Columbia Spy

An LGBTQ+ rights group and a local member of the parental rights group Moms for Liberty plan to hold gatherings on Saturday outside the Lancaster Public Library after obtaining permits from the city.

The dueling rallies are over a “Drag Queen Story Hour” event for children scheduled at the library that afternoon. Interest in the event has surged after Republican county commissioners criticized it. So has opposition, with about 400 signatures on an online petition that calls on the library to cancel the event.

Local LGBTQ+ group Lancaster Pride obtained an event permit for Ewell Plaza, which is directly outside the library, according to Lancaster City spokeswoman Amber Strazzo Righter. The group hopes to provide a “peaceful, loving, supportive presence” separating protesters from families going to the library, it said online.

A separate permit was granted to Lucy Gillichbauer, a member of Lancaster County’s Moms for Liberty chapter, for a gathering at Binns Park, across North Queen Street from Ewell Plaza, Strazzo Righter said.

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https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/survey-pennsylvania-state-police-sexiest-uniform-rankings-no-16/521-874048e9-83b9-4efe-87e2-baef01d11138

When: School board meeting, March 5.

○ What happened: Residents of Columbia Borough School District are not likely to see their real estate taxes go up in 2024-25, Business Manager Keith Ramsey told the board. This would be the fifth consecutive year for no tax hike.

Quotable: “A lot of work goes into analyzing costs and utilizing funds for the district,” Ramsey
said. “Through this process, we are working toward reaching district and developmental goals that are student and sustainability minded.”

[Source: LNP/lancasteronline]

Glenn A. Peifer and Mary R. Peifer conveyed 332 Union St. to Glenn Alvin Peifer, Mary Rebecca Peifer and Peifer Family Trust for $1.

Glenn A. Peifer and Mary R. Peifer conveyed 325 S. Third St. to Glenn Alvin Peifer, Mary Rebecca Peifer and Peifer Family Trust for $1.

Mildred J. Dosch conveyed 212 Perry St. to Daniel S. Kline for $110,000.

Columbia boys basketball coach Kerry Glover, who brought District Three championships back to the hill, has resigned after eight seasons.

Glover decided to step down 18 days after leading the Crimson Tide to the Class 3A title. He also won districts in 2022, ending the school’s 28-year drought.

“It makes it worthwhile knowing all the work we put in amounted to something on the court and more importantly off the court,” Glover said. “I can say I know I did right by my guys. They got something out of it.”

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This week’s photos of Columbia

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That’s a mighty long fire truck. According to a source in the know, it’s a tiller ladder truck that is privately owned. Such trucks are actually more maneuverable than regular ladder trucks or aerial towers.

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Columbia Rivertowne Antique Center sign

A fill-up for the trees 

The weather’s been warmer, and these nasty things have been out and about.

But so have these kinder, gentler bugs . . .

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Barriers for keeping vehicles off the bank at River Park

Shadow of a lamppost

Peace

It’s still there – a lock for securing the fence.

Gnomes in the grass

Happy Easter and other messages . . .

Another drawing by a budding artist on the 200 block of Walnut

Lotsa wood at Tollbooth Antiques

Rusty hub and spokes

Faded directions – but we all know what to do.

Bethel

Chapel at Holy Trinity Cemetery

Cross

Side window

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The Foresters got a new sign.

Pitcher

$40K+ and there it sits.

A sub-compact copter?

STOP

It’s an Excess Height Car.

REGULATIONS

Gulfstream G600 flying low

Cameraman on the job at Columbia River Park

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Keep our waterways clean.

Coming Soon

STOP EMINENT DOMAIN

On the door

Improvise or Die

Coming soon

New on the 400 block of Locust

Rose is coming back.

WIC

Someone dropped a paver.

Two towers

Atop the Elks

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A reader submitted this photo.

Here’s a closer look.

The daffodils are bursting forth, which means it’s officially spring, despite what the calendar says.

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On Saturday morning, the Wrightsville Fire Company and the Glen Rock Fire Company practiced their Boat Operations skills under the direction of staff instructors of WhiteCap Water Rescue Training. The boats are Glen Rock’s.

[Photos: Todd Stahl]

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Kreiser tendered his resignation last week after coaching in Columbia’s storied basketball program for nearly three decades, breaking out of the shadow of his dad, the late Elmer Kreiser, the former Crimson Tide boys coach and school administrator who helped mold Columbia into a basketball powerhouse.

“He taught me how to play and he taught me how to coach,” Kreiser said. “Not only was he my father, but he was my best friend, too. I wanted to please him. I would do anything to please him — including being successful in coaching. That’s all I ever wanted to do.”

Turns out Kreiser was pretty good at coaching. Just like his dad.

MORE:

https://lancasteronline.com/sports/highschool/girlsbasketball/columbia-coach-karl-kreiser-calls-it-a-career-and-hell-leave-a-large-legacy-in/article_16a5b1ba-e47b-11ee-b101-3beb57dab2c0.html

https://www.abc27.com/local-news/lancaster/over-200-people-signed-up-for-drag-story-hour-event-in-lancaster-county