Crew Prepares for Bridge Burning Celebration

On Sunday morning, a work crew loaded several stacks of cut wood at Columbia River Park and placed them in metal braziers atop piers from a Civil War era bridge that once spanned the Susquehanna between Columbia and Wrightsville.  The work is being done in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the burning of the bridge on June 28.  The original event precipitated the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

More on the upcoming celebration HERE.

Unknown soldier from Columbia militia

YORK DAILY RECORD
Gordon's Confederate troops advanced slowly on Wrightsville at about 6 p.m., June 28, 1863.
Their point men rose from fields of grain to pepper with gunshot Union regulars and militiamen defending the town from recently dug trenches.
A fighting man with a black militia unit from Columbia was one of those in the Union trenches.
MORE HERE:
http://www.ydr.com/history/ci_23012583/jim-mcclure-another-unknown-soldier

Columbia Police Department Traffic Violations

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Columbia Historic Preservation Society sponsoring NYC bus trip - LancasterOnline.com

The Columbia Historic Preservation Society will sponsor a bus trip to New York City on Saturday, May 25.

The bus will depart from Columbia at 8 a.m. and will visit Chelsea market, the 9/11 memorial and take a Statue of Liberty cruise. Cost is $85 with payment due by April 21.

Call Tiffani K. Lynn at 799-6093 for further information and to make reservations.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836427_Columbia-Historic-Preservation-Society-sponsoring-NYC-bus-trip.html

Church spaghetti dinner set for April 13 - LancasterOnline.com

St. James Lutheran Church, located at 10th and Manor streets, will hold its annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 13. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, roll, dessert and beverage.

Tickets are required for the dinner which is scheduled from 4 to 7 pm. Cost is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 4 to 10. For tickets and additional information visit the church office or call 684-5135.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836426_Church-spaghetti-dinner-set-for-April-13.html

Columbia Park Rangers seek volunteers Saturday - LancasterOnline.com

The Columbia Park Rangers will sponsor spring cleanup at 8 a.m. Saturday at River Park.

The mission will be to weed, pick up and dispose of debris and to mulch around trees and lamp posts.

Help from the public is welcome.

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/836104_Columbia-Park-Rangers-seek-volunteers-Saturday.html

For consumers, price and selection remain the big question in liquor privatization | PennLive.com

GO HERE:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/04/liquor_privatization_price_sel.html#incart_m-rpt-2