Which one will you wear today? Masks are part of our daily attire. They don’t have to be boring.

Popular masks have college favorites like Gamecocks and Tigers, sports, pets, patriotic, flowers and business logos. Disposables are also available and many businesses provide them for customers.

Even though vaccines are available, masks and social distancing are needed. Donna Bundrick Griffin tells us how to

Donna Bundrick Griffin tells us how to maintain healthy bodies include more fruits and vegetables for vitamins A and C, fiber, potassium, thiamin, niacin and iron. Enjoy them raw, cooked in a small amount of liquid or steamed for maximum nutrition.

Our dear friends Marvin and Jean Barfield gave us Japanese persimmons which we had never had. They are absolutely delicious. Love them for breakfast with my whole grain bagel spread with Neufchatel cream cheese.

Suggestions for good health:

• Drink plenty of water.

• Enjoy fresh fruits as a dessert.

• For lunch, have a veggie sandwich on whole grain or multi-grain bread with balsamic vinaigrette dressing for flavor.

• For dinner, stir fry chopped vegetables in olive oil with cooked meat or tofu cubes.

• Healthy snacks include a variety of nuts or low fat cheeses with whole grain wheat crackers and water or seltzer water.

• Support our local farmers, local farmers markets and local road-side markets for the freshest fruits and vegetables.

LOCAL FOODIES will be able to explore local dining in the next 11 days during Restaurant Week. Local restaurants will offer special deals through Jan. 17.

Restaurants participating include 1801 Grille, Black Rooster, Catch Seafood, Kao Thai Cuisine, Lizard’s Thicket and Za’s Brick Oven Pizza. A full list of participating restaurants is on Restaurant Week’s website.

MISSION LEXINGTON’s 2021 Board of Directors includes Chris Rice of DAK Americas as President and Chairman, Nate Gibson of Emmaus Church as Treasurer and Chair-Elect and Ken Prill of Boiling Springs United Methodist Church as Secretary.

Board Members at Large are Chris Allen of Newspring Church, Dr. Mary Holloway of Midlands Techn, Brent Johnson of Midlands Media Group, Jacob Cook of Sun Printing and Michelle Eargle of Midlands Tech.

DONATE blood during The Blood Connection’s Community Blood Drive 9 am – noon Jan. 15. The donation bus will be at the Lexington Chamber. Make an appointment at thebloodconnection.org.

RIVERBANKS ZOO and Garden is bringing back Free Fridays in January and February for residents of Richland and Lexington counties. Proof of residency includes SC driver’s license or photo ID, property tax statement and vehicle registration

For tickets visit Riverbanks’ website.

William and Kelsey Lynch visited the zoo last weekend and took their 9-month old, Taylor Grace. William reports she loved it and especially petting the goats.

HAVE YOU noticed the large pavilion being built at the Icehouse Amphitheater? Mayor Steve MacDougall said. “Starting in the spring, the brick, open-air building will be home for The Market. Vendors will use this space when concerts start.

ANNE BULL has some good news on the Wingard’s hen house. Ronnie and Joy’s new hens are laying eggs, not pecking them. Joy now wants Peking ducks. It sounds like the Wingard’s are off to an egg-cellent 2021.

BRENDA MAXWELL reports covid delayed but did not prevent Vicki Hudson, State Chairman for Distinguished Young Women Scholarship, Leadership and Talent Program from enabling a representative to be selected for the 2021 national competition. Ella Froedge of Palmetto High in Williamston won $3,600 in college scholarships.

Best wishes to Ivanova Rodriguez, MD, on retiring after 9 years at Lexington Medical Center. She plans to sleep late, travel and just enjoy life. Her colleagues honored her with a dinner at Travinia’s last week.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Stan Wingard, Alex Jenkins, Gloria Koplin, Les Lauziere, Bill Mathias, Sara Shealy, Reed Carroll, David Hendrix, Jimmy Sox, Savannah Fowler, Julie Harper, Candice Ralston, Jordan Davis, Bob Looney, Chuck Meetze, Eric Russell, John Keisler, Jr., Charlie Mayer, Shannon Troglauer, Tony Waites, Sonya Roof, Wendy Trudeau, Chris Broome, Brad Bruner, Thad Bruner III, Craig Fields, Allyson Griffin, Chad McMurray, Presley Sherman, Ben Stogner, Lance Westberry, Mindy Kyzer, Linda Griffith, Caroline Ingram, Bill Mathias, Anna Sons and Gail Bundrick.