TRUMAN — Happy Birthday to Barb Jones on Saturday, Feb 8. Birthday wishes can be sent to Barb at 213 North 2nd Ave East, Truman Minn. 56088.

The Leon Olsen Band will play from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Lewisville Legion Post 561, 121 West Lewis Street, Lewisville, Minn.

Truman Active Living has an opportunity to get additional grant funds. If someone has ideas for projects that would benefit the community, contact any Truman Active Living member. The group welcomes the public’s attendance at their meetings, held on the second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Truman Historical Museum.

Graduating seniors of Martin County high schools who plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an agricultural-related field may apply for up to $8,400 in scholarships. In partnership with the Agricultural Future of America (AFA), The agri-business committee of the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce is offering $4,200 scholarships, which includes registration for the fall 2025 AFA leaders conference. To be considered for a scholarship, visit www.agfuture.org/scholarships. Click on the “apply now” button to access the application. You will be asked to write a 300 to 500-word essay on your vision for agriculture and how you plan to contribute through your chosen career in the agriculture and food industry. We encourage you to draft this essay in a separate word processing program and copy and paste it into the application. Please note you must continue through the last page of the application, and you will receive an email confirmation. Applying for an AFA community scholarship online also makes you eligible for an AFA national leadership and academic scholarship; however, you may only receive either a local or a national award. The Martin County application deadline is March 5. If you have any questions about the scholarship, please contact Kandi at president@fairmontchamber.org or (507) 235-5547.

Recycling Day is Wednesday. Place the recycling container curbside by 7 a.m. with your clean recycling containers. Just because a product has a recycling symbol does not mean it can be recycled in our area. Plastics with the numbers 1, 2, and 5 are accepted. Egg cartons, pizza boxes, styrofoam, and plastic grocery bags are prohibited. All items being recycled must be cleaned. Recycling sheds for rural residents are located in Butterfield, Darfur, Godahl, La Salle, Lewisville, Madelia, Odin, and St. James. Residents in town and at Long Lake have curbside pickup every other week upon request.

Make a Valentine’s Day bracelet from 3;15 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 13 for elementary students at the Truman Public Library. Library hours are 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The library’s phone number is (507) 776-2717.

Lewisville Ambulance is hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive from 2 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Lewisville Legion. To schedule an appointment, use the blood donor app, call 1-800-733-2767, go to RedCrossBlood.org enter LEWISVILLEAMBULANCE, or email lewisvilleambulance@gmail.com.