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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2013
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WHO OWNS THE ELKS?
50th Annive rsary
Council gives it to ICDA; but GMEDC still owns it
GOT ANY CANDY?
By Daniel Walmer
Press And Journal Staff
Middletown Borough Council voted on Tuesday, Oct. 8 to transfer the management of two landmark downtown buildings it previously voted to acquire by eminent domain – the Elks Theatre and the Klahr Building – to the borough’s Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, even though the borough does not currently own the Elks. Council President Christopher McNamara said the decision regarding the Elks Theatre stemmed from an agreement the borough has reached with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development regarding a $500,000 grant from DCED for which the borough is still “on the hook.” The move puzzled the Greater Middletown Economic Development Corp., which still owns and is actively operating the theater. The borough has apparently never filed legal paperwork to acquire the theater by eminent domain, and GMEDC has not yet sold or transferred it to the borough. “As far as we can tell, any action that they took at that meeting is meaningless,” said Gordon Einhorn, vice-chairman of GMEDC. “They can’t transfer ownership of something they don’t own.” All parties involved seem to agree on the facts of the DCED grant, up to a certain point: Middletown had acquired a $500,000 “anchor building” grant from DCED, which it transferred to GMEDC to purchase and improve the property. GMEDC is required to pay the loan back to the Please See ELKS, Page A8
Trick-or-Treat Night will be observed on Halloween Thursday, Oct. 31 at the following times locally: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Middletown, Londonderry Twp.
6 to 8 p.m. Lower Swatara Twp., Royalton, Highspire, Steelton, Swatara Twp. and Hummelstown
Woodlayne owner repays borough loan By Daniel Walmer
Press And Journal Staff
The owner of Woodlayne Court Apartments in Middletown has fully repaid a borough loan, freeing up $583,000 that the borough can use for downtown redevelopment, according to Borough Council President Christopher McNamara. Owner Middletown Associates and parent company Pennrose Properties had tried to cut a deal with the borough in 2011, offering to immediately repay half of the loan if the borough would forgive the rest. Council unanimously rejected the deal despite the owner’s claims of financial difficulties and warnings that the 44-apartment complex in the former Rough Wear Clothing Company building could fall into disrepair if the deal were not accepted. Since then, council has consistently rebuffed attempts by Middletown Associates to avoid paying back the full loan, McNamara said. “We told them to go pound sand,” he said. The borough has now gotten Woodlayne Court’s owners to fully repay the loan – and
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The 2013 Middletown Area Homecoming Court
MAHS announces Homecoming Court By Jim Lewis
Ten students are vying for Homecoming queen and king at Middletown Area High School, chosen by votes by the student body.
The queen, Middletown’s 50th in school history, will be crowned at the Homecoming football game between Middletown and East Pennsboro at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at War Memorial Field. The Homecoming Parade will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning at Market Street and ending
at the football field. Tailgating will be held at the field from noon to 1:30 p.m. A Homecoming dinner will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Please See HOMECOMING, Page A3
For past queens, the memory still thrills
Council candidates host public gathering Two candidates for Middletown Borough Council in the Second Ward will host a Meet the Candidates Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at The Event Place, 11 S. Union St. Democrats Ben Kapenstein and Anne Einhorn, two of four candidates for two Second Ward seats, will hold the event. Light refreshments will be served.
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Hummelstown bike route gets grant
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ive girls will stand before a crowd of hundreds during halftime at Middletown’s Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 19, hoping their box holds the ticket to becoming queen – the white rose. The moment the Homecoming queen is crowned is like a fairy tale finish, a memory that she will carry the rest of her life. For more than a dozen people in the audience on Saturday, the moment will bring back the same glee and excitement they once experienced when they received the cherished crown. As part of the 50th anniversary of Middletown Area High School, queens from Middletown Homecomings Past have been invited back for the special weekend. It’s a day they said they would never forget, and they truly never did. In 1963, Jeanne Elliott became Middletown’s first Homecoming queen, but she wasn’t chosen the same way as many who came after her. “I was out in the hallway at school, and they announced it over the intercom,” Elliott recalled. “I walked into the class and everybody cheered. It was awesome.” As a cheerleader, Elliott spent a lot of time supporting the Blue Raiders at football and basketAmanda Jones an ball games, and also enjoyed the Sadie Hawkins d escort Tony Soud er s in 1999. Please See QUEENS, Page A8
The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission has agreed to pay $36,000 toward a study to create a bicycle route between Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Swatara Twp. and Harrisburg. An additional $9,000 will be contributed by local sources. The commission’s commitment is part of its competitive Regional Connections Grant Program.
LD quiz bowl team faces Northern York
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Steelton-Highspire crowned Marlin Sanchez as its Homecoming queen and Broderick SimmonsSettles as its king at halftime of its football game against Middletown on Monday, Oct. 14 at Cottage Hill in Steelton. Sanchez chose a box that contained a red rose – the winning rose – during the ceremony. Five others opened boxes that contained a white rose. “I feel honored. I was very excited,” Sanchez said. “I was a little nervous about being on the court, but overall, I had fun.” For Simmons-Settles, her escort, being crowned king was a surprise. “I was so happy,’’ he said. “I didn’t think I was going to get it. It felt really good to be crowned.’’ Ceani Beaden and Mitchell Fillmore were crowned Homecoming princess and prince. A few weeks before Homecoming, each student on the court decorated a shoebox and collected money to help cover the cost of the Homecoming festivities. The students who raised the most were named prince and princess. “It was a little shocking, but it was exciting,” said Beaden. “Even if I didn’t win anything, I was still honored to be on the court. It just added more to the experience to win the title of princess.”
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Cemetery property sold for $2.82 million By Noelle Barrett
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Marlin Sanchez and Broderick Simmons-Settles were crowned Steel-High’s Homecoming queen and king.0
The Middletown Cemetery Association has sold a 14-acre parcel of land to developers for $2.82 million, according to a deed filed in Dauphin County. Lift Development, under the limited partnership Spring Street Property, purchased the land from the cemetery association, and preliminary plans are to develop part of the property for housing for students at neighboring Penn State Harrisburg. Lift Development is owned by Matt Tunnell and John Tierney, both officers of Harrisburg developer GreenWorks Development, which has built some of the student housing in nearby Eagle Heights along West Main Street, Tunnell confirmed.
The association had entered a sales agreement with GreenWorks last year, but Lift Development decided to move forward with the property. The parcel of land stretches from Penn State Harrisburg’s eastern boundary in Lower Swatara Twp. to Spring Street in Middletown along the southern end of the cemetery and extends north about 300 feet. About nine acres of land sits in Middletown Borough, and the rest is in Lower Swatara. A subdivision plan for the land was approved by both Middletown and Lower Swatara in June, but nothing else was presented to either municipality since. The purchase was confirmed by Tunnell, who said part of the land will be used for student housing.
Lower Dauphin will face Northern York in the first round of the “Brain Busters” quiz bowl competition on WGAL Channel 8 in a broadcast scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Lower Dauphin squad includes Dan Davis, Eric Markley, James McDonough and Maddy Waters. The team is coached by Doug Grove. “Brain Busters,” which began airing in 2002, pits high school quiz bowl teams against one another, celebrating academic achievement in schools.
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Marlin Bell Sr. Marlin N. Bell Sr., 94, of Frey Village Retirement Center, and formerly of Highspire and Hummelstown, passed away on Saturday, October 12, at the home. Born in Penbrook on December 2, 1918, he was the son of the late Monroe and Emma Tschopp Bell. He retired in 1973 as an equipment specialist from the Mechanicsburg Navy Depot after 31 years of service; was a 1936 graduate of the former Swatara Township High School where he was a member of the Alumni Association; he served with the United States Army Air Corps 984th Engineer Squadron in World War II; and was a life elder and the longest living member of Swatara Church of God, Harrisburg, where he was a Sunday school teacher, served as a choir member for 56 years, was on Church Council for 25 years, was the financial secretary for 20 years, and was a member of the church’s Diamond Diners. He was also a member of the Hummelstown Golden Age Club, the Antique Automobile Club of America and its Hershey Region, the Antique Chevrolet Club of Gettysburg, and American Legion Post 265, Hummelstown; he was a charter member and former driver of the Hummelstown Elder Express; was an antique car enthusiast; and enjoyed playing bingo.
In Memoriam In loving memory of Allen Stauffer who passed away October 20, 1993 We thought of you with love today, But that is nothing new; We thought about you yesterday, And days before that too. We think of you in silence, We often speak your name; Now all we have are memories, And your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, With which we’ll never part; God has you in His keeping, We have you in our hearts. Sadly missed and dearly loved by Mom and Dad Brothers, David Stauffer and Family And James Stauffer and Family Adv.
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He was preceded in death by his first wife Sylvia Keim Bell on November 15, 1982, a sister Alberta Brown; five brothers Edward, Floyd, Paul, Orville and Eugene; and a stepson, William H. Reed. He is survived by his wife of 29 years Florence M. Hoover Reed Bell, whom he married on December 23, 1983; two sons The Rev. Robert L. Bell, husband of Paula of Harrisburg, and Marlin N. Bell Jr., husband of Vicki of Middletown; two daughters Virginia Lerew, widow of Glenn of Mechanicsburg; and Betty Gardner, widow of David of Harrisburg; one stepdaughter Catherine E. Eshenour, widow of Jack of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.; one sister Bernice Hoffman; six grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 12 stepgreatgrandchildren; and seven stepgreatgreat-grandchildren. A Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, at Swatara Church of God, 4860 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, with the Rev. Robert L. Bell, his son, and The Rev. Michael Nelson, his pastor, officiating. Interment with military honors will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 10 a.m. until time of the service on Wednesday at the church. Arrangements by Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., Hummelstown. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of Central PA, 1320 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110; or to Frey Village Personal Care Benevolent Fund, 1020 North Union St., Middletown, PA 17057. Online condolences may be shared at www.trefzandbowser.com.
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Walter R. Stine, 85, of McVeytown, formerly of Middletown, died at 3 p.m. Thursday, October 10, at Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon. Born January 22, 1928 in East Waterford, he was the son of the late John W. and Nellie A. Burdge Stine. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy and he served in the Pacific Theatre; he retired as a cataloguer from Marine Corps Supply in Philadelphia and previously worked at Olmsted Air Force Base in Middletown; was a member of Parkview Church of the Brethren in Burnham, Pa., and the McVeytown Lions Club; and was a volunteer for the McVeytown Fire Police and was an EMT for McVeytown Ambulance. He was preceded in death by three brothers John E., James O., and Richard D. Stine, and a half brother Kenneth Long. He is survived by his wife Joyce I. Meyers Stine, whom he married on July 24, 1948; two daughters Diana S. Tanner and husband, Thomas, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Judith A. Stine of Middletown; a brother Leonard E. Stine and wife Rose of Elizabethtown; five grandchildren Julie A. Miller and husband Ed, Emily S. Castillo and Allena J. O’Neil, all of Middletown, Aaron W. Tanner of Albuquerque, N.M. and Amity A. Tanner of Phila-
Patricia Barge Patricia Tenley Barge, 78, of Hummelstown, and formerly of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 13, at Golden Living Center, Erford Road, Camp Hill. Patty was born on October 2, 1935 in Saxton, and was the daughter of the late Fred F. and Irma Treece Tenley. She was a graduate of the former Middletown High School class of 1955. In the late 1950s she rode on the Dauphin County Bookmobile. She was a librarian for McCormick Library, Harrisburg, Kline Village Library, and the Middletown Public Library. Patty was a member of Middletown First Church of God, and a former member of the church choir. She had a beautiful soprano voice and loved to sing. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Patty was an excellent cook and baker and reader of books, especially for children. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles F. Barge on May 28, 2006, and two sisters Mary Carol Smith and Shirley Hiquet. She is survived by her daughter Carol T., wife of Joseph A. Nye of Hummelstown; stepchildren Dennis G. (Christy) Barge of Pillow, Sandra L. Renninger of Hegins, Steven C. (Barbara) Barge of Hegins; two grandsons Joseph and James; seven stepgrand-
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Richard L. Benner, 68, of Highspire, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 13, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born on January 21, 1945 in Mifflintown and was the son of the late Howard D. and Dorothy Ruth Kepler-Benner. He was an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War Era; he graduated from Middletown High School in 1963; was a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Highspire, a member of Luther Choir, served on church council, and was the editor of the church newsletter for nine and a half years; and was a former member of the Keystone Capital Chorus (SPEBSQSA) and two barbershop quartets, the Jacks or Better and the Keystone Chordsmen. Richard was employed by Met-Ed at both the Crawford Station and Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, and he retired from TMI in 2000 as a radiological support technician. He was a member of the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, American Legion Post 420, Steelton, and a life member of the NRA; and he also served on the Highspire Planning Commission since 2000. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by a sister Shirley Benner. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years Gloria Jean Good Benner; daughter Cynthia Jean, wife of Tom Dietrich of Upper St. Clair, Pa.; grandchildren Melody Violet Dietrich and Aria Autumn Dietrich; brothers Howard and wife Jean Benner of Middletown, and Larry and wife Caroline
Benner of Middletown; sister Mary E., wife of Russell Markel of Lancaster; seven nieces; and one nephew. A Tribute to Richard’s life will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 17, at his church, 240 Broad St., Highspire, with the Rev. Charles Utter officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. Viewing will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, at the Frank E. Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, PA 17057. There will also be a visitation from 11 a.m. until time of service on Thursday at the church. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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children; six stepgreat-grandchildren; sister Sandra L. (James) Smith of James Creek; and brother Fred F. Tenley Jr. of Middletown. A Tribute to her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18, at her church, 245 W. High St., Middletown, with the Rev. Kimberly Shifler and the Rev. Randall Bistline officiating. Burial will be in Middletown Cemetery. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. until time of service on Friday at the church. Memorial contributions in Patricia’s name may be made to the Middletown First Church of God, 245 W. High St., Middletown, PA 17057, or the Middletown Public Library, 20 N. Catherine St., Middletown, PA 17057. Arrangements by Frank E. Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Block party set for Oct. 19 The children in Vera Williams’ neighborhood wanted to throw a block party for Halloween – and since Williams likes them, she figured, why not? So the inaugural Harvest Festival Block Party will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 in the 100 block of Wilson St. as an alternative to Halloween Eve trick-or-treating, Williams said. The event is free to the public. She has arranged to have music, food, games and a trunk-or-treat, as well as local businesses setting up tables to hand out their cards. And if she can get the money together, she plans on having a blow-up bounce castle attraction. “I love my children – anything they want, I am going to try to do,’’ said Williams.
Jack E. Hoerner, 66, of Middletown, passed away Monday, October 14, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Harrisburg on October 17, 1946, he was the son of Ernestine DeWees Hoerner of Steelton, and the late Edward M. Hoerner Jr. He retired after 34 years as a math and science teacher from the SteeltonHighspire School District, where he was head high school basketball and baseball coach, and a football coach. He was also head basketball coach for Cedar Cliff High School. Jack retired after 10 years of service from the Pennsylvania Department of Education as an assessment and accountability coordinator where he helped to develop the science portions of the PSSA tests and was the NAEP coordinator at his retirement. Jack was a motor coach driver for Rohrer Bus Service for several years; was a 1964 graduate of SteeltonHighspire High School, and in 1970 received his bachelor of science degree in education from Penn State University; he served with the Army National Guard during the Vietnam War era; was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and its Seekers Sunday School Class, the Sanctuary Choir, and the Trinity Bell Ringers; he was also a member of the Steelton-Swatara Lodge #775, F&AM; and was an avid fan of Penn State football and all Philadelphia sports teams. In addition to his father, Jack was also preceded in death by a brother Leroy R. Hoerner. In addition to his mother, Jack is survived by his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of almost 46 years, Karen Wagner Hoerner, whom he married on October 21, 1967; three daughters Jan M. Baumgardner, Jill S. Miller, wife of Rich, and Kristen L. Hoerner, all of Middletown; three granddaughters Madison L. Baumgardner, Skylar M. Baumgardner, and Sydney M. W. Miller; two brothers Ronald W. Hoerner, husband of Susan, and
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A Steelton man died after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while he was a passenger in a vehicle in the 600 block of Second Street in Highspire on Thursday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Terrence Slade Jr., 28, died at Penn
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David T. Hoerner, husband of Karen, all of Steelton; and many nieces and nephews, as well as several children and grandchildren of the heart. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18 at his church, 210 W. Main St., Hummelstown. Interment with military honors will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township. Friends are invited to the viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 17 at Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., 114 W. Main St., Hummelstown, and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until time of the service in the church’s narthex. In honor of Jack’s passion for the Nittany Lions, please feel free to wear your Penn State attire to his viewings and service. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 210 W. Main St., Hummelstown, PA 17036; or to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851. Online condolences may be shared on www.trefzandbowser.com.
