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Sign of an early spring?

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A flock of tundra swans flew over this afternoon. A sign of an early spring?  Let's hope so!

Columbia School Board reverses decision - almost!

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The Columbia School Board almost reversed course Thursday night when they rehashed a motion from the previous night’s meeting. At issue was how a vacancy left by Leo Lutz, Jr. in December would be filled. Resident Frank Doutrich had filed paperwork with the court to fill the vacant seat since the board had not made an appointment within the 30-day time frame. During the special meeting Wednesday night, the board had voted to table any motion for a vote pending the outcome of a judge’s decision. At Thursday night’s regular school board meeting, however, President Keith Combs revisited the issue. “I’m looking to make a determination as to whether or not the board can proceed with a vote on the candidates that were interviewed,” he said. Board Director Kathleen Hohenadel pointed out that the board had voted to table the action the previous evening, until the judge’s decision. “We can't just go ahead and appoint someone now, because it’s a very specific motion tabling unti...

January Students of the Month

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(Students in photo are not necessarily in order of names below.) CHS Students of the Month: Emily Stephens - Grade 12 Ciara Arroyo - Grade 11 Madison Simpson - Grade 10 Breanah Mitchell - Grade 9 MS Taylor/Hill Campus Students of the Month:     Kayloni Costello - Grade 8 Shayla Barley - Grade 7 Kiera Brown - Grade 6 Kirsten Resch - Grade 5  Park Elementary School Students of the Month:   Lillian Ross - Grade 4 - Mrs.Redding  Jeinelys DeJesus Colon - Grade 3 - Mrs.Cellucci  Sophia Carson - Grade 2 - Mrs.Aston  Alexis Droege - Grade 1 - Mrs.Herr  Nevaeh Davila Reyes - Kindergarten - Mrs. Winters

School Board Director Iris Garrido in current issue of La Voz Lancaster

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Iris Garrido is featured in the January 19, 2017 issue of La Voz Lancaster , a Spanish-language newspaper published by LNP Media Group, Inc. Garrido is a director on the Columbia Borough School Board. The online article can be found  HERE . The hard copy can be found at  THESE LOCATIONS .

Movie at the Market House next Saturday

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That's it, I'm outta here: How to apply for Canadian citizenship

GO HERE: http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/07/thats_it_im_outta_here_how_to.html

Columbia man gets 5-12 for hitting, killing cyclist en route to see dying father

A Columbia man convicted of a vehicle crash that killed an Upper Milford Township man last February was sentenced Thursday in Lehigh County Court, according to  The Morning Call . Frank N. Snyder Jr., 38, was reportedly sentenced to five to 12 years in state prison by Judge Maria L. Dantos for the fatal hit-and-run on Feb. 23. MORE: http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-man-gets---for-hitting-killing-cyclist-en/article_d037b6ba-df5a-11e6-a174-bfcca9a513e8.html