About Town - October 8, 2023

This week's photos of Columbia

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Wilderness Inquiry Canoemobiles were lined up at Columbia River Park, ready to take area 5th-graders on river tours Wednesday morning. The canoemobiles are 24-feet long and hold 10 passengers.

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St. John's got a new sign this week.

Here's the original.

Here's the work in progress.

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This engine was out for some "exercise" Tuesday morning.

On its run, it briefly blocked the lower part of 4th Street and, as shown here, Mill Street.

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Shawnee Run, looking northeast

Shawnee Run, looking southwest

Well put-together

Prisoner about to enter MDJ Bixler's office

Constable

Clock tower at the Watch & Clock Museum

One at borough hall

A few fog pics from Wednesday morning . . .

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Meanwhile, at the Washington Boro United Methodist Church

Another truck got pulled over by the state police officer who monitors the bridge.

The weight limit is currently 10 tons.

After a hard day's work

Servicing the traffic lights. Someone's gotta do it.

But we're already in Lancaster County.

The Habitat for Humanity project on South 5th is almost done.

A mess of lights on the Veterans Memorial Bridge

Clouds approaching

Tree on the bridge

Hornets' nest on the 200 block of Chestnut

One down, two to go

Over on the ledge

More signs of the season . . .

On Manor Street

This skeleton in Washington Boro lost its head.

This one in Columbia is intact.

Here's a closeup.

Ghouls and such on Linden Street

Back in Washington Boro

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Todd Stahl sent these photos of a Saturday training session he held with the Paradise Fire Company. He runs White Cap Water Rescue Training LLC.