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- The Marcus Welby of law, by Lance Heisler | Lampe Law Group
July 31, 2010 | 7:45 pmGrowing up in North Dakota during the 50s and 60s, I was privileged to experience something that's all too rare now - the old-fashioned family doctor. "Doc" delivered babies, set broken bones, treated pneumonia, and helped Grandpa with his newfangled hearing aid. Doc knew the community, the families, and the individuals whose basic medical needs he treated from birth through the end of life. Some of you who grew up in that time, and perhaps in smaller communities, may remember a Doc of your own. . . . → Read More: The Marcus Welby of law, by Lance Heisler | Lampe Law Group
- Kitty Mania at the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, by Sandy Vesledahl
July 28, 2010 | 10:51 pm
Let’s talk about cats, cats and more cats! Why?? Because Prairie’s Edge Humane Society is full of cats and we have many more arriving daily. As of today, there are 44 cats on the adoption floor with more awaiting their surgeries so they are ready for adoption. There are cats in every corner of the shelter who need homes! We are in desperate need of homes for these cats. We cannot emphasize this enough. So we are having a cat sale and we are calling it Kitty Mania ! Kitty Mania is this weekend, beginning Thursday, July . . . → Read More: Kitty Mania at the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, by Sandy Vesledahl
- On Watermelons and Widgets, by Tom Swift
July 12, 2010 | 11:50 am
The free market does many things well, but we know it does not do everything. Even market fundamentalists concede that the public must build roads, put out fires, police streets, and provide national defense. Most people, at least those to the left of the Tea Party edge of political spectrum, accept that the government must also be involved in education, disaster relief, and health care. That is, certain services must be rendered — necessary services, universal services — whether or not those services are financially profitable. If your house is on fire, you do not have time to . . . → Read More: On Watermelons and Widgets, by Tom Swift
- Vintage Band Festival Contra Dance, by Dan Bergeson
July 12, 2010 | 10:56 am
Okay, so most of the news about the Vintage Band Festival so far has been about the bands. But there’s a number of other events during the weekend. Like the VBF Contra Dance, for instance. The Vintage Band Festival Contra Dance will feature music by The Dodworth Saxhorn Band of Ann Arbor, Michigan and will be led by dance instructor/caller Robin Nelson. Dancing will begin at 8:30 p.m. with a “Grand March” led by 60 costumed members of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry Brigade, followed by a variety of period dances including polkas, contra dances, schottisches, reels and waltzes. . . . → Read More: Vintage Band Festival Contra Dance, by Dan Bergeson
- The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome, by Tom Swift
June 27, 2010 | 8:00 am
Even before I read the first word of this article I had a visceral reaction to it. The accompanying photographs — my eyes tend to skip over photographs in magazines — affected me in a manner that is difficult to articulate. I knew, immediately I knew, I was not going to like what I was about to read. In fact, for that reason I put the piece aside. Not now, I thought. Maybe tomorrow, I said to myself. But, then, I couldn’t not read it, either. If you have not done so already, I hope you will read . . . → Read More: The Animal-Cruelty Syndrome, by Tom Swift
- Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! by Kathy Jasnoch
June 27, 2010 | 7:54 am
June may be Adopt A Cat month here at Prairie’s Edge Humane Society and we have lots of wonderful cats, but we also have PUPPIES! We have a male Newfoundland mix named Chong who is 6 months old, he was a stray so we don’t know a lot about him. He loves to play! We also have three Australian Cattle Dog mixes who are two months old. Marcia, Bobby and Cindy were born at the shelter and spent some time in one of our fabulous foster homes. They are now back at the shelter and ready to find . . . → Read More: Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! by Kathy Jasnoch
- Relay for Life of Rice County, August 6th, Rice County Fairgrounds. By Sandy Vesledahl
June 23, 2010 | 9:35 pm
The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. At Relay for Life, teams of people camp out at local parks or fairgrounds and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Because cancer never sleeps, Relays are overnight events. Relay for Life of Rice . . . → Read More: Relay for Life of Rice County, August 6th, Rice County Fairgrounds. By Sandy Vesledahl
- Critter Cam live from Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, by Sandy Vesledahl
June 16, 2010 | 9:04 amNow Showing! Live Kittens playing! You can now watch our adoptable animals at Prairie’s Edge Humane Society (PEHS) live 24/7 on the new Critter Cam installed in conjunction with KYMN Radio. Thanks to the fine folks at KYMN radio we now have a live feed of our adoptable animals showing on our website and KYMN’s website, Tim and Jeff are AWESOME! Currently the Critter Cam is featuring kittens available for adoption. Watch them play, sleep, eat, and everything else they do 24 hours a day 7 days a week! It’s better than anything you can see on TV! . . . → Read More: Critter Cam live from Prairie’s Edge Humane Society, by Sandy Vesledahl
- Save the Northfield Depot: fundraising help needed. By Lynn Vincent
June 11, 2010 | 11:34 am
A BIG Thanks to all of you who came to last Monday’s Volunteer Organization Meeting, and to those who contacted us saying you wanted to help but could not make the meeting. We have pretty full support for Communications and Design and Build sub-committees, and we got a web graphic designer to help with the site. Alice Thomas is facilitating the Communications group, and Steve Edwins is facilitating the Design and Build group. What we are missing and really need are Fund Raising people. We have two grant writiers, but we need folks who are committed to the . . . → Read More: Save the Northfield Depot: fundraising help needed. By Lynn Vincent
- Photo albums: 2010 Prairie’s Edge Humane Society Walk for the Animals, by Bridgette Hallcock Photography
June 11, 2010 | 8:09 am
Thank you to all of those who came to Alexander Park on a beautiful Saturday morning in May to help support Prairie’s Edge Humane Society! I have placed all of the fun photographs on my Bridgette Hallcock Photography Facebook page so that everyone can see how much fun we had! See the two 2010 Walk for the Animals albums here and here. If you would like a print, please contact me, as the proceeds will benefit the animals at PEHS.
