SPORTS UPDATE Cats fall in D3 final The Halifax boys’ basketball team was defeated 51-43 by Lancaster Country Day for the District 3, Class 1A championship Feb. 27 at Giant Center, Hershey. The Wildcats will still advance to the PIAA state tournament Friday, March 8 against a District 5 opponent. ...
LVCM IS MOVING FORWARD Less than an hour after opening on a recent Saturday morning, the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum already was full of activity. The theme was ‘‘Let’s Explore the Dinosaurs,’’ and plenty of exploring was taking place. Young museum-goers, along with their parents, were learning about the different ...
MILLERSBURG • Dora H. Mattern, 92, passed away Feb. 18, 2019, at Premier at Susquehanna. She was born Jan. 23, 1927, in Sacramento, the daughter of the late Moses and Minnie (Deibert) Kessler. Dora retired from the former TRW Jet Plant in Harrisburg. She enjoyed playing pinochle and golf, having ...
CAMP HILL • Steven S. Schwalm, 69, died Feb. 16, at The Gardens of West Shore, Camp Hill. He was born Oct. 24, 1949, in Mechanicsburg, a son of Hugh Schwalm of Middletown and the late Emily Klouser Schwalm. He was a 1967 graduate of Central Dauphin High School. He is ...
ASHLAND • Virden H, “Pop” Header, 92, died Feb. 18, at his residence. He was born Nov. 2, 1926, in Barry Twp., a son of the late Roy and Mamie Ludwig Header. He was raised by his grandparents C. Monroe and Mary Header. He was a graduate of the former ...
MILLERSBURG • Irvin Clay Shiffer, 95, passed away Feb. 20, 2019, at the Polk Personal Care Residence. He was born May 9, 1923, in Upper Paxton Twp., a son of the late Irvin Clay Shiffer Sr. and Mildred (Forney) Shiffer. He was raised by his grandparents, E.C. and Fietta Shiffer. ...
SUSQUEHANNA TWP. • James E. Nice, 90, died Feb. 19, at Carolyn’s House of the Hospice of Central Pennsylvania. He was born March 24, 1928, in Elizabethville, a son of the late Jacob and Martha Enders Nice. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was employed as an operating engineer ...
HERNDON • Merlin “MO” Owen Wirt, 73 of Herndon, passed peacefully Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Sunbury Jan. 12, 1946, to the late Lynn A. and Bernice (Lebo) Wirt. He was married to the former Joann Mae Hartman. Merlin graduated from ...
What’s in this week’s issue? This week’s Sentinel is on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday night, March 4. Among the highlights: • Multiple wrestlers qualify for sectional meet. • Children’s museum plans move forward. • School district sets out objectives. • Mountain bikers could have more trails. ...
MILLERSBURG • Ethel Miller, age 91, of Richfield, formerly of Millersburg, passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at the Richfield Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Iris (Forney) Murphy of Millersburg. Ethel graduated from Millersburg High School in ...
