Fairmont marching band on busy path
FAIRMONT – This week and next week, the 160-member Fairmont High School Marching Band is going to be all gas, no brakes. Traditionally, they would have three weeks of rehearsals and performances around southern Minnesota. This year, Marching Band Director Kate Kallenbach said they only have two weeks for all of their rehearsals and four performances. “A lot of times the first week we will only have maybe three rehearsals,” she said. “This year we have five, which I think is only to our benefit because then we can have one of our stronger performances in Fairmont. That's what ...