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Artist's name comes from gun- slinging, hard- riding cowboy
By Jackie Perrone Jacper@juno.com
      Don't let Denby Singley Gorman's soft- spoken, Southern mannerisms fool you. She can document her heritage to a gun- slinging, hard- riding cowboy of the 1800s. And she's even named for him (or that branch of the family, anyway).
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Five Points Wheels Transportation Program gets moving
By Caroline Judson
      Much needed transportation for seniors and disabled adults is becoming available through the new Five Points Wheels Transportation Program. The program's boundary is Huger St., River Road, Beltline, and Rosewood Ave. The program will operate six days a week approximately six hours per day.
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Fan the Heat
      Help Columbia residents stay cool and become a part of the Fan the Heat program by donating a fan or air conditioner this summer. Fan the Heat is, "designed to help Columbia's seniors and families who have children living with physical challenges," Chief Dean Crisp said.
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Richland School District One inducts four into Hall of Fame
Contributed by Richland School District One
      Four prominent community members who have distinguished themselves at the local, state, and national levels in the fields of education, law, politics, and business will be inducted into the Richland One Hall of Fame this year.
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Celebrate Jubilee: Festival of Heritage Saturday, August 25
Contributed by Historic Columbia Foundation
      Celebrate the life and legacy of Celia Mann, one of South Carolina's most celebrated free black women as Historic Columbia Foundation hosts its award- winning Jubilee: Festival of Heritage on Saturday, August 25, from 10 am- 6 pm at the Mann- Simons Cottage, 1403 Richland Street.
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Lovely to look at; better to adopt
Contributed by the City of Columbia Department of Public Works Street Division
      Five kittens and a momma kitty were all saved from a drainage ditch two weeks ago when the weather was 100 plus degrees. Absolutely not feral. These cats were thrown out of a home, most likely when momma turned up pregnant.
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