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Parsonage renovation gets charitable boost
Above: Paul and Drew Schellpeper, from left, stand in front of Pioneer Parsonage with Lenny Tvedten, Pioneer Museum’s executive director. The Schellpepers are donating up to $5,000 in matching funds for the parsonage.
July 3, 2009
FAIRMONT — The temperature gauge in front of Pioneer Parsonage reads $20,000, quite a ways from Martin County Historical Society’s $130,000 goal.
The society bought the house in February for $70,000. Lenny Tvedten, executive director of the museum, estimates the cost of renovating the parsonage to showcase more local history will be an additional $60,000.
Built in the early 1900s, the house was a rectory for St.
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This ride could be lifesaver
July 3, 2009
BLUE EARTH — You’re running late, eating breakfast on the way to work or putting on your makeup.
You’ve rarely seen a train at the crossing you go over every day and ...
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Generations share farm-safety lessons
July 3, 2009
FAIRMONT — The rule on the Fowler farm is if a tractor comes into the yard, the kids run to a tree. The logic is that dad won’t accidentally run over a tree.
As straightforward as that seems, it’s rules like these that save lives.
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Water park tale runs deep
July 2, 2009
FAIRMONT — It’s provided 10 years of safe, summer family fun, as well as fodder for disgruntled citizens upset with city government for building an outdoor pool in Minnesot.
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Zen
Thu, June 11, 2009 @ 4:23PM
I finished my book last night, and I feel almost as though I have said goodbye to an old friend. After about two years of reading little bits and pieces every night, slowly making my way sentence by sentence, digesting as much as my brain could, I completed Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Normally I am a fast reader, zipping through a book in one to two days. For instance, I once read the Lord of the Rings trilogy, plus the Hobbit, in a weekend. This book was a completely different experience for me, and a good, challenging, growing one that I hope will stay with my the rest of my life. "What is it about?" people would ask me before. And I struggled to give them a concise answer. The book covers so very much, and summarizing doesn't always come easily for me. But last night, at 2 a.m.
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Remembering the icons
Fri, June 26, 2009 @ 0:41AM
Anyone who enjoyed any sort of music in the 70s or 80s was likely affected by the news that pop legend Michael Jackson died suddenly this afternoon. Browsing online, my friends from all walks of life and all musical tastes are expressing disbelief and grief. Sadly, this man will be remembered not only as a musician and entertainer, but also for his bizarre life... the Neverland ranch, botched plastic surgeries and "Did he or didn't he..." As the circus sideshow portion of his life became more exposed, respect for Jackson and his music declined. So what happens now? We will likely be bombarded with more of a circus for Jackson's funeral, what caused his sudden cardiac arrest, and what will happen to the three small children he's left behind. And then what? Comedians will have to find another easy punch line, and there will be more salutes to his musical and dancing genius. (Though several artists/bands have already sampled or redone Jackson's music this decade.
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Web site of the Week: Snopes
Tue, June 23, 2009 @ 1:10PM
Your lipstick has lead in it; if you pass on this e-mail a cancer stricken little boy in Arkansas will receive three cents per e-mail from MSN; microwaving plastic food containers will give you cancer; a tooth left overnight in Coca-Cola will dissolve completely. E-mails urging you to forward on the information to everyone you know, containing lengthy discussion of the above topics and more have been circulating probably since the beginning of e-mail. All of the above topics, however, are completely untrue. You’ve seen them. Probably you’ve forwarded at least one on to just about everyone in your address book. Many of the e-mail chains play at the humanitarian in people. Sometimes it will feature a missing child, only that child was found safe nearly a decade ago. Many of them reference seemingly knowledgeable sources, but the sources either don’t exist or information was falsely attributed to them. Snope.
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Generations
Thu, June 18, 2009 @ 7:54PM
Some of you might have noticed our blogs haven't been updated quite as quickly as we would like lately. Blame in on our special section - the upcoming Hometown Generations insert. We have spent a lot of time working on these stories about Fairmont businesses that have been passed down from generation to generation to generation. I found the process fascinating. As a Fairmont "outsider" I did not realize how many business are not only local, but have stood the test of time. Then to talk to the families and see the pictures of their business, and our town, growing; to hear the pride in their voices as they talk about being committed to the community, and to see their humility as nearly each one honored the generation that came before them was really something to see. I hope you enjoy the stories when they come out. We worked hard on the.
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Maybe someday a noble speech ...
Mon, June 29, 2009 @ 9:49PM
South Carolina's governor and a U.S. senator from Nevada are among the latest politicians caught having extra-marital affairs and forced to own up to it in public. Both were considered possible Republican presidential candidates in 2012. Those dreams are, apparently, over. These two, of course, join a list of politicians caught in sex scandals, from former New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer, to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to former President Bill Clinton. Party affiliation is not an essential factor here. I'm not sure anyone who lives a more private life than these folks should throw stones when it comes to living a "perfect" life. The divorce rate in this country is 50 percent and climbing. I'm not big on condemnation in this realm for another big factor that may sound cheesy: True love. Not that these politicians demonstrate it. But I won't tell someone they should forget the possibility of happiness to maintain a vow that may or may have retained meaning over time.
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