Roll call Chair Paul Livingston, Vice Chair Damon Jeter, Joyce Dickerson, Val Hutchinson, Norman Jackson, Gwendolyn Kennedy, Bill Malinowski, Jim Manning, Greg Pearce, Kit Smith, and Kelvin Washington were present. Administrator’s report The administrator’s report led off with an update from the Convention and Visitors Bureau about the tourism plan approved last month by the council. Kelly Barbrey, vice president […]
2009-07-10
Post 6 playoff hopes alive
Tuesday, July 7, 2009Early Tuesday afternoon, James Walkup was at Clemson University, attending summer session classes. As the sun set, he was on the mound at the Dreher High School field, trying to keep Richland Post 6’s American Legion playoff hopes alive. Walkup, struggling with his release point, walked two of the first three batters he faced to load the bases and went […]
AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE EIGHT BASEBALL
League 8 Standings (07/07/09): 1. West Columbia (10-5) 2. Irmo-Chapin (10-7) 3. Orangeburg (9-6) 4. Richland (9-7) 5. Columbia NE (8-7) 6. Newberry (6-10) 7. Lexington (3-13)League Eight 2009 Regular Season Schedule/Results TUESDAY, MAY 26 ORANGEBURG 7 @ WEST COLUMBIA 6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 IRMO-CHAPIN 7 @ RICHLAND 10 LEXINGTON 3 @ WEST COLUMBIA 20 THURSDAY, MAY 28 NEWBERRY 11 @ COLUMBIA NE 4 FRIDAY, MAY 29 RICHLAND 7 @ NEWBERRY 5 COLUMBIA NE 7 @ WEST COLUMBIA 6 LEXINGTON 10 @ IRMO-CHAPIN 9 SATURDAY, MAY […]
Columbia homeschoolers attend national debate tournament
Among hundreds of students across the nation, native Columbians Timothy Caiello and Andrew Schirmer placed 31st in Team Policy debate at the 13th National Christian Forensics & Communications Association (NCFCA) National Championship. Other students from the Columbia area, including Paul Aluri and Andrew Lonon, were also among the hundreds of talented homeschool debaters specially invited to attend the event held […]
Local homeschooler awarded scholarship to Space Camp
Trey Griffing, son of Sharon and Kenneth Griffing, received the Bernard Curtis Brown II Memorial Space Camp Scholarship. Griffing, a ninth grade homeschool student from Columbia, was one of the 15 recipients of 245 applicants worldwide. Funded by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), the scholarship is named for an 11- year- old boy who died on September 11, 2001. […]
B- school tries to balance doing good and doing well
Thunderbird School of Global Management, a business school in Glendale, Arizona, has the following Oath of Honor: I will strive to act with and integrity. I will the rights and dignity all people. I will strive to sustainable prosperity worldwide. I will oppose all of corruption And I will take for my actions. I hold true to these principles, it […]
A Middle East Expedition
Part 17: Saudi Arabi aBusinesPortraits of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia are everywhere. As we rode in our bus, armed guards front and rear, Tariq gave us a running commentary on his country. • Contrary to popular belief, there are many foreigners working in Saudi Arabia. • Desert sand comes in three colors – white, brown, and red. • Education is free for […]
Events
-ART Columbia Museum of Art will host an Introduction to Etching class July 25, 10 am- 5 pm, and July 26, 1 pm- 4 pm, at 1515 Main Street. 343-2187. -CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church will hold its weekly lunch and speaker series Wednesdays, 11:30 am- 12:50 pm, 1324 Marion St. Soup and salad $5; hot meal, $6. Free parking available. […]
Woodrow Wilson Family Home Rehabilitation Workshop Series
Architects, contractors, and Historic Columbia Foundation staff will provide valuable insight on the rehabilitation work at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home during workshops scheduled from July- August. Participants will get hands- on training and exclusive site reviews illustrating the rehabilitation process as professional staff presents terminology, tools, materials, best practices, and contact information on vendors who carry the materials needed […]
