Car Show

Snapped these pictures in the parking lot of Burning Bridge Antique Center. There were a number of old cars parked there, with visitors from all over the east coast, who were walking down Locust Street, heading to Golden Stories. The people were from Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

The ever changing 200 block of Locust Street

The 200 block of Locust Street is ever changing.
There are plans to open the Black Widow tattoo shop next to the Foresters. It will be Columbia's third "official" tattoo shop.
Also, the Spanish-American grocery store, which occupied the former Motter Hardware building, which COLUMBIA TALK, reported last week was closed, now has a for sign in front of the window.
A tad bit up the street, the ice cream shop and the antique shop are closed and both empty.
The "for sale" sign that was up at the Heritage Insurance Agency at Third and Locust streets, is now down.

Parl Rangers plan work details

Now that we're past summer's horrendous heat and unofficial end on Labor Day, the Columbia Park Rangers will again start work details.
The first will be an evening one on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at Glatfelter Field, 12th Street and Lancaster Avenue at the children's playground. Rangers will weed and spread mulch at the playground.
The next will be on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. at Zion Hill Cemetery on North Fifth Street just north of the U.S. 30 underpass. Ranger will assist the Rivertownes PA USA as part of a grant they received for doing work and preparing a program.

Tide girls fall to Garden Spot

Singles
Eberly GS def Geesey CHS 6-2, 6-1
Beahan GS def Lydon CHS 6-1, 6-3
Burke GS def Ulrich CHS 6-1, 6-0
Fortuna GS def Beshara CHS 6-1, 6-0
O'Malloy GS def Walton CHS 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Eberly/Burke GS def Geesey/Walton 8-0
Beahan/Fortuna GS def Lydon/Beshara 8-0

Help wanted

Columbia Borough will accept applications for its vacant council position through Monday, Sept. 27. Interviews will be held Tuesday, Sept. 28 and the new council mebers will be sworn in at the Oct. 11 meeting of borough council.

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Upcoming events

Here is a list of upcoming events:
Thursday and Friday: The Columbia Market House will be open.
Friday: Columbia High School holds its third annual Athletic Hall of Fame inductions with a reception prior to its football game with Daniel Boone, with the induction cerremony at halftime.
Those being inducted are the 1987 state basketball championship, Hilary Hershey, Ken Haverstick, Mike Keiper and Steve Ward.
Saturday: The Columbia Quick Response Service will hold a chicken barbeque and rib sale in the parking lot of the Columbia Shopping Center.
Saturday: The Columbia Boy's Athletic Association will hold a yard sale at Glatfelter Field: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=39400
Saturday: The Columbia Historic Preservation Society will be held at the Columbia No. 1 Fire Department: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=39393
Saturday: St. James Lutheran Church will hold a yard and craft sale: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=39006
Saturday: St. Annes Retirement Community and the borough of Mountville will hold a yard sale: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=39005
Tuesday:  The Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold a business expo at the Columbia Market House from 5-8 p.m.
The public is invited to visit the Business Expo to learn more about the goods and services provided by participating firms. Representatives from businesses ranging from financial planning to massage therapy and more will be on hand to talk to the public. Some participants will offer information and promotional items describing their products and services, while others will have goods for sale at the Business Expo.

For more information, contact the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce at 684-5249.
Saturday, Sept. 25: The members of the Washington Boro Society for Susquehanna River Heritage are serious about preserving the history and traditions of the area, but they also enjoy kicking up their heels for a good time. The organization will hold a hoedown at the Heritage Center, which is located at the intersection of River Road and Blue Rock Road in Washington Boro.

The event will begin with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring place settings, beverages, and a covered dish or dessert to share. Square dancing will follow the meal until 8:30 p.m. The hoedown is open to the community, and there is no cost to participate.
The Susquehanna Fire Company. 10th and Manor streets, will hold their fall chicken barbecue.
Thursday, Sept, 30: The Mayor and Borough Council invite the citizenry to attend a public meeting to be held at 7 p.m. at the Columbia High School Auditorium.
The purpose of this meeting is to present and introduce the recently completed Economic Development Strategic Plan for Columbia Boro undertaking was given to an Advisory Group that represents a cross-section of Borough residents. This group, in collaboration with professional staff guidance from the Lancaster County Planning Commission, was charged with producing a plan that will generate and promote economic growth within an identifiable footprint, as well as, throughout the community. Key to the success of this effort is a positive understanding of the guide document that will be presented at the public meeting, and the valued input from the general public regarding the future o Columbia Borough.

Cross country team hosts Annville-Cleona and Warwick

Columbia hosted its only home cross country meet this afternoon against Annville-Cleona and Warwick.

