Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Time to order Fastnachts

It's time to order those famous and tasty fastnachts from Holy Trinity. Here is some information:
- Fastnachts are baked on Monday, March 7, Shrove Tuesday, March 8 and Ash Wednesday, March 9. After that, there are four weeks of bakes during Lent, on Mondays and Wednesdays only. The last bake is Wednesday, April 6th.
- Fastnachts must be pre-ordered by dialing 717-684-0487. Telephone lines are open between 9:00am and 6:00pm, Monday through Friday, beginning, Monday February 28th.
- Plain fastnachts sell for $5.00 per dozen and $2.50 per half-dozen. Glazed are $6.25 a dozen and $3.25 per half-dozen.
- Orders must be picked up at the Parish Center between 10:00am and 1:00pm on the designated days. All orders not claimed by 1:00pm will be sold.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Trip to Giant Center awaits

At anytime during a sports season, 17 days is a long time to have off.  For the Columbia boys' basketball team, that's how long its been between games.
The Tide, 10-12, finally returns to the hardwoods Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Hershey High School where they will face Wyomissing, 12-10, in the District 3 Class AA quarterfinals. Win that one and the Tide goes to the Giant Center on Tuesday. Get beat and the season is over.
The Spartans last played last Monday when they were crushed by Reading in the Berks County League playoffs. They finished second in Division IV, well behind Class A power Reading Central Catholic.
The Spartans finished with a 9-4 league record, losing twice to RCC, once to Holy Name and another to Antietam. Wyomissing also lost to Coatesville, Upper Dublin and Octorara from District One and enter the playoffs with four losses in their last eight games.
Defensively, the Spartans will show a 2-3 zone and only average 48 points a game on offense. They have a big back line but are led by guards Joe Cacchione, 9.8 a game and Gerald Burta, 8-6. Forwards Skyler Lash, Stuart Kase and Daniel Helnick are averaging from 6.8 to 6.5 a game. Cacchione and Burta have combined for 46 three-pointers.

CHS playoff tickets

Tickets for Columbia’s District III boys basketball playoff game with Wyomissing on Saturday  at 3 p.m. at Hershey High School will be on sale in the Columbia High School office from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Wednesday 2/23 and Thursday 2/24 and from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday 2/25. 
Student tickets are $3 and Adult tickets are $5.  All tickets at the game are $5.

Musser's to get wine kiosk

Something new is coming to Musser's Market at Prospect Road: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/354729

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Fischer is sectional champ

The post-season for the Columbia High School wrestling team got off to a good start Saturday at Bermudian Springs High School. That was the site of the Class AA sectional tournament with the Tide grapplers battling teams from the York-Adams League and Mid-Penn Conference.


The Tide came home with and four others placing fourth to qualify for this weekend’s District Three Class AA championships at the old Hersheypark Arena.

Senior Marcus Fischer was the only Columbia wrestler to win a sectional title. Fischer, the top seed at 285 pounds, won the gold medal by beating Trevor Stover of Biglerville in the finals Fischer had the quickest match of the finals, scoring a pin over Stover in 45 seconds.

Fischer, who entered the sectional tournament with a 26-9 record had a pretty easy time advancing to the finals. In the tournament opener, Fischer scored an 8-0 major decision over Eastern’s Kasay Snell. In the semifinals, Fischer pinned Tony Aguilar of Littlestown in 4:54.

Placing second for the Tide were Derek Zercher (119) and Jordon Halter (135).

Zercher, who was the second seed at 119, lost in the finals to Trevor Hernandez of Biglerville, who was the top seed at the weight class, needed 65 seconds to put Zercher on his back.

The Columbia junior, who entered the tournament with a 25-6 record had a first round bye and then pinned Colby Starner of Bermudian Springs in 5:41 ro advance to the finals.

Halter, who was the top seed at 135 pounds, lost in the finals to Donald Minnier of Eastern by a 9-8 score.. It was the second time in about two weeks the two met on the mats. In the final dual meet of the regular season, Halter pinned Minnier, who was ranked 16th in the state at that time.

Halter, who had won 30 of his previous 32 bouts, had a first round bye then pinned Damon Becker of Bermudian Springs in the semifinals in 4:23.

