Erica Zweifel and her fellow Northfield City Councilor are having some influence. As I commented earlier today, government openness and transparency while getting more input and involvement from ordinary citizens were among the themes in President Obama’s remarks today at the White House. (continued)
Author: <span>Griff Wigley</span>
Bad-boy Hayes Scriven, AKA NHS ED, alerted me to the new revamped Northfield Historical Society blog site. (No, I wasn’t involved. I don’t know who was.) He’s looking for feedback and is willing to take his lumps in public here on LoGroNo. He looks as grumpy as he did last July, though, so be careful how you speak to him. (continued)
I got an email tip with photo that this illustrious group was meeting at The HideAway Coffeehouse and Winebar last week, concocting a civic-related scheme. L to R: Deb Carpenter,…
Barack Obama spent this morning volunteering at the Sasha Bruce Youthwork shelter in Washington DC. See the NYTimes: Obama Celebrates Holiday With Service. If you’re looking for ways to do service here in Northfield, check the resources on the 5th Bridge site.
Many local retail establishments provide a space for people to put up flyers and posters for upcoming events and others community news. The Goodbye Blue Monday coffeehouse allows its entire entry to be used. (continued)
The Red Cross has two-day blood drive in Northfield this week at the Northfield Ballroom, 1055 Hwy 3 North (formerly American Legion Ballroom) from 1-7 PM each day. You can do a double red cell donation either day, too.
Last summer I commented on a podcast blog post (my comment was to Barb Kuhlman but our guest that day was Randy Jennings): “… I think the main outcome for me after this podcast is to lead the development of a code of ethics for Locally Grown that we have posted on our site.” Now’s a good time to get it done, because we’re ramping up to take advertising and that always raises some ethical issues. (continued)
It was 23 above this afternoon when I saw downtown Northfield’s mailman, Tom Kotula, making his rounds, suitably attired. The photo is PG-13, parental caution strongly advised.
A recent letter to the editor in the Northfield News told the tale of injuries sustained while sledding on the hill below Old Main. A Strib article titled Sledders hit icy slopes – hard chronicled the serious sledding injuries that have been treated at Hennepin County Medical Center.
But there’s an upside. “Hospitals are hurting right along with most other businesses in this recession,” said Northfield Hospital spokesman Scotch Richmondson. “But our ER revenue has been 20% ahead of last year thus far this winter and most of that is due to sledding injuries on the local hills that got iced up a couple weeks ago. It’s been a real godsend for both us and our Orthopaedic & Fracture Clinic. Icy sidewalks are our bread and butter, of course, but Northfield just doesn’t have enough sidewalks to make it lucrative for us.”
Some local attorneys were looking to capitalize on the trend. St. Olaf quickly put up a warning sign on the Old Main hill that reads, “Persons engaged in sliding, sledding, or other hazardous activity, do so at their own risk.” Dave Hviscerate, an attorney with the local law firm of Ludefisk, Hustler, and Hviscerate LLC, said (continued)