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Middletown MARCH 20, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 4
EASTER CANDY
Geyers United Methodist Church (UMC), 1605 S. Geyers Church Road, Middletown, has begun its 51st annual chocolate Easter egg sale. Orders may be placed through Saturday, April 20, while supplies last. Those placing orders may choose from the following flavors: peanut butter, peanut butter with dark chocolate, coconut, butter cream, and peppermint patties. For prices and to place orders, call the church office at 717-944-6426.
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Boy Scout Troop 97 To Host Open House
WALNUT ROLL SALE
St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church, 601 S. Harrisburg St., Oberlin, will hold its annual Easter walnut roll sale. Quantities are limited. Orders may be picked up from 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17. Walnut rolls may be ordered by calling 717-939-0209. FISH FRY
will hold its Lenten fish fry in the cafeteria at Seven Sorrows School, 360 E. Water St., Middletown, on Fridays through April 12. Doors will open at 3:15 p.m., with food service from 5 to 8 p.m. Featured will be all-you-caneat batter-dipped fish for eat-in only, along with lemon-pepper fish, crab cakes, jumbo fried shrimp, macaroni and cheese, lobster macaroni and cheese, crabby cheese fries, pierogies, and desserts, including chocolate cake with peanut butter icing and coconut cream pie. Handmade chocolate eggs will also be for sale. Readers may dine in or place a takeout order by calling 717-944-5488 after 4 p.m. Orders must be received by a volunteer; phone messages cannot be accepted. Cash, checks, and major credit cards will be accepted. The location is handicappedaccessible. Overflow parking is available at Feaser Middle School. Visit www.ssbvm.org. FORUM FOR DISCUSSION
A Town Hall to Stop Hate
Boy Scout Troop 97 of Londonderry Township will hold an open house on Saturday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Troop Complex, 1831 Felker Road, Middletown. The open house will feature a campfire hot dog roast and Scout skills instruction. Scout leaders and Boy
Scouts will be available to answer questions and membership applications will be available. The event is open to boys who will be completing fifth grade or a higher grade and who are interested in camping, hiking, canoeing, survival skills, leadership opportunities, and
STEM Team Places In Competition The Lower Dauphin High School STEM team earned second place in CAIU’s regional event in the Governor’s STEM Competition. The event showcased projects in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) created by teams from Dauphin, Perry, Cumberland, Franklin, and northern York counties. The Lower Dauphin Team included Aiden Mende, Madison Karcesky, Elizabeth Heberlig, Kathleen CarterBuske, and Sierra Endy. This was the first time competing for all members of this team. They designed and 3-D printed tiles for watchbands that have textures meant to reduce stress and anxiety. The students named their product “Strebb,” as it is designed to cause one’s stress to ebb.
The Lower Dauphin High School STEM team of (from left) Aiden Mende, Madison Karcesky, Elizabeth Heberlig, Kathleen Carter-Buske and (not pictured) Sierra Endy earned second place in a regional STEM competition. The team is coached by high school science teacher Beth Kirman.
community service. Boys do not need to reside in Londonderry Township or have any prior Scouting experience to join Troop 97. Troop 97 meetings are held on Tuesday evenings year-round, in addition to monthly outdoor adventures and an annual summer camp, which all
new members are invited to attend from Sunday to Saturday, July 7 to 13, at Settlers Camp/Trexler Scout Reservation in Kunkletown. Boy Scout Troop 97 is sponsored by the Londonderry Fire Company. For more information, readers may contact Scoutmaster Bill Lee at 717-847-8974.
American Legion Members Visit Washington, D.C. Former U.S. Army infantryman and former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (second from right) met with a Pennsylvania American Legion delegation in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. The delegation included (from left) master sergeant-at-arms Stephen LaVelle, aide to department commander Joseph Gunkle, aide to department commander Michael Kelley, past national commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco, and Pennsylvania department commander James Vollrath. Kelley and DiFrancesco are both from the Middletown Post. The delegation was in the capital to lobby Congress to advance the American Legion’s legislative priorities.
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will take place on Thursday, March 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mohler Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey. The bipartisan town hall will be a forum for discussion of the causes of hate in social and political discourse, as well as ways to stop hate. State Reps. Tom Mehaffie and Jared G. Solomon will be present. Visit www.repmehaffie.com, www.facebook.com/repmehaffie, www.pahouse.com/solomon, or www.facebook.com/repjaredsolomon.
Boy Scout Troop 97 will hold an open house on Saturday, March 30, at the Troop Complex in Middletown. The Scouts participate in a variety of activities throughout the year.
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