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Photo album: Tour de Nick 2012

By Griff Wigley, on August 5, 2012, 9:47 am

Bill Metz and pals from the Cannon Valley Velo Club and SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education) hosted the 9th annual Tour de Nick bicycle tour yesterday. The event raised over $6,000.

Riders were joined by Delicia Jernigan who’s riding from Portland OR to Portland ME on her So Many Roads Tour which is:

… dedicated to raising awareness of suicide statistics, the survivors they leave behind, and bringing inspiration to anyone that has suffered from depression and loss.

See the large slideshow of 34 photos (recommended) or SLOW CLICK this small slideshow:

See the Nfld News article: Northfield’s ‘Tour de Nick’ to support suicide awareness.

Bill Metz and friends raise $3K for S.A.V.E.

By Griff Wigley, on April 7, 2012, 7:48 am

Bill Metz stopped by my corner office at GBM yesterday morning to deliver the print that Robbie and I acquired at the Big Ring: 2nd Gear Art Auction last week at Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar in south Mpls. The event was a benefit for SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education).

The artist, Northfielder Marybeth Coyle-Frederick, happened to stop in for coffee so I got her to pose with Bill and her donated piece. Bill said the event raised over $3,000.

Scenes from the after-auction party:

Northfield artists donate their work for this week’s Big Ring 2nd Gear Art Auction at the Angry Catfish

By Griff Wigley, on March 25, 2012, 11:23 pm

Three weeks ago, I stopped by the Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar in south Mpls on my way to the Cuyuna Lakes Whiteout. I wanted to take some photos so that I could promote this week’s Big Ring: 2nd Gear Art Auction that’s hosted there. The event, a benefit for SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education), features many Northfield-area artists among the 17 and is being organized by Northfielder Bill Metz.

I met the owner, Joshua Klauck, and the general manager, Ben Rogowski, who graciously posed for a photo with the poster for the event.

You can see some of the artwork that’s been donated by the artists on the event’s Facebook page where Bill has been busy posting updates and photos.

