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today’s news … Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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

Quote for today… “”We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity.” – Barack Obama, President of the United States, in yesterday’s inaugural address.

hersheyGlenn Hershey

  • Former Columbian – “An Akron man was sent to prison after he was charged with sexually assaulting an 86-year-old woman at a nursing home early Sunday morning, Ephrata police said. Glenn A. Hershey, 65, was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and sexual assault, police said. Hershey and the woman lived at Maple Farm Nursing Center, 604 Oak St., Akron, at the time of the incident, police Det. Graeme Quinn said. Hershey was arraigned before District Judge Rodney Hartman and committed to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail.” – LancasterOnLine
  • NOTE: Columbia news, views & reviews published this article back in March, 2012: ““When it comes to local politics, Columbia Borough might be unmatched in its level of civic engagement. The river town has quite a colorful history, and former borough councilman Glenn Hershey is going to talk all about it next week. Hershey, a former Democratic committeeman there, will deliver a history of Columbia politics from 1940 through 2000 during a meeting of the Guy K. Bard Democratic Club of Northern Lancaster County at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Ephrata VFW, 141 S. State St.” – from Tom Murse’s column, entitled “Bill serves up tax with a twist,” in today’s Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • NOTE II: Hershey is on the Megan’s List … and he goes to a nursing facility?

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  • “Christopher John Detz was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester with a 4.0 grade-point average at Kutztown University, where he is a sophomore majoring in business administration. A 2011 graduate of Columbia High School and is the son of Vernon and Michelle Detz of Columbia. –  Jill-Christine Wiley of Washington Boro was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Dyson College of Arts & Sciences at Pace University in New York. A sophomore majoring in musical theater, she has earned SECOND honors for the fall semester. A former Penn Manor School District student, she is the daughter of Keith and Deb Wiley.” – Shay Bromer of Marietta was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in Saint Mary’s City, Md. Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on January 22, 2013 – “ The Columbia Borough School District Preliminary Proposed 2013- 2014 Budget is available for public inspection for the period January 22 through February 13, 2013, at the district office, 200 North Fifth Street, Columbia, PA 17512 during normal business hours. It is also available on the district web site: www.columbia.k12.pa.us. The Board will act to adopt this at the February 14, 2012 Committee of the Whole meeting after public comment and modifications and does intend to submit requests to PDE (Pennsylvania Department of Education) for referendum exceptions. Laura Cowburn, Board Secretary”
  • LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on January 22, 2013 – “LEGAL NOTICE The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 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): Catholic War Veterans Home Association is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to operate a membership club at 250 North Seventh Street in an Institutional Residential (INSR) 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”

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