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CEYLON -- There will be a cribbage tournament today, Feb. 10, at the Welcome Legion Hall. Registration will begin 1:15 p.m., with play starting around 1:30 p.m. They are also planning a tournament on Feb. 17 at the same place and time. Any cribbage players are invited to join them.
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There will be a pancake brunch from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Welcome Legion Hall. This is a fundraiser for the Welcome Fire Department Relief Association. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, fried potatoes and beverages for a free will donation. Ceylon Fire Department Relief Association changed the date first scheduled to one week later and will have their pancake brunch from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 18, in the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon.
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Ceylon City Council is scheduled to meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the city hall in Ceylon. All members are urged to attend. There is always a time for public comments and questions at the beginning of each meeting without prior reservation. But to be on the regular agenda one should contact the city hall prior to the meeting by calling (507) 632-4653.
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American Red Cross blood drives will be held 12:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, and noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Best Western in Fairmont. There is also a drive scheduled for Feb. 27, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Check the dates, locations and times available by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), going online to www.redcrossblood.org or texting BLOODAPP to 90999. Make an appointment and use the Rapid Pass that day to help shorten the registration time. Blood is urgently needed now so give if you are able. Thank you.
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Feb. 14 is Valentines Day and it is also Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season, and area churches have special services planned. Circle of Faith parishes, which include St. Peter Lutheran Church in Ceylon will have Ash Wednesday services at 7 p.m. at Waverly Lutheran Church north of Welcome. The midweek Lenten services on Wednesdays during Lent will all be held 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome , with a meal at 6 p.m. served by the youth group as a fundraiser for their summer gathering. St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wilbert will have Ash Wednesday services at 6:30 p.m. and their dual congregation, St. John's Lutheran Church in Sherburn, will have 6 p.m. services. The midweek Lenten services will be at those times on Wednesdays in February. Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Ceylon will not have an Ash Wednesday service but will have a service at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, Feb. 17, with communion. They also invite any area resident to the Bible Study at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.