Year: 2019

T.J. Griffin (with DJ Skamzz) coming to Columbia's National Night Out August 6

T.J. Griffin, an at-risk youth mentor and advocate will headline Columbia’s National Night Out at Glatfelter Memorial Field this year. T.J. is a former recording artist manager and has worked with film director Zack Snyder, rapper-actor ICE T, and the legendary band Queen. T.J. will be on stage 7-7:45p.m. Lancaster’s DJ Skamzz will also appear.

See Griffin’s TEDx talk, “The Paper Plane Effect” HERE.

Griffin was also featured in the independent film CHOICES. See the trailer HERE.

See ICE T’s endorsement of Griffin HERE.

DJ Skamzz will also appear at this year’s National Night Out. 

Columbia’s National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday,  August 6, 6-9 p.m., at Glatfelter Memorial Field.  The rain date is Tuesday,  August 13.

Man rushes from Harrisburg to Columbia to watch first man on the moon in 1969

Rushed out of work
I was the only person in the family who had to work on that day in 1969. My whole family was at my Aunt Jane’s house in Columbia, Pennsylvania. As soon as work ended I got in my car and rushed to Columbia. Made the trip from Harrisburg in about 35 minutes – door to door. I missed the actual moon landing but got there in plenty of time to see Neil Armstrong take the first steps, of any human being, on the surface of the moon. On a black and white TV, of course. Quite a thrill!
— Michael S. Tucci Jr., Harrisburg
MORE:

https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/07/readers-recall-where-they-were-when-apollo-11-landed-on-the-moon-i-thought-walter-cronkite-was-going-to-have-a-cow.html

About Town 7/14/19

This week’s photos from Columbia

So what’s the plan?
 Fishing on the dock

Caught one – with presidential lips!
 The Water Reel – Keeping our football field green for years

 Tax notice for 132 Locust Street

 Here’s another one.

Also at 132 Locust: There was talk of opening this sidewalk, at a recent meeting. May as well forget that, though – for obvious reasons.
 Here’s where you fill the gas tank in a ’56 Cadillac.

 More found art down at the tracks, here and below
 All decked out in patriotic attire

 Compare and contrast with the preceding.

 The historic Wright’s Ferry Mansion

 No need to storm Area 51. The visitors are here.

There’s one now, all green and glowing – with a MAGA hat, no less.

 Free blessing box on the 300 block of Walnut, courtesy of Deb Schleh, here and below:
 A chop shop in a backyard?

 A photographer photographing North 2nd

 A surveyor surveying 4th & Locust.

Does that include the freedom of kids in cages?

 Neighbors helping neighbors
Getting the goods

 Digging on the 300 block of Avenue H

 Dates and places for the school supply drive

 Work continues at 401 Locust, here and below.

 7 years . . .

 Nice melons

 We’ve been getting some heavy rains lately.

 Even 401 flooded.

 Afterwards, a rainbow

 More work at 401

 Cementing the deal

 Museum Partners Condominium Association?

 Get your car detailed on North 6th.

 Big man on the job

 Progression of the sign at AJ’s Surplus Grocery at Columbia Plaza:

Washing the mowers

 Here’s something that can’t just be washed away: ongoing mattress dumping on the 400 block of Avenue H.

  A safety issue and a public health issue?
Not to mention an “attractive nuisance.”

Columbia might soon be designated “Mattress City USA,” if this keeps up.

 And just to emphasize the point, here’s another one on the 200 block of the same alley.

 Rear-view of the dung-out work on the 100 block of Locust

 Everyone has to start somewhere.

 Nice paint job, but why was this permitted …

… and this wasn’t?

 Mayflies – the dead and the dying

Speaking of mayflies, cyclists are actually using the mayfly bike rack at River Park.

 Open for business – or nesting … 
This is where the black vultures were living before they “flew the coop.”

 Saturday, July 20th

 Making a break for it

 Patriotic skid
 Camouflaged doors

 Poplar Street School Center for the Arts

 Neckless goose

 Legless goose

 Staring contest

 The Canadian Armada

 Alley cats: This is their turf.

 Columbia – famous for its antiques

 The Eagle has landed. Not yet, though. That’ll be this Saturday, 50 years ago.

 If you feel the need to escape . . .

 SERVICE THROUGH PROGRESS on North 3rd

 Yes, it has stopped.

 Coming soon – or not at all?

 Coming soon, most likely

 Looking deep into 401 Locust

Do Lancaster police have jurisdiction here?
[Submitted photo]

 Please CONE again!

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Council holds budget meeting, 3 councillors and 3 candidates are no-shows

Council candidates (right) join councillors at Thursday’s Budget Meeting. Candidates (right to left) are Howard Stevens, Sharon Lintner, and Heather Zink.

Columbia Borough Council held the second of its 2019 budget meetings on Thursday evening. (The first was held April 11.) In a surprise break with precedent, candidates running for council in this fall’s election were invited to sit at the table with councillors. Three candidates – Sharon Lintner, Howard Stevens, and Heather Zink – accepted the invitation and took their seats at places marked with their names.

A quorum of four council members was present, but unfortunately three other councillors were absent: Council President Kelly Murphy, Cleon Berntheizel, and Marilyn Kress-Hartman. When asked about the absences, Councillor John Novak, who led the meeting, cited “personal reasons.” Murphy and Berntheizel have long been deeply involved in borough finances, so it was curious that they did not attend a budget meeting which had been advertised on December 20, 2018 and listed on this week’s meeting schedule. Until recently, Murphy and Berntheizel served as chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the Finance Committee, before council abolished individual committees. Murphy is currently listed as Lead Councilperson for Finance on the Columbia Borough website.

Finance Manager Kyle Watts reviewed the report and accepted questions from the audience. The budget report can be downloaded HERE. The report is a draft and is subject to change over the next few meetings. A video of the meeting is posted on the Columbia Borough Facebook page HERE.

Novak and Borough Manager Rebecca Denlinger emphasized that all councillors and candidates were invited to this meeting and are invited to future meetings. A schedule of meetings is shown below, as is supplemental information.  

2019 Budget Meeting Schedule

July 11, 2019 Budget Meeting Supplemental Reporting

T.J. Griffin to headline Columbia's National Night Out August 6

Columbia Borough’s National Night Out is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 6pm-9pm (rain date Tues. 8/13/19) at Glatfelter Memorial Field. This year we are fortunate to have “TJ Griffin”, an at-risk youth mentor and advocate as our headliner. TJ is a former recording artist manager and has worked with the likes of meg film director Zack Snyder, rapper-actor ICE T, and the legendary band Queen. TJ will be on stage from 7pm-7:45pm.

Click the link to read more about TJ Griffin.