🌱 Will Columbia lose a vital mobile hygiene clinic for good?
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- Will Columbia lose a vital mobile hygiene clinic for good?
Also on today's calendar: American Red Cross - Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED-BL-r.25 - 5-23-2026.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a stray shower, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
- Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mobile hygiene and medical clinic in danger of closing by June 30 without new funding (lancasteronline.com) — A mobile hygiene and medical clinic that once brought free showers and basic care to Columbia is at risk of shutting down by June 30 unless it raises $100,000. Now operating only in Lancaster city, Refresh Lancaster previously rotated through Columbia and other boroughs, and its potential closure could further limit access to health and hygiene services for vulnerable Columbia-area residents. 
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May Sing-Along Brunch →
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10:00 am
Sunday May 17
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Other local events
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American Red Cross - Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED-BL-r.25 - 5-23-2026 →
Columbia Public Library, 24 S 6th St #1599, Columbia
9:00 am
Saturday May 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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KC 5th grade tours
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317
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Mountville Days Carnival 2026 →
Froelich Park, 350 W Main St, Mountville
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Battle of the Buildings
Wrightsville El Sch Wrightsville, PA 17368 -
CAN TO HS - BATTLE OF THE BUILDINGS
Canadochly El Sch Eastern York High School, 720 Cool Creek Rd, Wrightsville, PA 1
9:15 am -
LL Field Trip to York Revolution
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317
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MS/HS Band Concert
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317
6:30 pm -
Early Dismissal
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317 -
Baby Animal Festival →
Corn Cob Acres, 191 College Ave, Mountville
10:00 am -
Golf and dinner with Geesey →
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317
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Elizabethtown Video Festival - Grenier & Hardiman
Eastern York SD East Prospect, PA 17317
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anybody kno what's going on at Franklin & 9th St in Columbia?
I left my house to take my daughter to school & saw an officer running into the bushes & the end of block... I wish I had a scanner (Nextdoor Manor / Union)
- Cannonball Recruiting LLC posted a job opening for Structural Steel Fabricator 2nd shift in Mount Joy. Apply here.
- Juniper Landscaping posted a job opening for Crew Member - Maintenance (49207) in Lancaster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbia here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Hempfield, Conestoga Valley will square off for L-L League volleyball gold after semifinal wins (lancasteronline.com)
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- Teams announced for 2026 NCAA Division II baseball championship (ncaa.com)
Elizabethtown
- Ephrata seniors strike their magic numbers for L-L League hurdle, triple jump titles (lancasteronline.com)
- Limited government, lower spending top issues for Republicans Lindemuth and Woods in the 98th House District race (lancasteronline.com)
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