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Quote for today… “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin

• Prudhomme’s – “Restaurant flooded with support after atheist complaint” – York Daily Record

• “videre licet” … from Latin,  ” We can see.” Here’s an interesting and useful Website: “governmentattic.org provides electronic copies of thousands of interesting Federal Government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.  Fascinating historical documents, reports on items in the news, oddities and fun stuff and government bloopers, they’re all here.  Think of browsing this site as rummaging through the Government’s Attic — hence our name.”

• Ironville Pike progress update

• “Manor Township finally gets control of six-mile stretch along river” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Susquehanna Valley EMS (has) the highest overall survival rate for cardiac-arrest patients among agencies of its type across Pennsylvania that participate in a national database.” – MyColumbiaNews

• Now, nobody wants Joe!  York Daily Record

• “Each member of the Penn State board of trustees must decide whether the university can move forward from the Jerry Sandusky scandal if they remain on the board, university President Rodney Erickson said in an interview today with The Patriot-News.”

• POLICE LOG: “EAST DONEGAL TWP.: Ronald Eugene Armold Jr., 19, of 51 N. Prince St., and Wayne S. Buchanan, 21, of 538 N. Second St., Columbia, were cited after they went onto the property of The Village of Rivermoor, 313 Rivermoor Drive, on July 1 after being told they were not permitted there. – WASHINGTON BORO: Joseph Lentz, 23, and Sally Hoover, 51, both of Main Street, Mount Joy, were cited with harassment after a domestic argument turned physical Friday in the 1400 block of Water Street. – MANOR TWP.: Township police on Thursday night found a black Honda Civic — reported stolen by city police in May — in a parking area at the Manor Heights development. Police ask anyone with information about the car to call Officer Matt Wolf at 299-5231 or city police at 735-3300. – WASHINGTON BORO: A Dover woman told police that someone stole her Taurus 9mm semi-automatic pistol overnight Saturday. She was attending a party in the first block of Third Street and had the gun in a pouch on her motorcycle, which was parked in the yard. When she got up Sunday morning, the loaded gun and two extra magazines had been taken from the motorcycle. Loss is about $450. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “MOVIE NIGHT: The Community Life Network of Columbia and Compass Mark will host a Community Outdoor Movie Night featuring the film “The Sandlot” on Saturday. Provided by Funflicks Outdoor Theatre Productions, the movie will begin at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Herr Estate, 200 Luther Lane, Columbia. Admission is free. All donations and snack sales will help fund the Columbia Entrepreneurial Training Program. For more information, call 684-8094.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “CLINIC: The Humane League of Lancaster County will hold a low-cost vaccine clinic for dogs on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jackson Hewitt office, 960 Lancaster Ave., Columbia. Cost is $10 per dog. Each dog will receive a distemper and rabies vaccine. Appointments are not needed.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, July 18, 2012 – NOTICE TO: Citizens of Manor Township Notice is here by given that on August 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a Zoning Hearing held by the Zoning Hearing Board in the Manor Township Municipal Building, 950 West Fairway Drive, Lancaster, PA, in regards to the following applications: The application of Nu Pham, property at 2300 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, Pa 17603, Account No. 410-98755-0-0000 for a special exception of Section 207.3.9 – Drive-thru and/or Fast Food Restaurants in accordance with Section 424 and a variance of Section 424.7 – No part of the subject property shall be located within 200 feet of any residential zoned land. The property is located in the General Commercial (GC) Zoning District. The Applicant wishes to place a Rita’s Italian Water Ice in the existing building. All those who wish to be heard on above mentioned application should be presenton the date and time specified. Bruce R. Ott.”