FAIRMONT — Barbara (Jensen) Berg will celebrate her 80th birthday with a celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. on July 11 in the party room at Belle Vue Estates, located at 2679 Albion Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031. There will be a cake candle lighting at 3 p.m.
FAIRMONT — Darlene Homan will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, at Maplewood Apartments, located at 620 Summit Drive in Fairmont. No gifts, please. Cards will reach her at Apartment 209, 620 Summit Drive, Fairmont, MN 56031.
BLUE EARTH/GRANADA — Darlene Mair will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth. No gifts, please. Cards will reach her at 31512 169th Street, Granada, MN 56039.
TAVERNIER, Fla. — Lillian Laven and Lincoln Becker announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The parents of the couple are Josh and Andrea Laven of Fairmont, Julie Baarts of Fairmont and Lynn J. Becker of Northrop. Lilly graduated in May from South Dakota State University (SDSU) with a ...
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Jacob Blair and Becca Woytassek announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Jacob is the son of Allison and Scott McMartin of Claremont, and Mark and Joanne Blair of Swea City, Iowa. Jacob is the grandson of Beverly and Daniel Chicos, formerly of Fairmont. Becca is the ...
BLOOMINGTON — Quincy Quiring of Fairmont and Brady Dornfeld of Bloomington will celebrate their wedding on Sept. 27 in Marshall. Parents of the couple are Kelly and the late Randy Quiring, and Mark and Sheila Dornfeld. Quincy currently works in the pediatric ICU at the University of Minnesota ...
TRUMAN — Jordan Smith and Derek Shoen of Truman announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The parents of the couple are Joni and Eric Sandwich of Truman, Dan and Nikki Smith of Lewisville and Don and Dawn Shoen of Truman. Jordan graduated from the University of Mary in Bismarck N.D. in ...
HOPKINS — Zachri Dale Volgarino and Abigaill Rose Volgarino, formally Tricia "Rose" Verastegui, of Hopkins, formerly of Fairmont, were married on June 27, 2026, at Faith Mennonite Church. Parents of the groom are Rossano Volgarino, Kristen Weise of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Martha Beth Wilkinson ...
DULUTH — Zachary Soelter, of Fairmont, son of Tim and Sandy Soelter, and Isabel Liikala, of Duluth, daughter of Matt and Michele Liikala, were united in marriage on Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Duluth. The Best Man was Daniel Brummond. Groomsmen were Caleb Macmillan, Reid Kraus, Kevin Elvine, ...
FAIRMONT — Brooke Leana Wohlrabe and Samuel Michael Tow were married June 15, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont, with Pastor Anthony Bertram officiating.
Parents of the couple are Al and Angie Wohlrabe, and Mike and Becky Tow, all of Fairmont.
Maid of honor was Brenna Wohlrabe ...
FAIRMONT — Rebecca Teaser and Robert Lunz, both of Fairmont, were married May 25, 2024, at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Fairmont. Reverend Cory Germain officiated the ceremony.
Rebecca is the daughter of Kieran Teaser of Brainerd and Sharon Johannes of Fairmont.
Robert is ...
FAIRMONT — Sandra Litchy and Elroy (Ernie) Nuss will celebrate their 60th anniversary on July 2. They were married on July 2, 1967, in Holdingford, Minn. Cards will reach them at 1800 South Prairie Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031.
FAIRMONT — Greg and Barb Borowski will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 15. Cards will reach them at 1017 190th Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031.
UNDERWOOD, Iowa — Jerry and Dianne (VanderPloeg) Hallstrom will celebrate 50 years of marriage. They were married on May 8, 1976, at the East Chain Evangelical Free Church in Granada. They would love to hear from hometown friends as a celebration of their marriage. Cards will reach them at ...
Fairmont library T(w)een Tuesdays
T(w)een Tuesday for children in grades 5 and up will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at the Martin County Library in Fairmont. The activity will be painting a do-it-yourself (DIY) neon sign. For additional information, contact the Martin County ...
Aktion Club Theatre to meet
Aktion Club Theatre, a part of Kiwanis International, will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont. For additional information, contact Pat Kietzer at (507) 848-5017.
Fairmont library Mini Monday
Mini Monday for ...
Church on the Lawn
Church on the Lawn services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 12, at East Chain Evangelical Free Church. The speaker will be Pastor Tony Smyth. The service includes live band worship, Bible teaching and kids’ programs. Before the service, donuts and coffee will be ...
Kiwanis Club to meet
Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Fairmont will meet for breakfast at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, at The Ranch restaurant in Fairmont. A meeting at 6:50 a.m. will follow. The meeting’s speaker will be Cassandra Lustfield of Ford and Lustfield Law Office. Lustfield will ...
Lila Jean Reiman, daughter of Mark and Miranda Reiman, was born on Sept. 3, 2025 in Cozad, Neb. She weighed 8 lb. 6 oz. She has a brother, Carson, and sisters Brooklyn, Cassidy, Mckenna, Nora and Laney. Grandparents are Mark and Karla Malo of East Chain, Minn. and Ed and Cathy Reiman of Butte, Neb.
Sloan Marlo Erdman, daughter of Brenna Wohlrabe and John Erdman, was born Aug.10, 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces.
She has a brother, Myles.
Grandparents are Al and Angie Wohlrabe of Fairmont and John and Carrie Erdman of Little Canada, ...
Avery Grace Ankeny was born at 2:16 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2025, in Mankato, Minn., to Michael and Natalie Ankeny of Fairmont, Minn. She weighed six pounds and 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Avery Grace is the granddaughter of Mick and Amy Ankeny of Blue Earth, Minn, and David and Elizabeth ...
Levi W. Meinders
SIOUX FALLS — Levi Wayne Meinders was born Nov. 26, 2024 in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. He weighed seven pounds and two ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. Parents are Mike and Stephanie Meinders of Lake Wilson, Minn. Grandparents are Ray Meinders of Sioux Falls, S. Dak. and Duane ...