COLUMBIA SPY

Monday, May 8, 2017

Borough yard waste info

Turkey Hill files for two liquor licenses

Two Turkey Hill Minit Markets with Columbia addresses have filed with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to sell alcoholic beverages. Liquor licenses from Brucekie's Pub, 401 South Second Street, and the Bella Vista Bar & Grill, 4220 Fairview Road, have been requested to be transferred to the Linden Street store (#305) and the Prospect Road store (#231), respectively. Both licenses expire February 28, 2018, according to the PLCB website. The stores are currently not licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.

Prom Promise event shows dangers of distracted driving

A "Prom Promise" event was held in the west parking lot of Columbia High School this morning. The mock scenario was designed to discourage students from driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, as well as texting.

The fire department, EMS, and police demonstrated their response to a vehicle accident. School Resource Officer Troy Engle addressed the students who stood quietly absorbing the scene.

Student actors from the Columbia High School Drama Club enacted a realistic scene, with some covered in blood. One was partially ejected through the windshield and was lying motionless.

Another student, wearing a bloodstained prom gown, was given a field sobriety test and led away in handcuffs.

Firefighters worked to extricate a student from the car by removing the roof and windshield.

A particularly sobering moment came when the coroner's van rolled up and the partially ejected victim was placed in that van.

The mayor and several borough council members witnessed the enactment.

Thanks to all those that participated in today's drill.

Library Happenings Monday, May 8

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Draft Agenda Borough Council Meeting May 8, 2017

About Town

Recent pics . . .

Crimson and Gold in bloom

Hey, that light cover is back.

Well, it's not exactly the same one. This one was fabricated out of galvanized aluminum. It's a replacement for the one that went missing a few years ago. The old one matched the building.

More work on those self-storage units along 441, ya dig?

Steel storm sewer cover that looks like it was made in metal shop. Does this makeshift-looking thing pass muster? Why is it the only one in town that looks like this? It's on the "forgotten" block of Union Street.