Columbia man is charged

A Walnut Street resident is charged in East Petersburg: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/349301

Remove those chairs

Columbia Borough has issued a warning for those who have out chairs, tables, trash cans, etc. out to save parking spaces from the snow a few weeks back. The public works department will be going around town removing the items.

Anspach is second

Columbia grad Aaron Anspach is second in a national tournament: http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=23088

Polar Bear plunge in Wrightsville

What a day to put your fanny in the Susquehanna: http://www.ydr.com/ci_17304875

Wrestling match is off

Tomorrow's wrestling match at Columbia with Brandywine Heights has been cancelled.

West Hempfield police reports

Police have charged David Lee Souden, 32, of Ephrata, with burglary, as the result of an incident at the West Motel, Jan. 18.
Souden was a registered guest at the hotel and took cash and electronics from the motel office.

Police have charged Kimberly Ann Stauffer, 20, of Columbia, with theft, as the result of an incident at Kmart, 3975 Columbia Ave., Feb. 2.
Stauffer was taking money from registers, police said, while working.
She was placed in LCP on a probation violation.

Police have charged two people as rthe result of a fight at the Mountville Inn, East Main Street, Mountville, Feb. 2.
Thomas Swindle, 40, of Mountville, was placed in LCP because of an outstanding warrant from Perry County.  Andy Shenigo, 34, of Lancaster, with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.

Maroon and Gray Night

For those basketball/sports fans attending tomorrow's basketball gae between Columbia and Manheim Central, up on the hill, you are asked to wear maroon and gray in honor of Manheim Central High School. Between the junior varsity and varsity games, the Columbia sports community will make a special presentation to the Manheim Centrak Resource Fund in memory of the four young student-athletes that were recently killed in an accident.

Police investigate theft

West Hempfield Towbship Police are investigating the theft of four black fender flares from a Ford F-350 truck at Chapman Ford, 3957 Columbia Ave., Feb. 1.
They are valued at $800.

Another schedule change

Tonight's basketball games with Lancaster Mennonite have been postponed until Tuesday.

Holy Trinity Fastnacht information

Fastnacht Bake Talking Points

- The annual Fastnacht Bake originated in 1924. This is our 88th year. It was an idea created by women of the Altar Rosary Society, of the church, to raise money to help offset construction costs of a new church building.

- Church construction began in 1926 and was completed with a dedication and blessing in October, 1929.

- Fastnacht (FAHS-nahkt) is related to the Germanic word Fasten (to fast, abstain from eating). The definition of fastnacht - a yeast-raised potato pastry that is deep-fried like a doughnut. Fastnachts were originally made on Shrove Tuesday to use up the stored fat and lard that was forbidden during Lent.

- In the early days of the bake all ingredients were hand mixed and the fastnachts were fashioned from molds originally made from tuna fish cans.

- Unsalted potatoes were used during Lent and the potato water was then used to make yeast. The potato yeast would “work” for several hours before being mixed into the flour.

- Today the Fastnacht Bake has evolved into a parish project that includes about 116 men and women volunteers. It is one of the largest fund raising efforts of the parish.

- January 25, 1989 the national spotlight was focused on the Fastnacht Bake. NBC’s Willard Scott, from the TODAY Show, originated all of his weather segments “live” from Holy Trinity in Columbia.

- The process of making fastnachts begins with the Night Crew. Approximately 20 to 25 volunteers measure, weigh and mix the ingredients producing on average 56 batches. The dough is poured into largemetal cans. These are then placed in the “warming closet” to allow the dough to rise during the night.

The army of rollers begin arriving at 4:00am to start rolling, shaping and cutting the dough into fastnachts. Each batch or can of dough will produce approximately 11.4 dozen. After shaping and cutting the fastnachts they are placed on long cloth covered boards for further rising. When the fastnachts are properly raised they are transferred to the frying area.

Other volunteers arrive around 5:30am to operate the fryers. Six frying units will be in continuous operation for six hours. After frying in a cholesterol free substance they reach the peak of perfection and are placed in cooling trays. The next step is the glazing process, which is all done by hand.

Still other volunteers handle the sorting, counting and bagging, in preparation for pickup by the public or delivery to area factories and other places of business.

- 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.

- More than seven thousand dozen fastnachts are produced during the Lenten Season. The operation takes place in the Holy Trinity Parish Center, 4th and Cherry Streets, Columbia, site of Our Lady of the Angels School.

- 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.

Secret to success –
- Pride
- Family tradition
- Parish Unity
- Each volunteer considers the Bake a labor of love.
- Our secret recipe that makes Holy Trinity’s the best tasting fastnacht in the world. . . . Ask Our Customers!

Radio Shack is robbed

West Hempfield Township Police are looking for two males, wearing jeans and hoodies in connection with a burglary at the Radio Shack, 3975 Columbia Ave., around 11:30 p.m., Monday night.
Police said the two forced their way through a back door into a store room and took $5,000 worth of cell phones in less than a minute. The suspects are pictured and anyone with any information is ask to call police at 285-5191.

Police are also investigating damage down to a car parked in the first block of Lincoln West Drive, Jan. 31. A car owned by Anna Rosario had its driver's side door kicked in.

Games are off

Tonight's basketball games with Lancaster Mennonite have been postponed until tomorrow night. If they are unable to be played tomorrow night, they will be played next Tursday.

Eastern administrator charged with DUI

The York Daily Record is reporting the assistant superintendent of the Eastern School District was charged with DUI: http://www.ydr.com/crime/ci_17252482

CHS schedule changes

Wednesday's wrestling match with Eastern has been moved to Thursday, Feb. 10, beginning with the junior high match at 5:30 p.m. Columbia will also wrestle Brandywine Heights Saturday at 1 p.m.

Also, as previously announced, all girls' varsity basketball games, with the exception of the Feb. 7 game with Lancaster Catholic, will start at 7 p.m.

West Hempfield Township police reports

Police are investigating the theft of 250 pounds of copper wire, valued at $1,800 from Micro-Fracture in the 200 block of North Donnerville Road, Jan. 27.
Police report a window was broken out of a home by a thrown snowball in the first block of East Main Street, Mountville, Jan.27.

Police have charged Nicholas M. Swedish, 32, of Carnegie, with receiving stolen property as the result of an incident on Route 462 at Prospect Road, Jan. 28.
Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle and found the suspect in the vehicle reported stolen from Collier Township, Allegheny County.

Police reported a window was broken out by a BB gun in the 700 block of Prospect Road, Jan. 29.

Police reported officials of the Getty Mart in the 300 block of Highland Drive reported windows were smashed out but no entry was gained to the building, Jan. 28.

Police have charged Scott Greenawalt, 51, of Mountville with public drunkenness as the result of an incident on Huntington Drive, Jan. 29.

Adam Sinners, 23, of Lancaster, was placed in Lancaster County Prison as the result of an incident in the 700 block of Kayo Avenue, Jan. 29.
He was charged after being stopped for driving without headlights on his vehicle. He was charged with DUI, two counts of an Act 64 drug violation, prohibited weapons and driving without headlights.
Sinners was found in possession of an illegal weapon, drugs and drug paraphernalia and became combative with police.

Saving spaces

Throughout town, various forms of using chairs, trash cans and other items have cropped up to save parking spaces.

Who is to shovel these sidewalks?

Columbia Borough's ordinance says all sidewalks must be cleared within eight hours after a snowfall. It farther says a path of three foot wide must be cleared. Apparently someone forgot to tell the owners of the sidewalk which stretches from Florence Street east to the bend on Barber Street. Since many residents of Trinity House use this stretch, they are unshoveled. The owner of the sidewalks -- COLUMBIA BOROUGH!

Police investigate stabbing

Wrightsville Police are investigating a weekend stabbing: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/news/ci_17249895

Forer mayor of Wrightsville dies

Gene Herchelroath, the former mayor of Wrightsville has died: http://obits.lancasteronline.com/index.php?p=2646521

Wrestling is off

Tonight's wrestling match with Brandywine Heights has been postponed until Saturday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m.

What is a snow emergency?

This is what the borough's code books says about a snow emergency: http://www.ecode360.com/?custId=CO0213

Snow emergency

Columbia Borough has declared a snow emergency, which will be in effect from 8 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. Friday.

OLA girls place at tournament

The OLA Grls Novice basketball team placed second  in the Resurrection Tournament.  They came in second place, went 3-1 throughout the tournament facing, St. Joe York, OLA White, Resurrection and St. Theresa for the championship game where we lost 15-12.

Games are off

As expected, tonight's basketball games with Garden Spot have been postponed.
The boys' game will be played Saturday, with the j.v. game starting at 5:30 p.m. and the varsity at 7.
The junior high boys' game is postponed.
The girls' game will be played onday at 7 at Garden Spot with the junior high game at 4.

Two Columbia players on "watch list"

Columbia football players Michael Burke IV and Seth Lefever are on a recruiting watch list for next season for the L-L League: http://www.easternparecruits.com/joecleezysportsnetwork/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=281&Itemid=265