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For MAHS, this Homecoming is special The 2015 Middletown Area High School Homecoming Court is, from left: front row, Kaylee Berster, Nicole Whittle, Brooke Myers, Kassidy Deibler and Brooke Sides; back row, Trevor Long, Justin Imler, Joey Keating, Jordan Jefferies and Brendan Dintiman.
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ing dance, alumni dinner, tailgate By Jim Lewis INSIDE: lunch and crowning of the HomePress And Journal Staff What is the route of the coming queen and king – all on Homecoming Parade? Saturday, Oct. 24. Like every other high school, We have it on page A6. The Homecoming parade will be Middletown Area High School held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. celebrates Homecoming – but this on Saturday and begin at Hoffer Park. It will end year’s celebration is particularly poignant. It marks the final year of the current school, which at War Memorial Field, where the Blue Raiders will be demolished in June. The Class of 2017 will host Palmyra for a football game at 2 p.m. will attend the new high school that’s currently A tailgate lunch will be held from noon to under construction on the campus. 1:30 p.m. at Fink Elementary School. An RSVP To honor the memories that the venerable old is required. A cost will be charged to those who school has provided for MAHS graduates, tours are not members of the Middletown Area Alumni will be offered to alumni and community mem- Association. bers who wish to take one last walk through it. An alumni dinner will be held from 5:30 to Tours will be offered from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 594, 137 E. Oct. 23 and 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. Of course, there will be a traditional Homecoming Please See HOMECOMING, Page A6 parade, Homecoming football game, Homecom-
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here were ghosts playing baritone horns. Mummies staggering down the street. Jason, in his hockey mask. Freddy Kruger, in his wild hat. The man-eating plant from “Little Shop of Horrors.’’ Creatures claimed the streets of Middletown for the Kiwanis Club of Middletown’s annual Halloween Parade on Monday, Oct. 19. Marching bands, fire engines, police cruisers, cheerleading squads, steppers and residents who simply like to dress up and participate marched through the borough on a cool, clear night. Want to see? Check out more photos on our Out & About page on A10.
TRI C K- O R- TR E AT Dauphin County unveils
police regionalization report would go down from the current $285.46 to $147.74, the study says. On the other hand, the per capita cost to Middletown residents would only decline to $253.94 unPolice services would cost less for residents of Middleder a proposed regional police force consisting of town and other nearby municipalities under several just Middletown, Highspire, Lower Swatara, Royalton proposed options for regional policing unveiled on and Steelton. Tuesday, Oct. 13 as part of a study done for Dauphin Locally, Royalton is the exception when it comes County commissioners. to residents saving money by going into a regional Residents – except for those in Royalton – would pay police force, because police protection in the borough less under each of the options that were presented by Robert is now provided only on a part-time basis, said Craig consultants to the county. Fraser of PERF. Louer The biggest potential savings would come through a Royalton residents would pay more under all the Dauphin County-wide police department, according proposed options – including the county-wide opto Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a Washtion – because they are all based upon policing being ington, D.C.-based firm that county commissioners provided on a full-time basis. The report does not hired in September 2014 to explore regional policing. address whether Royalton would be better off keepThe report presents five options – including the ing its own part-time police force as now, or whether county-wide department –that would directly impact the borough should consider some other alternative. residents of Middletown as well as Highspire, Lower The report also separately totals the proposed cost to Swatara Twp., Royalton and Steelton. municipalities of the various options. Again, the cost In general, the larger the geographical footprint covsaving to municipalities is greatest with the countyered, the greater the potential savings to Middletown wide force and lesser as the amount of territory covered and the other municipalities, according to the report. Tom Conversely, while residents generally save under Mehaffie by each regional force diminishes. The potential savings from each option would be each option, the smaller the area covered, the smaller achieved only after full implementation of a regional force at the savings. For example, under a county-wide police force the per-capita cost to Middletown residents of providing police services Please See POLICE, Page A6
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A POLICE OFFICER’S STORY
Despite the danger, he’s remained a cop with “more good to do.’’ By Dan Miller
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The man aimed the shotgun at Middletown police Sgt. Richard Hiester’s chest and pulled the trigger. Hiester heard a “click.” Nothing happened. Who knows what would have happened if the gun had gone off on that night in 2012 outside an apartment building on Peters Avenue. Hiester was wearing a new bullet-proof vest, so chances are he wouldn’t have been killed. Still, the close call made him think about what he was doing for a living, and whether he wanted to keep doing it. “I’ll tell you what. At that point, I was coming up on my 20 years and my ability to retire early,” Hiester said during a recent interview at the Middletown police station. “So I looked at that pretty seriously. Do I want to keep doing this? Lightning shouldn’t strike more than once in a career.” After a lot of soul-searching, Hiester chose to stay on as a Middletown police officer. Five years later, he is still on the force – and marking his 25th year as a cop in the borough. What kept him from turning in his badge? “My faith,’’ he said. “I didn’t do 20 years here to just give it all up,” said Hiester, now 48. “I still have more good to do.” He still feels that way. Hiester grew up in Middletown, in a house near the East End Garage, an auto mechanic business at Main and Vine that his grandfather opened in 1935. Hiester’s father took the garage over in the late 1960s and still runs it today. And at the end of this year,
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Richard Hiester, a 25-year veteran of the Middletown police force, now serves as a detective. “The urgency of the situation, the fast-paced nature of it, is sometimes overwhelming,’’ he says of police work. “But it is also very euphoric.” Hiester will take it over, keeping it in the family for a third generation. Hiester was drawn to public service early, running as an emergency medical technician with local ambulance companies. He saw policing as the path toward
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more money and opportunity. He went to college for criminal justice and started taking the civil service commission test to become a police officer everywhere from his home town to Baltimore. He knew that several people were on the list ahead of him for the job in Middletown, so he was surprised when one day back in 1990 the borough’s then-Police Chief George Miller paid a visit while Hiester was under a car in his dad’s garage. “He says, ‘Hey, are you still interested in the job with the police department?’ I said, ‘Sure, sir, yes I am,’ “ Hiester said. The borough got Hiester enrolled in the police academy. “It feels like it was just yesterday. I never thought I would be working in my hometown until it happened,” Hiester said. The young officer craved action, and he got plenty of it, especially in those first few years. In 1992, Hiester found himself face-to face with a drunk driver armed with a .38 snub-nose revolver. “I kept yelling at him, ‘Drop the gun, drop the gun,’” Hiester said. “The hammer was coming back on my revolver. I was squeezing the trigger. I can vividly remember the hammer coming back.’’ In those few split seconds, Hiester had decided that if the guy’s gun cleared the side of his truck, Hiester would shoot. But suddenly, the guy dropped the gun and gave up. “I had to catch the hammer to keep from killing that guy,” Hiester recalled. Today, Hiester believes he owes that twist of fate to the suspect reacting to Hiester’s partner being on the scene. Part of the appeal of being a cop is the rush, Hiester said.
“Whether any cop will admit it or not, you don’t do this job unless you are an adrenalin junkie,” he said. “The urgency of the situation, the fast-paced nature of it, is sometimes overwhelming. But it is also very euphoric.” For whatever reason, Hiester has had “more than my share” of these potential life-and-death calls over the course of his career. Yet even after all this time, he’s not ready to give it up. He’s weighing his options when it comes to retirement, but you get the feeling that if Hiester can keep his hand in the law enforcement game somewhere, in some capacity, he will. He finds much in the job that is satisfying, even though as a police officer you don’t always know what difference you’re making. Twice in the last month, people whom Hiester had arrested sometime in the past have come up to him to express gratitude for the role he played in turning their lives around. “It’s hard to gauge whether you are doing a good job in this vocation,” Hiester said. “It’s not always about how many arrests you make, it’s not about how many traffic citations you write. You never know how many crimes you really prevent. If you lock up (someone) today, (someone else) might be out there tomorrow doing the same thing.” “But when you have feedback from people that turn their lives around and make something of themselves – that is a positive impact,’’ Hiester said. “Twice in two weeks? It was a good month for me.” Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
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Estelle Bearden Estelle C. Bearden, 91, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born on November 13, 1923 in Philadelphia, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Kathryn Iwanicka Cetera. Estelle was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown (and formerly parish member of St. Josaphat’s Church, Manayunk), she loved cooking Polish foods for her family, decorating for every season, and enjoyed the life of a Naval officer’s wife, fulfilling all the obligations that entailed, including moving every four years and sewing drapes, slipcovers as well as her wardrobe and that of her daughter, Barbara. Highlights were when her seven siblings and families visited wherever they were stationed. After her husband retired from active duty she was full-time caretaker for him when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Her greatest joy was the love she received from her family, especially her grandchildren, and being a part of their lives into adulthood. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Henry C. Bearden, and her seven siblings Anthony Cetera, Thomas Cetera, Josephine Cetera-Lutzo, Joseph Cetera, Pauline Cetera-Piccoli, Michael Cetera, and John Cetera. Estelle is survived by her loving daughter, Barbara A. Gross and her husband Richard H. of Middletown; two grandchildren Justin R. Gross and his wife Betty C. of Harrisburg, and Audrey K. Gross of Enola; and sisterin-law Josephine Cetera of Chester Springs; and several generations of nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial was cel-
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ebrated on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. Viewing was from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass, Monday, in the narthex of Seven Sorrows. Burial took place the following day in Westminster Cemetery, Philadelphia. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
Mary Metallo
Mary M. Metallo, 93, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. She was born on December 14, 1921 in Calabria Italy and was the daughter of the late Vincent and Catherine Papandrea Misiti. Mary was retired from the federal government where she worked for many years as an analyst. She was a member of Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Middletown. She enjoyed, cooking, however, her greatest joy came from the love she gave and received from her family. In addition to Mary’s parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Frank Metallo in 2006, and a brother, Anthony Misiti. Mary is survived by four sisters, Helen Suknaic of Harrisburg, Fran Wlazlak of Lebanon, Ann Librandi of Harrisburg, and Carol Maugans of Harrisburg; a brother, Mick Misiti of Thomasville, Pa.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 3 p.m. at Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, 280 N. Race St., Middletown, with the Rev. Ted Keating as celebrant. Viewing will be private at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Middletown.
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Betty Ottensman Betty Earle Ottensman, 90, of Elizabethtown, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was born in Perry, Florida on July 28, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Albert E. and Irma Lawrence Callahan. Betty graduated from Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing, Norristown, Pa. and was a nurse for 25 years with the former State Department of Nursing. She was a member of Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown serving on the Deacon Board. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded in death by her loving husband, Donald W. Ottensman and her daughter, Gayle L. Korczynski. She is survived by her son, Donald N. Ottensman and daughter-in -law Beth N. Ottensman of Devon, Pa. and her son-in-law Arthur D. Korczynski of Middletown; six grandchildren, Dawn Hudak, Arthur Korczynski II, Tracy Thorogood, Kristy Martin, Amy Ottensman and Megan Gomez: 14 great-grandchildren, Amanda Yingst, Alexandra Starr, Devon Hudak, Shawn Hudak, Colin Hudak, Kyle Korczynski, Taylor Korczynski, Brandon Kitting, Tyler Kitting, Marissa Martin, Jennifer Martin, Ella Yatsko, Zetta Gomez, and Talia Gomez; three greatgreat-grand -children, Aiden Kitting, Brody Yingst, and Aubree Kitting.
Betty enjoyed spending time with her family, camping, baking, working in her greenhouse, and crocheting blankets for the children in her family. A tribute to her life will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 11 a.m. in Carpenter Chapel, Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, with the Reverend Brian Farling officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday in Carpenter Chapel. Burial will be in Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Betty E. Ottensman to the American Diabetes Association, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17101. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown, to handle the funeral arrangements. Condolences may be sent online at www.matinchekanddaughterfuneralhome.com.
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Herbert Swank
Herbert H. Swank, 88, of Middletown, formerly of Harrisburg, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Middletown Home, Lower Swatara Township. Herbert was born on August 25, 1927 in Harrisburg and was the son of the late Harry D. and Elizabeth Stewart Swank. He was a retired inventory controller at the former Jackson Manufacturing Co., Harrisburg. He was of the Protestant faith, and a former member of the Triune Lodge 307 and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Middletown, where he served as their recording secretary for many years. He was also an associate member of the Bowmansdale Lodge 1179 and the Lititz Lodge 1050, I00F. He was a graduate of the former John Harris High School, Harrisburg. Herb was a member of the volunteer Firemen’s Association, a life member of Penna. Fire Police and the Dauphin Co. Fire Police Association, a former member of Royal Fire Co. 14 and Susquehanna Fire Co. 9 of Harrisburg, and also the Oberlin Garden’s Fire Co. Herb was a member of Moose Lodge 410 of Middletown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers
Harry and Hammond Swank, and a sister Mary Lewis. He is survived by his companion Frances A. Fenstermacher of Harrisburg; two nieces Rose Swank Bowman, and Elizabeth Shoop; and four nephews Rodney Swank, Robert Swank, Raymond Swank, and Robert McCloskey. Graveside services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Churchville Cemetery, 51 S. Harrisburg St., Steelton, with the Reverend Dan Gilbert officiating. The family has entrusted the care of the Matinchek & Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Middletown to handle funeral arrangements. The family suggests memorial contributions be sent in Herbert’s name to the Middletown Home, 999 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA. 17057.