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State Hershey Medical Center after the driver of the vehicle stopped police during an unrelated traffic accident on Route 230 near the Middletown Home around midnight, authorities said. The unidentified driver stopped at the accident scene and told Lower Swatara Twp. police that Slade had “accidentally shot himself,’’ according to Lower Swatara Chief Richard Brandt. Slade had a gunshot wound to the upper part of one of his legs, and was in “pretty bad shape’’ and bleeding profusely, Brandt said. An ambulance that was heading to the scene of the accident transported Slade to Hershey Medical Center, where he died, authorities said. Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick ruled that the shooting was accidental. The accident occurred when a car driven by Eric Gwirtz, 28, of Steelton, struck a utility pole, according to Brandt. Gwirtz was uninjured, but was transported to a hospital for blood testing, Brandt said. Police in Highspire investigated the shooting.
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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Here we are smack dab in the middle of October and I’m thinking about food! Something about the crisp fall air and the aroma of a Crock Pot meal or oven baked roast trimmed with veggies makes me want to think of comfort food. What is your favorite fall dinner? To get inspired, check out the yummy suggestion at the end of this column for some supper ideas. Let me know if you have one to share and e-mail me the recipe, please! I was recently in Paris, France and will share more about that next week. Do you have a trip you would like to share with your neighbors? Don’t be shy – let us know where you have been and how you liked it. Have a wonderful week as you enjoy October. Birthdays Happy birthday to Maureen Hartwell of Lower Swatara Twp. She turns 14 on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Hope your day is a razzle-dazzle one, Maureen. Alexis Harmon of Lower Swatara celebrates her sparkles and glitter cake day on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Have a wonderful 12th birthday, Alexis. Here is a shout-out to Judy Sobotka
of Lower Swatara. Her party day is Thursday, Oct. 17. Enjoy the entire week, Judy. Happy 15th balloon-flying day to Hunter Purner of Lower Swatara. He celebrates on Thursday, Oct. 16. Joey Owens of Lower Swatara marks his 20th cake and ice cream day on Friday, Oct. 18. Happy birthday Joey – enjoy your holiday weekend. Bryce Bendgen of Lower Swatara hits 22 on Saturday, Oct. 19. Best wishes to you, Bryce, for a wonderful confetti-popping day. Happy 24th birthday to Benji Hardison of Lower Swatara on Sunday, Oct. 20. Hope the day is full of sunshine and fun for you. Danielle Nolen of Lower Swatara celebrates her landmark real-adult birthday on Sunday, Oct. 20. Enjoy this momentous occasion. Happy legal-beagle birthday to Tory Graham of Lower Swatara on Monday, Oct. 21. Best wishes in all you do! Have a wonderful birthday week, too. Laura Waller hits number 22 on Monday, Oct. 21. Hoping the skies are blue and the sun is shining and all is well for you. Happy birthday
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The candidates for Homecoming queen and king are: • Jordan Arnold, daughter of Carol and Ed Arnold, is a captain of the girls’ volleyball team, an Honor Roll student and involved in the Link Crew and yearbook. She enjoys playing volleyball and attending Middletown Area High School sporting events to support her school. Her favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is its small-town, close-knit feeling. “I like that MAHS is small and that I see familiar faces everyday,’’ she said. She plans to attend college to study radiology, with the goal becoming an X-ray technician. Her reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I am honored to be selected by my classmates to represent MAHS and the Class of 2014. I enjoy being included in a class that will always stick together through the good and bad.’’ • Cody Fox, son of Destinie and Mike Fox, is a member of the baseball and boys’ basketball teams. He is involved in Little Dribblers, Middletown Area High School’s summer basketball camp and American Legion baseball. He enjoys watching sports and attending sporting events. His favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is the closeness of the senior class. He plans to attend either Millersville University or Bloomsburg University next year. His reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I am very happy that my class voted me on the court.’’ • Todd Houser, son of Jennifer and Todd Houser, is a member of the wrestling team who is involved in the Human Services Pathway program, the internship program with Reid Elementary School and the Lower Swatara Police Station. He enjoys hunting, fishing, working out and golf. His favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is its heart, and the close-knit student body. He plans to attend Harrisburg Area Community College to study criminal justice/law enforcement, then join the military, then attend the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey. His reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “It is not only an honor, but a huge privilege to be one of the select few chosen. It is also an honor to be able to represent my senior Class of 2014’s Homecoming Court.’’ • Brendan Leahy, son of Sherry and Terry Leahy, is involved in radio station WMSS and the Mini-THON and is a member of the Brain Busters quiz bowl team, the National Honor Society and the boys’ soccer team. He enjoys coaching soccer. He plans to attend college and study communications. His favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is the school spirit as displayed by the Raider P.R.I.D.E. Club. His reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “It is an honor to be selected by my fellow classmates to represent the graduating Class of 2014.’’
• Christian Roberts, son of Stacey Frost and Mark Roberts, is involved in the Link Crew and Future Business Leaders of America, where he is secretary. He is captain of the boys’ soccer team and a member of the National Honor Society. He enjoys playing soccer for his club team, LDC. He plans to attend Seton Hill University, Greensburg, to study biology, then enroll in a medical school. His favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is Raider Nation, the student cheering section at football games. His reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I am honored to be selected by my class and to be a part of the Class of 2014. I couldn’t ask for a better graduating class.’’ • Alyssa Stone, daughter of Chris and Bob Stone, is involved in Student Council, the Key Club, the Prom Committee and the Float Committee. She is a captain of the girls’ volleyball team and works at an internship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She enjoys the river, attending sporting events, working as a lifeguard and shopping. She plans to attend college and study epidemiology. Her favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is the Pathways program, which helps students choose their educational direction, and the field trips that are part of the program. Her reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I feel honored that my class selected me to represent them at Homecoming. I was happy and excited when I found out the good news.’’ • Kelsey Thomas, daughter of Lisa and Michael Thomas, is a captain of the girls’ soccer team and involved in the Key Club, Link Crew and yearbook. She is involved in the internship program, working at Reid Elementary School. She enjoys attending sporting events and going to the river and the beach. She plans to attend West Virginia University next fall. Her favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is its close-knit feel and its school spirit. Her reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I felt honored to be selection by my peers. It was also very exciting.’’
to you! If you see Paige Pavlishin out and about Lower Swatara on Tuesday, Oct. 22 be sure to give her a loud and peppy happy birthday greeting. Enjoy celebrating the rest of the month Paige. I would! Plymouth St. Student Anthony Gilchrist, of Hummelstown, is a first-year student at Plymouth State University, Plymouth, N.H. Anniversaries Ed and Carol Arnold of Lower Swatara observe their 26th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 17. Hoping your day is full of fun and joy. Happy flowers and chocolate day to Jason and Susan Wagner of Lower Swatara as they celebrate anniversary number sweet 16 on Friday, Oct. 18. Enjoy your special weekend! Eric and Crystal VanValkenburg of Middletown celebrate their romantic holiday on Friday, Oct. 18. Best wishes for a wonderful day as you look back on 33 years. Best wishes to Joe and Tami Hile of Lower Swatara as they celebrate, with bling and sparkles, their silver
• Zachari Ulerick, son of Jen and Ken Ulerick, is a member of the wrestling team who enjoys joining other cheering students in the student section at football games. He plans to attend Rutgers University, where he hopes to continue his wrestling career. His favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is the school spirit. “Our whole student body sticks together and this year we finally started to have lots of Raider pride,’’ he said. His reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I was excited. I felt honored that my class has chosen me to represent our school.’’ • Elizabeth Morgan Young, daughter of Roxanna and Derry Young, is involved in Student Council, the Key Club, the Mini-THON and Link Crew and is a member of the field hockey team. She volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House in Derry Twp. and works as a lifeguard at Hersheypark in the summer. She plans to attend college and study nursing, then attend graduate school to study oncology or anesthesiology. She has three favorite things about Middletown Area High School – the support from teachers and administrators; the opportunity to take classes at Penn State Harrisburg; and Raider Nation, the student cheering section at football games. Her reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “This is a huge honor. I am so thankful that I was chosen for the 2013 Homecoming Court. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids to share this opportunity with.’’ • Brittney Zavoda, daughter of Missy Stewart and Dave Zavoda, is a captain on the girls’ soccer team and involved in Key Club and the yearbook. She enjoys shopping. She plans to attend West Virginia University next year. Her favorite thing about Middletown Area High School is the closeness of the senior class and “getting to see our grade each year progress and get more involved and stick together.’’ Her reaction to being selected to the Homecoming Court: “I was surprised but excited because I get to be with a group from my grade that’s already close.’’ Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
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Shanda Mclynn Henry and Adam Calvin Powell were united in marriage on September 14, 2013 at The Gathering Place in Mount Joy. Mary Ginder officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Lou and Michael Henry of Middletown. She is a graduate of Dauphin County Vo-Tech and York College of Pennsylvania, and is a registered nurse. The groom is the son of Helena Ortiz of Harrisburg. He is a graduate of Dauphin County Vo-Tech, and is currently serving in the military. After the ceremony a reception was held at The Gathering Place. The couple celebrated their marriage with a honeymoon cruise.
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NOTICE OF ZONING HEARING 2013-7 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Swatara Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the request of Campus Heights Associates I, LP for a Special Exception in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 2, Section 203; Part 14, Section 1403.2; and Part 20, Section 2002.29 (Ordinance No. 525) of the Lower Swatara Ordinance, No. 448, as amended, to permit Student Housing within a Commercial Neighborhood (C-N) District on ALL THAT CERTAIN tract of land situate in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, comprised of West High Street (unopened) west of Lawrence Street, a 20 foot wide alley also known as West High Street (unopened) extending from Lawrence Street eastward to Gina Lane, Lawrence Street extending from West High Street northward to Young Avenue (unopened) and a sixty (60) feet by ninety (90) feet tract located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lawrence Street with Young Avenue, as shown on Forino Co., L.P. Plan No. 13104-SE2, dated September 11, 2013 and revised September 25, 2013, titled “Area Proposed for Zoning Special Exception for The Campus Heights II Student Housing Project”, and being more fully bounded and described in accordance with said plan as follows:
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NOTICE is hereby given that the DAUPHIN COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS has completed its annual hearings of appeal for tax assessments of real estate and that the assessment roll for calendar year 2014 and school fiscal year 2014-2015 is completed. The assessment roll is available for inspection by any citizen at the Dauphin County Assessment Office, Second Floor, Dauphin County Administration Building, 2 South 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17101, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. ADDITONALLY, NOTICE is also given that any Dauphin County property owner may file an annual appeal of his/her/ its real estate tax assessment with the Board of Assessment Appeals between June 1st and August 1st, 2014. Appeal forms and the Rules of Appeal Procedure utilized by the Board may be secured from the Office of the Board, Second Floor, Dauphin County Administration Building, or by calling the Board’s Office at (717) 780-6102. The Rules of Appeal Procedure utilized by the Board should be reviewed by an Appellant as they will be strictly followed by the Board at the time of an assessment hearing. Failure to abide by the Rules may result in the loss of your appeal. Dauphin County Board of Assessment Appeals Jeffrey B. Engle, Esquire Solicitor, Board of Assessment Appeals 10/16-1T #191DC www.publicnoticepa.com
NOTICE OF ZONING HEARING 2013-8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Lower Swatara Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a Public Hearing at the request of Middletown Area School District for a variance from the provisions of Section 27-2402 of the Township of Lower Swatara Zoning Ordinance, No. 448, as amended, which cites the required number of off-street parking spaces and to instead increase the number of parking spaces from the existing 311 to 361. The property is located at 1155 N. Union Street, Middletown, PA and is within the Residential Suburban District (R-S).
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.
DUI charge Brian L. Flowers, 36, of the 200 block of Holly St., Elizabethtown, was charged with DUI-controlled substance (two counts) and careless driving, police report. The charges were filed following Flowers’ arrest at 11:28 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 in the 800 block of Eisenhower Blvd. Additional details were not reported. Burglary Two television sets, a computer, a safe and other items were reported stolen from a mobile home sometime between Saturday, Sept. 28 and Monday, Oct. 7. Police said the mobile home, located in the first block of Nelson Manor Lane, was uninhabited because its previous tenant, who also is the victim, had been evicted. Upon getting access to his former residence, the victim discovered it had been ransacked and items stolen, police said. Police believe a door to PUBLIC NOTICES
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Sealed proposals will be received by the Highspire Borough at the Borough Office located on 640 Eshelman Street, Highspire, PA 17034 until 9:00 a.m. on November 1, 2013. Bid opening will be at 10:00 a.m. Proposals for concrete flooring and concrete ramp at the Highspire Highway Shed will be publicly opened and read aloud at the aforementioned address. Proposal packets which include all required forms, specifications and drawings can be picked up at the Borough Office between the hours of 8am-4pm M-F. Other arrangements can be made by calling (717) 939-3303. A qualified Bidder will be selected and notified after review.
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Hearing will be held Wednesday, October 23, 2013, immediately following Zoning Hearing #2013-07 which will convene at 7:00 PM at the Lower Swatara Township Municipal Building, 1499 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown, Pennsylvania. All interested parties are invited to attend.
the mobile home had been kicked in to gain access. No details were provided about the items that were stolen. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463. Cocaine found Police said they found cocaine in a minivan driven by a 16-year-old Harrisburg resident that was stopped on Saturday, Oct. 5 in the area of the TSA building at Harrisburg International Airport. The investigating officer reported he had attempted to stop the Chrysler Towne and Country minivan after noticing the vehicle’s inspection/emission was expired. The vehicle did not immediately stop until commands to do so were broadcast over a police cruiser’s public address system. Police said initially the driver of the vehicle refused to exit the vehicle after being ordered to do so but subsequently complied with police orders after officers said they would break the minivan’s window to gain entry. Reportedly the teenager told police she did not have a driver’s license. She also allegedly refused to give police permission to search the minivan. The 16-year-old was handcuffed and placed in a police cruiser while a search
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warrant was requested. Police added two other juveniles in the minivan were detained but not handcuffed nor placed in police cars. Police said the driver asked police officers to get a phone from the minivan. When police retrieved the phone they discovered that it was a digital scale and that it had a white powder on it. Police subsequently impounded the minivan. The teenager was taken to the Dauphin County booking center where she was booked on allegations of fleeing and eluding, police said. She was released into the custody of her mother after police discussed the situation with the accused’s juvenile probation officer. During an authorized search of the minivan, police said they found a white substance in a plastic bag that was tested and shown to be cocaine. Also, the white powder found on digital scale was tested and shown to be cocaine, police added. Police said they also found several clear capsules containing an unknown substance. Theft from vehicle A vehicle was ransacked and items stolen from it while it was parked in the 100 block of Grimm Lane. Police said the vehicle’s title, a TomTom GPS unit and a small pocket knife were stolen from a 2003 Chevrolet Trail Blazer that was part of a sheriff sale on Tuesday, Oct. 1 and Wednesday, Oct. 2. The value of the items taken was not reported. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 717-939-0463.
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Students at Middletown Area Middle School considering a career gather to hear local professionals describe what they do during the school’s annual Arts and Communications Day on Thursday, Oct. 10. Among the presenters was Press And Journal staff writer Daniel Walmer.
