It was a steamy Sunday afternoon in June. The temperatures were climbing into the hundreds, and the staff at the South Carolina Veterinary Emergency Care was preparing for what is normally the busiest day of the week. But this Sunday was fairly quiet. “We don’t like to mention it,” veterinary technician Kelly Wellman said. “As soon as we do, it […]
Young Canine American chooses Easter over July 4th
I know it is July, and we have just finished celebrating Independence Day, but the Chi (our chihuahua) boycotts July Fourth choosing to spend the evening in the dark recesses of her lair under the sofa far from pops and bangs of the fireworks she loathes. Fireworks do not seem to bother Jake, our new Aussie puppy who appears to […]
Jim Hamilton makes a smooth landing
In 46 years, Jim Hamilton brought Owens Airport from a single runway operating out of a trailer to 60,000 take offs and landings a year.Outlook positive for S.C. manufacturing
By the end of this summer, construction on the expansion of the Panama Canal will be under way, as major excavation is already well along. Southeastern ports are direct beneficiaries. Expansion at Charleston and Savannah along with the construction of the new port on the Savannah River in Jasper County breeds optimism and growth in S.C.’s manufacturing and export outlook. […]
Briefs
Shriners Shriners International recently voted against closing any of its 22 Shriners Hospitals, including the one in Greenville, S.C. The Greenville hospital first opened in 1927. However, in the second week of July at the national convention in San Antonio, a threat to close six hospitals, including Greenville, was lingering. Abacus makes house calls – and puts, too Devine […]
Ashley Gosse of Holder Properties
At age 24 and at the end of her first two years in business following college graduation, Ashley Gosse has taken on responsibilities and has targeted goals more suitable for someone with far more time in grade. Her title is manager of marketing for Holder Properties, Atlanta, Ga., but she lives in Columbia. She is handling sales for Adesso […]
Folks about town
Mike Biediger, president & CEO of Lexington Medical Center has celebrated his 20th anniversary with the hospital. Mary K. Kessler has joined Capital Senior Center as executive director. Kristina Brady, Tracey Busbee, Margaret Dunlap, Heather Green, Chantelle Janelle, Ronisha Jones, Jane Long, Susan Lyon, and Jim Staskowski are the 2009 graduates of the Leadership RCPL program. Jill Dougan and Anna […]
Home Runs for Hope needs your vote
Rising Lexington Middle School sixth grader Zachary Stokes is an honor roll student, a baseball fanatic, and, according to his mother, Laurie, “an all- around good kid.” The only difference between Zachary and hundreds of other West Columbia 11- year- olds is a mysterious, life- threatening disease called Langerhan’s Cell Histiocytosis, a rare blood disease that is caused by an […]
David Willis Martin
David Willis Martin, 39, of Columbia died Sunday at his residence. He was born in Wichita, KS, on May 24, 1970, a son of Colette R. Martin and the late Michael E. Martin. He was a computer technician and recently celebrated his 10 year anniversary with the SCANA Corporation. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps having […]
Local experts write guide book
Two Columbians have recently had Next Steps, A Practical Guide to Planning for the Best Half of Your LIfe published by Quill Driver Books. Jan Collins, journalist, writer, and editor and also a writer and editor at the Moore School of Business since 1983 is co- author with Jan Warner. Warner is the fo u nd ing partner a nd […]