COLUMBIA SPY

The community is invited to the annual Earth Day event, taking place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at the Sahd Metal Recylcling salvage yard, located at 1045 Lancaster Ave., Columbia. Numerous businesses and organizations will set up displays and interactive exhibits for children and adults to explore. Admission and activities are free; however, interested attendees may register and complete a safety waiver by visiting www.recycleyourmetal.com/earthday.html . The event will be held rain or shine. MORE: http://news.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=101775

Little Caesars will be going in at the former Pizza Hut site along Route 462 (Lancaster Avenue), next to Mountville Motors. It seems fitting that a pizza place will replace a pizza place.

Members of the Columbia Borough Police Department both gave, and received, awards at the Monday, April 14, council meeting. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/columbia/news/columbia-police-give-and-receive-awards-for-dedication/article_29ed002e-c5a6-11e3-849b-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm

It's been 20 years since farsighted officials and individuals dared to dream of a 14-mile, multiuse paved trail along the Susquehanna River that would celebrate its beauty, rich transportation and industrial history, and draw visitors to its river towns. Now, with a flurry of spring construction underway and the missing links falling into place, the reality of the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail is finally within sight. By this fall, the public should be able to walk or bike 9 contiguous miles from the old Point Rock railroad tunnel on the northern edge of Columbia to Bainbridge's American Legion Park in Conoy Township. MORE: http://m.lancasteronline.com/sports/outdoors/mile-northwest-lancaster-county-river-trail-nears-finish-line/article_8eaed5c8-c803-11e3-bd91-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm

The answer is "yes." GO HERE: http://m.motherjones.com/environment/2014/04/west-texas-hazardous-chemical-map