CEYLON — There will be a summer auction in Ceylon beginning 8:30 a.m. July 20, with two or three rings. Consignment items can be brought to Ceylon from today through July 18 (or until full). There will be no household items/appliances at this sale. Call the auctioneers for further information at

(712) 260-9690, (507) 236-2921 or (712) 260-9693. Plan to attend.

Circle of Faith parishes will have a joint service, in conjunction with the Trimont Fun Fest, at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 14, at Anderson Park in Trimont. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Wilbert has Sunday services at 10 a.m. this summer and their partner church, St. John’s Lutheran in Sherburn has 8:30 a.m. services during the summer. St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Sherburn has 5 p.m. Saturday

services and 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Ares residents are welcome to join these congregations for services.

Ceylon Coffee Lovers meet 8:30-10 a.m. each Thursday in the back room at Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Tuesday coffee hours in July continue from 8:30-10 a.m. July 16, are at the Regional Worship in Sherburn, just south of I-90. Join friends and neighbors for coffee, goodies and great fellowship. The Regional Worship Center is also the site for Ruby’s Pantry grocery distribution from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, July 15. There are no income or residential guidelines for the groceries. Twenty-five dollars gets a trunkful of grocery items. See the partial list on Facebook.

American Red Cross blood drives will be held noon to 6 p.m. Monday, July 15, at St. Paul’s Church in Welcome and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 22, at St. Vianney Church in Fairmont. To make an appointment or get information, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), go online to www.redcrossblood.org or text BLOODAPP to 90999. There is an urgent need for blood and summer usually is slower for blood donations so give if you are able. Thank you.

Trimont Fun Fest is this weekend with their parade at 1 p.m. today, July 13, and many activities and events all day.

Trimont also has a Vacation Bible School, for children age 4 to those entering 6th grade, which will be held July 21-25 at First Lutheran Church in Trimont. Each night they will begin with a supper at 5:15 p.m. then do other activities until 8 p.m. For further information, contact Nancy Nordstrom at (507) 236-6132.

Welcome’s Summer Festival will be next weekend, July 19-20. They are planning city-wide rummage/garage sales on Friday and Saturday. The parade is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on July 20. Welcome Fire Relief Association will have a chicken feed fundraiser from 5-7:30 p.m. on July 19 at the Welcome Legion Hall. Plan to attend.

Monday, July 15, is the deadline to register for the ARK Encounter and Creation Museum bus trip sponsored by St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sherburn. Call Mary Johnson at (507) 399-1424 by Monday.

Sign up now for the Puzzle Race of 500 piece puzzles at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on July 27 at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Contact them for more information at (507) 632-4696 or better yet, stop in for refreshments and/or a good meal.