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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014

VOLUME 124 - NO. 49

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There appears to be a youth movement underway SEASON: 6 within the ranks of the Middletown boys’ basketball LAST YEAR: 9-13 team in the new season. Seven seniors graduated as the freshman class to put year’s team that finished from last a new squad that he hopes together with record (7-7 in the Mid-Penn a 9-13 competitive fixture within will be a the division. ence Capital Division) that ConferWhile seniors Dagen Hughes kept the Blue Raiders out of the and postseason Harry Kapenstein did get some playoff picture. limited varsity time last winter, fellow This year, Coach Chris Sattele greeted grader Nik Moose did not. Other 12thjust three seniors for the first day of kept another senior, who was issues practice, none of whom were last year, out of the picture. a starter starters last winter. Sattele varsity Along with the senior departures looking at underclassmen is now and lack of experience, the team the roster and is reaching to fill out will also down as far Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

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The finance committee of the Steelton-Highspire School Board met privately on Monday, Nov. 24, and a reporter from the Press And Journal who attempted to attend the meeting was turned away. Committee meetings are to be open to the public under Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act, according to a media law expert. “School board committees that render advice or take official action on matters of agency business (like finances) are considered agencies themselves and are subject to the Sunshine Act,” said Melissa Melewsky, media law counsel with the Pennsylvania News Media Association. “Many school districts (and other agencies) acknowledge this fact and hold public committee meetings.” The Sunshine Act is a state law that requires government agencies to hold public meetings in which any member of the public may attend.

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the Middletown girls’ basketball team. The Blue Raiders return just about everyone from Since the 1990s, that brought last season’s 19-5 squad basketball playoffs back he’s worked in the to Middletown, including four impresshadow of a head sive sharpshooters. basketball coach. Perhaps he He’s served as an job even would have applied for the if assistant coach, be on the the Raiders didn’t seem to a junior varsity “I felt likeverge of an amazing season. coach, the coach of of his first it was time,’’ Stetler said head coaching job. “It’s the freshman team. good opportunity, a Now Ron Stetler Jr. is a a good challenge.’’ head coach, Actually, he faces two snagging the enviable job challenges: of piloting Getting to know a team that he took

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over just weeks ago when former coach Chris Hunter left to job as athletic director in accept a the Dauphin School District; Central and finding a center that can compliment his four sharp-shooting, though short, forwards. His first words to his new team were to assure them he was there COACH: Ron Stetler them improve. “I’m excited to help Jr. challenge, to help make them for this SEASON: 1st a better basketball team,’’ he said. “We’ll see LAST YEAR: 19-5 where that goes.’’ Could go pretty far. The Raiders won the Mid-Penn Conference MIDDLETOWN AREA Division with a 13-1 division Capital GIRLS’ record, BASKETBALL SCHEDULE and reached the District 3 Class AAA Dec. 5 – @ Big Spring Tournament 6 p.m. playoffs, where they lost an opening- Dec. 6 – @ Big Spring Tournament TBA round game at home to division Dec. 8 – @ Trinity 7:30 p.m. rival Dec. 10 – Donegal West Perry. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 – Milton Hershey Four starters return, and 7:30 p.m. all are a Dec. 16 – @ Camp Hill scoring threat – Ja’lynn Burton-Jones, Dec. 18 – @ Bishop McDevitt 7:30 p.m. the team’s leading scorer, 7 p.m. Jey Rivera, Dec. 20 – Red Land 2:30 p.m. Halle Marion and Bianca Dec. 23 – East Pennsboro Jasper. 7:30 p.m. And though they lack height, Dec. 29 @ Hershey Tournament “we Dec. –– @ 6 p.m. make up for that in Hershey Tournament athleticism, Jan. 330– Shippensburg 6 p.m. basketball knowledge and 2:30 p.m. ability,’’ Jan. 6 – West Perry Stetler said.

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Three Mile Island will conduct its semiannual test of its emergency warning sirens at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4. The sirens will sound for three minutes. The purpose of the sirens is to alert residents to tune to an Emergency Alert Broadcast Station for information from state officials. The broadcast system will not be activated during Thursday’s test, however.

Santa Claus will hold court at the Ferry House in Middletown on three weekends before Christmas. He will greet children from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 during the Community Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Ferry House. He also will appear from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13; 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20; and 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 21. Pets are welcome to visit him, too. His appearances are sponsored by the Middletown Area Historical Society.

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His invention would cook a better chicken By Eric Wise

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had Oswald likes to tinker with barbecue methods and recipes. He tried beer can chicken, but he quickly decided there must be a better way to infuse a marinade into meat. When he did not find a product to meet his needs, he invented one. It may look like a medieval torture device, but Oswald’s invention, “Daddy Long Legs,” uses metal tines that are stuck into the meat, and injects marinade through the meat through holes in the tines. He has received a patent for his cooker. “I have always had big dreams,” said the Hummelstown inventor, who works as a tool and dye maker. With beer can chicken, you are sticking a half-full beer can into the cavity of a chicken with the idea that the beer will steam out the top of the can and be infused into the meat, Oswald explains. Cooking a chicken impaled on a beer can only allows the beer to leave the can where the can is open at the top, gaining no benefit from the closed sides of the can which touch much more of the meat. So, as Oswald argues, there’s no telling how much beer is infused into the meat and enhancing the meat’s natural flavors. But with Oswald’s food cooker, the “marinade has nowhere to go but right into the meat,” he said. The marinade goes in a chamber and is forced through hallow tines that release the marinade through holes into the meat itself. His prototype is designed for use with chicken, but he also has plans for changing the tines Please See INVENTION, Page A4

When Otto Rohwedder invented a machine that sliced and packaged a loa f of bread in 1928, skeptic s said it would be of little use. But a company in Chillicothe, Missouri took a chance on his invention. Now the standard for any invention is whether it’s ”as good as sliced bread. ” Source: Livescience.com

LD votes to sell land to Hummelstown The Lower Dauphin School Board voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 17 to sell 2.7 acres on the east side of Quarry Road in Hummelstown to the borough for $230,000. The borough will begin building a new municipal building, including police headquarters, on the site in 2015. The new borough facility, covering 10,000 square feet, will replace the dated borough office at 136 S. Hanover Street.

Royalton man charged with assault A Royalton man was charged with aggravated assault for allegedly choking a woman and ripping her earring out of her right ear on Wednesday, Nov. 19, according to court documents. Tyshawn Pierre Michie, 29, of the 400 block of Penn St., is also charged with simple assault and harassment, according to a criminal complaint filed by state police in District Judge David Judy’s office. Michie also punched the woman several times in the back during the alleged incident, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m. at the couple’s residence, the complaint said Michie was held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 14 before Judy.

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Middletown does not have to provide reserved on-street parking spaces for persons with a disability – but the borough will continue doing so. Residents should be on the alert for changes to the program, however. The borough should continue providing the reserved on-street parking spaces to persons with a disability, based upon the advice of its solicitor – but the program should be revamped, said Scott Sites, a member of Middletown Borough Council and chairman of council’s public safety committee, during a council meeting on Monday, Nov. 17.

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The Londonderry Twp. supervisors voted unanimously to approve a 2015 budget with a tax increase, just the second tax hike in 18 years. Homeowners will get a tax bill about five times higher than that in 2010 with the budget approved on Monday, Dec. 1. The 2011 budget and its jump from about 1 mill to 3 mills rankled local residents who let the supervisors know in December 2010. But the increase for next year drew no comments from the public. “I think our staff has done a superhuman job getting grants,” said Anna Dale, chairwoman of the supervisors. She commended the five-year plan that township Manager Steve Letavic drafted, saying it will help avoid unexpected expenses. In November, the supervisors quickly passed the proposed budget with no discussion or explanation during a Nov. 3 meeting. Following the meeting, supervisors quickly left the room, and Letavic had to answer questions about the specifics of the budget that was approved for public review. The tax increase is needed to cover repairs to roads in the township, especially

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Walking into The Plumber’s Helper in Middletown was like walking into “your dad’s basement,” as one local customer describes it. The shop at Ann and South Union streets was lined with boxes and bins filled with every type of plumbing-related fitting, part and gadget that you could imagine. It was one of those old-timey mom-and-pop shops, from a different era, a place where if you couldn’t find what you wanted it was still there ... somewhere.

If you didn’t know you could ask Mike Laudermilch, the owner, and he would tell you, because he knew where everything was, even if nobody else did. Last summer, Laudermilch closed The Plumber’s Helper after 22 years. The doors still are padlocked, and a handwritten sign apologizing for the closing still is taped to the glass: “Sorry, Closed Due Poor Slow Economy. Thanks for your past patronage.” Next to the door, a soda machine still stands, looking like it has seen better days. Laudermilch kept the price

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Robert Fowler Robert J. Fowler, 90, of Middletown, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 28 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born in Middletown on November 13, 1924 and was the son of the late Glenn and Katherine Heininger Fowler. Robert retired as a welder for the federal and PA state government. He was a United States Navy World War II veteran proudly serving on the USS Vincennes. Robert was a Purple Heart recipient, serving in the campaigns of the Battle of Midway, Solomon Islands, his ship was an escort for the famous Doolittle Raid, and he received the World War II Victory Medal. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 1620, American Legion Post 594, and Anglers and Hunters, all of Middletown. In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by his granddaughter Donna Meinsler. He is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Ruth L. Geesey Fowler; son Robert G. Fowler of Middletown; granddaughter Valerie Tolan of Indiantown Gap; and great-grandchildren Jennifer Meinsler, Todd Michael Dagen, and Calvin Valentin. A Tribute to his life will be held at noon on Thursday, December 4, at the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 260 E. Main St., Middletown, with the Rev. Willie Caraballo officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. Burial will follow in Middletown Cemetery.

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Kenneth Ray Henry, 70, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, November 24, at his home. Born in Highspire, he was the son of the late Harry Henry and the late Mary Ellen Nye Weirich. Ken was an East Coast long haul trucker for Yellow Freight and a member of Teamsters Local #771, Lancaster; he was a United States Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War; he was a member of American Legion Post #594, Rescue Club, VFW Post #1620, Anglers and Hunters Club, Moose Lodge #410 and the Elks, all of Middletown; and was a member of Andrew Treichler Lodge 682, F&AM, AMVETS Post #290, Dela-Ches Fishing Association and the Eltonsville Sportsman Club. He was preceded in death by his son Terry Lee Henry, daughter Tracie Burree, and two brothers Bradley and Howard Weirich. He is survived by two sons Jeffrey K. Henry (Mary) of Palmyra, and Kenneth Ray Henry, II (Alisha) of Lancaster; daughter Lynn Henry of New York; four grandchildren; and his companion Delores Fort and her children Tim Aichner, Tammy Slatt, Gerry Shutt, Vickie Sweigart, John Slesser and Jackie Blouch. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Ken’s Life Celebration at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 5, at Coble Reber Funeral Home, 208 N. Union St., Middletown. Interment will be in Hillsdale Cemetery, Middletown. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to American Legion Post 594, 137 E. High Street, Middletown, PA 17057.

