Happy Thanksgiving!

Part of this special day is the tradition of football. It dates back to 1876 when Yale played Princeton. The first NFL games were on Thanksgiving in 1920. And here in South Carolina we remember Big Thursday when Carolina Gamecocks and Clemson Tigers held their annual match-up in Columbia. Men and women dressed in their finest attire for this social football outing. The last Big Thursday was in 1959 after which it was changed to the following Saturday and alternate location.

This Saturday promises to be another exciting rivalry between our two state schools, as they take the field at 7:30 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

After this coming weekend, we slide into the Christmas season. Ann Bull reports:

“Here’s a great idea for a great Christmas gift, Broadway in Columbia is selling tickets to the following shows coming here soon: ‘The Lion King’; ‘Anastasia’; ‘Magical Cirque Christmas’; ‘Menopause the Musical’; ‘Jersey Boys’; ‘South Pacific’; and ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Contact the Koger Center Box Office for prices, dates and times.”

Have you been over to our newly completed Gibson Pond Park? You must see! The area, damaged in the flood of 2015, has been restored into a delightful venue. I rode through last Sunday and saw families and their pets strolling the grounds and trails. This park and our newly constructed pavilion at Icehouse Amphitheater are valuable assets to our town. They add to our overall quality of life for which we are thankful.

Last week, our Lexington Shepherd’s Center held a board meeting to discuss the possibility of upcoming sessions. Because of the pandemic, all sessions were canceled last year. After much thought and safety consideration, it was decided to have a combined session this year. Tentatively it is planned for March 3-April 7. This combines winter and spring. They are eager to return with the same exciting and informative classes.

Friends of the Lexington Museum also held their meeting last week. They are progressing with plans for a third annual fundraising sale to be held Feb. 26. The theme will be “Remembering Lexington County Medicine – Past to Present.”

Happy birthday: Watt Klimek, Bryson McMurray, Ray Smith, Rawlins Williams, Roscoe Caughman, Richard Shealy, Liz Hiller, Catherine Sharpe, Marilyn Fattman, Linda Pittman, Lenna Young, Kim Jeffcoat, Hunter Arnold, Jonathan Brodowski, Jenny Carter, Andrew Lyon, Jessica Maxheimer, Linda Wack, Jenna Fields, Rebecca Rabern, Laraine Slice, Stanette Brown, Janette Shealy, Mason McInnis, Mary Hellman-Westberry, Tommy Faulk, Deon Fink, Helen Ellvitt, Nancy Lipski, Wayne Brazell, Dianna Barefoot, Haidee Stith, Louisa Brunson, Bill Linder, Vicki Jorgensen, Chip Brantley, Tom McCants, Shirlean Sons, Allie Adkins, Betty Massey, Linda Brown, Beth Atwater, Carol Kirkland, Mary Bugay, and Kregg, Corley and Russell Spence.