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.

Found on Craig's List

The other day someone in passing told me to check out Craig's List for an interesting post involving a property in downtown that is suppose to be turned into a hotel at Fourth and Locust streets. It is the old CAP and American Bank building that has been vacant for sometime.

So this morning, I punched in Craig's List, went under our great state of Pennsylvania and the real estate section and found the post.

Seems the building is now available to rent for office spaces. Here is the post on Craig's List and also the link at the end.  One has to wonder if the hotel deal is dead or if this is a bridge project until the hotel plans and financing are in place? Here is the link to the information below :http://lancaster.craigslist.org/off/1645382571.html

$250 Flexi-Offices (Columbia, PA) (map)


Date: 2010-03-15, 2:57PM EDT

Reply to: hous-2425v-1645382571@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Flexi-office space for rent.
➢ Premium business address 401 Locust Street
➢ Furnished first floor offices
➢ Free Wi-Fi
➢ Off-street parking
➢ Access to conference room
➢ No up-front capital investment
➢ Monthly lease
➢ Heat and air conditioning included
➢ Leases starting at $250.00
➢ Don't hesitate...this deal won't last long.

Work detail at the park

The Old Columbia Public Grounds Co. Board of Directors is having a “Locust Street Park” clean-up on April 24. On thay date, the community is welcome to come out and help us with our spring clean-up.


The work detail will start at 8 a.m. and continue until Noon. The Columbia Park Rangers will be helping to supply some manpower and tools. Bring a Rake.
Also Arbor Day will held held in the park at 6 p.., April 30.

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Is this what we want for downtown?

Have you been downtown lately, when its been nice?
If you have been and been in the area of Fourth and Locust streets, you probably have seen it at the vacant lot at Fourth and Locust streets.
It's the lot where a building was torn down maybe two years ago, in not longer now, turned into a vacant lot/parking lot.
Since the weather has turned nice, its been the scene of what many are calling an "outdoor yard sale or flea market" on an almost daily basis -- right in the heart od our downtown.
It has also been a problem the last few years when it came time for the Antique, Art and Craft Show, sponsored by the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce as well. Seems the property owner of the lot is allowing yard sales on the property, the day of that event, making the vendors coming to Columbia for that big day in June unhappy campers. They are paying a fee to be there and those on the lot are not.
Is Columbia has a yard sale ordinance, it is not being enforced. Several years ago there was a proposal before council to limit the number of yard sales a property owner could have, but may not have been acted on.
But is this what we want people coming to town to see every day? Filling up a lot with let's call it what it is -- junk.
Okay, it could be the business that operates at 403 Locust St. moving items outside, but they shouldn't be allowed to do it every day.
Columbia Borough should step in and stop this or control this before it gets out of hand. It just doesn't give off a good impression of our town.

Upcoming activities at the Susquehanna Fire Company

The Susquehanna Fire Conpany, 10th and Manor streets, has announced two upcoming events.
A Chicken Barbecue will be held on Saturday, April 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The cost is $7.50 for a dinner or $4 for a half chicken.
A Mother's Day Cash Bingo Bonanza will be held Sunday, May 9.
Tickets cost $30 for a full set-up and meal if purchased by May 2 and $35 after that date.
Tickets and information for both events can be obtained by calling 684-6297.

Myer resigns at Elco

LancSports.com's Jeff Reinhart has posted a story about the resignation of one of the longest serving girls' basketball coaches in the L-L League, Dave Myer of Elco.
I can remember back in the late 1990s, there were some pretty good wars between Columbia and Elco.
Jeff's View from the Pressbox can be accessed from COLUMBIA TALK, by using the link to the right.

Jeff will also be blogging live starting tomorrow from the Penn State University's Bryce Jordan Center.

TMI generators won't move until April

Check out the lancasteronline.com story on the planned move of the old generators from Three Mile Island through the area. It was suppose to happen this weekend, but now has been delayed.
When the story originally broke back earlier this year, it sounded like a pretty easy move. Now after reading the story, it doesn't sound so easy.

Does Columbia have "Fish Gate?"

When you are downtown, one of the first things you normally do once you get out your vehicle is put a quarter in your meter. That is unless you are cheap and think you can get away with it and not get a ticket or move your car up or back a space because you don't have 25 cents because another meter has time on it.
Oh, you haven't seen that one yet where a person pulls or backs up their car looking for a meter with money in it? Then you must not be downtown that much.

Okay, enough with the comedy routine. If you look closely at the meters, which few do -- the times they are monitored or you have to place a quarter for 60 minutes of parking in them are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Saturday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday.

