Good morning, Lancaster County. The thermometer is gunning for 95 today, the World Cup lands in Binns Park tomorrow night, and the weekend calendar runs from a steam train to an Elvis in sequins. Let's get you out there.

In today's Lancaster Local:

When the Columbia Borough Fire Department called Elwood "Tim" Deeg down to the station on May 4, they said it was to recognize his grandson. That was the cover story. When the 83-year-old walked in, his whole family was waiting, and the honor was his: grand marshal of Columbia's first firefighters parade in years, the centerpiece of the borough's 300th birthday celebration.

Few people have earned it like Deeg. He joined Columbia's fire company at 18 and never really left - 19 years as chief, the founder of a junior firefighting program that's still training kids today, and a living archive of stories that range from the Three Mile Island scramble of 1979 to the day his company found a rail car in town loaded with napalm. Decades into retirement, he still keeps track of the borough's fires. "I still have it in my heart," he says.

And his ride for the parade? A 1917 American LaFrance fire engine, out of service since 1958, that the department brought back to drivable life with neighbors' GoFundMe dollars.

Water Week wraps Saturday, the World Cup hits downtown tomorrow, and a famous blue engine rolls in for the weekend.

💧 Lancaster Water Week - countywide, through Saturday, June 13. The Lancaster Conservancy's celebration of our 1,400 miles of streams and rivers turns 10 this year. Paddles, stream explorations, and volunteer cleanups run through Saturday, so this is the last call.
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⚽ International Soccer Watch Party & Festival - Binns Park & Ewell Plaza - downtown Lancaster. Tomorrow (Friday, June 12), 6–11 p.m. Free. USA vs. Paraguay on the big screen at 9, with street pick-up soccer, a kids' clinic, food trucks, a beer garden, and Capital City Islanders players in the crowd.
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🚂 Day Out With Thomas - Strasburg Rail Road - 301 Gap Rd, Ronks. Tomorrow through Sunday (June 12–14), multiple departures daily; returns June 19–21. A real train ride with the famous blue engine, plus themed photo ops and a Music Corner of lawn games for the small conductors in your life.
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🎶 Second Saturday in Lititz - Downtown Lititz - Broad & Main streets. Saturday, June 13, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Free. Live music, local makers, and open shop doors up and down the heart of Lititz. Come for the browsing, stay for the band.
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🎤 Jesse Garron's Elvis Tribute - Strasburg Community Park - 151 Precision Ave, Strasburg. Saturday, June 13, 6:30 p.m. The brand-new Sounds of Strasburg concert series opens big: a full Vegas-style Elvis show with backup singers, a tribute band, and yes, scarf serenades.
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🎸 Scott Pemberton O Theory - Long's Park Amphitheater - 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. Sunday, June 14, 7:30 p.m. Free. The Summer Music Series rolls on with Portland's "timber rock" guitarist, who plays the thing flat like a piano and makes it work. One of 12 free Sunday shows this summer.
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🐸 Vertebrates & Invertebrates - Manheim Community Library - Manheim. Monday, June 15, 10–11 a.m. Free, registration required. A Lancaster County Parks naturalist brings backbones, exoskeletons, and crunchy beetles to story time for toddlers through tweens.
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🎻 Colonial Era Tavern Music with Forbes Road Frolic - Historic Rock Ford - 881 Rockford Rd, Lancaster. Tuesday, June 16, 6–8 p.m.; lawn seating opens 5:15. A period-dressed duo revives the rowdy tavern songs of 1750s America on the Hand Mansion piazza. Tickets $11.54–$22.05.
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🎺 Columbia Lions Music in the Park - Locust Street Park - 550 Locust St, Columbia. Next Friday, June 19, 6:30–8:15 p.m. Free. Central City Orchestra takes the Lions' summer series stage. Bring lawn chairs and an appetite; the food trucks handle the rest.
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Thursday, June 11 - Summer isn't waiting for the solstice: mostly sunny and pushing 95 this afternoon, with a heat index that could brush 105 and a chance of a thunderstorm sneaking in. Drink the water, find the shade, and give your evening plans a porch option.

That's the lineup, neighbors. Whether you're waving at Thomas, singing along to a scarf serenade, or just chasing shade with a lemonade, we hope you run into someone you know out there. Thanks for reading Lancaster Local. If you found something useful, forward it to someone who still gets their news from a Facebook group.