Monthly Archives: September 2009

Community meetings planned for proposed halfway house

West Hills Lodge and the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition are pleased to announce the scheduling of two community meetings to present information and answer questions about plans to establish a halfway house in Northfield.
The first meeting will be held on Monday, September 28, 2009, from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the meeting room at [...]

Northfield out-of-school programs receive $246,000 grant

The Minnesota Office of Justice Programs announced on Friday that Northfield has been selected as a recepient of funding from the “Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.”   This federal stimulus funding will support the Northfield PRIMEtime out-of-school collaborative, which provides free after school and summer programming to over 1,300 local [...]

Heather Suess is August Making a Difference Recipient

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 [...]