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Mary Carricato, appeared alarmed that a member of the public would attend the committee meeting. “This meeting is where we brainstorm,” Carricato said. “It’s not open to the public.” Carricato said that the public could not be present considering “the stuff we are discussing.” She did not explain what board members would be discussing at the closed meeting. Superintendent Ellen Castagneto disputed the Press And Journal’s assertion that committee meetings are public. Castagneto said the only “committee” meetings that are public are workshop meetings that the school board calls “committee meetings.” She insisted that “subcommittees” never hold public meetings. The finance committee’s meeting was mentioned at arecent school board meeting. It was not listed on the school district Web site, and no public notice advertisement could be found online. The Sunshine Act requires that agencies advertise their meetings in publications of general circulation so that members of the public are aware of the meetings and may attend to learn how tax money is spent. Melewsky said committees must follow “the provisions requiring public notice and public meetings anytime a quorum of the committee deliberates agency business.” Finances “are among the most public of topics because they are deciding how to spend tax dollars paid by residents and taxpayers,” Melewsky said. “The people who paid taxes and are affected by its distribution have

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LaVonne Ackerman • 1438 Old Reliance Road, 939-5584 • LaVonneAck@comcast.net Hello, December! It sure has taken you a while to get here, although it seems like we have been blasted with the winter weather for a while now. I have seen some countdowns until summer. How about we settle for a countdown until spring? I think it is roughly 15 weeks from now. So now we have December and the holidays. I hope my tree is up by the time you are reading this. But as far as people telling me “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” while I am out shopping, I cannot get too upset with them – because how does that look? A follower of Christ grumbling about the greeting? I think Christians need to stop worrying about shopping and all the other traditions and focus on how they can help their communities. Our kids are struggling in schools because so much is expected of them and their teachers. Can you help a child with some homework? Maybe read to them or do math drills. People are struggling to pay electric bills and buy groceries all the time. People are hungry, trying to maintain jobs, and perhaps are raising children. I wonder if our churches are as involved as much as they are able. I know from being involved at Morning Star Pregnancy Services in downtown Middletown that we have plenty of needs right here. If you want to get involved, ask what you can do to help at your church, the local food bank or even the American Red Cross. That is where we refer people when their needs go beyond baby food, formula, kids’ clothing and diapers. Share the love and make this season sparkle! If your organization is reaching out to

folks in need, don’t hesitate to let me know so I can help get the news out. Have a warm week. Birthdays Happy 22nd balloon-flying day to Megan Williams of Lower Swatara Twp. on Wednesday, Dec. 3. May all your dreams come true as you enjoy your birthday week. Happy birthday wishes are sent to Sarah Cameron. May your Wednesday, Dec. 3 birthday be full of joy and lots and lots of fun! Chris Hughes of Lower Swatara marks his party cake day on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Hope your week is jolly and bright. Lyndsay Truax of Lower Swatara will hear the birthday song on Thursday, Dec. 4. Happy 17th birthday! If you see Brian Etter out and about Middletown on Thursday, Dec. 4 be sure to give him a loud and happy smile and special greeting because he is celebrating No. 30. Here is a shout out to son Scott Ackerman of Pittsburgh. Hope your day is full of sunshine and blessing as you celebrate you special day, Thursday, Dec. 4. Love you to the moon and back! Jacob Spear of Lower Swatara celebrates his 15th happy birthday on Friday, Dec. 5. Enjoy your birthday weekend, Jacob. Best wishes to Richard Reisinger of Lower Swatara as he observes his cake day on Friday, Dec. 5. Hope it is fun. Kristin Helms marks her quarterof-a-century birthday on Sunday, Dec. 7. Hoping all your dreams are coming true and you are enjoying a most splendid birthday week. Here is a shout out to Cathy Zupanovic of Lower Swatara. May your holiday birthday on Monday, Dec. 8

be the best yet ever! Love, peace and joy to you, Cathy. If you see Nick Napiltonia on Monday, Dec. 8 tell him happy 24th cake and ice cream day. Enjoy your birthday week, Nick. Gavin Swarthout of Middletown turns 11 on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Happy birthday, Gavin! Anniversaries Happy 36th anniversary to Don and Vicki Hartman of Middletown. This couple celebrates their romantic holiday on Friday, Dec. 5. Darryl and Renie Bower of Lower Swatara celebrate year No. 28 on Saturday, Dec. 6. Best wishes to you both for a wonderful romantic anniversary celebration! McDaniel concert Devin Timms, a freshman musician from Hummelstown, will perform at Jazz Night at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 4. “One Nation’’ Here is another excerpt from Dr. Ben Carson’s book, “One Nation”: “It is very important to know who your ‘enemies’ are. They are not your average fellow Americans. Don’t mistake neighbors who simply disagree with you for bullies – they are your teammates who happen to have different points of view. Disagree with them, try to educate them, learn from them yourself, but don’t fight them. Instead, push back against the real bullies – those people and influences that wish to fundamentally change America to another type of society. “They can belong to any political party and frequently they disguise themselves as great humanitarians.

Unless you understand the philosophy of freedom that created our nation and carefully compare new ideas and actions against that philosophy, it becomes very difficult to determine who and what forces are trying to change the nature of our country. “Keen observation of current events and diligent study of history and current events is the best way to determine who the enemies of the American Dream are. Once you identify these bullies, you can stand up to them with courage, and they will back down.” Quote of the Week “Sometimes the most important things you do each day are never even on your list.” – Anonymous Question of the Week How do you get into the Christmas spirit? “I sing carols and decorate!” – Katie Camilli, 10, Harrisburg. “We decorate our tree right after Thanksgiving and that helps.” – Brian Hutchinson, 14, Middletown. “I decorate, buy gifts and listen to Christmas music.” – Robin Wood, New Jersey. “I’m very family-oriented and I get excited about it plenty. We have a huge family and look forward to celebrating together.” – Frances Williams, Middletown. “I like to spend all month thinking about the presents I might get.” – Lamar Ventura, 13, Lower Swatara. “Decorating the house, visit grandparents.” – Ian Pirkey, 14, Middletown. Proverb for the Week A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted (12:3).

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Pennsylvania Family Roots Sharman Meck Carroll, PO Box 72413, Thorndale, PA 19372 pafamroots@msn.com Column No. 773/December 3, 2014

William Charles Alleman Of Paxton, Dauphin Co., Pa.

William Charles Alleman is a descendant of a Hessian soldier, which many Hessian soldiers settled in around Georgetown (now Dalmatia), Northumberland Co., Pa. after the Revolutionary War. He is my great-uncle by marriage to Mary Ellen Zerbe, sister to my great-grandmother, Susanna Zerbe Meck. I know there is still Alleman family in Dauphin Co., and Dalmatia, Northumberland. I’m still looking for pictures of my great-aunt and great-uncle and family, and the Zerbe Bible. William Charles Alleman, son of Adam and Elizabeth (surname not known at this time), born on March 24, 1844-died February 17, 1894. William fought in the Civil War for the Union Army at the age of 18 years old. He enlisted on November 6, 1861, at Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pa. as a private of Company D. 76th Regiment Pa. Volunteers for three-year tour until December 31, 1863. He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer on January 2, 1864. In his pension records 1894, he was absent a lot from January to February of 1864. He was put on furlough for 35 days and returned March 1, 1864, May and June 1864 the same to June 30, 1865. He mustered out with the Company as Corporal on July 18, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina. I found a written general affidavit from Hanover, York Co. from Luther Y. Diller, late Captain of Co. D. 76th Regiment Pa. Volunteers (The Regiment was known as the Keystone Zouaves). “William, a member of Co. D. 76th Regiment from October 1861 to July 1865, knew William Alleman as a member of said company. On the march to Cold Harbor on June 1, 1864, the said William Alleman was compelled to leave the ranks, suffering from kidney affliction from which the disease he frequently complained of. During the remainder of his term of service, July 21,1865, the disease was further aggravated by reason of an extreme exposure incident to his being shipwrecked. While in route home to be mustered out of service, he being compelled with the rest of the command to leave the sinking vessel and jumped into the sea with loss of all clothing and remained in the nude condition for five to six hours upon the beach after being rescued off Moorsehead City, North Carolina. William Alleman was a good soldier always faithful and prompt in the discharge of every duty assigned to him and was re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer in the same Company with which he served to the close of the Rebellion. William was 5’10’’ tall, his complexion fair, and hair brown and had blue eyes. William was married twice. His first wife, Catherine Bauman/Bowman (1842-1870), was buried at Zion Stone Valley Church Cemetery near Hickory Corners, Northumberland Co., Pa. There was no mention of children to this union. William needed proof of his first wife’s death and proof of his second marriage. A Lydia J. Dietrich of Millersburg, Dauphin Co. had written testimony that William’s first wife, Catherine Alleman died on the day May 14, 1870, at the age of 28 years. The burial took place at Stone Valley Church Cemetery, Northumberland Co., Pa. “I knew Catherine Alleman and I was present at the funeral, I saw her being buried.” There was more written by Lydia Deitrich, unfortunately it’s unreadable. Charles K. Weikel, Justice of the Peace, married William and Mary Ellen Zerbe in Northumberland Co., Pa. Charles K. Weikel had died in 1879 and his widow had written testimony, there wasn’t any record of William Alleman and Mary Ellen Zerbe in his docket book. Mrs. Weikel stated her husband was careless in these matters and did not record all that he performed but that she recollects that a girl by the name of Zerbe was married to a man by the name of Alleman on or about September 17, 1870, and that she was present at the marriage, signed Elizabeth Weikel. Mary Ellen had listed her children who were under 16 still living at home: Charles William; Daniel; Mason; and Mary. William Alleman’s second wife, Mary Ellen Zerbe, was born January 1, 1850 in Perry Co., Pa. She died August 13, 1929 and is buried at the Malta Church Cemetery with William. She was the daughter of George Zerbe and Phoebe Spangel/Spangle/Spangler, (who are my great-great-grandparents). All I know is George was the son of Daniel Zerbe and grandson to John (Miller)

Zerbe. George and Phoebe had four children: William D., died young; Mary Ellen married William C. Alleman; Jonathan (1857-1941) married Julia Messner and lived in Loyalton; and Susanne Zerbe born July 26, 1860-died August 9, 1922 in Llewellyn Schuylkill Co., Pa. She is buried at Mt. Peace, Minersville, Schuylkill Co. She married John Meck on May 26, 1883, at St. Luke’s Church in Malta. They later moved to Williamstown, Dauphin Co., Pa. and raised their children: Pauline Meck (Fishburn); Olive Blanche Meck, never married, was a nurse in Philadelphia, my dad called me, she was found in a nursing home in Philadelphia blind, but her memory went back to President McKinley; Roy Meck was my grandfather, married to Lottie Eva Starr lived in Llewellyn; York farm near Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pa., the youngest was Herman Meck, married, had two daughters, lived with his brother Roy Meck; was in World War I, died a young man.

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Carissa Sweet

Madie Light was named October’s Student of the Month at Lower Dauphin High School by the Rotary Club of Hummelstown, while Carissa Sweet was named October’s Young Woman of the Month by the Hummelstown Women’s Club. Light, daughter of Fred and Julie Light, is a two-year member of the National Honor Society and National Science Honor Society and a threeyear member of the National English Honor Society. She is a member and committee captain for the Lower Dauphin Mini-THON. She is a four-year letter winner in soccer and a three-year letter winner in track and field. She holds school records in the pole vault and the 400-meter relay. In the community, she is active in club soccer with LDC United and volunteers with TOP Soccer. She also is active with her church’s festival, has worked at the Ronald McDonald House and participates in the Pennsylvania Youth Apprenticeship Program at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She plans to attend American University and major in biology and play soccer.

Sweet, daughter of Daniel and Lynne Sweet, is a member of the marching band, where she is a percussion section leader; the concert band, where she is the principal euphonium player; and orchestra, where she is a co-principal percussionist. She is the president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She was a member of the drumline and chorus. She also is a member of the National French Honor Society and Mini-THON. In the community, she was a member of the Syracuse University Youth Honors Band, the Lebanon Valley College Honors Band and the Susquehanna University Honors Band. She volunteers at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, is a volunteer instructor for the Lower Dauphin Middle School drumline and is a tutor at Conewago Elementary School. She plans to attend Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., or Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, and major in music education.

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William & Mary Ellen (Zerbe) Alleman Family Bible

I was researching my great-grandmother Susanna (Zerbe) Meck’s family line back in 1983 and found Susanna’s sister, Mary Ellen (Zerbe) Alleman’s family in Dalmatia, Northumberland Co., Pa. I received a letter from Barbara Alleman on June 28, this is what she wrote: “I called Mrs. Coleman yesterday and she was very helpful. The connection is her mother married Harry Alleman, son of William and Mary Ellen (Zerbe) Alleman. She had the family Bible and she gave it to me saying she had no use of it any more. Evidently it was William and Mary Ellen’s (Zerbe) family Bible. Parents names, William Charles Alleman, born March 24, 1844 and died April 17, 1894 age 50 years, 24 days. He was in the Civil War Co. D. 76th Infantry, Pa. Volunteer. His wife, Mary Ellen Zerbe Alleman was born January 1, 1850 in Perry Co., Pa-died August 13, 1929. They were married on September 17, 1870, in Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa. by a Justice of the Peace. “Their children (1) Phoebe Susan, was born January 17, 1873 in Lower Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa., died October 1873; (2) John O., born October 12, 1874 in Millersburg, Dauphin Co., died February 4, 1875 Lower Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland Co., Pa.; (3) George Adam, born January 13, 1875 in Paxton, Pa., died July 13, 1881; (4) Charles Williams, born July 13, 1878 in Paxton, Pa.; (5) Daniel Franklin, born November 23, 1881 in Paxton, Pa; (6) Mason Henry, born December 25, 1884 in Paxton, Pa; (7) Harry McClellan, born December 22, 1888 in Paxton, Pa., died March 26,1971 at Millersburg. He was buried at Halifax. His nickname was “Pinky.” Barbara goes on saying, “Charles William Alleman, Sr., born July 13, 1878, died January 12, 1954 (75 years, 6 months), married Laura Olive Renn on June 1903. She was born on September 27, 1876 in Lower Augusta Twp., died May 2, 1940 in Paxton at the age of 63 years, 8 months, 2 days. They are both buried in Malta Cemetery. Their children: (1) Charles William Jr. (Barbara’s fatherin-law), born December 5, 1903, died December 23, 1982, buried at Oak Hill Mausoleum, Millersburg, married Susan Elizabeth Wert (born October 11, 1908, died September 1982), on 23 May 1925. Their children were Charles William III, born November 1, 1925 in Millersburg; Robert Newton, born July 7, 1935, married Barbara Spangler (private); stillborn daughter; (2) Newton Robert, born April 13, 1905, died December 9, 1965, buried Rolling Green Cemetery, Camp Hill, Pa. He married twice, first to Ruth Zetsch and second to Esther Fry; (3 and 4 are twins) Harry Jonathan born September 4, 1907, died February 18, 1966, age 58 (heart disease). Twin sister Ellen, Kathryn, born September 4 1907, died August 24, 1973, age 65, 11 months, 24 days of cancer). She was married to Harry T. Hoy. They are both buried at the Malta Church at Malta Northumberland Co., Pa.; (5) Mason Henry Alleman, born December 25, 1884, married Sarah A. Funk; (6) Harry McClellan Alleman, born December 22, 1887, died March 26, 1971; (7) Daniel Franklin Alleman, born November 23, 1881, died August 15, 1901, was killed in a railroad accident at the age of 19.” Anyone of the Alleman family descendants who has any pictures of the people mentioned in this article please send to: Sharman Meck Carroll, 4 Ingleside Dr., Thorndale, PA 19372-1035. I can be reached at pafamroots@msn.com.

