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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015
VOLUME 125 - NO. 41
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Lower Dauphin announces Homecoming court, festivities
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Students named to Lower Dauphin High School’s Homecoming court are, from left: front row, Jillian Barry, Cammie Fletcher, Rachel Doris Green, Jillian Kolva, Ellerie Krot, Alex Leader, Maddie Lilliock, Rebecca McIlhenny, Kelsea Rehrer, Jordan Schaefer, Kaylee Stoner and Maya Swims; back row, Ian Barry, Logan Buffington, Matt Canis, John Davis, Dominic Farole, Tanner Geesey, George Hatalowich, Colin Marcavage, David Means, Evan Morrill, Garrett Schug and Antonio Heredia Soto.
Steel-High gets loan as state budget impasse continues
Lower Dauphin High School will celebrate Homecoming this weekend with a dance and the crowning of its Homecoming queen during halftime of its football game against Mechanicsburg. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at the intermission of the football game, which begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 at Hersheypark Stadium. Competing for Homecoming Queen are Jillian Barry, Cammie Fletcher, Rachel Doris Green, Jillian Kolva, Ellerie Krot, Alex Leader, Maddie Lilliock, Rebecca McIlhenny, Kelsea Rehrer, Jordan Schaefer, Kaylee Stoner and Maya Swims The Alumni Band will perform with the high school marching band in the stands during the game, while the Alumni Cheerleaders will perform during the third quarter. A Fifth Quarter party hosted by the Lower Dauphin Alumni Association and the Football Boosters will be held in the high school cafeteria after the football game. The Homecoming dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the high school. The Homecoming King will be crowned during the dance. Please See COURT, Page A8
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The Steelton-Highspire School District will proceed with obtaining a loan to cover its daily expenses as its school board approved a $6.2 million line of credit that will be borrowed from PNC Bank. The district sought the agreement because it did not receive its August and October payments from the state, which is embroiled in a budget impasse. Board members could approve the agreement because the state Department of Education has guaranteed the loan with the money anticipated in the district’s state basic education subsidy for this school year – less than the district received in the 2014-15 school year. “For us it means we are able to keep our doors open,” said Mary Carricato, school board president. She said she and the other board members must be “patient” with the General Assembly as they work toward passing the state budget, which was due June 30. The district has been pursuing a loan for seven weeks prior to the board’s approval on Monday, Please See LOAN, Page A8
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Binder named basketball coach By Eric Wise
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Rick Binder will continue serving as SteeltonHighspire’s varsity boys’ basketball coach for 2015-16 despite facing pending DUI charges, according to a vote by the Steelton-Highspire School Board on Monday, Oct. 12. The board voted first to add Binder to the school’s list of substitute teachers for this school year, with members Rosemary Tonkin and Sarah Metallo voting against him. In a separate action, Binder was approved as the head basketball coach with Tonkin and Metallo voting
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They’d preserve old structures and provide design guidelines – and they’d touch property in much of Middletown.
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proposed new zoning ordinance that could change the rules governing use and development of property throughout much of Middletown is now being prepared by borough officials and a Philadelphia-based consulting firm. The ordinance is to be based upon a 56-page report – called “Revitalization Zoning Overlay and Design Guidelines’’ – that was prepared for the borough by the consulting firm KSK Architects Planners Historians. The KSK report divides the overlay into seven distinct zones in the borough, each with their own geographical boundaries, characteristics and unique design guidelines and recommendations. The area to be covered by the overlay, as noted in the KSK report, “generally encompasses” the historic core of Middletown, extending from Carmony Avenue, St. Peter’s Avenue Please See OVERLAY ZONES, Page A8
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Londonderry couple charged after son hurt during dispute, state police allege By Dan Miller
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A Londonderry Twp. woman is behind bars for allegedly kicking her 5-year old son in the stomach during a domestic dispute in their home in the first block of Earl Avenue on Friday, Oct. 2, according to court documents. The child fell onto a dining table, causing a welt and a bruise on his forehead, state police said in court Elizabeth Ann Kennedy documents filed with District Judge David Judy. Elizabeth Ann Kennedy, 27, is charged with aggravated assault involving a victim less than 6 years old, simple assault, endangering the welfare of children and harassment, according to court documents. The boy’s father, Jeremy Carroll Ritchie, was charged with endangering the welfare of children, simple assault and harassment, according to court documents. Kennedy was arraigned before Jeremy Carroll Judy and held in Dauphin County Ritchie
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Prison on $25,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 25 before Judy. Ritchie was also arraigned before Judy on Oct. 3 but released after posting $25,000 bail. Police said that Kennedy and Ritchie were both under the influence of alcohol and wrestling each other while the boy and three other children were in the home. Living conditions in the home were “deplorable,” according to state police, whose report noted the presence of suspected black mold, caved-in ceilings, animal feces and piles of garbage. The four children shared a broken futon for a bed, and the parents used a “cage” to block the children from leaving their bedroom in an emergency, state police said. The children were removed from the home by Dauphin County Children and Youth, police said.
Committee recommends council accept Malone’s resignation Middletown Borough Council could act on a plan to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Councilor Vicki Malone during its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Council’s administration and personnel committee recommended during its meeting on Monday, Oct. 12 that the full council accept Malone’s resignation. Malone, a Democrat who represents the Third Ward, submitted a resignation letter dated Sept. 14 that said she was resigning for personal reasons related to her family. The committee, which consists of councilors Sue Sullivan, Mike Bowman and Anne Einhorn, did not make any recommendations concerning how council should fill the vacancy. However, it will likely be similar to the process used when council filled the vacancy created by the 2014 resignation of former First Ward Councilor Tom Handley. In that instance, the borough accepted applications from interested residents and individuals were interviewed in public by the administration and personnel committee. Council ultimately appointed Bowman to replace Handley. Malone’s replacement would serve out the remainder of her four-year term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2017.
Travis Waters named interim superintendent at Steel-High Travis Waters will serve as the interim superintendent of the Steelton-Highspire School District while Superintendent Ellen Castagneto takes a leave of absence, according to a vote by the Steelton-Highspire School Board on Monday, Oct. 12. Castagneto, who has served as superintendent since the summer of 2013, was placed on leave from Oct. 7 to Dec. 11 under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Waters, the assistant to the superintendent since June 2014, first joined Steelton-Highspire in August 2012 as junior/ senior high school principal. He had previously served as a principal and assistant principal in Susquehanna Twp. School District. Waters also previously served as a teacher at Steel-High and a school-based probation officer. The board did not authorize any additional compensation for Water’s temporary elevation.
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Howdy, folks! As autumn moves on we get closer to winter – and you know what that means, right? Summer is right around the corner! Back to my Colorado Adventures: Let me tell you a little bit about Crested Butte, Colo. It is a lovely, tiny town situated between three mountains – Mount Crested Butte, Whetstone Mountain and Mount Emmons. Nearby is Gothic Mountain, but more about that next week. When you approach this town you immediately observe the quaint old Western facades that dress up the structures along Elk Avenue, the main street. The Victorian-style storefronts take you back in time. Then you glance up and observe the scene up against the majestic mountains and you scarcely can take it all in! Old City Hall, built in 1883, is just one of many buildings that cause you to think you wandered onto a Hollywood set of an old Western. Crested Butte is named after Mount Crested Butte. Do you enjoy nature? How about hiking? You would love the five trails on this mountain. Tony’s Trail is short (.07 miles), and is the access to the other trails and full of beautiful wildflowers. The Divine Trail is only a half mile with the easiest way back down to town. We did the Upper Loop (1.5 miles) with my friend, Jennifer. She is an expert of all these mountains and has lived in the area for 22 years. This trail has rock gardens and steep pitches through forest and meadow. I have tons of photos to prove the view is fantastic. The Upper Upper Loop is 2.5 miles with a steep climb and steep descent regardless which direction you tackle it. It promises to peg your heart rate and test your climbing prowess. The Whetstone Vista is a 1-mile long rocky, bumpy but beautiful trail that connects to Brush Creek Road and many excellent trails west of town. The East River where Crested Butte is located was once used as a summer residence by the Ute people. They were quickly displaced when the EuropeanAmericans first entered the area. First came the beaver trappers, then the surveyors. In the 1860-70s, coal and
silver mines began to open and many little mining towns formed. As the mining declined, the towns failed. Crested Butte survived because it served as a supply town to the surrounding area. Ranching became another industry. The town did not revive until the 1960s, when a ski area was built. The primary winter activity is skiing (this is the sport that drew my friend Jen to the area) and, in the summer, mountain biking. In fact, the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame is located there. Other popular activities include: hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting and kayaking, four wheeling, disc golf and fishing. People come to see the beautiful wild flowers, too. You have had your lesson for the day! I hope you are enjoying autumn. Please let me know if you have any news to share, and have a fantastic week. Birthdays Here is a happy birthday shout-out to Bernie Sobotka of Lower Swatara Twp.. I hope your day is fantastic on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Betty Hile of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Wednesday, Oct. 14. May it be a beautiful sound to you, Betty. Hey, Carol Harvey! Wishing you a Wednesday, Oct. 14 birthday full of smiles and surprises. Enjoy! Happy last teener cake day to Alex Velez of Lower Swatara. He is 19 on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Megan Hartwell of Lower Swatara hits No. 20 on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Many blessings to you, Megan! Give Susan Wagner of Lower Swatara a huge happy birthday hello if you see her running around on Thursday, Oct. 15. I hope 42 terrific blessings fill your day Susan! Tip your hat to Jerry Walck of Lower Swatara on Thursday, Oct. 15 for a wonderful birthday celebration. Wishing Joseph Spagnolo of Lower Swatara a sensational birthday on Thursday, Oct. 15. Have fun! Happy Sweet 16 honk-beep-beep day to Maureen Hartwell of Lower Swatara on her golden birthday. She
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is 16 on Oct. 16! May your Friday be fantastic with friend and family fun. Alexis Harmon of Lower Swatara turns 14 on Friday, Oct. 16. Have a super weekend, Alexis! Best wishes for a super birthday are sent to Judy Sobotka of Lower Swatara. Her Saturday, Oct. 17 will hopefully be full of sunshine. Hunter Purner of Lower Swatara celebrates his 17th cake and ice cream day on Saturday, Oct. 17. Let it be over-the-top with fun. Wishing Nathan Brady of Lower Swatara bunches of joy on his 15th birthday on Sunday, Oct. 18. It’s your day to shine, Nate! Happy 22nd birthday to Joe Owens of Lower Swatara. Enjoy your Sunday, Oct. 18 frosty-filled day. Bryce Bendgen of Lower Swatara marks his 24th cake day on Monday, Oct. 19. I hope it is much more than fine Bryce! Happy 23rd cake day to Danielle Nolen of Lower Swatara. She celebrates her razzle-dazzle birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Anniversaries Happy belated anniversary wishes are sent to George and Judy Kostoff of Lower Swatara. They were married on Oct. 11, 1975. I hope you continue to celebrate your 40th anniversary all month long. Congrats! Ed and Carol Arnold of Lower Swatara celebrate their 28th wedded bliss anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 17. Best wishes to you both. Happy anniversary to Jason and Susan Wagner of Lower Swatara. I hope your sweetheart day is super special on Sunday, Oct. 18, because it is your golden anniversary – 18 years on the 18th! Happy 35th anniversary to Eric and Crystal VanValkenburg of Middletown. They observe their chocolates and flowers day on Sunday, Oct. 18. Enjoy! Dave and Kristi Rothrock of Hummelstown celebrate their second anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 18. May your day be full of sunshine and romance! Halloween Parade The Lower Swatara Lions Club will hold its annual Halloween Parade on Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Lions building in Shopes Gardens. Registrations begin at 5 p.m. and the parade will start at 6 p.m. sharp. Prizes will be awarded in different groups and refreshments will be given out to all after the parade. Get your little ones dressed up and bring them down for some Halloween fun.
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Kiwanis Halloween Parade Kiwanis Club of Middletown is presenting its 62nd annual Halloween Parade at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19. Rain date is Tuesday, Oct. 20. The parade will begin on Race and Conewago streets and finish at the Karns Quality Foods parking lot. Trunk-or-Treat Come join the Middletown Church of God’s Trunkor-Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 in the church parking lot. The event allows children to trickor-treat in a safe, family environment. Children should come in costume and will go from trunk to trunk of the cars in our back parking lot to collect all the goodies they can carry. We’ll also have some other activities for the kids along with hotdogs, drinks and other snacks. Trunk-or-Treat will be held rain or shine. The church is located at 245 W. High St. in Middletown. Township meetings Lower Swatara Twp. meetings for October: • Board of Commissioners, 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 • Planning Commission, 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22 • Municipal Authority, 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 Quote of the Week “With God’s help you can close the gap between the person you are and the person you want to be, indeed, the person God made you to be.” – Max Lucado, author Question of the Week Who is your favorite football player or team? “Eagles!” – Isiah Schreck, 11, Middletown. “Steelers. They’re the best.” – Jesse Yepes, 12, Middletown. “The Redskins. Every year my family enjoys watching them!” – Alexis Cool, 11, Middletown. “Eagles. I have always liked them my whole life.” – Dylan Ruiz, 11, Middletown. “Steelers. I like their colors and they won so many Super Bowls.” – Tehya Johnson, 13, Middletown. “The Patriots, because of Tom Brady. He is innocent. He didn’t do anything wrong!” – Rebecca Fulton, 19, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin (10:14).
