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today’s news … Saturday, November 19

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

Quote for today… “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. ” – Opening lines of President Abraham Lincoln’s now famous “Gettysburg Address.”

  • Tide romps – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era – Harrisburg Patriot-News‘ coverage of the game – Columbia will play Camp Hill in the District 3 “A” Championship game on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Hersheypark Stadium
  • LEGAL NOTICE (published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, November 18, 2011)  Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia, at its scheduled regular meeting on December 12, 2011, at 7:00pm, in Council Chambers of the Borough Municipal Building located at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, will consider for adoption Resolution No. 2011-21 adopting the budget for the Borough of Columbia for the year 2012 and will consider for adoption Ordinance No. 821 fixing the real estate tax millage rate for 2012 at 8.0 mills, which is $.80 of tax for each $100 of assessed real estate valuation. This action will result in no increase from the 2011 real estate tax rate. Any persons with a disability wishing to attend the meeting may contact the Borough Office at 717-684-2467 to discuss any accommodations needed. Notice is further given that the proposed budget for the year 2012 referenced above is available for public inspection at the Municipal Building, 308 Locust Street, Columbia, Pennsylvania. Business office hours are 8 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, except holidays. Borough of Columbia Norman B. Meiskey III Borough Manager.
  • Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. 148 years ago in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, “President Lincoln was the special guest of David Wills, the 32-year-old lawyer whose house faced the town square. Wills had invited Lincoln to give concluding ‘remarks’ at the dedication ceremony, following the principal address by Edward Everett. Wills helped arrange the cemetery and its dedication on land purchased by Pennsylvania to honor the Union dead.” Read more here.
  • Yeah! Sure! OK! Here’s a follow up to this Wednesday post (Trough talk! Ethically challenged Congress needs law or code banning insider trading – “If there’s no stomach for a law banning insider trading in Congress, at least it should constitute an ethics violation and carry real censure. Lacking that, members who use insider access to enrich themselves should be voted out of office.” – thedailybeast.com): The twins (Pelosi and Boehner) are now singing a duet – Pelosi and Boehner Deny Profiting from Insider Information – ProCon.org
  • “Uncertainty solidified into resolve Friday night at the Occupy Lancaster encampment, as the group reacted to its first serious contention with city and law enforcement officials.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • POLICE LOG: “MANOR TWP.: A $400 television was stolen from a home in the 400 block of Old Blue Rock Road on Nov. 11. A suspect was identified and the TV was recovered. Investigation continues. -MANOR TWP.: Township police have filed receiving stolen property charges against a 20-year-old Mountville woman and a 15-year-old Lancaster girl. In mid-September, police responded to the Landings development off of Hershey Mill Road for suspicious activity involving two females entering cars in the area. Police found Kaitlyn Kessock, 20, of Mountville, sitting in a vehicle that did not belong to her. Officers later found the 15-year-old in the area. During an investigation, officers found numerous items including GPS units, binoculars, electronic cords and a large amount of change in the females’ possession. Some of the property has not been accounted for and some was reported stolen from a vehicle in Millersville Borough the night before. Kessock was also charged with theft from a motor vehicle through District Judge Leo Eckert’s office. The 15-year-old was charged through the Lancaster County Juvenile Probation Office. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

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