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The Oktoberfest 2011 kick-off was held September 22 at a Greater Lexington

Chamber of Commerce Busi-ness After Hours sponsored by the Lexington Young Pro-fessionals and The Lexington County Museum.

Held at the Museum on Fox Street in Lexington, it was a tribute to our county’s Ger-man heritage in conjunction with the Okto-berfest Celebration coming up October 22.

Unable to attend myself, Scott Adams kindly remembered many of the 250 at-tendees for me. They included: Rich Bolen, Scott Adams, John and Lori Moroz, Harry and Gail Deith, Patrick and Jennifer Stew-art, former Mayor Hugh and Maro Rogers, Bill and Pat Hatfield, Chad and Brittany Owen, Jeff and Yvette Smoak, Charles and Mary Caughman, Don and Bunny Hagen-locher, Taylor and Isabel Williams, Kurush Udwadia, Samia Brown, Jerry and Mary Howard, Ken and Liliana Johnson, Dan-ny and Cynthia Frazier, John Welsh, Britt Poole, Jennifer Dowden, Zoe and Marvin Hendrix, Matt Geyer, Jerry Bellune, Mark Bellune, J.R. Fennell, Jim Koltuniak, Sandy Patel, Lee Pitcovitch, Royce Lambert, Ben Casterline, Richard Peterson, Jeff Emerling, Kevin Adams, Kevin Hancock, Mike Hawk-ins, Wayne Caughman, Jimmy Richardson, Scott Wilhide, Bobby Driggers, Marc Sloan, Jim Fadell, Jana Medlin, Oliver Moore, Donna Suhrtedt, Cameron Blaylock, Bobby Driggers, A.D. Kirby, Chase Colbert, Alonzo Cox, Patricia Williams, Michael McCown, Manning Crapps, Royce Lambert, Elaine Katzenberger, Mike and Olivia Steed, Ken Loveless, Bill Bailey, Mike Flack, Jim Kun-kel, Kent and Suzanne Flowers, Aman-da Lewis, Tripp Bronson, Jim Koltuniak, George and Renee Lander, Greg David, Chad Coleman, Thomas Smith, Candace Calhoun, Erin McCaskell, David Harrell, Dustin DeGoursey, Rebecca Bush, Pamela Labreque, Sandra Dicker, Roger Herring, Tara Amick, Trudi Goebel, George Martin, Jim and Dot Fanning, Jim Fadden, Tia Wil-liams, Solicitor Donnie Myers, Pat Shirk, Tommy Harman and Wattie Wharton.

Food was catered by Zeus Pizza and Main Street Cafe. Door prizes were provid-ed by Prysmian

Connie StuCkey, new owner of Mae’s on Main in Lexington, held a Joseph Rib-koff Trunk Show and Open House Septem-ber 20. Everyone had a day of fun, fashion and refreshments. Many Lexington Cham-ber Members stopped by to support our lo-cal merchant. Seen were Nancy Hutto, Mel-

anie Sandor, Gina McCuen, Shelley Metropol, Dustin De-Goursey, Johnny Jeffcoat, Lynn Derrick, Lee Pitcovich, Jane Willis, Mike Flack, Scott Wilhide, Will Cheatham, John Moroz, Haylee Anderson and shop attendants Ann Jodie, Connie and many family members.

Art in the GArden will be held Oct. 7 at Wingard’s Nursery on S.C. 6, Lexington. Tickets are $50 and include din-ner, beverages, juried art show and concert by the band Orleans. Proceeds will benefit LICS and the Cultural Council of Lexington and Richland Counties. This is the sixth year the Wingard’s have sponsored the event.

LiCS remindS uS thAt among their most needed food items are oatmeal, pea-nut butter, jelly, cereal, beef stew, pork and beans, spaghetti and spaghetti sauce. They are located at 216 Harmon St., Lexington.

St. ALbAn’S epiSCopAL ChurCh will hold Oktoberfest 2011 on Saturday, Octo-ber 15, 6 p.m. at 402 Park Rd., Lexington.