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Public works director presents five-year road improvement plan to township commissioners By Eric Wise
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Lower Swatara Twp.’s public works crew filled and repaired a sinkhole at the intersection of Lakeside Drive and Hanover Street on Tuesday, Oct. 6. It wasn’t the first time that the crew had to deal with a sinkhole on that road, said Daniel Wagner, the township’s public works director. Unlike many sinkholes in the midstate caused by groundwater eroding limestone, the problem stems from storm sewers running under the road, he said. “The pipe is starting to rot away,” Wagner said. With heavy rains, the rainwater washes away the stone and sediment of the road bed, making the
road unstable, he said. The problem on that road is not unique in Lower Swatara Twp. Drainage pipes under many of the township’s roads are nearing the end of their expected lifespan – or beyond it, Wagner said. “Unfortunately, it’s due to the lifespan of the pipe,” he said. “We haven’t had revenue to keep up with it.” But the township cannot wait any longer, Wagner said. He documented the problems of the roads and conditions throughout the township and developed a plan in concert with the township’s engineering firm. “We have done some extensive televising of stormwater lines and found extensive problems,” he said. Wagner presented to the Lower
Swatara Twp. commissioners a fiveyear plan of infrastructure and paving projects with a $12 million price tag. He made it clear these improvements are needed. “This is not a wish list,” Wagner told the commissioners during a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The underlying stormwater pipes are more than 35 years old in Rosedale Manor and more than 45 years in Shopes Garden, Wagner estimated. The bill to the township’s residents may drop from $12 million. The township is one of the municipalities in Dauphin County with a project included in the county’s entry in a National Disaster Resilience Competition. If approved, a plan to buy properties in Jednota Flats along Route 230 would
raze several homes and manufactured homes, reducing the potential of flood damage for homes and providing a greater area of open space to absorb the runoff. Erin Letavic, the township engineer, will work with the township as it seeks other grants to offset these costs, commissioners said during the Oct. 6 meeting. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
Lower Swatara Twp. considers Steelton program for cats By Eric Wise
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Lower Swatara Twp.’s leaders are considering jumping aboard Steelton’s program for trapping and sterilizing feral cats after Lower Swatara’s costs to deal with the animals started mounting this year. Steelton Borough Councilor Maria Marcinko discussed Steelton’s program with the commissioners during a township meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Steelton Community Cats serves Steelton and other municipalities. In the program, cats are captured are spayed or neutered, and then returned to the area. Cats are identified by a
Student charged after razor blade found in book bag A Middletown Area High School student has been charged with possessing a weapon on school property after a razor blade was found in his book bag at the school on Friday, Sept. 18, according to court records. Keyshawn Chase, 18, was to receive a summons on the misdemeanor charge from Lower Swatara Twp. police, according to court records. Chase was sent home after a school administrator searched the book bag and found the razor blade inside, according to records filed by township police with District Judge Michael Smith. School officials informed police of the incident on Monday, Sept. 21. Police filed the charge on Sept. 28. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 26 before Smith.
clipped ear during the process. “It’s a national epidemic,” Marcinko said of feral cats. “Statistics show that TNR (trap, neuter, release) works.” The program for Steelton, begin in 2010, has seen 4,500 cats spayed or neutered and vaccinated since it began about five years ago. Paid with grant funding, it has cost taxpayers nothing. Marcinko said it has saved the borough about $36,000 per year. “Neutering and putting them back in place is better than euthanizing
these animals,” said Tom Mehaffie, president of the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners. Steelton Community Cats has helped Highspire, Swatara Twp. and Derry Twp., trapping as many as 1,900 cats. The Lower Swatara commissioners have not scheduled a vote on whether they will enter an agreement with Steelton Community Cats. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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oning overlays? You may know that Middletown Borough officials, in concert with a consultant, are preparing an ordinance that would institute them. But did you know that they are proposed for much of Middletown? Just what they would do – what design guidelines they would impose – varies from each of seven distinct zones outlined You can read the full 56-page in a 56-page report, dubbed a “draft’’ on its report by KSK Architects front page, that the consultant, KSK ArchiPlanners Historians of Philadelphia, Planners Historians of tects has presented to the borough. Philadelphia on our Web site, Such overlays are tailored to each muwww.pressandjournal.com. nicipality that enacts them, and the proposal in the report would preserve some of Middletown’s old, historic structures, which certainly is an admirable goal in Dauphin County’s oldest borough. The targets, according to KSK’s report, are Middletown’s major “gateways,’’ entrances to the borough. Council voted 7-0 on Oct. 5 to advertise a revised zoning ordinance that would be based on KSK’s recommendations. You can read the full 56-page report for yourself on our Web site – www.pressandjournal.com. Staff writer Dan Miller also has summarized the main points in a story that appears on A1 of this edition.
Should stores charge customers for plastic carrier bags? "I do believe the price is already worked into the price of the groceries. Question should be, should customers who check themselves out at self check receive a 5 or 10% discount? After all, the customers doing the job themselves obviously saves the store money along the way to have less cashiers on hand." Dave Drake
It always takes our country years to do the right thing." Larry Kmetz "I don't think so. Maybe some older folks can't afford to replace them with all reusable bags. Heck, most of the plastic ones self destruct as soon as you get home. Does that mean you could ask for a refund?"
"A couple of years ago we were on vacation in Tasmania and they were just banning the bags for environmental purposes.
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Changing our gun laws is not a hopeless cause
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resident Barack Obama, again acting as mourner-in-chief, said almost hopelessly that action to curb our gun culture “will require a change of politics...” He is accused of politicizing the issue. Well, it’s about time. The National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun manufacturers politicized their effort a long time ago. Now it will take a coordinated effort to change the gun laws and how they are implemented. But that is not hopeless. The electorate is beginning to understand that the interpretation of the Second Amendment is malleable, that the NRA is not infallible and a coalition of interest groups can be formed to protect our children. In our democracy, politics refers to the process by which the electorate empowers its representatives to support or oppose the rules by which we live. As part of the democratic process, special interest groups, not a pejorative term and not just corporations, coalesce around an agenda. All interests projected in the political arena are special to their adherents, though politicians and judges pretend an impartiality. No one, not even the president, represents the entire nation. It takes opposing coalitions of special interests to negotiate, mediate and otherwise compete to control the arc of government. The U.S. Supreme Court is, and always has been, as politicized as the legislative and executive branches. Interest groups compete on contentious issues openly and formally before the court. They compete just as ferociously but more quietly when appointments are made to the court. The more serious the matter the more politicized the court becomes, as Bush v. Gore proved conclusively. Politics, that is competing interest groups, and not the letter or spirit of the law, determines the judicial outcome. The gun lobby would have us believe that the Second Amendment is settled law, never to be changed. To them, the Second Amendment affords the individual a near absolute right to own and bear arms. The court does not need any new arguments or compelling change in the facts to change existing law. The court, especially this one, changes law all the time. Political power does what it will. Contrary to the NRA, for almost 250 years the Second Amendment did not guarantee an individual’s right to bear arms. Chief Justice Earl Warren was explicit: “The very language of the Second Amendment refutes any argument that it was intended to guarantee every citizen an unfettered right to any kind of weapon he or she desires.” The NRA and the gun manufacturers now have that right because their grassroots political machine represents their political interests. It is very effective but it is also vulnerable. Time alone weakens the bonds of every coalition. The zealots who run the NRA do not negotiate. They refuse to “politicize” the issue. Refusal to negotiate is a losing position, as the Republican Party is now learning at such a high cost. NRA-endorsed candidates are losing and targeted opponents like Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut and Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado have won. In Washington state, a ballot initiative to expand background checks passed. The legal arguments can go either way and the practical arguments don’t hold up. In the Umpqua massacre, at least one student, John Parker Jr. was carrying a concealed weapon. He wisely chose not to act because he feared the arriving SWAT team would think “we were the bad guys.” But it is the economic cost that settles the issue. Oregon schools every year have to pay the insurance companies $2,500 per armed staff member. Insurance companies recognize the risk: More guns equals more risk. Permitting the ongoing slaughter of our children conjures up Ba’al and the Carthaginian religious sacrifice of their children. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a professor emeritus of economics at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, and a former economist for the federal government.
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f you’re a wolf” politics, he’s sacrificed opportunities baseball fan like to address one of the key issues he pledged I am, you love a to tackle in his first 100 days: education close game. funding. Excitement reaches Indeed, the budget passed by the state a fever pitch when Legislature in June – and summarily vetoed the home team is by the governor – included record-high losing in the bottom spending for basic education. of the 9th with two outs and two strikes. And as budget gridlock dragged from one The batter has one last chance to swing for month into two, then three, and schools the fences or strike out and concede defeat. faced funding uncertainty that could shutter The pressure is on and the crowd is on the their doors, Wolf again vetoed stop-gap edge of their seats. legislation that would have retroactively That was the state budget scenario last funded schools and social service organizaweek when the House voted on Gov. Tom tions. Wolf’s third tax increase plan. It had been This begs the question: Is school fundnearly 100 days since the budget deadline, ing truly a priority? Or is Wolf’s true aim and Wolf had proposed three separate tax higher taxes under the guise of education? increase plans – each of which would be the For more than 100 days now, Wolf has largest tax hike in the nation. played budget blockade, giving lip service But when Wolf stepped up to the plate on to education spending but deliberately Wednesday, Oct. 7 and choked up for one blocking funding from flowing to schools. more swing, he whiffed – strike three was Meanwhile, he’s continued his “Schools called on his tax plans. that Teach” tour –better named the “Tax Incredibly, rather than concede defeat and Hike or Bust” tour – bellowing, “It’s their focus on compromise, the governor went up fault!” against the backdrop of the very to the microphone and declared victory. schools he is holding hostage. “I think it was a Consider that Penngood day,” Wolf sylvanian’s school touted. “This was districts have already a show and I think When Gov. Tom Wolfe stepped borrowed more than we did very well.” million as a up to the plate on $346 He then refused to result of the budget Wednesday, Oct. 7 and gridlock. And this take any tax options – rejected even by choked up for one more borrowing comes at members of his own interest cost of up swing, he whiffed – strike an party – off the table. to $11.2 million. three was called on his tax Yet when Wolf had In what world is a third straight defeat plans. the chance to deliver considered a win? relief via the stopgap It’s true, the govon Day 91 of the imernor has tried three passe, he refused. On times to force higher Day 94, he traveled taxes on all Pennsylvanians. First, he aimed to yet another elementary school to try to for a staggering $1,400-per-family-of-four convince Pennsylvanians that school fundtax hike – a plan so outrageous he couldn’t ing is his priority. even get one vote from Democrats. Hardly persuasive. Then he attempted a $1,000 increase, And even less so given Wolf’s post-veto which didn’t even make it to the plate for a assertion that he “wants a fight.” vote. Meanwhile, schools borrow money under On Oct. 7, he tried for a $750 rise, only to threat of shutdown. Human services organihave his plan go down in flames, seeing just zations operate in crisis mode. And Penn37 percent of House members supporting it sylvania families remain in limbo, unsure and losing nine members of his own party. whether they’ll be asked to send Harrisburg The message is clear if only Wolf will even more of their hard-earned money. listen: Pennsylvanians have no appetite A “fight” should be a governor’s last priorfor broad-based tax increases that would ity. particularly impact low- and middle-class With the first 100 days of gridlock now earners. in the history books, Wolf must stop living Our state already bears the 10th-highest in denial, end his tax-hike obsession and state and local tax burden in the nation at come to the table to fund Pennsylvanians’ $4,374 per person. Insisting that families priorities. pay hundreds of dollars more displays a tragic lack of leadership. Matthew J. Brouillette is president and Ironically, while Wolf has spent the past CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, a 100 days – and counting – playing “lone Harrisburg think tank.
