The Naval Support Activity in Hampden Township is looking to honor veterans of one of the most decisive battles in World War II history.
This Saturday marks the 69th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Midway, which took place between June 4-6, 1942.
U.S. forces destroyed four of the six Japanese aircraft carriers that participated in the Dec. 7, 1941, sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Many historians consider Midway the turning point in the Pacific War.
In salute of this victory, the navy base will conduct a wreath laying ceremony Friday at 9 a.m. in front of a saluting gun that was mounted on the U.S.S. Hornet, one of the U.S. carriers that participated in the battle.
While this event will not be open to the public, the base is inviting to the ceremony Midway survivors and their family members along with all World War II-era Navy and Marine Corps veterans and their families.
To participate, readers should contact Mike Randazzo, base communications director, at 605-2448 ormichael.randazzo@navy if they are interested in participating.
• In other military news, Northern High School junior John "Jack" Krimmel recently won a $300 savings bond after placing third in the first-ever "Youth LDRSHIP Essay Contest" sponsored by the Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion and the Society of Professional Journalist's Keystone Pro Chapter.
Krimmel was one of nearly 30 high school juniors and seniors throughout Pennsylvania who answered how their high school experience prepared them for their future goals. To answer the question, students had to include at least one of the Army's core values - Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage - or LDRSHIP.
In his essay, Krimmel wrote how high school led him to pursue a career in music education after he graduates. The core values he chose were loyalty and duty.
North Middleton Township
Construction is well underway on the joint compost facility North Middleton Township plans to share with neighboring Middlesex Township. The goal is to have the facility ready by July for residents to dispose of brush and leaves. Information on days and hours of operation will be posted on the township website atwww.nmiddleton.com.
Meanwhile, North Middleton is looking for volunteers to monitor the new facility during hours of operation. Those interested should provide contact information to the township office at 243-8550 or by email attownship@nmiddleton.com.
South Middleton Township
The supervisors last week authorized staff to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for a future four-way traffic signal at the proposed intersection of Fairfield Drive and York Road.
Supervisor Chairman Tom Faley said the township wanted to submit the application now so the state agency can start to process it before FM Carlisle LLC submits a plan to redevelop the Carlisle Farmers Market site on York Road near the Interstate 81 interchange.
As part of that, the developer has proposed the construction of a two-lane roadway from the intersection of York Road and Fairfield Drive, through the existing parking lot and over to Petersburg Road.
It is hoped a signal at the intersection could alleviate some of the delays motorists experience while waiting for traffic to clear on York Road so they turn left from Petersburg Road.
West Pennsboro Township
The supervisors last week adopted an ordinance that implements an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Newville Borough for the operation of a joint compost facility. This agreement will enable both municipalities to expand and share a facility already owned and operated by Newville Borough at the old reservoir on South High Street. The borough facility could start to accept yard waste from the township by June.
The supervisors also authorized Township Manager John Epley to release bid specifications to prospective contractors interested in maybe providing consulting services for the Big Spring Master Plan.
The township recently received a $22,500 matching grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development to pay half the costs of hiring a consultant to prepare a strategy for the Big Spring Heights section of the township.
The comprehensive master plan will identify possible sources of funding along with cost estimates and a proposed timetable for a wide range of public improvement projects.
The remaining half of the projected costs will be funded by $10,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from Cumberland County and $12,500 to be split evenly between Big Spring School District, the township, Newville Borough and Newville Water and Sewer Authority.
This Saturday marks the 69th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Midway, which took place between June 4-6, 1942.
U.S. forces destroyed four of the six Japanese aircraft carriers that participated in the Dec. 7, 1941, sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Many historians consider Midway the turning point in the Pacific War.
In salute of this victory, the navy base will conduct a wreath laying ceremony Friday at 9 a.m. in front of a saluting gun that was mounted on the U.S.S. Hornet, one of the U.S. carriers that participated in the battle.
While this event will not be open to the public, the base is inviting to the ceremony Midway survivors and their family members along with all World War II-era Navy and Marine Corps veterans and their families.
To participate, readers should contact Mike Randazzo, base communications director, at 605-2448 ormichael.randazzo@navy if they are interested in participating.
• In other military news, Northern High School junior John "Jack" Krimmel recently won a $300 savings bond after placing third in the first-ever "Youth LDRSHIP Essay Contest" sponsored by the Harrisburg Recruiting Battalion and the Society of Professional Journalist's Keystone Pro Chapter.
Krimmel was one of nearly 30 high school juniors and seniors throughout Pennsylvania who answered how their high school experience prepared them for their future goals. To answer the question, students had to include at least one of the Army's core values - Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless-Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage - or LDRSHIP.
In his essay, Krimmel wrote how high school led him to pursue a career in music education after he graduates. The core values he chose were loyalty and duty.
North Middleton Township
Construction is well underway on the joint compost facility North Middleton Township plans to share with neighboring Middlesex Township. The goal is to have the facility ready by July for residents to dispose of brush and leaves. Information on days and hours of operation will be posted on the township website atwww.nmiddleton.com.
Meanwhile, North Middleton is looking for volunteers to monitor the new facility during hours of operation. Those interested should provide contact information to the township office at 243-8550 or by email attownship@nmiddleton.com.
South Middleton Township
The supervisors last week authorized staff to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for a future four-way traffic signal at the proposed intersection of Fairfield Drive and York Road.
Supervisor Chairman Tom Faley said the township wanted to submit the application now so the state agency can start to process it before FM Carlisle LLC submits a plan to redevelop the Carlisle Farmers Market site on York Road near the Interstate 81 interchange.
As part of that, the developer has proposed the construction of a two-lane roadway from the intersection of York Road and Fairfield Drive, through the existing parking lot and over to Petersburg Road.
It is hoped a signal at the intersection could alleviate some of the delays motorists experience while waiting for traffic to clear on York Road so they turn left from Petersburg Road.
West Pennsboro Township
The supervisors last week adopted an ordinance that implements an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with Newville Borough for the operation of a joint compost facility. This agreement will enable both municipalities to expand and share a facility already owned and operated by Newville Borough at the old reservoir on South High Street. The borough facility could start to accept yard waste from the township by June.
The township recently received a $22,500 matching grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development to pay half the costs of hiring a consultant to prepare a strategy for the Big Spring Heights section of the township.
The comprehensive master plan will identify possible sources of funding along with cost estimates and a proposed timetable for a wide range of public improvement projects.
The remaining half of the projected costs will be funded by $10,000 in Community Development Block Grant money from Cumberland County and $12,500 to be split evenly between Big Spring School District, the township, Newville Borough and Newville Water and Sewer Authority.
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