Stopping to smell the flowers By Arlene Marturanoa marturanoa@yahoo.com Angel trumpets continue to flower until frost. Everyone hopes for neighbors who make the entire block look good. Randy Dawkins’ home in southeast Columbia is ablaze in bold colorful garden plants. Several of Dawkins’ container plants have been with him since his gardening hobby started over fifty years ago. He has […]
Scarecrows in the Garden open through October
Historic Columbia Foundation will offer autumn fun each day in October during Scarecrows in the Garden. This special outdoor exhibit features more than 35 handcrafted scarecrows from families, businesses, organizations, and an entry from Governor Mark Sanford and family. The free exhibit opened on October 1 and ends on October 31. Hours are Monday- Saturday, 10 am- 4 pm; Sundays, […]
Public Notices (Section A)
Public Notices (Section A) Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS October 10, 2008 Please be advised that on September 11, 2008, BJ’s and Mike Café, LLC located at 1729 Marshall Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29203 was legally dissolved by the Office of the Secretary of State. I, Jeffrey A. Griffin, hereby give notice that I will not be liable to any […]
Public Notices (Section B)
Public Notices (Section B) Public Notices AFN80277 MASTER’S SALE 08-CP-40-2594 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Financial South Carolina, Inc. AGAINST Mary H. Brown; Ervin Brown; I, the undersigned Master for Richland County, will sell on November 3, 2008 at 12:00 Noon, Master’s Court Room 2-D, Richland County Judicial Center, 1701 Main Street, […]
Cat in the Hat seen in Five Points
Photos by Gail Trebuchon The Cat in the Hat made an appearance at the opening of the art show Dr. Seuss for President which opened at HoFP Gallery, 2828 Devine Street, October 14 and runs through election day, November 4. A. C. Moore Elementary School second grader Emily Branham (left) was one of the coloring contest winners. The contest involved […]
TEACHER TO APPEAR ON TODAY SHOW
“I was a terrible parent,” said Stacy Allendorf. “That’s why I decided to begin baby steps to lose weight and get fit. How could I tell my son he needed to get moving and eat better if I wasn’t willing to do the same? So I did.” Allendorf will appear on the 11 o’clock segment of the Today Show’s Joy […]
Thousands in S.C. homeschool
Editor’s note: Elise Porter is a homeschooled senior who is writing for The Columbia Star as a school project. She r ecently received notice she was a N ational Merit Semi- finalist. On a weekday afternoon, Jana Daley sits on her couch with her seven- year- old daughter Elizabeth, helping her sound out words in her reader. At their school […]
Small school Big achievement
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings named 320 schools as 2008 No Child Left Behind- Blue Ribbon Schools on September 9, 2008. St. John Neumann School Catholic School (SJN) was among those honored. SJN qualified for the honor based on the achievement of student test scores in the top 10% of the nation on nationally normed tests. Though the standards […]
Artist begins award winning career at age 72
Mae Mazur is no stranger to prize awards. She has won First as well as lesser awards for her art work over a period of years. Last week, the 2008 South Carolina State Fair granted her the blue ribbon, and a $2,000 purchase prize, for her oil painting, “Still Life With Turquoise Vase.” It is now the property of First […]
Columbians support Medal of Honor Convention
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society will have its national convention in Charleston in the fall of 2010 from September 26 through October 3. Beginning with Boston, Mass., in 2006, the host cities leading up to the 2010 convention are Green Bay, Wisc. (2007); Denver, Colo. (2008); and Chicago, Ill. (2009). Charleston’s good fortune is also South Carolina’s responsibility. The […]