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have remained a vocal critic of the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, and on Sept. 11 I voted against H.R. 3461, which would have approved the agreement. I am pleased to report that the bill failed by a bipartisan vote of 162 to 269. Additionally, on the same day, I voted for, and the House passed, H.R. 3460, which would prohibit President Barack Obama from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or limiting the application of sanctions on Iran and its nuclear programs. This bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 247 to 186. Further, it is now know that Iran has cut covert side agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and they have not been provided to Congress. Therefore, on Sept. 10 I voted for, and the House passed, H.Res. 411, legislation that finds that Obama has not complied with section 2 of the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which requires the president to transmit the Iran nuclear agreement, including any side deals, to Congress for its approval. Under the law, Congress has 60 days to review the agreement once it has been communicated in full to the legislature. H.Res. 411, which passed the House by a vote of 245 to 186, concludes that since details of the side agreements have been kept from Congress and the public, the mandatory review period has yet to formally begin. I believe that Congress cannot review any nuclear deal with Iran until we can examine the entirety of the agreement, and that should include any secret deals cut on the side without our knowledge. Anything less than Iran remains the that would greatest state sponbe monumentally ir- sor of responsible, terrorism in the particularly world and the given the Mullahs who gravity of the possibil- orchestrate the ity of Iran’s attacks should not developsee one cent of ment of a nuclear economic relief weapon. until they have With this compensated their in mind, I joined victims and their 94 of my families. colleagues in sending a letter to Obama requesting that he disclose the details of such side deals to Congress. The administration’s response thus far has been particularly unpersuasive – they claim that they have provided all of the information in their possession, which we know to be an incomplete picture. Simply put, this highlights what a terrible job of negotiating the Obama administration did on behalf of the American people, and signing onto an agreement without knowing what’s in it is the worst deal imaginable. Further, I am proud to have voted for an co-sponsored H.R. 3457, the Justice for Victims if Iranian Terrorism Act – a measure that the House passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 251 to 173 on Oct. 1. This legislation prevents the president from lifting economic sanctions against Iran until that belligerent nation has paid the $43.5 billion in judgments it owes to victims of terrorist attacks with which it is associated. At least three Pennsylvanians, including 25-year-old Benjamin Blutstein of Susquehanna Twp., have been killed in attacks traced back to Iranian support. Iran is a well-known financial supportrer of the notorious terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, among others. In fact, Iran remains the greatest state sponsor of terrorism in the world and the Mullahs who orchestrate the attacks should not see one cent of economic relief until they have compensated their victims and their families. The president may think it’s good policy to reward Iran with more than $100 billion in sanction relief, but I do not. H.R. 3457 currently awaits action in the Senate, and I am hopeful that it will soon be considered and signed into law. Lou Barletta is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represents the 11th Congressional District, which includes Lower Swatara Twp., Highspire and Steelton.
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s chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, I have held 25 meetings/hearings to date this year on key topics to help give committee members a better picture of the current status of gaming in Pennsylvania. Since the legalization of casino gaming in Pennsylvania a decade ago, casinos have generated more than $9 billion in tax revenue and more than 16,000 jobs for the Commonwealth. One of the tasks of the committee has been to explore ways to keep the gaming industry in Pennsylvania competitive now that our neighbors in New York, Maryland and Ohio have casinos as well. In the spring, we met with representatives from casinos across the state, gaming experts and law enforcement to determine what changes, if any, need to be made to our laws. Through those hearings, we discovered concerns with the current gaming laws that led to additional information gathering this fall. In September, I hosted hearings on the seizure of illegal gambling devices and problems with the hotline for gambling addiction assistance. Testifiers included representatives from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, the Council on Compulsive Gambling in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). At the illegal gambling devices hearing, the state police estimated
that at least 15,000 illegal video gambling machines are currently operating in Pennsylvania. In 2014, the PSP Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE) initiated 26 criminal prosecutions, issued 270 citations and seized 694 illegal machines. The committee is reviewing current enforcement efforts and penalties to ensure the enforcement officers have the tools necessary to crack down on those operating illegal machines. At the hearing held to discuss gambling addiction assistance programs, the committee learned more about the state’s self-exclusion program, a voluntary initiative that prevents problem gamblers from participating in gaming activities. Members also raised concerns regarding the quality of the training employees receive to recognize signs of addiction. Moving forward, the committee will explore opportunities for enhanced gambling addiction training, as well as improvements to state-operated telephone helplines. Also this month, we discussed ways to strengthen our efforts to prevent underage gaming. Additional hearings will be held on innovations with new gaming technology, as well as the possibility of slot machines in airports, fantasy sports betting and issues with smoking in casinos. I look forward to working with members of the committee to address these important issues and others.
Fall tourism in Pennsylvania
From colorful vistas to fall festivals, the autumn season in Pennsylvania is one that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. With tourism as one of the top industries in the Commonwealth, fall-related activities and attractions helped contribute to the $39.2 billion spent in travel and tourism sales in 2013. Pennsylvania’s official tourism Web site – VisitPA.com – includes a wealth of information about fall festivals, scenic driving tours, spectacular vistas and much more. The site also includes a weekly fall foliage report to inform visitors about the peak times to view the best colors around the state. You can find links to additional tourism information at RepPayne. com. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, more than 192 million domestic and international visitors came to Pennsylvania in 2013, many of whom likely spent time in the 106th District. Those visitors are supported by nearly 480,000 jobs and generated $4.13 billion in state taxes. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp.
ROBERTBRADLEY Hillary’s energy plan is old, and bad, news T
he centerpiece of Hillary Clinton’s energy plan for Election 2016 is to boost the nation’s installed solar capacity seven-fold between the time she takes office and the end of 2020. Going from 20 gigawatts to 140 gigawatts would involve half a billion solar panels on 25 million roofs. Why is a politician proposing a Federal Energy Plan, anyway? Why not let consumers decide in a competitive market? The answer is that shifting from conventional electricity to solar is far too expensive without a raft of special subsidies – and more to come per Hillary. What is advertised as new is old. Jimmy Carter’s National Energy Plan of 1977 recommended a variety of solar tax credits. Twenty years later, President Bill Clinton announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s Million Solar Roofs Initiative with a goal date of 2010. President Barack Obama has kept the solar-subsidy bonfires going most recently. Yet after 40 years of government plans and incentives, the U.S. is not halfway to Bill Clinton’s 1 million goal. The bad economics of the technology, coupled with visual pollution and other homeowner turn-offs, are responsible. The sun is a free energy input, but turning dilute energy into useful work is very expensive because of the huge up-front infrastructure required. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that the cost of solar power will improve to $125 per megawatt hour in 2020. Compare this to the cost of an operational coal plant of $38.40.
Installed nuclear power generates power for around $29.60. According to the Manhattan Institute, replacing the nation’s electricity from natural gas with solar power today would cause utility bills to spike by roughly 25 percent. These costs remain high despite the already dizzying array of federal and state subsidies for solar. In 2013, the government handed over a combined total of $1.8 billion to almost 1,000 solar projects. In the same year, the Department of Energy offered $7.2 billion worth of loans for renewable energy projects. Numerous states also offer financial incentives for solar installations. These subsidies have only increased in recent years. In 2013, Congress requested the EIA to total the federal taxpayer giveaway. The results were astounding. From 2010 to 2013, federal electricity-related subsidies increased by 38 percent – from $11.7 billion to $16.1 billion. Over the same period, subsidies for electricity-related renewable energy surged 54 percent – from $8.6 billion to $13.2 billion. In other words, without special government favor, real marketdriven solar companies would not have to compete with the cronies and fly-by-night operators. Moreover, foreign suppliers are
the ones reaping the benefits at the expense of U.S. taxpayers, not domestic solar firms. In 2012, China provided 35 percent and Asia 81 percent of our imported photovoltaic modules. Only 12 percent was manufactured domestically. If solar was really cheap, dependable and competitive, Hillary would not need to be touting solar as the energy future – or espouse special government favor, either. It would be enough to let the market decide. But government energy policy is about overriding natural consumer preferences. It is about centralization, coercion and taxpayer burden –and higher prices for ratepayers. The historical record with government-dependent solar makes a clear point: New subsidies should not be enacted but existing subsidies ended. Ditto for wind power, ethanol and other politically correct energies. Cleaning up the tax code should be a bipartisan issue for the 2016 Election. Robert L. Bradley Jr. is CEO and founder of the Institute for Energy Research of Washington, D.C.
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• “Why move the football game to
5 p.m.? It’s still going to rain. Now you’re making it hard for people to get to it from work. Did you notice other districts didn’t pee their pants like Middletown? Start thinking a little smarter, Middletown!”
• “I think it’s time for a switch:
Privatize the post office and have government-controlled health insurance. That way a claim only costs 50 cents but mailing a letter is $500.”
• “I know many will agree that Mel Fager, crematory or not, always has others’ best interests at heart. This Kerns family needs to learn a little more about Middletown and what this man is all about. If you don’t like it move back home. At least don’t be knocking on my door no more.”
• “Help, police! I’d like to report a crime – and maybe even a sin. Whoever is responsible for Main Street should be locked up. That is a shame the way they left that street.”
• “Mr. Fager, your funeral home
looks awesome. Mr. Finkenbinder, welcome to town. I have seen some people posting negative things about a crematory going in. First off, I assumed there already was one there. Second off, I know how much Mr. Fager does out of love of his town. This is man I would trust with anything. I feel it is comforting when mom passes I know she will be in good hands. Mr. Fager, I saw what you can accomplish as a volunteer at Seven Sorrows, Seven Sorrows BVM School, Middletown’s schools. You have always been so giving. Keep up the good work.”
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didn’t give two hoots who was under those bombs. But guess what? They won that war.”
• “After all Mel Fager offers up
for Middletown, I have never heard him ask for anything in return. It is very sad to see all the negative beatings being handed out to this man on social media. Everyone wants Middletown to be nicer. But here is a guy that brought a friend to town so he could offer us more of a choice and clean things up in our town. My understanding is this is something that they looked into but never did anything with. My question would be if they do not do it at a funeral home, and I assumed they did, do they ship me out, and I come back as a box of ash?”
• “Lot of talk over Fager’s idea of
putting a cremation building in. I asked him at the open house and he said they talked about it but not much more than that. They’ve been just trying to get the old home restored. I assumed all funeral homes had one. I checked and no funeral home in the area has one! So am I shipped out to some place and returned as a box of ash?”
• “Watched War Memorial Field
turn into a mud pit Friday. The resulting maintenance will not be able
war? Watch the History Channel. Roosevelt and Truman didn’t worry about ‘Collaterial Damage.’ They
to make it 100 percent. Hope no one gets injured. It begs the question, why did we not get turf when it was a done deal? Ask a certain MASD employee who nixed the deal although he claims otherwise.”
• “How do these new people that
just moved to town knock on everyone’s doors, have trouble getting us to complain about Fager and Finkenbinder Funeral Home? Get in the Patriot newspaper and they don’t even have facts of what is going on. Did they not read their sign before they moved in? It does not say bakery. Time to move back home if you are not happy. Onward, Middletown!”
• “Why is it that Seven Sorrows
youth football players always get their pictures in the paper? Middletown Youth Club players are doing awesome job – they deserve some pictures.”
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Samantha Romberger and Eric Belles were named Students of the Month for October at Middletown Area High School. Romberger, daughter of Kenneth and Rene Romberger, is a member of the National Honor Society, president of Youth and Government, second president of Spectrum Gay-Straight Alliance, vice president of the Key Club and member of the Link Crew. She is currently ranked second in her class, and has won the American Legion’s local essay contest and was named an AP Scholar. She volunteers for community service projects and works at Hershey’s Chocolate World. She plans to attend Elizabethtown College in the fall to study English or history, with an eye toward law school. “I definitely did not expect to be chosen for the first month, but I am really excited that Eric and I were chosen,’’ she said. “Thank you to everyone involved!’’
Belles, son of Kenneth and Diane Belles, is treasurer of the National Honor Society, president of Future Business Leaders of America, treasurer and a percussionist for the Middletown Area High School Blue Wave Band and a member of the tennis and bowling teams. He is currently ranked first in his class. He has won the Woodman of the World American History Award and was named an AP Scholar. He is a Star Scout with the Boy Scouts of America and works at Panera Bread. He also is serving an internship with the Middletown Area School District’s operations manager. He plans to attend college to study architecture. “It’s an honor, especially to be the first Student of the Month,’’ he said. “I’d like to thank the [Middletown Area] school board and Rotary Club of Hershey for recognizing Sam and I.’’
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Oddly enough, of all the many suggestions I’ve received for column topics, the one most often mentioned is outhouses. It is appears that folks old enough to remember them retain a special fondness for the old outdoor privies of bygone days. From all reports, most every family has at least one funny story to tell about the one-, two-, or even three-seater often found “up at the end of the yard.” Until recently, a few remained in our borough, although officially out of service. They survived mainly as garden tool sheds, etc., but were there in case of a dire emergency. At 252 Market Street, the old Sides residence, there is a white shed-like out building that once served as a combination tool shed, potting shed, outhouse and reading room that was even equipped with a small cast iron stove. Next door, at number 250 on the Yeager side of this double house, I helped dismantle the old “facility,” as it was called, sometime during the 1960s. It was appropriately covered with a large, overgrown, sweetly fragrant rambling rose. Helping Great Uncle Charlie Yeager take down the small building was a profitable experience, for on a shelf next to the “throne” were some old artifacts from bygone days. Among these artifacts was an old, cast iron nutcracker shaped like a dog. When you raise the tail its raw opens; pop a walnut into its mouth and down goes the tail. You can crack a nut in a second!
Further back amid dust and cobwebs, sat a tiny miniature bottle of Highspire Rye whiskey. No doubt it was kept handy for medicinal purposes. The old building hadn’t been used since the days of D.W. Yeager, the family patriarch, who was in his nineties when he passed on in the late 1940s. This old gentleman was blind in his later years and was very stubborn. Much to his family’s distress he would not use the indoor plumbing. This habit was brought to a halt after he dropped his vest and gold pocket watch down into the pit. The garment in question was fished out with a long pole and the door was then nailed shut. Irma Gallagher and Doris Wonderly recall rows of prefab outhouses lined up in front of the old Carbonic Gas Works on Second Street where they were constructed by the WPA during the Great Depression. Many of the doors had crescent, half moon, or star-shaped ventilation holes cut into them. Some had both screened and glass windows strategically placed. The legendary tales of the Sears and “Monkey Ward” catalogues seem hard to believe in this “Don’t Squeeze the Charmin” era. Some folks recall a box of sawdust and bag of lime were indispensable accessories along with the latest issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Irma remembers one Halloween night when her Dad, Ed Beard, spent the whole evening inside the outhouse waiting for pranksters to come and tip it over. This was a favorite form of mischief and some were even toppled over while occupied.
