The birds have been chirping as if it were spring. Maybe they’re disputing the ground hog’s predictions? Their melodies called me outdoors to accomplish winter chores awaiting in February. First on the list was to clean the bluebird nesting boxes. Bluebirds select nesting sites by Valentine’s Day. Usually, the male finds the cavity or box and escorts his prospective mate […]
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For Public Notices email Pam Clark pamc@sc.rr.com For Public Notices email Pam Clark pamc@sc.rr.com 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, and are in the custody of the following businesses: Lexington Magistrate, Irmo/Lake […]
Hootie & the Blowfish and Tootie and the Jones to play 2008 Party Animals Benefit
The Animal Mission, the non- profit support group for The Columbia Animal Shelter, will hold its 9th annual Party Animals concert and silent auction Friday, March 14 at 6:30 pm. The event, sponsored by South Carolina Bank and Trust and Blue- Cross and BlueShield of S.C. will be held at the Clarion Town House Hotel on Gervais Street. Music will […]
We can judge a man by his treatment of animals – Immanual Kant
Some people in the City of Columbia are setting traps for all animals that come in their yards, domestic or wild. For some people this seems to be a hobby. These trappers call Animal Services on a regular basis to collect animals. Below is a letter residents on Sunnyside Drive received from Animal Services because of the “trappers.” Dear Resident: […]
Grubb & Ellis Wilson Kibler holds annual symposium
Inside the Marriott ballroom Wednesday, February 6, 7:30- 9:00 pm, Columbia’s commercial real estate interests gathered to work the crowd for 30 minutes and, for most of an hour, to hear the economists predict the year’s trends. The host was the Columbia office of Grubb & Ellis Wilson Kibler. Principals in the firm are Jeremy Wilson and Marshall Kibler. The […]
Orangeburg Massacre of 1968
Survivors, victims’ families, college students, and the Orangeburg community of S.C. will congregated on the campus of South Carolina State University February 8 to observe the 40th anniversary of the infamous Orangeburg Massacre. The February 8, 1968, incident resulted in the killing of three students and the serious wounding of 28 others by state police following student unrest related to […]
Never sleep through a revolution
Editor’s note:This commentary was published in TFheeb rCuoalruym 2b5,ia2 0S0ta5r. One of Dr. Martin Luther King’s most thoughtful, articulate, and reasoned speeches was made almost two years after his more famous “I Have A Dream” oration at the Lincoln Memorial in R19e6m3.aining Awake Through a Great Revolution, King’s speech at Oberlin College in June of 1965 is one of my […]
Explorers walk on Lake Marion
The Santee Cooper lakes, Marion and Moultrie, are at their lowest level since constructed in 1939. Homes, graves, and even a town have recently emerged from the depths. Last Saturday, February 4, members of the Greater Piedmont Chapter of The Explorers Club ventured onto the dry lake bed of Lake Marion with a team from Santee Cooper. The explorers visited […]
Woodworkers extraordinaire
It’s been 10 years since the Columbia Presbyterian Community added a workshop to its campus. On February 2 of this year, the handymen and crafters who use the equipment there put together a show of their handiwork. Items on display include a cradle, rocking chair, rocking horse, cabinet, table, music stand, trays and plates and dishes, and two imposing grandfather […]