Sunday, September 29, 2019

About Town 9/29/19

This week's photos of Columbia


Plumb tuckered out

Taking another look on the first block of North 2nd

 Does this warrant a HAZMAT call?

 Breakfast biscuit "online"

 LANCO SERVICE STORES

 Down at the culvert not much has changed.

 Yep, the scale's still there.

A touch of paradise

 The pole's still there, but the sign is missing.

Here's the sign that was. It disappeared sometime around 2012. It used to greet visitors coming into Columbia from Washington Boro. There's a similar sign currently on the Route 462 side of Locust Street Park.

 Frontier justice

 The Plane Street "Tunnel"

 Is there an afterlife?

 That wind sock is still there.

 Here's a close-up.

 There's obviously no room here.

 Two different painting schemes of similar houses on South 4th

 There's a sheriff in town, though not necessarily a new one.

  There's a ghost hanging around looking for Halloween.

 A dragonfly that's probably on its last legs (or wings)

 Missing light at River Park

 More campaign signs

 No comment

 Working after hours

 Overnight sensation

 The street sweeper was here.

 Big eagle at BB&T Bank

 Little doves meeting for breakfast

 Low visibility signage - not good for sales

 Another sign down!
A witness reported seeing a Penske truck run it over minutes before this photo was taken.

 LASA checking our pipes

 Things are not always what they seem, as in this photo.

 Seagulls and ripples

 Thirsty Puppy Pit Stop at Kristen's Katering, 301 Cherry Street

 Cats hate water except when they're thirsty.

 Halloween's comin'

 Graphic Image at the former Keystone Firehouse

 Mom turkey herding her flock into the weeds.

 There she is.

 Mighty big star

 Cell towers lurking in the fog

 That old car at Rivertowne Antiques is finally for sale. It probably qualifies as an antique.

 Fog afar

 Morning mist

 At the Wright's Ferry Bridge

 Morning light

 Mist on the river

 This is apparently the logo of a bichon frise breeder in Hanover, PA.

 Floyd Landis is moving a CBD oil processing facility there, as Columbia Spy reported HERE.

 Behind bars

 Look who showed up.

Newly installed speed bumps on Riverfront Drive

 A Kindness Rock

 Says so on the back

 Fire truck for sale. The iced tea might not be included.


And last but not least, photos from two Columbia Spy readers:

The four photos below show an interesting way to repair a curb - part concrete, part blacktop:






 Meanwhile, what's up with Park Avenue? (See below.)




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Another reader sent the following photos of more roadwork on the 200 block of Union, where UGI is installing gas lines:








Photographer explores towns in the United States named Columbia - including the one in Lancaster County

"Columbia (Pennsylvania) was the sweetest place," Smith says. "I just loved the architecture in that town. I liked the old buildings. I was sad to hear that Hinkle's Pharmacy went out of business. I loved that place. It was so Americana — a pharmacy with the lunch counter. I liked the vibe there."

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/features/photographer-explores-towns-in-the-united-states-named-columbia-/article_7179aad0-e159-11e9-871e-cfba15aa8cd2.html

Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Work Session - October 1, 2019


Download the council packet HERE.

Columbia Borough Meetings - Week of September 30, 2019


Thursday, September 26, 2019

Should Medicare cover dental, vision & hearing care? Lancaster County man talks to Senate committee


Brian Long, 76, is familiar with the issue because of his role as Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks county coordinator for the Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources.

Long told the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging that Medicare not covering such care makes it difficult to help the many seniors who have hearing or vision loss or dental issues.

“A 76-year old woman I know lives on minimum Social Security and needs cataract surgery,” he said, noting that Medicare won’t cover the surgery and she can’t afford it.

He added that the woman “is fearful of surgery because she plays piano for several churches and doesn’t want to have to miss the services that pay $50 a week.”

Long also said dental, hearing or vision problems can keep people from socializing, exercising and doing other things that have been shown to help long-term health.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/should-medicare-cover-dental-vision-hearing-care-lancaster-county-man/article_f06f8666-dfa1-11e9-af99-4313a2f7c6aa.html