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Quote for today …  “If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn’t like me. The days in between, I’m the goodest guy you can find.” – Roger Clemens

• Budget shenanigans? “A tumultuous year for Middletown Borough Council and its leaders got a lot worse Monday night. Borough Council was told by a financial consultant that the borough is operating has a deficit of around $3 million and won’t make it past the end of the year without change.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “A West Hempfield Township man was seriously injured when his dog attacked him Friday afternoon, police said. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the man’s home in the 3800 block of Columbia Avenue.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Lancaster Catholic High School Carnival underway” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

Lancaster General Health and Columbia Borough School District officials (from left) Tom Strickler, school board president; Alice Yoder, director of community health at LGH and Superintendent Barry Clippinger broke ground last week on a new outdoor exercise system. (Bill Clark) – [SOURCE- MyColumbiaNews]

• “Lancaster General Health will donate equipment to Columbia students, community” – MyColumbiaNews

• LEGAL NOTICES published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, June 19, 2012 – LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet onWednesday, June 27, 2012, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): Mark and Patricia Fischer are requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to construct a new detached garage at 601 Franklin Street in a Medium Density Residential (MDR) zoned district. If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend this meeting and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Columbia Borough Office at 684-2467 to discuss how the Borough may accommodate your needs. Jeffrey Helm, Zoning Officer.”“NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation (Nonprofit) were filed on May 29, 2012 for I Wanna Be Your Dog Inc to conduct business in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with the principal place of business being 1134 Holtwood Road Holtwood, PA. The name and address of the entity owning or interested in the said corporation is: Kathy J Walker-Graves, 1134 Holtwood Road, Holtwood, PA 17532.”“Notice To Citizens of Manor Township. The Supervisors of Manor Township have scheduled a Special Public Meeting to consider two resolutions accepting deed in lieu of condemnation for property owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The meeting will be held Friday, June 22, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. at the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603.”

• Sandusky Trial: Day 6 – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• W-a-a-h-h-h! Air Force deserter now wants to come home – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• POLICE LOG: “MARIETTA: Troy O. Bixler, 48, of 788 E. Hazel Ave., Marietta, was cited Friday after urinating in public. – MARIETTA: Maureen J. Ballis, 49, of 3 Fairview Ave., Marietta, was charged Monday, in relation to a May 19 traffic stop. – MARIETTA: Raymond E. McClenaghan, 42, of 717 Graystone Road, Manheim, was charged after grabbing and shoving a woman in May. – MARIETTA: John W. Herr III, 33, of 239 New Haven Drive, Lititz, was charged Friday after taking and selling an iPod that belonged to someone else.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Deer Camp: The Musical” is coming to York’s Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Nov. 15 – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era [There’s more about “Deer Camp: The Musical” here and at the FaceBook page.]

• New corporate owner to close all Fashion Bug stores – York Daily Record