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

Quote for today… “Given that the last global recession was four years ago, and also given that the global economy is significantly more indebted today than it was four years ago, we believe there is now a greater than 60 percent probability that we will experience another global recession in the next three to five years.” – Saumil H. Parikh, a managing director and generalist portfolio manager at Pimco, in this dire warning: Pimco Sees 60% Chance of Global Recession in 3-5 Years.” –CNBC

• PUC to investigate Columbia Water Company rate increase – LancasterOnLine

• Tire slashings and broken vehicle windows; more in this Columbia Police Department news release

• Something about this says, “That’s not real smart!” – “An employee stole thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets from an East Lampeter Township convenience store, police said.” – LancasterOnLine

• “‘The Susquehanna is for Lovers … and All Others,’ an educational musical experience created for the Susquehanna River Honor Journey to educate and empower the public to help preserve the Susquehanna River, will be held Saturday, June 15, at the Manheim Township Library.” – LancasterOnLine

• Couldn’t get Columbia approval, but architect John de Vitry intends to build condominium project in Lancaster. – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Route 30 traffic was delayed Wednesday after two sport utility vehicles crashed in Columbia, borough police said. It happened shortly before 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes, near North Sixth Street. Both SUVs overturned, but no one was injured, police said. Route 30 East was reopened to traffic at about 9 a.m. Police did not release the identities of the drivers and said a cause of the wreck was still being investigated.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• Letters to the editors in today’s Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era
  

• “Tips from the Red Cross on preparing for the potential onslaught of thunderstorms” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Sarah E. Frank and Keifer R. Kemmerly of Columbia were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Lebanon Valley College. –  Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era  

• Should have used loot to get out of town: Columbia bank robber suspect caught. – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• “All-night ride bracelets for the Lancaster Catholic High School carnival are available for advance purchase at a discounted price through Sunday at local participating Turkey Hill Minit Markets. Bracelets purchased in advance are $12 and valid on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the carnival. Ride bracelets are $25 at the gate or pay-as-you-go. The carnival kicks off Monday and runs through Saturday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m at Lancaster Catholic’s football stadium.” – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era, June 13, 2013: “NOTICE The West Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, June 17,2013 at 7:00 P.M. at the West Hempfield Township Municipal Building, 3401 Marietta Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to conduct a workshop meeting to discuss future building needs and any other business that may properly come before the Board. Township of West Hempfield By: Ron L. Youtz, Secretary.”