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today’s news … Thursday, April 12

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

Quote for today… “This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.” –  Theodore Roosevelt

  • “The Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission and the Columbia Tree Society will conduct the 21st annual Arbor Day celebration at the Columbia-Middletown Elks Lodge, 445 Chestnut St., at 6 p.m. April 27.” – MyColumbiaNews
  • Just released: Paterno’s statement on Sandusky issue – Philly.com
  • Rumors … mostly everywhere are just rumors. Hempfield School “District superintendent Brenda Becker said Tuesday that at least one local community sports club has been circulating rumors that the middle school programs will be axed as a cost-saving measure next fall. ‘Reports are going around that we are doing away with middle school athletics,’ she told the school board. ‘That is not true.’”
  • Here’s something you don’t see everyday: “BRIDGE FOR SALE Sealed proposals will be received by Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County at 7182 White Oak Road, Christiana, PA until 6:15 A.M. on Friday, April 27, 2012 for the removal and disposal of a wood and steel bridge along the low gradeline, not including the foundation stone. Bid Forms and Specifications may be picked up at the Township office 8:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., contact Linda at (610) 593-6796. Proposals will be opened and read on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 6:30 A.M. and awarded at the regular scheduled meeting to be held on May 1, 2012. The municipality reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. Sadsbury Township Board of Supervisors Linda M. Swift, Secretary.” – a Legal Ad in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • “‘Men jumped into the sea, but the band played,’ she said. ‘They played Nearer My God to Thee till the ship rose and they went out of sight. They must have been playing when it went down.’” – from the article about Harrisburg resident and Titanic survivor Nora Keane – The Harrisburg Patriot News

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