WELCOME — There will be a cribbage tournament Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Welcome Legion Hall. Registration begins at 1:15 p.m. with play starting around 1:30 p.m. Registration dues are paid back 100 percent in prizes. Any cribbage player is welcome to join them. They plan to have cribbage tournaments the second and third Saturdays until March or April.

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Ceylon Fire Department Relief Association will have a pancake brunch from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Feb. 18, in the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, ham and juice. The cost is a free will donation to the department’s relief association.

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Condolences to the family of Thomas Eiden who live near Welcome. He will be missed.

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Ruby’s Pantry Grocery Distribution will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the Regional Worship Center in Sherburn, just south of I-90. There are no income or residential guidelines. A trunk full of groceries costs only $25.

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Welcome City Council is scheduled to meet 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the city hall in Welcome. All members are urged to attend. There is always a time for public comments and questions at the beginning of each meeting. To be on the regular agenda, please contact the city hall prior to the meeting date by calling (507) 728-8740.

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There is a CREST-sponsored Lunch & Learn planned for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. There will be a program followed by a light lunch. The program is free to anyone in Martin County and a free will donation is appreciated for the lunch.

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Midweek Lenten services are planned for area churches. Circle of Faith parishes are meeting each Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. They will have a meal served by the youth at 6 p.m. followed by a service at 7 p.m. St. Paul’s United Church of Christ has a soup supper at 5:30 p.m. and Bible Study at 6 p.m. each Wednesday during Lent. In Sherburn, St. John’s Lutheran Church has 6 p.m. service on Wednesdays with a lunch after the service. Area residents are welcome to join these churches for services.

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I have not heard from any churches about the Tuesday coffee hours from April to Sept./Oct. It’s still early and plans can be made yet. Let me know and I will put the coffee hours in my resource file for future columns. Thank you to all those who faithfully give me news items for their respective towns/groups. I appreciate your help. My email is cs2152946@gmail.com and my phone with an answering machine is (507) 728-8346. Thank you again.