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Smoking off the property at HRA To the Editor: If you drive around the perimeter of Friendship Village (500 Home Street) in Fairmont, day or night, you might be surprised to see people standing out in the parking lot or in the street itself. Some of these people might be in wheelchairs. Some might be with walkers or using a cane. Some are over eighty years old. The reason they stand outside, summer and winter, is because they want to smoke. Up until one year ago, residents of Friendship Village could not smoke in their apartment (a HUD rule) but were allowed to smoke on the ...

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Wanting a community that puts forth the effort To the Editor: My name is Hannah Neusch, I am writing today to express my sincere feelings regarding the community center. I am not originally from here. My husband was born and raised here. We had our first child in 2018 while we were living in Sioux City, Iowa, and decided to move back to Fairmont six months after to be closer to family. As a mother of a young family and being an out-of-towner I feel I have a unique opinion. Fairmont’s lakes are truly a treasure. People work very hard to live in communities that have the natural ...

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Family in support of the community center 100 percent To the Editor: We moved to Fairmont to be closer to family from Mankato and used to utilize the YMCA there multiple times weekly. We loved the atmosphere and the opportunity to meet new people of all ages. My kids participated in many sports activities. I took fitness classes with individuals ranging age 20-75 (had a blast bonding and participating with all ages), and it provided us a space to get out in the long winter months. The health of our community and surrounding is important. We have left town countless times to visit ...

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14th annual Kids Against Hunger Food Pack To the Editor: Children, what we wouldn’t do for them. Here’s your chance to make a difference for so many children: give them nourishing, life-saving food. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, marks the 14th year that the Martin County Kids Against Hunger has gathered to pack food for children in need. The food pack will take place 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fairmont Armory. We invite you to make a difference in children’s lives by providing a power-packed meal loaded with vitamins, protein and minerals. These nutritious meals help those who ...

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Support for the YMCA community center To the Editor: My name is Crystal Morton and I am writing in regard to the ongoing discussion about the future of our town as well as the development of the YMCA community center. I was born and raised in the Fairmont community, and I have nothing but positive things to say about my experience growing up here. I am currently 22 years old and pursuing a degree in social work at Minnesota State University, Mankato. As I finish my last year of school, I am happy to say that I am at a point in my life where I get to decide where I want to begin my ...

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Let’s have a vote To the Editor: Since there was limited financial information at the Nov. 2nd open house for the Fairmont Community Center, I attended the joint work session for the proposed community center on Nov. 9. Thank you Sentinel for your very thorough coverage of such an important matter. At the meeting, the public had an agenda and colorful drawings of the 3 proposed facilities and photos of the existing hockey arena. The people that were at the table, as listed in the article, had additional information, such as the YMCA’s breakout of salaries and memberships, ...