Year: 2014

The current issue of Lancaster County Magazine features an article on Columbia, including lots of photos.

Fence posts have appeared recently along the side of the property at 631 South 13th Street, even though the zoning permit pertaining to fence installation specifies the rear of the property. (Unless “rear” means any of the property behind the house.)

More information can be found HERE.

 A poster for a memorial ride for Chad Noll, who passed away last year

 A visitor (?) at the visitor’s center (Northwest River Trail Services Building) at Columbia River Park on Saturday morning

 So that’s where the honeybees are – getting hopped up on the caffeine in Mountain Dew.

I saw this abandoned soda can at Third and Locust with what I thought were yellow jackets crawling on it, until I looked more closely. These are the first honeybees I’ve seen in quite a while. 

 It’s only September, and these geese are flying south already.

I hope that doesn’t mean we’re in for a nasty winter.

Road construction continues on Ironville Pike.

The “Feet in the Street” event on Fourth Friday in Columbia featured art, dancing, food, music, and other attractions. The event was centered on the 500 block of Locust Street and Locust Street Park and extended to other areas of town.

 Dancers dancing

 Claire Storm with a mosaic of the bridge burning, created by participants at last year’s RiverFest in Wrightsville

At the beginning of the “Feet in the Street” celebration on Friday, a group of youths –  skateboarders and others – showed up in Locust Street Park with apparent intent to disrupt. After one of them “accidentally on purpose” fell off his skateboard, his associates banged him on the head with their “boards” – cracking the motorcycle helmet he was wearing – and kicked him in the face shield, after which he turned over and began thrusting lewdly on the sidewalk. As his companions dispersed toward Locust Street, running past children drawing on the blacktop with chalk, said helmet wearer rolled and sprawled on the grass before running away.

Columbia Borough Police officers soon arrived and dispersed the youths, except for one who became defiant and allegedly threatened officers. After a brief struggle, he was handcuffed and removed, and the proceedings continued without further interruption.

I always thought that our park down by the river was called “Columbia River Park” (or simply “River Park”), but the latest Columbia newsletter included with this week’s Merchandiser names it as “Riverfront Park,” as shown below:

On the signs at the park, shown in the two photos below, the area is called “Columbia River Park.”

Which is it? 

Let’s pick a name and stick with it.