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

Quote for today… “It was already on ch.27. Officer Austin Miller said that the boys didn’t mean any harm. He really minimized their criminal vandalism.” – Commenter at the “You know you’re from Columbia when … ” facebook page.

• But, this news is on Columbia Police Department’s facebook page.

• And another dealer down – FOX 43 TV

• “During his one and a half year tenure, the paper was redesigned as ‘LNP.’ It also closed its Lancaster printing operation and laid-off workers.” – A line from this WGAL-TV8 article.

• One reason we get the lousy representation we have – The US Census Bureau reports: “The 2014 congressional election turnout rate of 41.9 percent was the lowest since the U.S. Census Bureau first began asking Americans about voting and citizenship status in 1978. The 2014 voting rate was 7.0 percentage points lower than in 1978 and down from the 45.5 percent that reported voting in the 2010 congressional election.”

• Columbians pitch it to rehab house – Lancaster Online

• Make a Mug (Clay) at Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts
  Instructor: Maureen Joyce, Master Potter – Founder of Black Mountain Ceramic Co-opDates: July 21Time: 6-8 p.m.

  Fees: $45 – Fee includes clay and firing. Please make checks payable to: SCCA and mail to the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts,  PO Box 385, Columbia, PA 17512. Include a completed registration form.

  You may also fill in the attached form and bring cash or check the night of the workshop. We do need a commitment by July 17.

  Description:  Maureen show you how to sculpt a clay form into a character of your own on a hand thrown mug. The mugs will be safe for food and drink.  All materials are supplied, no experience required.  Maureen will supply you with a thrown cylinder and instruct you how to bring it to life with your own Sculptural skills.  SCCA will glaze the ceramic work and participants may pick-up 2 weeks later.