17512 Columbia

today’s news … Thursday, December 1

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

Quote for today… “Listen to many, speak to few.” – William Shakespeare

  • “LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, December 1, 2011 – “Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Columbia Borough Council will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the Borough Municipal Building, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA to address a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and any other necessary Borough business. If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Borough Office at 684-2467. Norman B. Meiskey III, Borough Manager.”
  • In addition to being named Section III Wide Receiver of the Year, “Columbia senior Michael Burke IV earned first-term honors at three different positions” – Wide Receiver, Defensive Back, Punter – at last night’s L-L League All-Star banquet.” Additionally, Seth Lefever earned first-team honors as Outside Linebacker. Dion Matthews, Defensive End, was named to the second-team. Named to the Honorable Mentions list were Columbia players: Andrew Combs, running back; Seth Lefever, tight end; Mike Burke IV, kick returner and Bryan Flory, inside line backer.  – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.
  • “Fewer civilians have family connections to the military, according to the results of a recent Pew Research Center study. Researchers noted an age gap, with more than three quarters of adults age 50 and older saying they had an immediate family member who has served in the military, but only 39 percent of adults under the age of 30 saying the same. ‘With the shrinking size of the military in recent decades there are now fewer connections between the military and the civilian world,’ Pew’s report said.” – GovernmentExecutive.com
  • Columbian’s letter to editor published in Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • EDITORIAL OPINION – Have you noticed the astounding number of annoying automotive ads on television? It seems the number of ads and the degree of annoyance increases at this time of the year? But the news gets worse from here. Next year there will be a record number of exceedingly annoying political ads.
  • Good news for Pennsylvanians … Pennsylvania is not one of the “worst-run” states. In fact, according to this article, Pennsylvania ranks as the #15 “best-run state.” Worst-run state? Yep, California. – (SOURCE: 24/7 Wall St.)
  • POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Amanda M. Poole, 18, of Columbia, was cited with purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of alcohol, and for public drunkenness, in the 400 block of Union Street on Nov. 23. Poole was yelling obscenities while she was in the middle of the street shortly after 6 a.m. Police also found that Poole had two outstanding summary warrants being held by a constable.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

Leave a comment