By Natasha DerrickNatasha@TheColumbiaStar.com It was Christmas time in 1999 when Bob Decker began to reminisce about his time in Vietnam. “I just got to thinking about my old buddies,” Decker said. “So, I started the website.” In the beginning it was a very simple website dedicated to the soldiers who did not return from combat while serving in F Troop, […]
Richland One opens doors
By Warner M. MontgomeryWarner@TheColumbiaStar.com Richland County School District One opened its doors on Tuesday, August 8, 2006, for the 123rd time or the 192nd time, depending on how you interpret history. The district can trace its origins to 1792 when the commissioners of the City of Columbia authorized the Columbia Academy to establish a “free school.” The trustees of the […]
We remember Schneider School
Editor’s note: The Schneider School on the corner of Maple and Devine Streets we remember will soon become Grandevine, a condominium complex with a pool. In this issue on this page and pages 14 and 15 we bring memories of that time back to you. On page 6, we have brought you news of Grandevine. Shandon/ Schneider students excel The […]
Market your own BBQ sauce
The state’s first workshop to help South Carolinians get their own barbeque sauce on the market is to be held Saturday, August 26, in Columbia by the S.C. Barbeque Association (SCBA). SCBA will conduct the workshop to help people who have a recipe for a barbeque sauce they think might be good enough to market. Instructors who are members of […]
The four major types of barbeque
This simplified map that is used on the web site of the Carolina Q Cup (www.carolinaQcup.com) shows the four major types of barbeque sauce found in America and it was adapted from a much more detailed map first published in Southern Living in 1982. That comprehensive 1982 map showed such barbeque refinements as pulled pork , sliced pork and chopped […]
GranDevine a grand success
By John Temple LigonTemple@TheColumbiaStar.com The old Schneider School building, famous since 1924, has become The GranDevine, a 51-unit condominium complex in the heart of the Devine Street corridor. Within walking distance of The GranDevine, six blocks each way, are about 60 high-end shops and services. Just beyond that, there are Five Points to the east and the intersection with Millwood […]
Star Profile
Cheryl Holland of Abacus Planning GroupBy John Temple LigonTemple@TheColumbiaStar.com Cheryl Holland and her firm, Abacus, manage about $340,000,000 in assets primarily for individuals. A Certified Financial Planner, Holland began on a different footing in a different place. Born in La Jolla, Calif., while her father was in the Navy, Holland and her family moved to Irmo when she was 10. Her father moved out of […]
Briefs
by John Temple Ligon A good idea is always a new idea Columbia’s first fiber-optic neighborhood is under development on the site of the Rockbridge par-3 golf course behind Forest Lake Presbyterian Church. Touted as a cutting edge idea, each house will be connected with high-speed Internet, digital phone, and digital cable television. Begun 10 years ago, Silicon Alley in […]
Automotive technology center to be featured inTime magazine
Richland One’s award-winning automotive technology program at Heyward Career and Technology Center will be in the national spotlight this summer. The August 14 issue of Time magazine highlights the program in conjunction with a profile of the Dick Dyer Toyota dealership, which won the Toyota President’s Award. Heyward students have been so well trained in automotive technology that the Dick […]
Folks About Town
R. David Proffitt joined the litigation practice area in the Columbia office of Haynsworth, Sinkler, Boyd, P.A. Account Manager Kasey Stoner of DP Professionals, Inc. has been selected for Leadership Columbia’s 2007 class, a Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Program. The following Columbia-area residents and organizations made donations to the “Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library” program: Progress […]