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Police charge man with daytime burglaries By Dan Miller
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Middletown police arrested a man on Tuesday, Aug. 19 in connection with three home burglaries that were allegedly committed in broad daylight in the eastern end of town. Acting Chief Sgt. James Bennett said that Eric Heck, 30, no address given, may also have been involved in other home break-ins in the borough that have not been solved or even reported yet. According to court documents filed by police, Heck allegedly stole rings and a set of military dog tags from a residence in the first block of North Race Street. He also allegedly stole Army citations
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and medals and other items from a second residence in the first block of Adelia Street. Police say that Heck smashed the window of a third residence in the 500 block of Linden Street, but it is not known if anything was taken from that house. Bennett said that Heck was not from Middletown and was not previously known to police here. After arresting Heck, police learned that he was wanted by state police for escaping from a corrections facility in Harrisburg. Bennett said Heck may be from Perry County, although the chief said he’s not sure of that. In what sounds like a textbook example of neighbors being the eyes and ears of police, officers
said they were alerted to the burglaries just before noon Tuesday by an onlooker who reported a man acting suspiciously. Two Middletown officers – joined by a police officer from Lower Swatara Twp. who was in the area and heard the call – confronted Heck as he came around the side of the Linden Street home carrying a yellow bag, police said. Heck dropped the bag and ran, jumping a fence and heading toward Emaus Street, according to the court documents. Upon seeing the officer from Lower Swatara cutting him off from the south, Heck doubled back toward Linden.
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A group of Highspire residents has filed a petition in Dauphin County Court – the first step in a lengthy process – to leave Steelton-Highspire School District and send their children to Middletown Area School District instead. The group, known as the Highspire Education Coalition, filed the petition in Dauphin County Court on Friday, Aug. 15. The coalition first organized in February, and spent several months collecting signatures of support from Highspire taxpayers to transfer the borough from the Steelton-Highspire School District to Middletown Area. The petition states that the coalition is seeking to establish an independent school district for the purpose of transferring territory to a contiguous school district, going on to name the Middletown Area School District as its choice. In the 2013-14 school year, 212 of Steelton-Highspire’s 1,300 students were from Highspire, according to the
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Steel-High AD to replace Deibler at Susquehanna Twp.
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irst, the good news. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation remains committed to building a new train station along West Main Street in Middletown. Now, the not-so-good news: The station probably won’t be done until sometime in 2017 – and that’s if things go smoothly. From Middletown Borough’s perspective, a lot is riding on these rails. The station is the keystone of a grand plan to transform the western end of Middletown, in part to accommodate the dramatic enrollment growth taking place at neighboring Penn State Harrisburg. The concept calls for building a pedestrian bridge over Route 230 to make it easier and safer for Penn State students – and anybody else on foot – to cross the road. From there, pedestrians could use walking and bicycle paths to connect to an extended Emaus Street. Emaus would be the pathway to the Elks Building and to a revitalized downtown Middletown. But all this revolves around the new train station, like the earth around the sun. Pardon another cliche, but we put a man on the moon – why is it taking so long to build a train station? A lot of it has to do with the sheer complexity of the project, said Toby Fauver, PennDOT’s deputy secretary for multimodal transportation and the department’s point man for the train station. The project requires the participation of three separate railroads – Amtrak, Norfolk Southern and the
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After serving for one year as Steelton-Highspire’s athletic director, Andrae Martin is resigning to pursue another opportunity. The Steelton-Highspire School Board voted 8-0 on Thursday, Aug. 21 to accept his resignation effective no later than Oct. 19, or until his positions as athletic director and as a teacher in the district’s Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth program, are filled. Martin has accepted a position with Susquehanna Twp. School District as an assistant principal and athletic director. As athletic director, he would replace Rob Deibler, the former Middletown and Steelton-Highpsire football coach. Deibler was placed on administrative leave in Susquehanna Twp. after he was charged by Lower Swatara Twp. police in May with failure to make required disposition of funds received for allegedly using more than $7,300 in proceeds from fundraisers for the Middletown football program on his own bills, according to a probable cause affidavit that police filed in court.
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Farms could host side businesses under zoning changes By Dan Miller
Two local high schools will launch their fall sports seasons with public rallies on Thursday, Aug. 28. Middletown Area High School will hold a “Meet the Raiders’’ rally at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Field. Fall sports teams and the Middletown Blue Wave Marching Band will be introduced. Lower Dauphin High School will hold a “Meet the Falcons’’ rally at 7:30 p.m. at the Lower Dauphin Middle School turf fields to introduce its fall teams and band.
E-town holds school spirit bonfire Elizabethtown Area High School will mark the beginning of its fall sports season with an inaugural School Spirit Bonfire at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds. Teams and the marching band will be featured.
Lower Swatara man waives assault charges to court A Lower Swatara Twp. man is headed for Dauphin County Court on charges of aggravated assault against a 6-month-old boy. Stephen M. Lehman Jr., 26, of the 100 block of Lake Drive, waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Michael Smith on Monday, Aug. 18. Lehman now faces arraignment in county court on Oct. 10. Township police allege that Lehman threw the infant into a playpen in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20. The child at the time was being cared for by Lehman and the baby’s older sister, who was Lehman’s girlfriend. The boy’s mother was at work. The infant sustained injuries including a fractured skull. The child was released from the hospital on July 23. Besides felony aggravated assault; Lehman is also charged with simple assault, and endangering the welfare of children, both misdemeanors. Lehman remains in Dauphin County Prison, where he has been since his arrest on July 23.
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In Royalton, a first-ever reunion By Noelle Barrett
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The halls are quiet, the chatter of children gone. One room, labeled “police,” is a reminder that the past is just that. But turn the corner, and one classroom is eerily familiar – names still above hooks, projects
still taped to the walls, words still scrawled across the chalkboard. It’s been decades since students learned their ABCs and 1,2,3s inside Northunberland Elementary School in Royalton. Today the building houses the borough’s Please See REUNION, Page A8
Londonderry Twp. residents are encouraged to attend a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2 regarding changes to the township’s agricultural zoning ordinance that would give farmers more flexibility in opening a side business on their land. The hearing will be held in the township building, 783 S. Geyers Church Road. The changes mostly concern secondary commercial businesses that farmers can have on their farm, said township Manager Steve Letavic. For example, under the current ordinance, a dairy farmer can have one side business on his property, like a vegetable stand. But the ordinance does not allow that farmer to have a second small business, such as making and selling his own cheese on his farm. The proposed changes would allow the cheese business. The proposed changes also would allow the farmer to have side businesses like a cabinet shop or repair shop that can provide additional income year-round, Letavic said. Limits in the current ordinance are a hindrance when the secondary business – say, a vegetable stand – only operates part of the year. The ordinance has safeguards to prevent “the springing up” of commercial ventures all over the township, Letavic said. For example, side businesses would only be allowed on the primary
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Penn State Harrisburg cuts ribbon on new classroom building By Dan Miller
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Dr. Mukund Kulkarni, chancellor of Penn State Harrisburg, addresses the crowd at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the renovated Educational Activities Building.
Penn State Harrisburg has cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art educational center where the next generation of engineers and tinkerers can see how things work. Want to know what lies behind the walls of a new building? Walking down the halls of the new Educational Activities Building, you see exposed construction beams and other mechanical systems – the actual skeleton and guts of the building itself. Take a peek inside one of the labs, and you see cement being made inside a big mixer in the middle of the room. Just outside the building, students can see the effects of stormwater runoff on three different kinds of pavement surfaces located side by side. There’s a clear emphasis on hands-on learning. And while learning is serious business at Penn State Harrisburg, this also just seems like a fun place to be. The sense of play is reinforced by an upstairs multi-purpose room is devoted to the performing arts. The new building is actually a 51,000-square-foot addition to a structure that was first constructed as an Army barracks in 1959, Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni told a crowd gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednes-
day, Aug. 20 at the facility. “We have long overgrown this building,” Kulkarni noted. Students began using the building on Monday, Aug. 25. Student enrollment at Penn State Harrisburg is booming. The campus has grown from 3,239 students in fall 2001 to 4,441 as of fall 2013 – an increase of 1,202 students and roughly 100 each year. Penn State expects the campus will continue growing at the rate of 100 students a year for at least the next five years, according to college spokeswoman Kalisha Ann Devan. The classrooms in the new EAB are larger than anywhere else on campus. Until now, the campus had to cobble together three classrooms to make one equal in size to the three 120-seat classrooms found in the EAB, said Penn State Harrisburg spokeswoman Yvonne Harhigh. A fourth classroom has 56 seats. Yet the building feels like one big seamless classroom. The second-floor hallways are lined with vast stretches of whiteboard, to encourage collaborative learning and group work outside the classroom setting. Across the hall, ground to ceiling windows maximize the use of natural light to reduce energy costs. The windows are among many features of the new building that ac-
centuate sustainability. Sensors adjust artificial light inside the building based on how much natural light is coming in from outside. Lighting in the rooms only comes on when people are in the space. Rain water will be collected for use in the labs, such as for making concrete forms. The rain water will also water the plants and landscaping around the building, said Chuck Garber, facilities supervisor for Penn State Harrisburg. The building is powered by natural gas. The benches scattered throughout the building are made of wood from the trees that were removed from the site during construction. The $19.5 million addition was designed by the firm of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Wilkes-Barre and constructed by Reynolds Construction Management of Harrisburg. To Kulkarni, the building is “amazing,” but only a sign of things to come as the campus copes with its unprecedented growth. Next: the Student Enrichment Building, to go up across the street from the EAB. The university hopes to open that building by the fall of 2016. “Remember, this is not the last building. We have to build some more,” Kulkarni told those gathered. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Further Details On Immigrant Abraham Kieffer By Tom Durkin
“This article continues the series on the family of 1748 immigrant Abraham Kieffer. His third child and second son identified in the Breitenbach Church Book was Johann Theobald (Dewald) Kieffer, born December 18, 1738. Dewald Kieffer is recorded on the tax rolls in Richmond Township, Berks County, (under various spellings of his name) in 1767, 1768, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784 and 1785, in other words, in every year recorded in the Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume XVIII (various pages). In 1767 and 1768 he is Theobald Kiefer and in 1779 Theobold Kieffer. In 1780 he is Dewald Kieffer and in 1781 Dewalt. In 1784 he is Deobald Kieffer and in 1785 Deobolt Kiefer, all of Rockland Township tax roll in 1784 as Dewald Kieffer along with his brother John Nicholas, who is designated as nonresident landowner there in 1781 and 1785. The Rockland Township listings for both are in addition to their taxable status in Richmond Township during those years. Dewald Kieffer is also indicated in the Pennsylvania Archives as serving in the Revolution in a “Detachment of First Battalion Berks County Militia under the command of Captain Charles Kruase, guarding the prisoners of war, from August 16 to October 16, 1781(5th Series, Volume IV pp. 169-72). His name is spelled alternatively as Theobald Kuffer and Theobald Kliffer on different pages, but even the captain’s name is spelled differently in different places. Theobald Kieffer is also indicated on p. 261 as a private, Berks County Militia among those receiving “Deprecation Pay.” On the same page Abraham Kieffer is listed as Captain, also receiving depreciation pay. This undoubtedly is Dewald’s son Abraham who is buried as Keefer’s/Karper’s Church in Franklin County with a tombstone that says “A Soldier in the Revolution,” reportedly at his request. Only two children are recorded for Dewald Kieffer in church records in Berks County, but many more are listed in various sources apparently based on family notes and traditions. Among the sources of this tradition is the Biographical Annals of Franklin County (1905) from William Reed Keefer previously mentioned. This source indicates 10 children and seems to be the basic reference for other compilations including The Keefer Families. Even the supporting documentation for Dewald Kieffer’s children at the Daughters of The American Revolutions (DAR) notes the Biographical Annals source. Among the children, only Maria Joanna and Jacob are included in the Berks County church records, both at Delong’s Reformed Church. Dewald and wife are indicated a number of other times as baptismal sponsors, she under a variety of names outlined below. Daughter Maria Joanna is also the only child specifically mentioned in Dewald Kieffer’s will in Franklin County where he calls her “Hannah” (Franklin County, Pennsylvania Will #2620, Will Book D, p. 275). Clearly, there were other children. In the will he specifically says “I did heretofore distribute to and amongst all my children the greater part of my estate…” His wife is not mentioned in the will, and so presumably she was deceased at the time he wrote in (June 21, 1817, proved March 3, 1830). As indicated, the list of children found in the Biographical Annals and in The Keefer Families is much the same, with some differences in the listed birthdays. Taking all this together, it is correct to state that Dewald Kieffer had two children identified through will and church records and the others are known only from other sources. Both of them have the same birthdays in the Keefer Families and in the DeLong’s Church book, but Hannah/Maria Joanna has no date and Jacob a different date in the Biographical Annuals. Catherine, Peter, and Gideon also have no birth date given in the Biographical Annuals. Gideon’s birth date cannot be correct in The Keefer Families (it probably is a typographical error). Both of his parents would have been around 60 years old in 1795. It is hard to imagine that the rest of these individuals are other than the children of Dewald Kieffer, although documentation is not available from readily available sources. Son Abraham Kieffer, for instance, was a soldier in the Revolution, as indicated on his tombstone at Keefer/Karper Cemetery in Franklin County, and was well-known there for the better part of a century until he died in 1855 at almost age 97. At the time that William Reed Kieffer and others were compiling family lists that later became the family history and the listings in the Biographical Annuals in 1905 many close descendants were still living in and around Franklin County. It is difficult to imagine that most of the family information complied ultimately from these people is anything other than basically correct, but this is still a lot different from proof with the relevant sources and references. In many cases the listings and information that have come down from family tradition lack dates and other details. Thus, there is substantial room for interested descendants and others to compile additional details and sources on the family of immigrant Abraham Kieffer’s son Dewald. Unfortunately, the Biographical Annals does not provide any further documentation for other discussion it includes: “After the Revolution he moved to Franklin County, and in 1789 purchased from James Clark the tract of land called “Clarks Fancy,” where the village of Upper Strasburg now stands. He laid out the town the same year, calling it Strasburg after the famous German city. The village was very prosperous for many years, and until the advent of turnpikes, was the most important town in the county. Mr. Kieffer kept a tavern that was a noted resort in its day. He married Hannah Fox”. (Note: Strasburg, or Strasbourg in French, which is in Alsace, was in Germany in 1905 at time of publication of the Biographical Annals. After 1918 Alsace became French again, which it is today). Many of the themes from the Biographical Annals are continued elsewhere. For instance, there is almost identical wording in “A History of Washington County, Maryland” (1906), p. 567, even mentioning again the turnpikes and how “Mr. Kieffer’s’ House of Entertainment for man and beast was long a noted resort.” Rev. I.M. Braver says similar on page 60 of his massive 1939 treatise on the Bieber/Beaver family: “Dewalt (Kieffer) was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. He was a son of Abraham Kiefer, the immigrant ancestor to Penna. Abraham and his brother Casper Kiefer with their wives and children of Breitenbach, district of Zweibrucken, on the Rhine Germany landed in Philadelphia, September 15, 1748 and settled near Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Dewalt Kiefer and wife Hannah Fox first settled near Kutztown, Pennsylvania. After the Revolutionary War he removed to Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In 1789 he purchased from James Clark the tract of land called “Clarks Fancy,” where the village of Strasburg now stands. He laid out the town the same year, calling it Strasburg after the famous German city. He kept a tavern that was a good resort in its day. Dewalt died there.” Later in the book, Rev. Beaver provides, beginning on page 266, a listing of some of Dewald Kieffer’s descendants, focusing on the family of his first son, another Abraham Kieffer (mentioned above as a soldier in the Revolution). Thank you Tom Durkin for permission to reprint from Keefer Family Association Newsletter Vol. XXVI, Issue No. 3, September 2013 p. 21, 24. Continued in Column No. 760
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Janet Bomgardner Janet Lee Bomgardner, 65, of Mount Joy, passed away on Friday, August 22. She was the loving wife of 47 years to Dennis Bomgardner. A devoted mother to Missy Bomgardner Stone, married to Stacy Stone, and Buffy Bomgardner Shirk, married to Jamey Shirk, and adoring grandmother to Kaycee, Tanner, and Bryce. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry Way and Mildred Way Petcaugh. Janet was preceded in death by her two brothers James and Chirp Way, and stepfather Andrew Petcaugh. She is survived by three sisters Sis Brandt, Dot Noll, and Mim Geltmacher, married to Barry Geltmacher; and a brother Henry “Hen” Way, married to Claudia Way. Janet retired from H.B. Reese. She enjoyed camping, NASCAR racing, and shopping. She was known to put others’ needs before her own. She will be greatly missed. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a Memorial Service celebrating Janet’s life at 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, at Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., 144 E. High St., Elizabethtown.
