SCCA to hold FREE classes in clay and printmaking

Columbia Spy visited the studios of the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts recently to find students there finishing up clay birdhouses. The birdhouses will be painted and fired in the near future to complete the project. Several student projects from previous classes were also on display.

SCCA will be holding similar classes, as well as printmaking and other classes, in an arts camp beginning in June that is FREE to all school age children of Columbia Borough. Enrolled children from surrounding communities may enroll in the same summer classes for $60 per/week. Some scholarships may be available. (See the information listed near the end of this article for dates and more information.) Enrollment begins April 20.

SCCA will also host a National Art Honor Society exhibition this coming Friday, April 22, as part of the borough's Fourth Friday Celebration. 

SCCA is located at 224 Locust Street in Columbia.

Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts Announces Summer Art Camp in the Borough of Columbia, PA.

June 13 – August 2016

The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts and the Borough of Columbia will be offering an outstanding ARTS Camp for FREE to all school age children of Columbia Borough. In addition, enrolled children from surrounding communities are offered the same fine summer classes for $60 per/week.

Summer Art Camp - Some scholarships may be available.

Enrollment begins: April 20, 2016.

To register: go to www.sccaartstore.com and enroll on Eventbrite.

Classes and dates are listed below:

Scarf bombing reported at Presbyterian church

During last weekend's raw weather, the Columbia Presbyterian Church at 360 Locust Street laid out free scarves and hats for those in need.

Fortunately, those items won't be needed or a while, if one can believe the weather forecasts.

Park rangers maintain rain gardens

The Columbia Park Rangers were on the job this week, weeding and cleaning up the rain gardens at Columbia River Park.

And here's the result:

Thanks Park Rangers!

Medical marijuana now legal in PA

Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program.

Democratic Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill into law at 1 p.m. today.

It could take two years to write regulations and get retailers opened, but a provision allows parents to legally administer medical marijuana to their children in the meantime when the bill takes effect in a month.

An FAQ fact sheet released by the PA Department of Health is shown below and can be found on its website HERE.

Man allegedly made terroristic threats

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/arrests/torres-michael-angel-terroristic-threats

Charges pending in vehicle accident at Route 30 W / Route 441

Emergency and law enforcement personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident at the Route 30 West off-ramp at Route 441 on Friday afternoon, April 15. No injuries were reported, but one driver had a suspended license and was found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Charges are pending the outcome of lab testing.

Columbia Borough Police posted the information shown below at THIS LINK. 

Prax walks to shine light on homeless vets

Columbia Spy was fortunate enough to catch up to Praxedis Lindsey - or "Prax" as he prefers to be called - on Thursday near the entrance to the Veterans Memorial Bridge, shortly after he left Hinkle's Restaurant. The 53-year-old said he undertook a 2,000-mile walk to promote awareness of the plight of homeless veterans, many of whom were traumatized by the horrors of war.  The recent suicide of a friend's son who had served in Afghanistan motivated him to take the journey.

Prax left New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 18 and is walking home to McAllen, Texas in support of the Walking for Vets Campaign. Along the way, he has found shelter at fire stations and once stayed with relatives of actor Danny Aiello in Independence Township, New Jersey. He noted that people he has met have been kind, contrary to what the media sometimes portrays, and added that the hardest part of his trek has been not seeing his eight grandchildren.

Prax believes that war is a sickness that affects the human psyche. He spoke with emotion about soldiers struggling to cope with losing their homes and their families. Soldiers returning from battle in bygone eras were held in high regard, he said, but often that is not the case now. He hopes his mission will help bring attention to the issue.

After the brief sojourn, Prax continued his journey, fittingly enough, over the Veterans Memorial Bridge, his video of which is HERE.

You can learn more about Prax and his mission on his Facebook page HERE.

Anyone interested in donating to the Operation Renewed Hope Foundation may do so at this link: Operation Renewed Hope.