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Thankful for generosity To the Editor: I moved to Minnesota in January of 2022 with expectations that were clearly just in my head. Shortly after moving here, reality set in and I found myself and my 12-year-old son in a not so good situation. My employer gave me the name and number to The Shepherd’s In. I called Curt Moeckel and he has been helpful in so many ways. He helped me get moved from Welcome to Fairmont. He has given me names and numbers to people and resources I would have never known about. He has given me rides when he was available. He is very positive and gives great ...

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Threshing Day successful To the Editor: Threshing Day 2022 at Heritage Acres in Fairmont was a very successful day with perhaps the best attendance the event has ever had. It was a great day for honoring three of our founding members who passed away: Lola Talledge, John Hilgendorf, and Ted Kittleson. We want to sincerely thank the public for coming out and enjoying the live music with the Leon Olsen Show, the threshing, and the many other activities we had. Of course, we also want to thank the many people who helped put on such a successful event: the threshing crew, kitchen help, ...

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Heritage Acres gears up for event This Sunday is Heritage Acre’s annual Threshing Day. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include a large variety of family-friendly activities. We hope like other years, families take advantage of the offering and come out to enjoy it. FHS to showcase first summer theater This past week, students at Fairmont High School put on a variety of show featuring work they’d done during the school’s first ever summer theater camp. It’s nice that the school put on this new summer program and that a good number of students took ...

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Interest in bike program taking off Kids Just Want to Have Fun, a subcommittee of Project 1590, has proposed a bike share program. The program would add five bikes to the community that could be shared free of charge. This sounds like a great idea and a fun way to get more peope to use some of Fairmont’s many trails. We look forward to seeing this program take off. Fairmont PD invites community to ‘Night Out’ The Fairmont Police Department’s annual “Night Out” is coming up on Aug. 2 at Gomsrud Park. This gives the community a chance to engage with officers in a casual ...

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To The Editor: August 9th is a doubly important date for our democracy. It’s a chance to vote in a special congressional election and a primary election. First District voters have a clear choice for Congress: Jeff Ettinger. Jeff Ettinger is the candidate who will work to end the divisiveness in Washington and with his business experience, will do his best to combat rising prices. DFL voters, do not sit out this election. It’s too important. Democracy is at stake. Jacque Drew Blue Earth

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‘Strong’ community Center concept presented To the Editor: Thank You Citizens 4 a Strong Fairmont. Your presented concept for a Martin County Community Center, by rejuvenating the SMEC Building, was well thought-out and effectively presented at the Fairmont City Council meeting. All your efforts, research, ingenuity, listening, surveying and inclusion of citizens came through very positively and productively. Fortunately, there are many opportunities for athleticism throughout all of Martin County. (Fitness clubs, basketball courts, school facilities, bike trails, golf courses, ...