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EAB spreading in Fairmont Well, Emerald Ash Borer is definitely here. Last month the Minnesota Department of Agriculture was here for a survey and estimated that almost all of the ash trees in the city will be dead in the next five to 10 years. As Parks and Street Superintendent, Nick Lardy, suggested, residents should start thinking about taking down their own ash trees in the near future. $14M recommitted to community center This week the Fairmont City Council voted to recommit $14 million, raised in local option sales tax, to the community center project. This was a good step for ...

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Partnering with local thrift store To the Editor: Thrift stores already give back to a community by providing a space to reuse and repurpose unneeded or unwanted items in a low cost way, enabling people to find needed items and special treasures without breaking the bank. In December, our own local thrift store took it a step further by partnering with Kinship to give back even more to our community. On Dec. 10, Twelve Baskets invited Kinship mentors and mentees to help out at the store by reorganizing, greeting customers, sorting donated items, and helping customers with their ...

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Unsolicited packages in the mail To the Editor: This letter is written in response to the “Letter to the Editor” published Dec 20, 2022, titled: “Mayo response to misinformation on Cologuard tests.” With all due respect to the letter writer from the Mayo Clinic, my Dec. 13 statement was an accurate report of what I and others experienced. I felt these transactions had the characteristics of a being less than truthful, perhaps dishonest, perhaps, a “Scam.” I did not question the issue of the prevalence of colon cancer or the validity of testing for colon cancer. I did ...

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Questions as to why not? And basic thinking To the Editor: As we follow what city council does, many in the community ask the question WHY? Why does it seem citizens of Fairmont fear rising taxes? Why do we not see growth? Why is every opportunity blocked that can better our community? Why does it seem to be a unanimous vote like it was decided before discussions even took place publicly? Fairmont’s focus has always been focused on a retirement community. Citizens living in fear of rising taxes need to understand, development does not cause tax increases. The developers are ...

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A joint message to the community To the Editor: A joint message from outgoing Mayor Deb Foster and incoming Mayor Lee Baarts. As the city transitions from the outgoing mayor and council members to new leadership and council members, we are filled with hope and optimism of the many good things to come and how we all can work together, as one, for the betterment of the greater community. We believe there IS a path forward with the Fairmont Area Community Center. A path that this community as a whole can support. We look back on the lessons learned from years’ past and how they ...

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Strong city support To the Editor: The Sentinel’s Dec. 12, front page article titled, “City seeks citizen involvement” was excellent. It is good to see the mayor, city council members and the City Administrator strongly advocating Fairmont residents to work with the city by volunteering their time to fill positions on city boards and commissions. The Fairmont Human Rights Commission is an old commission, created in 1998 by the city. Unfortunately, for a few years, no one has volunteered to be on the commission. But that has changed in the last year. And, with the strong and ...