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Discovery Place Preschool open house Tuesday ECFE Family Fun Night Discovery Place Preschool will hold an open house/registration from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Fairmont Elementary School, 714 Victoria St. in Fairmont. Please enter through Door 21. A meal will be provided. This is free and open for children, ages newborn to 5, along with an adult. There will be an opportunity to explore the preschool classrooms as well as enroll/register for the 2024-2025 school year. Online enrollment/registration may also be completed on your own although you are still invited to join them. ...

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Red Rock to hold Kidcasso on Saturday They're going buggy for spring from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Red Rock Center for the Arts during Kidcasso, an open art studio experience for kids of all ages. Come and get creative. Walk-ins are welcome. Lego Club Monday at Fairmont Library join library staff for Lego Club starting 5 p.m. Monday, April 15, at the Fairmont Library. This is for kids in grades, K-6. All supplies are provided and registration is not required. Come out and bring a friend. For questions, call the library at (507) 238-4207. Valley Quilters set Monday ...

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East Chain church plans coffee party East Chain United Methodist Church will host its monthly community coffee party from 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the church in East Chain. They will serve French toast, syrup, ham, sausage, coffee, milk and juice. Free will offering to benefit the Oakwood Cemetery maintenance fund. Everyone is welcome. Ruby’s Pantry slated Monday in Sherburn Ruby’s Pantry will be held Monday, April 15, at the Regional Worship Center, 2 Crossroads Drive in Sherburn. Distribution will begin around 5:30 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m. This will be a ...

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Trimont to host student robotics competition Elementary students from across Martin County, Minn., will be teaming up for an energetic robotics competition from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at the MCW Elementary School in Trimont. Spectators of all ages are welcome to witness this fun application of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in our community. This Martin County KnowHow! VEX IQ Robotics Competition will see dozens of 3rd & 4th graders from the Fairmont, Granada-Huntley-East Chain, Martin County West, and Truman school districts working together to ...

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Red Rock plans lunch event today Al Batt, avid birder and well-known naturalist, will speak at the Lunch with the Arts program to begin noon today, April 9, at the Red Rock Center for the Arts, 222 E. Blue Earth Ave. in Fairmont. Batt writes humor and nature columns for many newspapers and does regular radio shows about nature. Come listen and learn while he shares some of his comical stories. Bring a sack lunch if desired. Coffee and bars will be available. This is free. Everyone is welcome. Early Risers set Wednesday meeting Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Fairmont will meet for ...

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Service Club to meet Tuesday The Fairmont Service Club will hold its next weekly meeting noon Tuesday, April 9, at the Best Western in Fairmont. Featured speaker will be Tim Murray, Executive Director of Bravo Zulu House, who will talk about the all-military post-treatment sober home helping veterans with PTSD and addiction. Guests are always welcome. With questions, call Lorin Pollock at (507) 230-4800. Human Rights Committee sets Thursday meeting The Human Rights Committee of Martin County will meet 11 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 102 N. Park St. in ...