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

Quote for today… “Sorry, Diane. She is black, and doesn’t have a police officer in the family.” – response from a commenter to a commenter in this Lancaster OnLine article about the sentencing of two, one of whom is the son of a police officer in an adjacent municipality.

• New trail services building “wows” visitors. – LancasterOnLine [NOTE: We know the mayor was there, ” … if you want to be successful, you have to look successful. We’ve created something that will last. We’re quite proud of it.” How about the borough manager, the councillors and borough workers? There are pictures at the Lancaster OnLine link. Does not appear the audience was real big.]

• Remember – tomorrow is the “day of infamy” – Presidential Proclamation [NOTE: December 7, 1941 was a Sunday. It began “World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor – The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing a declaration of war upon Japan by the United States. Japan also invades Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines at the same time (December 8 in Asia).” – Dayoftheweek.org]

• Manheim’s already announced their tree-lighting is postponed – Manheim Development Group’s Website on the “Christmas in Manheim page

• NWS Weather forecast: “Rain. High near 47. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. “

• Columbia boy’s basketball team nosed out in first game – GameTimePA.com

• ‘The Columbia Crimson Tide girls basketball team has a neutral tournament game vs. Halifax today. Tip off is at 6:00 pm.” – Maxpreps

• If you ever think you went into the wrong kind of way to make a living, you may be fully convinced when you read the LNP-Always Lancaster article about the wealth of elected public servants in Congress. Read the entire list at RoleCall.

• Meanwhile, there are a “lot of people who need help!” – The York Daily Record