Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:00am
By Paul Zaid
For those walking into the Fairfax Public Library there is a new and warm smile welcoming them. Sarah Long began as the new librarian the first week of September and is settling into the role.
Long who arrived in Fairfax from Duluth three years ago is originally from Albert Lea. Head Librarian, Jake Fejedelem hired Long who’s passion and enjoyment for literature and libraries made her the perfect fit for the job.
Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:00am
By Paul Zaid, Assistant Editor
Kari Klages of Fairfax became the new finance director for the City of Redwood Falls on August 23 and is now responsible for planning, directing, and administering all the financials for the city.
Klages is a 2003 graduate of GFW and earned an associates degree in accounting from Ridgewater College- Hutchinson.
Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/19/2021 - 8:00am
The Renville County “Toward Zero Deaths Coalition” has been educating the public on the benefits of wearing seat belts. With seat belt use in the county less than the state average percentage the coalition had local schools competing in Seat Belt Challenges against each other. Teams of four were timed buckling in all four positions of the car. The Cedar Mountain seniors on the championship team did it in a record breaking 36.15 seconds and didn’t break a sweat.
Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 8:00am
By Paul Zaid, Assistant Editor
Andrea Lieser who grew up in Fairfax, graduated from GFW and was serving as deputy county attorney in Brown County was recently appointed as a District Court Judge in Blue Earth County.
Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 8:00am
By Paul Zaid, Assistant Editor
Behind every face there is a story. Chris Gordon, a special education teacher in New Ulm woke up one day in the spring of 2015 with a softball-sized lump in his elbow. Within a matter of hours his life was upended when it was determined that a minor scratch, he got on his hand in his garage turned into him contracting a flesh-eating bacteria.
Published by paulhunterzaid on Tue, 10/12/2021 - 8:00am
On October 1, Lafayette Public Charter School students in grades four through eight gathered to listen to candidates’ speeches and to cast their votes for Student Council members for the 2021-2022 school year. The mood was quiet and respectful, as students patiently waited for an open voting booth, and once ballots were dropped in the official box, each of them received an “I Voted” sticker. Just like in real life, in a world before Covid brought an end to many “normal” school activities.