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Another streetscape enhancement
By Griff Wigley, on July 10, 2009, 8:42 am
 
There’s a new street sign up on a pole in Bridge Square, part of the ongoing wayfinding and streetscape-related improvements to downtown Northfield.
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but I’d have a hard time during the sabbatical not paying attention to see if that was actually the case. I think the more places in Northfield...
I’m finding it interesting that newer downtown-area street signs omit the north or south on the street signs. I notice it especially going south on Division. The older embossed signs say (correctly) DIVISION ST S, but the newer signs (e.g., at Woodley and Division) say simply DIVISION ST.
Even weirder to me is that south of Marvin Lane, the Division Street name disappears entirely. Jefferson and Division is marked STATE HWY 246. Using the highway number makes sense on Hwy 3, which really has no other name, but I’m not sure why it’s used on those intersections, when all things located on the road have an address of Division St South (New Middle School, Servicemaster, etc).
But back to Water and Bridge Square, technically that intersection is of BRIDGE SQUARE and WATER ST S. It would seem that, particularly since North Water and South Water are so disconnected, it wouldn’t have hurt to use the full street name on the sign.
Good point, Sean.
I used to live on Plum St. South, part of which was on the north/west side of town.
Sean: I think the Highway 246 thing is simply because the state highways trump everything else. This also occurs with Highway 3 with is also County Road 47, Chippendale Ave, North Water St, and even Highway 19 for a short stretch. Northfield Amcon is a prime example. They are located on the corner of Highway 3 and St. Olaf Avenue however their address Water Street North. That one does not seem to make much sense either.
Matthew,
I think Highway 3 is unique because it’s follows a route that did not exist prior to that state highway being created. I suspect it’s Water Street for a few blocks in the north downtown area because that is historically about where Water Street would have run before the highway was built. I think it would be great if the City assigned a city street name to Highway 3 (I’ll let Ross jump in here with Dahomey Avenue), but it does seem more reasonable that a road created to be Highway 3 would bear that city name as well.
Division South seems different, though. It’s a road that well precedes the state highway, as part of the continuous north/south line dividing Northfield and Bridgewater townships. And after all, it is just as much Highway 246 at the intersections with Sumner, Marvin, and Fremont, and yet it’s labelled Division St there. I’m fairly sure the City can put whatever they darn well please on their city street signs.
Sean
I am in total agreement with you. All I am saying is that it would be nice if the city would adopt a standard way of handling such instances of over lapping roads if only to make things more concise as a whole. After looking at maps of Northfield according to Google Maps, not the most accredited source but the best I have access to currently, 246 runs all the way up to the 19, Division St, 2nd Street intersection. Really when dealing with interesting mess that is state highways in Northfield I am not sure if there is a standard procedure. If there is it would be interesting to here it.
Also I do apologize for forgetting Dahomey Ave. in my list of Highway 3 names that appear on directions to confuse and befuddle the general population.
Well the North/South markers on the street signs do not seem to have completely disappeared. I was on the new portion of Woodley last night and noticed that all the new signs say WOODLEY ST E. Even Spring Creek Road, which historically has not had north/south designations, is marked SPRING CREEK RD S. It would seem the pattern is that maybe they mark it as long as there is an opposite direction on the grid? That is, there is no Washington Street North, so they don’t bother to mark Washington Street South. (Division and Water streets are exceptions.)
On the Division Street South matter, Brian Erickson told me that there was no particular reason for the “State Hwy 246″ label, but that they would consider marking it Division St when the signs were next replaced.