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SENIOR DINING IN FAIRMONT Meals are served at Friendship Village 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Milk served each day. Menu is subject to change. To reserve your meal, call (507) 238-1650 between 9 a.m. and noon the day before. This project is partially funded through a grant from Region 9 Area Agency on Aging under Title III-C of the Older Americans Act and is sponsored by Lutheran Social Services. FAIRMONT MONDAY — Spaghetti pie, garlic knots, Italian herb green beans, bread and butter, cherries in the snow, pears, milk. Alternate: Scalloped potatoes and ...

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Five Mayo hospitals receive ‘A’ grade for hospital patient safety FAIRMONT — Five Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals in Eau Claire, Wis., Fairmont, Minn., La Crosse, Wis., Mankato, Minn., and Red Wing, Minn., are being recognized with an “A” grade, the best possible, by The Leapfrog Group, an independent, national non-profit organization that assigns hospital safety grades to 2,600 acute-care hospitals across the nation. "We are incredibly proud to receive an ‘A’ grade for the safety and quality of care provided at our Mayo Clinic Health System hospitals in Mankato and ...

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Sunflower Communities in Elmore receives Statewide Honors for Disability Employment ELMORE — Nominated by STEP Inc. in Fairmont, Sunflower Communities Elmore was named an Outstanding Disability Employer by the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation, MOHR, during National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. Employment consultant Donna Kotewa and a site manager presented the Outstanding Disability Employer Award on Oct. 22 at the Sunflower Communities facility, 202 North Street East in Elmore. “People with disabilities are engaged and thriving in ...

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SENIOR DINING IN FAIRMONT Meals are served at Friendship Village 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. Milk served each day. Menu is subject to change. To reserve your meal, call (507) 238-1650 between 9 a.m. and noon the day before. This project is partially funded through a grant from Region 9 Area Agency on Aging under Title III-C of the Older Americans Act and is sponsored by Lutheran Social Services. FAIRMONT MONDAY — Autumn-glazed chicken, maple-glazed squash, peas, bread and butter, cheesecake, mandarin oranges, milk. Alternate: Open-face pork sandwich. TUESDAY ...

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FAIRMONT — McDonald’s Corporation has announced that Jane Harris is the recipient of the prestigious Global Ray Kroc Award for 2020–2021. Named after the founder Ray Kroc, the Global Ray Kroc Award celebrates the achievements of the top 1 percent of the Restaurant Managers Worldwide. It ...

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MnDOT to host Highway 263 open houses in Welcome and Ceylon MANKATO — Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is hosting two open houses to share information on the Highway 263 project from I-90 to Ceylon, which is planned for 2022 construction. Community members are invited to either attend from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Welcome American Legion located at 112 Dugan St. North in Welcome, or from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Legends II located at 103 East Main St. in Ceylon. For those unable to attend, materials will be available on the project website: ...