WELCOME — This is the last week of May, so most of the news is about June.

Coffee Hours will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday morning in June at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Sherburn. Join friends and neighbors for good treats, coffee and great fellowship.

Condolences to the families of Gerald Johnson and Doris Huber (Trimont), who passed away recently. They will be missed by family and friends,

The Welcome City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 3 at the City Hall. There is always a time for public comments and questions at the beginning of each meeting without prior reservations. To be on the regular agenda, please contact City Hall at (507) 728-8740 before the meeting date.

The Welcome Burning Site will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 4. Bring only wood and branches that are six inches in diameter or smaller, please. Thank you for your cooperation. The City reminds residents that lawns should be mowed before grass reaches six to seven inches tall. The grass clippings should not be discharged into the street because they clog up the storm drains. Discharge sump pumps to the lawn or storm drain.

The first Saturday in June is June 7. The Welcome Historical Society Museum will be open from 2 to 4 p.m. that day. Check out the interesting items from the city and other sources at the museum on Hulseman Street in Welcome.

CREST Lunch-n-Learn for the first Wednesday has changed locations to the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Sherburn at 212 North Prairie Street in Sherburn. The Lunch and Learn will begin at 11 a.m., and a lunch will follow. These educational and interesting programs are free to Martin County senior citizens. CREST appreciates a free-will donation for the lunch.

The Circle of Faith Parishes will change times starting on June 1. St. Peter Lutheran Church in Ceylon will have 9 a.m. services, and Waverly Lutheran Church, north of Welcome, will have 10:30 a.m. services on Sundays in June.

The American Red Cross blood drives will be on June 3 and 4 at the Best Western in Fairmont, June 9 at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Trimont, June 20 at the Fairmont Legion Hall and June 30 at the St. Paul’s Community Church in Welcome. Call (800) RED-CROSS (800-733-2767), go online to www.redcrossblood.org, or text ‘BLOODAPP’ to ‘90999’. Call 800-733-2767 (800-red-cross) or go online at www.redcrossblood.org or text blood app to 90999 for further information about blood drive locations or to make an appointment.

Thank you to Eric Anderson for planting the flower boxes in downtown Welcome.