COLUMBIA SPY

Monday, May 6, 2013

LANCASTERONLINE
He led a group of fellow Boy Scouts, plus family and friends, in building information kiosks along the Susquehanna River to help boaters and outdoor enthusiasts.

For his efforts, 17-year-old Darian Erb of Boy Scout Troop 267, of Silver Spring, has earned the highest honor in scouting, the rank of Eagle Scout.

MORE HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/846143_Hempfield-teen-earns-rank-of-Eagle-Scout.html

TMI scrutiny stepped up after flood safety failure

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) - The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is under heightened scrutiny by federal regulators because of a problem involving protections against flooding.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday seals in the conduits that hold electrical cables in the plant's air intake tunnel were not adequate to maintain the plant's external flood barrier. As a result, the NRC said severe flooding could have threatened plant safety equipment.

MORE HERE:
http://www.abc27.com/story/22126408/tmi-scrutiny-stepped-up-after-flood-safety-failure

Civil War Exhibit at Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia Historic Preservation Society, 19-21 N. Second St., Columbia, will present "Flames Across the Susquehanna," a 150th anniversary Civil War exhibit that explores life before and after the burning of the bridge. The exhibit will be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

Old Home Week and Columbia's founding 225 years ago will also be on exhibit for 2013. Visitors may also view the 1,000-square-foot HO train display on the second level.

Admission is free. More information is available by calling 684-2894.

Club goes to court over nude dancing

LANCASTERONLINE
Club Good Times in Columbia has appealed the borough zoning board's rejection of its request to feature fully nude dancing at its 425 Union St. business.

Allen Shollenberger, the attorney representing the club, said it is a zoning issue and that the board's Feb. 27 decision was a "clear error of law."

The board, he said, did not consider any evidence supporting the club's case, specifically that there are no sites within the borough for adult-use businesses, as required by law. The ruling, Shellenberger said, was "popular, not legal."

MORE HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/846119_Club-goes-to-court-over-nude-dancing.html

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Chiques Rock Outfitters Prepares for 150th Anniversary of Bridge Burning

Sunday, May 5:
As in weeks past, Jim Cox and the Chiques Rock Outfitters Crew continued stocking braziers with firewood to prepare for the 150th anniversary of the burning of the Civil War-era bridge that once spanned the Susquehanna between Columbia and Wrightsville. The braziers sit atop the piers that supported the bridge.

The crew loaded the firewood onto a boat at Columbia River Park.

The fully laden boat was then piloted to the next pier in line to be worked on.

Once there, the wood was unloaded.

(Note the workman standing atop the pier.)

Each brazier (one per pier) was checked and positioned.

Then began the laborious process of hauling the wood to the top of the pier, using buckets and a rope.

One man hauled up the wood as the other loaded the brazier.

Here's an example of what a fully loaded brazier looks like.

Here are several piers with braziers already loaded.
(Click on the photo for an enlarged view.)

45th Pennsylvania Company K at Locust Street Park

Members of 45th Pennsylvania Company K occupied Locust Street Park on Saturday. The group of re-enactors was selling donated goods to raise funds for insurance and other operating costs.

Meanwhile, down at the river shore, the confederates had already landed . . .