I spotted Adam Gurno’s Northfield.org post on this and thought I’d replicate it here point it out here — a 7-minute video documentary of The Northfield Union of Youth and…
Category: <span>Civic Orgs</span>
The Carletonian published its first issue of the year on Friday and their lead article was Northfield’s heroin story, along with an accompanying interview of a former addict. (This first issue is not yet available via their online service but these photos I took of the paper are large enough to make the text readable. Click to enlarge.)
Left and center: Chief of Police’s heroin claims cause controversy; Right: A former Northfield High School heroin addict offers perspective.
Two other Northfielders have publicly weighed in on the heroin issue recently. Left: Dale Snesrud, former co-owner of the Olympus Athletic Club, wrote a letter to the Northfield News titled Holy discontent with heroin. Right: Craig Ellingboe, Pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, preached a sermon title “Holy Discontent” on Aug. 26 that Dale references in his letter. Keep reading for the full text of their remarks.
I failed miserably to take any more DJJD photos over the weekend. But see Doug Bratland’s post on Northfield.org for links to several different albums.
See the five dozen photos in the 2007 Jesse James Bike Tour photo album or this slideshow.
I’ve got to work this weekend so I won’t be able to take many photos of this weekend’s Defeat of Jesse James Days festivities, other than the Jesse James Bike…
I took these photos on Wednesday at the DJJD graveside memorial service honoring Joseph Lee Heywood and Nicolaus Gustafson. Brad Ness, David Anderson, Lynn Wilmot, Orrin DeLong, and a Gustafson…
Mary Rossing, proprietor of Present Perfect, was our guest on Wednesday, talking about DJJD and its impact on Northfield retail. We also talked city hall issues. After the show, she and…
I took this photo about 10 this morning. The gang from the Northfield Senior Center was hauling the Bridge Square vintage popcorn wagon (see the new web page on it) over to…
Last week, the Strib reprinted a column by Los Angeles Times’ Gregory Rodriguez titled Diversity may not be the answer: Just existing together won’t erase mistrust; instead, we should work toward…