COLUMBIA SPY

This truck holds the wheels of the train car that will be arriving in Columbia from Harrisburg today for refurbishing. (See previous post.) The truck is currently at 4th and Manor.

The Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society is sending a 1953 Budd Company RDC (Rail Diesel Car) to Columbia for refurbishing.  Rail Mechanical Services  will be doing the work. Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2014/12/15/4510188_historic-railroad-car-moved-for.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy MORE INFO  HERE

Don Haines of the Columbia Historic Market House Trust has provided the following update on the organization's Board of Directors: VOTING MEMBERS Chair - Cleon Berntheizel Vice Chair - Don Haines Secretary - Jodie Eck Treasurer - Elaine Beckley Director - Rebecca Murphy Director - Jeanne Cooper Director - Roche Fitzgerald Director - Dan Carrigan Director - Kellan Kernisky ( All of the above members are directors .) NONVOTING MEMBERS Standholder Representative Market Manager Questions or concerns may be directed to Don Haines.

At a vehicle accident in November , photographers were approached by officers of local police departments who strongly advised them to stop taking photos, and in one instance to wait a few days before publishing any photos that had already been taken. In another instance, a police officer allegedly intending to photograph a news photographer (for "identification" purposes) relented when the photographer showed his press credentials. (At no time did photographers cross the police line or otherwise interfere with the investigation.) While executing these actions, the officers said they have the right to confiscate cameras and hold them for a few days, and that District Attorney Craig Stedman has the authority to confiscate cameras and extract images of potential crimes scenes. In at least one instance, the officer indicated that this accident scene was a potential crime scene. According to an official source, the directive to stop taking photos and “Do something abo...

Several fire departments and EMS crews responded to a one-alarm fire incident at Trinity House Apartments at 4th and Mill Street at about 4 o'clock this morning. According to Columbia Fire Chief Scott Ryno, a faulty wall heater in apartment 608 caused smoke to fill the hallway of the 6th floor. One woman was taken by ambulance, complaining of symptoms related to smoke inhalation. Departments responding included Columbia No. 1, Susquehanna No. 4, Mountville, Mount Joy, Hempfield, York Engine 41, and Lancaster Township.

Owners Bill Collister and Rod Smith talk about their Kettle Works operation in this documentary by Nate Maurer and Luke Wolgemuth. Kettle Works Brewery Documentary: http://youtu.be/aY_YJWJxnP8 Here's more info on Kettle Works: Beer Advocate

Susquehanna No. 4 and Columbia No. 1 were among the rescue companies responding to a report of a boater stranded near the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Friday afternoon.  The boat, which was spotted a few piers out from the Wrightsville side, was towed by emergency crews to the ramp near the John Wright Outlet in Wrightsville. No injuries were reported. Putting in on the Columbia side . . . Returning on the Wrightsville side . . . The boater was apparently a duck hunter whose boat motor had stalled, stranding him along the southern edge of the Veterans Memorial Bridge.