COLUMBIA SPY

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Easter Egg Hunt and Silent Auction This Saturday

Beadfest - Part of Fourth Fridays Celebration on April 25

What I Saw - April 16, 2014

New lights being installed on Locust Street

Activity at the former Pizza Hut site on Route 462

Still leaking at Columbia Plaza

Blood moon revisited

Due to cloud cover, observers in this area were unable to view Tuesday morning's lunar eclipse, but here's a replay from another vantage point . . .

Arbor Day celebration scheduled for April 25

Columbia has earned the national Tree City USA award for 22 consecutive years. The notable achievement is due in large part to the efforts of the Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission (CBSTC) and the Columbia Tree Society.

The two organizations will sponsor the 23rd annual Arbor Day event at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 25. Participants will gather at Rotary Park, located at Second and Chestnut streets in Columbia.

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Black Angus steer creates havoc on Route 30 bridge

A black Angus steer that got loose from a Lancaster County farm had to be put down after it led emergency responders on a chase along the Susquehanna River Saturday afternoon, said Chad Livelsberger, fire chief with Wrightsville Fire and Rescue Company.

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The River Park Focus Group meets

On Saturday morning, April 12, the River Park Focus Group held a public meeting at the Columbia River Park pavilion to invite discussion of future improvements of the park area, river front, and Northwest River trail Services Building. Mayor Leo Lutz conducted a tour of the area with the two dozen or so citizens who attended. At the subsequent discussion and brainstorming session, several proposals were offered, among those: clearing the brush and trees from the Civil War era bridge abutment and piers to create an observation area, extending and improving walking trails, and creating a camping area.