October 23, 2009 RSS feed / Beauty in the Backyard

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The Swamp Fox holds Manning hostage

By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
“Explore General Marion and the Southern Campaign” was the theme of the 7th Annual Francis Marion Symposium held in Manning October 16–17. The event was organized by Carole and George Summers of the Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society. More...

Star Chefs

Bug Bites Plain round cookies, like sugar cookies or ginger snaps — for the bug bodies Tubes of colored icing Small candies like red–hots or mini M&Ms for spots, eyes, etc. More...

Biologist brings canopy bridges to the world’s forests

By Jessica Cross

For canopy biologist Dr. Margaret Lowman many of the world’s problems can be solved not by chopping down trees, but by building bridges. More...

Gravitate to Gourds

Stopping smell flowers
By Arlene Marturano yahoo.com

When leaves turn color, temperatures are crisp, the State Fair is on, and produce stands and farmer’s markets display the fall harvest, folks gravitate to gourds. Children are fascinated with the shapes, colors, and inner sounds of the fruits. More...


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