Bridge Square is Northfield’s living room. The public process for planning its future begins Oct. 23 (9)
- Griff Wigley: You can now view & discuss results of Northfield Bridge Square straw poll (196 participants).
- Griff Wigley: Last call for the Bridge Square straw poll: it closes at noon on Friday. Thus far, over 138 people have completed it.
- Griff Wigley: Register/attend the Bridge Square live web conference, tonight at 7 pm.
- Griff Wigley: The Northfield Bridge Square straw poll is ready. It only takes 5 minutes to complete, unless of course, you choose to include comments with it.
- Griff Wigley: Northfield News article by Grace Webb: The future of Northfield’s Bridge Square will be topic of second open house
Helen Albers and her Red Maple tree on Bridge Square (7)
- Danny Urban: Merry Christmas Helen!!
- Helen Albers: A big Tree Hug to all of our town tree-lovers! With thanks to all who have responded to express their appreciation of trees! Happy Holidays! Helen Albers
- Beth Kallestad: Thank you Helen for your tree planting and reminding us of the need to protect those trees!
- John S. Thomas: It truly is a beautiful tree. I am still “sick” of the way the trees on Fourth Street look. It will be MANY years before they mature… and I hope they do!
- Marsha Kitchel: What a lovely photo of Helen Albers, beautiful in red, hugging her red maple. Hold on for dear life if “new and improved” means touching this gorgeous tree or any of the trees on Bridge Square. Northfielders would be...
Ice circles revisited and a software/app company discovered (2)
- Griff Wigley: Strib: Unusual ice circle forms in North Dakota river; deemed unusually large for river’s size
Steve Swanson’s latest book: the story of Harold and Louise Nielsen (2)
- Griff Wigley: Harold Nielsen died last week. His funeral is today. Obit here. Steve Sheppard has a blog post titled Harold R. Nielsen, Selfless Servant. Update 11/26: Today’s Strib has a lengthy obit.
Photo album: Northfield Area Family YMCA groundbreaking (1)
- Brenton Balvin: Thanks for taking this pictures. Our family would have loved to join the celebration had prior commitments not prevented us from doing so.
The Mill Towns Trail between Northfield and Dundas is navigable, if you’re not a pussy (5)
- Griff Wigley: Northfield City Engineer Joe Stapf sent me these photos today of the repairs to Armstrong Road and the adjacent Mill Towns Trail. Joe wrote: The trail paving is complete (still being rolled so not yet open), and the roadway is...
- Doug Peterson: Hi Griff, After reading Jan Hill’s reply, I realize my mis-understanding on “riding the rails”. You got me. Can I blame that on getting old?
- Jan Hill: I knew this was a send-up, Griff, having investigated possible routes ourselves (and knowing you!) But I thought for sure the cyclist on the rail was a fake–until I watched the video. Now that’s scary.
- Griff Wigley: Nick, I’ve heard from another Northfielder on this who wrote via email: The part where you suggest that riders go on to the active rail line does not make good common sense to me. I have worked on the railroad as a head...
- Nick Benson: Your non-pussy readers should note that trespassing on railroad tracks, as shown there, is both dangerous and illegal; trains can be surprisingly quiet when approaching on smooth welded rail like that, which doesn’t...
My Northfield photo exhibit opens with a reception on Sept. 9 at the Northfield Senior Center (4)
- Judy Becker: All evocative. Am glad I stopped by to view your photos, Griff.
- Griff Wigley: Thanks, Marsha! The gallery changes over on Monday, Oct 14 so if anyone else has been considering going, now’s the time to do it.
- Marsha Kitchel: Griff, I (finally) saw your photographs at the Senior Center last week. They are beautiful, and I really like your unique perspective. Marsha
- Griff Wigley: Blog post with photos of the reception is now up at: http://northfieldphotos.com/20 13/09/northfield-senior-center -art-show-reception-saaaweeet/
Three game tables soon to be installed on Bridge Square (7)
- Ross Currier: I just walked through Bridge Square and ALL THREE of the tables were occupied. It didn’t look like they were playing chess, though, more like eating lunch… …and what a day for it, in beautiful downtown Northfield,...
- Griff Wigley: The three picnic tables were installed last week. Each has an inlaid backgammon and chess/checkerboard. I’ve added photos to the blog post above.
- Griff Wigley: Joe, thanks for that explanation. And if your eighth grade English teacher, Mrs. Gentilini, is still around, I think she might approve of your communications style.
- kiffi summa: Joe or Mr. Stapf… Thanks for the explanation; I think its/they’re great, and long overdue… I just didn’t want anything to put off the Bridge Square redesign implementation … and often it’s...
- Joe Stapf: Ah-h-h-h, yes, The Gaming Tables… Question #1) Who authorized them!!!??? I did. The picnic tables (if you recall, a trial) were deemed by me to have been a success. We received absolutely 100%, pure, unadulterated positive feedback...
Mill Towns Trail update from the DNR: Northfield citizens have a problem to solve (3)
- Griff Wigley: Robert, I’m heading north today for 2013 PedalMN Bicycle Summit . I hope to be smarter when I return and will post more then.
- Bright Spencer: here is a new wrinkle http://chicago.curbed.com/arch ives/2013/09/27/roosevelt-to-g et-raised-bikeway-between-waba sh-indiana.php
- Robert Palmquist: I’ll start the discussion… Hey Griff, any news as to what’s happening with the trail in the Faribault and Cannon Falls areas?
Time to get engaged: help develop a parking management plan for downtown Northfield (14)
- Griff Wigley: Two new parking-related blog posts: A bicycle field trip with Dale Gehring to get smarter about ‘making the connections’ http://northfielddowntownparki ng.org/2013/08/30/a-bicycle-fi eld-trip-with-dale-gehring-...
- Griff Wigley: New blog post: Proposed layout of directional and way-finding signs for public parking
- Griff Wigley: New blog post: Washington St. lot restriped to optimize parking spaces
- Griff Wigley: Blog post update: recommended downtown parking management action steps for Aug. 13 Council work session
- Griff Wigley: Blog post update: July 31 parking management planning meeting at City Hall
Dan Clites organizes a prayer walk at the Northfield High School; it’s a Trojan Horse (132)
- Griff Wigley: There is a Prayer Walk for the Northfield School District today, 4-8 pm: By Maria KayLynn Olson and Kiersten-Kiwi Williams Bielenberg Schedule: 4:00-4:25 Prairie Creek 4:30-4:55 Arcadia 5:00-5:25 Greenvale 5:30-5:55 Sibley 6:00-6:25...
Photo album, video: Arlo Cristofaro at the NAG (1)
- John Graf: Congrat’s Arlo Ireally enjoyed you song and wish you the best, if you tour around Chicago please let me know I would love to come see you play. Cousin John
Northfield needs more women driving around in ‘56 T-Birds (2)
- Griff Wigley: Hi Marie, thanks for asking. I’ll contact you via email.
- Marie Wright: I’d like to use this photo on my website. My theme is vintage Main Street USA. I feel that I need your permission to copy this photo and use it. (Julia Rose Grey is my pen name for my genre of novels.)
Northfield’s new park could include a mountain bike / pump & jump park and save the city $280,000 (37)
- Griff Wigley: Dave, I like the two-prong attack, too. Can you let us know when the short-term task force is due to meet? I’d like to attend, and I’m sure some of the neighbors would as well. And make sure that pizza with mushroom...
- Griff Wigley: Nfld News article on Tuesday’s Council action on this issue: Subcommittee to explore fixes for tax-forfeited land acquired by Northfield During heavy rain, water has overtaken the yards and basements of Karen Moldenhauer and...
- David DeLong: Griff, I’m told there’s over 50,000 cubic yards of dirt in the pile which translates to over 2,500 dump truck loads. I think there’s enough to go around. The problem is moving all that over residential streets, if we sell it or...
- Griff Wigley: At last night’s meeting, the City Council opted to A) form a 4-week task force of 3 council members plus engineering staff and citizens to deal with the runoff problem in the neighborhood; and B) ask the Parks & Rec...
- kiffi summa: good to know, Griff… I trust that you’re correct about the amount of dirt needed for the create of a bike park. Maybe if there’s so much more than needed, a berm could be created between the park and the houses, if...
Northfielder Bill Steele’s first love is not EcoTrans; it’s Bolder Options (2)
- Bill Steele: You are right. John Marshall it was.
- Todd Amunrud: If I remember right Darrell Thompson also played football for John Marshall in Rochester.
63. That’s easy to remember. (5)
- Nancy Averill: Ah KDWB. THE best radio station ever. We had the KDW-Beatles. We had the KDW-Beach Boys. We were color radio. We had leaky billboards. I maintain that Professor James Francis Patrick O’Neill is the very basis of my humor. We...
MPR’s Molly Bloom visits Northfield for their ‘Get Out There’ segment (2)
- azna amira: Glad to see Ms. Bloom made it to town and featured four of the places I recommended to her when she wrote me in her “top five” things to do in our burg.
Flooding wipes out Mill Towns Trail bridge, slices Armstrong Road, undermines railroad bed (10)
- Griff Wigley: Paul/George, they reopened the old culvert and put in a new larger secondary one. I’ll try to get photos.
- Griff Wigley: Thanks everyone for your kind comments about the photos. I’ve added a few of downtown to the blog post above. See Rob Hardy’s comprehensive listing of links related to the flooding on Northfield.org.

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