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MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES The VFW Post 2227 and Colby Cub Scouts Pack 383 will host a Memorial Day service on Monday, May 27 at the Abbotsford Public Cemetery. The service will begin at 10 a.m.

UNITY LEGION TRUCK & TRACTOR PULL The Mid-State Pullers will be hitting the Unity dirt track on Saturday, May 25 during the Unity American Legion Truck and Tractor Pull. The local pullers will begin at noon while the Mid-State Pulls will begin at 3 p.m.

DORCHESTER MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES There will be Memorial Day services held in four locations in and around Dorchester on Monday, May 27. The services will be held at the Christian Lutheran Cemetery in Holton at 10 a.m., the Norwegian Evangelical Cemetery in Dorchester at 10:30 a.m., the North Dorchester Memorial Cemetery at 10:45 a.m. and the south Dorchester Memorial Cemetery at 11 a.m. Teri Hanson will be the guest speaker.

COLBY RURAL ARTS BRAT FRY The Colby Rural Arts Museum will host brat fries on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at Smith Brothers Meats in Colby. The brat fry will run both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ABBOTSFORD HOPE CENTER The Hope Center in Abbotsford is offering free English lessons on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. There are also free Spanish lessons on Thursdays from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. To participate in the classes, students must register at www.hopecenter.space.

To join via Zoom during class, text 715316-4466. The Hope Center is also hosting a worship service at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

COLBY RURAL ARTS MUSEUM MEETING The Colby Rural Arts Museum will have its June meeting on June 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Heritage Building. The June 23 Polka performances and a September program will be discussed.

DORCHESTER TOPS CLUB Do you want to be a healthier person? Come join our group on Monday mornings and check the TOPS program out. For more details call 715-748-3066 or 715-257-7845.

FIRST UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST First United Church of Christ, 111 S. Second St., Colby, has changed the time of its Sunday services for the next year. These services will now be held at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Teri Hanson. For more information, call 715-223-2712.

MASS TIMES St. Bernard Catholic Church, 400 N. 2nd Ave, Abbotsford, has Mass at 9:30 a.m., and also a bilingual Mass at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sundays.

St. Louis Catholic Church, 133 N. Third St., Dorchester, has a Saturday Mass at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m. Rev. Tim Oudenhoven celebrates the Masses at St. Bernard and St. Louis. For more information call 715-223-4026.

St. Mary Help of Christians Parish, 205 S. 2nd St, Colby, has a Saturday Mass at 4 p.m. and Sunday Mass at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Rev. Arockia Amirtha Raj Stanislaus celebrates the Masses at St. Mary. For more information call 715-223-3048.