Fourth Friday Festivities Set

The Columbia, Wrightsville and Marietta areas will host Fourth Friday activities from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 26. Attendees may experience the offerings of the river towns area during this at-your-own-pace monthly event by visiting galleries, antique shops, local eateries and specialty shops. Participants will have the opportunity to view exhibits from local and visiting artists, enjoy refreshments, and discover the uniqueness of towns along the Susquehanna River. For more information on specific gallery exhibits or shop offers, visit www.parivertowns.com or call 684-5249.

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Many county bridges deemed structurally deficient

LANCASTERONLINE
Some 18,000 vehicles cross the Route 441 bridge over Chickies Creek near Marietta every day.

Many of those are heavy trucks carrying waste to the county incinerator in Conoy Township or pharmaceuticals from the Glaxosmithkline facility in Marietta.

Yet the 85-year-old bridge on River Road is listed as “structurally deficient” by state Transportation Department inspectors and is one of 46 in the county on a list facing weight-limit restrictions.

MORE HERE:
http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/874958_Many-county-bridges-deemed-structurally-deficient.html

What I saw recently

Some pics from around town over the last few days . . .

 Forgotten cap at Park School playground

 License plate

 Sheriffs

 Broken window at Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday morning

 A closer look

 They’re b-a-a-a-ck!!!  And the walkways show it.  What’s the old saying about spit through a goose?  Oh that’s right, it’s not “spit.”  

 Rose of Sharon complete with bumblebee

 Wagon wheels at Burning Bridge Antiques

With a little work, this tree at Laurel Hill Cemetery could be a topiary sculpture of Snoopy.  All he needs is a nose . . . and maybe a pair of World War I flying ace goggles.

Columbia Turkey Hill robbed | WPMT FOX43

Columbia Borough Police in Lancaster County are looking for the suspect who robbed the Turkey Hill on Linden Street around 12:30 Wednesday morning.  He was able to leave the store with the cash register tray, but police are not releasing the amount of money that was taken.  Police believe he is in his early 20s.  He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and jean shorts.  He was driving a silver four door car with a PA license plate.

Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation should contact the Columbia Borough Police Department at (717-684-7735).

http://fox43.com/2013/07/17/columbia-turkey-hill-robbed/