The Malta Tractor 5K Trot will be held Saturday, June 11, to raise money for Malta Seedling Project activities.

A nationwide campaign to honor fallen solders across the country on Memorial Day will see musicians playing the tribute tune, “Taps” at 3 p.m. Monday, including one local bugler.

There are many events planned around the county to remember those who have died serving our country. Memorial Day is Monday, May 30.

Tom Boerman, 35, from the Netherlands, stopped overnight in DeKalb during his quest to walk around the world and to raise money for schools in Nepal. "This journey has taught me that there’s always an adventure around the corner," Boerman said.

Area blood banks are again asking for donations. “We’re always looking for any type, but O positive and O negative are the two that are historically in the more critical supply," said Amanda Haynes of Northwestern Medicine.

The Ellwood House Museum will host “Tea Party at the Little House,” a free program for children and families of all ages, from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, June 11.

St. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church will host a drive-thru taco dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 4.

“Museum Spotlight: Central DeKalb County” is the next lecture in the Brown Bag Lunch/Local Lore series. It will be held at noon June 2 at the Ellwood House Museum’s Visitor Center in DeKalb.

Twenty vendors will sell their wares at the Trunk Shop and Bake Sale scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at Sycamore United Methodist Church. A perennial plant sale will be held off-site.