Author: SPY

 An exhibition of 34 of those pieces, all restored by John B. McLemore, runs through April 30 at the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia.

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Columbia Borough, PA The Street Sweeper will NOT be running today, Friday, April 12, 2024.

Brasilian Sweets and Treats, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, April 6. Pass. No violations.

George Christopher’s, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, opening, April 6. Pass. Raw wood, absorbent and not smooth and easily cleanable, being used for shelving behind the stand.

South Lime, 15 S. Third St., Columbia, April 6. Pass. An irreversible registering thermometer or thermal labels are not available for monitoring the rinse temperature of the mechanical dishwasher. Old food splatter on the upper interior of the microwave.

7-10 Smoke Shop, 149 N. Third St., Columbia, April 5. Pass. Food facility is offering for sale: Sivan Full Spectrum CBD Gummies with Delta 9, 48 Dunwoodie Road, Glenmont, New York, which contains an unapproved additive as specified in 21 CFR 170-180 relating to food additives. Such products are under U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation and at which time CBD is not recognizable as a safe substance to be added to food.

Domino’s, 318 Chestnut St., Columbia, April 5. Pass. Food employees preparing food without beard covers. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Outside dumpster lids left open when not in use.

Smoke N Chill, 353 Cherry St., Columbia, change of owner, April 5. Pass. Employees in the food preparation area not wearing beard covers. Residue buildup on the fume hood. Several spoons, knives and food containers with old food residue and not clean to sight and touch stored on the shelf above the three-compartment sink. A food employee certification is displayed, but the individual is no longer employed by the retail food facility. The facility has 90 days to enroll an employee in a state-recognized food safety course. The food facility does not have the original certificate for the certified food employee posted in public view. Opened box of frying oil filtration powder stored with drinking cups in the cooking area.

St. John Neumann School for Children and Families, 401 Locust St., Columbia, April 5. Pass. Clean pastry trays stored beneath the plumbing of the prep sink, a prohibited area.

The meeting packet is HERE.

The meeting packet is HERE.

The solar eclipse, as seen from Columbia, PA

Today’s eclipse, which reached maximum at 3:22 p.m., was partially obscured by cloud cover during the first few minutes. Luckily, the clouds passed just in time for spectators to witness the final moments. Many Columbians watched the event with special protective glasses. Light shining through gaps between tree leaves created slivers of light on the ground in shapes resembling the eclipse.

Light shining through gaps between tree leaves created slivers of light in shapes resembling the eclipse.

Brandon King, Ashley Kiers, Ashley Marie Kiers and Ashley M. Kiers conveyed 330 Walnut St. to Brianna Eberly for $170,000.

David H Sr. Yurista, Lorraine A. Yurista, Robert L Jr. Zink, Annamary T. Zink and Anna Mary T Zink conveyed property on Barber Street to Annamary T. Zink and Robert L Jr. Zink for $1.

Timothy M. Hess and Lindsey M. Brenner conveyed 1022 Cloverton Drive to Timothy M. Hess for $1.

Valley View Capital LLC conveyed 139 S. Fourth St. to G. Power Services LLC for $221,500.

Donald L. Hanes conveyed 308 Union St. to Serenity Growney and Austin Growney for $170,000.

James R. Kurtz conveyed 175 Lancaster Ave. to Highmount Properties LLC for $132,000.

This week’s photos of Columbia

(Click/tap on photos to see larger, sharper images.) 

Raven Ridge gave a presentation of birds of prey Saturday at Columbia Crossing.

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The Susquehanna crested at seven feet above normal on Friday due to the recent heavy rains.

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Items left behind at the 5th & Chestnut clock plaza

The eagle at the bank

Pinwheels for Easter

THE COMMON WHEEL entrance on the 100 block of Locust

Seen on the 100 block of Locust

More wood for sale at Tollbooth Antiques

The Columbia & Reading Railway engine was out for a drive the other day.

Here’s the Reading and Columbia Railroad building on Bank Avenue.

(Note that the names are switched.)

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Signs were placed along Route 462 for a car detour, as Columbia Spy reported HERE.

Ghost Tours on the 100 block of Locust

Artisan Werks on the 100 block of Bridge

Spring is here.

The honeybees are back.

The bridge is falling apart.

The official name of the bridge, plus details

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Skeletons at Columbia Curiosities on the 300 block of Walnut

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The Locust Street park gazebo

The Gun Family

Trees are dope

Bell on the 400 block of Chestnut

This was placed near the bridge. The company website is HERE.

And last but not least, a bird’s-eye view of the keystone at Laurel Hill

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Many area residents reported feeling the 4.8 earthquake that hit New Jersey on Friday morning, April 5. 

In 1984, however, two back-to-back earthquakes hit too close for comfort for many Lancaster Countians. The first occurred just before midnight on Wednesday, April 18, followed four days later, on Easter Sunday, by a second, more intense, quake.

April 19, 1984, Lancaster New Era

According to the Lancaster New Era, the first earthquake had a magnitude of between 2.7 and 2.8 on the Richter Scale, with the epicenter in the Susquehanna River hills near Marticville. (A New Era graphic states that it registered 3.0.)

Area residents reported hearing a loud bang followed by about five seconds of tremors. The noise was so intense that residents as far away as Wrightsville were awakened by it.

April 23, 1984, Lancaster New Era

The second earthquake, which occurred on Easter Sunday, April 22, measured 4.1 on the Richter Scale and was felt in at least seven states.

The epicenter of the quake was thought to be along the Martic Fault, at a weak section between Martic Forge and Marticville. Although causing only minor damage, the quake was the most powerful felt in the county in two decades.

In the previous 30 years, numerous similar earthquakes were felt in the eastern United States, including Lancaster County. The strongest quake recorded in the county was in 1954, measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale.