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Quote for today… “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.” – Damon Runyan

• “‘Multiple deaths’ in Leola home” – LancasterOnLine

• “Organizers of the 8th annual Cruisin’ Columbia Car Show are expecting about 500 classic vehicles to line Locust Street on Saturday. Vehicles will be exhibited along the streets of downtown Columbia from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Festivities will include prizes, a poker walk, a DJ spinning oldies and games for kids. Cost of registration will be $15, with all proceeds going to the Columbia Food Bank, Columbia Borough Police Department K-9 Unit and Hospice of Lancaster. Organizers will start parking cars around 7 a.m. A pancake breakfast will be served at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and food stands will be set up along the show route.” – MyColumbiaNews

• Geez … there ought to be laws against “dumass” acts! – “A man angry that a deli had fouled up his sandwich order decided to take his beef to police. The man, identified by police as Rother McLennon of East Hartford, called 911 on Wednesday and complained that he “specifically asked for little turkey and little ham, a lot of cheese and a lot of mayonnaise,” and the Grateful Deli in East Hartford got it wrong.” – FirefighterNation

• LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on June 16, 2012 – “PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the location of the Lancaster County Commissioners’ Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 9:15 a.m. has been changed from the Lancaster County Government Center, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Boulevard, Manheim, Pennsylvania. NOTE: Individuals having disabilities requiring special services or auxiliary aids attending the meeting should submit a written request for such assistance to the County Commissioners’ Office, 150 North Queen Street, Suite 715, Lancaster, PA 17603. ANDREA McCUE CHIEF CLERK COUNTY OF LANCASTER”

• “A man suffered a broken arm and two women were arrested after a melee between the three broke out in Wrightsville early Tuesday morning, according to charging documents.” – York Daily Record