Annual Meeting for Members of NESNA

Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Northfield neighbors from 1st to 7th & Washington to Prairie Streets :
Join your neighbors and friends for the
The Annual All-Neighborhood Meeting of the East Side Neighborhood Association
Next Sunday, March 14, 2010, 2 to 4 PM, at First United Church of Christ, Sanctuary, 300 Union Street
This meeting will provide an opportunity to hear [...]

A Skateboard Park at Memorial Park?

We’ve just received this timely information from Lisa Ash.    Since it’s a longish, two-page document,  I’ll present the first paragraph here, and you can continue reading it by clicking on the link.    Thank you, Lisa———–Ed
A Quick Primer Regarding Skateparks and Memorial Park
1. History. The City has been working to determine a location for a possible [...]

How Squirrels Get Through Winter

Here you see our furry friends hard at work eating berries, much as bears do, in contemplation of the winter ahead.                  Ed

A new and excellent news link

Hello, All—–We thank Suzie Nakasian for alerting us to the presence of a new talent at Carleton,  namely Doug McGill Jr., who is earning acclaim as a blogger and intelligent conveyer of news.     You can see what we mean by going to the link below left, at
www.pressville.org.
Again, our appreciation to Suzie for this information.       Ed

Preservation of Islands in Lyman Lakes

About a month ago  (see earlier post)—–we described the reclamation efforts underway in Lyman Lakes, where the two islands have suffered much erosion of banks.
Here is a photo to show the considerable progress made since then.    The biologs are in place, creating a wall about four feet high at the new perimeters of the islands, [...]