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Mary J. Hess was working in an ofﬁce at a private school that her daughter attended when she and a coworker in the cafeteria decided to take a bold career turn: They would buy a bakery together. They took over a bakery along Route 22 in the Harrisburg suburbs, a move

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Loaves of pumpkin bread are often sold at the business.

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for cuts of pork. The cooker may be used with an outdoor grill or smoker, or an oven. Only the cook’s imagination limits the types of ﬂavors that may be infused in the meat, Oswald said. Oswald built the prototype which he successfully used four or ﬁve times. After

speaking to some companies that ultimately decided not to move forward with producing his invention, Oswald decided to work on a variation that led to his second patent ﬁling for a food cooker based on the sample principle that is designed for a single use rather than repeated use. “The new prototype is something

out of town, but continued with a catering business – and eventually found herself running a church soup kitchen in Harrisburg. It satisﬁed her desire to help others, though “it takes a lot of different skill sets,’’ she admitted. “We had to work with whatever food showed up at the door,’’ she said of the culinary challenge, and as for the social issues faced when the needy walked through the dining room door, “It broadens your horizons, and you think about a lot of things.’’ Hess decided to try her hand at the bakery business again. She found a small storefront in Middletown’s Downtown Mall in the 100 block of Brown Street. The 58-year-old entrepreneur opened her eatery, Macri’s Homestyle Catering, in late October, serving subs, hot foods and baked goods. She makes everything from cold sandwiches like

I could see on the rack at Walmart,” he said. The original prototype was fashioned from stainless steel, and Oswald admits that he would tweak the design if he made a second. “It’s pretty scary looking,” he said. For his second patent on the cooker, he is working on an aluminum version

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Mary J. Hess stands next to a display of her baked goods at Macri’s. tuna salad and ham and cheese to hot meatball subs and homemade soups. The tomato sauce on her baked ziti is homemade, she said. Baked goods like chocolate chip cookies are served in small bags of individual servings for a couple of bucks. Small loaves of pumpkin bread go for $2 each. She offers chocolatecovered peanut butter eggs, and even sells candy arrangements and handmade Christmas wreathes that she makes – “just my therapy thing,’’ she joked. To customer Dotty Frye of Middletown, Macri’s offers

“food your mother would have made.’’ “You come in here and get that smell of homemade stuff again,’’ said Frye, standing in the cafe one day. Hess wants her business to be “down to earth,’’ a friendly place where she will gladly cook or bake any order you care to place. She hopes to offer fresh bread daily, a goal she reached years ago. Her new digs are smaller than the bakery in which she started out. “But we’re making it work,’’ she said.

that would be anodized. This process, which makes aluminum safe for cooking, involves dipping the aluminum in a chemical bath and passing electricity through it, which hardens the metal. Anodized aluminum often is used for cookware, automotive parts, computers and satellites. With fees paid and pa-

perwork completed for the single-use version of his cooker, Oswald said, “Now someone else needs to take the wheel.” At this point, he hopes for some success with networking. “It needs to get into the ear of the one person who thinks, ‘We gotta get this thing moved along,’ “ he said.

News From District Judge Michael J. Smith Following is a compilation of action in cases ﬁled before District Magistrate Michael J. Smith Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law. Dismissed A citation for disorderly conduct was dismissed against Amanda L. Seow, 19, of the first block of Dogwood Dr., Annville. The citation stemmed from an incident on Aug. 17.

Patrick R. Kreider, 18, of the ﬁrst block of Frey’s Road, Elizabethtown, pleaded guilty to a citation for disorderly conduct – possession of synthetic marijuana ﬁled following an incident on Sept. 12.

Guilty pleas Charles E. Sandy, 32, of the first block of Kathy Dr., Middletown, pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct citation ﬁled following an incident on July 7.

Waived Cynthia C. Garman, 38, of the ﬁrst block of N. Pine St., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-highest rate of alcohol and disregarding a lane of trafﬁc. Garman was arrested on Aug. 25.

Errol E. Bedford, 25, of the first block of Locus Dr., Elizabethtown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol, careless driving and operating a vehicle without valid inspection and no evidence of emission inspection. Bedford was arrested on July 25.

Melissa J. Barajas-Perez, 35, of the 300 block of Market St., Middletown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUIcontrolled substance (two

Valerie S. Gipe, 31, of the 400 block of Third St., New Cumberland, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUIhighest rate of alcohol and

Bernell L. Jackson, 32, of the 500 block of S. 15th St., Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct following an incident on July 2.

counts), possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges stemmed from an incident on Aug. 29.

driving a vehicle without its lights on. Gipe was arrested on Aug. 1. Carey A. Hindermyer, 48, of the 4000 block of Broadway St., Harrisburg, waived to Dauphin County Court a charge of DUI. A charge of DUI-highest rate of alcohol was lowered to DUI-high rate of alcohol, and the reduced charge was waived to county court. Brian D. Fisher, 21, of Stonebridge Apartments, Elizabethtown, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI, DUI-high rate of alcohol and disregarding lanes of trafﬁc. A charge of reckless driving was withdrawn. Fisher was arrested on Sept. 14.

Jared J. Fuller, 24, of the 600 block of Bosler Ave., Lemoyne, waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI and DUI-high rate of alcohol. Fuller was arrested on Sept. 13. Lacey D. Sitlinger, 31, of the ﬁrst block of Lacey Dr., Pine Grove, waived to Dauphin County Court c h a rg e s o f D U I ( t w o counts) and DU -controlled substances (three counts). Sitlinger was arrested on Sept. 18. Michael A. Johnson, 53, of the 100 block of Royal Terrace, Harrisburg. waived to Dauphin County Court charges of DUI and failure to have insurance. Johnson was arrested on Sept. 26.

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Middletown Council Delays Action On Main Street Gym Repair Project Middletown Borough Council voted Monday night to send several bids for repairs and improvements to the Main Street Gym back to committee for review and clarification. The bulk of the proposed work on the gym is for installation of a new roof. Six bids, ranging from $42,690 to $82,440 were received, but Council, unable to determine what work was included in the high bid, decided to refer all bids back to the public works committee for further review. Council’s action was in response to a recommendation from Irv Strohecker, who urged that the bids be held pending a determination as to the scope of work included in each bid. When asked what the bids actually covered, Strohecker said he was not certain which bids, if any, included proposed refinishing and repairs to the gym floor or work on the building’s ceiling and ventilation system. However, Council did vote to approve Councilman John Seachrist’s motion to authorize the appropriate Borough officials to sign an agreement with JWF Architects of Harrisburg for architectural and engineering fees associated with the Main St. Gym project. The projected costs associated with that agreement specify a fee of $13,200 for basic services, $1,500 to complete the forms submitted to obtain a grant for the project from the state

Highspire Boro Tightens Belt Highspire Borough Council, after paring nearly $5,000 off its police department’s proposed 1992 budget, voted unanimously to hold the line on taxes and advertise a $711,493 spending plan for the Borough for the coming year. However, all was not rosy in the entire financial picture for the Borough. Declining revenues and increasing expenses were cited as reasons for a proposed increase to sewer rates in the Borough. Highspire officials expect that the new rates will jump to $38 per quarter for residential use while non-residential rates will go to $65 per quarter. Action on the proposed 1992 budget is slated for Council’s meeting on December 17. Also at that meeting Council will vote to advertise the amended sewer rates. According to Cynthia Montgomery, Borough Manager, Council cut the amount requested for materials, uniforms and ammunition in an effort to trim the department’s 1992 spending request of $277,000. Following the cuts, the proposed 1992 police budget came in at $272,646. Real estate taxes again will lead the way in producing revenues for the Borough. The proposed 1992 budget estimates that the real estate taxes will provide $291,000 to the Borough. The proposed spending plan for 1992 shows the Real Estate Tax Rate holding steady at 8.00409 mills.

On the general fund expenditure side of the 1992 budget, the cost for police protection stands out at $272,646. Included in the police department’s 1992 budget is the cost of the new patrol car, which the Borough purchased in October for $14,016. Taxes Cut In Lower Swatara Township Amid widespread news of economic recession and spending cuts, residents of Lower Swatara Township received an early Christmas present when the Board of Commissioners gave tentative approval to a $1,780,290 spending plan for 1992 that calls for the real estate tax level of 2.64 mills to be cut by one-half mill to 2.14 mills. At last Tuesday’s special meeting, Ron Kain, budget and finance chairman, explained, “The real estate tax reduction is made possible with the transfer of $97,500 from the capital reserve fund to replace the same amount of revenue lost by virtue of the tax decrease.” Kain noted that four years ago, Lower Swatara’s capital reserve fund (cash in reserve) showed a balance of $35,000. “Under the current budget projections the fund would carry a balance into 1993 of $160,000-$180,000, depending upon interest rates and revenue sources,” he said. “We (the Board) do not feel it is prudent to carry a quarter million dollar cash reserve in today’s economic climate.” Reading from a prepared statement, Kain observed, “Although construction is off throughout much of the area, Lower Swatara Township continues to grow. The recent decreases in sewer

Lower Swatara Twp. Police News Following is a compilation of reports from the Lower Swatara Twp. Police Department. Please be aware all those charged/cited are presumed innocent unless proven otherwise in a court of law.

DUI charge Loren J. Daniels, 20, of the 3000 block of Greenwood Blvd., Harrisburg, was charged with DUI-controlled substance (three counts) after a traffic stop at 2:24 a.m.on Nov. 13 at Route 238 East and the Airport Connector, police report. Daniels was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz that failed to signal a change

of lane, police said. Police said they smelled an odor of burnt marijuana from the vehicle. Following sobriety tests, Daniels was taken to the Dauphin County Judicial Center, where blood was drawn to determine the possible presence of intoxicants. Results of the tests were not reported. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan.

7 before District Judge David Judy. Terroristic threats charge A 16-year-old Middletown Area High School student was charged with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct on Nov. 20 after the student allegedly threatened a gym teacher over a grade the student had received, police report. The school’s principal contacted police to report the incident.

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and trash rates, coupled with a decrease in taxes, should help maintain and even increase the Township’s growth rate. It is estimated that with prudent financial management and continued growth, the decrease in taxes should have no affect on the Township’s ability to meet its financial obligations for a two-to four-year period.” “Earned income taxes are the only major revenue source that will reflect moderate growth during 1992. It is estimated the Township will collect $50,000 more in earned income taxes than 1991 budgeted projections. Real estate taxes are projected to show slight gains through 1992. All other major revenue accounts are projected to remain virtually constant with 1991 levels. Prices From 23 Years Ago Cake-a-Rama Circus Cakes................ $3.78/each Shedd’s Cheese Spread 10 oz. cont.............................$1.39 Tastykake Family Packs 8-12 oz. pkgs.........................$1.39 Green Peppers....................... 49¢/lb. Red Radishes 1 lb. pkg................88¢ Christmas Pudding Cakes............. $2.99/each Northern Bath Tissue 4-roll pkg..................................89¢ Imperial Margarine 16 oz. pkg....49¢ California Navel Oranges 4 lb. bag.................................$1.88 Fresh Bagels....................... 17¢/each T-Bone Steak...................... $4.78/lb. Fresh Catfish Fillets........... $3.67/lb. E-town Recycling Lauded For Trash Decrease After just four months of operation, Elizabethtown’s new trash collection and recycling program is performing even better than expected and a lot better than the system’s detractors had predicted. “So far, the new collection system has cut our trash volume more than 31 percent,” Stephanie Teoli, an administrative assistant on the Borough staff, told Elizabethtown Council at its recent meeting. “We had hoped it would trim total volume by 25 percent, but the actual results are even better than that.” Teoli, whose duties with the Borough include keeping official records for the community’s new trash recycling program, also explained that the new collection system is working a lot more smoothly than anyone had expected. During the first 16 weeks of opera-

23 YEARS AGO - Yardage Gained – Blue Raider Roger Smith claims turf against Hershey. tion, Teoli said an average of 26 tons of newsprint paper and 29 tons of co-mingled recyclable material was collected each week. That reduced the volume of collectible trash by 31.5 percent, to an average of 120.5 tons per week.

