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.

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

1940’S CANTEEN DANCE: July 17, 6-10 pm, American Legion Post 7, 211 Legion Dr., Lexington. A nostalgic 1940’s Canteen Dance featuring authentic 1930’s & 40’s music and entertainment, 1940’s reenactors, memorabilia, a period canteen with snacks and nonalcoholic drinks, door prizes and more! 1940’s period military or civilian dress is encouraged but not required! All ages invited to come and dance the night away or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment! Tickets $10 in advance or $20 at the door (limited number); Free for WWII Veterans. Tickets at www.sites.rootsweb.com/~scmti/Dance.html or email pss_nyz@yahoo.com.

ANIMALIA: & Random Acts of Kindness, July 15 and 18, 7:30 pm, Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington. Dance company performs to teach kids about different animals in a high-energy circus and dance show that runs 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questions and answers. Both shows, “Animalia” & “Random Acts of Kindness” take place at the Icehouse Amphitheater. Adults $20, students and seniors $15. Tickets available in advance www.icehouseamphitheater.com

COFFEE WITH A COP: Have complimentrary coffee with Lexington police at the Market at Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington, July 17, Aug. 21, and Sept. 25. Child passenger seat checks will also be performed. Coffee courtesy The Haven Coffee House.

HIKE THE RIVERWALK: July 15, 4:30 pm and 5 pm, join West Columbia and Cayce mayors for a hike along the Riverwalk, Meet at parking lot of Savage Craft Ale Works, 420 Center St., in West Columbia to catch shuttles to the trailhead for the return hike to Savage Craft for a social at 6:15 pm honoring veterans. Palmetto Outdoor guides will entertain you during the walk.

LEXINGTON DIXIE YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER: Online registration now open at www.mylyfc.com . Follow link to 8U for 7-8 year-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.

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.

MURDERS & MYSTERIES: Free walking tour of downtown Lexington July 17, 8 pm, led by experts from the Lexington County Museum. Hear about some of the murders, trials, and other crimes that occurred on Lexington’s Main Street in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tour begins at Icehouse Amphitheater and will last about an hour. Must be 18 or over or have parental permission. No reservations are needed. Info: call 803- 359-8369 or email museum@lex-co.com

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.

SWANSEA YOUTH MOVIE NIGHT: July 29, 7:30 pm, Swansea Police Department parking lot, 320 W. 3rd St., Swansea. Free food, games and a movie starting about 8:30 pm, sponsored by the Swansea PD.

TEEN CITIZENS ACADEMY: Lexington Police Chief Terrence Green invites rising 7th graders to 12th graders to a one-day outreach program. Choose your day - July 13, July 14 or July 15, 8 am - 4 pm. Breakfast and lunch provided. Limit 20 students. Applications available at the police department. Return to police department during business hours. Info: Patrolman 1st Class Aimee Lutz, 803-359-6260 or ahlutz@lexsc.com

MEETINGS

ADHD SUPPORT GROUP OF LEXINGTON: Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:30 pm by Zoom. Open to anyone with ADHD or who want to support and assist ADHD individuals. For login information email attention deficithelp@gmail.com

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

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1099: First Crusade: 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march in religious procession around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders look on

1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage, becoming the 1st European to reach India by sea

1663: King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island

1680: The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts

1693: NYC authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies

1709: Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes, end of Swedish empire as a major power

1741: Theologian Jonathan Edwards preaches perhaps the most famous of all American sermons "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" at Enfield, Connecticut, part of the Great Awakening

1758: British and Colonial assault on French forces at Fort Ticonderoga, New York

1776: Colonel John Nixon gives the 1st public reading of the Declaration of Independence to an assemblage of citizens in Philadelphia

1777: Independent Vermont introduces a new constitution, prohibiting slavery

1778: George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army

1796: US State Department issues 1st US passport

1797: 1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment

1800: Dr Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination in the US to his son to prevent smallpox

1835: Liberty Bell cracks (again)

1836: Charles Darwin reaches Saint Helena in HMS Beagle and takes up lodgings near the tomb of Napoleon

1853: Commodore Matthew C. Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay, opening Japan to Western influence and trade

1862: US Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act signed by Abraham Lincoln (not enforced)

1862: Theodore R. Timby is granted a US patent for discharging guns in a revolving turret, using electricity

1870: US Congress authorizes registration of trademarks

1889: Wall Street Journal begins publishing

1898: US battle fleet under Admiral George Dewey occupies Isla Grande at Manila

1907: Florenz Ziegfeld staged 1st `Follies' on NY Theater roof

1913: Alfred Carlton Gilbert's patent for the Erector Set is issued, it becomes one of the most popular toys of all time

1915: The Germans reply to US President Woodrow Wilson's second Lusitania note by saying that Americans may sail on clearly marked neutral ships, but Germany does not deal with Wilson's other demands

1919: US President Woodrow Wilson returns to NYC from Versailles Peace Conference

1923: Warren G. Harding becomes 1st sitting US President to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla)

1933: Public Works Administration becomes effective

1941: All Jews living in Baltic States are obligated to wear a Jewish Star

1944: British troops march into Caen, Normandy

1944: Japanese kamikaze attacks on US lines at Saipan

1947: Demolition begins for UN HQ in NYC

1947: Reports are broadcast that a UFO has crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico

1950: General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief of UN forces in Korea

1960: Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey

1963: US bans all monetary transactions with Cuba

1969: US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam

1975: US President Gerald Ford announces he'll seek Republican presidential nomination