*/The Brandon Valley High School Concert Choir will be represented by five quartets at the 64th South Dakota All-State Chorus & Orchestra Oct. 27-28 in Sioux Falls: (front, from left) Anna Nuss, Sierra Coyle, Emma Eichelberg; (row two) Jaycey Jonnes, Autumn Driscoll, Lauryn VanRegenmorter, Kayden Hoeke, Ally Boerhave; (row three) Anthony Klinner, Jonas Kulzer, George Kellogg, Issy DeWitt, Faith Burch; (back) Zach Hentschel, Jimmy Hoffmann, Isaac Burchill, Kristofer Smith, Kody Postma, Marshall Elkin. Not pictured: Kianna Thelen. The BVHS Concert Choir is directed by Terry Gullickson. Submitted photo
*/Brandon Valley FFA members (from left) Samuel Biren, Allen Wright, Kayla Jacobson, Melissa Jacobson and Tucker Trout competed in the Southeast Region Land Judging Contest Oct. 3. Trout received a bronze medal for placing in the top 25 percent of participants. Submitted photo
*/Brandon Lions Club members (from left) Yvonne Ring, Tom Lemonds, Sherry Stroh and Brenda Feltman participated in a ditch clean-up along Hwy. 11 on Oct. 19. Keeping Brandon looking good is the club’s fall clean-up project. The Lions meet at 6:30 p.m. every third Thursday at the Brandon Pizza Ranch. Submitted photo
*/Harry Buck (center, right) presents Joel Christensen (center, left), chairman of the Eastern South Dakota Chapter of the Red Cross, with a $2,200 check from proceeds raised at the Oct. 5 fish fry, organized by the Ed Polzine Wild Game Feed Committee, Brandon VFW Post 4726, Hegg Realty-The Harry Buck Team and the Brandon Valley Journal. The donation, which includes $200 contributions from VFW Post 4726 Ladies Auxiliary and Brandon Contractors and Friends, will go to the Red Cross’ emergency general fund for recent disasters, including Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and the wildfires in California. Also pictured are volunteers Paul Berndt (from left), Brent Fodler, Susan Anderson, Stan Schoeneman, Karin Kulzer and Jim Johnson. Not pictured are Sharon Johansen, Gary Bawinkel, Jo Hausman, Carol Namanny, Ken McCuen and Jill Meier. Jill Meier/BV Journal
*/Marla Meyer, along with her kids, Madi and Max, and her mom, Barb Meyer, brought the Brandon Valley Journal alongon their recent adventure to Disney World. Submitted photo
*/Kids get in the Halloween spirit at the Brandon Community Library’s Zombie Bash Oct. 17. Activities included mixing up batches of fake blood and problem-solving zombie apocalypse scenarios. A variety of safe and family-friendly Halloween events are planned in the upcoming week in Brandon and Valley Springs. Jamie Hult/BV Journal
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