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Color our world

We love the color palette of fall. And, while last week's brush with Tropical Storm Ida blew down many of the leaves, there are still some colorful displays to enjoy. Staff photographer Tracy Glantz enjoys the season as well, and captured images from autumns past.

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Seasonal Events

BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN: Craft bazaar, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday at 10000 Broad River Road, Irmo. Twenty-one inside spaces available for $5 each. Outside vendors will furnish their own tables and covers at no cost but donations will be accepted. Handcrafted items only. (803) 603-2164 or (803) 816-4147

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County buys baseball field for fire station

The emphasis at Chapin's Boundary Field soon will shift from baseballs to emergency calls.

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Milestones

COLUMBIA GREEN has awarded $11,000 in neighborhood and tree initiative grants for projects in the Columbia area. Winners of the neighborhood grants include Ashewood Neighborhood Association, Downtown Neighborhood Association, Historic Waverly Neighborhood, Strathaven Forest Subdivision, University Hills Neighborhood Association and the W. Gordon Belser Arboretum. Completion of each project is expected by June. Tree Initiative grants of $2,500 each went to the YMCA of Columbia for landscaping of the new Lexington facility and the Colonial Heights Neighborhood Association for tree plantings along Academy and Marshall streets.