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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

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‘It never hurts to be prepared’

Sgt. Young helps businesses be prepared in case of armed attack

By Eric Wise

Press And Journal Staff

Press And Journal Staff Photo by Eric Wise

Sgt. Scott Young of the Lower Swatara Police Department has completed more than a dozen active shooter training sessions in the township.

If you are practicing fire drills, maybe you also should be practicing drills for encounters with an armed shooter.

That’s why Sgt. Scott Young of the Lower Swatara Police Department has begun offering free training to local businesses this year — to help them prepare for an armed incursion. He has completed 16 sessions already, and he is

lining up more.

“I hope we never have to respond to an active shooter incident,” Young said. “But it never hurts to be prepared.”

Young has been training other police officers for these incidents since 2007.

“I realized this is good training for businesses in the township,” he said.

The training is crafted to help people be ready for an incident that may occur in a business (the most common location for mass shootings) or anywhere else. He offers the training in Lower Swatara Township and has assisted other municipal police in setting up similar training.

Young will train the faculty and staff during an upcoming inservice for Middletown Area School District. “This will be the third time we have trained our staff in the past few years,” said Lori Suski, superintendent of the district.

“We attempt to retrain at least every two years

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to keep current on recommended strategies for dealing with an active shooter and to ensure that new employees are properly trained.”

More than 350 employees recently attended a voluntary hostile intruder incident awareness training session at the Middletown facilities of TE Connectivity, a connectivity and sensor engineering company with a location on Fulling Mill Road.

B.J. Small, communications director for TE Connectivity, said it was part of the company’s commitment to providing a safe work environment for all its employees.

It is one part of safety training programs at TE, including sessions on topics such as CPR certification and automated external defibrillators, along with mandatory programs such as fire evacuation drills. “While we have no indication of any increased risk of hostile Please See PREPARED, Page A8

Public training sessions Lower Swatara Township is planning public sessions of active shooter training for its residents in the fall. They will be held at the Lower Swatara Township Fire Station, 1350 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown. The times are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the following dates: Tuesday, Sept. 13; Tuesday, Sept. 20; Thursday, Oct. 6; Monday, Oct. 24; and Thursday Nov. 17. The township asks that residents RSVP by email to police-info@lowerswatara.org with how many will attend and the date. Anyone interested in learning more about the training or setting up a session may call Lower Swatara Police at 939-0463.

RAIDERS ROMP

By Dan Miller

Press And Journal Staff

The Borough of Middletown has had the “Help Wanted” sign out for all of 2016.

New council leadership following the 2015 elections walked into an almost-empty borough hall. There was no manager, no public works director, no borough secretary. All three had abandoned ship in late December, seeing the writing on the wall after the former council leadership that had hired them was tossed out by the voters.

It took nearly five months for council to find a new borough manager— Ken Klinepeter, who started in early May. In late June, Greg Wilsbach came on board as the new public works director. A new borough secretary was hired on Aug. 22 and is to start on Sept. 7.

But nine months into 2016 the borough still isn’t close to finding a full-time zoning and codes officer to replace Jeff Miller. The position has been vacant since early December, when Miller resigned from the $40,000-a-year post.

The borough has one part-time code enforcement officer, and a second part-time official who does building and property inspections.

The inspections are done through a contract the borough has with Commonwealth Code Inspection Service, a private agency in Manheim that provides the service to the borough for a set number of hours per week.

‘You can see the impact’

Middletown had three full-time codes personnel in 2013. Current staffing calls for three

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A lack of code enforcement in Middletown makes it more difficult to improve the town's aesthetic appearance. Here this blighted property detracts from the hours that volunteers have spent planting and maintaining flowers at the square. employees in the borough’s codes department, including one full-time codes officer and two part-time property maintenance officers - based on staffing recommendations in the 2013 Early Intervention Plan that was done for the former council by a financial consultant.

The borough has twice advertised for the fulltime zoning and codes position but received no applicants, Klinepeter told the Press And Journal. The borough advertised for the position through Monster, Indeed, the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs, the Capital Area Council of Governments, the Press And Journal and PennLive, Klinepeter said, adding Please See CODES, Page A8

Beech Island cabin owners can get deeds transferred to them

Labor Day event proves to be a real blast

By Eric Wise

Press And Journal Staff

By Gabe Mink

Owners of cabins on Beech Island will be able to obtain the title to their leased properties as the property owners have decided to transfer the deeds to them.

Beech Island, a slender island that runs north-south and lies west of Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River, is divided into 70 lots that feature a

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A spectacular fireworks display was the finale to the Middletown Labor Day weekend community party held at the fields at Susquehanna and South Union streets on Saturday night.

The event allowed Middletown residents an opportunity to come together and bring the summer to a close with contests, prizes and refreshments hosted by the Middletown Borough and other local organizations.

“Events like this unite our community,” says Amy Benner, a member of New Beginnings Church. “Things like this are nice for small churches like ours to do outreach work.

New Beginnings hosted a tent with refreshments and prizes.

“The town needs something like this, because it seems that lately the borough has been at odds,” resident Dianne Shaffer said.

Councilman Dawn Knull said she was Please See BLAST, Page A2

Photo by Jodi Ocker

Middletown linebacker Dustin Holliman makes a tough tackle Friday night during Middletown’s 27-7 win vs. Lower Dauphin to win the Iron Spike. See much more coverage in Sports on page B1, as well as on pages B2 and B8.

variety of summer homes and recreational cabins. Nine lots are clear of any buildings, according to records provided by Dauphin County.

About 30 years ago, Frank and Betty Garman sold 99-year perpetual leases for these properties for a one-time fee. The county reports Beech Island’s assessed value is about $1.3 million.

According to a letter sent to the islands leaseholders, the Garmans’ heirs, Francia Plott of

Middletown and John Garman of Florida, are now offering to transfer deeds for the cost of the transaction.

“Any lots not transferred to the current lessees will be transferred to a new lessor,” the letter said.

“It’s just an attempt to give leaseholders the title to their property,” said Steven Schiffman, an attorney who represents Please See BEECH, Page A8

Alleged multiple Rite-Aid robber arrested

By Dan Miller

Press And Journal Staff

Photo by Gabe Mink

Seven-year-old Ty Dunn of Middletown watches the fireworks display Saturday.

Joshua Iron-Lee Perry — the man wanted for robbing the Rite-Aid in Middletown in June — was taken into custody in Erie on Friday, Sept.

2, borough Police Chief John Bey told the Press And Journal.

Perry is also a suspect in robbing four other Rite-Aids in Lancaster, Lebanon

and York counties, according to police.

Perry allegedly held up the Rite-Aids to get oxycodone, police said. RiteAid had offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to Perry’s capture, according to unconfirmed reports.

Middletown police on Aug. 24 charged Perry with robbing the RiteAid after Perry failed to turn himself Please See RITE-AID, Page A6

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happy to see the party draw as many people as it did.

“Positive things like this are what the community needs, she said. “The new council is trying to bring the community back together.”

More than 200 residents came out to the party, which featured a corn hole challenge, baseball hitting contest and a free Zumba class and flag football on the Middletown High football practice field. Many more arrived for the evening fireworks.

The entire event, from the games and contests to the fireworks display, was funded by the nearly $20,000 raised during the Mayoral Madness charity event in 2015.

“Community events are what bring the town together,” said Council president Ben Kapenstein, adding that he looks forward to more programs like this where Middletown residents can, “get out and meet each other.”

Members of the Fink Elementary PTO used the opportunity to sell concessions to bring in an author for a year-end assembly for the students.

“This (event) has been a success for

Two year old Xander Schneider of Harrisburg plays with a flashlight waiting for the fireworks to begin us,” says Jessica Wheeler, the Fink PTO president.

Longtime resident Carol Helman summed up the entire festival with one word: “Awesome.”

Four year old Cade Pickle of Middletown plays on his tablet while waiting for the fireworks to begin.

Middletown residents Steve and Faith Ann Martin and their dog Sierra wait for the fireworks.

Photos by Gabe Mink

Jessica Nordai with the Middletown Youth football league serves refreshments to Jodi Brown and Amanda Mroz of Middletown.

Joe McHugh of Middletown is the Middletown football association volunteer grillmaster.

Fink Elementary PTO Secretary Barb O’Brien hands out fresh popcorn to some of the attendees.

• PUBLIC NOTICE • PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA The following is a true and correct copy of a joint resolution of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Consistent with the procedures prescribed by Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution, the General Assembly first proposed the amendment during the 2013 session and approved it for a second time during the 2015 session of the legislature. As required by Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution and statutory law, the Secretary of the Commonwealth caused the proposed amendment to be advertised in 2014 and 2016.

Pursuant to the original joint resolutions, the proposed amendment was to be submitted to the electors of Pennsylvania at the General Primary to be held on April 26, 2016. However, on April 12, 2016, the General Assembly passed H.R. 783, a concurrent resolution that directed the Secretary of the Commonwealth to remove the proposed amendment from the General Primary ballot and to place the proposed amendment on the General Election ballot in November 2016.

The Secretary of the Commonwealth, therefore, has once again caused the proposed amendment to be published here, in anticipation of the General Election. In accordance with the mandate of H.R. 783, the Secretary of the Commonwealth will submit the proposed amendment to the electors of Pennsylvania in the form of a ballot question at the General Election to be held on November 8, 2016. If a ballot question is approved by a majority of electors voting on it, the corresponding amendment becomes part of the Constitution.

Those parts of the joint resolution that appear in BOLD PRINT are the words of the Constitution that are proposed by the General Assembly for addition or deletion. If an amendment were approved, the words UNDERLINED would be added to the Constitution and the words in BRACKETS (e.g., [Constitution]) would be deleted. The unbolded words would remain unchanged in the Constitution.

Following the proposed amendment is the text of the question that will be placed on the ballot. Below the question is a “Plain English Statement” prepared by the Office of Attorney General, and published as required by law, indicating the purpose, limitations and effects of the ballot question upon the people of this Commonwealth.

Anyone who needs help reading this advertisement or who needs the text of the proposed amendment in an alternative format may call or write the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, Room 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-5280, ra-BCEL@pa.gov.

Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth —————— JOINT RESOLUTION 2015-1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16(b) of Article V be amended to read: § 16. Compensation and retirement of justices, judges and justices of the peace. *** (b) Justices, judges and justices of the peace shall be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of [70] 75 years. Former and retired justices, judges and justices of the peace shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Except as provided by law, no salary, retirement benefit or other compensation, present or deferred, shall be paid to any justice, judge or justice of the peace who, under section 18 or under Article VI, is suspended, removed or barred from holding judicial office for conviction of a felony or misconduct in office or conduct which prejudices the proper

administration of justice or brings the judicial office into disrepute. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

—————— PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT AMENDING THE MANDATORY JUDICIAL RETIREMENT AGE Ballot Question Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges, and magisterial district judges be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years?

Plain English Statement of the Office of Attorney General The purpose of the ballot question is to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to require that justices, judges and justices of the peace (known as magisterial district judges) be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years.

Presently, the Pennsylvania Constitution provides that justices, judges and justices of the peace be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years. Justices of the peace are currently referred to as magisterial district judges.

If the ballot question were to be approved, justices, judges and magisterial district judges would be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years rather than the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 70 years.

This amendment to the mandatory retirement age would be applicable to all judges and justices in the Commonwealth, including the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, judges of the Commonwealth Court, Superior Court, county courts of common pleas, community courts, municipal courts in the City of Philadelphia, and magisterial district judges.

The ballot question is limited in that it would not amend any other provisions of the Pennsylvania Constitution related to the qualification, election, tenure, or compensation of the justices, judges or magisterial district judges.

The effect of the ballot question would be to allow all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to remain in office until the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years. This would permit all justices, judges, and magisterial district judges to serve an additional five years beyond the current required retirement age.

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• PUBLIC NOTICE • PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA The following are true and correct copies of joint resolutions of the General Assembly regarding amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania that were proposed in the General Assembly during the 2015 session. The proposed amendments were agreed to by a majority of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives. Pursuant to Article XI, Section 1 of the Constitution, the Secretary of the Commonwealth has caused the proposed amendments to be published here. Were any of these proposed amendments to be agreed to by a majority of the Senators and Representatives elected to the General Assembly at the November 8, 2016 General Election, the proposed amendments so approved would be published again and then submitted to the qualified electors of Pennsylvania for approval. If approved by a majority of the electors voting on it, the corresponding amendment becomes part of the Constitution.

Those parts of the joint resolutions that appear in BOLD PRINT are the words of the Constitution that are proposed by the General Assembly for addition or deletion. If an amendment were approved, the words UNDERLINED would be added to the Constitution and the words in BRACKETS (e.g. [Constitution]) would be deleted. The unbolded words would remain unchanged in the Constitution.

Anyone who needs help reading this advertisement or needs the text of the proposed amendments in an alternative format may call or write the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, Room 210 North Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, 1-877-868-3772, ra-BCEL@ pa.gov.

Pedro A. Cortés, Secretary of the Commonwealth —————— Joint Resolution 2016-1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, reducing the size of the General Assembly.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: That section 16 of Article II be amended to read: § 16. Legislative districts.

(vi) Authorize local taxing authorities to exclude from taxation an amount based on the assessed value of homestead property. The exclusions authorized by this clause shall not exceed [one-half of the median assessed value of all] 100% of the assessed value of each homestead property within a local taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing authority may not increase the millage rate of its tax on real property to pay for these exclusions. *** Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

—————— Joint Resolution 2016-3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in taxation and finance, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows:

The Commonwealth shall be divided into 50 senatorial and [203] 151 representative districts, which shall be composed of compact and contiguous territory as nearly equal in population as practicable. Each senatorial district shall elect one Senator, and each representative district one Representative. Unless absolutely necessary no county, city, incorporated town, borough, township or ward shall be divided in forming either a senatorial or representative district.

Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

(b) The General Assembly may, by law:

(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

(A) So long as a rate variance is in effect, the combined rate of taxes on real estate used for business purposes imposed by the city of the first class or authorized by the city of the first class for its school district shall not vary by more than fifteen percent from the combined rate of taxes on other real estate imposed or authorized by the city of the first class.

Section 3. Upon ratification by the electors, the General Assembly shall enact legislation to implement this constitutional amendment so that it applies for the first time to the first session of the General Assembly which begins after the 2020 reapportionment.

Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

—————— Joint Resolution 2016-2 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for exemptions and special provisions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby resolves as follows: Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with the provisions of Article XI: That section 2(b)(vi) of Article VIII be amended to read: § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** (b) The General Assembly may, by law: ***

That section 2(b) of Article VIII be amended by adding a paragraph to read: § 2. Exemptions and special provisions. *** *** (vii) Permit a city of the first class to impose taxes for the benefit of the city of the first class on real estate used for business purposes at a tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to other real estate, in accordance with the following:

(B) The General Assembly shall require the city of the first class to reduce the aggregate revenue from other taxes imposed for the benefit of the city of the first class both on businesses and any wage and net profits tax by the amount of any real estate tax revenues attributable to the variance. ***

(b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal election which meets the requirements of and is in conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and which occurs at least three months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by the General Assembly.

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Earl Wanner Sr. On the afternoon of August 31, 2016, Earl Stan Wanner Sr., also known as “Dynamite,” passed away at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, after experiencing complications from vascular dementia and heart failure. He was 69 years old.

Born in Lancaster, Pa. on November 10, 1946, Stan was the son of Earl Wanner and Ellen Brenner. He is survived by his brother Lonny Wanner, and his sister Jenny Corrigan, and he was preceded in death by his four other siblings, Harry Wanner, Larry Wanner, Harvey Wanner, and Mary Johnson.

Stan has lived in the Hummelstown area for 53 years with his wife, Alice Wanner. He is survived by his wife and his four children, Randy Wanner, Stan Wanner Jr., George Wanner, and Jenny Cassell, wife of Dave, as well as seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

In 1996, Stan retired after more than 30 years of dedicated service in his position as an Equipment Operator at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in Dauphin County. He was a former union president of the American Federation of State County Municipal Employees, Local 3033.

As a beloved member of the Hummelstown community, Stan was involved in a variety of local associations, including the Hershey Region Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the Fuzzy Few Organization (FFO). He was also a dedicated volunteer at the Hummelstown Firehouse for more than 25 years.

As an avid antique toy collector, Stan was the original founder of the Hummelstown Firehouse Toy Show, and he was a member of the York County Toy & Train Collectors. Additionally, Stan spent the 1960s and 1970s racing at the Fredericksburg and Silver Spring

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Speedways, and he was well known in the racing community as number 64.

A special thanks to the kind, attentive staff at Frey Village in Middletown, Pa., as well as the extraordinarily supportive MIMCU staff at the Hershey Medical Center. The Wanner family wishes to express their sincere gratitude for all that these two teams did to help Stan in his final months.