Placing fourth for the Tide, losing in the consolation finals were Josh Elliot (140), John Markley (152), Bryan Flory (160) and Byron Germer (215).

At 140, Elliot (17-15) opened the tournament with a tech fall, 17-1 decision in 3:18 over Nathan Post of Delone Catholic before losing in the semifinals to Jesse Gardner of Biglerville, who scored a pin in 3:39.

Now in the consolation bracket, Elliot kept his season alive by beating Jared Spahr of Bermudian, 6-4 in overtime. In the consolation finals, Elliot was a tough luck 4-3 loser to Mitch Laratonda of Eastern.

At 152, Markley entered the tournament with a 15-14 record and upset third seed Alec Warner of Littlestown, 10-5 in the first match. Now in the semifinals, Markley was pinned in the first period by Tristan Sponseller of Bermudian. In the consolation bracket, Markley advanced with a 5-0 decision over Caleb Gerlach of Hanover before losing the third place match when he was pinned by Kevin Nichols of Biglerville in 4:08.

Flory, a late fill-in at 160 pounds, had the toughest ask of any Columbia wrestler at sectionals. He worked his way back through the consolation round to continue his season. The Tide sophomore lost his opening match to Kyle Bobo. The Biglerville wrestler scored a 52 second pin of Flory.

In the first round of consolations, Flory scored an 18-3 tech fall over David Zinn of Delone Catholic and then moved into the medal round with a pin of Robert Shafer of Hanover in 2:03. Flory then was pinned in the third place bout by Tanner Mitz of Littlestown.

At 215, Germer (21-10) scoed a pin in his first match by Joseph Post of Delone Catholic in 3:39. In the semifinals, Germer was a loser by a fall in 84 seconds to Matt Wolf of Bermudan. In the consolation round, Germer pinned Colin Rigney of Trinity before getting pinned in the third place match by Noel Aguilar of Biglerville.

The Tide took 13 wrestlers to sectionals and a few had a chance to advance.

At 103, freshman Jeff Carroll (14-16) lost his only two matches to Dan May of Biglerville by pin in 16 seconds and to Brandon McLasky of Eastern by a 7-2 score.

At 125, Ezar Bush fell a match short of advancing when he was pinned in the consolation semifinal by Tyler Shafer of Hanover in 2:34. Bush lost his first round match via a pin to Wayne Wivell of Fairfield in 51 seconds, and, then scored a 16-9win over Woodson Powell of Trinity to move within a match of qualifying for districts.

At 130, sophomore Alec Hooper went 0-2 for the tournament. In his first match, Hooper was pinned in 26 seconds by Barry Lewis of Eastern and then was eliminated from the sectional tournament when he was pinned by Austin Jackson of Bermudian in 59 seconds.

At 145, Todd Lingafelt, also went 0-2. In his first match, Lingafelt lost a 9-2 decision to Nick Mort of Fairfield and then was eliminated when he was pinned by Biglerville’s Tyler Lieberum in 3:28.

At 171, Johnny Vazquez was two and out. He was pinned in his first match by Justin Harrison of Littlestown in 3:18 and then lost a 9-3 decision to Brock Linebaugh of Bermdian.

At 189, Cain Warfel was eliminated in the consolation semifinals when he was pinned by Aaron Rooney of Delone Catholic in 1:30.

Warfel lost his first round match to Ryan Vaughn of Littlestown before advancing with a third period pin of Brendan Rigney of Trinity in 4:37.

Columbia finished fourth as a team..

Friday, February 18, 2011

Road to Hershey opens for Tide

The first step in the mythical "Road to Hershey" begins tomorrow with sectional tournaments across the area.


For the Columbia wrestling teams that means a trip to Western York/Adams county area for a Class AA sectional tournament involving nine teams from the York-Adams League, one from the Mid-Penn and Columbia, the lone Lancaster-Lebanon League team. The other L-L Class AA teams are headed to Wyomissing.

This week, the top four finishers in each weight class advance to next week's District Three Class AA championships at the old Hersheypark Arena. Teams competing at Bermudian Springs are the hosts, Biglerville, Eastern, Fairfield, Hanover, Delone Catholic, Littlestown and Trinity. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m., with the finals to begin around 3 p.m., according to the District Three web page.

