Sahd's Salvage celebrates Earth Day 2019

 Ethan the Farmer and Thaddeus the Llama were a highlight of the Earth Day celebration at Sahd’s Salvage on Saturday. Other activities included yard tours, an exotic animal show, readings, and auction. 
 Ethan believes in farms, food, families, and freedom and that “We the People” are the fourth branch of government.

He offers many services.  His contact info is shown above.

 Some of Ethan’s produce

 Dan Sahd led a tour of the facility.

 Visitors got to see “the back 40.”

 Discarded street signs served as points of reference.

 There’s Marietta Avenue.

 The claw

 Scrap pile

 Another scrap pile

 Yep, more scrap

Cutting through

 Onward

Shadows

 Reflections

 Lamp shades, of a sort

 Sleigh
 Bells & Candles

 Parking meters

 From the pre-cellphone era

 Potato chip cans

 Old-timey fire extinguishers

 Old-timey firetruck

 Old-timey car

 Chicken Little was temporarily sedate because there was no forecast for falling skies

 Plates from different states

 Time to kiss Thaddeus

 The Cornfish, created by Ethan the Farmer, is made of steel, chicken wire and Bondo putty.
 Long shot of Thaddeus

 Staredown
 Lisa Greybill of the Columbia Public Library read Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax to interested listeners.

 Snake skin

Tragically Cute, Charlie Brown, and Coco

The Volksmarchers are in town! (But who are they?)

Sign at Front and Walnut pointing the way to Columbia Crossing, where the Volksmarch event is based.

The “Volksmarchers” are in town for – of course – the Volksmarch. But what is the Volksmarch? Simply put, it is one facet of an overall fitness program called Volkssporting.

According to a booklet published by the Keystone State Volkssport Association, Volkssporting, translated as “sport of the people,” consists mainly of walks, “but sports such as bicycling, swimming and cross-country skiing are also included.”

This week’s event in Columbia (from the American Volkssport Association website.)

This weekend’s event, the “Susquehanna Rivertowns Weekend,” which is based at Columbia Crossing, consists mainly of walking and biking the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail and areas in and around Columbia.

Volksmarcher at Columbia Crossing Friday afternoon.

For more information:
America’s Walking Club
Keystone State Volkssport Association

Hotel Locust was once known as Lockard's Cafe and this man owned it

Sam Lockard, owner of the former Lockard’s Cafe on Locust Street
[Submitted photo]

The ULI/TAP contingent was in town this week to offer ideas for developing Hotel Locust, but decades ago the man shown above owned the building, when it was known as Lockard’s Cafe. By all accounts, Sam Lockard was a big man, standing about 6′ 5″ but he was also large in his generosity, often helping residents in need.

Lockard was a World War I veteran who owned the cafe from the 1920s through the 1950s. Back then, the establishment was a swanky affair, with formally dressed bartenders and a fine bill of fare. One could speculate that Mr. Lockard would be distressed at the current state of the building were he alive today.

Residents meet Columbia's Candidates for Change at "Meet and Greet" event

Former Columbia Borough Council President Sandy Duncan (left) attended Thursday’s “Meet and Greet,” along with Robert Misciagna, and Tanya Minnick. Duncan is a candidate for School Board, Misciagna is a write-in candidate for School Board, and Minnick is a write-in candidate for Borough Council.

A few dozen residents attended the “Meet and Greet” for Candidates of Change over the space of three hours at the Columbia VFW on Thursday. Residents asked questions and discussed local issues with the following candidates:

Heather Zink
Eric Kauffman
James R. Settle II
Howard Stevens
Robert Misciagna
Sharon Lintner
Tanya Minnick

All are candidates for Borough Council, except Robert Misciagna, who is a candidate for School Board. Another “Meet and Greet” will be held in the future (date to be determined).

COLUMBIA BOROUGH POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO IDENTIFY A MALE WHO LEFT OLD TV'S ON THE SIDEWALK IN THE FIRST BLOCK OF N. 4TH STREET | Columbia Borough Police Department


The Columbia Borough Police Department needs your help to identify the male/vehicle in the attached pictures who dropped off old TVs in front of a business in the first block of North 4th Street at approximately 10:22 am on 4/25/19. Police need the man in the pictures to contact the Police Department and to pick up his trash.  The Columbia Borough Police can be contacted at 717-684-7735 or by texting LANCS at 847411. Date:  Thursday, April 25, 2019 Reference ID:  30142-04-25-2019 Case Status: Current Case Type: Criminal Case Region: Northeastern Source:  Columbia Borough Police Department

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A few takeaways from Tuesday's Borough Council Meeting

Resignations 

Columbia Borough Council accepted the resignation of Jay Frerichs and Jeanne Lehmann. Frerichs was hired as a property inspector last November. Lehmann was vice-chair of the Historic Architectural Review Board.

Walnut Street Improvements

Council authorized the borough engineer to advertise for public bids for road improvements to the 700 and 800 blocks of Walnut Street, pending solicitor approval. The bid includes an inspector as part of the process. Previously, residents told council that there were problems with last year’s improvements to the 500 and 600 blocks of Walnut.

Citizen Comments:
Heather Zink said that tree grates on several blocks of Locust Street are becoming tripping hazards. Council President Kelly Murphy said the road crew will address the issue. 

Tree grate on the 300 block of Locust
Zink also questioned the need to pay an outside contractor (Tom Jones Landscaping) to mow at the Veterans Memorial Bridge Plaza. She noted that workers should be available to mow, since several were transferred from the sewer plant when LASA took over the operation. 

The two photos above were taken Wednesday,  April 24, 2019 at the bridge plaza.
Councilman Cleon Berntheizel replied that the contractor continues to install commemorative bricks at the plaza at no cost. Berntheizel added that since the area is a memorial, it should be kept “as perfect as possible.” He added that borough properties are frequently mowed “very quickly” and workers don’t always pick up the clippings. Berntheizel said that the contractor also does weeding in the spring. Murphy added that this is the time of year when other projects are kicking into place for the highway department. 
[A current Highway Department employee, Jim Jones, is a landscaper who has done several projects in the borough. Directing him to maintain the bridge plaza could eliminate the need for an outside contractor, thus saving money for the borough]
Jim Jones, already on the Highway Department, is also a landscaper who has done several projects in the borough, including this one (shown above) at Zion Hill Cemetery in 2016.

Frank Doutrich asked how much money was put into escrow by contractor Eberly Myers LLC for the large “hole in the ground” at the bottom of Locust Street where a house was demolished to make way for an apartment building project. (Columbia Spy reported on the project HERE and HERE.) The project has thus far not materialized. Borough Manager Rebecca Denlinger said that it was her understanding that they had a six-month time frame to complete what was required in their permit, including demolition and foundation work. She added that the company needs to raise more capital for the project.

The “hole in the ground” at the bottom of Locust Street, where a house was demolished to make way for an apartment building.  The project is currently on hold.