Following is a compilation of action in cases filed before District Magistrate David H. Judy. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Not guilty Amanda Destephano, 23, of Harrisburg, and Connor Caraway, 22, of Royalton, were found not guilty on citations for defiant trespass filed following an incident on Aug. 6. Dismissed Charges of simple assault and harassment were dismissed against David Kyle, 49, of Middletown. The charges stemmed from an incident on May 5. Withdrawn A charge of conspiracy-fraud was withdrawn against Carlos Morales, 30, of Harrisburg. The charge was filed following an incident on July 5. Charges of indecent exposure and public drunkenness were withdrawn against Scott West, 48, of Middletown. The charges were filed following an incident on June 3. Guilty pleas Michael Bullock, 42, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and public drunkenness, stemming from an incident on Sept. 4. The charges were filed by Middletown police on Sept. 5. John Shaffer, 46, of Bainbridge, pleaded guilty to a citation for disorderly conduct filed following an incident on Aug. 1. Kira Metzler, 22, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. A charge of possession of a controlled substance by person not registered to do so was withdrawn. The case stemmed from an incident on July 21. Richard Martell, 62, of Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to a citation for disorderly conduct filed following an incident on Aug. 22. Shawn Mead, 30, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to a citation for disorderly conduct following an incident Nov. 29. Found guilty Kenneth Butler, 59, of Middletown, was found guilty to a harassment stemming from an incident on Aug. 4. Waived Daniel Murphy, 32, of Middletown, waived charges of DUI, DUI-controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia to Dauphin County Court. The charges stem from an incident on March 28. Ryan Marsh-Palman, 27, of Lancaster, waived charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and driving unregistered vehicle to Dauphin County Court. Charges of careless driving and disregarding traffic lane were withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident on Jan. 19.
The charges were filed following an incident on Sept. 2. Erica Martell, 29, of Highspire, waived a charge of unsworn falsification to authorities to Dauphin County Court. The charge was filed following an incident on May 3. Miguel Blanco, 29, of Royalton, waived charges of simple assault, terroristic threats and intercept communications to Dauphin County Court. The charges were filed following an incident on Sept. 3. Michael Gahagan, 25, of Middletown, waived a charge of simple assault to Dauphin County Court. The charge was filed following an incident on Sept. 8. Joseph Moyers, 24, of Elizabethtown, waived charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and driving while operation privileges suspended or revoked to Dauphin County Court. Moyers was arrested on Aug. 3. Wendy Arwood, no age listed, of Middletown, waived a charge of endangering the welfare of children to Dauphin County Court. The charge was filed following an incident on Aug. 25. Jimmie Mitchell, 43, of Middletown, waived a charge of use of an access device to obtain or attempt to obtain property/service to Dauphin County Court. A charge of theft was withdrawn. The charge was filed following an incident on July 16. Kimberly Butler, 27, of Middletown, waived a charge of use of an access device issued to another who did not authorize use to Dauphin County Court. A charge of theft was withdrawn. The charge was filed following an incident on July 27. Michael Wise Jr., 29, of Middletown, waived charges of simple assault, harassment and two counts of disorderly conduct to Dauphin County Court. The charges were filed following an incident on Aug. 1. Michael Cochran, 42, of Middletown, waived charges of DUI, careless driving and DUI-highest rate of alcohol to Dauphin County Court. Charges of failure to wear a seat belt and disregard a lane of traffic were withdrawn. Cochran was arrested on June 16. Mark Gasper, 36, of Middletown, waived charges of DUI (two counts), restrictions on alcohol and driving with BAC of .02 or greater while license was suspended to Dauphin County Court. Charges of DUI-controlled substance and disorderly conduct were withdrawn. Gasper was arrested on May 24.
waived charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, possession of firearm prohibited, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding and driving a vehicle with no rear lights to Dauphin County Court. Charges of driving without insurance and unauthorized modification of equipment were withdrawn. The charges were filed following an incident on June 7. Shaun Kanecke, 21, of South Amboy, N.J., waived charges of DUI,205311A01 DUIhigh rate of alcohol, disregarding traffic lanes (two counts) and failing duties at a stop sign. The charges were filed following an incident on June 8. Held for court Charges of resisting arrest, DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, endangering the welfare of children, selling or furnishing liquor to a minor, corruption of minors, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness filed against Misty Wagner, 37, of Bainbridge, were held for action in Dauphin County Court. Wagner was arrested on Aug. 5. Charges of resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness filed against Christopher Wagner, 40, of Bainbridge, were held for action in Dauphin County Court. The charges were filed following an incident on Aug, 5.
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Lower Swatara Lions host spaghetti dinner The Lower Swatara Lions Club will host its annual all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatballs dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the club’s headquarters in Shope Gardens. The meal includes salad, bread, dessert and a beverage. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Children under the age of 3 can eat for free.
Charges of DUI-high rate of alcohol and driving without a license filed against Javier Lorenzo, 35, of Harrisburg, were held for action in Dauphin County Court. Lorenzo was arrested on July 27. In ARD Richard Frye Jr., 51, of Middletown, is participating in an advanced rehabilitative disposition program in relation to a disorderly conduct citation. Frye had been charged with harassment but that charge was lowered to a non-traffic citation. In addition, charges of simple assault and terroristic threats were withdrawn against Frye. The charges were filed following an incident on Aug. 10.
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Give us the true amount of unfunded pension liability Editor, Recently, I attended a Middletown Borough Council meeting where council had David Unkovic speak on a financial report prepared by the borough’s financial consultant, Mark Morgan. During this presentation, Unkovic stated the borough has $8.9 million in unfunded pension liability. This information was re-stated in the recent edition of Middletown Matters, the borough's newsletter. This type of liability is reported to and tracked by the state. This information can be accessed at www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/publications/3194/municipal_pension_plan_reports/525535. Go to the status report of 2012. Around page 65 you will see the information for Middletown. It shows our unfunded liability for both uniform and non-uniform employees to be at approximately $4.2 million. I do not suggest that amount is insignificant or should be ignored. However, we the public should not be deceived as to the true amount. Perhaps Morgan included other debt in the figure of more than $8 million. I do not know, but it was presented as unfunded pension liability, which simply isn’t true according to the state report. Unkovic also started his presentation praising the benefits of borough-owned assets such as the electric, sewer and water systems. In the latest issue of Middletown Matters, council insists it is not considering the sale of our assets. However, by the end of the presentation, Unkovic was suggesting exactly the opposite, and advised the sale of the sewer plant. This council has repeatedly suggested selling off these assets, whether they admit it or not. At a subsequent council meeting, one of council’s supporters made personal attacks on individuals running against the incumbents. No one on council made any attempt to stop these attacks or to say they were inappropriate. This has happened on more than one occasion. This goes straight to their character. To allow some surrogate to campaign for you during council meetings by attacking our opponents is disgraceful. If you, the citizens of Middletown, truly want to see a change to open and honest government, make it a priority to vote and remove all the incumbents in the Nov. 5 election. Thomas Handley Middletown (The writer is a candidate on both the Republican and Democratic ballots for Middletown Borough Council in the First Ward.)
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This railroad project might have been a boondoggle t could have been an incredible federal boondoggle, but thanks to an inspection by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, thousands of federal dollars will not be spent on warning devices – probably a gate and flashing lights – at the railroad crossing at Industrial and Race streets in Highspire. The crossing had been deemed one of the most potentially dangerous in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry counties by the Federal Railroad Administration. Problem is, the organization’s database had incorrect information – wildly incorrect, it turns out. The feds believed that 44 trains used the crossing – where three sets of tracks cross Industrial and Race streets – on a daily basis. Well, that figure was a little high. In reality, only one Norfolk Southern freight train uses the crossing once every few months, acIn reality, only one Norfolk about cording to Greg Penny, a PennDOT Southern freight train uses spokesman. the Highspire crossing about PennDOT learned the truth during inspection of the crossing. The once every few months, an feds’ numbers were way off. How according to a spokesman the mistake was made, no one knew, for PennDOT. or would say. But the inspection left no doubt that the Highspire crossing didn't warrant the feds' attention more than other truly dangerous crossings. “Using the revised numbers, the crossing ranks very low on the list for safety improvements’’ in reality, Penny said. Though the crossing is in need of some repair – PennDOT has notified Norfolk Southern – it would be a waste to throw buckets of money from the Federal Rail Safety Program at it for the little train traffic it sees. Instead, the money that was earmarked for the crossing will be made available for a more dangerous crossing in Reed Twp., Penny said. Any unguarded railroad crossing has the potential to be dangerous. And Pennsylvania, the nation’s leader with 58 operating railroads, has a number of them. Certainly there were many other crossings, such as the one in Reed, that are busier, and more worthy, of the federal funds. Good call, PennDOT.
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Don't cut our missile funds now ecent satellite imagery suggests that North Korea has greatly expanded its uranium enrichment capabilities. The nation just promised to launch more long-range rockets “soon.” And, reportedly, labs in Pyongyang are hard at work developing nuclear-armed missiles capable of striking the U.S. mainland. With the North Korean threat apparently mounting, it’s essential for the U.S. to continue investing in missile defense. Missile shield technologies first gained attention in 1983, when President Ronald Reagan proposed a bold endeavor called the Strategic Defense Initiative. At the time, critics famously dismissed the prospect of intercepting incoming missiles as a “Star Wars” fantasy. Although the technology didn’t exist, Reagan’s concept was sound, therefore it quickly spawned a wave of development projects. During the first Gulf War, the U.S. unveiled one of these technologies with the Patriot missile system. With Patriot batteries in Israel and Saudi Arabia, the U.S. military was able to eliminate 70 percent of the scud missiles fired by Saddam Hussein. Today, American missile defense systems continue to keep America safe, reassure our allies and calm global tensions. This past spring, for instance, when North Korea announced its decision to unilaterally nullify the 1953 armistice and threatened to attack its southern neighbor, the U.S. deployed a Navy destroyer equipped with Critics famously the advanced dismissed Ronald “Aegis” Reagan's anti-missile system. proposal of The move intercepting helped quiet incoming the region, stifling further missiles as a provocations "Star Wars'' by the North fantasy. But his and preventing the South concept was from taking sound. any action of its own. Recent tests have shown that technological progress continues apace. In May, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and sailors aboard the Navy’s USS Lake Erie engaged and destroyed a short-range ballistic missile that was launched from Hawaii over the Pacific Ocean. This was the Missile Defense Agency’s 59th successful intercept in 74 tests since it debuted the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense in 2001. Despite these strides – and the growing threats we face – missile defense is on the chopping block. In its 2014 budget request, the Obama administration proposed cutting the Pentagon’s missile defense budget by about 6 percent. These planned cuts are particularly surprising given that the Obama administration has also just announced a new joint anti-missile initiative with key allies across the Atlantic. The European Phased Adaptive Approach is expected to incorporate new detection and destruction techniques to keep our European allies safe from rogue missile threats. These cuts will undermine the development of this system. Indeed, just this March, American defense officials canceled the final phase of another Europebased missile defense initiative, citing budget constraints. We’ve made tremendous progress since Reagan first announced the Strategic Defense Initiative. Now is no time to choke off funding for these promising technologies. America must continue to invest in these systems to counter the growth of missile threat presented by North Korea and other dangerous regimes.
preceded the full-blown financial crisis, so the present political chaos shows the same kind of buildup to crisis, political bankruptcy and government shutdown. At first, Congress could not pass a budget, and now it can’t pass any law. Attorney General Eric Holder can’t jail felonious bankers. The SEC can’t prosecute blatant into political crisis. fraud. The Federal Trade Commission Political and economic crises go hand-incan’t enforce the antitrust laws. No one can hand, with much the same causes, the same curtail the president’s use of military force paths of destruction and similar cures. The abroad in drone warfare and kidnappings. cure for an economic crisis is the injection Nor can they control his extralegal surveilof money. The cure for a political crisis lance systems at home. The lack of political is the injection of faith and trust. We can create money; finding faith and trust among capital is now obvious. Our present crises with the shutdown of our politicians is going to be a little harder. the government, the perverse cut in spendCrises have their beginning when people ing called the sequester, the startup of the systematically overvalue some bundle of Affordable Care Act, the meaningless debt assets. We call that a bubble. People think ceiling and possible dollar default are not they are richer or more powerful than they real economic problems. Our economy is actually are. Homeowners start using their houses as an ATM; politicians start working productive enough to handle any and all of them. They are political problems conjured on their legacy. up only because politicians do not have Then something like rising home foreenough faith and trust in themselves or the closures or an unexpected lost election electorate. exposes the underlying lack of value. The In a political crisis, the electorate needs an market reacts, the bubble bursts and we injection of faith and trust from someone have a crisis. Markets freeze up because no they can believe in. We need a charismatic one knows the value of goods and services, leader even when this physical assets or fiis where demagogues nancial instruments. dictators can Or, in a political criIn a political crisis, the and sneak in. And don’t sis, the government electorate needs an tell me it can’t hapshuts down. injection of faith and trust pen here. It can. Bursting bubbles Men like Sen. Ted usually come as a from someone they can Cruz or Gov. Rick surprise. President believe in. We need a Perry, to pick on George W. Bush was charismatic leader even when mouthy Texans both going to spend the they are patripolitical capital he this is where demagogues when ots and when they earned from winning and dictators can sneak in. are plotters, seldom the Iran War and his accept that their reelection to privapower is limited. Nor tize Social Security. can they identify with His bubble was like the common man. your overvalued house in 2005. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, to add President Barack Obama and the Demoa Democrat, is the same stripe, all bought cratic Party won big in 2008, taking both and paid for. houses of Congress, the presidency and Give me a quiet, sincere man like Sen. looking to appoint Supreme Court justices. Richard Durbin or a determined woman Obama obviously thought, much like Bush, like Sen. Elizabeth Warren or Sen. Olympia that he had a wealth of political capital to Snowe. These are people neither supported spend. In the battle for the Affordable Care Act and the next election, he learned that he by nor addicted to money, ideology or power. They become fewer and fewer. did not. It was the political bankruptcy of When we have no faith in our government, the national Republican Party that allowed little political capital remains in the system. the election to the presidency of this young, The convergence of the bubbles we worry untried African-American. about – the shutdown, debt and deficit, posUnfortunately, for recent presidents and for all of us, political capital has been evap- sible default – promise an ongoing crisis. They also show how little time is left orating out of our system for some time, before the people start looking for a “strong maybe as far back as President Richard man.’’ Nixon. The bubble nature of our politics has been growing over that length of time. Paul A. Heise, of Mount Gretna, is a The political debacle that was Speaker of professor emeritus of economics at LebaClaude Berube teaches at the U.S. the House Newt Gingrich and the impeachnon Valley College, Annville, and a former Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and is ment of President Bill Clinton exposed that economist for the federal government. author of “The Aden Effect.” overall political weakness. No one at the time saw that it was a systemic lack of faith and trust. The terrorist attacks of 9/11, Iraqi and Afghan wars and the economic crisis masked only for a while the political bankruptcy that engulfed the presidency and all of government under Bush. Now, every time Obama tries to use his political capital, it isn’t there. The pundits We want to hear from you. then proclaim he is presiding over a damSend your letters to: aged, ineffective presidency. The problem is not his presidency, it’s the lack of power letters@pressandjournal.com, or in the system. The bubble is government20 S. Union Street wide, and Congress likewise is bankrupt. Middletown, Pa. 17057 Just as stagnant wages, a sharp increase in personal and government debt, the housing Letters may be edited for accuracy, clarity, and length. bubble and Lehman Brothers bankruptcy hat a confused mess. We’re not yet out of an economic crisis and already we’re stumbling headlong
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:) “ ‘Psycho’ at the Elks Theatre
was a great show. I’ll ask again: Can we have a midweek movie night? Discount the price of the tickets or do a popcorn, soda and ticket special. That’s how the theater in New Cumberland got rolling. How about a discount to students at the Middletown Area High School? Knock off 50 cents. Thanks for reading this.”
:( “I don’t understand why all the
federal employees are furloughed and the welfare people are still getting the checks. We put more value on lazy, irresponsible people who did not work for or plan for their future than we put on professional government employees. Priorities in this country are messed up, and I am in favor of another revolution to refresh the tree of liberty.”
