Locally Grown Northfield » Bridgette Hallcock

Part-time customer service help wanted: Premier Banks Northfield

Bridgette Hallcock — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:47:00 +0000

We are seeking an enthusiastic, sales-oriented individual to join our team. Prior customer service experience and recent cash handling skills are required. Position is available at our Premier Banks Northfield location. Position will average 30 hrs/wk. including Saturday mornings. Schedule may vary every week.

Interested applicants may apply in person or send resume to Premier Banks, 112 East Fifth St., Northfield, MN 55057 or e-mail resume to hr@premierbanks.com.

For additional info, visit our website: www.premierbanks.com EOE

Bridgette Hallcock photos: Laura Baker Gala 2011

Griff Wigley — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:13:27 +0000

Mary Closner was one of many volunteer extraordinaires at this year’s Laura Baker Services Association Gala held back on Dec. 3 (the night of our one and only snowfall) at Carleton College. She was in charge of the silent auction, among other tasks, and twisted the arms of many into helping, including me and my sweetie.

Bridgette Hallcock volunteered her photography services and her photos of the evening are now posted to both her Bridgette Hallcock Photography Facebook page and in a blog post by LBSA’s Jane Fenton. Jane says:

Love these? Please contact our volunteer photographer, at 507-271-3263 for a print. All sizes, tones, canvas mounting available. Part of your purchase comes back to LBSA.

See Jane’s blog post of all the sponsors of the Gala, most of them Northfield organizations and Northfielders.

Then see the large slideshow of Bridgette’s photo album or SLOW CLICK this small slideshow:

Ladies Spring Fling is Saturday at the Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill

Bridgette Hallcock — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:28:00 +0000

How about getting out of the house and shaking off the winter blues with a little free wine tasting?

Ladies Spring Fling is Saturday, April 2nd from 1:30 to 5pm at the Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill.

You will find Free Wine Tasting as well as shopping with Jockey, Homemade Gourmet, Lia Sophia, Partylite, Tupperware, Mary Kay, Norwex, Wild Tree, Pure Romance, Thirty One Gifts, Dove Chocolate, Willow House, The Victory Closet featuring Cowgirl Tuff Clothing, Rainbow Garden, Bridgette Hallcock Photography, as well as PURSES!

This is a free event, so bring a friend! Castle Rock and Roll Bar & Grill is located at 27998 Chippendale Ave., Northfield on the corner of Highway 3 and County Road 86.

Mother’s Day is coming. Here’s your chance to pick up something for Mom and a little something for yourself!

Photo albums: 2010 Prairie’s Edge Humane Society Walk for the Animals, by Bridgette Hallcock Photography

Bridgette Hallcock — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:09:49 +0000

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.

It’s spring and the litters are coming! by Bridgette Hallcock

Bridgette Hallcock — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:33 +0000

Do you love animals, but simply cannot bring any more home? Try fostering a litter with the Prairie’s Edge Humane Society.

I had the wonderful opportunity to foster Valerie and her 5 kittens for 6 weeks. It was so much fun! We got to see their eyes open and ears pop up. It was so sweet to watch them sleep all curled up in a little kitten pile and to watch them discover their toys. What an awesome opportunity to provide a temporary home for these animals and get lots of unconditional love.

I was able to get some great photographs of the kittens and Valerie. Here’s one of them.

Premier Bank’s nifty double play

Griff Wigley — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:07:32 +0000

Last week I got emails from Sandy Vesledahl and Bridgette Hallcock at Premier Bank, alerting me to an upcoming pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Rice County Humane Society (RCHS). (Dog photo by Bridgette, taken at last year’s Susan Perry Memorial Walk for Animals.) I assumed they wanted me to blog about it so I pitched them a Locally Grown membership instead:

‘Twould be great to have Premier Bank as a member of LG. Then you could promo events like this as a community service of Premier. Of course, you can also promo bank-related products and services, too.

Sandy then had the brilliant idea of the bank not only buying a Locally Grown membership for themselves but a separate one for RCHS so that they could do their own sidebar membership blog posts.

Bank VP Travis Nettum liked her idea and after checking with Board member Kathy Jasnoch at RCHS, they had two checks for me about an hour later. (Gee, do they approve loans that fast, I wonder?)

Before departing, I purchased 3 tickets to the Jan. 31 RCHS pancake fundraiser (I plan to get my buddies, Bruce and Curt to go with me) and posed for a photo next to their big display case which is featuring all-things RCHS-related.

This model of buying two Locally Grown memberships could be replicated by other businesses in town who are looking for an inexpensive and public way to support local non-profits and other community causes.

Photo albums: The 2009 Susan Perry Memorial Walk for Animals (Bridgette Hallcock photos)

Griff Wigley — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:30:41 +0000

I was out of town at a funeral on Saturday so I missed taking photos for the Susan Perry Memorial Walk for Animals. Fortunately, Castle Rock-based photographer Bridgette Hallcock was on hand to chronicle the event. I’ve put her photos into two albums in my Northfield gallery, appending Bridgette’s name to the albums (Picasaweb doesn’t allow galleries to have multiple authors).

See the album of 53 people-oriented shots, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:

See the album of 67 dog-only shots, the large slideshow, or this small slideshow:

Friends you can count on

Griff Wigley — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:08:31 +0000

I got treated last week to a surprise birthday party, orchestrated by my sweetie. She called on these people to help:

L to R: Jeff Johnson, KYMN, emceed the roast; Tim Freeland, KYMN, took the video; Doug Bratland took 24 photos at the start of the party and blogged them within an hour on Northfield.org; and Bridgette Hallcock, DJJD photographer who took over 300 photos throughout the evening (including the above ones of Jeff, Tim and Doug). I’ve put up a party photo album of 100 of Bridgett’s photos here.

Bridgett’s the best special event photographer around, IMHO. Her card says: "Bridgette Hallcock Photography, Castle Rock, Specializing in outdoor photography of seniors, families, and special events. 507-271-3262."

Update 10/3: Robbie was horrified when she saw this blog post because I didn’t include two people who worked behind the scenes with her prior to the event:

Jessica Paxton and Tracy Davis. Thanks, ladies!