THE FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOL BOARD MEETS TUESDAY AT 5 P.M. THE BOARD WILL ACT ON THE REVISED BUDGET, A ROOFING BID FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, THE PRINCIPAL'S CONTRACT SETTLEMENT AND SEVERAL PERSONNEL ISSUES. DONATIONS AND GRANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AND THE COLLABORATION WITH PARAPROFESSIONALS BOOK STUDY WILL BE PRESENTED AT TUESDAY'S MEETING AT THE FAIRMONT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
BASEBALL SECTION 3 AA SOUTH SUBSECTION FAIRMONT 10, J C C 0 FAIRMONT 4, WINDOM 0 LUVERNE 14, M C W 0 LUVERNE 11, PIPESTONE 1 NORTH SUBSECTION PAYNESVILLE 3, REDWOOD VALLEY 0 PAYNESVILLE 7, MONTEVIDEO 2 ATWATER- COSMOS-GROVE CITY 1, MINNEWASKA 0 A-C-GC 3, NEW LONDON-SPICER 2
MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCES IN MARTIN COUNTY MONDAY, MAY 27 FAIRMONT - 9:30 FLAG RAISING AT VETERANS PARK NO PARADE!! 10:30 MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM AT KNIGHT’S OF COLUMBUS HALL ON 10TH STREET DUNNELL - 9 AM SERVICE AT DUNNELL COMMUNITY HALL EAST CHAIN- 9:30 AM SERVICE AT EAST CHAIN ACTIVITY CENTER (OLD SCHOOL) WREATHS, CROSSES, TAPS BY 4-H HONOR GUARD AT EAST CHAIN EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH CEMETERY TO FOLLOW SHERBURN – 10:30 AM PROGRAM AT SHERBURN CITY PARK ( IF RAINING AT MCW HIGH SCHOOL GYM) THREE NEW FLAGS ADDED TO THE SHERBURN AVENUE OF FLAGS TRIMONT - 10:30 AM [...]
GOLF BOYS SECTION 3 AA (Top 5 advance to Day 2): 1. Marshall 318; 2. Jackson County Central 325; 3. Minnewaska Area 327; 4. New London-Spicer 332; 5. Fairmont 336; 6. New Ulm 338; 7. Redwood Valley 341; 8. Pipestone Area 347; 9. Worthington 356; 10. Litchfield 364; 11. Windom Area 371; 12. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 374; 13. Luverne 376. TRACK AND FIELD SECTION 2A SUBSECTION 5 The top four individual competitors in each event advanced to the section meet at Mankato West on June 1, while the top two relay teams in each race move on. GIRLS Fairmont 227.5; [...]
177 college scholarships totaling $294,300 were awarded by the Fairmont chapter of Dollars for Scholars. Since 1973, 3,997 scholarships worth $3,547,979 have been awarded. The scholarships given are listed alphabetically by the scholarship names followed by recipient names. Students must be graduates of Fairmont High School and cannot have completed their bachelor’s degrees yet. Students can receive up to four awards from the chapter. The next scholarship round begins January 1, 2020. Al Zinter Chorale/John F. Bird/L. Baumann/Helen Pierce/Dr. and Mrs. Donald Ruble—Halle Siegler Alice F. Peters Scholarship—Crystal Morton Alison Lutterman Memorial—Madison Reischl American Association of University Women Scholarship—Logyn [...]
Nine area graduates have a diploma in one hand and a Federated scholarship in the other. The Federated Rural Electric Trust recently awarded nine $700 scholarships. One scholarship was awarded in each of the six Federated districts, plus three more to the son/daughter of a Federated member for District At-Large where remaining applicants had a second chance to win. These are the same districts used for the co-op’s director elections. The recipients from each district are listed: District 1: Andrew Madsen, Heron Lake. He graduates from Heron Lake-Okabena High School. Madsen is the son of Michael & Diana. District [...]
TENNIS Section 1A Individual Boys Tennis Tournament Singles Bracket Matt Besek (Cotter) def. Tyrell Zieske (Fairmont) 6-3, 6-4. Pierre O’Driscoll (Schaeffer) def. Aaron Hendricks (Fairmont) 6-1, 6-0. Doubles Bracket Thomas Klanderud-Blake Haugen (Fairmont) def. Dane Bothun-Brady Zimmerman (Schaeffer) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 Jonny Onigkeit-Thomas Eckel (Lourdes) def. Ameya Komaragiri-Pete Ortega (Fairmont) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Quarterfinals Tony Wan-Jerry Yang (Cotter) def. Klanderud-Haugen (Fairmont) 6-1, 6-4. GOLF GIRLS Section 3AA Meet — Day 1 Team Standings (Top 5 advance to Day 2): 1. Minnewaska/BBE 347; 2. Marshall 359; 3. Fairmont 373; 4. New Ulm 374; 5. Litchfield 378; 6. Worthington 379; 7. [...]
Martin County commissioners heard from County Attorney Terry Viesselman on Tuesday concerning his office’s new involvement handling cases for the city of Fairmont. “With the recent vacancy in the Fairmont City Attorney’s Office, our office has picked up doing the prosecution on an interim basis for them,” Viesselman said. “We had told them that if it was going to be a sudden transition period we would just do it at an hourly rate while we negotiate with them. “I know they’re exploring all the possibilities on what they want to do and, at some point, we will submit a [...]
SOFTBALL SECTION 2 AA TOURNAMENT JORDAN 11, FAIRMONT 1 LESUEUR-HENDERSON 16, MEDFORD 1 SECTION BASEBALL BRACKETS The No. 2-seeded Fairmont Cardinals baseball team hosts a three-game, four-team Section 3AA, South Sub-Section pod Saturday at Herb Wolf Field. Fairmont plays against No. 7-seeded Jackson County Central in an 11 a.m. first-round game before No. 3-seeded Windom Area faces No. 6-seeded St. James Area at 1 p.m. The winners of those two games match up in second-round play at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. In Section 3AA, South Sub-Section action in Luverne on Saturday, No. 1-seeded Luverne battles No. 8-seeded Martin County West [...]
The Fairmont Economic Development Authority received updates Monday on business creation and growth, child care and workforce housing, a visitors survey and an internship at city hall. Linsey Preuss, the city’s economic development coordinator, reported that local lenders are putting together a program geared to coach people in qualifying for a loan; guide them through the basics of buying a home, whether through conventional financing or contract for deed; and the fundamentals of maintaining a home.A version of the program for Spanish-speaking buyers will be led by Jessica Martinez, community outreach coordinator at Fairmont Area Schools, and already has 12 [...]