Funeral services were held on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3 p.m. in the Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 West Main Street, Hummelstown.

Family and friends were invited to a viewing in the funeral home from 2 p.m. until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Greater Pennsylvania chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in Stan’s honor. Donations are accepted by phone at 1-413-261-5040 or online at www.alz.org/pa.

Online condolences may be shared at www.trefzandbowser.com.

Dorothea Novak Dorothea A. Novak, 80, of Middletown entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 29, 2016, at Community General Hospital, Harrisburg.

She was born September 12, 1935 in Harrisburg and was the loving daughter of the late Augustus Sr. and Anne (Bekelja) Furjanic.

Dorothea was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, where she was actively involved with their Prayer Shawl and Golden Groups.

In her working years Dorothea was a nurse at Harrisburg Hospital. When she retired she decided to start organizing travel for senior citizens. She was the founder and Queen Mum of the Shady Lady’s Red Hat Chapter of Middletown.

Dorothea is survived by her husband of 58 years, William A. Novak; two daughters, Carolynn Pettit and her husband Christopher of South Africa, and Michele Etzkorn of South Carolina; son, William S. Novak of Pittsburgh; five grandchildren, Kevin, Michael and Heather Etzkorn, Claire and Anna Pettit; two great-grandchildren, Hailey

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and Emory Etzkorn; three siblings, Edward Furjanic, Roseanne Fredenburgh and Augustus Furjanic Jr.; and two sisters-in-law, Theresa Novak and Alberta Lagergren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, September 5, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, Pa., with the Rev. Ted Keating as the celebrant.

There was a viewing on Monday prior to the service at the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 East Main St., Middletown, Pa. from 9 to 10 a.m.

Interment was at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Middletown.

Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.

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Betty Mountz

Betty Jane Beckey Mountz, 92, formerly of Hummelstown, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, in the Sarah A. Todd Memorial Home in Carlisle.

She was born February 15, 1924, in Middletown, and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Jennie Ruth Campbell Beckey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Marshall B. Mountz, and her sister Louise Weber.

Betty retired from the former Olmsted Air Base in Middletown, and Lower Dauphin High School. She enjoyed reading and playing bridge with her friends well into her 80s. She was the last remaining member of her bridge club.

Surviving are her children: Marsha Soutner of Middletown, Gregory Mountz and wife Vicki of Anderson, S.C., Beckey Miller and husband Harold of Anderson, S.C., M. Scott Mountz of Newport Beach, Calif., and Matthew Mountz of Haymarket, Va.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Please do not arrive to the cemetery prior to 10:15 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Disease &

Francis McGrath Francis W. McGrath, 95, of The Villages, Florida, passed away at Cornerstone Hospice on August 30. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio to William and Mary McGrath. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Hilda, his second wife Betty, his son Jay, his son-in-law Dennis Shank, and his sister Helen Strang.

He is survived by his loving family: daughter Dara Shank of The Villages, Fla., son George Williams (Mary Ann) of Elizabethtown, Pa., and daughter Lynda Tymchak (William) of Peach Bottom, Pa.; grandchildren: Lynn Williams, Jennifer Mitchell, Brett Shank, Matthew Tymchak and Abby Kowalski; 12 great-grandchildren; and his special friend, Joan Kelly.

Frank or Mac, as he was affectionately known, was a decorated veteran of World War II. He served as corporal in the 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit and served in England with the 856th Bomb Squadron, 492nd Bomb Group as Crew Chief.

Mildred Fick Van Fossen, 93, of Oak Hill Dr., Middletown entered into eternal rest on Friday September 2, 2016, at her seasonal home in Fenwick Island, Delaware, surrounded by her loving family.

Mildred was born in Nanticoke, Pa. on February 15, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Nemitz Fick Mildred was a lifelong member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church of Middletown and also attended mass at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City, Md. Mildred will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who enjoyed sharing her life with family and friends.

“Milly,” as know to all, enjoyed her home in Middletown spending time with family and tending to her flowers and plants.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, John, and daughter Janice also of Middletown.

She is survived by her daughter, Jill Myers of Fenwick Island, Del., and her son, Jack Van Fossen of Ocean City, Md. along with seven grandchildren

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After the war he completed college and became a registered professional engineer. He worked at Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown, Pa., Erdman, Anthony & Associates, Camp Hill, Pa., Palmyra Borough, Andrews Air Fore Base, Md., and at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, Md., where he was engineer supervisor. He also coowned the surveying firm, McGrath, Sherrick, Inc., Middletown, Pa. Mac was an avid swimmer that enjoyed many years of retirement living by the ocean in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was a certified lifeguard who taught lifeguarding skills to others. He enjoyed dancing and was a member of the Orange Blossom Squares. He dabbled in art and music and took many courses in both.

He was a member of St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in The Villages, Fla., and he also attended New Covenant United Methodist Church.

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and 13 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Thursday September 8, 2016, at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, Pa., with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant.

Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass in the narthex of the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Seven Sorrows Catholic Church in Middletown, Pa. Arrangements are being handled by the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown.

Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.

Ella “Betty” Bretz

Ella Elizabeth “Betty” Russ Bretz August 6, 1924-August, 26 2016 Originally from Middletown, Pa., she and her family moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1966 when Olmsted Air Force Base closed. She was the daughter of the late Philip F. Sr. and Mary (McCleary) Russ and wife of the late Robert H. Bretz Sr. A 1942 graduate of Middletown Area High School, she then attended Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School in New York. She retired from civil service at Kelly Air Force Base. Many of her joys included cooking large meals for family and friends, crocheting and crossword puzzles. She loved having her constant furry companion Chi-Chi by her side.

She is survived by her son Robert H. Bretz, Jr. (Elizabeth-deceased) of San Antonio, and daughter Robin Bretz Sloan (Gary) of Charlottesville, Va.; two grandchildren Christopher Sloan (Kristen) of Decatur, Ga., and Kelly Sloan of Denver, Colo.; and two greatgranddaughters Haidyn and Addisyn Sloan of Decatur.

Her family offers their utmost gratitude to the wonderful staff at Christus Sister Mary Hospice Center (San Antonio) for their compassionate care during her final days.

Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 North Race St., Middletown, with the Rev.

Ted Keating as celebrant.

Inurnment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery after the mass.

In lieu of flowers a donation to your local ASPCA or Hospice facility is suggested.

The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the funeral arrangements.

Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekfuneralhome.com.

Mayor Curry appoints members to Human Relations Commission

By Dan Miller

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The wheels of Middletown government are moving very slowly when it comes to the borough’s human relations commission, but they are moving.

Nearly six months after the borough advertised to seek applicants, at the urging of Mayor James H. Curry III council on Aug. 16 appointed the first two residents to serve on the fivemember commission.

Rachelle Reid, a former borough councilor, was appointed to a fouryear term and Mike Woodworth to five years.

Curry is to appoint three members of the commission — one from each of Middletown’s three wards — subject to council approval. The three commission members are to pick the last two members, again subject to council approval, according to an ordinance governing the Human Relations Com-

mission.

The commission is supposed to receive complaints regarding alleged discrimination in the borough. The commission could choose to investigate those complaints itself, or refer them to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.

The commission had been dormant for years until September 2014, when then-Council President Chris McNamara tried to do away with it as a money-wasting duplication of the state commission and federal Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.

Curry advocated for keeping the commission and reviving it and ultimately prevailed when council voted to do so.

It is not known how soon Curry and council will appoint the third member, or if the borough even has enough applicants to do so. Council is now considering getting rid of the wards, which could impact how people are appointed to the commission.

Boro seeking electric suppliers

Middletown will begin seeking proposals from suppliers of electricity toward the town having a new contract in place for 2017.

Right now, the borough has a contract good until the end of 2016 to purchase electricity at a discounted rate from Exelon. Middletown then resells electricity to residential and commercial customers throughout the town at rates that are set by the borough council.

Council approved a 1-cent increase in the electric rate as part of adopting the 2016 budget.

Council on Aug. 16 authorized borough solicitor McNees Wallace & Nurick to put together a request for proposals that will be advertised in order to get responses from suppliers of electricity.

The request will seek proposals from suppliers for a fixed rate contract that could last three, four or five years.

Council will then decide which time period to go with, based upon the responses from suppliers, said Borough Manager Ken Klinepeter.

This is a good time to buy because the price for electricity is at historically low levels, Klinepeter added.

“If we can lock in similar rates” to what the borough has now “for three four or five years we’re going to be in a good position,” he said.

A timeline proposed by McNees Wallace & Nurick calls for the request for proposals to go out in early September with proposals due from suppliers by the end of the month.

— Dan Miller

Police roundup: Pokemon cards stolen; shots fired weren’t shots at all The following is a compilation of crime-related incidents that occurred in Middletown between Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, based upon information provided to the Press And Journal by the Middletown Police Department.

Police reported a total of 84 calls during the week, many of them involving returned phone calls, assisting other agencies, and other incidents of a routine nature.

Theft of Pokemon cards An unknown amount of a child’s Pokemon cards were reported stolen from a residence in the first block of West Main Street. The incident was reported to police Tuesday, Aug. 30.

Theft from a business A water meter and copper piping from throughout the basement was reported stolen from a business in the 900 block of Adelia Street. The theft was discovered and reported to police

on Monday, Aug. 29, by employees of the Suez water company who had gone to the business to turn the water on, police said.

Vehicles egged Police on Sunday, Aug. 28, responded to a complaint of an egg being thrown at a vehicle in the first block of West Peters Avenue. Police upon arriving found egg matter on the caller’s vehicle, as well as on another vehicle that was in the same area.

Residential burglary Police are investigating a burglary that was reported early Saturday, Aug. 27, at an apartment in the 200 block of West Hoffman Avenue. The investigation is ongoing and police had no further information.

Stolen bicycle A blue Trek-brand bicycle was reported stolen from a residence in the

500 block of Laurel Avenue sometime between Sunday, Aug. 21, and Saturday, Aug. 27.

An unknown person took the bicycle from inside the victim’s unlocked garage, police said. The bicycle is blue with Trek in gray lettering.

Criminal mischief A person reported that maple syrup and egg matter had been left on the handle of the door on her apartment in the 100 block of Wilson Street. The woman reported the incident to her property manager who reported it to police on Wednesday, Aug. 24.

Shots fired report Police responded to a report of shots fired at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the area of Swar Avenue at Wilson Street.

Police after arriving determined that the cause of the noise was someone setting off fireworks.

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Local 4-Hers take home major awards from county event Local youth excelled during the Dauphin County 4-H Fair held Aug. 11-13 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.

The following area youths received these top honors: Family Living Junior Champion: Abigail O’Shell, Hummelstown 4-H Opportunities Junior Champion: Abigail O’Shell, Hummelstown Large Animal Senior Champion: Mark Wagner, Middletown.

Dauphin County champions from the area were: • Market Swine: Mary Alspaugh, Middletown, Grand Champion • Swine Showman: Garrett Little, Middletown, Grand Champion; Mary Alspaugh, Middletown, Reserve Champion • Beef Showman: Clayton Wagner, Middletown, Reserve Champion • Sheep Showman: Kylie Costik, Middletown, Reserve Champion • Dairy Steer: Abrianna Nissley, Middletown, Grand Champion • Champion Market Goat Showman: Mark Wagner, Middletown, Grand Champion • Champion Dairy Showman: Chayse Angelo, Middletown, Grand Champion • Bred and Owned — Meat Doe: Mark Wagner, Middletown, Grand Champion Here are other area youths who placed:

Beef Cattle

Beef Showmanship and Fitting, Junior: Third, Elizabeth Eileen Alspaugh, Middletown; fourth, Joanna Ruth Alspaugh, Middletown Beef Showmanship & Fitting, Junior: Third, Abigail Joelle Nissley, Middletown; fourth, Abrianna Grace Nissley, Middletown Beef Showmanship and Fitting, Senior: Champion Senior Beef Showman and Overall Grand Champion Beef Showman, Clayton David Wagner, Middletown; second, Rachael Marie Cassel, Hummelstown; third, Kylie Costik, Middletown; fifth, Timothy James O’Shell, Hummelstown

Breeding Beef

Crossbred-Heifer Calf: Champion Crossbred, Kylie Costik, Middletown

Market Beef

Beef Steers - Light Weight, 1,055 to 1,110 pounds: Second, Rachael Marie Cassel, Hummelstown; fourth, Timothy James O’Shell, Hummelstown Beef Steers - Heavy Weight, 1,315 to 1,375 pounds: Fourth, Clayton David Wagner, Middletown Dairy Steers - Light Weight, 365 to 470 pounds: Fourth, Elizabeth Eileen Alspaugh, Middletown Dairy Steers - Heavy Weight, 585 to 655 pounds: Overall Grand Champion Market Dairy Beef, Abrianna Grace Nissley, Middletown; Second, Joanna Ruth Alspaugh, Middletown; fourth, Rachael Marie Cassel, Hummelstown; fifth, Abigail Joelle Nissley, Middletown

Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown Meat & Market Goats -Showmanship and Fitting, Senior: Overall Grand Champion Goat Showman, Mark Wagner, Middletown; second, Kylie Costik, Middletown; fourth, Sophia Megan Bertovic, Middletown

Breeding Meat Goats

Boer-Doe Kid under 6 months: Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Boer Doe, Mark Wagner, Middletown Boer-Doe 25 to 36 months: First, Mark Wagner, Middletown

Market Goats

Under Weight Class 2, 54 to 58 pounds: First, Cassandra Grace O’Shell, Hummelstown; second, Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown Market Goats Class 2, 71 to 77 pounds: First, Meredith Catherine Stoe, Hummelstown; second, Sophia Megan Bertovic, Middletown Market Goats Class 86 to 89 pounds: Fourth and fifth, Kylie Costik, Middletown Market Goats Class 5, 94 to 110 pounds: Fourth, Mark Wagner, Middletown

Sheep

Showmanship and Fitting, Senior: Champion Senior Sheep Showman and Overall Reserve Grand Champion Sheep Showman: Kylie Costik, Middletown; fifth, Rachael Marie Cassel, Hummelstown; sixth, Sophia Megan Bertovic, Middletown; seventh, Garrett Little, Middletown

Market Lambs

Light Weight, 86 to 100 pounds: First, Garrett Little, Middletown Medium Weight, 116 to 118 pounds: Third, Rachael Marie Cassel, Hummelstown Heavy Weight, 133 to 140 pounds: Second, Kylie Costik, Middletown; third, Sophia Megan Bertovic, Middletown

Swine

Swine Showmanship and Fitting, Junior: Champion Junior Swine Showman and Overall Reserve Grand Champion Swine Showman, Mary Louise Alspaugh, Middletown; second, Elizabeth Eileen Alspaugh, Middletown; third, Rebecca Ann Alspaugh, Middletown; fourth, Joanna Ruth Alspaugh, Middletown; fifth, Jeffrey Daniel Nissley, Middletown Swine Showmanship and Fitting, Senior: Champion Senior Swine Showman and Overall Grand Champion Swine Showman: Garrett Little, Middletown; Reserve Champion Senior Swine Showman, Kylie Costik, Middletown

Market Swine

Medium Weight, 241 to 242 pounds: second, Jeffrey Daniel Nissley, Middletown; third, Rebecca Ann Alspaugh, Middletown Please See 4-H, Page A7

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Cattle Showmanship and Fitting, Junior: Overall Grand Champion Dairy Cattle Showman, Chayse Remington Angelo, Middletown Jersey-Spring Calf: Grand Champion Jersey, Chayse Remington Angelo, Middletown

Goats

Meat and Market Goats-Showmanship and Fitting, Junior: Fifth, Meredith Catherine Stoe, Hummelstown; sixth, Cassandra Grace O’Shell, Hummelstown; seventh,

Welcome, September. What a hot, hot, hot summer we had. I am glad to see Labor Day has come and gone because we need a little cool down, and I love warm weather!

Right now it seems we have changed gears to accommodate the unofficial start of fall! Everywhere we turn we see signs of autumn and Halloween. I’m sure someone, somewhere has even seen some Christmas advertisements or Christmas things for sale. I’m just looking forward to some cool evenings and the smell of campfires burning in the brisk air.

We have only had a handful of school days so far. However, the teachers are cracking the whip to get learning underway. Education is a huge issue in this country. We all have to go through it. We register our children and they experience it, but of course in a different way as education has changed so much through the years.

One very important part that hasn’t changed is the forever impact teachers have in their student’s lives. My prayers are for all educators in our school district, not only for the teachers, but also for aides, administrators, cafeteria workers, coaches, guidance counselors, principals, secretaries and janitors. All of them have a choice in how they interact with our children.

