COLUMBIA SPY

Bob Mimnall (right) and his grandson Josh Lightcap stand in front of the House of Horrors at 750 Ridge Avenue Sunday afternoon. Bob has hosted the event for about 15 years. Words cannot fully express the horror, so here are some pics and videos instead:

 

On a rainy Friday night at home, the Crimson Tide made sure they got their prize all to themselves. The sloppy conditions somewhat limited the prolific passing game, led by quarterback Robert Footman. Yet that didn't matter as Columbia won this one in the trenches and celebrated a 52-6 win past Pequea Valley. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/sports/highschool/football/columbia-conquers-pequea-valley-clinches-outright-section-4-championship/article_ed554ff6-3927-11ec-8b61-536570f43bd3.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

Recent photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) Painters were adding lines at the Makle Park basketball court today.   The court was paved recently. The whole project was financed by professional basketball player Todd O'Brien, according to one of the painters. Nice job A firetruck from the Rohrerstown Fire Company was parked at the former Shawnee Fire Company today. There it is. Call this service for all your horseshoeing and trimming needs. (Did a horse kick the license plate?) The lions on South 2nd . . . In time for Halloween There's an old saying: "Be careful what you wish for, because you might get it." Today was the last day that the Columbia Market House will be open on Wednesdays, as discussed at last night's borough council meeting. Sale of the former Visitors Center is now pending, it was announced at last night's borough council meeting. Columbia Borough discussed buying it, but someone may have gotten there first. Pr...

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Recent photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)  Hail to the red, white, blue, black, and green. And to continue with the patriotic theme, here are amber waves of...something, at the former McGinness airport that Columbia Borough purchased recently. Evidently, this will be the last year for crops if the big-spending Republicans on council have their way. There's going to be spending on infrastructure: roads, sewer and water lines, electrical lines, and so on. Here are some measurements being taken at the Von Hess building on Bank Avenue . . . Still more work at the District Administration Center project This job seems to be taking a while. Oh well, up, up, and away! Should this driver have plugged two meters? Not specific enough  The canoe folks were back again this week. Last week, they took local students on a river journey. What's this - a firewalker? No, that's just how you seal a patch, right? New solar panels and an extra camera at the B...