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 Firever Change, Isaac’s Well, The Brown Brothers and Master’s 3. Love offering accepted. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds benefit center’s operating budget.

BOOK SIGNING: South Carolina native Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of an awardwinning new novel Bells for Eli, will give a talk on “The Smalltown South in the 1960’s” Saturday, Sept. 18, at 2 pm at the main Lexington County Library on US 1 in Lexington. A book signing will follow.

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.

FIRST SATURDAY: Sept. 4 in the Cayce River Art District. Art series showcases local talent. See it at State and Frink, 2025 State Street (11 am - 5 PMpm904 Frink Street (1-6 pm); Backyard Koi & Art, 640 Frink Street (2-6 pm); Murals along State and Frink Streets; City of Cayce Art Lot, 1908 State St.; Piecewise Coffee: 2001 State St.; State of the Art (SOTA) Gallery and Pottery Studio, 2007 State St.; Henry’s of Cayce, 2108 State St.; Steele Hands Brewing, 2350 Foreman St.; Schlotzsky’s, 1305 Knox Abbott Dr.

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

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-golfclassic

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.

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 SALE: Sept. 25, 7 am-1 pm, VFW Post 8738, 424 Cedarcrest Dr., Lexington. Plus a Bake Sale in conjunction. If you would like 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

44: BC Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

31: BC Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece.

1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade

1666: Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed

1732: Pope Clement XII renews anti-Jewish laws of Rome

1752: Last Julian calendar day in Great Britain and British colonies including America. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 11 days are skipped and the next date is Sep 14.

1792: September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.

1796: Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated

1798: First bank robbery in the US: Bank of Pennsylvania robbed of $162,821 at Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia

1864: Union General William T. Sherman captures and burns Atlanta during Savannah Campaign (US Civil War)

1870: Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies at the Battle of Sedan

1885: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who were struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town.

1894: Forest fires destroy Hinckley Minnesota: about 600 die

1898: Machine gun 1st used in battle

1900: Telegraph use between Germany & US begins

1901: Theodore Roosevelt advises “Speak softly & carry a big stick”

1914: Gen von Hausen & countess of France regime flees to Bordeaux

1914: The US Treasury Department establishes the Bureau of War Risk Insurance to provide up to $5 million worth of insurance for merchant ships and their crews

1919: Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago

1929: Unilever forms by merger of Margarine Union & Lever Bros

1930: 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hrs)

1935: Labor Day hurricane makes landfall in Florida, killing 423 people, the strongest and most intense hurricane ever to make landfall in the United States

1940: Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedicated

1941: Academy copyrights Oscar statuette

1942: German troops enter Stalingrad

1944: Future US President George H. W. Bush bails from a burning plane during a mission in the Pacific