Food will include brats, potato salad, red cabbage, sauerkraut, desserts and soft drinks –dine in or take out. For more infor-mation, call Gertie at 240-9311.

the CAroLinA-CLemSon biG thurSdAy Tailgate, hosted by the Lexington Sertoma Club and Town of Lexington, will be Octo-ber 20 at the Lexington Municipal Complex Conference Center. Tickets are $30 per per-son. Call 315-6932. Proceeds benefit en-hancements to Lexington’s Gibson Park.

hAppy birthdAy to brent Caughman, B.M. Cave, Darlene Walker, Gary Toye, Severna Scott, Woody Woodlief, Connie McFarland, Harold Neff, Gregg Mills, Glenn Roberson, Charles Scircle, Grayson Carter, John Flitter, Anne Jenkins, Martin Taylor, Virginia Thomas, Kristin Klinger, Anna Mooney, Brenda Bruner, Bert Davis, Evelyn Rickenbaker, Jay Staehr, Sandra Dicker, Jane Matlosz, Carey Schild, Jared Kyzer, Sandy Agee, Becky Hipp, Patty Monts and Angela Ketcham.

beLAted hAppy birthdAy to Nikki Sum-mers and Thelma Strother.

CondoLenCeS Are extended to the families of Laurence Kyser, Mary Boland, Arthur Burnett, Donna Griffith, David Perry Jr., Minnie LeNeve, Robert Bouknight, Tripp Weed, Annie Roberson, Patty Walters, Donald Erickson, Louise Hinson, George Pilkington, Lillian Reese, Clarence Hipp, Bobby Meetze, Elberta Haltiwanger, Mattie Elsey, Mary E. Davis and Charles Gartman.

Party kicks off Oktoberfest season

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Red Bank Baptist Church presents a “Ladies Night Out” event tonight at 6:30

p.m. that is titled “Unshak-able In a Shaky World”; it fea-tures guest speaker and singer Beth Greer. Dinner and the program are included for only $12. Call the church office for tickets or more information, at 359-2681.

red bAnk bAptiSt ALSo holds its Home-coming service this Sunday, October 2, and combines it with Pastor Appreciation Day, taking up a love offering for the ministerial staff—Senior Pastor Butch Powell, Associ-ate Pastor Jimmy Walker, Minister to Youth Daniel Gedding, and Minister to Children Jean Wilson.

red bAnk united methodiSt has a long history of offering evening services on the second and fourth Sundays, but for the next two months it’ll also be offering an evening service on the first Sunday of the

month, specifically to serve as a communion/Eucharist ser-vice. Evening services are at 6:30 p.m.

it’S homeCominG week At White Knoll High School, so come out and support the Timberwolves football team as they host Spring Valley Fri-day night at 7:30 p.m. After a

3-0 start, the Timberwolves have dropped their last two games, so let’s hope this Homecoming matchup will turn things back to the winning column for them.

hAppy birthdAy wiSheS Go out this week to Amanda Kyzer, Jennifer Huffines, Madison Snelgrove, Donna Smith, John Powell, Rhodie Kyzer, Lori Swinson, and Jeff Kimbrell.

hAppy AnniverSAry thiS week to the following couples: John and Ruth Sease, Jerry and Freida Snelgrove, Jay and Lisa Hill, Cotton and Sara Wilson, Jay and Cin-dy Harmon.

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Fall is here and we all know what that means for the Men over at Mt

Hebron Methodist Church… It’s BBQ time!

In just a few weeks, we will smell the familiar aro-ma of wood burning - and pork, chicken, and hash cooking all over the church grounds. The United Methodist Women will also be host-ing the annual Bake Sale. Sale begins at 8 a.m. until sold out. Buffet begins at 11 a.m.

Make plans to eat some BBQ on October 8 at the 41st annual tradition and mission fundraiser sponsored by the United Meth-odist Men! Bring your family and friends! Invite your co-workers and neighbors! Let’s make this year’s BBQ the best yet!

ALSo, the pumpkin pAtCh will be here very soon! Pumpkins will arrive October 2 and the sale begins at 3 p.m. and runs ev-ery day through the end of the month from

9 a.m. to 6 p.m.At St. dAvid LutherAn

Church, last Sunday was Lutheran Men in Mission Sunday. Dan Claas, a mem-ber of St. David’s LMIM group, was the guest speak-er. Some interesting upcom-ing activities at St. David’s

are the Martin Luther Journey to renew our interest on Luther’s contribution to the modern church. Two of these are: Focus on Luther – Would you like to learn a little more about Martin Luther? Well, come on in a half hour before Sunday School and join in a discussion about Doctor Luther and times of the Reformation. The Mid-week Bible Study is beginning a study of Martin Luther using the book, “Martin Lu-ther: A Very Short Introduction.” We meet each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for one hour. All are welcome!

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Bring your instruments and join our jamming sessions!Please bring a non-perishable food item for our community’s food bank. And, bring your lawn chairs and blankets, but no coolers or pets please!

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