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When Tragedy Strikes To the Editor: On June 19, 2020, the most unfathomable accident happened. I was traveling to Fairmont, Minn. from Truman, Minn. on County Road 39. My plan was to pick up my boys and camp out for the weekend. However, what I didn’t know at the time was that Kay Sandersfeld had just finished supper with her husband, Ron. Then she set out on a bicycle ride. While traveling to pick up my boys, I accidentally struck Kay with my motor vehicle. Her life was tragically taken that evening. The Sandersfeld family, friends of and church community were left with ...

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CO2 and something to ponder To the Editor: The surface of the earth is two thirds water. What happens when you open a warm can of pop? What happens when you open an ice cold can of pop? The fizz in pop is CO2, carbon dioxide. When the soda pop is canned, each can have the same amount of carbon dioxide. The oceans contain dissolved carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean water depends upon the temperature of the water. It is true that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is related to the average temperature of the earth and oceans. What came first, the ...

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Relief money funds projects Fairmont Area Schools is working on several projects over the summer using money the district has available in the form of Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Some projects include a new elementary playground, improvements to the weight room and a refurbished science classroom. These are good ways to use the funds by investing in projects that will be able to be used by students in years to come. Playground Program in full swing The Fairmont Summer Playground Program, a joint venture between the city of Fairmont, Fairmont Area School ...

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Speech students ready for Nationals Three Fairmont High School speech students, Vanessa Schultze, Kara Fischer and Kaycie Brookens, will be competing at Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend and next week. Congratulations to these students for this achievement. We wish them and all other teams competing at state competitions in the coming days good luck! IHD festival returns this weekend Interlaken Heritage Days takes place today in Fairmont. Be sure to check out the variety of events happening at Gomsrud Park and don’t miss the parade, which starts at 6 p.m. Thank you to ...

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125th anniversary celebration To the Editor: On Sunday, June 12, Christian Church of Fairmont is celebrating 125 years of serving the community for Christ. Back in 1897 when the Christian Church was started and then in 1905 moved into their first space at the Southeast Corner of Elm Street and Third Street. Flash forward to 1937 when we moved into the then Christian Science Church Building but now known as the Red Rock. Then to 1988 our church broke ground at our current location of 625 Johnson St. Over the 125 years there are story upon stories of our church relying on God and our ...

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“We also hear and see in the media too many unfortunate examples — whether it be a church, businesses, government buildings or even schools — where people are coming into those buildings and doing harm to others.” Former Marshall Public Schools District Superintendent Scott Monson made that comment at a 2019 board meeting during a discussion over approving funding security upgrades at two school sites. The “unfortunate examples” Monson was referring to three years ago are increasing across the nation. On May 24, evil struck the small community of Uvalde, Texas. A ...