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🌱 Patch AM: How Saturday’s Pre-Nationals meet showcased Northfield’s national championship course.
Also check out Music & Movement on the Northfield Patch calendar
Good morning to you Northfield! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Saturday's Pre-Nationals meet showcased Northfield's national championship course.
Also on today's calendar: Wendy Smith 1/2 a Zillion at Loon Liquors Distillery and Pizzeria and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
- Tuesday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• No. 16 Women's Cross Country Takes Top-10 Finish at Pre-Nationals Meet (hope.edu) — A major NCAA Division III cross country meet brought 35 women's teams to Carleton College's Bill Huyck Championship Course in Northfield, showcasing the course that will host nationals. Hope College's 16th-ranked women finished eighth in the top division and third in another, giving local fans a preview of the competition and conditions coming back to town later this season. 
📸 Around Northfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Music & Movement →
A Great Day Farm, 5575 115th Street East, Northfield
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
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Other local events
- Absentee voting for General Election →
Northfield, MN Calendar, 801 Washington Street, Northfield
8:00 am - City Council Meeting →
Northfield, MN Calendar, City Hall 801 Washington Street, Northfield - Absentee voting for General Election →
Northfield, MN Calendar, 801 Washington Street, Northfield
8:00 am - Mayor's Youth Council Work Session →
Northfield, MN Calendar Northfield, MN 55057
7:45 am - Absentee voting for General Election →
Northfield, MN Calendar, 801 Washington Street, Northfield
8:00 am - Heritage Preservation Commission Meeting →
Northfield, MN Calendar, City Hall 801 Washington Street, Northfield
6:00 pm - Absentee voting for General Election →
Northfield, MN Calendar, 801 Washington Street, Northfield
8:00 am - Wendy Smith 1/2 a Zillion at Loon Liquors Distillery and Pizzeria →
Loon Liquors Distillery and Pizzeria, Northfield
3:00 pm - Second Saturdays Open Mic →
Hot Spot Music, 801 Division St S, Northfield
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
📣 Northfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sogn Valley Art Fair →
Downown Canon Falls, 214 4th St N, Cannon Falls
10:00 am - Wendy Smith 1/2 a Zillion at Sogn Valley Art Fair Downtown →
Sogn Valley Art Fair Downtown, Cannon Falls
12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Northfield. Apply here.
- Headway posted a job opening for Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Faribault
- HOPE Center awarded grant at Faribault Foundation's Women Who Care event (southernminn.com)
- Fareway To Redevelop Faribault, MN, Meat & Grocery Location (theshelbyreport.com)
- MN PRAIRIE ROOTS: 'Up North' observations from a southern Minnesotan (southernminn.com)
Lonsdale
- Lonsdale adopts 5% preliminary tax levy increase (hometownsource.com)
Ok Northfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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