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 What a difference a day makes. All the lights are lit.

 And the tree is back up.

 Thanks to the efforts of the fire company and borough workers.

 Santa at Hermansader Gallery on Locust

 Full moon over Chestnut

 Salem UCC

 Over at NAWCC

 And nearby

 Fallen angel

 Open lock box at CVS

 Back at the lock box, a little better, but not still great

The deadline for lock box installation is December 31.

 Gathering signatures 

 Iron horse?

 At the post office: “Columbia Bridge” by artist Bruce Mitchell

 Wide open lot on Locust

 Fluttering flag

 Christmas lights on Poplar

 Santa waving good-bye from a circle of sacrifice

 Back at the bridge

 Night lights

 Moose!

 Alive and well in Columbia

 Left behind at the bus stop

 Tree down at the gazebo

 Saint John’s Lutheran

 Looking up

 Keep Woodstock in Woodstockmas.

 Lincoln Highway marker

 We paid several thousand dollars for new tree lights, and all we got was this lousy dark patch.

 At 5th & Cherry

 Ditto

 Santa was here earlier this week, but then he skipped out.

 What’s that ghost sign say?

 Looks like: BAKE

 Fancy frame

 Sick humor

 Back at the bridge once again

 Arches and pipes

 Train passing through

 Train car and former train station

 They used to be in the air carrier biz.

 Another ghost sign which appears to read: MAIL POUCH

 Possibly part of the logo

 Skid row

 More Americana

 Indian elephant bearing a load

 Finial on Poplar

 Hanging out hanging things

 DANGER HOLE

 Lamp imprint on awning 

 756 signatures on 52 pages were collected and are being delivered to council members and the borough manager.

Signatures are still being collected. More information will follow.

 Another finial, neighbor to the one above

 Avenue C ends abruptly.

 Taking in the air

 This truck pulled a bunch of train cars loaded with rocks to the railroad crossing at the bottom of Walnut, then reversed and went back up the tracks, then came back again and kept going.

 Who stole the downspout?

 When in doubt, use the side door.

 Stones similar to the ones used in the Civil War bridge piers (See previous photos.)

 Angelic harpist

 Pounding the sidewalk

 It’s a clean machine.

 3 wise guys and a gal

 Wrightsville as seen from Manor Street

 A closer look

 100 block of Locust

 200 block of Locust

 Santa sighting! He’s back, sneaking around town, so be sure to be naughty and/or nice.

On the lookout

 Let’s get this done.

 Meanwhile, downtown

 Innovative use of a bicycle wheel

On Friday at about 6:30 p.m., this car was reportedly heading east on Linden Street and collided with a truck heading south on Fourth Street. No reports of injuries. 

https://fox43.com/2018/12/20/taxpayers-angry-over-tax-hike-in-columbia/

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-borough-resubmits-koz-application-to-state/article_0b875d7c-04a4-11e9-a414-7376a1621135.html

 Sign the petition to repeal the tax hike. Friday until 10 a.m. at Stover’s News Agency and Columbia Plaza.

Download and print the petition to sign and share. Return to 500 Chestnut Street by 9 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2018.

Or sign the petition at one of the following locations this Thursday at the times listed below:

• Soukup’s Automotive, 7th St – 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• 430 Linden Street – Noon-6 p.m.
• 500 Chestnut Street – Noon-6 p.m.

The petition states:

“We, the undersigned taxpayers and/or residents of the Borough of Columbia, do hereby petition and demand that borough council hold a special meeting as soon as possible to do the following: 1.) To eliminate the $800,000 that was to be allocated to the Revolving Loan Fund in the 2019 budget; 2.) To repeal the Revolving Loan Fund Ordinance 897; 3.) To repeal the tax hike for 2019, thereby reinstating the 2019 tax rate at 6.6 Mills.”