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FAIRMONT The Fairmont speech duo of Tabitha Thatcher and Isabell Geiger once again have qualified for the National Speech and Debate Association Tournament. The duo will participate in Nationals, which will be held virtually June 13-19.
Fairmont High School co-speech coach Kathleen Walker said, “It’s usually held some fun place, but last year was the first time it was virtual and this year it will be again.”
Last year’s was supposed to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this year’s was slated to take place in Des Moines, Iowa.
Thatcher and Geiger qualified for Nationals last year and participated virtually. Last year at Nationals there were more than 200 duo teams, and Geiger and Thatcher placed in the top 30.
Fairmont vocational wing
Area voters have a chance to make a difference for FHS students on November 9. The Fairmont Area School District’s proposed $6.73 million vocational expansion project could offer a lot of positive influence for area kids and local communities.
The new facility will focus on automotive, welding, agriculture, culinary, and construction trades. That will enable them to enter the workforce immediately upon graduation or go on to more schooling, with the hope that students will come back to the area later.
We hope voters will take the opportunity to support the project.
Local vaccines
There has been some progress in the battle against COVID-19. According to one statistic reported Tuesday, Minnesota now has nearly as many people who have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine as it has recorded cases of the virus. That’s 447,610 vaccinations to 463,132 cases of COVID-19. That said, the local rollout is still slow, and Community Health sanitarian Tim Lange