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Studio ARTour celebrates 20 years this weekend
For the past two decades, one tour has been bringing artists’ inspiration to the limelight. The Studio ARTour has been going on for 20 years and is a place for artists in South Central Minnesota to display their artwork for others to see. This is not your typical art show — there are 18 studios to see and 33 artists. The tour extends to Faribault, Northfield, Dundas and Farmington. Tami Resler, the chair of the art tour, said this tour is a great way to...
School Board discusses levy, truth in taxation timeline
At last week’s Northfield School Board meeting, director of finance for the Northfield Public Schools, Val Mertesdorf received accolades for her expert handling of the district’s property tax levy. Mertesdorf told the board during the 2-hour, 23-minute meeting that two of the last five years there’s been a decrease in the levy. “Overall, our numbers show we’ve been very consistent, with no large swings,” she said. ...
Senior singers set to rock FiftyNorth
Not only do the cast members of “Alive & Kickin,” a senior choral group, have fun singing and swinging on senior living center stages across the state, but the seasoned performers also reflect the virtues of living life with joy and purpose. Now in its 15th season, Alive & Kickin will be bringing its high energy show to Northfield for the first time on Wed. Oct. 2. The 25-30 cast members will be performing at FiftyNorth at 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the one-hour...
Thousands of volunteers gather in the Twin Cities to build 30 homes for Habitat for Humanity's 38th Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project
The all-electric homes will be part of the largest development in Twin Cities Habitat's history. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, the nation will join former President Jimmy Carter in celebrating his 100th birthday, and today a record number of volunteers are honoring him in the best way they know how—by getting to work.
Twin Cities educators rally as pandemic-era funding for schools dries up
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Public school teachers in the Twin Cities are rallying as pandemic-era federal funding for Minnesota schools dries up.Over the last few years, $200 billion of pandemic aid helped fill gaps in school budgets across the country. The $207 million that St. Paul Public Schools received was used to fund arts programming and expand after-school options. Minneapolis Public Schools received roughly $250 million, and used it on everything from extra social workers to extra programming. But with the funding now gone, school districts had to make serious cuts ahead of the school year, which some teachers say will have...
Kennedy volleyball picks up 3-1 win at Richfield
Kennedy volleyball traveled down Nicollet Avenue the evening of Sept. 26 to face Richfield (9-4) in a Tri-Metro Conference match. The Eagles (6-10) picked up a second win of the win following Tuesday’s 3-0 sweep in another conference contest over St. Anthony. The win began with Kennedy winning the opening sets 25-23 and 27-25. Richfield came back to take the third set 25-23 before Kennedy closed out the match 25-16. ...
Wings soccer goes 2-2 amid busy week
The Armstrong/Cooper Wings hosted Richfield in a 1-0 conference win last week amid a busy week of games, winning through a goal from Nakayla Ore Sept. 24. Richfield entered the game with a 1-2 Tri-Metro Conference record, 4-4-1 overall, losing three of their last five games. In a first half that required some patience, Abby Hanson and Audrey Peplinski combined for some early Wings’ chances, helped by good duels by...
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