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Quote for today … “A great deal of the pain of this economic downturn still lies ahead of us.” – Douglas Elmendorf, Congressional Budget Office Director

• Woman dies after backing ATC into creek – York Dispatch

• Columbia’s Class of ’12 graduation ceremony is tonight – The Merchandiser

• Fire and EMS Safety and Health Week – June 17-23

• POLICE LOG: “MARIETTA: Jamie Lynn Beaston, 25, of 1101 Wood St., Mount Joy, was charged Friday after allegedly using another person’s credit card to open a Disney Movie Club account. [Editor’s Note: Really, someone would actually take another person’s credit card to rent a movie?] – MARIETTA: Colby D. Border, 21, of 1233 Amosite Road, Bainbridge, and Travis J. Wallace, 18, of 478 Wasp St., Marietta, were charged after allegedly racing their vehicles Monday on Robert Mowrer Drive.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• “Communities across nation embrace regionalization” – The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA

• LinkedIn hacked – PCWorld

• CBO “Forecast clouds debt-cut outlook” – The Wall Street Journal

Bryan Haberstroh helped Lancaster Catholic win the Section 4 crown and reach the L-L League finals (Mark Palczewski photo) – (SOURCE: llleaguesports.com)

• Bryan V. Haberstroh is L-L League Co-Player of the year. Haberstroh is the son of Scott and Michele Haberstroh of Columbia. – llleaguesports.com [EDITOR’S NOTE: There is a nice article about Haberstroh in The Merchandiser this week, too.

• Columbia Borough High School baseball players, Seth Lefever and Josh Elliot were named as Lancaster-Lebanon Section IV all star players. Lefever (.372, 4 RBI) was named to the first team as an infielder and to the second team as a pitcher (1-5, 5.17 ERA, 58 K). Elliot (.378, 11 RBI) was announced as an infielder to the second team. – llleaguesports.com 

This composite file photo shows a warehouse eyed for a new sports complex in East Hempfield Township. (Marty Heisey / (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era Staff)

• It’s a Go! East Hempfield approves mega-sized sports facility plans – “The $26 million regional facility is eyed for a former Armstrong World Industries Inc. flooring distribution center at 2913 Spooky Nook Road, just north of Landisville.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Unbelievable as it may seem, the sharks have won Pennsylvania House approval as “ … the Republican-controlled state House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve an industry-backed bill to regulate short-term lending.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era