Martin Luther to hold Sunday lunch event

A soup and sandwich lunch will be held 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Martin Luther Jr/Sr High School in Northrop. They will be serving chicken noodle soup, cheesy potato soup, chicken griller soup, vegetable beef soup and chili, egg salad and cheese spread will be served on crimp bread from Kiehl’s Bakery in Lakefield, cupcakes, bars and Greg’s Homemade ice cream. Cost is a free-will donation to benefit student tuition aid. Matching funds are provided by Thrivent Action Team dollars. Carry-out orders available. The public is invited.

Ruby’s Pantry planned Monday in Sherburn

Ruby’s Pantry will be held Monday, March 18, at the Regional Worship Center, 2 Crossroads Drive in Sherburn. Distribution will begin around 5:30 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m. This will be a drive-through distribution again. Limited pre-pay is available by going to rubyspantry.org and find the express track link. You can pre-pay until noon the day before the distribution. Participants are asked to stay in their vehicles, as volunteers will load bundles of food into trunks. (Please have trunks emptied out so workers can put the items directly in there). Please do not bring any containers. There will be a worker at the beginning of the line to collect the $25. No income or residency requirements. There will be a partial list of distributed items this weekend on their Facebook page at Ruby’s Pantry-RWC-Sherburn. For questions, please call the Regional Worship Center at (507) 764-7491 and ask for Nancy. All are welcome.

Kindergarten open house set for Tuesday

Kindergarten Round-Up and online enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year will be an open house style and will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Fairmont Elementary School, 714 Victoria St. in Fairmont. The experience will be about 30 minutes or so. Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions, meet the kindergarten teachers and participate in activities with their children. For further information, call (507) 238-4487 or go online at www.fairmont.k12.mn.us.