My hope is that each one will see the wonderful opportunity they have in influencing a bright future for each student.

Head’s up! Please note that Sunday, Sept. 11 is Patriot Day. Happy Grandparent’s Day to all of you who are blessed to be grandparents. Your day of honor is Sunday, Sept. 11. Perhaps you can find something fun to do with the grands to celebrate!

Have a wonderful week!

Birthdays Happy birthday to Nicholas Kleinfelter of Middletown as he turns a decade old on Wednesday, Sept. 7. I hope your day is over the top!

McKenzie Coble of Lower Swatara turns 17 on Friday, Sept. 9. Hoping your day is all sparkles and gems, McKenzie!

Happy 23rd cake day to Davy Brodish of Lower Swatara. May all your dreams come true on Friday, Sept. 9.

Enjoy your celebration weekend.

Steven Mosher of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Saturday, Sept. 10. Cannot believe he is already 17! You are a fine young man, Steve!

Happy quarter-of-a-century cake day to Holly Strunk on Saturday, Sept.

10. May your weekend be full of fun and laughter!

Jeanne Spagnolo of Lower Swatara celebrates her super-duper balloonflying day on Saturday, Sept. 10. Give her a happy greeting if you see her!

Ellis Conrad of Middetown celebrates his 96th birthday on Monday, Sept. 12. Enjoy this week and congrats!

Happy 73rd cake and ice cream day to Dottie Bowman of Lower Swatara on Monday, Sept. 12. I hope the breezes are cool for you, and the sun is warm!

Here is a shout-out for a marvelous Monday birthday to Mark Etter of Lower Swatara on Sept. 12. Thanks for all you do and we hope you can put your feet up and relax on your day!

Marc Robbins of Lower Swatara celebrates his razzle-dazzle birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Make it one to remember, Marc. God bless!

Movie night All are invited to attend movie night at Highspire United Methodist Church, 170 2nd Street, Highspire. “Finding Nemo” will be shown at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10. Free popcorn and drink will be provided. Bring the whole family!

Class of 2020 Wilkes University of Wilkes-Barre welcomes John Bender of Elizabethtown, an electrical engineering major, and Michael Osayi of Middletown, a communication studies major, to the Class of 2020.

Lehigh University of Bethlehem welcomes Matthew Kuehnle of Hummelstown to the Class of 2020.

Honors program Elizabethtown College has announced their 198 students named to the honors program. The following local students have been selected: Hummelstown: Renee Ciardullo, John Dahmus, Hannah Paymer.

Highspire: Brandon Diaz.

Elizabethtown: Kayla Gruber.

Middletown: Samantha Romberger.

Ladies Brunch All women are invited to attend the Hershey Area Women’s Connection brunch located at the Spring Garden Conference Center on Spring Garden Drive in Lower Swatara at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 14.

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fet speaker, Jeanne Bereznicki, from Pittsburgh, will share “Accepting and Embracing the Unexpected.” The music will be soprano soloist from Harrisburg, Renee Strange.

For reservations, call Edna at 717 652-0997 or Winnie at 717 533-4715, or email hersheyawc@verizon.net.

Reservation deadline is Sept. 9.

during the May 2016 commencement at the University of Rhode Island.

Troy Hossler of Elizabethtown earned a master’s degree in business administration from the Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the Edward R. Murphy Center. Hossler was among the August graduates.

Momentum Students Elizabethtown College recently welcomed 57 students to campus to Momentum: a voluntary, interdisciplinary approach to introducing first-generation college students to the liberal arts and sciences and helps them prepare for the academic expectations of college.

The following local students were among the attendees: Middletown: Samantha Romberger, Connor Wallett, Zamir Williamston.

Hummelstown: Madison Ripley.

Dinner Time St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Middletown, will host the community dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.

12, or until sold out. The menu is: baked chicken, baked macaroni and cheese, stewed tomatoes or corn, desserts and drinks. Everyone is invited.

There is a cost. Please enter through the parking lot doors.

Volunteer opp for MOPS Are you free Tuesday mornings and looking to do something constructive with your time? Do you enjoy holding babies, spending time with kids and like-minded adults? Now is the time to get involved. MOPS (Mothers Of Preschoolers) is a nationally known organization that caters to mothers of preschoolers and their children.

Susquehanna Valley Evangelical Free Church on Union Deposit Road, Lower Paxton, is looking for volunteers to help twice a month for 2 ½ hours. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Rachael Alden at 717 545-2188. Questions?

Check out: www.mops.org/groups/ susquehanna-valley-efree.

Child Evangelism Would you like to influence a child, a family, and your community in a positive way? Please contact me, LaVonne Ackerman, at 717 649-7366, if you are interested in working with elementaryaged students in the Middletown Area School District.

Child Evangelism Fellowship of Dauphin County has celebrated 65 years of ministry in reaching children for Christ. Training will be provided along with materials. A screening process is required. Call CEF for more information about the program at 717 652-0372 or check out www. cefdauphin.comcastbiz.net.

Masters earned Michael J. Weir of Middletown received a master of science in environmental and natural resource economics

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Quote of the Week “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”

— Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist, founder of analytical psychology.

Question of the Week What teacher made learning fun for you?

“Mr. Memolli. He was my sixth-grade teacher. He was so approachable.” — Robin Wood, New Jersey.

“My home economics teacher. I felt like the things she taught were applicable to life. I liked the hands-on activities more than staring at a blackboard!” — LeeAnn Hocker, NOLA. “Mr. Coppenhaver. He interacted with us alot. He made things fun and you knew he cared.” — Laron Woody, 17, Middletown.

“My seventh-grade history teacher, Mr. Dougherty. He made it interesting.

I got my best grade in his class!” — William Benkovic, 13, Lower Paxton.

“I am homeschooled and involved in a co-op. My favorite teacher is Doreen Strayer. She teaches life skills.” — Ellie Perkins, 13, Lower Paxton.

“Michelle Brown. She teaches apologetics, which is how to defend your faith.” — Matt Perkins, 16, Lower Paxton.

Proverb for the Week A poor man is shunned by all his relatives — how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found (19:7).

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Anniversaries Jack and Phyllis Etter of Lower Swatara were married on Sept. 7, 1957. Congratulations to you both as you observe anniversary No. 59 on

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Wednesday. Wow! Happy 26th wedded bliss anniversary to Frank and Sandy Popp of Lower Swatara. Their sweets and flowers day is Thursday, Sept. 8.

Mike and Paige Pavlishin of Lower Swatara will observe their romantic holiday on Friday, Sept. 9. Congrats on 38 years together, kids!

Tom and Renee Fisher of Lower Swatara celebrate 33 years of holy matrimony on Saturday, Sept. 10. Enjoy your hearts and flowers weekend.

Best wishes for a really romantic happy 33rd anniversary to Chris and Joni DeHart of Lower Swatara on Saturday. They were married on Sept. 10, 1983.

Happy 29th anniversary to Scott and Kim Thompson of Lower Swatara.

These two love birds celebrate on Monday, Sept. 12.

Best wishes and lots of blessings to Kevin and Jackie Kelly of Swatara, who mark their 13th anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Now that is special!

For gift ideas: textiles and furs!

Hospice of Central PA will share how the power of music can be an important tool for helping individuals manage the symptoms and stress associated with a serious illness or injury.

Listening to music has been shown to reduce anxiety, enhance mood and improve sleep–for both patients and caregivers.

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Urban education expert, hip-hop artist to speak at PSU Harrisburg Dr. Christopher for Health Equity Emdin, an author and Urban Sciand associate proence Education fessor in the Deat Columbia Unipartment of Mathversity, as well ematics, Science as the associate and Technology at director of the Teachers College, Institute for UrColumbia Univerban and Minorsity, will discuss ity Education at his New York Teachers ColEmdin Times bestselling lege, Columbia book “For White Folks Who University.

Teach in the Hood... And the He is an alumni fellow Rest of Y’All Too” from 5 at the Hutchins Center at to 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in Penn Harvard University, and State Harrisburg’s Student currently serves as MinoriEnrichment Center theater. ties in Energy ambassador This event is free and open for the U.S. Department of to the public.

Energy and the STEAM Edmin’s book focuses on ambassador for the U.S. urban education and his Department of State. reality pedagogy, a teachEmdin is also a social ing and learning approach critic, public intellectual that focuses on the under- and science advocate whose standing of students by the commentary on issues of teacher. race, culture, inequality, and Emdin is director of Sci- education have appeared ence Education at the Center in dozens of periodicals

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in on Aug. 15.

Borough police say that Perry and two accomplices were arrested by state police in a motel on the outskirts of Erie at about 11:30 a.m.

Friday.

Perry had fled from York County to Erie to escape capture. A tip about Perry being spotted at the Erie County Fair on Thursday night, Sept. 1, was relayed

by local police to Middletown police, borough police said in a news release issued Friday afternoon.

State police in Corry apprehended Perry and the two accomplices without incident.

The other Rite-Aid robberies that Perry is a suspect in were committed in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County; Cleona in Lebanon County; Stewartstown in York County; and

including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He provides regular commentary on Al Jazeera and the Huffington Post; where he writes the Emdin 5 series.

He holds a doctorate in Urban Education with a concentration in Mathematics, Science, and Technology; master’s degrees in both natural sciences and education administration, and bachelor’s degrees in physical anthropology, biology, and chemistry.

He is the creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement, and a public speaker on a number of topics, including hip-hop education, STEM education, politics, race, class, diversity, and youth empowerment.

Clifton Johnson, Harlem, New York hip-hop artist and Penn State Harrisburg alumnus known as “The 80s

Baby,” will also perform a hip-hop session at the event.

Johnson graduated from Penn State Harrisburg in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He creates music that is entertaining and educational and has performed throughout the United States as well as internationally, opening for numerous artist, including Common, Bobby Valentino, Jasmine Sullivan, and Theophilus London.

He stated that he gains inspiration from the early stages of hip-hop “when music was centered on providing a voice for those whom few would listen to.”

This Sept. 9 event is the first in the Technology of Music concert and lecture series, which highlights the Office of Student Affairs 2016-2017 “Technology” theme.

Aug. 28 in Dover, also in York County.

The Cleona and Dover robberies both took place after Perry was to have turned himself in to Middletown police.

Besides the Middletown charges, Perry and one of the accomplices, John Lebzelter of Lebanon, will face charges from York and Lebanon counties for the other robberies that took place there, police said. It is unknown if or when the third suspect, a woman, will be charged, police said.

Perry’s last known address was at the Pine Manor mobile home park on Route 230 just east of Middletown. Police had been tracking Perry in Lancaster County before he fled to York County and then to Erie County.

Besides state police in Corry, Middletown police also acknowledged assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s Service, state police in Jonestown, and police from Southern York County Regional, West Hempfield Township, and Hallam Township.

Man charged with kidnapping to be in court A man charged with kidnapping a Middletown woman and taking her to Louisiana in December 2015 has a date with Dauphin County Court.

Noah Lamart Thomas, 36, of Middletown, is to be arraigned in county court on Oct. 28 on the charges of kidnapping to inflict injury/terror, aggravated

assault, robbery, terroristic threats, and unlawful restraint.

Thomas was ordered bound over on all the charges to county court during a preliminary hearing before District Judge David Judy on Aug. 22. Thomas is being held in Dauphin County Prison on $25,000 bail.

According to court records, Thomas abducted the woman on Dec. 27, 2015, and then took her to Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana.

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FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY Flooding of historic proportions occurred in Middletown and the surrounding area between Sunday, Sept. 4 to Thursday Sept. 8 in 2011 when Tropical Storm Lee dumped 13.30 inches of rain over the region in four days.

The Swatara Creek rose well over its banks everywhere. In Hershey, the creek crested at 26.8 feet — shattering by more than 10 feet the previous record that had been set in 2006.

Today, Middletown is still recovering from the loss of property taxes and residents from the destruction of 142 mobile homes and 74 single-family and multi-family homes.

The storm also caused $900,000 in damages to public facilities — streets, bridges, parks, etc. — owned by the borough and Lower Swatara Township.

Throughout all of Dauphin County, the flooding caused more than $150 million in damages; destroying 294 homes and businesses and severely damaging another 1,039 and causing minor damage to 1,265 more, officials said at the time.

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Medium Heavy Weight, 246 to 248 pounds: Overall Grand Champion Market Swine, Mary Louise Alspaugh, Middletown; second, Garrett Little, Middletown; third, Rebecca Ann Alspaugh, Middletown Heavy Weight, 250 to 264 pounds: first, Joanna Ruth Alspaugh, Middletown; second, Elizabeth Eileen Alspaugh, Middletown; third, Kylie Costik, Middletown

Cavies

Cat to be presented to judge: Grand champion, Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown

Rabbit

Showmanship, Junior: Fourth, Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown; fifth, Cassandra Grace O’Shell, Hummelstown; ninth, Gabriel Brojakowski, Middletown Dutch-Junior Buck: First, Gabriel Brojakowski, Middletown Holland Lop-Senior Doe: Second, Gabriel Brojakowski, Middletown Mini Rex-Senior Buck: First and second, Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown Mini Rex-Senior Doe: First, Cassandra Grace O’Shell, Hummelstown

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Emily Elizabeth Benke of Hummelstown was third in Beginner English Pleasure and third in English Grooming and Showmanship, lntermediate (ages 12-14).

Pet Care

Kit of pet first aid or grooming supplies and equipment: Abigail Catherine O’Shell, Hummelstown (score of 88)

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This photo taken just before 3 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2011, shows flood waters under the Wood Street bridge looking south from West Emaus Street.

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ordinance, which led to a meeting in July 2015 when the township explained rules for construction flood-prone areas to a crowd of island homeowners. The township’s previous enforcement was “insufficient,” according to solicitor Jim Diamond.

In response to FEMA’s requests, the township undertook an inventory of properties on the islands and sent the letters to Beech Island homeowners, in addition to a letter to York Haven Power Co. that reported widespread noncompliance on Shelley Island and Beshore Island, where York Haven leases 242 sites for cabins. The township negotiated an agreement with York Haven, approved April 5, that will end the company’s island recreational leases in 2017 and requires leasees to remove their buildings and belongings.

“I personally did not hear about the floodplain development permits prior to July 2015,” said Derek Krehling, a Shelley Island cabin owner and president of the Lake Frederick Homeowners Association.

“Some people called (Londonderry Township) and were actually able to obtain (building) permits over the years,” Krehling said. “Most people when they called were given the response that they were recreational properties and that they did not need a permit. I know that my mother called in 2005 to inquire about a permit and they told her that exact thing.”

The township has not sent enforcement letters like the ones sent to Beech Island homeowners to the owners of cabins on Bare’s Tip (the privately held portion of Shelley Island with 19 cabins), Poplar Island or Hill Island.

Londonderry Township and its solicitor did not respond to requests for comment for this article. Larry Toth, president of the Beech Island Homeowners Association, declined to comment for this article.

Plott and Garman. “Absolutely nothing will change except they will hold the title.”

No subdivision plans are needed for the change because the lots are already divided for leasing, Schiffman said.

Schiffman declined to comment on the reason for this change. “The Garman family has enjoyed many happy years on Beech Island,” Schiffman said in the letter. “At this time, they do not have a family member capable or willing to handle the responsibilities of keeping the 99-year leases going forward.”

Nick Moss, a York County resident with a cabin on Beech Island, said he is not sure whether this will benefit the island’s homeowners, but he said he will probably pay the fees to have his deed transferred.

“I will run it by a real estate attorney first,” he said.

The letter announcing Plott and Garman’s plans arrived the year after Londonderry Township sent stern warning letters to eight Beech Island cottage owners warning them that they needed to apply for a floodplain development permit for improvements on the properties within 90 days or they could face fines of $500 per day.

Copies of these letters were sent to Plott and Garman.

Just three island property owners applied for floodplain development permits through 2015 since the floodplain ordinance was adopted in the 1980s, according to the township’s response to a records request by the Press And Journal. All three permits were denied, two of them were denied more than once.

Londonderry Township drew the scrutiny of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its failure to enforce the floodplain development

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the borough may have used one other website to try and fill the position.

A lack of code enforcement is hurting the borough and working against the millions of dollars being spent to improve the town’s appearance and to attract economic investment, said Councilor Diana McGlone.

“You can see the impact if you drive through town,” she said. “You can see the unkempt properties and the nuisance properties we have. There’s no enforcement and thus no ramification.

People just let their property sit there and become blighted. That affects the community and the overall image of the town, and affects property values as well.”

McGlone said the borough’s difficulty finding someone to fill Miller’s position is understandable, given the negative public “stigma” the town still struggles to overcome.

