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October 17, 2008

Cat in the Hat seen in Five Points

The Cat in the Hat made an appearance at the opening of the art show Dr. Seuss for President which opened at HoFP Gallery, 2828 Devine Street, October 14 and runs through election day, November 4. A. C. Moore Elementary School second grader Emily Branham (left) was one of the coloring contest winners. More...

TEACHER TO APPEAR ON TODAY SHOW

Compiled by Mimi M. Maddock Mimi@TheColumbiaStar.com

"I was a terrible parent," said Stacy Allendorf. "That's why I decided to begin baby steps to lose weight and get fit. How could I tell my son he needed to get moving and eat better if I wasn't willing to do the same? So I did. More...

Thousands in S.C. homeschool

By Elise Porter

Editor's note: Elise Porter is a homeschooled senior who is writing for The Columbia Star as a school project. She r ecently received notice she was a N ational Merit Semi- finalist. On a weekday afternoon, Jana Daley sits on her couch with her seven- year- old daughter Elizabeth, helping her sound out words in her reader. More...

•	Small school Big achievement

•	Artist begins award winning career at age 72

•	Columbians support Medal of Honor Convention

News

•	Isabel Sparkman has taught piano lessons for 40 years

Isabel Douglas Sparkman looks back on "many wonderful years," she says, of nurturing piano students through musical training and development. This Lower Richland resident has presided over her Yamaha grand piano for 40 years and has seen many of her students go on to success in the music world. "It's the best part of being a teacher," she says. More...

•	Fort Jackson National Cemetery to be dedicated October 26

•	Local business donates medical scrubs to SisterCare

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Business

•	Senate sub-committee to discuss the Film Incentive Bill

At the end of April, 2008, the S.C. House of Representatives passed H.4815, the Film Incentive Bill. The House took the necessary steps to improve S.C.'s footing in the film industry. This Friday, Oct. 17, in Williamston, S.C., there is a meeting of the Senate sub- committee to discuss the Film Incentive Bill. More...

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Briefs

•	Folks about town

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Society

•	Miss Ellsworth and Mr. Keller marry in NorthCarolina

Ashleigh Duncan Ellsworth and David Andrew Keller, both of Flagstaff, Arizona, were married July 26, 2008, on the green at Hidden River in Swannanoa, North Carolina. The 5 pm ceremony was performed by The Rev. Dr. Jeanne Matthews Sommer. More...

•	Masae Uchida Carter

•	Ms. Mabel celebrates 106 years

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Opinion

•	Letter to the editor

Mississippi Blues is HOT

I really enjoyed Warner Montgomery's article about traveling to Clarksdale, Mississippi, in the most recent issue of The Star. We took our son there last year for the Sunflower Blues & Gospel Festival and just had an absolute ball. More...

•	Thirty- something speaks

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

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Sports

•	Highlanders swamp 'cats

Laurence Manning 21 Heathwood Hall 41

The Heathwood Hall Highlanders amassed 367 yards of offense as they rolled to a 41- 21 win over Laurence Manning Friday, October 10. The Highlanders received a strong effort from quarterback Mac Whalen. The junior quarterback threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns. He also led the Highlanders in rushing with 157 yards on 13 carries and three touchdowns. More...

•	Skyhawks back on track

•	Mustangs stampede Blue Devils' homecoming

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Education

•	New art at Killian

Brittany Morgan (below right), USC student teacher introduces henna art at Killian Elementary. A fourth grade class holds up self- portraits. Above, left, is a close- up of Morgan's henna art. At right, Morgan is pictured in India where a native of India draws henna art on her hands. More...

•	Richland One announces awards

•	Spring Valley High news

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Travel

•	Knocked naked in Natchez

My wife, Linda and I completed our trip through Mississippi at Natchez, the southern end of the 444- mile national parkway that connects Natchez on the Mississippi with Nashville on the Tennessee. At 1 pm, 995 miles from Columbia, it was 101 degrees as we drove up to Fat Mama's (www.fatmamastamales.com ). More...

•	Columbians tour Pineville

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Events

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Article

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott opened the 2007 Out of the Darkness walk. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host Out of the Darkness community walk October 19 at Riverfront Park, Columbia, to raise money of AFSP's research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide, More...

•	It's happening right here in your community

•	Workshop Theatre presents Table Manners

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Public Notices

•	Public Notices (Section A)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS October 10, 2008 Please be advised that on September 11, 2008, BJ's and Mike Caf More...

•	Public Notices (Section B)

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Stopping to smell the flowers

Good Neighbor Garden

Everyone hopes for neighbors who make the entire block look good. Randy Dawkins' home in southeast Columbia is ablaze in bold colorful garden plants. Several of Dawkins' container plants have been with him since his gardening hobby started over fifty years ago. He has a flair for combining ordinary annual and perennial plants with extraordinary specimens. More...

•	Scarecrows in the Garden open through October

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