“We definitely think our pay-asyou-go trash collection sytem is doing exactly what it was designed to do,” Borough Co-Manager Pete Whipple said early this week. “It’s working smoothly and it’s doing the job without a lot of problems.”

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GADGET MAN at 50 cents a soda so the neighborhood kids could afford it. Observers said The Plumber’s Helper was done in by the water and sewer line construction that closed the roads along his business for weeks. “The Big Dig – that shut down his business. It essentially put Mike out of business,” said Robert Hauser, who lives nearby on Brown Street. It will never return. Laudermilch died on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at age 58, after losing a battle with cancer. The illness slowed him, but Laudermilch kept working as a plumber almost until the end. Not long ago, he was in a local church fixing some contraption even while he was confined to his wheelchair, said Florence Laudernilch, Mike’s widow. About 100 people packed Middletown Presbyterian Church for Mike’s funeral on Saturday, Nov. 29. He was known all over Middletown and Royalton, where Laudermilch once served on borough council.

“I said, ‘How many of you people had Mike come to your house” for plumbing work,’’ the Rev. Donald E. Potter asked during the funeral service. “I bet you a third of the people had their hands in the air.” Laudermilch grew up in Harrisburg and graduated from Dauphin County Vocational-Technical School. Among other places, he worked for Fruehauf on the former Olmsted Air Force Base, and for The Hershey Company before starting out on his own. He opened The Plumber’s Helper in 1992, and divided his time between being in the store and on the road in his mobile plumbing van. He was busy. Jenny Miller of Middletown would see his truck all over town. “My husband swears by the drain cleaner” he bought from Laudermilch, she said. Mike Bowman, a local landlord, would stop in The Plumber’s Helper at least once a week. Sometimes he bought things. Other times he just went in to talk “borough” stuff. A guy Bowman only knows as “Rat” – for

“river rat” – used to man the store when Laudermilch wasn’t around. Hauser remembers coming into The Plumber’s Helper once to fix a leaky faucet in his apartment. He couldn’t reach his landlord. Hauser’s first idea was to drive to one of those big box stores. Then he remembered The Plumber’s Helper a quarter-mile away. “The proverbial buck and a half later I am out the door” with a do-it-yourself repair kit, Hauser recalled. If Laudermilch was in, you seldom got out the door without getting some advice on how to do the job. He had a way of knowing whether you would hire him or not. If you didn’t, he was still willing to share his expertise, free of charge. “If you needed help he would give it to you,” Hauser said. “He sometimes cut his own throat for business because he would tell people how to fix things.” Laudermilch wasn’t much of a church-goer. But he spent a lot of time fixing things at the Presbyterian Church. Beyond plumbing, Laudermilch kept the air-conditioning and

heating systems running. Once, he rebuilt the church furnace when the parts weren’t available. He even had a key to the church, Potter said. Sometimes the pastor could hear a voice coming from the direction of the furnace. It was Laudermilch talking to himself, trying to figure out how to make the thing work. At times the conversations turned to faith. Potter would gently prod Laudermilch to come to Sunday services and leave his tools behind. “’I believe in God and that’s all there is to it,’” Potter remembers Laudermilch telling him once. Whenever someone had a plumbing need and was in a tight spot, Laudermilch did whatever it took. During the funeral, his son, Jim, from Lewistown, talked about his dad being called out in the dead of winter to a mobile home where the pipes had frozen. He emerged from underneath, and the spilled water that froze on his jacket from hours in the cold looked like frozen wings. One of Potter’s last remembrances

of Laudermilch was seeing him and Jim at Laudermilch’s house. He was in bad shape, but he could still sit up. Jim Laudermilch grabbed his father’s hands and said, “ ‘Dad, your hands are calloused.’ “It was the mark of a man who spent his whole life working hard. A few weeks ago, Laudermilch’s daughter-in-law, Stephanie, posted on Facebook that an auction to sell off The Plumber’s Helper inventory would be held on Saturday, Dec. 13. The sale is going forward as planned, said Florence Laudermilch. Joshua Boyer will be there. At 30, Boyer is young enough to be Laudermilch’s son, but they had a common bond. Boyer opened his own hardware store in March, SH Boyer Hardware, where Yankee Hardware once was on Route 230 outside Middletown. The place has a bit of The Plumber’s Helper in it, with some boxes on the shelves filled with fittings and other such stuff. Boyer got to know Laudermilch over the past 10 years as Boyer worked at Yankee Hardware before it closed.

Laudermilch would stop in and buy heating tapes, or fittings if he was on a job in Highspire and didn’t want to run the whole way back to his own shop. When Boyer needed something, like a 20- or 50-pack of keys, he could depend on The Plumber’s Helper having it. And as Boyer would tell his customers, there’s 20 traffic lights between here and the big box. “You stick together as small businesses,” said Boyer. The Plumber’s Helper was dimly lit, “a hole in the wall,’’ Boyer admitted. “But if you absolutely needed this piece, you could most of the time go down there and find it.” Boyer had already planned to go to the sale before learning that his friend had died. He hopes to buy up as much of Laudermilch’s inventory as he can. All of it, if possible. He’ll find a place for every little quirky piece and fitting in his own store. “If you don’t have it, you can’t sell it,” Boyer said.

PennDOT’s Web site. Under the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, municipalities do not have to provide reserved on-street parking spaces to people with a disability, said PennDOT spokeswoman Jan McKnight. This is based upon the code saying that a municipality “may” provide a reserved parking space, instead of “shall,” McKnight pointed out. Borough Solicitor Adam Santucci did not respond to a request for comment. In a follow-up email to the Press And Journal, Sites said “it was determined” that the borough does not have to provide on-street reserved parking

for people with a disability. However, the program is worth keeping if some changes can be made along the lines of annual reviews and fees, he added. The fee residents pay for a reserved parking space may need to go up to cover the borough’s cost to administer the program, Sites said. The borough’s existing program is flawed across the board, Miller said during his presentation to the committee. For example, the borough does not assign a number or otherwise have any method of tracking applications for a reserved parking space that come in

from residents with a disability – nor does there appear to be a consistent criteria that borough officials use in deciding whether to approve a request for a space. In deciding whether to grant a request, the borough should be looking at factors such as whether the property where the person lives has space available for – or nearby access to – offstreet parking, instead of taking up a space on the street, Miller said. People who get a reserved parking space are supposed to reapply to the borough after a certain period of time. But it does not appear that this is being

done, nor does the borough seem to have a way to ensure that it is done, Miller said. He did not present his analysis as recommendations, but as a suggested starting point for council to improve the program and make it more efficient, both for the borough and for residents. Sites had suggested the borough stop providing reserved on-street parking spaces to persons with a disability. Those who now have a space could keep it, but only for a few years until the program is completely phased out, Sites said. His reasoning was that there are so

many more vehicles parked on borough streets these days that it would be impossible for the borough to give everyone with a disability a reserved on-street space in front of or even near their home. If it can’t be done for everyone, then it shouldn’t be done for anyone out of fairness, Sites had suggested. The added number of vehicles parked on borough streets is because there are more vehicles per household in general now, and also because of so many homes in the borough having been cut up into apartments, Sites said.

A .5 mill tax hike would increase revenue by an estimated $120,000. A 1-cent hike in the electric rate would bring in about $660,000. Borough officials could not estimate what difference the 1-cent hike would make in the average residential or commercial bill. Council could not reach a consensus on any of the three options, so council President Chris McNamara proposed council adopt all three for advertisement.

The next step would come on Monday, Dec. 8, when Morgan and council’s finance committee are to meet to try and figure out how to move forward. Councilor Ben Kapenstein, chairman of the finance committee, seems to support the option that would forego either a tax hike or an electric rate increase. Kapenstein, coming to the end of his first year on council, was the most outspoken advocate of the water/ sewer lease. “We kind of made a promise that we weren’t going to” increase taxes or the electric rate in 2015 if the lease went through, Kapenstein said. Resident Diana McGlone agreed, charging that borough officials and council misled the public in assuring that the lease deal would make the town “debt free.” Also not happy was Mayor James H. Curry III, who said his reluctant public support for the lease was based on assuring residents and businesses that neither their taxes nor their electric bill would go up next year.

It wasn’t clear from comments during the Dec. 1 meeting as to whether council knew when it approved the lease deal on Sept. 29 the first $725,000 payment wouldn’t come until 2016. The information council and borough officials put out after the vote that night was that United would be paying the $725,000 in each of the first five years of the deal – in other words, 2015. Kapenstein proposed council “plug the hole” for 2015 by dipping into the lump-sum $43 million payment that United is to make to the borough next year, in return for the borough agreeing to the 50-year lease. Morgan said that’s a possible option. However, the $43 million is already committed to paying off close to $37 million in long-term unfunded debt covering pension and employee benefits of current and retired workers. The borough is also looking to the $43 million to cover the cost of installing new water and sewer lines on Main Street in 2015, as well as other infrastructure work being done this year. The amount left over from the $43

million “should” be enough to cover the 2015 shortfall, Morgan said after the meeting. The problem is, it will be several months before the borough knows for certain how much from the payout will be left over. The budget has to be passed by Dec. 31. If the borough gambles on having enough left over from the $43 million to plug the 2015 budget “hole,’’ and then loses, the fall-back position could be to raise the electric rate. Council can do that at any time during the year, whereas a tax increase must be done now to be in place for 2015, Morgan said. Some councilors did start lining up in support of increasing taxes or electric rates. Councilor Robert Louer said the tax increase was “the way to go” because residents could “deduct” that on their tax return – a comment met with some guffaws in the audience. Resident Jack Still countered that the electric rate hike would be fairer, as it would be spread over more people in town than the property tax.

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Borough codes enforcement officer Jeff Miller presented numerous suggestions on improving the process for considering and approving applications from residents with a disability for a reserved on-street parking space during a public safety committee meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 5. PennDOT issues the placard or plate that identifies a licensed driver as having a disability. However, the local municipality decides whether the person gets a reserved parking space on a public street, according to

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“structural deficit” – the yearly gap between general fund revenue and spending. The problem is, those annual $725,000 payments don’t start until Jan. 1, 2016. When a 24 percent increase in health insurance costs is factored into borough expenses for 2015, the general fund shortfall for 2015 amounts to about $780,000. The borough has to make it up somehow, Morgan said.

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the same since 2010, the local real estate tax will now be roughly fives times its cost five years ago. While it’s fair to say that residents only saw two tax increases in 18 years, taxes have jumped about fivefold in five years. With the proposal for 2015, Letavic said the township was beginning a five-year plan. In November, Letavic said, “this tax increase should carry us the next five years.” Londonderry’s 2011 increase nearly tripled the property tax rates. It was Londonderry’s first tax increase in 14 years. When it came time for that proposed budget to face a vote of the supervisors, some Londonderry residents bemoaned the increase and expressed their ire at such a drastic hike. Supervisors explained the need in 2011 to replace five bridges in the coming five years. By April 2013, Letavic said he was creating a 10-year financial plan to make sure there is no need for a such a large increase in taxes in one year, which appears contrary to the current spending plan, with 2015’s increase practically matching 2011’s jump. However, storm damage to bridges and roadways – in particular, the foundation supporting the roadways – made the need for improvements more pressing for 2015. Repairs for four bridges top the list of projects for 2015, along with other roadway repairs. While the roads will be safer following the improvements planned for 2015, the improvements will not be obvious to casual drivers, Letavic explained. Eric Wise: 717-944-4628, or ericwise@pressandjournal.com

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Hummelstown Holiday Happenings

The Hummelstown Holiday Happenings 2014 will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Santa Claus will arrive by fire truck at 1 p.m.; the Trolley will stop around town from 2 to 5 p.m.; the tree lighting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Arch.

