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The Northfield History Collaborative, a local consortium dedicated to creating online access to documents and images related to Northfield history, has received a $43,950 grant from the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage grants program.

The grant will support the second phase of the collaborative’s development. It will aid in the addition of six new partners and provide for the upload of a couple hundred digital objects, ranging from oral histories, historical photos, primary artifacts and documents held by the partner organizations. In addition, it will provide funds for a full time staff person for a period of nine months to coordinate the day-to-day operations of the collaborative.

“The goal of the NHC is to develop a Google-like, one-stop shopping center for Northfield area history,” said Hayes Scriven, co-chair of the NHC and executive director of Northfield Historical Society. “The long range goal is to broaden it to all of Rice County and to plug into a state or national database of historical records.”

The NHC was established in 2007 as a forum for local libraries, archives, museums and others to collaborate in identifying, describing, digitizing, and making accessible materials related to the history of Northfield.  The initial partners of the NHC are the Northfield Historical Society, the Rice County Historical Society, the Northfield Public Library and Carleton College.

Sam Demas, co-chair of the NHC and college librarian for Carleton College, the collaborative has instituted standard technical protocol and a common technical platform that allows for easy access.

“Most important,” he said, “is our commitment to work together to provide comprehensive access to the records of Northfield history.”

The grant NHC received is from the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant program, is administered by the Minnesota Historical Society. The grants were made possible through the passage of the Clean, Water, Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution in November 2008. The grants are awarded to support projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservations across the state. The Minnesota Historical Society will award $6.75 million during the 2010/2011 fiscal years.

“This is a really great time for history in Northfield and Rice County! I am really excited to start the second phase of the NHC!” Scriven stated.

Please click on the September 2010 Chronicle for church news and interesting events happening at First UCC this month!

Today’s Program: The Life & Times of Ingrid Sampo

Happy Birthday:  Jean Larson (9/1) and Judy Brown-Wescott (9/4) .

Next Week: Bike Tour Marching Orders!

Last Meeting:

After reading a book by legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, Rob Bierman knows it is not all about Xs and Os. Wooden’s definition of success is giving 100 percent effort and persevering.  Rob, a youth basketball coach, says this has application in business as well as basketball

Red Cross Volunteer Bill Kleis

Bill Kleis has seen his share of trauma and misery as a Red Cross volunteer. A licensed clinical psychologist, he brings his skills in listening, empowering and caring to those who have lived through major calamities such as: Oklahoma tornadoes, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, floods and more. It can be gut-wrenching work, but he said he has witnessed remarkable acts of selflessness and resilience. His blessing, he said, is being able to work with caring people.  He and his fellow volunteers enter quietly and work to earn people’s trust. They offer progressive stages of service: crisis intervention, defusing, debriefing and then attending. What often carries victims and volunteers through is the humor. “You notice the humor,” he said. “Thank God for the humor.”

ROTARY NEWS

Guests: Nikolaj Svendsen (Dilley), Miguel  Carvelho (B. Abdella), Sandy Giesmer (Fenton), Phyllis Milbrandt (S. Richardson) and Tim Madigan (Myron Solid).

Scholarship Enhancement: Long-time caller, first-time winner Russ Halverson

Announcements:

— Peg Prowe wants you to sign up for a bike tour task. We need everyone.

—  Jim Blaha thanked Mark Quinnell and State Farm Agency for donating $1,000 to this year’s Kids’ Voting project.

Welcome exchange students

Nikolaj Svendsen — He comes from Koge, Denmark. His counselors are Brad Frago and Michelle Laswell.

Philippa Wenzl — She comes from Uelzen, Germany. Her counselors are Mark and Susan Quinnell.

Miguel Carvalho — He comes to us from Na tal, Brazil. His counselors are Blake and Beth Abdella.

Marion Arpin — She comes from Seynod, France. Her counselors are Pat and Dawn O’Neill.

Coming Up:

Sept. 11 – Jesse James Bike Tour

Sept. 16 -Michelle Muench, MD, Modern Opthamology Surgery ( O’Neill)

Welcome Our Newest Member:

Beth Bergmans

The Museum Store is really excited to unveil some it’s new Defeat of Jesse James Days merchandise!

Defeat of Jesse James Days T-Shirt

Every Girl Loves an Outlaw T-Shirts

Give me the coffee and nobody gets hurt coffee mug

Get Your Guns Boys they’re robbing the bank coffee mug

Northfield MN hats

James-Younger Gang t-shirts and Sock Monkeys!

All of these items can only be purchased at the Northifeld Historical Society Museum Store.  For more information on the store call us at 507-645-9268 or stop by, we are located at 408 Division Street!

