The Garden Tour Comes to the Neighborhood

The Northfield Garden Club’s annual Garden Tour has just taken place, and in case you couldn’t attend in person, now is your chance to do so vicariously.   Three of the six homes selected this year were in our neighborhood.
Let’s begin at the home of Brett and Michele Reese at 201 3rd St. E.,  which has [...]

Afterthoughts from the Annual Picnic

Grace Clark sent this nice note after our picnic:
Ed,  After the Sunday Pot luck there were a few things that are now on  my front porch.  Green shirt, 1 small white table cloth, 1 red background patterned table cloth, 1 dish towel with green apples on it and 1 knife with lite green handle. They [...]

Annual Neighborhood Picnic

This nice flyer, prepared by Grace Clark, can be seen about the ‘hood.     Ed
Please join with neighbors and friends
for
a Northfield East Side Community Potluck
and Neighborhood Celebration
Sunday, June 21,  4:00 – 6:30 p.m.
At the Parish House tent,
419 Third Street, between College and Winona
This year’s celebration will feature a dramatic reading of  “These Trees Shall Be [...]

City Council Ward Meeting This Saturday! June 6

Ward 1 and Ward 2 Meeting  - This Saturday! (this message is forwarded from our neighborhood Council representatives Jim Pokorney and Betsey Buckheit :
Council representatives Jim Pokorney (Ward 1) and Betsey Buckheit (Ward 2) are hosting a combined meeting for residents of Ward 1 and Ward 2 on Saturday, June 6 at the Northfield Safety Center [...]

Helpers for Laura Baker Services

A few weeks ago, students from Washington Academy cycled over to Laura Baker Services to volunteer their time planting flowers in the front garden.  Arriving with shovels in hand, they designed and put in a beautiful arrangement of annuals.   As the kids observed, now when they bike past Laura Baker Services this summer, they’ll see [...]