Red Cross Blood Drive-Tyler
2025-04-01 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | RTR Highschool, 111 Co Rd 8, tyler, MN, 56178, United States
Community Blood Bank is launching an urgent appeal for blood donations to ensure local patients receive the lifesaving care they need. While seasonal activities and travel plans increase during the warmer months, blood donations typically decline, creating potential shortages for area hospitals.

R.T.R. High School will host a community blood drive on Tuesday, April 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Donors can schedule a donation appointment by logging onto cbblifeblood.org, selecting “events”, and choosing April 1st or call Community Blood Bank at 605-331-3222. All those who donate will receive a $15 D.Q. gift card as a thank you gift.

When donors give blood with Community Blood Bank, their donation stays local, directly supporting patients in their own community. This local connection ensures that each donation has maximum impact on neighbors, friends, and family members who may need transfusions.

“Spring brings a renewed sense of hope, but it also presents unique challenges for our blood supply,” said Ken Versteeg, Executive Director of Community Blood Bank. “As our community members become busier with outdoor activities and travel, we often see a decline in donations. The need for blood remains constant year-round, with donations supporting everything from emergency trauma care to ongoing treatments for cancer and chronic illnesses. All blood types are needed, with particular demand.”

Donors must be at least 16 years old (16 year old consent form found at cbblifeblood.org), weigh 110 lbs. or more, and be in good general health. Please bring an I.D. with you. It is recommended to eat and drink fluid prior to donating. Please avoid caffeinated drinks until after your donation. Community Blood Bank is the sole blood provider to Avera Tyler Hospital.

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive-Clarkfield
2025-04-01 13:00 - 19:00 | Clarkfield Lutheran Church, 1000 15th Ave, Clarkfield, MN, 56223, United States
Clarkfield Lutheran Church

1000 15th Ave
Clarkfield, MN 56223

04/01/2025 | 01:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Note: Come give April 1 to 13 for $15 Gift Card (email) plus chance to win $5K prize.

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.

Friends of Camden Annual Meeting-Marshall
2025-04-01 18:00 | Marshall Area YMCA, 200 S A Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

MN Irrigator Program-Becker
2025-04-02 08:30 - 15:30, 2025-04-09 08:30 - 15:30 | Sherburne History Center Becker, MN, 10775 27th Ave SE, Becker, MN, 55308, United States
The University of Minnesota Extension will be offering the Minnesota Irrigator Program at the Sherburne History Center in Becker, MN April 2, 9 and 16.
Over the past few years, efficient agricultural irrigation has become a hot topic in Minnesota. In regions with sandy soil and limited precipitation, irrigation is a key component of production agriculture. Matching irrigation with crop water use has become more important to maintain profit and maximize groundwater resources. An understanding of the plant-water-soil relationship, proper irrigation system maintenance, and use of irrigation scheduling are just some of the tools irrigators use for cost-effective crop production. If you want to improve your irrigation, use efficiency, the University of Minnesota Extension is offering the Minnesota Irrigator Program (MIP) to provide you with the information you need to make irrigation decisions in 2025.
This 3-day event will be held in person at the Sherburne History Center at 10775 27th Ave SE Becker, MN 55308 on April 2, 9 and 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A light breakfast and a warm lunch will be provided. Programming will include a discussion of the basics of irrigation, irrigation systems, how to use soil moisture sensors on your farm, irrigation scheduling, and special topics like variable rate irrigation and remote sensing.
In addition to learning about the most effective irrigation management, MIP attendance is one of the requirements to attain the Irrigation Endorsement of the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP). To achieve certification, participants need to attend all three days of the course. Certified farms will receive the endorsement with proof of MIP attendance and the adoption of a new irrigation practice or scheduling method on-farm. Tuition reimbursement is also available for MAWQCP farms. Continuing education credits (CEUs) for Certified Crop Advisers will also be offered for this program.
The University of Minnesota Extension will be offering this program at rotating locations throughout the state in the coming years. Participation is capped at 25 individuals (20 growers and 5 agency staff), so be sure to register today! The cost of this 3-day program is $75. Light breakfast and lunch are provided. For more information and to register, go to www.extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/minnesota-irrigator-program.
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Red Cross Blood Drive-Marshall
2025-04-02 11:00 - 17:00 | SMSU, 1501 State St., Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall

1501 State Street
Marshall, MN 56258

04/02/2025 | 11:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Note: Come give April 1 to 13 for $15 Gift Card (email) plus chance to win $5K prize.

