Micah Stewart, serving life for 2004 screwdriver murder of Cortney Fry, loses appeal

In his appeal, Micah Stewart, 30, claimed his trial lawyers were ineffective because they failed to tell the jury he attacked Cortney Fry while he was high on crack cocaine and marijuana.
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New sign going up at Columbia Plaza

Monday morning . . .

Monday afternoon . . . 

Standing proud

Printmaking Workshop at SCCA

SCCA - Monotype Printmaking with Milt Friedly

February 17, 24 and March 2, 9

6-8:30 pm

$160

All Materials Included - Bring stiff and Soft Brushes

An Introduction to Monotype and Mono-printing on plastic and metal plates.

Discover the intrigue and joy of creating images thru painterly, printing and experimental techniques. We will build a vocabulary for more advanced work.

Sign-up: Mail a check to SCCA, PO Box 385

Columbia, PA 17512

Or  visit our web site and sign-up thru Eventbrite:

SCCAartstore@gmail.com

Or go Directly to Eventbritehttp://www.eventbrite.com/o/susquehanna-center-for-the-creative-arts-8528419952

Clay 4 Kids at SCCA

The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts will host a Children's Class, "Clay 4 Kids"

February 20 - March 5. The class will meet three Saturdays, Feb. 20, 27 and March 5 from 10 am - 12 Noon.

Instructor: Robert Troxell

Robert Troxell is a Columbia artist with a national reputation for clay work. He received his MFA from the University of Delaware and PhD from Penn Sate.

The approach will encompass beginning techniques of slab building, pinch pots, and coil building.  Young people will be encouraged to use their imaginations as we construct the projects.  Our primary goal is to have each person to gain knowledge about clay, tap his or her creative imagination, and have fun. 

Cost: $45 for three sessions

Registration is by mail or on line:

Checks shouild be made out to SCCA

Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts
P.O. box 385
Columbia, Pa 17512

 Or visit our web site and sign-up thru Eventbrite

SCCAartstore@gmail.com

Or go Directly to Eventbritehttp://www.eventbrite.com/o/susquehanna-center-for-the-creative-arts-8528419952

Painting Parties at SCCA

The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts is hosting Painting Parties Feb. 9, 13, 16, 20, 23 and 27, 6-8 p.m. with Ange Bentivegna. Ange earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University. She does an excellent job! Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested. We can host groups up to 12.

Sign-up through Eventbrite:
http://www.eventbrite.com/o/susquehanna-center-for-the-creative-arts-8528419952 

or mail a check to the SCCA, PO Box 385, Columbia, PA 17512. Be sure to include the date and event name.

Thank-you!

SCCA
224 Locust Street
PO Box 385
Columbia, PA 17512

Phone: 717-576-9628 or 717-580-9031

web: www.sccaartstore.com

Here is a description for the parties:

The Month of February brings in the color red. Red is representational of love, passion, boldness, sensitivity, romance, joy, strength, leadership, courage, willpower, action, vibrance, radiance and determination.

All month long we are recreating the vibrance and boldness of Vincent Van Gogh's and Claude Monet's joyful paintings. The strength and sensitivity of each of these paintings make them an exciting exercise to recreate.

Through the guidance of your art instructor you will be taught how to see a painting in a new way. She will simplify the creative process to give you the confidence to paint like a master artist.

Join in on the most Creative Fun-filled evening, where you can socialize with your friends and learn to paint a master piece. No prior Art Training needed. Just bring your self, your friends and be prepared to discover your artist within.

Cost: $40

Party Includes  

ART Instructions and all materials to paint  16"x 20" acrylic painting

BYOB

instructor:   Master Artist Ange Bentivegna

www.ArtAndDesignByAnge.com

Ice Capades at River Park

These two were treading on river ice near the Veterans Memorial Bridge today, similar to what two girls did last year, as shown HERE.

About Town

Some recent pics from around town . . .

 I-105 at Advance Auto Parts on Saturday

 Pedestrian

 Yep, it's a boat.

 The secret staging area of the nefarious phone books

(Invasion is imminent.)

Jack Skellingtons on a pajama person

Little red chair, why are you there?

 We have a snow removal ordinance, but it appears that not all sidewalks are required to be cleared - like this one at Commerce and Walnut . . .

. . . and this Columbia Plaza sidewalk along Barber Street.

 Resident of Lloyd Mifflin House at Second and Walnut, extending a proprietary paw.

Other critters around town seemed none the worse for wear a week after the big snowstorm . . .

Speaking of critters, this sign recently appeared on the first block of South Third Street.

Down by the river . . .

 On reflection . . .

 The short and winding road

 Tracks in the snow

 River of snow

                A shadow of her present self

 The snowman cometh

 Stuck!

Rescued!

The weather was unseasonably warm today (Sunday), and skies were mostly clear, a fact that didn't escape pilots, judging by the inordinate amount of air traffic . . .

 Stitch in the sky

 Two jets . . . racing?

 A "closer-up" view

Cue the ominous music, because the plane shown above is from Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of the State of Qatar, an Arab country that has reportedly funded such terrorist groups as Al-Qaeda and ISIS. So why is it allowed in our airspace?