Tide 9 drops opener

The high school baseball season is under way -- Friday, the Tide lost at Conestoga Valley, 8-2.
Columbia                        000   001     1    2-2-3
Conestoga Valley            000  026      X   8-7-2
Jimmy Lee, Johnny Vazquez (6), Brandon Aukamp (6) and Cain Warfel; Moyer and Engle, O'Shea. WP -  Moyer. LP - Lee. SO-BB: Lee 4-6, Vazquez 0-0, Aukamp 0-0; Moyer 2-0.
J.V. Score: CV 7, Columbia 2.

Back in May 1958 -- Part One!

This is the banner from the Thursday, May 18,1958 edition of the former COLUMBIA NEWS.

Among the items on Page 1 -- The Columbia Nurses and Allied Arts Club were announcing their Nurse of the Year during a program at the First English Lutheran Church. Mrs. Audrey Lockard was the speaker and Mrs. Ruth Gilbert, director of nursing at the hospital, was scheduled to announce the winner.

The Columbia Hospital Auxiliary was honoring volunteers.

The Auxiliary of St. Paul's P.E. Church was holding a special service to recognize Mother's Day.

Hubcaps were taken from two vehicles on Wright Street and Ninth and Locust Sts.

Teddy Johnson, 13, of 219 S. Fifth St., fractured his left arm while playing baseball.

Two new service stations were under construction in the 300 block of Chestnut Street.

April will be a  big month on the national sports scene for two people with ties from Columbia.

 Saturday when West Virgina takes on either Duke or Baylor in the Final Four, Billy Hahn is an assistant coach to West Virginia's Bob Huggins.Hahn, a former assistant coach at Maryland and head coach at LaSalle, is married to the former Kati Sheehy of Columbia.

Later in April, the eyes of Columbia might be focussed on the NFL Draft in New York City where Georgia Tech defense end Derrick Morgan is expected to be a top first round pick.

Morgan is leaving GA Tech after his junior season.

He started his football career as a youngster in the CBAA program and played on the hll as a seventh grader before moving to Coatesville, where he starred for the Red Raiders.

April Calendar of Events

Thursday, April 1

April Fool’s Day

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

6 p.m., Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission meeting

Friday, April 2

Good Friday

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

Saturday, April 3

1 p.m., Impact Ministries Easter Egg Hunt at Glatfelter Field

Sunday, April 4

EASTER SUNDAY

Monday, April 5

6:30 p.m., Borough Council Safety Committee meeting

Tuesday, April 6

6 p.m., Borough Council Legislation Committee meeting

6:30 p.m., School Board Property Committee meeting

7 p.m., Columbia Board of Health meeting
7:30 p.m., Borough Council Property Committee meeting

Wednesday, April 7

7:30 a.m., Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast at Columbia United Methodist Church

6 p.m., School Board Curriculum Committee meeting

6 p.m., Movie Night, Columbia Public Library

7 p.m., School Board Extra-Curricular Committee meeting

Thursday, April 8

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens
11 a.m., Adult program at the Columbia Public Library
6:30 p.m., Borough Council Market Committee meeting

7 p.m., School Board Committee of the Whole meeting

Friday, April 9
9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

2 p.m., Railroad Grand Opening at Fourth Street Crossing

Saturday, April 10

8 a.m., yard waste drop off for Columbia Borough residents at Borough Farm

10 a.m., CBAA Parent’s meeting and walk-a-thon, Glatfelter Field

10 a.m., Story Time, Columbia Public Library

Sunday, April 11
5:30 p.m., CBAA Board of Directors meeting, Glatfelter Field

Monday, April 12
PSSA Math and Reading tests, Columbia School District
6:30 p.m., Parent-Teacher Partnership meeting at Taylor Elementary School

7 p.m., Borough Council meeting

Tuesday, April 13
PSSA Math and Reading tests, Columbia School District
6 p.m., Movie Night, Columbia Public Library
6:30 p.m., Columbia Shade Tree Commission meeting

Wednesday, April 14
PSSA Math and Reading tests, Columbia School District
10:30 a.m., AARP Chapter 5020 16th anniversary brunch at the Susquehanna Fire Department
6:30 p.m., Borough Council Finance Committee meeting

Thursday, April 15
PSSA Math and Reading tests, Columbia School District
9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens
4:30 p.m., Columbia Municipal Authority meeting
6 p.m., Borough Council Waste Water Committee meeting
7 p.m., Columbia School Board meeting

Friday, April 16

PSSA Math and Reading tests, Columbia School District

7 a..m., Spring Clean-Up, Columbia Borough
9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens
3 p.m., Traveling Trunks program with Senator Mike Brubaker at Columbia Public Library
6 p.m., Taste of Rivertownes, Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce event

Saturday, April 17

6 a.m., Columbia QRS Breakfast, Columbia Consolidated Fire Department

7 a.m., CBAA Yard Sale and Flea Market, Glatfelter Field
8 a.m., Columbia Spring Clean-Up drop off at River Valley Disposal
10 a.m., Story Time, Columbia Public Library

Saturday, April 18
1 p.m., VFW Band Concert, Columbia High School

Monday, April 19

PSSA Writing tests, Columbia School District
National Volunteer Week
9 a.m., Columbia Civil Service Commission meeting
7 p.m., Columbia Planning Commission meeting
7 p.m., Columbia Education Foundation meeting

Tuesday, April 20
PSSA Writing tests, Columbia School District

National Volunteer Week

Yard waste pick-up, Columbia Borough

Wednesday, April 21
PSSA Writing tests, Columbia School District
National Volunteer Week
2 p.m., Park Elementary School honors program
6 p.m., Movie Night, Columbia Public Library
7 p.m., Susquehanna Valley Sports Hall of Fame meeting, Knights of Columbus
7 p.m., HARB meeting

Thursday, April 22

PSSA Writing tests, Columbia School District

National Volunteer Week

Earth Day

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

6:30 p.m., River Park Steering Committee meeting

Friday, April 23

PSSA Writing tests, Columbia School District

National Volunteer Week

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

Saturday April 24

Sahd’s Salvage Earth Day celebration

10 a.m., Story Time, Columbia Public Library

11 a.m., Celebration of the Century, Susquehanna Glass

11 a.m., Chicken Barbeque, Susquehanna Fire Company

Sunday, April 25

No events listed

Monday, April 26

PSSA Science tests, Columbia School District

6 p.m., Borough Council Highway Committee meeting

Tuesday, April 27

PSSA Science tests, Columbia School District

6:30 p.m., Borough Council Community Development Committee meeting

Wednesday, April 28

PSSA Science tests, Columbia School District

8 a.m., Columbia Elementary Band rehearsal

6 p.m., Movie Night, Columbia Public Library

6:30 p.m., Tide Pride meeting

7 p.m., Zoning Hearing Board meeting

Thursday April 29

PSSA Science tests, Columbia School District

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

Friday, April 30

9 a.m., Columbia Market House opens

6 p.m., Arbor Day celebration, Locust Street Park

Arbor Day is scheduled

Columbia's 19th annual Arbor Day will be held on Friday April 30 in the Locust St. Park beginning at 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Columbia High School Chorus and other student musicians. CHS Senior Hillary Glenn will recite Joyce Kilmer's poem "Trees."
Citizens will receive recognition awards for their efforts to plant trees in the borough.


Enter to win a $25 gift card by submitting a photo of your favorite tree growing in Columbia. Entries must be sent to the Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission by April 27. One entry per person. Gift Card sponsored by Susquehanna Bank.