Elanco letter asks taxpayers to stand against elimination of property tax

The letter shown above was submitted to Columbia Spy today and is purportedly from Elanco's "Board of School Directors and District Administration." The letter takes a stand against property tax elimination and lays out reasons why legislation supporting it should not be passed.

Well-known guest reporter introduces new comics store in Columbia

Cooper’s Comics & Collectibles Opens its Door(s)!

A new store is opening in downtown Columbia this afternoon at 4:30 – Cooper’s Comics & Collectibles! The address is 477 Locust Street, located on the corner of 5th and Locust streets, formerly the home of Ladybug Keepers, an excellent location to be sure! Interesting history note – after World War II, Monte Cooper, a renowned flooring mechanic and jazz saxophonist, bought that building and opened their first business there, Columbia Flooring. Monte Cooper was the father of the current shop keeper, Mitch.

The store houses 50 ‘long boxes’ (the name used when describing the type of box that comics are often stored in) of back issue comics, some dating from the early 1960s (which are highly collectible) until right around 2010, which encompasses 50 years of comic collecting. Collected ‘mini-series’ issues and graphic novels can be prominently found occupying 2 shelves of a floor to ceiling bookcase. The rest of that bookcase contains various collectibles.

Current comics will soon be available as well and will be easily shopped via a cleverly designed and beautifully built (by Ron Worby, Mike Finegan and Izzy Acosta) display cabinet along the back corner of the store. There is also a large number of trading cards, mostly movie and comic book sets already organized in binders, action figures and vintage watches. Pokemon cards can also be found and the owners, Mitch and Jeanne Cooper, promise an expanded selection of gaming cards very soon (so let them know what you’re looking for!).

One other interesting choice in the store is a LARGE screen TV positioned in a rear corner of the establishment. There was a vintage Fleischer Superman cartoon playing while I was there and I found it a nice backdrop to the surroundings (wink, wink). They plan to have vintage NEC Turbografx 16 game play on that setup from time to time.

All in all, it would be worth your while to stop in, take a peek and chat with the owners (and other customers) about what books, cards and collectibles you’d like to see them carry.

Store hours
Wednesday 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Friday 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00pm
Monday CLOSED
Tuesday CLOSED

Clark Kent, senior reporter with the Daily Planet

Special correspondent to the Columbia Spy

Columbia Library March Calendar of Events

Severe weather forecast for Wednesday

Columbia woman accused of aiding boyfriend in husband's killing skips court, warrant issued

                     Allison E. Oberdorff

Allison Elizabeth Oberdorff, 26, did not appear at Lancaster County Court House Tuesday and failed to appear for a scheduled meeting with her attorney.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-woman-accused-of-aiding-boyfriend-in-husband-s-killing/article_9ef98e28-fdc5-11e6-bebb-430f1a5853bb.html?u

Midweek clash of cold, warm fronts could result in more severe weather in Lancaster County

A midweek clash between warm and cold fronts in Lancaster County could result in severe weather similar to the weekend storm that left $7 million of damage in its wake.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/midweek-clash-of-cold-warm-fronts-could-result-in-more/article_033cb6ba-fd37-11e6-933f-970d50ee7492.html

Public meeting today to discuss ambulance service in Columbia

The Public Safety Committee of the Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Borough Municipal Building located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, 17512 to host discussions between and among the Columbia Quick Response Service and the Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Service regarding activating ambulance service within the Borough of Columbia. 

All members of the public are invited to attend and anyone with a disability needing an accommodation should contact the Borough Manager at (717) 684-2467 during regular business hours.