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Quote for today… “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Columbia Bowl will not be re-built: “The owners have decided not to rebuild after April’s fire and have instead listed the property for sale. – MyColumbiaNews

• “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to Speak at Franklin & Marshall College’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony” – The Diplomat

• Clock ticking on shots rule: “In Columbia, nearly a quarter of all students — a total of 347 — lack documentation that they’ve been immunized.” – My ColumbiaNews

• $urpri$e, $urpri$e … more $$$$ $tuff on $antorum – “Rick Santorum’s Beltway Curse Is Hurting His 2012 Campaign” – The Daily Beast

• “In (District III wrestling championships at Hershey) Class AA, four county wrestlers advanced to the semifinals Friday while another 10 remain alive in the medal hunt. (Pequea Valley’s Drew) Jackson booked his trip with a 5-4 decision over Columbia’s Jordon Halter. Halter (36-7), who stopped Trevor Myers of James Buchanan, 7-4 in the preliminary, escaped early in the third and got within striking distance with a pair of stalling points, but no closer than the 5-4 final. He did, however, remain alive after pinning Tyler Kauffman of Boiling Springs in the first round of consolations. Remaining alive in the consolations, in addition to Halter is … Nate Warner (152).” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Columbia news, views & reviews’ contributing writer, Mary Ellen Graybill has been published with full-page feature article (“Invitation to visit: Aberdeen Room Archives and Museum, Inc.“) in the BOOMERS special section included with today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era. Learn more about the Aberdeen Room here.