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“Middletown is in a downhill slide and McNamara is on top of the pile of **** going down the hill.”
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“I understand that King Chris is knocking down the borough
building so the future council can’t have it.”
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“I have a plan to get Middletown some money: Sell lottery tickets. The grand prize is the opportunity to throw Courogen and Koneck out of the borough building when they get fired in January.”
:( “I have lived in Middletown
my entire life and have never seen things so bad. I cannot get ahold of anyone at the borough by phone. I get the run-around when I go there, like no one ever knows what is going on, and then to boot, I can’t even pay a parking ticket with cash. This town needs an enema.”
:) “Thanks to the Middletown
football team for playing with desire and spirit. The same to the cheerleaders and band. Such positive energy. It makes me feel young.”
:| “Is it time for the school district
to look at eliminating buses? I used to walk to school – never hurt me.”
:( “Obama needs to accept respon-
sibility. This shutdown is happening on his watch. So he needs to stop blaming the Republicans – after all, he said he would not negotiate. Quit being a preacher and be a leader.”
:( “How on green earth does the
football coach get press for being a great coach when he is just riding the backs of kids that can run? They have three running plays and a pass to No. 9 or No. 13 on a screen. It is all the kids, not coaching. Really? Anyone can see this. He has talented kids. But he is bad at knowing how to use them to their best ability.”
JOHNPAYNE The Capitol REPORT
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ast week I was notified by House leadership that I would be receiving a new House committee assignment. I am now a member of the House Transportation Committee. The House Transportation Committee oversees the Vehicle Code, relating to driver’s licensing, vehicle registration and inspections, the gasoline tax and rules of the road; mass transit; airports; railroads; and funding for road and bridge repairs. Developing a solution to the state’s transportation funding crisis is going to be a legislative priority during the next couple months. It will take some hard work and compromise, but I am ready for the challenge. As a member of the committee, I will have the opportunity to take a very active part in that discussion. I will continue to keep residents updated on any transportationrelated issues, along with legislation relating to other committees on which I serve. My other committee assignments include the House Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Liquor Control, Policy and Tourism and Recreational Development committees, as well as the Committee on Committees.
Frustrated by robocalls? One of the more common questions I hear from constituents is, “How do I block robocalls to my home or cell phone?” I understand these calls can be a nuisance, and I am pleased to inform residents of an updated set of rules aimed at substantially curbing the practice of telemarketers engaging in robocalling. The new rules go into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Under the new rules, prior to initiating a robocall, a telemarketer must obtain the consumer’s express written consent. This new requirement of express written consent replaces the current robocalling rule, where merely having an “existing business relationship” with a consumer created an exemption from the ban against robocalling. This exemption has been eliminated under the new rules. In addition to the requirement of express written consent, robocallers must also offer the consumer an “opt-out” mechanism. Under this rule, the company must provide consumers with the ability to end
the call speedily, and have his or her telephone number automatically added to the telemarketer’s do-notcall list. Please note that these new rules will not entirely eliminate robocalling absent express written consent. Permissible exemptions include nonprofit organizations, schools, political groups and other groups initiating “informational calls” (such as notification of an emergency) to a consumer’s landline. Additional actions to curb robocalling are currently being considered in the state House. House Bill 129 would amend the Telemarketer Registration Act by removing the 5-year registration time period on the state’s do-notcall list, allowing for one-time registration. The bill would also prohibit telemarketing on legal holidays. In addition, House Bill 419 would offer an opt-out provision for those who prefer not to receive political robocalls. You may access and track these proposals online at www.legis. state.pa.us. To sign up for the Pennsylvania’s do-not-call list, visit my website, RepPayne.com.
Veterans Breakfast In honor of the veterans of the 106th District who put their lives on the line to serve our country, I will be hosting my annual Veterans Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. This year’s breakfast will be held at Spring Garden Reception and Conference Center in Lower Swatara Twp., located at 903 Spring Garden Drive, Middletown. Reservations for this event are required and can be made by contacting my Hershey office at 717-534-1323, no later than Tuesday, Oct. 29. The breakfast will be complimentary to those in attendance and is limited to veterans residing in the 106th District. Accommodations will be made for disabled veterans requiring the assistance of another person. Each year, I look forward to this opportunity to personally thank our veterans for their sacrifice. I hope all area veterans who have served our country will consider joining me this year. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District.
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:) “Hey, Press And Journal, thanks for putting minutes and agendas of local councils and boards on your website.”
:( “Is anyone but me upset that the
plan to fix Middletown’s downtown includes getting rid of three or more businesses? Doesn’t anyone care about this?”
:( “The Middletown Giant, Turkey
Hill, and 7-Eleven should be ashamed of themselves! Your gas is still 9 to 16 cents higher than everyone else outside of Middletown! Who cares about your gas rewards if you’re still gouging us at the pump?”
:( “Borough-supported Christmas
decorations have been a part of Middletown streets for as long as I can remember, and that is about 55 years. The first ones I remember were made from the old metallic foil garland with light bulbs that I believe were 25-watt bulbs. Around 1968, new decorations were purchased from donations by local businesses and individuals. These were similar to the old ones but with more realistic green plastic material and multi-colored lights. Samples were hung at Main and Union and Union and Emaus over the summer to generate donations to purchase the new decorations. Originally, the lights were only hung from the square to Ann and Union, and on Emaus Street between Pine and Catherine streets. I don’t remember what year they were expanded to all of Main, Union and Vine streets but I remember there was a lot of support in these areas for the expansion. I am not sure what year the current realistic garland ones with red and white lights were purchased. There were some of these missing last year, especially at Union and Main. I hope this is NOT a tradition that has to die because of the problems this council has caused.”
:| “I am sending this before to-
night’s football game: If we do not have a passing game and cannot defend the pass, that and turnovers will kill us.”
:( “I think our football coach only
knows four running plays and two pass plays. He just was lucky to get talented young men.”
:) “Blue Raiders fall short, but have everyone’s respect.”
:| “Does anyone have any information on a spring rock music festival I have recently heard about that is scheduled to be held at the apartment complex parking lot of Penn State students located between North Wood and Lawrence streets in early May? Our band is interested in playing and would like to know who to contact. Thanks!”
:( “So will this new authority in
Middletown be buying properties in town? And tell me, who will benefit from that? Follow the money folks, follow the money.”
:| “Eagle Heights is making a
comeback. After years of decline, the college housing is bringing life back to the hill. For years, the area was full of dilapidated houses and trailers that were an eyesore to the community. Sadly, the homeowners didn’t care enough to keep their houses up. You could ride through the neighborhood and see a portable toilet sitting on a porch, a rusted grill in the yard and faded old Christmas decorations that no one ever bothered to take down. It’s good to see a neighborhood becoming productive again.”
:( “Is it true that Middletown’s
fire department did not receive the money it was supposed to have received from the borough? If that’s true, I can’t believe how heartless these officials are towards our brave volunteer firefighters.”
:( “Rachelle Reid was vice presi-
dent when electric rates were at an all-time high. Why would anyone want her to represent the First Ward?”
:) “I helped Mrs. Arnold with
decorating the park and she was the nicest lady that you could meet. She needs to stay in charge of it.”
:| “VOTE BARBARA ARNOLD FOR COUNCIL.”
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AMERICA. Wake up people. Obamacare will destroy this country.”
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new healthcare plan will help those people who are really sick so they can finally get insurance. Is that so bad?”
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play on a busy street, or pet owners who let their pets roam around unleashed. I’m not suggesting the police are perfect, but neither are you.” :( “I’ve been seeing lots of borough workers past quitting time. Why are all these employees getting overtime for stuff that could be done during the day? Why are these borough officials giving overtime to wash windows? That’s right, washing windows. I went to Karns and there they are washing windows and doing gardening stuff. These borough officials are complaining about employees getting overtime and they’re authorizing overtime for this? Vote them out! It’s obvious they are lying about the employees just to bring negativity to the hardworking employees that this town has.”
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“There is I am way truth a new diet that is and the light, no decorating the park and called the ‘Radar man shall enter she was the nicest lady Gun Diet.’ You the kingdom that you could meet. of heaven but can brag to your through me.’ She needs to stay in friends that no Realize the only matter how big or charge of it.” way to heaven is small you really by asking Jesus are, the governinto your life knowing that He died ment has scientifically proven with on the cross was buried and rose their latest technology that you are again to take away our sins.” skinny. To prove it to your friend, have them drive you past one of :| “John 3:16.” those mobile speed indicator trailers that has the radar and make note :| “School performance report was to your friend that it is working in Sunday’s paper Oct. 6. Robert because it flashed the speed of your Reid Elementary School received friend’s car. Then tell your friend to a D. Out of the five counties listed go around the block and stop before their were 144 elementary schools, coming up to the radar gun trailer so eight others also posted Ds. Why you can get out and walk towards it. the bad grade?” Ask your friend to take notice that, no matter how fast you are mov:| “Still have yet to see a Middleing, it doesn’t register your walking town cop walking a beat. That’s speed. Why? Because the radar gun a great way to build community support for the department – so why relies on body mass to bounce back a usable signal to determine the isn’t it being done?” approaching speed. Since the radar :( “60 mph to respond to a call? Do gun has determined you do not have a large body mass that means you you have documented proof it was are thinner than government speed only a fender bender or bar fight? detection technology can determine Maybe they’re responding that fast and, therefore, without depriving because a rape or armed robbery is yourself of all the goodies you like in progress? No, I guess those kind to eat you are suddenly skinny since of crimes don’t happen in Middlethe government has proven, accordtown, just the crimes of irresponsible parents who let their kids ing to their high-tech standards, they
don’t recognize your body as large. This works with folks riding on bicycles and on motor scooters, too. Now, to celebrate our new found ‘thinness’ let’s go have another slice of pumpkin pie, maybe with a little bit of whipped cream on top. No, with a lot of whipped cream on top and some apple cider as a chaser. Radar Gun Technology – who would have guessed it was better than stepping on a scale?”
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:| “It’s time to sell the Middletown water system. This town needs money. Council has cut and there’s nothing left to cut. Sell it now.”
:( “Rome destroyed themselves
from the inside out and now the Republicans are destroying America the same way. Wake up, America, and vote the Republicans out before it’s too late.”
:) “I’d like to thank the borough for picking up leaves. The place looks much better after they pick up.
:( “Why are they painting the
bleachers at War Memorial during season games? Someone didn’t plan this well at all. We pay money to get in and now sit facing the sun. Better planning!”
:) “Thank you, Detective Appleby,
for all of the hard work you put into the Homer murder conviction. Your dedication and determination is like no other. You are by far one of the top detectives in Dauphin County. We are lucky to have you in Lower Swatara!”
:( “Commit a crime, go to jail –
100 percent health coverage, and if you’re lucky they might throw in a sex change operation if you want it. Think about it – the criminals get 100 percent health coverage in prison. Commit a murder, rape, arson, and 100 percent coverage. Law-abiding citizens are now being forced to buy health care or face a fine. ONLY IN AMERICA.”
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Day dances, parades and bonfires. “We had great times in school,” she said. “You didn’t have cell phones and the TV shows you could watch all of the time, so you did stuff out and about.” Sometimes, finding things to do meant playing tricks and pranks. Elliott remembers many mornings searching for her Morris Minor car. “Sometimes my neighbors would pick the car up, because it was so small, and move it to a different location in the night,” she said, laughing. After high school, Elliot worked as a secretary for the Air Force, allowing her to travel to Germany, Korea and other parts of the world. Today she calls Rhode Island home, but still takes the time to return to Middletown to visit her mother. For other Homecoming queens, Middletown is a lifelong home. When Jody Koncar saw the white rose in her box in 1986, she was filled with a number of emotions. “I was extremely excited and so happy,” she recalled. “I remember I cried. I can still see that day like it was yesterday.” The former softball and basketball player had a close bond with her teammates, and that hasn’t changed since high school. “I loved playing ball with friends, most of which I see and keep in contact with today,” she said. And while being a queen was nice, high school gave Koncar an even greater gift. “I am married to my high school sweetheart,” she said. “We met my sophomore year.” The match was made by a friend. Steve, the quarterback of the football team, asked her out. “One date, and I knew I was in love,” she said. The Koncars wanted to raise a family in the same community they met. “I just couldn’t imagine raising my kids anywhere else. It’s a town where everyone knows everyone,” Koncar said. Now, their three children have also walked the same high school halls. For Amanda Jones, the 1999 Homecoming queen, the halls of the school still remain familiar. Jones, a former Middletown athlete, is still heavily involved in the district’s athletics as a coach for girls’ basketball and varsity track. Her mantra is that of what many Homecoming queens represent. “I just try to stay involved, and I try to be a positive role model for the kids,” Jones said. While many remember her for her athletic career rather than her reign as Homecoming queen, the day she was crowned still is engraved in her mind. “It was a beautiful day, a perfect fall day,” Jones recalled. “It was a bit of a shock because you want to get it, but at that point, there’s nothing more you could do.” Jones likes that the queen is determined by luck – the rose in the box – because there were no hard feelings among the other girls in the Homecoming Court. “I was really good friends with
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Jody Koncar is crowned Homecoming queen in 1986.
borough in three installments in 2015, 2025, and 2035. But Einhorn doesn’t understand why DCED would still be involved in discussions, since the grant doesn’t ever have to be repaid to DCED. “DCED is really totally out of the picture,” he said. Clarification on the meaning of council’s motion has been difficult to obtain. McNamara referred questions on the motion to Chris Courogen, borough secretary and director of communications, who referred questions to ICDA chairman Matt Tunnell. Tunnell said he would not speak for council and was not privy to any discussions with DCED, but he understands why DCED would still be involved. “There are obligations that go along with those dollars from the state,” he said – and if a grant fails to achieve its objective, the borough could be pressured to repay it. Also, DCED may have to sign off on a transfer of the property from GMEDC to the ICDA, he said. DCED could not be reached for comment by press time. Both Tunnell and GMEDC representatives said the two organizations are in discussions about a partnership regarding the theater, and both sides seemed hopeful. GMEDC and the ICDA have the same goal, Tunnell said – to keep the Elks functioning as a movie theater. “That’s what the community is seeking for us to do – that’s our charge, and I think we can get that done,” he said. Tunnell thinks the ICDA could help the theater by providing the funds for a digital projector system, which the theater is going to need to survive as movie companies stop making 35-millimeter film. “That clock is ticking,” he said. GMEDC President Jack Raudenbush is also hoping that the relationship between GMEDC and the ICDA can be advantageous to the community. “I’m trying to leverage every good economic development opportunity we can have downtown,” Raudenbush said. “I’m looking at it
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The Elks Theatre as a positive opportunity for us.” Still, the thorny issue of ownership remains unresolved. GMEDC hasn’t yet agreed to sell it, but Tunnell said the authority intends to take ownership of it. One thing is certain, Einhorn said: GMEDC would oppose any attempt by the borough to take it by eminent domain. The future of the Klahr Building, which council did acquire through bankruptcy court proceedings for $12,000 in July, is more straightforward. Council began the process of preparing to demolish the building at the Oct. 8 meeting by voting to solicit bids for the removal of asbestos from the property. A structural analysis of the property found that the cost of restoring the building to compliance with borough code would exceed $250,000, McNamara said, solidifying council’s decision to pursue demolition. The ICDA will likely be in charge of finding funding to pay for the demolition. A future use for the property has not been determined, although the borough has suggested using the open space to create a walkway between the borough’s municipal parking lot and the row of downtown businesses on South Union Street. Daniel Walmer: 717-944-4628, or danielwalmer@pressandjournal.com
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Middletown Homecoming
The Middletown Homecoming schedule of events: Parade, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; tailgate at War Memorial field, noon to 1:30 p.m.; football game; Homecoming dinner, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Middletown Area High School cafeteria; program/ business meeting, 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the high school cafeteria; entertainment, 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. •••••
Block Party
The Harvest Festival Block Party will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 on the 100 block of Wilson Street, Middletown. The event is free. Everyone is welcome. •••••
Kiwanis Club Halloween Parade
The Middletown Kiwanis Club Halloween Parade will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, beginning at Race and Conewago streets, Middletown. •••••
Jeanne Elliott became Middletown’s first Homecoming queen in 1963 crowned by Cora Brubaker, a member of Middletown’s class of 1899. the person I was paired with (Tony Souders), and I just remember looking at him and thinking, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” Jones said. “You hold it (the rose) up in the air. The cool thing was, my good friend Amanda Young was runner-up.” Even more coincidental: In 2007, her sister, Molly, was crowned Middletown’s Homecoming queen. “That was almost more exciting than when I got it,” Jones said. “It was pretty cool.” The queens are excited to attend Homecoming, see familiar faces, and be a part of the school’s first 50 years. With Homecoming quickly
approaching, many will reach for their shelves and blow the dust off their old yearbooks. As they sift through pages of memories, they’ll be able to relive the moments of their high school career. But nothing will feel as real to these former queens as stepping onto the field once again this weekend, the same way they did years before. “I look back at it as some of the best times I’ve ever had,” Jones said. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
Goat rustlers? Three caught selling stolen goats, police say A tip for enterprising livestock thieves: Don’t auction off your stolen livestock when the rightful owner is in attendance. Three people, a Middletown resident and two Highspire residents, sneaked into a residence on Doyelstown Road in Fannett Twp., Franklin County in the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 16, and successfully coaxed five goats from the property, according to state police. The alleged thieves then attempted to auction the goats for profit at a
livestock auction in Greencastle, less than 40 miles away, police said. There was one problem: They weren’t able to pull the wool over the eyes of the owner, who appeared at the auction to reclaim his animals, state police said. Eric Tyler Rosche, 20, of Middletown, Samantha Rae Scott, 18, of Highspire and a 17-year-old juvenile from Highspire then confessed to stealing the goats, according to state police, and could each face charges of theft.
