This week's Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, June 21th. Among the highlights:• 4 area teams reach state semifinals • Knauss Honored |A2 • Memorial Day |A7   HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Members of the class of 2021 are listed in this issue. B8

As this week’s issue of the Sentinel was being prepared (June 14), four high school teams from the newspaper’s circulation area were playing, or preparing to play, in the semifinal round of the PIAA state championship tournament. That’s correct. FOUR teams. Each of the programs that had qualified for this...

SPORTS UPDATE All four Sentinel-area who qualified for the PIAA State Tournament last week have now advanced to semifinals scheduled for Monday, June 14. The following are results from the quarterfinal round June 10, along with next week’s venues and start time. Class 1A Baseball: Halifax defeated Tri-Valley 2-1. The Wildcats...

SPORTS UPDATE Four area teams reach state quarters One baseball and three softball teams from the Sentinel area are competing in their respective PIAA quarterfinal competitions tomorrow (Thursday, June 10). Game times and venues are as follows. Unless otherwise stated, first pitch is at 1 p.m. Class 1A Baseball: Halifax vs. Tri-Valley,...

By Duane Good EDITOR In the end, the community’s enthusiasm matched that of the participants. More than 30 Upper Dauphin Area High School students brought their art and writing talents to bear in ‘‘Step Up,” an initiative to raise funds for the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum. The results of their...

KLINGERSTOWN • Marie M. Maurer, 89, of Klingerstown, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Heritage Mills, Tower City. Marie was born Feb. 18, 1932, in Lykens Twp., a daughter of the late Lydia (Willier) and Jay Brosius. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester D. Maurer, who...

HALIFAX • Roger Wayne Silks, 74, of Halifax, died May 29, 2021, at home. He was born Sept. 23, 1946, in Halifax, Pa., the son of the late Edward Silks and Helen Gelenscer Silks. He retired from the Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Roger enjoyed gardening, tending...

TREMONT • Stephan P. Cicippio, of Tremont, died May 31, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Norristown, he was the son of Nicholas B. and Mildred A. Richardson Cicippio, who preceded him in death. Stephan also lost his sister, Lisa Cicippio Lehman to MS. He was a graduate...

TOWER CITY • Shirley M. Herring, 85, of Tower City, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at her home. Born in Donaldson, June 6, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Schlegel Seiger. Shirley retired from AMP Inc. Shirley attended the Joliett United Methodist Church. She...

ELIZABETHVILLE • Pauline E. Lahr, age 93, passed away surrounded by her loving family May 28, 2021, at her home. She was born March 31, 1928, in Northampton, Pa., the daughter of the late Harry and Stella (Fehnel) Edelman. Pauline was one of 17 siblings, who grew up on their...