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NOVEMBER 3, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 38
Go Shopping At The Olde Salem Bazaar BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Start your holiday shopping early by heading to the Olde Salem Bazaar. The event will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the rear building of the Historic Salem United Church of Christ, 324 Walnut St., Columbia. “We’ll have lots of crafts and Members of the Columbia and Susquehanna Model Railroad
handmade items for sale,” said Hilary Smith, who noted that the church has held the bazaar for at least 25 years. “Some of us in the church make the crafts, including wreaths for all occasions and Christmas wreaths.” Church members will also be selling “dustpan crafts,” which are floral displays created on a small dustpan.
The display is located on the second floor of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society.
See Bazaar pg 4
Keeping Their Love Of Trains On Track BY CATHY MOLITORIS
n the second floor of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society, you can find a bunch of kids indulging in their passion. But these aren’t your typical kids - most are in their 60s and 70s. “We’re really kids who never grew up,” explained Chris Cohan, one of the younger members of the Columbia and Susquehanna Model Railroad. “We just love trains.” The group shares its enthusiasm for HO-scale model trains on the fourth Sunday of the month from May through October. Beginning Thanksgiving weekend, the display runs on Saturdays and Sundays through the first weekend after the new year.
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“We do this because we love it, and we do it for the kids,” said member Rick Christopher. “And, we do it for the kids who are maybe just a little bit older than you’d expect.”
“We’re just a bunch of guys who love trains and love to get together.” The 2,200-square-foot layout features a section depicting Columbia’s riverfront in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, created by member Tony Segro. “Tony scratch-built every one of these buildings,” said Cohan, noting that two in the layout still stand in
Columbia today. Segro started on the layout in 2000, working on and off over the next 16 years to complete it. “I used photos from the historical society to make it as accurate as I could,” he stated. “They had a lot of information I could use.” The layout also includes scenes created by the imagination of the club members. For Walter Bosch, who came to check out the display on a recent Sunday and was joined by a crowd of other visitors, the trains offer a chance to indulge in nostalgia. “I love watching them,” he said. Christopher noted that when he joined the club about four years ago, it brought him right back to his childhood. See Trains pg 3
Displaying some of the items for sale at the Olde Salem Bazaar are (from left) Mia Smith, Emily Overmeyer, Hilary Smith, Denise Bollinger and Joyce Fuhrman.
Following God’s Lead
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Julie Baum, supporter relations director of Align Life Ministries, is clear on how the organization, which first opened in 1985 as Susquehanna Valley Pregnancy Services, has come to be called Align Life Ministries. “The short answer is, ‘It was God’s idea,’” she said. The long answer is a little more complicated. “First, God taught us the importance of having the word Align in our name,” explained Baum, who added, “When you align your heart and mind with Him,
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Kreutz Creek Library Posts Events . . . . . . . . . . .3
SNHA Will Host Listening Session . . . . . . .4
Business Directory . . . . . .4
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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