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive-Wood Lake
2025-04-02 13:00 - 19:00 | Wood Lake Community Center, 88 2nd Ave W, Wood Lake, MN, 56297, United States
Community Center

88 – 2nd Avenue W
Wood Lake, MN 56297

04/02/2025 | 01:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Note: Come give April 1 to 13 for $15 Gift Card (email) plus chance to win $5K prize.

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive-Minneota
2025-04-03 12:30 - 18:30 | Minneota High School, 504 North Monroe, Minneota, MN, 56264, United States
Minneota High School

504 North Monroe
Minneota, MN 56264

04/03/2025 | 12:30 PM – 06:30 PM
Note: Come give April 1 to 13 for $15 Gift Card (email) plus chance to win $5K prize.

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.

Ivanhoe- KC/VFW Fish Fry
2025-04-04 17:00 - 19:30 | Ivanhoe VFW, 116 E Saxton St, Ivanhoe, MN, 56142, United States
KC/VFW Fish Fry being held on March 7th, March 21st & April 4th at VFW Post 2980, 116 E Saxon St., Ivanhoe, MN. Serving from 5pm to 7:30pm. Beer Battered Cod, French Fries, Vegetable & Dinner Roll. Adults $13, Children (Age 10 & under) $9.

Prairie Women's Expo-Tracy
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Tracy area chamber of commerce, 372 Morgan St, Tracy, MN, 56175, United States
20th Annual Expo!!
Prairie Women’s Expo in Tracy, MN on April 5 from 9am-3pm

Brought to you by Tracy Chamber and some great hard-working individuals-Look what we have this year!
Paintable Crafts, Drinks, Great Vendors, Foodie, and Featuring Squeeze the Stuffins

Free 200 Bags! First Come, First Serve, Goodie Bags Giveaway!

Additional info can be found on our Facebook page or email at prairiewomensexpo@yahoo.com

PRESENTATION ON THE MASONIC ORGANIZATION-Pipestone
2025-04-05 13:00 | Pipestone County Museum, 113 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone, MN, 56164, United States

Breakfast Fundraiser and Bake Sale-Lake Benton
2025-04-06 09:00 - 12:30 | Lake Benton Community & Event Center, 114 Center St S, Lake Benton, MN, 56149, United States

Jackpot Bingo-St. Leo
2025-04-06 12:00 | St. Leo Catholic Church, 415 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone, MN, 56164, United States
JACKPOT BINGO

St. Leo Catholic Church Catholic United Financial
welcomes everyone
to the Church Basement, St. Leo, MN
on Sunday, April 6, 2025

Warm up games at 12:30, Jackpot games at 1:30
Lunch starting at Noon

$200 & $300 Jackpots, 18 – $50 Games
Donations $15

This Event is eligible for a Matching Grant from Catholic United Financial. Proceeds will go to support St. Peters Catholic School and the St. Leo Parish.

*Basement & Church are Handicap Accessible*

Pipestone County Museum Spring Rummage Sale-Pipestone
2025-04-08 10:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Pipestone County Museum, 113 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone, MN, 56164, United States
The Pipestone County Museum will be holding a donation rummage on Tuesday, April 8th and Wednesday, April 9th, 2025. Community members may drop off good, usable rummage items at the Pipestone National Guard Armory (421 2nd Ave. SW) on Tuesday, the 8th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. No electronics, cribs, or car seats will be accepted.

The doors for the sale open at 5:00 p.m. and continue until 7:00 p.m. that evening. NO EARLY SALES! The sale will resume at 9 a.m. on the 9th and continue until 2:00 p.m. A Brown Bag sale will begin at noon on the 9th. The Pipestone County Historical Society wishes to thank the community for their generous donation that help support the Pipestone County Museum.

The Museum is located at 113 South Hiawatha Avenue in Pipestone. If you have any questions, please call the Pipestone County Museum at (507) 825-2563 or email the Museum at museum@pipestonecountymuseum.com. You may also visit our website: www.pipestonecountymuseum.com.

