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Fairmont Service Club to meet The Fairmont Service Club will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Best Western in Fairmont. The meeting’s speaker will be Jeff Balcom, who will speak about Powerless Balc. All are welcome to attend. Fairmont library chair fitness Chair Fitness will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Martin County Library in Fairmont. Various 30-minute chair workouts will be shown. Equipment is not needed. Participants may go at their own pace. For additional information, contact the Martin County Library at (507) 238-4207. Play Café brewing at Fairmont ...

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FCH Retirement The Fairmont Community Hospital Retirement Luncheon will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, at The Ranch restaurant in Fairmont. All are welcome to attend. MCHS open hours The Martin County Humane Society/Carl Nettifee Memorial Animal Shelter (MCHS) in Fairmont will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. To view adoptable pets and additional information, visit mchsofmn.org or contact the MCHS at (507) 238-1885.

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MCHS Bake Sale The Martin County Humane Society Carl Nettifee Memorial Animal Shelter (MCHS) will have a bake sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Fleet and Farm/ACE Hardware in Fairmont. All proceeds will support the shelter animals. Gluten-free options will be available. All are welcome to attend. Prairie Winds Kite Fly Wild Compass Environmental Education will host Prairie Winds Kite Fly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Jackson Municipal Airport. Michelle Foster to perform Singer and pianist Michelle Foster will perform the first Performing ...

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Bryan Unke Memorial Bean Bag Tournament Bryan Unke Memorial Bean Bag Tournament and Live Music by Ian Hilmer’s Drivestation will be from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at The Marina Lodge Lakeside Pub and Provisions in Fairmont. Registration will begin at noon, and the bean bag tournament will begin at 1 p.m. The cost is $10 per person. Registration can be completed on the Scoreholio app. Community Covenant Church 40th Anniversary Community Covenant Church in Huntley will celebrate its 40th anniversary with Wednesday Night Supper from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, ...

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Kiwanis Club to meet Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Fairmont will meet for breakfast at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at The Ranch restaurant in Fairmont. A meeting at 6:50 a.m. will follow. The meeting's speaker will be Fairmont Fire Chief Bryan Kasting, who will share happenings at the Fairmont Fire Department. All are welcome to attend. Sentinel City-wide Garage Sales Sentinel City-wide Garage Sales will be from Thursday, Sept. 10, Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12, through Fairmont. For a list of times, dates and locations of the sales, pick up a Sentinel edition on ...

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Labor Day Notice The Sentinel, located at 64 Downtown Plaza in Fairmont, will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7. Subscription or advertising payments, submissions and miscellaneous mail can be placed in the office’s outdoor mail chute. Regular office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) will resume and the usual publication will be on Tuesday, Sept. 8. For additional information, contact the Sentinel at news@fairmontsentinel.com or (507) 235-3303. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Prairieland Solid Waste Management (PSWM) in Truman will have a Household ...