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Brandon Farmers Market every Saturday
The Brandon Farmers Market is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. every Saturday through October in the Lippert parking lot at 915 N. Splitrock Blvd. To learn more, check out the Brandon Farmers Market Facebook page for vendors and other weekly events.
Marlin’s Family Restaurant Tourney on tap for this weekend
More than 80 youth baseball teams will meet in Brandon for the Marlin’s Family Restaurant Tournament on Friday, July 7-9 at Aspen Park. For the tournament schedule, visit brandonvalleybaseball.com.
Current lawn watering restrictions
The city of Brandon is in stage 1 (green) of lawn watering restrictions. The even/odd schedules allow 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.
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry are bottled juices, Jello and pudding, canned soups (tomato, bean, vegetable beef, chicken gumbo, etc.), canned chicken, mustard and ketchup, toothpaste.
To make appointments for pickups or donations, call 582-7001. The BAFP is open from 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
BLC summer lunch distribution
Free summer lunches for kids 18 and under are distributed every Tuesday and Wednesday. Lunches will be distributed Tuesdays from 7-7:30 p.m. at Brandon Lutheran Church, 600 E. Holly Blvd., and again on Wednesdays from 11:15 a.m.-noon at Brandon Lutheran Church as well as a second location at Locust and Parkview Boulevard (1825 Parkview Blvd.).
To learn more, call (605) 582-3401.
Remember to shop deals on Second
Saturdays in Brandon
Shop local and get rewarded on Second Saturdays in Brandon. Organized by the Brandon Valley Area chamber of Commerce, this monthly event is another great reason to #BuyBrandon.
For Second Saturday deals, visit brandonvalleychamber.com/secondsaturdays.
Valley Springs Pet Clinic is July 12
The annual Pet Clinic is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at the Valley Springs Maintenance Building, 308 Broadway Ave.
