Events for September 29, 2026
City Park Farmers Market – Cottonwood
City Park Farmers Market – Cottonwood
Red Cross Blood Drive-Balaton
Community Center 134 3rd Street Balaton, MN 56115 Sponsor: Balaton Community 09/29/2026 | 12:30 PM - 06:30 PM Note: Fall into the habit of donating! Get a $15 e-gift card when you come to give blood Sept. 21-Oct. 18. If you are 17 years of age, 16 with parental consent, in good health, and weigh at least 110 pounds you’re eligible to give. Make your appointment to donate by heading to www.redcrossblood.org or give them a call @1-800-RED CROSS.
“Living (and Fighting) in the Bishop’s Colony: St. Eloi’s First Thirty Years” Program
Postcard features a black and white photograph of St. Eloi Catholic Church, Ghent. Postmarked Ghent, March 26, 1932 and addressed to Grandma De Backer, Ghent. | Photo from Lyon County Museum Anita Gaul will present, “Living (and Fighting) Together in the Bishop’s Colony: St. Eloi’s First Thirty Years” at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall on Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 PM About the Program: Bishop John Ireland of St. Paul established ten Catholic colonies in western Minnesota from 1876-1883, including Ghent. Although the Bishop envisioned his colonies to be harmonious and prosperous settlements, Ghent’s new St. Eloi [...]