Columbia Jewish Community Center opens new facility
Contributed by the Columbia Jewish Community Center
     The Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center, located on the Gerry Sue & Norman Arnold Jewish Community Campus, 306 Flora Drive in Northeast Columbia, will be opening its doors to the general public this September for the first time. The staff wants the public to know their facility is open to all
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AME church and social services work together to feed the children
Contributed by Benjamin Harrison of the 7th District AME Church
     On October 25, 2004, the 7th District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) entered into a formal agreement with the SC Department of Social Services (SCDSS). The two organizations partnered in a collective effort to meet the nutritional needs of underprivileged children throughout the sta
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Department store donates money to children’s hospital
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Office of Aging gives $52,900 to Capitol Senior Center
Contributed by the Office of Aging
     Lt. Governor Andr
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Out of Darkness
Survivor of suicide brings awareness with community walk
By Teresa Arnold
     Judy Klutter was four years old when she found her father hanging from a rope in the bathroom.
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News from Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Riverbanks announces the birth of Nika, Kyra, and Anya
Contributed by Riverbanks Zoo
     The three
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Zookeepers serve spaghetti to save the rhinos
By Rachel Haynie
     While their fellow members of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) were preparing for the annual Bowling for Rhinos, Riverbanks zookeepers laded up spaghetti. Lynn Yakubinis, gorilla and small mammal handler ex-plained
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Go head–to–head in scrabble tournament
Contributed by Greater Columbia Literacy Council
     People are preparing to shake their tile bags, rack their brains, and roll through four games of SCRABBLE
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