. Her mother, Crystal, said she appreciated the community effort to hold a positive event. “It’s great. With multiple kids, it’s a little difficult sometimes during Zariah Espola, 4, of Steelton, takes a break from the this time of the year,” fun to snack on a snow cone during the block party. Crystal Arnold said. “It’s fun for the kids and they that they provide this free from spot to spot. Rucker was happy with get to see all of their service for everyone.” After picking out backthe turnout, and hopes friends.” packs, Pate’s children the event will continue Lakisha Pate, of Steelspent time jumping to grow. ton, knows how expensive the start of the around in the bouncy “It’s always in my school year can be. She house. The streets were heart to do more for the loud through the after- children,” Rucker said. has five children. “This is my first time noon, with music blast- “They are our future, coming here. It’s really ing as children munched and our future is in their nice,” she said. “It’s nice on snow cones and ran hands.”
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The front doors of vacant Demey Elementary School can be seen through a chain link fence erected around the building for demolition.
DEMEY SCHOOL IS RAZED
The hallways at Demey Elementary School have been empty since 2003. Now the school itself is being razed by Penn State Harrisburg to make way for a recreational area for students, parking or possibly new student housing. The university purchased the property from the Middletown Area School District in 2003, after the district closed it. It was more prudent to raze the school, built in 1953, because of its age and condition than to renovate it, university officials said.
The Wharton Street side of Demey Elementary School shows the progress made in the building’s demolition.
The windows of classrooms are removed from the back of the building.
Dunking ‘Celebrity’ All Washed Up At Firemen’s Carnival Sitting in the dunk tank at the Londonderry Fire Carnival last Wednesday night, I remembered the time as a senior in high school when I worked for six weeks as a part-time Santa Claus at the Capital City Mall. Stay with me, I’ll explain. I recalled the cheery faces of children as they lined up with their moms to ask me for toys and trucks and dolls. And I thought about the vague chill that was left in their coats as they came in from the cold to sit on my lap. They loved me, this jolly 17-year-old in a fake beard and belly. But suddenly I was transported back to the present. The kids were lining up, all right, but it was different this time: I didn’t need the fake belly anymore, and some kid was laughing wickedly as he bummed a dollar from his mom and took three baseballs in hand. Wait a minute, I thought, wiping the sweat from my brow. I’ve gone from Santa Claus to circus geek in 13 years. How did this happen? I adjusted my weight on the seat above the water tank. I leaned forward a little, figuring I could land on my feet and sort of slide under the cold, mucky water when the time came. THUNK! I dropped rear end first, straight to the bottom of the tank in an instant. My first instinct when I hit the cold tank was to gasp. Bad move in water, I thought. I staggered to my feet. People were cheering. Kids were laughing. I applauded good-naturedly and told the kid what a great arm he had. I remembered the carnivals I visited as a kid, and I wished I could go back in time to knock some goofy looking grown-up into the water again. Rebuilding Of Wilson St. Span Next Summer? The Wilson Street bridge has been a vital link in this area’s transportation network for nearly three quarters of a century, but for the last two decades local officials have worried aloud about its deteriorating condition. Now those officials have learned that they’ll soon be able to lay those concerns aside: The state Department of Transportation has confirmed that work on reconstruction of the aging span will get under way early next summer. Middletown Mayor Robert Reid disclosed late last week that he had just received a letter from State Representative Frank “Chick” Tulli advising that a recent PennDOT Project Status Report indicates that work on the $2.1 million project is expected to begin sometime in the spring of next year. “It’s really great news,” Mayor Reid enthused. “We’ve been working on this project for a long time and I know that every member of Borough Council will be as happy as I am to learn that we’ve finally succeeded in getting this project on PennDOT’s ‘front burner.’ Although she said the news came as “no surprise,” Middletown Council President Barbara Layne said she was reassured by the news contained in Representatives Tulli’s letter and gratified that the project apparently will move ahead quickly. “Even though we were confident that PennDOT would undertake the project in the near future, we’re certainly glad to have our hopes confirmed,” Layne declared. “We’ve worked closely with the Lower Swatara Township Board of
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23 YEARS AGO - The Eagle Has Landed – Jonathan Hart, son of David & Nancy Hart of Londonderry Township was awarded the Eagle Scout award at a ceremony in the Middletown MCSO building on Thursday, July 25. Hart is a senior patrol leader of Troop 97 and is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. For his Eagle project he completed a water survey of the area north of Route 230 of Londonderry Township. This was done to find and map emergency water sources for the Londonderry Township Fire Company. Hart will be a freshman at Lower Dauphin High School this fall. Pictured from left are: Douglas Baker, Scoutmaster, Troop 97; Jonathan and his proud mother and father. Commissioners on this over the past few years and its great to know that our joint efforts have been successful.” Although there were earlier reports that the project had been approved by PennDOT, the agency reportedly had originally indicated the project would be undertaken during the second four-year phase of PennDOT’s current 12-year bridge rebuilding program. That had been interpreted to mean that work on replacing the Wilson Street Bridge wouldn’t get under way until sometime between 1995 and 1999. Prices From 23 Years Ago Nestea Iced Tea Mix 53 oz. cont.............................$3.79 Tio Sancho Enchilada Dinner 6.76 oz. box...........................$1.92 Shedd’s Spread 16 oz. pkg..........95¢ Bush’s Baked Beans 16 oz. can..54¢ Paula Red Apples 3 lb. bag......$1.39 Hanover Shoe-Peg Corn 16 oz. bag..............................$1.50 Jello Pudding Pops 8 ct. pkg....$2.23 Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna 16 oz. pkg..............................$2.29 Cheese Onion Bread 16 oz.......$1.99 Thorofare Swiss Style Yogurt 8 oz......................................... 3/$1 Brown N’ Serve Sausage 8 oz.....99¢ Sweet Friar Plums................. 49¢/lb. Recall Our Exploding Ground Hog Story? Well, Read This One The phone isn’t ringing, the kids are gone, and for once the bathroom is free. Ahh, too good to be true! A bubble bath is definitely in order. So, while the water runs into the tub, you grab a good trashy magazine and get comfortable on the best seat in the house. Gurgle, gurgle, the toilet says. But before you can figure out why – whoosh! You’re on the floor and it’s raining in your bathroom.
Beware: If you live in Highspire, this horrific scene could come true – well, sort of. While none have actually been thrown from their toilets, some Highspire residents have been suffering from a mild case of “wet-feet syndrome” as they find the water from their commodes has sprayed onto their bathroom floors. Their problem, according to Dennis Bailey, superintendent of Highspire’s wastewater treatment plant, is not in the homes’ pipes, but in the Borough’s. Highspire Borough Authority has contracted Video Pipe Services (VPS) to videotape the insides of the Borough’s main sewer lines to see what needs to be repaired and replaced. But before VPS can tape, the 40-year-old pipes have to be cleaned out. VPS uses between 1,000 and 2,000 COMING SOON! pounds per square inch of water pressure to clean the lines, Bailey said. A hose pulls itself along the lines, and then is cranked out as an angled nozzle jets scour the line clean. When the hose passes a lateral in some homes, Bailey explained, the vacuum sucks the water out of the toilet. When the hose goes far enough to break the vacuum, the
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Middletown is one of just 10 posts in Pennsylvania to receive the award, and one of only 197 VFW posts worldwide, said David Sandman, spokesman for the state VFW. “It’s a prestigious honor,” National VFW Commander William Thien said in an email statement. “The criteria for this honor are based on outstanding achievements in membership growth and participation in other VFW programs that benefit veterans and their communities.” “These commanders and their VFW posts showcase the reason why the VFW exists: to represent, serve and assist veterans of all ages and to have a positive influence on their local communities,” Thien said. Technically, the award goes to Thompson. But it’s a shared honor, said Thompson, who was elected commander in October 2009 as part of the required infusion of new leadership for the post to emerge from trusteeship. He has been re-elected each year until this June, when Thompson felt it time to hand the reins to someone else. John Stutzman recently took over as new post commander. “The very first meeting I attended,
the state representatives were here to close us down,” Stutzman recalled. “Without Donnie at the helm we would have sunk for sure.” Under Thompson’s leadership, the post installed new accounting procedures, such as having all checks signed by two people. Now “people see what we are bringing in and that this is where the money goes,” Stutzman said. Rebuilding the post’s ties with the community has been a much higher mountain to climb, Thompson said. “We had to break the ice and get back into the community and build that relationship out in the community, get that name back for us,” he said. “It took a lot of hard work and a lot of fundraisers to get things on track and going in the right direction.” In March 2010, Post 1620 held its first “Walk for the Wounded,” an event that raised about $5,000 that the post donated to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The walk was a turning point in the post’s comeback. “It really showed people what we were about, which brought some more vets in.’’ Thompson said. “That was huge for us. We just built off of that.” The ball has kept on rolling ever since. In 2012, the post surprised the
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“As far as the candidates we had before us, he wowed all of us,” Shaver said. “Basically, the last three chiefs have been [in-house]. We did open it up, and we had applicants from all over the place, from both the East Shore and West Shore.” Acri said he heard complaints that it was a “waste of time” to look outside the borough for a candidate. “We’re not wasting time. We were just going to see what’s out there,” Acri said. After King was sworn in by Acri, he was congratulated by officers William Snyder and Scott Schaeffer, Borough Manager Sara Gellatly and the council members in attendance.
