A flea market fundraiser, held by the Albert Lea American Legion Post 56 and the Albert Lea Beyond the Yellow Ribbon group raised a total of $1,860 for Operation Comfort Warriors, a nonprofit program that provides comfort items to American soldiers recovering at medical facilities around the world. From left are Arnold Troe, vice commander for district one and three of the Department of Minnesota American Legion and Emmons Post No. 317 member, David R. Olson, chaplain at the Albert Lea Legion, Kelli Lageson, member of Albert Lea Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, Roger Bakken, commander of Albert Lea’s Legion, and John Severtson, chairman of the Albert Lea Beyond the Yellow Ribbon group and Legion member. –Submitted