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Middletown OCTOBER 24, 2018
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 35
SPECIAL EVENT
A Veterans Breakfast for veterans and U.S. military personnel residing in the 106th Legislative District will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8. Hosted by Rep. Tom Mehaffie, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lower Swatara Volunteer Fire Department, 1350 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown. The event will feature a hot breakfast, as well as remarks by Mehaffie and other speakers. Each veteran in attendance will receive a commemorative pin. Seating is limited, and registration is required. To register, contact Mehaffie’s district office at 717-534-1323 no later than Monday, Oct. 29. Veterans requiring assistance due to a disability are permitted to bring a guest. Originally open only to veterans residing in care facilities, the event was opened to all veterans after Mehaffie’s second Veterans Breakfast reached full capacity.
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Therapeutic Skating Programs Posted pg 4 Lower Dauphin Students Recognized pg 12
Halloween Parade Winners Announced The Kiwanis Club of Middletown recently held its 65th annual Middletown Halloween Parade. Prizes were awarded to various participants. The 2018 Judges’ Prize was awarded
to Girls Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania Troop 11052 for its entry, “Girl Scout Cookie Boxes.” The troop also won first place in the Original Group category. In the Cutest category, Kalina Daveler
and Laura Hoffman won with “Good Little Witch.” Emma Smith was awarded first place in the Original Individual category . In addition to Troop 11052 taking
home top honors in the Original Group category, winners included Amanda, William, Harper, and Makenna Stone; Elise and Mickey Richards; and Cody and Hannah Book in second place with See Halloween Parade pg 12
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Royalton Emergency Management Agency (REMA) will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Royalton Senior Center, 101 Northumberland St., Royalton. Breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. Separate fees have been set for adults and for children under age 6. For more details, visit www.royaltonpa.com.
Winning first place in the Performing Group/Marching Unit category was the Middletown Area Middle School marching band.
FREE SERVICE
will host two community drivethrough Prescription Drug Take-Back events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. They will take place at the Academic Support Building, 90 Hope Drive, Hershey, and at Penn State Health Medical Group - Palmyra, 941 Park Drive, Palmyra. People may drop off their unwanted, unneeded or expired medications for safe disposal. Needles and syringes will also be accepted. The service is free and anonymous. For more information, visit www.dea.gov. ANNUAL SALE
The Mothers’ Club of St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox Church,
The inaugural World Restart a Heart Day took place on Oct. 16. Sponsored by the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) and supported in the United States by the American Heart Association, the campaign was designed to promote bystander CPR worldwide. The awareness day focused on HandsOnly CPR training and the importance of immediate action to help save more lives from cardiac arrest globally. The campaign theme, “All Citizens of the World Can Save a Life,” reinforces the idea that Hands-Only CPR is simple and effective and can be performed by anyone. In fact, travelers passing through select airports across the country, including Harrisburg International Airport, can learn how to save a life by visiting one of the American Heart Association’s Hands-Only CPR See Hands-Only CPR pg 4
A training kiosk at Harrisburg International Airport offers travelers the opportunity to learn how to perform Hands-Only CPR. The kiosk was provided by the American Heart Association.
GEARS will hold its ninth annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, 900 E. High St., Elizabethtown. The Fall Festival offers a variety of activities for people of all ages. The perennially popular hayride and barrel
train ride will be back again, along with pumpkin golf, rock ’n’ roll racing with remote-controlled race cars, and inflatable rides. Other attractions will include an Activity Fun Fair hosted in conjunction with Elizabethtown College’s “Into the Streets” program. See Fall Festival pg 4
A hayride will be among the activities offered at the GEARS Fall Festival, set to take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds.
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601 S. Harrisburg St., Oberlin, will hold its annual walnut roll and poppy seed roll sale. Quantities are limited. The deadline for orders is Sunday, Oct. 28. Rolls may be ordered by calling 717-564-5093 or 717-939-0251. Pickup will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Campaign Promotes Hands-Only CPR GEARS To Host Ninth Annual Fall Festival
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Girl Scout Troop 11052 won the Judges’ Prize and first place in the Original Group category during the Middletown Halloween Parade for its entry, “Girl Scout Cookie Boxes.”