Month: November 2017

About Town

Recent pics around town…


To start things off, here’s an abundance of seagulls in all their Hitchcockian splendor…


Here’s another type of bird – the iron-winged variety – at the Lloyd Mifflin House.
The other town clock, at 5th and Chestnut. 
But look at that sky!

 The police pulled over an oversized load on the 200 block of Union Street last week. The truck was carrying huge steel beams.

Down in a hole

 Down in a hole digging a hole

 Unfinished business

 Respect for the flag

 If you doubt that corporations run our country, here are three reasons to believe otherwise.

 Bell on the 400 block of Chestnut

 They’re starting to add up.

GMEN?
Here?

 3 “punkins”

 Looks like fall has fallen.

 Silver trim

The backstory on the town square

 Corrected
Go HERE for the “before” version – fourth picture down.

 Reflection

 Bird feeder, creatively done, at Columbia River Park

 Waiting for the other shoe to drop?

 Bridge over untroubled waters

 Armed Forces flags at Bootleg Antiques

 “Signature” of a sidewalk artist, as in one who has poured a sidewalk.

 Here’s another one.

1906
111 years ago
How the time flies

 Hinkles sign at the high school, along with some unattended mop handles

Construction on 7th 

And here’s two more for Veterans Day…


Columbia Police collecting Toys for Tots

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The Columbia Borough Police Department in conjunction with the U.S. Marine Corp League and Red Rose FOP Lodge# 16 is in the midst of collecting toys for the 2017 Toys for Tots drive.

The photos above were from toys collected after two weeks from Our Lady of the Angels School in the 400 block of Cherry Street in Columbia. A very special Thank You to the folks that donated. 
 Toys for Tots has been very successful over the years. All donated toys will find a home for less fortunate children. Corporate sponsors are also a huge benefit to the success. 
We would like to remind you that there are also donation bins placed all over the Borough. Black Olive Restaurant, Columbia Kettle Works, Columbia Borough Municipal Building Lobby, Hinkle’s Restaurant, Columbia Crossings (River Park), Our Lady of the Angles School, and Turkey Hills. There are more and a complete list will be made available soon. Happy and Safe Holidays!!

Source: Columbia Borough Police Department

Columbia Historic Society to hold auction this weekend

Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 18, 2017, 9 a.m – 3 p.m. for the Columbia Historic Preservation Society’s Benefit Auction. This is a consignment auction. Preview Friday, November 17, 2017 6-8 p.m. Cash or check only. Food will be available. 

Many great items from vintage bottles, Christmas & Halloween, Columbia memorabilia, Columbia Newspapers, Furniture, glassware, Pfaltzgraft, pottery, tinware, tools and much more… 
Location: Columbia Historic Preservation Society’s Banner Hall
21 North Second Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania

www.columbiahistory.net

Columbia Borough Police: Incidents and Citations

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

LOCAL POLICE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING SEVERAL REPORTS OF DAMAGES TO THEIR VEHICLES AND OR HOMES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. MASON M. PFLUMM, OF LANCASTER, REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OF ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS AT LANCASTER CONTAINER, WHILE IT WAS PARKED ON BRIDGE STREET. IT WAS REPORTED TO BE APPROX. $400.00 DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW/TRUCK, 30 OCTOBER 2017.

A NEIGHBOR SAW SEVERAL YOUTHS JUMPING ON A VEHICLE, CAUSING DENTS IN THE HOOD AREA, IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF CEHTRAL AVENUE, APPROX. 2048 HRS., ON THE 27TH. OF OCTOBER 2017. POLICE FOUND TWO DISTINCTIVE FOOT PRINTS ON THE VEHICLE, ONE A SNEAKER AND ONE A BOOT. NO ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE WAS GIVEN.

DAMAGES WAS FOUND ON A WHITE TOWN & COUNTRY VAN THAT WAS PARKED IN THE 400 BLK. OF CHERRY STREET, ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE REAR DOOR. IT WAS DENTED AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKING IT. OWNER STATED HE HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE LOCAL JUVENILES IN THE AREA. THIS WAS REPORTED 09 NOVEMBER 2017.

THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY IN THE 200 BLOCK OF NORTH 9TH. STREET, REPORTED DAMAGE TO A WINDOW THAT HAD BEEN BROKEN OUT, ON THE 10TH. OF NOVEMBER 2017. REPAIR COSTS WAS GIVEN AT APPROX. $100.00.

PERSON REPORTED PAINT BALL DAMAGE TO HIS RESIDENCE IN MALT AVENUE, 10 NOVEMBER 2017. THERE WAS PINK COLORED LIQUID ON THE HOUSE AS WELL AS A BROKEN PAINTBALL SHELL LAYING ON THE GROUND, DIRECTLY BENEATH THE IMPACT POINT. NO VISIBLE DAMAGES WERE DONE TO THE HOUSE.