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THE OUTHOUSE - Most every family has at least one funny story to tell about the one-, two-, or even three-seater often found “up at the end of the yard.” Folks old enough to remember them retain a special fondness for the old outdoor privies of bygone days. We’ve heard that there’s an organization for the preservation of outhouses. The last one in use associated with Highspire sits next to the maintenance building of the town cemetery. Dating from the 19th century, this is a doubleended privy with separate ladies’ and gentleman’s entrances. Probably the most elegant examples of these necessary rooms are found at Early American sites such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon. In these stately settings, they are discreetly positioned in a shaded corner of the garden (the furthest corner, that is) and are often covered with wisteria. In reflection, the good old days weren’t always that good, but folks made do and they were often better for it - except maybe on a cold winter night!
What’s Cookin’?, excerpt from September 6, 1995
From time to time, I am asked about the strange or unusual aroma that fills the air and scents the local breezes, or more plainly, “What in the world is that sweet smell?” It is well known that Hershey, Pennsylvania is famous for the aroma of cocoa and chocolate. Here in dear old Highspire we have the maple sugar scent of Maypo! Yes, that almost too sweet smell comes from the flour mill. On a regular schedule ConAgra produces large runs or batches of Maypo, that hot breakfast cereal that Mom likes to stir up on winter mornings is made right here in our hometown. Most local folks are used to the aroma, but nearby Pennsylvania Turnpike travelers and passersby from neighboring towns, like Press and Journal correspondent Maxine Dimeler, often gasp in amazement and surprise and maybe even tramp down on the gas pedal just a little bit to make a hasty getaway, at least until they know what it is that assaults their nostrils. Actually in small doses it is quite pleasant and you do get used to it. Some days our grist mill, which is one of the country’s oldest and operating continuously since 1775, produced rolled oats, etc. as cereals are processed. Now this has been described as a bit like bread baking or perhaps whole wheat toast stuck in the toaster a bit long! Sitting on the edge of our Cowtown neighborhood, the flour mill as it is almost affectionately called, is a vital part of our community and certainly our oldest local business. A prosperous enterprise, it has provided employment to generations of local residents. A bit of color, taste and smell unique to Highspire, our hometown.
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America’s First Lady In Central Pennsylvania First Lady Barbara Bush says she’s ashamed to admit it, but she refuses to watch television during the last month of the presidential election. “At this stage in the campaign, I barely look at the television,” Mrs. Bush said last week during a visit to York. “Every election George has ever been in, I’ve stopped about a month before. I get this sort of knotted feeling. And I read a lot of, sort of, not very high caliber books.” The silver-haired lady who is often referred to as “America’s Favorite Grandmother” laughed heartily at the thought. “George,” of course, is President George Bush. And his high-profile wife, whose popularity consistently transcends partisan politics, and sometimes even exceeds his own, can hardly put up with the incessant criticism the President faces just before a big election. “It’s because I love him so much,” Mrs. Bush stresses with a smile. “I know how good he is, and I can’t stand the lying that goes on about him.” The First Lady met with representatives from three weekly newspapers on Monday, October 5 after touring the Crispus Attucks Community Center in York, and visiting with a group of daycare students during a campaign stop on behalf of her husband. Asked how she manages to distance herself from the madness that can sometimes accompany international politics, she told the Press And Journal, “George reads seven newspapers, from five o’clock until about a quarter-to-seven every day. I say to him, ‘If there’s any good news, read it aloud.’” Then after pausing for effect, she acknowledged, “He rarely reads aloud.”
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Union Street, including the proposed new train station site, the proposed Emaus Street extension and associated underdeveloped parcels, the existing railroad station and underdeveloped commercial properties along east Brown Street and East Emaus east of Poplar. 3. “Main Street Corridor’’ – Covers Main Street from Nissley Street in the west to Vine Street in the east. 4. “North Union Street Corridor’’ – Follows North Union from Carmony Avenue/Park Circle south to Emaus Street. 5. “Ann Street Corridor’’ – Runs along Ann Street from South Union Street in the east to Grant Street in the west. Bounded by Witherspoon Street to the south and the Amtrak line and Wilson Street to the north. 6. “R2 (Residential 2) Zoned Town Center Residential Neighborhoods’’ – A zone that includes two neighborhoods, defined in the KSK report as (1.) centered on Spring and Water streets, west of Union Street, and extending from Carmony Street in the north to the rear parcel lines of Union Street in the east, and Emaus/ Wood streets to the southwest, bisected by the Main Street district, and (2.) east of South Union Street centered on Pine Street between Water and East Emaus streets, and Emaus between Astor and Race streets. The zone extends from Water in the north to the rear lot lines of South Union to the west, Peony Street to the east and East Emaus to the south. It also includes properties fronting East Emaus east to Race Street. 7. “C2 (Commercial) zoned area east of North Union Street’’ – Includes parcels north of Main and west of Spruce that are not included in the Main Street and North Union zones. This zone includes such existing commercial properties as the school bus storage and maintenance facility at the corner of Spruce and High, the American Legion post on High, the large warehousing/storage building at Pine and High streets and some residential manufactured housing.
and Hoffman Avenue to the north, to Vine and Peony to the east, to Witherspoon to the south and to Main and Wood streets to the west. It includes what KSK refers to as the major “gateways” by which people enter the borough. Middletown Borough Council hired KSK in February to draw up the proposed overlay, which was to focus on supplementing and enhancing existing zoning covering the downtown areas of Middletown. Eighty-percent of the $42,780 contract with KSK is funded by a grant to the borough from the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. The borough must cover the remaining 20 percent. Council voted 7-0 on Oct. 5 to advertise a revised zoning ordinance based upon the KSK overlay guidelines and recommendations. The new ordinance is also to incorporate “corrections and clarifications” to the borough’s last zoning update from 2013. Council by law is required to hold at least one public hearing before the zoning revisions can be adopted. No public hearings or public meetings regarding the proposed ordinance had been scheduled by the borough as of press time. The Press And Journal has obtained a copy of the Revitalization Zoning Overlay and Design Guidelines, which can be found on our Web site, www.pressandjournal.com. The front page of the the guidelines refers to the document as a draft.
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The seven zones proposed by the report and their boundaries are: 1. “Middletown Town Center Core’’ – Centered on South Union Street between Emaus Street to the north and Witherspoon Street to the south, the town center core encompasses an area generally bounded by Emaus, South Catherine, Poplar and Witherspoon streets. 2. “Expanded Town Center Core’’ – Development sites west of South
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The report embraces pedestrianfriendly development and is critical of the “auto-oriented” approach that has led to wide streets and narrow sidewalks in many areas of the borough, especially along Main Street. An example of the type of past development that the KSK report finds unfortunate is the 7-Eleven convenience store and associated parking lot in the square. The site was occupied by the historic 18th Century Washington Inn, which was torn down in the 1980s to make way for the store. “The construction of the singlestory 7-Eleven setback from the lot line has significantly impacted the integrity of (the) Center Square,” the KSK report says. The report suggests the low brick planters now surrounding the square be eliminated to open up “underutilized areas” that could serve as “outdoor cafe seating or other uses, as in Elizabethtown.” The report says that un-landscaped parking areas visible from the street should be avoided, further noting, “While in the past most streets in Middletown were lined with street trees, most blocks now have few trees and little landscaping.” The borough’s last zoning update in 2013 was a step in the right direction but did not go far enough,
especially regarding the preserving of historic structures, KSK says. “The new (2013) code does not prevent or discourage inappropriate demolition or alterations of existing buildings that contribute to the character of Middletown,” the report notes.
“Demolition” of Westporte Centre?
That the proposed new downtown overlay could significantly impact existing development is seized upon by Tom Scott, an attorney who represents James Nardo, owner and developer of the Westporte Centre shopping center along West Main Street. The shopping center is in the Expanded Town Center Core identified in the KSK report, and is part of the 8.5-acre former Middletown Car Works site that KSK calls “the most significant development opportunity site in Middletown.” Scott takes umbrage over the report referring to Westporte as a “deteriorating shopping center” located next to the proposed new Amtrak station. An artist’s conception in the report of how it should look is such a drastic departure from reality that implementing the vision “would require demolition of every structure on the (Westporte Centre) property,” he said. KSK never reached out to Nardo
regarding the potential impact that the overlay could have upon his property, Scott said.
Recommended rezoning
The KSK report recommends several areas that should be considered for rezoning, among them: • The section of Pine Street north to the rear lot lines of parcels fronting Main Street, now within the C2 (commercial) zoning district, should be part of the R2 (residential) zoning district to the south, the report says. • The north side of Water Street and residential parcels fronting Pine Street , located north of Water and south of Main Street, should be rezoned from C2 commercial to R2 multi-family residential to reflect their current use. While borough officials, including Borough Manager Tim Konek, have said the downtown overlay is to supplement – not replace – existing zoning, the KSK report notes on page 55 that in cases where provisions of the overlay district conflict with other provisions of the zoning code, “The overlay provisions shall govern, regardless of whether they are more restrictive or less restrictive than the conflicting provision.” Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Oct. 12, but needed the guarantee from the state, which comes in the form of a nine-page legal document termed an “intercept agreement,” to secure the agreement, said Cynthia Craig-Booher, the district’s business manager. Getting a loan backed by the anticipation of future property tax collection by the district was not feasible, CraigBooher said. “We’re very dependent on the state,” she said. About two-thirds of the Steelton-Highspire budget is covered by state revenues, and “this loan will help us get through the next few months,” she said. Steel-High will pay interest on the money it uses from the $6.2 million available, Craig-Booher said. If the state budget is held up through the end of the year, slightly longer than it has been in the past, that debt would be paid in six to eight weeks, based on
when the state Department of Education gets geared up to distribute money to school districts. To close this line of credit, the district will incur about $25,000 in bank fees and an estimated $5,000 in additional legal fees. The rate is variable, based on 2.75 percent plus the London Interbank Offered Rate, which is a rate when banks loan money to other banks and a reference point in the financial markets. Thus the variable rate for October is 2.83 percent, according to the agreement documents provided by the school district. At that interest rate, the district would be paying about $21,000 in interest if it borrowed $3 million for one quarter of the year – however, it’s impossible to accurately predict the cost to the district at this point. Since the district has not received state funding since June, it has withheld payments to charter schools. These payments will come out of the basic state education subsidy, and
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no. Director Derek Lewis hesitated before both votes, but voted in favor of Binder as a teacher but against him as basketball coach. Binder faces charges of DUI-highest rate of alcohol, DUI and involvement in an accident involving damage to an unattended vehicle that currently are in Dauphin County Court, according to court records. Charges of reckless driving and involvement in an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle have been withdrawn.
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The Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown, Union and Water streets, is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year with a concert by Bell Amis, an elite ensemble of seven ringers, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the church. The concert is open to the public. An ice cream social will be held in the church’s fellowship hall following the concert. For more information, call the church office at 717944-4322.
After Board President Mary Carricato cast her vote in favor of hiring Binder, Highspire Mayor John Hoerner, sitting in the audience, reacted loudly, saying, “I can’t believe it.” “He’s not convicted yet,” Carricato said after the meeting. Asked why Binder was added as a substitute teacher at this time, Carricato said she could not speak for recommendations from the school administration. Lewis refused to comment. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com
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Competing for Homecoming King are Ian Barry, Logan Buffington, Matt Canis, John Davis, Dominic Farole, Tanner Geesey, George Hatalowich, Colin Marcavage, David Means, Evan Morrill, Garrett Schug and Antonio Heredia Soto. The Alumni Association will honor seven Lower Dauphin graduates at the football game: Jeff Still, Class of 1979; Marilyn Heffley, Class of 1977; Sean Devine, Class of 1994; L. William Fox, Class of 1961; Brian Broadwater, Class of 1996; and Lynne Smith Yost. The theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Under the Sea.’’
