Put this in your pipe and smoke it
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      First, a pop quiz: 1. Meerschaum is a. A famous Bavarian town b. A haberdashery designer c. A mineral found in limited areas of the world. 2.
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Dreher's first female football player heads to Hollywood
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Four years ago, Alex Creswick was a star soccer player and Dreher's first female football player. Now, she is graduating as one of Wake Forest's top students. With a degree in communications, Creswick is one of just 15 students accepted into UCLA's prestigious Producer's Program...
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Lighting the Way: Mental Health in S.C., a tour and silent auction to honor past, present, future
Contributed by MIRCI
      Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI) held an auction/reception May 5, 2007, at the Columbia Museum of Art. The event in conjunction with a morning symposium and afternoon tours on the grounds of the Carolina State Hospital ("Bull Street") presented an opportunity to honor pas...
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USC freshman performs piano recital
     Susan Robinson (l) and Cornelia Freeman (r) attended the freshman piano recital of Lucy Dinkins May 11, 2007, at the USC's School of Music Recital Hall. Dinkins is a student of Dr. Marina Lomazov. This recital was given in partial fulfillment of the bachelor of music degree in performance.
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President of Columbia Garden Club passes the gavel
     Nancy Dinkins (r), outgoing president of The Columbia Garden Club, passes the gavel to the new president, Leslie Wrenn. With them is Nola Covington an honorary life member of the club. The Columbia Garden Club was established in 1926.
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Dreher All- Class Reunion, a devil of a success

By Francie Markham britlit@sc.rr.com
      "Where have you been, my long lost friend? It's good to see you again. Come sit for a while. I've missed your smile." - Stay by Alison Krauss The friends and the smiles were in Columbia for Dreher's All- Class Reunion th...
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Events
      ART Gallery 701 will host An Evening with Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion May 17 & 18 at the Big Apple behind the Richland County Public Library. The Palmetto Center for the Arts will display artwork by students through June 20 in the Wachovia Gallery of th...
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