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If you have answered YES to any of the above questions (or have a stubborn spouse who is in denial) - the Lower Back and Sciatica Workshop may be a life changing event for you... "I received a postcard in the mail and the timing was everything. I had had enough of the pain, so I called the number on the post card and registered for the workshop. It was a very simply process. Madden Physical Therapy is a well oiled machine. Their staff was very helpful and the energetic atmosphere was very motivating" - Ruth C. Hello, Back pain and sciatica can completely ruin your life... I've seen it many times. It can make you lean on the shopping cart when walking through the grocery store... It can take your focus away on enjoying your life... like spending time with your children or grandchildren... It can mess up your work or force you to do a job you don't want to do... It can ruin your travel plans... And it can take away your ability to live life...having to rely on others...or to wait for your to sit down for a minute. And less movement and less enjoyment of life can lead to depression, increased stress and a sedentary lifestyle (mostly sitting... not moving much) which leads to bigger health problems... and life problems. Here at the Sciatica and Lower Back Specialists at Madden PT, we've helped hundreds of people from right here in Harrisburg... and the rest of Dauphin County...who have suffered needlessly with lower back pain and sciatica...it's our specialty. So by request, I'm hosting a Sciatica and Lower Back Pain Workshop here at Madden PT at 5425 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112, Saturday, October 31, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you're confused about what to do and are looking for answers, here's some of what you'll learn:
• The Single Biggest #1 Mistake back pain and sciatica sufferers make which actually stops them from healing... • The 3 Most Common Causes of Lower Back Pain and Sciatica... • A Sure-Fire Way to Pick the Right Treatment for the Cause of Your Pain (and save you a ton of time and money) • How a problem in your back can cause pain, numbness or tingling in your leg... • What successful treatment and permanent relief looks like without the side effects of medications, injections or surgery.
How Do I Register for the Lower Back Pain and Sciatica Workshop? Call Donna at our office at 409-8392. How Much Is It to Attend? Nothing...the event is FREE!
When you register, we will mail you The Lower Back Pain and Sciatica Worksheet which you will bring with you to the event. We only have 30 seats available for this event...and this invitation will be mailed to 3,000 people in the Harrisburg area. So if you would like to attend, be sure to register now at 409-8392. As a Special Bonus, the first 11 people to call and register for the event will receive a personally signed copy of my book, "Pain Free Motion for Your Lower Back; Relief without Medication, Injections and Surgery". All 30 attendees for the Sciatica and Lower Back Pain Workshop will receive a Special Report: "The Top 10 Burning Questions for Sciatica" AND the Top 3 Exercise Guides for Arthritis, Herniated Discs and SI Joint Pain. Looking forward to seeing you there, CHAD MADDEN PT Sciatica and Lower Back Specialist at Madden PT PS - This event is limited to the first 30 people to register. When you register, you can bring a guest (We do this because many people request to bring their spouse or other family member). - Paid Advertisement -
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BENJAMINKAPENSTEIN
HARRYCAMPBELL
A police merger is worth investigating
Fall leaves are useful after they change
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hange in government is something that never comes easy. When things have been done the same way for what seems like an eternity, naturally people are inclined to continue down the path of least resistance. We’ve all heard the quote, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Well, in my opinion, we should replace that quote with, “It’s not broken, but why not try to make it better?” At this point I am unable to give my opinion on whether or not I think we should regionalize our police force in Middletown. What I can say is that it is our job as elected officials to explore ways to provide efficient service at the lowest possible cost. Therefore, I feel it is imperative that we thoroughly explore this option and together with the taxpayers of Middletown make an intelligent, informed decision. I attended the Dauphin County police regionalization meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, where summary results of the study being conducted by Dauphin County were presented. While this was just a summary and did not encompass valuable backup information, it did provide a look at potential savings that the municipalities could realize by combining their police departments. Several options were presented with annual cost savings for the borough estimated at anywhere from $280,000 to $1.19 million. When your entire budget is around $6 million, these savings are extremely significant. To put things in perspective, I’d like to talk about the current cost of providing police service in the Borough of Middletown. To be fair, it’s important to note that public safety/police service is by far the largest expenditure of almost every local government in Pennsylvania and the nation. Police services are one of, if not the most, important service provided by a local government and therefore will always take up a large chunk of the budget. The purpose of providing this information is not to attack our men and women in uniform, but simply to provide facts so that we can find ways to create efficiencies and make things better for everyone. Exhibit 1, provided by the borough's financial consultants, shows a breakdown of projected actual expenditures that the borough paid in 2014. You will see that about 45 percent of our revenues are spent on police services. That’s more than double the amount of our next highest expense, which is general government services. Now let’s take a look at Exhibit 2. This chart, provided by the borough's financial consultants, shows what the budget could look like with a hypothetical $1 million of savings on police services. You will see that as the percentage of our money that is spent on police services goes down, the percentage of money that we have to spend on other areas goes up. Try not to get bogged down in the exact numbers I’m presenting here because I’m simply trying to illustrate a very important point: By reducing the cost of police services, the borough would be able to focus (spend more money) on other areas of service that we provide to our residents. Just to name a few: • Better parks and recreation facilities • Paving of streets • Support to existing and potential local businesses This list is certainly not all inclusive, but at least gives you an idea of areas that we could improve upon if we had the extra funds. I still have questions and doubts about how this regionalized police force would look. I’m sure many of you feel the same. That’s expected. We are early in the process and there is a lot more research and work to do. The point I’m trying to get across is that we shouldn’t just dismiss this idea as something that’s never going to happen. We should take a hard look and figure out if the proposed structures are something that could help us gain better financial footing while still providing an acceptable level of service. If the answer is no, then at least we can say did our due diligence on a very important topic. I encourage you to stay involved in the process and voice your opinion along the way. Benjamin Kapenstein is a member of Middletown Borough Council, representing the Second Ward.
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EDO'CONNOR
In Cuenca, it's spring, and health care's cheap
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here has cleaning. Our total bill was $30 – $15 each. the time We just paid our monthly electric/trash gone? bill – $9.80. In Cuenca, we are Fortunately, we have been getting some almost a month rain the past few days. The four rivers in into spring – here the city had been running at about 10 perin the southern cent of the usual flow. The good news/bad hemisphere. I guess now in Middletown the news – the days are warm and sunny with days are getting shorter and the nighties are low humidity. getting longer. At night, the city sponsors what it calls And just think: As I write, there are only “Dance Therapy” in the parks. People can 70 more days until Christmas. I was rego to the parks and participate in group minded of that fact when I saw two stores aerobics or Zumba (or whatever they call with Christmas decorations during the past it) to music at no charge. There is a profesweek. sional leader. In August, I try to never miss watching the The Cuenca Symphony started its new Little League World Series. Of course, this season and we have been to eight perforyear it was exceptionally exciting with the mances so far – all free. Red Land team participating. It was great One evening, we had friends and guests to see that their U.S. championship was for dinner: One man, Gerry Hagen, is an not revoked as happened last year with the author from Australia. I read one of his Chicago team. Is there anything crooked books and really that doesn’t come enjoyed it and just from Chicago? started the second. September was the guest was a We called one of the lead- Another fourth anniversary world-class cellist, ing ophthalmologists in Paul Fleury, who of losing our home and possessions in Cuenca. The bill was $45. plays with eight the flood waters of in Florida Try that with the Affordable orchestras Tropical Storm Lee. and the South and Care Act. also tours with the Two big events in my life happened in Mantovani Orchestra. October: My high All those who know school class had our 50th class reunion and what a rainbow mussel is please raise your Olga and I celebrated our 10th wedding hand. I saw on a central Pennsylvania anniversary. Guess which one I missed? If news program that bridge construction in you assumed the former, you were correct. Middlesex Twp. is being halted because of We saved all year, and for our anniversary harming said mussel. Are you kidding me? we took a six-day trip. We went to Machu I try to keep abreast of what is happening Picchu, which is considered one of the new in your neck of the woods. I saw that the seven wonders of the world. (I think it just SAT scores are at a 10-year low. It is so beat out Three Mile Island by a hair!) bad that the students can’t spell SAT! Also, For those of you geographically chalonly 47 percent of high school graduates lenged, Machu Picchu is located in Peru. are prepared for college. See? You are not We also visited Cusco, the former Incan paying enough in school taxes. capitol, which is at an altitude of 11,400 We went on a tour of Cuenca cathedrals feet, and toured the Sacred Valley, where and churches. I had to tell an American we saw 80- to 90-ton blocks of carved man that it was proper etiquette to remove stone on top of a mountain. Nobody knows one’s hat inside a holy place, unless he how the monoliths got there. With today’s wanted me to do it for him. The hat came technology it is an impossible feat. off. My theory is that early politicians lifted An American woman in the same group them into place with hot air. was taking flash photos where it was Our last stop was in the Peruvian capitol, posted that flash was not permitted in the Lima. church and said, “Well, what am I supLet’s see what else has happened: Olga posed to do?” Olga told her not to take awoke with an eye problem on a Saturday pictures. The woman whined, “But that’s morning – on a weekend, naturally. Now not fair.” what? At 10 a.m., we picked up the phone And Americans wonder why they are not and called one of the leading ophthalmololiked many places. Oh, well. gists in the city. We had an appointment at Until later, from beautiful Cuenca, 10:50 a.m. The bill was $45. Try that with the Affordable Care Act. is it called ObumEddy the Expat mer Care?” Oh, the follow up visit was free. Ed O’Connor, a former resident of I broke a tooth so I went to the dentist and Middletown and Lower Swatara Twp., is made an appointment for the next day to an expatriate living in Cuenca, Ecuador. have it corrected. Since I was there, I made an appointment for Olga, too, also for a
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he Commonwealth’s northern tier is enjoying the season’s burst of color as fall foliage reaches its peak
there by mid-October. The palette will sweep southward,sharing its vibrancy with the rest of Pennsylvania as temperatures continue to cool and days grow shorter toward the end of the month. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) boasts that the Keystone State, with its 134 species of trees, has a longer and more varied fall foliage season than anywhere else in the world. Folks travel for miles to marvel at the splendor of the changing leaves. There are ways to further appreciate what fall foliage offers, after it falls in our own neighborhoods. Putting leaves to work is good for plants and properties, and contributes to the health of Pennsylvania waterways. The Commonwealth is significantly behind in its clean water commitments and must accelerate its reduction of nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment runoff into rivers and streams and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. Urban/suburban runoff of pollutants is the third-leading cause of impairment to 19,000 miles of Pennsylvania waters, behind agricultural runoff and acid mine drainage, respectively. Trees play a key role in defending clean water by filtering pollution and absorbing runoff. Making the most of fall leaves around the home and other properties can reduce the amount of fertilizers needed and enhance soil absorption, reducing the amount of runoff Putting leaves to that carries work is good for harmful plants and pollutants into water- properties, and ways. contributes to the Autumn health of leaves are some of the Pennsylvania best organic waterways. matter, packed with trace minerals that trees draw from the soil, and can be a powerful benefit around the home. Healthy compost is a valuable and plentiful alternative fertilizer and soil enhancement for flower beds and gardens. Leaves are an effective component of compost, which also reuses grass clippings, food and yard waste and other natural ingredients. Carbon-rich leaves add balance to nitrogen-rich elements like fresh grass clippings. Shredded leaves are multi-purpose. Shredding leaves reduces the volume, creates more surfaces for microbes to work and more easily loosens the soil when worked into the garden. This invites earthworms and other organisms that are beneficial to productive soil. Shredding and mulching is as easy as piling leaves up and driving over them a few times with the lawnmower. Against winter wind and cold, a six-inch blanket of leaves can protect tender plants. Some gardeners use leaves to insulate sensitive dahlia, iris and other bulbs left in the winter garden. Making “leaf mold” by simply raking leaves into pile is a low-maintenance process for augmenting soil quality. Shredding leaves allows them to decompose faster, but is not a requirement for good leaf mold. Over the period of a few years, fungus breaks the leaves down into a special compost that is high in calcium and magnesium. It also retains three to five times its weight in water. To enhance your fall foliage experience, the DCNR Web site (www.dcnr.state.pa.us/ forestry) offers a weekly fall foliage map and reports, an explanation of why autumn leaves change color and state forest maps with directions. After they’ve fallen, make the most of them. Clean water counts in all seasons, and for many Pennsylvanians, fall is their favorite time of year. Putting leaves to work to reduce polluted runoff can extend our appreciation of fall foliage long after the color is gone. Harry Campbell is Pennsylvania executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
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SOUNDOFF
The Capitol REPORT
Join me in lowering the flags at the Gap
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ach year, I participate in the flag-raising and flaglowering ceremonies at the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery “Avenue of Flags.” The Avenue of Flags is a presentation of more than 500 interment flags that line the avenues of the cemetery. The flags have been donated by families whose relatives were entitled to military honors at their funeral. The flags that line the avenue leading to the cemetery are displayed for six months out of the year and then removed prior to the winter months. For the past 12 years, I have been volunteering with other local organizations, individuals and veterans groups to help lower the flags in the fall and raise them again in the spring. This fall, the flag-lowering ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. Volunteers will meet at the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial for a briefing and a short ceremony prior to the start of the “rain or shine” event. I would like to invite any veteran,
organization or resident interesting in volunteering to help lower the flags this fall to contact my Hershey office at 717-534-1323.
Trick-or-Treat safety tips
Halloween is just around the corner and with it comes one of the most anticipated nights of the year for children. All municipalities located within the 106th District (Derry, Lower Swatara, Swatara and Conewago townships and Hummelstown, Middletown and Royalton boroughs) will hold Trick-or-Treat this year on Thursday, Oct. 29. Middletown’s Trick-or-Treat will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and all other municipalities’ Trickor-Treat will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. I would like to remind parents and children to follow these safety tips from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help make Halloween festivities fun and safe for everyone: • Swords, knives and similar costume accessories should be
short, soft and flexible. • Avoid Trick-or-Treating alone. Walk in groups or with a trusted adult. • Fasten reflective tape to costumes and bags to help drivers see you. • Examine all treats for choking hazards and tampering before eating them. Avoid eating homemade treats made by strangers. • Hold a flashlight while Trick-orTreating to help you see and others see you. Always walk and don’t run from house to house. • Enter homes only if you’re with a trusted adult. Only visit well-lit houses. Never accept rides from strangers. • Wear well-fitting masks, costumes and shoes to avoid blocked vision, trips and falls. John D. Payne is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He represents the 106th District, which includes Middletown, Royalton, Lower Swatara Twp., Hummelstown, Derry Twp., Conewago Twp. and parts of Swatara Twp.
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“People, people, people. Main Street is NOT done...I repeat, MAIN STREET IS NOT DONE! Get over yourselves already. Unless you personally know how to do repairs to the system just shut up already. At least they are fixing the problem. They will eventually pave the road as well. It takes time. I swear if you people didn’t have anything to complain about you would all just shrivel up and waste away. You complainers are never going to be happy with anything.”
