School Board Meeting to be held Thursday, October 20

The Columbia Borough School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, at the District Administration Building, 200 N. 5th Street.

At last month's meeting, several residents voiced concerns to the board about ongoing bullying during and after school.  One resident also touched on the topic of political scheming among board members.  A few of the residents who addressed the bullying problem are shown below:

 Jim Johnson: "If you don't care about our children, Columbia has no future."

Bruce Murray: "We gotta start protecting our kids."

 Randy Fletcher: "I don't know who you got running that school, but it's the wrong person in charge."

Jackie Shive: "Please discipline these bullies."

More information on September's meeting can be found HERE and HERE.

Library Happenings - Thursday, October 20, 2016 - CareerLink for Job Seekers

Library Happenings - Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - Young Adult Book Club

Meeting Schedule, Week of 10-17-16

All meetings are at Borough Offices, 308 Locust Street, except School Board meeting, which is at District Admin Building, 200 N. 5th Street.

Thursday, October 20:  Community Development 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 20: School Board 7 p.m.

Trashion Fashion Show at Arts at Hinkles October 30

The Arts at Hinkles is having a unique fashion show to benefit community art in Columbia. Participants are designing fashions made out of anything recycled or re-purposed. A "Best in Show" $100 prize will be awarded to the winning design of the night. All ages are welcome to this fun-filled evening! If you are interested in participating, there's still a few spots left.

Call Vicki at 518-275-8299 for more information.

The Arts at Hinkles, 247 Locust St., Columbia, Pa
Sunday, October 30, 2016 7:00 p.m.
Tickets $15, at door & presold at Hinkles
Beverages & light food will be served.

Street Invasion Purge Meet draws crowd Saturday night

The smell of burning rubber saturated the air around the AutoZone parking lot along Columbia Avenue as clouds of smoke drifted overhead. About 100 people with over three dozen vehicles, including cars, trucks, and bikes, converged on the lot Saturday night. The Street Invasion Purge Meet featured revving and burnouts, most in the nearby McDonald's parking lot. Squealing tires and roaring engines dominated the night for over an hour as drivers were urged on by spectators who recorded the action with cellphones. At one point a female employee of McDonald's approached the motorists and shouted at them to leave. Although the crowd was high-spirited, no fighting or vandalism occurred.

Shortly after 9 p.m., a line of vehicles abruptly left the lot in anticipation of police arriving. After the mass exodus, two police cruisers – one each from West Hempfield and Columbia - appeared after most of the participants had left.

This video was shot by Angel Rodriguez

This video was shot by Angel Rodriguez

Firefighters extinguish dumpster fire at Family Dollar

Units from Columbia and West Hempfield responded to the Family Dollar Store at 24 South 18th Street, Lancaster Avenue shortly after 7 o'clock this morning for a reported dumpster fire. Firefighters extinguished the flames and checked the building exterior for damage.