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 youth [...]
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 pounds [...]
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. Heather [...]
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 members [...]
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 County [...]
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 last [...]
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 [...]
Mark Code is the April recipient of the HCI Making a Difference Award. The award celebrates groups and individuals in Northfield who have a positive impact on youth.
A retired Northfield School District educator, Mark’s volunteer efforts include mentoring youth, assisting with classroom research projects at the Northfield Historical Society, reading enrichment with fourth grade students, [...]
Local youth spent after school time this week crafting colorful cards with messages for Northfield juniors and seniors that will attend the annual Prom in April. The student artists, in grades K-8, attend the Kid Ventures and PLUS after school programs through the Northfield School District and the Northfield School District Community Services Division.
The cards carry positive [...]
Ruth Amerman is the March recipient of the HCI Making a Difference Award. Ruth was nominated based on her leadership abilities and the role she played in organizing community discussions and meetings on heroin and chemical abuse. Ruth also spearheaded the “Vote Youth” campaign during the 2008 Northfield mayoral race. She works to empower youth and serves [...]