• “To the person who thinks
that the Royalton police are never checking speeds on 441, let me be the first to tell you they are there often. I travel this road everyday four times a day and I see them at least three times a week. The part-time officers cannot help the days they are scheduled with Royalton. If you
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feel that you could do a better job, go to the academy and apply for the position.”
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“Everyone needs to start submitting bills to PennDOT for their busted shocks, struts, ball joints, cv joints and dented wheels. I’m in a large SUV and taking a beating. I can’t image what it’s like for a regular car! I’ve seen better roads in war zones. Unacceptable!”
• “It’s a shame the Middletown
Area School District does not allow the youth football teams to use War Memorial Field to play games. Even if they just allowed them to play a few there during the season. Most
youth teams in the area play on their high school fields. These kids are the future high school players, let them get some time on the big field and play a few games ‘under the lights.’ It would be very exciting for the players and it’s a football field – they aren’t going to do any major damage or anything, let these players get a taste of their future as Blue Raiders! Plus it would be good for the community who comes out to support these young athletes.”
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“Can we rename Main Street ‘Beirut Road?’ I sure hope that the borough hasn’t paid a dime to the contractors! Withhold all money until they smooth it out a little!”
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JOHNSTANDLEY
Reform healthcare?
Pay for results, not services T
he U.S. healthcare system is afflicted with a debilitating chronic illness rising costs. Health spending could top $10,000 a person this year. Fortunately, there’s a cure. It’s called value-based care and it represents a fundamental change in how we pay for health care. Instead of paying healthcare providers for what they do to a patient, value-based care compensates them for how their patients do after they leave the doctor’s office. By emphasizing outcomes instead of inputs, valuebased care can improve patient health – and cure our nation’s health-cost disease. In 2013, U.S. healthcare costs hit $2.9 trillion. Spending is projected to increase 5.7 percent annually through 2023. By then, health costs will account for 19.3 percent of the economy. That hits consumers in the pocketbook. Employees now pay nearly 37 percent of their own premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The problem stems from how we pay for care. Traditionally, providers have been compensated for the number of services they administer. Doctors, hospitals and the like receive payment even if these services are unhelpful or unnecessary. Value-based care flips the script by paying providers according to the quality of care, not the quantity. The government has laid out a vision for transforming our healthcare delivery system according to the principles of value-based care. In January, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell announced a historic goal to shift 30 percent of Medicare spending toward value-based care by the end of 2016 – and 50 percent by 2018. In March, President Barack Obama and Burwell launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network. This consortium of private payers, providers, employers, states and consumers is working to accelerate the adoption of alternatives to the conventional fee-for-service model, like valuebased care. Pharmacies can play an important role in achieving the network’s goals.
Enjoy The Fall Season
Consider one of health care’s biggest cost-drivers – the inability of patients to consistently take their prescription medicines. One in two patients fails to adhere to his prescription regimen. That failure exacerbates basic illnesses and ailments. Chronic diseases that could be managed with a pill metastasize into trips to the emergency room. This lack of prescription adherence costs the healthcare system nearly $300 billion annually. It’s responsible for about 125,000 deaths and 10 percent of all hospitalizations each year. Pharmacists can address the adherence crisis head-on. Many are teaming up with other health providers to coordinate patient care. As part of my company’s Rite Aid Health Alliance,
for instance, our pharmacists and health coaches are partnering with medical providers to help patients with chronic diseases better manage their conditions. Improving adherence would save money. A 1 percent increase in prescriptions filled by Medicare beneficiaries would reduce spending by 0.2 percent. That might not seem like much – until considering that Medicare spends nearly $600 billion annually. Pharmacists can also hasten the shift to value-based care by helping patients avoid getting sick. America’s more than 290,000 pharmacists interact with patients every day. They’re uniquely positioned to deliver preventative care like immunizations and educate patients about making healthier lifestyle choices.
Ninety-three percent of Americans live within five miles of a pharmacy. That places pharmacists in a key position to help folks obtain treatment before their illnesses grow severe. Because there’s a pharmacy in virtually every community, they’re well-suited to serve as hubs for the delivery of critical social and public-health services. Pharmacies have expanded their roles and services. In doing so, they’re helping the U.S. embrace value-based care, which can improve our nation’s fiscal and physical health.
Dear Editor ...
John T. Standley is the CEO and chairman of Rite Aid, a Fortune 500 drug store chain based in East Pennsboro Twp.
THE SPORTS PROGRAM JUST GOT CUT. THE SPORTS PROGRAM JUST GOT CUT. OR HADN'T YOU HEARD? OR HADN’T YOU HEARD? When government wants to do something, it must let citizens know. Now that right is being threatened - by proposals to do away with the requirement to run public notices in your local newspaper. Instead, they would be buried away on some obscure government website. That means you'd never know what your local government was up to. And what you don't know can hurt you. Help stop any legislation that takes public notices out of the newspaper.
Take action NOW at savepublicnotices.org.
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High St. An RSVP is required. A cost will be charged. A Homecoming dance, featuring a cash bar, will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. at the American Legion Post 594. An RSVP is required. A cost will be charged, though admittance will be free to those who pay for an alumni dinner reservation. The alumni association will hold a meeting from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion post. The Homecoming court will be introduced. And the traditional crowning of the Homecoming queen and king will be held at the halftime of the football game. The 2015 Middletown Area High School Homecoming Court: • Kaylee Berstler, daughter of Dennis and Keri Berstler, is a member of the Mini-THON Committee. She enjoys competitive cheerleading and hanging out with friends. Her favorite thing about school: all the opportunities it offers students. She plans to study nursing in college. “I am extremely happy to have been voted onto Homecoming court,’’ she said. “I think it will be a great and very fun experience!’’ • Kassidy Deibler, daughter of James and Kristin Deibler, is a member of the National Honor Society, Link
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the staffing levels recommended by PERF, Fraser said. It could take three to four years before these projected savings are realized, he noted. Police officers now employed by their respective municipal forces would not be laid off as part of going to a regional force. Instead, the savings would occur over time as these officers retire and are not replaced, as fewer officers overall would be needed under regional policing models, the consultants say. Each option would require “substantial” start-up costs, such as for new facilities, vehicles, equipment, uniforms and the like, Fraser said. Firm estimates for these start-up costs were not detailed during the Oct. 13 presentation, but will be included in the final PERF report that is to be put up on the county Web site, Fraser said.
Local municipalities will decide
The county commissioners again noted that the county is not trying to impose regional policing. The decision of whether to join a regional force will be left up to the local municipalities. At the same time, the commissioners announced a week ago that county grants will be available to help cover the planning costs of municipalities looking to merge police departments. “We said from the beginning that we wanted to see if police consolidations made sense from a cost and public safety standpoint and, if they did, give municipalities the tools to take action,” said county commission Chairman Jeff Haste. “Any mergers are up to the municipalities and their residents.” Besides less cost to residents and municipalities, the advantages to police consolidation include effectiveness, efficiencies, wider range of capabilities, professionalism, recruiting and developing employees, organization and enhanced liability control, the consultants said. The disadvantages of consolidating include a loss of “personalized” po-
Crew, Mini-THON Committee, volleyball team and girls’ basketball team. She enjoys sports, music and being with friends and family. Her favorite thing about school: the opportunities it offers, and school pride. She plans to study pharmacy at Penn State. “I consider this an honor to be recognized by my fellow classmates,’’ she said.
The 2015 MAHS Homecoming Parade route • Parade starts at Hoffer Park, then turns • right on Race Street and heads north, then turns • left on Emaus Street and heads west, then turns • right on Pine Street and heads north, then turns • right on Water Street and heads east, then turns • right on Race Street and heads south, then turns • left on Conewago Street and into the parking lot at Fink Elementary School and War Memorial Field.
• Brendan Dintiman, son of Scott and Amy Dintiman, plays soccer and baseball. He enjoys sports, fishing, hunting, exercising and music. His favorite thing about school: Raider Pride and supporting sports teams. He plans to attend college. “I am honored to be chosen for Homecoming court by my classmates,’’ he said.
• Trevor Fuller, son of Chris Long and Angela Long, plays baseball and golf. He enjoys hunting and fishing. His favorite thing about school: the abundance of school spirit. He plans to join the Marine Corps. “It is truly an honor to be selected for the 2015 Homecoming court,’’ he said. “I am ecstatic to be able to represent Middletown. This is an experience I will remember and cherish for the rest of my life.’’ • Justin Imler, son of Mark and
lice services to residents, decreased upward mobility for officers and pension issues. The consultants also list possible increase in cost as a disadvantage, although the only option where costs would go up as a whole is a proposed Northern Regional force consisting of Wiconisco Twp. and the boroughs of Halifax, Lykens and Millersburg. Similar to Royalton, all four of the northern municipalities now have parttime police coverage, augmented to a degree by State Police, Fraser said. Options for how a regional police force would be governed include establishing a police board/commission, a joint police powers authority, or through a system where municipalities enter into a contract services agreement, the report said.
Local officials comment
Middletown-area elected officials who attended the Oct. 13 meeting had little to say in the way of reaction. They said it is far too early in the process to draw any conclusions regarding regional policing. Tom Mehaffie, president of the Lower Swatara Twp. commissioners, said he would have no comment at least until after seeing the full version of the PERF study to be put up on the county Web site. “We’ll look at it,” he said. As for Middletown, “The numbers look good, but that’s only the surface of everything that is going on,” said Robert Louer, vice president of Middletown Borough Council. “We can’t just work on numbers. It’s not a cut and dry thing. This is something that is going to have to be really looked into.” It is premature for the borough to even consider applying for a county grant for planning purposes related to a regional force, in Louer’s opinion. “We don’t have any grounding” on the issue, Louer added. Reached after the meeting, Middletown Mayor James H. Curry III said, “I think there are still many unanswered questions. Start up costs are substan-
Stacey Imler, is a member of the Mini-THON Committee, the baseball team and TV Production. He enjoys playing baseball and hanging out with friends and family. His favorite thing about school: the friends he’s made. He plans to study sales and marketing at either Kutztown, Millersville or Shippensburg universities. “I think it is an honor to be selected by the 2016 class to represent them this Homecoming,’’ he said. “It was surprising, but I will represent my town right, with Blue Raider Pride. I will prove that my classmates picked the right guy to be on the court and I can’t wait until Oct. 24.’’ • Jordan Jefferies, son of Jamie Pugh and Cyndi Pugh, is a member of the boys’basketball team and Mini-THON Committee. He enjoys basketball and hanging out with friends. His favorite
tial. It may prove difficult to implement some of the options. “For example, some of the options most beneficial for Middletown actually result in increased costs for municipalities we would seek to partner with,” Curry said. “If an option exists that would result in substantial savings while maintaining the same customer service, protection, and responsiveness standards, I would support it. There exist numerous hoops to clear before this potentially beneficial idea can become a reality.” But the potential cost savings of regional policing “are significant” for Middletown and other municipalities in southern Dauphin County, said county Commissioner Mike Pries. “Moving forward, it’s up to you guys now,” he told the elected officials in attendance.
Five options offered
The following summarizes each of the five options that directly impact Middletown and other nearby communities:
Option 1: Dauphin Metropolitan Police Department
• Consists of 12 municipalities surrounding the City of Harrisburg, including Derry, Lower Paxton, Lower Swatara, Susquehanna and Swatara townships; and the boroughs of Highspire, Hummelstown, Middletown, Paxtang, Penbrook, Royalton and Steelton. • Per-resident cost savings to Middletown area-municipalities: Highspire ($371.51 to $151.65), Lower Swatara ($235.91 to $151.65), Middletown ($285.46 to $151.65) and Steelton ($325.86 to $151.65). This option would increase the per-resident cost in Royalton from $67.83 to $151.65. • Total projected cost savings – from the current combined $38.8 million to $23.5 million for a savings of $15.3 million. • Population served – 155,009 • Number of officers – 198 sworn
thing about school: the sports teams. He plans to join the Air Force to study criminal justice. “It’s a great honor and privilege to be accepted to this year’s Homecoming court,’’ he said. “I am very thankful for this opportunity.’’
• Joseph Keating, son of Brian and Rachelle Keating, is a member of the Mini-THON Committee and a student football coach. He enjoys snowboarding, hiking and fishing. His favorite thing about school: the faculty. He plans to study biology in college. “I am very excited to be on the 2015 Homecoming court,’’ he said. “I am sure to remember the experience for years to come.’’ • Brooke Myers, daughter of Steve and Michelle Myers, is captain of the girls’ soccer team, Class of 2016 secretary, a Student Council officer and member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Mini-THON Committee and Link Crew. She enjoys soccer. Her favorite thing about school: the life-long friendships she’s forged. She plans to attend West Virginia University, where she will play soccer. “I am so honored and grateful,’’ she said. “Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me.’’
