today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

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Quote for today… “I’m proud of our kids. They never stopped fighting.” – Mike Burke III, Columbia High School head football coach, following last night’s game. – GameTimePa.com

• “Two armed men robbed the McDonald’s restaurant on Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township this morning and were quickly apprehended in York County, a Lancaster Countywide Communications supervisor reported.” – LancasterOnLine

• Without private contributions, York cancels “First Night” – York Daily Record

• No more Twinkies – York Daily Record

• Tide finishes season with 28-16 playoff loss to #1 seed – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Another perspective: “On a night when the Delone Catholic High Squires found themselves in a dogfight for their playoff lives, they turned to their senior quarterback to lead them to daylight.” – GameTimePa.com

• Last night’s game stats – PennLive.com

• “REMINDER: Next week the Columbia Market House will be open ONLY on Wednesday 9am-7pm. Closed for Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday and Saturday.” – Columbia Historic Market House Facebook page

• Lemoyne decides to cut holiday lighting to save money – Harrisburg Patriot-News

Daniel Day-Lewis is President Abraham Lincoln. [SOURCE: thelincolnmovie.com]

• Worth seeing: Yesterday, the Steven Spielberg movie, “Lincoln” opened in theaters across the nation.

• On Monday, November 19,  thousands of people will convene in Gettysburg, PA to honor the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address and “Steven Spielberg will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Dedication Day. November 19, at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, which will honor the 149th anniversary of the cemetery’s dedication; it was 149 years ago in the cemetery that Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Well, it’s better than “probed.” – Noticed this headline for an article in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “Police: Armed robber purloins puppy.” – Purloined? Nice breakout.