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MIDDLETOWN AREA FOOTBALL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015
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Raiders fall to Milton Hershey on last-minute TD, 20-19 By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
The Middletown football team put everything it had into trying to break a four-year winless streak against Milton Hershey but came up just short of victory when the Spartans rallied in the final minute to claim a tense, 20-19 win on Friday, Oct. 9 at Henry Hershey Field. Fans who witnessed the exciting clash between the two rivals in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division will probably say that the outcome came down to one play, a late defensive penalty against the Blue Raiders (4-2, 2-1 in the division) that led to the winning score. But this game was close enough that there were several other moments that could be noted as difference makers. That penalty came on Milton Hershey’s final possession of the game and gave the Spartans (4-2, 2-1) new life when it appeared as though the drive was finished. Facing a fourth-and-4 on the Middletown 14-yard line with 29 seconds left, an incomplete pass gave the Middletown team and its fans a cause for celebration. But the Raiders were called for defensive holding instead. Two plays later, the Spartans scored a touchdown to go ahead by a 20-19 count and shifted the celebrations to the home side of the stadium with 9.6 seconds on the clock. That, in itself, should have been enough to lock down the win for the home side. But not in this game. Not with the way both sides were playing. A huge 45-yard return by sophomore Tyeer Mills on the ensuing kickoff gave the Raiders hope for an improbable winning rally. And a first-down pass from Chase Snavely to Brady Fox that went for 13 yards to the Milton Hershey 24 gave them another chance. But, as the clock wound down to zero, a final pass from Snavely intended for Corbin Stetler near the Milton Hershey goal line was batted away and the Spartans hung on for the wild win. With superb athlete Keonte Lucas running the offense the Spartans took the game’s opening possession all the way to the Middletown 11-yard line and appeared to be heading for an early score. But Caleb Leggore’s
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Middletown running back Caleb Leggore (9), top left, breaks free from the grasp of Milton Hershey’s Zwannah Thomas (34).
pass interception stopped the drive and gave the Raiders the ball at their own 21. On the first play from scrimmage, Fox, a sophomore, broke free at the line and sprinted 61 yards to the Milton Hershey 18-yard line to set up his own touchdown run one play later. Going around the right side again, Fox won a footrace to the end zone for the score at 5:40 of the first quarter. The kick failed, but Middletown led, 6-0. Fox finished with more than 200 yards rushing in the game. There was no question that Lucas ended up as the star of Milton Hershey’s victory as he again led the Spartans on a long drive. Despite the efforts of the Middletown defense, Lucas made key plays when needed and ended the 11-play march with a 3-yard touchdown run with Please See RAIDERS, Page B4
Linebacker Hunter Landis (42), above, and teammate Jared Rife (40) stop Milton Hershey running back Qwasif Shabazz (27).
Middletown sophomore Tyreer Mills (2), bottom left, returns a Milton Hershey kickoff 45 yards in the final minutes, giving the Blue Raiders one last chance to win.
LOWER DAUPHIN FOOTBALL
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If you believe in omens, it looked bad for Lower Dauphin. One starting inside linebacker, down with a bug and on antibiotics, looked sickly. The stadium was the same stadium where the Falcons lost their first game of the season – just one week earlier. Was there any reason to believe Lower Dauphin’s confrontation with Red Land at West Shore Stadium would go well? Football, like all sports, can be a funny thing: The Falcons had a great night. The offense burned the Patriots for big touchdown plays. The defense shut down the Patriots, holding them to about 150 total yards. Lower Dauphin did everything right, and rolled to a 35-0 victory over Red Land on Friday, Oct. 9. Even that sick linebacker, Jarrod Smith, played and earned kudos from Coach Rob Klock after the game. The coach limited his game time a little – he didn’t have to play on kickoff teams – and Smith helped anchor a defense that stopped Red Land all night. “He sucked it up and played very well all game long,’’ Klock said. “He fought through it.’’ Thanks to a mild upset – Susquehanna Twp. beat powerhouse Bishop McDevitt – Lower Dauphin finds itself just a half game behind first-place Cedar Cliff in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division with a division record of 2-1 (5-1 overall). McDevitt (2-1, 5-1) and Susquehanna (2-1, 3-3) are tied with the Falcons (2-1, 5-1). “We still could do this,’’ Klock said of a division title, “and that was our goal from the beginning.’’ The Falcons got a first-quarter spark against Red Land (0-3, 2-4) from defender Evan Morrill, who picked off a Patriot pass and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown to put Lower Dauphin in front, 7-0. The Falcons punished Red Land with passing in the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns on pass plays to take a 28-0 lead at halftime. Quarterback Tommy Klock’s play action pass to receiver Skyler Swartz bamboozled the Patriot defense early in the second half. Swartz scored the touchdown on the 28-yard pass play to give the Falcons a 14-0 lead. You knew it was Lower Dauphin’s night when they fooled a defense on a play action pass. In previous games, either the fake handoff or the throw Please See FALCONS, Page B3
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Lower Dauphin receiver Evan Morrill (20) hauls in a long pass against Red Land’s defense.
Falcon running back Brendan Shaffer (47) takes a hard hit after a good gain.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA FOOTBALL
MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ SOCCER
RAIDERS WIN OT THRILLER
Ulrich goal lifts Middletown to 2-1 victory over Panthers
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Middletown’s Lamar Ventura (2) bursts through the Dover line to score a touchdown. Ventura rambled for touchdown runs of 58 and 41 yards.
Raider freshmen hold off Eagles, 21-14 By Larry Etter
Press And Journal Staff
Continuing their winning ways, the Middletown freshmen hung on for a tense, 21-14 victory over the visiting Dover Eagles on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Middletown Area Middle School field. After falling behind 6-0 early in the second quarter, the young Blue Raiders scored on a 58-yard touchdown run by Lamar Ventura to tie the game, then took the lead, 7-6 on Cole Senior’s extra-point kick. After the defense stopped Dover five yards short on a fourth-and-9 try on
the guests’ following possession, the Raiders took over at their own 46-yard line. Three runs by Ventura netted the team first down yardage to the Dover 44. On the next play, quarterback Scott Ash hooked up with Devin Lee on a 44-yard scoring pass with 2:31 left in the first half. Senior’s second PAT gave the home team a 14-6 lead. After the Eagles moved into Middletown territory on their ensuing possession, Gabe Radabaugh’s pass interception killed the drive and helped the Raiders maintain their lead at halftime. On the first drive of the second half, Dover again threatened but came up short when Radabaugh broke up a
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fourth-down pass inside the Middletown 30-yard line. The Middletown offense went threeand-out, however, and the Raiders were forced to punt with 2:11 left in the third quarter. Again the Eagles moved the ball downfield, and were sitting on the Middletown 28-yard line as the third quarter expired. But Dover’s drive was turned aside once again, this time by Ventura’s pass theft on the third play of the fourth quarter. The Raiders followed with a quick, 6-play scoring drive that padded their lead to 15 points, 21-6, with just 2:06 left in the game. Keyed by Ventura’s 22-yard run and a pair of keepers by Ash, the Raiders moved to the Dover 41-yard line, overcoming a holding penalty. Ventura took it from there, showing good moves and speed on his 41-yard scoring run. The kick made it a 21-6 game, which appeared to be a comfortable lead for the home team. But Dover changed that in a hurry with a 70-yard kickoff return and two-point conversion to pull within seven points and set the stage for a tense finish. Trying to run out the clock, the Middletown offense lost ground instead and again had to punt. A short kick gave the Eagles a good chance to tie the game, but the Raider defense held firm and stopped the threat inside its own 10-yard line as time ran out. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
Alexis Ulrich scored a goal in the second overtime to lead Middletown to a 2-1 victory over East Pennsboro on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at War Memorial Field. The victory solidified the Blue Raiders’ hold on third place in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division and their position in the District 3 power ratings. Middletown (10-3, 7-3 in the division) trails Northern York (9-0) and Trinity (8-1) in the division, and sits in sixth place in the District 3 Class AA ratings, which determine the teams that reach the district playoffs. Eighteen teams will qualify for the playoffs in Class AA. Ulrich scored her game-winning goal on an assist from Katelynn Kennedy. Makaila Nester staked the Raiders to a 1-0 lead with a goal off an assist by teammate Braelyn Zavoda in the 18th minute. The Panthers (9-5, 5-5) tied the game on a goal by Avery Putt in the 72nd minute. Middletown goalkeeper Brooke Myers made 11 saves, while East Pennsboro goalkeeper Michelle Hocker made 14 saves.
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Middletown’s Braelyn Zavoda takes a shot on the East Pennsboro goal.
Trinity 1 Middletown 0
Sydney Demyan scored a goal in the second half and Trinity goakkeeper Amanda Knaub made four saves in the shutout victory over Middletown on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Shiremanstown. Brenna Finegan assisted on Demyan’s goal for the Shamrocks (13-1, 8-1). Myers made three saves for the Raiders.
Middletown’s Hayli Akakpo-Martin, right, moves the ball against the East Pennsboro defense in a double-overtime victory over the Panthers.
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Curb Late-Night Snacking It’s 10:30 at night, and your stomach is growling something fierce. You can’t stand it any longer. You’ve got to get something to eat. You go into the kitchen, scrounge through the cabinets and grab a bag of potato chips. You head back to the living room, plop down on the couch and turn on the TV. Before long, you fall asleep and wake up several hours later with potato chip crumbs all over you. Oh, no. You did it again. You fell prey to the latenight munchies, and if you keep this up, your waistline is going to expand rapidly. Eating late at night does not pile on the pounds unless you consume more calories than you burn off. As long as you
keep your calorie intake in line with your calorie expenditure, you can have an occasional late-night snack. You should choose something healthy, however, like low-fat crackers and cheese or an apple or banana. If you snack late at night frequently, you may want to take steps to curb the habit, especially if you are gaining weight. There are several ways to go about this. First, you need to sit down and determine why you eat late at night. Is it because you are hungry? Is it because you are bored? Is it because you lack structure? If you eat late at night because you are hungry, the trick to curbing the habit is to eat more throughout the day. If you only eat breakfast and a
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light dinner, chances are you will be hungry when 10 o’clock rolls around, whereas if you eat several small meals throughout the day, you will feel full and be less likely to raid the kitchen cabinets. If you eat late at night because you are bored, you want to find something to keep your hands busy and your mind off food. You can work out, clean house, read a book, pursue a hobby, talk on the phone or watch TV. Be careful with the latter. Some people have a habit of eating while watching TV. If you are prone to this, you will either want to break the habit or find something else to do besides watching TV. You also want to get rid of the junk food in your
kitchen. This will ensure you don’t consume highcalorie foods late at night. You may just discover that you don’t eat as much if you don’t have a lot of tempting treats around. Imagine going to the cabinet and finding nothing good to eat. You would probably shut the door and find something else to do.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ SOCCER
Sloppy Raiders struggle in 3-0 loss to East Penn
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Angel Cruz (1) grabs a Tommy Klock pass for a 40-yard touchdown.
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was off. “We’ve had problems with that in the past,’’ Rob Klock admitted. “I was very pleased with the fake and the timing. It was perfectly executed.’’ Another touchdown pass, this time for 40 yards from Tommy Klock to Angel Cruz, increased the lead to 21-0. A 16-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Klock to Morril with only 90 seconds
Falcon defender Brent Spencer (11) breaks up a Red Land pass.
left in the half buried Red Land. Morrill scored his third touchdown of the night in the fourth quarter – a 25-yard pass from Tommy Klock early in the period that sealed the win. Tommy Klock was 9-of-14 for 203 yards and four touchdowns. Fullback George Hatalowich ran 20 times for 160 yards to lead all rushers. The Patriots could do little against the Falcon defense – even against Lower
Dauphin’s group of young defensive backs. Rob Klock cited Will Bowen, a 6-5, 220-pound freshman who filled in at linebacker during the game. It was a team effort, which is just what the Falcons need to win, Rob Klock said. “We don’t have a lot of superstars – the kids have to contribute,’’ he said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
CFA YOUTH FOOTBALL
Middletown sweeps Hershey; Midget, Pony teams unbeaten For The Press And Journal Middletown celebrated Parents Day – their last home game of the regular season – with a sweep of Hershey in CFA Youth Football League action on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Middletown Area Middle School. The Blue Raiders travel to East Pennsboro for their final regularseason matchup at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at East Pennsboro’s football field, 907 Wertzville Road (Route 944), Enola. Seven Sorrows hosts Halifax in its regular-season finale at noon on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Middletown Area Middle School. Hummelstown travels to Hershey at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Hershey Memorial Football Field, while Lower Dauphin hosts Northern Lebanon at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Grantville Fire Company Carnival Grounds and Steelton hosts Susquehanna at noon on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the SteeltonHighspire Football Field.
MIDGETS Middletown 26 Hershey 8
The game between the Raiders (8-0) and Trojans (7-1) was a battle of division leaders – Middletown leads the National Conference’s Division IV, while Hershey leads the conference’s Division III. Hershey came out playing hard, holding the Raiders on their first possession and tackling Middletown quarterback Jake Kelly in the end zone for a safety to take a 2-0 lead. The Middletown defense held after Hershey recovered an onsides kick, shifting the momentum in the Raiders’ favor. Middletown’s Jose Lopez-Quinones gave the Raiders a 6-2 lead with a 70yard touchdown run. After Middletown’s defense again stopped the Trojan offense, Lopez scorched Hershey with another long touchdown run – this time for 55 yards – and Evan Grogan kicked the extra point to give Middletown a 14-2 lead at halftime. Lopez stung the Trojans again in the second half, scoring a touchdown on a 22-yard run to extend Middletown’s lead to 20-2 after three quarters.
The Raiders got a little sloppy late in the game and got caught sleeping on a 35-yard touchdown pass by Hershey that closed the gap to 20-8. The Trojans then intercepted a Middletown pass to keep the outcome in doubt, but the Raider defense stopped the Trojans to keep Middletown’s season perfect. The Middletown defense, which played well throughout, was led by Camdyn Allen, Jarrod Pugh, Marcus Garner Jr., Kobe Brown, Damion Williams and Grogan. Now the only thing standing between the Raiders and a perfect regular season is East Pennsboro (3-5).