Lillian Bennett
Lillian Rose Bennett, 3, passed away on Sunday, August 17. She was the precious baby girl to her mother Ariel Rebecca Klein and the late Alan Michael Werner Simmons. She was born in Harrisburg on August 16, 2011. Lily was an energetic little girl who was always so happy and cheerful. She had a wild imagination; she liked to pretend she was helping her daddy work by picking up sticks and riding her bike to “work.” She loved ice cream, the beach, her kitty Pinsy, and she loved to eat. She was known as “Super Lily” because she liked to dress up. She was a precious girl who was full of love for her mommy and daddy and her stuffed toy Rubble. She will be dearly and sadly missed. The family will be receiving friends from 6 p.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will be private and at the convenience of her family. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central PA, 1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 3002, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, www.efwp.org.
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Harry Schindler, 80, of Seminole, Fla., departed for his final fishing trip on August 18. He was born in Middletown, and moved to Seminole in 1961. He was an active member of the Seminole Elks Lodge and the Seminole Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Marion Chiappetta. He is survived by sons Tony and
Steve, both of Seminole; daughter Beth Ann of Houston, Texas; and sisters Fay Barb of Middletown, and Nancy Creel of Lawrenceville, Ga. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harry-Anna Trust Fund or the Southeastern Guide Dogs. Interment will be at Bay Pines National Cemetery at a future date. Cremation is being handled by the National Cremation Society.
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Middletown Borough Council filled several vacancies on borough boards and commissions during its Monday, Aug. 18 meeting. Appointed were: • Russ Bechtel, to the Vacancy Board, where he will serve as chairman • Mike Bowman and Donald Graham, to the Zoning Hearing Board • Thomas A. Germak, alternate to the Zoning Hearing Board • A. B. Shafaye, to the Civil Service Commission • Lester Lanman, to the Shade Tree Commission • David C. Rhen, to the Middletown Borough Authority During the public comment period of the meeting, and before council acted on the vacancies, Greg Wilsbach, who in July resigned as supervisor of the borough’s electric department, questioned Council President Christopher McNamara on how borough residents were made aware of the vacancies. McNamara told Wilsbach that the vacancies were “advertised.” Wilsbach pushed McNamara for details. McNamara advised Wilsbach to file a right-to-know request. Borough spokesman Chris Courogen afterward told the Press And Journal that the borough used several methods
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enn State Harrisburg unveiled its newest campus building this month, a revamped classroom complex that is a symbol of the university’s impact on Middletown. The front of the renovated Educational Activities Building is a remodeled 1950s barracks from the former Olmsted Air Force Base, which stood at the site until 1969. The back is a two-story addition, filled with classrooms, a performing arts rehearsal room and benches made from oak trees cleared from the site. It’s noteworthy that three of the classrooms hold more than 100 students each – the three largest classrooms on campus. Penn State Harrisburg has grown so much – from a tiny branch campus to a university of more than 4,000 students – that it now needs lecture halls, not just classrooms. It’s fitting that they would be in a building where a little bit of old Middletown was taken and transformed into something new. The university is far from done. A three-story student center, including a 400-seat auditorium, is planned just Penn State Harrisburg across the street from the Educational AcBuilding. College officials have promises to transform tivities submitted preliminary plans to Lower Middletown in a way that Swatara Twp. manufacturing industries “Remember, this is not the last buildChancellor Mukund Kulkarni, like steel once transformed ing,’’ cutting the ribbon at the Educational Actowns. tivities Building on Wednesday, Aug. 20, told a crowd gathered for the ceremony. “We are going to build some more.’’ Private developers already have built student housing near the campus for more than 1,000 students. While most of the construction has been done in Lower Swatara, the impact surely will be felt just across the border in Middletown, where students living on and near campus will shop, eat, live, and spend their money. Penn State Harrisburg promises to transform Middletown in a way that the manufacturing industries such as steel, once transformed towns. The borough now has zoning in place that addresses student housing within its limits. It’s just the beginning of a co-existence that could be beneficial to all, if both the university and the town work together. The Educational Activities Building is an impressive edifice, particularly for what it symbolizes. We are anxious to see how the new complements the old.
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Our way of teaching math just doesn't add up
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mericans could use a crash course in math. According to a new study from the Brookings Institution, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math are vacant for more than twice as long as positions outside those fields, largely because employers can’t find people with the requisite math and science skills to fill them. In fact, high school graduates with math and science skills are in greater demand than college grads without them. Our nation’s schools simply aren’t producing graduates with the level of numeracy needed to succeed in today’s economy. To change this, we must change the way we teach math and science – by replacing passive, lecture-based styles of instruction with an alternative that more actively engages students in the learning process. Conventional approaches to math and science education are failing. Twenty-nine nations or other jurisdictions outperform U.S. students in math, according to the latest rankings from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international think tank. Only one-quarter of American 12th-graders is proficient or better in math. The average eighth-grader is below proficient in science. Such consistently poor performance threatens our entire economy. American firms can’t find the employees they need to grow and compete. By 2020, the shortage of skilled workers with postsecondary degrees will reach 5 million, according to the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Since President Barack Obama proclaimed math and science education a “national priority” back in 2009, American students have actually fallen behind many of their foreign peers. Reversing these discouraging trends will require a radically different approach to science and math instruction. Fortunately, there’s evidence that just such an approach – called “engaged learning” – can deliver the improvement our nation needs. Engaged learning empowers students to play a more active role in knowledge acquisition – in other words, “to learn by doing.” The technique involves a combination of reading, writing, discussion, personal reflection and interaction with technology. The results of this approach have been impressive. For instance, 14 colleges, including North Carolina State University and the University of Central Florida, implemented an engaged-learning program known as SCALE-UP for some larger undergraduate classes. Across all the schools that participated, SCALE-UP classes saw a significant reduction in failure rates, as well as marked improvements in conceptual understanding and student attitude. SCALE-UP didn’t just help students avoid failure. Those in the top third of the class experienced the biggest improvements. Without a dramatic overhaul of math and science instruction, American students will continue to lag behind those in the rest of the world. Engaged learning strategies have proven successful in boosting student achievement quickly and dramatically. It’s time to embrace this approach to education, and take our students – and our economy – to the head of the class. Dick Resch is CEO of KI Furniture, a Wisconsin-based international furniture and design company.
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the Operating Engineers and SEIU are abor Day helping casino workers to organize their is our only unions for decent wages and their ticket holiday to the middle class. that is devoted to Also, Cumberland County workers are the working men organizing with help from the Internaand women of this tional Brotherhood of Teamsters. great nation. These workers understand that there is Across Pennsylvania, thousands of value in all work and that they deserve workers, many of them proud union the dignity and respect that is the fundamembers, and their families will celmental basis of all human relationships. ebrate their contributions in keeping our They are following in the traditions of economy and our nation strong. generations of workers who toiled and Thousands of us will be marching in parades, attending picnics and celebrating died in the mines and the steel mills of this country. They understand that to imin other ways. prove conditions working people need to We will listen as elected officials and lacome together and demand a share of the bor leaders speak about the sacrifices and wealth, fairness, dignity and respect. contributions of our parents and grandThis land is our land, too. It is not just parents, who organized their unions, and for billionaires who are trying to buy our how they went about improving their democracy and repress our living stanlives and the lives of millions of working Americans. They built the middle class of dards and our voice in one state after the next. this nation and created the most powerful Working families in the private and the economy in the world. public sector and their unions are united On this Labor Day holiday, we are reacross the Keystone State to defend good newing our commitment to creating good jobs, protect good pensions and defend jobs, restoring retirement security for all the voice of working workers, improving families – the voices educational and job This land is our land, too. It of hundreds of training opportuniis not just for billionaires who thousands of school ties and restoring nurses, the bargaining are trying to buy our teachers, highway workstrength of working democracy and repress our ers and correction men and women. living standards and our voice guards who go to Our agenda for every day and Pennsylvania and in one state after the next. work make our state a betthe nation is to ter and safer place to expand the middle live and to work. class and rebuild We will continue to proudly fight for our main street communities. Millions of workers are already acting to living standards and rights and push for legislation and policies that raise wages create good jobs and expand the middle and create good jobs for all workers. class. Low-wage workers are joining toA long time ago, our grandparents and gether and demanding a living wage and our great-grandparents chose to build a a union to secure the bargaining strength stronger nation and stronger democracy they need to improve their lives. by expanding opportunity and expanding Today workers all over Pennsylvania are the middle class. A strong middle class choosing unions as their pathway to the promotes both economic and political middle class. Seventy-two human service stability. employees at Person Directed Services Working people, their unions and their and 38 registered nurses employed by allies built the middle class and went Select Specialty Hospital in Erie have on to pass major social and economic formed their unions for a stronger voice reforms that benefitted everyone. on the job with AFSCME. On this Labor Day, all of the progress In Souderton, Montgomery County, and reforms that we have achieved are hundreds of workers at JBS Rendering threatened by those who want more for have formed their union with the UFCW themselves. as well as the Canteen Food Service It’s important to appreciate what we Workers at JBS. have, how we achieved it and what we Adjunct instructors at Point Park need to do to protect it. Without our University and Duquesne University in unions and the millions of members Pittsburgh have formed their unions to and workers who support them, there improve economic security and better wouldn’t be a middle class, and our econjobs with the help of the United Steelomy and our democracy would be less. workers. We know that a strong union presence University of Pittsburgh Medical Center lifts all boats. service workers are working with the Service Employees International Union Rick Bloomingdale is president of the to organize their union, and a coalition Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. of unions that include UNITE-HERE,
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ow many times have I heard, “But Ed, you moved to a ‘Third World’ country. Aren’t living conditions primitive?” Well, not exactly. We live in a new 1,616-square-foot apartment that has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, dining room, living room, kitchen and laundry. There are ceramic tiled floors throughout, except for the bedrooms, which have hardwood floors. The kitchen has a breakfast bar that can seat six and all kitchen countertops are marble. The dining room is large enough to house our table and eight chairs. In our living room, we have two fullsized sofas, a love seat, two large arm chairs, tables, lamps, entertainment center and TV. All the bedrooms have built-in closets, cupboards and drawers with more space than we will ever fill. We have two sky lights, plus additional storage. We are on the second floor of a threestory building that has an intercom system and electric locks for security. Guests can call our apartment from outside the building and we can unlock the doors for them by pressing two buttons. And we have stopped cleaning our clothes by beating them on rocks at the river ever since we had the electronic, stainless steel Samsung automatic washer installed. So no, we are not roughing it. Oh, the monthly rent: $350. “But is the water safe to drink?” Well, it certainly isn’t Toledo, Ohio! Studies show that the water in Cuenca, Ecuador has been rated as the best water in South America. We drink the water straight from the tap. Speaking of water, I see the Middletown Gulag wants to raise your water and sewer rates by as much as 39 We have stopped percent. But I’m confident cleaning our they will only clothes by raise your beating them on rates about rocks at the river 25 percent, and then brag ever since we had how they the electronic, “saved” you stainless steel 14 percent. Oh, last Samsung month our automatic water and washer installed. sewer bill totaled $5.85. Medical and dental tourism is flourishing in Cuenca, and one can certainly see why that is happening. Price and service. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we have experienced it firsthand – my wife, Olga, needed periodontal surgery. She had a similar procedure done three years ago in Hershey, but the surgery here was much more extensive than her prior surgery. The cost three years ago was $1,650. Our bill three weeks ago was $400. I know people who have come here for dental implants and have paid 75 percent less than in the U.S. I found the following medical and dental cost comparisons: • A heart bypass: $130,000 in the U.S. vs. $10,000 in Cuenca • A heart valve replacement: $160,000 (U.S.) vs. $15,000 (Cuenca) • Repair of a cerebral aneurysm: $200,000 (U.S.) vs. $10,000 (Cuenca) • Insertion of a heart pacemaker: $150,000 (U.S.) vs. $10,000 (Cuenca) • Hip or knee replacement: $43,000 to $51,000 (U.S.) vs. $8,000 (Cuenca) Dentistry is another area where patients see a large price differential. A dentist in Cuenca says she has seen a rapid increase in the number of foreigners coming to her practice for care. She points out that she can install a porcelain crown for $200 while the procedure costs $2,000 in the U.S. “Because many dentists in Cuenca have trained in Europe and the U.S., foreign patients have a higher degree of confidence in the local dentistry,” she said. I have an interesting trip planned. I am returning to Pennsylvania to participate in the last two big softball tournaments of the summer, which will be in held Elkland. Fast pitch softball is the only thing I miss. This could be my “swan song” after six decades of taking the field. Will there be a reverse culture shock after being here in Cuenca for 20 months? We shall see. Until next time, from beautiful Cuenca,
Eddy the Ex-pat
Ed O-Connor, a former resident of Middletown and Lower Swatara Twp., is an expatriate living in Ecuador.
