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Brandon Senior Citizens
The Brandon Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every Thursday at the VFW for Bingo and cards. All are welcome. The group also lunches together on the third Thursday of each month, with a noon meal catered by Tony’s. To reserve a spot, call 605-582-3838.
Memorial Day programs
Memorial Day programs will be held in Brandon and Valley Springs next Monday. Brandon’s program moves inside this year to the Performing Arts Center at Brandon Valley High School, starting at 8 a.m. At 9:30 p.m., the program heads to the Veterans Memorial (corner of Splitrock and Aspen boulevards) and then to the Brandon Lutheran Cemetery for a 21-gun salutes.
The Valley Springs program starts at 11 a.m. the American Legion Hall. A 21-gun salute at Pleasant View Cemetery and lunch at the Post follow.
The programs are led by the Brandon and Valley Springs American Legion posts and the Brandon VFW post.
Memorial Day weekend campfire and movie
Royal Family KIDS (SiouxEmpire.RoyalFamilyKIDS.org) is hosting a Memorial Day Weekend Campfire Roast and Family Movie Night at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at Brandon Valley Assembly of God. Grab your lawn chairs and come as early as 6 to sit around the campfire to roast hotdogs and marshmallows followed by the showing of The CAMP Movie at 7 p.m. (www.TheCAMPMovie.com). In the case of inclement weather, the camp moves indoors.
The CAMP Movie is inspired by true stories. To impress a new client, investment advisor Ken Matthews, volunteers at a summer camp for foster kids. Paired up with a deeply troubled 10-year-old named Eli, Matthews discovers how hard it is to like, much less love, a kid who has been discarded by society. The movie is rated PG-13, and provides great talking points for families of any school-age children. To learn more, call 582-2409.
