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

Quote for today… “You can’t disrespect somebody and expect them to tip you.” – LeSean McCoy’s reason for a twenty cent tip to a server. – Philly.com [We agree; bad service is not deserving of a gratuity.]

• Two alarm fire at county landmark, Green Dragon … LancasterOnLine

• Green Dragon’s Website: “As the rooster crows early morn, the Green Dragon comes alive every Friday morning in the little country town of Ephrata in Lancaster County. Thousands of local shoppers have visited this local attraction since 1932 for their weekly shopping from over 400 local growers, merchants and craftsmen.“

• Today’s the day: Columbia’s Borough-Wide Yard Sale

• Want specific locations? – YardSales.net

• Tide comeback on the hill – Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

• According to Army Regulation, AR 25-50: “a. All Army personnel, active or reserve component, retired for service, age, or physical disability and all personnel on the Army of the United States Retired List, including regular Army personnel and nonregular Army personnel on the Temporary Disability Retired List will use ‘USA Retired’ (for example, A. B. Smith, First Sergeant, USA Retired).”

• When football heroes are just plain abusers: Now it’s Adrian Peterson – The New York Times

• “Police-less” in Red Lion – FOX43-TV

• Ephrata outcome better than Ferguson – FOX43-TV