What I saw recently

 A good way to get a closer view of the river - or roll into it.

Some guys putting something into the ground near Columbia Kettle Works . . .

 Enjoy the new door at the water company office - you bought it.

 Has the breast cancer awareness campaign gone too far?

 666-TREE:  The root of evil?

 A murder of crows feasting on sumac buds . . .

Something didn't agree with this one near Ninth and Locust.

Trainspotters . . .  

There have been a number of oil train derailments this year: LINK

 Deer entrails?
This is still there on a borough road.
About a year ago there was a rib cage in the same spot.
Is this evidence of poaching?

 Look at those prices.  No wonder Tom's went out of business.

 Last fan standing?

 Obligatory bridge shot with snow on the river

Bradley the Cooper's Hawk at River Park

Something old, something new: Columbia reinvents itself as an antiques destination

Like Adamstown, New Oxford and Hanover, Columbia has a thriving antiques community. For locals and out-of-towners alike, it's become a destination for people looking for old furniture, knick-knacks, memorabilia and other items with a bit of history.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/something-old-something-new-columbia-reinvents-itself-as-an-antiques/article_0f7e1776-b56c-11e4-88cd-4bede49cae5d.html

Photographer to travel to many Columbias

On March 1, New York photographer Francis Smith will embark on an eight-month journey through 33 states to capture the essence of 50 towns, cities, counties, ships and universities, all of which share Columbia as part of their names.

MORE:
http://mobile.columbiamissourian.com/?articleRedirect=1?http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/184991/photographer-francis-smith-plans-to-capture-a-countrys-columbias-to-document-america/

Head-on crash shuts down Veterans Memorial Bridge

Emergency crews responded to a head-on collision between two vehicles on the Veterans Memorial Bridge this afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock.  The bridge was shut down to traffic from both Lancaster and York Counties for several hours.

Conoy Township pro-gun signs vandalized, leaders hope to profit

A fundraising idea for Columbia?

After new pro-gun signs were vandalized in Conoy Township, leaders hope to sell similar ones to benefit local nonprofits.

GO HERE FOR MORE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/conoy-township-pro-gun-signs-vandalized-leaders-hope-to-profit/article_802c4624-b20f-11e4-8eec-8ff8c213908d.html?mode=jqm

Here's a link to a video interview that says it all:
http://www.nranews.com/home/video/cam-and-company-2015-stephen-mohr-welcoming-good-people-to-town/list/featured-videos

Extreme tax hikes not expected outside city school district

"We have no place to go to tax anybody anymore. ... The little bit more that we would get wouldn't bail us out," said Laura Cowburn, business manager for Columbia Borough School District.

Her district has the same Act 1 index as the city district: 2.8 percent. That's the highest index in the county.

MORE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/extreme-tax-hikes-not-expected-outside-city-school-district/article_10c155d0-b224-11e4-9d1e-0b6109b3b8aa.html?mode=jqm_gal#&ui-state=dialog

Q&A: Generations of tasty treats made one fasnacht at a time

GO HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/q-a-generations-of-tasty-treats-made-one-fasnacht-at/article_66fe4c5a-b0b7-11e4-a9a0-ef711e2db5a9.html