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even better, the state Department of Community and Economic Development has agreed to let Middletown keep its portion of the loan to use on downtown redevelopment and façade improvement projects, McNamara said during a council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8. McNamara credited borough legal and financial consultants for facilitating the arrangement that allowed the borough to obtain the much-needed cash. “In essence, they’ve saved us almost $600,000,” he said. Council voted 8-0 – with Councilor Scott Sites absent – to transfer the funds to the borough’s Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, which is overseeing plans developed by business owners for a revamped downtown.
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The Lower Swatara Twp. Lions Club Halloween Parade will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 beginning at the club’s building in Shopes Gardens. Registration will be held at 5 p.m. at the club building.
“We’re still working on plans,” he said. “We don’t have anything yet that we’re ready to present.” Plans for the land could be presented sometime in the next three to five months, Tunnell said. Tunnell said he is excited to continue development in the township, and is looking forward to begin development in the borough. “We’re excited to do a large development project in the borough. I’m not sure when the last time there was a project of this scale [in Middletown],” Tunnell said. “We think it can be a very positive development.” Tunnell said the project may be done in phases, but wouldn’t reveal any potential plans. Noelle Barrett: 717-944-4628, or noellebarrett@pressandjournal.com
Craft fair
A craft and vendor show will be held at Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department, 1350 Fulling Mill Rd., Middletown, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26. For more information, readers may call 717-9391759 or 717-602-3227 or email pjoamj@comcast.net. •••••
Block shoot
Middletown Anglers & Hunters, 1350 Schoolhouse Rd., Middletown, will hold its block shoot beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. •••••
Community blood drive
The Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank will be at the Middletown VFW Post 1620, 200 Pike St., Middletown, for a Blood Drive from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23. For more information, readers may call 1-800771-0059 or visit www. cpbb.org. •••••
Fall Gathering
The Middletown Historical Society will hold a Fall Gathering from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Old Band Hall and Ferry House grounds, South Union and Ann streets, Middletown. •••••
Halloween Ball
PAWS of Central PA will host a Raise Your Paws Halloween Ball from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Holiday Inn, Grantville. For more information, readers may call 717-9578122, ext. 5, or e-mail ball@ pawsofpa.org. Readers may visit www.pawsofpa.org to order tickets. •••••
17th annual Bazaar
The Lawn Evangelical Congregational Church, Route 241 between Colebrook and Elizabethtown, will hold its 17th annual Bazaar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
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Middletown’s Josh Matinchek sacks Steelton-Highspire quarterback James Warren (3) during the Blue Raiders’ 26-7 loss to the Rollers.
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to 6-foot-6 receiver Jaki Haywood that closed out a 68-yard drive with 5:13 left in the opening quarter. With the Middletown offense completely shut down by the Rollers’ defense, Steel-High made it a 14-0 game early in the second. Again Haywood used his size advantage to grab his second touchdown toss, this one for 4 yards, on a fourth-and-3 with just under two minutes gone in the second period. Following another three-and-out by the Raiders, the Rollers threatened again. But Newton recovered a Warren fumble to stop the drive at the Middletown 21-yard line. After again getting nothing but minus yards on their ensuing series, the Raiders turned to their defense to hold the Rollers in check. But the defense’s effort went unrewarded when Middletown’s Josh Matinchek muffed Salov’s punt and the Rollers recovered at the Middletown 15. With just 14 seconds left in the first half, Warren ran into the end zone from 1 yard out to push the Rollers’ lead to 20-0. Middletown’s biggest play of the first half came on an 11-yard pass from quarterback Nathan Ocker to Please See RAIDERS, Page B6
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Falcons hold powerful McDevitt for three quarters, fall in fourth, 25-14 By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal Any head coach in Pennsylvania would love to take a lead over perennial powerhouse Bishop McDevitt into the fourth quarter of a hard-fought midseason football game. Lower Dauphin’s Rob Klock is no exception. His Falcons were in such a position on Saturday, Oct. 12, leading the undefeated Crusaders 14-13 heading into the final period in front of a packed house at McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium. Unfortunately, the physical Falcon defense was asked to do too much for too long, and Bishop McDevitt rebounded from a mediocre first half of football to do just enough to escape with a 25-14 victory, keeping the Crusaders’ perfect season intact and handing LD (6-1, 3-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division) its first loss of the season. That stout defensive unit entered the day allowing just 5.7 points per game.
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Not only did it hold the dangerous McDevitt offense in check for three and a half quarters, it put the first points of the contest on the board when defensive end Ben Ross halted the Crusaders’ 12-play, 5:30 opening drive by intercepting Nick Marsilio’s swing pass and racing 78 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown. Joe Julius’ extra point gave Lower Dauphin a 7-0 lead before its offense ever hit the field. “Our defense held a very powerful offense in check for the most part,” said Klock. “Ben Ross, returning the interception for a touchdown, was a perfect start. Both our inside linebackers gave us everything they had. Our big guys up front did not allow any big run plays and pass defense was good except for a few plays.” One of those few plays came on McDevitt’s (7-0, 4-0) ensuing possession. Facing a fourth-and-8 at the LD 34-yard line, Marsilio turned a busted play into points. Taking the snap and avoiding the Falcon rush, he scrambled a bit to his right before buying time
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It was certainly no surprise to the Middletown coaching staff that Steelton-Highspire was an athletic team with speed. What was a surprise was how physical the Rollers were. That combination led the Rollers to a 26-7 win over the Blue Raiders on Monday, Oct. 14 at Cottage Hill in Steelton in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 11 but was postponed by heavy rains. “They are a physical team and it’s my job to prepare our team for that, but I didn’t,” said Middletown Coach Brett Myers, shouldering the blame following the disappointing setback. “We ran 15 plays in the first half and only three went for positive yards.” Those early troubles that haunted Middletown led the Rollers to a 20-0 halftime lead, and the game had all the makings of a Steelton-Highspire blowout. But the Blue Raiders toughened up in the second half and kept the score from getting out of hand. In fact, the Raiders actually ended up earning a 7-6 edge in scoring after the break.
“The kids played hard all game, especially in the second half,” Myers noted. A couple of dropped passes and other mistakes kept the Raiders from giving themselves chances to put more points on the board. And the Steel-High defense consistently came up with big plays, adding to the Raiders’ woes. As a result, the Middletown squad lost its second straight game and slipped to 4-3 for the season – 2-2 in the Mid-Penn ConferenceCapital Division – while the Rollers improved to 6-1, 3-1 in the division. The Rollers’ only blemish is the forfeit from the Susquenita game, which ended in a fight the week before, resulting in a conferenceimposed loss for both teams. Both Middletown and Steel-High got off to shaky starts in the beginning of the game. The Raiders lost a fumble that was recovered by Steel-High’s A.J. Salov on Middletown’s first offensive play of the game. The Rollers also suffered a turnover when Raider defender Brent Newton intercepted a pass by Steel-High quarterback James Warren four plays later. The Rollers eventually took a 7-0 lead on a 27-yard pass from Warren
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Lower Dauphin running back Dalton Yentsch (30) plows through Bishop McDevitt’s defensive line to score a touchdown from 2 yards out. and rolling back left. After nearly 6 seconds of stalling, the quarterback heaved a rainbow down the left sideline that fell into the hands of an uncovered Kobay White in the left side of the end zone with 53 seconds left in the first quarter. The Lower Dauphin defense responded by forcing back-to-back three-and-outs on McDevitt’s first two second-quarter possessions and the Falcon offense finally got going midway through the stanza. Facing a second-and-7 from his own 34-yard line, quarterback Troy Spencer corralled a high shotgun snap and pitched the ball to Nate Dorwart in the backfield. Dorwart caught the Crusader defense off guard when he heaved the ball down the right sideline and connected with fellow wideout Jake Shellenberger for a 26yard gain. From there, the Falcons kept the ball on the ground with Dalton Yentsch, melting the clock and wearing down McDevitt’s defensive front in the process. Fittingly, Yentsch capped the drive with a hard-nosed 2-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds remaining in the first half. Having just put together a 5:00, 10play scoring drive and receiving the second half kickoff, Lower Dauphin appeared to be in the driver’s seat.
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Don’t let stress ruin your shot S
everal years ago, I had the privilege and honor to present the D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program to many fifth-grade students in the Middletown Area School District. That special time in my life is only a memory, but the information that I presented remains with me to this day. You might wonder where I’m going with this. Take heed and listen. The lesson on stress can apply to each of us, especially hunters. Stress is the reaction to normal and abnormal situations. Our body reacts to stress by immediately putting certain bodily functions into action. The heartbeat increases, perspiration
begins to show, the so-called “butterflies in your stomach” or uncontrollable shaking occur. All of these are normal, but a hunter needs to control them at the crucial moment when he or she takes a shot at a biggame animal. Discharging a high-powered rifle with the scopes they have available today should, without a doubt, produce the results needed in a clean and ethical harvest. Many deer taken during the rifle season in Pennsylvania are within 100 yards. The 50- to 85-yard mark is more of the norm than much longer distances. Hitting a paper plate at 100 yards on the shooting range is ample enough skill to hit the vitals of a deer or bear.
The high-powered center fire rifle is by all means one deadly weapon. Then why are misses so prevalent each and every year? It is the stress factor that contributes to these misses. Some call it “Buck Fever.” I call it a missed opportunity that shouldn’t have happened if the hunter practiced some simple stressrelieving rules that my old DARE lesson on stress talked about. First rule in calming stress: Know that you are in a stressful situation and that it is normal for your body to react. Take a deer or bear. You waited a long time for the opportunity and now the animal stands in front of you. You naturally began to breathe quicker, and may
even shake. You may already prematurely have the animal harvested before taking the shot. It’s natural for your body to react. Second rule: Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. This automatically calms the body before and at the moment of squeezing the trigger. I like to begin my trigger squeeze at the moment of exhale and continue to squeeze the trigger until the gun discharges. Sounds simple, but many folks don’t do it, even though it’s really important. Third rule: Take your time and have confidence in yourself and your ability. Many hunters shoot too quickly and rush the shot. Time is mostly on the hunter’s side. Wait-
ing for the animal to turn broadside or present a more ethical shot is the preferred method. No one likes to track a wounded gut-shot deer to parts unknown. It’s just like the shooting range, when you practiced you can make the shot. Be confident in your ability. Last rule: Use whatever shooting aids you have available. Supporting your rifle with shooting sticks and sand bags from a stationary location make for a deadly combination. Leaning against a tree or other natural support can help, too, by
eliminating rifle movement. Wrapping your gun sling around your support arm may help, too. This hunting season take the time to relieve the stress at the moment of taking the shot. You can’t eliminate stress, but you can control it. Think positive, take deep breaths and be confident in your shot – and always squeeze the trigger. Good luck, and have a safe hunting season. Tom Shank can be reached at tshank38@comcast.net
MIDDLETOWN BOYS’ SOCCER
Raiders forced to forfeit three wins Koreba, assistant out as Middletown regroups from red card violation By Larry Kapenstein For The Press And Journal
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Middletown’s Sydney Alexander, left, and Victoria White defend against a Lower Dauphin shot in a close loss to Lower Dauphin.
Raiders drop nail-biter Middletown fought rival Lower Dauphin to the end, losing a fifthset tiebreaker 16-14 in a 3-2 loss to the Falcons on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Middletown. The Blue Raiders won the first two sets, 25-21, 25-21,but the Falcons tied it by winning the next two sets, 25-21, 25-19, then claimed the tiebreaker. Jordan Arnold had 30 assists for the Raiders (5-10, 4-9 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Colonial Division), while Alyssa Stone had 18 digs and Emily Mattes had 18 kills. For Lower Dauphin (9-4, 9-4), Stacy Roman had 15 kills, Katie Goerl had 19 digs and Elle Machamer had 25 assists. In a second home match last week, Trinity (12-4, 10-2) swept Middletown in three sets, 25-9, 25-15, 25-14 in a match on Thursday, Oct. 10.
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Soccer is a sport known for its yellow and red cards. It was a red card that led to the downfall of Middletown boys’ soccer Coach Sergei Koreba and his staff on Friday, Oct. 4. Koreba and assistant Khaled Alhaj both stepped aside after the PIAA forced the Blue Raiders to forfeit three victories because Koreba did not sit out a game after being shown a red card during a Sept. 14 match against Big Spring. A red card carries a one-game automatic suspension. But Koreba coached Middletown’s next game, a victory over Bishop McDevitt. The PIAA also forced Middletown to forfeit wins in its following two games, against Harrisburg and Milton Hershey. Instead of being 6-9, the Raiders were 3-12 with no chance of making the District 3 playoffs. It most likely would have been a hard climb to make the playoffs anyway, since the Raiders still had to face Mechanicsburg and Palmyra, two strong teams that had already defeated them this season, but there was an outside chance if the Raiders were able to secure some upsets. Mark Shipkowski, assistant boys’ junior high coach, and his son, Tony, stepped in to coach the Raiders for their last four games of the season. The president of the Raiders’ booster club, Paula Alcock, said it well in an e-mail to the families of the players: “Do we want to wallow in what ifs, or do we want to move forward and be the biggest fans in the stands? “Now is the time to show our boys what adults can do in times of adversity. I am already tired of hearing that people are sorry for the boys’ soccer program. Let’s show Middletown exactly how proud we are of these boys and that no matter who the coach is ... we will
rise to the occasion. Our Raider Pride is going to shine through. A coach is only one piece of the puzzle. The other pieces are still here and they happen to be the ones on the field! Let’s help the boys to complete their puzzle and end this season with our heads, and hearts, held high!” One small consolation: All individual achievements such as goals, assists and saves will stay on the players’s records even though they were accomplished in the forfeited matches. The Raiders seem to have rallied, and team morale is at an all-time high. Practices seem somewhat more relaxed and enjoyable. No longer are the players being told that they are a disgrace to their school and an embarrassment, or that they’re playing like girls. Since taking the reigns, Shipkowski has guided the team to two straight varsity wins. The Raiders faced Bishop McDevitt for the second time this season on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at War Memorial Field. The match stayed at 0-0 in the first half, but somehow you just knew the home side was going to win this one. It seemed as though the fans in the stands could feel it. Middletown’s Brendan Leahy, whose strong left foot on close-in restarts and gigantic throw-ins have been an asset all season, came through in a big way. In the 52nd minute, Leahy threw a ball from the left touch line that completely crossed the face of the goal and was knocked in by the ever-hustling Zack Keck for a 1-0 Middletown lead. Keck had been busting tail all night and the home crowd had certainly noticed, especially in the 65th minute when he ran down a ball headed for the goal line and crossed it with his left foot to the head of 6-foot-3-inch teammate Blake Gill. Gill didn’t score because a Bishop McDevitt defender got a piece of the ball, but the crowd cheered the
effort with great enthusiasm. Eight minutes later, Leahy did it again: In what seemed like an instant replay of the first goal, his throw-in went across the goal area. This time it was touched by teammate Eddie Arnold, then put into the net by teammate Jordan Matter. It was such an easy touch-in goal for Matter because of the strength of the throw-in. Leahy responded to the cheers of the crowd by Tebowin near the halfway line. The third goal in Middletown’s 3-0 victory came off another set piece, this time a corner kick by Scott Shaffer that was put in the air around 8 yards away from goal right in the center of the field. It couldn’t have been more perfectly placed for Middletown’s Bubba Finsterbush. Finsterbush, the undersized center-midfielder who had been winning half the head balls all evening because of his outstanding leaping ability and timing, put a big forehead on this one, and it was unstoppable. The McDevitt goalkeeper had no chance. Three goals on three restarts in the attacking end – that’s how you win, by taking care of your set pieces. In the junior varsity game, Middletown and Bishop McDevitt played to a 1-1 draw. Middletown’s Harry Kapenstein opened the scoring when he attacked a second ball off the keeper and kicked it to an open spot in the goal in the 8th minute. McDevitt’s Mike Lowinski tied it by beating the Raiders’ keeper 1-on-1 in the 21st minute.
