Your Voice, Your Paper Children need books



To the Editor: Owning a book is as important to a child as owning a teddy bear or other comforting and prized possession. Our children need books to hold and keep, books that are their very own, books that they can read and return to time after time for knowledge, joy and inspiration. Every person who, as a child, hid […]

Residents meet to discuss the 4.4 mile greenway along Gills Creek



Richland County will continue to sample public opinion on a proposed 4.4-mile greenway along Gills Creek, the sleepy east Columbia stream that turned deadly during a 1,000-year flood on October 4. Residents were invited to weigh in on the greenway proposal during a February 11 public session hosted by the county at Brennen Elementary School. What passed for public input […]

District 2 Councilman speaks to Edgewood/Read Street Community Improvement Cooperative Council



Reverend Ed McDowell, newly elected Columbia City Councilman for District 2, was a guest speaker at the Edgewood/ Read Street, Community Improvement Cooperative Council, Monday, February 15 at the Charles R. Drew Wellness Center. Councilman McDowell shared that he was more of a human services councilman, concentrating on several issues, i.e., the Two Notch Road Façade Project, workforce housing, zoning […]

The Celebrate Freedom Foundation asks Richland County Council for funds to build a pavilion



At the February 16 meeting, Richland County Council featured a presentation by Historic Columbia thanking the council for its help in the restoration of the Woodrow Wilson family home in Columbia. The future president lived in Columbia in 1871, and that location is the only presidential residence in Richland County. The Wilson family lived in this home during the reconstruction […]

Last weekend to “Beat the Heat”



Pawmetto Lifeline still has appointments available for the “Beat the Heat” $20 female cat spay campaign. The campaign is open to all residents, no zip code restrictions, and will be offered until the end of February. Those interested in booking an appointment can call our Spay/ Neuter Clinic at (803) 465-9100 or email clinic@pawmettolifeline.org. Warmer weather may still be months […]

Correction



“Art from Under the Microscope” in the February 19 issue of The Columbia Star was written by Kelsey Waters, not Alicia Leeke.

Events



•ANIMALS First Annual Patter Pets Dog and Pony Show will be held March 13, 1–5 p.m., Historic Columbia Speedway in Cayce. www.patterpets.org. •ART Columbia Art Center will host a four-day multimedia visual art camp to keep children engaged during spring break, Spring Break Art Camp, March 28–31, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Art Center, 1928 Calhoun Street. 545-3093 or www.columbiasc.net. Columbia Design […]

School Stars



A total of 26 Blythewood High School students earned regional recognition sponsored by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Gold Keys Anna-Belle Corde, Madelyn Gilstrap, Steven Sandwich, and Anna Leigh Weiland Silver Keys Fiona Aldighieri, Kiersten Barnett, Chris Chewning, Patrick Edmonds, Leighton Gay, Sammy Hall, and Sydney Moody Honorable Mentions Fiona Aldighieri, Michalis Bass, Breanna Bell, Nia Broome, Chris Chewning, […]

Fifty-six students inducted into Lexington Two’s Myrdis Walker Scholars Program



Fifty-six Lexington District Two students were inducted into the Myrdis Walker Scholars program as 2016 Scholars February 11 at the Brookland Cayce High School auditorium. Busbee Creative Arts Academy: Christina Brown, Emanuel Brown, Matias Isaac, Sierra McKnight, Dai Jaun Richardson, and Justin Smith; R. H. Fulmer Middle: Shamyah Biddle, India Candelario, Shannon Davis, Marcus Gadsden, Kristian Gilley, Nybria Jackson, Kemani […]

Calling all former Ridge View High School alumni soccer players



Did you play soccer for Ridge View High School? Do you miss kicking the ball around with your teammates? All soccer alumni men and women from all graduating years are invited to suit up and play in the 2016 Alumni Soccer Games. The game will be held Saturday, February 27 at 2 p.m. on Ridge View’s soccer field. If you […]