Sports
We've Got Your Goat: The Notorious Carleton-St. Olaf Rivalry Exhibit Opens Thursday
Submitted by Jane B McWilliams on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 5:51pm
On Thursday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Northfield Historical Society will will open the new exhibit, We’ve Got your Goat: The Notorious Carleton-St. Olaf Rivalry.
The exhibit tells the story of the rivalry between Northfield's two famous colleges. It has flourished since they were founded. Competition grew in the 1920s, with each school's newly added sports teams, and then continued throughout the 1950s and 60s with pranks pulled on one another. Cooperation began during the Vietnam era, has come full circle today with a shared library catalogue and different awareness campaigns, to name a few. In fact, the opening is sponsored by both St. Olaf and Carleton (as well as Just Food Co-Op).
The competition across the Cannon hasn't died down, however; the sports rivalries and humorous stereotypes thrive even today. Sometimes peaceful, often competitive and always full of pranks, the rivalry between Carleton and St. Olaf is truly nothing less than notorious.
Tennis Block Party this Saturday!
Submitted by Zach Pruitt on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 5:47pm
The Northfield Tennis Association (NTA) is sponsoring a "Tennis Block Party" at the Northfield High School Courts on Saturday, May 14, 2011, from 10:30 a.m. to Noon.
St. Olaf 'townies' tap trees, pavement
Submitted by David Gonnerman on Wed, 04/13/2011 - 11:05am
Two local Northfielders attending St. Olaf College, Rebecca Carlson and Gus DeMann, currently are featured in separate stories on stolaf.edu. A video story about Carlson shows her hard at work in her on-campus sugar shack as she collects sap from college maple trees and boils it down to syrup. The DeMann story outlines how he's spent the past year juggling work in the classroom, on theatre productions, and at Goodbye Blue Monday in preparation for Monday's Boston Marathon.
NDA Announces it's NEW Summer Camps & Classes!
Submitted by klauenstein on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 9:53am
Here it is! Our NEW Summer Program Brochure!
This summer we are excited to offer many summer camps and classes, however we have taken it a step further and gave our curriculum a “face-lift” so as to provide the BEST summer experience for your dancer and receive the BEST value for your money.
These are not your typical summer camps and classes… they are the highest quality summer programs around!
Students taking our “classes” will learn dance technique and skills from our top-notch teaching staff. Students may wish to take summer classes to help them improve or just to learn the basics for fun! We are even offering a “Family” Zumba! Class in the park for adults and their children!
Northfield: The Video
Submitted by David Gonnerman on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 4:18pm
Watch local Northfielders, including pastor -- and noontime basketball star -- Will Healy (in photo), talk about why Northfield is so great in the new Get to Know Northfield! video series produced by Blue Moon Productions of St. Paul. The series includes nine “webisodes” featuring stories about Northfield's people, places, and qualities.
Funded by a number of local organizations and businesses, the videos are intended to introduce Northfield to people in their 30s and 40s. Northfielders are encouraged to promote the videos via social media.
"When I first moved here it was summer," Katie Helgen, a doctor at Northfield Medical Center, says in one segment. "So everybody was outside all the time in their yards, kids were in town on their bikes, and I really felt like I had moved to Mayberry."
Hula Hoop Fitness
Submitted by Erin Mayberry on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 8:57am
Think you can’t hoop? Now you can with this unique, manufactured, adult-sized, three-pound hula hoop. In the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division Hula Hoop Fitness class, you will utilize the hoop for a great cardio dance workout, along with yoga mat exercises to tone and stretch.
The class is held Monday evenings, April 11 - May 2 from 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. in the Greenvale Park Elementary gym. You will need a mat, supportive aerobic shoes and clothes to sweat in. For more information or to register please view the website www.nfld.k12.mn.us (following the Community Services links), call 507-664-3649, or visit the office located on the first floor of the Northfield Community Resource Center at 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield.
Youth Hockey Tournament coming up in March
Submitted by Kathy Ness on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 6:36pm
Announcing the 2011 Spring Classic 3x3 Cross-Ice Youth Hockey Tournament! March 12 & 13 at the Northfield Ice Area. There are boys and girls divisions from u8/mites to Highschool varsity. There is a $70 per team entrance fee. For more details and registration forms go to http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/parksandrec/arena
For more details and information email allison.watkins@ci.northfield.mn.us
Northfield boxer wins pro championship
Submitted by David Gonnerman on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 12:20pm
Northfield resident Vincente Alfaro won the Bantamweight Championship of Minnesota (complete with a championship belt) in Duluth Saturday. Alvaro is trained by Northfielder Gordon Marino.
"To the delight of a capacity crowd of about 1,200 for 'Clash at the Clyde,' the eight-round bantamweight bout went the distance, with Alfaro winning the slugfest with a majority decision, 78-74, 75-78, 78-74. 'We had seen (Eyer) fight before, so we knew it was going to be a battle,' said Alfaro, a former highly touted Mexican amateur who gave up his boxing dreams to pursue work in Minnesota nearly 10 years ago. 'But I could tell as the fight went on that he was getting tired, and as he got tired, I gained confidence.'" (In photo: Trainer Gordon Marino congratulates Vincente Alfaro after a 2010 match in St. Paul.)
