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today’s news … Monday, April 1

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

Quote for today… “We do potholes all year-round rather than wait for the season, because you can get backlogged pretty quickly.” – Columbia Borough’s public works director, Ron Miller, in this MyColumbiaNews article about potholes.

  • Legal Notice, published in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, April 1, 2013: “Notice is hereby given that as a result of the 03/25/13 resignation of all officer positions held by Debra A. Daley and William F. Daley within the Amvets Post 153 organization, the above mentioned persons are no longer associated with any legal, administrative, and/or financial transactions involving Amvets Post 153, 28 North 2nd Street, Columbia, Pa. 17512”
  • “The following area residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Penn State University. – Columbia — Morgan Boben, Emily Detz, Elizabeth Edkin, Victoria Grice, Luke Grice, Brandon Houck, Andrew Newcomer, Andrew Russell, Kira Ulrich, Julie Vardaro and Michael Weaver – Wrightsville — Lucas Evans, Michael Rubadue, Brianna Sites and Justin Sumpman.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era
  • Columbia High School baseball outlook in today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era:
    “COACH — Tony Plastino, 1st season.LAST YEAR’S RECORD — 1-15 L-L, 2-18 overall.KEY PLAYERS LOST — P/1B Seth Lefever (L-L All-Star), 3B/P Josh Elliot (L-L All-Star), CF Sean Montgomery.KEY PLAYERS — SS/P Nick Williams, Sr.; 3B Dale Haubert, Sr.; 1B/3B Quayshon Leas, Sr.; OF Alec Hooper, Sr.; P/1B Andrew Haldeman, Jr.; P/IF Jared Helton, Jr.

    OUTLOOK — New skipper Tony Plastino looks to turn around a program that has struggled in recent years. “Replacing the pitching lost to graduation is going to be crucial in our success,” he said. “Defensively, we should be better than in past years and the addition of several newcomers has improved our overall team speed. I’m hoping our raw talent matures quickly and allows us to compete and possibly sneak up on a few teams.”

  • “Construction crews will return to the Route 30 Wrights Ferry Bridge on Monday evening, April 1, to make repairs to two locations that were damaged by two crashes over the past two years. In one crash, a truck caught fire and the heat of the fire damaged the bridge deck. In the other crash involving a truck, the parapet (i.e., bridge wall) was struck and damaged. These incidents occurred while a $9.3-million rehabilitation project was underway with Swank Associated Companies, Inc. of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, as the contractor. The contractor returns to the bridge on Monday evening at 7 p.m. to make the repairs. For eastbound motorists on Route 30 crossing the bridge, this means that the eastbound direction will be restricted to a single lane (the left lane) for about 72 hours – from Monday evening at 7 p.m. to roughly 7 p.m. on Thursday. Eastbound motorists should expect to encounter traffic congestion and back-ups during the heavy commuting hours. Motorists are advised to allow additional time in their travel plans or seek alternate routes in order to avoid delays.” – PennDot News Release

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