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Middletown Police Department with a $5,000 gift that the cops used to buy special protective headgear. The post has its own junior high school essay contest, and assists in the annual Tribute to the Troops at the Elks Theatre. Post members spend weekends sleeping in the streets to raise money for homeless veterans. These are just a few examples of how the post is involved in the community and in helping veterans. Perhaps most impressive, post membership is growing as World War II veterans are being lost by the day. Over the past year, Post 1620 was among the top 25 VFW posts in the nation in terms of percentage membership growth, Thompson said. The post has reached out to younger veterans coming back from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. For example, Thompson and other Post 1620 members did more than just walk alongside Penn State Harrisburg veterans raising money for the cause – the post went on to match the amount that the student vets raised. “We brought in a lot of active members from Penn State” as a result, Thompson said. “That really looks good out in the community,” to see younger vets working alongside those
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Accepting the National VFW’s 2013-14 All-American Post Commander award at Middletown VFW Post 1620 are, from left, Glen Hoffer; Joe Poligone; Dave Gyger, VFW 18th District quartermaster; and Donna Coulter, VFW 18th District commander. of The Greatest Generation. The award symbolizes how far the post has come, said Thompson, who prefers to not dwell on the past. “We’ve been humble for a long time,’’ he said. “It’s good to see that the hard work is paying off.”
To Stutzman, the new commander, the award means that “there are a lot of dedicated people that did not want to see this post close.” Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, will hold a chicken barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. For delivery, call 717-944-2175. •••••
Sunset summer music series
Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, will host live music on the deck featuring Jeffrey J. Walker at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21. •••••
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“John King has been an asset to the community since he started here,” Proctor said. “We’re happy to have John. His impact was felt at National Night Out. The guys respect John, so I feel it was a very good hire.” One of King’s goals as he begins to serve in his new role officially is to continue encouraging community involvement and offering programs to residents. This summer, the department held its first junior police academy and is currently planning a monthly soup kitchen for residents in need. “I want the community, not only the long-term residents but the people moving in – especially the kids – to realize the police department and police officers are somebody they can
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come to and somebody they can trust,” King said. “That’s why we’re here.” Acri is confident King can help improve relations between the department and borough and the community, he said. “I think he is going to bring community policing, which to me is very important here in the borough,” Acri said. “We’ve been starving for that for a long time.”
House said people already recognize and respect King in Steelton. “I think he is very personable with the community. Every community member that I spoke with seemed to respect him,” House said. “I think he’s fair. I think he cares, so I think he’s definitely going to be an asset.” As King transitions into his new role, he will also look at budgeting issues
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from a total of about 25 applicants for the chief’s position. One of the other finalists, Cpl. Travis Thickstun of the Indiana Excise Police Force, withdrew his candidacy after council’s public safety committee voted 2-0 to recommend Bey to the full council. Committee Chairman Scott Sites, who was not present when the committee voted to recommend Bey, had favored Thickstun. However, Sites made no comment Monday other than to nominate Bey as the new chief. No mention was made of the third finalist, Stephen Mazzeo, a former Sunbury police chief. Bey said he hopes to start as Middletown’s new chief within a month. He took a required psychological exam
earlier Monday, and must earn certification from the state as a municipal police officer. He also needs to receive his honorable discharge from the state police. Councilor Benjamin Kapenstein said the borough will conduct a background check into Bey. He must pass a noncompetitive examination through the borough’s Civil Service Commission, and undergo a polygraph test to be administered on the borough’s behalf. Kapenstein said he believes all this could be achieved within a few weeks to a month, but he could not say for certain. Kapenstein also said that during this interim period council plans to possibly reconsider a current ordinance requirement that the police chief become a Middletown resident within
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families, district staff, volunteers and community members, and even high school students. A group of high school students helped elementary student Skyler Yinger and his brother Tristan lift a parachute over their heads, then watched the two boys run underneath. The boys’ smiles and giggles – the reaction from many children as they played with the older students – made the event worthwhile. “That’s the best part. Honestly, our little ones really look up to the high schoolers,” Smith said. “What great role models they are to them.”
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During an Aug. 12 meeting, the authority voted to direct its solicitor to move forward with setting up the closing to complete purchase of the building. The GMEDC board and the authority earlier both approved a sales agreement for the building to be transferred to the authority. Tunnell said he expects the closing to take place within 30 days.
Many children spent the afternoon running to each activity – a giant ball game, football throwing, the parachute, and more. Second-grader Ricky Verma took a break from the gym class games to create a piece of spin art. “He’s really been enjoying the day and just running around,” said his father, Rakesh. “I think this is just really great for the kids.” There were a lot of laughs as Magician Nick performed his show, and a lot of gasps as fire eater and breather Mark Schwentker, a Lower Dauphin graduate, demonstrated his skill. After eating a few flames, Schwentker created giant flame clouds by propelling
and will possibly make some organizational changes, he said. While he knows a lot of residents, he is looking forward to meeting many more. “I enjoy the people and town itself,” King said. “We have a very good police department, and the guys are very good at what they do ... I’m just looking forward to leading the department into the future.”
The Middletown Area Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25. Ken Collins will present the program, “Lancaster County Covered Bridges.” The public is invited to attend. The chapel is handicapped accessible. •••••
Nissley Vineyards lawn concert 15 months of being hired. The requirement had emerged as a potential stumbling block toward hring Bey. Bey said he had just recently completed building a new home for his family in Susquehanna Twp. Bey told the Press And Journal during a break in Monday’s meeting that he hoped council would be willing to waive the requirement, at least for a period. The ordinance does allow for a waiver, however it is not clear if the requirement can be waived indefinitely under the current ordinance. Kapenstein said he expects council will review the ordinance to see if the residency requirement for the police chief should remain or be changed or eliminated. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
fuel from his mouth while holding a flame inches away. As children and parents stood behind a white rope, they could feel the heat on their faces. Schwentker’s favorite part is the reaction from the crowd, and he was happy to bring a little joy to the students before the start of the year. “The start of the school year is exciting, but also scary,” said Schwentker, member of Lower Dauphin’s Class of 1991. “It’s a good opportunity to get everyone together from all of the elementary schools.” Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
Nissley Vineyards, 140 Vintage Dr., Bainbridge, will host a lawn concert featuring The Bloomers, who perform Top 40, classic and current rock, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. Bring a lawn chair. No one under the age of 21 will be admitted. For more information, call 717-426-3514 or visit www. nissleywine.com. •••••
Motorcycle Breakfast
Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department, 1350 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, will continue its Motorcycle Summer Breakfast Series on Sunday, Aug. 24. A buffetstyle breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.lowerswatarafire.com. •••••
Cassel Vineyards outdoor concert
Cassel Vineyards, 80 Shetland Dr., Hummelstown, will host an outdoor concert featuring Finish Line Quartet, a jazz band, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. For more information, visit www.CasselVineyards.com.
