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February 6, 2009

Laughter lets loose at Still Hopes

Laughter exploded at Still Hopes on January 22, when residents and staff presented The Still Hopes Variety Hour. The performers or performing groups were met with loud applause when taking the stage. Canon George Chassey, master of ceremonies, graced the audience with excerpts from the book he is writing on his childhood in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. More...

Why go after a rabbit with an elephant gun?

By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Story and Photos by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

Columbia City Council and the Code Enforcement Task Force (CETF) face another round of challenges to their rental license concept at the regular council meeting, Wednesday, March 4. If the council meeting on January 28 holds any harbinger, dozens of residential landlords are expected to return for another round of protest. More...

Heart disease is preventable and controllable

Contributed by Providence Heart & Vascular Institute

The fifth annual Red Dress Rally sponsored by the Providence Heart & Vascular Institute was held February 3, 2009, to call greater attention to the danger of heart disease among women. Women wore red dresses for the occasion. The day was dedicated to the issue of heart disease in women. More...

News

•	Give the Kids a Smile Day

The Midlands Technical College Dental Clinic, located on the college's Airport Campus, provided free preventative dental care to approximately 110 local deserving children January 29 and 30, 2009. More...

•	Singles and golf

•	Correction

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Business

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Briefs

Mac's on Main goes green Barry Walker, Main Street restaurateur, recycles his deep- fat fryer's grease through a Mercedes diesel engine converted to run on used vegetable oil. His No. 10 cans, emptied of peaches, are sold as scrap steel to be melted down at mini- mill companies like Charlotte- based Nucor. More...

•	Gene Rogers, founder, Rogers Townsend & Thomas

•	Folks about town

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Society

•	Student performs Senior Vocal Recital

Photo by Jim Covington Ashley Briggs (r), a student of Dr. Tina Milhorn Stallard in the USC School of Music, gave a senior recital February 2 as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the bachelor of music degree in performance. She sang soprano assisted by Josh Barbour on the piano. More...

•	In the name of the arts Wine and Unwind lecture

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Opinion

•	Thirty-something speaks

The one holiday I can do without

Valentine's Day is not one of my favorite holidays for a variety of reasons. For starters, I didn't grow up in this politically correct day and age where every adult must bend over backwards to purchase and help prepare 6,000 Valentine's cards to avoid damaging the self- esteem of one single child. More...

•	Hostage pleads for rescue

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

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Sports

•	Cardinals are champs!

Cardinal Newman defeated Hammond 51- 21 on Saturday, January 31 to win its first team title at the SCISA Dual Wrestling Championships. Cardinal Newman was the host of the semifinals and finals this year. The Cardinals were also the number one seed, and in the semifinals they proved it, defeating St. Joseph's by a count of 72- 6. More...

•	Diamonds escape Falcons

•	Diamond Hornets down Falcons

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Education

•	Fine arts and more experienced at Excelsior! Academy

Excelsior! Academy is a school program for homeschoolers that meets once weekly at Park Street Baptist Church. Director Amanda Harmon, mother of four, explains what makes Excelsior! unique: "Excelsior! teaches fine arts from a Biblical, historical perspective and offers support to [homeschooling] parents. More...

•	Heathwood Hall wins state math meet for second straight year

•	21st Century Community Learning Centers grants available

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Travel

•	On the Erie Canal

Part 11: Rochester

"We're approaching the Genesee River. Prepare for a strong cross current!" shouted Captain John to his crew on the Fantessy. We had left Pittsford at 11:30 am, gone through locks E32 and E33 by noon, and were preparing for our final destination, Rochester. More...

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Two Hours From Home

•	Upstate Adventure

Part 1: The Red Horse Inn, Gowensville, S.C.

Travelers long for places of comfort, somewhere to relax, unwind...a getaway from the stresses of everyday life. Getting their money's worth is paramount and shorter vacations closer to home might be a perfect way to do that. More...

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Government

•	Planting trees and the bus barn

Columbia City Council

Roll call Columbia City Council convened Wednesday morning at 9, February 4, on the third floor of City Hall. All members of city council were present: Kirkman Finlay III, Tameika Isaac Devine, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Sam Davis, Daniel Rickenmann, and Belinda Gergel. More...

•	Trash pick up

•	Renovation of the Three Oaks Apartment Complex

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Public Notices

•	Public Notices

NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles(s) are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens, are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, 56-5-5636 and 29-1540 SC Law as Amended, More...

•	NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

•	NOTICE OF APPLICATION

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Beauty in the Backyard

•	Houseplants need humidity too

Stopping to smell the flowers

The dry indoor air of winter flakes our foreheads, cracks our fingers, scales the scalp, and sears our sinuses. If you are suffering from the low humidity caused by central heating systems in winter, how are your houseplants faring? More...

•	Columbia Green gets $25,000

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