2009-10-22

Adjust, Not Stop



After spending a weekend in eight inches of snow only three hours from Sun Country in the middle of October, a realization suddenly swept over me: Global warming has way too much hype. Yes, we should stop or slow down fossil fuel emissions, and yes, we should look for ways to be less dependent on oil. But blaming CO2 emissions […]

Blasting in Hummelstown?



In an Oct. 15 meeting that was brief and to the point, the Hummelstown Borough Council made one appointment and the first payment on its stormwater project in the east end of town. Work to improve stormwater drainage across Walton Avenue has begun and borough manager Michael O’Keefe told the council that the contractor may have to blast some rock […]

Hummelstown Rotary Report



Michelle Wohlfarth of The Giving Tree provided background on the organization and its mission at the Oct. 14 meeting of the Hummelstown Rotary Club. The Giving Tree is a non-profit organization, comprised mostly of women, that provides services to families in need in the Hummelstown area. Services are varied and may include things such as preparing meals or providing resources […]

Conewago Project to Triple Classrooms



The Lower Dauphin School Board learned its Conewago Elementary School addition and alteration project it recently approved will triple the number of classrooms available at the school from the present 11 to 38, including small class instruction areas. This information was part of the presentation at its Monday, Oct. 19, meeting by Mark Barnhart of EI Associates of Harrisburg, the […]

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Hershey Aquatic Club held “Breaststroke for Breast Cancer” on Oct. 14 and 15 at the Derry Township Recreation Center. The event, organized by eighth-grader Madelyn Veith, raised $4,461.43 for the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. Photo: Nathan Merkel.

Moyer Named Deans’ Scholar



Alexis Moyer of Middletown, a first-year student at Gettysburg College has been awarded a Deans’ Scholarship by the college. The Dean’s Scholarship goes to top-ranking applicants based upon their grade-point average, class rank, and SAT or ACT scores.

MHS Inducts New Hall of Fame Class



A new class of Milton Hershey School alumni and past employees was inducted into the Spartan Hall of Fame as part of the School’s Homecoming Weekend celebration. Local inductees include Don Allender ’51 of Hummelstown, for his excellence in baseball, basketball, and football; Bob Guyer of Hummelstown, for his contribution as a football coach at the School; and Lynette Waller […]

From The Sun

Fifty Years Ago

Dr. Roland Mariani, Hummelstown dentist, was reelected chairman of Swatara District, Keystone Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, at the district’s annual scouter recognition dinner Thursday night in the maintenance cafeteria of Olmstead Air Force Base, Middletown. Elected vice chairmen were George Smeltzer and Arthur Graham, both of Hershey. Dick Yetter, Enhaut, was appointed district commissioner. Dr. Mariani reported that […]

Geist Named Emerging Scholar



Brent Geist of Hummelstown has been granted an Emerging Scholar Award by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The son of John and Kathy Geist, he is majoring in Accounting, Finance with a minor in Economics at Villanova University.

100 Years of Milton Hershey School



The first issue of the “Boy Industrialist” (later known as “School Industrialist”) is published in October 1933. The news magazine – now called “The Spartan” – was created, published and printed entirely by students.