Author: SPY

About Town

This week’s pics from around Columbia…
Well, not exactly in Columbia.
This photo of Darryl Strawberry was taken at Clipper Stadium on Sunday, September 3.
 Take a load off – several loads, in fact.

 Out for a ride

 Drying t-shirts, old school

 Door knocker on the 200 block of Locust

 Throwing your butts on the ground is still littering.
 Wrong way – down the high school hill.

 Crowing

 Shadow of something looming

 Wrightsville isn’t the only place with falling bridge parts.
This shot was taken at Columbia River Park.

 Bald cypress growing nicely

 Jerry Heads at Columbia Creative Factory

 Morning glow

 Home of the Slender Man?

 Cowboy with green face.
Could his name be Moss Hart?

 Ascending glories

Cups “For Payback Money” and some not-too-bad drawings
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 Prodding, poking…

 And pointing.

Reflecting on the next step


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 Mattress madness!

 These mattresses and bed parts were sitting on the sidewalk on the 200 block of Locust on Friday.

 Some folks took some of them away.

 Many mattresses were sitting out.

 They were marked “free.”

 Inside, the former mattress store was empty.
The Venues nightclub previously occupied this space.

Over on Avenue I, this mattress is still there – as it has been for at least a month.

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 A lion lurks on Walnut.
He was recently shaved – but for comfort, or for style?

 The tail tells the tale.

“In the jungle, the mighty jungle,
The lion sleeps tonight.”

 Meanwhile, down at Take Away Refuse…

 There are several cats that might be ferals.

 Some are shyer than others.


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 Still more sticker shock

 Sign

 Armageddon is right around the corner.

 That’s right, you can’t just go building right onto someone’s building.

 That’s quite a list of violations over on 3rd Street.

 Here’s the new name of the former Cherry Street Guest Home.

 Not a bad idea

 Notice of delinquent taxes on the door of 337 Cherry.
Brian K. Fake is listed as the owner. He is also listed as one of the owners of 134 North 3rd Street, which was recently condemned.
Columbia Spy reported on the story HERE.
Workers have been repairing the 3rd Street property over the past month.

 Mi s ng message?

 Sign on South 5th

 So… how fast are we allowed to go?

 He also barks his fool head off when you walk past the gate.

 This is the North 6th Street property where the grass is rarely mowed.
There it is now – and there’s the grass.

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 Sub-compact

 Thinking – a lost art?

“Weird” could also be a reason FOR touching.


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 Just when the mayflies are finally gone…

The dragons invade!


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 The Susquehanna Mirror

 Scads of scum

The Campfire Girls must have been here.
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The end 
Of the trolley
At least for this season

Good things come in threes at Columbia's NAWCC

The National Watch and Clock Museum is starting fall strong with three events guaranteed to tickle your horological funny bone. Go HERE for more info.

The NAWCC is a community committed to preserving, encouraging, and stimulating interest in the art, heritage, and science of timekeeping.

Check out nawcc/watchnews for all things modern wristwatch!

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Find out what we’re all about • Calendar of Events •Give a Gift • Join Us!

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Feet in the Street Art Show Saturday, September 16

Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce invites the public to participate in the Feet in the Street Art Show, a free community event coordinated by SVCC.
Hands-on art activities for all ages, dance 
instruction, and a select number of food trucks will be located in the 500 Block of Locust Street, in Locust Street Park. The event will be held on Saturday, September 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hands-on activities such as chalk drawing on the sidewalk, make and take crafts, and a community mural may be enjoyed by the young and young at heart. Our guests may meander to the Feet in the Street foot painting area to leave their footprint in paint. Willing attendees may dip one or both feet in various buckets containing different colors of paint to leave a personal imprint on the paper provided. 
At 11:15 a.m., attendees are invited to join in the interactive dance instruction provided by Silver Spring Dance Studio. The dance instruction for all ages will take place from approximately 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Following a short break, the York County Youth Development Center will offer a fun and interactive drumming time from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. The Street Beats group will use buckets to create rhythms and dancing.
Throughout the day, the public is invited to enjoy art displays from Columbia High School, which will be found in Locust Street Park. Columbia Creative Factory will offer a chance to help create a mural which they will display in their window. 
For more information, please contact the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce at 717-684-5249.

Lancaster Watchdog: Update provided on mowing of roadside milkweed in Columbia

James Sellmer, a Penn State University horticulture professor, said some recent research done to help assist PennDOT showed promise for a herbicide that killed invasive plants, but spared milkweed.
Sellmer also pointed to research showing that milkweed could be available for monarch butterflies if the mowing was done on a very specific schedule.
MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/insider/lancaster-watchdog-merits-of-fire-house-sirens-considered-update-provided/article_f290d6da-8f7a-11e7-a9c4-b794f0c0ee06.html

'We ain't giving up': Pa. senators hold forum to discuss school property tax elimination

The legislation would eliminate school property taxes and instead fund schools by increasing the state’s income and sales taxes.

MORE:

http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/we-ain-t-giving-up-pa-senators-hold-forum-to/article_979a0928-8e8e-11e7-af9d-2f825f9f0748.html