Jack Hubley shows us what's right in our backyard

TV personality Jack Hubley entertained a packed audience at the opening of the Northwest River Trail Services Building on Friday with an assortment of animals, including several mice, a skunk, a rat snake, a red-tailed hawk, and a horned owl.  With the skill of a seasoned showman, he waded back and forth through the crowd, showing and explaining various species, all of which are native to this area.

Meet Ben Burner, intern-to-be at the Trail Services Building

Ben Burner, who hails from the Harrisburg area, will be the summer intern at the Northwest River Trail Services Building at Columbia River Park.  Ben is a graduate of Cumberland Valley High School and is currently a sophomore at Millersville University, where he is majoring in Marketing and Management.  He will be managing the building Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays this summer.

Ribbon-cutting at Trail Services Building

The ribbon was cut, and the Trail Services Building was officially opened today at Columbia River Park.

Bravo LNP, you got it right!

Arrested speech over home rule in Conestoga Township:

"Meetings have rules of order, to be sure, but the American right to freedom of speech, while not absolute, still trumps a municipal official's desire to enforce a rule that seemed aimed at the content of attendees' speech."

READ THE REST OF THE EDITORIAL HERE:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/opinion/editorials/arrested-speech-over-home-rule-in-conestoga-township/article_27bb95d2-ef89-11e4-b7e6-cf742b7b1fc2.html?mode=jqm

New signage at Columbia Antiques

Columbia Antiques at Third and Walnut . . .

The tables are turned - and ready

Tables have been moved onto the deck of the Trail Services building in preparation for Friday's event.

Locust Heights pool is not open

Despite rumors to the contrary, Locust Heights swimming pool is not full of water, and it is not opening. The facility was recently bought by St. John's Herr Estate.

(The photo above was taken this morning.)

For part of the back story on the pool, follow this link:
http://m.lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/columbia-will-miss-locust-heights-pool/article_90af4cec-a703-11e4-9729-53108fba9b75.html?mode=jqm