Friday, September 18, 2015
"Movie Under the Stars" Update!
Sounds like a lot of people are looking forward to coming to the movies at the River Park on Saturday, September 26th at sunset! So, in addition to having a fun time under the stars, let's support Columbia Food Bank with donations of canned goods, peanut butter, etc. With the cold weather coming they need to stock up.
See you at the movies!
Thank you!
Beth Troxell
Pam Williams
Thursday, September 17, 2015
"Movie Under the Stars” Set For Columbia River Park
On Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 7:15 PM, on the lawn at the River Park, the Big Screen is coming to Columbia! Come enjoy “The NeverEnding Story,” shown on a crowd-sized movie screen, with the the Veterans Memorial Bridge and the rapidly setting sun as a backdrop. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, kids and neighbors. The movie presentation, “The NeverEnding Story” (PG) is a 1984 fantasy classic about a boy, Bastian Balthazar Bux who, while running away from the school roughnecks, ducks into an antique book store where he finds a book called The NeverEnding Story. He takes the book and hides in his school's attic, where he begins to read. What happens next is amazing!
We all miss the drive-in and this is as close as we’ll get for now. We anticipate that this will be the first of many “Movies Under the Stars” events in Columbia.
The rain date is Sunday, September 27th at sunset.
Thanks to Columbia Borough Parks and Recreation and Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts for sponsoring this event.
We really appreciate the community support!!
Beth Troxell Pam Williams
Wait, he said WHAT?!!!
According to Columbia news, views & reviews, the mayor said this at Monday night's council meeting:
Care to retract that, Mr. Mayor?
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
About Town
Seen today . . .
TRUMP for President
Customers needed at the chicken place on Route 462.
Fun on the roof at Fourth and Locust
Borough workers pressure washing bridge lights
Habitat for Humanity build begins in Wrightsville
Work began Tuesday to build a Habitat for Humanity house in Wrightsville, according to a news release.
Albatwitch Festival - the countdown begins
The countdown begins for the 2nd Annual Albatwitch Festival presented by the Columbia Historic Preservation Society and National Museum of Mysteries on September 26.
Speaker Schedule
9 AM Dave Juliano with Bob Christopher
10 AM Sharon Hill
11 AM Kenny Biddle
12 PM Kelly Weaver
1 PM Mark Nesbitt
2 PM Rene Kruse
3 PM Brian Keene
4 PM John C Alsedek
9 AM Dave Juliano with Bob Christopher
10 AM Sharon Hill
11 AM Kenny Biddle
12 PM Kelly Weaver
1 PM Mark Nesbitt
2 PM Rene Kruse
3 PM Brian Keene
4 PM John C Alsedek
Lectures to be held promptly in Banner Hall located in the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
Live music by Albatwitch and spinning the vinyl is Columbia's own DJ Stoutz.
1 PM Apple Pie Judging Contest CHPS
(please bring pies to the Columbia Historic Preservation Society stand located in front of the Columbia Water Co. before 11 AM)
(please bring pies to the Columbia Historic Preservation Society stand located in front of the Columbia Water Co. before 11 AM)
2 PM Zombie Beauty Contest Taco To Go
(please email cverachps@gmail.com or register at the Museum of Natural Mysteries located in front of Hinkle's Pharmacy by 1 PM)
(please email cverachps@gmail.com or register at the Museum of Natural Mysteries located in front of Hinkle's Pharmacy by 1 PM)
Come and enjoy some of our local non profits and vendors, Bricker Fries, Under the Celtic Moon - RT 30 West Seafood Inc. - Grammaw's Soft Pretzel- Columbia Owl's - Columbia Elks - Wilson's Funnel Cakes & Lemonade- Midnight Crew Studios - Lancaster Sage & Crystals - 328 Designs- The Comic Store
Turkey Hill Organic Drinks/ Herr's Potato Chips/ Tom Sturgis Pretzel Sale 2/ $1.00
Albatwitch Festival T-shirts $20.00
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
HAUNTED LANTERN TOUR: CEMETERY CLASSIC
The Mt. Bethel Cemetery, 700 Locust Street, Columbia, is the perfect setting for a "Haunted Lantern Tour: Cemetery Classic" which is scheduled for Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th. Although it's not a scare tour, there are some creepy, spooky elements, some surprises and plenty of opportunities to be startled. The one-hour tour begins at 7:00PM and is repeated on the hour with the last tour scheduled for 10:00PM.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Charlene Bair at(717) 684-6196.
The Last Ride at Mt. Bethel October 10
"The Last Ride" October 10th. 11 am to 3 pm.
Friends of Mount Bethel Cemetery will be hosting professional cars: hearses, limousines, ambulances, flower cars and service vehicles at Mount Bethel Cemetery, 700 Locust Street, Columbia, PA. Funeral memorabilia will be on display in the caretakers cottage. Refreshments are available.
Please join us for this unique event. Admission is free. Donations are greatly appreciated. All proceeds benefit the preservation of Mount Bethel Cemetrey Grounds.
Contact Jane Moore, for more information,jmoore1115@gmail.com
Huge indoor yard and bake sale this coming Saturday
DON'T MISS IT THIS SATURDAY!
Huge indoor yard & bake sale. St. John's Herr Estate, 200 Luther Lane 8:00AM – 2:00PM Saturday, September 19th - Jewelry, HH goods, crafts, decorations, food & baked goods.
Ratings, budgets concern Columbia and other PA school districts
Columbia school board president Tom Strickler told LNP last month that the district would start seeking loan proposals in September. That process in itself is an extra human resources burden, Strickler said. "We in Columbia don't have the extra resources for anything."
