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

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Quote for today… “”There are no guarantees. The good guy doesn’t always win.” – Deanna Weaver, an advocate in the Lancaster district attorney’s office for victims of major crimes.

• “Pews and parking lots will be packed at local churches Easter Sunday as attendance more than doubles in celebration of the Resurrection. Some churches have added services to accommodate the expected overflow crowd. When it comes to church attendance, Easter is rivaled only by Christmas. So what is it about Easter that draws people who may not regularly attend church the rest of the year?” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Popular artist, Thomas Kinkade, dies at age 54 – CBS News

• Baltimore Sun columnist, Susan Reimer, writes more about the Baltimore woman who “reportedly” lost the winning ticket.

• Today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era takes a look at each of the County’s Girls’ Softball teams today. There is an overview of each; here is Columbia’s: “COACH — Alison Merrifield, 1st year – LAST YEAR — 13-3, 18-5; L-L Section Four Champion – FAREWELL — P Emily Detz. – WELCOME BACK — OF Kayla Lambert, Sr., OF Emily Hooper, Sr., C Ashlyn Phillips, Jr., 1B Valessa Carollo, Jr., 2B Emily Groft, Jr., P/IF Jenna Plastino, Jr., OF Brittany Germer, Jr., SS Jenai Plowden, So., CF Megan Seibert, So., RF Alex Slick, So. – OUTLOOK — Dallastown native and York College grad Merrifield replaces Ben May, who replaced Brad Brubaker, who replaced Mike Zercher … in spite of the coaching turnstile, the Tide has turned from perennial doormat to title contender to champion. That was with Detz in the circle. She’s at Penn State now, and Columbia will have to pick it up to keep from receding.”