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Young Raiders’ hurdles: inexperience, tough division

By Larry Etter

COACH: Chris Sattele

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There appears to be a youth movement underway within the ranks of the Middletown boys’ basketball team in the new season. Seven seniors graduated from last year’s team that finished with a 9-13 record (7-7 in the Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division) that kept the Blue Raiders out of the postseason playoff picture. This year, Coach Chris Sattele greeted just three seniors for the first day of practice, none of whom were varsity starters last winter. Sattele is now looking at underclassmen to fill out the roster and is reaching down as far

SEASON: 6 LAST YEAR: 9-13 as the freshman class to put together a new squad that he hopes will be a competitive fixture within the division. While seniors Dagen Hughes and Harry Kapenstein did get some limited varsity time last winter, fellow 12thgrader Nik Moose did not. Other issues kept another senior, who was a starter last year, out of the picture. Along with the senior departures and lack of experience, the team will also Please See RAIDERS, Page B2

MIDDLETOWN AREA BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 5 – @ Annville-Cleona Tournament Dec. 30 – Middletown Holiday Tournament (vs. Northern Lebanon) 6 p.m. (vs. Northern York) 6 p.m. Dec. 6 – @ Annville-Cleona Tournament Jan. 3 – @ Shippensburg 2 p.m. (vs. TBA) 6 p.m. Jan. 6 – West Perry 7:45 p.m. Dec. 8 – Trinity 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 – @ Steelton-Highspire 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 – Columbia 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 – @ Trinity 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 – @ Milton Hershey 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 – Milton Hershey 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – Camp Hill 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 – @ Camp Hill 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 – @ Dover 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 – Waynesboro 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22 – Tulpehocken 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 – East Pennsboro 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 – @ East Pennsboro 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 – @ Pequea Valley 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 – Middletown Holiday Tournament Jan. 30 – @ West Perry 6:15 p.m. (vs. Annville-Cleona) 6 p.m. Feb. 3 – Steelton-Highspire 7:30 p.m.

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Since the 1990s, he’s worked in the shadow of a head basketball coach. He’s served as an assistant coach, a junior varsity coach, the coach of the freshman team. Now Ron Stetler Jr. is a head coach, snagging the enviable job of piloting

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the Middletown girls’ basketball team. The Blue Raiders return just about everyone from last season’s 19-5 squad that brought basketball playoffs back to Middletown, including four impressive sharpshooters. Perhaps he would have applied for the job even if the Raiders didn’t seem to be on the verge of an amazing season. “I felt like it was time,’’ Stetler said of his first head coaching job. “It’s a good opportunity, a good challenge.’’ Actually, he faces two challenges: Getting to know a team that he took

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over just weeks ago when former coach Chris Hunter left to accept a job as athletic director in the Central Dauphin School District; and finding a center that can compliment his four sharp-shooting, though short, forwards. His first words to his new team were to assure them he was there to help them improve. “I’m excited for this challenge, to help make them a better basketball team,’’ he said. “We’ll see where that goes.’’ Could go pretty far. The Raiders won the Mid-Penn Conference Capital Division with a 13-1 division record, and reached the District 3 Class AAA playoffs, where they lost an openinground game at home to division rival West Perry. Four starters return, and all are a scoring threat – Ja’lynn Burton-Jones, the team’s leading scorer, Jey Rivera, Halle Marion and Bianca Jasper. And though they lack height, “we make up for that in athleticism, basketball knowledge and ability,’’ Stetler said. Stetler has three potential candidates for center, someone who can grab the rebounds and give his shooters second chances, and all three are 6 Please See BASKETBALL, Page B2

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COACH: Ron Stetler Jr. SEASON: 1st LAST YEAR: 19-5 MIDDLETOWN AREA GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 5 – @ Big Spring Tournament 6 p.m. Dec. 6 – @ Big Spring Tournament TBA Dec. 8 – @ Trinity 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 – Donegal 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 – Milton Hershey 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – @ Camp Hill 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 – @ Bishop McDevitt 7 p.m. Dec. 20 – Red Land 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 – East Pennsboro 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 – @ Hershey Tournament 6 p.m. Dec. 30 – @ Hershey Tournament 6 p.m. Jan. 3 – Shippensburg 2:30 p.m. Jan. 6 – West Perry 6:15 p.m. Jan. 9 – @ Steelton-Highspire 6 p.m. Jan. 13 – Trinity 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 – @ Milton Hershey 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 – Camp Hill 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 – ELCO 2:30 p.m. Jan. 27 – @ East Pennsboro 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 – @ West Perry 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 – Steelton-Highspire 6 p.m. Feb. 5 – Greencastle-Antrim 7:30 p.m.

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MIDDLETOWN AREA WRESTLING

Raiders young but aggressive By Jim Lewis

Middletown. The Raiders’ improvement during two scrimmages against Dallastown just one week apart in November make Riggs optimistic, even in the face of upcoming dual meets against Big Spring, Cedar Cliff, Boiling Springs and Lower Dauphin. “I’ve seen a lot of good things happening,’’ he said. “We’re not going to be an undefeated team, but I think we could surprise a lot of people.’’ Seniors Ulysses Hernandez (126 pounds), Bobby Johnson (152) and Will Botterbusch (170) will be expected to lead the younger Raiders, Riggs said. Botterbusch wrestled at 152 pounds last season, while Johnson wrestled at 138. “The underclassmen may get a little nervous, but I’ll expect the seniors and juniors to help with that – get them ready for their matches,’’ he said. The Raiders will feature freshman Zach Matter at 106 pounds, and sophomore Logan Stoltzfus at 113. Stoltzfus finished second at 106 pounds in the District 3 Class AA Wrestling Sectionals, then won a consolation bout in the district championships before forfeiting due to injury, and Riggs is impressed with his ability. “He’s one of the leaders in the practice room,’’ Riggs said. “I’ll be expecting a lot out of him this year.’’ Sophomore Wyatt Smith will start at 132 pounds, while junior Jordan Matter returns at 138 and sophomore Corbin Stetler, who wrestled at 132 pounds last year, returns at 145. Junior Justin Shaver will start at 160, with junior Bobby Graham at 182, junior Charles Euker at 220 and junior Michael Osayi at heavyweight. The heavier weights may change as the Raiders try to fill every weight class, Riggs said. With underclassmen like Stoltzfus and Stetler, who both started in their freshman year, bringing experience

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Dan Riggs launches his era as coach of Middletown’s wrestling team with a roster of young, though experienced, wrestlers that he hopes will be competitive against some tough opponents this season. Those threats of boycotts that came from some parents in protest of the Middletown Area School Board’s refusal to rehire longtime coach Mike Nauman last spring didn’t pan out. Twenty-four wrestlers showed up this season, enough to fill each starting spot in duals, though the Blue Raiders will not send a wrestler onto the mat at 195 pounds at a season-opening tournament at Cumberland Valley. With only three seniors returning this season, the Raiders will count on a number of freshmen and sophomores to improve on last season’s 5-10 dual-meet record. Fortunately, Middletown’s young wrestlers have experience, thanks to middle school and elementary school wrestling programs. “We’re very young but our guys are pretty aggressive – always pushing the pace,’’ Riggs said. Riggs, a Pennsylvania native who wrestled for Delone Catholic, was hired by the school board last May to replace Nauman, whose year-to-year contract was not renewed. The board did not explain why it chose to end Nauman’s tenure. Riggs, who earned a master’s degree in coaching and athletics administration from Concordia University, coached the wrestling team at Washingon High School in Beaufort County, N.C. for eight years before coming to

COACH: Daniel Riggs SEASON: 1st LAST YEAR: 5-10 MIDDLETOWN AREA WRESTLING SCHEDULE Dec. 5 – @ Cumberland Valley Tournament 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6 – @ Cumberland Valley Tournament 9 a.m. Dec. 9 – @ Boiling Springs 7 p.m. Dec. 11 – @ Lower Dauphin 7 p.m. Dec. 13 – Hershey 7 p.m. Dec. 18 – Cedar Cliff 7 p.m. Dec. 20 – Red Land 7 p.m. Dec. 27 – @ Boiling Springs Tournament 10 a.m. Dec. 29 – @ Governor Mifflin Tournament 8 a.m. Dec. 30 – @ Governor Mifflin Tournament 10 a.m. Jan. 8 – @ Mechanicsburg 7 p.m. Jan. 10 – @ Annville-Cleona Tournament Noon Jan. 13 – @ Newport 7 p.m. Jan. 21 – Big Spring 7 p.m. Jan. 29 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 7 p.m. Feb. 4 – Elco 7 p.m. Feb. 6 – Conestoga Valley 7 p.m.

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Middletown’s Will Botterbusch, center, shown in a match last season against Susquehanna Twp., is one of three seniors on this year’s squad.

to the team, Middletown’s strength this season is “a lot of leadership,’’ Riggs said. Jim Lewis: 717-944-4628, or jimlewis@pressandjournal.com

Sophomore Logan Stoltzfus, right, top, will move up from 106 pounds to 113. “He’s one of the leaders in the practice room,’’ said Coach Dan Riggs.

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have to fill a void left when another starter from last year decided to forgo his junior season while concentrating on a different sport. Being competitive will be a daunting task for the young Raiders, especially with the likes of East Pennsboro, Milton Hershey, Steelton-Highspire and Trinity tucked into the division along with Camp Hill, Northern York and West Perry. And Sattele will have to turn to the underclassmen to step up to help build a squad that can take on the big challenges in the new year. “East Pennsboro has 9 of their top 10 players back this year,’’ Sattele said. “Steel-High and Milton Hershey will be athletic, and Camp Hill got another transfer in.” He also noted Trinity’s return to the Capital Division after playing in the Keystone Division last season. “Trinity did not have a great year but they are always good,” he said, adding, “the division will be very competitive.”

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Hughes and Kapenstein are guards and Sattele will be looking at the pair to be leaders. Moose is a frontcourt player who adds some size and muscle to the roster. Forward Caleb Leggore, a junior varsity starter last winter as a sophomore, earned varsity time as well. Underclassmen Luke Mrakovich, Ryan Divittore and Jordan Jeffries were with the junior varsity squad the past season and know Sattele’s system. Michael Mattes, a 6-1 sophomore, adds some much-needed height to the squad. A talented freshmen group includes Ryan Hughes (5-11), Tre Leach (5-8), Brady Fox (5-10) and Chris Plummer (6-0). The younger guys have won at every level they’ve played and hope to bring that success to the varsity level during the next couple years. It

will be no surprise if some of them are starters this year. Sattele knows that the 2014-15 season will be tough, mainly because of the lack of experience of his players. With no proven scorer on the squad, the Raiders may struggle to score points, Sattele said. “Teams are going to press us for sure” he admitted. Because of that, he will need this year’s team to play solid defense. How the team can defend against top competition will be the biggest part of Middletown’s game in the new season. “We will have to defend, especially in transition,” Sattele said. With former assistant coach Ron Stetler Jr. moving over to take charge of the varsity girls’ basketball team this year, Sattele brought in new assistant coach Dave Coffey to help.

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Bianca Jasper, above left, and Ja’lynn BurtonJones, center at right, are two of Middletown’s four returning starters from last year’s successful 19-5 team.

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adapt to the situation and do what’s in the best interests of the team.’’ Predictions? You’ll get none from Stetler, who played basketball for Middletown in the 1980s. “I don’t like to make predictions,’’ he said. “I hope we do as well as we did last year, and better.’’

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STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE BASKETBALL

LOWER DAUPHIN BASKETBALL

Falcon girls, boys regroup after graduation losses By Jim Lewis

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Jaki Bowman (10) is one of the returning starters Steelton-Highspire’s I’Jianique Simmons (20) for the Steelton-Highspire boys’ basketball team takes a shot against Halifax in the District 3 Class A championship game. this season.

Girls move up a class; boys tab Binder for success By Jim Lewis

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They looked like underdogs. A dismal 6-16 record. No true star. It appeared that the SteeltonHighspire girls’ basketball team was over its head when it entered the District 3 Class A playoffs last season. But playing basketball in a tough division paid off for the Rollers. SteelHigh knocked heads with Class AAAA and Class AAA schools all season – so when the likes of teams such as the Christian School of York came along in the Class A playoffs, the Rollers were conquerors. With different players stepping up each game, Steelton-Highspire swept four teams en route to the district championship, beating Halifax 57-49 in the title game at the Giant Center. Those underdog Rollers made it to the PIAA state championships, where they narrowly lost a first-round game to St. John Neumann, 51-49 in Dillsburg. Many of last year’s players return this season, along with one or two promising freshmen. It will be a challenge to repeat last year’s Cinderella run to the district title, however – though the Rollers remain in the Mid-Penn Conference’s tough Capital Division, and again play a list of Class AAAA and Class AAA teams, they will step up to Class AA this year, facing tougher teams who will try to out-race them for post-season playoff spots. “It’ll be a challenge for us,’’ admitted Coach Jeffrey Chisholm. With a total of 24 players on the varsity and junior varsity squads, “we don’t have the numbers that other schools have,’’ Chisholm said. Still, the Rollers hope to be competitive in the strong Capital Division. Several returnees give Steelton-Highspire needed experience to face bigger, talented squads like Middletown and West Perry. Leana Borreli was named the Most Valuable Player in the district finals last season, while teammate I’lyn McLaughlin, another returning player, “is going to be a real stud this year – she really bettered her game,’’ Chisholm said. Others returning this season include Ayana Flowers, Genesis Lozada and Jazmine Gorham, all of whom earned considerable varsity experience last year. Two freshman, both guards, could contribute this year as well. Kayana Chisholm could see time off the bench, while Lexi Pinnick, a transfer from Harrisburg Christian, could crack the starting lineup, Chisholm said. “She has a lot of basketball leadership,’’ he said of Pinnick. “She plays hard. She works hard. She has a basketball savvy about her.’’ Steel-High may still be one of the smallest schools in the division, but it could finish in the division’s upper echelon, Chisholm predicted. “We’ll be in the hunt – we’ll be competitive,’’ he said. The Steelton-Highspire boys’ basketball team hopes to compete in a tough Capital Division as well. Rick Binder, one of the Rollers’ most successful coaches, returns for a third

Steelton-Highspire’s I’Jianique Simmons (20) hugs teammate Leana Borreli after winning the District 3 Class A title last season against Halifax. Both players return this year. STEELTON-HIGHSPIRE GIRLS’ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 6 – @ Harrisburg Tournament (vs. Pope John Paul II) 6 p.m. Dec. 7 – @ Harrisburg Tournament TBA Dec. 10 – Impact Academy 6 p.m. Dec. 12 – @ Camp Hill 6 p.m. Dec. 16 – East Pennsboro 6 p.m. Dec. 18 – @ West Perry 6 p.m. Dec. 20 – York Country Day 6 p.m. Dec. 23 – Milton Hershey 6 p.m. Dec. 29 – @ Biglerville Tournament TBA Dec. 30 – @ Biglerville Tournament TBA

Jan. 3 – Tri Valley Jan. 6 – @ Trinity Jan. 9 – Middletown Jan. 16 – Camp Hill Jan. 20 – @ East Pennsboro Jan. 23 – West Perry Jan. 24 – York Catholic Jan. 27 – @ Milton Hershey Jan. 30 – Trinity Feb. 3 – @ Middletown Feb. 5 – Bishop McDevitt

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The Lower Dauphin girls’ basketball team is so deep that the Falcons could play 9 or 10 players each game and not lose a step. But there’s a problem with their depth: Who should start? Three spots have been claimed, but two starting spots remain. So far, none of the remaining candidates for the spots have stood out from the field. Ask Coach Bob Heusser who will win those jobs, and he admits, “We haven’t figured that out yet.’’ “Every day we change our minds,’’ he said. It’s the price Lower Dauphin is paying after losing six of its top eight players to graduation in June. The Falcons, who missed the District 3 Class AAAA playoffs after posting a 10-10 record last season, could play “9 to 10 deep if we want,’’ Heusser said. How good will the Falcons be this year? Heusser is still trying to figure that out, too. Many of his players missed the opening of basketball practice because they were still playing field hockey and soccer – two wildly popular sports among Lower Dauphin girls. “We’re hoping to make districts, but you never know,’’ Heusser said. “It’s hard to say. Our league is going to be good this year. Other teams have a lot of experience and we don’t.’’ Three players who did see varsity action will start – Madie O’Neill, Morgan Bitting and Alex Leader, Heusser said. O’Neill and Bitting played field hockey, and joined the team later than the other players. “We have to fill in around them,’’ he said in regards to his starting lineup. “Anything can change.’’ Among those competing for a starting job, Leah Gamber saw some varsity game time, but the remainder have not. While the Falcons will have six seniors and six juniors on the team, they’ll also have eight freshmen – and at least one of those freshmen will get playing time, Heusser said. “It’s a question mark,’’ he said of his lineup. Lower Dauphin’s depth could be a plus, Heusser said. And with so many upperclassmen on the team, chemistry could also be a strength. “We have good senior leadership,’’ he said. The Lower Dauphin boys’ basketball team may count on underclassmen to overcome graduation losses. The veteran-loaded Falcons qualified for the District 3 Class AAAA playoffs last season with a 14-8 record, and eliminated Central Dauphin East in an opening-round game, 48-42. Lower Dauphin was eliminated in the second round by Wilson, 49-39. Gone are starters Luke Rutledge, Kaylor Kulina, Colten Nagy and Ryan Naccarato, but the Falcons return a couple of players with height.

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Lower Dauphin’s Tommy Bowen, center, driving against Waynesboro last season, is one of the returning Falcons this year. LOWER DAUPHIN BOYS’ BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Dec. 5 – @ Donegal 5 p.m. Dec. 6 – Donegal 8 p.m. Dec. 8 – @ Bishop McDevitt 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 – Elizabethtown 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 – Susquehanna Twp. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – @ Cedar Cliff 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 – Hershey 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 – Mechanicsburg 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 – @ East Pennsboro Tournament 6:30 p.m. Dec. 30 – @ East Pennsboro Tournament TBA Jan. 2 – Northern York 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 3 – vs. Conestoga Valley 6:30 p.m. @ Lebanon Valley College Jan. 6 – @ Red Land 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7 – @ Spring Grove 6 p.m. Jan. 9 – Palmyra 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 – Bishop McDevitt 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 – Cedar Cliff 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 – @ Hershey 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 – @ Mechanicsburg 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 – Red Land 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 – @ Palmyra 7:30 p.m.

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Dec. 5 – @ Penn Manor Tournament 6 p.m. Dec. 6 – @ Penn Manor Tournament TBA Dec. 8 – Bishop McDevitt 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 – @ Elizabethtown 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 – @ Susquehanna Twp. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 – Cedar Cliff 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19 – @ Hershey 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 – @ Mechanicsburg 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29 – LD Winter Classic 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 – LD Winter Classic TBA

Jan. 2 – @ Northern York Jan. 6 – Red Land Jan. 7 – Spring Grove Jan. 9 – @ Palmyra Jan. 13 – @ Bishop McDevitt Jan. 16 – Susquehanna Twp. Jan. 20 – @ Cedar Cliff Jan. 23 – Hershey Jan. 27 – Mechanicsburg Jan. 30 – @ Red Land Feb. 3 – Palmyra

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Standings for 12-3-14 BOYS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Middletown 0 0 0-0 Steelton-Highspire 0 0 0-0 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-0 Camp Hill 0 0 0-0 Trinity 0 0 0-0 East Pennsboro 0 0 0-0 West Perry 0 0 0-0 This week’s games Friday, Dec. 5 Middletown vs. Northern Lebanon at Annville-Cleona Tip-Off Tournament, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Middletown at Annville-Cleona Tip-Off Tournament, 6 p.m. Steelton-Highspire at Harrisburg Tip-Off Tournament, TBA Sunday, Dec. 7 Steelton-Highspire at Harrisburg Tip-Off Tournament, TBA Monday, Dec. 8 Trinity at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 Columbia at Middletown, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Hershey 0 0 0-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 This week’s games Friday, Dec. 5 Lower Dauphin at Donegal, 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Lower Dauphin Tournament with Donegal, Cedar Crest, Central Dauphin East, Palmyra and Elizabethtown, 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 Lower Dauphin at Bishop McDevitt, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL MID-PENN CONFERENCE Capital Division W L OVERALL Middletown 0 0 0-0 Steelton-Highspire 0 0 0-0 Milton Hershey 0 0 0-0

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This week’s games Friday, Dec. 5 Middletown at Big Spring Tip-Off Tournament, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Middletown at Big Spring Tip-Off Tournament, 6 p.m. Steelton-Highspire vs. Pope John Paul II, Lady Cougar Classic, Harrisburg, 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 Steelton-Highspire at Lady Cougar Classic, TBA Monday, Dec. 8 Middletown at Trinity, 7:30 p.m. Keystone Division W L OVERALL Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Hershey 0 0 0-0 Bishop McDevitt 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 Palmyra 0 0 0-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 This week’s games Friday, Dec. 5 Lower Dauphin at Penn Manor Tip-Off Tournament, 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Lower Dauphin at Penn Manor Tip-Off Tournament, TBA Monday, Dec. 8 Bishop McDevitt at Lower Dauphin, 7:30 p.m. WRESTLING MID-PENN CONFERENCE Keystone Division W L OVERALL Middletown 0 0 0-0 Lower Dauphin 0 0 0-0 Hershey 0 0 0-0 Cedar Cliff 0 0 0-0 Red Land 0 0 0-0 Susquehanna Twp. 0 0 0-0 Mechanicsburg 0 0 0-0 This week’s matches Friday, Dec. 5 Middletown at Cumberland Valley Tournament, 4:30 p.m. Lower Dauphin at Cumberland Valley

Tournament, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 Middletown, Lower Dauphin at Cumberland Valley Tournament, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 Middletown at Boiling Springs, 7 p.m. SWIMMING MID-PENN CONFERENCE This week’s meets Saturday, Dec. 6 Lower Dauphin at Dover Eagle Swimming Invitational, Dover, 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 Bishop McDevitt at Lower Dauphin, 7 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN W L OVERALL Marymount 1 0 5-0 Christopher Newport 0 0 3-1 Frostburg St. 0 0 3-2 Salisbury 0 0 2-2 Wesley 0 0 2-3 St. Mary’s 0 0 1-2 Mary Washington 0 0 0-5 York 0 0 0-5 Penn State Harrisburg 0 0 0-6 Southern Virginia 0 1 1-5

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Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran are taken to the Interfaith Food Pantry Church is located at Spring and Union located at 201 Wyoming St., Royalton. streets, Middletown. We are a ReconSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church will not ciling In Christ Church. have a Community Dinner in DecemYou are invited to join us for wor- ber. Join us on Jan. 12 for Lasagna. ship on Wednesday morning, Saturday Mon., Nov. 24: 6:30 p.m., Bible evening and Sunday morning. Sunday Study. worship time is 8:15 and 11 a.m. SunUpcoming Community Events: Dec. day Church School is at 9:45 a.m. Our 7: 4 p.m., Old-fashioned Carol Sing at 11 a.m. worship service is broadcast St. Peter’s Kierch; Dec. 24: Christmas live on WMSS 91.1. Eve Worship, 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Wednesday morning service is at 10 Special music is at 10 p.m. a.m.; Saturday at 5 p.m. is a casual Visit our website at www.stpetraditional service and is 45 minutes tersmiddletown.org. in length. Please enter through the Scripture readings for the week: Isa. parking lot doors. 4:1-11; Ps. 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8The first Sunday of each month is 15a; Mark 1:1-8. Food Pantry Sunday. Our food pantry Thank you to everyone in the comis in need of personal care and non- munity for supporting our Christmas perishable food items. Items collected Bazaar.

Wesley United Methodist Church Middletown

Advent is the season when we remember the Coming of God into the world in the most unexpected ways. Everyone is invited to join us in discovering the true meaning of Christmas. We worship on Sunday morning at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Our early service is informal and features a Praise Band. Our later service follows a traditional pattern and includes all types of music. We encourage people to “come as you are.” On Sunday, we light the Second Candle of Advent as a symbol of Christ our Love. We believe Jesus can fill every heart with love of God and neighbor that transforms life. Pastor Dawes’ sermon this Sunday is “Unconditional Love” based on Luke 1:26-38. Holy Communion will be shared this Sunday. This is a wonderful way to celebrate the Advent season and prepare for Christmas. Anyone who loves Jesus and desires to follow in his way is welcome to receive this

joyful feast of God’s grace. Threads of Hope Holiday Schedule: Since Fourth Fridays are close to Thanksgiving and Christmas Day we will not be open at our usual times. Those needing clothes can call the church office at 944-6242 or Shirley at 939-0256 for an appointment. Free clothes are available for all ages. A Christmas Party for children and their families is being planned for Sat., Dec. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be a breakfast with family and friends, Christmas stories, and a special gift bag for each child. Presence. Presents. Receive both at Wesley. Our Christmas Eve Worship Service will be held at 7 p.m. Contact us by e-mail at wesleyumc@ comcast.net. Call us at 944-6242. Wesley is located at the corner of Ann and Catherine streets in Middletown. Come, experience a place where you can find hope, love, joy and peace. “Follow Jesus, Change the World. Seek. Serve. Send.”

