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

Quote for today… “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something in your life.” – Winston Churchill

• Obituary notice: Noted Donegal football coach, Gayne M. “Desh” Deshler – Lancaster Online

• THE DAY AFTER D-DAY, 1944 – “I noticed that nothing moved on the beach except one bulldozer. The beach was covered with debris, sunken craft and wrecked vehicles. We saw many bodies in the water… We jumped into chest high water and waded ashore. Then we saw that the beach was literally covered with the bodies of American soldiers wearing the blue and gray patches of the 29th Infantry Division.” – Lt. Horace Henderson’s comments. – World War II History Info

• Ad Crable’s review of the “new Chestnut Grove Natural Area” makes you want to walk it today. –  Lancaster Online

• Summit Properties adds more to its stable of Columbia rental properties: “Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Association and KML Law Group PC conveyed property on Houston Street (820 Houston Street) to Summit Street Properties LLC for $31,500.” – Lancaster Online

• OPINION: At this rate of acquisition, the landlord is in a position to encourage all of its tenants in Columbia vote for certain candidates to vote for candidates for borough council and school boards. H-m-m-m, interesting ramifications!

• Columbia Municipal Authority property holdings – County property ownership Website

• In York County, Sonic and Superior Meats are not superior. – The York Dispatch

• Indian cuisine can be a taste treat, but at this Lancaster County restaurant: No thanks. It’s disturbing to read this in the weekly eating places food inspections at Lancaster Online.

• A complete listing of all inspections at food serving facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, are listed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website. “Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to the inspector leaving the facility. Inspection results are posted as inspections are conducted, and only represent eating and drinking establishments and retail food establishments that fall under the inspection jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and those county and local health departments which have elected to post results.”

• Of course, if you’re trying to see the results of any food serving establishment in Columbia, you’re out of luck – Columbia’s codes folks choose not to share that information, if it exists, unless a right-to-know request is submitted.