This summer, Columbia expects to grab more attention than usual with its June 28-30 "Flames Across the Susquehanna" commemoration of its biggest moment in Civil War history. Town planners hope to snare visitors heading for Gettysburg's July 1-3 observance of the battle's 150 th anniversary with a dramatic re-creation of the burning of the town's bridge.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It's that time again.
After a 17-year slumber, cicadas will be making their unwelcome debut throughout the Tri-State Area in about a month.
Experts said the cicadas will not be out until mid to late May.
And as CBS 2's Lou Young reported, scientists said the spring and summer will bring record numbers of the noisy insect.
"In places where they're going to be present, it's going to be spectacular. There could be as many as one billion cicadas emerging per square mile," Michael Raupp, a professor of Entomology at the University of Maryland, told 1010 WINS. "This is really a spectacular opportunity for children, for adults, for students to go out and learn about one of Mother Nature's rarest, most interesting events."
Discovery Channel's hit "Amish Mafia" bills itself as a reality show, but local historian Brad Igou says it's anything but real – and he can prove it. Igou is opening a new attraction called the "Amish Mafia Tour" that will show visitors the shooting locations. Much of the show was shot on the farm of the Silverstone Inn just off of Route 30, including the barn that housed main character Lebanon Levi's office.
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Roger Dorsey is a heavy metal artist.
He finds inspiration in scrap yards. In fact, he's a regular at Frank Sahd Salvage Center in Columbia, where workers sometimes set aside interesting pieces of -- well, let's be honest, most people would consider it junk -- for his use.
"I'm like one of the family," he says. "They treat me really well."
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To say that Millersville University has picked a controversial speaker for its spring commencement this year is putting it mildly.
Students, faculty and alumni in Marauder Nation have signed a petition to oppose the university's choice. A group has set up a Facebook page voicing their outrage. Emails are pouring into the university administration's offices. Students are meeting this afternoon to organize some kind of response.
So who is generating this reaction?
None other than Pennsylvania's 46th governor – Tom Corbett.
