CEYLON – There is a cribbage tournament beginning with

registration at 1:15 p.m. today, Nov. 19, at the Welcome Legion. Play will get underway around 1:30 p.m. All area men and women are welcome. Registration dues are $11 but all money is returned as prizes. Sounds like a fun afternoon.

Sunday, Nov. 20, is the last day for the congregation at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert to gather food shelf items or donations for Heaven’s Table Food Shelf. The items will be delivered next week by LWML ladies group president, Sandy Beckendorf. Leave

unperishable food or grocery items on the ramp and give monetary donations to Sandy. Thank you for helping others have a good holiday season.

Thanksgiving services at St. Paul’s in Wilbert will be 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. Services at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Ceylon will be 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, Nov. 23. Area residents are welcome to join them for services. The Circle of Faith

congregations have not scheduled any special Thanksgiving services.

The area is saddened to hear that the Ceylon Legion and Auxiliary is working with District 2 and national offices to disband. There is yet much paper work to do but the number of members was not sufficient to continue the post. Thank you to all the members and the support the legion in Ceylon has given the community in the past. Some members may merge with other posts such as Welcome or Fairmont.

Coffee Lovers group will meet 8:30-10 a.m. each Thursday in the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. They will NOT meet on Thanksgiving Day. All area men and women are welcome to join them for coffee and good fellowship.

Upcoming events include:

• The last Tuesday Coffee Hours in November will be held 8:30-10 a.m. on Nov. 29, at the Sherburn Legion.

• There will be a Christmas party for all area residents, sponsored

by the Helping Hands of Ceylon non-profit group, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 18, in the back room at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Donations may be placed in the jar at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill. There will be a box for donations of new or gently-used toys and mittens, hats, coats etc. at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill. Later in December, parents may pick a present for their child from that box. Watch for future details. Lunch and lots of activities for children

including Santa. The group is asking for donations to help defray the expenses. Check out their Facebook page or contact board

members, Chris Griffin, Barb Kronback, Angie Connell, Judith Perkins and Shelly Reisdorfer. Thank you to Lake Belt Bar and Grill for the

donation of the space to have this community event.

• City of Ceylon will have a Christmas Lighting Contest for homes in Ceylon. Prizes in the form of a credit on the utility bill will be $75 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place.

• An American Red Cross blood drive in Ceylon will be held Dec. 30, in the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill.

Circle these events on your calendar and plan to attend.