At the Library – March Take & Make Craft for Youth
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Columbia pulls away from Pequea Valley for 63-49 win in District 3 Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinals | Sports | lancasteronline.com
“We just talked about staying on the path,” Columbia fifth-year coach Kerry Glover said. “Offense wasn’t the issue. We just have to get stops consistently. Not having basket exchange. We need to play better in all areas on Thursday.”
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What's up with that mystery rock in the Susquehanna?
Why would a large rock at the edge of the Susquehanna River have numbers and letters carved on it?
GO HERE:
https://yorkblog.com/universal/mystery-rock-in-the-susquehanna/
Columbia Creative Factory finds new home at Kindred Collections
Mychal LaVia believes in the power of collaboration. The co-founder of Columbia Creative Factory was looking for a new location for his organization when he walked into Kindred Collections at 452 Locust St., Columbia. The business, owned by Dena Krebs and Julie Hess, opened its 10,000-square-foot location in early 2020.
“He came in and said he was looking for a space and I said, ‘Well, we definitely have space,'” Krebs recalled. “It sort of felt like it was meant to be.”
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https://www.townlively.com/forming-a-creative-collaboration/
Columbia Spy previously reported on Kindred Collections HERE.
Council appoints Peter Stahl
At the March 2, 2021 Columbia Borough Council Work Session, council voted 4-2 to appoint Peter Stahl to the council seat vacated recently by Pam Williams. The term of the appointment ends January 4, 2022. Councilman Todd Burgard made the motion, and he and councillors Eric Kauffmann, Fran FitzGerald, and Heather Zink voted for the appointment.
March 2021 Lancaster County Delinquent Tax Report
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Agenda (Preliminary) – Columbia Borough Council Work Session – March 2, 2021
About Town – February 28, 2021
This week’s photos of Columbia
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These are the hands of the workman who operated the control unit that guided the trailer that held the transformer that rolled through town on Friday.
There’s more information, photos and videos on the spectacle at the end of this post.
Someone is dungin’ out, out at the Visitors Center.
Here’s a good man at work.
The lamp at the Von Hess building on Bank Avenue is now chained to the front wall.
And in case anyone’s wondering where we are ^^^
Dropped scarf on North 4th
Yes he is.
Vigilant, that is.
A fierce feral on South Second
According to a lifelong Columbian, the witch hazel plants on the right were planted in memory of Fred Abendschein for his service to Columbia. His obit is HERE.
This plaque was recently installed at the Shannon Armory (named after General Edward C. Shannon) on the 200 block of Walnut Street.
Here’s a look at the armory.
And here’s the general’s former home at 500 Chestnut.
This plaque is mounted there.
Bye
Looks accurate.
At last Tuesday’s meeting, borough council voted to spend $144,000 on studies of the McGinness property on Manor Street with an eye towards purchasing it.
Vultures in Columbia –
They are in all walks here.
Down at Toll Booth
This truck may have seen better days.
An abundance of skulls
Here are two snow photos (above and below) from last Monday, by Todd Stahl.
Chairs to hold parking spaces on North 2nd Street
Not surprisingly, snow was still hanging around on Tuesday.
Here’s a waterlogged ADA access.
Stocked up and ready to go
On the way home
The secret lair of the Colonial Metals trailers
Scarf-bombed tree on Locust
Skid row
Graffiti, signed by the artist
The two photos above are from an accident scene at 2nd & Bridge earlier this week.
[Submitted, name withheld by request]
The following two photos from this past Thursday were submitted by Todd Stahl. The first one shows a flatbed on Bridge Street delivering a section of the trailer used to transport a large transformer through town on Friday.
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And finally, the saga of the transformer:
The 18-foot high load made its way slowly up Walnut Street
as workers lifted utility wires to allow it to pass.
As mentioned earlier in this post, a trailer carrying a large transformer slogged through Columbia on Friday on its 2-1/2-mile journey to a PPL substation on Stone House Lane in West Hempfield. On Friday morning, the 210,000-pound transformer was offloaded from a railcar just north of the Veterans Memorial Bridge and onto a 36-wheel trailer that was operated remotely by a worker with a controller. A crew of about a half a dozen men from Edwards Moving out of Kentucky lifted utility wires along the route to allow the 18-foot high load to pass. The step-down transformer was built by Delta Star, Inc. and reportedly will replace another transformer that was installed in the 1970s.
Workers lifted lines en route.
The worker with the controller can be seen on the extreme right.
The trailer made its way past the traffic lights at 5th & Locust.
The transformer came to rest at this PPL substation on Stone House Lane in West Hempfield.
Here’s a closer look.
Transformer makes its way slowly through Columbia to West Hempfield
Columbia council still mulling new member, decides it's time to upgrade Borough Hall clock
Gayle Johnson | For LNP. Meeting, Feb. 23.
What happened: Council members failed to choose a replacement for a vacant council seat, rescinded their previous decision on a public relations firm, and decided to upgrade the inner workings of the clock at Borough Hall.
Vacant seat: Council members interviewed three applicants and, after more than an hour of discussion, no candidate received a majority vote. Ryan Sexton, a truck driver and veteran, and mechanic Peter Stahl each received three yes votes from the six-member council. Chris Misciagna, a nurse, received two yes votes.
Discussion: Council President Heather Zink noted that Sexton, who lives in the first ward, would bring additional voices into council. Currently, three council members live in the sixth ward, two live in the fourth ward and one lives in the seventh ward. Council member Todd Burgard recommended Stahl because the applicant expressed enthusiasm for the proposed purchase of the McGinness airport property.
What’s next: Council members voted to postpone a decision until the March 2 work session. If voting then results in a tie, private citizen William Kloidt, the only noncouncil member on the vacancy board, will cast the deciding vote. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on the borough’s Facebook page.
Quotable: “None of us had talked about (the candidates) beforehand,” Zink said after the meeting. “We all need to think about the direction we want to go with the council.”
New logo: Council voted to rescind a contract with Gavin Marketing, an advertising and PR firm, to design a single brand and logo to represent the borough. Instead, council member Burgard, a graphic designer who owns a business consulting firm, will work for free to design a unifying message and image for Columbia. Zink said council is exploring whether it has to pay a $2,500 termination fee for breaking its contract with Gavin.
Borough Hall clock tower: The borough will seek proposals for updating the handmade timepiece inside the clock at the top of the borough hall tower. Borough Manager Mark Stivers said the antique clock will look the same from the outside but will have an electronic timepiece. The clock’s current mechanism will be donated to the National Watch & Clock Museum. The 1,000-pound bell first rang May 30, 1949, during a Memorial Day remembrance of those lost in all wars. A town hall fire in 1947 damaged the original bell, built in 1874. Clockmakers melted down the original bell and used the material to create the new device, according to a souvenir program describing the event.
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