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The acquisition will be a cashless transfer where the authority assumes responsibility for the $500,000 mortgage for the building that GMEDC owes to the borough. The borough loaned the money to GMEDC after the borough received the funds as a grant from the state. Tunnell said that the authority also acted to draw down $500,000 from a $3 million bank line of credit to pay the money back to the borough to satisfy
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the mortgage. The draw-down is subject to council approval under terms of an ordinance governing the line of credit that council approved in July. Tunnell said that as the money is tied to a state grant, the $500,000 must be used to support a revolving loan fund for economic development in Middletown. The borough already has $579,000 set aside in such a fund; another $500,000 would make for a total of nearly $1.8 million. The authority hopes to repay the $500,000 to the line of credit from proceeds that the borough expects to soon receive from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as reimbursement to the borough for expenses tied to the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee in 2011, Tunnell said. In another move related to the authority’s imminent purchase of the Elks Building, the authority approved a $145,000 proposal from Lobar Construction Services of York to replace the roof over all parts of the structure except the theater. The theater roof has already been replaced. “The roof is urgent,” Tunnell said, adding that the building’s condition gets worse every time there are heavy rains. The authority hopes to start the roof work as soon as possible after assuming ownership of the building. Tunnell said the authority will use money from the economic development loan fund to pay for the roof work.
hidden camera in the day care area. According to the complaint, police placed a $50 Giant gift card on the window sill by the telephone in the kitchen area of the day care on Aug. 6. Police also placed $100 cash inside a white envelope that was labeled, “Tuition Money, Thanks.” Police said that on Aug. 7 the hidden camera recorded Buck picking up the white envelope and hiding it inside a stack of papers in a random mailbox. Police said Buck was also seen picking up the Giant gift card and placing it in a different random mailbox. Police said that neither the $100 cash nor the Giant gift card were ever seen again. On Aug. 11, police placed $50 in cash into a yellow envelope that was labeled “Church Camp Donation.’’ Police said that Buck hid the yellow envelope with a stack of random papers, and was later recorded leaving the kitchen area with the same stack of papers. Police allege that Buck initially denied stealing the money when she was first interviewed at the police station on Aug. 13. However, police said Buck admitted to the thefts, including the $850 on June 23, after township detectives told her that her activities had been recorded on the hidden camera. Police said they offered Buck the opportunity to view the surveillance footage, but she declined. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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ace car driver Bobby Unser, who won the Indianapolis 500 in three different decades, once observed, “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.’’ Athletes on Middletown Area High School’s fall sports teams began their preparation for a hoped-for successful season when summertime practices began this month. Opportunity will arrive when the school year starts, after plays are memorized, shots are taken, volleys are returned, passes are thrown, courses are run, when effort pours forth like sweat and teams are forged. Photographer Jodi Ocker captures the images of preparation in these photos taken during Middletown’s fall sports preseason. Quarterbacks practice taking snaps during a drill of the Middletown Area High School Blue Raiders.
Senior Karlee Deibler keeps her eye on the ball during the field hockey team’s practice.
Sophomore AJ Fischer dribbles the ball during the boys’ soccer team’s exercise. Junior Rachel Applegate sets a teammate during the girls’ volleyball team’s practice.
Striding through the parking lot during a run at Middletown Area High School are cross country team members Madison Garber, left, a freshman; Justin Shaffer, center, a freshman; and Caleb Ocker, right, a sophomore.
Senior Makenna Krajsa stays focused on the ball during the girls’ soccer team’s practice.
Senior Erin Seilhamer returns a shot during the girls’ tennis team’s practice.
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BAND CAMP The drumline marches onto the field during band camp.
Senior Camryn Shank plays the sousaphone.
The Blue Wave Marching Band performs in formation.
ith lots of bottled water and sunscreen, the Middletown Area High School Blue Wave Marching Band began the football season learning its halftime routine at band camp that opened on Monday, Aug. 4 at Middletown Area Middle School. This year’s halftime show will feature the music of Elton John. The band is under the direction of Sam Fisher.
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Standings for 8-20-14 FOOTBALL Preseason scrimmages Friday, Aug. 22 Middletown at Columbia, 6 p.m. Central York at Lower Dauphin, 6 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Reading, 7 p.m. GIRLS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL Middletown 0 0 0-0 Camp Hill 0 0 0-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 0-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 0-0 Trinity 0 0 0-0 James Buchanan 0 0 0-0 This week’s matches Thursday, Aug. 21 Middletown at Bishop McDevitt, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 Camp Hill at Middletown, 3:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Hershey 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Central Dauphin East 0 0 0-0 Northern York 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 Mifflin County 0 0 0-0
Middletown running back Kurt Dey (31) finds daylight for a first down.
Seniors impress in Raiders’ first scrimmage, coach says They didn’t keep score in Middletown’s first scrimmage of the football season, a get-together with Boyertown on Saturday, Aug. 16 at War Memorial Field – but Blue Raider Coach Brett Myers said he learned a little about his senior players. The seniors “as a whole’’ showed leadership in the scrimmage, as the Raiders made a difficult transition from hard practices to game scenarios against opposing foes, Myers said. “Our seniors buckled down through adversity,’’ he said. “Our effort was good. Kids played hard.’’ There were mistakes, but “I thought our kids really showed some resiliency’’ in the scrimmage, Myers said. “The mistakes we made are correctible, things that will improve day to day,’’ he said. Myers said the Raiders’ offensive and defensive schemes will be “pretty much the same’’ as they were last season, a 6-4 campaign in his first year as coach. “It gives our kids a little bit of a comfort level,’’ he said. The Raiders face Columbia in a second scrimmage at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22 in Columbia.
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This week’s matches Friday, Aug. 22 Susquehannock at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 Chambersburg at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOCCER MEN Penn State Harrisburg schedule Aug. 29 – @ Lancaster Bible, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 – Mount Aloysius, 7 p.m. Sept. 6 – @ Delaware Valley, 3 p.m. Sept. 13 – Hood, 2 p.m. Sept. 16 – @ Marywood, 4 p.m. Sept. 21 – Washington Adventist, 2 p.m. Sept. 23 – McDaniel, 6 p.m. Sept. 27 – St. Mary’s, noon Oct. 1 – Penn State Abington, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 – @Southern Virginia, 1 p.m. Oct. 7 – @ York, 4 p.m. Oct. 11 – Salisbury, 2 p.m. Oct. 14 – @ Wesley, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 – @ Marymount, 1 p.m. Oct. 22 – Frostburg St., 5 p.m. Oct. 25 – Christopher Newport, 2 p.m. Oct. 29 – @ Mary Washington, 3:30 p.m.
Middletown’s Brady Fox (in white) goes airborne for the extra yard.
