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Fairmont Service Club to Meet The Fairmont Service Club will have its weekly meeting at noon on Tuesday, May 6, at the Best Western in Fairmont. The featured speaker will be Fairmont Mayor Lee Baarts. Guests are always welcome. For additional information, contact Gary Schaub at (507) 236-6701. 3M retirees to meet Tuesday 3M retirees will gather for lunch at noon on Tuesday, May 6, at the Green Mill restaurant in Fairmont. FHS class of 1960 to reunite for lunch Fairmont High School class of 1960, spouses, and friends will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at the Pizza ...

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Kiwanis to host pancake supper The Early Risers Kiwanis Club and Fairmont Band Boosters will host an all-you-can-eat Spring Pancake Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday, May 5, at the Five Lakes Centre mall in Fairmont. Pancakes, sausage, fruit, juice, milk and coffee will be served. Pre-sale tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. At the door, tickets are $8 for adults and $4.50 for children. Proceeds will support the Fairmont High School Marching Band's summer trip. Cancer Support Group to meet A Cancer Support Group will meet at 4:30 p.m. on May 6 in the Lutz ...

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FHS to have Grand March The Fairmont High School Prom Grand March will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the Performing Arts Center in the high school. The theme is “Golden Hour”. The event will be livestreamed on the Cardinal Nest YouTube channel. In-person viewing tickets can be purchased in the high school commons. For additional information, contact Fairmont High School at (507) 238-4411. GHEC to have Grand March The Granada-Huntley-East Chain School’s (GHEC) Prom Grand March will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the school. The theme is “Purple Rain”. ...

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Star Wars party at the library A Star Wars party will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, at the Martin County Library in Fairmont. “May the Fourth be with you” will be celebrated with fun activities for all ages. There is no cost to attend this event, and no registration is required. For additional information, contact the Martin County Library in Fairmont at (507) 238-4207. Vitamins and herbs, facts and fallacies Janice Novak will have a class about identifying beneficial vitamins from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, in a Zoom meeting. In this workshop, students will ...

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Kiwanis to meet Wednesday Early Risers Kiwanis of Fairmont will gather for their weekly breakfast at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, at The Ranch restaurant in Fairmont. A meeting at 6:50 a.m. will follow. The speaker of the meeting will be Linda Maday of South Central MN Quilts for Veterans. ER Kiwanis will be hearing about Linda's mission of providing Quilts to Martin County Veterans. The public is invited to attend. Free testers at Recovery in Motion Recovery in Motion in Fairmont will offer free-of-charge lifesaving Narcan nasal spray and fentanyl test strips to the public ...

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Fairmont Safe Routes To School Fairmont Safe Routes to School (SRTS) will be on Tuesday mornings until May 20. SRTS provides four safe routes for children to get active by walking and biking to school one day a week during the fall and spring. Walkers and bikers are brought to their respective schools by crosswalk guards and adult volunteers along safe routes. The chaperoned routes will begin at the following locations: Route 1, Corner of Day Street and South Orient at 7:45 a.m., Route 2 at the Fairmont Aquatic Park at 7:30 a.m., Route 3 at St Paul Lutheran School Playground at 7:40 ...