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… “My favorite poem is the one that starts ‘Thirty days hath September’ because it actually tells you something. –  Groucho Marx

• Teach yourkids the basics of online security and Mobile phone safety for kids – Microsoft Website

• THE on the Food Channel!

• Gas prices near $4 a gallon! “By December, (the area) could be paying $3 to $3.20 a gallon for gas … ” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Joe Geesey is one of four who “will be honored with the J. Freeland Chryst Sports Achievement Award at the Lancaster County Sports Hall of Fame banquet, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Lancaster Catholic High School. Geesey wrestled at Columbia and Millersville State College before becoming a wrestling official. He has refereed PIAA and NCAA matches for over 50 years.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Tainted ricotta cheese recall – Center for Disease Control news release

• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Brian D. Dimitris, 41, of Columbia, was charged with disorderly conduct, prohibitive offensive weapons and resisting arrest after an incident Saturday. He was taken to Lancaster County Prison on a parole violation detainer. – EAST PETERSBURG: Anthony R.E. Rhodes, 27, of Kinderhook Road, Columbia, was arrested after he assaulted a woman in a domestic incident in the 1800 block of State Street Monday night, police said. He was committed to county prison in lieu of $5,000 bail. – LANCASTER TWP.: Patrick D. Kirk, 21, of Drager Road, Columbia, was charged after being stopped Aug. 19 for a traffic violation on Columbia Avenue.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Today’s a market day at the Historic Columbia Market House.