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

Quote for today… “When one lies, one should lie big, and stick to it.” – Joseph Goebbels, Germany’s Reich minister of propaganda, 1941.

• Columbia Flood Emergency declared
• Lancaster County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is operational; National Weather Service forecast is for three to five inches of rain this afternoon. – time 1403 – radio transmission 
• York’s commissioners declare emergency – York Dispatch
• Floodwatch – “Marietta is bracing for worst flooding since Agnes” – “More rain on the way” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• We heartily encourage you to visit Cole Umber’s Website for great photographs that tell everyday stories about everyday sights and everyday happenings in Columbia!
• Thomas Boude and General Thomas Welsh (Wikipedia bio) are two of the more famous persons buried at Mt. Bethel Cemetery. Do you know interesting stories about the many other people laid to rest here?
• 96 homes for sale in the Columbia Borough School District: says this real estate firm.
• Received a note from a reader with comments about cyclists wearing helmets; click here for the Pennsylvania Bike Laws. By the way, the Columbia Borough specific conditions for bicycle ownership and operation in the Borough: Chapter 86 of Part II – General Legislation. You can access the codes by going to the Borough Website and clicking on the “ordinances” link at the left side of the page.
• “Schools have no place for bullies” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era [EDITOR’s NOTE: In case you missed the April posts about bullying and how some communities are tackling this problem issue, click here to read the series.]
• If you like Columbia history and baseball, there is an exceptionally well written story about early-20th century Columbian Jimmy Sheckard who played for the World Champion Chicago Cubs. Find the link here at Columbia Talk.
• “A tasty treat” – another visitor reviews THE
• Marietta man’s letter to the editor concerning “prevailing wages” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• “Think the rain will hurt the rhubarb?” … “not if it’s in cans!” Anyone else remember that?