Fourth Friday, Scooby-Doo and 'Angels' – LancasterOnline

Can't wait 'til First Friday to get your art fix in downtown Lancaster? You don't have to. You can sate your appetite this weekend, too, during the Rivertowns Fourth Friday celebration. Each month, the towns of Columbia, Marietta and Wrightsville showcase their creative offerings in much the same way downtown Lancaster does. Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., visitors can enjoy a variety of art exhibits and explore specialty and antiques shops in all three towns.

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http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/828858_Tips–Fourth-Friday–Scooby-Doo-and–Angels-.html

Police: Lancaster County man arrested after he leads Wrightsville police on chase, jumps in river – The York Daily Record

A Lancaster County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he led Wrightsville Borough Police on a chase and then jumped into the Susquehanna River, leaving his pregnant girlfriend as she ran into the woods, said Wrightsville's Chief Ron Hege.

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Columbia River Park receives state award for improvements – LancasterOnline

Columbia River Park won the Keystone 20th Anniversary Award for an exemplary Parks and Recreation project funded by the Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.

The award was presented to the Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, at the state Capitol on Monday as part of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Keystone Fund.

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'Superbug' alert is sounded – LancasterOnline

A deadly superbug being called a “nightmare bacteria” is circulating in Lancaster County, and federal health officials are urging hospitals and nursing homes across the country to protect their patients from it.
“This is going to be a big problem as we move into the future,” said Dr. Neil Greene, chief of Lancaster General Health’s infectious disease division. “It is going to be a potential major public health threat.”
The superbug is actually a family of germs that are difficult to treat because they’re highly resistant to a group of antibiotics called carbapenems, which often are used as a last resort to treat serious infections. The germs are referred to as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, or CRE.
Federal health officials refer to CRE as a triple threat. The germs are resistant to all or nearly all antibiotics. They also have high mortality rates, killing up to half the people who get serious infections with them.
Most chilling, perhaps, is that the bacteria can spread their resistance to other bacteria, jumping from bug to bug, so a bug that causes pneumonia can transfer antibiotic resistance to a bug that causes urinary tract infections.

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On the subject of security . . .

In a recent newspaper article HERE, Dave Lewis, general manager of the Columbia Water Company, is quoted as saying “they” are going to review the security at the Water Company site where the water storage tanks are located.  A good place to start might be the boundary between Laurel Hill Cemetery and the Water Company’s property.  Currently, there is no fence or any other barrier between the properties to keep unauthorized people out.