Problems everywhere

Middletown isn’t the only municipality having a tough time attracting qualified applicants for zoning and codes jobs.

“It’s horrible,” Swatara Township Manager Jan LeBlanc says of the difficulty the township is having finding a qualified applicant for a full-time code enforcement and building inspection position. “They are in such demand.”

Of the few who have applied, some are not qualified and one “very qualified” candidate wants too high a salary, LeBlanc said. The township in advertising the position has not stated a salary but that pay is to be based on experience.

“My codes staff is significantly understaffed. We are at critical mass, but we aren’t going to fill (the position) just for the sake of filling it. We’ve got to have a qualified individual,” LeBlanc said.

On Aug. 17 Lower Swatara Township Commissioners voted to hire a new construction code official to replace the one who had retired earlier this year. Township Manager Anne Shambaugh could not be reached for comment regarding whether the township had any difficulty filling the position.

Finding zoning and code enforcement officers has always been tough for municipalities because of the nature of the job, said Ed Knittel, senior director of education and sustainability for the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs.

On the code enforcement end, you are usually going out and giving people bad news about what they can or cannot do with their property. When it comes to zoning, you have to be able to interpret “the gray areas” typically found in local ordinances, Knittel said.

Good economy hurts

Attracting candidates is more difficult now because the economy is getting better and people have more options when it comes to choosing a career, he added.

At the same time the improved economy is driving up demand among municipalities for zoning and codes officials and building inspectors.

During the recession zoning and

“You can see the impact if you drive through town. You can see the unkempt properties and the nuisance properties we have.

There’s no enforcement and thus no ramification.

People just let their property sit there and become blighted.”

Councilor Diana McGlone codes officials were often among those laid off by municipalities because there wasn’t a lot of building going on. Now with the economy rebounding building is picking up, heating up the demand for qualified building, codes and zoning officials, Knittel said.

Meanwhile, the pool of qualified candidates is probably less now throughout Pennsylvania than it used to be, said Phil Ehlinger who is deputy borough manager of Doylestown Borough in Bucks County and also executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Zoning Officials.

Pennsylvania in 1999 adopted a statewide building code, and this has led to additional certification requirements in the area of building inspection, Ehlinger said.

Many people with years of experience in the field chose not to pursue the mandated increased requirements, leading to a wave of retirements in recent years, he added.

The field has three distinct disciplines — building inspection, zoning, and code enforcement. People in the field often get qualified in all three areas to be as marketable as possible.

For example, usually only cities and larger municipalities can afford to hire someone to do nothing but code enforcement, Ehlinger noted.

A shortage of qualified people in the field has been evident in Doylestown, which has been seeking applicants for a new code enforcement position in the borough.

“We got a very limited response, less than a dozen applications for a job with full benefits and generous pay,” Ehlinger said. “Of that dozen only about three had previous municipal experience. I just don’t think there are a lot of quality people out there who are unemployed. There is full employment in the sector.”

Municipalities used to be able to get away with paying low salaries to planning and zoning and codes officials — as low as $25,000 or $30,000 Ehlinger said — because the public sector benefits were generally better than in the private sector.

That’s no longer a given. Municipalities slashed employee benefits to cut costs and recover from the recession, and now find it harder to compete with private companies going after the same pool of people in the building inspec-

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intruder incidents, our security and facilities teams strive to provide a safe work environment and the session received positive feedback from our employees,” he said.

“I would highly recommend that local businesses and other entities consider having Sgt. Young provide training to their employees,” Suski said. “He is trained in the most current research-based strategies and is highly knowledgeable.”

Time to create a plan

“The more you practice your plan, the easier it is to react when the time comes,” Young said.

One of his first recommendations is that whether you are at work or out with friends and family, take a look around to find your exits, and possibly a safe location to hunker down in an emergency. Young said everyone should know the directions so they can give authorities good information — “the southeast corner of the building” is much more useful than “down the hall past Cliff’s office.”

In a situation with a shooter, Young wants bystanders to take action to try and avoid becoming a victim.

“Your body will go through one of these: flight, fight or freeze,” he said.

People who do not respond put themselves at greater risk, he said.

If a gunman does arrive and starts making threats, Young said he recommends that people get out of the building as quickly as possibly, bringing as many others with them as they can.

“Don’t let other people’s indecision slow you down,” he said.

After you get outside to safety, you should call 911, he said. He said it is important to give police a solid de-

“I would highly recommend that local businesses and other entities consider having Sgt. Young provide training to their employees.

Lori Suski, superintendent scription with details that distinguish the person from others in the building, as well as information about how many weapons he has, and whether he has a handgun, rifle or shotgun.

However, it may be necessary to hunker down. While the shooter will look for easy access to rooms with people, a locked door is not going to stop him if he wants in that room, he said. In this situation, you should do more than just lock the door. He recommends barricading the door with furniture or anything that will prevent entry. Cellphones or other electronics should be silenced to prevent them from telling the shooter where you are, and you should look for large objects to hide behind.

“Some people are going to fight,” he said.

In some cases, a group of people can rush or swarm a shooter, with each person aiming for an arm or a leg. Another approach is to throw items at the shooter to create as big of a distraction as possible. It could be anything from a stapler to a coffee pot, he said. Young said he has heard of some classrooms where each student brings a can of food that they can throw if a shooter attacks the classroom.

Clearing up misconceptions

Since he started this training in Febru-

tion, planning and code enforcement fields, Ehlinger said.

Among these are the numerous “thirdparty agencies” like Commonwealth in Manheim, which contract with municipalities to provide various building, planning, and code-related services.

These agencies most commonly provide specialized building inspection services — as in the case with Middletown — but they can also usually provide planning and zoning and even code enforcement services to a municipality, for a price of course, Ehlinger said.

Middletown options

As for Middletown, the borough would rather have its own code enforcement staff in-house. But Klinepeter acknowledges that contracting with Commonwealth or another agency for the code enforcement services that the borough needs is an option.

“I believe that we will have to consider purchasing more hours for 2017 if we don’t find someone to fill the position this year,” he said.

Another potential option would be entering into some kind of arrangement to purchase or share code enforcement services with another nearby municipality.

Swatara Township provides codes and zoning services to neighboring Paxtang Borough, under a contractual arrangement between the two municipalities that went into effect earlier this year, LeBlanc said. Paxtang already purchases police services from Swatara.

The Early Intervention Plan that was done for Middletown in 2013 also recommended that the borough consider “the possibility of a joint codes officer with a neighboring municipality to further reduce costs.”

Middletown and Lower Swatara Township officials have met to discuss the possibility of sharing or combining police forces, but there is no indication that the two municipalities have ever looked at sharing codes or planning and zoning-related services.

Even with full staffing, Middletown cannot enforce its codes because the town doesn’t have an appeals process, McGlone said. She is pushing council to adopt new rules to establish such a process.

McGlone has also proposed creating a rental housing inspection program that by her own admission could require the borough to add more building and code-related resources.

At a minimum, the borough should have one full-time planning and zoning director and at least two or three part-time officers, besides continuing to rely on Commonwealth for building inspection services, McGlone said.

She is “open” to the borough purchasing more services from Commonwealth, but less keen to contracting with another municipality because of the “specific” needs Middletown has regarding code enforcement.

McGlone also proposes reaching out to Penn State Harrisburg to see if the college can help the borough address its zoning and codes needs.

p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. It will be held at the TMI Training Center, Route 441

News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.

Bingo Mania coming to fire company Sept. 11

Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, will hold its Bingo Mania on Sunday, Sept. 11. Doors and kitchen open at noon, and bingo starts at 2 p.m. For more information, call 944-2175.

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Live music from Walker at Sunset Grill Sept. 8

Jeffrey J. Walker will perform on the deck at Sunset Bar & Grill, 2601 Sunset Drive, Middletown, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.

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Phil Bennett, Stevenson Twins perform Sept. 24

A Night To Remember, a concert featuring Phil Bennett and the Stevenson Twins, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24.

The concert will be held at The Event Place, 11 S. Union St., Middletown. Doors open at 8 p.m. and close at 11 p.m.

For tickets or information, call 717-902-9005; 717-4219239; or email Batok_Studio@ yahoo.com.

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Baltimore Hubcaps to play Pumpkin Festival

There will be a live performance featuring The Fabulous Baltimore Hubcaps at the Middletown Home Pumpkin Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18.

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Events set at St. Ann Byzantine Church

St. Ann Byzantine Catholic Church is sponsoring the following events: Saturday, September 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. is its 12th annual Community Yard Sale. For more information call 717-652-4916.

Sunday, October 30 from Noon to 4 p.m. is its 2nd Annual Knights of Columbus Craft Show in the Parish Center. For more information call Chris at 717-919-3910. The church is located at 5408 Locust Lane, Harrisburg.

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ary, Young said he received positive reactions from nearly everyone. He has tried to clear up misconceptions from the public as well.

One of these, he said, is “that we will be there in time to save everybody.”

In fact, the FBI has reported that 60 percent of shooter incidents are over by the time police arrive. About 9 in 10 incidents end on the shooter’s initiative, where they either shoot themselves or force police to do it, he said.

Young said that statistics show that nearly all mass shooting attacks are from a single shooter, a “lone wolf.”

Although it is well-remembered because of its impact at the time, the 1999 attack at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, is an exception to the pattern with two shooters.

Young encourages the public to report odd behavior they observe, whether it is something they see and hear in person or posted online.

“People post stuff (on social media) in advance,” he said. “Maybe someone could have reported it.”

In the case of the Virginia Tech killings from 2007, the student who killed others had years of psychological problems and had been reportedly investigated by campus authorities for stalking female students. Prior to the shootings, the shooter had been seen at gun ranges.

“He was putting targets on the ground and shooting them. That’s pretty bizarre, but no one called the police,” Young said.

“If someone sympathizes or empathizes with someone discussed on the news with committing violence, report it,” Young said.

Staying safe is dependent on your preparation, Young stressed. “People at Columbine and Sandy Hook would say it would never happen here, until it did.”

Three Mile Island’s Community Information Night is coming up this week Three Mile Island will hold Community Information Night from 5 to 8

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at 1009 Pecks Road, across the street from TMI.

State Rep. John D. Payne is sponsoring his 2016 Veterans Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 4 at Spring Garden Reception and Conference Center, 903 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown.

Veterans and active military personnel in the 106th Legislative District are invited. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. Call 717-534-1323 before Oct. 24.

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Preview Party/Silent Auction is Sept. 8

The 4th annual Hummelstown Arts Fest Preview Party and Silent Auction will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 at Hummelstown Fire Hall. Featured will be catered food, raffle, and auction of the original 2016 poster.

For information, email HummArtsFest@comcast.net or visit www.HummelstownArtsFest.com.

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Music therapy event set for Frey Village Sept. 13

Music Therapy to Soothe the Soul will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Frey Village, 1020 N. Union St., Middletown. For information visit www.FreyVillageSeniorLiving.org or call 888-995-8261.

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Hummelstown Arts Fest is Sept. 17

The 35th annual Hummelstown Arts Fest will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. Admission is free.

For more information, email HummArtsFest@comcast.net or visit www.HummelstownArtsFest.com.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Middletown scores 27 straight points to overcome early 7-0 deficit

By Larry Etter

Press And Journal Staff

Every story has three components: a beginning, a middle and an end.

The same can be said at times about sporting events.

Such was the case in Middletown’s 27-7 victory over Lower Dauphin on Friday night at Hersheypark Stadium on a beautiful evening for football.

In the beginning it was Lower Dauphin that dominated the early minutes, scoring a quick touchdown on the game’s opening possession, and giving the impression that the Falcons might be on their way to another big win in the battle for the Iron Spoke trophy. The Falcons had won all four of the games of the revived series coming into the new season. The story changed, however, in the middle as the Blue Raiders evened things up. And, in the end, the Raiders completely took control and claimed the victory in the backyard rivalry showdown.

Asked if he was concerned following the quick start by the Falcons and some mistakes by his team, Middletown head coach Brett Myers said, “No I really was not worried. I knew these kids had it in them to fight back and do well.”

Playing without starting senior linebacker Hunter Landis could have been a problem for the Raiders. The concern grew when the defense lost another starting linebacker to a penalty and ejection to start the second quarter.

But the team forged on without them.

“We had other players step up when we needed them,” Myers noted.

This was how the story began. Following a 44-yard kickoff return to start the game, Lower Dauphin’s quick scoring drive was aided by a personal foul penalty against the Middletown defense. The march was capped by an 11-yard run up the middle by workhorse Brendan Shaffer and the Raiders found themselves in a 7-0 hole with two minutes gone in the game.

On their first offensive possession the Raiders picked up a pair of first downs but were stopped at midfield by the Lower Dauphin defense.

Getting the ball back at their own 20 following a Tristan Maxwell punt that rolled into the end zone, the Falcons ground out a 10-play drive that carried them to the Middletown 44. But, on first and 15 following Lower Dauphin penalty, Aidan Klassen’s high throw caromed off his receiver’s hands and Middletown cornerback Tyreer Mills was in the right spot to make the interception. With the pick, Mills raced 61 yards to the far end zone for the equalizer. Donovan Brady’s PAT tied the game at 7-7 on the final play of the first quarter.

Three plays into Lower Dauphin’s possession to start the second period, Middletown linebacker Justin May-

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Above, quarterback Chase Snavely sneaks for a first down.

Right, Tristan Maxwell fights through a double team during the Blue Raiders victory vs. Lower Dauphin on Friday at Hersheypark Stadium.

Middletown Athletic Director Jeremy King holds the Iron Spike trophy.

Right, Brady Fox looks for running room.

Photos by Bill Darrah, above, and Jodi Ocker, right

ersky pounced on a Falcon fumble at the home team’s 36. Two plays later, junior running back Brady Fox darted through a hole on the left side and burned through the Falcons’ defense for a 30-yard touchdown sprint. The extra point kick was blocked, but the Blue Raiders now led by a 13-7 count and the fans on both sides could feel the momentum had turned even though the 13-7 score held up through the

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remainder of the first half.

The Blue Raiders had the ball to start the second half but were forced to punt.

On the return the Raiders were called for two personal fouls and the Falcons found themselves with excellent field possession at the Middletown 28. But, rather than give up a score to their hosts, the Raider defense, keyed by stops by Maxwell and Bob Graham, stopped the Falcons in their tracks.

And, although the Middletown offense went nowhere on the ensuing series, the tide was turning in the Raiders’ favor during the middle periods. The blue and gold defense came up big again when sub safety Kyle Truesdale intercepted Klassen on third and 5 at the Middletown 29.

It took just one play, an electrifying 71-yard connection between Chase Snavely and Mills, for the Raiders

to pad their lead. On the play Mills ran a post pattern, caught Snavely’s perfect pass near midfield and then outran safety Brent Spencer to the end zone for the six-pointer. Brady’s kick made it a 20-7 game with just a couple minutes left in the third quarter.

The Falcons threatened again when Klassen hooked up with Michael Geesaman for a 35-yard gain to the Middletown 21 and a short run by

Skylar Swartz moved the ball to the 18 on the final play of the period.

But, once again, the Raiders came up big on defense when Jonah McCoy intercepted Klassen in the end zone early in the fourth.

Starting at their own 20 the Raiders had little trouble moving the ball against the tiring Falcons.

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“We knew we were wearing them down physically as the game wore on,” said assistant coach Bob Pelletier, who also serves as the team’s strength and conditioning leader.

Runs by Fox and Jaelen Thompson, along with a huge 43-yard pass from Snavely to Corbin Stetler, carried the Raiders into Lower Dauphin territory.

Fox capped the drive, cutting up through the right side from four yards out for the touchdown. With the successful PAT the Middletown side literally guaranteed itself a win with its 27-7 advantage.

Following a three-and-out by the Falcons the Blue Raiders were threatening again but lost a fumble at the Lower Dauphin 25. The turnover went unrewarded, however, as the defense held

firm and forced another Falcon punt.

From that point on it was simply a matter of ball control and running out the clock.

Thompson, Fox and Snavely took care of that, running for positive yards behind Ethan Newton, Tom Staker, Griffin Radabaugh, Trey Michal and Brendan Douglass.

Thompson finished with 114 yards on 20 carries while Fox closed the game with 99 yards and two touchdowns on 14 runs.

“Jae and Brady are Jae and Brady.

We know what we have with them,” Myers said of his stellar running backs.

Snavely completed 4 of 7 passes for 133 yards in the win while his counterpart Klassen connected on 13 of 19 tosses for 114 yards. Shaffer led the Falcons’ ground game with 63 yards on 16 carries.

Photo by Bill Darrah

Tyreer Mills returns an interception for a Blue Raiders touchdown.

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Lower Dauphin High School’s annual Meet the Falcons night was held Thursday, Sept. 1 at the Falcon Fields athletic complex.

