Fourth Friday Festivities Set

The Columbia, Wrightsville and Marietta areas will host Fourth Friday activities from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 26. Attendees may experience the offerings of the river towns area during this at-your-own-pace monthly event by visiting galleries, antique shops, local eateries and specialty shops. Participants will have the opportunity to view exhibits from local and visiting artists, enjoy refreshments, and discover the uniqueness of towns along the Susquehanna River. For more information on specific gallery exhibits or shop offers, visit www.parivertowns.com or call 684-5249.

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Columbia VFW Band to present concerts

The Columbia VFW Band will present two free outdoor concerts in August. The Locust Street Park gazebo in Columbia will host the band on Sundays, Aug. 4 and 18. Both performances will begin at 6 p.m. In the case of inclement weather, the concerts will be cancelled.

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Many county bridges deemed structurally deficient

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Some 18,000 vehicles cross the Route 441 bridge over Chickies Creek near Marietta every day.

Many of those are heavy trucks carrying waste to the county incinerator in Conoy Township or pharmaceuticals from the Glaxosmithkline facility in Marietta.

Yet the 85-year-old bridge on River Road is listed as "structurally deficient" by state Transportation Department inspectors and is one of 46 in the county on a list facing weight-limit restrictions.

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What I saw recently

Some pics from around town over the last few days . . .

 Forgotten cap at Park School playground

 License plate

 Sheriffs

 Broken window at Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday morning

 A closer look

 They're b-a-a-a-ck!!!  And the walkways show it.  What's the old saying about spit through a goose?  Oh that's right, it's not "spit."  

 Rose of Sharon complete with bumblebee

 Wagon wheels at Burning Bridge Antiques

With a little work, this tree at Laurel Hill Cemetery could be a topiary sculpture of Snoopy.  All he needs is a nose . . . and maybe a pair of World War I flying ace goggles.

Who or what killed the fish?

Who or what killed the fish? Seen at Columbia River Park on Sunday morning, July 21, 2013. I also saw a large dead catfish with its tail chopped off and a dead carp in the same vicinity.

Woman tells police her boyfriend robbed convenience store - News - LancasterOnline.com

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Car hits train in Washington Boro - News - LancasterOnline.com

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