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The day the communists duped Bogie and Bacall L
auren Bacall died this month at age 89. Her obituaries are paying tribute to a glamorous actress, a famed star from Hollywood’s Golden Age, the wife of Humphrey Bogart, and a lifetime liberal. She’s also being celebrated by liberals as a fighter for freedom in the arts, one who bravely confronted McCarthyism and ruthless anti-communist “witch hunters” in Washington. Sorry, but reality is more complicated. The facts are that Bacall herself learned the truth about communism in Hollywood. She admitted to being badly duped by bad guys. She learned her lesson, even as her fellow Hollywood liberals to this day have not, opting instead for a false narrative that feeds a handy caricature. Here’s what really happened: In October 1947, Bacall joined a group of high-profile Hollywood actors, writers and producers for a major public-relations trip to Washington. Their goal was to defend the First Amendment freedoms of their accused friends and colleagues – accused, that is, of being communists dedicated to infiltrating the motion-picture industry as a means to peddle propaganda. The accused were summoned before the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities as “unfriendly” witnesses. (For the record, Sen. Joe McCarthy had absolutely nothing to do with this.) Unbeknownst to Bacall and friends, nearly every single one of the accused was a closet communist formally pledged to Stalin’s Soviet Union. When these individuals joined Communist Party USA (CPUSA), they swore a loyalty oath to strive to “ensure the triumph of Soviet power in the United States.” They were committed to what CPUSA general secretary William Z. Foster openly called a “Soviet America,” or what other hope-filled comrades called a “United Soviet States of America” (USSA). Of course, these communists didn’t dare tell any of this to their liberal/progressive friends. They assured their pals that they were good liberals/progressives just like them. They would never support a totalitarian dictatorship. They insisted that they were being unjustly hounded and persecuted and silenced. This was an outrage, they said, a violation of their First Amendment/Constitutional freedoms (none of which existed in the Soviet Union). And thus, they needed the help of their friends. Would these fellow Hollywood liberals/progressives lend a hand? Would they come to Washington to support them? The liberals were more than game. After consulting with the “unfriendlies,” they created a group called the “Committee for the First Amendment.” It was a classic name for a communist front, one that made communists smile at their cleverness, especially when they were easily duping fellow leftists. The liberal stars they enlisted ran into the hundreds, with big names like Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Gregory Peck, Myrna Loy, Paulette Goddard. A group of roughly two dozen lent more than their signatures – they actually set sail for Washington: Danny Kaye, Ira Gershwin, Judy Garland, John Garfield, Sterling Hayden, Gene Kelly, Burt Lancaster, John Huston, Philip Dunne, Billy Wilder, and Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Bogart and Bacall topped the list, as they would any blockbuster movie. “Before we left Hollywood,” said Bogart later, “we carefully screened every performer so that no red or pink could infiltrate and sabotage our purpose.” The street-wise Bogie prided himself in his ability not to be tricked. As one “First Amendment” crusader put it, Bogart “feels that he’s the most politically sophisticated guy in our business.”
The tough-talking Bogie seemed a most unlikely character to be duped. Neither he nor his girl, Bacall, would be anyone’s sucker. The crew from the Committee for the First Amendment boarded a plane bearing the name (no kidding) Red Star, which immediately raised suspicions among the liberals, including Bacall, though apparently not enough to stop the voyage. “Coincidence or design?” Bacall wrote later. What happened on the road from California to Washington is fascinating political theater. It would make a terrific movie, if someone in modern Hollywood dared to portray it accurately. In my 2010 book, “Dupes,’’ I lay it out at length, including the breathtakingly naïve statements along the way from the likes of Judy Garland, Danny Kaye, Gene Kelly, John Garfield and so many other Hollywood Golden Agers whose movies I love. Their statements were seized by the likes of the Daily Worker, which turned them into giant headlines. The liberals/progressives, mouthing the talking points of the closet communists, were vicious toward the House committee. They literally compared the congressmen to Nazis, stormtroopers, Goebbels, Hitler, the Spanish Inquisition and on and on. The four major Hollywood writers called to testify – Dalton Trumbo, Albert Maltz, Alvah Bessie and John Howard Lawson (aka. “Hollywood’s Commissar”) – were especially belligerent. Alas, to make a long story short, the liberals/progressives were stunned, dumbfounded, shocked beyond belief and deeply betrayed when they got to Washington and found that the accused communists were undeniably and unmistakably just that: communists. Congress, both Republicans and Democrats alike, openly presented mountains of evidence: registration rolls, news clips, Daily Worker articles, New Masses’ bylines, front-group memberships, party applications, forms, cards, checks, cash and even numbers. The world quickly learned some crucial facts. To wit: • Dalton Trumbo, Communist Party registration card No. 47187, code No. “Dalt T.” A total of 39 citations with communist or communist-front affiliations. • Albert Maltz, Communist Party registration card No. 47196. A total of 58 citations with communist or communist-front affiliations. • Alvah Bessie, Communist Party registration card No. 46836. A total of 32 citations with communist or communist-front affiliations. • John Howard Lawson, Communist Party registration card No. 47275. As for Lawson, he was a one-man communist-front. Congressional investigators presented the May 18, 1934 issue of Daily Worker identifying Lawson as no less than one of its own correspondents; a November 1946 issue of Masses & Mainstream listing Lawson as a member of its editorial board (along with Bessie and Trumbo); and the awful fact that Lawson (who was Jewish) was a sponsor of the odious American Peace Mobilization, which from 1940-41 had accommodated Hitler because of Hitler’s alliance with Stalin. It was one of the most insidious communist fronts. Joining Lawson in the front were Albert Maltz, Budd Schulberg, Herbert Biberman, Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman, Artie Shaw and Will Geer. The evidence was undeniable – and only made the likes of Lawson, Trumbo, Maltz and Bessie even angrier. Lawson was fuming. He had to be escorted out of the hearing room as he screamed at the House committee: “Hitler’s Germany! ... Hitler tactics!’’ All of which brings me back to Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Bogart, much like his Hollywood persona, was a mercurial fellow. You didn’t backstab Bogie. Already a loose fuse, he grew redder and redder as the facts on Hollywood’s
communists rolled in, and then he detonated. “You [expletive] sold me out!” he yelled at Danny Kaye. Unbelievable as it may seem, Bacall later said that as she and Bogie and the others flew to Washington, they did not know that most of the unfriendlies called to testify were secretly members of the Communist Party. “We didn’t realize until much later,” she admitted, “that we were being used to some degree by the Unfriendly Ten.” She conceded that they had been foolishly naïve, headstrong, emotional and that they had hastily strolled into something “we knew nothing about.” Most members of the Committee for the First Amendment felt that way. The group fell silent, withered and died. That’s the history. The villains were the communists who lied to and exploited their liberal friends. The communists had hung the liberals out to dry, tarnishing their reputations with the movie-going public. Liberals like the wonderful lyricist Ira Gershwin now appeared before the California legislature to explain how he could be so oblivious as to host meetings for a communist front at his home. All the liberals endeavored to explain themselves. Bogart, too, looked to repair the damage. He went public with a strong statement explaining why “I am not a communist,” nor, for that matter, “a communist sympathizer.” “I detest communism just as any decent American does,” wrote Bogie. “I’m about as much in favor of communism as J. Edgar Hoover.” He pledged that his name would never again “be found on any communist front organization as a sponsor for anything communistic.” Bogart conceded that the trip to Washington had been “ill-advised, even foolish,” “foolish and impetuous.” He told Newsweek, “We went green and they beat our brains out.” He said that liberals like himself could no longer “permit ourselves to be used as dupes by commie organizations.” All over the world, the press took potshots at Bogie: “Was Bogart’s Face Red?” chuckled the headline in London’s News Chronicle. “Don’t try to fox me again,” columnist George Sokolsky warned Bogart in an open letter in the New York Sun. By 1952, Bogart even considered voting Republican. He almost cast a ballot for Eisenhower in the presidential election, but his unrelentingly liberal wife vehemently objected. Bacall would remain well to the left of her husband – and to the nation, for that matter. But at least in 1947, Bacall and her fellow liberals learned a hard lesson. Yes, she would remain a liberal, but she was chastened by this experience. May she rest in peace. Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College, Mercer County.
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New law prohibits public posting of intimate images W ith the rise of digital photography through the use of social media, protecting one’s privacy continues to be an important issue, especially when unscrupulous individuals use social media to post intimate images of others. Legislation recently signed into law would make it a third-degree misdemeanor to share an intimate image of another person unless consent has been given. House Bill 2107, now Act 115, also would allow victims to bring both criminal and civil charges against someone who engages in this activity. Conviction for this charge includes a criminal sentence of up to six months in prison and up to a $1,000 fine. Civil penalties could be much higher, including the cost of actual damages, attorney fees and additional relief the court deems necessary and proper for loss of reputation, money and property. The law goes even further to protect Pennsylvania’s residents by allowing for state-level prosecution of an alleged perpetrator, if the victim is a Pennsylvania resident – regardless of the perpetrator’s state of residence. To track legislation before the General Assembly or learn more about my legislative priorities, visit my website, RepPayne.com.
