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October 8, 2004 / Front Page

Six–year–old burn victim thrives with local Shriners’ help

For four years Darby Langley has gone to the Shriners Burn Hospital in Cincinnati for treatment

By Natasha Whitling

As her plane flew 10,000 feet above the Appalachian mountains, six More...

On Second Thought

SCPA Award Winning Columnist Mike Maddock Thirty–something speaks Leave the scratching and strange smells to the men of the species

I firmly believe I could have lived a happy and very fulfilling life without ever hearing the phrase, More...

SCPA Award Winning Columnist Mike Cox It’s not a criticism, it’s an observation. Give me the South any day

It was bone chilling; a cold rain that pierced jackets, fleece, shirts, and skin. Without warning, the shower began. There was no increase in wind velocity to signal its arrival. More...

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Education

Principal spends vacation in South Korea

Dr. Ted Wachter spent four weeks in South Korea on a Fulbright Fellowship studying the country

By Dr. Ted Wachter Principal Rosewood Elementary School

Twelve other educators and I had the good fortune to spend four weeks in South Korea this summer on a Fulbright Fellowship to study the country More...

Roundtop Elementary: where learning takes flight

Celebrate Freedom Foundation and Roundtop Elementary School have joined to gether to honor the Tuskegee Airmen

By Tammie Maddock

In August, 2003, Round Top Elementary School opened its doors. Students, faculty, and staff of the new school were given the name The Round Top Aviators, and they adopted the motto, More...

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Sports

Golf

No rocking chairs for senior golfers

By Ellen Fortson

The green goddess is back swinging a silver walking cane! Diana Saine claimed the Columbia Country Club More...

Football

Athletes of the Week

By Jim Seay A.C. Flora (2

Class AAA No. 1 ranked Fairfield More...

Swimming

Lady Cards splash to the top

By Jim Seay

The disappointment endured by Cardinal Newman More...

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Public Notices

NOTICE OF SALE Space Place storage located at 110 Newland Rd, Columbia, SC 29229 will sell at public auction on Friday, October 29th, More...

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Beauty in the Backyard

The original mystery plant

Each week The Columbia Star features an explanation and picture of a More...

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The right neighborhood means everything

By Mimi M. Maddock

Location, location, location...that More...

News

Welcome to Old Shandon Centennial Celebration

Residents of Old Shandon celebrated October 2 sharing memories and visiting the old neighborhood

Editor More...

We walk you through the door and get you to the other side.

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Horses stop traffic

By Warner M. Montgomery

Four horses appeared suddenly on Garners Ferry Road at 11:30 am last Sunday, September 26. Two stopped near their corral, but two were spooked and galloped down the highway. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

By John Temple Ligon Township renovation and expansion

The Township board last week disclosed a site plan of the block bounded by Taylor, Barnwell, Blanding, and Henderson. The 74 More...

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Society

Women in Philanthropy holds Annual Founders’ Breakfast

Women in Philanthropy heard how they could enhance their philanthropic capabilities from speaker Dr. Patricia Motes

By Rachel Haynie

More than 90 women gathered for breakfast at the Capital City Club last week to hear an overview of Women in Philanthropy More...

Garden club wants the perfect tree

Contributed by BellSouth

The Columbia Garden Club, Breakfast Optimist Club of Columbia, Christian Thee, and BellSouth are challenging South Carolinians to find the perfect tree to be placed on the State House grounds for the upcoming holiday season and be lit at the annual S More...

Your home can look just like the ones in

Southern Living Kay Muri hosts a party for a decor consultant for Southern Living at Home, a subsidiary of Time Warner

By Ellen Fortson

Forget the mall, Internet orders, and home channel bargains when it comes to shopping for home d More...

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Events

Around the Town

Church Seeds of Hope Farmer , Louis Reid will be at Shandon United Methodist on Devine Street October 9. Vegetables lovers, this a one More...

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Travel

Adventure Travel

Part 11: Islam in the Pongo

By Warner M. Montgomery

The African Slave Trail Islam spread along the trade routes from North Africa across the Sahara Desert to West Africa beginning in the ninth century. Gold and slaves moved north as Islamic law, accounting, art, and language moved south. More...

By Natasha Whitling Singing Russia I was a member of an Earthwatch Institute research team, and our task was to record the folk songs and folklore of a dying culture. These are my stories. Episode 12

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