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

Quote for today… “We’re all shocked. He was very dedicated to Christ, to the faith.” – The Very Rev. Kenneth F. Lawrence, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Columbia, about the passing of Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, leader of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg. – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• Spooky Nook Sports, nation’s largest indoor sports complex, ready to open: Offers indoor, tennis, basketball, volleyball, field hockey, baseball/softball, climbing walls” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era [NOTE: Columbia news, views & reviews was one of more than a dozen media sources invited to participate in Spooky Nook’s Media Day yesterday afternoon. Look for more pictures and information tomorrow.]

• Ah, now the paranoia and desperation gets sanctioned; prepare to have individual rights jettisoned (think Germany, circa 1933) … “Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston” – Sacramento Bee
  

 

• “Bishop Joseph McFadden: Admired and admonished, a man of faith tended to his flock” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Noticed the Financial Statement for the Western Heights Water Authority (serving the New Holland area) in today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. Wonder whether we’ll see the publication of the Financial Statement for the Columbia Water Company sometime? You’ve probably seen the “love note” from the Water Company already!

• Did learn at the Columbia Water Company Website that Customers can  “Pay Online Using a Credit Card You can pay your bill online using your credit card. There is a $1.75 convenience fee associated with this service. You can access this payment method by clicking here (Pennsylvania Residents Only).” Don’t you love the “convenience fee?”

• Also, there are two pages of abbreviated Sheriff’s Sales in the classified pages of today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. The full listing is at the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Website.

• Another “trusted employee” strikes: “Police in Strasburg on Thursday charged a woman with stealing money from her employer over a seven-year span.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• POLICE LOG: “MANOR TWP.: David Colyer, 36, of Water Street, Columbia, was charged for punching a woman during a domestic incident in a home in the 1700 block of Water Street Saturday morning. He was taken to county prison on a probation violation.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• The Humane League of Lancaster, “as an expan­sion of the Humane League of Lancaster’s pet-retention ser­vices,” provides  “high-quality health care for income-qualified pet own­ers.” – Website