CEYLON — Clean Up Day is today, Saturday, April 18, in Ceylon. There will be curbside pickup only for tagged items. This is a good opportunity to get rid of the junk ordinance violations items for less money. Waste Management trucks will not pick up electronics, loose shingles, tires, bricks, batteries, chemical products, liquid waste, yard waste, hazardous waste, infectious waste, asbestos, oil products or televisions. Those items left must be removed by Monday, April 20.

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church will have its Saturday evening services at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday, April 18, with communion. They invite area residents to join Bible Study at 10 a.m. each Tuesday.

The Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon will have a bingo event to help the Fox Lake Conservation group from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. Have fun and help a good cause.

Condolences to the family of Alice “Bunny” Peters, who passed away recently. She was a former Ceylon resident. She will be missed by family and many friends.

Tuesday Coffee Hours are from 8:30 to 10 a.m. each Tuesday at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Trimont. The Tuesday Coffee Hours in May will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome.

Thursday Coffee Hours are from 6:30 to 10 a.m. each Thursday in the back room of the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon.

The Heaven’s Table Food Shelf boxes can be picked up from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, April 21, at 209 North West Street. Thank you to the Helping Hands of Ceylon. Call (507) 236-7850 by May 14 for the May 19 pick up. There are guidelines.

The American Red Cross Blood drives continue from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, at the Martin Luther High School in Northrop. The blood drives in May will be held on May 4 at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont and on May 18 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont. Call 800-733-2767, visit www.redcrossblood.org or text BLOODAPP to 90999 to make an appointment or find blood drives near you. Blood is needed every two to three seconds in the United States. Blood inventory is low and must be used right away, so give if you are eligible (ages 16 or older, weight 110 pounds or more, in good health). Thank you.

The congregation at St. Paul’s in Wilbert will be joining their partner congregation at St. John’s in Sherburn for a joint service on April 26, and after the service, they will have a call meeting.