WOMEN Penn State Harrisburg schedule Aug. 29 – @ Delaware Valley, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 – Mount Aloysius, 5 p.m. Sept. 6 – Albright, noon Sept. 11 – @ Washington College, 4:30 p.m. Sept. 16 – Susquehanna, 5 p.m. Sept. 20 – @ Elizabethtown, 1 p.m. Sept. 24 – @ Penn College, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 – @ Hood, 11 a.m. Oct. 1 – Marymount, 5 p.m. Oct. 4 – @ Southern Virginia, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 8 – Salisbury, 5 p.m. Oct. 11 – Christopher Newport, 4 p.m. Oct. 15 – @ Wesley, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 – St. Mary’s, noon Oct. 22 – Frostburg St., 7 p.m. Oct. 25 – @ Mary Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 29 – @ York, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL WOMEN Penn State Harrisburg schedule Aug. 29 – vs. McDaniel at Battlefield Classic, Gettysburg, 3 p.m. Aug. 29 – vs. Oberlin at Battlefield Classic, Gettysburg, 5 p.m. Aug. 30 – vs. TBA at Battlefield Classic, Gettysburg, TBA
Aug. 30 – vs. Bridgewater St. at Battlefield Classic, Gettysburg, noon Sept. 6 – vs. King’s at Penn College, noon Sept. 6 – @ Penn College, 2 p.m. Sept. 10 – @ Dickinson, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 – Rosemont, 10 a.m. Sept. 13 – Misericordia, 2 p.m. Sept. 17 – @ Valley Forge Christian, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 – Notre Dame (Md.), noon Sept. 22 – Hood, 7 p.m. Sept. 24 – @ Penn State-Altoona, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 – Bryn Athyn, noon Oct. 1 – @ Wesley, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 – vs. Ursinus at McDaniel College, 2 p.m. Oct. 4 – @ McDaniel College, 4 p.m. Oct. 8 – Marymount, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 – St. Mary’s, 2 p.m. Oct. 15 – @ Frostburg St., 7 p.m. Oct. 18 – @ Christopher Newport, noon Oct. 22 – Salisbury, 7 p.m. Oct. 25 – @ Mary Washington, 1 p.m. Oct. 25 – vs. Virginia Wesleyan at Mary Washington, 3 p.m. Oct. 29 – @ York 7 p.m. Nov. 1 – Southern Virginia, noon Nov. 1 – Penn State-Abington, 4 p.m. COLLEGE TENNIS MEN Penn State Harrisburg schedule Sept. 17 – Goucher, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 18 – @ Alvernia, TBA Sept. 26 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 27 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 28 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 30 – @ Albright, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 – Susquehanna, noon WOMEN Penn State Harrisburg schedule Sept. 9 – Cairn, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 – Goucher, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 20 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 21 – @ ITA Tournament, TBA Sept. 23 – Immaculata, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 30 – @ Albright, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 – Susquehanna, noon Oct. 8 – @ Lycoming, 4 p.m. COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Penn State Harrisburg schedule Sept. 6 – @ Lebanon Valley Invitational, 11 a.m. Sept. 13 – @York Invitational, noon Sept. 20 – @ Dickinson Invitational, 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 – @ Messiah Invitational, 12:30 p.m.
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Middletown defender Jordan Flowers (23) sacks Boyertown’s quarterback for a loss.
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erhaps the most striking thing about Middletown Borough Council’s hiring of Pennsylvania State Police captain John Bey as the borough’s next police chief is that the decision was unanimous. No matter what you think about the move by two councilors on a committee that screened and interviewed candidates for the job to vote on recommending Bey without a third member and Mayor James H. Curry III present, you should be glad that politics did not get in the way of hiring such a qualified person to such an important job. The unanimous, 9-0 vote for Bey at a council meeting on Monday, Aug. 18 – and the standing ovation given to him by all members of council – was a classy move that gave the occasion an even more optimistic glow. Bey still must undergo a Civil Service Commission examination and a polygraph test, and needs to be certified by the state as a municipal police officer and gain his honorable discharge from the state police to officially retire from the force. He could be on the job in Middletown within a month. His law enforcement experience – 25 years as a state trooper – and his military experience (he’s a senior master sergeant in the Air Force Reserve) is impressive. His willingness to talk to the public during the interview process was encouraging. And the fact that he has offered to work in Middletown for no benefits – just a salary that will not be more than $72,500 – is incredible. Middletown is lucky. The only issue that some might find with the hiring is that Bey, who has recently built a house in Susquehanna Twp., is not a borough resident. Under borough ordinances, council can waive a borough requirement that Bey live in Middletown for 15 months, and grant extensions if it chooses. At least one councilor has expressed a desire to reconsider that requirement. Certainly 15 months should be ample time for the community to determine if Bey is worthy of a pass on that requirement. We imagine that council and the mayor will handle disagreements about the process – was the committee vote a political end-around to assure a desired result? – among themselves. The vote by the committee was taken with Councilor Scott Sites and Curry, a participant in the interviews, absent, guaranteeing that there would be no public deliberation among those responsible for recommending a candidate for the post. That is disappointing. But it did not hurt the borough’s chances of getting a great candidate, and residents should be happy with the hiring. It’s also worth noting that Steelton Borough Council hired a longtime borough police officer, Sgt. John King, as its next police chief on Monday, Aug. 18 by a 4-0 vote. A 24-year veteran of the Steelton force, King had been serving as acting chief while council conducted a search for a chief. Council member Brian Proctor called him “an asset to the community since he started here.’’ Good luck to both new chiefs.
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Train riders monopolize parking on Brown, Poplar Editor, This letter is intended for Middletown Borough Council. As an owner of a business in the downtown area of Middletown Borough, I would like to present to council a request for limited parking in front of Kuppy’s Diner on Brown Street. Over the last year, there has been a substantial significant increase in Amtrak train users parking vehicles on Brown and Poplar streets, including private lots behind M & T Bank and apartment buildings on Union Street. For whatever reason, the parking lot is filled at the train area, and these folks will park anywhere and everywhere there is an open spot. Many vehicles have been repeatedly ticketed for violations that especially become a safety hazard with the heavy volume of traffic being rerouted due to Union Street repairs. We have vehicles parked and left anywhere from a day to 10 days in front of the diner. This problem has continued to escalate to the point that on a daily basis Brown Street/ Poplar Street is almost entirely parked by Amtrak riders due to the “free park” policy in Middletown. These people are not paying into the tax revenue locally or purchasing from downtown businesses. This is a large economic loss to local businesses who rely on street parking for their customer base to utilize. I request limited parking from the drive into Citizens Bank lot to the corner of Brown and Poplar streets so patrons wanting to access local downtown businesses can find street parking to do so. I appreciate your timely consideration in this request. Please support the downtown businesses so we can all be successful. Carol Kupp Middletown (The writer is co-owner of Kuppy’s Diner in Middletown.)
