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.

CAR & BIKE SHOW: July 3, 10 am-4 pm, VFW 8738, 424 Cedarcrest Dr., Lexington. $20 entry fee with registration and setup at 8:30 am. Pre-register at VFW on Sat., 3 pm-midnight. Food plates (chicken) $8.

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.

JULY 4 ON LAKE MURRAY: July 3. Celebrating Independence Day with Boat Parade at noon with the theme “Proud to be an American.” Register at (803) 781-5940 x200 or visit www.LakeMurrayCountry.com Fireworks begin about 9:15 pm at Dreher Island and Spence Island with patriotic music on iHeart Media station 97.5.

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

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

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: 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

MUSIC & DANCE

GOSPEL SINGING: July 3, 4-6 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 705 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. BBQ fundraiser with plates for $6 that include BBQ sandwich, chips, drink, and dessert. Proceeds benefit the Singing Center’s operating budget. Monthly singing begins at 6 pm with Oasis and Master’s 3. Admission free. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. A love offering will be accepted.

REUNIONS

WINGARD: 100th anniversary of 1st reunion is July 3, 10:30 am, American Legion Hut, 211 American Legion Drive, Lexington. Wingard reunions were started in 1920 to celebrate the Wingard men returning home after World War I.In 2020, the reunion was cancelled due to Covid-19, so the big celebration is this year.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

69: Roman General Vespasian is first proclaimed Emperor by troops in Egypt, during year of the four emperors

70: Roman General Titus and his forces set up battering rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem

251: The Battle of Abrittus in the Balkans won by the Goths against the Romans. Roman Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus are killed

1097: 1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea

1200: In China, sunglasses are invented

1517: 1st burning of Protestants at the stake in the Netherlands

1535: Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason

1543: England & Scotland sign peace treaty of Greenwich

1690: Army of Protestant King William III defeats deposed Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland

1745: Warship Elisabeth joins Bonnie Prince Charlie’s frigate Doutelle [OS]

1776: 1st vote on Declaration of Independence for Britain’s North American colonies

1798: Napoleon’s fleet reaches Alexandria, Egypt

1810: Louis Napoleon abdicates as king of the Netherlands

1831: Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole

1836: US President Andrew Jackson announces to Congress bequest by James Smithson of 100,000 gold sovereigns to found institution in Washington.

1847: 1st US postage stamps go on sale, 5 cent Franklin and 10 cent Washington, NYC

1859: 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1861: 1st public schoolhouse opens at Washington and Mason St, San Francisco

1861: US War Department decrees that Kansas and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers

1862: Alexander II of Russia grants Jews right to publish books

1862: US Internal Revenue Law imposes 1st federal taxes on inheritance, tobacco and on incomes over $600 (progressive rate)

1863: Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee’s northward advance halted

1863: Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 US cities; postage 3 cents per oz

1870: James W. Smith of South Carolina is one of 1st African Americans to attend West Point

1874: 1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000

1874: 1st zoo in the United States opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1879: Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower

1889: Frederick Douglass named US Minister to Haiti

1898: Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill

1899: Gideon Society established to place bibles in hotels

1904: III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in St Louis, the first held in the United States

1905: Albert Einstein introduces his theory of special relativity

1908: “SOS” (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal becomes the worldwide standard for help

1916: 1st of 4 fatal Jersey Shore shark attacks occur at Beach Haven when Charles Vansant (25) bled to death, challenging previous scientific belief that sharks never hurt humans, and sparking popular fear over sharks which persists today

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men (WWI)

1919: US 1st class postage drops from 3 cents to 2 cents

1934: 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY

1941: Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial

1943: “Pay-as-you-go” - 1st withholding tax from paychecks

1944: 2,500+ killed in London/SE England by German flying bombs