Columbia Crossing, NAWCC Closed

All Pa. school districts closing for 2 weeks over coronavirus fears

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all schools in the state to close for the next two weeks. 

The announcement came during a frenetic Friday afternoon that began with Lancaster County school districts initially announcing they would shut down for a week starting Monday. Schools are now expected to reopen March 30. 

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https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/all-pa-school-districts-closing-for-weeks-over-coronavirus-fears/article_eed7c8ea-6552-11ea-87b6-f72164c86146.html?utm_medium 

CANCELED: March 18 meeting on Veterans Memorial Bridge Project

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation planned to hold a Public “Open House Meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 for the SR 462 Veterans Memorial (Columbia-Wrightsville) Bridge Rehabilitation Project. However, per guidance issued by the Governor’s office on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and as a precaution to the welfare of the community and the project team, this meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.

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Pennsylvania’s health department is keeping coronavirus details from local officials

HARRISBURG — For the first time since the coronavirus hit Pennsylvania, state officials have released data on how many people have been tested, but refused to give out more information about where infected persons are located, despite calls from some county officials and lawmakers for them to provide specifics.

Because the state runs investigations into the virus in counties without health departments, officials say the information they collect falls under a 1955 law that gives the department broad discretion to keep the information about contagious diseases secret.

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https://papost.org/2020/03/12/pennsylvanias-health-department-is-keeping-coronavirus-details-from-local-officials/ 

Superior Court rejects appeal from man who killed his mother when he was 14 years old

A Columbia man who fatally shot his mother in 1976 when he was 14 will not get any relief on his sentence despite being eligible for parole for the past three years, a Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

Gregory S. Sourbeer, now 58, argued that he should be resentenced to a shorter term and that his current minimum sentence of 25 years in prison is illegal, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

In 2017, Sourbeer was resentenced to 25 years to life and was given credit for his 41 years already served in prison, court records said, due to a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder.

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https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/superior-court-rejects-appeal-from-man-who-killed-his-mother/article_f6cc9a52-63f0-11ea-a867-1757ace3a313.html

Columbia Students of the Month - February 2020

COLUMBIA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2020
February Students of the Month

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FEBRUARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!

Front Row, Left to right:

• Lilliana West - Kindergarten
• Akysha Colon - Kindergarten
• Kole Bechtold - Grade 1
• Cole Wolf - Grade 1
• Analise Colon - Grade 2
• Liliana Burkey - Grade 3
• Aubrey Holker - Grade 5
• Lilee Zahm - Grade 4

Back Row, Left to Right:

• Alena Reilly - Grade 6
• Savannah Creek - Grade 7
• MacKenzie Burke - Grade 10
• Elijah Kilhefner - Grade 11
• John Smith - Grade 12
• Morgan Bigler - Grade 10, January Student of the Month
• Daniela Moreta - Grade 11, January Student of the Month

Not Pictured

• Brie Sullivan - Grade 9
• Kaitlin Scheele - Grade 8

Kindred Collections kicks off with 3-day grand opening extravaganza this weekend

Dena Krebs, co-owner of Kindred Collections, invites the public to a three-day grand opening extravaganza this coming weekend.

Dena Krebs invites you to the three-day grand opening extravaganza of Kindred Collections this weekend. Krebs, who owns the artist co-op at 452 Locust Street with Julie Hess, will hold the kickoff event (starting Friday at 4 p.m.) to present the handmade works of 72 artists, upcyclers, and vintage curators. The first 100 attendees on Friday will get a goody bag courtesy of the artists.

Friday will be more of an adult gathering, with wine tasting and live music. Saturday will feature artist demos, and Sunday is a family day.

Here's just a glimpse of what you can expect...

Friday:
4 pm - Wine Tasting
6 pm - Live music

Saturday:
10 am- Demo of painting gourds with Linda Williams
12 pm - Damn Yankee Catering Samples
1 pm - Wreath making workshop (must pre-register)
2 pm - Enamel Jewelry Demo with CSW Jewelry
5 pm - Throwing pottery with Mayde by Meg
6 pm - Live Music

Sunday:
12 pm - Sweet Tulip Jam Tasting
1 pm - Kid's Make and Take Craft
2 pm - Needlefelting demo with Whiskers & Strings
3 pm - Compass Columbia upcycling demo

Food and music all three days.