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The suicide of a star and the slaughter of innocents
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he sudden and gether, and conversed over. In an age of hyper-partisan politics and “error has no tragic news rights’’ demagoguery, Williams’ talent of Robin was something that could be agreed Williams’ death sent upon. As bad as this sounds, his comesocial media – the dic genius was much more tangible than communication hub graphics of mutilated innocents on a of our time – into computer screen. mourning mode. None of this is to say that lost life Reportedly suffering from depression and shouldn’t be mourned. The bloodshed drug addiction, Williams was found dead occurring in Iraq, and across the Middle by self-induced asphyxia on Aug. 11. East, is indeed despairing. But it can all “RIPRobinWilliams,” along with some be overshadowed by the loss of someof the actor’s well-regarded works such as one closer, in terms of both cultural “Patch Adams,” and “Mork and Mindy,” relevance and national identification. trended on Twitter. News websites, includIt’s hard to pinpoint the importance ing Politico and Drudge Report, ran mulof valuing what’s close and familiar. tiple stories on his untimely passing. It’s something embedded in the human Celebrities sent out short-form eulogies praising Williams’ work. Friends and minor code, a natural tendency to care for what’s immediately at hand. acquaintances took the opportunity to relay Augustana College professor Jason Petheir own struggles with the precarious ters sums up the disposition by citing an combination of depression and addiction. obscure passage from Aldo Leopold’s Speculation abounds on why Williams felt “A Sand County Almanac.’’ In comthat self-imposed death was the only usementing on the relative scarcity of pine able weapon against his demons. Bombastrees versus birch, Leopold declares tic radio host Rush Limbaugh politicized his ignorance of what to do should the the tragedy by heaping blame on indignant supply be reversed. He writes: “[B]ut liberalism. Life News, a pro-life advocacy what would I do if my farm were further outlet, claimed that Williams’ guilt over a north, where pine is abundant and red girlfriend’s abortion in the 1970s contributed heavily to his overbearing melancholy. birch scarce? I confess I don’t know. My farm is here.” Other sources speculated that “survi“My farm is here” are, according to vor’s guilt” may have played a role in the Peters, “four words to save the world.” suicide, as Williams outlived three of his Leopold accepts his limited knowledge. closest friends in the entertainment indusHe recognizes a fundamental truth: We try: John Belushi, Christopher Reeve and can’t know everything; we can’t feel Andy Kaufman. everything; and we can’t be everything. With so much copy being spilled on Everyone wants Williams’ passing, coverage of the suiWith so much copy being to be a humanitarto promote cide has largely stolen spilled on Robin Williams' ian; basic human rights the news cycle from passing, coverage of the the world over. violence in the rest of the world. suicide has largely stolen the They want to injustice in Radical militants of news cycle from violence in protest far-off countries the Islamic State are the rest of the world. from the commurdering Chrisfort of their own tians in cold blood in homes. They want the northern territo be cosmopolitan tory of Iraq. Christian in their values and politics. But when communities that have existed for over a it comes down to it, instinct dictates an millennium are being razed to the ground. inward disposition. Mothers are losing their children; children We care for family members more than are losing their parents to holy jihad. Thus far, hundreds of innocents, including young neighbors; our hometowns more than big cities; our country more than foreign ones, have been killed due to needless nations. Human nature can’t be helped. violence. Generations of angry, vengeful Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque soldiers are being created because of incesrecurret. sant war. Robin Williams was here. He wasn’t So why are so many of us affected more down the street, but his personality by Robin Williams’ suicide than the countwas on the television set. Through that less murders of the most defenseless of screen, we shared in his excitement and human beings? hardships. His jokes had a real imIn a normative sense, the death of guiltpact on what we regard as the modern less children should evoke more sympathy American place. than the death of one man. Little souls Anyone who ever laughed during being wiped from the earth before their a Robin Williams movie, show, or time should matter more than a grown man comedy special lost something with his taking his own life. One lived his life; the death. It’s a tragic fact of reality that the others were just starting. same emotion can’t be shared with those If children are truly the Kingdom of God, harmed on the other side of the world. our hearts should go out to their plight Should we be better? Should our hearts more than anyone. But in a very real sense, extend further? it’s hard to differentiate between the death We can try, but man is always limited of someone we think we know personally by his means. We remain attached to the and individuals halfway across the globe. familiar. It’s far easier a thing to endure Williams' art of producing laughter was than to stretch our conscience too far. a gift to many. Is it really fair to blame Let us remember Robin Williams and people for grieving over the loss of somethe joy he brought to millions. But let us one they connected with over the movie also pray for those facing the prospect screen? of genocide in the Middle East. They Robin Williams’ contribution to pop culdeserve that, at the very least. ture is, in some ways, a contribution to the “permanent things.” In the context of time, James E. Miller, a native of Middlehis work may be a speck on the entirety of town, is editor of the Ludwig von Mises comedic works. But his brief impact will Institute of Canada, a libertarian think ripple for decades and more. tank, and works as a copywriter in His movies and standup comedy were Washington, D.C. something we shared, experienced to-
PAULHEISE
Low wages:
the product of politics
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ur economy has been dominated since 1980 by two facts: Growth is wage-led and wages have been stagnant. That means the Great Recession, the financial crisis and the lagging recovery are directly linked to a lack of working and middle-class purchasing power. Our economy is not going to grow until wage growth resumes. And that is what we have to understand. Why are wages stagnant or why have wages not risen commensurate with productivity? The failure of wages to rise over the past 35 years is often blamed on “impersonal market forces,” the things we can do nothing about. The usual suspects are: technological shifts to automation in manufacturing, globalization, off shoring and the shift to a service economy. This explanation falters, however, because those “impersonal market forces” depend on government to exist. Market forces alone should have accorded wage increases in step with productivity. But markets did not work. The short answer: Government is always there. Technological shifts receive enormous tax credits and subsidies. Globalization benefits from a decades long, trade agreements program. The pension, healthcare and education industries are being privatized with government support. The financial services industry now dominates our economy and benefits from regulatory capture that makes firms too big to fail and executives to big to jail. The World Trade Organization, NAFTA, CAFTA and now the Trans-Pacific Partnership are all explicitly designed to lower wages in industrial countries. Markets, especially for labor, can only exist when coddled by government regulation. Markets exist at the sufferance of government. The most revered CEOs act criminally to hold wages down. Adam Smith accused them bluntly: “Masters are always and everywhere in a sort of tacit, but constant and uniform combination, not to raise the wages of labor.” And so we find that Steve Jobs had a secret wage theft program between Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe. Wages were reportedly lowered by as much as $9 billion for over 100,000 The downward employees. A m e r i c a n pressure on firms have ef- wages is always fectively killed c o l l e c t i v e - and everywhere b a r g a i n i n g political. and the negotiating clout it provided to workers. The public-sector unions have maintained their solidarity because politicians are not as free as business executives when committing crimes. But the teachers and other public servants are not overpaid. Rather, their pay level is what the entire private sector would have gotten had there not been political downward pressure on wages across the economy. The financial sector, as it has come to dominate the economy, has been particularly successful in lowering wages. In the mergers and acquisition era, success was measured in terms of lower wages and fewer employees. This was accomplished mainly by actual or threat of outsourcing and off shoring of jobs. Criminal activity in regard to LIBOR, front running and foreign exchange rates shifted money from wages to profits. The privatization of healthcare, pensions and education was intended to shift the burden of risk from the firm and the government to the individual, thereby cutting the effective wage. The conservative adoption of the austerity solution to the recession was supported because it favors creating a reserve army of the unemployed over spending that would put people to work and reverse the pressure on wages. The whole attack on the social safety net is part of the program to keep pressure on wages. If unemployment compensation is lowered, if food stamps are cut, if Social Security is threatened, if Medicare is starved for funds, workers will be forced to accept lower wages. The downward pressure on wages is always and everywhere political. It wasn’t impersonal market forces but a constant and uniform combination that forced wages down, forced workers into debt and forced the country into recession and crisis. It was politics. Blame our politicians, not for gridlock but for unemployment, low wages and the creeping recovery. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.
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GARYWELTON The decline and fall of a retired person B
oth financial and physical well-being in retirement require foresight and planning. Although far too many people fail to plan their financial resources, perhaps even more people fail to plan how to invest their hours and days once the structure of the work week is removed by retirement. In his book “Invisible Man,” Ralph Ellison writes, “Don’t you know the quickest way to die is to retire?” Unfortunately, there is some research evidence to suggest that he is on to something here. Although many of us are quick to complain about our hours at work, the work week establishes a certain stability and structure to our lives. It sounds utopian to be freed from work responsibilities, to have, as Henry James in “The Portrait of a Lady” writes, “weeks and months made up only of off-days.” The removal of this structure, however, without plans to invest one’s time, often leads to aimlessness and decline. Although many people have ample hobbies and delayed projects to fill their retirement days, others find their lives to be suddenly empty. In “The Gift of Asher Lev,” Chaim Potok writes, “A difficult day? I didn’t do a thing all day! For you, my husband, that is the most difficult kind of day you can have.” In “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” Oscar Wilde observes, “He had set himself to the serious study of
JOHNPAYNE
the great aristocratic art of doing absolutely nothing.” Or, “The more he did nothing, the less time he seemed to have” as Leo Tolstoy writes in “Anna Karenina.” What should we do with our new freedom, our unfolding spare time? In “Fathers and Sons,” Ivan Turgenev writes, “There’s an empty space in my trunk and I’m stuffing hay into it. It’s the same with the luggage of our own lives. It doesn’t matter what you fill it with so long as there’s no empty space.” But it does matter. Retirement gives us control and choices as to how we spend our time. We now have the time to pursue projects of interest. In “The Chosen,” Potok writes, “I am doing things I consider very important now. If I could not do these things, my life would have no value. Merely to live, merely to exist – what sense is there to it? A fly also lives.” If there is no sense or meaning to it, then Isaac Singer’s character in “The Manor” is correct: “I can die, I am no longer needed.” Indeed, we must find meaning in our retirement. Again, in “The Chosen,” Potok writes, “A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life. It is hard work to fill one’s life with meaning.” In what choices do we find this meaning? In the book “Without Remorse,” Tom Clancy observes, “There was more to life than the avoidance of death. Life had to have a purpose, and one such purpose
was the service of others.” The avenues in which we can demonstrate that we love our neighbor as ourselves are all around us. We can invest in our grandchildren, our neighbors, our churches and myriads of needs around the world. We have earned our rest from punching the clock. We have earned our rest from reporting to our supervisor. We have not, however, earned our rest from loving our neighbor as ourselves, from investing in the next generation. Our work takes a new and different form. The pressures are reduced. Nevertheless, the work remains critical. In “The Sorrows of Satan,” Marie Corelli writes, “Clear before me rose the vision of that most divine and beautiful necessity of happiness –Work! Nothing merits more thankfulness and praise to the Creator than the call to work, and the ability to respond to it.” Do your financial planning, but also engage in planning how you will invest your retirement years in the world around you. Remember Potok’s assessment from “In the Beginning.” He writes, “It is nice to have lots of money and it is terrible to be poor and hungry. But the most terrible thing of all is to be useless.” Dr. Gary L. Welton is assistant dean for institutional assessment and professor of psychology at Grove City College, Mercer County.