The annual event included the marching band playing the National Anthem followed by a few preview songs from their upcoming fall show, “Land of the Free.” Members of the Lower Dauphin athletic teams were introduced starting with cross country, field hockey, football, golf, boys soccer, girls soccer, tennis and volleyball. The cheerleading squad performed a routine. The band played the alma mater.

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W L OVERALL Palmyra 1 0 2-0 Middletown 0 0 1-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 1-0 Camp Hill 0 1 1-1 Trinity 0 0 1-1 Steelton-Highspire 0 0 1-1 Boiling Springs 0 0 0-1 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-1 Games of Sept. 2 Middletown 27, Lower Dauphin 7 Palmyra 35, West Perry 7 Littlestown 14, Boiling Springs 0 Camp Hill 34, Lancaster Catholic 14 East Pennsboro 49, Big Spring 21 Delone Catholic 17, Trinity 7 CD East 19, Milton Hershey 13 North Schuylkill 14, Steel-High 0 This week’s games Friday, Sept. 9, 7 p.m. starts Palmyra at ELCO Boiling Springs at Bermudian Springs Annville-Cleona at Camp Hill West Perry at East Pennsboro Northern York at Middletown Dover at Steel-High Saturday, Sept. 10, 1:30 p.m. start Greencastle-Antrim at Milton Hershey Keystone Division

W L OVERALL Red Land 1 0 2-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 1-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 1-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 1 1-1 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-1 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-1 Hershey 0 0 0-1 Games of Sept. 2 Carlisle 44, Mechanicsburg 0 Susquehanna Twp.35, Conrad Weiser 14 Middletown 27, Lower Dauphin 7 Spring Grove 42, Hershey 9 Red Land 29, Cocalico 22 Cedar Cliff 40, Penn Manor 0 Games of Sept. 3 Bishop McDevitt 28, Harrisburg 12 This week’s games Game of Sept. 8 Lower Dauphin at CD East Games of Sept. 9 Spring Grove at Mechanicsburg Susquehanna Township at Central Dauphin Elizabethtown at Hershey Carlisle at Red Land DeMatha Catholic (Maryland) at Bishop McDevitt Cedar Cliff at Mifflin County CFA YOUTH FOOTBALL MIDGET National Conference Division 3

W L Carlisle 2 0 Middletown 2 0 New Cumberland 2 0 Mechanicsburg 1 1 Red Land 0 2 Steelton 0 2 Division 4

W L Susquehanna 2 0 West Perry 2 0 Hummelstown 1 1 East Pennsboro 0 2 Good Shepherd 0 2 Northern 0 2 Federal Conference Division 5

W L Gettysburg 2 0 Hershey 2 0 Seven Sorrows 2 0 Big Spring 0 2 Northern Lebanon 0 2 Division 6

W L Cedar Cliff 2 0 Susquenita 1 1 Boiling Springs 1 1 Greenwood 0 2 Shippensburg 0 2 PONY National Conference Division 3

W L Carlisle 2 0 Mechanicsburg 2 0 Middletown 1 1 Red Land 1 1 New Cumberland 0 2 Steelton 0 2 Division 4

W L Good Shepherd 2 0 Susquehanna 2 0 West Perry 2 0 East Pennsboro 0 2 Hummelstown 0 2 Northern 0 2 Federal Conference Division 5

W L Big Spring 2 0 Gettysburg 2 0 Seven Sorrows 2 0 Hershey 1 1 Northern Lebanon 0 2 Division 6

W L Boiling Springs 2 0

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W L Mechanicsburg 1 0 New Cumberland 1 0 Carlisle 1 1 Red Land 1 1 Middletown 0 2 Steelton 0 2 Division 4

W L East Pennsboro 2 0 Northern 2 0 Susquehanna 1 1 West Perry 1 1 Good Shepherd 1 1 Hummelstown 0 2 Federal Conference Division 5

W L Gettysburg 2 0 Seven Sorrows 2 0 Big Spring 1 1 Hershey 1 1 Northern Lebanon 0 2 Division 6

W L Boiling Springs 2 0 Cedar Cliff 2 0 Greenwood 0 2 Shippensburg 0 2 Susquenita 0 2 COLLEGE SOCCER CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN

W L OVERALL Christopher Newport 0 0 2-0 Mary Washington 0 0 2-0 York 0 0 2-0 Salisbury 0 0 1-0 St. Mary’s 0 0 1-0-1 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 2-1 Wesley 0 0 1-0-2 Frostburg St. 0 0 1-1 Southern Virginia 0 0 1-1 Marymount 0 0 0-2 Sept. 1 results Hampden-Sydney 2, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Sept. 3 results Penn State Harrisburg 2, D’Youville 0 Sept. 4 results Penn State Harrisburg 2, Villa Maria 0 This week’s games Tuesday, Sept. 6 Penn State Harrisburg at Goucher, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Lebanon Valley at Penn State Harrisburg, 2 p.m.

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W L OVERALL York 0 0 2-0 Christopher Newport 0 0 1-0 Salisbury 0 0 1-0 Southern Virginia 0 0 1-0 Mary Washington 0 0 1-1 Marymount 0 0 1-1 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 1-1 St. Mary’s 0 0 1-1 Wesley 0 0 1-1 Frostburg St. 0 0 0-2 Sept. 1 results Penn State Harrisburg 2, Delaware Valley 1 Sept. 3 results Hood 1, Penn State Harrisburg 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Sept. 7 Penn State Harrisburg at Moravian, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Susquehanna at Penn State Harrisburg, noon COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN

W L OVERALL Mary Washington 0 0 5-0 Christopher Newport 0 0 4-0 Wesley 0 0 2-0 St. Mary’s 0 0 4-1 York 0 0 3-1 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 2-1 Marymount 0 0 3-2 Salisbury 0 0 2-2 Frostburg St. 0 0 2-3 Southern Virginia 0 0 0-1 Sept. 1 results Hood 3, Penn State Harrisburg 1 Sept. 3 results Penn State Harrisburg 3, Cedar Crest 0 Penn State Harrisburg 3, Albright 2 This week’s games Wednesday, Sept. 7 Penn State-Altoona at Penn State Harrisburg, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 Misericordia at Penn State Harrisburg, 4 p.m.

Penn State Harrisburg at York, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Dickinson at Penn State Harrisburg, noon Penn State Harrisburg at Lycoming, 2 p.m.

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Alcock making a good run about six yards out from goal. Alcock did not hesitate to bury the shot in the back of the net for the Raiders first goal of the season.

The second score resulted when the Cougar's keeper came off his line to challenge the heavy touch that came from the flank. The 50/50 challenge from the wing and the keeper resulted in the ball bouncing to Thomas Einholf, who scored with the keeper out of position.

The third and final goal of the first half resulted from a good defensive effort from Alcock, who won the ball back from the Cougar attack and found the feet of Gill. Gill placed a perfect through ball to Jacob Spear. The Harrisburg goalie began to come of his line to meet the through ball. However, he quickly realized he would not be able to challenge for the ball. Spear, seeing, the keeper off his line, lifted the ball for the Raider 3-0 lead.

Harrisburg continued to battle and had two great scoring chances of their own but came up empty.

In the second half, the Raiders added to the lead when Gill slotted a second perfectly placed ball to Nate Nelson for Raider goal No. 4. Blake was not

Captain Cole Golden plays defense vs. Harrisburg. finished. After recording three assists, he tallied a goal from a determined dribble and a well-placed shot.

Goal No. 6 for the Raiders came from a nice pass from Donovan Brady to Einholf, who took on his defender and shot the ball past the Harrisburg keeper for his second of the contest.

Down 6-0, Harrisburg continued to press. The Cougars scored on a bouncing ball heading back to the 18. As the Middletown defense attempted to shield the ball back to Middletown keeper Avery Williams, the Harrisburg forward stepped around the defender and took a touch on the ball and placed

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Youth football gets in full swing for Middletown, Seven Sorrows The Middletown and Seven Sorrws CFA Youth Football teams both took to the field for the second week of action over the weekend.

Smurfs Greenwood Buffaloes at Seven Sorrows Eagles

The Eagles had five different players score a touchdown.

Trays Walker turned in another outstanding performance, scoring a rushing touchdown, and making tackles everywhere on defense. Donte Howard, Christian Ribic and Daniel Gilhool scored rushing touchdowns.

One of the big guys from the offensive line, Garin Geesaman, took advantage of his opportunity in the backfield, outracing the defense after a quick handoff right up the middle.

Kaden Kater was the defensive leader, with assists from Jaxon Brosnahan, Benjamin Nordai and Julien Payne.

Adrian Serrano recovered a fumble.

Middletown Blue Raiders at Red Land Patriots

The Smurfs started the game with dominant defense and scored three times on their first four offensive plays.

Luis Roman started it off with a touchdown pass to Caidan McDonald, followed by touchdown runs from Roman, Gavin Paul and Cyrus Villarial.

The defense, lead by Shane Klinefelter, Linwood Shrieves, Aubreigh Bennett and Garrison John, did not allow a Red Land first down until the closing minutes of the game, when the Patriots finally got on the board with a long touchdown run.

Peewees Seven Sorrows (2-0) 33, Greenwood (0-2) 13

Quarterback Jamar McKinney put on a highlight reel performance on both sides of the ball. He scored three rushing touchdowns, and on an option play, pitched to Caleb Einzig, who took it the rest of the way for a touchdown.

The Eagles led 13-7 at halftime, then extended their lead to 27-7 in the third quarter. McKinney, Devon Reid and Bradyn Pristello were big on defense.

After Greenwood scored to make it 27-13, and were threatening again, Reid picked up a fumble and returned it for a touchdown, clinching the game for the Eagles.

Red Land (1-1) 19, Middletown (0-2) 0

The Peewee squad allowed threetouchdowns by Red Land in the first half, but the defense responded with a second half shutout to hold the Patriots to a 19-0 win.

Led by Josh Selby and Caden Walko, who each had two quarterback sacks, the Raiders defense will look to build off the second-half performance. Despite being kept out of the end zone, Nazier Fuller and Derek Spencer Jr. were moving the ball down the field for the Middletown offense, totaling nearly 200 yards between the two running backs.

Ponies Seven Sorrows (2-0) 32, Greenwood (0-2) 6

Michael Barilla scored three rushing touchdowns and Anthony Stains led a defense that gave up very little to the Buffaloes.

Barilla ran behind strong blocking up front by Chad Sipe, Steven Ramsey and Collin Minto. Titus Carter scored the Eagles fourth rushing touchdown of the first half, putting the game into the mercy rule (running clock) during the second half.

the ball in the vacated net.

Shortly after Harrisburg got on the scoreboard, Tyrelle Gallatin placed a nice ball to Conner Golden, who made a good diagonal run and placed the ball to the right side of the keeper for the 7-1 lead.

In the 18th minute of the second half, Jarod Frekot whipped a good cross to Nelson far post for his second goal.

Again, the Harrisburg attack showed some life when a Raider foul in the box resulted in a Cougar penalty kick being awarded. Thomas Lee now in goal for the Raiders came up big and pushed the attempted penalty shot wide as he dove to his left.

The Raiders got goal No. 9 off a strong throw-in from Cole Colden to Gallatin, who headed the ball past the Harrisburg keeper. With less than four minutes to go, Conner Golden was fouled about 18 yards out, awarding Middletown with the direct free kick.

Frekot took the kick and shot it near post past the keeper for what turned out to be the final goal of the game.

The Raiders returned to action Tuesday against Trintiy and return home against East Pennsboro on Thursday.

They complete action this week on Saturday, away against Bishop McDevitt.

The junior varsity team was idle and will see their first action on Tuesday.

Derek Spencer Jr. of the Middletown Peewee team runs vs. Red Land over the weekend.

Stains was unblockable and seemed to be making every tackle, or in on every tackle. And, he was 4-4 on extra point kicks. Malachi Brooks, Jaydon James and Jadyn Maple helped keep the Buffaloes offense from scoring.

Red Land (1-1) 18, Middletown (1-1) 0

The Pony squad was coming into the game off last week’s big win over Northern, but the momentum didn't carry over.

The opening onside kick attempt was denied by the Patriots who converted their first drive into a touchdown.

Penalties helped Red Land and the Middletown defense couldn't stop inside runs early on.

Similarly on offense, the Raiders couldn't get things rolling due to penalties and inside pressure from the Patriots.

A long pass play set up Red Land's second score, a reception in the end zone that put them up 12-0.

At halftime, Middletown made some adjustments but still came up short on both sides of the ball, allowing a late TD pass and failing to reach the end zone when they had a final drive stopped at the five yard line on an interception. Red Land took a knee to run out the clock and took home the 18-0 win.

The kick was blocked and the Eagles led 14-0.

With very little room to run, the Buffaloes had to throw, and on fourth down, they threw it to Eagles DB Jack Stewart. The Buffaloes forced a fumble on the next play, and on fourth down, out of the shotgun, snapped it over the quarterback’s head. He was able to retrieve it and find an open receiver for a 26-yard touchdown, after the defense chased the quarterback. After the extra point, the Eagles led 14-7.

After a 12-yard run by Stewart, Zettlemoyer threw his second touchdown of the quarter. Wall made the catch and outran the defense for a 78-yard touchdown. Shaffer added the kick, and the Eagles had a 22-7 lead at halftime.

Brandyn Davis recovered an onside kick to start the second half, and Wall did the rest. After an 8-yard run on first down, his next carry was a 37-yard touchdown run. Shaffer added the kick to push the lead to 30-7.

The Eagles ended Greenwood’s next two possessions with interceptions by Stewart and Marcos Villarreal to close out the victory.

Wall finished with 136 yards rushing and 78 receiving. As a team, the Eagles ran for 266 yards, a great day by the

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offensive line Gyles Adderley, Chase Vandegrift, Ayden Miller, Michael Tuffy, and Nathaniel Cooper. Ryan Souders added a quarterback sack.

Middletown (2-0) 36, Red Land (0-2) 0

The Midget squad came out firing on all cylinders, with a Chris Joseph 65yard touchdown pass from quarterback Julian Nester. Joseph also went to work on defense, grabbing an interception and returning it 50 yards for the second score of the day.

Next it was Tajae Broadie who hauled in a missile from Nester for a 70-yard touchdown.

The offensive line, lead by Jaydon Wotring, Troy Walko, Jason Stoner and Devin Finnegan, paved the way for Joseph, who scored the last TD of the first half on a 30-yard run, making it 24-0 at the half.

The Raiders continued to dominate the second half with solid defense by Dallas and Dakota Saunders, Julio Rodriguez, TJ Daniels, Will Brown, Dylan Ruiz, AJ Koser and Jordan Freed. They pitched another shut out en route to a 36-0 victory.

Nester added a 3-yard TD on a QB keeper, and Odell Green sliced through the defense for a 15-yard TD run for the final score of the game.

Midgets Seven Sorrows (2-0) 30, Greenwood (0-2) 7

The Eagles received the opening kickoff, only to lose a fumble on a quarterback sack on the game’s second play.

Dylon Zettlemoyer intercepted a pass two plays later, and the Eagles went to work. A six-play drive, all runs, ended with a Derek Wall 9-yard touchdown run. Collin Shaffer converted the kick, and the Eagles led 8-0.

Wall intercepted a pass three plays later. On the first play of the second quarter, Zettlemoyer connected with Tim Wagner for a 30-yard touchdown.

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Active shooter training is aimed at a safer community Active shooter training.

If that combination of words makes you uneasy, maybe it shouldn’t.

Lower Swatara Police Department Sgt. Scott Young has completed free training at more than a dozen area businesses so that employees know what to do if an active shooter shows up.

“I hope we never have to respond to an active shooter incident,” he told us.

“But it never hurts to be prepared.”

We don’t want to consider the bad things that can happen to us in our daily lives, those things that come out of the blue and shatter our sense of security. So training for such a situation that has the potential to be horrifying might give you pause.

But if there are simple steps we can take to protective ourselves and others, then we are all for it.

We applaud Young’s efforts to help out the community.

When we string together the cities of Orlando, Newtown, San Bernadino, Aurora, Colorado … we know what happened there. Mass shootings.

The shootings in these cities happened for different reasons. But there was a common denominator of hate.

This is not an argument about more needing to be done in the fight against terror at home, or about how we need more restrictive gun control measures. This is simply about protecting ourselves.

We like how TE Connectivity approached the training. The company looks at is as part of its voluntary safety training, along with CPR certification and automated external defibrillators. It also has mandatory programs such as fire evacuation drills. In other words, active shooter training is just part of an array of training available to its employees.

If you want to see what it’s all about, there are multiple public sessions coming up. They are listed on today’s front page. Check them out. You might learn something.