Northfield’s new Lockwood Theater Company will present “Jesse,” a melodramatic musical about Jesse James, this Thursday through Sept. 11 at the Grand Event Center.  The show was originally performed in 1976 for the centennial of the famous and/or infamous raid.

Thursday, September 2nd, Opening Reception: Chris and Sue Holmquist, 5 to 7 p.m., Studio Elements, Jesse, 7 p.m., Grand Event Center, Mr. Sticky, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, and Karaoke at Froggy Bottoms.

Friday, September 3rd, Farmers’ Market, 11:45 a.m., Riverside Park, Tim Freeland, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Jesse, 7 p.m., Grand Event Center, Jacob Hendrick and Ah-Hem, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, and D J Music at the Rueb’NStein.

Saturday, September 4th, Farmers’ Market and Market Fair, 9 a.m., Riverside Park and Riverwalk, Wendy Russell, 6 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Todd Thompson Trio, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, Cleveland Ave. Band, 8 to 11 p.m., Contented Cow, and D J Music at the Rueb’N'Stein.

Sunday, September 5th, Jesse, 2 p.m., Grand Event Center, Politics and a Pint, 6 p.m., Northern Roots Session, 7:30 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8 p.m., all at the Contented Cow.

Mandarin Garden’s new sign arrived last week.   I think it’s a beautiful addition to our historic, scenic, and authentic downtown.

It had been planned for installation during the 4th Street reconstruction project.   Although the road work was completed back in July (just in time for Crazy Daze), there’s still some decorative sidewalk work to finish and the replacement trees have not yet been planted.

This latest addition to downtown Northfield’s impressive collection of signs contributes to the high standard of quality that we are fortunate to experience in our community.  In my opinion, many of the signs in downtown go beyond mere information sharing and are, admittedly utilitarian, pieces of art.

With the road work completed, getting to the restaurant is now much easier.   So be sure to come on down(town), admire the new sign, and get some great food at the Mandarin Garden.

This piece aired this morning on Minnesota Public Radio about our work launching new immigrant farming entrepreneurs or “agripreneurs”.

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Here is a link to a live podcast with the authors of the books! http://www.the39clues.com/accessgranted

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The 2010 Outlaw Run was a great success this past Saturday!  We had about 140 registered riders but we counted 180 bikes!  It was a great success and thank you to all the volunteers, sponsors and riders!  The Run was a blast!  Enjoy the photos!

We have released the first clue in the 2010 Horse Shoe Hunt!

See that clue here.

People in grades 6-12 are invited to join TAB- the library's TEEN ADVISORY BOARD.  Besides helping the library serve teens better it looks GREAT on college and job applications!  We meet one night a month and have some special stuff coming up.  1.  September's meeting is on Mon. the 13 (not Labor Day the 6th) *6:45 to 8
2.  October's meeting has to be moved to Oct. 11 it was originally scheduled for Oct. 4th but--Garrison Keillor is coming that night!! Really!
3.  The Friends of the Library Spelling Bee is Thursday, Oct. 7th- do we still want a team???
4.  MEA break is Oct. 21-22 Halloween is the next weekend (Sunday) So... when, if, how will we do the Haunted Library????
5. Have a nice start of the new school year and please consider joining TAB.
*NEW MEETING START TIME since the library closes at 8 now.

Wednesday was an exciting day at Cannon River STEM School!  For the past two weeks, construction crews have been running all over campus creating classrooms for our Kindergarteners and 5th graders.  We are looking forward to sharing these wonderful new spaces with our students and parents next week.

Today, however, the 6th and 7th grade classrooms were delivered.  Yes, I did say delivered…on a two semi trucks!  We’ll be breaking ground this September on brand new classroom spaces for our 5-8th grades…but in the meantime, our 6th and 7th graders are going to reside in a portable classroom connected to Old Main via the handicap ramp.  This past week we have watched trucks move dirt, dig sewer line hookups, and install electrical lines.  Cement trucks have poured concrete into big tubes dug into the ground…and on Wednesday, the classrooms came!

They arrived in two units, to be connected after placement.  We watched as master craftsmen…and I mean that literally…positioned these big trucks and classrooms over the footings without damaging the footings or sinking into the mud.  We admired how the blocks were built up from the footings to the bottom of the unit and they meticulously leveled the unit.  We stared in awe as we watched a remote controlled earth mover work its way into potentially dangerous areas and pack down earth.  Finally we cheered as the two halves were secured together and made into a unit of two classrooms and bathroom area.  What an amazing process!

We were like the students we will be working with in a few weeks…staring excitedly out the windows, oohing and ahhing with admiration.  I suspect we even uttered a few vroom vroom sounds!  Along with being a wonderful example of engineering in action, it was a reminder of the joys of being a child with the awe and wonder of the workings of the world.  What a gift to know that our staff truly are children at heart!

