SHERBURN — There is an American Red Cross blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Best Western Motel (formerly Holiday Inn) in Fairmont. There is a blood drive scheduled for Feb. 21 in Trimont, and on Feb. 28, there is a blood

drive planned in Welcome. For further information and to locate upcoming blood drives in the area and what time slots are available, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), go online to www.redcrossblood.org or text BLOODAPP to 90999. There is an unprecedented need for blood right now due to COVID protocol and weather, students not in school, and other reasons. Some elective surgeries, transplants, etc., are not being held due to low blood supplies. Give if you can. One donation may save three lives. Thank

you.

Condolences to the family of former Sherburn resident, Vicki (Manning) Krug, who passed away. She will be missed.

CREST will sponsor a Lunch and Learn beginning 11 a.m. today at the First Lutheran Church in Trimont. The program is ways to kick cabin fever for the remainder of the winter. Homemade soup and a sandwich and a yummy Valentine’s Day dessert will be the lunch.

These meals and programs are free and open to anyone in Martin County. A free will donation for the meal is appreciated.

A Spice of Life meeting will be held 1-3 p.m. Thursday at the CREST office, 820 Winnebago Ave. in Fairmont. There is no charge but reservations are appreciated by calling (507) 235-3833. The meeting is open to all caregivers/care partners whether registered

with CREST or not. There are fun activities, lunch, and a time to enjoy laughter and a time to relax with others who are experiencing some of the same challenges of caregivers.

There will be a special ’Hoops for the Heart’ on Friday in Trimont as a memorial for former Sherburn athlete Karson Janssen. There are events such as a silent auction, bake sale, face painting, wrist band sale, and a bucket for donations will be passed at halftime of the three basketball games that night. (Boys ”B” game at 4:30 p.m., boys varsity at 5:45 p.m., and girls varsity at 7 p.m.) Karson died in November of 2021 of an undetected heart disease. All proceeds will go to a memorial scholarship or to the American Heart Association. Plan now to attend.

The Sherburn Theatre will have a new release “DOG” as the movie featured for this coming weekend, Feb. 18-20, and next weekend, Feb. 25-27. Show times are 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Ruby’s Pantry food distribution will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at the Regional Worship Center just south of I-90 in Sherburn. The cost of a trunk full of groceries is $22. This is open to anyone. There are no income or residency guidelines. Have room

in your car and they will load it for you, no need to exit your warm

car. Check out a post of the food list the weekend before that date on their Facebook page, Ruby’s Pantry-RWC-Sherburn.

Martin County West Dollars for Scholars group would like support from the community to provide scholarships to MCW seniors and some post graduates. There are donations that are permanent from businesses and there is interest from permanent funds but help from the community is also needed. Donations may be sent to Box 213, Welcome, MN 56181. Donations are tax deductible. If there are any questions, contact Deb Schwager at (507) 236-5213 or Nate Janssen at (507) 236-8729.

Besides the special games on Friday in Trimont, MCW athletes are scheduled for a boys basketball game 7 p.m. Thursday in Madelia, and a wrestling sectional tournament on Thursday night and on Saturday. The gymnastics team may be at the state tournament on Friday and Saturday. Good Luck to all MCW student athletes.