Sunday, May 28, 2023

Columbia Memorial Day Parade - May 28, 2023

 

Columbia's Raymond Wallace, who parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, gives a thumbs up.

There's more information about him on Columbia Spy HERE.


Columbia's Bob Smith was Parade Grand Marshal.

Introduction of Bob Smith























































About Town - May 28, 2023

Recent photos of Columbia 

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Bob Smith was Grand Marshal of today's Memorial Day Parade. He spearheaded the Hometown Hero banner project in Columbia.

Matching curtains have been added to the windows at the mural behind CVS.



That albatwitch is still hanging around.

The docks are in.

Train car with a shipment of sumac (?)

Bath time

Flower power

Works by a budding graffiti artist under the bridge

Speaking of the bridge, these guys were inspecting it the other day.

When you run out of red paint (?)

Dayspring Christian Academy students replaced flags at Mount Bethel.

These old ones will be disposed of in a dignified manner. More info HERE.


Habitat for Humanity gettin' 'er done Thursday afternoon on the 200 block of South 5th Street.

There are those bridge inspectors again, this time a little further down.

Memorial brick walkway at Mount Bethel

The Sheltering Sky, once again

Habitat project, Friday morning

Habitat project, Friday afternoon
These folks work fast.

Flag on stage near the Columbia Animal Shelter

Divers removing parts of the water intake project that are no longer needed



"Old school"

Columbia Borough honored the work and dedication of Emergency Service providers from Penn State Health Life Lion in observance of National EMS week.

Miller Pipeline digging something at 3rd & Perry

Artist at work

"DIRECTION OUT OF TROUBLED WATERS"

Ongoing


The "drive-in project" is taking hold.
Here's what's supposed to be going in there: "A planned development that will include 18,000 square feet of retail space, a 3,000 square foot restaurant, a 3,500 square foot bank, 163 mid-rise apartments, and 9 low-rise townhomes, according to West Hempfield Township Planning Commission meeting minutes of May 16, 2019. The project was also discussed at the February 2, 2021 and October 5, 2021 West Hempfield Township Supervisors' meetings."

It's a clean machine.

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Seen on Linden Street
[Car photos: Howard Stevens]

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A welcome sign - an idea for Columbia?