CEYLON — Congratulations to Larry Kling for 33 years as an EMT in Ceylon.

Also to Ron Morris for 34 years on the Ceylon Fire Department.

Thank you both for your service to the community.

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Congratulations to Bob Ziemer who celebrated his 80th birthday Feb. 13. Cards will reach him at P.O. Box 342, Ceylon, MN 56121. Hope you have many more birthdays.

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The official date for Ceylon Community Day is April 13. Circle that date on the calendar and plan to come to Ceylon.

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Condolences to the families of Lois Champine (Bob) and Arlen Maschoff who passed away this week. They will be missed.

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Red Cross blood drives in Trimont and Ceylon were cancelled due to this ugly weather. To make an appointment or for more information, call (800) 733-2767, go online at www.redcrossblood.org or text BLOOD to 90999.

An upcoming blood drive will be held next week at the Fairmont Holiday Inn. The hours are 12:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday. Also, there will be upcoming blood drives noon to 6 p.m. March 4 at St. Paul’s UCC in Welcome, and on April 10 in Ceylon.

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A reminder that the ladies group of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert will meet for a noon potluck on Feb. 21. All the ladies and their spouses are invited, as well as friends from Our Savior’s Lutheran and others in Ceylon also. Their LWML meeting will follow at 1:30 p.m. that day. Note that this is a week later than the usual meeting date.