Palmyra 1, Middletown 0 (Game halted, rain)
The penultimate match of the year brought Palmyra (10-5, 8-4 in the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division), which had beaten Middletown by one goal in a previous meeting this season, to Middletown on Thursday, Oct. 10.
It was a winnable contest for the Raiders – but, unfortunately, drenching rain stopped the match at the 30 minute mark with Palmyra leading 1-0. A decision on rescheduling the game had not been made by the Press And Journal’s press time. The junior varsity game was played earlier in the heavy downpour, but shortened by 10 minutes. Maybe that worked in the Raiders’ favor: With 1 minute left, Middletown’s Kyle Landis scored on a short ball from the foot of teammate Mikey Brinton to make the final score 3-2. It was a nice win because in the first match between these two teams, Palmyra had shutdown the Raiders 2-0. Brinton not only assisted on the winning goal, but scored the first two. The first goal came in the 10th minute off an assist by Cole Golden. Golden pushed the ball through to Brinton who used his speed to burst past a Palmyra defender and beat the Cougar goalkeeper. In the 21st minute, Middletown’s A.J. Fisher gave Brinton the pass he needed to put Brinton 1-on-1 with the keeper for the Raiders’ second goal. The score was knotted at halftime, as Palmyra’s Sean Bordner and Ryan Early connected to keep pace with the Raiders. It was a spirited and very competitive match. Middletown’s Ian Guckavan twice saved goal-scoring opportunities for his keeper, once with a tackle and the other with a late clear off the goal line. Much-improved Kyle Carpenter continued his hard tackling for the Raiders. He made several slide tackles, including a big one in the 26th minute to keep a Palmyra attacker away from his goal, keeping the score at 2-2.
CFA FOOTBALL
Raiders sweep St. Joseph, clinch playoff spots The Middletown Blue Raiders swept St. Joseph in games moved to Mechanicsburg because of heavy rains. The Raiders will play rival Seven Sorrows on Sunday, Oct. 20 at War Memorial Field, beginning at noon – their last regular-season matchup. The first round of the playoffs begin the weekend of Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27.
SMURFS
As the Smurf season comes to an end, the youngest Raiders continue their steady improvement from week to week. With the leadership of Tyson Leach, Canden Brown, Niaziar Fuller, Ben Engle and Sean Bennett Jr., the team is getting better each time it takes the field. With one game remaining before the Smurf Bowl, the young Raiders will continue to work on the fundamentals needed as they continue to move up.
PEEWEES Middletown 20 St. Joseph 0
This past weekend’s weather put a damper on Parents Day for the Raiders – the games against St. Joseph had to be moved to Mechanicsburg because of heavy rains. But it didn’t stop the peewee squad from registering another win. The young Raiders pitched a shutout
with the defense being led by Naim Allison, Olamarylus Martin, Zach Cole, Asa Kochovar, Anthony Weigle, Jayson Stoner, Michael Arnold, Cameron Rico and Jackson Grimland. While the defense was doing its job in keeping the Chargers out of the end zone, the offense, led by Julian Nester, Jace Thomas and Tajae Brodie found pay dirt for the Raiders. Caden Paul, Tate Leach and Jacob Senior also help the Raiders’ ground attack. The peewee squad is now Division 4 champions with a 7-1 record heading into the last week of the regular season.
PONY Middletown 26 St. Joseph 6
The Pony coaches were a little worried about the team having a letdown after the previous week’s double overtime victory at East Pennsboro. And there were early signs that they may have been right as the Raiders fumbled on the very first play of the game. However, Middletown once again showed its toughness by holding the Chargers on four downs and getting the ball right back. The Raiders then went on an eightplay scoring drive capped by 1-yard touchdown run by Jake Kelly. A pass from Kelly to Jerrod “J-Hop” Pugh for the extra point made it 7-0.
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After a fumble recovery by the Raiders, Jose Lopez took it 33 yards for the second Middletown touchdown, making it 13-0. But Middletown wasn’t finished yet in the first quarter. The Raiders’ Chris Joseph intercepted a pass to get the ball back, and a 39-yard completion from Kelly to Pugh set up another touchdown run by Lopez – this time for 15 yards – to put Middletown up 20-0 after one quarter. In the second quarter, the Raiders’ defense continued to put on the pressure and held the Chargers once again. After getting the ball back, Kelly found Lopez down the sidelines for a 47-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up 26-0 before the half. With the mercy rule in effect, the Raiders put in several different players at running back in the second half. Breaking some nice runs were Eric Arnold, Ryan Goff, Willie Brown, Leonard Wesley, Collin Heffner, Chris Joseph, Chris Reed and Jordan Carr. The Raiders improved to 6-2 with one regular season game left before the playoffs begin.
MIDGETS Middletown 32 St. Joseph 12
The midgets improved to 7-1 and clinched the Division 4 title with victory over the Chargers. Middletown had a balanced attack both on the ground and through the air. The Raiders’ Brady Fox got the scoring started with a 20-yard touchdown
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run. After missing the extra point, the Raiders led 6-0. The Chargers responded by going down the field and scoring a touchdown to tie the game, 6-6. Fox then scored on a 55-yard touchdown run to put the Raiders up for good. After holding the Chargers on the next possession, the Raiders took to the air. Tre Leach found Ryan Hughes down the seam for a 43-yard touchdown pass to put the Raiders up 18-6 at the half. Middletown took the second-half kickoff and marched it right down the field, with Leach taking it the remaining 45 yards for a touchdown that gave the Raiders a 24-6 lead. Middletown was not finished: Leach found Hughes again for a 55-yard touchdown pass, giving the Raiders a 32-6 lead after three quarters. St. Joseph scored a late touchdown.
LD golfer qualifies for PIAA tournament Lower Dauphin golfer Chad Stine shot a 7-over par 79 to finish tied for 12th place in the District 3 Class AAA Championship at Briarwood East Golf Course in York on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The top 15 golfers qualified for the PIAA championships on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. West York’s Josh Rinehart and Manheim Twp.’s Andy Butler each shot a 1-under par 71 to lead all golfers. The 6,910-yard course featured a par of 72.
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CFA FOOTBALL COLLEGE SOCCER
Susquehanna burst dooms Lions, 4-0
By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal A red-hot start that saw Susquehanna score three goals on just four attempts put Penn State Harrisburg in a hole it couldn’t climb out of on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The Lions were competitive throughout and were even with Susquehanna in nearly every statistical category in a 4-0 loss in Middletown. Unfortunately, the Blue and White never manufactured the offensive flurry needed to get back into the match. Susquehanna struck early in the first half when John Boylan gathered a pass from teammate David Trank and put his shot past Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Brandon Hoover in the game’s sixth minute. The Lions fought back and had a chance to even the score when freshman Jonathan Vanaskie raced down the left sideline and drew the Crusaders’ keeper, Matt Salsman, out of goal. Despite being bumped by a trailing defender, Vanaskie kept his balance long enough to nudge a shot toward the empty net. Unfortunately for the Lions, Vanaskie’s ball didn’t have enough velocity to reach the goal line before a trailing Crusader cleared the ball out of harm’s way in the 17th minute. Even worse was the turn of events that culminated mere seconds later: Susquehannna’s Paul Siekmann’s pass from midfield found the foot of teammate Andrew Murphy in stride as he raced toward the Blue and White goal. Murphy struck the
ball into the right side of the net and upped the Crusaders’ lead to 2-0 in the 17th minute of the game. Hoover turned away an attempt by Susquehanna’s Andrew Hayes in the 27th minute, but a bad bounce prevented him from making another save a few minutes later. The Crusaders’ Gannon Keller made a pass to teammate Kyle Semmel in the Lions’ box and Semmel connected on a shot from close range that ricocheted off a Penn State Harrisburg player’s side and into the net in the 33rd minute. The second half started similarly to the first as Susquehanna tacked on another score, this time just a little over four minutes into the period when Murphy ripped a perfectly placed shot from nearly 20 yards out over the outstretched arms of Penn State Harrisburg goalie Nick Deloglos to cap the match’s scoring. Deloglos kept the deficit to four by making two spectacular backto-back diving saves in the 77th minute, denying an up-close shot by Susquehanna’s Joe DeLuca, then denying Samuel Tana’s rebound attempt moments later. The Lions did all they could to cut into the Crusaders’ lead by turning up the intensity offensively and getting off six second-half shots. Every time they fired, however, either the Susquehanna goalie or a few inches left or right kept the Lions from getting on the board. The match was evenly-contested all night long. Susquehanna got off 13 total shots, nine of which were on goal, compared to the Lions’ 12 attempts, six of which were
on target. The Crusaders made six saves while Penn State Harrisburg made five. Despite the loss, Penn State Harrisburg Head Coach Seamus Donnelly was pleased with his players’ effort and positive demeanor postgame. “First off, full credit to Susquehanna; they are a very good, wellcoached team,” Donnelly said. “For us, this is a young team that’s learning an awful lot of tough lessons in a very short period of time. But the key is that we do learn and apply what we are learning to our own game as soon as possible.’’
WOMEN Salisbury 5, Lions 0
The Penn State Harrisburg women’s soccer team is on the tail end of a rough four game road trip to start the conference season. The Lions have faced off in three straight long-distance road games against three of the best teams in the CAC. The Lions have spent almost 20 hours on the road in their past three contests, all within six days. After two tough losses to Frostburg St. and Christopher Newport, both of which are still undefeated in conference play, the women headed down south to Salisbury, Md., hoping to turn things around. A great game plan – but after giving up an early goal just 4 minutes into the game, most would have expected the Lions to hang their heads and allow the Eagles to enjoy a leisurely day at the office. Instead, the Blue and White held their ground and forced Salisbury
to earn every inch. Penn State Harrisburg held on for most of the first half and created a few decent chances while defending against the wind and hoping for the counter-attacking opportunity. The Lions felt they were in the game as the second half started, but needed to make up a two-goal deficit from the first half. Hannah Jorich, a Middletown Area High School graduate, was dominating in the midfield, winning aerial balls, tackling and leading the charge offensively. After some solid back-and-forth play to start the second half, Jorich battled for a loose ball and broke into the Eagles’ defensive half. Teammate Fay Ansary made a well-timed diagonal run and found herself 1-on-1 against the goalie. Unfortunately, an impressive defensive tackle by Salisbury caught her from behind and stopped the attack immediately, keeping the two-goal difference. Just a few minutes later, Salisbury found the net for a third time, deflating the hopes that Harrisburg had of making the comeback. “I am proud that we worked hard today and have remained positive throughout the tough start to conference play,’’ said Lion Coach Adam Clay. “There are still quite a few games to go, but the next three weeks of soccer will be over and done in the blink of an eye. I can only hope the women want to make sure we are one of the six teams still competing in November as bad I do, because it is really up to them.”
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Lions fight, but fall to Marymount, 3-0 By Tom Klemick For The Press And Journal Penn State Harrisburg led in two of the team’s three sets against Capital Athletic Conference foe Marymount on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Unfortunately, the Lions were unable to hold those advantages and eventually fell on the road in straight sets, 25-17, 25-23 and 25-16. The opening set saw the Blue and White (4-16, 0-3 in the conference) keep the score manageable until the midway point when the Saints used
a crucial 6-2 run to give them some breathing room, 15-8. The Lions twice drew to within 5 points late in the stanza but never got any closer. Marymount had a much tougher go of things in the second set. Penn State Harrisburg jumped out to a 6-1 lead that culminated when sophomores Kiara Carter and Katie Shek turned back a Marymount attempt at the net. The Saints fought back and took their first lead of the set at 13-12 but the Lions responded and jumped back in front at 21-19 thanks to a Chidere Igwe kill.Trailing 23-22, Marymount burned a timeout that paid off, as the
Saints scored the set’s final 3 points out of the break, taking the hard-fought game and upping its overall advantage to 2-0. After falling behind 4-0 in the third set, Penn State Harrisburg chipped away and eventually grabbed its first lead at 6-5. The Lions eventually took their largest lead, 11-9, during junior Bree Green’s service stretch. The Blue and White kept things close before stalling at 15 and the Saints used a 9-1 run to end the game and take the match in straight sets. Captain Jessica Farabaugh was stout defensively for the Lions, digging
FALCONS Continued From Page One game on the ground. My hat’s off to them for preparing so well to defend our scheme.” Defending LD’s scheme was only half the reason for McDevitt’s comeback. Late in the third quarter, the team’s offense repaid the defense by finishing off its second scoring drive of the afternoon in similar fashion to the first. Facing another fourth-and-8, Marsilio again bought time, scrambled away from the Falcon rush and lobbed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Hall inches from the left pylon. Despite the deflating series of events, Lower Dauphin made another big play, this time on special teams, by blocking Bobby Zwigart’s extra point attempt and preserving a 14-13 lead heading into the final quarter. Before the Falcons knew what hit them, however, the Crusaders had the ball again – and it took them just four plays to go 43 yards and grab their first lead of the game. On first-and-10 from the LD 14-yard line, Marsilio rolled right and hit a wide open Austin Anderson inside the 5-yard line. Anderson backed across the goal line as the hometown crowd erupted. Lower Dauphin denied McDevitt’s 2-point conversion attempt and kept the deficit to 19-14 with 8:32 left to play. The Falcon offense had time, but they had no answer for the Crusaders’ suddenly inspired defense. LD was forced to punt for the sixth time, and the gutsy Blue and White defense could not withstand the McDevitt onslaught any longer. The
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home team burned three more minutes off the clock before Rashad Lawson capped a 46-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to ice the game with just 4:27 remaining in regulation. The Crusaders controlled the time of possession and racked up 436 yards of total offense compared to just 116 for the Falcons. Spencer never got going on the ground running LD’s veer offense and Yentsch racked up just 48 yards rushing on 13 attempts. Lower Dauphin threw the ball just eight times, once on a trick play and three times while trailing late in the game. Marsilio went 16-for-26 through the air for 223 yards and a touchdown while McDevitt’s highly-touted running back Andre Robinson rushed for 150 yards on 24 carries. Tough as the defeat was, Klock expects his players to put their most recent outing behind them and keep their eyes on the bigger picture. He plans on having his team ready to face another tough, undefeated opponent in Keystone rival Cedar Cliff (7-0, 4-0) on Friday, Oct. 18. “We are extremely proud of the hard work and the effort our players put into preparing to play a team as
strong as McDevitt,” he said. “After the game, we told them that this is a bump in the road. The big picture is the overall season. We have to move on and prepare for a very good Cedar Cliff team this week. We wanted that game but we also have to accept that we did not play our best, and to beat McDevitt you really have to play at a high level.”
