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ANNOUNCEMENTS

FREE CLOTHING & FOOD: Those in need can go to Harvest Hope/Calvary Chapel Church, 3334 Columbia Hwy., Leesville, at the Traffic Circle, Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10 amnoon. For details, contact Pastor Danny Kyser at dannyccleesville@gmail.com or call 803- 413-9745.

EVENTS

BACK 2 SCHOOL GIVEAWAY: Brookland United Methodist Church will host a Back 2 School Giveaway August 22, in partnership with 12 Springs Community Church, West Columbia Police Department, and West Columbia Fire Dept. 1st 500 kids get backpacks at parking lot at Brookland UMC Aug. 22, 2-6 pm, 542 Meeting St.

COURAGE CENTER GOLF TOURNAMENT: Sept. 28, Country Club of Lexington. Teams $600. Benefits nocost addiction recovery support services. To register or become a sponsor, visit www.couragecentersc.org

DRIVE-THRU BBQ FUNDRAISER: Aug. 29, 11:30 am til sold out, chicken BBQ plates $8 to help with funeral expenses of Vietnam vet and Purple Heart recipient Jack Conger of Leesville. Go to parking lot of Rite Temp Heating & Air, 7467 Edmund Hwy., Pelion.

KINETIC DERBY DAY: Scheduled for Sept. 26, the Kinetic Derby Day has been cancelled for this year.

MARKET AT ICEHOUSE: Now open each Saturday 9 amnoon at the Icehouse Amphitheater, 107. W. Main St. Extra precautions will be taken to ensure the safety of everyone who attends and to encourage social distancing. The Market will be open each Saturday through September, with the exception of July 4. Interested vendors should email market@lexsc. com for more information.

Meeting Street Artisan Market: Now open every Saturday 9 am-1 pm in 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.

LEXINGTON ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT: Sept. 14, 11:30, Country Club of Lexington to benefit Chris Myer’s Children’s Place. $500 per 4 person team. Sponsorships available. Baxter Doanldson, 803- 331-4230 or bdonaldson@firstcommunitysc.com ; or Frank Smith, 843-99209269 or flsmith@arthurstatebank.com .

Spring to Life Gala: Aug. 27, 6-8 pm at Southern Oaks, 2401 Highway 378, Gilbert. Please join us to celebrate, inspire and equip partners to join the life saving and life transforming work of La Vie Pregnancy Care Center. To sponsor or register, contact Linda Brown 803- 996-4673, linda@laviesc.org .

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

Lexington County Farm Bureau: Annual meeting will be held virtually this year on Sept. 22 at 7:30 pm. Call 803-359-5541 ahead of time to learn how to join the meeting.

outdoor fun

RIVERWALK PARK: West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater, 109 Alexander Road, West Columbia,opened to the public after being closed due to flooding. Please avoid any areas that are coned off.

E-lEARNING & TOURS

AMERICA’S BATTLEFIELDS: Get lots of information and see great videos at American Battlefield Trusts website: www.battlefields.org/

EDENBURGH & MORE: Stay at home and tour the Scottish Highlands, castles and Edenburgh at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1i1xMc3MIpY

E-LEARNING AT THE MUSEUM: The SC State Museum offers opportunities for learning online with virtual programs for the whole family. To learn more, visit www.scstatemuseum.org

CARLSBAD CAVERNS: You can visit places most tourists never get to see when you visit www.360parks.com/carlsbad_ caverns_virtual_tour.shtml .

GARDEN TOURS: Take a tour of the world’s most beautiful gardens right from your own computer. Visit www.bing.com/ search?q=garden%20virtual%20 form

GRANd CANYON: Hike the trails on your computer when you visit www.nps.gov/grca/ learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm

Historic Columbia Online Tours: Explore the online tours of Columbia and Richland County neighborhoods and districts from the comfort of home, whenever you’d like. For the full list of historial online tours visit https://www.historiccolumbia.org/tours/online-tours .

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/ .

LONDON TOURS: See some of the most famous places in the world when you tour London at www.standard.co.uk/go/ london/attractions/london-virtualtours-attractions-landmarkscoronavirus-lockdowna4401481.html

NYC MUSEUMS: Enjoy New York City with these virtual tours: www. ny.curbed. com/2020/3/17/21183837/virtual-museum-tours-home-newyork-moma-met

USC TOURS: Take a virtual history tour of the University of South Carolina at www.sc.edu/ visit/virtual_tour/index.php

WASHINGTON DC: Explore the nation’s capital while you self-isolate. Online tours are found here: www. scholasticatravel.com/2014/02/24/washington-dc-virtual-tour/

lessons/seminars

THEATER CLASSES: Village Square Theater offers virtual classes this fall for ages 4 to adults. Some classes offered are auditions, camera acting, dramatic dialects,musical theater and singing. Visit http://villagesquaretheatre.com/classes.html

MUSIC/DANCE

GOSPEL SINGING: Sept. 5, 6 pm, The Midland Gospel Singing Center, 705 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests will be the Epps Family and Day Three. 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

1191: Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko

1597: 1st Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East

1612: 9 Pendle witches hanged at Gallows Hill in Lancaster, England

1619: 1st known African Americans in English North America (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort, Virginia. They are then sold or traded into servitude.

1781: George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis

1794: Major General “Mad Anthony” Wayne defeats a joint British-Native American force at Fallen Timbers, Ohio in the final battle of the Northwest Indian War

1865: President Andrew Johnson proclaims an end to “insurrection” in Texas

1866: President Andrew Johnson formally declares US Civil War over

1896: Dial telephone patented

1908: Congo Free State becomes Belgian Congo

1913: 1st pilot to parachute from an aircraft in France

1914: Battle at Morhange: German troops chase French, killing thousands

1918: WWI: Britain opens offensive on Western front

1929: 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward completed

1930: Dumont’s 1st TV broadcast for home reception (NYC)

1938: Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd & last grand slam

1940: 1st Polish squadrons fight along allies in the Battle of Britain

1940: British PM Churchill says of Royal Air Force, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few”

1940: Louis Buchalter is indicted on murder charges in Los Angeles for the killing of Harry Greenberg, a mob associate of casino owner Meyer Lansky and mobster Bugsy Siegel