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June 27, 2008

Pets on parade

Saturday June 21 beginning at 11 am, all manner of furry friends and their humans congregated at the home of Pud Patterson on Devereaux Road for the 4th Annual Neighborhood Pet Show. The show is the brain child of Patterson and her granddaughters, Bellinger and Mary Louise Boylston, who live next door. More...

Local soldiers featured on Army Wives

Story and photos by Maj. Scott Bell, S.C. National Guard Historian

As South Carolinians celebrate "A Century of Filmmaking in the Palmetto State" this year, Columbians can also take pride that local Soldiers from the S.C. National Guard's Honor Guard, will be featured in the July 6 episode of the highly touted Lifetime Television show Army Wives. More...

Columbian is changing Africa

By Joseph Haba wondei@yahoo.com

Dr. Jim Fisher is a philanthropic messenger, a servant, a leader, a friend of Africa, and my personal role model. I first met Dr. Fisher in July 1996 when he arrived in a white Explorer with a diplomatic license plate at the International School of Conakry (ISC) in Guinea, West Africa, where I was teaching. More...

News

•	Hey, humans, keep us safe and happy! OK?

We hate fireworks! Loud noises, flashing lights, and smell of sulfur can cause excessive fear in animals. We tremble, whimper, and pant, and it is so distressful we want to run away from it. Sometimes we get so frightened we might run through glass windows, or escape from the yard, and maybe get hit by a car. More...

•	Greyhounds are the second fastest animals in the world

•	Greyhound fun facts

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Business

•	The problem with strays: public and private solutions

The Columbia Animal Shelter is on Humane Lane, as indicated by artist Blue Sky's oversized cat and dog profiles facing Shop Road. The shelter takes in 13,000 stray cats and dogs annually, and it euthanizes 10,000 by lethal injection. More...

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Briefs

•	Folks about town

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Society

•	A tribute to the "Mayor of Five Points" Murdoch Finlayson

He was the courtly white- haired gentleman who ambled through Five Points several times a week dressed always in jacket and necktie. His gait slowed when he reached his 90s, and he carried an umbrella which he used as a cane. More...

•	Miss Trebuchon and Mr. Bice exchange vows June 21, 2008

•	Shepherd's Center of Columbia begins summer session

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Opinion

•	Thirty-something speaks

Father of the brides

It is true that girls start planning their weddings the moment they poke their pretty little heads into this world. I speak from experience because I'm almost sure my oldest daughter's first words were, "Ice sculptures!" She's ten- years- old now, and the only thing she lacks in her planning is a groom, but that's not really important. More...

•	It's not a criticism, it's an observation.

•	Poor ol' Pint's miscalculation

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Sports

•	Richland bats and lightning finish West Columbia

Friday, June 20, 2008

Richland Post 6 used strong pitching, a home run from Kyle Williamson, and several excellent defensive plays to defeat West Columbia Post 79 on Friday June 20. The game was called due to torrential rain and lightening mid-way through the fifth inning with the Pathfinders leading the Lakers 8- 3. More...

•	Richland breaks away from Columbia NE

•	Shock win District 3 North

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Travel

•	Pineville, a historic refuge

Part 65: Naomi Martin reigns supreme

Naomi Gourdine was born in Pineville to Baxter and Ella Gourdine. Her grandparents, Benjamin and Jane Jefferson Gourdine, were emancipated during the Civil War. Her father farmed cotton, corn, and string beans on 100 acres he bought from the Montgomery family. Naomi and her three brothers - Wilfred, Edward, and Chatman - assisted their father on the farm and attended J.K. More...

•	War brings disease

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Events

•	A Toast to Town

A Toast to Town will be held June 27- July 12 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 3 pm. This special Independence Day Celebration is hosted by Town Theatre and Lizard's Thicket. The July 4th show will begin at 7:30 pm. The cast and crew will join the party and The Main Street Harmonizers will entertain. More...

•	It's happening right here in your community

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Public Notices

•	Public Notices

NOTICE T-Mobile South, LLC proposes to construct a 154-foot monopole telecommunications structure. The structure would be located on Chris Drive, Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina. T-Mobile South, LLC invites comments from any interested party on the impact the tower may have on any Historic Properties. More...

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Dene's garden for all seasons

Stopping to smell the flowers

"I try to have something blooming to bring into the house in every season," says Dene King. She accomplishes her goal through careful plant selection and placement. Sunlight is a premium under pines. The front yard has fewer trees. In pockets of sunlight adjacent to the cedar- shingled house, she planted perennial beds inside a white picket fence. More...

•	Lineberry family celebrates 33 years of Olympic- sized fun

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