Best wishes Jeff

One of the first things I usually do each day either before or after my trip in town is to check various websites. Not in any order, but its usually the two York newspapers, CNNSI, philly.com, USA Today and the View from the Pressbox written by Jeff Reinhart.
In about three or four years, Reinhart's blog had become the voice of the Lancaster-Lebanon League with as of today more than 1.3 million hits. His coverage of football and girls' basketball was second to none in the state.
Well, today that voice for the athletes, fans and coaches of the L-L League was shutdown. Reinhart's job as an online sports writer was eliminated this morning. I thought something was up this afternoon when I read something out of the usual on his Facebook page and when I got to see him tonight at the Timbers, he told me.
In fact, he told the entire football fraternity in the league tonight and was greeted with a worthy standing ovation.
Jeff was one of the good guys in sports writing, who cared about the teams and individuals he wrote about and will be missed. And, I enjoyed sharing information with him almost on a weekly basis, if not daily during the various seasons.
I've been fortunate in my many years to know and work with all the Lancaster Newspaper sportswriters, present and past and Jeff was right up there with all of them and I can probably go back pretty far too, but won't in the risk of missing someone.
I wish Jeff the best because it is a big loss to the L-L League.
Good luck.

Columbia football all-stars

The Lancaster-Lebanon League released its football all-stars tonight at the league banquet held at the Timbers in Mount Gretna.
Columbia's Michael Burke IV was voted Receiver of the Year in Section 3 and also a first team all-star at wide receiver.
Teammate Seth Lefever was a first team pick at tight end and outside linebacker.
Second team picks were quarterback Tyler Harrison, running back/kick returner Johnny Vazquez and Marcus Fischer, line, on offense.
Fischer and Dom Trout were second team picks on defense.
Burke and John Bosley on defense were Columbia's lone honorable mention picks.

Columbia police reports

JOHN LEWIS KAUFFMAN, AGE 34, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, IN THE 500 BLOCK OF UNION STREET, NOV. 18.

JOSEPH CHRISTALDI, AGE 27, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED ON NORTH FOURTH STREET, NOV. 19.

REGINA M. WATKINS, AGE 53, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AT THIRD AND CHESTNUT STREETS, NOV. 19.
CHRISTOPHER JOHN CHANEY, AGE 39, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS AND FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT, ON SOUTH SECOND STREET, NOV. 20.

CRYSTAL MARIE LOGAN, AGE 26, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION, ON ROUTE 441 SOUTH, NOV. 21.
EZRA O. CHANDLER, AGE 36, OF CONESTOGA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON ROUTE 30 EAST AND ROUTE 441, NOV. 23.

SHAWNNA GREER, AGE 28, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, IN THE 800 BLOCK OF PLANE STREET, NOV. 22.
PIOTR J. PAPIERNIK, AGE 44, OF ILLINOIS, WAS CITED FOR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES IN THE 200 BLOCK OF CEDAR STREET, NOV. 24.
CORYNNE NICOLE MCCLEARY, AGE 28, OF WRIGHTSVILLE, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, AT ROUTE 441 AND ROUTE 30, NOV. 25.

RICHARD FREYTES-MELENDEZ, AGE 18, OF LITITZ, WAS CITED FOR FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY, IN THE 1500 BLOCK OF LANCASATER AVENUE, NOV. 25.

MICHAEL R. DOUTRICH, AGE 49, OF YORK SPRINGS, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND  CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, AT THIRD AND LINDEN STREETS, NOV. 26.

LESIA KAY GOSS, AGE 53, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, IN THE FIRST BLOCK OF NORTH FOURTH STREET, NOV. 27.

DERRICK J. REISINGER, AGE 32, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN THE 700 BLOCK OF WALNUT STREET, NOV. 27
RAYMOND CLIFFORD WALLACE, III, AGE 55, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS ON IRONVILLE PIKE, NOV.28.

LCB citations

The LCB has cited two places in Western Lancaster County: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/319588

Chamber to sell passport

Here's information on an upcoming fund-raiser for the SVCC: http://www.engleonline.com/AdDesk/Htmlfiles/Readers/article.epc?id=43307

Abendschein obit info

Here is the obit information for Fred Abenschein: http://obits.lancasteronline.com/index.php?p=2618384