A tour of Mount Bethel

 This past Friday, Ron Mable, volunteer superintendent of Mount Bethel Cemetery, gave an informative tour of the cemetery grounds.  The tour was sponsored by the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.  The 300-year-old cemetery holds the remains of veterans from all our country's major wars, as well as local personages from the past, including Columbia poet and painter, Lloyd Mifflin, and his father, John Houston Mifflin.

Currently, the cemetery is struggling financially.  If it "goes under," Columbia Borough will take over ownership and be responsible for the maintenance of the grounds.

Here, Ron Mable shows the grave marker of Joseph S. Hagman, a Union Civil War veteran who was a prisoner at Andersonville, a Confederate prison in Georgia.

What I Saw - Sunday, July 27, 2014

From around town . . .

 A "drive" wheelchair at BruceKie's.

Just don't drink and "drive."

 Down on Second Street, it's time to mow the sidewalk or break out the RoundUp.

The detour starts tomorrow.

More info HERE.

What I Saw - Saturday, July 26, 2014

From around town . . .

 Follow those Marines!

 to the reception at the Hambones.

 Go home, Bear - you're drunk.

(He even fell off the chair!)

 With a little TLC . . . 

 these post offices lights could really look like something.

 I don't know whether to call this "Faded Glory" or "Stars and Strips."

I guess I'll just call it a disgrace.

 Have a seat . . . 

from this line-up.

What I Saw - Friday, July 25, 2014

From around town . . .

 Wingin' it

 Mirror image

 Fixing the dings and wiping the glass

 Roll out the barrels - or at least the barrel lids

Movin' on

What I saw recently

Some pics from around town over the last week or two or three . . .

 Quite a catch

 A flathead catfish

 A big 'un

 The tying of the shoe

Abandoned stroller - and bike (It's there, deep in the foliage.)

 Abandoned ancient technology

 Abandoned modern footwear

 This way 'n' that

 At Laurel Hill

 At CHS

 Y ?

 Biking is good exercise

 Now we know why the rates went up - to pay for the paint.

 Delivering the goods

Keeping a watchful eye

Repairs set to begin Monday at railroad crossing in Columbia

South Front Street will be closed between Union and Locust streets until Aug. 18. The road will be closed at the crossing in both directions. A detour will be posted.

MORE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/repairs-set-to-begin-monday-at-railroad-crossing-in-columbia/article_fda51928-1435-11e4-bb74-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=jqm

Columbia Plaza is getting a facelift

The following flyer was distributed recently at the Columbia Plaza on Lancaster Avenue.  The "facelift" will be undertaken by Paul Risk Associates, Inc., whose websites are HERE and HERE.

More on this as it develops.

These barriers are being stored beside The Dollar Store at the Columbia Plaza.