VFW Post 2980, Ivanhoe, MN Memorial Fundraiser. Roast Beef Combo Meal from 5:00 to 7:30pm on Saturday, September 16. Pie/Baked Goods Auction to follow. Lincoln Co. VFW Post 2980, 116 E. Saxon St., Ivanhoe, MN.  

Join Hospice of Murray County in celebrating their Annual Rummage Sale on September 19th through the 23rd. This will be from 9 AM to 7 PM September 19-22 and on the 23rd 9 AM to noon at the Murray County Fairground in Slayton, MN.  

The Lions Club is having a Breakfast Fundraiser and Silent Auction on September 24th. They will be serving breakfast from 9:00 AM -12:30 PM at the Lake Benton Community and Event Center. There will be pancakes, french toast, eggs, sausage, toast, coffee, and milk. Net breakfast proceeds will go towards Lynn Meyer’s medical expenses. Lynn was recently diagnosed with stage 3 metastatic ovarian cancer and is scheduled to begin chemotherapy on August 10th. Lynn’s Go Fund Me page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/xw8er9-lynns-medical-expenses  

First Interstate Bank of Marshall is partnering with the Marshall Food Shelf all October long for a food drive. Drop off your donations at the First Interstate Bank in Marshall Mon-Fri 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Suggested items for donation include: beans, cereal, canned fruit & vegetables, canned sauces, pancake mix, pasta sides, syrup, rice sides, granola bars, potato sides, garden fruits/vegetables, boxed meals/kits, hygiene items, baby items, soups, school supplies, & birthday kits or supplies.  

Don't miss the Wood Lake & Cottonwood Community rummage sales October 5th-7th. Maps with the days and times for each sale location are available online at www.lakeview2167.com and will also be posted at local gas stations Wednesday, October 4th in the evening.  

Thursday October 5th will be the Fall Dementia Education Event featuring Jolene Brackey at Living Word Church. The start time has been changed to 9 a.m. from 10 a.m., with an afternoon session from 11:30 a.m. - 1: 30 p.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. For questions or further information call Angie at 507-532-1326.

Marshall Lyon-County Library's Reader's café live welcomes contemporary mystery writer Mary Seifert of Willmar, Minnesota to the Marshall Lyon-County Library on Thursday, October 5th at 6:30 p.m. for an author visit. Seifert is the Author of the Katie & Maverick cozy mysteries series. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the American Cryptogram Association, Dog Writers of America, and PEO.