You didn't know that? Shame on you.

Well, now the borough is enforcing those meter times, much to the chagrin of many people who visit or work dowtown. Since the "retirement" earlier this year or late last year by veteran meter maid Linda Colin, who is everyone will admit to it,  knew her schedule and knew when they had to plug their meters, things have changed.

Seems the borough has replaced Colin with as many as three, possibly four meter maids or traffic enforcement officers, because one is a guy. You can usually spot one person doing meters in the morning, one early in the afternoon and one much later, well after the meters use to be checked. And many people haven't caught on yet.

Seems this past Saturday night, in the first block of South Fourth Street, where there are meters, a number of people who were attending early church at the church at Fourth and Cherry streets had to dish out more money than what they put in the collection plate. Seems while they were taking money out of their one pocket and placing it into the church's bank bags, the borough was reaching into the other pocket taking some more money out. Seems when the church goers came out to leave and were parked on South Fourth Street, they all got meter violation ticlets. So, as they were giving you see, someone was taking it away (sorry bad pun).

Seems the church mass starfted at 5 p.m. and you have to slug the good old black boxes until 6 p.m., which again, no one reads. The borough following the rules said "got ya."

Some outraged by this, visited the police station and got no answer. Others began calling their elected officials. And over the last two days, word spread like a wild fire, one high ranking elected official told some of those who got tickets, "don't worry about it, it will be taken care of."

So the answer from others, who are now getting ticketed because the laws are now apparently being enforced "is wait a minute, why not me too?"

This is not a good move on Columbia's part, especially because of the high number of tickets that are apparently being written and  certain ones possibly are getting excused.

So with "Fish Gate" now on the front burner, what should have been done? Well, since Columbia has no newspaper or any newspapers who will publish anything about Columbia, perhaps the borough could have done one of two things. First, send letters out to businesses telling them that the meters will be enforced to the letter, so they could warn their customers. Two, perhaps they could have put notices on the sewer bills of residents, alerting them to the policy. A third thing could have been a warning also, not only to the church goers, but others. That apparently didn't happen.

So since that didn't happen and many Columbians seem to be checking COLUMBIA TALK daily, here is your warning. Take time to put a quarter in the meter no matter the time of day, or it will cost you $5 or $10 if you don't and if you don't pay it right away, it will cost you a lot more and maybe even result in one of those yellow things put on your front wheel.

So, now we have "Fish Gate."

State Police investigating fatal crash

State police are investigating that led to the death of a Columbia man along River Road in Conoy Township, Tuesday afternoon around 5 p.m.
The man, Albert Meiskey Jr., 49, of Perry Street, Columbia, was killed when he crashed his vehicle into a utility pole.
Meiskey had been reported missing as an "endangered person," yesterday by his family. Shortly before the crash, a vehicle registered to Meiskey was spotted by Susquehanna Regional Police in the area of Riverfront Park, north of Marietta.
Police attempted to stop vehicle, but Meiskey continued driving, heading north into Bainbridge on River Road (Route 441). He then turned and headed south on River Road and sped his vehicle up while cresting a hill and the vehicle left the west side of the road, went down an embankment a nd struck a utility pole in the 2000 block of River Road near the Bainbridge Scuba Center.
Meiskey was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:15 p.m. crash by Lancaster County Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber.
Police were attempting to check on the welfare Meiskey because he was "potentially suicidal."

Truck leased. police cars put on hold

After sitting through a public hearing on proposed changes to its zoning ordinance and related maps, borough council had just four items on its regular agenda that looked as though they could be rubber stamped.


However, the one issue that took up most of the discussion on the agenda was a proposal to approve a lease with the Wells Fargo Bank not to exceed $95,000 over a four-year period for a Ford F-350 Super Duty truck for the highway department and two new Ford Expedition police vehicles.

The motion was questioned by citizens and members of the borough council.

Vern Detz, a former member of the council, asked if all members of the council had reviewed the documents and bids that were reviewed recently by the council’s finance committee.

Council President Mary Wickenheiser said the lenders wouldn’t consider separate bids for the leases and the truck was needed immediately for use by the highway department.

Another former member of the council asked which vehicles would be replaced. The new truck would replace a 1993 truck and the two police vehicles would replace the two SUV vehicles.

Just as the council was prepared to vote on the motion, Mayor Leo Lutz threw a monkey wrench so to speak in the vote.

He said he wanted the purchase for the police department to be, an Expedition and a Dodge Charger and it would save about $6,000 on the lease agreement.

“Having four wheel drive vehicles wold not be beneficial to the department and not make policing easier,” Lutz said.