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Residents Speak Out For New Radiation Monitoring Network Residents’ concern regarding radiation from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station remains an issue as evidenced from discussion at last week’s meeting of the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners. The Board was visited by a group of citizens representing a network of concerned residents who continue to monitor TMI. Members of the TMI Citizens Monitoring Network, which attempts to keep track of radiation levels at Three Mile Island, questioned commissioners regarding radiation monitors in the Township and around the neighboring nuclear power plant. The presence of the group’s members prompted Commissioner William Frazier to advise them to await the outcome of a September meeting of the Lower Dauphin Council of Governments (COG) before seeking additional municipal support for the purchase of radiation monitors. “We are not going to go away,” warned Elizabeth Chavey, a Township resident and member of the Citizens Monitoring Network. Chavey made her remarks following the meeting in which Frazier, the Board’s representative to COG, reported that COG is having the monitors evaluated by an independent scientist in Hershey. Frazier also pointed out that COG is hoping to see the present five-year warranty for the monitors extended. According to Frazier and members of the network, funding for the monitors would come though the TMI Public Health Fund, which was established after the 1979 accident at TMI’s Unit II PUBLIC NOTICES
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23 YEARS AGO - Summer Baseball League Blue Devils Team – First row: Josh Yurovich, Shawn Teyral-Spain, Brian Young. Middle row: Matt Foreman, Nick Chortanoff, Steve Gusler. Back row: Coach Mike Richards. witz said. “But up until which could be constructed reactor. Deb Baker, president of now, it’s not been avail- on land located off West the Network, explained able to us because of the Ridge Road, is presently that a proposed monitor- expense. We’ve been lucky under consideration by ing system would include enough to get one.” the two municipalities. The Middletown Police It has been embroiled in 49 radiation-monitoring stations in addition to five Department has been using controversy since residents monitors with enhanced a similar system for four have repeatedly assailed years. Chief George Miller both Borough Council and alpha/beta sensitivity. said his department was one Township officials and War On Drunk Drivers of, if not the first, police voiced their opposition to department in Dauphin the proposal. Aided By Free Camera Area police departments County to utilize a videoCrowds attending meethave a new eye for drunk tape system in apprehend- ings of both municipal govdrivers, thanks to Aetna ing drivers under the influ- ernments have sought to Insurance Company and ence of intoxicants. “The place the golf course issue Mothers Against Drunk system cost about $4,000 before the public in a votand its success is beyond ers’ referendum. Residents Driving (MADD). Lower Swatara, Mid- belief,” Chief Miller said. also have provided officials dletown and Highspire “The additional unit from with petitions of opposipolice departments have Aetna and MADD will tion to the course. They each been presented with enhance our department’s also repeatedly objected a state-of-the-art videotape capabilities to patrol and to public funds being used camcorder that can record apprehend drunk drivers.” to investigate the possibilWhile relatively new to ity of constructing the golf everything a drunk driving suspect does and says, right Pennsylvania, Davis said, course. Thus far the Borough has from inside a police cruiser. the camcorders are similar According to Terry Davis, to the thousands currently expended a total of just coordinator of Dauphin used by police nationwide $5,200 on the golf course County’s Drunk Driving to aid in the fight against proposal. That total, acTask Force, the camcord- DUI. Mounted on the inside cording to Borough Coers were provided by Aetna of police cruisers, the cam- manager Pete Whipple, Insurance Company’s home corders film out through the includes about $1,000 for office in an effort to com- vehicle’s windshield, re- the Borough’s share of a bat drunk driving. Aetna cording virtually the same down payment on property worked with MADD as things the officer sees. in West Donegal Township. Cameras are operated well as DUI coordinators Whipple also acknowlacross the country. About by a driver’s side remote edged that the Township a dozen camcorders were control, so an officer can and the Borough would donated to police depart- begin recording with the soon receive a bill for ments in Dauphin County. press of a button as soon about $26,000 to pay for “Camcorders have been as he sees a DUI suspect. a “wetlands and boundarused in departments around They also feature a radio ies” study that was authothe nation,” Lower Swatara mike, which records what rized several months ago. Police chief Richard Mal- the officer and suspect say, Members of Elizabethand can be detached from town Council have repeatthe car mount and used edly explained that most PUBLIC NOTICES outside the cruiser. of the approximately 150 acres needed for the course Chamber’s Board Puts would be donated without NOTICE Confidence In Proposed charge. Letters Testamentary on the Estate of Municipal Golf Course Brooke Robertson a/k/a Brooke I. 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Middletown and Hummelstown Railroad. Even after all these years of discussion and planning, design work for the new station is still only about half done. PennDOT is still waiting for agreement from all three railroads on the track layout and design. Because the two freight lines are on either side of Amtrak, the preferred design option is to move all the tracks outward and build a center platform for the station, Fauver said. The track work has to be done by Amtrak. Separate from the design issue, PennDOT must coordinate the project with Amtrak so Amtrak’s labor force is available to do the
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coalition. In the petition, several reasons are listed for the move – Steelton-Highspire’s financial issues and testing performance, among others. In February, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Steel-High was “on life-support” after an audit he completed revealed the district’s serious financial distress as well as other issues, including continued professional certification problems for some employees and a failure to maintain criminal history records for bus drivers.
track work, Fauver said. We may think the world revolves around Middletown, but it doesn’t. “Our project is competing with every other project in the northeast corridor for labor support,” Fauver said. “We’re working closely with Amtrak now to get a schedule that will work with us.” The bottom line? PennDOT hopes to put the new station out for bid sometime in 2015. Fauver said he can’t get any more specific than that, because of all the railroadrelated factors and timelines that are beyond PennDOT control. Assuming the project gets bid in 2015, the best-case scenario is that Amtrak finishes the track work within three or four months. That clears the way for building the platform and the station itself – expect-
The chase continued back across Emaus and over the railroad tracks heading into the park, where Heck was tackled by the Lower Swatara officer. It took that officer, a Middletown officer, an officer from Royalton police and a dose of pepper spray to bring Heck under control and handcuff him, police said. In the course of the fracas, the Lower Swatara officer and the Middletown officer both suffered minor injuries. Heck was treated at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and released. Police have charged Heck with three felony counts of burglary, three felony counts of criminal trespass, two felony counts of aggravated assault and one misdemeanor count each of escape, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Heck was arraigned and held in Dau-
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farmland property – the “parent tract of ground,” as Letavic refers to it. A farmer would not be allowed to subdivide and split off lots just to operate a side business. The intent is to preserve the township’s agricultural character, yet give farmers more options for added income so they don’t have to give up farming. The proposed changes are based on input from farmers, Letavic said. The township also utilized input from its engineer, solicitor, planning commission and a consultant from Urban Research and Development Corp., a land planning firm from Bethlehem. The changes also incorporate input
ed to take a year to 16 months. Do the math, and that’s up to two years after the project is bid, meaning 2017. Bad weather and other unforeseen challenges could push completion into 2018. So where does all this leave the other projects – the pedestrian bridge, the pathways and the Emaus Street extension? To Fauver, it all comes back to nailing down a definitive timetable for the train station. “From my perspective, when we have a final schedule or a very solid schedule for the station, then we can fit other projects in around that, to integrate it all together. But the station is the critical path in terms of construction.” Fauver understands why Middletown residents get frustrated over
why this is taking so long. He’s torn a few of his own hairs out. “Sometimes when I go home, I think to myself, ‘Why in the hell can’t I get this done quicker?’ “ Fauver said. “I want it to move faster, I want it to happen sooner. But it’s much more complicated to work through the issues than what I envisioned.” At the same time, considerable progress toward the new station has been made, Fauver said. It took longer than anticipated for PennDOT to acquire and gain control of all the property that is needed to build the new station, but that has been completed. All the landowner issues have been resolved, Fauver said. All the funding is in place. PennDOT estimates that the new
Last March, Steel-High was one of four districts placed on the state Department of Education’s new financial watch list, shortly after SteeltonHighspire’s petition to borrow $2.5 million to cover its debt was granted by a Dauphin County Court judge. In recent years, the district has seen cuts to its teaching staff through attrition and retirement, as well as cuts to coaches, student clubs and after-school programs. Last year, the Steelton-Highspire School Board cut pre-kindergarten and reduced kindergarten from full day to half-day in a move to save $350,000. Ken Becker, spokesman for the coali-
phin County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for 11 a.m. Aug. 29 before District Judge David Judy. Bennett said police are still investigating why Heck allegedly stole the items and what he planned to do with them. According to the court documents, Heck had taken a “large” amount of pills and didn’t even know where he was when he woke up on Tuesday morning. Bennett said the daytime burglaries are a reminder that all Middletown residents should be vigilant when it comes to protecting their homes and possessions. The chief advised all residents to lock all their doors and windows, and to lock the doors of their vehicles. Residents should take any other prudent precautions to deny entry to a burglar, such as putting their lights on a timer.
from township residents at previous public hearings. The township plans to update all of its zoning ordinances, LetaviC said. Starting with the ag district made sense, in that 84 percent of township land is zoned agricultural, he said. Letavic does not expect supervisors to act on the changes Tuesday. Supervisors will take some time to consider input from the hearing, and act on the proposed changes at a later public meeting. The text of the proposed ordinance can be found on the township’s Web site, http://londonderrypa.org/#gsc. tab=0
tion, said Steel-High has “significantly underperformed the state averages of PSSA [Pennsylvania System of School Assessment] and SAT [College Board] tests for years,” according to a press release issued by the coalition. “Our school property tax rate is among the highest in Pennsylvania, but the education provided to our children is among the worst,” Becker said in the press release. “We feel our children deserve better, especially considering the high tax burden we face.” Residents in Middletown Area pay less in real estate taxes, 22.15 mills, in comparison to the 25.4770 mills levied in Steelton-Highspire. This year, Steelton-Highspire had no tax increase, while Middletown Area raised taxes by 1.56 percent. The costs for the attorney fees associated with the transfer request are being paid by Highspire Borough. So far, the borough has paid $16,920.62, according to invoices provided by the borough. Steelton-Highspire Superintendent Ellen Castagneto declined to comment specifically on the petition, but said the district is looking forward to “not only a good year, but future academic and economic growth.” “As we move forward, we continuously move toward improved educational growth of our students with increased involvement of community/ parents and business partners,” Castagneto said in an e-mail. “I am hopeful that all members of our schools’ communities will continue to work together as we grow and serve our students toward new heights … It is an exciting time in the life of our district.” Vincent Champion, who serves as the Steelton-Highspire School Board’s solicitor, said the district is currently reviewing the petition, and a response will be forthcoming.
Middletown Area superintendent Lori Suski declined to comment, stating that the Middletown Area School Board and district administrators have not yet met with the solicitor to review the petition. In April, Suski said that “based on informal discussions with the MASD school board, there does not appear to be any interest in this type of transfer arrangement.” However, neither district has to be in support of the transfer, according to state Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller. In the case of the transfer of Riegelsville from Easton Area School District to the Palisades School District, both districts were opposed to the move, but it was approved by the State Board of Education, Eller said. Even when both school districts are in agreement, the process to form an independent school district for the purpose of transferring territory from one school district to another is a lengthy one, and can take years, according to Eller. Now that the Highspire Education Coalition’s petition is filed in court, a hearing will be scheduled by the court to confirm that at least half of the taxpayers are in agreement with the petition, according to the press release. The coalition is confident the support is there after the overwhelming response from going door-to-door to collect signatures. “There was overwhelming support from the residents we spoke with when going door-to-door, with 93 percent supportive of removing ourselves from the Steelton-Highspire School District,” Becker said in the press release. The petition has 1,300 signatures out of 2,345 taxpayers, constituting 55.44 percent of the taxpayers, according to
Deibler waived the charge to Dauphin County Court. A former athletic director, Michael Knill, had served as Susquehanna Twp.’s acting athletic director for the district since June 24 at a rate of $225 per day in Deibler’s absence. “I’m just looking forward to the opportunity to join their team [at Susquehanna Twp.] and I’m thankful for the opportunities I was afforded at Steel-High,” Martin said. Steelton-Highspire Superintendent Ellen Castagneto had positive things to say about Martin. “We wish him well with his future endeavors,” Castagneto said. “He has helped the district tremendously in working with our students and families as a teacher, and also in the initial stages of fundraising for events.”
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the petition. Once the signatures are confirmed, the Secretary of Education must determine if the proposed transfer has educational merit based on responses from the petitioners, the current district of residence and proposed district of residence, and other information. This process alone can take months, based on a recent case in York County. In July, the Washington Twp. Education Coalition, which is seeking to transfer the township from the Dover Area School District to the Northern York County School District, was informed that the Secretary of Education found educational merit in the coalition’s petition, after waiting more than a year on the decision. The coalition’s petition process was complete in March 2012, and the coalition has been waiting for the secretary’s decision since March 2013. Out of the 13 cases in the state since 1991, six have been found to have no educational merit, and the transfers were not approved. Dauphin County Court must deny the petition if no educational merit is found, according to the state’s procedure. However, if the Secretary of Education finds educational merit in the Highspire Education Coalition’s petition, then the court can establish an independent school district and subsequently prorate the district’s debt and subsidies. At that point, the State Board of Education will make the final decision whether to approve the transfer of territory. In that, the state board will consider numerous factors, including financial impact of the transfer, geography, transportation, facilities and teacher assignments. The board can also reconsider the educational merit of the transfer as well as any other matters it deems relevant. Typically, public hearings are also held.
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train station will cost about $32 million, including close to $28 million for construction. “If you turn back to four to five years ago, there was no money for us and we didn’t own any land. Now we own the land, the project is under design, and we are working with the borough and other partners,” Fauver said. “A big challenge was to get all three of the railroads” behind the project, Fauver said. Now “we got a general agreement” among the three prior to selecting the site, he said. “We are now working through the details of it,” Fauver said. “We are committed to seeing it through.”
