About Town - April 16, 2023

Recent photos of Columbia

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Artists fanned out in the downtown on Saturday for the Columbia Quick Draw event.

Here are a few of the finished pieces:

Attendees congregated at the side of the Columbia Market House to view the paintings.

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Earlier in the week, a few Plein Air artists had gathered at Columbia River Park.

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Also on Saturday, a service was held at the Buddhist Temple for Vietnamese veterans.

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Brad Chambers, Democratic candidate for Columbia Borough Council, was at the Market House on Saturday.

So was this man, who operates a stand there.

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Blooms on a trunk

Services were held at the Buddhist Temple Thursday morning.

The 1000 block of Barber Street was closed all day on Friday, even though the Borough's TextMyGov app said it would be opened at 1:35 p.m. The app also stated that Barber, from Plane to South 10th, would be closed that afternoon, but it was actually open at that time. Some council members touted the app at recent meetings.

This is what it looks like when a storm is approaching, but the other half of the sky is sunny.

A field of dandelion puff balls, which may eventually make more dandelion puff balls.

What looks like a line of Czech hedgehogs is actually part of the diversion structure at the Columbia Water Company's water intake project.

At the Toll Booth

Tollbooth Antiques, that is

According to this ghost sign, the Tollbooth building was formerly the Myers Machine Tool Corporation.

This cat saw something . . . up there.

Was it these military helicopters?

This one was flying low.

Here are some bricks looking like some sort of abstract painting

Shane Kinser designed and built this used flag deposit box for his Eagle Scout project a few years ago, as Columbia Spy reported HERE.

Lila says "Good morning."

This grackle posed for the paparazzi but not without complaint.

This bunny is still hanging around, even though Easter is over.

This guy was doing surveying work on the 300 block of Locust Street the other day.

Crow atop the Elks, showing his left claws, for some reason.

New window painting at Fragments of the Past on the 300 block of Walnut

Fancy keystone on Walnut Street

Here's evidence that kids don't just play video games but sometimes go "old school" with their playtime activities.

Here's an ominous looking thunderhead from Saturday afternoon.

This is part of our deteriorating Veterans Memorial Bridge. The rebar is visible here. The bridge rehab project is supposed start in the near future.

Parking barnacles: What are they, how do they work and can you drive away with one? [Lancaster Watchdog]

[Photo: barnacleparking.com]

Weighing about 20 pounds, the device attaches via suction cups to the driver side of a vehicle's windshield, effectively keeping the driver who committed the parking violation from leaving. A Barnacle attaches to a windshield with 1,000 pounds of force, according to Barnacle's website.

The Barnacle has instructions on it for motorists to pay the $50 removal fine and have police detach it from their vehicle.

MORE:

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Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - April 14, 2023

Smoke & Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, April 6. Fail. The person in charge did not demonstrate adequate knowledge of the Pennsylvania Food Code as evidenced by incorrect responses to food safety questions. Food facility is offering for sale: 1) The Demon Delta 8 Gummies. 2) Stonehead HHC infused Apple, Berry, Pina Colada, and Watermelon, Gummies, California. 3) Stonehead Delta 8 infused Apple, berry, pina colada gummies, California. 4) Cake Delta 8 Sour Citrus Gummies, Orange, Cali. 5) Canna, Cali melon, tropical punch, Delta 9 Gummies, California. 6) DB Strawberry CBD Gummies, distributed by Virag, Pompano Beach, Fla. 7) Torch Chili Lime Live Resin Delta 9 Gummies, that contain an unapproved additive as specified in 21 CFR 170-180 relating to food additives. Such products are under U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation and at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food. Prepackaged food product listed below contain Mitragynine commonly known as Kratom, an illegal substance: Zion Herbals Speciosa Soda, distributed by Botana Way Inc., Richmond, Virginia. This product was removed from sale. Raw shell eggs stored above drinks in the reach-in cooler. Bags of flour stored directly on the floor inside the storage area, rather than 6 inches off the floor as required. Old food residue on several metal food containers, racks for hot-holding food, spatulas, tongs and other utensils, all stored as clean on a shelf above the three-compartment sink. Food spillage on the floor of the walk-in cooler. Old food splatter and spillage inside the microwave. An accumulation of old food debris inside the oven on the table in the food preparation area. Grease buildup and food debris on the floor beneath the fryers. The hand-wash sink in the food preparation area was blocked by a greaser filterer, a bucket and a box and not accessible at all times for employee use. Several cracked and loose floor tiles in the customer area. Soap was not available at the hand-wash sink in the food preparation area. Paper towels are not available at the hand-wash sink in the food preparation area.

St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 398 N. Locust St., Elizabethtown, April 6. Pass. No violations.

Burger King No. 2605, 531 N. Third St., Columbia, complaint, April 5. Pass. No violations.

Domino’s, 318 Chestnut St., Columbia, April 5. Pass. Food employee involved in food preparation wearing bracelets. Single-service, single-use articles (pizza boxes) stored in the warewashing area directly on the floor and not 6 inches above the floor. Food facility does not employ a certified food employee as required. Food facility has an employee who held a certified food manager certificate; however, the certificate has expired and is no longer valid. Plumbing system not maintained in good repair — water leaking at the pipe beneath the three-compartment sink. The front door and the back door to the outside of the food facility is self-closing and being propped open. Rodent feces in the walk-in cooler, dishwashing area and storage room. Several flies in the facility. Mops are not being hung to air-dry.

Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, April 4. Pass. Condenser vent covers in the walk-in cooler have an accumulation of static dust. Three cans of Sterno were stored on a shelf above packages of croutons in the food prep area.

St. John Neumann School for Children and Families, 401 Locust Drive, Columbia, April 3. Pass. Food employees in kitchen area not wearing proper hair restraint while preparing food. Can opener, a food contact surface, was to have food residue and was not clean to sight and touch.

Arbor Day Celebration will bring community together | TownLively

For more than three decades, Columbia has been recognized by the national Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA, thanks to the efforts of the Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission, the Columbia Tree Society and the Columbia Park Rangers. The groups will hold the 31st annual Arbor Day Celebration at Zion Hill Cemetery, 553 N. Fifth St., Columbia, on Friday, April 28. The event will begin at 6 p.m.
MORE:

https://townlively.com/arbor-day-celebration-will-bring-community-together/ 

Columbia Library's Lisa Greybill is retiring April 30

 

1000 BLOCK OF BARBER STREET CLOSED (Washington Street to 11th)- FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2023

 The 1000 block of Barber Street is closed Friday April 14, 2023 from Washington Street to 11th Street.
 

Borough Council candidates to hold fundraiser at Columbia Market House

 
Brad Chambers

Support the candidacies of Brad Chambers and Aimie Kellers!

Ticket includes food and drink. Menu is as follows: fish sandwich, potato salad, cabbage and collard greens, and a soft drink or water.

Columbia Markethouse
15 S 3rd St, Columbia, PA 17512
April 22nd | 6-8PM

The link for the event is HERE.