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… “For too long, too many Americans have faced the impossible choice between moving to an institution or living at home without the long-term services and supports they need. The goal of the new Administration for Community Living will be to help people with disabilities and older Americans live productive, satisfying lives.” –  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services

• “Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after battling a house fire Thursday afternoon in Columbia. The extent of their injuries wasn’t immediately known. Units were called to 441 Union St. just after 3:30 p.m. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported smoke and fire coming from the second floor of the rowhome. The blaze has been brought under control.” – LancasterOnLine

• Columbia council votes to move parking area for Market House stand holders. – MyColumbiaNews

• Today is market day at the Market House. Support the Columbia Market House stand holders; market hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today.

• “A former Penn Manor High School teacher (former agriculture teacher Amanda L. Stoltzfus, 26) has been stripped of her teaching credentials for engaging in a physical relationship with one of her students.” – LancasterOnLine

• And again! “A Lebanon woman is accused of taking more than $333,000 from her employer, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts.” – WGAL.com

• Nearly impossible to pry them away from the trough, it appears – “Four months after his arrest, Cumberland County Coroner Todd Eckenrode has yet to resign and continues drawing a salary.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “… due to decreased spending by the U.S. Department of Defense, which holds various contracts with the blind association, the Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired is laying off 30 people — about 20 percent of its work force — the Lancaster-based nonprofit agency announced Tuesday.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Letters to the editors about cyclists and permaculture in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Got ghosts? They’re saying Bube’s has. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• Maybe in Lancaster? “Local leaders to find out if they are smarter than fifth-graders” – MyLancasterNews

• Jobs up the river – “The builders of a proposed $59 million soybean-crushing plant in Conoy Township will hold an open house for the public from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bainbridge Fire Company, 34 S. Second St., Bainbridge. Perdue AgriBusiness said company representatives and project team leaders will man separate informational tables on: job openings for local residents; how the facility will store, handle and process soybeans; the construction process; and opportunities for the local farming community. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “The Obama administration announced last week the creation of the Administration for Community Living (ACL), a new agency dedicated to improving access to community supports and achieving full community participation for seniors and people with disabilities. The newly formed agency will bring together the Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities into a single entity that will seek to enhance and improve the broad range of supports that individuals may need to live as full members of their communities. These supports include appropriate housing, education and social participation. Building on President Obama’s Year of Community Living, the ACL will pursue improved opportunities for older Americans and people with disabilities to enjoy the fullest inclusion in the life of our nation.’ – Democrats.org