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Middletown Area School District’s “Meet the Raiders Night” will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28 at War Memorial Field, Middletown. The Blue and Gold Club will have Raider Pride signs on sale at the event. For more information, visit the school district website at www.raiderweb.org. •••••
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Due to the Labor Day Holiday, all regular Penn Waste trash and recycling collections will be delayed one day for the entire week. Monday customers will be collected on Tuesday, Tuesday customers will be collected on Wednesday, and so forth for the remainder of the week through Saturday. •••••
Hummelstown Arts Fest preview party
A private preview and silent auction will be held for the Hummelstown Arts Fest from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4. Tickets are available at 221 E. Main St., Hummelstown. For more information, e-mail HummArtsFest@ comcast.net. •••••
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Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Dr., Middletown, is hosting live music on the deck featuring Stu Huggins, country and blues, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28. •••••
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The Friends of Middletown Public Library is collecting gently used books, movies, games and puzzles for the upcoming fall sale. Please bring your items to the library during regular business hours. For more information, call 717-944-6412. •••••
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offices, police department and senior citizens’ center, and hosts meetings and group events. But on Saturday, Aug. 30, the halls and classrooms will be flooded with students once again. A group of former students has organized a reunion, the first ever for the school, at the Northumberland Street building from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The idea of a reunion came up when former students Bonnie Young and Rick Gantz chatted about school memories over Facebook. “We both came to the conclusion that the time [for a reunion] is now,” Young said. “Rick set up a Facebook page for ‘Alumni and Friends of
Northumberland,’ and we gathered pictures and posted many – and the conversations generated have been wonderful.” All alumni, teachers, and staff from any of the former Royalton schools are welcome to attend. There will be light refreshments. “We would like anyone that has pictures or any memorabilia of their Royalton days to bring them along to share the memories,” Young said. “We just want everyone to take the time and stop in. They may be surprised who they see.” For more information, call Young at 717-616-8550. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
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Sports Preview MIDDLETOWN AREA • LOWER DAUPHIN • STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
MIDDLETOWN AREA FOOTBALL
Will success breed success for Blue Raiders? By Larry Etter Press And Journal Staff
On the first official day of preseason football camp, Middletown Coach Brett Myers considered the expectations placed on his Blue Raiders this year. “New uniforms, new paint scheme on the helmets and a new practice field. Expectations are high,” he quipped. Following last year’s surprise 6-4 record during Myers’ first season as the head of the Raiders’ football program, expectations for a repeat or better performance will be swirling among Middletown fans. With some big shoes to fill due to the graduation of a solid number of key seniors in June, Myers and his capable staff of assistant coaches have their work cut out for them. While there are a number of quality skill-position players on the roster, the real focus for Myers will be on the offensive and defensive lines, where the main absences are obvious. On the offensive line, just two starters remain from last year’s successful season. Those two, 6’2”, 260-pound guard
COACH: Brett Myers YEAR: 2nd LAST YEAR: 6-4
MIDDLETOWN BASEBALL SCHEDULE Aug 29 – @ Lower Dauphin 7 p.m. Sept. 5 – @ Northern York 7 p.m. Sept. 12 – Elizabethtown 7 p.m. Sept. 19 – Boiling Springs 7 p.m. Sept. 26 – @ West Perry 7 p.m. Oct. 3 – Milton Hershey 7 p.m. Oct. 10 – Trinity 7 p.m. Oct. 17 – @ Palmyra 7 p.m. Oct. 25 – Steelton-Highspire* 2 p.m. Oct. 31 – @ Camp Hill 7 p.m. *Homecoming
Brent Newton and 5’9”, 210-pound guard Tommy Staker, are the lone returnees. Newton is a senior and will be starting for the third straight season while Staker was a surprise starter at tackle last year as a freshman. They will be joined by sophomore Bobby Graham (5’9”, 185 pounds) at center and junior Michael Osayi
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2014 Middletown Area Football Team
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LOWER DAUPHIN FOOTBALL
LD Falcons reboot after championship season By Jim Lewis Press And Journal Staff
2014 Lower Dauphin Football Team
Photo by Brian Foster/Picture Perfect Productions
How do you top a championship season, a surprising, historic football campaign like the one Lower Dauphin had in 2013? The Falcons won the District 3 Class AAAA championship last year, their first district title since 2003, shared the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division crown and shut out six opponents. With several stars from that time gone because of graduation, and a tough division schedule awaiting this fall, how do to tackle a new campaign? “We’re going to play week by week,’’ said Coach Rob Klock. “We feel we have a very good football team. If the stars align the right way, we will see what happens.’’ The Falcons return with a nucleus of players with experience, and enough quality athletes to overcome a Lower Dauphin problem that many other big schools don’t have – numbers. The Falcons have fewer players than many big schools, and in the past could
COACH: Rob Klock YEAR: 13th LAST YEAR: 13-2 LOWER DAUPHIN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 29 – Middletown 7 p.m. Sept. 5 – @ Cedar Crest 7 p.m. Sept. 12 – @ Chambersburg 7 p.m. Sept. 19 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 7 p.m. Sept. 26 – Cedar Cliff 7 p.m. Oct. 3 – Red Land 7 p.m. Oct. 10 – @ Mechanicsburg 7 p.m. Oct. 17 – Hershey* 7 p.m. Oct. 24 – @ Northern York 7 p.m. Oct. 31 – @ Bishop McDevitt 7 p.m. *Homecoming
not platoon offensive and defensive stars, forcing them to stay on the field whether they were trying to score or trying to prevent a score. This year is different – there is a sufficient number of experienced, quality Please See FALCONS, Page B5
STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE FOOTBALL
Rollers are young, but committed, coach says By Noelle Barrett Press And Journal Staff Last season, Steelton-Highspire’s football team proved to be a powerhouse. The athletes’ strength, speed and heart helped the Rollers reach the PIAA Class A semifinals, falling just short of competing in the championship game. This year, the team will bring that same strength, speed and heart – but a lot has changed. Andrew Erby, the Rollers’ former defensive coordinator and assistant coach, takes over as head coach after former leader Tom Hailey stepped down at the end of last season. Erby has been working with a lot of fresh faces. Steel-High lost 13 players to graduation last June. That meant Erby had to replace 10 starters on offense. He had only three returnees on defense – Jaron Grayer, Twynique ChisholmWilkerson and Bryce Carter. “We have a lot of holes to fill,” Erby said. “We have a lot of good athletes, but we have a lot of players that don’t have game experience.” That means some players will be
COACH: Andrew Erby YEAR: 1st LAST YEAR: 12-2 switching positions. Jaki Bowman will help lead the team as the Rollers’ quarterback, taking over for James Warren. “He has definitely committed in the off-season,” Erby said. “Each day he gets better. He has good practice, good ethic and he shows leadership values being a team player.” Grayer, who will be one of the leaders on the field, is making a move from defense to offense. “He’s going to have a bigger load,” Erby said. “He’s a guy that can play starting tight end, wide receiver and running back, so he’s very versatile.” But will inexperience hold the team back? Erby doesn’t think so. “Our main goal was to focus on getting better week by week and to make sure we’re playing good at the end of the season and pushing the kids to improve,” Erby said. It’s led to a lot of work on the field, but also more of a focus in the classroom, a change from years past. For
2014 Steelton-Highspire Football Team Erby, finding a balance, and giving the players a better understanding of the game of football, was a priority. “Our commitment in the off-season has been tremendous from the weight room to more up-to-date sport performance and a lot more 7-on-7,” Erby
said. “Our off-season program has changed as far as classroom and the football field. I think we’ve done a great job.” Despite having just a few returning Please See ROLLERS, Page B5
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STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 29 – @ Bishop McDevitt 7 p.m. Oct. 3 – Camp Hill Sept. 5 – @ Berks Catholic 7 p.m. Oct. 10 @ West Perry Sept. 12 – @ Newport 7 p.m. Oct. 17 – Trinity Sept. 19 – Milton Hershey 7 p.m. Oct. 25 – @ Middletown Sept. 26 – @ Palmyra 7 p.m. Oct. 31 – Boiling Springs
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LOWER DAUPHIN FIELD HOCKEY COACH: Linda Kreiser YEAR: 37th LAST YEAR: 25-1, PIAA Class AAA champions
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Rachel Green, Jillian Barry, Halle O’Neill, Abby Julius, Joely Helder, Aliza Mizak, Logan Gaughan, Makenzie Kelley, Bri Hofsass, Morgan Bitting, Meredith Atkins, Maddie O’Neill, Janie Adkins, Courtney Kindall, Mariena Decker, Taylor Bracale, Leah Adkins, Mia Studenroth, McKenzy Lilliock, Jenn Jackson, Taylor Cassamassa, Miranda Hershey, Amber Lehman, Marni Granzow, Brenna Stchur, Rachel Yeager, Taylor Plouse, Ashley Ceschini, Gini Bramley, Emma Durantine, Casey Schankweiler, Jennifer Abraham, Taylin Lehman, Elise Musser, Alli Bitting, Mary Kate
Aug. 29 – @ Twin Valley Sept. 5 – Red Land Sept. 6 – @ Hempfield Sept. 8 – Greenwood Sept. 11 – @ Mechanicsburg Sept. 15 – Middletown Sept. 17 – @ Palmyra Sept. 20 – Hershey Sept. 23 – @ Susquehanna Twp. Sept. 25 – @ Red Land Sept. 27 – Falcon Classic Sept. 27 – Falcon Classic Sept. 29 – @ Central Dauphin Oct. 1 – Mechanicsburg Oct. 7 – Palmyra Oct. 9 – @ Hershey
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Emily Bendgen, Karlee Deibler, Lauren Eppley, Bailey Golmerac, Kaitlyn Kellogg, Madison Rios, Camryn Shank, Abigail Gipe, Megan Shatto, Jazmyn Cobb, Dae’neshya Collins, Riley Elhajj, Victoria Hansen, Cameron Johnson, Gabrielle Krupilis, Sidonie LaPlante, Marisa Mayhew, Moriah Nickel and Sierra Smith.
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COACH: Lynn Miller YEAR 3rd LAST YEAR: 4-9 MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ TENNIS SCHEDULE Aug. 28 – Trinity Sept. 4 – James Buchanan Sept. 5 – @ Elizabethtown Sept. 8 – @ Harrisburg Academy Sept. 9 – @ East Pennsboro Sept. 11 – Bishop McDevitt Sept. 15 – Columbia Sept. 16 – @ Camp Hill Sept. 18 – @ Trinity Sept. 19 – Harrisburg Academy Sept. 23 – @ James Buchanan
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2014 Middletown Area Girls’ Tennis Team
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Colleen Harkins, Alyson Marshall, Erin Seilhamer, Natalie Souders, Jenna Abbott, Charity Cooper, Fabiola Hernandez, Krinaben Patel, Sang Pui, Gabriella Carter, Alexandra Hernandez and Madison Sweigert.
LOWER DAUPHIN GIRLS’ TENNIS
COACH: Peggy Long YEAR: 36th LAST YEAR: 11-5 LOWER DAUPHIN GIRLS’ TENNIS SCHEDULE Aug. 27 – Central Dauphin East Aug. 29 – Mifflin County Sept. 4 – @ Palmyr Sept. 8 – State College Sept. 10 – @ Red Land Sept. 12 – Cedar Cliff Sept. 13 – @ Conestoga Valley (Buckskin Classic) Sept. 15 – @ Carlisle Sept. 17 – Hershey Sept. 19 – Mechanicsburg Sept. 22 – @ Northern York Sept. 24 – Susquehanna Twp. Sept. 25 – @ Cumberland Valley
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2014 Lower Dauphin Girls’ Tennis Team
ROSTER
Ashley Ebersole, Hannah Frantz, Cathy Harwin, Mackenzie Kulina, Sarah Little, Emmalee Reese, Jordan Schaeffer, Amber Zelko, Caitlyn Albert, Rachel Bickleman, Jocelyn Hanula, Nicole Hsing-Smith, Jane Miller, Taylor Peachy, Olivia Rutledge, Madison Spencer, Emily Swist, Amy Waughen, Laura Conway, Amy Haldeman, Emma Johns, Alison Kreider and Hannah Malinen.
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2014 Middletown Area Boys’ Soccer Team
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ROSTER
Aissa Abdi, Joshua Alcock, Matthew Anthony, Edward Arnold, Kyle Carpenter, Kyle Finsterbush, Evan Florence, Jordan Handley, Dagen Hughes, Harry Kapenstein, Travis Patry, Scott Shaffer, Michael Brinton, Brendan Dintiman, Mason Guckavan, Jordan Matter, Andrew Yelch, Tyler Clingan, Aaron Fischer, Jarod Frekot, Connor Gambini, Blake Gill, Cole Golden, Ian Guckavan, Eduardo Ortiz, Sayre Seelye, David Alcock, Donovan Brady, Thomas Lee, Zachary Matter, Steven Mosher, Nathaniel Nelson, Zacariah Purvis and Jacob Spear.
COACH: Larry Kapenstein YEAR: 1st LAST YEAR: 4-14
2014 Lower Dauphin Boys’ Soccer Team
MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ SOCCER SCHEDULE Sept. 2 – Milton Hershey Sept. 4 – @ West Perry Sept. 9 – @East Pennsboro Sept. 11 – Trinity Sept. 15 – @ Big Spring Sept. 16 – @ Northern York Sept. 18 – @ Kennard-Dale Sept. 22 – @ Shippensburg Sept. 23 – Camp Hill
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Sept. 25 – @ Milton Hershey Sept. 27 – West Perry Sept. 30 – East Pennsboro Oct. 2 – @ Trinity Oct. 7 – Northern York Oct. 9 – Big Spring Oct. 11 – Waynesboro Oct. 14 – @ Camp Hill
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MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ SOCCER
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ROSTER
Matthew Canis, Sam Murray, Ryan Schwing, Nick Sincavage, Kevin Mondi, David Koteles, Philip Lynch, Matthew Perri, Nick Iagnemma, Nikki Provazzo, Steven Schankweiler, Mike Reif, Ivan Amato, Isaiah Pettis, Mark Dumais, Alex Messner, Jackson Becher, Clyde Tamburro, Spencer Cassel, Drew Mondi, Brady Wilson, Tyler Dormer, Brady Kirk, Nathaniel Shank, Christian Hartman, Hunter Eisenhour, Garrett Wylie, Luke Romanoski, Max Woltman, Bryce Carter, Hunter Smith, Colin Marcavage and Matthew Kline. LOWER DAUPHIN BOYS’ SOCCER SCHEDULE Aug. 30 – vs. East Pennsboro Sept. 23 – Palmyra 7 p.m. @ Central York Soccer Tournament 11 a.m. Sept. 25 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 4 p.m. Sept. 2 – @ Palmyra 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30 – @ Mechanicsburg 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4 – Susquehanna Twp. 7 p.m. Oct. 2 – CD East 7 p.m. Sept. 9 – Mechanicsburg 7 p.m. Oct. 4 – Cedar Cliff 10 a.m. Sept. 11 – @ CD East 3:45 p.m. Oct. 7 – @ Bishop McDevitt 8 p.m. Sept. 15 – Bishop McDevitt 7 p.m. Oct. 9 – @ Harrisburg 3:45 p.m. Sept. 18 – Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14 – Hershey 7 p.m. Sept. 20 – @ Hershey 7:45 p.m.
