The search is on throughout the Midlands for one special dog—the 2021 Bark Brew Spokesdog. Enter your canine best friend in the competition for a chance to win the unusual grand prize— your dog’s image, name, and bio on a can of Bark Brew beer. Bark Brew is a limited small batch release by Columbia Craft Brewing Company, a national […]
Local Boy Scout joins Order of the Arrow
Having attained the Boy Scout rank of First Class, meeting the camping requirements, and being nominated by the members of his troop, Joseph Trenbeath has joined the Order of the Arrow. For over 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA), also known as the Honor Society of Scouting, has recognized scouts and scouters (adult leaders) who best exemplify the […]
Palmetto Trail welcomes new Palmetto Conservation Corps program director
Catie Hutchison likes to hike and travel. Her new role as program director for the Palmetto Conservation Corps will have her traveling throughout the state as she supervises work on the Palmetto Trail, a mountains-to-the-sea hiking and mountain-biking trail. The Palmetto Conservation Corps is South Carolina’s only trail-based AmeriCorps service and job-training program. The corps recruits young adults with career […]
India Part 7: The Tibetan Village
Our driver decided we couldn’t make it to Gangotri before dark, so we stopped at the Harsil Tourist Rest House on the Ganges River nestled between an army base and a Tibetan refugee camp. The manager told us the main bungalows were full and sent us to a rustic inn on the “back 40.” There was no running water and […]
Sunnybrook
Excerpt No. 36 from Mike Maddock’s novel available now on AmazonEditor’s Note: We are pleased to publish Mike Maddock’s novel, Sunnybrook, in its entirety as a “50 Something” weekly series for 2021. All published excerpts will also be available on our w ebsite, www.TheColumbiaStar.com. Chapter 9 (Cont’d) David fumbled his way into her kitchen and scrounged up a cup of instant coffee. He raced out the door, down the steps, […]
Inner peace without grits
I’m just saying...It was a Sunday… much like any other Sunday. My newly retired husband and I were going out for brunch at a place we had been a couple of weeks ago and our lips were smacking audibly on the drive there as we remembered those tasty dishes we had that other time. I had had a salmon benedict that melted […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
Robinson Gray attorneys Grady Beard, Kevin Bell, Frank Ellerbe, Kevin Garrison, Benjamin Gooding, Betsy Gray, Nick Haigler, Paul Hoefer, Becky Laffitte, Gibbs Leaphart, Bill Metzger, Michael Montgomery, Kelly Morrow, Shannon Till Poteat, Beth Richardson, Kerk Spong, Bobby Stepp, Monty Todd, Rob Tyson, Cal Watson, Chris Boguski, and La’Jessica Stringfellow have been named 2022 Best Lawyers ®. Robinson Gray attorneys Grady […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Caroline Bond has joined Colliers South Carolina as a marketing coordinator in the Columbia office. Suzi Clawson of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has been elected to the Columbia Museum of Art (CMA) Board of Trustees. Christopher Siercks has joined Turner Padget’s litigation practice group in Columbia. Historic Columbia and The Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN) hosted an event to celebrate […]
The FriendShip welcomes new members to its board of directors
The FriendShip welcomed the following new members to its board of directors—Megan Byers, Jeff Hopkins, Ann Humphries, Chuck Lesser, Norah Rogers, and Sam Waldrep. These new members will join Gloria Prevost (president), Will Brown (vice-president), Vera Tucker (treasurer), Laurie Barnwell (secretary), and Janet Jordan in guiding the organization. These leaders bring a wealth of experience to help strengthen The FriendShip […]
Jane Alan Gibbes Kapp
Jane Alan Gibbes Kapp, 75, of Columbia, died on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Born in Columbia July 13, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Louis LeConte and Caroline Blanche Cudd Gibbes. Jane Alan was a graduate of Dreher High School in Columbia and Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. She was a member of the Junior League, the […]