Wrightsville officer resigns

http://www.ydr.com/ci_16068334?source=most_viewed

Columbia Police reports

JOSHUA DAVID MAGEE, AGE 27, OF MARIETTA, WAS CITED FOR STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS IN THE 400 BLOCK OF LINDEN STREET, SEPT. 8.
FRANK R. DOMMEL, AGE 23, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED AND FOR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IN THE 200 BLOCK OF UNION STREET, SEPT. 8.

JAMES ALLEN FISHER, AGE 19, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR STOP SIGNS AND YIELD SIGNS AT PLANE AND FRONT STREETS, SEPT. 10.

ROGER DALE SEVERT, JR., AGE 41, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AT BANK AVENUE AND AVENUE H, SEPT. 11.
SASHA ANNE HOFFMAN, AGE 27, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CHARGED AND ARRAIGNED, IN LANCASTER CENTRAL BOOKING, FOR SIMPLE ASSAULT, DOMESTIC RELATED, FOR AN INCIDENT ON UNION STREET, SEPT.10.
HER BAIL WAS SET AT $10,000 STRAIGHT/CASH.

SHAWN PAUL DEITZEL, AGE 22, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN THE 900 BLOCK OF LANCASTER AVENUE, SEPT. 10.
JUNIOR CRUZ, AGE 30, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND  CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, AT FIFTH AND CHERRY
STREETS, SEPT. 8.
CHARLES E. MONTAGUE, AGE 46, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AND FOR NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS, IN THE 400 BLOCK OF LOCUST STREET, SEPT. 10.
ERIC E. CREEK, AGE 31, OF WASHINGTON BORO., WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT SIXTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS, SEPT. 10.
ENRIQUE BERNARD, AGE 52, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIRED; OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION; AND FOR OPERATION OF VEHIELE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF EMISSIONS, SEPT. 11 IN THE 300 BLOCK OF SOUTH THIRD STREET.

CHARLOTTE H. HUBER, AGE 71, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR RIGHT TURN ON RED, AT THITD AND LINDEN STREETS, SEPT. 14.

West Hempfield Township police reports

Police have charged Jason Champey, 34, of Lancaster, with two counts of simple assault as the result of an incident in the 2800 block of Hemlock Drive at 8:24 a.m., Sept. 11.
Police have charged Michelle L. Hartman, 27, of Columbia, with two counts of arson, risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person and criminal mischief as the result of an incident in the 2100 block of Oak Hollow Drive, Sept. 12.

Meeting coverage

Because the mobile newsroom ran out of "gas" tonight coming back from the junior varsity game, which Columbia lost 25-6, I was unable to get home in time for tonight's council meeting. Also had to make two personal calls before 7 p.m.

The state champs get in

It's funny that over the course of time during my time of covering sports in Columbia and attending the school on the hill, the number of great teams and athletes I've seen. Yet since the early part of the 1970s through last spring, the number of teams, which could have and probably should have won the gold are many. But if there is one team that came out of no where, it was the 1987 boys' basketball team.