The Capitol REPORT
We are reaping economic benefits from Marcellus Shale
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he natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is a constant topic of discussion among lawmakers, industry officials and local governments. The growing industry has a significant impact on every square inch of the Commonwealth, including the 106th District. I would like to share some recent facts and statistics that help put the economic benefits of this valuable resource into perspective. Here in Pennsylvania, natural gas production is growing faster than anywhere else in the country, with the Marcellus Shale in the western region of our state now producing nearly one-fifth of the nation’s natural gas. Production in the Commonwealth has reached 12 billion cubic-feetper-day, as reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), equivalent to six times the 2009 production rate. Marcellus now produces more natural gas than Saudi Arabia. The new industry has sparked significant job growth and economic development within our borders. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Marcellus Shale related industry is responsible for nearly 245,000 jobs in 2013 alone, with an average yearly salary of $90,000. The numbers are expected to continue to grow, as a new survey ranks Pennsylvania ninth in the nation in economic growth potential. Industry growth is also pumping additional revenue into our economy. In total, shale development and related activities have generated more than $2.1 billion in corporate, personal and other tax revenues for Pennsylvania. Private landowners are reaping the benefits as well, with approximately $3 billion in royalty payments collected in 2013. Added revenues have translated to more than $1 billion in infrastructure improvements and more than $225 million distributed to counties and municipalities across the Commonwealth. In addition to jobs and revenue, Pennsylvania natural gas production has resulted in savings for consumers throughout the state. Natural gas costs less to use for home heating than electricity, oil,
propane or kerosene. Lower heating prices are helping to ease the burden of some of our home utility bills, not to mention ones paid by our schools and hospitals. Unconventional gas and oil have increased disposable income by an average of $1,200 per household. During tough economic times when nearly all costs are increasing, natural gas companies across Pennsylvania offered good news to its customers. As a result of falling market prices and a growing supply, natural gas rates fell 41.25 percent overall between 2008 and 2011. In short, our state and our communities have much to gain through sustained natural gas production: lower bills, more jobs, greater economic opportunity and more revenue. We’re seeing many positive results in the early years of Marcellus development, and we must continue to responsibly develop this industry to ensure it provides job and economic opportunities for our next generation and beyond.
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complete difference between the Middletown police and Lower Swatara police? You never see any Middletown police out anymore and they’re so hard to get in touch with. You call, and the response time is something to be desired.
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Once they do come, you pretty much get the feeling that they just don’t want to be bothered. Then you have Lower Swatara police. You see them everywhere, in the neighborhoods, stopping all kinds of cars and doing small things like showing up at kiddie league sports or bingo at the fire hall. You call them and they generally show up within minutes. They actually wave to the neighbors and stop and speak with them while driving through the developments. When you do have a problem, you can tell they genuinely care about trying to resolve it as best as possible. Funny how the borough is in turmoil with their officers, yet just across the township line the police
are friendly, efficient and proactive. Just thought I’d point it out. Thank you, Lower Swatara.”
• “Bey is certainly qualified for the
chief of police job, but it’s clear he’s going to milk the residency rule for an extra year. And you know council will approve it. What a joke. They couldn’t even get the committee vote right.”
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THE SPORTS PROGRAM JUST GOT CUT. OR HADN’T YOU HEARD? When government wants to do something, it must let citizens know. Now that right is being threatened - by proposals to do away with the requirement to run public notices in your local newspaper. Instead, they would be buried away on some obscure government website. That means you'd never know what your local government was up to. And what you don't know can hurt you. Help stop any legislation that takes public notices out of the newspaper.
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GENEALOGY
Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll, PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com Column No. 758/August 20, 2014
Ancestry.com To Retire Five Genealogy Services In September
Back in June the word got out Ancestry.com was to retire five genealogy services as of September 5, 2014. Here are the following services they are retiring: MYFAMILY.COM, the family Website service; MYCANVAS, the photo book publishing service; GENEALOGY.COM. (Though the site will remain online with some content); MUNDIA.COM, the worldwide family tree site; Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA testing. Ancestry executive vice-president Eric Shoup said in a conference call with genealogy Media that ending these services will allow Ancestry.com to focus on its core products and mission. Subscribers and active users of each service will receive an e-mail with details on any refunds (If applicate) and how to retrieve their content, and each site will have retirement landing pages and FAQs for customers. Here’s an overview of what will happen: MyFamily.com customers can export their group data using an Export Now button that appears on the site when you’re logged in. Prorated refunds will be automatically issued to owners of active sites; MyCanvas customers can complete projects through September 4. After that, printing orders won’t be accepted and save projects will be deleted. Kind of makes me sad, because
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The Schuylkill County Historical Society Presents The Life of the Mahantongo Dutch - Now to August 30
The exhibit, curated by Brother Johannes Zinzendorf of the Hermitage, will display a variety of folk arts and crafts, as well as photographs, architectural pieces, clothing, furniture and even music. The exhibit will feature three centuries of items from the collections of the Mahantongo Heritage Center at the Hermitage in Pitman. The Center is the only museum dedicated to the life, art, work and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch in the Mahantongo Valley.
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I created my wedding photo book here. You should be able to print a project for free at home by going to My Projects, clicking Preview for a project, then clicking the Print button (if you have trouble, try selecting pages to print a couple of times); Genealogy.com - subscriptions and member accounts will end, but the site will remain online (it would be silly to give up a domain name like Genealogy.com) with the message boards and Family Tree Maker home pages in read-only format, as well as the most popular educational articles; Mundia family trees are also on Ancestry.com, where you can search them for free (you must subscribe in order to contact tree owners, which is the case with all Ancestry.com’s member trees). Mundia tree owners can download their family trees to their native language before Sept.5; Y-DNA and mtDNA tests are no longer being sold on Ancestry.com (but the company will continue to sell its AncestryDNA autosomal tests, and Autosomal DNA customers aren’t affected). Customers who’ve taken Y-DNA or mitochondrial DNA test can download their raw data by visiting the AncestryDNA website. Y-DNA and mt-DNA customers’ samples will be destroyed (it might become possible to upgrade samples to autosomal testing, such as for someone who is now deceased - stay tuned). Why didn’t the Ancestry executive, Vice President Eric Shoup, give the subscribers more time until the END OF THE YEAR? I have been with Ancestry.com for 12 years and to get my stuff off before being deleted is totally impossible. I also have a cousin, which I’m editor, and she has over 10,000 family names and pictures plus my genealogy.
