The suspect has been identified as Donna Guiles, 54, of Columbia. Her mother-in-law is Ethel Edelman.
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Year: 2019
Raw sewage was discharged into Harrisburg waterways on 150 days last year – pennlive.com
Below those surface issues, Harrisburg’s Capital Region Water has been dealing with another problem: raw sewage discharging directly into local waterways, including the Susquehanna River.
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This Week at the Library
About Town 7/21/19
This week’s photos from Columbia
At least something enjoyed the sun this week.
Setback mode for “the sign”?
Big pile in the 300 block of Avenue H
Reflections at 301 Locust
Rustic simplicity
New posts at Hinkle’s
Washerwoman at Columbia Creative Factory
Apparently sporting a surgical scar?
Flowers and flowery sandal at 5th & Locust
This is why you shouldn’t double park on the highway.
“Go your own way.”
Historic Columbia
Stretching the tape
Stirring the dust
As work continues on the 300 block of Avenue H.
Some messages, an eagle , and a snake
They think they’re hiding.
Boating about
But it’s a no-wake zone!
Jeep, complete with trailer and steps
Once again, this time on the 600 block of Chestnut
“NOT AN APPROVED HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE”
Wait, what?
(District Administration Center)
Bell, not recently ringing
1920-2013
Painting continues at Bootleg.
Parking for vehicles with trailers only?
But long term parking is not permitted . . .
HERE.
How hot was it this week?
So hot that this bird was gasping for air.
Add this to the sign survey.
Vine-draped train car
Cooperation between species
A new look at the old railroad station
The 100 block of Locust
We were promised a new building, but all we got was this lousy temporary sidewalk.
Not to mention a weedy hole in the ground right next to it.
Why take up one of those parking spaces when there’s a perfectly good street right there?
Oblivious!
Bring back Trooper Grazer to teach kids traffic safety.
Watching the work
Training session?
Or barbaric cruelty?
The egret’s back.
He’s lookin’ good – because he can!
How hot was it this week?
This sparrow was gasping for air as a water drop hung from its beak.
Looks like they’re installing another gas line.
And they’re still using that Lancaster City sign, which probably isn’t enforceable here.
More work at 3rd Street & Avenue H
The fix-up continues at Front & Walnut.
The Prayer Walk America vehicle exiting Columbia River Park.
Lancaster Online has the backstory HERE.
Cleaning out Clean Quarters
A bevy of buses, seen from North 2nd
Body at Tollbooth
Back to that church on the 200 block of Locust
Workers were issued a stop-work order when they began painting the stones running down the corners of the building, which is in the historic district. However, painting has been permitted on brick exteriors on other structures in the district. The rule seems to be that if the stone or brick was not painted previously it may not be painted now. As with many other issues around town, that rule has not been enforced evenly and consistently.
As can be seen, painting stopped even on the wood trim at the top of the building. This area should have been painted for appearance sake. Compare with the photo below where the wood trim was painted.
Jenny might buy houses, but she should stop posting these signs around town.
“Beauty strip” along the 400 block of Locust
Deeper and deeper on the 400 block of Locust
Lots o’ stuff growing up there on Walnut
Crossing signs at Front & Bridge
Here’s another one.
And here’s a high flier leaving Columbia.
Columbia Gas halts meter installs amid public backlash in York City
“That is an absurd abuse of power to have a state-appointed commission and a private company supersede the historic designations and the desire of the property owners,” said York City Mayor Michael Helfrich.
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Apollo 11: 50th anniversary of the moon landing
A virtual army of 400,000 people worked to make John F. Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a patriotic duty to beat the Soviet Union. Some saw the new space program as a chance to fight for racial equality. Others loved the thrill of an engineering puzzle in a land of sunshine and surf. These are the stories of some of the people who made the Apollo program the pride of a nation and the envy of the world.
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Agenda – Columbia Borough Council Meeting, July 23, 2019
Schools in low-income communities awarded $120K to feed students fruits and vegetables | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Columbia and Lancaster have the two highest percentages of economically disadvantaged students in the county — 64% and 90%, respectively. Both districts provide all students free meals during the school year.
Recipients must spend a majority of their grant on purchasing fruits and vegetables, develop a plan to establish partnerships to reduce costs and provide nutrition education to students, a press release stated.
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Columbia could pay $315,000 a year under new shared services agreement with Elanco
The agreement, which stretches from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2026, extends a partnership between two districts on opposite ends of Lancaster County. The relationship began in 2016 when they also shared a superintendent for one year.
Elanco unanimously approved the extension Monday. Although the Columbia board has yet to consider it, Elanco Superintendent Bob Hollister said it’s a win-win for both districts.
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Meet Hobie in Columbia House Party this Saturday, July 20!
MEET HOBIE HOUSE PARTY
SATURDAY, JULY 20 AT 5 PM
500 CHESTNUT STREET
COLUMBIA
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments will be served
SATURDAY, JULY 20 AT 5 PM
500 CHESTNUT STREET
COLUMBIA
Free and open to the public
Light refreshments will be served
Hobie Crystle
Hobie Crystle is running for Lancaster County District Attorney to make our justice system fair for everyone. He is going to stop wasting taxpayer money on practices that just don’t work. He is committed to helping people suffering from addiction get treatment, rather than throwing them in jail. Hobie will end the broken cash bail system, which splits families apart and costs people their jobs and their housing.
Meet Hobie in Columbia at a House Party this Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m. at 500 Chestnut Street.
Learn more about Hobie at his website HERE.
Hobie Crystle is running for Lancaster County District Attorney because he knows it’s time for the criminal justice system to start serving us the way it was intended to– and to stop wasting taxpayer money on solutions that don’t work. We have a unique chance through Hobie to change the culture of the District Attorney’s office, creating a criminal justice system that is fair, empathetic to our community’s needs, and that works for everyone.
The cash bail system has created two criminal justice systems: one for the haves, and another for the have-nots. When people are saddled with cash bail they cannot pay, they lose their job, their apartment, their car— and maybe their relationships and their kids. In the end, the taxpayer pays because the families left behind go on welfare or into public housing, and the kids go into foster care. As District Attorney, Hobie will eliminate cash bail for small offenses, where the crime wouldn’t require a jail sentence even if convicted.
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