COACH: Gerry Lynch YEAR: 14TH LAST YEAR: 14-5
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2014 Middletown Area Girls’ Soccer Team
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ROSTER
Makenna Krajsa, Alyssa Ebersole, Kelsey Eisenhour, Cheyanne Frayre, Alexa Fulmer, Jennifer Hardison, Madalyn Jorich, Katelynn Kennedy, Kenya Laren Littles, Ava Mrakovich, Brooke Myers, Meaghan Nelson, Brooke Sides, Alexis Ulrich, Bianca Jasper, Jessica Knisely, Brynn Northrup, Cortney Quaca, Shannon Reese, Rowan Sessa, Camryn Williams, Braelyn Zavoda, Ashley Barni, McKenzie Coble, Morgan Kennedy, Keely Lombardi, Makaila Nester and Alayna Thomas
COACH: Tim Neff YEAR: 2nd LAST YEAR: 7-11
MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ SOCCER SCHEDULE Aug. 29 – @ Donegal Sept. 2 – @ Milton Hershey Sept. 4 – West Perry Sept. 9 – East Pennsboro Sept. 11 – @ Trinity Sept. 15 – @ Elco Sept. 16 – Northern York Sept. 20 – Lancaster Catholic Sept. 22 – Shippensburg
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Sept. 23 – @ Camp Hill Sept. 25 – Milton Hershey Sept. 27 – @ West Perry Sept. 30 – @ East Pennsboro Oct. 2 – Trinity Oct. 6 – Mechanicsburg Oct. 7 – @ Northern York Oct. 9 – @ Big Spring Oct. 14 – Camp Hill
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COACH: Terry Baseshore YEAR: 12th LAST YEAR: 32-10
Cole Backenstose, Tyler Maiman, Kantor Dalton, Zachary Fails, Tyler Kelley, Matthew Kephart, Ben Lewis, Owen Livingston, Branden Stine, Kobie Swartz, Tyler Hayes and Derek Wyld.
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COACH: Charlie Bowen YEAR: 26th LAST YEAR:
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Andrea Miller, Kaitlyn Briar, Nikki Saad, Adeline Gesford, Taylor Isabella, Laura Breidenstine, Cammi Fletcher, Caitlyn Stumpf, Rachel Clouser, Morgan Walt, Shayna Macfarlane, Madie Light, Christina Yarrish, Ellie Brunner, Sarita Walters, Abby Stumpf, Bianca Gillman, Nicole Boyd, Amelia Marcavage, Lariah Thompson, Kasey Curtis, Maryn Trowbridge, Savannah Mushinski, Allysa Yantosik, Sophie Kleman, Samantha Markley, Rory Klingensmith, Sarah Wright, Sarah Campbell, Pauliina Malinen, Brooke Loomis and Gabby Mroz.
COACH: Nic Amici YEAR: 4th LAST YEAR: 16-3
LOWER DAUPHIN GIRLS’ SOCCER SCHEDULE Sept. 2 – Palmyra 7 p.m. Sept. 4 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 4 p.m. Sept. 6 – @ Hempfield Tournament 10:45 a.m. Sept. 6 – @ Hempfield Tournament 2:30 p.m. Sept. 9 – @ Mechanicsburg 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 – CDEast 7 p.m. Sept. 15 – @ Bishop McDevitt 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 – @ Hershey 6 p.m.
LOWER DAUPHIN GOLF SCHEDULE Aug. 27 – @ Hershey Sept. 6 – @ Manada Golf Course Sept. 8 – @ Central Dauphin Sept. 10 – @ Susquehanna Twp. Sept. 15 – @ CD East Sept. 28 – @ Hershey Invitational
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2014 Steelton-Highspire Girls’ Volleyball Team
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Katie Reed, Alex Santiago, Malika Brown, Mercedes Reddick, DaNasia Glover, Moet Hamilton, Anesti Vanasco-Cea, Amirah Randolph, Vanity Young, Otilia Embale, Ilaynna Brown, Ilyn McAughlin, Selena Santiago, Elissa Ingrassia, Vaneese Bar, Toddai Jones and Jazmine Gorham. STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 2 – Hershey 5 p.m. Sept. 29 – Palmyra Sept. 3 – York Vo-Tech 5 p.m. Sept. 30 – Harrisburg Sept. 4 – @ Palmyra 5 p.m. Oct. 1 – @ York Vo-Tech Sept. 8 – Columbia 5 p.m. Oct. 2 – @ Milton Hershey Sept. 9 – @ Harrisburg 5 p.m. Oct. 6 – Lower Dauphin Sept. 11 – Milton Hershey 5 p.m. Oct. 9 – @ Trinity Sept. 15 – @ Lower Dauphin 5 p.m. Oct. 14 – Middletown Sept. 18 – Trinity 5 p.m. Oct. 15 – @ York Sept. 22 – @ Middletown 5 p.m. Oct. 16 – @ Mechanicsburg Sept. 23 – Mechanicsburg 6 p.m. Oct. 22 – York Sept. 25 – @ Hershey 5 p.m. Oct. 23 – @ Boiling Springs
COACH: Bob Martin YEAR: 3rd LAST YEAR: 2-19
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2014 Middletown Area Girls’ Volleyball Team
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Sydney Alexander, Bailee Koncar, Mackenzie Lombardi, Rachel Applegate, Kassidy Deibler, Taylor Kolish, Anina-Marie Martin, Kelly Moyer, Kylee Nester, Erin Templeton, Riley Zimmerman, Alexcia Kolish, Shelby Luther and Morgan Miller.
MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
COACH: Lisa Huber YEAR: 2nd LAST YEAR: 8-11
Aug. 30 – @ Big Spring Tournament 10 a.m. Sept. 2 – Milton Hershey 7 p.m. Sept. 4 – @ Lower Dauphin 5:15 p.m. Sept. 6 – @ West Perry noon Sept. 8 – @ Big Spring 6:15 p.m. Sept. 11 – @ Trinity 7 p.m. Sept. 15 – Palmyra 7 p.m. Sep. 16 – Mechanicsburg 7 p.m. Sept. 18 – @ Hershey 5:15 p.m. Sept. 22 – Steelton-Highspire 7 p.m. Sept. 23 – @ Harrisburg 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 – @ Milton Hershey Sept. 27 – @ Northern York Sept. 29 – Lower Dauphin Oct. 2 – Trinity Oct. 6 – @ Palmyra Oct. 7 – @ Mechanicsburg Oct. 8 – Elco Oct. 9 – Hershey Oct. 13 – Big Spring Oct. 14 – @ Steelton-Highspire Oct. 16 – Harrisburg
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2014 Lower Dauphin Girls’ Volleyball Team
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Rachelle Branchi, Kathryn Goerl, Lauren Middlesworth, Paige Yentsch, Karli Koval, Kiersten Herr, Carly Kiessling, Devon Viola, Victoria Yohe, Erin Stoner, Emily Crone, Elle Machamer, Kylee Koval, Alexandra Leader, Briana Schleig, Rachel Garlock, Michelle Yohe, Anna Greytak, Nicole Snider, Sarah Dorwart, Olivia Friedrich, Gwen Machamer, Emilee Brock, Sydney McCoy, Emma Lawn, Olivia Leon, Annabella Branchi and Ryanna Wagner. LOWER DAUPHIN GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 2 – Trinity 5:15 p.m. Sept. 25 – @ Trinity Sept. 4 – Middletown 5:15 p.m. Sept. 27 – @ Cumberland Valley Sept. 9 – @ Mechanicsburg 6:45 p.m. Tournament Sept. 11 – @ Hershey 5:15 p.m. Sept. 29 – @ Middletown Sept. 15 – Steel-High 5:15 p.m. Sept. 30 – Mechanicsburg Sept. 16 – @ Harrisburg 5:30 p.m. Oct. 2 – Hershey Sept. 18 – Elizabethtown 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 – @ Steel-High Sept. 19 – Milton Hershey 5:15 p.m. Oct. 7 – Harrisburg Sept. 20 – @ Hempfield Oct. 9 – @ Milton Hershey Tournament TBA Oct. 14 – Palmyra Sept. 22 – @ Palmyra 6:15 p.m.
COACH: David Machamer YEAR: 6th LAST YEAR: 9-7
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2014 Lower Dauphin Girls’ Cross Country Team
MIDDLETOWN AREA CROSS COUNTRY COACH: Llewellyn Skees YEAR: 5th LAST YEAR: 0-6 boys, 0-6 MIDDLETOWN AREA CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Sept. 2 – @ Cedar Cliff (tri-meet) 4:30 p.m. Sept. 9 – @ Lower Dauphin (tri-meet) 4 p.m. Sept. 13 – @ Big Spring 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16 – @ Mechanicsburg 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23 – @ Palmyra (tri-meet) 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 – @ Bloomsburg Invitational 11 a.m. Oct. 4 – @ Lower Dauphin 8 a.m.
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2014 Lower Dauphin Boys’ Cross Country Team
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My wife and I were lumberjacks – and we were OK “sure.” I thought to myself, “She is joking.’’ Well, it wasn’t a joke. Indeed, she did enter us in the twoperson event to be held later that afternoon. She told me the name of our team is “We Will Give It a Try’’ and that I needed to sign a waiver and liability form at the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources trailer. I did what was required, and immediately the reality of this whole thing sank in. When the competition’s 2 p.m. start time arrived, I was extremely nervous and had the “butterfly syndrome’’ in my stomach. Lynn, on the other hand, was as calm as a cucumber. Suddenly, over the loud speaker the announcement came for all teams to muster inside the lumberjack area. Lynn and I made our way in that direction. People were already getting their seats to watch this competition of amateurs. As we gathered with other participants, a quick glance showed only one other team that included a female partner. Young men in their early 20s and 30s made up the
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(6’3”, 270) at left tackle. The other tackle spot could be filled by either senior Clayton Billman (6’3”, 230) or sophomore Ethan Newton (6’1”, 215). During the first scrimmage against Boyertown, however, Graham re-injured a shoulder – an injury that kept him on the sidelines last year – and his status in uncertain. Sophomore Dustin Holloman (5’9”, 165) stepped in against Boyertown and did a very good job. Senior Will Botterbusch, who will concentrate mainly on defense, could also see playing time up front. Junior linemen on the roster include Diomar Tellado, Charlie Euker, Corey Biter and Colton Stone. The other backup line positions will all be filled by underclassmen, making this a young group. Much of the team’s success will also hinge on the quarterback, running back and receiver positions, where experience and team speed should prove to be major factors. Senior Nathan Ocker returns at quarterback, and he brings hopes for a healthy campaign following a junior year injury that sidelined the 6’2”,
175-pound signal caller for most of last season. Everyone knows that Ocker’s forte is his ability to hurl baseballs – a pitcher for the baseball team, he set a school strikeout record when he fanned 24 batters in a game against Palmyra in 2013 – but he can also fling footballs with authority. Ocker’s main backup will be sophomore Chase Snavely, who led the freshman team to a very successful season in 2013. Also in the mix is junior Ryan DiVittore, a converted running back who has been slowed by a back problem. Putting the ball in the hands of the speedsters will be a priority on offense. With a healthy senior Kurt Dey at running back along with sophomore Jaelen Thompson, who had a number of varsity carries last year as a freshman, and junior Justin Shaver, who is probably the fastest player on the team, Ocker will have a number of options at his disposal to move the ball down the field. Add receivers Brett Altland, Jordan Jeffries and John Stoner and the options increase. Junior Caleb Leggore (5’11”, 180), who was forced to play center last fall,
countdown commenced, the Shanks were in position, poles at the ready. One, two, three – go. We pushed the log with our poles and it moved down the track. We were a team. To my amazement, the log rolled straight and true to the markers. We struck the first markers and jumped over the log, then pushed the log back to its starting position, striking the markers there. We did it. We finished the first segment of the competion without any injury or embarrassment. Next was the ax throw. Only one of us could do it, so I was nominated. I watched the other participants and checked out their stances and techniques. When my turn came, I stood in front of the target. The announcer loudly announced, for all to hear, “Tom, you do need an ax, since it is an ax throw.’’ Oops. I forgot to pick up the ax. I promptly picked one up and stood my ground. I had four throws at the target. My first one sailed several feet over the target. If prizes were being given out for the longest throw I would have won. My second struck the target and my third and forth bounced off the target. I ended the ax throw with only one hit. Lynn laughed. So did I. Now only the two-person cross buck cut stood in our way. Most of my log cutting has been
moves back to his natural position at fullback and adds yet another threat to help move the chains. Seniors Jordan Flowers (6’, 185) and Nick Myers (5’5”, 150) are the other fullbacks on the roster. Senior Jake McCoy (6’2”, 190), a newcomer to the team, is listed as a tight end along with juniors Jarred Rife (5’10”, 185) and Nathan Orris (6’1”, 160) and sophomore Malik Noon (6’1”, 185). Senior Josh Alcock, who reportedly worked with a kicking instructor in the offseason, will handle the kickoffs, extra points and field goals. Of course, many of the same front line players will fill the defensive positions – and there is a real chance that the defense could be very good in 2014. With Dey, Shaver and Thompson using their speed and athleticism to cover opposing receivers and Leggore, Flowers, Altland, Myers, Graham (if healthy) and others leading the way at linebacker, this could turn out to be a tough bunch to score against. Mix in Brent and Ethan Newton, Botterbusch, Staker, Osayi, Rife and Billman up front and defensive coaches have a solid group to work with.
