The Columbia Art Museum held its annual fundraiser, Soirée Du Soleil gala, to support its mission to inspire, educate, and enrich lives through art April 18. Guests experienced the world of French impressionist artists. The museum was transformed into an indoor garden with European studio vignettes and French countryside fare to create the time of artists such as Cezanne. Included […]
Forest Acres star moving on to NASCAR
The Wheeler Company endorsed Forest Acres son Jordan Anderson as an up- and- coming racecar driver March 26, 2009. This is another step closer to NASCAR. Humpy Wheeler, founder of the Wheeler Company and a former president of both Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Speedway Motorsports Inc., has had his eye on Anderson for some time. One of the company’s clients […]
Columbia Speedway comes alive
The Love Chevrolet Columbia Speedway Spring Festival and RacersReunion.com are proud to announce James Hylton will make tracks at the Columbia Speedway during the festival. Hylton, a 1966 NASCAR Grand National Rookie of the Year and winner of the 1972 Talladega 500, will bring his number 48 car to the track which is located at U.S. Highway 321 in Cayce, […]
Friendship Festival/Peace Day at AC Moore and Rosewood Elementary Schools
During the Friendship Festival/Peace Day project, A.C. Moore and Rosewood Elementary students heard the story of Sadako, who died of leukemia as a result of the A- bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima at the end of WWII. Sadako’s story taught the children that conflict can be avoided when there is friendship and communication, and that by practicing these values […]
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Volunteers are essential for Sexual Trauma Services of the MidlandsWhen Camden native James DuBose was searching for a way to give back to the community, he turned to the United Way for help. The organization’s website matched him with a volunteer opportunity that changed his perspective and future career goals. The 27- year- old contacted Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands (STSM) in early 2008 and applied for a […]
Caring Casseroles lessens stress
As a nurse and mother, April Smith understands TLC and what it can mean in a stressful life. She discovered a specific path to her own mission when her newborn daughter was hospitalized in NICU Center (Neonatal- Intensive- Care- Unit), at Palmetto Health Baptist Medical Center a year ago. “Our baby girl needed special medical care for a while and […]
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
April as Parkinson’s disease Awareness Month. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that is caused by degeneration of nerve cells in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra, which controls movement. These nerve cells die or become impaired, losing the ability to produce an important chemical called dopamine. Parkinson’s affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans, and approximately 60,000 […]
Tall oaks from small acorns grow
First Baptist Church of Columbia celebrates 200 years , 1809-2009.On Sunday, October 1, 1809, Mrs. Ann Taylor, a founding member of Columbia Baptist Church, now the First Baptist Church of Columbia, was baptized in the Congaree River by Rev. William B. Johnson, the first pastor of the new congregation. A large crowd witnessed the baptism and then marched from the river to the courthouse where a group of believers […]
