Columbia business man lost in Italy
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      Howard Hellams's love affair with Italy begins thus: "Better you should have died in childbirth than have your first glimpse of Italy through the window of a tour bus." Now that he's retiring from the workaday world, he'll share that romance in a yet- to- be- written paean to Old Italia.
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95 and still ticking
By Warner M.Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      Victor M. Smith is a remarkable man. He is a healthy 95 years old. He rises early, reads three newspapers, always wears a coat and tie, eats out at Jakie's Barbecue at least once a week, and keeps up with thousands of students who passed through his classrooms during his 41 years as teacher and pr...
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Applications for Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship are now available
Contributed by Zonta Club of Columbia
      Applications for the 2008 Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship are now available from the Zonta Club of Columbia through Zonta International's website, Zonta.org. The applications are also available to colleges in the Midlands offering business degrees. Question may be directed to Doris ...
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Reformation Lutheran Church makes a joyful noise with three new bells
By Jackie Perrone jacper@juno.com
      The builders of Reformation Lutheran Church sanctuary on River Drive planned ahead in 1954. Their classical brick building included a handsome carillon tower which could accommodate a full complement of standard church bells. It was 2003 before one bell was installed.
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