COLUMBIA SPY

Recent photos of Columbia  Amish on the roof New sign at the DAC There it is on the right. New lettering, too. There it is, above the doorway. **************************** Work is still proceeding on the apartment building at the bottom of Locust Street. Some developers really know how to get their construction projects off the ground. But in the process, someone removed one of the streetlights. And on the lamppost is a borough sign that got mangled. Here's the wiring that was connected to the streetlight. In the process of removing the streetlight, someone "knocked out" electricity to other lights on the block, according to a resident who witnessed the event a few weeks ago. The resident then contacted PPL. The non-functioning lampposts are now marked with yellow tape until the problem is addressed. The photo above shows one such lamppost, with a fuse attached under the tape. Out at the Columbia Plaza, work was still being done at the new ATM station. Across the street ...

COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) — There’s a lot to the story, but let’s begin with the end. “Bridge Bust is canceled,” Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce President Jeanne Cooper said Tuesday. “It is not taking place this year.” MORE  HERE

Where to get free coffee on National Coffee Day 2021? Starbucks, Panera and Krispy Kreme have freebies while Dunkin' and McDonald's have deals. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2021/09/29/coffee-day-2021-free-coffee-starbucks-mcdonalds-deals/5905997001/  

The Columbia Public Library has another open position - with hours increasing January 1st! Current hours are: Monday: 5-8 PM, Wednesday: 6-8 PM, 1 or 2 Saturdays per month. Substitute opportunities available. Hours will increase January 1. Interested? Stop by the library and drop off a resume or cover letter. Applications are also available at the library.

Jay F. Rhoads and Lindsay R. Rhoads conveyed 111 N. Eleventh St. to Jay F. Rhoads for $1. Jay F. Rhoads and Lindsay R. Rhoads conveyed property on Locust Street to Jay F. Rhoads for $1. The estate of Cynthia Irene Mahan conveyed 306 Perry St. to Integrity First Home Buyers LLC for $75,000. Redevelopment Authority County Lancaster conveyed 121 N. Fifth St. to Stonecrest Builders LLC for $7,000. The estate of Glenn R. Reese Sr. conveyed property on a public road to Columbia Borough for $140,000. The estate of Gregory S. Vera and Scott D. Benedict conveyed property on a public road to Carol A. Vera and Scott D. Benedict for $1. John E. Grunden III and Cheryl A. Grunden conveyed property on Locust Street to Chickies Rock Lodge 307 Loyal Order of Moose for $21,900.

  Download the September 2021 Delinquent Tax Report  HERE. (Amounts are NOT certified. Total due is subject to change. Interest accrues monthly on the first day of a new month.)

  Download the meeting packet  HERE.

Recent photos of Columbia  Todd Stahl, president and lead instructor of Whitecap Water Rescue Training LLC, led a training session with the Reading Fire Department at Columbia River Park on Friday morning. (See more photos of the session at the end of this post.) Here's the statue of Hope at Mount Bethel Cemetery on a foggy morning. Lanternflies are everywhere, even on this angel's head. Here's a bird keeping an eye on a lanternfly sitting below it. Cross in the morning Here's an overhead rainbow (also called a parhelion). If you look closely, you can see a jet within it. Two intrepid boaters headed out. But one started hanging off the back. Riding a wheelie on the bridge Love in a pizza shop Half-hidden Burgers for everyone! School buses in the CHS lot FedEx again Ready for Halloween Searching for what was lost Wishful thinking Here are several photos of the work being done at the bottom of Locust. An apartment building is being built. (At least one construction projec...