TALK of the TOWN
BV Journal office will be closed remainder of Christmas week
The Brandon Valley Journal office will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24-Friday, Dec. 26. All news items and advertising must be submitted by Monday, Dec. 22 for inclusion in the Dec. 31 Brandon Valley Journal.
New Year’s Eve party at Brandon Library
Can’t stay up late but still want to celebrate? Families are invited to a Glow Party at the library on Wednesday, Dec. 31 for glow-in-the-dark crafts, music and a countdown to the 12 p.m. (noon) balloon drop. The event is recommended for kids ages 2-10.
Families will enjoy exploring how art and popcorn glows in the blacklight room, and can light up the library with a free glow bracelet and glow-in-the-dark temporary tattoos. There is also an opportunity to create a firework ring and wand, and write your hopes for 2026, adding them to the library hope chain.
Ed Polzine seeks
donations of wild game, fish
The Ed Polzine Wild Game Feed Fund is accepting donations of wild game (deer, elk, pheasants, moose, etc.) and fish (preferably walleye) for the 40th annual Wild Game Feed on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
To donate, contact Harry Buck (605-366-0221), Stan Schoeneman (605-366-7842) or Jill Meier (605-321-8423).
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry are bottle juice, shampoo, bar soap, toothpaste, paper goods (Kleenex, paper towels, toilet paper, paper plates).
To make appointments for pickups or donations, call 582-7001. The BAFP is open from 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Lynx in action during winter break
Brandon Valley wrestling and basketball teams will be in action during the two-week winter break. The Lady Lynx wrestling team will compete in a 10-team invitational starting at 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29 at Sioux Falls Lincoln High School. The next day, Dec. 30, the Lynx boys take the Lincoln mats for the annual Sioux Falls Lincoln-hosted Floyd Farrand Invite, which gets underway at 9 a.m.
Brandon Valley’s varsity boys basketball will take on Zephyrhills Christian at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30 at the Hoop City Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.
At 7 p.m. that same day, the Lady Lynx travel to face Tea Area. The girls will also host Marshall, Minn., at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, while the Lynx boys will travel to Marshall, also tipping off at 7 p.m.
