About Town - November 12, 2023

 This week's photos of Columbia

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November 11 was Veterans Day.

Thank you to all who served!

At Tollbooth Antiques

Columbia's mayor once said. "The future of Columbia lies in its past." True. In many ways, Columbia is stuck in the past.

A welcome feature of the downtown 

Some people have a head full of real estate.

A garage door that doubles as a blackboard

This is what happens when you cut corners.

The bloom is off the rose.

"Here be dragons."

"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble."

Looks like something out of one of the Terminator movies.

Stag, ready for the party

A new Christmas mural at Fragments of the Past

(Artist: @anndope)

And there's Santa trying to muscle his way in already.

But this turkey says, "Wait your turn, Fat Man!"

A few glances at the DAC . . . 

Only two of the Crimson 5 moms for liberty gained seats in last Tuesday's election, so, by and large, the board has held strong. Many voters voted for Mike Burke, whom they thought was Coach Mike Burke, but was not - so the joke's on them.

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Still bent

Missing and fractured numbers, kind of like the borough budget

Peppers in the wild

The McClintock clock at the Watch & Clock Museum

Here's how it looked in 2018.

On track

Tough duck hood ornament

The bridge inspectors were out again this past week.

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Sad story:

This heron with a broken wing was spotted in West Hempfield. The bird was captured and transported to Raven Ridge. Unfortunately, his injury was beyond repair, and he had to be euthanized.

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This town needs a real HE-MAN to take care of business.

Coupla guys futzing around down by the railroad

The corn's been harvested at the ol' airfield.

Is this part of a test pit? If the ground's not contaminated, why does it need to be remediated?

Anyway, there's a load of corn in this truck.

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The borough might have the Cycle Den "sheriffed" due to nonpayment of liens.

At the Wright's Ferry Mansion: The front roof is just about done. Now, on to the back.

Lancaster Distilleries on North 4th plans to open its doors soon.

Cherub and a Grecian urn

Bamboo patch

Another smidge of the bridge

OK, let's see it.

Habitat update on South 5th

Go Eagles!

The Columbia Park Rangers cleaned up along Route 441 on Saturday morning.

Jesus, outstanding in his field.

(York County)

What happened to the Smoke & Chill sign?

Taking down the flags Saturday evening

Is that street-legal?

Still not a good name for a drugstore

Zach Lape and others worked out on a hose on Sunday morning at Columbia River Park as part of a 16-hour (two-day) training session that included personnel from West Hempfield and Mountville.