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Local fabric reproduction store owner knows about costume emergencies (copy)
When movie, television or theatrical productions being produced in Hollywood, New York, Canada or Europe experience a critical fabric emergency, Margo Krager’s phone rings in Northfield. Krager, who knows a thing or two about textiles through history, estimates she has worked with over 50 movies since she started researching and selling “fabrics with the look of bygone eras.” Krager’s business, ReproductionFabrics.com, is an online source of cotton reproduction fabric for...
Local fabric reproduction store owner knows about costume emergencies
When movie, television or theatrical productions being produced in Hollywood, New York, Canada or Europe experience a critical fabric emergency, Margo Krager’s phone rings in Northfield. Krager, who knows a thing or two about textiles through history, estimates she has worked with over 50 movies since she started researching and selling “fabrics with the look of bygone eras.” Krager’s business, ReproductionFabrics.com, is an online source of cotton reproduction fabric for...
Northfield boys and girls basketball prepare for playoffs
The Northfield High School boys basketball team will head into its final week of regular season play with a 14-9, 12-7 Big 9 record. The Raiders hosted Faribault on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and will then complete the week on Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. with a home game against Winona before traveling to Rochester John Marshall on Friday, March 3 for a 7:30 p.m. game. On Friday, Feb. 24, Northfield lost by a score of 68-65 in a closely contested match against Rochester Mayo...
3 boys, 2 girls from Northfield headed to state for wrestling
A trio of Northfield High School wrestlers will be making the trek to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul March 2-4 to compete at the 2023 MSHSL Class AAA boys wrestling tournament. This year’s qualifiers for the Raiders include Keith Harner at 126 pounds, Owen Murphy at 182 pounds and Ryan Kuyper at 195 pounds. At 106 pounds, Northfield’s Drew Pribyl placed fifth after posting an 11-0 major decision...
St. Olaf College names first woman president
During a backdrop of swirling snowflakes, St. Olaf College introduced Susan Rundell Singer as its 12th president. The college’s first woman president was introduced last Tuesday in a special chapel service followed by a welcome reception hosted by the Student Government Association. Also part of the introduction was a lunch with students, and sessions with others in the campus community, including faculty and staff. Rundell Singer conducted a brief Zoom...
Package thief picked wrong doorstep, charges say
A package thief was caught after one of the doorsteps from which he stole belonged to a police detective, charges allege. James Isaac Soza, 37, of Northfield, was charged with three felony counts of mail theft and one misdemeanor count of theft Monday in Rice County District Court. A police detective reported three packages were stolen from outside his Faribault residence on Dec. 30. The detective had surveillance footage of...
County Board holds off on costly broadband request
Concerned by the sizable price tag, the Goodhue County Board of Commissioners has pumped the brakes on a proposed expansion of broadband internet backed by Dennison Mayor Jeffrey Flaten. The proposal from Twin Cities-based OurTech Co-Op, a recently launched Technology Services Cooperative, would provide broadband to 125 households and 80 businesses, farms or “community anchor institutions” which are currently considered to be underserved. While the project would be OurTech’s first...
Charges: Thief failed to remove tags before attempted resale
A Northfield man allegedly did not remove tags before attempting to sell stolen antiques. On Feb. 9, the owner of Antiques of Northfield reported Douglas Nolan Roper, 36, tried to sell her stolen items. The Antiques of Northfield owner said there were handwritten tags attached to the items Roper wanted to sell, according to a court complaint. The Northfield woman said she recognized the tags as belonging to someone who...
Valley Grove celebrates second annual donut roasting party
Visitors to Valley Grove in Nerstrand were blessed Sunday afternoon with perfect weather for roasting doughnut holes, visiting with one another, and snowshoeing in the oak savanna. “They roasted all 186 doughnut holes, and the chocolate and cinnamon sugar toppings were a hit,” said Margit Carson Johnson, a Valley Grove Preservation Society board member and event organizer. “This was our second annual roasting party. Several board members agreed that a...