YMCA Volunteer of the Year Award Winner Announced: Doug Antoine
Submitted by Virginia Kaczmarek on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 1:31pm
The Northfield YMCA is very pleased to announce the YMCA 2010 Volunteer of the Year Award to Doug Antoine. Doug and his family moved to Northfield the summer of 2007. He has always been active in youth programs, volunteering his time and talent to programs ranging from youth sports to youth band. When we first arrived in Northfield, he began volunteering as a coach for the Northfield Baseball Association and soon found himself in all sorts of programs coaching from basketball to volleyball and much more. It is a pleasure to award the YMCA Volunteer Award to someone who demonstrates the Y’s core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Doug is a true role model.
Pictured: L-to-R: Virginia Kaczmarek, Y Executive Director, Doug Antoine, Pat Murtha, Y Board Member & Emily Monaghan, Y Board Member.
Wall Street Journal checks out Zoom! Yah! Yah!
Submitted by David Gonnerman on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 1:13pm
This year's annual Zoom! Yah! Yah! indoor marathon at St. Olaf attracted the attention of Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal writer Kevin Helliker. "A new badge of hardship is gaining popularity among marathoners," he writes in "Another Round? Indoor Marathons Keep Athletes Running in Circles."
"It's no longer so exceptional to have completed extra-long marathons, extra-hard ones or extra-large numbers of the 26.2-mile race. So the latest thing is to run a marathon that's extra dull."
Helliker notes perspectives from participants and observers, including the unique value of a marathon that begins with the letter "Z."
(And be sure to read the WSJ story's reader comments.)
Bring a Friend to Skating Day
Submitted by Carey Tinkelenberg on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:09am
On Sunday, Jan 16, the Northfield Skating School welcomed dozens of new skaters to the Northfield Arena with our annual Bring a Friend Day. Parents, siblings, neighbors, and friends enjoyed a lesson with an NSS coach and some time to learn new skills with their friends.
Announcing Skating School/Community Services Partnership and Session 3 Registration
Submitted by Carey Tinkelenberg on Thu, 12/23/2010 - 2:10pm
We have an exciting announcement! Effective now with Session 3 registration, the Northfield Skating School will be partnering with the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division. NSS will continue to offer the same high quality skating programs, U.S. Figure Skating curriculum, professional staff, and parent meetings. However, registration will now be handled directly through Community Services instead of through NSS staff.
Under the Community Services umbrella, we will be able to offer classes at a slightly lower cost and to promote our programs more widely throughout the community. Skaters will also be able to register online with a credit card – no more sending checks to the NSS post office box! Be on the lookout for the Community Services brochure in your mail box.
Registration Now Open for Northfield Rotary Club Turkey Trot
Submitted by Jane B McWilliams on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 5:50pm
The Northfield Rotary Club will hold its annual Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2010. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Northfield Golf Club, 707 Prairie Street in Northfield. Registration for pre-registered and same day registrations opens at 8 a.m. Each of the first 250 registrants will receive a commemorative long sleeve t-shirt. The cost to participants is $12 prior to November 19 and $15 after that date. All proceeds from this year's Turkey Trot will benefit the Northfield Rotary Club's service projects, including support for the Northfield Union of Youth (Key) and Rotary International's polio project.
For a downloadable registration form, visit the Northfield Rotary Club seb site at http://northfieldrotary.org/.
For more information about the event, please contact Michael Lane at 507/581-o543 or by email at lane@rconnect.com.
Attention Child Care Providers - Lean On Us!
Submitted by Virginia Kaczmarek on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 1:18pm
We are here to support you! The United Providers Association (UPA) is a local organization of child care professionals in the Northfield/Dundas area working for the betterment of child care related issues.
We pride ourselves in providing support and networking to all child care providers.
For $25 a year - benefits include:
a) access to our free referral program;
b) local, FREE training for your ongoing licensure requirements;
c) ability to participate in the Y’s Healthy Champs program;
d) low cost CPR/First Aid training;
e) and business advice from other experienced providers.
Join by Nov 15thand receive a SwagBAGofGOODIES. Sign up on the YMCA’s website (www.northfieldymca.org) or call Cindy Graff at 507-650-2905.
Y School's Out Day Trips Planned - Join Us!
Submitted by Virginia Kaczmarek on Fri, 10/08/2010 - 4:05pm
Enroll your K-3rd grade child for a fun filled day of trips, games, crafts, activities, friends and MORE!
This full day program is offered when local schools are not in session.
Dress to be active, bring a bag lunch. Trips every day! Costs includes all costs to include field trip, admission, 2 snacks a day and all program supplies. Program is small by design so join us for some YMCA fun!
