SHERBURN — A CREST “Lunch and Learn” event will be 11 a.m. today at the Senior Citizen Center in Sherburn. The program will be on Trumpeter swans.

After the presentation, a lunch of either chicken hotdish or chili, along with a cookie, will be served. Donations are welcome to help pay for the meal.

Anyone who is interested is invited to attend.

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Grilled burgers with all the fixings will be served 6-8 p.m. tonight at the Sherburn American Legion. Everyone is welcome to come out for a delicious burger.

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Parent-teacher conferences for Martin County West students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade will be held noon to 8 p.m. today at all Martin County West elementary buildings. The school year students in grades K-6 will begin Thursday. MCW Jr./Sr. High School students began school Tuesday.

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An open house bridal shower for Becca Steen and Jake Sinn will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Trimont Community Building in Trimont. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.

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Friendship Club will meet for lunch 11 a.m. Monday at the Round Lake Vineyards & Winery. If you would like to join them, please call the office at St. John Lutheran Church in Sherburn to sign up. This is to help get a better count of how many people will attend. The church’s phone number is (507) 764-5312.

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Sherburn American Legion Auxiliary will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Legion Club in Sherburn.

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A brunch benefit for Aaliyah Bolstad will be held Sept. 13 at Martin County West High School in Sherburn. There will also be a silent auction at the fundraiser.

Aaliyah is the daughter of Harley and Alysia Bolstad of Trimont. 10-year-old She was injured in a swimming accident in July. While playing, she jumped into a pool and was impaled by a metal rod that sank 2 feet into her abdomen and chest cavity.

She was airlifted to Rochester, where doctors performed surgery involving breath ventilators, drainage tubes, a chest tube for a collapsed lung and a temporary colostomy bag.

She has since suffered an infection in her lungs and was readmitted to the hospital in August.

More surgery is needed to reverse the colostomy bag.

The benefit will help her family pay for some of her medical bills.

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Plans are being made for an all-school reunion for Sherburn High School graduates and faculty to be held June 19-21, 2020, in conjunction with the annual Sherburn Holiday Festival.

The reunion will be held that Saturday in the city park. Activities for alumni to attend that weekend will be a firemen’s chicken feed and dance; food and entertainment in the park; a street dance on Saturday; and the parade on Sunday.

Classes are encouraged to make plans for their gathering and hold their own reunion on Saturday evening and then participate in the parade. No formal invitations will be mailed out so they are relying on all Sherburn High School alumni to spread the word. More information will be on the SHS Facebook page, in the Martin County Star and in this column.

If there is anyone who would be willing to help in any way with the planning, call Sally Yahnke at (507) 764-7201 or Becky Mulso at (507) 764-6741.

All you Sherburn graduates or families of SHS graduates: Please get the word out to friends, family members and former classmates.

When you get your 2020 calendars, make sure to circle those dates of June 19-21.

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CREST is looking for volunteers to help do light housekeeping such as dusting, vacuuming, mopping floors or washing dishes for individuals living in their homes who are not able to do the work themselves. If you would like information on being a CREST “home helper,” please call (507) 235-3833. Your reward will be a thank you from a very grateful person.

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Tuesday morning coffee hours for September will be 8:30-10 a.m. at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Welcome. Everyone is welcome.