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Brandon Fire Dept. pancake breakfast
Brandon Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast will be served 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Brandon Fire Hall, 401 N. Sioux Blvd. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, sausage and coffee. A free will offering will be accepted.
If you cannot attend but would like to donate, visit brandonfiredepartment.com.
Oct. 8-14 is Fire Prevention Week.
 
Fish fry for Red Cross disaster relief
Proceeds from a fish fry from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Brandon VFW will go to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to aid victims of recent hurricanes and wildfires. The menu includes fish, French fries and coleslaw. Free will donations will be accepted ($8 per person suggested).
Sponsors of the event are the Ed Polzine Cancer Fund, Three Rivers VFW Post 4726 in Brandon, Harry Buck Team at Hegg Realtors and the Brandon Valley Journal.
 
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is the topic of the Sunday, Oct. 15, Military History Night. Hosted by the Charles R. Doman American Legion, the program begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Valley Springs
 
VS Legion soup supper
Charles R. Doman American Legion Post 131 will serve up its monthly soup supper 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Legion Hall. Soup and chili, chips, cornbread and drinks are on this month’s menu.
 
BAFP’s October needs
The Brandon Area Food Pantry needs for October are spaghetti sauce, canned carrots, strawberry jam, Pop Tarts, canned frosting, taco sauce, paper or Styrofoam plates. 
Before donating food, please check expiration dates. Monetary donations are also appreciated.
The BAFP is open 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 406 Main Ave. To learn more, call 582-7001.
 
Sign up for city alerts
Stay in the loop on Brandon city issues by signing up for email notifications at cityofbrandon.org. For more information, call city hall at (605) 582-6515. 
 
Give cans to the Lions 
The Brandon Lions Club welcomes donations of aluminum cans, which help fund requests for vision and hearing impairment needs. Cans may be dropped off at the Lions shed in the Sunshine Foods parking lot, Brandon. 
 
Brandon Transit 
Brandon Transit is a public transit system and offers rides to all ages for local activities and appointments including school programs, medical appointments, shopping, daycare and employment.
The cost is $1.50 per one-way ride. Anyone over 60 years old may donate.
Brandon Transit runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round.
To schedule a ride, call (605) 940-4155.
 
 
 
 

 

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