Let’s hope you never have to use it.

Ways to stop treating employees like enemy Labor Day was a time for us to celebrate the workers who make our economy grow — the people without whom businesses could not survive and thrive.

Yet for many, it can sometimes feel like the American worker doesn’t get the kind of respect they deserve. Wages remain low (and aren’t rising fast enough) relative to productivity, we lag behind other developed nations on guaranteeing benefits like paid leave, schedules are often set without enough input from employees who have families to take care of.

But we now have an opportunity to improve how workers are treated.

That may not surprise you. What may surprise you is that there’s a strong incentive for those changes to come from businesses themselves. One area in particular is giving workers a greater ownership stake in the companies they work for - in essence, celebrating workers and businesses at the same time.

There are two main ways to do this — employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs, and worker cooperatives.

According to the National Center for Employee Ownership, about 32 million Americans own stock in their employers, whether through ESOPs, options, stock purchase plans, or 401(k)s. But there’s a big difference between just owning a few shares of your company’s stock and being part of a company that’s essentially worker-owned.

When workers have decision-making power, they often understand better what’s working in the company and what isn’t. And they certainly have an incentive to address any problems, because as owners, their profit-making potential is tied to the company’s success.

We’re already seeing the potential — just look at employee-owned companies, like New Belgium Brewing and Dansko (both ESOPs) or Cleveland’s Evergreen Cooperative, that have strong balance sheets, create hundreds of jobs and boost their local economies.

Take ESOPs — businesses that choose to give their employees shares of the company, even 100 percent in some cases. According to the NCEO, nearly 7,000 ESOPs in the United States employ 14 million workers and cover $1.23 trillion in assets. And lest you think this is a new trend, that data

also found that more than half of all ESOPs today have been around since before the turn of the century.

Or take worker cooperatives, where decision-making power is shared amongst employees. There are fewer of them in the United States — only 300 to 400, according to the Democracy at Work Institute - but they employ 7,000 people and generate $400 million in revenue annually.

Not only do these firms provide longerlasting, better-paying jobs, they also give workers the chance to build their skills and take a more active role in growing the company — because as owners themselves, they do better when the company does better. For Americans who are struggling, worker ownership can be a pathway to prosperity, one that can help revitalize local economies.

One way to continue this trend would be to support bipartisan legislation that would make stock options more attractive to employees by letting them defer the taxes they would pay on those options.

Another would be for the Small Business Administration to increase lending support for ESOPs through its Section 7(a) loan-guarantee program, a program designed to help either start a new business or expand an existing one.

That’s all well and good, but for worker cooperatives, we need to ensure that they are treated equally compared to ESOPs when it comes to those kinds of tax benefits. Right now, they are not, and ESOPs remain the top choice for investors due to various existing tax benefits. While ESOPs are an important piece of the puzzle, we can’t discriminate against workers who want to build assets, and become owners, but can’t find work at a company that offers an ESOP. It’s a common misconception that we have to choose between employees and employers. That’s not the case, of course — what company could survive without its workers? — but now there are new types of companies challenging that idea.

Let’s stop treating workers and business owners like enemies, and let’s support the companies that are making them one and the same.

Richard Eidlin is vice president of Policy for the American Sustainable Business Council, which helps business leaders advocate for policy change that supports a sustainable economy.

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Do you ever go to Middletown Area High School football games? Why or why not?

Bob Crum: No, I stopped going after Nate Matinchek hung up the cleats. They just don’t make them like they used to. I once saw him score 5 touchdowns in one game while barely breaking a sweat.

Julie Starliper: Yup! It’s fun. I’m a “transplant” to Middletown and, right from the start, I was always totally amazed at the amount of people that go to support the kids at these events and parades and such. I don’t care how much bad press our town gets, it’s still full of wonderfully kind enthusiastic folks who will ALWAYS cheer for the kids! :) Cuong Dang: I try to go to one a year.

Randy Thomas: Yes, I use to go in the early 60’s...but only for the warm soft pretzels and mustard ;) Dave Drake: Yes. Our son was in the band and my wife and I were a part of the “Pit Crew” to help the students in the band. Attended every game.

Now that our son had graduated last year, we will still attend games in support of the students we helped who are still in the band. Also to hang out with current and former band parents whom we’ve befriended over the years.

Leah Bell: No, because I live in a different school district.

John L Webster: No ... I claim nerd Gary Black: It’s a long commute from Texas ;) Henry Via: Yes. Fun a supporting team an seeing old friends class of 74

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Upside-down politics: A Republican for the working man, a Democrat for the elite?

Karl Marx didn’t get it all wrong.

I know that might sound shocking coming from a conservative writer, but the father of communism wasn’t completely off the mark when it came to human anthropology.

“The modern bourgeois society that has sprouted from the ruins of feudal society has not done away with class antagonisms. It has but established new classes, new conditions of oppression, new forms of struggle in place of the old ones,” he wrote in the opening to the Communist Manifesto.

America’s unique form of liberal democracy created a society less refined and more enterprising than Europe. But it failed to put the hierarchies of old to rest. The knights and feudal lords of medieval times were merely replaced by industry leaders, and the serfs and slaves became the working class. The arrangements were now voluntary, but the authority remained.

Just as the Industrial Revolution altered our social structure, this election cycle has sparked a realignment of class interests. The battle for the White House between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is a normal partisan affair.

But it also represents so much more — namely, a struggle between uncultured wage-earners and cosmopolitan elites.

It’s both a dollar and cents struggle and a fight over national vision.

As Ross Douthat remarked recently in The New York Times, “From now on the great political battles will be fought between nationalists and internationalists, nativists and globalists.”

The American political dynamic wasn’t always like this. As the sociologist Charles Murray points out, the divide between classes used to be different.

“Yes, America had rich people and poor people, but that didn’t mean that the rich were better than anyone else,” he wrote in the Wall Street Journal in February. Although they were separated by tax brackets, Americans still had a shared sense of common purpose and identity.

The explosion of non-European immigration following the 1960s altered the country’s demographics, threatening America’s large WASP population.

The importation of cheap labor and the efficiencies engineered by globalism enriched the corporate class, while leaving low-skilled workers with fewer options to earn a buck.

So attitudes shifted. The elites, with fuller wallets thanks to improved production standards, detached itself from the people screwed over by the flattening globe. They preached inclusion and compassion while moving into gated communities, secure high-rises, and exclusive condominiums. The unlucky — whom sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild calls the “anxious middle” — were stuck in their old neighborhoods, left to deal with immigrants who had little incentive to assimilate.

When Donald Trump stepped onto the scene and announced his candidacy by promising to stunt illegal immigration (and saying a few unpleasantries about Mexicans), it was music to the ears of the angry and the dispossessed. Just like that, the wealthy real-estate developer transformed himself

The political realignment we’re undergoing is so unusual, a fiction writer would struggle to think it up. A billionaire businessman has become the tribune of poor, white nationalists. The party of Tammany Hall is now led by a woman who hobnobs with the upper crust of American life.

into the working-man’s candidate, and the enemy of corporate America.

With a striking blend of patriotism and populism, Trump has upended the GOP’s triad coalition of free-marketers, defense hawks and traditionalists.

His “America-first” foreign policy is at odds with the neoconservative wing.

His protectionist tendencies are repellent to economic libertarians. And his prurient lifestyle turns off social conservatives.

In alienating much of the conventional GOP base, Trump has brought massive numbers of non-college educated whites into his fold. Polls show the mogul leading Clinton by double-digits among those without college degrees. For the first time in four decades, Democrats can no longer count on the workingclass voters.

Clinton, on the other hand, is making inroads with moneyed Republican constituencies. Her openness to using military strength has garnered her the support of many Republican foreign policy advisers, including Paul Wolfowitz, the deputy secretary of defense under President George W. Bush. Hedge funds have pumped nearly $50 million into the Clinton campaign and various pro-Clinton super PACs. GOP Rep. Richard Hanna of New York is voting Clinton, as is Meg Whitman, a former GOP Senate candidate and CEO of Hewlett-Packard.

More revealing is that Clinton actually leads Trump among the college educated by big margins — a first for a Democrat. Clinton is the candidate of Davos and Goldman Sachs, a paramour of Wall Street, a darling of D.C. bureaucrats, a fetching choice to the well-educated, and a wannabe prefect of the fiction called “the global community.”

Trump is a rough-and-tumble, outer borough-raised reality TV-star with a love of luxury and country.

His provincial positions have made him a traitor to his own class.

The political realignment we’re undergoing is so unusual, a fiction writer would struggle to think it up. A billionaire businessman has become the tribune of poor, white nationalists. The party of Tammany Hall is now led by a woman who hobnobs with the upper crust of American life.

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles,” Marx observed. In America, the struggle goes on, with each side led by a new champion.

November’s results won’t change this new dispensation.

James E. Miller, a native of Middletown, works as a digital marketer in Northern Virginia.

HUI-YINHSU E-learning is an essential tool for improving public teacher corps As classes start, public schools across the country are staring down crisis-level teacher shortages.

Rapid City, South Dakota schools have 50 unfilled teaching positions.

Georgia’s Houston County has 90.

San Francisco has more than 100.

Florida’s Orange County: a whopping 300.

As older educators steadily retire, there’s a desperate need for new blood in America’s teacher corps. Worse still, too many young teachers lack the knowledge required to educate effectively. And the teacher corps remains remarkably homogenous, failing to reflect this nation’s diversity.

Online teacher certification is the silver-bullet solution to all these challenges. E-learning portals empower people from less traditional career tracks to join the teaching profession, bringing unique perspectives, skills and backgrounds into the classroom.

More universities should offer online teacher training. And public school systems should value these degrees and recruit from these new pools.

E-learning represents the best way to improve our teaching corps.

Consider Arlene Steenkolk, a former computer engineer in Beaverton, Oregon.

After a successful career, she became passionate about fostering the next generation of computer scientists. So she began teaching, working as a technology assistant at a local elementary school.

“I want to encourage (the students) to look ahead for their future,” she explained.

There are countless Arlenes across the country. This vast talent pool, though, has gone mostly untapped due to prohibitively high transition costs. Many professionals can’t afford to quit their jobs and spend years in full-time teaching programs. With kids to support, mortgages to pay, and retirements to plan for, many can’t forgo years of wages.

Enter e-learning. Online teacher training programs allow working professionals to get highly specialized degrees at their own pace before switching careers.

The University of Massachusetts, for instance, offers online courses for over 20 teaching degrees.

Ideal models include online instruction, regular trainings and visits to K-12 classrooms with real students. My university, New York Institute of Technology, offers online graduate programs and a blended program that incorporates classes and instruction on campus.

This hybrid model has continually proven effective. A study by the former president of Princeton University examined more than 600 college students and found that those who completed both online and in-class courses outperformed traditional students.

Empowering mid-career professionals to join the teaching corps would also address the serious knowledge deficit plaguing public schools. Research shows that many middle and high school instructors lack the necessary knowledge about math to effectively teach it.

When mid-career professionals migrate into education, they bring their knowledge and professional skills, too. Students can learn, say, about computer science from a Google engineer or about writing from a Fortune 500 advertising executive. Young minds deserve access to such elite knowledge.

There’s also a serious lack of diversity among educators. While more than 40 percent of public school students are students of color, more than 80 percent of teachers are white.

Teachers from non-traditional paths are more likely to come from diverse demographic backgrounds, helping the teaching corps become more reflective of the students.

We can’t afford to let these problems continue.

Lack of qualified, diverse instructors causes lower quality instruction and poor outcomes. Today, the United States isn’t even among the top 20 performing countries in international student achievement assessments.

Empowering adult professionals to become teachers through online learning technologies will inject fresh talent into a school system that desperately needs it.

Hui-Yin Hsu is the chairman of the Teacher Education Program in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Education at New York Institute of Technology in New York City.

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PAULHEISE

Sanders’ ‘Revolution’ continues effort to make a difference On Aug. 24, Bernie Sanders streamed to 2,600 house parties, 40,000 people and 200,000 on Facebook his speech launching the movement he calls Our Revolution.

Bernie Sanders has birthed a new political creature. He is trying to institutionalize something called a “movement.” It is neither political party nor lobbying firm, neither labor union nor PAC (political action committee). Sanders calls it a movement and hopes it’s a revolution.

The country was hungry for political leadership. We had to do something.

The populists of the Right tried and fizzled when they chose Donald Trump as their standard bearer. Or maybe he chose them.

In any event, the populists accepted Trump’s contradictory, scatter-shot, vulgar attack on the establishment as just what they wanted to hear. The

populists said, overthrow everything and everybody who thinks they are in charge, especially those 17 guys who thought they should be president.

Trump was the last man standing. He got the nomination and everyone else got a little panicky.

But over on the Left, coming out of nowhere, was a 74-year-old, Brooklyn-raised, Jewish guy who was getting all the votes when she of the Clinton name was supposed to be inevitable. The size of his vote and the enthusiasm of his youthful followers startled even Bernie.

He grabbed hold of income inequality and the financial establishment as the issues of the day. The liberal establishment of the Left believed they had a sure thing and they were not about to give it up without pulling all the levers of power. They pulled them and nothing happened.

Suddenly, on the Left, there was Bernie, a credible threat to the most powerful political machine going. It

wasn’t enough and Hillary Clinton was awarded the nomination.

Bernie Sanders may have lost the nomination but he had not lost his populist hunger to take on the high and mighty and what used to be called “the moneyed interests.” All through the primaries, Bernie kept pounding on income inequality. His audiences lapped it up even when the DNC was actively aiding the opposition. Bernie knew he could push Hillary Clinton’s agenda to the Left and he did — on TPP, on fast track, on a $15 minimum wage, on tuition controls, on the Keystone pipeline, on pharmaceuticals and the whole tenor of the platform.

After indulging his bragging rights in his launching speech Aug. 24, Bernie Sanders went on to lay out values, a program and the people that he wanted to be a part of Our Revolution. He insisted that the revolution must come from below, from the people who it most effects.

The launch was not as smooth as he

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would have liked. In the week before, half the staff resigned because (someone said) “of differences of opinion on fundraising and campaign tactics.”

That ducks the problem. Fundraising and campaign tactics define the populism that Our Revolution is supposed to harness. Populists do not go after the multimillion dollar donations but the $27 average check. Our Revolution knocks on doors, organizes the people and canvases the neighborhood on local issues. It does not spend millions on TV advertising.

The newly appointed president, Jeff Weaver, was considered by the staff to be a TV proponent. This is not a mere difference of opinion.

Our Revolution has been launched and Bernie Sanders gave it direction in this speech. Because the organization is structured as a 501(c) (4), Sanders, as a sitting senator, cannot be involved in the day-to-day operations. He also introduced the principal officers he had appointed and this speech is clearly a

passing of the task to them.

Our Revolution is not a political party. It endorses but does not offer candidates of its own nor is it a PAC offering money or a platform. It is a new kind of creature that is trying to build a progressive society.

Our Revolution will look for progressive candidates for school boards and township or city councils, as well as state and federal offices. Our Revolution would transform our country into a society that will never accept a handful of billionaires controlling our economic, political and media life. America is a democracy and not a financial oligarchy.

The movement will also support progressive ballot initiatives such as Colorado’s initiative on a single-payer health care system. Our Revolution will focus on mitigating economic inequality and taking on special interests. These are the two issues that Bernie Sanders has always considered the most important.

Bernie Sanders brought the Democratic Party to the point where the presidential nominee recognizes the legitimate demand for a living wage, a safe environment and adequate healthcare. Our Revolution intends to respond to those needs.

The populists of the Right have been led into dead ends like immigration and militaristic nationalism. They now seem to be awakening to the futility of that course.

American workers have been abandoned by the financial and governing elite and only a progressive agenda can redirect the output of the system to those in need. That’s where Bernie Sanders’ Our Revolution will try something new and hopefully make the difference.

Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.

JOHNPAYNE THE CAPITOL REPORT

Investors confront Tesla’s energy Have you noticed roadwork fantasy: the myth of electric cars all across the 106th District?

Recently, SolarCity, Elon Musk’s rooftop solar company, inched closer to bankruptcy. So it shocked investors everywhere when Musk’s other brainchild, Tesla Motors, itself struggling, announced plans to acquire the panel maker and installer.

“Tesla Talks Big, Falls Short,” read a Wall Street Journal headline. The subtitle: “Car maker has failed to meet more than 20 of Musk’s projections in the past five years.”

Entrepreneurship is normally punished by losses. But taxpayer subsidies allow Musk’s bad show to continue — and expand.

Musk has received almost $5 billion in government assistance. Nevada recently handed Tesla $1.3 billion for a battery facility near Reno.

