People and Events
Family Roller Skating
Roller skate with family and friends from 1 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 28 at the Five Lakes Gym in the Fairmont Elementary School. There is need to pre-register, and participants can come and pay the $5 per person fee at the door. All equipment will be supplied, there is no need to bring your own skates.
Snowmobile Safety Review Course
Join Instructor Isaac Wallace as he instructs a one-day review and riding snowmobile performance course at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Five Lakes Cafeteria in the Fairmont Elementary School. Students must complete the online course: Official Minnesota Snowmobile Safety Course, located at SNOWMOBILEcourse.com (the fee for the course is $29.95). Once they complete the online course, students print out a “youth follow-up voucher” and bring a copy of their birth certificate. Students will not be allowed to participate in the classroom review and performance test unless they have completed the Online Snowmobile Safety Course. The parent or guardian must accompany the youth to sign the waiver. Each student must have proper attire: helmet, gloves, snow pants, jacket, and boots. A snowmobile will be available. Youth must be 11 years old by the date of the class attended. All residents of Minnesota born after Dec. 31, 1976, MUST have a snowmobile safety certificate to operate a snowmobile in Minnesota. This youth Snowmobile Safety class is sponsored by Minnesota DNR, Fairmont Community Education & Recreation, and the Blizzard Snowmobile Club. before attending class. Registration is required, can be done by contacting CER at (507) 235-3141, and closes on December 29.