CEYLON — Tuesday coffee hours for October will be held 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Sherburn.

October is the last month for these coffee hours until April 2020. Join friends and neighbors for a morning of good brew and fellowship.

Also, Ceylon’s coffee lovers group meets 8:30-10 a.m. each Thursday at Legends 2 for coffee and fellowship. They hopefully plan to continue throughout the year.

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A Red Cross blood drive will be held noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Welcome. Give the gift of life, give blood.

To make an appointment or for more information, call (800) 733-2767, go online to redcrossblood.org or text BLOODAPP to 90999.

The need is great because of the storms lately, so give if you are able. Every two seconds someone in the USA needs blood.

Other upcoming blood drives scheduled are on Nov. 4 at Martin Luther High School in Northrop or Nov. 11 in Sherburn.

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Lutheran Women’s Missionary League from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert will have a zone rally on Oct. 12 in Springfield and is gathering paper products or monetary donations to take to the rally. Area women are invited to gather products and/or attend the rally beginning 9 a.m. Oct. 12 at Zion in Springfield.

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There will be a benefit dinner for Holly (Schultze) Brummond, who is battling cancer, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Truman. Funds will go to offset expenses and loss of income.

An account has also been set up at Profinium and Thrivent Financial will be donating.

Holly is the daughter of Marilyn Schultze and Roger Schultze, former Ceylon residents, and worked at the hospital in Fairmont.