Talk of the Town
Aug. 9 golf benefit for Chris Terveer
A 4-person golf scramble benefit for Chris Terveer is set for Friday, Aug. 9 at Hidden Valley Golf Course in Brandon. Cost is $200 per team and includes cart and meal. Teams will tee off at 3 p.m. and the social hour/meal follows at 6 p.m. There is a $10 charge for the meal for non-golfers.
A silent auction from 6-7:30 p.m. follows and bidding ends at 7:30 p.m.
To register a team, text Scott Carroll at (605) 310-6800.
Donations on Terveer’s behalf can be made at First National Bank, payable to Benefit for Chris Terveer or Venmo @Chris-Terveer-Fund.
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry are bottled juice, microwave popcorn, envelopes of muffin mixes, small boxes of PopTarts, Manwich, Hamburger Helper, small cans of beef stew, box mixes of Jello and pudding, granola bars, Kleenex.
To make appointments for pickups or donations, call 582-7001. The BAFP is open from 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Brandon Farmers Market open every Saturday
The Brandon Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at 925 N. Splitrock Blvd.
To learn more, visit brandonsdfarmersmarket.com, email brandonsdfarmersmarket@gmail.com or call (605) 940-7516.
Register for city’s new
notification system
Register for mass notifications on general alerts from the city, including snow, lawn watering, etc.), pool, elections, summer rec, Core and Rushmore projects. Residents may specify which notifications they want to receive.
The system code may take a few minutes to be sent to individual’s inbox, so city advises to wait for the code before asking it to resend.
This notification system replaces the city’s previous texting program.
To register, visit https://cityofbrandon.org/notifications
Current lawn watering restrictions
The city of Brandon is presently in stage 1 (green) of lawn watering restrictions. The even/odd schedule allows users with even-numbered addresses to water on even-number calendar dates; users with odd-numbered address are allowed to water on odd-numbered calendar dates. Water restriction stages and other updates are posted on the city website and Facebook pages.
