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5 "Star Wars’’
knight
9 Senior fetes
14 Grace’s last
word
15 Sign
16 Ascend quickly
17 Pickle choice
18 Stand-in
20 Braggart
22 Prison time
23 Hem or mend
24 Throat pair
26 Swarm
28 Tire pattern
30 Language of
Lebanon
34 Hearth
sweepings
37 Outdo
39 Scarlett’s
spread
40 Malleable
metallic element
41 Put to rest
42 Beliefs
43 Cultivate
44 Big Ben, e.g.
45 Creep
4b Naval fleet
48 Hawk's home
50 Pleasant French
city?
52 Travel
allowance
56 Balderdash
59 Largest of the
Mariana Islands
61 Trick pitch
62 Skyline feature
65 Not a layabout
66 Windmill blades
67 “Dies_”
68 Approximately
69 News medium
70 TV's “_ Blue”
71 Lascivious look
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2 Pamplona pal
3 Big-time
criminal
4 Basic soldier
5 Bump up
against
6 Cassowary
cousin
7 Financial hole
8 Webster
illustration
9 Canvas coat
10 Groove
11 Encumbrance
12 Like a mime
13 Gush forth
19 Pact
21 Gentlemen
25 Weasellike
mammal
27 Cinematic
heartthrob
29 Perry's secretary
31 Military
installation
32 “My Friend_”
33 Wine container
34 _-Romeo
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35 Grill
36 No_done
38 Hawthorne’s
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41 Calculating rack
45 Planter spot
47 Absorb
49 Gambled
51 Dine at home
53 Idolize
54 Migratory flock
55 Typo
56 Invitation
acronym
57 _Khayyam
58 Writer Morrison
60 Lamb owner
63 Barbie’s friend
64 Ballplayer's hat
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HOROSCOPES
ARIES You’re generous to a
fault, but don’t be silly. Your
friends know you love them, so
it’s unnecessary to buy them
everything they want. Let the
thought suffice.
TAURUS The pressure you’ve
been under could lead you to
finally take action on
something you’ve been
worried about. So, you see,
pressure can be a good thing.
GEMINI A long conversation
starts paying off when you stop
talking and start pondering.
How will you make all these
fantasies come true? Planning,
then action.
CANCER New challenges lead
to new rewards and also to new
friends. Your sphere of
influence is widening. Start by
being a good listener.
LEO The adrenaline rush
you’ve been on is beginning to
fade. You’re putting on a good
show, but you’ll be ready to
relax by tomorrow. Don’t
overexert yourself.
VIRGO It’s been a rather hectic
week, exciting but exhausting.
A romantic outing this
weekend is good, but don’t
forget one last chore.
LIBRA Somebody would like to
tell you what to do. This isn’t
necessarily bad. Listen
attentively and, if they’re
right, do it.
SCORPIO You can put up with
a lot more than most people,
but should you have to? Heck
no! Mention your problem to
somebody who can do
something about it.
SAGITTARIUS You’ve come up
with the good ideas, now get to
work. Talk is easy. Get busy,
and your rewards will be great
—eventually.
CAPRICORN You should be
just about done with your
household repairs. Wrap them
up so that you can entertain
and relax in luxury.
AQUARIUS You can pretty
much coast through most of the
day on the momentum you’ve
built up. Steer your vessel into
a snug harbor tonight. Make it
easier on yourself.
PISCES Finish negotiations on
a deal that’s under way, and
plan to take it easy tonight. A
get-together with friends will
be fun late Sunday.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Russian Tavern a simple joy
RUSSIAN TAVERN AND STORE
121 Dreher Road
★★★★ out of ☆☆☆☆☆
BY MICHAEL LAFORGIA
THE GAMECOCK
The Russian Tavern and Store
occupies a deceptively plain-look
ing little house on Dreher Road,
just down Gervais Street near
Interstate 26.
Inside, the decor is simple and
refreshing, more like dining in a
Russian friend’s home than an up
scale restaurant.
The dining room is cozy and
comfortably seats about 60 people.
Hand-painted Matryoshka dolls
are arranged along shelves on the
far wall (and available for pur
chase). Soft Russian music and the
expressional syllables of employ
ees’ Slavic tongue add a certain
charm.
An adjoining room serves as a
delicatessen and gift shop, which
offers products from cold cuts and
cheeses to eastern European
books and videotapes.
Because the restaurant only
opened two months ago, don’t ex
pect a lengthy wait for seating.
Upon sitting down, the restau
rant provides a double-sided in
formation page on the history of
Russian cuisine for patrons to pe
ruse while waiting for their food.
The menu includes an eclectic
selection of Russian salads, soups,
entrees, sandwiches, desserts and
drinks.
The borsch, an eye-catching
pink soup served cold and made
with beef bullion, chunks of beef,
cabbage, red beets, tomatoes and
onions, was wonderfully light and
flavorful—a perfect appetizer.
