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Free Christmas Dinner To the Editor: The Christian Church of Fairmont is once again serving a complete Christmas dinner on Christmas Day as a gift to the community and the surrounding area. Christmas is universally celebrated as a time of gift giving where people of all walks of life emulate God’s giving of His Son to redeem all mankind. It is in this spirit of giving that the Christian Church invites You to come together with others in the community to celebrate Jesus, God’s gift to us, over a delicious meal and great fellowship with others. This free meal is more than a gift ...

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Sponsor opportunities To the Editor: The community group, “Kids Just Want to Have Fun,” is looking for up to three businesses or individuals willing to sponsor pieces of our annual events. These events bring mothers/sons, father/daughters and families together around fun activities. In order to keep our suggested donations low, sponsor opportunities are as follows: food, DJ services, and/or bouncy houses. If you or your business is interested in becoming a sponsor, please email fairmontareaminigolf@gmail.com or call Meaghan Slama at 1-817-528-4326. Meaghan Slama Fairmont

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Meals on Wheels needing help To the Editor: Fairmont Hot Meals on Wheels is seeking a group or groups willing to deliver meals Monday through Friday, Feb. 16-28, 2022, for a total of nine days. The meals are picked up 11:30 a.m. at Ingleside. There are 4 routes requiring 4 drivers. There are multiple options for filling this need. It could be filled by one group, business or church. Or, it could be filled by 4 individual groups, businesses or churches, willing to take one route each day. If they do not find coverage, they will need to inform the recipients that meals would not be ...

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How is electricity generated? To the Editor: The recent article in the paper about the charging stations for electric vehicles made me wonder, where will the electricity come from? Out here in the Midwest we have several sources: coal, nuclear, natural gas, solar and wind. Some people would have us quickly eliminate coal and nuclear and eventually natural gas. Each of those have pros and cons while solar and wind are considered renewable with no pollution. As coal fired power plants are taken offline or converted to burn natural gas or are replaced by natural gas turbine power ...

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A successful raffle To the Editor: Many thanks to all who participated in our Kinship of Martin County ‘Spooky Good’ Raffle by purchasing tickets. We would like to recognize our winners: * Grand Prize — Cup N’ Saucer private tasting menu for 10 guests - Nickole Bowie Other prize winners - Holly Benson, Sarah Erdahl, Ann Erdmann, Leah Hartung, Mary Jagodzinske, Jill Mathiason, Caroline McCourt, Laurie Sherman Additionally, a big thank you to all who provided prizes for our fundraiser: The Bread Box, Cup N’ Saucer, Fairmont High School Activities, Fairmont Hockey ...

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Taking the law into their own hands To the Editor: As we look at the results of the 2020 election, let us reflect on who we are as a nation. In the Pledge of Allegiance, we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. What is a Republic? A Republic is a government with a Chief of State, not a Monarch, ie, a President. It is a government in which the supreme power is held by the citizens entitled to vote, exercised by elected officials, governing according to law. We have a constitution that guarantees inalienable rights - ...