today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! Today’s Weather!   Today in History!

Quote for today… “I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.” – Elizabeth I  

• Columbia High School (click to read press release) will hold its fourth annual Athletic Hall of Fame inductions on Friday, Sept. 9 when the Crimson Tide hosts Northeastern.
• Wind turbine engines at Turkey Hill site shut down during Irene – Lancaster Intellingencer Journal/New Era
• Letters to the editors from today’s Intelligencer Journal/New Era: Food safety response (a response to an earlier letter) and heard on the street (Could it happen at the local level, too?)
• “Geltz Götz Goodeze, a co-op store, has opened in Columbia at 262 Locust St. The small shop has items from 13 different sellers, including jewelry, antiques, photography, dog toys, bath and body products, and a variety of collectibles. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Phone: 318-1233.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  
• As promised! The video record of last week’s Marcellus Shale informational forum is now posted at State Representative Ryan Aument’s Website. Here’s a re-post from last week following our attendance at the Marcellus Shale informational forum: [EDITOR’S NOTE: We noted good meeting practices last night. (1) State Representative Ryan Aument hosted the forum and introduced each panelist; Representative Aument and each panelist had a microphone in front of them; as a result, everyone could hear the comments. (2) Each of the speakers had their salient notes included in a PowerPoint presentation that was shown on a big screen in front of the audience. Facts, opinions and numbers could be seen by everyone. (3) The entire forum was videotaped; Representative Aument said the video record would be posted at his Website. This provides a record of documentation that can be reviewed by those in attendance and those who have an interest in the discussion but were unable to attend. (4) All audience participants were given the opportunity to submit questions to each or all of the panelists following their presentations. (5) Each of the panelists and Representative Aument provided avenues to get more information: contact information and Website URLs. This public forum was an excellent example of how all public meetings ought to be held. Public agencies need to keep in mind that the inclusion of microphones, an adequate speaker system and projection of shared information are requirements to attend to the needs of special needs populations which include hearing-impaired; cognitive-disabilities and visually challenged are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). … and, it’s just plain courtesy for your citizens.
• “The priorities of power restoration” – York Daily Record (Consider yourself fortunate if you are in the majority and did not lose power during or following in the wake of Irene. There remain a smattering of areas in Lancaster and York Counties in which electric service has not been restored. Yesterday afternoon we received an automated call from PPL advising us that restoration is in progress and that full power to Customers is anticipated by today.) Read more about PPL’s efforts here.