Tesla receives $7,500 in tax credits for each car sold. And California allows additional rebates.

Even the president is throwing cash Musk’s way through $4.5 billion in loan guarantees for electric vehicle entrepreneurs.

Tesla redefines “too big to fail” as “politically correct, so bail.”

Musk retorts that he receives fewer subsidies than oil and gas companies.

But Tesla’s cronyism exceeds what the oil and gas industries combined receive annually ($4 billion).

Tesla subsidies and rebates reach 15 percent of the consumer price. Gas and oil subsidies are only 0.33 percent.

Oil and gas never needed subsidies to survive.

Moreover, electric vehicles are a political solution to a nonproblem.

Gasoline and diesel fuels are affordable and exceedingly reliable. Last year, Americans drove a record-setting

3.1 trillion miles.

This year’s mileage should be even higher.

With summer peak prices averaging below $2.15 per gallon, consumers pumped 2.4 percent more gasoline each day than 2015.

Despite claims f r o m e n e rg y intelligentsia, there is no market failure at the pump.

Modern fuel is an environmental product. Compared to 1970, today’s vehicles are 99 percent cleaner in terms of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and particle emissions.

The Auto Alliance is confident improvements will continue: By 2030 passenger cars will contribute only about 1 percent of ozone emissions from all sources of smog.

Clean cars are here to stay, and as more consumers buy new vehicles with advanced emissions control systems, we will progress even faster.

EVs, in contrast, are really EEVs, or emission elsewhere vehicles, a term popularized by Amory Lovins in the 1990s.

So-called zero-emission vehicles reflect the fuel-profile of electricity generation. In 2015, U.S. electricity generation consisted of 33 percent coal; 33 percent natural gas; 20 percent nuclear; 13 percent renewables; and 1 percent oil.

Fossil fuels, in other words, have a two-thirds market share for EVs, wind and solar just 5 percent.

Electric vehicles are hardly part of an infant industry. Electrics were central

to transportation before sidelined by the internal combustion engine in the early 20th century.

Even Thomas Edison advised Henry Ford to choose the internal combustion engine over electricity. “Young man,” he said, “you have it. Keep at it. Electric cars must keep near to power stations.

The storage battery is too heavy.”

Ford responded: “The man who knew most about electricity in the world had said that, for the purpose, my gas motor was better than any electric motor could be — it could go long distances, he said, and there would be stations to supply the cars with hydro-carbon.”

President Barack Obama and political-CEO Elon Musk are at war with energy physics, consumers, and vehicular history. It’s high time they stop throwing good money after bad.

History opposes government-engineered plans to electrify transportation rather than improving conventional energy technology. It’s time that Americans were relieved of the responsibility of subsidizing alternative energy fantasies.

Robert L. Bradley Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research.

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Doctors aren’t selling out for sandwiches A recent study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows that drug companies are bribing doctors with food to prescribe their expensive, brand-name medicines.

At least that’s the way it’s been reported in the media. Dig deeper into the study, however, and it becomes clear that doctors aren’t selling out for sandwiches. There’s no proof that industry-sponsored meals drive prescribing behavior. In fact, the relationships between pharmaceutical sales representatives and physicians may actually benefit patients.

The study reported that physicians who received even one industrysponsored meal were more likely to prescribe the brand-name medicine that was being promoted.

Receipt of additional meals was associated with greater increases in relative brand-name prescribing rates. And receipt of costlier meals was associated with increased target drug prescribing for three of the four drugs studied.

These findings were based on flawed methodology. The study examined physician prescribing over the entire year of 2013 but only looked at meals provided in the last five months of 2013. As the authors conceded, “The findings reflect an association and not necessarily causality.” Indeed, it is hard to fathom how lunch in October could have persuaded a physician to prescribe a particular drug the previous February.

The overwhelming majority of the studied physicians did not receive any industry-sponsored meals promoting the studied drugs. Among those that did, nearly all had a single meal. The notion that the pharmaceutical industry is buying off physicians en masse is hyperbole.

So are reports of industry largesse.

The average values of the sponsored meals for the four study drugs ranged from $12 to $18 — hardly lunch at the Four Seasons. When the authors arbitrarily set the threshold for expensive meals at $20 they presumably found costlier meals were associated with increased prescribing.

But this claim was based on “predicted probabilities” for selected physicians who are most likely to prescribe rather than actual probabilities for all physicians. And close examination of the study graphs only showed significant differences in prescribing based on meal cost for one of the four drugs, not three out of four as claimed by the authors.

This new study is not the first to connect drug industry gifts and physician prescribing behavior — an editorial accompanying the study cited two recent publications. But the link was as tenuous in those studies as in this new one.

The first was a 2011 Massachusetts study which found a positive association between industry payments and higher rates of prescribing brand-name statins. But it was only significant for physicians who received at least $2,000 from industry and the effect was miniscule — for every $1,000 in payments received, the brand-name

statin prescribing rate increased 0.1 percent.

In the second study, ProPublica looked at 2014 contemporaneous payment and prescribing data and found that physicians who received any kind of industry payment, even just meals, had higher rates of brand-name prescribing. But the study didn’t link payments for specific drugs to increased prescriptions for those drugs. Nor did the study link payments by particular companies to increased prescriptions of those companies’ drugs. As ProPublica’s authors acknowledged, “We have not established a causal link.

There is certainly a plausible reverse causation here — that drug companies give money to physicians who already are heavy brand-name prescribers.”

Physicians who eschew interactions with pharmaceutical representatives could be under-prescribing brandname drugs and harming their patients.

Industry-sponsored meals are merely an entry point for drug representatives to present product information to physicians. If that presentation is truthful there is no harm. The new study’s authors admitted, “If events where industry-sponsored meals are provided affect prescribing by informing physicians about new evidence and clinical guidelines, then the receipt of sponsored meals may benefit patient care.”

There are many reasons brand-name drugs are prescribed. Well-fed physicians are not among them.

Joel Zinberg, M.D., is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

While PennDOT’s 12-year plan includes several major roadwork projects that have yet to get underway, such as improvements to Route 283, the Milroy Underpass and Middletown Road, it has already begun work on several roadwork projects in the 106th District.

Work began on the Harrisburg Pike Bridge project in Middletown Borough and Londonderry Township in January 2016.

The bridge is down to one lane with signals controlling traffic in both directions. The overall project involves resurfacing and replacement of the bridge on Route 230 over the Swatara Creek. It is expected to be completed by next spring.

Crews are also working to add a right turn lane south of the bridge at the service connector road on Middletown Road in Derry Township. That project is expected to be completed this fall.

We have received numerous calls about the resurfacing efforts underway on Routes 322 and 422 in Swatara and Derry townships and Hummelstown.

The first section of the project, from

the Penn Harris Interchange to Linden Road in Derry Township, is expected to be completed this fall.

The second section of the resurfacing project, from Linden Road in Hershey to the Lebanon County line, is expected to be completed in 2017.

A new bridge and roadway will be built over Spring Creek on Park Boulevard in Derry Township. As a result, Ridge Road is closed at the underpass north of Chocolate Avenue approaching Park Boulevard. This work is expected to be completed late this fall.

These projects were made possible by increased funding in the state’s comprehensive transportation plan, which I supported when it came before the House.

If residents identify state roadwork issues in the 106th District, please feel free to contact my district office at 534-1323 and we will relay the message to PennDOT. For additional 106th District roadwork updates, including a list of major projects expected in the next five years, visit RepPayne.com and look for next month’s article on completed transportation projects.

Child car set law in effect

Children younger than age 2 will now need to be securely fastened in

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a rear-facing child safety seat under a new state law that took effect last month.

Under Act 43 of 2016, a child younger than age 2 must use the rearfacing seat until he or she outgrows the maximum weight and limits designated by the manufacturer.

Previously, the state law did not specify how the car seat should be facing.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends infants should be in a rear-facing car seat until they weigh at least 20 pounds and are at least age 1.

According to existing state law, children younger than age 4 must be buckled into a child safety seat.

Children ages 4-7 must be buckled into a properly secured child booster seat, while children ages 8-18 must be buckled in a seat belt.

For more information on child safety seat information, visit RepPayne. com and click on the “PA-At Your Service” icon.

John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives whose 106th District includes Middletown. Email him at jpayne106@pahousegop.com. His Capitol office telephone number is 717-787-2684.

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• “My glasses are crooked on me also, turns out my one ear is lower than the other one.”

• “The downtown Middletown proj-

ect has brought with it the possibility of some great businessess setting up here. I was thankful to see the hookah lounge move on last winter. Now in that very same building is a vape shop. I think some folks are missing out on the big picture.”

• “To all you democrats who are go-

ing to vote for crooked Hillary, what has the democratic party done for you these last 7½ years? You want a real change for the better vote Trump.

What’s wrong with law and order?

Trump can bring jobs back, Hillary can’t, she is a follower and Trump is a leader. I feel sorry for the blacks and minorities because Clinton is using you all, what have you got to lose on voting for Trump?”

• “You hear about shootings all the time and mostly they’re drug related, I say let them kill each other I feel no loss for them everybody has a choice.”

• “I love this time of year in Middle-

town. My family and I have been fishing for Wrinkle Neck Trout in the Susquehanna in Middletown for years. They aren’t as big as some places up north, but they sure are tasty.”

• “This is a request in memory of a 5-year-old girl who died from a heart virus. Please send pink, purple, and white balloons into the air September 10, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. This is being done all over our country at the parent’s request. This little girl lived in Oklahoma and was my great-niece.

I want to see balloons all over the

Middletown sky on that evening.

Thank you so much.”

• “Where are the sound offs? Press And Journal, you’ve been the only voice of good honest people, don’t stop now!!”

• “Is the new Editor worried about printing stories that may shake things up a bit?”

• “Only in America do the poor and elderly go without their medicine because of the cost, but a junkie can get free drugs to keep them alive if they overdose. The junkies are only going to do it again anyway. Save the money. They have it backwards.”

• “Wonder how long it will be until this new ‘public safety director’ sees the colors of the commissioners? He definitely has his work cut out for him.

Let’s hope he’ll at least look out for his men and treat the officers well.”

• “Maybe those players were waiting for a ride home between their two a day practices. Or not, who knows.

Let’s not jump to conclusions.”

• “In response to the audit at Lower

Swatara: High turnover of staff results in mistakes under the best of circumstances. Hire a qualified person and then keep them long term. How long does it take to learn that lesson?”

• “That

state auditor report about Lower Swatara Township has me a little concerned as a taxpayer.

Maybe all the Sound Off’s we’ve been reading have some merit. It would behoove the state auditors office to dig a little deeper considering what was reported. It seems like every time this board of commissioners is called out about something they claim they

were ‘misquoted’ or the other party was wrong, your all human too, try owning up once in a while. Was the tax collector actually voted in or was she just selected after the other tax collector ‘left?’ Does the current tax collector get a salary and what does she actually do? I don’t think it’s wise to pick a fight with the state auditor, but I guess when you have a attorney paid by the residents why not. I think it’s time to clean house Lower Swatara.”

• “So where is the missing or unreported money? Definitely a question for the next meeting! Residents, think about the amount you pay in taxes and start asking questions, demand an answer don’t accept a ‘thank you’ from the board after you speak, tell them you’d like an answer.”

• “Isn’t it funny how every person, group, and now state agency who has questioned this current board is always wrong in the eyes of the board, I guess the whole world is out to get you right?”

• “I am not saying this is true, but I believe the Lower Swatara Police and other Lower Swatara agencies are being oppressed. Only an investigation could confirm or deny this, but who does that?”

• “Boo Hoo, Vapers have to pay more in taxes. What a shame. Us non-smokers have to put up with second hand smoke and now second hand vape. You people stink! Enjoy the taxes!”

• “The audit results on Lower Swatara only adds additional support for Ron Paul to join the Board. Do the right thing here.”

B6 - THE PRESS AND JOURNAL, Wednesday, September 7, 2016

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Church

Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Middletown

Calvary Church has been a part of the Middletown Borough community since 1936. It has been our privilege to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ all these years and to do so knowing the good news has never changed in over 2000 years. We firmly hold to the Apostles Creed and the Westminster Confession of Faith and its Larger and Shorter Catechisms as clearly teaching what Scripture teaches. If we believe the Gospel of Christ, then by trusting in his death and resurrection for sinners we can and will be forgiven and

saved from God’s wrath.

Please join us each Sunday to hear the Gospel.

Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke.

Evangelical United Methodist Church Middletown

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.

Welcome all! May God’s light shine upon us as we gather to worship. May the brilliance of His light and His wisdom fill us. May it be as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.

The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for Sept.

7-13 are always open to everyone.

Wed., Sept. 7: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study.

Sun., Sept. 11: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for September 11: Irv Strohecker; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Greeters: Steve and Joan Rudy, Sue Neiman.

Nursery helpers: Gloria Clouser and Vickie Hubbard. The altar flowers are given in memory of Elizabeth and Simon Grubb presented by their children and grandchildren.

Tues., Sept. 13: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Ebenezer United Methodist Church Middletown

Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Childcare, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led

by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages.

There are several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Come join us for our annual Chicken Corn Soup Supper on Sun., Sept. 11. Before supper there will be children’s games

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between 4 and 5 p.m. The meal will begin at 5 p.m. and will include soup, sandwich, a beverage and dessert. Donations will be appreciated. A prayer time “Partners in Prayer” meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game?

“Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies.

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Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran take items directly to the food pantry, Church is located at Spring and Union which is open Tuesdays and Fridays, streets, (121 N. Spring St.), Middle- from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Comtown. We are a Reconciling In Christ munity Action Commission office is Church. open Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please join us for worship. Our wor- at the same location. ship times are: Wednesday morning Church and Community Events: at 10 a.m., Saturday evening, 5 p.m., Wed., Sept. 7: 10 a.m., Chapel, Holy and Sunday morning worship is at Communion; 7 p.m., Chancel Choir.

8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday Church Thurs., Sept. 8: Newsletter Deadline.

School for all ages begins weekly at Sat., Sept. 10: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 9:45 a.m. Our Sunday worship service German Fest at Our Savior Lutheran is broadcast at 11a.m. on WMSS Church, Harrisburg; 5 p.m., Holy 91.1FM. Our Saturday service is a Communion. casual traditional service. This service Sun., Sept. 11: Pentecost 17; God’s usually is 45 minutes in length. Please Work.

Our Hands. Sunday; 8:15 a.m., enter the church through the parking Holy Communion (T); 9:45 a.m., Inlot door.

The first Sunday of each month is tergenerational Sunday School Class; Food Pantry Sunday. Needed items 11 a.m., Holy Communion (C).

Mon., Sept. 12: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., St. are syrup, pancake mix, cake mixes, frostings, white noodles (not whole Peter’s will host a community dinner grain), puddings – especially choco- featuring chicken tenders and mac and late, gelatins, ketchup, mustard, mayo, cheese. There is a fee and tickets are vinegar, pickles, olives, barbecue available at the door. The meal will be sauces, any condiments, vegetable served until sold out. Please join us.

Tues., Sept. 13: 6:30 p.m., Congreor canola oils, and always toiletries.

These are items not consistently gational Council.

Visit our website at www.stpepurchased or available at Central PA Food Bank. Items collected are taken tersmiddletown.org.

Scripture for September 11: Exod to the Middletown Area Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming 32:7-14; Ps 51:1-10; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Street, Royalton. Individuals may also Luke 15:1-10.

New Beginnings Church Middletown

New Beginnings Church of Middletown is an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship, one for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you.

New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. For security purposes our back and side doors will be locked every Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the start of worship. The only door for entry after that will be the front door.

Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:45 p.m.

Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m.; Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life.

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

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!

Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church 329 Market Street, Middletown

Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown

Church School - 10 am •Worship Service - 11 am

Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am

Pastor C. VICTORIA BROWN, M.Div. • 215-280-0798

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

Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322

St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651 REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor

Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am - for all ages Saturday Worship - 5 pm - in the Chapel Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation

BRAD GILBERT, Pastor

Seven Sorrows BVM Parish

Evangelical United Methodist Church

REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor

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Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown REV. LEE ELLENBERGER, Pastor Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am

Geyers United Methodist Church

280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133

Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm

Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown

1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426

PASTOR NAYLO HOPKINS PASTOR JAMES LYLES, Youth Pastor, 10xBetter

Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am

Sunday Worship - 9:15 am Small Groups - 10:30 am

PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF

Schools To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program

Phone 944-6242

Pastor Britt writes a daily devotional on Facebook page, “One Way, One Truth, One Life.” We invite all to read it.

Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. September ushers: Binny and Carl Dupes and Cindy and Dick Myers.

Greeter for September: Bonnie Harper.

Children’s Church leaders for Sept. 11: Nancy Leister, Carol Helman.

