Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Northfield-Last evening’s election resulted in the voters not passing the special city referendums in Dundas and Northfield.  There were many voters on both sides of the issue in both communities: 4,358 (44.56%) yes and 5,421 (55.44%) no in Northfield and 372 (48.95%) yes and 388 (51.05%) no in Dundas.

Purple Door Youth Theater, an educational branch of the Northfield Arts Guild, will host auditions and technician interviews for the non-musical version of The Wizard of Oz  from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec 10 and Wednesday, Dec 12.  Auditions for the all-student production of this beloved classic tale take place at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield. 

Last season’s Purple Door Youth Theater production of Les Misérables School Edition won Best Theater Production from Southern MN Scene magazine. 

Purple Door Youth Theater, an educational branch of the Northfield Arts Guild, will host auditions and technician interviews for the non-musical version of The Wizard of Oz  from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec 10 and Wednesday, Dec 12.  Auditions for the all-student production of this beloved classic tale take place at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield. 

Last season’s Purple Door Youth Theater production of Les Misérables School Edition won Best Theater Production from Southern MN Scene magazine. 

Purple Door Youth Theater, an educational branch of the Northfield Arts Guild, will host auditions and technician interviews for the non-musical version of The Wizard of Oz  from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec 10 and Wednesday, Dec 12.  Auditions for the all-student production of this beloved classic tale take place at the Northfield Arts Guild Theater, 411 Third Street W., Northfield. 

Last season’s Purple Door Youth Theater production of Les Misérables School Edition won Best Theater Production from Southern MN Scene magazine. 

Local native animals are subjects of an exhibit of fabric art by Northfield artist Toni Easterson at River Bend Nature Center in Faribault. Easterson’s fourteen portraits reveal her close connections to the animals she sees from her window - a mink, an egret, a turtle, a rabbit, a bluebird, among others. She uses fabric pieces given to her by friends and transformes them into remarkable creatures. An egret’s plume, for example, was part of a lace wedding gown. 

Come to the Ole Artisan Bazaar and find a great gift for yourself or others while supporting local artisans. There are scarves, hats, photography, cards, jewelry, honey, wooden bowls, ornaments, candy, pottery, mittens, textiles, prints and so much more. Come and see!

Local authors Karen and Dennis Vinar will talk about their book How Did You Find Me ... After All These Years, on Thursday, November 8, at 7:00 pm at the Northfield Public Library.

A love story for all people who have ever been in love, this true story follows the trials and tribulations of a 13 year old girl who was an A student and a 15 year old boy who was an average student in a small west central Minnesota town - population 595, in the late 1950's.  The boy was in athletics and the girl was in senior high band.  With not much to do i this small town, they would go to dances in the school cafeteria after home football games.  They knew how to do the jitterbug, but they waited for the slow dances so they could hold each other.  They fell in love, but their happness was short lived until 55 years later.  How did they find each other?  How did they find their daughter? [more...]

As the winter approches, your immune system needs to be prepared.  Dr. Noel Aldrich will review the key nutrients your immune system requires and what are the frequent items that weaken  your immune sytem.  Quality food choices will be included in this free seminar presentation along with a handout on Thursday, November 1, at 6:30 pm at the Northfield Public Library.

Dr. Noel Aldrich is a Licensed Nutritionist in Northfield.  He is a senior consultant with Nutrition Proportion located at 153 Water St. Northfield.

In a time when the circumstances of the Palestinian people become more insecure each day, Northfielders for Justice in Palestine/Israel presents “Palestinians: Past, Present and Future.” The conference aims to provide participants with the tragic historical background of the crisis, examine the current inhumane conditions and explore the potential for economic activism in the international community. The conference is 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Nov. 3, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 500 3rd St W., Northfield.

Have you thought about self publishing your book? Come to a panel discussion on Tuesday, October 30, at 7:00 pm at the Northfield Public Library,
and listen to local authors talk about how they self published their books.

Local authors Mary Bleckwehl, Patrick Mader, Nancy Manther, and Dennis and Karen Vinar will discuss their experiences self publishing.  Topics will include how they chose the self publishing method they used, the cost involved, any problems they had and marketing.

The authors will sell books at the event.

Grab your family and friends and come create at the Guild! At Open Art we'll make paintings inspired by the beautiful fall colors, and have materials to spark art of your own invention! FREE for artists of all ages, abilities, and interests! No registration required.  No registration required.  This is a free activity on Friday, November 5 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Northfield Arts Guild’s Center for the Arts, 304 Division Street South, Northfield.

The Northfield Arts Guild presents three-time Grammy award-winning producer and singer-songwriter Joe Henry on Saturday, November 17, 7:30pm at the Guild Theater, 411 Third Street West, Northfield. 

Based in Los Angeles, Henry has released 13 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists.  “Joe Henry is in a league of his own as a producer and musician,” says 411 Concert Series co-producer Dan Rustad.  “He has won multiple Grammy awards and his musical partners have included Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, Allen Toussaint, Bonnie Raitt, Solomon Burke, Ani DiFranco, and upcoming 411Concert Series artist Mary Gauthier. He is among the most gifted and reflective artists of his generation.”

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Contact:    Tim Behrendt
Streets & Parks Manager
(507) 645-3027
 tim.behrendt@ci.northfield.mn.us

Northfield¾The Compost Site located at 1801 Armstrong Road will return to normal hours, Saturday, October 13, 2018.  The hours are as follows,  

Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Friday 2:00PM- 7:00PM (or sunset)
Saturday 8:00AM - 5:00PM (or sunset)
Sunday 12:00PM- 5:00PM (or sunset)

Storm damage debris pick up is complete.  Crews are out removing boulevard tree stumps, damaged boulevard trees and trimming broken boulevard tree branches.  This will continue for the next couple of weeks.

For more information, contact City Streets & Parks Manager Tim Behrendt at 507-645-3027 or tim.behrendt@ci.northfield.mn.us .

Northfield, MN - City Staff have been working with the National Weather Service (NWS) to evaluate the rainfall amounts and corresponding effect on river levels in the area.  Areas to the south of Northfield in the Straight and Cannon River watershed areas have received consistent rainfall in the previous 48 hours, and water levels in the Cannon River are expected to rise as the rains continue.  Rainfall is expected to continue over the next 48 hours.

NWS professionals have created the attached graph depicting potential rainfall and resulting possible Cannon River levels in Northfield.  NWS is still predicting the Cannon River to peak at approximately 898’ on Thursday, October 11, 2018.  The river level is expected to slowly fall after that time.  In Northfield, 897’ is considered flood stage.  If the river reaches that level, some Northfield properties and park areas along the river would be directly affected.