Option 2: Harrisburg Metropolitan Police Department
• Consists of the same 12 municipalities as option 1, with the addition of the City of Harrisburg. • Per-resident cost savings to Middletown-area municipalities: Highspire ($371.51 to $181.50), Lower Swatara ($235.91 to $181.50), Middletown ($285.46 to $181.50), and Steelton ($325.86 to $181.50). In Royalton, the per-resident cost would increase from $67.83 to $181.50. • Total projected cost savings – $55.3 million to $37.1 million for a savings of $18.2 million. • Population served – 204,537 • Number of officers – 312 sworn
Option 3: Southwest Dauphin Merger
• The police departments of Highspire, Hummelstown, Lower Swatara, Middletown, Paxtang, Royalton and Steelton would merge with the existing police department of Swatara Twp. • Per-resident cost savings to Middletown-area municipalities: Highspire ($371.51 to $207.70), Lower Swatara ($235.91 to $207.70), Middletown ($285.46 to $207.70) and Steelton ($325.86 to $207.70). The per-resident cost in Royalton would increase from $67.83 to $207.70. In Hummelstown, the cost per-resident would increase from $190.88 to $207.70. • Total projected cost savings – $15.6 million to $11.6 million for a cost savings of $4 million • Population served – 55,926 • Number of officers – 94 sworn
Option 4: Southern Dauphin Regional Police Department
• This option would combine the police departments of Highspire, Lower Swatara, Middletown, Royalton and Steelton. • Per-resident cost savings to Middletown-area municipalities: Highspire
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• Brooke Sides, daughter of Todd and Shelly Sides, is Student Council vice president, Class of 2016 president and a member of the girls’ soccer team and Link Crew. She enjoys dancing and fashion. Her favorite thing about school: the friendships she’s made, and plans to continue after graduation. She plans to study nursing at Bloomsburg University with the hope of becoming a midwife. “I’m honored to have been selected for the Class of 2016 Homecoming court.’’ she said. “I am so happy that I get to experience this with some of my closest friends.’’ • Nicole Whittle, daughter of Brett Whittle and Cheryl Adams-Whittle, is drum captain for the Middletown Area High School Blue Wave Band, Student Council president, Class of 2016 vice president and a member of the Mini-THON Committee and the Link Crew. She enjoys drumming. Her favorite thing about school: the opportunity to offer opinions and organize various school activities and events. She plans to study music performance, music technology and music business in college. “Being selected as a member of the court is a huge honor and I am excited to share it with all of my friends who are part of the court as well,’’ she said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com
($371.51 to $253.94), Middletown ($285.46 to $253.94) and Steelton ($325.86 to $253.94). However, perresident costs would go up in both Lower Swatara ($235.91 to $253.94) and in Royalton ($67.83 to $253.94). • Total projected cost savings – $7.3 million to $6.7 million for a savings of $675,457 • Population served – 26,465 • Number of officers – 52 sworn
Option 5: County-wide Police Department
• Under this option, all municipal police departments that are not currently served by state police would consolidate into a Dauphin County-wide force. A change in state law would be required to implement a county-wide force, the consultants said. • The proposed county-wide force would have four police districts and a substation, in order to maintain a degree of localized policing, the consultants said. • Per-resident cost savings to Middletown-area municipalities: The perresident cost in Middletown, Lower Swatara, Highspire and Steelton would all decline to $147.74. In Royalton, the per-resident cost from joining a county-wide force would increase from $67.83 to $147.74. • Population served - 210,924 (PERF said this figure is incorrect in the draft report presented. The actual figure is much higher, however the rest of the numbers under option 7 are accurate, PERF said) • Number of officers - 325 sworn The final report from PERF, when fully complete, is to be posted on the county Web site— www.dauphincounty.org. Dan Miller: 717-944-4628, or danmiller@pressandjournal.com
Town Topics News & happenings for Middletown and surrounding areas.
Blue Raider football Homecoming game
The Middletown Area High School Homecoming football game will be played against Palmyra on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kick off will be at 2 p.m. at War Memorial Field. •••••
Chicken barbecue
Londonderry Fire Company, 2655 Foxianna Road, Middletown, is hosting a chicken barbecue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. For delivery, please call 717-944-2175. •••••
Middletown Area Historical Society
The Middletown Area Historical Society will present history of the section of the Elks Building where Tattered Flag Brewery & Still Works is planning to open during a program at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26. A first-hand look at the transformation by Tattered Flag and a meeting with the owners also will be offered. Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to the public. •••••
Craft & Vendor Show
Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, 1350 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, will hold a Craft & Vendor Show from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. For more information, visit www.lowerswatarafire.com, pjoami@comcast.net, or call 717-939-1759. •••••
Chicken barbecue
South Central Girls Softball will hold a chicken barbecue fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Souder’s Mini Market, Fulling Mill Road and Route 441, Middletown. •••••
Leaf collection schedule
Attention, Lower Swatara Twp. residents: Leaf collection will run Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Dec. 4. Collection on Mondays will cover Shope Gardens, Greenwood Hills, and Woodridge. Collection on Wednesdays will cover Bryn Gweld, Green Plains, Jednota Flats, Rosedale and Twelve Oaks. Collection on Thursdays will cover Longview Acres and Old Reliance Farms.
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General Francis Stitzer Last Of The First Defenders
Francis A. Stitzer was born August 29, 1840, at Rehrersburg, Berks County, Pa. one of 13 children of John D. and Sarah (Hockaman) Stitzer. His father, a shoemaker by trade, moved the family from Rehrersburg to Schuylkill Haven in 1844. Patriotism ran deep in the Stitzer family as his paternal grandfather, David Stitzer, a native of Nova Scotia, served in the Revolutionary War while his maternal grandfather Henry Hockaman of Stouchberg served as a soldier in the War of 1812. The family was established in Pennsylvania by his grandfather David Stitzer, born March 12, 1750 in Nova Scotia. A veteran of the Revolutionary War, David Stitzer moved to Reading in Berks County, where he and his wife Barbara Ann Elizabeth (Pafenhouser) raised their family, which included a son John D., born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1799. As a young boy, John Stitzer learned the trade of a shoemaker. Married to Sarah Hockaman by Rev. Muhlenberg of Reading, John eventually moved to Rehrersburg and finally to Schuylkill Haven in 1844 where he followed his trade, doing shoe repair and custom work. The couple had 13 children: George W.; Amelia E.; Mary; Harriet S.; Sarah Frances; John Andrew; Ann Delilah; William Foster; Francis A.; David Henry; Catherine E; a daughter who died in infancy; and Samuel. A Whig and later a Republican who took no part in political affairs and a member of the Lutheran Church, David Stitzer was described as an “upright and highly respected citizen.” He died in Mahanoy City in 1879 at the age of 80. His wife died in Minersville five years later at the age of 78. The couple is buried in the Union Cemetery in Schuylkill Haven. A painter and decorator by occupation, Stitzer was painting a minister’s home in Pottsville on Wednesday, April 17 when word spread that the county’s two militia companies - The National Lift Infantry and Washington Artillerists would answer Lincoln’s call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion following the April 12 shelling of Fort Sumter by Southern secessionists. As a proud member of the Washington Artillerists, young Stitzer immediately dropped his paintbrush and returned to his home to inform his parents he was going off to war. Traveling by train, Stitzer and his company arrived in Harrisburg later that evening. Early on April 18, the Washington Artillerists were mustered into service, boarding a train that would take them to the “seat of war” in Washington. Forced to switch train cars in Baltimore, some of the members of Stitzer’s company were injured by a mob of Confederate supporters determined to stop the Pennsylvanians from marching through their city. After arriving in Washington late in the evening of April 18, Stitzer was among the first group of northern volunteers to reach the capital in defense of the Union, being forever remembered as one the nation’s “First Defenders.” Assigned to quarters in the unfinished capital building, Stitzer, and his comrades got to work setting up barricades using barrels of flour. “Behind them we awaited our new rifles,” Stitzer later recalled. The rifles arrived later that evening and the next day the volunteers were surprised by the visit of two very important people - President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward. Lincoln and Seward personally greeted and shook the hand of each of the 500 or so Pennsylvanians, thanking them for their prompt response. “I remember President Lincoln came and requested the company captains to line up with the men in two files, and along them he passed, shaking hands with each of the men and speaking kindly to each one,” Stitzer later said. Following an uneventful three months of service in Washington, Stitzer was mustered out of the Washington Artillerists as their term of service came to a close. He immediately enlisted in Co. K. of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 1, 1861, was promoted from first sergeant to second Lieutenant in 1862, was named captain in 1864, and was brevetted to major in 1865 before being mustered out July 17, 1865. Although unscathed in his four years of fighting, Stitzer was frequently in the thick of battle - at Chantilly, South Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania
Court House, the Wilderness, Kelly’s Ford, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Following his discharge, Stitzer was named Captain of Co. K. of the 4th Regiment of National Guards in Pennsylvania, where he was active in suppressing riots for a dozen years. He also served as deputy collector of internal revenues at Easton for a period of 15 years. On February 20, 1886, Stitzer moved from his home state of Pennsylvania to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was named first adjutant general of the state in 1891 where he helped to suppress Indian uprisings and rustlers’ wars. After serving two terms as mayor of Laramie City from 1912 to 1916, Stitzer moved again this time to Florida where he worked as a newspaper publisher. As he approached his 80th birthday, Stitzer left Florida to live with his daughter and son-in-law in Denver, Colorado. A soldier to the end, and despite his age and failing health, Stitzer participated in the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1938, watching with 200,000 others as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt lit the torch at the Eternal Peace Light Memorial. After the Gettysburg event, Stitzer returned for the last time to Pottsville to greet the descendants of the First Defenders. In August 1939, Stitzer wrote to William A. Reid, secretary of the 48th Regiment Survivors Association on the occasion of the 74th annual reunion of the outfit. “I have entered my one hundredth year but have neither ache nor pain. Francis A. Stitzer died peacefully in Colorado on October 16, 1939, the last surviving member of the First Defenders.
Captain William Foster Stitzer
Captain William Foster Stitzer, a hotelkeeper of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, son of John D. and Sarah (Heckaman) Stitzer, and was born near Rehrersburg, Berks County, Pa., January 2, 1835. His father, John D. Stitzer, was born in Philadelphia on April 8, 1799, age of 23 years, he migrated to Berks County locating at Rehrersburg, where he lived until he moved to Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County in 1844, until his death in 1879, aged 80 years. He was a shoemaker by trade. In politics he was in early life, a Whig, and later a Republican, but never sought or held any office. He was a member of the Lutheran Church for many years, and was an upright and highly respected citizen. William’s father married in 1822, to Sarah Heckaman, a daughter of Henry Heckaman, of Stouchburg, Berks County, soldier in the war if 1812, died in 1853, at the age of 78 yrs. To this marriage a family of 13 children, six sons and seven daughters, were born, 10 whom lived to maturity. Sons, Francis A. and David N. enlisted in the Union service during the late Civil War, and both served long terms of service, from the beginning to the close of the war, with credit to themselves and honor to the family. Francis A. was born in Rehrersburg, Berks County, on August 29, 1840, and entered the federal service as a private on April 17, 1861, but was promoted to Sergeant, Lieutenant and Major, and mustered out as Major on July 27, 1865. He served also as deputy collector of internal revenue at Easton, Pa. for 15 years. He removed to Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 20, 1886, where he has since been engaged as an active business and military man, taking a prominent part also in the politics of that young state. David H., after being mustered out of the service at the close of the war, had charge of the Gordon Plane of this county for a time, when he removed to Kansas, engaged in farming. Captain Stitzer was educated in the common schools of his town. He went on the canal as a driver in 1844, when but nine years of age, and continued boating on the Schuylkill Canal until 1867. In 1855, he became a captain and ran between Schuylkill Haven and New York City until he quit boating in 1867. He is a republican in politics, and has always taken quite an active interest in local political affairs. In the spring of 1868, he was elected constable of Schuylkill Haven and was re-elected from year to year, serving continuously for a period of 24 years when he resigned. He has also been the tax collector for North Manheim Township, three different times, as well as that of Port Clinton once; and he likewise collected $10,000 out of Shenandoah in 1878. He is recognized as an expert collector, in which he has been very successful,
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as is shown by his long continuance in that position at home and having been so frequently called upon to collect taxes for other places. He has also been engaged as an auctioneer. On February 9, 1882, Captain Stitzer took charge of Stitzer’s Café, which he has since been conducting as a hotel and restaurant. He has proven his ability to successfully conduct this as the other lines of business in which he has been engaged, and has becomes a very popular Boniface. He’s been a member for some years of the Lutheran Church, and has been an upright and highly respected citizen of Schuylkill Haven. He married on August 19, 1857 to Emma Hammes, daughter of the late John Hammes, formerly of Berks County, but later a resident of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, where he died. He had nine children, four sons and five daughters: Charles, a druggist by profession, married Grace Craver, and now resides at Central City, Nebraska; Horace, a saddler, who lived at Seward, Nebraska; William G., engaged with his father at home; Garfield, at home; Annie, wife of Benjamin Kline, of Philadelphia; Kate, wife of Lewis A. Greff, of Pottsville; Susan, at home; Ella, a teacher by profession at Suedburg, near Pine Grove, Schuylkill County; and Carrie, at home. Francis A. Stitzer served as Captain, Co. K. 48th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The 1860 federal census - Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pa., he was a painter by trade, 20 yrs. old when he enlisted on August 1861, he lived at home with his parents, John (61) a shoemaker with $700 real estate and $100 personal property and Sarah (54). He lived there with a number of siblings: brothers William (25); Henry (17); Samuel (12); Charles (2); William J. (4 months). His sisters were Sarah (19); Catherine (15); Anne (22); and Emma (3).
