Category Archives: Upcoming events

Pure Performance presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 1

Parents and community members are invited to attend an important community presentation… Pure Performance The impact of alcohol or drug use on athletic performance Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:00-8:00 p.m. Northfield High School Auditorium 1400 Division Street South The presentation is led by John Underwood, President of the American Athletic Institute.   A formed NCAA All-American, [...]

Conversation Group for Parents Dealing with a Child’s Substance Use Issues

The Provider Team of the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition sponsors a monthly opportunity for parents dealing with a son or daughter’s substance abuse to meet and talk with other parents.  The group offers both education and support.  It meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.  Thus, the next meeting will [...]

Concert for a great cause this Saturday!

The First Annual LATINOS WORKING FOR CHANGE benefit concert is this Saturday (April 25) at 7:00 p.m. at the Northfield High School Auditorium. Will Healy from Over and Back fame will emcee this fundraising concert, featuring four outstanding local music groups: Scaredy Cat Blackie (featuring Rob Morrow) Feels Like Friday (featuring Bo Aylin, Joel Cooper, [...]

Don’t miss Town Hall Meeting on the legal issues associated with heroin and opiate use in Northfield

The Main Street Moravian Church is hosting a very important community discussion this Sunday, April 19, 2009.  The entire event is FREE. A Town Hall meeting on the topic of legal issues associated with heroin and opiate use in Northfield will begin at 3:00 p.m.  The Town Hall meeting will host a panel of seven [...]

Eat dinner at Beef O’ Brady’s this Thursday and help the Skateboard Coalition

This Thursday evening (March 12) , Beef O’ Brady’s is hosting a special fundraiser to benefit the Skateboard Coalition. Stop by the restaurant from 4:00-8:00 p.m.  After you have enjoyed a delicious meal, drop your receipt in the bucket by the door and the Skateboard Coalition will receive 20% of what you spent! It’s a [...]

Skateboard Coalition hosts pancake breakfast this Sunday at Applebee’s

The Northfield Skateboard Coalition will host a pancake breakfast this Sunday (March 1, 2009) from 8:00-9:30 a.m. at Applebee’s (2433 Highway 3 South).  The breakfast will include all-you-can-eat pancakes, plus an order of eggs, sausage, and breakfast beverages. Tickets are only $5 and can be purchased at the door — or from your favorite skateboarder! [...]

Northfield Union of Youth/The Key’s Open House this Thursday – don’t miss it!

This Thursday (January 29), the Northfield Union of Youth is hosting an Open House at their youth center The Key (303 S. Union Street in downtown Northfield).  The Open House will last from 5:00-8:00 p.m. If you haven’t been by The Key recently — or aren’t aware of all the amazing things that the Northfield [...]

Open house for skate plaza set for Tuesday

The City of Northfield will host an open house on Tuesday evening (December 9) to solicit public input about the design of Ames Park, the selected location for the new skate plaza.  The open house will be at 7:00 p.m. in the Northfield High School lower cafeteria. The young people in the Skateboard Coalition have [...]

Grief support group starting up

Below is information on a very important new group being organized by local community members. FROGS:  A support group for Friends and Family to deal Respectfully with the Reality of Opiate use and Overdose, to Gather and Grieve and give Support and Sympathy.  FROGS will be meeting on Mondays at the Main Street Moravian Church [...]

Don’t miss an important community event on heroin use in Northfield

This Sunday (November 16), the Main Street Moravian Church will host a Day of Feasting. Here’s the text from the brochure: The event will feature a Town Hall Meeting on the topic of heroin and opiate use in Northfield. The Town Hall Meeting is FREE and begins at 3:00 p.m. It will feature a panel [...]