PONY Middletown 40 Hershey 0
Middletown spread the wealth around – six different players scored touchdown, while two more converted extra-point attempts – as Middletown (8-0) remained unbeaten at the expense of winless Hershey (0-8). TJ Daniels started the scoring with a 48-yard touchdown run and Jaydon Wotring’s extra point run made it 7-0. The defense continued its seasonlong dominance, holding the Trojans to another four-and-out. Middletown has surrendered just six points this season, while scoring 310. The Raiders took over on downs and AJ Koser broke off a 66-yard touchdown run. A Jules Nester-to-Julio Rodriguez extra point pass made it 14-0. Tate Leach got on the scoreboard next with a 12-yard touchdown run followed by a Tajae Brodie extra-point run that made it 21-0. Nester finished off the first half scoring with a 38-yard touchdown run and another extra-point pass to Rodriguez that increased the Raiders’ lead to 28-0 at the half. On the first play of the second half, Brodie sprinted 55 yards for another touchdown, and Middletown led, 34-0. Bam Appleby capped off the scoring for the Raiders when he returned a punt for 57 yards and a touchdown to seal the victory. The Raiders got great performances on offense and defense from some of
their younger players; Tito Spears, Caden Paul, Anthony Weigel, Isiah Schreck, Jamie Robertson, Damian Hoover and Jackson Grimland. The last hurdle to a perfect regular season: East Pennsboro (4-4).
PEEWEE Middletown 19 Hershey 6
Buoyed by the excitement of Parents Day and the last regular season home game, the PeeWee squad (3-5) came to play. The defense set the tone early, stopping Hershey (0-8) and giving the offense great field position. That led to a Canden Brown touchdown run and an extra point run by quarterback Braydon Dunn that put the Raiders up, 7-0. Led by Dustin Miller, the defense again came up big against the Trojans. Then Brown took off down the sideline on another great run to give Middletown a 13-0 lead. Middletown’s defense again stood tall, with Dunn intercepting a Hershey pass, setting up the Raiders’ final touchdown – this time by Mike Arnold. It was a team effort that led to the victory over the Trojans.
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Middletown – The youngest Raiders put together another good game, and Derek Spencer ran for five touchdowns and recorded several tackles on defense against Hershey. Gavin Paul also had some impressive runs for the Raiders. Wesley Binkle and Kevin Jackson played big on the defense side of the ball. All of the young Raiders contributed to this successful game.
Middletown’s Brendan Dintiman (4) passes to teammate Steven Mosher (32) during a loss to East Pennsboro. The second half began with the Raiders dominating possession. But in the 50th minute, Trinity’s Austin Gilbertson gathered a bouncing ball deep in Middletown territory and knocked it past an aggressive Yeich to give the Shamrocks a 1-0 lead. The Trinty goal seemed to take away the Raiders’ confidence, and the remaining chances all belonged to the Shamrocks. Trinty scored again in the 68th
minute off a turnover at midfield that found the Shamrocks’ Ethan Herstak open around the top of the arch. Herstak took several touches and cut the ball back to the left of the sprawling Yeich to give the Shamrocks a 2-0 lead. Some great individual effort by Herstak earned Trinity its third goal. Herstak pressured deep and found just enough room along the end line, ripping the ball past Yeich.
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
York trips Penn State Harrisburg Lions, 2-1 For The Press And Journal The Penn State Harrisburg men’s soccer team dealt with another tough Capital Athletic Conference rival – and lost, 2-1 to the very strong York College Spartans on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Middletown. The Lions (2-7-2, 0-4 in the conference) have not gotten a conference win yet. But they came out strong in their loss to York (5-6-2, 2-1-1). For the first 40 minutes, both teams seemed evenly-matched. Penn State Harrisburg, in fact, took the lead with a first-half goal. With less than five minutes to go in the half, Penn State Harrisburg was awarded a free kick 30 yards out from the goal. Sophomore Victor Weaver stepped up to take the kick, placing a beautiful ball into the box, over the hands of the York goalkeeper to the goal’s far post, where teammate Ethan Hoover awaited. Hoover easily kicked the ball into the net to give the Lions
a 1-0 lead. York had several scoring chances early in the second half. The Spartans notched the game-tying goal when Penn State Harrisburg’s defense could not clear a ball out of the box in front of its goal. York scored the game winner in the 65th minute.
Salisbury 3 Lions 0
Penn State Harrisburg played hard, but suffered another difficult conference loss, this time to league-leading Salisbury, on Saturday, Oct. 10 in
Salisbury, Md. The Seagulls (8-3, 3-0) scored the first goal of the game in the 41st minute of play, pressuring Penn State Harrisburg’s back line to get the ball. Tyler Andrus unleashed a shot that went into the Penn State Harrisburg goal. In the second half, Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Brandon Hoover made an impressive save to keep the Lion deficit at one goal. But Salisbury scored twice more in the second half to claim the victory. Hoover made eight saves for the Lions.
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The Raiders returned home to War Memorial Field to play struggling Trinity on Saturday, Oct. 10, hoping to get back in the win column. But the first good chance of the game came from Trinity (2-7-1, 2-5-1), and Yeich made a strong save to keep the match scoreless. Middletown countered with a great chance of its own when Jordan Matter slotted the ball through to teammate Brendan Dintiman, but the chance was denied. Both teams controlled the ball well in their offensive thirds of the field but neither could find any room to get the open shot, and the first half ended with the score 0-0.
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The Middletown boys’ soccer team had an off night against East Pennsboro, struggling in all facets of their game in a 3-0 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Cumberland County. East Pennsboro (10-4-1, 7-2-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division) was quick to capitalize on the Blue Raiders’ struggles. Less than two minutes into the game, a Middletown defensive mistake on a clearing attempt fell about 12 yards out from the Raider goal, where the Panthers’ Sebastian Olivera controlled the ball and struck for the first goal of the game. Five minutes later, a second unassisted East Pennsboro goal came via a Middletown miscue. Colin Grove intercepted a Raider defenseman’s pass back to Middletown goalkeeper Andrew Yeich, maneuvered around the charging Yeich and put the ball in the net to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. Less than 10 minutes later, a turnover near midfield by the Raiders was collected by Grove, who quickly took a shot from 20 yards out.. Yeich did well to make the attempted save, pushing the ball high, but it still soared below the crossbar and into the Raider goal to give East Pennsboro a 3-0 lead. Only 16 minutes into the game the Raiders (7-5, 4-5) found themselves down by three. The Raiders did collect themselves and limit the scoring chances of the Panthers the remainder of the game. But their struggles on offense were evident, as East Pennsboro goalkeeper Nick Caldwell was forced to make only three saves. Yeich and Thomas Lee combined for 10 saves for Middletown.
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MIDDLETOWN AREA FIELD HOCKEY
Hershey’s second-half explosion too much for Raiders in 9-0 loss
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Middletown running back Brady Fox (34) bulls past a Milton Hershey defender. Fox led the Blue Raiders with more than 200 yards rushing.
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Lower Dauphin 6 Middletown 0
LaPlante made an astounding 44 saves in the loss to perennial powerhouse Lower Dauphin on Thursday,
FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Palmyra 3 0 6-0 Camp Hill 3 0 6-0 Middletown 2 1 4-2 Milton Hershey 2 1 4-2 Boiling Springs 1 2 4-2 Trinity 1 2 3-3 Steelton-Highspire 0 3 1-5 West Perry 0 3 0-6 Last week’s games Milton Hershey 20, Middletown 19 Camp Hill 35, Steelton-Highspire 21 Palmyra 19, Boiling Springs 0 Trinity 28, West Perry 27 This week’s games Friday, Oct. 16 Middletown at Trinity, 7 p.m. West Perry at Steelton-Highspire, 7 p.m.
Middletown quarterback Chase Snavely (12) tosses a pass to receiver Caleb Leggore (9).
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Keystone Division W L OVERALL Cedar Cliff 2 0 6-0 Lower Dauphin 2 1 5-1 Bishop McDevitt 2 1 5-1 Susquehanna Twp. 2 1 3-3 Hershey 1 1 2-4 Mechanicsburg 0 2 0-6 Red Land 0 3 2-4 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 35, Red Land 0 Cedar Cliff 63, Mechanicsburg 27 Susquehanna Twp. 35, Bishop McDevitt 26 Greencastle-Antrim 41, Hershey 31 This week’s games Friday, Oct. 16 Mechanicsburg at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. CFA YOUTH LEAGUE MIDGET National Conference Division 4 W L Middletown 8 0 Mechanicsburg 6 2 East Pennsboro 3 5 Susquehanna 2 6 Steelton 1 7
Oct. 8 in Hummelstown. The Falcons (14-1-1, 9-0-1) took the lead on two Katie Spanos goals, one in the 11th minute and the other just a minute later. Mary Kate Tarczynski increased
Middletown defenders Hunter Landis (42) and Justin Shaver (25) take down a Milton Hershey runner. Expecting a Middletown run on first down, the Milton Hershey defense stacked the line of scrimmage only to be surprised by a play action pass. Faking the handoff, Snavely kept the ball and threw to Mills, who was breaking free near the Raider 20-yard line. The Spartan safety fell down as Mills raced past him and Mills never stopped until he reached the end zone 97 yards away. That lightning strike pushed the Raiders back into the lead with 3:08 left. A two-point conversion attempt failed.
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There was a lot of time left, and the Spartans ended up using almost every second of it on their way to the winning score. After being sacked by Middletown’s Graham for an 8-yard loss on first down, Lucas bounced back with a 20-yard pass completion to Darrien Richards on second down. Lucas was chased by the Middletown defense on nearly every play of the drive, but managed to use his athleticism to keep the march alive. And with all three timeouts available, the Spartans preserved every valuable second on the clock. Twelve plays into the drive, the Spartans were facing a fourth-and-4 from the Middletown 7-yard line. When Lucas’ pass fell incomplete, it appeared as if the Raiders had held on for the win. But that was when the flag flew for the holding call and the Spartans were still alive. Three plays later, Lucas scrambled away from pressure and found Carrington Smith in the end zone for the go-ahead points. Mills’ 45 yard kickoff return and the 13-yard catch by Fox set the stage for the last-ditch effort by the Raiders, who were denied when Snavely’s pass was batted down inside the Milton Hershey 5-yard line. “The kids played hard and the defense did a great job,” said Middletown Coach Brett Myers. “We set ourselves up with chances to win the game, but we couldn’t get it done. And that’s on me. I have to fix that.” Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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Last week’s games Good Shepherd 46, Seven Sorrows 16 Boiling Springs 1, Lower Dauphin 0 (forfeit) PONY National Conference Division 4 W L Middletown 8 0 Steelton 5 2 Mechanicsburg 4 3 East Pennsboro 4 4 Susquehanna 3 5
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Last week’s games Good Shepherd 20, Seven Sorrows 7 Boiling Springs 38, Lower Dauphin 6 PEEWEE National Conference Division 4 W L Mechanicsburg 8 0 Steelton 7 1 Susquehanna 5 3 East Pennsboro 4 4 Middletown 3 5 Division 3 W L Northern 7 1 Hummelstown 3 5 New Cumberland 2 6 Cedar Cliff 1 7 Hershey 0 8
Lower Dauphin’s lead to 3-0 with a goal in the 22nd minute. Sydney Dreisigmeyer, Taylin Lehman and Mia Studenroth scored secondhalf goals to ice the victory for the Falcons.
Last week’s games Trinity 1, Middletown 0 Middletown 2, East Pennsboro 1 (2OT) This week’s games Thursday, Oct. 15 Big Spring at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 Middletown at Camp Hill, 6:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 9 0 13-2 Lower Dauphin 8 2 10-3-1 Mechanicsburg 8 2 10-4 Palmyra 4 6 8-7 Bishop McDevitt 3 6 4-8 Susquehanna Twp. 2 8 5-13 CD East 0 10 2-13 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 1, Wilson 1 Governor Mifflin 2, Lower Dauphin 1 Lower Dauphin 4, CD East 1 Mechanicsburg 4, Lower Dauphin 1
Last week’s games Middletown 19, Hershey 6 Steelton 12, Northern 6
This week’s games Thursday, Oct. 15 Lower Dauphin at Greencastle-Antrim, 7 p.m.
Federal Conference Division 5 W L Good Shepherd 7 1 Boiling Springs 7 1 Big Spring 6 2 Seven Sorrows 4 4 Gettysburg 3 5 Shippensburg 2 6
Saturday, Oct. 17 Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.
Division 6 W L West Perry 8 0 Susquenita 6 2 Northern Lebanon 2 6 Halifrax 2 6 Greenwood 1 7 Lower Dauphin 0 8
Sunday, Oct. 18 Halifax at Seven Sorrows, noon, Middletown Area Middle School
Federal Conference Division 5 W L Good Shepherd 7 1 Boiling Springs 7 1 Gettysburg 4 4 Seven Sorrows 3 5 Big Spring 3 5 Shippensburg 0 7
Federal Conference Division 5 W L Good Shepherd 6 2 Shippensburg 6 2 Boiling Springs 6 2 Big Spring 5 3 Seven Sorrows 4 4 Gettysburg 2 6
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This week’s games Saturday, Oct. 17 Middletown at East Pennsboro, 11 a.m., East Pennsboro football field, 907 Wertzville Road, Enola
Last week’s games Middletown 26, Hershey 8
Last week’s games Middletown 40, Hershey 0 Steelton 25, Northern 0 Hummelstown 9, East Pennsboro 7
Greenwood Susquenita Northern Lebanon Halifax Lower Dauphin
Last week’s games Good Shepherd 26, Seven Sorrows 6 Boiling Springs 35, Lower Dauphin 12
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Middletown’s Cammee Johnson, left, takes the ball away from a Hershey player.
