COLUMBIA SPY

There's a war raging in Columbia, and you're invited to join in - if you dare. Rivertown Theatre Productions will present Columbia's Haunted Lantern Tour, "Civil War," beginning on Friday, Oct. 13. The annual, nonprofit tour will kick off at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 616 Locust St., before guests will venture through Mount Bethel Cemetery, guided by lantern light on the one-hour tour. MORE: https://townlively.com/visit-the-past-on-a-haunted-lantern-tour/  

What happened: Council members approved the borough's 2040 comprehensive plan after Lancaster County Planning Commission suggested no changes or found any errors. Why it matters: Columbia 2040, which replaces the last comprehensive document approved in 1995, focuses on how the borough will handle growth and improve residential services for the next 15-20 years. The document, divided into two sections and spanning 130 pages, also uses easily understandable language to outline achievable goals, council members said. MORE: https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/columbia-approves-understandable-and-implementable-comprehensive-plan/article_41bf670a-5fc0-11ee-a49e-03ad8187c01e.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share  

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  Lanco Property Investments LLC and Frantz Benjamin conveyed 151 S. Fourth St. to Chloe Jacenda Margreta Light for $276,700. Valley View Capital LLC and Eli S. King conveyed 432 Avenue N. to Amanda Willison and Tillman Rupp for $223,000. Timothy Lewis Swartz and Tania A. Swartz conveyed 46 S. Eighth St. to Alec Cannon for $180,000. Proverbs Home Buyers LLC and Brandon Knoess conveyed property on Union Street to AJ Homegenix LLC for $120,000.

This week's photos of Columbia (Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.)  Swinging into Halloween Jack o'lantern trees on the 800 block of Chestnut A couple of ghosts yuckin' it up downtown Jacks under glass Chained 3 (or 4?) on a bench A sunflower of sorts Patriotic knick-knacks God bless us. Many showed up for the Amvets food giveaway on Saturday.  Vehicles were lined up for several blocks along Manor Street, Florence, Mill, and Barber for the giveaway.  "Flow" the community rock snake has gotten a big head lately. Rockers for sittin' out at Columbia Crossing The former home of General Shannon under a cloud-padded sky The water main on the 500 block of Chestnut Street has been replaced. Workers are now connecting service to residents there. Onward, Christian Patriots! Training A look under the "hood" Truck 80 All manner of vehicles were present at a recent accident at 2nd & Chestnut. Coming October 23 at the Market House Wired cats a...

The Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, officially called the Veterans Memorial Bridge, spans the Susquehanna River between Columbia and Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, and carries Route 462. Built originally as the Lancaster-York Intercounty Bridge, construction began in 1929, and the bridge opened on September 30, 1930. On November 11, 1980, it was officially dedicated as Veterans Memorial Bridge, though it is still referenced locally as the Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge. MORE: https://unchartedlancaster.com/2023/09/30/on-this-day-in-history-veterans-memorial-bridge-opens-to-the-public/