The kulebyaka “Black Sea”
consisted of shrimp, scallops, crab
meat and fish wrapped in a flaky
pastry crust and covered with
melted cheese and lobster sauce.
The dish was beautifully present
ed, surrounded by thinly sliced
squash and mushrooms and gar
nished with parsley. The combi
nation was delicious. The light
pastry flavor paired well with the
seafood, which was extremely
fresh; each bite seemed to melt on
the tongue.
For dessert, the drunk cherry
cake, which came covered in
chocolate and cherry sauces, in
cluded alternating layers of choco
late, dry cake, cream and pre
served cherries, and tasted as
good as it sounds.
The service was polite and un
obtrusive yet quick to refill a water
glass or clear a clean-scraped plate.
Owner Viktor Travnikov is
from the Ukraine. A quiet man,
Viktor speaks softly and with a
gentle accent, and the satisfied pa
trons’ constant praise almost
seems to embarrass him.
Overall, the food was excellent,
the service was attentive and the
setting was fresh.
Do not pass this restaurant up;
even the most closed-minded cus
tomer will find an item on the
menu that delights him.
The Russian Tavern serves
lunch and dinner Tuesdays
through Thursdays from 11:30
a.m. to 11 p.m. The store opens
Tuesdays through Thursdays
from 1 to 7 p.m., Fridays from 1 to
9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays
from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Entrees range from $7.95 to
$24.95. For more information, call
(803)796-4404.
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Thrifting
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thrift stores, Weco has more ran
dom junk, including fishnet stock
ings, a mailbox and a full line of
’80s prom dresses — the ones with
the gaudy bows just above the
butt. Its clothing selection, how
ever, is lacking.
This store is a great spot to find
sporting goods, including skis, as
well as tennis rackets with carry
ing cases, for $5 each. Purses and
luggage abound, as do mugs and
knickknacks.
The clothes in Weco are more
geared toward the professional
adult or the “big kids” in need of
Halloween costumes. Shop to the
sounds of modem rock, but be pre
pared to spend a bit more on high
er-scale products, such as a com
plete computer for $30.
An entire pile of Encarta and
Quicken programs fill a box at the
front of the store for $3 each, and
many of the books on the shelves
are college textbooks.
“Our customers range from
derelicts to the mentally chal
lenged to people looking for a deal.
We get a lot of college students
looking for vintage clothing for
parties,” Manager Thomas Hagler
said.
Hagler admits Weco is a small
er thrift store, but it benefits the
Hannah House for abused women
and children. Its donations are
sent and picked up across the
state.
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CALENDAR
Friday, Feb. 7
“THE COLOR PURPLE”: 8 p.m.
Russell House Theater.
“RHINOCEROS,” PRESENTED
BY USC THEATRE SOUTH
CAROLINA: 8 p.m. Drayton
Hall.
“STANDING IN THE
SHADOWS OF MOTOWN”: 7
and 9:15 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre, 937 Main St.
THE HAD. TRIBE FEATURING
KEVIN GREEN, BOLT: New
Brookland Tavern, 122 State
St.
NATE & JAMES: 9 p.m.
Jammin’ Java, 1530 Main St.
$4.
SIMPLE WISDOM, TESTING
GROUND, MIRAGE, RED
STAR: Uncle Doctors, 1734
Mobile Drive.
USHRA MONSTER JAM:
Carolina Center.
“RODEO,” A PERFORMANCE
BY THE COLUMBIA CITY
BALLET: 7:30 p.m. Roger
Center.
Saturday, Feb. 8
“RHINOCEROS," PRESENTED
BY USC THEATRE SOUTH
CAROLINA: 8 p.m. Drayton
Hall.
“STANDING IN THE
SHADOWS OF MOTOWN”: 3,7
and 9:15 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre.
JAY CARSON MEMORIAL -
VH1 SAVE THE MUSIC
BENEFIT: The concert will
feature 18 bands. Doors open
at 2 p.m. New Brookland
Tavern.
TRUST CO., CHEVELLE,
DEPSWA, PACIFER: Senate
Park, 931-B Senate St.
BEN WALKER, RADIO:
Lettuce Lounge.
I .. •' ’ • 7-7"
“KIRIKOU ANDTHE
SORCERESS": lp.m.
Benedict College. Free.
BAILEY JESTER: 9 p.m.
Jammin’ Java. $4.
“RODEO,” A PERFORMANCE
BY THE COLUMBIA CITY
BALLET: 3 and 7:30 p.m. Koger
Center.
Sunday, Feb. 9
“RHINOCEROS” PRESENTED
BY THEATRE SOUTH
CAROLINA: 3 and 8 p.m.
Drayton Hall.
“STANDING IN THE
SHADOWS OF MOTOWN”: 3,7
and 9:15 p.m. Nickelodeon
Theatre.
REGGAE SUNDAYS HOSTED
BY COOLIE G.: New
Brookland Tavern.
' Oprah Winfrey stars in “The
Color Purple,” playing tonight
in the Russell House Theater.