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Katelyn Vargo scored in overtime to give the Crusaders the win on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Middletown. Ireland Bailey assisted on the gamewinning goal. LaPlante made 22 saves for Middletown in the loss.
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1:29 left. During the drive, Lucas also completed a pair of passes of 12 and 20 yards to spark the march. Following the extra point kick the hosts were now in the lead, 7-6. The Raiders followed with a long drive that started late in the first quarter and ended, unfortunately for them, at the 8:09 mark of the second without a score. Another Milton Hershey drive made it to the Middletown 15-yard line before the Raider defense stopped it in its tracks. Griffin Radabaugh, Hunter Landis, Bob Graham, Justin Shaver and Fox made the late plays on defense to turn away the threat. Taking over at their own 15-yard line, the Raiders needed to earn some room against Milton Hershey’s athletic defense. Fox ran for 5 yards on first down and Leggore followed with a huge 30-yard run on second down. A personal foul on the play against the Spartans also helped as the Middletown offense reached the Milton Hershey 35-yard line. A long run by Fox to the 19 was hurt by a holding penalty and netted the Raiders 5 yards instead. A Leggore catch went for 8 yards and his following run of 12 yards gave the Raiders a first down at the Spartan 20-yard line. Once again, Fox found running room on the right side and sprinted the distance for Middletown’s second touchdown. Mason Guckavan’s extrapoint kick with 2:41 left in the first half gave the Raiders a 13-7 lead. A pass interception by Stetler ended Milton Hershey’s next possession and the Raiders ran off most the remaining 1:39 of the half to preserve their lead at the intermission. The third quarter ended with the score unchanged. The Spartans threatened to score in the quarter, reaching the Middletown 6-yard line in 11 plays, but the Raider defense again stopped the march. Key plays by Tristen Maxwell, Trey Leach and Mills, plus a fourth-down pass rush by Graham and Radabaugh, turned the Spartans away. Another one of the key plays in the game came early in the fourth quarter when Milton Hershey’s Travis Tolomei blocked Maxwell’s punt with 9:10 left in the game. Tolomei returned the blocked kick to the end zone, but the score was negated by a penalty. But two plays later, Lucas connected on a pass to Jesse Landron on secondand-11 to tie the score with 8:36 left. Casey Herrington’s extra-point kick pushed the Spartans into a 14-13 lead. Following the ensuing kickoff, Fox ran for 15 yards on first down, but a holding penalty on third-and-6 and no gain on third-and-9 forced another Middletown punt. The Spartans picked up a pair of first downs but hurt themselves with their own holding penalty and were eventually forced to kick the ball away. That kick was downed at the Middletown 3-yard line and pushed the Raiders into a deep hole with 3:21 left in the game.
For one half, the Middletown field hockey team hung with Hershey, holding the powerful Trojans to just one goal. But Hershey exploded for eight goals in the second half to win the game, 9-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Middletown. Ali Cronin staked the Trojans (10-2-1, 7-2-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) to a 1-0 lead in the 12th minute. Middletown goalkeeper Sidonie LaPlante, who had 29 saves in the game, kept Hershey off the scoreboard otherwise. But the Trojans got it going in the second half to beat the Blue Raiders (1-15, 0-11). Korryn Kehler scored three goals, Lauren Leichleitner added two, Taylor Massage score two and Katie McCartney added a goal to give Hershey the victory.
BOYS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENDE Capital Division W L T OVERALL Camp Hill 8 1 0 13-1 West Perry 7 2 0 11-3 East Pennsboro 7 2 1 10-4-1 Middletown 4 5 0 7-5 Trinity 2 5 1 2-7-1 Northern York 2 5 0 3-10 Milton Hershey 0 10 0 3-11 Last week’s games East Pennsboro 3, Middletown 0 Trinity 3, Middletown 0 This week’s games Thursday, Oct. 15 Middletown at Big Spring, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Middletown at Waynesboro, 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 Camp Hill at Middletown, 7 p.m. Keystone Division W L T OVERALL Lower Dauphin 10 0 1 13-0-1 Hershey 9 1 1 12-2-1 CD East 7 4 0 10-4 Mechanicsburg 7 4 0 9-5 Bishop McDevitt 5 5 1 6-8-1 Palmyra 3 7 1 5-9-1 Susquehanna Twp. 1 10 0 3-11 Harrisburg 0 11 0 0-11
FIELD HOCKEY MID-PENN CONFERENCE Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 6, Middletown 0 Bishop McDevitt 1, Middletown 0 Hershey 9, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 4, Mechanicsburg 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Central Dauphin 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 14 Red Land at Middletown, 4 p.m. Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 Lebanon at Middletown, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Last week’s games Trinity 3, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Middletown 1 Hershey 3, Lower Dauphin 0 Mechanicsburg 3, Lower Dauphin 1 Steelton-Highspire 3, Harrisburg 1 Palmyra 3, Steelton-Highspire 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 14 Middletown at Elco, 7 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Harrisburg, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 Middletown at Hershey, 5 p.m. Trinity at Steelton-Highspire, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 Steelton-Highspire at Middletown, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 Lower Dauphin at Palmyra, 6:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOCCER CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN W L T OVERALL Salisbury 3 0 0 8-3 Wesley 3 1 0 6-6-1 Chris. Newport 2 0 2 9-0-4 Frostburg St. 2 1 1 8-3-1 York 2 1 1 5-6-2 Mary Washington 2 2 0 9-4 St. Mary’s 2 2 0 6-5-1 Marymount 1 3 0 5-7 Southern Virginia 0 3 0 1-11 Penn State Hbg. 0 4 0 2-7-2 Last week’s games York 2, Penn State Harrisburg 1 Salisbury 3, Penn State harrisburg 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 14 Wesley at Penn State Harrisburg, 4 p.m.
Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 3, Cedar Cliff 0 Lower Dauphin 1, CD East 0 Lower Dauphin 5, Mechanicsburg 0
Saturday, Oct. 17 Southern Virginia at Penn State Harrisburg, 2 p.m.
This week’s games Thursday, Oct. 15 Harrisburg at Lower Dauphin, 5:30 p.m.
WOMEN W L T OVERALL St. Mary’s 4 0 0 6-5 Frostburg St. 3 0 1 7-5-2 Chris. Newport 3 1 0 8-3-1 Salisbury 2 1 1 8-3-1 Mary Washington 2 2 0 7-6 Wesley 2 2 0 5-5-2 Penn State Hbg. 2 3 0 3-7-1 York 1 3 0 3-8 Southern Virginia 0 3 0 3-9 Marymount 0 4 0 4-8
Friday, Oct. 16 South Western at Lower Dauphin, 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 1 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L T OVERALL Northern York 9 0 0 12-0 Trinity 8 1 0 13-1 Middletown 7 3 0 10-3 East Pennsboro 5 5 0 9-5 Camp Hill 2 7 1 5-9-1 West Perry 2 7 1 5-9-1 Milton Hershey 0 10 0 3-11
Last week’s games Frostburg St. 5, Penn State Harrisburg 1 Penn State Harrisburg 4, Marymount 3 This week’s games Saturday, Oct. 17 Southern Virginia at Penn State Harrisburg, noon
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Lower Swatara Twp. Police News
Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Charged after people struck by vehicle A Harrisburg woman was charged after she allegedly struck two people with a car she was driving during a domestic disturbance last August in the 2000 block of Georgetown Road, police said. Kelly E. Fisher, 36, of the 6000 block of Grant Ct., was charged with aggravated assault (two counts), terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person (three counts), simple assault (two counts), disorderly conduct, defiant trespass, harassment (two counts), criminal mischief (three counts), involvement in an accident involving injury, reckless driving, parking improperly and failure to render aid and give information, police said. Police were called to the 2000 block of Georgetown Rd. at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 26 to investigate a report of pedestrians struck by a vehicle and a disturbance involving several people. The two people struck by the car, Fisher’s ex-husband and former sister-in-law, suffered minor injuries, police said. Fisher was taken to Harrisburg Hospital upon recommendation of the staff of the Dauphin County Judicial Center for blood tests, then brought back to the judicial center for booking, police said.Results of tests were not reported. During a preliminary arraignment on Sept. 24, Fisher was released after posting $50,000 bail of $50,000, court records show. A preliminary hearing was set for Oct. 7 before District Judge Michael Smith. Vehicles vandalized Two vehicles parked behind a business in the 1000 block of W. Harrisburg Pike were vandalized some time between Sept. 23 and 26, police report. The windshield of a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta was smashed and a side mirror of a 2014 Mazda 3 was damaged, police said. Total cost to repair the vehicles was estimated at $650, police said. The vehicles were owned by employees of one of the businesses in the area, police said. Videos from surveillance cameras were given to police. Violation PFA Travis D. Daube, 30, of the first block of Market St., Middletown, was charged with violating a protection from abuse order, police report. The charge was filed as a result of an
incident at 4 p.m. on Sept. 21 in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in the 800 block of S. Eisenhower Blvd, police said. Police said they were called to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance between two people. Daube began to argue with the complainant, who had a protection from abuse order secured against him, police said. The complainant told police that Daube grabbed her around her waist and caused her to suffer a bruise to her inner thigh. Police said a PFA had been issued against Daube by Dauphin County Court on Aug. 5, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2016 and noted the parties were permitted to have limited “peaceful contact” regarding a minor child. The Dauphin County District Attorney’s office advised police to file the charge of indirect criminal contempt-violating of PFA against Daube, police said. Warnings issued Several residents were issued warnings in a follow-up of an investigation of acts of disorderly conduct at 1:58 a.m. on Sept. 26 in the 300 block of Gina Lane, police report. Officers stopped and spoke with numerous residents who were talking loudly and creating a disturbance, police Portable breathalyzer tests were administered to the individuals who were questioned, police said. It was the investigating officer’s discretion to warn the individuals that they would be cited for disorderly conduct and underage drinking if they would be found to be involved in any further disturbances in the area. Theft from motel room A Harrisburg man told police numerous items including an unknown amount of cash was stolen from a his room at the Hollywood Motel, 100 block of Richardson Road, between Sept. 23 and 24. The victim told police his personal mail, a “Net Ten” telephone and cash were stolen. Investigators were told the cash was in a gym bag at the time. The victim was uncertain of an exact amount of cash stolen but said the paper money was in increments of $20 bills. Police said there was no evidence of forced entry to the room.
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Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll, PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com Column No. 818/October 14, 2015
Frederick Andrew Barrows, Part VI
“And now as I have been recording the chief events of my life, I am sitting in my little room on the third floor which I have occupied since I was obliged to give up my business and all my ambitions in the business world. I had built up a nice business in this territory for my employers and was just beginning to see that results of over 10 years of work and the prospects for future seemed bright when my trouble came upon me. My eyes have been giving trouble for some time past, but I had hoped that the operation I underwent in February 1920 would at least hold them where they were so that I could continue working at my desk and on the road. But they continued to get worse so that I made many mistakes in typewriting and the strain was very severe. And this work coupled with other worries caused sleepless nights and proved too much, but have been trying to do what little I can to help my faithful little wife with the housework. We now have four rooms rented besides the first floor apartment and heaven knows there is plenty to do. This spring was a hard one for Catherine as one of our roomers was confined to her room for three months and Catherine has been nurse as well as housekeeper, but she had been very brave and faithful and is always willing to do for others. Ethel also helps all she can when off duty from the hospital. I often feel very much discouraged and tired of the monotonous routine of my life especially when in physical pain, but I have much to be thankful for after all. “It might be worse.” Above all things I have reason to be thankful for my good wife Catherine (she has always been Katie to me). We often get impatient with each other and say things we should not when tired and nervous with an everlasting grind of work, but we are each doing what we can, each in our own sphere grind to keep the machinery in motion. I spend most of my spare time up in my room writing little jingles and poems. I have a book which I call “Sense and Nonsense” in which from time to time I enter some new thought in rhyme or prose. For instance in comparing my past and present life, the following expresses it… In those happy days I was a man, Now they say I am just a Mary Ann, Nobbly suits and ties I used to wear, Now my rig a kanga room would scare. I also have another book of a more serious nature called “Solemn Thoughts” in which I have endeavored to express my views on God and Immortality. And thus the time passes while I am looking forward to the time when this material existence of pain and care shall end and I shall enter upon a life in some brighter and higher realm of usefulness and happiness.”
German Reformed Church Of Bethel, Berks Co., Pa.
