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 SIGNNING: South Carolina native Susan Beckham Zurenda, author of an award-winning 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.

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-golf-classic

LEXINGTON DIXIE YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER: Online registration now open at www.mylyfc.com . Follow link to 8U for 7-8 years-old Play Flag, 10U for 9-10 year-old 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.

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.

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

DUTCH FORK CHORAL SOCIETY: August 31st will be a Registration/Meet-n-Greet at 6:45-8 pm, Mount Horeb Lutheran Church (101 E. Boundary St., Chapin). First ehearsal Sept 7, 6:45-8:30 pm. Must wear mask for all rehearsals.

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

1346: Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III’s English longbows defeat Philip VI’s army, cannons used for first time in battle

1498: Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà sculpture by French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères

1629: Cambridge Agreement, Massachusetts Bay Company stockholders agree to emigrate

1634: Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and Spanish forces defeat a force of Swedish and German protestants

1682: English astronomer Edmond Halley first observes the comet named after him

1748: The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1789: The National Constituent Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen at the beginning of the French Revolution

1791: John Fitch granted US patent for his working steamboat

1843: Charles Thurber patents a typewriter

1846: W A Bartlett appointed 1st US mayor of Yerba Buena (San Francisco)

1863: Battle of Rocky Gap, WV (White Sulphur Springs)

1873: First free kindergarten in the U.S. started by Susan Blow in Carondelet, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri

1895: Electric generator at Niagara Falls produces first power

1907: Harry Houdini escapes from chains underwater at Aquatic Park in 57 seconds

1914: -9/10] Russian army attacks Austrian army in Galicia

1924: The Catastrophe of Smyrna: known as the Asia Minor Catastrophe to Greeks. The Ottoman army expels Greeks and other non-Turks from Asia Minor. (August 13 OS)

1937: Franco’s troops conquer Santander

1939: Belgium mobilizes

1942: 7,000 Jews are rounded up in Vichy-France

1942: Japanese troops land on Milne Bay, New Guinea

1942: Soviet counter offensive begins in Moscow

1942: Transport #24 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany

1944: Charles de Gaulle marches along the Champs-Elysees, despite coming under fire.

1944: US 12nd Army Corps crosses river Seine East of Paris

1945: Japanese diplomats board USS Missouri to receive instructions on Japan’s surrender at the end of WWII

1952: Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins

1957: USSR announces successful test of intercontinental ballistic missile

1964: LBJ nominated at Democratic convention in Atlantic City, NJ

1967: Beatles, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithfull meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

1972: Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros

1973: University of Texas (Arlington) is first accredited school to offer belly dancing

1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I

1978: Soyuz 31 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 East German) to Salyut 6

1983: Floods destroy most of the old town of Bilbao, Spain.

1990: 2 murdered college students found in Gainesville, Florida