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

Quote for today… “The budget written last week was another roll of the dice for local school funding, throwing out some grant money while failing to address the larger issues of stable funding, educational equity or skyrocketing pension liabilities.” – From this York Daily Record/York Sunday News editorial.

• Hickernell finally speaks up on Columbia cover story: Sunday News “Perspective” cover story, “”Political foes consider Columbia”, features the sitting State Representative and former West Hempfield Township supervisor and hopeful Representative, Tony Crocamo, offering two sides to Columbia’s issues. Closer reading reveals “electioneering.”

• “Carnival coaxes dimes, pays big dividends for Columbia Consolidated Fire Company” – Sunday News

• Yesterday was a “picture perfect” weather day to visit Gettysburg. Unlike last year’s teeming crowds for the 150th, visitors had ample opportunity to visit the National Park’s battlefield sites at leisurely pace … we saw people exploring the monuments, fields and paths via bus tours, vans, bicycle, horseback, walking, scooters, motorcycles, and cars. Here’s an article about the 151st Anniversary of the battle at Gettysburg from The Evening Sun, in Hanover.

• “The great, geeky tour guides of Gettysburg” – Minding The Workplace

• An unvarnished view: “Timeless leadership lessons from Gettysburg” – LinkedIn post

• A New Life LLC gets another Columbia property – Deed recorded: 236 Avenue J to A for $21,800. – NOTE: Last Sunday, Columbia news, views & reviews posted this: “‘Interesting deed recorded: “Beverly J. Funk and A. Steven Funk conveyed property on Cherry Street to A New Life LLC for $360,000.’ The properties listed at the County Website are 228 and 230 Cherry Street. [NOTE: There’s not much information at the State Website about A New Life LLC – so much for transparency here.]”

• Myerstown, in Lebanon County, with a population of 3,100 is considering disbanding its police department. – Lebanon Daily News

• Restaurant inspections in Lancaster County: Mountville pizza place’s “person in charge not have adequate knowledge of food safety.” It’s just astounding that people want to operate food serving places with no concern for following the standards. – The Sunday News

• Restaurant inspections in York County – 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.