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JULY 31, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 22
Our Lady of Grace Grotto welcomes prayer and reflection BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Across the parking lot from St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Columbia, there’s a tangible testament to patience and faith. Members of the church and community volunteers created a grotto, open to the public as a
space for prayer and reflection. The vision for the space began in 2021, when the church wanted to express thanks to the Blessed Mother for bringing it through the worst of the pandemic. Although the groundbreaking took place on Thanksgiving Day of 2021, it would take two more See Grotto pg 3
Mark Platts (right) accepts artwork as Jim Snyder (left) and Rob Evans (middle) look on.
Bringing the Susquehanna home their journey back to the area was a long one. or centuries, artists have As Bill Wright, director of found inspiration in the community giving for SNHA, Susquehanna River. Now explained, the paintings were some of that art has found a permanent home at the Zimmerman Center for Heritage, thanks to “These paintings … the creativity of a local artist and capture some of the the generosity of a patron. The original oil paintings, grandeur and “Over It All,” “Harvest Moon, serenity of the Susquehanna” and “Setting Susquehanna River.” Moon,” all created by Rob Evans, were presented to Susquehanna National Heritage Area (SNHA) in June, becoming part of the originally purchased by the late Visions of the Susquehanna Art Jay Cook from the artist. Upon Collection. Although the works Cook’s death in 2023, the artwork were painted in Pennsylvania, passed to his estate. “When the
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estate announced the paintings were available for sale, Rob Evans contacted Jim Snyder, a patron of the artist,” Wright shared. “Mr. Snyder generously donated funds to purchase the pieces with the stipulation that they become permanent fixtures in the SNHA art collection for public display.” Snyder, an avid art collector from York County who now lives in Atlanta, presented the paintings in the perfect way to represent their subject. He arrived at the Zimmerman Center by kayak, traveling the final stages of the “444,” a term that refers to the 444 miles of the Susquehanna River from its headwaters in Cooperstown, N.Y., to the mouth
Postcard exhibit will feature international art BY CATHY MOLITORIS
When it comes to art, a postcard can pack a powerful punch. That’s the idea behind the International Postcard Art Invitational. The exhibit will feature art postcards from around the world and will run from Saturday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Aug. 31, at the National Watch and Clock Museum, 514 Poplar St., Columbia. “This is the fourth year for the postcard exhibit,” said Janette Toth-Musser, a board member
of Create Columbia, the organization behind the exhibit. “Participants create their own postcards and mail them to us through the postal service. Due to the ephemeral nature of them, we hope they’ll mail them to us complete with the stamp and cancellation markings.” Artists are encouraged to size their entries at 6 by 4.25 inches, but there is a little flexibility in size, she noted. “Artists can use any medium they’re comfortable with, even mixing mediums: watercolors, paint,
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