Lyon County Museum Program "We Suffered Much"-Marshall
2025-04-08 18:30 | Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Southwest Minnesota Arts Council Presents Kirsten Brichler "Wildlife in Wool"-Marshall
2025-04-10 17:30 | SMAC Gallery, 509 West Main Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council announces
Gallery Exhibit & Two Artist Receptions
featuring the fiber art of
Kirsten Brichler
“Wildlife in Wool“

Exhibit runs March 6 – April 25, 2025
Check out this exhibit either in-person or virtually*
The SMAC GALLERY is located at 509 West Main Street, Marshall
Regular office hours: Monday – Friday 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm

Please help SMAC welcome our next gallery exhibit featuring the fiber art of KIRSTEN BRICHLER (Marshall). This exhibit will be in the SMAC Gallery in downtown Marshall at 509 West Main Street from March 6 – April 25, 2025. Brichler received a Quick Support for Artists grant in 2023 to explore the abundant diversity of animals, plants and fungi throughout Minnesota through the use of wool.

Meet Kirsten Brichler “My name is Kirsten Brichler, and I hold two degrees in entomology. Currently, I serve as an agronomy professor and greenhouse manager. With a lifelong passion for both nature and the arts, I have sought to merge these interests through my creative work. This project aims to highlight the diverse wildlife of Minnesota — both familiar and lesser-known — using the medium of needle felting with wool. By combining my scientific background with my artistic expression, I strive to capture the intricate beauty of the natural world in a tangible, textured form.”

Join an IN-PERSON artist reception on Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 5-7pm at the SMAC Gallery, 509 West Main Street, Marshall

Join a VIRTUAL artist talk via Zoom on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 5:30 pm.
Please email SMAC staff [info@swmnarts.org] for the ZOOM link to join this Artist Talk.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Funding provided by the McKnight Foundation. Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive. The McKnight Foundation supports working artists to create and contribute to vibrant communities.
Southwest Minnesota Arts Council 509 West Main Street, Marshall, MN 56258 507-537-1471

St. Edward's KoC Fish Fry
2025-04-11 16:30 - 19:00 | St. Edward Church, 201 W 4th St., Minneota, MN, 56264, United States

Hy-Vee Easter Egg Hunt & Bunny Buffet
2025-04-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Hy-Vee

Youth @Work- Learn Your Rights
2025-04-12 09:45 - 12:30 | Marshall Area YMCA, 200 S A Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Youth @ Work-Marshall
2025-04-12 09:45 - 12:30 | Marshall Area YMCA, 200 S A Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Dr. Aronson "The Doctor Is In" Presentation-Pipestone
2025-04-12 13:00 | Pipestone County Museum, 113 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone, MN, 56164, United States

Lucan Lions Club Meat Raffle-Lucan
2025-04-12 18:00 | Knotts Corner, 111 Main St., Lucan, MN, 56255, United States
Everyone is invited to the Lucan Lions Club Meat Raffle on Saturday evening, March 8 starting at 6 p.m. at Knotts Corner in Lucan. Come and enjoy a fun evening and take home some tasty meal fixings.

Palm Sunday and Brunch at First Lutheran, Marshall
2025-04-13 08:45 - 11:15 | First Lutheran Church, 100 Church St., Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Garvin Park Easter Drive Thru Event-Garvin
2025-04-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Garvin Park, 1442 US Highway 59, Garvin, MN, 56132, United States

M.A.S.C Willy Wonka Auditions
2025-04-13 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-14 18:00 - 20:30 | St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1301 S Fourth St., Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Red Cross Blood Drive-Russell
2025-04-14 13:00 - 18:00 | Russell Community Center, 200 Front Street, Russell, MN, 56169, United States
Community Center

200 Front St
Russell, MN 56169

04/14/2025 | 01:00 PM – 06:00 PM
Note: Come give 4/14 to 4/30 for a Red Cross T-shirt, ltd. qty + chance to win $5K prize.

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.

Poetry of a Song-Marshall
2025-04-15 12:00 | SMSU, 1501 State St., Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Red Cross Blood Drive-Granite Falls
2025-04-15 13:00 - 19:00 | Kilowatt Community Center, 600 Kilowatt Dr., Granite Falls, MN, 56241, United States
Kilowatt Center

600 Kilowatt Drive
Granite Falls, MN 56241

04/15/2025 | 01:00 PM – 07:00 PM
Note: Come give 4/14 to 4/30 for a Red Cross T-shirt, ltd. qty + chance to win $5K prize.

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.