New Beginnings Church Middletown

We are an independent body of believers offering God’s invitation for a new beginning to all who seek it. We exist to meet the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of a people through faith in Jesus Christ. New Beginnings Church invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is provided. Our congregation meets at Riverside Chapel, 630 S. Union St., next to 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. Anyone coming to the church during the daytime and Pastor Britt is in the office, please ring the doorbell at the front door. Wednesdays: Craft Group, 6:00 p.m.; Choir rehearsals, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays Intercessory Prayer Group at 6:15 p.m., followed by Pastor Britt’s Bible Study at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate in these important areas of our church life. The Sociable Seniors group meets the 1st Monday of every month from

1 to 3 p.m.; Blanket making is the 3rd Thursday of every month. Our Angel Tree is in the hallway with names of children for Christmas gifts. We are also collecting donations of sweat pants in sizes 6-8 for Middletown Elementary school students in need. Children’s Church leaders for December: Michelle, Katie and Jenny Strohecker. Acolyte for December: Ean Benner. Wed., Nov. 26: Pastor Britt will be giving the sermon at the Interfaith Thanksgiving service at Seven Sorrows Church. Music begins at 7 p.m. and the service begins at 7:30 p.m. 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.

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. As we celebrate the season of Thanksgiving, please plan to join us for worship. Visitors are especially welcome. On Dec. 7, Church school begins at 9:15 a.m. with classes for all ages. Children meet in the Morrow Room; Teens meet in the Teen Room; Adult Forum meets in Fellowship Hall. Adult Forum will begin the Advent series “Not a Silent Night – Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem,” based on the book and DVD by Adam Hamilton. In this session, “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”, we’ll imagine what Mary was thinking and feeling as she watched the Crucifixion from the foot of the cross. Please plan to join us. Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary as we celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

First Church of God Middletown

First Church of God, 245 W. High Street, Middletown, invites you to join us for worship at either 8 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. this Sunday. Childcare is provided. Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. classes are available for Youth (grades 6-12), FROG Pond (1st through 5th grade), Kindergarten (4-5 year olds), Nursery (infants through age 3), and Adult classes that offer a variety of Bible studies and electives. Classes for special education are also available. Wednesday Night Live: Supper is at 5:30 p.m., classes at 6:30 p.m. Classes offered: Bible Study 1 and 2 Thessalonians; Adult Bible Study on “Running Together to Win”; Craft Class; NOOMA (Short films promoting spiritual reflections on individual life experiences); “Questions and Answers, maybe.” A Christian’s ques-

Middletown Are you perplexed or perhaps dis- here in Middletown. tressed by the rapid change in moral We have a fellowship meal following standards of the present day? We at the 10:15 a.m. morning service on the Calvary Church are committed to first Sunday of every month, free to upholding the unchanging standards all who come. We also have Sunday of the Word of God, which is revealed school classes for all ages at 9 a.m., in the Bible. We are also committed to and a Bible Study each Wednesday at 7 proclaiming the hope of salvation from p.m. We are now studying the Gospel the sin that results from the world’s of Luke. Feel free to contact us with changing moral standards, the hope questions at 944-5835. found in faith in Jesus Christ alone. We invite you to join us each Sunday to hear more about this message of free grace. Our services are at 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. We are located at the corner of Spruce and Emaus streets

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Visitors to our worship service are always welcome. May this time of praising God and learning of his plan for our lives be helpful to one and all. Evangelical Church meets on the corner of Spruce and Water streets at 157 E. Water St., Middletown, south of Main St., behind the Turkey Hill convenience store. The ministries scheduled at Evangelical United Methodist Church from December 3-9 are always open to everyone. Wed., Dec. 3: 6 p.m., AA Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Senior Choir rehearsal. Thurs., Dec. 4: 6 p.m., Girl Scout Troop #10067. Sun., Dec. 7: 9 a.m., Sunday Church school, with classes for all ages. Adult

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Open Door Bible Church Middletown

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Open Door Bible Church, located at 200 Nissley Drive, Middletown, invites you to worship Jesus Christ with us this week. Our December 7 Sunday worship service commences at 10:40 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour with classes for all ages. Children from ages 4 to second grade are welcome

to participate in Junior Church during the morning worship service. We also welcome you to join us at our 6:30 p.m. service. Childcare is provided for children under age 4 during all services and classes. Wed., Dec. 3: 7 p.m., Bible Study, Prayer Meeting, and Bible Clubs (ages 5 and up). Sat., Dec. 6: 8:30 a.m., Men’s Bible Study. Come and hear the Word, the truth that will set you free. For more information call the church office at 939-5180 or visit us online at www.odbcpa.org. Better yet, come worship with us in person.

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Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 890 Ebenezer Road, Middletown invites everyone to join us for worship on Sunday mornings led by Pastor Suanne Whorl. Our services are relaxed and casual. Pastor Su teaches and inspires us through her message and children’s time. She brings a modern touch to the contemporary service by using video, pictures and props. December’s sermon series is “Changed by a Child.” 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. Nursery is available throughout the morning. Our family Christmas Eve service will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24. We will put all the people together around the manger and celebrate the birth of the Messiah.

We have several things happening at Ebenezer and all are welcome. Our youth group meets Sundays at 6 p.m. This month to accent the joy of giving at Christmas, they will be serving at a soup kitchen and having a Christmas Party where they will share items to be donated to a shelter in the area. A young adult group meets twice monthly, 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m. in the church office. We also offer a variety of adult groups, please call for details. We are always open to new group ideas. There is a prayer time, “Partners in Prayer,” that meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. We gather together to pray for each other and the world around us. Through scripture, song, and meditation we experience the joy of God’s presence. Have a favorite board game? Game Night is every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions please call us at 939-0766.

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How Obama's amnesty defines us as a country

uring an appearance on Andrea Mitchell’s MSNBC program, Democratic Congressman James Clyburn said this about President Barack Obama’s recent executive order halting deportation for nearly 5 million illegal immigrants: “I think it would put [Obama] in big company. Lincoln used the executive order to do the Emancipation Proclamation.” Clearly, this was a fair bit of hyperbole. Even if the current president is granted a legacy equal to the great Rail Splitter, we aren’t going to realize it for some time. Lincoln was hugely unpopular in his day. Obama is faring no better. Future Americans will determine whether unilateral amnesty is the same demanding an end to slavery. So what’s with all the hullabaloo over Obama’s unilateral decision to grant amnesty to millions living illegally in America? Isn’t the U.S a nation of immigrants, where the migrants yearn to breathe free? From a purely economic perspective, there is nothing wrong with more immigration. People don’t just sit on their hands, avoiding a productive lifestyle. They have to work. Every new set of hands holds potential. As Ludwig von Mises wrote in his book “Liberalism,’’ “There cannot be the slightest doubt that migration barriers diminish the productivity of human labor.” Whatever jobs domestic citizens lose to immigrants, legal or illegal, will eventually translate into increased material prosperity. In the marketplace, capital immigrates to where it’s most utilized. Government restrictions only slow this process. The division of labor makes the long-term economic arguments against immigration erroneous. But outside of cold utilitarians, the dismal science isn’t all there is to life. Most people like a good deal of material comfort. They also like established norms and behavior that provide meaning and instruction on how to live a good life. The danger of losing these is the real issue behind Obama’s executive action. The unilateral amnesty, pursued in defiance of Congress’s authority to legislate, sets a dangerous precedent and takes America one step closer to losing social cohesion. What do I mean exactly? First off, the president’s bypassing of the elected representatives of the people is blatantly unconstitutional. Even Obama himself admitted as much before on multiple occasions, both as a presidential candidate and after he occupied the Oval Office. As recently as 2014, Obama told an audience when pressed on immigration reform in a Google hangout that he is not “emperor of the United States” and that his only “job is to execute laws that are passed.” Oh, how short memories last. On a deeper level, the immigration issue forces us to recognize what exactly To understand the effects of a country is. Immigration is intrinsically open immigration or amnesty, tied to a nation’s borders; one cannot exwe must decide if there is ist without the other. To understand the effects of open immigration or amnesty, value in loyalty to country and we must decide if there is value in loyalty what that demands. Is a counto country and what that demands. In his book “Suicide of a Superpower: try really just a space defined Will American Survive to 2025,’’ conserby arbitrarily drawn lines? Or vative icon Pat Buchanan asked, “what is there something more? is a nation?” It’s a tough question. Is a country really just a space defined by arbitrarily drawn lines? Or is there something more? Buchanan writes, “Is it not a people of a common ancestry, culture, and language who worship the same God, revere the same heroes, cherish the same history, celebrate the same holidays, share the same music, poetry, art, literature, held together, in Lincoln’s words, by ‘bonds of affection, mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone’?” Think about this definition for a minute. How much does modern America reflect the idea of a common people sharing a common history, creed and pride? To hazard a guess, I’d say not as much as previous decades. We’re a splintering people, losing solidarity and commonality. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, more Americans than ever before believe “it is important to them to live in a place where most people share their political views.” This isn’t a new dynamic in human affairs – it just reflects the plain truth that people naturally enjoy the company of those closest to themselves in appearance and outlook. On the other side of the pond, the kind of fraying of bonds taking place in the U.S. appears to have entered a final phase of complete disconnect. In London, there are predominantly Muslim neighborhoods where police fear to tread. These no-go zones also exist in Paris, Brussels and other highly populated European cities. The rise of isolated Muslim communities with practices that go against accepted law is a driving force behind political parties like National Front and the UK Independence Party that want to end the European Union’s lax immigration standards. None of this isn’t to say that the Catholic principle of subsidiary is a bad thing – government that governs closest to the people is best. This lesson also shouldn’t diminish from the classical liberal value of freedom of travel. Nor should it deny the intrinsic worth of every individual. Even so, countries can sometimes spring leaks that require patching. To allow a common heritage to dribble away over time can transform a country into just an inhabited space. Archie Bunker once quipped in an episode of “All in the Family’’ that America is great because it allows people of all ethnicities and cultures to immigrate and be “free to live in their own separate sections where they feel safe and bust your head if you go in there!” His was a funny notion, but it’s not hard to see how such an arrangement can tear at the seams of national fabric. The process by no means happens overnight; just slowly and not always with conscious effort. No nation can remain stagnant and hope to survive amidst the ebb and flow of progress. But even as time moves forward, a country can still retain its characters by staying true to its history and traditions. Executive amnesty threatens the normal business of doing things. Our republican form of government is by no means perfect. Obama’s go-it-alone approach is a direct contradiction to the checks and balances built into our system of government. It undermines established law and order, while centralizing power in the executive. This is the stuff of third-world banana republics, not a Constitution based on inalienable rights. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the Republican Party has the political will to stop the Obama amnesty. The question remains: How will the president’s actions make America look in another 50 years? James E. Miller, a native of Middletown, is editor of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada, a libertarian think tank, and works as a copywriter in Washington, D.C.

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Dealing with Russia: What would Reagan do?