Columbia has two top seeds in junior Jordon Halter at 135 pounds and senior Marcus Fischer at 285.

Halter, who is 30-2, received a first-round bye and will wrestle the winner of the bout between Damon Baker (21-14) of Bermudian Springs and Alex Randt (15-12) of Fairfield. A finals re-match between Halter and Eastern's Donald Minnier looks likely. Halter pinned Minnier last week in a dual meet.

Fischer, 26-9, faces Kasay Snell of Eastern in the first round. Snell is 8-18. Fischer is also ranked second in District Three according to rankings on PennLive.

Two Columbia wrestlers also drew second seeds. At 125, Derek Zercher, 25-6, is seeded second and will face the winner of the bout between Colby Starner (19-13) of Bermudian or Matt Lauer (2-12) of Eastern. Also seeded second is Nate Warner, 27-6, at 160. His first round opponent is David Zinn, 0-6, of Delone
Other Columbia pairings are:
103: Jeff Carroll, 14-16 vs. Dam May, 29-4, Biglerville.
125: Ezar Bush, 2-10 vs. Wayne Wivell, 24-7, Fairfield.
130: Alec Hooper, 6-24 vs. Barry Lewis, Eastern, 14-10.
140: Josh Elliot, 17-15 vs. Nate Post, Delone, 12-8.
145: Todd Lingafelt, 25-8, vs. Tommy Cassella, Delone, 10-6.
152: John Markley, 15-14 vs. Alex Warner,21-10, Littlestown.
171: Johnny Vazquez, 7-7 vs,. Justin Harrison,15-11, Hanover.
189: Cain Warfel, 14-16 vs. Ryan Vaughn 17-6, Littlestown.
215: Byron Germer, 21-10, vs. Joseph Peet, Delone, 13-10.

Columbia Police reports

JESSICA M. REISINGER, AGE 25, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR ONE-WAY ROADWAYS AND ROTARY TRAFFIC ISLANDS, ON BARBER STREET, JAN. 24.
MELVIN R. GREEN, AGE 29, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON CHESTNUT STREET, FEB. 1.
JENNIFER L. HICKEY, AGE 27, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT FOURTH AND LOCUST STREETS, FEB. 3.
PAUL A. McCOY, AGE 41, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED ON LANCASTER AVENUE, FEB. 4.

TATIANNA JACKSON, AGE 18, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED ON SOUTH FOURTH STREET, FEB. 5
ERIC ALLEN TORRES, AGE 19, OF MOUNTVILLE, WAS CITED FOR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED; OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION; UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER OR USE OF REGISTRATION; AND FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, ON NORTH SEVENTH STREET, FEB. 5.

THE FOLLOWING PERSONS WERE CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, BETWEEN FEB. 6-9: GERI RACHELLE CLINTON-AMER, AGE 29, OF COLUMBIA; SIETA L. BETHEA, AGE 38, OF LANCASTER; KRISTIAN M. BROWN, AGE 24, OF LANCASTER; AND JOSHUA ALEXANDER RAMOS, AGE 29, OF COLUMBIA.

ARIEL SOLIS, AGE 33, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AND FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON LINDEN STREET AT NORTH THIRD STREET, FEB. 7.

JOHN A. WALLING, AGE 63, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR STOP SIGNS AND  YIELD SIGNS, ON MANOR STREET, FEB. 8.

KENNETH PAUL HESS, AGE 60, OF WRIGHTSVILLE, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, ON ROUTE 441 SOUTH, FOR TRAVELING 51 IN A 35 MPH AREA, FEB. 16.

PAMELA RENEE BRYANT, AGE 44, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, AFTER BEING PULLED OVER AT 12TH AND MANOR STREETS FOR NO HEADLIGHTS, IT WAS DISCOVERED A 2 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BEING SECURED IN A CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM, FEB. 17.
ALICEA CORALI MALDONADO, AGE 25, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON LANCASTER AVENUE, FEB. 10.

RICHARD SAMUEL McLAIN, III, AGE 19, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AND FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS AT THIRD AND CHESTNUT STREETS, FEB. 10.