MORE HERE
Monday, September 14, 2015
Buffalo Soldiers roll into Columbia
Undaunted by rain, Buffalo Soldiers on motorcycles stopped at Zion Hill Cemetery on Saturday to honor the memory of African-American soldiers buried there. The visit was part of a daylong observance that included stops at several local cemeteries, including those in Marietta and Lancaster.
According to Wikipedia:
The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club (NABSMC) is a Black (African-American) motorcycle club in the United States, named for the historic African-American United States Army regiments known as Buffalo Soldiers, seen in their patch.[1][2][3][4] It is one of the biggest Black motorcycles clubs in the USA and the biggest African American motorcycle club in Chicago, with 97 chapters as of 2012,[5] with over 2000 members across the USA.[6][7]
The full Wikipedia article is HERE.
The Buffalo Soldiers gathered under the Route 30 overpass near Zion Hill Cemetery after riding from Marietta in a steady rain.
On the cemetery grounds, members explained the history and focus of the organization . . .
and several portrayed persons from the past who had served in various wars.
Soldiers had lined up in the rain before marching into Zion Hill.
A soldier told the tale of his character from history.
Darlene Colon, an actress who has portrayed Lydia Hamilton-Smith at several venues, adopted the role of a female soldier - an actual historical figure.
Soldiers listened to the ceremony as the rain continued . . .
. . . and a bugler played "Taps."
As the ceremony ended, soldiers marched from the grounds and mounted motorcycles for a trip to Lancaster.
Addendum:
Columbia Spy first encountered the Buffalo Soldiers at Sheetz in Marietta, as they left to visit a cemetery up the road. They had assured us they would visit Zion Hill - and so they did.
Man gets extra 10-20 years for attack
A 24-year-old Columbia man, sentenced in August to up to 75 years in prison for a vicious attack on a city woman, had an extra 10 to 20 years added to his sentence Monday.
MORE HERESunday, September 13, 2015
Police search for missing 15-year-old girl from Columbia | lancasteronline.com
A 15-year-old girl from Columbia has been missing since Friday night, according to police.
Columbia Borough police are searching for Hannah Fleckenstein, 15, who was reported missing by her parents at 12:14 p.m Saturday.
Hannah was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Friday in her home at 1020 Chestnut Street. She may be in Columbia or Millersville, police said.
Hannah's mom, Christina Fleckenstein, said her daughter is a freshman at Lancaster Mennonite High School.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbia Borough Police Department at 684-7735.
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
FDNY Battalion Chief Helmet protected two firefighters on 9/11
(Columbia Spy photo taken in 2012 at 9/11 Memorial Museum, NYC)
From the exhibit shown above:
"On the morning of September 11, 2001, Battalion Chief Brian O'Flaherty witnessed the hijacked Flight 175 strike the South Tower of the World Trade Center from his post in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Chief O'Flaherty responded to a command center inside the Marriott Hotel (3 WTC), a strategic location between the two towers. When the South Tower collapsed, showering steel and other debris onto the hotel, O'Flaherty was wounded. He gave his battered helmet to Battalion Chief Edward Henry, who had lost his own helmet during the chaos. Henry left the lobby, intent on aiding those in distress, while O'Flaherty remained inside to provide assistance to the injured. Both men survived, despite injuries, a fact that Chief O'Flaherty attributes in part to the helmet that protected them both."
Wright's Ferry Mansion's newly acquired treasure
Wright’s Ferry Mansion has recently acquired a four-poster bed from the Queen Anne period that takes its place among the mansion’s already impressive collection of Queen Anne and William and Mary-era furnishings.
MORE:
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Legislation proposed in PA to allow teachers to carry guns
Pennsylvania Sen. Don White proposed a bill last September that would allow school districts to permit their staff to carry firearms in schools.
Senate Bill 1193 would allow school district officials to "establish policy permitting school personnel access to firearms in the buildings or on the grounds of a school" as long as they are properly licensed and certified.
Police investigating reported threat to Donegal High School
MOUNT JOY, Pa. (WHTM) – A threatening post reportedly made on a social media site brought police officers to the Donegal High School Wednesday morning.
Vendors needed for Market House Fall Festival
Vendors Needed!
Arts and crafts vendors wanted.
Looking especially for arts and crafts vendors for this event.
The Historic Columbia Market House is hosting a one to three-day Fall Festival special event! You can choose to participate for one, two or three days. Columbia has a Mardi Gras/Halloween parade on the first night of the festival at 7PM just one block away and there is always a busy crowd on that night! This year we want to carry that excitement of the festival throughout the weekend!
EVENT CONTACT: Susan Worby atsworby15@comcast.net
or 717-538-6965 (Email is the preferred method of contact.
Historic Columbia Market House
15 South 3rd Street,
Columbia PA 17512
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
About town
Some recent shots from around town . . .
Free stuff!
No really!
On the lookout for slumlords . . .
He seems to be "cawing" out a name.
What is it?
You can almost hear it . . .
He seems to be "cawing" out a name.
What is it?
You can almost hear it . . .
Makeshift skateboard ramp
What would OSHA say?
Found in Locust Street Park
These won't be getting handed out there any time soon.
Looking for that lucky number
Bypass work progressing
Work on the Route 441 bypass project continues to progress. Stone has been laid on the road from Route 30 to Bridge Street. A retention basin has also been added, with new sod around the perimeter. Completion of the project was originally slated for this fall, but some estimates have pushed the date into early 2016, due to lack of materials.
Monday, September 7, 2015
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