FairmontSentinel

Steinberg Park opens, making dream a reality

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:47:04 EDT

BLUE EARTH - Vera Steinberg had a love of nature and a dream.

That dream came true when Steinberg Nature Park officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday.

Steinberg donated 33 acres of land for the park and did much of the footwork.

Coleman praises farm bill

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:26:06 EDT

FAIRMONT - A version of the 2007 Farm Bill is on its way to both the U.S. House and Senate, where Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., is confident it will pass.

If everything goes smoothly, he said, the $300 billion, five-year bill could be on President Bush's desk by the end of next week. Whether Bush will sign the bill is the biggest unknown that remains.

Program helps autistic students

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:27:47 EDT

WELCOME - As the end of the school day nears, there are two boys left on the playground. One has had a rough day and is with a teacher. The other stands by and just waits.

When asked what he normally likes to do on the playground, he gestures to the other boy and says, "Play with him, when he's making good choices.

Bishop's years of serving ending

Sat, 10 May 2008 01:30:14 EDT

FAIRMONT - To serve up to 1,600 meals per day - many of them to people with specific palates - with the help of only 21 employees may not sound like fun to many of us. Add a tight budget, government oversight and the fact that much of the food needs to be driven across town to get to the customer, and the fun factor pretty much flies out the window.

Rain barrel puts resource to use

Thu, 8 May 2008 22:27:54 EDT

FAIRMONT - "Every one of those ran to an underground tile," said Scott Akers at Hawkeye Food Service, pointing to the rain gutters now directed into a translucent 1,060-gallon barrel.