When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 — 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: Lion’s Pause, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College Moderator: Mary Crippen, Northfield Resident Sponsors: St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, Northfield Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use, Healthy Community Initiative ********************************************************** April is Alcohol Awareness Month and the Federal Government’s Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention [...]
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota is hosting its annual (and very fun!) Bowl for Kids Sake event in Rice County on April 23, 2010. The event will run from 4:00-9:00 p.m. at the Faribault Bowling Center. This is a fantastic way to help an outstanding organization that makes a real difference in the [...]
Rice County Public Health has launched a new “Healthy Rice County” website as part of the agency’s “Statewide Health Improvement Program” (SHIP) initiative. Visit http://healthyricecounty.org today! Information on Healthy Rice County: Healthy Rice County is an initiative led by Rice County Public Health with funding from a Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) grant from the [...]
February 26, 2010 – 5:09 pm
All are invited to an education session on Adolescent Brain Development on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. The training will be led by Dr. Ken Winters from the University of Minnesota. For more information, click HERE. There is no cost to attend, but advance [...]
February 19, 2010 – 10:37 am
Do you have extra, unneeded athletic shoes around? Would you like to donate them? The Youth Sports Equipment Exchange is a group of middle school students who are aware that the cost of “special” athletic shoes can become an obstacle that prevents some children from participating in sports. We all know how quickly youth outgrow [...]
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 [...]
February 13, 2010 – 4:10 pm
Just a reminder…. Through the federal Drug-Free Communities grants, HCI and the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition have made up to $10,000 in funding available to support the implementation of evidence-based programs in schools to reduce youth alcohol and drug use. Any school located in Rice County is eligible to apply. For a copy of [...]
January 31, 2010 – 5:36 pm
Need help with homework? Come to the Homework Zone on Monday and Thursday evenings at Greenvale Park School! The Homework Zone runs from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and is open to all Northfield students, elementary through high school. Laptop computers are available to use. Volunteer tutors are also able to work individually with students. There is no [...]
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 [...]
January 24, 2010 – 11:11 am
Parents Meeting Parents will host a community screening of the documentary, Including Samuel on Thursday, January 28, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. The screening will take place at St. John’s Church (500 W. 3rd Street). The event is free and open to the public. The 58-minute documentary will be followed by facilitated discussion groups for youth [...]