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Former Middletown resident celebrates 100th birthday Not many people can say that they have lived during both World Wars, Prohibition, the Civil Rights Movement, Operation Desert Storm and the discovery of water on Mars. However, Julia Korinchock Babinsky lived through all of these events and more throughout her 100 years of life. Babinsky, a former Middletown resident now living in Texas, was born on Oct. 6, 1915, in Trenton, Schuylkill County. She married Joseph Babinsky in 1942 at the age of 26, and they
moved into a house on Vine Street in Middletown, where they raised four children. Due to the closing of the Olmsted Air Force Base, the family was transferred to San Antonio, where Babinsky has remained for the past 50 years. She is currently living at Villa de San Antonio assisted living apartments. A birthday party was held for Babinsky on Sunday, Oct. 4 with friends and family, some coming from out of state. Babinsky has eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Hey, folks! We were having ourselves some nice Indian summer temps, but I think autumn is falling into step with cooler days and colder nights. We welcome it as we enjoy the season’s change. How about the beauty of the colors of the trees? And the crisp air and smell of burning wood. We need to break out that hot cocoa soon. In this column, I will share my experience at Gothic Mountain, Colo. Gothic Mountain is a prominent mountain summit in the West Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains. It takes its name from its pinnacles, which resemble Gothic architecture. Once a ghost town, it is now home to the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. This is where my friend Jennifer works. Did I mention that we have been friends for 50 years? Yes, we met as preschoolers – still, that is a long time! Gothic was a silver boomtown in the 1880s, but it was short-lived. By 1890, prospectors seeking the mother lode had moved on. A biology professor from what is now Western State Colorado University, Dr. John C. Johnson, led his students on field trips in the 1920s. In 1928, after realizing the rare and rich ecology of the remote high valley, he set up a field station in the midst of the ruins of the old mining town. Nearly 90 years later, the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory has become an internationally renowned center for scientific research on high-altitude ecosystems. Students and prominent biologists from all over the U.S. and other countries come to Gothic to study and gather research data every year. Many people, like us, visit to look at the buildings that have stood for 135 years. It is impressive to walk the paths and imagine the people who carved out a difficult living so long ago. We stopped in the visitor center for some ice cream and to look at old artifacts/photos and papers from the town’s first days. The lab is only open from April until mid-October due to the tremendous snowfall and cold temps. You can learn more about it at
www.rmbl.org. Check it out! Have a wonderful week – and don’t forget to let me know your news to share. Birthdays Happy 20th cake day to Tory Graham of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Have some ice cream too, Tory! Best wishes to Laura Waller of Lower Swatara. She will hear the happy-24th-birthday song on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Enjoy! Here is a shout out to Paige Pavlishin of Lower Swatara. Her party day is Thursday, Oct. 22. Live it up, Paige. Josh Luther turns 12 on Thursday, Oct. 21. How thrilling is that Josh?!Happy birthday to you! Nikki Latsha marks her quarter-ofa-century cake and ice cream day on Friday, Oct. 23. Congrats, and all the best to you, Nikki. Happy landmark 21st birthday to Alexis Giulivo of Lower Swatara on Saturday, Oct. 24. Keep up the good work, Alexis! If you see MariAnne Kapenstein out & about Lower Swatara on Sunday, Oct. 25, be sure to give her a loud and jolly happy birthday greeting. Ray Shaver of Lower Swatara has 47 reasons to jump up and down on Sunday, Oct. 25. Happy confetti-popping day to you. Ray. Ihsaan Mohsini of Lower Swatara will blow out eight candles atop his birthday cake on Sunday, Oct. 25. I hope you get loads of treats! Happy peace, joy and happy faces day to Darlene Nickel of Lower Swatara on Monday, Oct. 26. My, where has the month gone? Nevermind – enjoy celebrating your birthday on the days we have left! Happy rootin’-tootin’ landmark 18th birthday to Alexa Fulmer of Lower Swatara. She celebrates her fun day on Monday, Oct. 26. Justin Shaver celebrates his 18th
adult-now birthday on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Congrats, and enjoy, Justin. Happy super-duper-dazzling birthday to Michelle Carnes of Lower Swatara. I hope 45 fantastic things happen to you on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Hey, Jaynee Stubbs of Middletown! Happy 15th treats and fun day to you on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Happy birthday all week long! Anniversary Best wishes to Joe and Tami Hile of Lower Swatara on Thursday, Oct. 22 as they observe their 27th romantic heart day. Enjoy! Candy and fun Come join us for Trunk-or-Treat from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Middletown Church of God, 245 W. High St. This event allows children to trickor-treat in a safe, family environment. Children should come in costume and will go from trunk to trunk of the cars in our back parking lot to collect all the goodies they can carry. We’ll also have some other activities for the kids along with hotdogs, drinks and other snacks. Trunk-or-Treat will be held rain or shine. Church of God dinner The Middletown Church of God’s October dinner will be on Oct. 26.The menu is salisbury steak, whipped potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Our normal starting time is 4:30 p.m. The church is located at 245 W. High St., Middletown. Thanks for your help for 2015. This will be our last meal for this year. Golden Group trips It is not too late to sign up for a trip or two! Please call Dorothea at 717944-9808 if you are interested. The trips: Novemer 10 – Mystery Trip December 8 and 9 – “Highlands”
trip has been cancelled, however The American Music Theatre Christmas Show on Dec. 11 has been booked. February 19-26 – New Orleans! LD grad in college play Amanda Ringenbach, of Hummelstown, a Lower Dauphin High School graduate, will play the role of Sarah in the upcoming production of the musical comedy “Company,” by the Wig and Buckle Theater Company at Lebanon Valley College, Annville. The play will open on Friday, Oct. 23. Ringenbach is an early childhood education and special education major. Wig and Buckle, a student-run organization, has performed musicals and plays for Lebanon Valley students and the Annville community since 1935. Quote of the Week “The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” – Anonymous Question of the Week What is your favorite thing about autumn? “Thanksgiving. I like turkey the best.” – Keira Weise-Torres, 11, Middletown. “Making leaf piles and jumping into them.” – Geovanny Cedano, 11, Middletown. “Getting together with family and friends.” – Alexis Cool, 11, Middletown. “When the leaves fall.” – Rylee Barnes, 12, Highspire. “Having a birthday in October. Also the weather is nice, not too cold and not too hot!” – Alex Pryor, 12, Rutherford. “Crisp cool hiking days!” – Mark Fulton, Lower Swatara. Proverb for the Week A godly man gives good advice, but a rebel is destroyed by lack of common sense (10:21).
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Teacher Lauren Evans’ Grade 1 class at East High Street Elementary School pose with their copies of their book, “The World According to Humphrey,’’ with Evans, back row left, and Principal Amy Balsbaugh, back row right.
In E-town, students get the same book to improve reading skills To promote literacy in Elizabethtown, the East High Street Elementary School bought one book for every student, challenged each child to read a chapter a night with their family and held daily trivia contests about the story and drawing for prizes. The goal: Instill in its students a positive attitude toward reading and life-long learning, encourage family members to become involved in their child’s education and increase reading
comprehension, vocabulary and other reading skills. So every student at East High Street has begun to read Betty Birney’s “The World According to Humphrey’’ for a chance at prizes for about the next three weeks. The initiative is called the One School, One Book program, funded through a $2,000 grant by the Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation. The foundation is a private, nonprofit
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From The Wednesday, October 21 Edition Of The Press And Journal Decision Made On New Lower Swatara Mgr. It has been confirmed that the Lower Swatara Township Board of Commissioners has successfully completed the long search to select a new municipal manager to succeed former Township Manager Frank Siffrinn, who resigned early in May. The new Township manager will be David H. Clouser, a Middletown native who now lives on Conewago Street in the Borough. Clouser, a graduate of Middletown Area High School, is currently employed as a senior planning consultant for the engineering firm of Skelly & Loy, Inc., a consulting firm with offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. Contacted at his Harrisburg office on Monday, Frank Linn, president of the Township Board of Commissioners, said Clouser was selected from a field of more than 50 applicants. He added that Clouser’s appointment would be made official at the Board’s regular meeting next Wednesday, Oct. 28. Clouser will officially begin his new duties on Monday, Nov. 2, assuming the post vacated by Siffrinn nearly six months ago. “A lot of excellent people applied for the position,” Linn acknowledged, “and we were anxious to select the best-qualified candidate. So, we took our time going through the applications in an effort to settle on the individual we thought would be best for the position. We finally trimmed the field to what we considered were the top three applicants. After interviewing them, we felt Mr. Clouser was the candidate whose qualifications best suited our particular needs.” Increase Would Fund Drug Task Force Lancaster Mayor Janice Stork appeared before Elizabethtown Borough Council last Thursday night to ask for its support for a
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Sixth-graders at Middletown Area Middle School and their unusual creations stop at the judges’ stand.
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Kamryn Noon, right, and Dekotah Popernack lead the parade.
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Michelle Lehr, of Middletown, holds daughter Riley Lehr, dressed as a bear.
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Watching the parade are, from left, Robert Underwood, holding daughter Melody Underwood; Rowan Underwood and mom Ariana Silks, all of Press And Journal Photo by Jim Lewis Middletown.
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Dressed as characters from “The Magic School Bus’’ are, from right, Aly Gray, children’s librarian at the Middletown Public Library; John Grayshaw, library director; and dog Granny Smith.
Spectators, from left, Kadence Hughes, Matthew Hughes, Samantha Brown and Kynzlie Brown, all of Middletown.
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Cub Scout Pack 113 of Middletown brought a pyramid on their float.
Charlie Roberts, of Oberlin, drives his haunting 1937 Chevy.
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Kiwanis Club of Middletown’s Halloween Parade
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The clarinet section of the Middletown Area High School Blue Wave Band, above, dressed as characters from “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.’’
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he 62nd annual Kiwanis Club of Middletown’s Halloween Parade marched noisily through the borough on Monday, Oct. 19, undaunted by chilly temperatures, unapologetic in its jubilation. Marching bands played music, cheerleaders danced, fire trucks blared their sirens, police cars flashed their emergency lights. Marchers handed out candy – lots of candy. What better way to celebrate Halloween? Spectators lined the parade route, some huddled in blankets and heavy Press And Journal Photo by Jim Lewis Kristina Carr, left, pulls a float featuring Willow Kauffman, coats, determined to join in the fun center, and Phoenix Carr, right, all of Mount Joy. despite the cold.
Cub Scout Pack 97 of Londonderry Twp., at right, present their “Jurassic Park’’ float.
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The Enlite Steppers of Harrisburg perform a routine.
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Raiders bounce back from heartbreaking loss to beat Trinity, 35-7 Middletown “O” gallops for 450 yards; defense holds foe to under 50 dis, Bob Graham and Jarred Rife, the defense was equally impressive, holding the hosts to just one score and under 50 net yards of offense. The combination totally ruined Trinity’s Senior Night festivities. Things will certainly get tougher in the coming weeks starting this Saturday, Oct. 24, when the Raiders (5-2, 3-1 in the Capital Division) host Palmyra (6-1, 3-1) in the annual Homecoming game. That game will be followed by a trip to Steelton-Highspire (2-5, 1-3) on Friday, Oct. 30 and a final, regular season game at home against division-leading Camp Hill (7-0, 4-0) on Friday, Nov. 6. A big Raider loss on the first offensive play of the game, the result of a missed connection between the center and quarterback, gave the Middletown fans a scare right from the start. Following Tristen Maxwell’s punt, Trinity (3-4, 1-3) started at the Raiders’ 44-yard line. But Maxwell sacked Trinity quarterback Hunter Geisel for an 11-yard loss on first down, then Rife dropped Geisel for a 5-yard loss on third down to take away the early threat. Pinned deep following a Trinity punt, the Raiders started on their own 9-yard line on the following possession. Leggore ran for 6 yards on first down and Brady Fox picked up 20 on second down, thanks in part to a good downfield block by Ryan Hughes.
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Often the real measure of a team is how it bounces back from a tough loss as it prepares for its next game. The Middletown varsity football team showed what it is made of when it traveled to Trinity on Friday, Oct. 16 for another Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division contest. When the final horn sounded, the Blue Raiders were the proud owners of win No. 5, soundly beating the Shamrocks, 35-7 – a big victory that came a week after the team was dealt a heartbreaking 20-19 loss at Milton Hershey. “We had a great week of practice,” Middletown Coach Brett Myers said following the impressive win over Trinity. “Our leaders really stepped up and the kids worked hard all week.” Myers certainly had a right to be proud of his team with the rout of a struggling, but dangerous, Trinity squad. The mental preparation, along with the return of a couple starters who had missed time due to injuries, proved to be the keys to the win. With senior tackle Mike Osayi and junior running back Jaelen Thompson back from injuries, the Middletown offense put on a great show on a chilly evening at Trinity’s Cobo Field, rolling up 450 yards on the night. Led by Caleb Leggore, Hunter Lan-
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Runs by Thompson, Chase Snavely and Leggore, plus a short pass to Fox, kept the drive moving. On second-and-15 following a holding penalty, Thompson snared Snavely’s screen pass and made three elusive moves on his way to a 50-yard gain to the Trinity 1-yard line. Leggore capped the drive with a burst up the middle for the touchdown with 3:33 left in the opening quarter. The extrapoint try was blocked. After forcing another Trinity punt, the Raiders took over at their own 28-yard line a minute later. Two plays into the drive, Thompson ran right on a sweep and broke a pair of tackles as he blazed through the Shamrocks’ defense for a dazzling 70-yard touchdown run. Mason Guckavan added the point-after to give the Raiders a 13-0 lead. The Shamrocks then overcame a couple penalties and picked up valuable yards through the air as Geisel completed six passes, including a 23-yarder to Casey Boguski. But the Middletown defense stopped the drive at midfield, forcing yet another Trinity punt. On Middletown ensuing possession, Fox ran for 5 yards on first down from the Raider 27-yard line, Leggore broke free for 38 yards on third-and-5, and Thompson picked up 17 that gave the Middletown squad a first down at the Trinity 13-yard line. Leggore added his second touchdown of the night three plays later from 6 yards out. With the PAT, the Middletown lead jumped to 20-0 with 4:41 left in the first half. Five plays into Trinity’s next offensive series, Middletown’s Justin Shaver intercepted a tipped Geisel pass with a diving catch at the Raider 19-yard line. An offsides penalty against Trinity gave the Raiders a fresh set of downs at their own 34-yard line with 1:11 left in the second stanza. Snavely’s pass to Leggore was good for 19 yards and a face mask infraction against the Shamrocks moved the ball to the Trinity 42-yard line. Following an incomplete pass, Snavely connected with Hughes on Please See RAIDERS, Page B3
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Blue Raider running back Jaelen Thompson (7) dodges a Trinity defender. Thompson scored a touchdown on a 70-yard run.
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Running back Brady Fox (34) looks for an opening in the Trinity defense as teammate Caleb Leggore (9) prepares to block for him.
