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

• Today’s Weather! 
• Today in History!
• Traffic Cam Rts. 30 & 441
• The Official Time! – Population Clock (U.S. and World)

Quote for today… ” It snowed and snowed, the whole world over, Snow swept the world from end to end. A candle burned on the table; A candle burned. – Boris Pasternak

October surprise snow brings down trees! Made yesterday a “clean-up” day.

• Downed wires shut Route 441 south of Columbia – Lancaster OnLine
• “The following area students were named to the dean’s list recently at Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Columbia – Becky Barrett, Jonathan Buckwalter, Lacey Crowl, Erin Koser, Lindy Phiel, Erin Wagner. Marietta – Jessica Feld, Melissa Fischer, Kambria Riggins, Amanda Rohrbaugh, Kelly Stauffer. Washington Boro – Sarah Maughan, Nicole Wojtusik.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Columbia girls’ volleyball team headed to district competition
• Rite Aid cookie recall – Riteaid.com
• The Lancaster County Nonpartisan VOTERS’ GUIDE 2011 was included with yesterday’s Lancaster Sunday News. In case you missed it, each of the candidates for county commissioner positions, city council positions and judicial positions provided age, occupation, education and qualifications information … and each responded to a question posed by the compilers of the guide, the League of Women Voters of Lancaster County and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizens Education Fund. Citizens referring to the guide have more information about the candidates before going to vote.