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

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• Today in History!
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Quote for today… “Income tax filing and payment day should be moved from April 15th to November 1st so it can be close to election day. People ought to have their tax bills fresh in mind as they go to vote.” – Steven G. Calabresi

• ““Presbyterian Women of the Donegal Presbytery will host a Springtime Tea and Tour on Sunday, April 22. Tours of Donegal Presbyterian Church, 1891 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be music by Stone Soup from 1:30 to 2:30. Tours of Cameron Estate Inn, 1855 Mansion Lane, Mount Joy, will run from 2 to 3 with high tea from 3 to 5 in the carriage house. Cost is $25. Tickets are available by calling Sandy at 653-1943 or 653-5481. Paid reservations must be received at the church by Tuesday. All proceeds will go to Mount Joy Helping Services and Columbia’s Hands Across the Street.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “A group of Lancaster County residents is planning to call attention to the amount of money local taxpayers are contributing every year to the nation’s military action, an estimated $2 billion. The tax day protest, being held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Penn Square in downtown Lancaster city, is meant to coincide with the upcoming income tax filing deadline.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• York County will use $1.5 million of “winter savings” to fix roads – York Daily Record

• $antorum’s “departure from GOP primary hurts TV, radio stations” – Harrisburg Patriot News

• For history buffs and geneologists: Kim Komando guided us to this video from the Census Bureau. It’s a video entitled “The 1940 Census” and it is an excellent road map if you are interested in history or tracing your family history.