The year before, the Columbia girls' basketball team made it all the way to the state finals before falling to Linesville. There was plenty of hype concerning the team's ability to get back to the big show, but they fell short.
Meanwhile, the Tide boys' team had some good talent such as Albert Ellis, Chris Phiel, Brian Smith, Bo Draper, Keary Smith, Andy Fahringer and a freshman named Mike Wisler.But they stumbled out of the gate, losing seven of their first 10 games.
The Tide hit a hot steak after losing back-to-back games in their own holiday tournament to York Suburban and Conestoga Valley. They won five straight before losing to Warwick and during that stretch, head coach Gary Sutton submitted his resignation to school Superintendent Dawson Detwiler before a game Cocalico.
The team after their loss to Warwick had a 9-8 record. And that was the start of good things for this group of players and coaches.
After losing to Warwick, 68-52, coach Sutton's squad won seven straight including a 101-55 pasting of Cocalico in the final game of the regular season. Heading into the District Three playoffs, the Tide had a pretty good 16-8 record.
The Tide opened districts with its second 101 point game, outscoring Upper Dauphin as Smith and Wisler combined for 61 points. Next up was Kutztown and the Tide survived, 46-45 qualifying for the state playoffs in the process.
Game three of districts was a match up with D-3 heavyweight Trinity and it wasn't a pleasant game as the Shamrocks won 69-57. That semi-final loss put the Tide into the consolation game against Reading Holy Name, which was another Tide loss by a 68-58 score
The hope of that end of the season hot streak was now gone and the Tide, a fourth place finisher in District Three, was sent to Northeast, Pennsylvania to meet Riverside in the first round of the state playoffs.
It was a Saturday and I figured I'd make the trip. One, after a morning of watching cross river rival Eastern play at the Farm Show, I figured there wouldn't be a lot of Columbia people making the trip, outside of parents and a few loyalists. Plus, being a fourth place finisher, not much was expected. Well, someone forgot to tell the Tide, it was suppose to be one and done. Columbia won the game and survived for another day with a 61-56 win. Next up was Wyalusing, which the Tide crushed.
Columbia was now in the Eastern semi-finals, but on a Saturday afternoon at Reading's Geigle Complex with District One power Bristol. The Geigle was packed for the game and in my mind and many others, it probably was one of the best wins in the history of CHS basketball as the Tide won, 82-76. Foul shooting was the key as the Tide went 30 of 34 from the line.
And it started a long line of parades and a rematch with Trinity in the Eastern finals.
Again, many expected the season to end. But at the buzzer Draper rebounded a Smith air ball, putting the winning points in for a Tide 43-42 win. And the celebration was on at Mechanicsburg and back in Columbia.
The Tide was in the state finals and the final foe was Windber from District Five.
As the team left the day before, there were parades, pep rallies and a feeling of confidence that set in with the team and town. I can remember the night before the game sitting with Sutton on the floor/ice at the old Hersheypark Arena watching York Catholic win a state title and liking the feeling I had.
The next morning, I can remember, loading up and leaving with many others from Park School, making the trek to Hershey. That day it seemed like everyone in Columbia was in Hershey. If they weren't tailgating, they were already in the old barn.
It was a close one. I can remember sitting on press row, not wanting to talk to anyone, I wanted to enjoy the moment and as Phiel hit some foul shots in the final minute, I like many were celebrating the win and luckily I could get on the court to celebrate.
That celebration after the game stretched the whole way from Hershey through Elizabethtown, Marietta and Columbia.
It was a great experience and something I will always remember.
The state champs and their coaches will be inducted into the CHS Athletic Hall of Fame Friday night. The players -- Draper, who became the legend after that winning shot against Trinity; Phiel, who made the big foul shots; Wisler, Brian and Keary Smith, Ellis, Fahringer, along with John Sheetz, Matt Phillips and Mike Burke and coaches Sutton, Ken Haverstick and Jeff Morral will return.
Also to be inducted are Steve Ward, Hilary Hershey, Mike Keiper and Haverstick as a player.
A reception will be held at 5 p.m. in the high school cafeteria, followed by the induction at halftime of the football game with Daniel Boone.
Aw, the memories, even writing this, I got a little choked up, remembering that dream season.

Former Marietta pastor charged

Found this while surfing the web: http://www.fox43.com/news/wpmt-former-pastor-marietta-lebanon-homicide,0,4623684.story

Week two notebook

Injury update
Junior linebacker/tight end Seth Lefever played just defense on Friday after suffering a back bruise last week against Eastern.

The two halfs
Against the Bobcats, Columbia moved the ball at will in the first half. The rushed the ball for 95 yards and passed for 97 more yards. In the second half, the Tide had 64 yards passing, 63 on one play and just six yards rushing. They also had one first down and punted five times.

Burke has big game
Michael Burke IV had 159 yards receiving and three scores. He also returned one kickoff for 31 yards. He has five touchdows for the season.

First turnovers
Columbia had its first turnover of the season when Tyler Harrison was picked off int he first half. They also forced their first turnover, recovering a fumble after a score. The biggest turnover they didn't get was late in the game when Aaron Greene coughed up the football on a late run, but recovered his own fumble.

The difference in the game
Points after touchdowns decided this one. Columbia was one of four, while Northeastern converted all four chances.
Junior High falls
Columbia dropped its first ninth grade game of the season to Northeastern, 14-6 on Wednesday.

Rally falls short

Columbia's bid for its second win of the 2010 football season fell a little short Friday night.
On the turf at Northeastern, the host Bobcats scored 24 straight points to rally to beat the Tide, 32-26.
It was one the Tide left get away.