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Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
DUI charge Jason A. Brandt, 41, of the first block of Thoroughbred Dr., York Haven, was charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol, careless driving, failure to keep right and not signaling when turning, police report. The charges were filed after Brandt’s 2007 BMW 328I was stopped in the 400 block of Richardson Road at 2:55 a.m. on July 27 after it straddled the middle of the road, police said. Brandt had an odor of an intoxicating beverage on his breath and spoke with slurred speech, police said. Following sobriety tests, he was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 15 before District Judge Michael Smith. Errol E. Bedford, 25, of the first block of Locus Dr., Elizabethtown, was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, careless driving, operating a vehicle without a valid inspection and having no evidence of emission inspection, police report. The charges were filed following Bedford’s arrest at 2:47 a.m. on July 25 at 2:47 a.m. at a traffic stop on Route 283 and North Union Street. Bedford was driving a 1992 Saturn in an erratic manner, police said. Following sobriety tests, he was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 17 before District Judge Michael Smith. Valerie S. Gipe, 31, of the 400 block of Third St., New Cumberland, was arrested following a traffic stop at 2:17 a.m. on Aug. 1 and charged with DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and driving a vehicle with no lights on, police report. Gipe was stopped while driving a 2000 Ford Excursion in the 2000 block of W. Harrisburg Pike, police said. Alcohol was present in a breath sample from Gipe that was analyzed with a portable breathalyzer, police said. Following sobriety tests, Gipe was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial
Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 17 before District Judge Michael Smith.
Charged after crash Larry J. Sheaffer, 58, of the 100 block of Sunrise Dr., Middletown, was charged with two counts of DUI-controlled substance after his 2013 Jeep Patriot collided with a 2003 Chevrolet S 10 truck at a traffic signal at West Harrisburg Pike and Whitehouse Lane at 10:08 a.m. on July 27, police report. Sheaffer was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 10 before District Judge Michael Smith. Anna N. Perrelli, 27, of the 2000 block of Market St. Extended, Middletown, was charged with DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and being involved in an accident involving damage to unattended property, police report. The charges were filed after an investigation into an accident where a vehicle struck several mailboxes in the 2000 block of Rosedale Ave. around 3 a.m. on Aug. 2, police said. Police said Perrelli was not at the scene of the crash, but was found afterward. Following sobriety tests, Perrelli was taken to Harrisburg Hospital, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 17 before District Judge Michael Smith. Burglary Cash, a cell phone and a bottle of vodka were stolen from a residence in the first block of George Drive on Aug. 6, police report. Police said the phone was valued at $50 and the stolen cash totaled $40. A suspect has been identified and the investigation into the incident is proceeding.
Middletown Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Middletown Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.
Assault investigation A 25-year-old Harrisburg man was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat and suffered multiple facial injuries during the early morning of Aug. 11 in the 300 block of Hoffer St., Middletown, police report. The victim told police he had fallen asleep in his ex-girlfriend’s residence but was awakened after being struck in the face. Police said the victim claimed he had passed out after being struck, and regained consciousness to discover he was laying on a sidewalk on Hoffer Street. Police said they were notified about the victim by Penn State Hershey Medical Center while he was undergoing treatment for multiple fractures to the left side of his face at the hospital. Officers interviewed the victim at the hospital. A suspect has been identified, police said. Burglary charge Shawn M. Fains, 35, of the 1000 block of South 13th St., Harrisburg, was charged with burglary with a person present, criminal attempt burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, police report. The charges were filed following an incident at an apartment in the 200 block of W. Main St. at 3 a.m. on Aug. 9. Police said they were contacted by the apartment’s tenant, who said Fains was in her residence burglarizing it. Fains was not in the apartment when
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investigators arrived, police said. The trim on a door to the dwelling had been removed to gain entry, police said. Aided by information collected at the scene, police arrested Fains. Police said they found a bag of suspected marijuana on him during a search. Fains was arraigned on Aug. 9 and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set on Aug. 19 before District Judge David Judy.
Reported stolen were a 1977, 16-inch Schwinn bicycle valued at $350; three antique wood and metal sleds valued at $85 each; two antique galvanized water cans valued at $35 each; two antique galvanized wash tubs valued at $50 each; and an antique cast iron bench valued at $200. Police said an unsecured fence at the rear of residence may have served as an entry point for thieves. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 717-558-6900.
Assault charge Terrance F. Clark, 33, of the Woodbury Building, Village of Pineford, Middletown, was charged with simple assault and recklessly endangering another person stemming from an incident at 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 7 at an apartment in the building, police report. During an argument, Clark grabbed his girlfriend in a choke hold, police said. The victim suffered injuries to her left knee and right elbow, police said. Clark was not at the scene when police arrived but subsequently was found in the area of Nissley and W. Main sts. and taken into custody. Clark was arraigned on Aug. 8 and held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge David Judy.
Vandalism A resident of a home in the 100 block of Witherspoon Ave. told police he believes juveniles were responsible for breaking a hand rail at his residence on Aug. 9. Police said they were contacted by the homeowner after he had a confrontation with the juveniles. Police reportedly spoke with the juveniles and issued warnings.
Man with machete questioned Police were called to investigate a report that a Londonderry Twp. man waving a machete was walking on the railroad tracks in the 100 block of S. Union St. around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 10. The man told police he uses the machete to cut brush when he routinely walks along the railroad tracks. The man was legally permitted to possess the machete, police said. Officers advised him to stay off the railroad tracks. Theft from porch An array of items valued at almost $1,000 were reported stolen from a porch of a residence in the first block of N. Union St., police report. The victim contacted police on Aug. 9 to report the theft but was unable to say exactly when the thefts took place. The homeowner stores an array of items on the porch of his home, and he recently became aware that some items were missing, police said.
Assault investigated A Middletown resident was struck in the face and had water dumped on her during an alleged assault around 8 p.m. at an apartment in the 100 block of Witherspoon Ave., police report. The victim did not require medical attention, police said. A description of the assailant was given to police. An investigation continues. Crack pipe found A Middletown Borough highway department crew found a pipe believed to have been used to smoke crack cocaine on a picnic table at Hoffer Park around 1 p.m. on Aug. 5, police said. Authorities destroyed the pipe. Bikes stolen Two bicycles and a pair of metal water cans were taken from a residence in the first block of N. Union St. some time during the past three months, police report. The victim told police a 16-inch silver Pacific mountain bike valued at $285 and a 16-inch silver Huffy mountain bike valued at $200 were stolen, as well as two water cans valued at $100. The victim also told police that someone had stacked cinderblocks by a door to residence, preventing him from leaving from that door. Police are asking anyone with information to call them at 717-558-6900.
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Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
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Middletown
Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of
free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the First Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
First Church of God
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Wednesday Night Live resumes August 27 with supper at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes offered are: Bible Study 1 and 2 Thessalonians; Adult Bible Study on “Running Together to Win”; Craft Class; NOOMA (Short films promoting spiritual reflections on individual life experiences); Car Care – Basic car care for the everyday girl/guy. A six-week course beginning Aug. 27; “Questions and Answers … maybe.” A Christian’s question and answer session with lots of discussions. There are also classes for Youth: middle school and senior high; Children’s Classes for all ages and babysitting. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Please plan to join us for worship – visitors are especially welcome. On Sun., Aug. 24, Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our air-conditioned sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Grace Triumphant is a Bible study that has met for four years in the home of Paula and Larry Lisenby, friends of the church. The group of about 15 adult women and men meet each Sunday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and are now meeting in our Fellowship Hall. Those who attend bring food to share from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The study follows at 6 p.m. using Max Lucado’s “Come Thirsty, Traveling Light” and “Next Door Savior.” Copies are available if you are interested in attending. Please direct your questions to Paula and Larry at 944-3131. Afternoon Book Club will be discussing “The Benchley Roundup” by Robert Benchley on Tues., Aug. 26 at 1:30 p.m. at the Mateer home. The stories will make you smile. All are welcome, please come and have fun. Members and friends of the church
are invited to the Aug. 31 retirement lunch for Shirley Newhart, director of music. Following worship, a covered dish lunch will take place in Fellowship Hall and you are asked to bring a generous covered dish or salad to share. Ham, beverage and dessert will be provided. A program in Shirley’s honor will take place after lunch. Shirley has served our church well since October 1, 2008 and we will miss her. An informal worship will be held on Sun., Sept. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Indian Echo Caverns in their meeting room, including Communion by intinction. Dress down and do come. Following worship we will enjoy a church picnic and you are asked to bring a generous covered dish or dessert. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and beverage will be provided. A playground is available for children, and if you wish to take part in the tour of the cave, sign up in the bell tower entry. Join SAGE for our Sept. 17 lunch and program at noon in Fellowship Hall. There is a cost for the meal. The program features Mike Krempasky, of Capital Area Greenbelt Association, talking about a 20-mile nature trail in the Harrisburg area. Bring a friend. Please RSVP with payment (checks payable to the church) by Sept. 14. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/Presbyterian Congregation, or call the office.
Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown
Wesley invites you to come and share the spiritual journey of living and loving in the way of Jesus. Be refreshed and renewed with us as we face the challenges of life together. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is “Grace Happens” based on John 3:16-21. A Bible Study Group meets every Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9 a.m. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on Fri., Aug. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes are available for all ages. Enter through the Witherspoon Ave. entrance next to our parking lot. Join us on Sun., Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. for an ice cream social and hymn sing. This is always a fun time as we gather for ice cream sundaes, fellowship, a little bingo and a lot of singing. We are celebrating our Volunteers in Mission on Sun., Aug. 31. During worship we will highlight all the outreach ministries of our congregation and recognize lay missioners who help make it happen. Coming in September: A Bible Study on the New Testament Book of James. This short letter is a timely word for all seeking to follow Jesus and change the world. Need prayer? Our Monday night
prayer group is available to help. Call or e-mail your prayer request to be included in this intercessory prayer ministry. Visit our Website at middletownwesleyumc.org. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Middletown
To worship is to stop and reflect upon the majesty and love of God and to praise the One who created us all. Worship also enables us to take time to consider how God would have us act on behalf of the Kingdom of God. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from August 20-26 are always open to everyone.
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First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday evenings: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the gathering begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study. MiKiWoGo (Middletown Kids Worship God) Sunday mornings through Aug. 31, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for Olympic-sized fun and learning during “The Bible Game: Jesus, The Ultimate Hero.” Children ages 4 to grade 5 will earn points for their team through attendance, bringing a Bible, bringing a friend, Bible memory games, and Bible quizzing. See you Sundays at the Pavilion. Thurs., Aug. 21: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., The Sunshiners will meet at Frey Village, 1020 N. Union St., Middletown.
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Wed., Aug. 20: 6 p.m., AA Book Study. Sun., Aug. 24: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship service. Guest preacher: Marty Willard. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Louise Eshleman presented by her family. Tues., Aug. 26: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown invites everyone to join us for our Sunday services lead by Pastor Suanne Whorl. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there are a variety of Christian Education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. There are monthly gatherings that meet in the church. A prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” where we gather together to pray for each other and the world
Open Door Bible Church
New Beginnings Church
Middletown
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our August 24 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from ages 4 to second grade are welcome
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to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., Aug. 20: 10:30 a.m., Bible Study; 7 p.m., Kids’ Summer Bible Club (ages 5 and up), and a new Adult Bible Study. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
Geyers United Methodist Church Middletown
Geyers United Methodist Church, Londonderry Township, invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 9 a.m. We offer a Nursery and Children’s Church at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Coffee Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. followed by Adult and Children’s Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. Communion is offered the first Sunday of each month. Prayer meetings are held every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. A special Bible study is being held every Sunday during the summer months at 2 p.m. focusing on the Gospel According to Luke. Organist Dave Umberger will hold a special musical performance on Sun., Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. The performance will be followed by an ice cream social. Offerings will be accepted. The public is encouraged to attend. The youth group D.A.W.G.S (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seekers), will begin on Wed., Sept. 10. D.A.W.G.S. is open to children ages 3 to 12 and runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. They meet most Wednesdays and will continue through April. Children will be treated to Christ-centered stories, crafts, games, singing and snacks. The D.A.W.G.S. Club will perform on Sun., Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. during the regular church service and all are welcome to attend. D.A.W.G.S. Club is open to the public. For more information, contact Kathy Menear at 930-4454 or KarenKathy@ comcast.net. The Geyers Youth Group, ages 12 through 18, will also meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Contact Tim Stine for more information about this new club at 367-5287 or tstine@comcast.net. The Quilt Ministry is collecting flannel sheets and very lightweight
blankets, twin size or larger, to be used as quilt batting. Please place these items in the Narthex. Nonperishable food items are collected for the Middletown Food Bank each Sunday. Campbell Soup labels, education box tops, printer ink cartridges and soda tabs are also collected weekly. Consider volunteering at Mission Central the fourth Tuesday of each month. Our next trip will be Tues., Aug. 26. We will leave Geyers at 8:15 a.m. and return about noon. Please wear closed-toe shoes. Contact Kathy Espenshade for more information. Please make reservations to attend by calling the church office. Welcome Packets are available in the Narthex. Feel free to pick up a packet to learn more about Geyers United Methodist Church and our activities. Geyers is located at 1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown in Londonderry Township. Pastor Donald Walters and the church office can be reached at 944-6426 or geyerschurch@verizon.net.
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., Middletown, next to the Rescue Hose Company. Sunday school for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at the back door. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Acolyte for August: Colin Graham. Children’s church leaders: Michelle Strohecker and daughters Katie and Jenny. The school bus is parked in the hallway for contributions for our outreach to the students in the Middletown Area School District. Contributions of 24 pack crayons, #2 pencils, glue sticks, highlighters, colored pencils,
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"Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
SUANNE WHORL, Pastor
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
www.ebenezerumc.net
Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring & Union Sts., Middletown Church Office 944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
Saturday Worship With Spoken Liturgy - 5 pm Summer Worship Schedule thru August 31 Worship Service - 9 am • No Sunday School Worship Broadcast on 91.1 fm - 11 am
Geyers United Methodist Church
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening)
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
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Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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dry erase markers, 8-pack of colored markers, erasers-pencil top and large erasers are needed. Outside flower watering for week of Aug. 17-23: Danielle Johnson. Pastor Britt is having “Retired Senior Meet and Greet” programs to get to know the senior members and friends of our congregation better and they him. The next dates for these programs are Thurs., Aug. 21 and Sept. 4. Sign-up sheets are in the back of the sanctuary or call Dianne Daily at 944-9595 if you would like to attend. In the fall there will be dates for the “working people” to have the same opportunity. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ.” We invite you to come and experience this love.
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around us that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Like scrabble? Game night is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. On Fri., Aug. 22, we will host our last summer 2014 Outdoor Family Movie Night featuring “Rio 2.” Refreshments will be served starting at 7:30 p.m. and the movie will begin at dusk. The event is free. Attendees are invited to bring a chair or blanket. Sat., Aug. 23: 2 to 6 p.m., Youth Field Day open to children grades 6-12. The event is free and will include snacks, activities, games and prizes. Any questions, please call us at 939-0766.
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REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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t began with a beard-growing contest. The committee organizing Hummelstown’s bicentennial celebration in 1962 raised money by selling shaving “permits’’ to the men in town. Soon bearded men were forming their own small fraternities, and one – the Fuzzy Few – stayed together to raise money for good causes. The Fuzzy Few held its 51st annual carnival from Monday, Aug. 4 to Saturday, Aug. 9 at Hummelstown’s Boro Park. Yet another generation of kids played carnival games, laughed on carnival rides, and ate carnival delicacies. Bands performed for teenagers and adults. See who – and what – was there!
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