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today’s news … Saturday, October 1

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Today’s Weather!   Today in History! Rts. 30 & 441 Traffic Cam! The Official Time!

Quote for today… “If we don’t have aid, we will be forced to make reforms and stand on our own feet.” Imran Khan, chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), an opposition party. (Good counsel anywhere!)

  • Tide Rips ELCO. “Seth Lefever rushed for two touchdowns, passed for another and returned an interception for another score Friday night to lead Columbia to a 34-7 win over Elco in Myerstown. Lefever (12-99 rushing) rushed for second-quarter touchdowns of 9 and 1 yards, then added a third-quarter interception return for his three scores. He opened the scoring early in the second quarter with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Michael Burke. Andrew Combs scored Columbia’s final touchdown on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. The Tide (1-0, 4-1) rushed for 344 yards in the game with Nathan Warner rushing for 109 yards on just eight carries.” – (SOURCE: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)
  • More on the game from the other side’s coverage: Lebanon Daily News
  • Will you be on the Bridge? Bridge Bust today!
  • LEGAL NOTICE about Borough
  • Council Meeting, Monday, Oct.10 – (SOURCE: Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)

  • Lawn and garden tip: When is the best time to cut back butterfly bushes and burning bushes? Also, how far back can we cut them?
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The answer to that question comes from the Harrisburg Patriot-News: End of winter (late March to early April) is the best time to prune both… right before new growth starts. Butterfly bushes can go back as far as ankle high if you want to keep them as compact as possible. They can also be dead-headed (remove spent flowers) or overly long branches can be snipped back one by one as needed during the growing season.Burning bush is best thinned out and then shortened with pruners branch by branch for the most natural look. But most people just get out the shears and cut them back by one-half or one-third all the way around. That won’t kill the plants, but you’ll get a lot of dense growth and a shape that looks like a big ball or oval.

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