Quote for today … “I have to ask why anyone would pay $ to see this clown?” – Comment following the Lancaster Online article about Rudy Giuliani coming to Lancaster to address folks who fork over $175 a pop at the “annual fundraising dinner benefiting local Boy Scouts.”

• Yay, Hempfield High School Band | band director kisses a goat to raise money for flood victims. – ACB27-TV

• “hiding under a bed” in a house in the 300-block of Cherry Street | Ah, the romantic side of crime! – FOX43-TV and Columbia Police Department Crime Watch

• “Think it’s hot now? Just wait.” July was the hottest ever. – The New York Times

• Betcha’ when stuff as this happens at the high school level, it’s covered up. – NotreDameRivals.com

Know what the Fulmer Cup is?  It’s a Website that lists the “documented crimes committed by currently enrolled players in Division One football programs.” Here are the rules.

• Ugly Americans | “Ryan Lochte is everything the world hates about Americans.” – The New York Post [NOTE: We favor zero tolerance; no forgiveness for these lying pampered bastards!]

• “So what if Ryan Lochte lied? It’s the American way” – Sporting News

• Turkey Hill employment opportunities: There’s an opening advertised in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster for a Beer Program Manager. Also, there’s a store manager opening for the store at 301 Linden Street – College degree is required. [NOTE: Maybe even an online degree from a mythical bird.]

• “The IRS will always send written communication before attempting contact by phone.” | People are falling for this student debt SCAM – Education News

• Earlier this year, because Carlisle’s champions had the vision, tenacity, unselfishness and focus to steer the initiative, Carlisle emerged as “Strongest Town.”

• Strong Towns is one of the several initiatives that smaller communities engage to “revitalize their community structure. Pennsylvania’s Keystone Communities Program (KCP) “designates and funds communities that are implementing Main Street, Elm Street, Enterprise Zone efforts or other community development efforts by supporting physical improvements to designated and/or other communities that are undertaking revitalization activities within the community.” [NOTE: This tag appears at the KCP Webpage: “We are not accepting applications at this time.”]

• “In Trump’s empire, hazy ties and $650 million in debt” – The New York Times

Click here to go to the state’s Website of inspections … and the listing of the violations at each location. The statewide directory lists inspections for all municipalities in York County and Lancaster County.… 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.

• In Lancaster County inspections this week, “Person in charge (at the Silver Spring Restaurant) does not have adequate knowledge of food safety as evidenced by this noncompliant inspection! That same comment was tacked on at the Peking Buffet and the Willow Street Diner …  and Sushi By Jay @ Weis Market FOLLOW-UP inspection! Sheez, what’s with these places. Yeah, the Willow Street Diner food is not good, but at least the place ought to be in compliance. – Lancaster Online

• York County restaurant inspections. – The York Daily Record

• Video: Restaurant Inspections