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River Flow Yoga opens downtown, overlooking Cannon River
One day earlier this fall, when Shawnee Langworthy was walking her dog down Division Street, she spied a “For Rent” sign in a storefront window just north of Content Books. She said she couldn’t believe it; she was looking at the ideal space for her own yoga studio. “I immediately called and texted the number,” Langworthy said. “And to get the ball rolling, I immediately contacted all the amazing teachers...
Carleton and St. Olaf make annual donation to City of Northfield
Carleton College and St. Olaf College made their annual donation to the city of Northfield on Monday, Nov. 28, at City Hall in the council chambers. Carleton Vice President and Treasurer Eric Runestad and St. Olaf Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Janet Hanson presented the donation to Mayor Rhonda Pownell, City Administrator Ben Martig and Finance Director Brenda Angelstad. {div}This year’s donation is $160,000, split evenly between the two...
City Council approves 18.5% levy increase amid resident protests
On Tuesday night, the city chambers were packed with people, almost all of whom were clearly opposed to the levy increase. One by one, Northfield residents approached the podium to comment how and why the tax levy increase of 18.5% would be a hardship to them personally or for their businesses financially. After hearing comments, such as “taxation in this town is out of control,” “this city is run with...
Still missing: Daryl “Dice” Budenski of Northfield
If you've ever experienced the panic of a loved one temporarily gone missing, then you hold insight into a loss that extends beyond minutes to hours to days, then weeks, months, years. That is reality for too many families across this country, including right here in Minnesota and right here in my county of Rice. Slightly over a year ago, 71-year-old Daryl “Dice” Budenski vanished, last seen around 3:30 pm October 1, 2021, near Koester Apartments in Northfield. His baseball cap and money clip were...
Northfield charter school teacher wins statewide environmental education award
Wonder and excitement. Those are the two states of being Michelle Martin hopes her students reach when they experience nature. Martin, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Prairie Creek Community School in Northfield, recently picked up a statewide award for her “outstanding, ongoing efforts in infusing environmental education into school curriculum.” Martin won the 2022 Formal Environmental Educator of the Year Award from the Minnesota Association for Environmental Education. ...
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