DEANA A. OSUCH, AGE 37, OF MOUNT JOY, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTH THIRD STREET, FEB. 10.

AMANDA E. MOORE, AGE 30, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON LANCASTER AVENUE, FEB. 12.

ERICA J. VICKERS, AGE 27, OF MOUNT JOY, WAS CITED FOR CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY LAW, BECAUSE A FIVE AND EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD WERE NOT IN SECURED CHILD BOOSTER SEATS, AT SIXTH AND UNION STREETS, FEB. 13.
KRISTINE TI HIRSCHBECK, AGE 31, OF GLENN ROCK, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT THIRD AND LINDEN STREETS, FEB. 14.
SCOTT ALAN BLOUNT, AGE 47, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON UNION STREET, FEB. 15.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

River Park update

http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=46456

Bridge project to move forward

The lighting project sponsored by Rivertownes is moving ahead: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/351868

Is this....

Is this parking space in the first block of South Fourth Street to be used as a regular parking space or an entrance into a parking lot? I remember back a few years ago this issue came before borough council and the meter was ordered put back in and the curb restored to what it was when it was originally put in and not for a driveway.

A little lighter downtown

PPL is in town this week repairing and replacing a number of street lights that were out in the downtown area.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Friday, February 11, 2011

Anyone remember Mifflin Field?

Received this the other day. It's a piece of the goal post from the final game at Mifflin Field, which Columbia beat Lancaster High School, 26-0. Touchdowns were scored by Musser (2), Walk and John (1). The date of the game was Oct. 19, 1935 and the coach of the team was Sam Angle and the team captain was E. Johns.

An update

Here is an update to a story posted earlier today: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/350774

Columbia Police involved in investigation

WHP was in town yesterday. Here's why: http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/EXCLUSIVE-Corrections-center-intern-faces-charges/LHuqUFhA3EeAtnsCf4Q09Q.cspx

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Check this out

Here is an interview with Columbia grad Aaron Anspach: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiXywbz3Csc

Masosns elected officers

Scott Zeamer has recently been elected Worshipful Master of the Columbia Masonic Lodge # 286.

Zeamer resides in Lititz with his wife Susan. He has been associated with the Brethren Village for over 15 years and serves as Supervisor of Cottage Renovations.
Along with Zeamer, Andrew Zeamer was elected Senior Warden, Ken Brandt, Junior Warden, Gene Winters Treasurer, Allen Mahan Secretary, Aubrey Aldons, Pete Null, Mark Zeamer and Demuth Rodkey, Trustees
The following were appointed by Zeamer: Chaplain, Glenn Bachert, Senior Deacon, Marlin Shuggart, Junior Deacon, Clair W. Knight, Junior Master of Ceremonies Steve Mango, Senior Master of Ceremonies, John Heissler, Pursuivant, Chad Zeamer, Tyler, Andrew Gambler.
 Worshipful Master Zeamer stated that Masons should be more involved in the community and will lead the Columbia Masons to continue to be active in Columbia Boro. Aside from assisting the Shade Tree Commission and supporting the Columbia Historical Society. A Scholarship award is given to a Columbia High male Senior in route to collage and holds a 3.75 gpa. The Masons will continue to sponsor The Riverside Chapter of DeMolay and the Rainbow Girls. Both youth programs associated with Free Masonry. A new program this year will be supporting the Masonic Blood Drive.
The Columbia Lodge # 286 meets on the first Thursday of each month at the Masonic Center in Wrightsville. Information on the Lodge is available by calling 684 2343 or on the web: http://www.firstmasonic.org/main.html

GOP seeks candidates

The Columbia Area Republican Committee is currently seeking candidates for the Columbia Borough Council and the Columbia Borough School Board of Directors.
Five seats on the Columbia Borough Council and five seats on the Columbia Borough School District Board of Directors are up for election in this year's 2011 Municipal Elections.
The Columbia Area Republican Committee is committed to effective, efficient, and responsive government, economic development in the community and excellence in our schools. With revitalization happening in the borough and the challenges that face not only our schools but schools across the country, now is the time to get involved and help the town we love!
Please think about serving our community in this way. If you are interested, you can contact  johnnylutz@yahoo.com