Ed Vivant is the May recipient of the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Making a Difference Award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Ed, a driver for Benjamin Bus, was nominated by students from the Northfield Middle School Youth Center. His daily route includes picking up [...]
April 27, 2010 – 10:58 am
The Northfield’s Alternative Learning Center (ALC) business class is the April recipient of the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Making a Difference Award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. The student’s in Cheryl Mathison’s class manage a small business called Soy Scents Candles & Soaps. [...]
Congratulations to Dan Kust who received the March Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Making a Difference Award! The award is presented to individuals or groups in Northfield who give time and talent to provide positive support for youth. Dan teaches sixth grade at Northfield Middle School and coaches the Northfield High School Nordic Ski Team. As a [...]
February 18, 2010 – 12:48 pm
Kathy Ness, Northfield Public Library Children’s Librarian, has been named the HCI Making a Difference Award for February. The award celebrates groups and individuals who have a positive impact on youth in the community. Kathy was nominated for her work with youth on the Northfield Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and her dedication to the [...]
January 25, 2010 – 1:03 pm
Take It To The Box, the Rice County medication disposal program, will be featured on WCCO-TV Channel 4 tonight (January 25, 2010) as part of the 10 p.m. news broadcast. Northfield Police Chief Mark Taylor will discuss the Northfield program during a WCCO-TV report on heroin overdoses in Minneapolis. Since September 2009, more than 600 [...]
September 1, 2009 – 12:45 pm
Heather Suess received the August Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) “Making a Difference” Award. The award celebrates groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on youth. Heather was nominated by two Northfield Middle School girls she coached during summer soccer. She combined her talents of coaching soccer skills and teaching life skills to reinforce positive decision-making. [...]
August 17, 2009 – 11:43 am
John Schad, Jimi Brown and Mike Plank are the July recipients of the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) “Making a Difference” Award. The trio of neighbors stepped forward and donated time, talent and tools to help bring the Northfield Skateboard Coalition’s temportary skate park closer to a reality. Schad, Brown and Plank worked side-by-side with youth Coalition [...]
Kathy Cooper is the June recipient of the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative “Making a Difference” Award. Kathy was nominated for her dedication to creating a safe and healthy environment for youth throughout Rice County. She serves on the Northfield Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol and Drug Use and is the coordinator for the Rice [...]
Charles Reznikoff, M.D. is the May recipient of the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Making a Difference award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Dr. Reznikoff is an Addiction Medicine Specialist at Northfield Hospital. He began seeing patients with opiate addiction in Northfield [...]
Don’t be alarmed if you hear the emergency vehicle sirens at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13. Northfield High School will be the scene of a mock crash. “One for the Road” is a reenactment of a fatal crash resulting from impaired driving and lack of seat belt use. NHS students will join local law enforcement and emergency [...]
