Saturday, January 17, 2015

What I saw recently

 More light duty

 Seen in York - easily accessible buttons.  A good idea for Columbia?

 Seen in Wrightsville - people do love that bridge.
 On the job

 Crow's nest?

 Emergency personnel at a recent call

 Apparently, the logo for a local band.  Could be used for the Susquehanna, too.

 Several Lancaster County Dollar Generals have been robbed recently.  I hope ours isn't next.

 Almost sunset on the Susquehanna

 Newly opened Mattress Mart at Front & Bridge

 Did anyone remember to put the jumper cables away?

More stars and strips forever
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Po-jama people

I've been seeing a lot of this over the past year or so. Do public pajama-wearers wear pajamas to bed that they wore in public?



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Shutterbugs everywhere




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Wrong turn?

Turning up Locust from the left lane, nearly causing a few accidents.


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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Lights being rewired on 3rd Street



Excavation was being done today on Third Street (near Burning Bridge Antiques) so that three street lights could be rewired. The lights have been out for several months
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State adds budget information and teacher salaries to school rankings site

Columbia Borough School District has the second lowest average teacher salary: $55,377.
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Beware ‘the blob’ that small government forms

Don't believe in the blob? Consider that Pennsylvania has 500 school districts (about one for every 25,000 people) and levies the 10th-highest state and local taxes in the U.S., according to the Tax Foundation. Compare that to Florida, No. 31 in state and local taxes, with only 67 school districts (one per 280,000 people).
The blob created by the mass of educational bureaucracy in the 16 school districts in Lancaster County alone — 16 superintendents, 144 school board members and hundreds of administrators — leads to public institutions that are collectively bigger, costlier, fractured and more resistant to reform. 
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Hempfield superintendent hire not so super on transparency

The Hempfield School Board's hiring of Chris Adams was probably the right move. Too bad it was not done in a transparent way aimed at building trust and cooperation among parents and residents.
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Artist and teacher Dorothy Cooper's collection will be for sale at Garth Gallery Friday and Saturday

Dorothy Cooper's collection will be for sale in an exhibit at Garth Gallery, 22 S. 2nd St., Columbia, from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, with a wine-and-cheese reception for the artist on Friday. Proceeds from the sale will benefit an art scholarship at Columbia High School.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Gas pipeline explodes at Ross Barnett Reservoir in Mississippi

We might want to rethink that pipeline project planned to go through Lancaster County.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Vehicle accident at Chiques

Emergency crews responded to a vehicle accident on Route 441 near Chiques Rock at about 5 p.m. today.
(Submitted photos)
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What I Saw - Tuesday, January 13, 2015

 Park school crossing guard protected against the cold

 Screens backlit by the sun at the Turkey Hill Experience 

 The National Guard hasn't taken our artillery piece yet from its position on the plaza near the Veterans Memorial Bridge.  That possibility was discussed at a borough council meeting last July.

Sunset as seen from Central Avenue
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A new sign for Columbia

A new sign was recently installed at the Third Street exit into Columbia, next to the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center.  The sign features rotating messages promoting local businesses, as well as time and temp.






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Vehicle accident at 15th & Manor

A vehicle accident class 2 involving a Subaru Legacy and an A&L Doors van occurred at about 4:40 Tuesday afternoon at 15th and Manor Streets.












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Monday, January 12, 2015

Time for Lancaster County to get (fully) together on police service - LancasterOnline Editorial

Stedman favors leaving the Lancaster Bureau of Police in place and putting the rest in a single regional force. Such an approach would be a first in the region.
Such consolidation would not only save money by pooling resources and reducing overhead, Stedman said. It also would improve crime fighting by making seamless what now takes coordination across municipal lines.
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Providence Twp. defends records-review policy

Well, this is a draconian measure. What are they afraid of? It's even easier to get public information in Columbia. (Some of it, anyway.)
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Providence Township supervisors will continue to require appointments  to review public documents at the township municipal office.
The township also requires the presence of a supervisor to answer any questions or view township records or documents.
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Three sites added to Historic Preservation Trust's Watch List of 10 most threatened properties

One site no longer on the list is an early 19th century log house and root cellar at 522 Norwood Road, Columbia, that can't be restored or moved by its new owners, Historic Preservation president Lisa Horst said.

Two other properties no longer on the list are the 1870 David Mayer farmstead, 1580 Fruitville Pike, Manheim Township, and the former 1895 Long Funeral Home, 855 Chestnut St., Columbia.

Both properties are being restored for new uses, Horst said.

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http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/three-sites-added-to-historic-preservation-trust-s-watch-list/article_bf9183e4-9a7a-11e4-b6d7-3fa258e13af5.html?mode=jqm

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Car accident on 462

Slippery road conditions may have contributed to this car accident near 14th Street and Route 462 early this afternoon.
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