WELCOME – Congratulations to the new Welcome Fire Chief, Jay Mulso. Thank you to all the firefighters for your service to the community/area. The Welcome Fire Department will have a traditional push-in ceremony for the new rescue truck beginning 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. As a thank you to area residents for their continuing support, they will have a lunch from noon to 3 p.m. with a pork sandwich, etc. Area residents may see the new truck and

meet the firefighters and rescue squad. The push-in ceremony comes from the days long ago when the horse drawn pumpers needed to be pushed back into the bay after use.

Congratulations to the candidates that won their election bid in Welcome. The new mayor is Dan Schmidtke who was elected for a two-year term. City council members elected were Kim Holm (incumbent) and Lynda Stauter. They will serve four years. Make sure you let your elected representatives know about any concerns or praise about City governance done or expected.

Congratulations to Lynette Shaw who will celebrate her birthday and her retirement beginning 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at her home at 1713 140th Ave. She requests only your presence, not gifts. Best wishes for the future.

There will be a cribbage tournament beginning with registration at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the Welcome Legion Hall. PLay will get underway around 1:30 p.m. All cribbage lovers are invited to join them.

There will be a Ruby’s Pantry Grocery Distribution in Sherburn from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the Regional Worship Center just south of I-90. For $25, a trunk full of groceries will be placed in your trunk. There is usually a partial list of items on Facebook prior to the distribution date.

Upcoming events include:

• Last Tuesday coffee hours in November from 8:30-10 a.m. Nov. 29, at the Sherburn Legion.

• There will be a pork chop feed fundraiser sponsored by the Welcome Summer Festival Committee from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 2,

at the Welcome Legion. Plan now to attend.

• Santa Day in Welcome will be held 1-3 p.m. Dec. 10, at the

Welcome Legion. Lots of activities planned including coloring,

decorating cookies, and especially fun rides on the fire truck. The

police car will be available to view as well.