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Middletown defenders Hunter Landis (42) and Joshua Brown (64) stop Trinity’s Colby Rigg (5). The Blue Raider defense held the Shamrocks to under 50 yards
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Lower Dauphin rolls over Mechanicsburg, 51-0 By Jim Lewis
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Lower Dauphin gave its alumni a grand welcome home on Homecoming, rolling to a 44-point lead in the first half and subduing Mechanicsburg, 51-0 in the Falcons’ Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 16 at Hersheypark Stadium. George Hatalowich and Brendan Shaffer each ran for two touchdowns, and quarterback Tommy Klock threw a touchdown pass to receiver Will Bowen as Lower Dauphin (6-1, 3-1 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Keystone Division) stormed to a 44-0 lead at halftime. The Homecoming queen wasn’t the only one getting crowned – the Lower Dauphin defense emerged triumphant, holding Mechanicsburg (0-7, 0-3) to less than 100 yards of offense in the
game. The Wildcats gained just 20 rushing yards and 54 passing yards. It was Lower Dauphin’s second consecutive shutout, following a 35-0 victory over Red Land the previous week. The Falcons’ offensive deluge began, innocently enough, with a safety. Defender Chad Ray tackled a Mechanicsburg runner in the end zone early in the first quarter, staking Lower Dauphin to a 2-0 lead. About two minutes later, Hatalowich scored the first of his two touchdowns, a 6-yard run that gave the Falcons a 9-0 lead following the extra-point kick by Antonio Heredia. Klock’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Bowen late in the first quarter pushed the Falcon lead to 16-0. Lower Dauphin delivered the knockout punch in the second quarter.
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Raiders blitz Big Spring, eye post-season berth Five different Middletown players scored goals and goalkeeper Brooke Myers made three saves to lead the Blue Raiders to a 5-0 victory over Big Spring on Senior NIght on Thursday, Oct. 15 in Middletown. The victory, aided by several seniors who played their last regular-season game at War Memorial Field, moved the Raiders (11-5) closer to a spot in the District 3 Class AA playoffs. Middletown holds ninth place in the district’s power ratings in Class AA, with the top 18 teams reaching the playoffs. Senior Meghan Nelson scored an unassisted goal in the 36th minute to give Middletown a 1-0 lead over Big Spring (2-13). The Raiders exploded for four goals – three within seven minutes – in the second half to seal the win. Bianca Jasper scored in the 51st minute, Braelyn Zavoda scored in the 52nd minute and senior Alexis Ulrich scored in the 58th minute off an assist by fellow senior Kenya Littles to stake Middletown to a 4-0 lead. Littles scored a goal in the 78th minute with an assist from senior Brooke Sides to finish the Bulldogs. Middletown out-shot Big Spring, 21-4. Besides Nelson, Ulrich, Littles, Sides and goalkeeper Myers, the seniors who played their last regular-season home game at War Memorial were Ally Ebersole, Kelsey Eisenhour, Cheyanne Frayre, Alexa Fulmer, Jennifer Hardison, Maddy Jorich, Katelynn
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Seniors on the Middletown girls’ soccer team pose for a photo with family members before the Blue Raiders’ victory over Big Spring on Senior Night at War Memorial Field.
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Middletown goalkeeper Brooke Myers (0) fights off a challenge by a Big Spring forward to knock the ball away from her net. Kennedy and Ava Mrakovich.
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Unbeaten Northern York jumped on Middletown for two goals in the first 10 minutes, then hung on to win onTuesday, Oct. 13 at War Memorial Field. Emily Munkittrick and Kayla Swope gave the Polar Bears (16-0, 11-0 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division) the 2-0 lead. Kennedy scored a late goal – in the 78th minute – to draw the Raiders, in third place in the division with a 7-4
MIDDLETOWN AREA FOOTBALL
Raider JVs stop Spartans, remain unbeaten By Larry Etter
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Middletown’s junior varsity football team finished the first six weeks of the season unbeaten following the Blue Raiders’ 14-12 victory over Milton Hershey on Monday, Oct. 12 in Middletown. Playing under the lights at War Memorial Field for the first time this season, the Raiders took a 14-6 lead into the game’s final quarter, then turned back a two-point conversion attempt by the Spartans to secure the win. Milton Hershey took a 6-0 lead with 46 seconds left in the opening quarter on a 20-yard pass play that broke a 0-0 stalemate. Trying to tie the score on its ensuing drive, the Middletown offense lost a fumble at the Milton Hershey 25-yard line instead. But the Raiders got the ball right back two plays later by recovering a Spartan fumble at the Milton Hershey 16yard line. Runs by Middletown’s Antonio Gamble, Devin Martin and Zac Dailey, plus a Spartan penalty, set up Martin’s 2-yard touchdown run with 5:39 left in the first half. Martin’s two-point run gave the Raiders an 8-6 lead. The Spartans came right back with a solid drive that moved the ball deep into Middletown territory at the Raiders’ 6-yard line. But back-to-back quarterback sacks by Middletown defenders Wyatt Smith and Chris Plummer backed the guests up to the 19-yard line. Following an offside penalty against the Raiders, Blake Jacoby added another sack for the Raider defense that brought up a fourthand-goal from the 17. Dylan Andre knocked down Milton Hershey’s pass attempt to shut down the drive with 38 seconds left in the first half. Middletown’s Edwin Figueroa recovered Milton Hershey’s onsides kickoff attempt to start the
second half and the Middletown offense started on its own 43-yard line. On first down, the Raiders’ Abel Botterbusch took quarterback Jacoby’s handoff and started to his right, then cut back to the left and raced 57 yards to the end zone for a lightning-quick touchdown. A run for two points failed but the Raiders now led by a 14-6 count. Martin’s punt return following a three-and-out by the Spartans, plus a Milton Hershey penalty, set the Raiders up at the Milton Hershey 38-yard line, and it appeared as if the Raiders were going to pad their lead. But a touchdown run by Martin was erased by a penalty and the Middletown side ran out of downs at the 20. Another fumble recovery by the Middletown defense, after the Spartans had reached the Middletown 33-yard line, ended the third quarter. Four plays into the final quarter, however, the Spartans recovered a Raider fumble at the Raiders’ 38-yard line. Milton Hershey turned a run off a fake punt into 24 yards and a first down at the Middletown 35-yard line to keep its next drive alive. Five plays later, the Spartans scored to make it a 14-12 game. The try for the tying two point conversion failed, however, when Middletown’s Martin and several of his teammates made the key stop. With 5:13 left in the game, the Raiders used a steady dose of runs by Dailey, Jacoby, Gamble and Botterbusch, along with a Spartan penalty, to run out the clock and preserve the win. Linemen Hunter Magaro, Dustin Holliman, Doug Carpenter, Josh Brown and Brendan Douglass, plus tight end Aaron McDevitt, provided the muscle up front in the time-killing drive. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
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Mechanicsburg 1 Middletown 0
Mechanicsburg (12-5), looking for a District 3, Class AAA playoff spot, edged the Raiders on a second-half goal to win on Monday, Oct. 12 in Mechanicsburg. The Wildcats hold 14th place in the district’s Class AAA power rankings. Lower Dauphin (12-4-1) holds ninth place, while Elizabethtown (14-3-1) holds eighth place. Megan Mansfield scored in the 68th minute on an assist from Nicole Weenink to give Mechanicsburg the victory. The Wildcats out-shot Middletown, 10-4. Mechanicsburg goalkeeper Lindsey Costello made two saves for the shutout.
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Blue Raider forward Alexis Ulrich (10) fights a Big Spring player for a ball.
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Middletown senior Maddy Jorich (9) stretches for a pass against a Big Spring defender as teammate Kenya Littles, left, joins her down the field.
DROUGHT Scoring slump, turf divot lead to three Raider losses MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ SOCCER
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The Middletown boys’ soccer team continued its recent goal-scoring struggles last week, dropping three of four games as the Blue Raiders’ chances of making the District 3 playoffs dwindle. Middletown (8-8) sits in 21st place in the District 3 Class AA power ratings as the regular season draws to a close, with the top 18 teams qualifying for the district playoffs. The Raiders fell to West Perry, 5-0 on Monday, Oct. 12 in Perry County, and dropped a 2-0 decision to Big Spring on Thursday, Oct. 15 in Cumberland County. A third road loss, 1-0 to Waynesboro on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Adams County, hurt Middletown’s chances to climb in the ratings. The Raiders’ only victory was a 2-1 Senior Night win over Northern York on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at War Memorial Field. Middletown (5-6 in the Mid-Penn Conference’s Capital Division) had only two more games to improve its position: a home game against Camp Hill on Monday, Oct. 19 and a road game at Lancaster Catholic on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
West Perry 5 Middletown 0
The Mustangs (14-4, 10-2 in the division) got off to a quick start, needing just seconds to strike first. A strong through ball beat the Middletown defense and left West Perry’s Derrick Riggs alone to challenge Blue Raider goalkeeper Tommy Lee. Lee was playing a high line, but Riggs remained composed and chipped the ball into the Middletown net for a 1-0 Mustang lead. West Perry scored again when congestion in front of the Middletown goal required Lee to shift left to see the play. Without hesitation, the Mustangs’ Nick Lavenberg lofted a ball to the right side of the goal about 18 yards out for the 2-0 lead. Minutes later, Lee made a terrific save off a glancing header that was directed on goal to keep the game close. Middletown had very few chances to score, as the Mustangs were quick to the ball. However, the Raiders’ Jordan Matter recorded the next good scoring chance on a great ball from teammate David Alcock. Jordan’s shot was good, but the West Perry goalkeeper was up to the challenge, making a sprawling save. Before the half ended, Riggs increased West Perry’s lead to 3-0 with another goal. The second half showed better effort from the Raiders. Blake Gill got a good shot on the West Perry goal,
but the Mustang goalkeeper stopped it at the near post. Despite Middletown’s improved play, the Mustangs closed out the game strong and netted two more goals for a comfortable win.
Middletown 2 Northern York 1
Middletown put great pressure on the Polar Bears (3-14, 2-9) in the early going, resulting in two good chances. The first came from a great service by Alcock, whose direct kick just gave Gill a chance for a goal. Gill’s header was just wide, however. The second opportunity, a trick shot on a direct kick just outside the box, was blocked by the Northern York defense. Despite good team play by the Raiders, Northern York scored first. A blistering shot from Austin Krause taken on from a difficult angle hit the hands of Middletown goalkeeper Andrew Yeich and still crossed the goal line, and the Polar Bears led, 1-0. But Middletown did not quit and soon got the equalizer. A great ball from Nate Nelson found Matter, who ran to the ball behind Northern York’s defense and placed a shot in the upper right corner of the Polar Bear net to tie the game, 1-1 at halftime. Six minutes into the second half, Middletown’s Brendan Dintiman found Gill with a nifty little flick pass that Gill buried into the back of the Northern York net. It was the game-winner.
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Middletown’s AJ Fisher, right, challenges a West Perry forward.
Big Spring 2 Middletown 0
The Raiders dominated the early possession, but a bizarre own goal involving the turf at Big Spring High School’s Newville field gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead. A harmless drop ball to goalkeeper Yeich hit a large divot in the field, bounced over Yeich’s foot and rolled into the Middletown net. The unfortunate bounce seemed to sum up the rest of the game. The Raiders out-played the Bulldogs, dominating both the possession game and winning the majority of the 50-50 balls. The Raiders seemed to control the defensive and middle thirds of the field, but the Bulldogs placed defensive numbers in the box, and the congestion seemed to frustrate Middletown. As the game wore on, the Raider strikers seemed committed to the dribble, looking for a higher percentage shot that never developed. Big Spring (5-11) scored a second goal off a midfield turnover. The Bulldogs’ Nino Todaro stole the ball from a Middletown midfielder, and Big Spring’s counter-attack earned a goal from about 8 yards out.
The Blue Raiders’ David Alcock (20) dashes past a West Perry defender.
Waynesboro 1 Middletown 0
Middletown’s scoring drought continued, even though the Raiders seemed to earn about 75 percent of the possession and dominated the midfield against Waynesboro (7-10-1). The Indians scored in the 33rd minute off a cross from Joey Daniels to Aaron Tylicki, and that was the game-winner. In the second half, Middletown continued to pass well and finished the game with three corners and eight shots, but the Raiders could not capitalize on the opportunities. Middletown’s Nate Nelson (5) navigates around Northern York defenders.
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CFA YOUTH FOOTBALL
Middletown, Seven Sorrows reach CFA playoffs By Bob Stone and Staff
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Middletown running back Caleb Leggore (9) rambles downfield against Trinity. Leggore scored three touchdowns for the Blue Raiders.
RAIDERS Continued From Page One
a streak that went for 41 yards to the Trinity 1-yard line. Leggore again did the honors as he dashed into the end zone with just :08 left in the first half. With the extra-point kick, the Raiders took a somewhat surprising 27-0 lead into the break. Trinity’s Jordan Moore got the home crowd excited when he returned the second half kickoff 64 yards to the Middletown 20-yard line to start the third quarter. Three plays netted the hosts minus-5 yards, but a personal foul against the Raiders gave the Shamrocks a first down at the Middletown 12. Another Middletown penalty moved the ball to the 7-yard line, and it appeared as if the Shamrocks would finally break the ice. But a high snap cost Geisel 9 yards, then
Expecting a run, the Trinity defense got this glimpse of Malik Noon (85) on a surprise 63-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Chase Snavely instead. Teammate Da’Qwan Walters (2) was the blocker leading the way to the goal line.
Leggore sacked the Trinity quarterback for another 9-yard loss. Geisel then had to run down another errant snap, finally corralling the ball all the way back to the Middletown 49-yard line, and the Shamrocks had to punt. Following the punt, the Middletown offense set up at its own 22-yard line and, less than a minute later, the Raiders put more numbers up on the scoreboard. On first down, Snavely and Shaver hooked up for a 15-yard gain through the air. One play later, Snavely and tight end Malik Noon caught the Trinity defense expecting a run and the result for the Shamrocks was disastrous. Noon took Snavely’s perfect pass in stride and outran the defense 63 yards to the end zone for yet another Raider touchdown with 6:42 left in the third. Fox somehow found the goal line on the two-point
conversion and expanded the Middletown lead to 35-0. That score set the mercy clock in motion for the remainder of the game. Trinity finally got a break with a fumble recovery late in the third quarter and turned the Middletown miscue into what ended up being its only points of the game. The ensuing drive started at the Middletown 21-yard line and was capped by a 1-yard run by Geisel with 8:27 left in the fourth. Following Trinity’s kickoff, the Raiders’ reserves finished the game for the winners. With Abel Botterbusch, Devin Martin, Tyeer Mills and Zac Dailey sharing the load, the Raiders ran out the clock and locked down the victory. Larry Etter can be reached at larryetter66@gmail.com
MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALLL
Seven Sorrows and Middletown qualified for the CFA Youth Football League playoffs in grand style – all of its teams in the Midget, Pony and PeeWee division squads made it to the post season. Middletown’s unbeaten Midget and Pony division teams claimed No. 1 seeds in the National Conference with wins over East Pennsboro on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Cumberland County. The Blue Raiders won the Midget game 44-20 over East Pennsboro in the regular-season finale, while the Raiders won the Pony game 42-7 over the Panthers. The seven points were the most allowed by the Pony team in nine regular-season games, and they shut out all but two of their opponents. Seven Sorrows swept Halifax on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Middletown Area Middle School to claim playoff spots. The playoffs begin with these games:
MIDGETS
• Middletown, the No. 1 seed in the National Conference, plays East Pennsboro at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Middletown Area Middle School. • Seven Sorrows, the No. 8 seed in the Federal Conference, plays No. 1 West Perry at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at West Perry High School. • Hummelstown, the No. 6 seed in the National Conference, plays No. 3 Northern at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Lower Dauphin Middle School.
