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Grateful for Kinship To the editor: I want to thank Kinship for their industrial auction they do each year. I have been making a point of going to it each year since I discovered this wonderful opportunity about 8 years ago. I want the donors to hear how they help other businesses in Fairmont. The first time I “went shopping” I worked for Head Start. I bought a fabulous modular desk. It allowed me to have an efficient working space, that was like new. My supervisor was very willing to make the purchase given the reasonable cost. I continued to make the auction date a must do ...

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Wearing masks in school To the editor: The Center for Disease Control says wear face masks. Mayo Clinic says wear masks. Face masks save lives. Why are Fairmont schools not requiring students to wear face masks? Harriett Richards Fairmont

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If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it To the editor: The city administrator has convinced the city council that we need a new ordinance for repealing and replacing, in its entirety, the Fairmont Rental Housing city code. Hear are the facts from city hall that were not even presented to the city council before the meeting: Number of registered rental units 2018 - 604 2019 - 46 2020 - 201 2021 - 356 Number of complaints filed and signed by tenants for those years 2018 - 0 2019 - 1 2020 - 0 2021 - 1 As a landlord for 47 years, I can say I am very proud of ...

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Great weekend To the editor: It was nice to see a photo of the Cedar Creek Open disc golf tournament in the Sentinel in August. Here is just a little information about the CCO tournament. This was Trevor Boehne’s 15th year as the tournament director. Trevor grew up in Fairmont but lives in Minneapolis with his family. He became impassioned with disc golf when Jon Riggs built the first course in 1996. Trevor and Jon installed the second course in 2006. Trevor then installed the third course in 2017. Fairmont is distinguished for having 3 full 18 hole courses that play for ...

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Lions Club says thanks To the editor: On behalf of the Fairmont Lions Club I would like to thank the people who participated at our Fly in Breakfast this past June and our Ring Toss Stand at the Martin County Fair. The funds generated will be forwarded onto local Head Start, Lets Go Fishing, Kinship, and Dollars for Scholars. Funds also will go to the Minnesota Eye Bank, University of Minnesota Lions Hearing Center, and Can do Canines assistance dogs. Without our local airport and the help of Lee Steinkamp, Radann Dawson, Verlus Burkhardt and PS Aviation of Jackson, Minn., also ...

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Witnessing firefighting efforts To the editor: Maybe we have to live through watching something cherished being destroyed by fire to appreciate the effort of those who are fighting to control the devastation of property. This was true when watching the Fairmont Fire Department as they fought the fire of the house on the Anthony Farm. We watched as they fought the fire, working in an organized manner, being obvious with the knowledge of how to use the up-to-date equipment. They trusted others for the backup water as the full tankers waited to fill the need. It is then that you realize ...