DON'T MISS IT THIS SATURDAY!
Huge indoor yard & bake sale. St. John's Herr Estate, 200 Luther Lane 8:00AM – 2:00PM Saturday, September 19th - Jewelry, HH goods, crafts, decorations, food & baked goods.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Ratings, budgets concern Columbia and other PA school districts
Columbia school board president Tom Strickler told LNP last month that the district would start seeking loan proposals in September. That process in itself is an extra human resources burden, Strickler said. "We in Columbia don't have the extra resources for anything."
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Monday, September 14, 2015
Buffalo Soldiers roll into Columbia
Undaunted by rain, Buffalo Soldiers on motorcycles stopped at Zion Hill Cemetery on Saturday to honor the memory of African-American soldiers buried there. The visit was part of a daylong observance that included stops at several local cemeteries, including those in Marietta and Lancaster.
According to Wikipedia:
The Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club (NABSMC) is a Black (African-American) motorcycle club in the United States, named for the historic African-American United States Army regiments known as Buffalo Soldiers, seen in their patch.[1][2][3][4] It is one of the biggest Black motorcycles clubs in the USA and the biggest African American motorcycle club in Chicago, with 97 chapters as of 2012,[5] with over 2000 members across the USA.[6][7]
The full Wikipedia article is HERE.
The Buffalo Soldiers gathered under the Route 30 overpass near Zion Hill Cemetery after riding from Marietta in a steady rain.
On the cemetery grounds, members explained the history and focus of the organization . . .
and several portrayed persons from the past who had served in various wars.
Soldiers had lined up in the rain before marching into Zion Hill.
A soldier told the tale of his character from history.
Darlene Colon, an actress who has portrayed Lydia Hamilton-Smith at several venues, adopted the role of a female soldier - an actual historical figure.
Soldiers listened to the ceremony as the rain continued . . .
. . . and a bugler played "Taps."
As the ceremony ended, soldiers marched from the grounds and mounted motorcycles for a trip to Lancaster.
Addendum:
Columbia Spy first encountered the Buffalo Soldiers at Sheetz in Marietta, as they left to visit a cemetery up the road. They had assured us they would visit Zion Hill - and so they did.
Man gets extra 10-20 years for attack
A 24-year-old Columbia man, sentenced in August to up to 75 years in prison for a vicious attack on a city woman, had an extra 10 to 20 years added to his sentence Monday.
MORE HERESunday, September 13, 2015
Police search for missing 15-year-old girl from Columbia | lancasteronline.com
A 15-year-old girl from Columbia has been missing since Friday night, according to police.
Columbia Borough police are searching for Hannah Fleckenstein, 15, who was reported missing by her parents at 12:14 p.m Saturday.
Hannah was last seen at 11:30 p.m. Friday in her home at 1020 Chestnut Street. She may be in Columbia or Millersville, police said.
Hannah's mom, Christina Fleckenstein, said her daughter is a freshman at Lancaster Mennonite High School.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Columbia Borough Police Department at 684-7735.
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