American military and intelligence assets hirty years into space. ULA recently purchased two ago, Presinew RD-180s, and three more engines dent Ronald are expected to be delivered later this fall. Reagan won By 2017, ULA is expected to purchase 27 re-election by a more Russian-made engines. landslide, and then This dependence on Russia exposes the led the U.S. into U.S. to enormous risk. The Kremlin has the final phase of the luxurious choice of selling to the U.S. our Cold War victory over the Soviet and funneling the profits back into its own military capabilities, or simply cutting off Union. a technology that’s central to America’s If America’s defenses. 40th president The Kremlin appreciates this advantage. were alive to see Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s current whose portfolio includes aerospace and resurgence and its all-too-familiar policy defense, has mocked the U.S. on Twitter, of intimidation against Europe, he would writing: “I suggest the U.S. delivers its know exactly what to do: Confront the astronauts to the ISS [international space Russians with American and allied polistation] with a trampoline.” cies designed to check their ambitions Some lawmakers acknowledge this across the board. dangerous dependence and have sought As Russian President Vladimir Putin to fund the development of an alternative tries to redraw the map and establish a to the Russian engine next year. This is a sphere of influence through bullying his good long-term move. neighbors and violating their sovereignty, But it ignores the fact that defense ofWestern states need to rethink their policy ficials could open up the bidding process agenda to ensure that Russia understands for rocket launches right now. Currently that aggression has a significant cost. this process is completely monopolized Key Western states need to shape new by the United Launch Alliance, even strategic realities to which Russia must though several adjust in order not to private American be marginalized in As Russian President companies have the global competi- Vladimir Putin tries to demonstrated their tion. ability to conduct redraw the map and Case in point: Now many of these misis the time to end establish a sphere of U.S. dependence on influence through bullying his sions. Reagan underRussia for our space neighbors and violating their stood this dynamic policy. perfectly when he In the 1990s, relasovereignty, Western states focused on making tions with Russia need to rethink their policy sure his Department were much better, of Defense had an agenda to ensure that Russia and the U.S. was effective office of reducing its defense understands that aggression Mobilization Planbudget. In this con- has a significant cost. ning and Requiretext, the Clinton adments. That was the ministration decided office responsible to rely on a rocket for ensuring that the engine called the U.S. could meet all RD-180, designed and manufactured by of its defense needs without relying on a major Russian aerospace company and anyone else. defense contractor, NPO Energomash, in Reagan understood that space was a launching U.S. military and intelligence critical domain. Dependence on the Russatellites. At the time, officials promised sians for our ability to launch rockets that the Russians would not be put in the would have been completely out of the position of obstructing the U.S. “critical question then, as it should be now. path” to space. One of the key reasons they were able to Ed Timperlake served in the Reagan offer such assurance was the plan at the administration, where he was the printime to move the RD-180 assembly line cipal director for the office of Mobilizato the U.S. But because of “cost considtion Planning and Requirements in the erations,” the line stayed in Russia – and Office of the Secretary of Defense. Robbin with it the potential for dependency. Laird is a national security analyst and The dependence on Russia is ongoing. the author of several books on the Cold The United Launch Alliance, a joint venWar. They work together on Second Line ture between Boeing and Lockheed Marof Defense, a leading defense analytical tin, has an exclusive, no-bid $11 billion website. Air Force contract to transport critical

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Don't start from scratch with missiles

ussia shows no sign that it is willing to de-escalate tensions with the West. Troops remain in Ukraine and continue to violate the cease-fire there, even as the Kremlin launches multiple military probes into the Baltic littoral states. Virtually every day, the U.S. and its allies are forced to scramble military assets in response to Russian incursions. This state of affairs requires a broader U.S. strategy. America’s response cannot be confined to Europe. It must also incorporate investments in deterrent technology that keep our citizens safe, specifically missile defense. Domestic constraints abound, to be sure. The pressure on the Pentagon’s finances has never been greater. Budgetary concerns are now driving a debate about whether to continue production of the exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (EKV), an essential component of modern missile defense. Some argue that the EKV program should be shelved and a new interceptor built from scratch. That proposal is both fiscally imprudent and strategically dangerous. Because missile threats from Russia, as well as China and rogue state actors such as Iran and North Korea, already exist, the U.S. simply cannot afford to remain undefended for the years that would be needed to erect a new system. Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis was fond of noting that, when formulating military strategy, “the enemy gets a vote.” When it comes to missile defense, this is sage advice; numerous nations already pose a threat to the U.S., and they certainly won’t wait Numerous nations for Amerialready pose a can officials threat to the U.S., to navigate our long and they won't and costly procurement wait for American officials cycle. Moscow is to navigate our just one such nation. There long and costly missile defense are many others. North procurement Korea continues to process cycle. nuclear material for a long-range weapon. Iran’s relations with the U.S. remain unstable, and the Islamic Republic is closer than ever to nuclear capability. The chaos wrought by the Syrian civil war could open a power vacuum in the Middle East, making it even easier for terrorist groups to get their hands on dangerous missiles. And China continues building its defense capabilities. Investing in improving existing systems – the EKV prominent among them – is the most effective way to meet these threats. The science behind the current approach is sound. The EKV catches a ride with a rocket into space, then has the job of targeting and destroying an incoming enemy missile. This technology was originally introduced by the Bush administration in response to the threat posed by North Korea. At the time, the EKV was little more than a complex prototype. However, it has evolved considerably since, and a series of successful tests have demonstrated that ongoing design upgrades are making the EKV more accurate. This year, the Missile Defense Agency will decide whether to spend an additional $300 to $400 million on near-term improvements to the EKV or to pledge more than $1 billion for a competition to build a new one. Some critics are already claiming that continuing investment in the EKV would be tantamount to throwing good money after bad. But that thinking doesn’t fit the evidence. The technology behind the EKV has steadily improved in recent years. And the military can bring insights from other successful missile programs, such as the highly effective SM-3 interceptor, to further expedite EKV refinements. What’s more, spending $1 billion on a brand-new interceptor is fiscally irresponsible. The Pentagon should be looking for ways to trim budgets, not inflate them. Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are all building up their military capabilities. Some of their leaders are dead-set on attacking the U.S. We must answer this threat by keeping our missile defenses progressing, thereby sending a clear signal that America is prepared to protect itself and its allies. Stephen Blank is a senior fellow with the American Foreign Policy Council, a think tank based in Washington, D.C.

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BRADTUPI

Elections show connection between GOP and religion N ational exit polling from Congressional races tells us some interesting things about the role of religious values in the 2014 midterm elections. It also sends a signal to the Republican Party about its supporters now and in the future. The most obvious piece of information about religious voters is that a majority of them voted for Republican candidates in November’s general election. Of voters who identified themselves as Protestants, 61 percent voted Republican and 37 percent Democrat. Catholics voted 54 percent Republican, 45 percent Democrat. Conversely, those who identified their religion as “None” voted 69 percent Democrat and 29 percent Republican. The correlation between religious faith and voting Republican was even more pronounced among certain subgroups. White Protestants voted 72 percent Republican and 26 percent Democrat; white Catholics voted 60 percent Republican and 38 percent Democrat. White voters who identified themselves as evangelical/born-again Christians made up 26 percent of the electorate and voted 78 percent Republican, 20 percent Democrat. It should be noted that voter turnout was abysmal, about 36 percent. This is the lowest turnout since World War II. The more often the voter attends church, the more likely the voter is to vote Republican. Voters who attend church weekly broke Republican 58 percent to 40 percent; those who attend occasionally leaned 52 percent to 46 percent Republican. Protestants who attend religious services weekly voted Republican 67 percent and Democrat 31 percent. Catholics who celebrate Mass weekly voted Republican 55 percent and Democrat 43 percent. On the other hand, those who

never attend church services voted Democrat by a 62 percent to 36 percent margin. The Democratic Party is the home of those with a secular world view. The exit polling asked questions on two moral issues: same-sex marriage and abortion. In response to the question, “Should your state recognize same-sex marriage?” 48 percent of voters said yes and 48 percent said no. Among the yes votes, 67 percent were Democrats and 31 percent were Republicans. The no votes strongly tilted Republican, 72 percent to 27 percent. The exit polling confirmed that Democrat voters are at least twice as likely to have a positive opinion on same-sex marriage. On abortion, exit polls showed that 52 percent of voters thought abortion should be legal. Of these voters, 65 percent were Democrat and 33 percent Republican. Of those voters who said abortion should be illegal, 73 percent were Republicans and 25 percent were Democrats. These results conform to the stated platform positions of the two major parties. Among this data, given the clear teachings of the Catholic Church against homosexual conduct and abortion, one wonders why the split in the overall Catholic vote only favors Republicans by nine points, 54 percent to 45 percent. One reason is that 2014 voters identified the economy as the most important issue, and that same-sex marriage and abortion played only minor roles in the campaigns. The candidate who tried to make abortion rights a centerpiece of his campaign, Democrat Mark Udall, lost in the Colorado senate campaign to pro-life candidate Cory Gardner. Gardner blunted the “war on women” attack not by speaking out against abortion, but by calling for contraceptives to be available over-the-counter. Gardner’s approach typified an election cycle

where Republicans spoke very cautiously about moral issues. A number of atheists sought political office in 2014; all were Democrats. Daniel Moran lost a race for the Texas House of Representatives, James Woods lost a Congressional race in Arizona, and atheist Juan Mendez won re-election to the Arizona legislature. In the state of Washington, state senate candidate Mark Miloscia ran as a pro-life Republican after serving as a Democrat state representative for 14 years. Miloscia, a Catholic, was attacked in a Democrat political ad that depicted him wearing a papal mitre, praying the rosary and taking orders from the Vatican. He won his race by 13 points. The Democratic Party continues to advocate abortion, samesex marriage and secularism. It continues to be the political home of Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. As a result, it continues to push religiously faithful voters to the GOP. Two questions face religious voters going forward: • Will the GOP maintain social as well as fiscal conservatism so as to give religious voters a lasting home? Substantial numbers of Republicans polled in 2014 favored abortion and same-sex marriage, and the eastern establishment of the party deliberately downplays moral issues. • Can a Republican Party platform reflecting the traditional views of Christian conservatives attract enough young and independent voters to win elections with a higher turnout than the 2014 mid-term? Brad Tupi is an attorney in Pittsburgh and a guest speaker on religious freedom and the First Amendment at Grove City College, Mercer County.

DREWJOHNSON

The hypocrisy of green crusaders

om Steyer, the hedge fund billionaire turned environmental nut job, just launched a multi-million dollar attack-ad blitz that takes political dishonesty to a whole new level. Steyer accuses Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst of pushing American jobs overseas. In reality, all Ernst did was pledge to oppose tax hikes. Watchdog group Politifact judged the ad to be “false.” The ad campaign isn’t just deceptive, it’s hypocritical. As a self-described “professional pain in the ass,” Steyer bragged he’d spend $100 million this election cycle to defeat candidates who don’t buy into his climate-change hysteria. But while managing his hedge fund Farallon Capital, Steyer made a killing off the same fossil fuel industry he now smears as greedy and sinister. Steyer isn’t the first green crusader to owe his wealth to fossil fuels. Given the stakes of our nation’s energy debate, Americans should stop taking these environmentalist hypocrites seriously. Any list of “do-as-I-say-not-as-Ido” environmentalists needs to put former Vice President Al Gore at the top. With his global warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,’’ Gore established himself an

expert on carbon footprints – and his is massive. In 2007, Gore’s Nashville mansion devoured more than 220,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year – more than 20 times the national average. During the same year he was touting “An Inconvenient Truth,’’ a film that demanded that Americans reduce their energy consumption, Gore’s combined electricity and natural gas bills totaled just under $30,000. Public pressure eventually forced Gore to give his Tennessee home a green-friendly overhaul. But he continues to fly in private jets, even though the resulting carbon footprint can be more than 100 times greater than flying commercial. Another elder statesman of enviro-hypocrisy is Robert Redford. The actor urged Americans to embrace “green buildings that use less energy.” But when an environmentally-friendly housing development was planned too close to his Napa Valley winery, the actor quashed the project. George Soros is a mega-donor for environmental groups like the Alliance for Climate Protection and the Union of Concerned Scientists. Both groups staunchly oppose fracking, a technology that uses pressurized water and sand to capture oil and natural gas deposits trapped deep underground.

Yet his support for abolishing the drilling technique didn’t stop him from buying a $234 million stake in CONSOL Energy, an avid practitioner of fracking. Despite the silliness of environmentalist hypocrites, the economic and security benefits of domestic oil and gas production are hard to deny. Thanks to advances in fracking technology, natural gas now sells for a third of what it did in 2008. As a consequence, Americans are saving hundreds of dollars on their heating and electric bills annually. Fracking is also propelling domestic oil production to its highest levels ever. In fact, the International Energy Agency recently announced that the U.S. has overtaken Saudi Arabia and Russia to become the world’s largest oil producer. With the unrest in the Middle East and Ukraine, our energy boom couldn’t have come at a better time. Despite so much good news, naysayers like Steyer, Gore, Redford and Soros are doing their best to condemn the fossil fuel industry. But until they start taking their own advice, there’s no reason for anyone else to. Drew Johnson is a senior fellow at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Va.

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borough has been back to pick up leaves. This borough is going downhill everyday. It is way overdue for the citizens of this town to stand up and tell McNamara and the rest of his puppets enough is enough. The citizens need to reclaim this town and stop letting McNamara run his own agenda.”

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ou know the Christmas season has arrived in Middletown when you see snow on the ground and volunteers decorating the square and celebratory holiday tree. A light snow announced its arrival on Wednesday, Nov. 26, covering Middletown in a thin blanket of white. A little more than 2 inches fell on the area, according to the National Weather Service. A small band of volunteers, including two members of Middletown Borough Council and members of the Middletown Area Historical Society, braved cold temperatures on Saturday, Nov. 29 to deck the halls with Christmas decorations. They hung bulbs on the newly-planted Douglas fir at the Swatara Ferry House Landing and dressed holiday trees in the square. Two members of Middletown’s Lutheran congregation decorated the town’s historic St. Peter’s Kierch in garlands and wreaths. See how Christmas came to Middletown – and who helped bring it to town!

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