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SERVING NORTHERN DAUPHIN, LOWER NORTHUMBERLAND AND WESTERN SCHUYLKILL COUNTIES
top news
• 3 school musicals
scheduled for April.
• Ned Smith Center’s
summer camps set.
• Traffic restrictions
on Route 22/322 in
place for weekend.
• Millersburg council
discusses zoning.
sports news
• Previews for high
school track and
field and baseball
teams published.
• Athletes honored,
achieve milestones.
• Results of baseball
and softball games,
and track meet.
Williamstown teenager remains in
prison, charged with killing brother
By Duane Good
EDITOR
15-year-old
boy
A
remains
in
Dauphin
County Prison this week
on a murder charge.
Dakota J. Thornton is
accused of shooting his
older brother Dominick to
death early in the morning of March 30 in the 100
block of Autumn Drive in
Williams Twp., according
to state police at Lykens.
He was placed under
arrest shortly after the
Dakota J. Thornton, who
incident and was charged will turn 16 years old in
as an adult. He was three months, remains in
denied bail.
Dauphin County Prison this
Dominick Q. Thornton, week on a charge of killing
18, died from a single gun- his older brother Dominick
shot wound to the head, March 30. (Photo courtesy
according
to
County of Dauphin County)
Coroner Graham Hetrick.
A .410-gauge shotgun is
Hetrick ruled the incibelieved to be the murder dent as a homicide and
weapon, he confirmed.
not an accidental shoot-
ing.
Both young men lived in
the Williamstown area.
The younger Thornton
reportedly ‘‘admitted to
shooting
his
brother
regarding a dispute over
the (older brother’s) girlfriend,’’ police said in a
news release.
Dakota Thornton will
turn 16 years old July 9,
according to court papers.
In addition to murder, he
was charged with misdemeanor possession of an
instrument of crime with
intent, the papers stated.
A preliminary hearing
on the case is scheduled
for Wednesday, April 27 at
a.m.
before
11:30
Magisterial District Judge
Rebecca
Margerum,
Washington Twp. (The
hearing had been continued from its original date
of April 6.)
In the news release,
state police said troopers
responded at about 1:50
a.m. to a 911 call about a
shooting.
On arrival at the
alleged scene, they made
contact
with
Dakota
Thornton at a neighboring
apartment. The boy then
admitted shooting his
older sibling and ‘‘was
taken into custody without incident,’’ police said.
Police said that after a
consultation with the
county District Attorney’s
Office, Dakota Thornton
was charged as an adult.
He
was
formally
before
arraigned
Margerum the morning of
March 30 and placed in
the county prison without
bail, court papers said.
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SEE THORNTON • PAGE A11
After 25 years, ministry surges forward
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
SPRING
BLOCK AD
SHOWCASE
PRINT DATE
4. 19.16
Lifeline’s staff and client mentor volunteers are:
Front row (from left): Reneka Dews, Brenda Stone, Pastor Susan Garrett, Amanda Lebo, Judith Billow and Executive Director Deb Snyder.
Back row: Client Services Director Karen Erdman, Lena Messersmith, Shamone Lewin, Jean Schaeffer, Darla Osman, Walt Boyer, Renee
Youells, Melina Cosentino, Client Services Director Rachel Shetterly and Andrea Kessler. Not Pictured: Bonita Bergeron, Linda Ruglio, Bev
Spotts and Donna Strohecker. (Photo courtesy of Lifeline)
By Shirley Brosius
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
MILLERSBURG • Lifeline
Pregnancy Care Center has
more than one reason to celebrate.
Not only is 2016 the 25th
anniversary of the ministry, but
a recent baby bottle campaign
brought in $14,500, more than
any campaign in recent years.
And last year, the number of
clients doubled from the previous year.
“A truly fresh wind is here,”
said Deb Snyder, executive
director of the organization,
which
is
affiliated
with
Heartbeat International.
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Lifeline will hold a “Free
Infant and Children’s Clothing”
event Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m.
to noon, at the Millersburg
Senior Center.
Families will be invited to “fill
a bag (per child) for free” of gently-used clothing items. They
may also take one item per
household of gently-used baby
equipment, such as bounce
seats, bath tubs, strollers, etc.,
while supplies last.
Free coffee and cookies will be
available, and Lifeline personnel will be available to discuss
the ministry.
‘‘The
town’s
best-kept
secret.’’ Lifeline was incorporated as a nonprofit 501c3 in
October 1991. Two years earlier
seven Millersburg-area women
had met to discuss ministering
SEE LIFELINE • PAGE A12
Volunteers again accomplish the miraculous
Story and Photos
by Tom Degnitz
MANDATA • Under the leadership of Pastor Curtis Zemencik,
more than 150 volunteers from the
Stone Valley UCC Parish – along
with neighboring churches and
other volunteer organizations once
again accomplished the miraculous.
During a six-hour period April 2,
they produced 50,000 nutritious
meals that would each feed a family
of six at a cost of $1.50 per meal.
Food packets were boxed up and
shipped to 10 local food pantries in
Dauphin, Northumberland, and
Schuylkill counties.
SEE HUNGER • PAGE A11
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4.14.16
PUBLIC NOTICES
IN THIS WEEK’S
SENTINEL :
• School Districts –
Millersburg schedules
special meeting;
Halifax seeks bids.
• Municipal Audits –
Pillow and Mifflin Twp.
post notices.
• Cleanups – Upper
Paxton Twp., Millersburg.
• Paving Bids Sought
– Williams Twp. and
Upper Paxton Twp.
A banner from the sponsoring organization adorns the entrance to the 3T Sports Center, where
the event took place.
VOLUME 45, NUMBER 14
• New Firehouse for
Wiconisco Twp. –
Addenda added to
previous notice.
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SECTION A:
COMMUNITY CALENDAR . . . . . .2–3
UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . .3–5
OBITUARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
TRI-COUNTY BRIEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
SENIOR CITIZEN NEWS . . . . . . . . . .7
STORYTELLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
PUBLIC SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8–10
NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8–9
SCHOOL NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR . . . . . . .11
SECTION B:
SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2, 4-5, 9-12
ENTERTAINMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
CHURCH DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . .6–7
CLASSIFIED ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8–11