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out 21 balls. Elizabeth Findley and Melissa Ganz each dug out eight balls while junior Erin Goodyear added six digs. Findley and Shek, the Lions’ setters, teamed up to assist on 23 points. Findley recorded 13 assists while Shek chipped in with 10.
Saints alive!
New Cumberland sweeps Seven Sorrows By Bob Stone For The Press And Journal With the regular season winding down, the Seven Sorrows Eagles were on the road for a day of football with the New Cumberland Saints on Sunday, Oct. 13. The Eagles will end the regular season on Sunday, Oct. 20 against rival Middletown at War Memorial Field starting at noon.
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On a beautiful day for football at New Cumberland’s Memorial Park, the youngest Eagles played their hearts out. Jamar McKinney, Aaron Nordai and Brayden Dunn handled the rushing duties, while Ben Heckman, Donovan Thomspon and Jadyn Maple anchored the defense.
PEEWEES New Cumberland 19 Seven Sorrows 0
The Eagles stayed in the game and battled hard against the undefeated Saints.
Jordan Matter, Thomas DeLaCruz and Ryan Souders made some great plays on defense to lead the team.
PONY New Cumberland 36 Seven Sorrows 0
The Saints were clicking on all cylinders from the opening whistle and posted all their points in the first half. Tim Wagner, Gage Radabaugh, Camdyn Allen and Anthony Larry stood out for the Eagles.
MIDGETS New Cumberland 24 Seven Sorrows 0
The Saints completed the sweep with another shutout, but the Eagles did have their chances. Matthew Schopf intercepted a Saints’ pass just before halftime to keep the Eagles in the game. Blake Keller and Laron Woody recovered Saints fumbles in the second half, and Devin Martin was among the leading tacklers for Seven Sorrows.
Lions’ basketball clinic features Division I coaches Penn State Harrisburg will host its first-ever Lions’ Basketball Coaches Clinic featuring new coach Don Friday and two other Division I basketball coaches on Sunday, Oct. 27 on campus. Joining Friday, who coached Division 1 St. Francis of Loretto before taking over the helm at Penn State Harrisburg, will be Pat Flannery, the longtime coach for the men’s basketball team at Bucknell, and Dr. John Gianni, coach of the men’s team at LaSalle. “They have all enjoyed great success
throughout their careers and we are eager to share their knowledge and techniques as well as our outstanding facilities at Penn State Harrisburg with those who attend our clinic,” said Friday. A fee will be charged for the daylong event. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and presentations will run from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. For more information, readers may call the Penn State Harrisburg men’s basketball office at 717-948-6798.
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Standings for 10-16-13 FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Milton Hershey 4 0 6-1 Steelton-Highspire 3 1 6-1 Middletown 2 2 4-3 East Pennsboro 2 2 4-3 Boiling Springs 2 2 2-5 Susquenita 1 3 1-6 Camp Hill 1 3 1-6 Trinity 0 4 1-6 Last week’s games Steelton-Highspire 26, Middletown 7 Boiling Springs 34, Trinity 7 Camp Hill 41,Susquenita 21 Milton Hershey 28, East Pennsboro 14 This week’s games Friday, Oct. 18 Steelton-HIghspire at Boiling Springs, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 East Pennsboro at Middletown, 7 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Bishop McDevitt 4 0 7-0 Cedar Cliff 4 0 7-0 Lower Dauphin 3 1 6-1 Hershey 2 2 5-2 Red Land 2 2 4-3 Susquehanna Twp. 1 3 3-4 Mechanicsburg 0 4 3-4 Palmyra 0 4 1-6 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 25, Lower Dauphin 14 Hershey 35, Mechanicsburg 32 Cedar Cliff 35, Susquehanna Twp. 7 Red Land 49, Palmyra 20 This week’s games Friday, Oct. 18 Cedar Cliff at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m.
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Middletown defensive lineman Brent Newton (54) returns an interception against the Roller offense.
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Levi Varner as time expired. Throughout the second half, the Raiders showed improvement on defense as Newton, Steven Cain, Caleb Leggore, Matinchek, Nick Drawbaugh and Jeremy Shaver led the way. Although the Middletown offense made some positive steps forward, there were also a number of negatives. The third quarter ended with the score unchanged at 20-0. Early in the fourth quarter, however, the Rollers struck quickly on a 53-yard catch-and-run by Quentin Taylor-Porter that pushed the lead to 26-0. Middletown’s Cain blocked the extra point try. After gaining a first down to the Steel-High 45 on a 13-yard keeper by Middletown’s other quarterback, Osman Kamara, the Raiders had some momentum. But that changed on the next play when Steel-High’s Logan Davis intercepted Ocker’s deep bomb inside the 5-yard line.
Middletown Mechanicsburg Steelton East Pennsboro Susquehanna
The Middletown defense, keyed by a pass breakup by Jeremy Shaver on third-and-5, held and forced a SteelHigh punt. Under pressure, Salov hurried his kick, which went out of bounds at the Steel-High 35-yard line, and the Raiders were finally able to cash in on the break. Mel Fager’s catch-and-run on second-and-7 for Middletown gained 24 yards to the Steel-High 8. Three plays later, Middletown running back Chris Holloman punched into the end zone from the 1-yard line to break the scoring drought for the Middletown side. Josh Alcock’s PAT made it a 26-7 score with 6:12 left on the clock. But the Rollers, led by the solid running of Shaheim Moody-Williams and Tyquan Walker, kept the ball for the remaining time and denied the Raiders a chance to cut into the Steel-High lead.
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MIDGETS Division 3 W L Cedar Cliff 7 1 New Cumberland 6 2 St. Joseph 4 4 Seven Sorrows 2 6 Good Shepherd 1 7
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This week’s games Sunday, Oct. 20 Seven Sorrows at Middletown, War Memorial Field, noon (Smurfs), 1 p.m. (peewees), 2:30 p.m. (pony), 4 p.m. (midgets) Susquehanna at Steelton, Steelton-Highspire Football Field, noon (Smurfs), 1 p.m. (peewees), 2:30 p.m. (pony), 4 p.m. (midgets) Lower Dauphin at Halifax, Halifax Midget Football Field, noon (Smurfs), 1 p.m. (peewees), 2:30 p.m. (pony), 4 p.m. (midgets) FIELD HOCKEY MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Palmyra 11 1 17-1 Lower Dauphin 10 1 16-1 Hershey 8 4 14-4 Susquehanna Twp. 6 5 10-7 Mechanicsburg 3 9 7-11 Red Land 3 9 6-9-1 Middletown 0 12 3-14 Last week’s games Susquehanna Twp. 5, Middletown 0 Red Land 5, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 9, Middletown 0
Lower Dauphin 8, Mechanicsburg 0 This week’s games District 3 tournament - Class AAA Tuesday, Oct. 22 Lower Dauphin vs. winner of Northeastern YorkMuhlenberg, TBA BOYS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Mechanicsburg 11 2 14-3 Lower Dauphin 10 2 12-4 Hershey 9 3 13-3 Palmyra 8 4 10-5 Middletown 4 8 4-12 Bishop McDevitt 3 9 3-13 Susquehanna Twp. 2 10 2-13-1 Harrisburg 1 10 1-10 Last week’s games Middletown 3, Bishop McDevitt 0 Palmyra 1, Middletown 0 (halted, rain) Lower Dauphin 3, Palmyra 0 This week’s games Thursday, Oct. 17 Lower Dauphin at Harrisburg, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Hershey 10 1 15-2 Lower Dauphin 10 1 14-2 Mechanicsburg 7 4 8-8 Palmyra 4 6 8-8 Middletown 3 7 7-8 Bishop McDevitt 3 9 8-9 Susquehanna Twp. 1 10 2-14 Last week’s games Bishop McDevitt 4, Middletown 1 Lower Dauphin 3, Palmyra 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 16 Middletown at Elco, 7 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Colonial Division W L OVERALL Palmyra 14 0 17-0 Hershey 11 3 11-3 Trinity 10 2 12-4 Lower Dauphin 9 4 9-4 Mechanicsburg 7 6 8-7 Middletown 4 9 5-10 Milton Hershey 4 10 4-11 Steelton-Highspire 1 13 1-15 Harrisburg 1 14 2-14 Last week’s games Trinity 3, Middletown 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Middletown 2 Lower Dauphin 3, Milton Hershey 0 Lower Dauphin 3, Steelton-Highspire 0 Hershey 3, Steelton-Highspire 0 Steelton-Highspire 3, Harrisburg 1 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 16 Big Spring at Middletown, 6:15 p.m. Trinity at Lower Dauphin, 5:15 p.m. York at Steelton-Highspire, 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 Palmyra at Middletown, 6:30 p.m. Hershey at Lower Dauphin, 5 p.m. York Tech at Steelton-Highspire, 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 Steelton-Highspire at Columbia, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Middletown at Steelton-Highspire, 6:15 p.m. COLLEGE SOCCER CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN W L OVERALL York 4 0 12-1 Salisbury 3 0 11-2 Frostburg St. 3 2 9-3 Christopher Newport 2 1 8-4-1 Mary Washington 2 2 8-5 St. Mary’s 1 1 4-5-2 Southern Virginia 0 0 0-12-1 Wesley 1 4 4-8-2 Penn State Harrisburg 0 2 3-7-1 Marymount 0 4 4-10 Last week’s games Susquehanna 4, Penn State Harrisburg 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 16 Wesley at Penn State Harrisburg, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 Mary Washington at Penn State Harrisburg, 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 Penn State Harrisburg at St. Mary’s, TBA WOMEN W L York 4 0 Christopher Newport 3 0 St. Mary’s 3 1 Salisbury 2 1 Frostburg St. 2 2 Marymount 2 2 Southern Virginia 0 0 Mary Washington 1 3 Penn State Hbg. 0 4 Wesley 0 4
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Last week’s games Marymount 2, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Salisbury 5, Penn State Harrisburg 0 This week’s games Saturday, Oct. 19 Mary Washington at Penn State Harrisburg, 2 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN W L OVERALL Marymount 3 0 16-8 Christopher Newport 2 0 15-11 Salisbury 2 1 20-4 Mary Washington 2 1 11-8 St. Mary’s 1 1 15-4 York 1 1 14-10 Southern Virginia 0 0 11-6 Wesley 1 2 15-7 Penn State Harrisburg 0 3 5-17 Frostburg St. 0 3 3-22 Last week’s games Marymount 3, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Misericordia 3, Penn State Harrisburg 0 Penn State Harrisburg 3, Rosemont 0 This week’s games Wednesday, Oct. 16 Frostburg St. at Penn State Harrisburg, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 Christopher Newport vs. Penn State Harrisburg at Spooky Nook, Manheim, 6 p.m.
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We welcome you to Church School at 9:15 a.m. for all ages. Phil Susemihl will lead the Adult Forum group on Oct. 20 and we will discuss the book “Proof of Heaven” by Dr. Eben Alexander. Our Youth Sunday Worship service on Oct. 20 begins at 10:30 a.m. in our sanctuary. All are welcome within our doors, so please feel free to join us. 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. The Parish Nurse is available by calling the church office at 717-9444322. For further information, see our website www.pcmdt.org, visit our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ Presbyterian Congregation), or call the office.
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Column No. 714/October 16, 2013
Johannes Peter Hoffman 1709-1797
Johannes Peter Hoffman, the immigrant, born in 1709 in Germany near the Swiss border, migrated to America as a young man. He sailed on the ship “Robert and Alice” commanded by Walter Goodman, the master. The ship sailed directly from Rotterdam, Holland to Philadelphia arriving in the colonies Sept. 3, 1739. Besides Johannes Peter Hoffman, there were these men named Hoffman (with various spellings): Daniel, Johannes and Martin. The four men were brothers. About 218 Palatines came on that small ship, 78 were men age 16 or more. The remainders were women and children. Johann Peter Hoffman first settled in Berks County, where he worked as a carpenter. He became a soldier and served on the frontier during the early Indian troubles. He married Maria Sarah Snyder. Peter and Sarah attended St. John’s (Host) Church near Bernville, Tulpehocken Township, Berks County from 1749 to 1770. Traditional stories about the Hoffman family indicate that Johannes Peter came to Lykens Valley in 1750. He built a small cabin across the road from what is now the Bush farm. The family of Johannes Peter Hoffman came later. In 1756 hostile Indians descended on the area. It is said that the Indians in Lykens Valley were friendly to Hoffman, and they did not destroy his cabin. The other inhabitants’ cabins were burned and they fled. In the spring of 1770 Johannes Peter Hoffman brought his family to Lykens Valley. They erected more cabins, cleared the land and followed farming. In 1771 the Hoffman family influenced the founding of St. Peter’s (Hoffman’s) Church. Johannes Peter Hoffman died in 1797. He and his wife Maria Sarah and 26 others are buried in the family plot on the farm at the foot of Short Mountain, as he requested. According to tradition, the early graves had wooden markers. The cemetery plot is in a field about halfway between Loyalton and the present day Crossroads Market. The farm and land surrounding the early cemetery is now owned by the Bush family. In 1924 the Hoffman Association placed a large tombstone on the location of the early burials. The children of Johannes Peter and Maria Sarah are: Johannes, born 11 March 1747 in Berks Co., died 1 Nov. 1818, Lykens Township, married Anna Maria Kauffman day of birth unknown, died 19 Aug. 1822. John was Captain of the Revolutionary Unit that fought on Long Island. He also commanded the Upper Paxtang Company in the expedition up the West Branch of the Susquehanna in 1778. He resided near the Hoffman Church, was a Justice of the Peace from 1771 to his death. Johan and his wife are buried at Hoffman’s Cemetery. John Nicholas was baptized 4 May 1749 in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks Co., died 28 April 1814 in Lykens Township near the end of Short Mountain, and buried at Hoffman’s Cemetery. He was married 22 April 1772 by Pastor Kurtz to Anna Margaretha Harman, born 7 Nov. 1753 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks County, died 9 January 1826, Lykens Township, daughter of Johannes and Catherine Harmon. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier, served under Capt. Martin Weaver. Served in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, also Long Island, where he was first a Lt., later a Captain. Anna Catherine, baptized 1 July 1751-died 4 Oct. 1819, married Andreas Reigle (1750-1815), son of Daniel and Maria Dorothea Reigle; Anna Margaretha, born 1753, confirmed at Host Church on Christmas Day 1769, married Adam Steinbrecher, a son of Johan Dietrich Stienbrecher; Christian, 17551839, married Susanna Deibler, daughter of Capt. Albright Deibler. Albright lost his life at the battle of Long Island during the Revolutionary War; Anna Elizabeth, born 4 Sept. 1757-died 15 April 1823, married Ludwig Sheetz, died 24 April 1823; Christina, born 23 July 1760, line unknown; Barbara, born 31 May 1763-died 20 June 1827, married George Buffington.
How The Government Shutdown Impacts Genealogists Posted By Diane
The government shutdown means that some of you who had big genealogy research or historical travel plans are up a creek: • National Parks and the Smithsonian Museums will be closed. • National Archives research facilities are closed, as are most presidential libraries (those operated by private foundations will remain open). Any scheduled events won’t take place. (NARA’s Federal Records Centers are still open). • The NRA website will remain online, but information might be out-ofdate and transactions, such as military service record requests, might not be processed until the shutdown ends. • The US Holocaust Memorial Museum will close. • Update #1: The Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office website is offline, so you can’t use the land patens search. (Thanks to commenter Jennifer for the heads up). Update #2: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors index, which is run by the National Park Service, is offline. (Fortunately, you can search the same information on FamilySearch.org). Update #3: The Library of Congress is closed, its website is inaccessible and events are cancelled. US mail will still be delivered, so research requests sent to non-federal repositories won’t be affected. For the sake of those more profoundly affected and for genealogists’ sake, let’s hope this gets resolved soon. Land records/Libraries and Archives/Museums/NARA. If you are not a Tree Maker Magazine member and you are interested in reading the article, you can Google http://blog.familytreemagazine.com and click on insider.
