About Town - March 31, 2024

This week's photos of Columbia

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OH HAPPY DAY!

IT'S A GOOD DAY

It's a good day to fly to the moon.

Meanwhile, here's a head on a pike.

According to Wikipedia: "This has been a custom in a number of cultures, typically either as part of a criminal penalty following execution or as a war trophy following a violent conflict." So, what did this guy do?

Signs of Easter . . .

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A few looks at Mount Bethel . . . 

Here's a grave marker from 1860.

Breaking through

Siblings of Lloyd Mifflin

Here's Lloyd's grave marker.

Here's the patriarch of the clan: John Houston Mifflin.

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Looking up Avenue G

Old fireplace door

Meanwhile, at River Park . . .

Someone built a fire on the steps of the kayak launch. Did the cameras catch the perpetrator(s)?

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Time for a spring clean-out.

Patriotic bird on Cherry Street

This is how some people treat the park.

At the Mifflin Homestead

This is called "dead nettle," but it looks very much alive.

The garden at Park Elementary

GARDEN RULES

Joe's . . . 

hiccup

Old school transport

Welcome to Columbia . . .

NO TRESPASSING

PRIVATE PROPERTY

NO TRESPASSING

NO TRESPASSING

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Guardian of the cemetery?

Some cultures believe crows carry the souls of the dead to heaven.

Dueling tractors at Tollbooth Antiques.

These two are still for sale.

Puddle of bricks

Civil War Centennial medallion

(Detail of the Front Street mural)

Looks like Team Transportation didn't fare too well.

Promises promises

Try what?

Really?

Guess so.

Kingfisher

A few more shots of the volunteers at Saturday's "vehicle into residence" incident, which Columbia Spy reported on HERE.

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Vehicle crashes into residence on the 300 block of Linden Street Saturday evening

A vehicle crashed into a residence on the 300 block of Linden Street at about 6:30 Saturday evening. The vehicle, a gray Jeep SUV, apparently left the parking lot of the Turkey Hill Experience, crossed Linden Street, and slammed into the structure, causing damage to the entrance and contents. The driver and passenger suffered injuries in the crash.

Emergency personnel removed the female passenger from the vehicle and placed her in an ambulance. Personnel had to remove the vehicle from the structure before the male driver could be extricated. He was also taken by ambulance.

PENNDOT plans major rehab of Veterans Memorial Bridge; interim repairs also slated

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/repairs-planned-for-historic-midstate-bridge/ 

Restaurant Inspections - Columbia Borough - March 29, 2024

Bully's Restaurant & Pub, 647 Union St., Columbia, March 21. Pass. No violations.

Taylor Middle School, 45 N. Ninth St., Columbia, March 21. Pass. No violations.

Parma Pizza & Grill, 232 Locust St., Columbia, change of owner, March 19. Pass. Prepared ground beef and meatballs in the pizza-make unit and walk-in cooler were date-marked but beyond the seven-day use- or sell-by date and require discarding. Bottle of a baking soda and water mix not labeled. Old food residue on the inner rim of the slicer. Old food splatter inside the microwave near the grill. Single-service, single-use articles (soup cups, drinking cups, and to-go trays) stored in the back storage area directly on the floor and not 6 inches above the floor. The food facility does not maintain food employee certification records as required. The facility has 90 days to enroll an employee in a state-recognized food safety course. The food facility does not maintain food employee certification records as required. The facility has 90 days to enroll an employee in a state-recognized food safety course. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Utensils in the hand-wash sink in the front indicating uses other than hand-washing. Outside dumpster lids left open. The ceiling in the back storage area is not finished, plastic draped in some areas due to ceiling leakage, holes in the insulation sheets. Back door has a hole on each side of the bottom of the door and does not protect against the entry of insects, rodents and other animals. Old unused equipment stored in the back storage area should be removed from food facility.

Columbia High School, 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, March 18. Pass. No violations.

Park Elementary School, 50 S. Sixth St., Columbia, March 18. Pass. No violations.

Retail Theft | Columbia Borough Police Department

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/columbiapd/10552/cases/retail-theft-8 

DA's Office and City Police Continue Investigation into Identity of Bomb Threat Suspect | Lancaster County District Attorney's Office

https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/da/11617/post/das-office-and-city-police-continue-investigation-identity-bomb-threat-suspect 

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident happened in 1979: a timeline - pennlive.com

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2024/03/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-accident-happened-in-1979-a-timeline.html