Lutz said he’d settle for one SUV and a car, a Crown Vic or a Charger.

“This was recommended out of committee that because of the condition of our roads and its intended use, we stick with what we proposed,” said Kelly Murphy, a member of the council.

“If we change, we have to go back to the banks and get new quotes,” he said.

“There is a need for this highway vehicle. With the police vehicles, there is no documentation as to the need. I am not in a position here tonight to vote on these police vehicles because there appears to be a conflict between the police and administration on this,” said Mary Barninger, council woman.

However, another member of the council, Sandy Duncan, didn’t see any problems because the items were budgeted.

“Right away,” Barninger said, “just because it is budgeted that is the justification.”

Another member of the council, Mike Buery, said the last time police vehicles were purchased, the department got their way.

“The police want another race car,” he said.

Lutz defended the move, saying that twice in his eight years as mayor, council failed to purchase or replace police cruisers on an yearly basis and ended up the following year making two purchases.

“Police vehicles are never an easy discussion for us,” Wickenheiser said.

The vote to lease all three vehicles failed by a 5-2 vote. A vote to lease just the truck passed 7-0.

Voting for the three vehicle lease were Duncan and Beury, while the remaining members voted against that lease.

The police vehicle lease will be reviewed at the committee level and could be voted on at the April meeting of the council.

The state needs to get moving

It sits there idle. It’s been cleaned up and somewhere down the road, the idle property owned by Columbia Borough at Third and Linden streets is expected to become the Turkey Hill Experience.

The inter-active museum, designed something like Hershey’s Chocolate World and a multi-million dollar project for those involved was suppose to open sometime this year, perhaps as early as spring.

Well, as you can see when you drive past it, there is no Turkey Hill Experience, just a neatly cleaned up plot of land with a shell of a building.

So what gives?

At Wednesday’s special meeting of Columbia Borough Council, it was explained that all of the T’s have been crossed and I’s dotted on the borough’s end, that of its broker for the sale, the Columbia Economic Development Corporation, Turkey Hill and Museum Partners, who will purchase the site and develop it.

So, who hasn’t dotted its I’s and crossed its T’s? Apparently the state of Pennsylvania.

At the meeting, council approved extending its deadline with CEDC and Museum Partners until at least, if not before, April 30, to complete the deal. The property was suppose to be settled by the end of the month.

The state or at least the Department of Environmental Protection’s approval is needed because of some soil contamination at the site.

“It is the same problem we have been dealing with since last July,” said Council President Mary Wickenheiser.

The borough has been told the project should get its needed DEP approvals, but, state budget cutbacks at the DEP office, have delayed the approval process.

The approval process is expected to take at least another four weeks, Wickenheiser said.

“We are very frustrated about it,” she said.

“Columbia Borough wants to settle this and sell this property. The developer wants this and Turkey Hill is very anxious because they need to purchase the equipment that goes into the facility,” said Mayor Leo Lutz.

“They are all under the gun and pushing Columbia Borough to entice the state to sign the documents. There is no dragging the feet on this because everyone involved in the process wants to get this done,” Lutz said.

Did a council member swear at a citizen?

At the last few borough council meetings, there has been plenty of discussion on issues of respect.


Respect in how members of the borough council treat its citizens, who attend the meeting and others and vice-versa.

This was all prompted by a change in how meetings were run by the use of Roberts Rules of Order. Earlier this month, there was some lively debate about the change from a couple of citizens and members of borough council.

Wednesday night, the issue came up again at a special meeting of the borough’s governing body.

A citizen, who is a former member of the borough council, Vern Detz, said an unnamed member of the council showed “a lack of respect toward a resident” at a recent committee meeting.

Detz, who did not name the council member, but promised too release more details of the alleged incident at council’s April meeting, said a profanity was used toward a citizen at a meeting.

“I would like to see a public apology tonight or that person resign,” Detz said.

There was no comment from borough council on the issue.

Stormers-Revs game to benefit chamber

Baseball fans mark Saturday, Aug. 14 on your calendar. That's when the Lancaster Barnstormers play host to the York Revolution at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales that night will benefit the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Visitor's Center.

Tickets are $10 for the game and they are available by calling the chamber at 684-5249.

Tickets can also be ordered on line by following these steps:

1. Go to lancasterbarnstormers.com.

2. Click on the fund-raising log-in button.

3. Click on the SVCC logo at the top of the page.

4. Enter SVCC when prompted to enter a group fund-raising code.

5. Click "buy."

6. A schematic of available seats will be shown in green. Select the seats you want by clicking on the individual locations.

7. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete your order.

