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… “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out as a lamb.” – author unknown quote. Here is more about March quotes and expressions from the Farmers’ Almanac.

“Columbia’s Anthony Rosado goes to the hoop for two of his 14 points” in last night’s game. (SOURCE: Suzette Wenger, Staff – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)

• “The second half could not have gone much worse for Columbia. Tied at halftime, the Tide came out of the locker room, got steamrolled at the start of the third quarter and it all went downhill from there.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/ New Era

• Letters to the editors in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Why does it take a disaster to attract people who want to do the right thing to step up? “86 Penn State alumni compete for 3 seats on university’s board of trustees” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• The Historic Columbia Market House is open today and tomorrow (Friday)! First opened in 1869, the majestic structure that is the Market House retains the charm of another era as it delivers delights from the fields, orchards, ovens, kitchens, hands and hearts of local stand holders.

• “POLICE LOG: COLUMBIA: Fire from unattended cooking caused just under $1,000 damage to a home at 154 S. Eighth St. at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Columbia Consolidated Fire Company Chief Charles Snyder said. Residents put the fire out before firefighters arrived. A woman received treatment for mild smoke inhalation. – MANOR TWP.:  A 69-year-old township resident told police Feb. 23 that he lost several thousand dollars after wiring the money to a person who telephoned him pretending to be his grandson. On the same day, an 86-year-old resident reported to police that he received a phone call instructing him to wire money to collect lottery winnings. The man didn’t comply but reported the incident to police because he was concerned about the continuous calls, police said. – Kyrell Wright-Smith, 20, of Poplar Lane, Mountville, was charged after he allegedly caused $300 in damage to an apartment in the 300 block of Pisgah Place during a domestic dispute Feb. 18. DISORDERLY CONDUCT – Lauren Konrad, 27, of Lancaster, was charged as the result of a traffic stop Dec. 21 in the 3500 block of Columbia Avenue.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “PPL Electric Utilities on Wednesday unveiled a new program that sends free alerts to customers via phone, text message and/or email. Customers can use the alerts to be notified about power outages at their home or business, their bill, their monthly usage and PPL’s rates. To sign up for the program, called myPPL Alerts, customers can go to pplelectric.com/alerts.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Freddy, you rock! Queen’s Freddy Mercury had it so right: