ART Art,Art,and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes through March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100. CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church’s Wednesdays at First lunch […]
Forest Acres City Council meets December 11, 2007
Roll call Mayor Frank Brunson called the Forest Acres City Council meeting to order at 5:15 pm, December 11, 2007. Councilman Charles Fetner led those assembled in the Invocation. Pledge was led by Boy Scout Troop 10 of Incarnation Lutheran, Troop 8 of Eastminster Presbyterian, and Troop 324 of Bethel United Methodist. Present were Mayor Brunson; Councilmen Shell Suber, Charles […]
Gills Creek is in danger of flooding
The Gills Creek Watershed Association held a meeting in the Richland County Council Chambers Thursday, December 6, 2007, to introduce the association to the citizens of Richland County and enlist their help in protecting the Gills Creek Watershed. A “watershed,” as defined by the association’s brochure, is “the area of land that catches rain and drains or seeps into streams, […]
Montgomery to teach History of Columbia course
Dr. Warner M. Montgomery, publisher of The Columbia Star, will teach a history of Columbia course in January and February, 2008, with the Historic Columbia Foundation. People, Places, and Progress of Early Columbia, 1600- 1850 will consist of six lectures at the Big Apple and three bus tours. Montgomery, who has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, was born, […]
Forest Acres celebrates Arbor Day
Dignitaries from Forest Acres gathered for an Arbor Day celebration at Satchel Ford Elementary School December 6, 2007. Mayor Frank Brunson, City Administrator Mark Williams, and certified arborist Shaun Greenwood as well as several members of the Forest Acres Appearance Commission attended the event. A Zhouzhou Fuchsia donated by the city of Forest Acres was planted in an interior courtyard. […]
Richland County preserves 62 acres in rural Northwest
Richland County Council, Conservation Commission, and the Eleazer family signed on the dotted line and preserved the 250- year- old family land Monday, December 10 as part of the County’s Conservation Easement Program. The 62 acres are vital in protecting a sensitive ecological system of the Hollingshed Creek Watershed, which drains to the Broad River. The Eleazer Family has a […]
Citrus fruit trees thrive all- year long
Last May The Columbia Star featured a couple of enterprising gardeners in the Broad River Road area who have developed an orchard of thriving citrus fruit trees. Ben Salley and his neighbor Richard Croxton have found their neighborhood provides a nurturing environment for grapefruit, orange, kumquat, and lemon trees. Salley is harvesting a bumper crop this fall.