PONY
• Middletown, the No. 1 seed in the National Conference, plays No. 8 Northern at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Middletown Area Middle School. • Seven Sorrows, the No. 6 seed in the Federal Conference, plays No. 3 Greenwood at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at West Perry High School. • Steelton, the No. 3 seed in the Na-
tional Conference, plays No. 6 Cedar Cliff at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Lower Dauphin Middle School. • Hummelstown, the No. 7 seed, plays No. 2 New Cumberland at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Grantville Fire Company Carnival Grounds.
PEEWEE
• Middletown, the No. 8 seed in the National Conference, plays No. 1 Mechanicsburg at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Mechanicsburg Area High School. • Seven Sorrows, No. 6 in the Federal Conference, plays No. 3 Boiling Springs at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Big Spring High School. • Steelton, the No. 2 seed in the National Conference, plays No. 7 New Cumberland at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Mechanicsburg Area High School. • Hummelstown, the No. 6 seed in the National Conference, plays No. 3 Northern at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Lower Dauphin Middle School.
LAST WEEK’S GAMES MIDGETS Seven Sorrows 42 Halifax 0
Five different players scored Seven Sorrows’ six touchdowns. Tim Wagner scored twice, one rushing and one receiving, while teammate Derek Wall scored on a counter, making several defenders miss on his way to the end zone. Quarterback Dylon Zettlemoyer snuck in from the 1-yard line, adding to his two touchdown passes. Wagner caught the first TD pass and Jack Stewart caught the other TD pass, sprinting down the sideline for the score. Quincy Reinnagel scored the Eagles’ final touchdown on a run. Reinnagel, a career lineman, was put in the backfield to finish off his Seven Sorrows career in the end zone. Given the chance to
run the ball, Reinnagel needed three carries, but crossed the goal line for his first-ever TD in his last home game as an Eagle. On defense, any runner who was lucky enough to avoid Reinnagel was met by the linebacking crew of BJ Stone, Billy Cleland and Derek Wall. Cleland made a one-handed interception that he returned for an apparent touchdown, but a penalty negated the score.
PONY Seven Sorrows 44 Halifax 0
The Eagles scored in all three phases of the game. Max Eckley scored a rushing touchdown and returned a punt for a touchdown. Michael Barilla and Titus Carter returned interceptions for touchdowns and Braelan Huber and Raashawn Dillard Jr. scored rushing touchdowns. Ryan Souders kicked an extra point and led the defense in pitching the shutout. He had plenty of help on the defensive side from Tommy DeLaCruz, Gyles Adderly and Chase Vandegrift. On offense, the line work of Jake Heckman, Ayden Miller and Jordan Matter gave the Eagles’ running backs plenty of room to run.
PEEWEE Seven Sorrows 34 Halifax 0 Aidan Eckley’s three touchdowns lead Seven Sorrows to victory. Jamar McKinney scored on a quarterback sweep as the Eagles won comfortably. Chad Sipe, Marquis Beasley, and Tillman Artell gave the Bobcats little room to run. Jadyn Maple, Jordan Miller and Aaron Nordai also made several tackles.
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Seniors on the Middletown girls’ volleyball team, with their families before a match against Mechanicsburg on Senior Night on Tuesday, Oct. 13, are, front row from left, Kassidy Deibler, Rachel Applegate, Taylor Kolish, Angela Spagnolo, Daniella Kramarich and Angii Shields.
Raiders battle Wildcats, lose 3-1 on Senior Night The Middletown girls’ volleyball team battled division rival Mechanicsburg through three sets before falling in the fourth and losing the match, 3-1 on Senior Night on Tuesday, Oct 13 in Middletown. The Wildcats (11-4), in third place in the MidPenn Conference’s Colonial Division with a 10-4 record, won the first set, 25-13, but the Blue Raiders (4-14), in seventh place with a 3-11 division record, took the second set, 25-21. Mechanicsburg won a hard-fought third set, 2522, then won the match with a 25-15 victory in the fourth set. Middletown’s Rachel Applegate, one of six Raider seniors, had 18 assists, 5 kills and 2 aces, while teammate Kassidy Deibler, another senior, had 8 kills, 2 aces and 2 blocks. Taylor Kolish, a senior, had 11 digs, 3 kills and 1 ace for Middletown, while teammate Hannah Wilsbach had 14 digs and 1 ace. Ally Fea led Mechanicsburg with 12 kills and 6 blocks.
Hatalowich scored his second touchdown on a 2-yard run early in the second stanza to put the Falcons ahead 23-0. Teammate Angel Cruz added to the lead with a 6-yard touchdown run about three minutes later, a score that increased Lower Dauphin’s lead to 30-0. Two Shaffer touchdown runs before the half seemed to put the game out of reach. The first was an 11-yard run; the second, a 31-yard gallop, and the Falcons were comfortably in front, 44-0. Enter Lower Dauphin’s bench. Sophomore quarterback Aidan Klassen – 6-2, 165 pounds, if you’re looking toward the future – tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Bowen midway through the third quarter to complete the scoring. Hatalowich, the Falcons’ leading rusher, finished the game with 65 yards on seven carries – and a rest as the lead grew too big for Mechanicsburg to overcome. Shaffer finished with 26 yards on four carries. Cruz was the leading rusher in the game, gaining 71 yards on two carries. Elijah Strawbridge led the Wildcat rushers with 24 yards on eight carries, while teammate Mitchell Snyder earned 21 yards on four carries.
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Lower Dauphin receiver Skyler Swartz (2) drags a Mechanicsburg defender toward the goal line.
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Elco 3 Middletown 1
Elco (7-8) won the first two sets, 25-9, 25-19, but the Raiders came back to win the third set, 25-23, before falling in the fourth set, 25-15 on Wednesday, Oct. 14 in Myerstown. Applegate had 24 assists for Middletown, while Kolish at 17 digs and 1 ace and Deibler had 7 kills and 5 blocks. Chandelle Keller had 17 kills for Elco, while teammate Madelyn Stone had 34 assists.
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Middletown’s Rachel Applegate (6) spikes the ball past a Palmyra player.
Hershey 3 Middletown 0
Hershey (14-1, 13-1 in the Colonial Division) won the first set, 25-15, took the second set 25-21 and clinched the victory with a 25-12 third set win on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Hershey. Katie Sweigart had 32 assists for Hershey, while Alison Gmerek had 11 kills.
Palmyra 3 Middletown 0
Unbeaten Palmyra rolled to a 25-10 victory in the first set, then claimed the final two sets, 25-11 and 25-13 on Monday, Oct. 12 in Middletown. The Cougars are 16-0, 14-0 in the Colonial Division – good enough for first place in the division. Molly Gundermann had 8 kills, 3 blocks and 5 Photo by Bill Darrah digs for Palmyra, while teammate Kirstin West Middletown’s Taylor Kolish (23) puts the ball over the hands had 18 assists. of an outstretched Palmyra player.
Will Bowen (83) catches a touchdown pass.
Lower Dauphin defender Evan Morrill, right, jars a pass out of the hands of a Mechanicsburg receiver.
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Lions hammer Knights, 2-0, earn first league victory For The Press And Journal The Penn State Harrisburg men’s soccer team won its first Capital Athletic Conference game of the season on Senior Day, beating Southern Virginia, 2-0 on Saturday, Oct. 17 in Middletown. The Lions (3-8-2, 1-5 in the conference) dominated possession throughout the game. The Knights fell to 1-13, 0-5 in the conference. Freshman Manny Little scored his first goal of the season in the 16th minute to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Penn State Harrisburg senior Aaron Kline played a free kick beautifully across the goal, where Little was waiting on the back post, and Little headed the ball into the net. Just before the end of the half, the
Blue & White had their second big chance of the game when freshman Mauricio Pereira dribbled past several Knights on the right side of the field and played the ball across the box to teammate Justin Elnahrawy, who headed it into the Southern Virginia goal to give the Lions a 2-0 lead. Penn State Harrisburg coasted through the second half to record the victory.
Wesley 4 Lions 2
The first half saw each team go back and forth down the field, but Wesley (8-6-1, 5-1) capitalized on two scoring opportunities to take a 2-0 lead and hold on to the win on Wednesday, Oct.
14 in Middletown. Penn State Harrisburg came out in the second half with a much- needed sense of urgency. Freshman Dustin Rohrbach played a beautiful ball through Wesley’s defense to Kline, who slid the pass past the Wesley goalkeeper in the 60th minute to cut the deficit to 2-1. But the Wolverines answered with two more goals to increase their lead to 4-1. Penn State Harrisburg did not give up. In the last 10 minutes of play, Kline played a short ball off a Lion corner kick to teammate Alex Panuccio, who crossed the ball across the cage. The ball bounced around in the box before Little kicked it into the Wesley net to cut the lead to 4-2.
Penn State Harrisburg’ Manny Little (2) heads the ball into the Southern Virginia goal.
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Penn State Harrisburg’s seniors pose with family members on Senior Day against Southern Virginia at Nittany Place Field in Middletown. Four seniors – Fay Ansary, Kristin Peckman, Morgan Gates and Fatoumata Camara – scored goals against the Knights, while senior goalkeeper Samantha Kutcher earned the shutout win.
Lion seniors score goals, thump Knights, 8-0 For The Press And Journal The Penn State Harrisburg women’s soccer team planned to honor its seniors during its home game against Southern Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 17 – but it was the seniors who made the day a special one. Each senior scored a goal, while senior goalkeeper Samantha Kutcher earned her second straight shutout in the 8-0 win over the Knights in Middletown. The Lions (5-7-2, 3-3 in the Capital
Athletic Conference) were strong from start to finish. Erica Hile scored in the 18th minute to get the ball rolling thanks to an assist from Leann Kazawic. Once the first goal found the back of the net, Penn State Harrisburg found more momentum, and it was just a matter of time until the Blue & White would add to its total. Penn State Harrisburg started the second half up 3-0, but the Knights (3-12, 0-6) refused to give up and came out strong, looking to get on the
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Two LD runners shine in conference title race For some local runners, the Mid-Penn Conference Championships meet on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Big Spring High School was the last high school race of their career. For a few, the race was nearly an individual championship. Lower Dauphin’s Kyler Shea finished second among the boys and Ella Breidenstine finished third among the girls, places high enough to earn them allconference status. Shea finished in 16:07, just three seconds behind boys’ champ Matt Wisner of Carlisle, who crossed the finish line in F o r M i d d l e t o w n r u n n e r 16:04. Lower Dauphin’s Colton Laddie Springer, the Mid-Penn Cassel finished 10th with a Conference championships was Middletown’s Maddie Garber time of 16:36, while Jared the last race of his high school runs in the girls’ Mid-Penn Giannascoli finished 12th with career. Conference championships. a time of 16:38, earning both with a time of 20:01. runners all-conference status. It was the final race for Middletown runner Laddie The top 35 finishers were named all-conference runners. In the girls’ race, Breidenstine finished in 18:35, about Springer, a senior. State College swept the boys’ and girls’ titles. Lower 50 seconds behind champion Mady Clahane of CumDauphin finished in third place in the boys’ race, while berland Valley, who crossed the finish line in 17:54. Lower Dauphin’s Grace Gilbert finished in 21st place the Falcons claimed fifth place in the girls’ race.
board and make it a game. Kutcher was forced to make an important save or two, but eventually the Lions found their fourth score in the 64th minute and the flood gates opened. Seniors Fay Ansary, Kristin Peckman, and Morgan Gates all scored in the game, while senior Fatoumata Camara scored two goals. Freshman Kristen Stark added some addition offense with a goal and two assists. “Today felt like a turning point for our program, but we have to continue to stay focused on playing a game at a time to reach our season goals.” Lion Coach Adam Clay said. “I am so proud of our seniors and the effect they have had on the team building us to this point.”
Lions 2 Lancaster Bible 0
Penn State Harrisburg’s Kristen Stark, left, steals an attempted pass from a Southern Virginia player.
Jimmy Bilger balances the ball for the Lions.
The Lions scored two goals in the first half, then dominated the remainder of the game offensively and defensively in the win on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Lancaster. The first goal came in the 11th minute. Stark played a beautiful cross across the box to Alyssa Crowley, who slid the ball past the Lancaster Bible goalkeeper and into the back of the net. Six minutes later, Hile played a ball through Lancaster Bible’s defense for Stark, who touched it past the goalkeeper and put it easily into the goal for a 2-0 lead. Kutcher made several big saves against Lancaster Bible (7-6) to preserve the shutout. “It wasn’t our best game, but we are thankful for the result,’’ Clay said afterwards.
Photos by Jodi Ocker
Runners jockey for position during the start of the boys’ Mid-Penn Conference cross country championship race at Big Spring High School.
FOOTBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Camp Hill 4 0 7-0 Palmyra 3 1 6-1 Middletown 3 1 5-2 Boiling Springs 2 2 5-2 Milton Hershey 2 2 4-3 Trinity 1 3 3-4 Steelton-Highspire 1 3 2-5 West Perry 0 4 0-7 Last week’s games Middletown 35, Trinity 7 Steelton-Highspire 34, West Perry 13 Camp Hill 28, Palmyra 24 Boilong Springs 23, Milton Hershey 21 This week’s games Friday, Oct. 23 Steelton-Highspire at Trinity, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 Palmyra at Middletown, 2 p.m.
