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OWATONNA At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, one of the three program areas we focus on is economic development. Since our founding in 1986, we have worked to catalyze entrepreneurial activity in our 20-county region by providing early-stage investments, traditional loans, micro loans, technical assistance and mentoring of entrepreneurs. Each year, we invest about $1.8 million in economic development initiatives. Just within the past few months, we closed loans with a food truck called Peppered Cow in Albert Lea, Jessica’s Daycare in Austin, Fiddlehead Coffee Company in ...

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Fireworks are not fun To the Editor: The Fourth of July is fast approaching, that time of year we celebrate with fireworks over Lake Sisseton. Some citizens oppose this tradition. They think fireworks are too noisy. Many pet dogs go crazy when they hear the loud “boom” from a fireworks display. Out of terror, my friend’s dog ripped apart the door frame of their house. I took the dog driving along I-90, far away from the noise, so he could relax. Many war veterans have experienced combat have post-traumatic stress disorder. Loud noises trigger horrendous memories. One ...

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City was well-represented To the Editor: The Fairmont airport served as one of the race stops for the 43rd annual Air Race Classic, featuring 109 female pilots from all over the United States, 47 race teams, 6 foreign countries, and 15 colleges and universities with aviation programs, and buying fuel and oil to continue their flights. These pilots are to be congratulated for their enthusiasm, their dedication to aviation as a profession and their kindness. Several teams that spent the night in Fairmont, utilizing our hotels and restaurants, stated how impressed they were with ...

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Thanks for your support To the Editor: On behalf of all the workers at the Chubb House, we would like to thank all of you who came to our spring tea. It is a lot of work and a lot of fun for us and we appreciate your support. That sweet, old home takes lots of loving care to keep it in good condition. We also want folks to know that we would be open for tours, small meetings, luncheons, bridal showers, etc. For arrangements, contact Sonja Fortune at Red Rock Center by calling (507) 235-9262. Thanks again to all of you “Tea lovers.” Ginny Riedesel and the Chubb House ...

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CREST needs volunteers To the Editor: If you have some spare time on your hands and are looking for something to do, why not consider becoming a CREST volunteer. Volunteers of different faiths help people shop, cook, drive or just check in on someone to see how they are doing. Even just a few hours a month can make a world of difference. CREST has been helping people in need in Martin County for more than 20 years and is looking to increase its volunteer numbers because of more requests for services. You might be asking, “How can I help?” Some of the CREST volunteer ...

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How much will it cost us? To the Editor: Being one of the peons of the citizenry of Fairmont, I was so honored that the guy “with three votes in his back pocket” lowered himself to instruct us on just how truly ignorant all of us are in his Monday letter to the editor, “Editorial Board errs again.” I was pleased to be told that there are a bunch of us uneducated twits, according to the King of Fairmont, and it is not limited to just idiots like me. Come to find out that the Sentinel Editorial Board also embarrasses itself all the time too. In fact, it seems that any of the ...