To submit events, the absolute deadline is Friday before publication. However, it is best to send items at least 2 weeks before your event date by email to lexingtonchronicle@gmail.com. You may also fax your event to 803-359-2936. Please also send events that have been cancelled or rescheduled due to covid-19.

Announcements

BURNING DEBRIS: Burn permit required for burning debris in unincorporated areas of Lexington County. Call the SC Forestry Commission at 1-800-705-8613.

COVID VACCINES: SC residents 12 or older can schedule an appointment for the Covid-19 vaccine by calling the DHEC Care Line at 1-855-472-3432. You may also get them now at Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, Riley’s Drugs and Medicine Mart, but you need an appointment.

GAL Training: Free 30-hour volunteer Guardian ad Litem training teaches about the Family Court system, how to recognize abuse and neglect and how to communicate with children, foster parents and every party involved in the case. For more info and how to become a GAL volunteer, visit http://gal.sc. gov or call 803-957-6484.

LEXINGtoN CO. collection/recycling statioN HOURS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 am until 7 pm; Sundays 3 pm until 7 pm; Tuesday and Thursday closed. Closed New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Inclement weather or other emergency situations may result in temporary closings of some or all collection and recycling centers on a per incident basis. Every effort will be made to notify the public if such closings are required.

EVENTS

20TH ANNIVERSARY 9/11 TRIBUTE: Sept. 11, 4 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 795 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests are Forever Change, Isaac’s Well, The Brown Brothers and Master’s 3. Love offering accepted. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds benefit center’s operating budget.

COFFEE WITH A COP: Have complimentary coffee with Lexington police at the Market at Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington, Sept. 25. Child passenger seat checks will also be performed. Coffee courtesy The Haven Coffee House.

FALL PLANT SALE: Oct. 8-10, SC State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Hwy., West Columbia. Lexington County Master Gardeners will sell plants, some unusal and rare, including ferns, shrubs, natives, perennials and trees. Also, garden supplies, tools, pots and gifts. 8 am-6 pm Friday and Saturday and 10 am-r pm Sunday.

Gaston Collard & BBQ Festival: Oct. 2, 131 N. Carlisle St., Gaston. Parade starts at 10 am with the festival afterwards. Live band, arts and crafts and fresh cooked BBQ and Collards. Lunch is served 11:30 am until they run out.

HDSA Hope Walk: Oct. 3, 2 pm, Community Park of Irmo, 7507 Eastview Dr, Irmo. Proceeds benefit Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Info: Melissa Reitmeir, 803-466-8475 or mcreitme@mailbox.sc.edu . Online registration and donation can be found at www.hdsa.org/ thwcolumbia

Historic Columbia Online Tours: Tour Columbia and Richland County neighborhoods and districts from the comfort of home. Visit https://www.historiccolumbia. org/tours/online-tours

INDOOR YARD SALE: Oct. 2, 8:30 am-1 pm, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 403 Park Road, Lexington, Shop our treasures and bake sale items. Proceeds benefit church Missions in Ecuador. Info: 803-359-2444.

Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture: Sept. 18, 11 am-6pm, on the gorunds of the Mann-Simons Site in Columiba. Free. Features live entertainment and vendors. Free Covid-19 vaccines and boosters. Children’s area.

Lexington Chamber Fall Golf Classic: Oct. 7, Tee Time: 10 am, Golden Hills Golf & Country Club, 100 Scotland Dr., Lexington. Sponsorships available. Four-Man Team: $400. Register or sponsor at https://www.lexingtonsc.org/ chamber-event/lcvc-fall-golf-classic

LEXINGtoN DIXIE YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER: Online registration now open at www.mylyfc.com . Follow link to 8U for 7-8 yearsold Play Flag, 10U for 9-10 yearold Play Tackle, 12U for 11-12 year-old Play Tackle, and CHEER for 5 to 13-years. Cut-off date is September 21.

Lexington County Story Maps: Story maps tell a narrative story related to features, places and landmarks including historic tours, a tour of the Lexington County Museum, and Lexington County Heritage. See all available tours any time at https://maps-lexco-gis.hub.arcgis.com/ .