Northfield council makes new allowance for 'neighborhood centers'
A new ordinance backed on Feb. 21 by the Northfield City Council is set to allow small multifamily residential developments at specially designated “neighborhood centers” without going through the conditional use permit process. According to City Planner Mikayla Schmidt, the change is intended to provide a controlled amount of increased density, helping the city both to boost housing availability as laid out under the Strategic Plan and the Comprehensive Plan. ...
Northfield boys hockey reaches section championship
For the first time since 2017, the Northfield High School boys hockey team (22-5) will be playing in the championship game of the Section 1A tournament. The Raiders gained their invite to the big game with a pair of opening wins in the sectional over the past week. The No. 1 seeded Raiders received a first round bye in the Section 1A tournament and then scored an 8-1 win over Rochester Lourdes on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Northfield Ice Arena. ...
Malecha, Pressnall represent Northfield gymnastics at Class AA state meet
In her first trip to the Minnesota State High School League Class AA gymnastics championships, Northfield High School’s Alison Malecha finished her sophomore season with a 20th-place finish on the uneven bars. This year’s state championships were held at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul on Feb. 24-25. Malecha charted a final score of 8.9500 and finished in a tie for 20th place in the state, along with Stillwater’s Liberty Quast. Taylar Schaefer, of St. Cloud, won the event with a score of 9.5250. ...
Northfield gymnasts compete at state meet
In her first trip to the Minnesota State High School League Class AA gymnastics championships, Northfield High School’s Alison Malecha finished her sophomore season with a 20th-place finish on the uneven bars. This year’s state championships were held at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul on Feb. 24-25. Malecha charted a final score of 8.9500 and finished in a tie for 20th place in the state, along with Stillwater’s Liberty Quast. Taylar Schaefer, of St. Cloud, won the event with a score of 9.5250. ...
New history book documents 60 years of the Northfield Arts Guild
After writing books about Northfield’s public library, hospital and schools, history writer Bruce William Colwell has turned his focus on the 61-year old Arts Guild. With its motto “All kinds of art, all kinds of people” ithe Northfield Arts Guild is actively enriching the creative, artistic and cultural lives of all Northfielders through its performances, exhibitions, events, and classes. The 160- page sleekly printed, coffee table-sized edition titled “Celebrating Arts...
Carleton choirs on the road again with March tour
After nearly a decade of not touring, the the Carleton College Choir and Chamber Choir will be heading to Wisconsin and Illinois in March to perform at architecturally significant venues Madison, Chicago, and Evanston. Before they board the bus, the 90 students led by Director of Choral Activities Matthew J. Olson, will perform a concert tour send-off here in Northfield on Saturday, March 4 at Kracum Performance Hall at 7 p.m. ...
Rice County to bring mental health help home
2 1/2 hours could be the difference between life and death, when responding to a mental health crisis. Rice County Adult Services Manager Megan Thomas said that's roughly how long it takes for a mental health provider to arrive on scene in Rice County, once they're dispatched from the current mobile crisis center in Blue Earth County. That response time could be drastically improved, now that Thomas and the team...
Updated version of Ibsen classic debuts at Guild Theater
When “A Doll’s House” by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen debuted in 1879, the disquieting issues that lay behind the facade of European mores caused an uproar. Today, similar issues involving a woman’s role and place in society are in the forefront again in a brand new adaptation of Ibsen’s controversial play staged at Northfield’s Guild Theater. This modern reworking, based upon Ibsen’s classic work of world theater, is titled “Playing in Ibsen’s Dollhouse.” ...
Northfield all-school art show opens at the Guild
For Northfield High School art instructor Katherine Norrie, seeing the main gallery of the Northfield Arts Guild filled with the artwork of students across the district never gets old. And, this year marks the 23rd year that she and her art students have participated in the Northfield all-school art show. The exhibit titled “Art Attack!” runs from Feb. 15-March 11 at the Northfield Arts Guild, 304 Division St. “I have...
Northfield's All Saints Episcopal Church welcomes new priest
Fr. Cody Maynus knew he wanted to be a priest when he was in kindergarten — or at least he knew he wanted to wear a robe and stand at a church altar. And, that was long before he was even baptised. Maynus said he remembers back to that day in kindergarten when he was asked by an adult “What does a priest do?” and he answered, “Well, they serve...
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