today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!
- Today’s Weather! – Today in History! – The Official Time! – Population Clock (U.S. and World)
- Traffic Cam Rts. 30 & 441
- Lancaster County 9-1-1 map
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- Lancaster County police incident map
Quote for today… “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter..” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
- “January 21, 2013 will mark the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. This milestone is a perfect opportunity for Americans to honor Dr. King’s legacy through service. The MLK Day of Service empowers individuals, strengthens communities, bridges barriers, creates solutions to social problems, and moves us closer to Dr. King’s vision of a beloved community.to deal with mental illness after two recent incidents requiring force.” Here’s how you can volunteer to serve in Lancaster County.
- “The Columbia School District board approved a proposed preliminary 2013-14 budget on Thursday, signing off on a $21.7 million spending plan that would allow the district to increase taxes beyond the index rate of 2.5 percent.” – MyColumbiaNews
- The above article states, “The proposed preliminary budget will be available for public review on the district’s website: www.columbia.k12.pa.us.” In case you have difficulty finding it there, and to save you time wending your way through the tabs to find it, here it is: 2013-1-17_preliminary_proposed_budget_for_public_inspection
- Legends pass: Stan Musial and Earl Weaver – St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Baltimore Sun
- Obituary: Frank L Martin, owner of Frank’s Plumbing – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
- Argento: Ray Lewis is not a hero – York Daily Record
- No Outdoors Show for Cabella’s –Pocono Record
- Rally against corporate political spending – Lancaster Sunday News
- Deeds recorded: Columbia Heritage River Cottage Association Inc. conveyed Unit 11 + to Jack F. Blevins and Robert C. Blevins for $1. – Columbia Heritage River Cottage Association Inc. conveyed Unit 17 + to Richard F. Frick and Josetta M. Frick for $1. – William P. Strube Inc. conveyed 224 Locust St. to Cimarron Investments LLC for $55,000. – Lancaster Sunday News
- A-r-r-r-g-g-g-h! in this week’s restaurant inspections in Lancaster County – Lancaster Sunday News [The place with a bunch of violations was listed in this LEGAL NOTICE earlier this week: “NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE is hereby given that KINGDOM BUFFET, INC. a Pennsylvania corporation, with an address at 1306-1308 LITITZ PIKE, LANCASTER, PA 17601 have approved a proposal that the corporation voluntarily dissolve and that the board of directors now engage in winding up and settling the affairs of the corporation. Any claims against the corporation must be presented in writing, mailed to Shun Hua Su c/o 709 Palmer Cir, Lititz, PA 17543. All claims must be presented with 60 days from date of this notice. Any claim submitted after the 60th day will be barred and not considered. The corporation will make distribution to claimants and other distributes.”
- This week’s restaurant inspections in York County. – York Dispatch
- A complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.
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