Meeting Street Artisan Market: Now open every Saturday 9 am-1 pm, 425 Meeting St., West Columbia. Artisans under the pavilion selling original art, crafts, foods and produce. Social distancing guidelines in effect. Handwashing station and hand sanitizer available.

MISS GASTON PAGEANT: Sept. 25, Gaston Civic Center, 131 N. Carlisle St., Gaston. For info or application, contact Vicki Vidrine, 803-200-3173.

SC STATE FAIR: Accepting entries for competetive exhibits until Sept. 1, 2021 for fair to be held Oct. 13-21, 2021. View exhibit guide and enter online at scstatefair.org/competitions . More than $300,000 in premiums will be offered for winning entries in competitive exhibits, including agriculture, art, crafts, flowers and livestock.

TINSEL TOWN MARKET: Sept. 11, 9 am-2 pm, West Friarsgate Shopping Center, 7949 Borad River Rd., Irmo, with 75 crafters/vendors and several food trucks. This event is being held for Girl Scout Troop 760.

USC TOURS: Virtual tours at www.sc.edu/visit/virtual_tour/index.php

YARD & BAKE SALE: Sept. 25, 7 am-1 pm, VFW Post 8738, 424 Cedarcrest Dr., To rent a table or two, call Raina at 803- 422-0119 or the VFW at 803- 359-8738.

MEETINGS

Communications & Leadership:The Lexington County Toastmasters communications and leadership club meets online at 7:15 am each Thursday. For details, email Mary Thompson at maryemyers95@ gmail.com

FAMILY/CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: for those who have loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimers/Dementia. First Thursday of each month 6–7 pm. Sponsored by Oakleaf Village of Lexington. Currently using a “Virtual” format. Call 803-808-3477 for connection information.

museums & ZOO

12,000 Year History Park: 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce. Accessible 24/7. Police monitored from Sunrise-8 pm. Virtual history tours available. Get schedule at www.cayce12000years.com or call John Jameson at 850-322-5636.

LEXINGtoN COUNTY MuSEUM: Now open with precautions. Tours by appointment only with face masks and social distancing. Call 803-359- 8369 for tours 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday and 1 pm to 4 pm on Sundays at 231 Fox Street, Lexington.

RIVERBANKS ZOO & GARDENS: Open 9 am-5 pm daily. Masks encouraged but not required. Visit www.Riverbanks. org for information and tickets.

SC State Museum: 301 Gervais St, Columbia. Adult $8.95, Senior (Ages 62 +) $7.95, Children (ages 3-12) $6.95. Buy advance tickets online at www.scmuseum.org

SODA CITY ROLLOUT: Sept. 4, 10 am-1 pm, SC State House. 1100 Gervais St., Columbia. All skaters, skateboarders welcome to join. Event is centered around body positivity and inclusivity.

Music & dance

gospel singing: Sept. 4, 6 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 705 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests will be the Glorymen & Tiffany and God’s Toolbox. Admission is free. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. A love offering will be accepted and light refreshments will be served.

This Day In History

490: BC Traditional date of the Battle of Marathon, where a small Athenian force defeats the Persian Empire

1217: French prince Louis & English King Henry III sign peace treaty

1556: Emperor Charles abdicates in favour of his brother Ferdinand I

1624: 1st submarine publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

1683: Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna - several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire

1695: New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties

1703: Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage

1733: Polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king

1751: Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto

1755: Giacomo Casanova is sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in Venice without trial for affront to religion and common decency

1758: French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula so begins his Messier Catalogue

1759: British soldiers capture the town of Quebec.

1776: Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission

1787: American statesman George Mason suggests the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution modeled on previous state declarations, but the motion is defeated

1789: Jean-Paul Marat publishes the first issue of his radical newspaper Le Publiciste parisien, later called L’Ami du peuple (The Friend of the People) in Paris

1792: Court martial begins for instigators of the mutiny on the Bounty on board HMS Duke in Portsmouth harbour, presided over by Vice-Admiral Samuel Hood

1814: Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812

1847: Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.

1848: Switzerland becomes a Federal state.

1857: 423 die when “Central America” sinks off Cape Romain SC

1862: Battle of Harpers Ferry VA

1878: Cleopatra Needle installed in London

1909: World’s first patent for synthetic rubber granted to German chemist Fritz Hofmann