Last night’s exhibit opening was a great success.  Thank you to all that came out and supported the Northfield Historical Society.  The Taking Northfield History to the Next Level  exhibit examines some rarely seen historic photographs of Northfield in a very large format!

The exhibit highlights the Northfield Historical  Society’s home, the Scriver Building throughout the years, but there are also many great photos of downtown.  The exhibit will be up through October, so come on down and take a look!

If you fee like you missed out last night, do not worry.  On September 9, we will  hold another exhibit opening.  The reason for that is we are adding 3 more photos to the exhibit that will add so much more to the display!

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There are a heck of a lot of things going on this weekend, in this allegedly slow month of August.  It’s proof that we’ve got one of the most dynamic, historic, scenic, and authentic downtowns around.

Thursday, August 26th, Historic Downtown Photograph Exhibit Opening and Open House, 5 to 8 p.m., Northfield Historical Society, Women’s Equality Day Event, 6 p.m., Bridge Square, Dolce Woodwind Quintet, 7 p.m., Contented Cow, Joe Carey, 8 to 11 p.m.,  Tavern Lounge, Adam Svec, 9 p.m., Contented Cow, and Karaoke at Froggy Bottoms.

Friday, August 27th, Farmers’ Market, 11:45 p.m., Riverside Park, Tim Freeland, 6 to 8 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Marc Reigel, 8 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Pine Rival, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, and D J Music at the Rueb’N'Stein.

Saturday, August 28th, Farmer’s Market and Market Fair, 9 a.m., Riverside Park and Riverwalk, Outlaw Run, 10 to 11 a.m., Northfield Historical Society, Low Brow – High Octane, 5 to 12 p.m., Contented Cow, Ira’s Jazz Quintet, 5 p.m., Contented Cow, Wendy Russell, 6 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Bluegrass Buds, 7 to 9:30 p.m., Hogan Brothers, Area 51, 8 p.m., Contented Cow, Multe, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., Butler’s Steak & Ale, Kevin Stanke and the Million Dollar Mustache, 8 to 11 p.m., Tavern Lounge, and D J Music at the Rueb’N'Stein.

Sunday, August 29th, Politics and and a Pint, 6 p.m., and Quiz Night, 8 p.m., at the Contented Cow

TODAY’S PROGRAM Rotary Cogwheel: Thursday, August 29, 2010

Today’s Program: Bill Kleis, Red Cross psychologist, 9/11 support person (Milbrandt)

Happy Birthday:  Hannah Puczko (8/28)

Next Week: Ingrid Sampo, Classification

Last Meeting:

Ivan Imm’s formative years were spent in that transitional phase when the convenience of central heating and running water had not yet visited every corner of rural Minnesota. He grew up in southwestern Minnesota and Spring Valley. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, taught for a while and then went into Public Administration. Ivan spent most of his career working and living in Madison, Wisc, There, he also served on the city council and planning commission. He married and had two children. He continues to do contract work for colleges and universities in the area.

Ivan was host last week to his sister-in-law, Ann Richards, who recently returned from 27 months tour of duty with the Peace Corps in Romania.  She lived in the northwest corner of the country in a large city, where she taught English. She described Romania as a blend of old world charm, natural beauty and technological sophistication. Life in Romania unfolds with the majestic Carpathian Mountains as a backdrop. It is a land of Gypsies and gymnasts, lush countryside and medieval buildings. Holidays are authentic, noncommercial events. The biggest challenge, Ann said, is to inject a spirit of civic involvement into the culture.

ROTARY NEWS

New Member: Beth Bergmans was formally inducted into the club. Vicky Dilley is her sponsor.

Guests: Nikolaj Svendsen (Frago); Marion Arpin, our inbound exchange student from Seyonod, France, and her host mom, Jody Lundell, (Dilley); Tim Madigan (Rossing); and Robert Serez  (Kurt Larson

Scholarship Enhancement: Candy Taylor

Announcements:

—Jack Hoschouer and Missi Arens have bike tour posters available. If you have a spot in your business, or I suppose your home if you entertain a lot, they would appreciate the exposure.

— Charlie Cogan said plans are developing for a polio plus/ALS fundraiser in conjunction with the St. Olaf-Carleton Cereal Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 16. If you can help or simply like cereal, see Charlie.

— President Weber reported that 75 people attended the cookout August 18 at The Key. It represented the first step in forging a working relationship with The Union of Youth to help with the acquisition of their property on Sixth Street and future programming.

Coming Up:

Sept. 9 – Bike Tour Chalk Talk

Sept. 11 – Jesse James Bike Tour

Sept. 16 -Michelle Muench, MD, Modern Opthamology

Surgery ( O’Neill)

Welcome Our Newest Member:

Beth Bergmans

August 29, 2010