Contributed byDreher High School If you enjoy the hit TV shows Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, you won’t have to go far to get a live rendition. Dreher High School Dance Team members will hold a fundraiser March 16, 2007 at 7 pm in the Dreher auditorium entitled Dancing with the Teachers . The […]
Columbia teacher knighted
Contributed by Consulate General of France Ruta Couet, a veteran teacher of French for more than 20 years and foreign langage coordinator for the state of South Carolina since 1994, was honored with the title of Knight in the order of Palmes Académiques for her service to French language education. This Medal, created 200 years ago by the emperor Napoleon […]
S.C. shrimp and grits spice up the Big Apple
Brian Dukes, chef at the Blue Marlin will be the guest chef for a dinner March 10 at the world famous James Beard Foundation in New York City. He will be serving the finest S. C. ingredients including Adluh grits and S. C. coastal shrimp. This high honor is rare and tickets for the dinner are sold out. John Temple […]
The Columbia Star collects more awards
The South Carolina Press Association Awards Luncheon for the 71 weekly newspapers was held Feb. 23, 2007 at Embassy Suites. Mike Maddock, general manager for The Columbia Star, won second place for Best Column, his seventh award for 30 Something since 1999. He also won first place for Best Sports Headline and third place for Best Sports Special Edition; Mimi […]
Mom to 19 children shares her story of faith
Compiled byKeagan Wren Brenda Johnston, working with Hope’s Promise Orphan Ministries (HPOM) in Namibia, Africa, is touring in the U.S. to raise awareness and funds for orphans in sub Saharan Africa. Johnston is Project Director for HPOM. There are approximately 34 million orphans in sub- Saharan Africa and 11 million are due to HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent of Namibia’s population are […]
Talent of Columbia celebrates Cinema at the Township
By Rachel Haynie Columbia native McCree O’Kelley is again center stage after dancing on New York and Tokyo stages. His newest role is director of performing arts for SCARF + SCREEN COLUMBIA. His first production will be an early September multi- cultural event that will tie a celebration of local talent to cinema. Dance, theatre, vocal performance, maybe even magic, […]
USC Chapter DAR members honor founder
Contributed byUSC Chapter DAR No doubt, Dr. Irene Dillard Elliott smiled down from her lofty cloud in heaven as she was honored by the USC Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution for the idea she conceived 50 years ago to charter a DAR chapter. In 1924, she became the first woman to earn a doctorate from UNC at Chapel Hill […]
Pets receive Meals on Wheels
Set another place at the dinner table! Pets are about to receive a freshly delivered meal. Local recipients of Meals On Wheels who have pets can now receive pet food in addition to their meals. After discovering that countless senior recipients of Meals On Wheels were often feeding their food to their pets, something had to be done. The Season […]
Tenebaum Speaks to Columbia Rotary
By John Temple LigonTemple@TheColumbiaStar.com Republican Rusty DePass preceded Tenenbaum’s lunchtime speech to the Columbia Rotary Club last Monday, Feb. 26. DePass shared his extraordinarily positive estimation of Democrat Tenenbaum’s performance during her eight years as South Carolina Superintendent of Education. DePass declared Tenenbaum about the brightest bulb in the room, any room. Tenenbaum told the audience how much she enjoyed […]
Star Profile
Dr. Kelly Hynes of 20!20 VisionBy John Temple LigonTemple@TheColumbiaStar.com Kelly Scott Hynes was born in Columbia at Providence Hospital. Her father was the second employee hired by the Wilbur Smith headquarters office in Columbia. Her mother worked at the Five Points Sears, what became the Food Lion site on Harden Street. They lived on Monroe Street, where they are now, between Harden and Queen. Hynes […]