Sunday, March 20, 2022

About Town - March 20, 2022

Recent photos of Columbia 

(Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)


A heavy fog overlaid the area on Friday morning...






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And there was a lot of air traffic over the past week, for example, this C-130.

And this Navy E2 Hawkeye. This one was several miles out and hard to "draw in" on the camera.
According to this website, "The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning, airborne battle management and command and control functions for the Carrier Strike Group and Joint Force Commander." There's another photo of an E2 on Columbia Spy HERE.

Two military helicopters, probably Apaches, flew over the other day.

Here's a close-up of one of them.

This is a Coast Guard helicopter bearing the label "Atlantic City."

There were also lots of contrails ("jet trails") . . .





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There was another vivid sunset Thursday evening . . .

There it goes.

In contemplation at River Park . . .


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Like the sign says - LOOK - even up close and personal near a moving train

On bike patrol

Here are some bikes at Locust Street Park.

Here's a boat that thinks it's part bike.

It's for sale at Columbia River Park.

Christmas lights at Locust Street Park were taken down this week.


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ECS was at the former McGinness property again this week.



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Thirsty feline on North 3rd 

This water tower at 1249 Avenue V is slated for demolition. The issue will be discussed and most likely given final approval at the next Columbia Borough Council meeting on March 22, 2022.

This notice is posted in the window at the police station.


Chalk art after a light rain on the 900 block of Barber Street

Repairs at Northwest Bank

Jesse the Computer Guy shows his support for Ukraine, at his shop on North 4th Street.


The Monster Ride

Work continues at Riverview Terrace at the bottom of Locust

There's just one small problem . . .

The siding is popping out.

Oh well, at least the brick work is getting done.

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Meanwhile, at the National Watch & Clock Museum . . .


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Saturday afternoon's storm provided some dazzling atmospheric displays . . .





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Birds of a feather flock together . . .


But some stand alone (at least for a while).

Pit stop

This property at 245 South 5th is one of three properties slated for demolition.

The others are 239 South 5th and 511 Avenue N. The demos will probably get final approval at the March 22, 2022 Columbia Borough Council meeting.

Last but not least a "decorated" stop sign at 10th & Barber


Columbia Railroad Day coming Saturday, May 7, 2022

 


Columbia Borough Fire Dept. personnel attend 3-day Water Rescue and Emergency training session

Members of the Columbia Borough Fire Department attended a 3-day water rescue training session.

This weekend, Columbia Borough Fire Department personnel attended a 3-day training session Water Rescue & Emergency Response; Water Rescue Ops Level. This training was instructed by WhiteCap Water Rescue Training (Todd A. Stahl) and consisted of classroom, indoor pool session and outdoor moving water site (Schuylkill River).






[Article and photos submitted by Todd Stahl]


Author, curator appointed new executive director at Wright's Ferry Mansion in Columbia

As it prepares to reopen for the season in May, Wright's Ferry Mansion has appointed a new executive director, James Archer Abbott.

Abbott comes to the Columbia historic site from the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware.

He has been a curator or director at museums in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and New York's Hudson Valley, according to a news release. Abbott's other past positions include director and curator of Johns Hopkins University's Evergreen Museum and Library, curator of the Woodrow Wilson House and curator of decorative arts for the Baltimore Museum of Art.
MORE:


https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/author-curator-appointed-new-executive-director-at-wrights-ferry-mansion-in-columbia/article_31b71322-a6e8-11ec-b858-93974662e164.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 


Police identify Columbia man as shooter in fatal Manheim Township nightclub confrontation

Manheim Township police have identified a Columbia man they say shot and killed a man at a nightclub early Saturday morning.

Tyler Jamel Wilson, 28, opened fire at Club Twenty3 at 1703 New Holland Pike in Manheim Township around 1:23 a.m., striking 25-year-old Jatavis D. Scott, police said in a news release.

Scott was driven in a private vehicle to a hospital, where he later died.

Wilson, of the 200 block of South 4th Street in Columbia, was charged with criminal homicide, eight counts of recklessly endangering another person and two firearms violations.

Anyone who knows of Wilson's whereabouts is urged to immediately contact their local police.  Anyone with information about the shooting itself is urged to contact Manheim Township police at 717-569-6401, ext. 0, or Lancaster Crime Stoppers at 800-322-1913. Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers by texting "LANCS" plus a message to 847411.

Law enforcement is urging people not to approach Wilson, who may be armed.

A Manheim Township police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for additional information Sunday.

Wilson, who court records show has also used the name Tyler Jamar Wilson and Tyler James Wilson, has previously pleaded guilty to fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, recklessly endangering another person and numerous traffic violations in 2013.


https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/police-identify-columbia-man-as-shooter-in-fatal-manheim-township-nightclub-confrontation/article_e16bb4f0-a85d-11ec-9f07-1f1c272408b9.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share 

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Columbia school board updated on state test results

Elementary and middle school results: Park Elementary School's highest scoring assessment was science, with 56.4% percent of students scoring in the proficient or advanced categories. Elementary students' lowest scoring subject was math, with 16.8% of students scoring at or above proficiency. Middle school students scored the highest in English, with 31.8% scoring as proficient or advanced. Middle schoolers' lowest scoring assessment was math, where 6.4% of students scored at or above proficiency.

High school results: Because the state calculates assessments for high school students differently, results for the 2020-21 school year included assessments taken in previous years. Additionally, a smaller group of students took the exams, further limiting the data. Results were only available for English and math assessments, with students scoring better in math.

Comments: Rizzo explained that across grade levels, between 10%-22% of parents opted out of having their children take the tests. She acknowledged that the results were not what the district would like to see, but added that the results should not be compared to scores from other years due to the circumstances surrounding the 2020-21 school year.
MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-school-board-updated-on-state-test-results/article_0df0bb68-a7bb-11ec-ac46-b766b8302742.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share