“We had great senior leadership last year and we’ve had a couple guys step up this year. We’re looking for a couple more,” Myers said. “The line has come a long way since the first practice and the seniors have done a great job.” Myers also talked about the underclassmen (there are 25 sophomores on the roster), who he said have worked very hard because they want to play. “The upperclassmen are looking over their shoulders because of the younger players,” he noted. “We tell the players that we work harder than anyone else because we are Middletown.” The Raiders open the season against Lower Dauphin at Hersheypark Stadium, then travel to Northern York in Week 2 before hosting Elizabethtown in a non-league tilt on Friday, Sept. 12.
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Standings for 8-27-14 FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division This week’s games Friday, Aug. 29 Middletown at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m., Hersheypark Stadium Steelton-Highspire at Bishop McDevitt, 7 p.m. Keystone Division This week’s games Friday, Aug. 28 Middletown at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m., Hersheypark Stadium Steelton-HIghspire at Bishop McDevitt BOYS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division This week’s games Tuesday, Sept. 2 Milton Hershey at Middletown, 7 p.m. Keystone Division This week’s games Saturday, Aug. 30 Lower Dauphin vs. East Pennsboro at Central York Soccer Tournament, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 2 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 6:30 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division
This week’s games Friday, Aug. 29 Middletown at Donegal, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 2 Middletown at Milton Hershey, 4 p.m. Keystone Division This week’s games Tuesday, Sept. 2 Palmyra at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division
This week’s games Saturday, Aug. 30 Middletown at Big Spring Tournament, 10 a.m.
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starters, several players have stepped up to guide the rest of the team, among them Bowman, Grayer, ChisholmWilkerson, Carter, Quentin Porter and returning running back Shaheim Moody-Williams. They will be the key to helping the team succeed, Erby said. “They’ll definitely be leaders on the field, and those are my guys who know what it takes because they played last year,” he said. “They’ll be the guys we lean on throughout the year week in and week out for us to put us in a good situation.” There’s also another group of veterans who will help guide the team through the season – the coaches. “We have a good mixture of old and young coaches,” Erby said. “There are coaches that have been here for championship teams and players that played on the championship teams.” Erby said he doesn’t feel much different in the top spot in comparison to other years as an assistant. Much of the success this season will depend on his team, he said. “Ultimately, you’re only as good as your coaching staff and the players
around you,” he said. But all in all, the Rollers are ready to go, and prove themselves once again. “We’re young, but we play with a lot of energy. We have gotten stronger,” Erby said. “Our kids always have something to prove, so we always play with a chip on our shoulder.”
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GIRLS’ TENNIS MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 2 0 2-0 East Pennsboro 1 0 1-0 Trinity 1 0 1-0 Camp Hill 0 1 0-1 James Buchanan 0 1 1-1 Middletown 0 2 0-2 Last week’s matches Bishop McDevitt 5, Middletown 0 East Pennsboro 3, Middletown 2
GOLF MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL East Pennsboro 5 0 5-0 Trinity 4 1 4-1 Bishop McDevitt 3 2 3-2 Boiling Springs 2 3 2-3 Camp Hill 1 4 1-4 Middletown 0 5 0-5 Last week’s matches At Mayapple Golf Course, Carlisle 1. East Pennsboro, 433 2. Trinity, 445 3. Bishop McDevitt, 450 4. Boiling Springs, 460 5. Camp Hill, 502 6. Middletown, 528
This week’s matches Trinity at Middletown, 3:30 p.m.
Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 1 0 3-0 Mechanicsburg 1 0 1-1 Northern York 0 0 2-1 Palmyra 0 0 1-1 Lower Dauphin 0 0 1-2 Mifflin County 0 0 0-1 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-2 Central Dauphin East 0 1 0-1 Last week’s matches Lower Dauphin 4, Susquehannock 1 Central Dauphin 4, Lower Dauphin 1 Dallastown 4, Lower Dauphin 1 This week’s matches Wednesday, Aug. 27 Central Dauphin East at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 Mifflin County at Lower Dauphin, 3:30 p.m.
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Middletown: Cole Kautz, 84; Joey Keating, 98; Luke Mrakovich, 100; Trevor Fuller, 111; Kobe Sprecher, 135
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My wife Lynn and I compete in the two-person cross buck saw contest. with my chainsaw, not a two-person cross buck saw – which our ancestors used in the 1800s, early 1900s. Other teams finished with times that varied from 20-plus seconds to 40 seconds. Our goal was just to finish. The log looked extremely large. I wished that I had my Stihl, but I didn’t – I had Lynn on the other end, and she had me. Technique was important. I had to remember to pull the saw back and not push, and Lynn needed to do the same. One of the announcers asked Lynn how long she thought it would take
us to cut the log. “Ten,’’ she said. “Ten seconds,’’ said the announcer. No, Lynn corrected – 10 minutes. I told Lynn to be constant and steady with the pull, and the countdown was given. One, two, three – go. Slowly we pulled back and forth, keeping the saw in its track. It cut surprisingly fast, and within 30 seconds the log was cut. We did it. We finished all three events. We did the unthinkable. Tom Shank can be reached at tshank38@comcast.net
Joshua Alcock, Carson Gabner, Joseph Brady, Nick Myers, Justin Shaver, Devin Agramonte, Will Botterbusch, Brady Fox, Jarred Rife, Kurt Dey, Hunter Landis, Jaelen Thompson, Canar Morrison, Tre Michal, Dustin Holliman, Brent Newton, Tyler Whitfield, Bobby Graham, Diomar Tellado,
Griffin Radabaugh, Justin Mayerski, Tony Colello, Joshua Brown, Clayton Billman, Charlie Euker, Tommy Staker, Haden Landis, Michael Osayi, Ethan Newton, Corey Biter, John Stoner, Jr, Malik Noon, Jake McCoy, Brandon Miller and Colton Stone.
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players to allow Klock to substitute and give starters a rest. “We have some kids who can rotate in there and give them a break,’’ he said. “We’re not quite in that big school status, but we’re moving in the right direction.’’ The Falcon offense will look a little different this season. Lower Dauphin’s power running attack, which rarely threw a pass as it dared opponents to stop it on the ground, will be replaced with a “much more balanced attack’’ that will feature the passing of new starting quarterback Tommy Klock, the son of the coach. Tommy Klock has a good touch, and two quick targets in wide receivers Adam Zeiders and Colton Swartz. Running backs George Hatalowich, David Hamaty and Kyle Walker will share the duties at running back while Jake Brinser will play fullback. Tight end Ben Ross has experience from last season, as well as most of Lower Dauphin’s offensive and defensive lines. Linemen Omi Ramos, JR Borreli and Quentin Horting will be joined by newcomers Alex Stoner at center and Brock Wilson, both of whom played for the junior varsity team last year. “We feel they made the transition (to varsity) very well,’’ said Klock. On defense, Brinser, Hatalowich and Hamaty will play linebacker positions. The defensive backs feature experienced safety Adam Domovich with two new starters on the corners
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– Zeiders and Walker. Domovich, last season’s punter, will kick again. Replacing placekicker Joe Julius, Lower Dauphin’s school record-breaking field goal specialist, will be another soccer-player-turnedfootball-player, Antonio Heredia, who has worked on field goals over the summer. “He’s not quite Joe Julius, but he’s pretty good,’’ Klock said. The Falcons have looked good in scrimmages, Klock said. “We’re excited – we’re ready to play,’’ he said.
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’m game for about anything that deals with the outdoors. Hunting and fishing rank at the top of the list but there are many outdoor endeavors to experience. In fact, I still shake my head in amazement that my wife Lynn and I just did the unthinkable at our age. It started on the bleachers at the 2014 Woodsmen’s Show held at Cherry Springs State park near Galeton, Potter County. We were watching the quick-carve competition that involved folks – both men and women – using chainsaws to sculpt figures from a chunk of wood. This competition is fun to watch. What begins as a hunk of wood becomes a fine piece of art within an hour. A good example of this form of wood art: the standing wooden bear at Elwood’s Service Station on West Harrisburg Pike and Spring Street in Middletown. Lynn left the bleachers for a short time and then reappeared. Then she told me these words: “I entered us in the amateur lumberjack competition.” My immediate response was
majority of the teams. I knew immediately I was not in my comfort zone and wished I could slip out the back door. The competition consisted of three events that were all timed and scored – log rolling, ax throwing and the two-person cross buck saw. As all the participants lined up for the log rolling segment, the question arose about practice. What practice? I said. I was told by several other participants that an hour-long practice session with professional lumberjacks was held for all teams that needed it so they could be shown how to do things. Where were the Shanks? Eating lunch. I was stressing out. We were going in cold and unprepared. Lynn was calm and told me not to worry and just have fun. Easier said than done. Well, the log rolling appeared to be the hardest to do and the most strenuous. Since we were the last team, we watched the others roll a large pine log about 12 to 14 feet long down a distance hitting two markers, then roll the log back to its original position, striking two markers – all done with a pointed wooden pole used to guide the log straight down its path. If one of the poles pushed too fast or too hard, then the log would turn instead of going straight and stop, which isn’t a good thing when you are being timed. Lynn was to my right, and as the
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Steelton program gives kids an appreciation for police work By Noelle Barrett
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Their day had finally arrived. The nine children who had attended a firstever police academy for youngsters in Steelton lined up at the borough’s National Night Out celebration on Tuesday, Aug. 5 to receive awards from Mayor Tom Acri. For seven weeks, the cadets in the Junior Police Academy – eight from Steelton and one from Middletown – spent hours learning different aspects of law enforcement and public safety. Each cadet was shown different tools and training, from fingerprinting and handcuffs to a view of the inside of
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handcuffs while arresting someone. They also traveled to the local Dauphin County 911 Communications Center, the borough police and fire departments, and the Dauphin County Courthouse, where the cadets met Dauphin County Judge Richard Lewis. “The kids were amazing. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids,” Minium said. “They were always very respectful, and their manners were excellent.” John Dellinger III, 9, of Steelton, enjoyed the fingerprinting and forensics. “I think it’s pretty cool,” he said. “I like [the officers] a lot.” His mother, Julie Paioletti said the academy benefited both the children and community. “I thought it was fantastic and a growth for the community, a step forward,” she said. “It was a good thing for the kids, to trust the officers and to respect them.” Ten-year-old Tevon Kerr, of Middletown, said he learned a lot and enjoyed the canine dogs and the search teams the most. “I learned that the cells drop off the body, so they’re in the air and the dog can find you from your cells,” Kerr said. For Madison Bentz, 13, of Steelton, learning self-defense was a lot of fun. “The officers were really nice, and I felt comfortable with them,” she said. “I learned a lot from it, and I had fun.” The department hopes to get more organizations and other local departments involved next year and to continue to grow the program. “Our goal next year is at least 20 cadets. We want to double our size,” Minium said. Minium said he is already seeing the changes and benefits the academy has had on the borough. “I’ve taken notice, and the other guys running the program notice, that when we are out and about, the kids are running up to us – and not only them, but their friends,” he said. “It was an instant impact.”
Wow, here it is – the last days of August. We have summer until Sept. 21. For some reason, though, the thought of Labor Day and the first day of school puts us all in autumn mode. Even though we had some cooler weather a couple of weeks ago, we should keep the summer mindset as long as we are able. So keep enjoying the carefree attitude of the sunny, breezy, warm summer days! Look below at the answers to my Question of the Week for some cool ideas on how to celebrate your Labor Day weekend. Also, please contact me if you would like to answer one of the questions. All ages are invited to participate. Let me know your news to share. Any new babies? Any engagements or marriages? Please shoot me an email, or just snail mail it to me. Phone calls work, too. Have a fantastic week and a lovely Labor Day holiday!
celebratory day on Monday, Sept. 1. Best wishes to you. Diana DuMond of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Monday, Sept. 1. I hope it is a sweet sound to your ears, Diana. Enjoy! Happy birthday to Amy Wimmersberg on Monday, Sept. 1. Many blessings to you all month long. Happy landmark real-adult birthday to Becca Richards of Middletown as she turns 21 on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Happy quarter-of-a-century to Alyssa Arnold on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Wow! Didn’t that go by fast? Best wishes in all you do, and have a super-special birthday week.
Birthdays Here is a shout-out to Edward Hawk of Lower Swatara Twp. as he celebrates his cake day on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Hoping you are having a ball, Ed! Happy 24th birthday to Abby Nevil. Best wishes and many blessings are sent to you on your me-holiday, Thursday, Aug. 28. Alyssa Bush of Lower Swatara will turn 11 on Thursday, Aug. 28. Happy birthday to you, Alyssa – hoping your day in school is super! Happy 8th balloon-flying day to Cohen Hunter of Lower Swatara. He will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Aug. 28. Enjoy celebrating all week long, Cohen. Sending my son Daniel Ackerman a huge birthday kiss all the way to Liberty University. He turns 22 on Friday, Aug. 29. Hoping your senior year is going to be fantastic, Daniel! Don Shroy of Lower Swatara marks his party day on Friday, Aug. 29. Happy 79th cake day, Don. Shelby Schiefer of Middletown celebrates her razzle-dazzle birthday on Saturday, Aug. 30. Best wishes for a wonderful day of 34 fantastic things happening. Happy landmark 21st birthday to Rachel (nee Etter) Perry of Lower Swatara on Sunday, Aug. 31. May all your dreams come true as you grab life and live it to the fullest. Rachel Deyle of Lower Swatara celebrates her 20th cake day on Sunday, Aug. 31. Welcome to the 20s – and best wishes for an excellent birthday week. Double birthday wishes are sent to twins Presley Carnes and Lyndsay Carnes of Lower Swatara as they turn a decade old on Sunday, Aug. 31. Enjoy being 10, girls! If you see Bob Triplett out and about Lower Swatara on Sunday, Aug. 31, be sure to give him a loud and jolly happy birthday greeting. Happy cake and ice cream day to Herb Friedrichs of Elizabethtown. His party day is Sunday, Aug. 31. I hope the weekend is grand. Enjoy! Hey, Lynne Klock of Lower Swatara, happy birthday and happy Labor Day to you! I bet you will have an awesome
Anniversaries Best wishes for a wonderful anniversary to Glenn and Sue Cameron of Lower Swatara. They celebrate No. 31 on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Enjoy your day! Bob and Gloria Clouser Jr. of Middletown observe their 31st wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Hoping your romantic holiday is very special. Keep the glow! Happy 32nd anniversary to Joe and Jeanette Cepietz of Lower Swatara. They mark their chocolate, flowers and hearts day on Thursday, Aug. 28. Hoping you both are cool in the shade and enjoying a wonderful day together. Happy 33rd anniversary to Don and Donna Sipe of Lower Swatara. Enjoy your Friday, Aug. 29 romantic holiday weekend. Congrats, and keep up the good work. Rob and Brenda Rineer of Lower Swatara observe their special day on Friday, Aug. 29. Keep the romance alive, light candles and enjoy your weekend of love and joy.
