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

Quote for the day: ““Please. Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.” – Pope Francis

• Who can you trust if you can’t trust your employer – LancasterOnLine

• Maybe your insurance broker? – LancasterOnLine

• At 7:02 this morning, Spring arrives – Old Farmer’s Almanac

• Lancaster County is “eighth healthiest” county in PA – County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

• HELP WANTED: Long hours with low pay but great satisfaction. One of the area’s polling site’s judge of elections (not in Columbia – but nearby) is in need of someone to work at the polls on primary election day, May 21. Training is offered. If you have an interest in serving your country in this important manner, send an email to 17512@mail.com.

• “Manheim Central School District held a public forum on Monday to introduce residents and community organization members to the three candidates looking to fill the role of superintendent.” – MyManheimCentralNews

• Second Fourth Friday Reception for the Marietta Art House. “There is a lot of beautiful work in the show. Please stop in this coming Friday, March 22 from 5-9 p.m. in the HIP Gallery at the SCCA.”

• Tribe tripped – “Donegal lost a tense, tight 56-54 decision to Imhotep Charter in the semifinals of the Class AAA state basketball tournament at Reading’s Geigle Complex.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• “Franklin & Marshall College will host a panel discussion on “Building a New Economy” on Tuesday, March 26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The free event, to be held in the Barshinger Life Sciences & Philosophy Building, will focus on how innovative ideas at the local level can spur bottom-up economic development.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era and Franklin & Marshall College’s Website

THE featured in Lebanon Daily News article: The Turkey Hill Experience, located in a renovated silk mill in Columbia, Lancaster County, is a fun destination for kids. (LEBANON DAILY NEWS — DOUGLAS STUMP)

• Justice served? – “A former Marietta Borough councilwoman will serve five years’ probation for stabbing a teenage relative last year, a local judge ordered.” – MyDonegalNews

• POLICE LOG: “MANHEIM TWP.: Kim L. Weatherford, 43, of Oak Hollow Drive, Columbia, was charged Friday with harassment and disorderly conduct after striking a girl in a parking lot in the 1200 block of Lititz Pike.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• “Marietta Borough Council has amended Marietta Market’s yearlong lease agreement to allow the nonprofit to install a permanent shed in Flanagan Park for storage of tools and supplies. During the council meeting on March 12, Katie Martin, a member of the market’s steering committee, requested permission to install a permanent shed in Flanagan Park, where the market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays during its operating months of June through October. The lease agreement previously stated that a shed could be installed during the market season but must be removed for the off-season.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• Take a walk with other local folks on National Walking Day, Wednesday, April 3.  The High companies will hold a community-wide walk at its Greenfield Corporate Center campus from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. that day, at the Greenfield Road exit of Route 30.  Participants entering on William Penn Way can follow signs to parking and the main reception area for recommended walk routes and event-related activities. Lighten Up Lancaster County, in partnership with Lancaster General Health and the American Heart Association, is encouraging residents to participate. On National Walking Day, Americans are encouraged to spend at least 30 minutes of their day briskly walking.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era