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March 23, 2007
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Forest Lake student qualifies for National Ski Championships
Contributed by Cynthia Patterson and Hula Communications
Local snow skier Joseph Castengera, a fifth grade student at Forest Lake Elementary, will participate in the Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships taking place March 22- 25, 2007 at Steamboat Ski Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Castengera qualified to compete in this prestigi... More...
Ballerina soloist comes home
By Rachel Haynie

On her toes even when she's relaxing on spring break, Sara Mearns couldn't stay away from the ballet bar. Ballet for the lithe blonde is like breathing. She's been dancing since her mother took her to Ann Brodie at age three. More...

Flora's Page is a wanted man
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Photo and story by Sydney Kornegay

Kenneth Page is a wanted man. While still just a junior at A.C. Flora, Page has already received recruitment letters from more than 20 different colleges. "Kenneth is by far the most sought after player I've ever had," said football Coach Robin Bacon, as he spread Page's recr... More...

 News
•Columbia Riding Academy wins 18 ribbons
Members of the Columbia Riding Academy Hamilton Stables brought home 18 ribbons from the 20th Annual ASAC Horseshow March 15, 16, and 17, 2007, at the T. Ed Garrison Arena, Clemson, S.C. Equitation class is where the rider's performance is judged while in showmanship. The emphas... More...
•Reward for finding horse thieves growing
•The East Room at Dianne's opens for lunch
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 Business
•Will SCANA move to merge or invite a buyout?
In the range of shareholder- owned utilities in the U.S., Columbia's SCANA is obtainable. But is it available? For how much? In Europe, utilities are merging into extraordinary operations offering the customer economies of scale. Germany's power company Eon started a merger with... More...
•Briefs
•Star Profile Glen Gerstner counsels for keeps
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 Society
•Doris D. Barber
A funeral service for Mrs. Doris D. Barber, 84, of Columbia, was held at 2 o'clock, Friday, March 16, 2007, at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with The Rev. Mary Greene Kearse officiating. Burial followed in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family received friends from 1 until 2 o'cl... More...
•Miss Landers and Jon May plan September wedding
•Garden Club Council holds Card Party/Fashion Show/Salad Luncheon
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 Opinion
•Thirty- something speaks
A brilliant mind vs. the Jerry Springer Show
My seven- year-- old- daughter is either on the path to becoming a brilliant legal strategist or a guest on the Jerry Springer Show . It's hard to tell at her age, and, of course, there's plenty of middle ground to cover. More...
•It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
•Small clue leads to multiple arrests
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 Sports
•Super Saturday at Flora
Super Saturday is this Saturday, March 24th beginning at 10 am at A.C. Flora High School. Buy tickets from any Falcon spring athlete and their own team profits from each ticket sold. Free admission to all sporting events with a BBQ ticket, otherwise admission will be $3.00 for ... More...
•Hughes heads to Livingstone
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 Education
•Parents asked to help change educational gap
Principal of A.C.Flora High School invites parents of minority students to a meeting March 18, 2006.
The statistics tell the tale: there is an educational gap at A.C. Flora High School. Only 29% of minority students are in Honors Programs, compared to 71% of majority students. Of the 84 International Baccalaureate students, only three are African Americans. More...
•Palmetto Center for the Arts wins big at Encore competition
•A.C. Flora boasts five National Merit Finalists
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 Travel
•Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 1: French settlement on the Santee
"Where yo' folks from?" In the old days, before Columbia was flooded with carpetbaggers from Tha Nawth , this question opened almost every conversation along Main Street. My father was proud to reply, "Greeleyville, sir, where you turn to go to the beach. More...
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 Events
•Events
ART The H.E. Corley Art Gallery will display artworks by Columbia artist Susan Lenz through the end of March. 732-8175. The Columbia Festival of the Arts will be April 26- May 6. Tickets are now available at www.columbiafestivalofthearts.com. More...
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 Government
•Columbia City Council meets March 21
City council convened at 9 am, Wednesday, March 21. All council members were present: Daniel Rickenmann, Sam Davis, E.W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Anne Sinclair, Tameika Isaac Devine, and Kirkman Finlay III. More...
•Cayce City Council meets March 13
•Richland County Council meets March 20
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 Public Notices
•NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE
The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, 56-5-5635 and/or 29-15-10 SC Law as Amended; and are in the custody of Godfrey's Auto Salvage/Dave's Auto Repair, 2645 Alpine Rd., Columbia, SC 29223. More...
•NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
•Notice of Application
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 Beauty in the Backyard
•Beauty in the Backyard
Spring has sprung
Mark Riffle and his daughter Mia cut some flowers in their yard. More...
•Stopping to smell the flowers
•The Original Mystery Plant
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