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Kinship offers thanks To the Editor: Much time has passed since our Kinship Industrial Commercial Sale, yet in the delay in saying thank you our gratitude has only grown greater. We were blessed with so many in our community. The top businesses that donated goods were: Boekett Building Supply, Kahler Automation, JH Larson, Jeff Greischar, Lakeview Health Care, Hertzke Construction & Millworks, Last Touch LLC, HenWay Mfg., Fleet & Farm and Kahler Electric. Helping to advertise were: First Farmers & Merchants Bank, Militello Motors, Hawkins Chevrolet, Jake’s Pizza, Day Plumbing, ...

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Editorial Board errs again To the Editor: It’s amazing that the Sentinel Editorial Board keeps embarrassing itself by opining in Friday’s edition without researching any facts. First of all, all that is being considered is removing the city attorney attendance requirement from our city code. If the council desires, we can require the attendance of the attorney as part of any future contract. There are a number of cities that do require their attorney be present, but almost none of them have it as part of city code. Removing it from our code is basically housekeeping and does ...

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Continue conversation To the Editor: Each month has its unique monikers in relation to observations or awareness. For example, February is American Heart Month, when we take time to have a greater knowledge of heart disease, causes, risk factors and more. The American Heart Association ties it in with Valentine’s Day and encourages individuals to wear red. When March hits, do we stop thinking about heart disease? Maybe some do, but not those affected by it. In May, we observed Older Americans Month, led by the Administration for Community Living. The purpose of Older Americans ...

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Picnic was a success To the Editor: Thank you to all who helped make the Memorial Day community picnic a success: The city of Fairmont Street Department, Welcome American Legion, Hy-Vee, Walmart, Subway, our bakers who provided the bars, and our volunteers. We could not have done it without all of you. The weather did not allow for any outdoor activities but we still had a good turnout for the food and live music. Thank you for coming out, and above all, to the veterans and active military for your service. Sonja Fortune, executive director, Red Rock Center for the ...

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Block party blessed with success To the Editor: Thank you to everyone in the Veterans Park neighborhood and our wider community who came to the fifth annual Veterans Park Multi-Block Party. For the fifth year in a row, we were amazed and blessed by how even the weather cooperated to warm those who gathered together on Wednesday, May 22. Once again, the park was filled with children playing games, youth spontaneously dancing to the music, and area organizations sharing the news about what they do. Picnic tables were filled with friends, old and new, enjoying the evening and ...

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Israel could pledge peace too To the Editor: The Sentinel editorial for Thursday, May 23, 2019, should have included a period under the headline: “If Palestinians want aid, they should pledge peace” Underneath, they should have included: “If Israelis want aid, they should pledge peace as well.” I am a supporter of Israel, and in Israel I have talked with people who strongly opposed moving the capital from Tel Aviv because it would be a source of trouble with the Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to claim the Golan Heights for Israel and to declare ...