How is you body handling daily stresses?  Allergies are a type of stress that our body may have difficulty processing.  Allergic reponses can show up in the gut, in breathing, or with inflamed skin.  These reactions can start when you are young or as you get older.  Your personal allergies are one of the top 10 measures you should know in order to promote increased quality of life and longevity.

Join local nutritionist Noel Aldrich to learn how your body successfully handles allergies and what do to when it is not.

                             Thursday, May 16, 6:30 pm   Northfield Public Library Meeting Room.

    Do you have memories you want to share?  Do you want to begin writing a memoir?  Join a two part class with local writer and editor Orlo Otteson on May 9 and May 23, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Northfield Public Library.  Learn the process of turning memories into memoir.  Orlo will talk about the different structures you can use, and how to begin the process.  The two week break will give participants an opportunity to write,  and ask question during the second session.  The workshop is free and open to the public.  However, please register ahead of the class so there will be enough chairs and materials for all participants.  You can register by calling the Northfield Public Library reference desk, 645-1802, or emailing Joan Ennis at joan.ennis@ci.northfield.mn.us.  For more information about Orlo, check out his website at

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New trash and recycling cart size options are available and weekly yard waste
pickup service debuts

NORTHFIELD, MINN. (April 11, 2019) – The City of Northfield, as part of its refuse hauling partnership with Dick’s Sanitation (DSI), is pleased to announce changes to solid waste services. Effective April 1, 2019, Northfield residents may opt for a smaller trash cart. Pricing for the various cart options is as follows:

·         New 20-gallon cart: $11.10/month

·         35-gallon cart: $12.30/month

·         64-gallon cart: $16.70/month

·         96-gallon cart: $21.40/month
 

Come Visit the Northfield Public Library

Monday, April 8 - National Library Week Kickoff – Community input about the library

Tuesday, April 9 – Treats for public in the atrium and thanking volunteers – 

9 am-5 pm

Wednesday, April 10 - Tour Bookmobile parked out front #BookmobileDay2019  - 

9 am-5 pm  

Thursday, April 11 - All day Special Media Blast

Author Beverly Lewis – 2-3:30pm

Author Jim Holden – 6:30 -8pm

Friday, April 12 – Live music - 12-1:15pm

Melvin Henrichs – Mountain Dulcimer

Helen Forsythe - Banjo

AUDITIONS for The Odyssey are Wed and Thurs, April 3 and 4:  7:00 – 8:30 pm at the downtown Guild, 304 Division Street S., Northfield. 

You may come at 7pm or you may register for another time in advance at  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYyIRtoRGo5CJIaJfl-5Anp86hXhQdF2MV9Ng4Q76mbkLC2w/viewform

The Odyssey, directed by Marc Robinson, is auditioning for several adult roles of various ages and physical types. Adults aged 18-30 are especially sought for this opportunity. Many roles will be doubled; we are looking for people who are willing to explore multiple characters. This is a large cast production. 

AUDITIONS for The Odyssey are Wed and Thurs, April 3 and 4:  7:00 – 8:30 pm at the downtown Guild, 304 Division Street S., Northfield. 

You may come at 7pm or you may register for another time in advance at  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYyIRtoRGo5CJIaJfl-5Anp86hXhQdF2MV9Ng4Q76mbkLC2w/viewform

The Odyssey, directed by Marc Robinson, is auditioning for several adult roles of various ages and physical types. Adults aged 18-30 are especially sought for this opportunity. Many roles will be doubled; we are looking for people who are willing to explore multiple characters. This is a large cast production. 

Monday, April 1, 2019

Contact:    Michelle Mahowald
Communications & Human Resources Director
(507) 645-3012
michelle.mahowald@ci.northfield.mn.us   

Northfield-The City is asking for public input about snow removal in the city after a record year of snow using Polco, a public engagement platform.

Residents can participate on Polco by downloading the Polco app for Android or iOS, or visiting the City’s web page on Polco at https://polco.us/groups/city/northfield-mn.  QR codes on our fliers allow easy access to the Polco website. Residents’ individual information is never shared and cannot be accessed by the City.

The first Saturday of every month, Jim Caswell will be collecting electronics, appliances, tools and scrap metal at First Unite Church of Christ, 300 Union Street, Northfield from 20 a.m. until noon. Examples of what you can bring AT NO COST: Computers, printers, modems/routers, phones, cables, dehumidifiers, microwave ovens, air conditioners, toasters, refrigerators, tools, batteries, scrap metal. Thin TVs or monitors are OK to bring, but old-fashioned, bulky TVs or monitors will only occasionally be accepted. There will be a fee of $5 to $40, depending on size. For questions about items or to schedule a separate pickup or drop-off, call: Jim Caswell: 651-214-3857.

ISAIAH Faith leaders in Northfield have invited Rep. Todd Lippert (DFL) and Sen. Rich Draheim (R) to a community forum Sunday, April 7, 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Church of St. Dominic, 104 Linden St. N.,  Northfield, MN.

The meeting will provide a forum for an exchange of ideas between residents of Minnesota District 20 and their state legislators. The focus will be on how to create a caring economy where every Minnesotan family - no matter what they look like, where they come from or how much money they have - can thrive in a robust multi-racial democracy that recognizes the dignity of every person.  Topics to be covered include:

Paid Family and Medical Leave
Freedom to Drive: Driver's Licenses for All
Protecting and Expanding MinnesotaCareMoving Minnesota to 100% Clean Energy.

Author William Kent Krueger will be at the Northfield Middle School Auditorium on Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 pm to discuss his mystery novels and the writing process.  The event is free and open to the public.

The event is sponsored by the Northfield Public Library and is part of the SELCO Minnesota author tour.  Because Krueger has always drawn a large crowd, the library reserved the Middle School auditorium for the event.  No tickets or reservations are needed.

Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota.  His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage - part Irish and part Ojibwe.  His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, and more.

Award winning, bestselling author Beverly Lewis will be touring the Midwest in promotion of her latest release, The Tinderbox, a stand-alone novel set in her beloved Lancaster County and featuring her trademark look at Amish family life.

Thursday, April 11, at 2:00 pm in the library meeting room, Northfield Public Library.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Lewis is not only the leading author of Amish fiction, but also its pioneer: she created the genre with the release of her first adult novel, The Shunning, in 1997. The resulting surges in both reader interest in and publisher output of Amish fiction gained national attention, garnering coverage by Time magazine, the BBC World News Service, the Wall Street Journal, and Nightline, among others.

About The Tinderbox

Award winning, bestselling author Beverly Lewis will be touring the Midwest in promotion of her latest release, The Tinderbox, a stand-alone novel set in her beloved Lancaster County and featuring her trademark look at Amish family life.

Thursday, April 11, at 2:00 pm in the library meeting room, Northfield Public Library.

All programs are free and open to the public.

Lewis is not only the leading author of Amish fiction, but also its pioneer: she created the genre with the release of her first adult novel, The Shunning, in 1997. The resulting surges in both reader interest in and publisher output of Amish fiction gained national attention, garnering coverage by Time magazine, the BBC World News Service, the Wall Street Journal, and Nightline, among others.

About The Tinderbox

A good time for discussions of

race in Northfield

Professor Adriana Estill & Leadership Coach Sarah Carlsen

Reading the book is useful, but not essential for participation in these events.

A good time for discussions of

race in Northfield

Music and Race:  Reflections and Resonances

         Professor Steve Kelly

Reading the book is useful, but not essential for participation in these events.