Men’s Group meets every Thursday morning at 6 a.m. for prayer. Community men invited.

Confirmation class for Jr./Sr. High youth begins Sun., Sept. 11 at 9:15 a.m.

Children’s music camp starts Mon., Sept. 12 through Fri., Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. for all children and youth. Program presented in worship on Sun., Sept. 18. All community children and youth are invited to participate. Call Bobby Bright at 379-0664 if your child/youth would like to participate.

Our “Prayer and Veggie Garden” is started. Wooden pickets inscribed for the fence are being sold for a cost in memory of, honor of, or family name. Contact Michelle Strohecker at 717-982-5068. Our 8 ft. cross, made out of nails, has been erected for the prayer garden in the back of the yard and is illuminated every night. Drive by and see it.

Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletownpa.com.

Pastor Britt’s parting words each

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The program is intended to encourage students in grades K-12 to keep their school grounds litter-free and to raise public awareness regarding litter via a Litter Free School Zone sign to be displayed outside the school. Students, clubs, classes and entire school districts can participate.

The Litter Free School Zone Program is sponsored by the Department of Environment Protection. To learn more, visit http://www.keeppabeautiful.org/KeepIt/LitterFreeSchoolZone. aspx or contact Stephanie Larson at 877-772-3673.

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Column No. 865/September 7, 2016

David Neuser From Kingdom Of Prussia, Germany Settled In Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pa.

David Neuser, of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is son of Henry and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Neuser, was born in the province of Westphalia, Kingdom of Prussia, Germany, on April 15, 1833. His father was born in the same locality in the year 1802, and with his family immigrated to the United States in the year 1853. He settled at Minersville, Schuylkill County, where he died on July 5, 1874. Prior to his coming to the United States he had been a farmer. He was a member of the German Reformed Church, of which he was a regular attendant and constant worker. His marriage resulted in the birth of four children: Henry, formerly a butcher by trade, was killed by a horse in 1866; David, subject; Elizabeth, widow of John Wilt. She now resides in Pottsville; Lizzie, wife of Frank D. Starr, living in Llewellyn, Schuylkill County, a miner by occupation.

David Neuser learned the butcher trade in early life in Minersville, which he pursued up to April 1, 1857, when he removed to Llewellyn, Branch Township, Schuylkill County, where he purchased a butchering establishment from Josiah H. Reed, and continued in the butchering business until 1864. About the same time he engaged in the purchase of cattle, sheep, and other livestock, which he carried on simultaneously with the slaughter business until the year 1866. In this year he disposed of his interest to Jonathan Moyer & Brother, and opened a general store in the village of Llewellyn, which he continued to conduct until 1873, during this year, in conjunction with Jacob Ulmer, he built the packing house in Pottsville, now conducted by the well-known firm of Jacob Ulmer Packing Company. During the next year, however, he sold his interest to Mr. Ulmer, and continued the management of his farm near Llewellyn until 1875, when he removed to Pottsville, where he has since resided. In that year, in association with L.W. Weissinger and Louis Stoeffregen, he purchased the Schuylkill Company stockyards, and under the firm name of Stoeffregen & Company, a large business was carried on in livestock until the year 1876, when this company was dissolved. Mr. Neuser since that time has continued independently as a dealer in sheep, hogs, and calves, etc., in which he does a very extensive business.

Besides his interests already mentioned, he was at one time a director of the Merchants Exchange Bank of Pottsville, which is now extinct. He also owns a tract of land containing about seventeen hundred and eighty two acres, largely timberland in Union County, Pennsylvania, a farm in Llewellyn, and considerable real estate in the city of Pottsville. He is a member of the German Reformed Church, and politically is independent. He was, however, a member of the borough council for three years, and was school director of Pottsville for one year. Fraternally, he is a member of Minersville Lodge, No. 222, F. and A.M., with which organization he has been connected since the year 1868.

In June of 1855, he was united in marriage with Louisa Von Der Heiden, of Minersville, formerly of Germany. By this marriage they have eight children: Henry, married Rica Oxe, and now living in Llewellyn, Pa., a butcher by trade; Amelia, wife of Adolphus Wilcox, a clerk in the Pension Department in Washington, D.C.; Louis, a resident of Llewellyn, this county, under the employ of his brother Henry; Teresa, wife of William Gunter, a moulder by trade, residing in the South; Franklin, in the employ of his father; Albert, a baker located in Philadelphia; Nora and Alvin at home.

According from a letter written by Muriel Maier in Minneapolis in 1990, which was a given by Holly’s grandparents Sarah Minerva Starr married Paul Robert Frey. Here is the exact text: Grandpa Starr: Franklin; Grandma Starr: Elizabeth Neuser had five sons: 1. Edward W. Starr, married Ivah S. Reber, children: Sarah; Anna; Edward; Joe; Leona; 2. Gordon F. Starr, married Alma M. Lindberg; his children; Muriel and Gordon; 3. Howard Starr (Uncle Pat); 4. W. Arthur Starr, never married, but lived his last years in Minneapolis, Minnesota; 5. Clarence W. Starr, lived in Phillipsburg, N.J.

Franklin D. Starr Last Will And Testament Llewellyn, County Of Schuylkill Co., Pa., February A.D, 1904

The last will and testament of Franklin D. Starr, of the town of Llewellyn, County of Schuylkill, State of Pennsylvania, made and public had this fifteenth PAWS and The Dogs’ Den will day of February in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Four. hold a low-cost vaccine clinic for In the name of God, amen, I, Franklin D. Starr of the town of Llewellyn, cats and dogs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. County of Schuylkill, Sunday, Sept. 18, at PAWS, 9803 Old and State of Pennsylvania, of the age of fifty and being of sound mind and Jonestown Road, Grantville. memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my Last Will and TestaDr. Kate Papp will provide distemper ment, in the manner following: First - It is my will that my funeral expense and rabies vaccinations for cats and and all my just debts be fully paid. Second - I give, devise and bequeath all dogs; for a three-year rabies vaccina- the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, be my tion, owners must provide proof of beloved wife, Eliza Starr, so long as she retains the name Mrs. Franklin D. previous rabies vaccination. Most Starr, to have and to hold to her, my said wife, and to her heirs and assigns vaccines will cost $10 each. Micro- forever. Third - If my wife again marries after my death, all my property, chips will be available for $25 each; both real and personal, over and above her one-third dower right, I will and theprice includes registration. bequeath to my five sons to wit: Edward W., Gordon F., W. Arthur, Howard I. This is a first-come, first-served and Clarence E., same to be equally divided among them. Fourth - After the clinic. Breeders will not be serviced. death of my wife, I desire also that all my property, both real and personal be Cash and check will be accepted as equally divided among my five sons above-mentioned. Fifth - I desire that a payment. All cats must be in secure new roof be placed on the Homestead; what that chimney be torn down and carriers and all dogs must be leashed. rebuilt, that two ventilation windows, eighteen inches square, be placed in the For more information on the clinic, cellar, one on the east side, and the other on the west; that a new porch be built call The Dogs’ Den at 717-469-7325 on the west side of the house; that a new pump be put in the well; that a new or email doggieden@aol.com outhouse be erected on the alley side of the lot; and that all other necessary PAWS is a 35-year-old, local non- repairs be made upon the premises. Sixth - I nominate and appoint my sons; profit, all-volunteer organization Edward W. and W. Arthur to be joint executors of my last will and testament, active in eight counties in south hereby revoking all former wills by me made. central Pennsylvania that provides In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this Fifteenth day spay/neuter, foster and adoption, and of February, A.D., 1904, signed Franklin D. Starr. humane education.

Signed sealed, published and declare is and for his last will and testament For more information, go to www. by the above named Testator, in our presence, who have, at his request and in pawsofpa.org, call 717-957-8122 or his presence and in the presence, who have, at his request and in his presence email info@pawsofpa.org . of each other, signed our names as witness there to.

Abraham Starr (my grt. grandfather) Edward Water Starr DID YOU KNOW? W. Arthur Starr

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I had been corresponding with Gordon L. Starr from Minneapolis, Minnesota from1983-1990. He did mention that he had seen pictures of our Starr family and his grandparents were Elizabeth Neuser and Franklin D. Starr.

Looking for family pictures on this family and a death certificate on Franklin D. Starr who died in 1904. Anyone has any information and pictures please contact me. My contact information is at the top of the column.

THE PRESS AND JOURNAL, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - B7

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23 Years Ago

“Spare Parts: Men After Prostate Cancer” photo exhibit in Hershey The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey is playing host to Spare Parts: Men After Prostate Cancer, a traveling photo exhibit, in association with the Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition.

The 24-banner visual exhibit/display will be at the museum, 161 Museum Drive, through the end of September.

It features 15 prostate cancer survivors who share their story of how they are living life after a diagnosis of prostate

From The Middletown Journal Files

From The Wednesday, September 8, 1993 Edition Of The Press And Journal Steelworkers Prepare For Today, Tomorrow In 1974, Jeff Rhoades left Penn State University with 100 credits, not quite enough for a degree. Then work, marriage and four children to raise rendered that degree a dust gathering dream of days gone by. But, not so any more.

In December, Rhoades, a longtime employee of Pennsylvania Steel Technologies, Inc., will get his degree. He will do so thanks to the USWA-Bethlehem Career Development Program, an employee benefit acquired in 1989 negotiations between the United Steelworkers of America and Bethlehem Steel Corporation.

Frank Doherty, coordinator of the program at Bethlehem Steel’s Steelton facility, said Rhoades is just one of many employees taking advantage of this 100 percent company-funded program.

“We have a large number of people studying toward an associate or bachelor’s degree” Doherty said. “One person is working toward a master’s degree in environmental engineering.”

But degrees represent only one facet of this program. Specialized on-site courses are also offered, including residential and commercial plumbing, electrical maintenance, building maintenance, blueprint reading, financial planning, automotive repair, personal computer software applications and small business workshops.

“The program is very broad with few restrictions. If someone wants to study air conditioning, he can do it,” Doherty said. Actually, what on-site courses are offered is often based on employees’ interests as expressed on periodic employee surveys, Doherty noted.

At the Steelton plant, Doherty estimated that over 200 employees participate in the program, with participation being greatest in the on-site contracted courses.

Air Base Cleanup Funding Gekas, USAF And PennDOT Officials Join In HIA Ceremony Efforts by Congressman George Gekas (R-PA/17th) to secure funding to deal with contamination at the Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) were realized Tuesday during a ceremony at the facility.

Representatives of the United States Air Force and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) signed an agreement that

will provide additional testing at the former site of the Olmsted Air Force Base in Lower Swatara Township.

The “memorandum of understanding” between the two agencies transfers $1.5 million, which Congressman Gekas helped push through Congress, from the Air Force to PennDOT so the testing at HIA can be completed.

“This agreement between the Air Force and PennDOT will provide for additional comprehensive environmental testing that should answer any remaining questions about contamination at the former Olmsted sight,” said Gekas, one of the key speakers at the ceremony.

“This action is a result of cooperation effort between local, state federal officials, private citizens and local business leaders to move forward with the cleanup and promote the economic development at Harrisburg International Airport.”

The ceremony featured a number of local, state and federal officials. It was hosted by PRIDE, Inc., the Partnership for Regional Investment and Development Enterprise, which is managed by Dauphin County.

Below is a copy of a photograph from the Press And Journal's archives. We apologize for the quality of the photograph but hope you will enjoy this glimpse from your recent past.

Business Directory To place your business in the directory contact the Press And Journal at: 20 S.Union Street, Middletown E-mail: info@pressandjournal.com Web site: www.pressandjournal.com Phone: 717-944-4628

Cars hit by paint balls, police seeking leads Vandals targeted five cars in a paintball shooting spree during the early morning of Aug. 28, police report.

The acts of criminal mischief took place in the 1000 block of Lakeside Drive. Profane words also were painted on several of the vehicles. The vehicles targeted were a 2009 Hyundai Sonata, a 2007 Chrysler Town & Country, a 2005 Toyota sedan, a 2009 Toyota Corolla and a late model Scion XB. Police did not note whether any of the vehicles sustained serious damage.

Contact police at 717-939-0463 with information about the incident.

DUI charges Hannah B. Valent, 31, of the 100 block of Crescent Drive, Hershey, was arrested at 6:53 p.m. Aug. 5 and subsequently charged with DUI-controlled substance, careless driving and failure to keep right, police report.

According to police, Valent was stopped on North Union Street at Fiddlers Elbow Road while driving a 2001 Toyota Camry in an erratic manner.

The arresting officer said her vehicle swerved on the road and almost struck a utility pole.

Court records noted she had an odor of an alcoholic-type of beverage on her breath and spoke to police with slurred speech. Reportedly alcohol was found in a breath sample from

law enforcement, and public safety initiatives, among other important public services, totaled $583.6 million, a $39 million or 7.2 percent increase over the prior year and previous record.

General Fund contributions consisted of the following: $348 million in liquor tax. $135.6 million in state sales tax. $100 million in profit transfers from the balance sheet.

Other PLCB contributions over the course of the fiscal year included the following: $26.1 million to the Pennsylvania State Police for liquor control enforcement efforts.

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Biathlon. Not bad for a fellow who only began competing in triathlons three years ago.

Spittal, 28, honed his athletic prowess in junior high cross-country when he was growing up in upstate New York.

He continued the pursuit throughout a career at Slippery Rock College.

Despite an impressive placing in the World Championship, Spittal said that he was awarded only a “pat on the back” for his efforts in the amateur event. To help compensate for the price of an overseas airplane ticket and expenses, senior citizen Jim Price, also of Elizabethtown, solicited funds from several area merchants, totaling $400.

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Despite any financial or painful physical hardships endured through his sport, Spittal only has glowing words about his “great hobby.” “It keeps me out of trouble,” he joked.

“It keeps me in shape.”

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Valent that was tested with a portable Breathalyzer.

After performing sobriety tests, Valent was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to be tested for intoxicants.

Results of the sobriety and blood tests were not reported.

Valent is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on the case with District Justice Michael Smith on Sept. 22.

Hershey woman faces DUI charge Marcia L. Perry, 41, of the 50 block of West Granada Avenue, Hershey, has been charged with DUI following her arrest at 8:35 p.m. Aug. 25, police report.

Perry was stopped while driving a 2010 Ford Edge in the area of West Main and Ann streets. Police said a background check showed the vehicle’s registration had been suspended due to insurance cancellation.

The arresting officer said her breath had an odor of alcohol. Perry refused to provide police with breath and blood samples to determine the presence of alcohol, records noted.

Perry is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before District Justice Michael Smith on Oct. 6.

PLCB released 2015-16 financial results The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday, Aug. 31, released unaudited financial results for fiscal year 2015-16 that reflect record retail sales of $2.43 billion (including liquor and sales taxes), a $94.8 million or 4.1 percent increase over the prior year and previous retail sales record.

PLCB contributions to state and local government beneficiaries totaled $626.3 million for the fiscal year, an increase of $41.4 million, or 7.1 percent, over the prior year and previous record.

Contributions to the General Fund, which finances Pennsylvania’s schools, health and human services programs,

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Harassment by communications Dalton J. Kramer, 18, of the 200 block of Dallas Drive, Grantville, has been charged with harassment by communication, police report.

The case was filed following allegations Kramer repeatedly sent messages to a township minor after being warned not to do so.

Kramer is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before District Justice Michael Smith on Sept. 22.

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Instead, he was off and running, placing fourth in the Triathlon World Championship, held August 22.

The Elizabethtown resident, one of 1,500 contestants in the amateur world championship, powered through a 1,500-meter swim, a 25-mile hike and a 10-kilometer run, all consecutively, in the same day. He qualified for the event at the National Triathlon that was held July 11 in Hammond, Indiana.

Spittal’s overseas victory is only one of his many recent triumphs, including a first place in the 24-29 age group in the Elizabethtown Area Rec. Commission’s Twilight Trot Aug. 15 and in Hazleton’s Split Rock Triathlon Aug. 29. He also was planning to participate in last weekend’s Lancaster

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The Pennsylvania Prostate Cancer Coalition is the only statewide men’s health advocacy coalition.

September is National Prostate Health Month. According to the coalition, one in seven men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. One in 10 of those men diagnosed will be younger than age 55.

$8.7 million in local sales taxes to Philadelphia and Allegheny County. $4.6 million in licensing fees returned to local municipalities. $3.3 million to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.

Spirits sales showed the strongest growth for the fiscal year, a 4.3 percent increase, while wine sales increased by 3.8 percent.

The PLCB regulates the distribution of beverage alcohol in Pennsylvania, operates more than 600 wine and spirits stores statewide and licenses more than 20,000 beverage alcohol producers and retailers.

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