A RESIDENT IN THE 300 BLOCK OF NORTH THIRD STREET, HEARD A LOUD NOISE, APPROX. 2343 HOURS, ON THE 9TH. OF NOVEMBER 2017, AND WHEN HE CHECKED OUTSIDE HIS RESIDENCE, SAW A VEHICLE SPEED AWAY FROM THE AREA, AND THEN FOUND A LARGE ROCK HAD BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE DRIVERS’ SIDE WINDOW OF HIS CAR. IT WAS POSSIBLY A FORD, SUV TYPE, TAN IN COLOR. NO ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN FOR ANY DAMAGES IN THIS INCIDENT.

A SOUTH SECOND STREET RESIDENT REPORTED DAMAGE TO THE WINDOW OF HIS HOME, FROM A BB GUN, AS THE PELLET(S) WERE FOUND LAYING IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW, 27 OCTOBER 2017. NO ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN AS IF THIS TIME.

GREG L. HERCHELROTH, AGE41, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED 11/10/2017, AT FRONT & WALNUT STS, FOR TRAFFIC-CONTROL SIGNALS; ZLATKO ATANASOV STOYKOV,, AGE 48, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS, AT 3RD. & LINDEN STS., 11 NOVEMBER 2017.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION, BETWEEN 11 & 12 OF NOVEMBER 2017; IVAN T. KROUMOV, AGE 57, OF YORK; ANN DALY BRUBAKER, AGE71, OF MARIETTA; LIANNETTE S. CABRERA, AGE23, OF COLUMBIA; NICOLE RENEE HEINTZMAN, AGE38, OF COLUMBIA.

CHARLES D. BIGLER, AGE 49, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION & CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, AT RT. 441 & RT. 30 WEST, 12 NOVEMBER 2017.

DAVID EDWRD BROWN, SR., AGE 47, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, FOR AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED AT TURKEY HILL ON CHESTNUT STREET, 0300 HOURS, 11 NOVEMBER 2017.

Source: Columbia Borough Police Department

Columbia's Northwest Bank Plans for Week of Giving

The Columbia office of Northwest Bank is gearing up for their first annual “Spirit of Giving Week,” which will take place the week of November 27, 2017.

Local residents are encouraged to get involved with Northwest’s Week of Giving by stopping by the Columbia office to see what they’re doing to help their community.

According to a Northwest press release:

“In the spirit of giving this holiday season, we’d like to take this opportunity to give back to our community. We invite all of our friends and neighbors to visit us at 350 Locust Street Columbia during the week if they’d like to make a donation or help our cause to give back. It’s great to see our community come together to give to those in need.”

Northwest will be collecting donations for Hands Across the Street, including clothing items, paper products and non-perishable foods. Hands Across the Street is a church-sponsored assistance program serving Columbia.

About Northwest Bank
Northwest Bank operates 164 full-service offices and nine freestanding drive-throughs. Founded in 1896, Northwest offers a complete line of personal and business banking products including employee benefits, investment management services, insurance and trust. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company of Northwest and is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as NWBI. More information about Northwest can be found online at http://www.northwest.com.p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 24.0px Helvetica} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 24.0px Helvetica; min-height: 29.0px} span.s1 {text-decoration: underline}

Over 200 participate in Semper Fi 5K Run on Saturday

Columbia’s Charles Leader and Don Groom were among the many participants in Saturday’s race.

Over 200 runners and walkers participated in Saturday’s Semper Fi 5K Run in Columbia to commemorate Veterans Day. As of Saturday morning, there were 176 pre-registrants and about 45 walk-ins, according to race organizer Steve Bowers. All money raised will stay in Lancaster County to help local vets. Along with fellow Marine vet Richard Brinkman, Bowers organized the event through the Marine Corps League of Lancaster County Detachment #294, whose headquarters is at 2340 Ironville Pike, Columbia. Bowers also hand-painted all the race’s directional signs that lined borough streets.

According to the website semperfi5k.rocks, “The 5K course is very fast, downhill and created by experienced runners.” The course’s starting point was Columbia High School, and the finish line was the bottom of Locust Street. After completing the course, participants attended an awards ceremony at Columbia Crossing, 41 Walnut Street.

Bowers told Columbia Spy that he plans to hold next year’s race in Columbia due to the borough’s encouragement and cooperation, and because runners liked the downhill course.

(Columbia Spy posted a video of the awards ceremony on its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/columbiapa17512/ )

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