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

Quote for today… “You put the right ones in the right place; gardening with native plants is sometimes mistakenly perceived as ‘just letting a bunch of weeds grow.’” – Linda Silverman, in this York Dispatch article: “Gardening with native plants — the tour: Not just flowers.”

• Wonder if Burger King knows this? According to this craigslist post, “We’ll do the exchange at the Burger King parking lot, 531 N. Third St, in Columbia at the Rt 30 exit along the river.” – craigslist.org

 

SOURCE: timeanddate.com

• What did you do yesterday? It was the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.

• See this Sunday News article about a crash on a country road last night? See the comment following the article: “Hmmm, I wonder if excessive speed and/or excessive alcohol were contributing factors?”

• Thunder on the River car show brings crowd – MyColumbiaNews

• At least two views to every coin toss:The other side calls them “fractivists.”  – naturalgasnow.org

• Appears crap happens everywhere? “Harrisburg tax abatement talk needs to move out of the shadows: Editorial“ – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Restaurant inspections in Lancaster County: Congratulations to The Hurricane Pizza and Grill on Rt. 462 as it gets a clean inspection – too bad so many other places don’t take food preparation and serving as seriously. Among the slew of places in Lancaster County’s inspections with  some basic food service mess-ups, are The Kingdom Buffet (again and again and again) and a Chinese place in the Kmart Plaza just east of town. And how about this inspection note at Crown Chicken: “Cigarette butts were found in a cup in the hand-sink area during the inspection.” Yumm, huh?  And who doesn’t want “Napkin holders, salt and pepper shakers, menus and condiments are greasy and not clean to sight and touch?” The good news is you can have greasy accompaniments at The Waffle House. – The Sunday News

• Restaurant inspections in York County: Facility managers cannot talk to reporter and unreachable. So, again, “Who’s in charge at the places you eat and buy food for your family? – The York Dispatch

• A complete listing of all inspections at food serving facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia – Columbia persists in having its own inspection system with its own forms and inspection items – rather than the one used statewide, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.

• “Editorial: No US Troops in Iraq” – DigitalFirstMedia

• In preparation for Monday night’s Council Meeting, a review of the LASA presentation at the public meeting on May 27 is available at the LASA Website by clicking the “play” arrow at the bottom of the page.