Sunday, June 4, 2017

About Town

Many pics about town over the last few weeks . . .


 Thumbs up from Columbia's "Rock"
(At Columbia Crossing)

 Daytime moon
(Overhead)

 Even the Grinch says, "Support your local EMS services."
(At Tacos to Go)

 Patriotic revelers on Memorial weekend
(5th & Chestnut)

Above the fray

 Shrine of the dog gods
(Mifflin Mansion on Walnut)

 More sticker shock
(Off Ironville Pike)

 Big Blue
(Little's Beverage)


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Boy Scouts (Troop 35) fix bricks at the DAC:









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 Boat race!

With angelic glow, what appears to be a heavenly emissary . . .

is just an immature cardinal (female).


 And here's an immature male.


New use for an old contraption
(Bootleg Antiques)

Read and heed.
You must carry a bag with you when walking your dog.
For cleanup.
Borough ordinance.
No kidding.

 Sound advice


 There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear.

 Deadhead

 Whoa - low!
(Over Laurel Hill)

 Connivers conniving atop Columbia United Methodist Church

 Foggy morning

Side by side

But not eye to eye

 X marks the spot.

 Three in a row

 Wired

 Redhead

 300 block of Avenue G - Enough said.

 Power nap

Polarized

 In training


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The honeybees are making a tentative return . . . 
(Columbia River Park)




 The mantises are still with us.


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 Which way again?

 Mummified cat - shellacked and mounted
(Tollbooth Antiques)


 Tax protester.
Columbia's new millage rate

This sparrow looks like he just saw the sign above.

 Parochial school sign on public school property

 Spanish - English - Arabic
(Near Sixth & Cherry)

 Moon-tipped finial
(500 Chestnut)

Here's something good in Avenue G.

 Walkways crossing Columbia Crossing

 There's that hearse again.
(North Second)

 Who needs AC when you have an open-air ride?
((Avenue F, near Fourth Street)

 Laptop in the sewer. Can Jesse the Computer Guy fix it?

 Down 'n' dirty

 Like the sign says . . . 

Yard sale on the 300 block of Locust


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Mighty oaks being executed on the 800 block of Chestnut . . .





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Work continues on the self-storage facility along Front Street . . . 







Saturday, June 3, 2017

Joint Feasibility Meeting to be held June 14


A Joint Feasibility Study group, consisting of representatives from Columbia Borough and Columbia Borough School District, will meet in the Council meeting room, 308 Locust Street, on June 14th at 5:00 p.m. to consider whether there is sufficient interest to pursue a study concerning the possible consolidation of  School District, Borough administration offices and the Borough Police Department at the School District Administration Office, 200 N 5th St, Columbia.

NORTHWEST RIVER TRAIL EVENTS



There are two (2) events being held along the Northwest River Trail today starting with the Catholic War Vets Hero Walk. Registration for the event starts at 7AM and participants will leave River Park and head north on the trail around 8AM. The second event is the National Trails Day event that runs from 10AM to 3PM. Fire Police should be at river park as well as Front St. and Bridge St. to assist with pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the area. Drivers are asked to watch out for bikers and walkers crossing the road in the area. If you are coming to one of the events or just planning to visit river park please take a look at the picture attached for additional free parking in the area.

Trail Day

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-trails-day-celebration-tickets-32350906432?aff=ehomecard

PA Hero Walk

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/catholic-war-veterans-pa-hero-walk-tickets-29802545215

What gifts did local Pa. lawmakers accept in 2016?

  • Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Lancaster County: Accepted a $1,965.18 gift from Family Policy Alliance for transportation, lodging and hospitality.
MORE:
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/05/what_gifts_did_local_pa_lawmak.html

Alumnus tells Columbia graduates: 'Without failure, there is no success'

During the school's 145th commencement ceremony, 74 students received their diplomas, and each one had their own story, with countless numbers of people who supported  every one of them along the way.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/alumnus-tells-columbia-graduates-without-failure-there-is-no-success/article_a80bd4a8-47fd-11e7-923c-b70dbe90519b.html