Talk of the Town
Current lawn watering restrictions
The city of Brandon is currently in stage 1 (green) of lawn watering guidelines. The even/odd schedules allow users with even-numbered addresses to water on even-number calendar day; vice versa for odd-numbered addresses.
Water restriction stages and other updates are posted on the city website and Facebook pages.
Grab & Go Lunch
Brandon Valley School District’s Grab & Go Lunch program, which is available to all BV students, will distribute daily lunches and breakfasts from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on Tuesdays only. Multiple lunches will be distributed at Brandon Elementary, Valley Springs Elementary and at the corner of E. Renee Place and N. Cory Place and Granite Valley Park, 6101 N. Gold Nugget Ave., both in Sioux Falls.
To learn more, email Gay Anderson, CNS director, at Gay.Anderson@K12.sd.us
Current needs at the Brandon Food Pantry
Current needs at the BAFP are Banquet Homestyle Bakes, BBQ sauce, bagged soups (i.e. Bear Creek, Shore Lunch), bagged cookies, disinfectant wipes, toilet paper and masks.
The BAFP also acceps used eyeglasses and hearing aids on behalf of the Brandon Lions Club.
The BAFP is open 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Weekend flyover to honor healthcare workers
South Dakota’s Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing will fly over several healthcare facilities this Saturday as a way to honor those fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
Starting about 1:10 p.m. Saturday, four F-16 Fighting Falcons will pass over hospitals in nine cities throughout eastern South Dakota. The flyovers will start in Brookings and wrap up by 3 p.m. in Sioux Falls.
“This Armed Forces Day, we would like to salute our fellow Americans working hard to keep South Dakotans safe,” said Col. Mark Morrell, 114th Fighter Wing commander.
The times and locations are as follows:
• 1:10-1:20 p.m. in Brookings
• 1:20 -1:30 p.m. in Watertown
• 1:35-1:45 p.m. in Aberdeen
• 1:55-2:05 p.m. in Pierre
• 2:10 -2:20 p.m. in Huron
• 2:20-2:30 p.m. in Mitchell
• 2:30-2:40 p.m. in Yankton
• 2:35-2:45 p.m. in Vermillion
• 2:50-3 p.m. in Sioux Falls
