Talk of the Town

Published by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:09am

BAFP’s December needs

The needs for December at the Brandon Area Food Pantry are laundry detergent, bottled juices, fruit snacks, Kleenex, shampoo, cookies. The BAFP continues to have an ample supply of canned vegetables, fruits and soups.

Before donating food items, please check expiration dates and that cans are not bulging from age and/or freezing. Monetary donations are also appreciated.

The BAFP is also accepting used eye glasses and hearing aids on behalf of the Brandon Lions Club.

The BAFP is open 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 406 Main Ave. To learn more, call 605-582-7001.

Pack and Ship Event at Brandon PO

Brandon Post Office has planned a 2019 Pack and Ship Event from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Postal staff will help customers prepare packages to be shipped. Boxes are free of charge that day. Santa Claus will also stop by from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Minnehaha Co. Historical Society History Talk

Jesse Nesseim will be the featured speaker at the Thursday, Dec. 19 “Third Thursday Free to Public History Talk” at the Old Courthouse Museum, 200 W. Sixth St., Sioux Falls. Nesseim will talk about traveling medicine men and the “tonic for whatever ails ya,” Gladstone Remedies.

BV School holiday music concerts

Choral students at Brandon Valley High School will perform their winter concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 at the BV Performing Arts Center.

Third-graders at Robert Bennis and Brandon elementaries will perform at 6 and 7 p.m., respectively, on Friday, Dec. 13, at the PAC.

The high school band takes the PAC stage at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16

Brandon Valley Middle School students will present two concerts next week. The seventh and eighth grade bands take the stage of the PAC at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Finally, the high school and seventh and eighth grade orchestras will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, also at the PAC.

All of the concerts are free and open to the public.

Brandon Senior Citizens

Brandon Senior Citizens meet 12:30 p.m. every Thursday at the VFW for Bingo and cards. All are welcome.