Thursday, March 9, 2017

COLUMBIA BOROUGH 2017 SPRING PARK CLEAN UP – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED


Volunteers needed to help the Columbia Park Rangers clean up the Borough Parks.

Clean up schedule is as follows:

– Glatfelter Memorial Field – Saturday, March 18th at 8am (rain date Saturday, March 25th at 8am)

– Locust Street Park – Saturday, April 1st at 8am

– River Park – Saturday, April 22nd at 8am

– Makle Park – Saturday, April 29th at 8am

– Janson Field – Thursday, May 4th at 5:30pm

– Locust Street Park – Saturday, June 10th at 8am

– Locust Street Park – Saturday, December 9th at 8am

Note: All children must be supervised by parents, coaches, troop leaders, etc. Tools will be provided, but if you wish to bring your own rake, shovel, gloves, etc. please mark with your name. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS FOR SCHOOL.

Borough Offices: 308 Locust Street, Columbia PA 17512 | Phone: 717-684-2467

Columbia woman accused of aiding boyfriend in husband's killing will stand trial

Allison E. Oberdorff

A Columbia woman accused of aiding a boyfriend in the 2016 stabbing death of her husband will stand trial on the charge.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-woman-accused-of-aiding-boyfriend-in-husband-s-killing/article_c58d15e8-04e9-11e7-9996-1f01ed186cbd.html

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

And the walls came tumbling down

The historic building on the 400 block of Avenue G (between Walnut and Chestnut) is now almost completely torn down. The brick structure, once a livery stable, was condemned in June 2015 and suffered a fire the following September.

A remnant of an elevator made by the Warner Elevator Company in Cincinnati, Ohio was found in the debris.   

Workers used heavy equipment to demo the building. They also removed some areas by hand.







Up on the rooftop . . .

Workers took advantage of the mild weather this afternoon to do work on the roof of Bootleg Antiques at 135 Bridge Street.

 At times, they worked pretty close to the edge.

Here's a long view.

 Further over, these guys were installing flashing.


But where's the sign . . . ?


Several chances for snow possible toward end of week, forecasters say

Millersvile University meteorologist Eric Horst said the first storm system looks smaller and more likely to hit here, with the second bigger and more likely to miss.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/several-chances-for-snow-possible-toward-end-of-week-forecasters/article_941ee9f2-0370-11e7-b4cc-67dd07f0c043.html

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”


“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”
That quote is attributed to Mark Twain but seems to be the lament of this seagull at Columbia River Park today. The weather continues to be fickle indeed, with temperatures expected to push 60 on Wednesday and Thursday - and then possible snow on Friday.

Call for entries for juried show at SCCA


The Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts is hosting a juried show at 224 Locust Street, Columbia. First Prize is $500.

Liu, Jun-Chen, Professor of Art at Franklin and Marshall College has graciously accepted an invitation to serve as juror.

Liu, Jun-cheng 刘君成 was born in Dalian, northeast China. He holds a BMA in traditional Chinese painting, an MFA in the oil painting from Luxun Academy of Fine Arts in China, and an MFA in painting from Texas A&M – Commerce. His work has been in personal and institutional collections and exhibited nationwide, and represented by Valley House Gallery in Dallas Texas. He taught at Middle Tennessee State University for three years before joined the faculty at Franklin and Marshall College in 1997. He is a professor of art, teaching drawing and painting, and Chinese ink painting and calligraphy.

Please see prospectus shown below. It can be filled in with the artist's information and mailed with payment to or emailed and payment mailed.



The information can also be downloaded HERE.


SCCA
224 Locust Street
Columbia, PA 17512