"Swamp Songs and Marsh Melodies" at the Library Thursday, July 19
Author: SPY
Brian Sims to campaign for Mary Auker-Endres in Lancaster County “Taking Back the House” campaign event on July 25th
Today Mary Auker-Endres, candidate for PA’s 98th Legislative District, announced Brian Sims will join her for a special campaign event on Wednesday, July 25th at 7:00 p.m. at Tellus360 (24 East King Street) in downtown Lancaster.
“I’m thrilled to be coming to Lancaster to support Mary,” remarked Sims “And I look forward to working with her as colleagues next year as she works to put families first.”
Brian Sims (D-Phila) is a vocal supporter of public education, affordable and accessible healthcare, civil rights, ecological preservation, and government reform. He represents PA’s 182ndLegislative District in Center City Philadelphia, was elected to the legislature in 2012 and is the first openly gay elected state legislator in Pennsylvania history. Before assuming public office, Sims served as staff counsel for policy and planning at the Philadelphia Bar Association. During his time at the Bar Association, Sims worked with attorneys, legislators and community organizations on issues ranging from gender and pay inequity to environmental regulation.
Tickets for the July 25th event can be purchased at MaryForPA.com/july25 or by contacting info@maryforpa.com.
About Mary Auker-Endres
Mary Auker-Endres is the Democratic candidate for PA’s 98th Legislative District, which includes Columbia, Elizabethtown Marietta, Mount Joy, and portions of Londonderry Township in Dauphin County. She lives in Elizabethtown with her husband John and four-year-old son Jack.
Breakdancing with Heads Up at the Library on Monday, July 16, at 10 a.m.
About Town
This week’s photos from around Columbia…
(Tap/click on each photo to see a larger, clearer image.)
He was walking around on the 200 block of Locust Street the other day.
Apparently, he was checking for lead paint with a radioactive zap gun, also known as an LPA-1 XRF Lead Paint Spectrum Analyzer. Is he a member of the codes department or an outside interventionist?
We all have to start somewhere.
Charred vehicles from the Cloverton Drive fire
Another view
Protruding
Roofers roofing on a roof
Is there a budding Matisse in our midst?
Yes, do it.
On the lookout
A really nice scene
Glittery rock
Burned out bottle rocket
Council will consider passing a fireworks ordinance at its August meeting.
Lincoln Highway marker
An engine just hanging around
Oriental religious statue
A plow that’s probably too big for that small area
A park ranger at Columbia River Park…
Seems fitting
Here’s his vehicle.
Speaking of vehicles, the following three reader-submitted photos show illegally parked vehicles used by borough officials…
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Grinding the joints on the backside of 301 Locust
Cleaning up a few days later
A mural is planned for here.
208-210 Locust, primed
Adding a first coat
Was he broken up about something?
It’s not supposed to work this way.
This mess at the Columbia Plaza, along with the collection box, was cleaned up and taken away a day or two later.
Workers on the roof of the former Vigies building
When on a roof, it’s good to be tethered.
A day or two later: under roof
He thinks he’s hiding.
Hard at work
Higher
Chinook overhead
Up close look at that nasty grin
Two killdeers down at the tracks
Suddenly, there were three.
And then just one, crying all by his lonesome.
Graffiti on the Rotary Park picnic tables
Restocking skid row
Catbird with a mayfly
There’s plenty for everyone.
Sometimes a door is a gate.
Where the sidewalk ends…
Not every property has a sidewalk, but what happens when hedges are planted right on the required three-foot setback? These hedges near Fourth and Poplar also block the line of sight for drivers.
Borough officials and others checked out the entrance to River Park last Wednesday to observe traffic issues.
Here’s an example.
Rowhouses on 6th
Fenced in.
Him too
A different use for a bicycle
Ready to ride
Shawnee 3
Bell tower at the former Shawnee Fire Company building
Security office?
Yes it is.
The once-again broken backboard at Makle has been taken down.
This is where dumpsters are born.
Super-compact train car
Broken ridge vent
Either fix it, or hope it doesn’t rain.
Wow!
Who’s supposed to cut these down?
What happened to that section of fence along Heritage Drive?
(It wasn’t the section that was broken.)
Here’s a close-up
Unattended gas pump.
It clicked off just before this photo was taken.
The “water wheel” at the high school football field
Rock salt on a tree stump
Above it all
Ornate old gate
Here’s a close-up
Shadow fence along Mount Bethel Cemetery
Stirring up dust on the 600 block of Locust
Finishing up Friday morning at the library
Keeping level
Biting the dust?
More progress at Andy’s auxiliary
Parking lot paving along Commerce Street
X Mark’s the spot.
Ready to roll
Almost done
The almost-finished product
At the library
Around back
New deck furniture
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There was a Saturday morning baseball game at the high school.
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The gallery banner blew up onto the rooftop click, click, click.
Artist at work
Enjoying the day
Volunteers turned out on Saturday to move boxes of books back into the library.
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On the 400 block of Locust
Later, something else was added.
