Jamie Scott is working to change the way Columbia eats and exercises, one bite and one arm curl at a time. And based on the glowing reviews from his boot camp participants, it’s working. “ I have taken every boot camp he’s ever offered,” said Rebecca Howser. “I get real tired of doing the same thing all of the time, […]
Community builds home for wounded soldier
It was a busy scene early in the morning on Friday, February 11 when a local contracting company, Hallmark Homes teamed up with Homes for Our Troops to break ground and begin to build a home in Lake Carolina for a wounded veteran, SSG Ronell Bradley. The Friday morning event began with a ceremony to launch a three–day Build Brigade […]
W.G. Sanders student represents Boy Scouts of America in Washington, DC
On February 12, 2011, Solomon Goodwin, a seventh grade student at W. G. Sanders Middle School and member of Boy Scout of Troop 330 joined a group of eight other Scouts in Washington, DC, to deliver the 2010 Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) Report to the Nation. This report records the Boy Scouts of America’s achievement in its milestone […]
True transparency requires more than lip service
In hometowns across the Palmetto State, it’s not always easy to visit Columbia to see what politicians are up to. Last year, you went to the polls swayed by promises of “transparency in government.” Transparency played a key role in the State Treasurer’s race. I won all 46 counties during the GOP primary and received a record number of votes […]
Saint Martin’s was founded by four churches
Thank you for the article about Saint Martin’s. Saint Martin’s in the Fields was founded by the four churches then in the Columbia area: Saint Timothy’s, Saint John’s, Good Shepherd, and Trinity. Bishop John Gravett included clergy and lay representatives from all neighboring Episcopal churches in his planning and each of the four churches contributed members and money for the […]
A letter about the Bard of the Yukon
Warner, Thoroughly enjoyed your piece about the Bard of the Yukon. I have clipped it and will keep it on my bookshelf along with my first edition of his The Spell of the Yukon, published in 1907 by Barse & Hopkins of New York. My copy was bought in Boston by my aunt. It eventually wound up in my hands, […]
Correction
In the Les Truands article last week, University High was not an on campus high school for the children of the faculty of the University of South Carolina. The school was open to all students in the Midlands. I attended from 1951 until 1958. Students from the Olympia area, Lower Richland, Eau Clair, Dentsville, BC, etc. attended University High, I […]
The book Forest Acres is now avai lable
Local author Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D. and Arcadia Publishing present Forest Acres, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Forest Acres showcases the beginning of the town at Quinine Hill and the blossoming into the community of today. Revolutionary War heroes Thomas Taylor and Wade Hampton I bought 18,500 acres along […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
West Columbia tComanchee Trail, 1000 block: A woman called police at 3 p.m. Thursday after she said the mother of her boyfriend’s children was threatening to kill her. The 23–year–old woman said the 25–year–old ex–girlfriend and baby mama to her boyfriend’s children has been calling her and texting her since January, telling her she was going to beat her up […]