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Lititz bakery makes 300-pound blueberry pie for Columbia jamboree
LANCASTERONLINE
Some pies are anything but easy.
Take the table-buckling blueberry behemoth that headlines Saturday's Fourth Annual Red, White and Blueberry Jamboree in Columbia.
It takes ingenuity to bake, transport and serve the hefty confection, which tips the scales at 300 pounds and spans more than 4 feet in diameter.
The jamboree is a fundraiser for St. John's Herr Estate, a Luthercare community. The whopping pie comes courtesy of Zig's Bakery & Deli in Lititz.
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http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/849526_Lititz-bakery-makes-300-pound-blueberry-pie.html
PA Senators want stamp to honor Thaddeus Stevens
Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) want to honor Pennsylvania Republican Congressman and abolitionist, Thaddeus Stevens. The Senators have asked the Postal Service committee that evaluates the merits of all stamp proposals to establish a commemorative postage stamp honoring Congressman Thaddeus Stevens.
Stevens served the people of Pennsylvania as a Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1868 and played a key role in the abolition movement and the subsequent passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution. Additionally, Stevens was a staunch supporter of policy which stressed fiscal responsibility and debt limitation.
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http://fox43.com/2013/05/15/pa-senators-want-stamp-to-honor-thaddeus-stevens/
Audit shows fifth straight surplus for Columbia Borough
LANCASTERONLINE
Columbia Borough Council focused on finances Monday, approving the 2012 audit, awarding a contract for the Northwest River Trail service building and asking borough staff to collect data from other municipalities served by Columbia Water Co.
Mike Reiner, audit partner at Sager, Swisher and Co. LLP, gave the borough a “clean opinion” on the financial statement. It fairly represents, according to the audit, the modified cash basis financial position of the governmental activities as of Dec. 31, 2012.
Borough announces street direction change
ENGLEONLINE
The Borough of Columbia has announced that the direction of traffic flow on Market Street, which is located near the borough office/police station and the Columbia Market House between Cherry and Locust streets, has changed as of May 13.
Up until that date, traffic on Market Street had flowed northbound from Cherry Street to Locust Street. Now, however, that direction has been reversed, with traffic entering Market Street from Locust Street and traveling southbound to Cherry Street, intersecting Sadie Lane and Avenue I along the way. Avenue I remains a two-way road. Sadie Lane, however, is now a one-way street that exits onto Third Street from Market Street; previously, it was a one-way street in the opposite direction, providing access to Market Street via an entrance from Third Street.
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http://news.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=85633
Mullen Books opens shop in Columbia
LANCASTERONLINE
Mullen Books has opened a used book shop in Columbia at 121 Walnut St.
Mullen Books specializes in used and rare books devoted to the arts, including fine art, decorative art, architecture and photography. Most books sell for less than $15.
Mullen Books is primarily an online bookseller, maintaining an inventory of nearly 80,000 books housed on the second floor of the building.
Owner Kevin Mullen, who has been selling books for some 20 years, said he had planned to continue selling books only online, but after renovating the first floor of his building for a possible tenant, he decided to open his own retail shop there.
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http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/849541_Mullen-Books-opens-shop-in-Columbia.html
Warmer temps coming
The recent “jacket weather” might finally be over.
Unseasonably cool daytime highs will give way to warmer temperatures today.
Kozee Kandles opens in Columbia
LANCASTERONLINE
Kozee Kandles Boutique has opened in Columbia at 436 Locust St. The shop, which has three boutique rooms, features handmade soy candles and accessories and also carries soaps, sprays, lotions, dog treats and incense.
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http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/849525_Kozee-Kandles-opens-in-Columbia.html
Motorcycle-crash victim identified as Columbia man, 43
Columbia to host Civil War encampment this weekend
LANCASTERONLINE
A soldier's life in 1863 and Columbia's role in the Civil War will be the focus this weekend during an encampment in the borough's Locust Street Park.
The “Living History Civil War Encampment” will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19. Sponsored by the Old Columbia Public Grounds Company, the event will feature educational history, musket demonstrations and more by the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, Company E, a Civil War re-enactment group.
“The encampment is being held as a prelude to the local activities planned for later in June memorializing the 150th anniversary of the burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge by local residents and the Pennsylvania State militia,” said Glenn Bachert, a Public Grounds Company member.
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