Ode to Trash
By Charlie FetnerColumbia Civitan Club
     Well, we're here. Everyone has to be somewhere.
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Happy Birthday to The Columbia Star
     On October 24, 2006, The Columbia Star formerly The Star Reporter
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S.C. State Fair winning recipe
     Helen Mavroftas of Columbia, first place, South Carolina State Fair
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Everything has a gender
Contributed by a reader in Lithuania
     You may not know this, but many nonliving things have a gender. For example:
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Pumpkin loaded with nutrients
     Native Americans knew a good thing when they saw it, and Colonial settlers were quick to adopt a good idea as well. Pumpkins were supposedly part of the first Thanksgiving meal celebrated jointly by new and Native Americans.
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Purchase a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch
     Trenholm Road United Methodist Church, 3401 Trenholm Road, continues its tradition of having a Pumpkin Patch where people can purchase pumpkins before Halloween.
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Name this flower
Sent in by Jeannine Craig
     This plant which grew from a seed dropped by a bird is about two feet tall. It started with a big pod then opened to this beautiful flower with five huge petals and bloomed for seven days.
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Show us your garden!
     Send a picture of your garden to The Columbia Star,
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The Original Mystery Plant
Dr. John Nelson
     What's the difference, botanically, between a reed and a cane? I'm not sure I know. Both of these are very old words that tend to refer to hollow-stemmed, grass-like plants. Here is a plant that seems to fit, and is, as well, a true member of the grass family.
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