COLUMBIA SPY

Friday, July 21, 2017

Stricter vaccination requirements for PA students this fall

Columbia mourns loss of Mary Loreto

Mary Juliette (Nobile) Loreto, 91, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife the late Arthur A. Loreto, Sr. who preceded her in death in 1984. A proud lifelong Columbia resident, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Carmella Russo Nobile.

http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/mary-juliette-nobile-loreto/article_50c4818b-c4ec-52a2-8f8c-c959e455faf1.html

Former Columbia Weatherman Paul Douglas to co-host radio show

He got me on the pay phone with his boss as WHEX (Columbia, PA), a daytime station that literally shut down at night. He asked me my name and I said "Douglas Kruhoeffer." There was a long pause. "You don't understand. Our DJs are so stupid they'll never be able to say your name. They can't even say their own names. If you want to get $25 a week, you'll have to change it." So Paul Douglas was born. I was a senior in high school and I was hooked.

http://m.startribune.com/weatherman-paul-douglas-is-back-on-the-twin-cities-airwaves-as-wcco-radio-host/435656193/?interstitial=true

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Spencer at the library Thursday, July 20

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

About Town

Recent pics from around Columbia . . .

Awning's eye view of Hotel Locust

Check, please.

Spell check, that is.

Unless it's forbidden to exchange locks of hair.

Cloud hand pointing the way

Weeds ahoy!

And here as well, on the 600 block of Chestnut . . .
and all over town, really.

Blasting out of frame in the no-wake zone.

Trolley peeking around the pier

Just visiting

Imitation Gibson guitar and empty-headed plastic person -
a fitting tribute to today's music.

Norfolk Southern holding up the works down at the crossing

Dig it!

"Fancy banner" at the antiques store

Baby bunny on Chestnut
(Momma was nearby.)

Wait, what?

Some get their own parking, deserved or not.

Station renovation

Overview of Wrights Ferry Bridge,

as seen from the 441 bypass.

New ADA-compliant curb at South 2nd & Union

Here's the other side.

Meanwhile, at 7th Street & Purples Lane, this crossing leads to a wheelchair-accessible curb - but no sidewalk!

Except for a few small exceptions, curbs and sidewalks are required along all streets in Columbia, according to borough ordinance.

Trolley heading down Walnut

Biker gang

Remember to feed the meter when you park downtown during business hours.

Even here, in the space with the yellow line. You know, the yellow line that designates a NO PARKING area but has a parking meter anyway. Even if you slug the meter, they can still ticket you - right?