Six guys + a linoleum mat on a concrete divider + a boombox = summertime entertainment on downtown Northfield’s west side tonight at about 9 pm.
See the photo album or this slideshow, then watch the video below:
Click play to watch. 1 min, 25 sec.
I took this videoclip of The Zillionaires playing at JuneBug night #3 on Saturday. I panned the crowd a bit, too.
Click play to watch. 2 min 30 sec.
A snippet of swing dancing and another of contra dancing at last week’s Taste of Northfield. Music by the Over and Back Band.
Click play to watch/listen. 3 minutes, 37 seconds
The Over and Back Band played at last week’s Taste of Northfield (band members: Mike Hildebrandt, fiddle; Craig Wasner, keyboards; Gordon Oschwald, bass; Steve Jennings, drums).
I captured some snippets of their closing number: Orange Blossom Special.
Click play to watch/listen. 3 minutes, 14 seconds.
The City of Northfield held its first ‘construction coffee’ meeting this morning at 5th and Division downtown. LG co-host Ross Currier, with his NDDC construction hat on, blogged about this here and here.
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 7th, is the First “Construction Coffee“. In an effort to keep the communication lines between downtown stakeholders and City of Northfield staff, the City will be holding regular tours of the Fifth and Water Streets Enhancements and Reconstruction Project.
33 1/3% of the triumvirate was there to chronicle the event, but alas, no other citizens. Maybe the looming thunderstorm scared folks away. (Note the glistening hailstones in the photo on the left, with one huge one just missing me.)
I took a (quite amateurish but hey, I’m learning) video of City Engineer Katy Gehler-Hess (apologies for botching your name, Katie!) explaining what’s been happening the past week, plus what’s up for next. Her boss, Public Services Director Joel Walinski, chimed in with some tidbits while Community Services Director Brian O’Connell lurked in the background, performing ably as our severe weather spotter.
I couldn’t find PDFs of the map that Katy explains in the video, nor a PDF of the Construction Newsletter #2 flyer that they handed out. I took photos of the latter and added it above (center and right photos). If anyone can point to either of those PDF documents on the City’s or consultant’s web site, please attach a comment with the URL.
Click play to watch. 6 min, 35 sec.
Last night’s Girls Night Out 2008 appeared to be bigger than ever. Downtown was crawling with babes and I just happened to be there.
See the album of 70+ photos (the photo of Patty Cash was submitted by Susan Hvistendahl) or this slideshow:
See this short video of the dancing at The Grand Event Center. Click play to watch. One minute.
Thge Northfield Historical Society held their annual meeting and ball at the Carleton College Great Hall last night, sponsored by the First National Bank of Northfield and Carleton College.
Maggie Lee was the Honorary Chair; Dan Freeman, outgoing president, was the MC. See the album of 5 dozen photos or this slideshow:
Below is a 2-minute and 20 second videoclip that features couples dancing to jazz singer Christine Rosholt and a guest appearance by Northfielder singer Christina Schwietz. The dancing of Bart and Sue de Malignon is featured at the beginning and end of the clip.
The Northfield Arts Guild (NAG) held their annual Auction for the Arts last night at the Arts Guild Theater. See the album of 4 dozen photos or this slideshow.
And here’s a 40 second videoclip of auctioneer Ed Kulhman, assisted by Northfield News reporter Megan Profit, auctioning a stained glass piece donated by Phil Daniel. Ed and Ann Lundstrom took it home.
Here’s the event poster for the festivities downtown this Saturday in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, beginning with a parade downtown, followed by the second annual Irish/American Idol competition at the Grand. Put a green bandanna on your dog and come on downtown!
See Griff’s 60+ photos from the 2005 parade (then called ‘Paddy Dazzle’) or this slideshow:
And see this 2007 video (by Gilly Wigley) of the Folding Chair Precision Marching Unit which included Northfield City Councilors Jim Pokorney and Noah Cashman.
Click to play. 20 seconds.
Our guest on today’s show (recorded yesterday afternoon) is Hayes Scriven, executive director of the Northfield Historical Society, talking about the history of prostitution in Northfield the upcoming NHS annual meeting and ball on Saturday night, featuring Twin Cities ‘First Lady of Jazz’ Christine Rosholt.
See Hayes’ blog post for more on the event, sponsored by the First National Bank of Northfield and Carleton College.
Click play to listen. 30 minutes.
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FYI, Maggie Lee is the honorary chair of the NHS annual meeting. Thanks to a WINGS grant, her oral history is now available via Google video (in two parts). See the NHS Oral Histories page for more.
Back in late January, I blogged about Northfield being named one of America’s 100 best communities for young people by America’s Promise Alliance.
In a Feb. 1 Northfield News article titled Video highlights Northfield youth by Megan Proft, she wrote:
Northfield youth were highlighted in a recent video produced by America’s Promise, a national collaborative dedicated to the well-being of children and youth. High school students and Mayor’s Youth Council members Ruth Amerman, Sam Ruby and Adrian Lazaro were featured in a video that profiled local youth initiatives, such as the Northfield Union of Youth and the Skateboard Coalition. The video was shown at the Minnesota Summit on Youth Development held on Dec. 5. Soccer coach Jorge Zuccolotto and teachers Bubba Sullivan and Jennifer Lompart were featured in the video too.
Here’s the video, in two parts. Thanks to HCI’s Zach Pruitt for the alert.
The 2nd Annual Northfield Winter Stomp was held at the Armory last night. Contra dance instruction and music were provided by Contratopia.
See the album of 3 dozen photos or this slideshow, and below, a one-minute video.
I took these photos on Saturday morning, just as we got the brief snow storm and temps began to plunge. See the complete album of 50+ photos, with a slideshow option.
2/12 update: I’ve created a narrated audio version of the above on YouTube.
This is a video of the second half-hour of Councilor Jon Denison’s Ward 4 meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Saturday morning. At-large Councilor Noah Cashman also participated. This segment is entirely about the plans for the Ames Mill Dam, with a report on the latest developments by Dave Hvistendahl.
I blogged about tearing down the Ames Mill Dam back in August and there was some discussion of how a this area of the river might be suitable for recreational/competitive kayaking, similar to the kayak/canoe park that exists downtown Wausau Wisconsin and the whitewater park planned for the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis.
Watch the video, as planning has progressed considerably since then. Photos below are of downtown Wausau.
This is the video of the first 39 minutes or so of Northfield Councilor Jon Denison’s Ward 4 meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Church this morning. At-large Councilor Noah Cashman also participated.
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