Did you have your doughnut Friday? It was National Doughnut Day.

The day has more substance than the powdered sugar or yummy glaze.

On the 1st Friday in June, the day honors the Salvation Army Lassies who served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI.

In 1917, the original Salvation Army Doughnut was served by the Salvation Army Lassies at the front lines in Europe. Home-cooked food from these brave volunteers boosted morale.

The doughnuts were often cooked in oil in the soldiers’ metal helmets and infantrymen were called “doughboys.”

The Salvation Army created National Doughnut Day in 1938 to honor the Lassies and raise money for Chicago’s Salvation Army to help in the Great Depression.

Our office happily celebrated the sweet treats. My favorite is lemon filled.

Which kinds are your favorites?

AFTER GRADUATION, many families will head on summer vacations. Gas prices the Memorial Day weekend were the most expensive since 2014. The national average stabilized after the Colonial Pipeline recovered but prices are likely to fluctuate.

Last weekend, the national average declined a penny to $3.03, the first decrease in 2 weeks. That’s 17 cents more than last month and $1.12 more than last year.

Today’s average is $1.05 more than last year and 15 cents more than last month.

Drives of 6-8 hours seem to be what Carolinas AAA members plan this summer.

Many like long weekends in Hilton Head, Charleston, Asheville, Savannah, Gatlinburg, Greenville, Atlanta and Columbia.

AAA reported national parks such as Bryce Canyon and Zion in Utah and Yellowstone in Wyoming have been popular,

“Travelers seek unique outdoor activities such as horseback riding and aerial trams in Jackson Hole or the Yellowstone Circle of Fire Tour,” said Nancy Sample, of AAA.

HURRICANE SEASON began June 1. The Red Cross will provide safe shelter with covid precautions. Masks will be required at all shelters for staff and residents. After back to-back years of active hurricane seasons that broke records, this year it’s more important than ever to get ready, said Rod Tolbert of the American Red Cross.

“Last year, we saw a record 30 named storms with 2 hitting the Southeast before the start of hurricane season.” Download the free

Download the free Red Cross Emergency app for real-time alerts, locating available shelters and safety advice.

Additional information is available at redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org for Spanish speakers.

THE SPRING HILL Rural Jazz Fest resumed last Saturday in Chapin. It featured the music of Doug and Bunny with Jim Graddick and concluded with a presentation by Dick Goodwin and his Big Band. For more information call 803-413-0647 or dougandbunnywilliams@yahoo.com.

ANNE BULL reports the Lexington Sertoma Golf Tournament Monday, June 21, at Golden Hills Country Club will support hearing health and other community needs.

LAKE MURRAY Beach on the Lexington side of the dam is open with capacity limited to 100 vehicles at a time until Labor Day. Parking is $5 a car ad $50 season passes.

SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY gifts: A streaming subscription to watch his favorite movies, a Crowd Cow subscription for meat lovers, a Ninja blender if he’s into fitness, personalized golf balls or a Stitch Fix gift card for a Dad whose wardrobe needs updating.

LEXINGTON COUNTY Library Director Kelly Poole says they are open to normal hours. For their Summer Reading Program, join Tails and Tales at your local branch library.

Email Kelly at kpoole@lex.lib.sc.us.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Blair Sims, Alex Gatch, Annette Taylor, Alex Morris, Angela Halfacre, Ansley Cordell, Ashley Cordell, Micah McCall, Katie Brodowski, Ellen Clark, Roger Smith, Bill Taylor, Johnny Whitehead, Parker Barnes, Lisa Catalanotto, Audrey Leaphart, Blenda Rhoden, Jonathan Whitehead, Ray Brooks, Suzanne Cordell, Jennifer Taylor, Albert Dooley, Debra Pate, Greg Adams, Robby Farnum, Scott Ellis, Mary McCants, Mindy Martin, Molly Bonnell, Charlotte Wiman and David Wiman.

Riverbanks Press, publisher of Jerry Bellune’s new “Your Life’s Great Purpose” available at Amazon.com, sponsors Daisy Harman’s column.