\Coach Michael Burke III’s team used its ground game on their first possession to move 68 yards in 13 plays to score. That came with 4:47 left in the first quarter on a 1-yard sneak by quarterback Tyler Harrison. Twelve of the 13 plays on the drive were runs by either Harrison, Dominic Trout or DJ Wells. A big play on the drive was a 21-yard pass from Harrison to Michael Burke IV late in the drive. The PAT was blocked and the Tide led 6-0.
It got better on the ensuing kickoff. The Bobcats mis-handled the kickoff as Columbia recovered at the Bobcat 31. Five plays and a couple of penalties later, the Tide scored again on a 15-yard [ass from Harrison to Burke. Again, the Tide couldn’t convert the PAT, but still led 12-0 with three minutes left in the first quarter.
On their next possession, the Tide drove to the Northeastern 11 early in the second quarter before running out of downs.
The Bobcats got back into the game when they picked off a Harrison pass with 7:30 left in the first half. That led to the first of four touchdowns by Aaron Greene, who scored on a 16-yard sprint. The Bobcats, unlike the Tide converted the two-point PAT and trailed 12-8.
Once again the Tide put another late first half score on the board on a 15-yard pass from Harrison to Burke with 25 seconds left in the half. Columbia led 18-8 after not converting the PAT for the third time in the half.
Even without making the extra points, the Tide was in control of the game.
That all started to change on the Bobcats’ first possession of the second half.

Greene, who rushed for 226 yards in the game, was tough to bring down for the Tide. Northeastern pulled within two points on Greene’s 2-yard run with 6:19 left in the third quarter. The two-point PAT was converted and all the sudden it was 18-16, still in favor of the Tide.
As easy as the Tide was moving the football in the first half, they struggled in the second half.
After two possessions, the Tide had minus 14 yards in the second half.
Northeastern finally took the lead three minutes into the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Greene, 24-18 and with under two minutes left, the Bobcats took even more control on Greene’s fourth score of the game. NE converted the two-point PAT and led 32-18.
The Tide finally got some momentum in the final minutes when Harrison and Burke combined for a 63-yard score with 53 seconds left. This time the Tide converted the PAT as Harrison found Wells for the conversion to make it 32-26.

All Columbia needed to do was recover the onsides kick and get an attempt to win the game. They didn’t and the Bobcats ran out the clock.

Tide players in college

A couple of Columbia graduates are off to solid starts for their respective college football teams.
Ben Guiles had his second straight 100-yard rushing game at Lebanon Valley in the Duutchmen's 17-14 loss to Grove City.
The Valley, who is 0-2, saw Guiles rush for 154 yards and two scores. He also caught four passes for 58 yards.
Another Columbia grad Yahya McIntyre is also a member of the LVC team, but did not play Saturday.
At Kutztown, Colby Tuell caught four passes for 35 yards in KU's 35-14 win over Mercyhurst.
The previous week, Tuell caught five passes for 86 yards and a TD.
KU is 2-0.
Brandon Felus is a member of the Juniata team.

District Three update

Here are the updated Class A records:
2-0: Steel High and Millersburg.
1-1: York Catholic, Columbia, Halifax, Upper Dauphin and Reading Central Catholic.
0-1: Carson Long and Fairfield.
0-2: Camp Hill.

Daniel Boone is 2-0

York Daily Record story on win over Susquehannock: http://www.gametimepa.com/ts-ya/ci_16047405

Reading Eagle story: http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=248324

Other views

Intell story on last night's game: http://articles.lancsports.com/local/4/288148

York Daily Record story on last night's game: http://www.gametimepa.com/ts-ya/ci_16046869

How the opposition did

Daniel Boone improved to 2-0 with a huge win over Susquehannock.

The Bubblers are 1-1 after a win over Palmyra. The Bubblers play Milton Hershey Friday.

The Tide's first league opponent is 0-2 following a 38-17 loss  to Pine Grove on Friday night. Coach Mark Evans' team plays Lebanon this week.

The Little Dutchmen are 0-2 following a 14-8 loss to Hamburg. A-C plays Fleetwood this week.

The Vikings lost to Lebanon 49-14 and are 0-2 for new coach Ray Wall.

The Braves, the top scoring team in the L-L League are 1-1 following a 35-28 win over Kutztown. The Braves play Octorara this week.

The state champs are 2-0 following an easy 35-0 win over Hempfield and play city rival McCaskey this week.

The Indians, who play Conrad Weiser this week, are 1-1 following a 21-13 win over Fleetwood.

Landmark is sold

It was back in June that COLUMBIA TALK posted a picture of the Hotel Locust in the 300 block of Locust Street wit a "for sale" sign in front of it. Also with a "for sale" sign was the former Woolworth store next door. Those two building have been sold, while across the street, a "Business for Sale" sign has been posted in the windows of the Heritage Insurance Agency, at Third and Locust streets.

Tide falls to Bobcats as rally falls short

The Columbia football team lost its first game of the 2010 season Friday night, losing on the turf to Northeastern, 32-26.
Greene was the color of the night. Northeastern running back Aaron Greene rushed for 210 yards and four scores.
That was one difference in the game. The other was extra points. Northeastern made four two-point converisons.
Michael Burke IV caught six passes for 159 yards and three scores.
Story on the game will follow.

Columbia falls 32-26

18-8 columbia at half.