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May 30, 2008

Covington commands the catwalk

The crowd grows quiet as the lights dim, and the runway is illuminated. Upbeat music begins to play, cameras are flashing in all directions, and models parade the runway. This is not a high- profile fashion show in New York City. It is Heathwood Hall Episcopal School's Cleveland Covington's senior exhibition presentation. More...

Take a twist through South Carolina

Contributed by Lou Hammond & Associates

In an effort to increase tourism in the Palmetto State, the South Carolina Association of Tourism Regions hosted a travel media event, "Take a Twist Through South Carolina," May 14 at Bryant Park Grill in New York City. South Carolina native, Chubby Checker, was in attendance to boast the state's diverse attractions and perform for attendees. More...

Where in the world is this RNE teacher?

Contributed by Richland Northeast High School

For the third time in four years, Richland Northeast High School's Perry McLeod, a history teacher in the iLink magnet program, has won a grant that will take him overseas for cultural studies. The newest award is from the Columbia World Affairs Council, which in April chose four South Carolina teachers for a summer study program in Turkey. More...

•	Columbia can brag two famous clocks

News

•	Senior Health Fair features My Personal Health Record SC

The Senior Health Fair held at Seawell's in Columbia on May 14 was attended by over 200 seniors and other participants. The fair was sponsored by Medicare in support of My PHRSC, (My Personal Health Record South Carolina), which is a free and secure electronic record storing a person's Medicare claims history. More...

•	Get off the phone!

•	Explorers honored for raising B- 25 from Lake Murray

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Business

•	South Carolina Business Hall of Fame holds annual banquet

Established in 1985 by Junior Achievement of Central South Carolina, the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame honors South Carolina's champions of free enterprise. The 2008 banquet celebration on Thursday night, May 22, included about 450 business leaders in the main ballroom of the convention center on Lincoln Street. More...

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Briefs

•	Junior Achievement's S.C. Business Hall of Fame 2008 Inductees

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Society

•	The Rev. and Mrs. Robert F. Gabriel 50 golden years of shared ministry

Columbian Bob Gabriel, Dreher High and USC graduate, met fellow student Betty West of LaGrange, Georgia, in 1956 at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, where he says, "found his thrill on Seminary Hill. More...

•	Women struggle to succeed

•	Men, always court your wife

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Opinion

•	Canine Americans change personalities when necessary

People reinvent themselves from time to time. They change their actions and communication styles depending on what they are doing and who they are with. The Canine Americans in my house, The Chi and The Poo, also have a tendency to transition from one personality to another at any given point with little advance warning. More...

•	Thirty-something speaks

•	A check for all occasions

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Education

•	Students earn $7,856 in the Stock Market

Isaac Johnson, Re'Kita McDowell, Dasean McMillian, Tia Barnes and Destini Dorsey from the Midlands Math and Business Academy were honored earlier this month at the S.C. Council on Economic Education's annual awards luncheon. The students took home trophies for their second place finish in the S.C. Stock Market Game. More...

•	Heathwood Hall fourth graders place second in nation

•	Students go paperless at RNE

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Travel

•	Pineville, a historic refuge

Part 61: Pineville cemeteries, St. Stephen's

Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have. - Benjamin Franklin St. Stephen's Parish was established in 1754. A 4.59- acre churchyard was laid out, and a wooden chapel was built. The churchyard contained a cemetery. A brick Georgian- style church was completed in 1769 by architects Francis Villepontoux and A. More...

•	Pineville, a historic refuge

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Events

•	It's happening right here in your community

Send your events to mimim@sc.rr.com. Events must be received by 3 pm on Friday for the following Friday's paper.

-ART Columbia Museum of Art is offering a variety of summer camps for children ages 4- 14. 343-2163 City Art Gallery presents School's Out VI: Emerging Artists of the Southeast April 24- May 31. www.cityartonline. More...

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Government

•	West Columbia Planning Commission crushes Landmark Homes International's development request

Call to order Vice Chairman W.J. "Buck" Buchanan, in absence of Chairman William C. Etheredge, called the meeting of the West Columbia Planning Commission to order on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 6 pm. All members, excluding Etheredge, were present: Vice Chairman W.J. More...

•	Gov. Sanford signs Better Speech and Hearing Month Proclamation

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Public Notices

•	Public Notices

NOTICE The 2007 Annual Return of Alpha/Omega Foundation is available for inspection during regular business hours c/o James T. Wilds, 4618 Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC, Phone # 803.782. More...

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Top 100 for S.C. parks

Nineteen of South Carolina's 47 state parks are on the list of parks recognized in Reserve America's annual Outdoor Recreation Awards. Six made the list of "America's Top 100 Campgrounds," based on testimonials, campground ratings and feedback from rangers, park management and campers at nearly 4,000 parks nationwide. More...

•	A walk on the wild side

•	Recreation Commission named National Gold Medal Award finalist

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