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Word of Life grad Congratulations to Rachel (nee Etter) Perry upon her graduation from Word of Life Bible Institute, Pottersville, N.Y., on Aug. 17. After her completion of the two-year program, she will be residing in the area with her new husband.
Thoughts to ponder A thank you to Dorothea Novak for these great things to think about: • Why do we choose from just two people for president but more than 50 for Miss America? • Don’t argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference. • Why is it that our children can’t read a Bible in school, but they can in prison? (A completely brilliant question!) • Why do I have to swear on the Bible in court when the Ten Commandments cannot be displayed outside? (Another completely brilliant question!) • Life is like a roll of toilet paper – the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. Pennsylvania fact quiz 1. What famous house located at Bear Run in Fayette County was built by Frank Lloyd Wright? (Fallingwater) 2. What is the name of the second house build by Frank Lloyd Wright in Fayette County, in Chalk Hill in 1954? (Kentuck Knob) 3. Philadelphia had the first department store in the U.S. What was the
name of it? (Wannamaker’s) 4. The first Republican National Convention was held in 1856 in what Pennsylvania city? (Pittsburgh) 5. The game of bingo was first introduced in the U.S. in what Pennsylvania city? (Pittsburgh) New Orleans recipe Crab Poppers • 12 to 16 cherry tomatoes • 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt • 2 cups of fresh crabmeat • 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne • 1/2 teaspoon of dry mustard • 1 tablespoon of olive oil • 1/2 tablespoon of minced parsley • 1 teaspoon of minced stuffed olives • 1 hard-cooked egg, sieved • 2 tablespoons of vinegar • 3/4 cups of mayonnaise • 1 teaspoon of minced capers Wash tomatoes; cut out stems and centers. Sprinkle them lightly with half the salt. Mix the rest of the salt with the crabmeat, cayenne, mustard, olive oil, parsley, egg and vinegar. Fill the tomatoes with the mixture and chill thoroughly. Mix the mayonnaise with the capers and olives. To serve, frost each filled tomato with the mayonnaise mixture. Makes 4 servings. Highspire concert All are welcome to attend the Highspire Bicentennial Chorus Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Music from 1814 to 2014 will be performed at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 240 Broad St. in Highspire. Come out to enjoy this unique celebration of history. Quote of the Week “Rivers know this: There is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” –Winnie-the-Pooh, from “Winnie-the-Pooh’’ by A.A. Milne Question of the Week How do you like to celebrate Labor Day? “Smoke brisket and beef ribs.” – Scott Ackerman, Lower Swatara. “My wife, kids and I celebrate the day together. Whatever we do, we are together! There’s a little labor involved, a cookout, a seafood salad from the Middletown Karns, and we are happy.” – Bryce McMinn, Harrisburg. “Enjoying my first day off of school!” – Matt Wagner, 11, Lower Swatara. “I like to gather with my family or friends for a picnic. Also, the Kipona Festival [in Harrisburg] is a great way to be outdoors and enjoy the day.” – Steve Strauss, Lower Swatara. “We always have a picnic of burgers and dogs. I am, along with many friends, retired so I can celebrate every day!” – LeeAnn Hocker, Harrisburg. “Probably will go to my mom and dad’s for a family picnic.” – Briana Woodring, East Hanover Twp.. “Having a huge picnic with friends and family bringing a dish to share. Then playing horseshoes, croquet and three-legged races. At night, bring out the old movies.” – Marsha Boltz, Harrisburg. Proverb for the Week Wisdom: I was there when God set the heavens in place, when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep. (8:27)
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Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
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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. 31, 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. 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 Fellow-
ship 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. The church office will be closed on Mon., Sept. 1 for Labor Day. 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.
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. 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. The 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., Sept. 23. 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.
Ebenezer United Methodist Church Middletown
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Rd., Middletown invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Suanne Whorl. September’s message will be “The Art of Possibility.” 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 monthly gatherings that meet in the church and all are wel-
come. A prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Due to Labor Day, September’s meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 7 pm. We gather together to pray for each other and the world around us. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? Come join us, game night is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. Any questions, please call us at 939-0766.
Wesley United Methodist Church
Wesley invites you to come and share the spiritual journey of living and loving in the way of Jesus. Be refreshed and renewed with us as we face the challenges of life together. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our Praise Band leads music at both services this Sun., Aug. 31. Their music is contemporary and upbeat. We encourage people to “come as you are.” We are celebrating our Volunteers in Mission on Sunday. Darlene Dawes will be sharing mission stories from her recent trip to Bolivia. Also, we will highlight all the outreach ministries of our congregation and recognize persons who help make it happen! Chancel choir begins Wednesday rehearsals on Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and sings on Sun., Sept. 7. Anyone interested in joining the choir should contact Walt Stiller. A Bible Study on the New Testament
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Book of James begins Thurs., Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. led by Rev. Dawes. The study group will meet in the parlor. All are welcome. This short letter is a timely word for all seeking to follow Jesus and change the world. Our church office is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, office hours are 10 a.m. to noon. We share Holy Communion on the first Sunday of every month. Our table is open to all who love Jesus and desire to walk in his ways. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank is open on the Fourth Friday of every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult are available. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
New Beginnings Church Middletown
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. 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. This past Sunday we welcomed as our new music director Dawn Shertzer. Dawn has a B.S. in music education from Messiah College. We welcome her and her husband Brian and son Dakota into our church family. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6 p.m.; Choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship family kick-off picnic is Sun., Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. Any youth in our community in grades 6-12 who would be interested in joining our growing youth group are welcome. Just come at 4 p.m. or call Dana Rhine at 215-4246 for information. Acolyte for August: Colin Graham.
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 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.
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MIDDLETOWN RESIDENTS Brownstone Café 1 N. Union St. Frey Village Gift Shop 1020 N. Union St. Giant In Store & Gas Island MidTown Plaza, 450 E. Main St. Karns 101 S. Union Street Kuppy’s Diner Brown & Poplar Sts. Middletown Pharmacy & Gift Shop MidTown Plaza 436 E. Main St.
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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, dry erase markers, 8-pack of colored markers, erasers-pencil top and large erasers are needed. Outside flower watering for week of August 30 is Kelly Hummert. 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 final meeting is 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.
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. Wednesday Night Live: Supper is at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes offered: 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: A sixweek course in basic car care for the everyday girl/guy; “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. Kick-Off Sunday, Sept. 7: We begin again. Today we bless backpacks, form some new groups and begin anew with some others. Children going into first grade and sixth grade will be promoted. Services are at 8 and 10:30 a.m. 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.
Open Door Bible 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 31 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from ages 4 to second grade are welcome
to participate in Junior Church during 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. 27: 10:30 a.m., Prayer meeting; 7 p.m., Bible Club (ages 5 and up), and an Adult Bible Study. Sat., Aug. 30: 8:30 a.m., Men’s Bible Study. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.
Evangelical 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 27-September 2 are always open to everyone.
Wed., Aug. 27: 6 p.m., AA Book Study. Sun., Aug. 31: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for August: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Bill Lehman presented by Mary and family. Tues., Sept. 2: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 7 p.m., Board of Trustees.
CHURCH DIRECTORY Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com
Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
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
PASTOR DON WALTERS
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm
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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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 charges Jared M. Walter, 29, of the 300 block of Hoffer St., Middletown, was charged with aggravated assault and simple assault after a Harrisburg man was beaten around 2 a.m. on Aug. 9, police report. The 35-year-old 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. DUI charge Ashley D. Hershey, 29, of the first
block of Richwine Road, Shermansdale, was charged with DUI (two counts), DUI-controlled substance (two counts) and approaching an intersection improperly, police report. The charges were filed after police stopped Hershey’s 2012 Honda Accord in the 200 block of Canal St. at 2:02 a.m. on July 15 because it was on the wrong side of the road and speeding, police said. Police said they smelled an odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. Following field sobriety tests, Hershey was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the test were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 17 before District Judge David Judy. Drug charges Jose V. Frayre, 60, of the 2000 block of N. 7th St., Harrisburg, was
charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, police report. Frayre was charged after police found him sleeping in a vehicle that was parked at the MidTown Plaza, East Main Street, at 5:08 a.m. on July 28. Police said they found drug paraphernalia and marijuana in Frayre’s vehicle. A preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 24 before District Judge David Judy. Woman collapses on sidewalk A 53-year-old Hershey resident was taken to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center after she collapsed on a sidewalk in the area of Ridge Avenue and Chestnut Street at 12:35 a.m. on Aug. 18. Police initially were called to check on the welfare of a person who was walking in the area of Main and Vine streets. Officers were told the woman
looked pale and unsteady on her feet. The woman was taken to the hospital by emergency medical services after she complained of chest pains, police said. Urinating in public Police were called to investigate a report that a man was urinating on Hoffman Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 17. The suspect was described by police as a white male with dirty blond and gray hair and facial hair on his chin. He was wearing blue jeans, a white shirt and a baseball cap. Police searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. Cars scratched Someone scratched two vehicles parked in a car port at the Village of Pineford on Aug. 15 or 16, police said. The sides of a 2013 Ford Escape and a 2013 Ford Edge were scratched
while in the 100 block of Hemlock Hall, police said. Police believe a key was used to vandalize the vehicles. No damage estimate was given. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 717-558-6900. Dog quarantined A Middletown resident who was riding a bicycle at South Wood and State streets was bitten by a German Shepherd at 6:40 p.m. on Aug. 13, police said. The dog has been quarantined by its owner, who provided the dog’s license and vaccination certificate. The owner also agreed to pay medical expenses incurred by the victim, police said. Simple assault charges Kimberly Blocker, 50, and Paul Blocker, 31, both of the 400 block of Wilson St., Middletown, were
charged with simple assault and harassment following an incident at their residence at 2:47 a.m. on Aug. 14, police report. Police said both claimed they were victims of assault. Police said they were unable to find any sign of injuries on either one. A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27 before District Judge David Judy. Public drunkenness citation Abby Malseed, 35, of the first block of Girard Ave., Middletown, was cited for public drunkenness following an argument between 10 people at North Union Street and Girard Avenue at 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 13, police report. Officers found three people embroiled in argument over the shutting off of electric service to a residence, police said. Malseed did not respond to an officer’s request to calm down, police said.
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Fraud investigation Two checks totaling almost $24,000 were taken from Piedmont Airlines, a Lower Swatara Twp. subsidiary of US Airways, and cashed, police report. The checks had been sent by Piedmont by U.S. Postal Service in early June to Comtek Advanced Structures, a company in Canada, police said. Comtek notified Piedmont after it failed to receive the checks. Police discovered that one of the checks was cashed in Maine while a second check was cashed in Maryland. Disorderly conduct citation Amanda L. Seow, 19, of the first block of Dogwood Dr., Annville, was issued a disorderly conduct citation following an incident at 3:49 a.m. on Aug. 17 in the 2000 block of N. Union St., police report. Police said they were called to investigate a report of a missing person when they found Seow asleep in a 2003 Toyota Camry. A hearing is set for Sept. 4 before District Judge Michael Smith. Vanna M. Chavez, 25, of the 2000 block of Georgetown Rd., Middletown, was cited for disorderly conduct following an incident on Aug. 15 in her block, police report. Police said the citation stemmed from an investigation of a complaint of loud music from Chavez’s residence. Harassment citations Citations for harassment were filed against Ralphy Y. Ruiz-Cardona, 23, of the first block of Nelson Manor Lane, Middletown, and Gisela Garcia-Ramos, 23, of the first block of Nelson Manor Lane, Middletown, police report. The charges were filed following an argument over money and shoes between the two at 2:13 p.m. on Aug. 14 in the block, police said. Both Ruiz-Cardona and GarciaRamos suffered minor injuries, police said.
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resh food from the farm sounds delicious enough, but imagine how wonderful it tasted when prepared by Chef Jason Viscount of Harrisburg’s Bricco restaurant at the American Cancer Society’s Farm to Table Dinner at Strites’ Orchard in Lower Swtara Twp. on Sunday, Aug 17. Roasted herb chicken roulade. Herb focaccia with goat butter. Gnocci with braised hare and mushroom ragout. And for dessert, strawberry crostada with almond cream. All from local farms and farmers’ markets. The dinner was held by the American Cancer Society to promote healthy eating, and it certainly succeeded. See who was at the table!
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