Fourth Friday upon us again

Downtown art galleries and shops will be open this Friday from 5-9 p..m. as Columbia celebrates another Fourth Friday event.
For more information, follow this link: http://www.fourthfriday.hitart.com/

A Night of Jazz

Perfect Settings, 200 Locust St., Columbia will host Another Night of Jazz, Friday, March 26 from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Featured will be Mitch Cooper, Jeanne Cooper, Chris Cooper, Tom Witmer and Bruce Campbell.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
For more information, call 684-2347.

Antique Appraisal Faire reminder

Treasures in Your Attic, an antique appraisal fair, hosted by the Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce will be held Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 116-118 North Third St., the site of the former Revival Skate Shop.


Local antique dealers and appraisers Dave Dickson, Ron Madar and Harold Keller will be on hand to lend their assistance in appraising family heirlooms and treasures. No stamps, coins or military items are allowed and all items must be hand carried to the event.

Tickets are available at two prices – $5 for a verbal appraisal for one item and $10 covers the verbal appraisal of three items.

Tickets can be purchased at the chamber’s visitor center, 445 Linden St., or at the door the day of the event.
Sponsors for the event are the Rivertowne Antique Center, Burning Bridge Antiques Market and Partners and Friends.

For more information, call the chamber at 684-5249.

Columbia athletes are honored

A number of Columbia winter sports’ athletes were recognized in the annual supplement of Winter Sports All-Stars published by the Lancaster Newspapers earlier this week.


In boys’ basketball, senior Brandon Arnold and junior Tre Simms were named honorable mention all-stars in Section 4,

Named Wrestling Academic All-Stars, for maintaining an A-B average throughout wrestling season were Joey Charles, Brandon Felus, Ben Hank and Rachel Knighton.

Named first team Section 3 All-Stars were Nate Warner (160), tied with Pequea Valley’s Mitch Ball and Brandon Felus (215).

Named to the second team were Jordan Halter (135), Joe Ronca (140) and Marcus Fischer (189).

Named honorable mention were Derek Zercher (125) and John Markley (130).

Sports Hall announces inductees

The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2010 class of inductees.

The induction banquet will take place on Saturday, May 1, at the Susquehanna Fire Company.

Tickets for the banquet are available by contacting Rich Gerfin at 684-4772 after 6 p.m.

The inductees are:

Ron Caulwell, former athletic director at Columbia High School.

Gayne Deshler, former football coach and athletic director at Donegal High School.

Glenn Robinson, basketball coach at F&M.

John Thomas, former Columbia wrestler.

Leslie Bair Vink, former gymnast at Hempfield.

Jon Witman, former Eastern football player and Pittsburgh Steeler.

Mike Wolfgang, former Columbia football player will be honored as the deceased inductee.

The hall holds its monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month at the Knights of Columbus, Fourth and Maple streets at 7 p.m.

For more information on the hall, contact George Seibert at 684-6739.

Wrightsville not too excited over police plan

Here is a link to a story that appears in the York Dispatch about regionalization of police services in York and Lancaster counties. By this and a recent article in the Intell, it appears the regionalization effort is failing.
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/local/ci_14739652

Chamber to host legislative breakfast

The Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a legislative breakfast at the Fellowship Hall at the Columbia United Methodist Church, 510 Walnut St., April 7.

The breakfast, featuring Senator Mike Brubaker and State Representatice Dave Hickernell will update those attending on legislation in Harrisburg and the challenges that lie ahead. The session will end with a question and answer session.

The registration will be held from 7:30-7:45 a.m., when the program begins.

The cost is $5 for chamber members and $10 for non-members.

Deadline for reservations is April 5.

For more information, contact the chamber at 684-5249.

National Watch and Clock Museum News

The National Watch and Clock Museum, Fifth and Poplar streets, has announced two exhibits.
Grand Complications: Art of the Watchmaker will open April 23.

The exhibit combine technical and artistic qualities in watchmaking

A Sense of Time exhibit will be on display through April, 30.
It is a special look at Asian timekeeping.
The exhibits are included in the cost of admission.

Art exhibit part of Fourth Fridays

The Jonal Gallery, 653 Locust St., will celebrate the arrival of the Spring and the Easter Holiday Season by sharing the artistic talents of Tom Babec.


The artist carves intricate designs into eggs of all sizes, from tiny Quail eggs to large Ostrich eggs! He will show you his skills Friday night from 5-9 p.m. in the Main Gallery.

The current show, "Flowers of the Garden" will be available for viewing through April 25.

This is all a part of our "Fourth Friday" Celebrations in Columbia,.