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Columbia holds National Night Out

Several hundred people attended Columbia’s National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Glatfelter’s Park.  Dozens of stands representing local businesses and organizations were on display. Susquehanna Fire Company Number 4 (Hambones) demonstrated the Jaws of Life by cuyting apart an vehicle donated by the Midway Collision Shop. Unfortunately, The Life Lion helicopter was unable to appear as schduled, due to a delay in Elizabethtown.
Here, a youngster checked his weight on a vehicle scale.

 CPR manikins were displayed.

 Teepee

Tethered hot-air balloon rides were offered for $5 a passenger.

Vehicles from several fire departments were on display.
 The event was a success, with several hundred people attending.

 Chris Vera represented the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.

 Waterways Conservation Officer Jeff Schmidt showed a variety of specimens.

 Firefighters demonstrated life-saving techniques, using the Jaws of Life to disassemble a vehicle.

 A person in the stands seemed to be making a comment about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

 Mayor Lutz (accompanied by Kathy Hohenadel of the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce) led the balloon send-off.

 Onlookers awaited the countdown

 Mayor Lutz, balloon in hand, readied the crowd.
The countdown and send-off

'Amish Rebel' Jeremiah Raber in Columbia Saturday

Jeremiah Raber, the Punxsutawney, man who was part of the ensemble in the TLC ‘reality’show “Breaking Amish” and “Return to Amish” will be stopping by Columbia’s Vecchia Sicilia Pizza Shop Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Where have all the Columbia roses gone?

Most of the roses were casualties of sidewalks replaced when those mayfly-attracting art deco bridge lights were installed in June. Rose roots had encroached on the old sidewalks, so flowers and roots were removed with the concrete.

A sick river: Susquehanna should be declared 'impaired'

There was a time when you would not hesitate to eat a fish caught in the Susquehanna River. As recently as 2005, Bassmaster Magazine listed the Susquehanna as one of the best “smallmouth (bass) destinations” in the country.
But if you catch a smallmouth bass in the river today, you might be grossed out by what’s at the end of the line.
The Susquehanna is now home to transsexual and mucus- and lesion-covered smallmouth bass.
Because the fish do not tolerate pollution well, it’s a strong indication that the river is polluted.
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