Sticker shock
Kingfisher
Will the last person to leave Columbia, please turn out the lights.
Police chief gets near-perfect score; June 2018 police report
Chief Brommer spoke Wednesday night about the 10-week course he completed recently.
Columbia Borough Police Chief Jack Brommer achieved a near-perfect grade point average in a program he recently completed at the State Police Academy in Hershey. Brommer received a final score of 98.98 in the 10-week course from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, according to Mayor Leo Lutz at last Wednesday’s Safety Committee meeting. Brommer, who received a certification of completion, said the instructor asked to use his research paper as an example for future courses.
Safety Committee member John Novak holds up the certification Chief Brommer received for successful completion of the course, as committee chair Todd Burgard and member Pam Williams look on.
According to Brommer, the course consisted of several categories, such as budgeting, decision making, federal law, grant writing, resource allocation, and strategic planning. For a required research paper, Brommer chose the topic of improving pro-activity within the department, which entailed analysis and suggested solutions.
Brommer said officers attending the program came from Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland, with half the class consisting of state police officers. He commuted during the “two weeks on, two weeks off” program, which ran from February to June. Brommer said that he took the course to further his education, even though it is not required by the state. Sergeant James Jacobs and Sergeant Sam Stein also completed classes recently. “Training’s a priority for us, and the entire department knows it,” Brommer said.
June 2018 Police Report:
Changes in River Park restroom schedules due to recent vandalism
School Supply Drive To Benefit Local Students
Columbia Life Network is once again hosting its annual school supply drive to collect items for students of the Columbia Borough School District and Our Lady of the Angels Catholic School.
Items requested include new backpacks, pencils, pens, crayons, rulers, scissors, binders, notebooks, glue sticks, and more. Several opportunities for the community to donate school supplies to the effort are planned. The first will be at several local retail stores on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Once the list of locations is finalized, it will be posted at http://www.facebook.com/columbialifenetwork/.
MORE:
https://www.townlively.com/school-supply-drive-to-benefit-local-students/
Columbia woman charged with Driving Under the Influence after car crash | Manor Township Police Department
Alexis E. Steele, age 28, of the 800 block of Barber Street, Columbia, PA was charged with 2 counts of Driving Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance and Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic by Officer Patrick O'Rourke after the vehicle she was operating, crashed in the 2700 block of Charlestown Road on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 1138 hours. Officer O'Rourke was on patrol when he came upon the scene of the crash. Steel's vehicle had severe damage to the passenger side from striking the telephone pole. Steele appeared to be under the influence of a drug and a chemical test of her blood showed she had Fentanyl in her system. The charges were filed at MDJ Joshua Keller's office.
Arrest Date:
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Case Number:
2018-MN-01461
Charges:
Source:
Columbia Man Charged in Hit and Run Crash | Manor Township Police Department
Trent E. Johnson, age 19, of the 100 block of North 6th Street, Columbia, PA was charged with Failing to Stop and Provide Information to the Owner of Unattended Property and Failure to Drive on the Right Side of the Roadway by Officer Jonatan Morales. On Monday, July 2, 2018 Manor Township Police responded to the 1100 block of Indian Marker Road for a report of a vehicle striking a telephone pole and fleeing the scene. While responding to the scene they were notified that there was a Jeep with severe damage stopped in the area of the 3000 block of River Road. Officer Rockie Tice located Johnson with his vehicle at the River Road location approximately 1 mile from the Indian Marker Road location. Officer Morales determined that Johnson had struck the telephone pole and then left the scene. The citations were filed at MDJ Joshua Keller's office. Johnson was not injured in the crash.
Source:
https://lancaster.crimewatchpa.com/manorpd/11406/post/hit-and-run-crash
Columbia Man Issued 3 Citations for Separate Protest Incidents at Pipeline Location | Lancaster County District Attorney's Office
A Columbia man has been cited three times for separate protest incidents in March and June at pipeline-construction locations near his home.
Daniel K. Forry, 77, of Prospect Road, was cited with summary counts of harassment, disorderly conduct, and obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.
West Hempfield Township police mailed citations to Forry on July 3.
The citations regard March 16, March 31, and June 2, incidents on Indian Head Road, where constructions crews were working.
Specifically, the citations involve interactions Forry had with flaggers, contracted for traffic control.
– On March 16: Forry refused to comply with a flagger’s directive that he not pass because workers were on the roadways. Forry inched forward in his vehicle and tapped the flagger with his front bumper. He was cited with disorderly conduct.
– On March 16 and March 31: Forry refused to comply with a flagger’s directive, yelling at the flagger, and at one point getting out of his vehicle and nearly face-to-face with the flagger while yelling. Forry did this “because he does not agree with the pipeline,” an officer writes in a citation for harassment.
– On June 2: Forry again refused to comply with a flagger’s directive, striking the flagger while attempting to drive around him. He was cited with violating obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.
No one was injured in the incidents.
MEDIA CONTACT: Brett A. Hambright, 717-295-2041; bhambright@co.lancaster.pa.us; Twitter: @BrettHambright
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