Prior to 1810 the Reformed people in the Millersburg community worshipped mostly at Host, Tulpehocken, Strausstown (Blue Mountain Church) and Klopps Churches, being from 8 to 10 miles away. In 1810 the congregation was organized by Rev. William Hensel Jr., D.D., who was then the pastor of the Tulpehocken Charge. Among the original members were the following: Jacob Bordner, John Bordner, John Kline, Philip Kline, John Lerch, Michael Millers, Leonard Miller, Jacob Miller, Phillip Muth, John Royer, John Shuey, Adam Weber and John Ziebach. Besides these the following names go far back to the history of the congregation: Brown, Donkel, Forry, Livingood, Neuschwender, Peiffer, Schnoke, Schlapping, Spangler, Weidner, Zeller and possible others. The congregation at the time of it organization had some 20 members. The site for the church and the cemetery was donated by Gottfried Rehrer a member of the Rehrersburg Lutheran Church, his wife Eva nee Leis being of the Reformed faith. This site comprised 2 acres and 76 perches and is located on a triangular plot of ground in the forks of the roadway just beyond the banks of
the little Swatara Creek, one fourth mile South of the village of Millersburg, (now Bethel) on the famous Indian Trail and Post Road, leading from Philadelphia through Reading across the Blue Mountains near Fort Henry, close by the Round Top at Dietrich Six’s where so many Indian massacres occurred. Its situation is one of the prettiest to be found anywhere. The stones, which were a species of limestone used in the erection of the North wall, were quarried on the farm of one of the original members. Those used on the other three walls were hauled from the Blue Mountains two miles to the North; tradition says during the winter after heavy snowfall, they were brought to the place of building upon the hard crust, over fences and fields. Much of the working was done by members. The original walls with additions are still standing.
The New Mags Website Is Here!
The Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society board is proud to announce that we now have a new website for your use. We hope this website will be more informative and helpful to you in your research. While several board members have been working on this for much of the summer we consider this an ongoing project and plan to add even more content as time goes on. We will be soliciting your input on how we can make this site even better. This new website will allow us to make more timely updated to information about MAGS meeting and other events of interest. Members will also have access to proprietary MAGS databases, German research helps, Der Kurier issues, the lending library, a surname exchange, and a new image library. We invite you all to attend our fall meeting at the Ramada Plaza in Hagerstown, Maryland on Saturday, October 31 where Carol Carman will tell you about these and other features designed to help you with your German family research. Also on the program are Richard Green presenting, “Federal Photographs of Germans in America;” Tyler Stump telling us about “Hidden German-American Workers: An Introduction to the George Meany American Federation of Labor and Congress of International Organizations Archives;” and Ken Heger discussing “Our Fractured Fatherland-Facing Political-Geographic Problems.” This promises to be a very informative program for MAGS members and one you won’t want to miss. To access the new website point your browser to magsgen.com. Some content on our site is available to the public. To access content exclusively for members, click on Login as Member, follow the instructions to enter your Login Name and Password and have fun exploring! If you have any issues or questions about the site, please contact our Webmaster at webmaster@magsgen.com.
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Our Annual Fall Festival will be held on Fri., Oct. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is free and will include food, children’s games, a train, a hayride,
and inflatable, face painting and more. Wear your costumes, at 7 p.m. event closes with trunk or treat. Parking will be available at 1801 Oberlin Rd., formerly Twelve Oaks Center. There are monthly gatherings that meet at the church. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. Please call for details. Any questions or group ideas, please call us at 939-0766.
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Church is located at Spring and Union Wyoming Street, Royalton. Individustreets, Middletown. We are a Recon- als may also take items directly to the ciling In Christ Church. food pantry, which is open Tuesdays You are invited to join us for wor- and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday p.m. evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Church and Community Events: worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. Wed., Oct. 14: 10 a.m., Holy ComSunday Church School for all ages is munion and Prayer Service for Healing at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship ser- with Laying On of Hands and Anointvice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. ing in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., Homework Wednesday morning service is at 10 Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Thurs., Oct. 15: Newsletter Deadline. traditional service and is 45 minutes Sat., Oct. 17: 9 a.m., Middletown in length. Please enter through the Food Pantry Cleaning; 9 to 11 a.m., parking lot doors. Youth Service Project at Middletown The first Sunday of each month is Food Pantry; 5 p.m., Holy ComFood Pantry Sunday. Middletown munion. Area Interfaith Food Pantry will beSun., Oct. 18: Harvest Home; 8:15 gin distributing Thanksgiving Bags a.m., Holy Communion; 9:45 a.m., to clients on Oct. 27. Four particular Confirmation/Church School; 11 items are needed: 1) Mashed potatoes a.m., Holy Communion; 3 to 8 p.m., (boxed or bagged); 2) Turkey Stuffing Combined SPYG Corn Maze. Mix; 3) Canned Yams/Sweet Potatoes; Tues., Oct. 20: 1:30 p.m., Frey Vil4) Turkeys* Turkeys are randomly lage Holy Communion; 3 to 5 p.m., distributed as they become available Homework Club; 5 to 7 p.m., Event through November, due to storage and – LH. distribution issues. Items collected Visit our website at www.stpeare taken to the Middletown Area tersmiddletown.org.
165th Church anniversary program scheduled
ringers in southeastern Pa. Founded in early 2014 the group’s goal is to provide a unique ensemble style combined with the high skill of the group members allows for performance of a wide variety of music, from duets using only a few bells to full, septet pieces using five octaves of bells. The concert is open to the public, followed by an ice cream social in Fellowship Hall, during which time guests will be free to talk with the hand bell ringers.
New Beginnings Church Middletown
We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship. One for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group begins at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Pastor Britt’s Bible study follows at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month.
Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for September: Larae Rhine. Ushers for October: Eva Allen, Tammy Kreiser, Terry and Todd Shope. Children’s Church leaders for October: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. The men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. Presently they are meeting every Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. for prayer. Sunday evening the group meets at 7 p.m., in addition to Thursday morning for a study of “Kingdom Family.” No need to call ahead, just show up. Community men welcome, call Sam Rainal at 951-4866 for any questions. Daytime Bible study, led by Pam Eberly, is on Wednesday’s at 10 a.m. Study is on “Joseph, The Journey to Forgiveness.” The community is invited. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
This is the day, which the Lord has made. Worship is our opportunity to be glad and rejoice in the Lord’s house on the Lord’s Day. We come as children of God, knowing that we are welcomed here where all are meant to be one in the Lord. Let us lay down our burdens and rejoice in the Lord for the Lord is good, the Source of love. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for Oct. 14-20 are always open to everyone. Wed., Oct.14: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.
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Thurs., Oct. 15: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., Oct. 18: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for October: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Lay Liturgist: Deb Weaver. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of Myron I. Kuhn presented by the Byron family. This week’s bulletins are sponsored in memory of Elizabeth and Simon Grubb presented by Eleanor Jane and Delbert Sankey. Mon., Oct. 19: 6 p.m., Halloween Parade stand. Tues., Oct. 20: 8:30 a.m., Volunteers will travel to Mission Central; 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry.
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As followers of Jesus, we are committed to “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We invite others to come and discover how they can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” Food Pantry Sunday is October 18. We will be collecting non-perishable items in support of the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry Thanksgiving meal project. Special needs include stuffing, potatoes and canned yams.
Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank has free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult. We are currently collecting winter coats for those who may need them. For more information, call Shirley at 939-0256. Our Annual Church Conference has been scheduled for November 1 at 2 p.m. This session will be held at Highspire UM Church in conjunction with four other parishes. Our District Superintendent will lead us in worship and guide us through the business sessions of our congregations. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine Street in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
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The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Wed., Oct. 14: 6:30 p.m., Hand bell rehearsal; 7:15 p.m., Chancel choir rehearsal. Thurs., Oct. 15: Newsletter deadline for the November issue. An anniversary celebration of our 165th year as a congregation is planned for Sat. Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Join us for a dazzling hand bell concert presented by “Bell Amis.” This elite ensemble, including Marcus and Rebecca Mateer, will present a program of great music featuring seven ringers. This event is open to the public and you are urged to attend. After the concert we will enjoy an ice cream social in Fellowship Hall. Be sure to come and bring a friend. Church school for all ages continues on October 18 from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. We encourage parents to bring the children and teens to class. Adults are welcome to the Adult Forum. The Adult Forum will continue a two-week Bible study of the Epistle of Galatians, led by Pastor Don Potter. Join us as we take an up-close and personal look at the six chapters of Paul’s Letter to the Galatians. Please plan to join us for worship on Sunday, October 18. Visitors are especially welcome. Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in our handicapped accessible sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening bags for children to utilize during the service. Mon., Oct. 19: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., A time of meditation and prayer will be held at the Mateer’s. Wed., Oct. 21 is the next Senior Adult
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free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
First Church of God Middletown
First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. They meet weekly through May. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live. Supper at 5:30 p.m., Classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Adult Bible Study – “Better Weighs” There is a cost for the class; Ladies Bible Study, Women of the New Testament; “Painting with Donny” - Bring your own sketchbook and there is a cost toward paint and brushes; “Grow in His Word”; “Boundaries With Kids.” There are also classes for Youth, Children’s Classes Grades 3, 4 and 5, Grades 1 and 2, Kindergarten and Babysitting
for Infants thru age 3. Seniors Alive will be held on Thurs., Oct. 15 at 11:30 a.m. October menu is meat loaf, parsley red potatoes, mixed vegetables, salad, dessert and beverage. Entertainment will be “This Way Up” a Christian Group who plays boomerangs and sing. Anyone needing assistance will be served from the kitchen. Food bank items are requested as well as a free will offering, but not required. Specific items needed by the Food Bank for Thanksgiving Baskets are canned sweet potatoes, canned cranberry sauce, Stove Top Stuffing and boxed instant mashed potatoes. Trunk-or-Treat: Join us Sat., Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the church parking lot for Trunk-or-Treat. Bring your kids and grandkids, and invite their friends and your neighbors too. This is always a great night - you won’t want to miss it! Trunk-or-Treat will be held rain or shine. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
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Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com
Ebenezer United Methodist Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples"
890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road)
Phone 939-0766 Sunday Worship: Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am Christian Child Care - 985-1650
New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
BRAD GILBERT, Pastor
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
www.ebenezerumc.net
Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) Ample Parking Nursery Provided
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The Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown, Union and Water streets, is celebrating its 165th anniversary this year. The church is part of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and has been active and committed to community service, study of scripture and the worship of God since its founding. As part of the anniversary observance, on Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m., the church is hosting Bell Amis, an elite hand bell ensemble of seven ringers made up of the best hand bell
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Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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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
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish 280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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CJ Cole, 5, takes the helm of a piece of rescue equipment.
Skylar Lengel, 2, takes the wheel of a fire truck. Riding in the bucket are, from left, firefighter Aaron Morey, Jackson Prough, Levi Prough and April Prough.
Having a good time at the open house are, from left, Eddie Dunn, 4; Michael Hevel, 12; and Devon Schaeffer, 6.
Ceajay Lawrence and little sister Raegan Dunn, 1, check out a fire engine.
Middletown firefighter Aaron Morey brings his 3-month-old daughter, Madison, to the station.
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he Middletown Volunteer Fire Department held an open house at its Adelia Street station on Wednesday, Oct. 7, offering residents a ride in the bucket of one of its fire trucks. The open house celebrated National Fire Prevention Week, which is held around this time in October to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the infamous blaze that killed 250 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed 17,400 buildings on Oct. 8 and 9, 1871, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Mrs. O’Leary’s cow may have gotten a bum rap – while the fire started near Mrs. O’Leary’s barn, there is no evidence that one of her cows started it, the association says. Two theories: Neighborhood kids sneaking cigarettes outside the barn, or a meteorite that fell to . Earth, started the fire. Stephanie Crater, left, and daughter Madison, 6, stop to look at a rescue boat.
Guests climb into the bucket of a Middletown Volunteer Fire Department truck.
Residents watch the bucket lift guests.
Robbie Williams, left, and his son Tyler, 4, check out an ambulance.
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NEW DIGS Reliance Therapy moves to
B-8 - THE PRESS AND JOURNAL, Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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former Main Street funeral home By Dan Miller
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building on East Main Street in Middletown has been transformed from a place to remember the dead into a place to enhance the lives of the living. The former Jorich Funeral Home at 63 E. Main St. is now the new home of Reliance Therapy. Reliance Therapy had been on Brown Street. However, the lack of on-street parking – especially for disabled persons, who make up much of the clientele – had been an ongoing challenge for the practice. Reliance Therapy opened on Main Street on Sept. 1, following extensive renovations to both inside and outside the property by local building contractors Mate Krpan and his identical twin brother, Petar. Mate and Petar have spent about a year transforming the former funeral home into its new use – and the job isn’t finished yet. Reliance Therapy will formally unveil its new location to the public during an open house from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, Oct. 24. Reliance Therapy now has much greater visibility, being smack dab
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Physical therapist Julie Iaria, right, works with Chance Wallace at Reliance Therapy’s new home on East Main Street. in the middle of a busy road traveled by several thousand vehicles a day. “It’s kind of nice to see people walk past on the sidewalk and they look up and recognize that now there is something active here in this
Occupational therapist Joy Cleveland, right, assists Meichelle Smith.
building, because I think it had been vacant for several years,” said Pat Gay, Reliance’s owner. The Main Street location is about double the size of the Brown Street location, Gay said. “We’ve been able to expand our services, which now include expanded physical therapy services,’’ Gay said. “We just added a speech therapist. We also offer massage therapy and we are looking to start up Tai Chi classes with a certified instructor.” The practice now also has space for a tele-medicine suite, where a therapist can conduct a remote consultation with a patient through a teleconference. Teleconferencing is an option for a client who lives in a remote area or who has difficulty traveling to get a basic consultation for something like a wheelchair seating assessment without the person having to leave home. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Reliance Therapy moved into the former Jorich Funeral Home.
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