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East Chain plans Memorial Day events The 129th annual East Chain Memorial Day observance will be held Monday, May 27, at the East Chain Activity Center (old school building), rural East Chain. Coffee and donuts will be served 8:45 a.m., with the program getting underway around 9:30 a.m. Following the program, they will be honoring their deceased veterans at the dam in East Chain. After that, the 4-H Honor Guard will hold a wreath and cross ceremony along with a firing squad salute and the playing of ‘Taps’ at Holy Family Catholic Cemetery. An annual meeting will follow the ceremony ...

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Memorial Day program Monday in Fairmont Memorial Day program in Fairmont will be held Monday, May 27. Ceremonies will begin with flag raising by the Sons of American Legion at 9:30 a.m. at Veteran’s Park between East 2nd St. and East 3rd St. in Fairmont. After that, a parade will leave Veteran’s Park and travel north on North Prairie Ave. to Winnebago Ave, and will end at the Martin County Veterans Memorial, 507 Winnebago Ave. To honor all servicemen and women who gave their lives in present and past wars, events at the memorial site include posting of colors, raising of the flag, ...

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Help sought for placing of flags Fairmont American Legion Post 36 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1222 will be placing American flags on veterans’ graves Saturday, May 25, at Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont. If you would like to volunteer, plan on meeting at the Lakeside Cemetery office by 7 a.m. All ages are welcome to assist and will be grouped with map readers at the cemetery office. Coffee and rolls for all who participate that morning will be served afterwards at the American Legion Post, 300 Downtown Plaza in Fairmont. Volunteers will be needed to retrieve the flags the day after ...

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Early Risers set Wednesday meeting Early Risers Kiwanis Club of Fairmont will meet for breakfast and an informative talk at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the Ranch Restaurant, Fairmont. Featured speaker will be Sarah Mittelstadt, Executive Director of Southern Plains Education Cooperative. The public is invited to come for breakfast and hear a captivating talk from Sarah. College News The following area students received degrees and honors during a commencement ceremony held May 18 at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D.: Sherburn —Parker Anderson, bachelor’s degree in ...

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Famous Mom Trivia Thursday at Fairmont Brewery Join Martin County Library staff as they host Famous Mom Trivia beginning 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Fairmont Brewing Co., 414 Downtown Plaza in Fairmont. Work solo or in pairs to see who knows the most. Drinks are available for purchase at the event. There is no cost to attend and registration is not required. Cemetery association seeks donations Center Creek Cemetery needs donations to help with summer maintenance. Send your donation to: Center Creek Cemetery Association, c/o Kathy Mathiason, 232 S. Dewey St., Fairmont, MN ...

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Ruby’s Pantry slated Monday in Sherburn Ruby’s Pantry will be held Monday, May 20, 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 drive-through distribution again. Limited pre-pay is available by going to rubyspantry.org and find the express track link. You can pre-pay until noon the day before the distribution. Participants are asked to stay in their vehicles, as volunteers will load bundles of food into trunks. (Please have trunks emptied out so workers can put the items directly in ...