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More on the Arts Union

By Ed Lufkin, on April 22nd, 2010

This just in:

\The College is currently working to clean out stored items in the Arts Union. We had a sale last Saturday and the rest will be moved out as soon as possible. Asbestos removal began yesterday, Monday, April 19, in the 1954 classroom wing. Asbestos abatement will include removing the windows from the classroom wing and because windows will be removed, a construction fence will be installed to secure the site. The sidewalk along the park, which is on Carleton property, will be inside the fence. The sidewalk will be closed along the east side of the building between Third and Fourth Streets. Abatement is scheduled to be complete mid-May and demolition of the 1954 classroom wing and boiler house room is expected to begin May 17. Ed

Calendar for Earth Day/Arbor Day-related Events in Northfield

By Ed Lufkin, on April 20th, 2010

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Earth Day/Arbor Day-related Events in Northfield

Wednesday, April 21 – May 15, 2010

Wednesday, April 21

• Carleton College Steam Plant Tour. 4 p.m. meet outside the Carleton Facilities (just North of Sayles Hill campus Center) for a tour of how the Carleton steam plant works!

• “Toward a More Sustainable Community: Creating an Eco-Village in Northfield” Dinner and discussion at

Carleton’s CANOE House 115 Maple (corner of 2^nd Street East), 6:30 p.m. Speaker: Bruce Anderson. RSVP: 222-5195.

• State of the Watershed Address, sponsored by the Cannon River Watershed Partnership

7-8 p.m. Just Food Community Room, 516 Water St South

So…how’s the water? Find out about the quality of the water in our streams and lakes, find out what local residents, farmers and businesses (and CRWP) are doing to improve it, and learn how you can help! Admission is FREE. Registration is requested by phone or with a Just Food cashier: (507) 650-0106.

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Annual Cleanup for Central Park, Sat. Apr 24, 2010

By Ed Lufkin, on April 20th, 2010

Dear NESNA members: Thanks to the work of Barbara Burke and Suzie Nakasian, we have this fine graphic for you:

A Grass Roots Effort to Grow Old at Home

By Ed Lufkin, on April 14th, 2010

We thank Margit Johnson and Bob Bruce for bringing this article to our attention. It appeared today, Apr. 14. 2010, in the NY Times, and rather than reproduce it here, we submit the reference to you as a fine example of how our senior citizens are more and more finding ways to keep their beloved homes and avoid the often-difficult transition into assisted living arrangements. We will, however, show you the fine photograph that accompanies the article. Ed

A Sure Sign of Spring

By Ed Lufkin, on April 12th, 2010

This was taken on the 13th hole of the golf course, but the theme is seen everywhere in the midwest, and is a sure harbinger of summer: painted turtles sunning themselves. Enjoy——Ed

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