Thursday, February 7, 2013

Willy Wonka Night at Hinkle’s Pharmacy | WPMT FOX43

Date/Time: Thursday, February 21, 4–8 p.m. 
Location: Hinkle's Pharmacy, Columbia, PA
The Columbia Drama Boosters Club will be having a Willy Wonka Night with characters from the cast of the Columbia High School Spring Musical Production of Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" in attendance to mingle with the diners in the pharmacy's restaurant. Twenty percent of your restaurant bill will go to the Columbia Drama Boosters Club. The Drama Boosters Club was founded to provide volunteer and financial support for the student theater arts. School district funding for programs such as drama is extremely limited, and the community's help is essential to sustaining the program. For more information contact Sarah Deets at (717) 799-6823 or Janet Woods at (717) 406-8494/

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

One for the road

I'm guessing the business owner means the opposite of what the sign says.

What I Saw - 2/6/13 - Lots of Signs

"Life is one big road with lots of signs." - Bob Marley

 Antiques shop on Locust

 Site of the former Columbia Drive-in

 Site of the former Lincoln Highway Diner

County school officials happy Corbett wants to increase education funding, worried about how he's going to pay for it

Basic education funding for Columbia Borugh School District will increase by $94,819 for the 2012-13 school year.
The full article is HERE.

Columbia to become power broker? - LancasterOnline.com

In exchange for being the legal conduit for the sale of electricity, Columbia would net an estimated $50,000 per year, with a 2 percent increase over 20 years.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/811996_Columbia-to-become-power-broker-.html