Project Pet hosts the 1st Annual Fur Ball- Moonlight Gala
Contributed by Project Pet
      There was excitement in the air for the Midlands homeless pets that need a second chance at life. An elegant new event, The Fur Ball- Moonlight Gala, was held by Project Pet Saturday, October 13, 2007, at the Columbia Convention Centre with over 600 of Columbia's most devoted animal lovers in attendance.
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Asbury United Methodist Church honors Eagle Scout
     Photo by Casey Clark Jamal Jones received an Eagle Scout Award in a ceremony at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church October 21, 2007. Jeff Boom, Scoutmaster of Troop # 397 presented the award along with Jones's parents, Brenda and Nelson Jones. Gene Clark was honored for being Jones's mentor during the ceremony. Jamal Jones is a 2006 Lower Richland High School graduate and a sophmore attending Charleston Southern University. (l- r) Scoutmaster Jeff Bloom; mother of Jamal, Brenda Jones; Eagle recipient, Jamal Jones; and his father, Nelson Jones.
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Mentors wanted
Contributed by Richland School District One
      Richland One, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, and Communities In Schools of the Midlands have joined forces to assist Midlands children by recruiting at least 50 new volunteers by March 2008. The joint project, "Someone to Count On," is seeking mentors, Lunch Buddies, and tutors to volunteer with youth in Richland and Lexington counties.
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What happened to The Star Reporter?
By Lee Moseley
      It was Monday, October 8, 2007. I was on my way to Columbia. I'd have some free time today. I was taking my son to USC to visit a professor friend in its Mathematics Department. I would go by The Star Reporter once I dropped him off and pop in on Mimi and Warner.
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The Columbia Northeast Lions Club wants you
      Lions are more than 1.4 million strong, men and women young and old in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. This Civic/Service Organization gives freely of time and funds to help the less fortunate in local communities and around the world.
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HUD presents preserve America Check
Contributed by HUD
      Rodger Stroup, director of the S.C. Department of Archives and History; Elizabeth Johnson, deputy State Historic Preservation Officer; and Michael Bedenbaugh, executive eirector of the Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation and other local leaders joined U.S.
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Staff members of the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
      Pictured (l to r) Ashleigh A. Pair, event manager; Anthony Allen, Engineer; and Jennifer Freeman, event manager.
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