COLUMBIA WATER CO. JOINS OTHERS TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES PAY OVERDUE WATER BILLS

The state Department of Human Services began accepting applications for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program on Jan. 4. Pennsylvania received $43.2 million to help low-income families with overdue water bills, who had their service terminated, or who have been notified their water service will be terminated in the next 60 days.

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Railroad display to be held at National Watch & Clock Museum

The Lower Susquehanna Valley Railroad will be at the National Watch & Clock Museum February 5 through March 5. Viewing the train in the lobby is free.

Museum hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Agenda - Columbia Borough Council Meeting - January 25, 2022

Download the meeting packet HERE.

DEEDS RECORDED - COLUMBIA BOROUGH - JANUARY 24, 2022

Abide Co. LLC and Jordan Hostetter conveyed 152 N. Seventh St. to Marlena Therese Wagner for $209,900.

Michael R. Whalen, Stacy A. Whalen and Stacy Whalen conveyed property on a public road to Premier Home Solutions LLC for $200,000.

Daniel Colon Osorio, Daniel Colon Osorio and Christine Suitor conveyed property on Walnut Street to Jayson Watson for $194,000.

The estate of Mary Lou Reitzel conveyed property on Maple Street to John D. Reitzel and Wendy Reitzel for $160,000.

The estate of Kay Gordon, the estate of Kay Lynn Gordon, Zachary Gordon and Emily Gordon conveyed 408 Poplar St. to First Choice Home Buyers LLC for $140,000.

Joining a rare club: Columbia's Emily Gambler poised to earn 6 varsity letters this school year

It certainly isn't uncommon for a prep student-athlete to earn three varsity letters in a single school year.

Four isn't unheard of, with some athletes crossing over, like in soccer and football, for instance. Five? That's pulling some serious double-duty. Six? Now that's some uncharted territory, and it takes a special kind of student-athlete to pull that one off.

Say hello to Columbia junior Emily Gambler. She's on pace to earn — wait for it — six varsity letters this school year, as the Crimson Tide's busy body crosses over in two events in the fall, winter and spring.

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Columbia girls keep pedal to the metal, knock off river-rival Eastern York to remain undefeated

It was billed as the Battle of the Bridge.

Saturday night, Columbia won the battle and defended its home turf.

Brie Droege scored a game-high 25 points, twin sister Brooke Droege added 15 points, including a pair of back-breaking fourth-quarter buckets, Morgan Bigler and Emily Gambler combined to own the glass, and the host Crimson Tide played a spirited second half for an electric 47-39 river-rivalry nonleague showdown victory against Eastern York.

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About Town - January 23, 2022

Recent photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) 

Air Force cargo plane flying away . . .

It circled the town (and beyond) and appeared to be in a holding pattern.

20 minutes before the previous photo was taken, it looked like this, with landing gear deployed.

Riverview Terrace at Locust Street and Bank Avenue continues to take shape.

There's a lot of activity at the site on weekdays.

The finished building is supposed to look like this.

The roofline on the Bank Avenue side looks a bit caddy wampus, though.

And the view from some of the windows will be blocked by the adjacent house.

The Majik appliance store project is coming together.

It's at 921 Lancaster Avenue.

Here's a flyer.

Meanwhile, part of the 300 block of Avenue H is closed for the demolition of a historic building.

The railing in the 100 block of Avenue I is finally "fixed."

This is the railing that broke the back of HARB.

Here's a flowery skeleton hanging around.

And here's part of an antique game in a window on the 300 block of 3rd.

Intricate scroll work on the Hermansader mansion

Sometimes river ice looks like frozen waves.

Sometimes it looks like this.

And sometimes a reflection sneaks in between the ice.

Here's a sunset, with heavenly light above.

The river looks "like glass" here.

The sun hid behind the trees over in Wrightsville. That must be where it goes for the night.

One last look at sunsets. . .

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Meanwhile, some of the locals are having a rooftop convention.

This cat is keeping a watchful eye.

New retaining wall at the fire company

Looking through the Plane Street tunnel and towards the river

Spiky balls in the park. Watch where you walk.

Also watch where you sit.

What happened?

Was it vandalism?

Or falling limbs?

Anyway, this mayfly is still hanging around.

This one, too.