Genealogy Tip Of The Week
What is the difference between an obituary and a death notice? A death notice, usually published in a local or regional newspaper, provides basic information about the deceased, including the date of death, funeral arrangements, and church service. This information is provided to the paper by the undertaker or funeral home, and the notice is fairly brief. It is intended to inform people as to when and where the funeral service will be held. An obituary is a longer written piece containing information about the individual’s life as well as funeral arrangements. The information may include place of birth, parents, spouse, children, grandchildren, employment or affiliations with organizations, and military service information. Far fewer obituaries than death notices appear in any given newspaper due to their length, but obituaries can be valuable. They are more likely to appear in smaller local newspapers than in those for larger metropolitan areas.
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Open Door Bible Church
Middletown “For the wages of sin is death, but the to participate in Junior Church during free gift of God is eternal life in Christ the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Open Door Bible Church, located p.m. service. Childcare is provided at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, for children under age 4 during all invites you to worship Jesus Christ services and classes. Wed., Oct. 16: 7 p.m., Patch the with us this week. Pirate Clubs for ages 4 through grade Our October 20 Sunday worship 6; Prayer meeting. service commences at 10:40 a.m. with For more information call the church a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with office at 939-5180 or visit us online classes for all ages. Children from at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come ages 4 to second grade are welcome worship with us in person.
Geyers United Methodist Church
Londonderry Township Geyers United Methodist Church, at 930-4454 or KarenKathy@comLondonderry Township, invites you cast.net. to worship with us each Sunday at 9 Trunk-or-Treat will be held Wed., a.m. We offer a Nursery and Children’s Oct. 16 with a rain date of Oct. Church at 9 a.m. each Sunday. Coffee 23. A meal will be served from 5:30 Fellowship begins at 10 a.m. followed to 8 p.m. Children will go Trick or by Adult and Children’s Bible Study Treating in the church lot and will be at 10:30 a.m. delighted by festively decorated car Communion is offered the first trunks. Carnival games will also be Sunday of each month. available. The community is welcome Nonperishable food items are col- to dress up and join us for a night of lected for the Middletown Food hauntingly good fun. Bank each Sunday. Consider volunteering at Mission Prayer meetings are held every Central the fourth Tuesday of each Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. The youth group, D.A.W.G.S. month. Our next trip will be Tues., Oct. (Dynamic and Wiggly God Seek- 22. We will leave Geyers at 8:15 a.m. ers), is open to children ages 3 to 12 and return about noon. Please wear from 6:30 to 8 p.m. They meet most closed toe shoes. Contact Kathy EsWednesdays and will continue through penshade for more information. Please April. Children will be treated to make reservations to attend by calling Christ-centered stories, crafts, games, the church office. The Lower Dauphin 4-H Livestock singing, and snacks. Families may attend a free dinner each week prior to Club will meet on Tues., Oct. 29 at 7:30 the D.A.W.G.S. Club at 6 p.m. in the p.m. The club will conduct its regular lower level of the church. D.A.W.G.S. monthly meeting plus go over Farm Club is open to the public. For more and Home Safety Tips. Please contact information, contact Kathy Menear Cheryl Wright for more information.
New Beginnings Church
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - B-7
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Middletown We have come to praise God and to Thurs., Oct. 17: 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout seek refuge in the love of God. We Troop #10067 meeting. are the children of God, and as brothSun., Oct. 20: 9 a.m., Sunday ers and sisters, we rejoice before our Church school, with classes for all heavenly Father. Reach out to God and ages. Adult Sunday school devotional to one another for all are welcomed in leader for October: Bill Harris. 10:15 our Father’s house. a.m., worship service. The worship Evangelical Church meets on the center is handicap and wheelchair corner of Spruce and Water streets at accessible. Greeters: Shirley Kupp, 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south Jack and Evelyn Greenawalt. Nursery of Main St. behind the Turkey Hill Helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The convenience store. altar flowers are given in memory The ministries scheduled at Evan- of Myron I. Kuhn presented by the gelical United Methodist Church Byron family. from October 16-22 are always open Mon., Oct. 21: 6 p.m., Halloween to everyone. Parade sale. Wed., Oct. 16: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Tues., Oct. 22: 6:30 p.m., United Anonymous Book Study Group; 6:30 Methodist Men’s dinner and meetp.m., Senior choir rehearsal. ing.
First Church of God Middletown
First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m. Classes for special education are also available. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (kindergarten through 5th grade), Nursery (infants-age 3), and Adult classes, which offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Sundays: A Collective - Dinner is at 5:15 p.m. and the party begins at 6 p.m. Come and share with us. You are not alone in your faith, your doubts and your desires. Wednesday Night Live: Supper at 5:30 p.m. and classes at 6:30 p.m. Adult classes are: Adult Bible Study, Continuation of the Gospel of John; Bible Study, Book of Romans; Contemporary Culture Class; Craft Class, “The Inklings” Book Club and “Mini Courses” (5 or 6 weeks each) “Changing Church,” “Faith & Science” Oct. 2, “Relationship Sinkholes,” begins Nov. 6 or 13, TBD, Cardio Kick Boxing class has been cancelled. There are classes for Youth, 4th and 5th Grade, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, (4- and 5-year-olds) babysitting for infants through 3 years old. Come join us. Thursdays: 8 a.m., Breakfast Club Bible Study; 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet weekly 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. Our church will once again have a food stand at the Middletown Hallween Parade on Mon., Oct. 21. We plan to sell hot dogs, drinks and homemade baked goods. If you are able to donate a tasty treat from your kitchen or would like to help at the stand, please call JoAnn Stine or Patty Kuharic. Thank you. It’s Trunk-or-Treat time. Come join us on Sat., Oct. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. for Trunk-or- Treat. This event will allow children to trick-or-treat in a safe environment. We need you to bring your trunk, some decorations if you feel like it, and some treats for the kids. Don’t want to use your trunk? No problem, a lawn chair is fine. Children should come in costume and will go from trunk to trunk of the cars on the parking lot by fellowship hall to collect goodies. There will also be activities for the kids along with hot dogs, drinks, and other snacks. 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.
Middletown New Beginnings Church invites is held Thursdays at 7 p.m.; Youth you to worship with us each Sunday Fellowship is held on Sundays from at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s 5 to 7 p.m. church provided. Our congregation Our Sunday worship service is broadmeets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. cast on the MAHS radio station WMSS Union St., Middletown, next to the 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afterRescue Hose Company. Sunday school noon. Listen on the radio or the Internet for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap at www.pennlive.com/wmss/audio. accessible via ramp at the back door. Check us out on our website at www. For additional church information call newbeginningschurchmiddletown. 944-9595. weebly.com. Food is collected every Sunday for Anyone interested in Scrapbooking? the Middletown Food Bank. If interested in being part of a group at Pastor Britt’s new Bible Study is held New Beginnings call Barb Bogardus on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Bring your at 350-2746. own issues and concerns to discuss Mark your calendar for Sun., Oct. how the Bible helps in everyday living; 20 to attend the Middletown Fall Followers of Faith Bible Study will Festival at the Old Fort on South resume later in the year after Pastor Union St. Community worship will Britt’s Bible Study is finished. be held at 8 a.m. and will be led by Craft Group is held Wednesdays Pastor Britt, followed by a pancake at 6 p.m.; Intercessory Prayer group breakfast. Afternoon vendors will be selling chili and corn bread from New Visit Our Complete Showroom Beginnings. Acolyte for October: Colin Graham. Check In-Store DO-IT-YOURSELF or HAVE IT INSTALLED Wesley United Methodist Children’s Church leader: Michelle Specials by OUR OWN EXPERT MECHANICS Church Strohecker. Middletown 5435 Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg Pastor Britt’s parting words each Hess Gas October is Mission Month at Wesley. Sunday: “Nothing in this world is 545-6103 • 545-9859 We are celebrating the variety of min- more important than the love of Jesus Home Mon.-Fri. 9-5; Mon., Thurs., Fri. 6-9; Sat. 9-3 Depot istries supported by our congregation. Christ.” We invite you to come and www.gipefloorandwallcovering.com • PA009846 Each week we will highlight a differ- experience this love. ent aspect of our reaching out in the name of Jesus. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” A Mission Team is travelling to Crisfield, Md. for a work camp to help with the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. There are many homes still in need of repair. Anyone who would like to support this Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church Geyers United Methodist Church venture can talk with Ken Slippey. 10 Spruce Street • 944-5835 1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown Food Pantry Sunday is Oct. 20. Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am 944-6426 Pancake mix and syrup along with Evening Worship - 6 pm PASTOR DON WALTERS other food items are welcomed. Also, www.calvaryopc.com Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship personal care items are always needed. Sunday School - 10:30 am It is a joy to share God’s blessings. Our Bible and Discipleship Group meets again on Tues., Oct. 22 from Ebenezer United Methodist Church 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the church parlor. New Beginnings Church "Love God, Love People, Make Disciples" The topic is “We Are Church.” The 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown at the Riverside Chapel Bible focus is I Corinthians 12. We (Corner of 441 & Ebenezer Road) 630 South Union St., Middletown will look at what it means to be part of Phone 939-0766 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am Sunday Worship: the Church of Jesus Christ in today’s Pastor Britt Strohecker Traditional - 8:45 am • Contemporary - 10:45 am world. If you would like to be part of Everyone Is Welcome! Christian Education (All Ages) - 10 am that conversation, join us. Christian Child Care - 985-1650 We are collecting children’s coats for Pastor S. DAVID SIMON Open Door Bible Church our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank. www.ebenezerumc.net Donations can be offered on Sunday 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA morning or delivered to the church (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN office during the week between 10 Phone 939-5180 a.m. and noon. Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evangelical United Methodist Church Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown is “The Ministry of All Christians” Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor based on Ephesians 4:1-13. Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Visit our website at middletownSunday Worship - 10:15 am wesleyumc.org, find us on Facebook Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown at New Life at Wesley, contact us by Union & Water Sts., Middletown • 944-4322 e-mail at wesleyumc@comcast.net, Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am or call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann First Church of God and Catherine streets in Middletown. 235 W. High St., Middletown Wesley United Methodist Church Our address is 64 Ann Street. REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor 64 Ann Street, Middletown “Follow Jesus, Change the World. 944-9608 REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor Seek. Serve. 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Lions Club Blood Analysis Program Could Save Your Life The Middletown Lions Club’s annual Multiphasic Blood Analysis (AMBA) program has been set for Saturday, October 27. The program will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Community Building at 60 W. Emaus St., Middletown. The program is well known in the northeast, serving over 300 communities with blood screening tests. Pioneered by MDS Health Screen Services, the AMBA program is now in its 18th year. AMBA program participants rely on this program to help them monitor and maintain good health. The AMBA program provides many standard blood tests including cholesterol and glucose levels. These indications of heart disease and diabetes respectively, are just two of the many tests done. With the rising cost of good healthcare and the growing awareness of Americans to take charge of their health maintenance, the AMBA program provides an inexpensive screening process for 34 tests. Regular annual screening tests, over a number of years, provide participants with a series of test results, a “health profile,” that proves invaluable in health maintenance. In recent years, two optional tests have been added to the AMBA pro-
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gram – the easy, self-directed colon rectal test and the health and lifestyle evaluation test. Done by the participant in the privacy of one’s own home, each test serves to help maintain good health and gives an early warning of any possible problems. Kelly Tapped To Fill Commissioner’s Seat; Recycling Contract OK’d Last week’s meeting of the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners lived up to its advanced billing. The commissioners before a packed house appointed Dolores M. Kelly to fill the vacancy on the board created when George D. Hinkle resigned last month. Also, the commissioners awarded a three-year contract to Waste Management of Elizabethtown for solid waste and recyclable curbside collection services. The recently enacted recycling program is expected to get in full swing by the first of the year. It seemed appropriated that the 60-year-old Kelly, a member of the Township’s recycling committee, would share the spotlight with the kickoff of Lower Swatara’s recycling program. Kelly, a retired state employee who worked in the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, was sworn into her new position by Sebastian Natale, judge, Dauphin County Court of Appeals. Commissioner Kelly will now begin her new duties by chairing the Public Works Committee in addition to serving as liaison to the fire department and as a representative to the Olmsted Regional Recreation Board. Fittingly, Kelly will also represent the Township on the Dauphin County Recycling Committee. Others who submitted resumes for the post included former commissioner and president of the Board of Commissioner Frank Linn, John Drexler, Bill Eason, and Tony Guerrieri. It was noted Linn failed to show up for his scheduled interview. The interviews were a required part of the application process. At the Board meeting last week, Linn, a Republican, took issue to published reports in which Janet Wells, a Democrat and current president of the Board said she had no idea why Linn wasn’t present for his interview.
“You know where I was,” Contended the former Township official. He maintained that he had tried to phone the municipal office but got no answer. He said he had been unable to attend the interview because of work. Give Input About Middle School Project Teachers Speak Out Elizabethtown High School Principal Dr. Dustin Peters and an entourage of 40 teachers took their campaign for a new middle school one step further last week by specifying what facilities they hope to see when the reconstruction of the high school is finished. The Elizabethtown Board of School Directors has had weekly sessions to expedite its decision on a building program for the high school and middle school that many say is badly needed because of increasing enrollment and outdated facilities. The major decision that the School Board must make is whether to spend an extra $8 million to build a new middle school. If directors do decide to build new facilities for sixth through eighth graders, they would expand and renovate the existing high/middle school campus into one continuous building for high school use. The total cost of this project is estimated a $29.9 million. The other option calls for renovation and major expansion of existing buildings. This plan has a price tag of $22 million. School Board members, worried about making the right choice in a big money decision such as this, say they want all the input they can get. As a result they have consulted experts, addressed various studies such as projected enrollment, class size and program needs, and how all these will affect existing space. Now they’ve turned their focus to teachers to research the facility needs for each department. These will be evaluated, possibly modified and worked into the construction plan. Asking teachers for their input on the construction plan, one director commented, is like consulting specialists. E-town’s Jodi Weidman Is “Young And Restless” Jodi Weidman is a self-confessed television addict. Even when she’s
not watching it, she says, she leaves it on just for the noise. “I can even study to it,” the Elizabethtown College senior admits with a chuckle. “I don’t feel comfortable if it isn’t on. I realize how awful that sounds, but being a communications major, I’m really into television. I love it.” A lifelong resident of West Donegal Township, this 22-year-old makes no apologies for the passion she feels for the communications field. It’s her determination to succeed at it, in fact, that helped her to land a dream come true: a summertime internship as a production assistant to the popular CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless.” “I’ve been watching ‘The Young and the Restless’ since it first came on TV,” Weidman says, still disbelieving her luck. “And ever since I can remember I’ve always wanted to go to Los Angeles. So it was only natural for me to try to get an internship with them. Weidman confesses that the process she went through to win her fantasy job was easy, despite the very real prospect of blanket rejection. She blithely wrote letters to a handful of soap operas, Explaining her wishes, and within a short period of time the “Y&R,” as its known in the trade, sent her reeling with an offer of employment. “It’s pretty amazing,” says Weidman, still feeling the shock after several months. “I couldn’t believe it. Maybe they thought that because I was a “townie” writing from Pennsylvania, I showed some initiative or something. I really don’t know.” Prices From 23 Years Ago Vista Ginger Snaps 12 oz..........89¢ Sunshine Animal Crackers 8 oz. box..............................$1.14 Garfield Fruit Snacks 5.4 oz. box...........................$1.79 Roasted Peanuts................... 97¢/lb. Touch of Butter 16 oz................87¢ Top Crest Pine Cleaner 15 oz. btl.................................74¢ Betty Crocker Brownie Mix, 21.5 oz.................................$1.14 Ground Turkey................. $1.09/lb. Luden’s Cough Drops 3-pk.......98¢ Asian Pears.............................. 3/$1 Brach’s Assorted Halloween Candies........... $1.49/lb. Marie’s Light Vinagerette Dressing........................ $1.48/btl.
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