Standings for 10-21-15 Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 3 1 6-1 Bishop McDevitt 3 1 6-1 Susquehanna Twp. 3 1 4-3 Cedar Cliff 2 1 6-1 Hershey 1 2 2-5 Red Land 0 3 2-5 Mechanicsburg 0 3 0-7 Last week’s games Lower Dauphin 51, Mechanicsburg 0 Bishop McDevitt 34, Cedar Cliff 28 Susquehanna Twp. 21, Hershey 14 Big Spring 21, Red Land 7 This week’s games Saturday, Oct. 24 Lower Dauphin at Hershey, 7 p.m.
CFA YOUTH LEAGUE PLAYOFFS MIDGETS Sunday, Oct. 25 East Pennsboro vs. Middletown, 2:30 p.m.,
Middletown Area Middle School Seven Sorrows vs. West Perry, 4 p.m., West Perry High School PONY Sunday, Oct. 25 Middletown vs. Northern, 1 p.m., Middletown Area Middle School Seven Sorrows vs. Greenwood, 2:30 p.m., West Perry High School PEEWEE Saturday, Oct. 24 Seven Sorrows vs. Boiling Springs, 7 p.m., Big Spring High School Sunday, Oct. 25 Middletown vs. Mechanicsburg, 1 p.m., Mechanicsburg Area High School Steelton vs. New Cumberland, 4 p.m., Mechanicsburg Area High School
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Church Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Middletown
Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown, invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Brad Gilbert. Our services are relaxed and casual. We offer a traditional service at 8:45 a.m. and a contemporary service with a band (electric guitars) at 10:45 a.m. At 10 a.m., between services, there is a variety of Christian education classes for all ages. We have several things happening at
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Ebenezer and all are welcome. There is a prayer time “Partners in Prayer” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? “Game Night” is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. We also offer a variety of other groups including Bible studies. Please call for details. Any questions or group ideas, please call us at 939-0766.
Are you perplexed or perhaps distressed by the rapid change in moral standards of the present day? We at Calvary Church are committed to upholding the unchanging standards of the Word of God, which is revealed in the Bible. We are also committed to proclaiming the hope of salvation from the sin that results from the world’s changing moral standards, the hope found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of
Wesley United Methodist Church
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Middletown
As followers of Jesus, we are committed to “hands-on” ministry designed to care for those in need. We invite others to come and discover how they can be a part of this spiritual adventure to be all God has created us to be. Sunday Worship services are held at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” A Bible Study group meets each Sunday morning in the church parlor at 9:15 a.m. Community Care Sunday is the first Sunday of each month. We collect personal hygiene items for neighbors who need them. Food Pantry Sunday is the third Sunday of each month. We collect non-perishable items in support of the Middletown Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. Our Threads of Hope Clothing Bank
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has free clothes in all sizes from infant to adult. For more information, call Shirley at 939-0256. Our Annual Church Conference has been scheduled for November 1 at 2 p.m. This session will be held at Highspire UM Church in conjunction with four other parishes. Our District Superintendent will lead us in worship and guide us through the business sessions of our congregations. Here is something worth pondering: “Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which to look out: Christ’s compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good; Yours are the hands with which he is to bless persons now.” - St. Teresa of Ávila Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown Middletown
The Presbyterian Congregation is located at the corner of Union and Water Streets in downtown Middletown. We are a body of Christian people who reach out to others by sharing God’s Word, love, and fellowship. Warm greetings to one and all as we seek to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Hand bell rehearsal will be held on Wednesday, October 21st at 6:30pm and Chancel choir rehearsal will be held at 7:15pm. Church School for all ages continues on October 25th from 9:15-10:15am. We encourage parents to bring the children and teens to class – and adults are welcome to the Adult Forum. The Adult Forum will hear the story of A.A. and how that organization reached the world. Please plan to join us for worship on October 25th. Visitors are especially welcome! Sunday Worship begins at 10:30am in our handicapped accessible sanctuary. Nursery is available during the service, and there are also hearing devices for anyone wanting to use one, as well as Bible Listening
free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets here in Middletown. We have a fellowship meal following the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the first Sunday of every month, free to all who come. We also have Sunday school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 p.m. We are now studying the Gospel of Luke. Feel free to contact us with questions at 944-5835.
bags for children to utilize during the service. Our children’s Halloween party will be held on Sunday, October 25th from 4-6pm in Fellowship Hall. Parents are invited to bring their little ones, in costume, and enjoy the fun, games, and a light meal. This event is sponsored by the Christian Education Committee, Melanie Luther is coordinator. November 1st is All Saints’ Sunday. During worship, we will read the names of church members who have died since last year. In addition, we will honor our 50-plus year church members, reading their names and asking them to stand. After worship a social time follows in Fellowship Hall with light refreshments, including a display of church photos from earlier times. Do join us! 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.
This is the day, which the Lord has made. Worship is our opportunity to be glad and rejoice in the Lord’s house on the Lord’s Day. We come as children of God, knowing that we are welcomed here where all are meant to be one in the Lord. Let us lay down our burdens and rejoice in the Lord for the Lord is good, the Source of love. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church for Oct. 21-27 are always open to everyone. Wed., Oct.21: 6 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal.
Thurs., Oct. 22: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., Oct. 25: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult Sunday school devotional leader for October: June Martin; 10:15 a.m., Worship service. The worship center is handicap and wheelchair accessible. Lay Liturgist: Mike Hahn. Nursery helpers: Deb Lidle, Joyce Moyer. The altar flowers are given in memory of father David Snyder and brother Harold Snyder presented by daughter and sister Betty Houser and family. This week’s bulletins are sponsored in memory of Myron I. Kuhn presented by the family; 4 p.m., Youth Fellowship. Tues., Oct. 27: 2 p.m., Prayer Shawl Ministry; 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Men’s dinner and meeting.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran food pantry, which is open Tuesdays Church is located at Spring and Union and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 streets, Middletown. We are a Recon- p.m. ciling In Christ Church. Church and Community Events: You are invited to join us for worWed., Oct. 21: 10 a.m., Holy Commuship on Wednesday morning, Saturday nion in Chapel; 3 to 5 p.m., Homework evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Club; 7 p.m., Adult Choir. worship times are 8:15 and 11 a.m. Sat., Oct. 24: 5 p.m., Holy ComSunday Church School for all ages is munion. at 9:45 a.m. Our 11 a.m. worship serSun., Oct. 25: Reformation; 8:15 vice is broadcast live on WMSS 91.1. a.m., (T) Holy Communion; 9:45 a.m., Wednesday morning service is at 10 Confirmation/Church School; 11 a.m., a.m. Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Holy Communion (C); 6 to 8 p.m., traditional service and is 45 minutes SPYG combined Hershey CROP Walk in length. Please enter through the with Zion Hummelstown. parking lot doors. Mon., Oct. 26: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., The first Sunday of each month is Community dinner at Church of God. Food Pantry Sunday. Middletown Entrée is Salisbury steak; 6:30 p.m., Area Interfaith Food Pantry will be- Bible Study. gin distributing Thanksgiving Bags Tues., Oct. 27: 3 to 5 p.m., Homework to clients on Oct. 27. Four particular Club; 6:30 p.m., WSP. items are needed: 1) Mashed potatoes Visit our website at www.stpe(boxed or bagged); 2) Turkey Stuffing tersmiddletown.org. Mix; 3) Canned Yams/Sweet Potatoes; Scripture for October 25: Jer 31:314) Turkeys* Turkeys are randomly 34; Ps 46; Rom 3:19-28; John 8:31-36. distributed as they become available through November, due to storage and distribution issues. Items collected are taken to the Middletown Area Interfaith Food Pantry located at 201 Wyoming Street, Royalton. Individuals may also take items directly to the
First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Thursdays: 6 p.m., Pasta and Prayer Young Adult Bible Study; 6 to 8 p.m., The Sunshiners meet for a time of Christian fellowship, teaching and worship. They are a group which exists to meet the spiritual needs of persons who are developmentally challenged. They meet weekly through May. Wednesdays: Wednesday Night Live. Supper at 5:30 p.m., Classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes are: Adult Bible Study – “Better Weighs” There is a cost for the class; Ladies Bible Study, Women
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We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of all people through faith in Jesus Christ. We are a Safe Sanctuary congregation. Our church steeple bell tolls four times at the beginning of worship. One for the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and you. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to the Rescue Fire Company. Sunday School for all ages is at 9 a.m. We are handicap accessible via ramp at back door. Youth Fellowship is from 5 to 7 p.m. For additional church information call 944-9595. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 1 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, 6:30 p.m.; Praise Band rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays: Intercessory Prayer Group begins at 6 p.m. on Thursdays, followed by the Sanctuary being open from 6:15 to 6:50 p.m. for anyone to come and pray. The community is invited to stop and pray. Pastor Britt’s Bible study follows at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month from 1 to 3 p.m. Blanket making is the 2nd Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. We
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clean the Middletown Food Bank the 3rd Saturday every other month. Nursery: Dana Rhine, Evette Graham. Acolyte for September: Larae Rhine. Ushers for October: Eva Allen, Tammy Kreiser, Terry and Todd Shope. Children’s Church leaders for October: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. The men’s group to inspire and empower men in their faith meets to fellowship and pray together, discussing topics of interest that deal with everyday living. Presently they are meeting every Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. for prayer. Sunday evening the group meets at 7 p.m., in addition to Thursday morning for a study of “Kingdom Family.” No need to call ahead, just show up. Community men welcome, call Sam Rainal at 951-4866 for any questions. Tues., Oct. 27: 6:30 p.m., Vision Team meets. Our Sunday worship service is broadcast on the MAHS radio station, WMSS 91.1 FM at 3 p.m. every Sunday afternoon. Listen on the radio or the Internet at www.pennlive.com/ wmss/audio. Check us out on our Website at www.newbeginningschurchmiddletown.weebly.com. Pastor Britt’s parting words each Sunday: “Nothing in this world is more important than the love of Jesus Christ!” We invite you to come and experience this love.
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10 Spruce Street • 944-5835
BIRTHDAY • ANNIVERSARY RETIREMENT • GRADUATION
of the New Testament; “Painting with Donny” - Bring your own sketchbook and there is a cost toward paint and brushes; “Grow in His Word”; “Boundaries With Kids.” There are also classes for Youth, Children’s Classes Grades 3, 4 and 5, Grades 1 and 2, Kindergarten and Babysitting for Infants thru age 3. Trunk-or-Treat: Join us Sat., Oct. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the church parking lot for Trunk-or-Treat. Bring your kids and grandkids, and invite their friends and your neighbors too. This is always a great night - you won’t want to miss it! Trunk-or-Treat will be held rain or shine. Latino Congregation: Betesda Casa de Misericordia, CGGC, 245 W. High St., Middletown. Estudios Biblicos Domingos, noon; Servicio Evangelistico: Domingos 1:30 p.m.; Contactos: Ricardo and Jeanette Perez (717) 333-2184. For additional information call the church office at 944-9608 or e-mail us at mdtcog@comcast.net.
New Beginnings Church
Sunday School - 9 am • Morning Worship 10:15 am Evening Worship - 6 pm www.calvaryopc.com
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New Beginnings Church at the Riverside Chapel
630 South Union St., Middletown • 388-1641 Sunday School - 9 am • Worship Service - 10:30 am
Pastor BRITT STROHECKER Everyone Is Welcome!
Open Door Bible Church 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, PA (Located In Lower Swatara Township) Pastor JONATHAN E. TILLMAN
BRAD GILBERT, Pastor
Phone 939-5180 Sunday School - 9:30 am • Morning Worship - 10:40 am Evening Worship - 6:30 pm Wednesday Prayer Service - 7 pm
Evangelical United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Congregation of Middletown
REV. ROBERT GRAYBILL, Pastor
Church School - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am
www.ebenezerumc.net
Spruce & Water Sts., Middletown Sunday School (all ages) - 9 am Sunday Worship - 10:15 am
First Church of God
235 W. High St., Middletown
REV. KIMBERLY SHIFLER, Pastor
944-9608 Sunday School - 9:15 am • Worship Services - 8 & 10:30 am Classes for Special Education (Sunday Morning & Thursday Evening) Ample Parking Nursery Provided
Geyers United Methodist Church
1605 South Geyers Church Road, Middletown 944-6426
PASTOR STEVAN ATANASOFF
Worship - 9 am - Followed by Coffee Fellowship Sunday School - 10:30 am
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 121 N. Spring Street, Middletown Church Office 717-944-4651
REV. DR. J. RICHARD ECKERT, Pastor
Sunday Worship - 8:15 am & 11 am Sunday Church School - 9:45 am - for all ages Saturday Worship - 5 pm - in the Chapel Worship Broadcast on 91.1 FM - 11 am We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation
Seven Sorrows BVM Parish 280 North Race St., Middletown Parish Office 944-3133
REV. TED KEATING, JR., Pastor Deacon Thomas A. Lang
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5:30 pm Sunday Masses - 8:00 am, 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Confessions: Saturday - 7:30-7:50 am, 4:30-5:15 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church 64 Ann Street, Middletown REV. JIM DAWES, Pastor
Phone 944-6242 Sunday Worship - 8:30 &10:30 am • Come as you are! Follow Jesus, Change the World.
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Creatures on the Square
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hey started gathering in Middletown’s square as Halloween neared. A headless figure in a black cape. A ghoulish wrestler. A dancer with a pumpkin head. Two jacko-lanterns eating frozen custard. Even Cousin It from the TV show “The Addams Family,’’ made out of straw. They’re Creatures on the Square, a volunteer effort to decorate Middletown for Halloween that began on the Internet. Residents, businesses and organizations have joined in the fun, creating homemade spooky creatures that will be on display at the square through Halloween eve.
Photos by Katlyn Miller and Jim Lewis
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