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Hi Northfield! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What everyday Northfield scenes are hiding inside this new campus art show?
  • How St. Olaf's newest Oles will shape life in Northfield this year
  • What's new at this year's Defeat of Jesse James Days?

Also on today's calendar: Inclusive Video Gaming Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: A strong afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Mystic Topographies' exhibit invites viewers to look closer (stolaf.edu) — A new exhibit at St. Olaf's Flaten Art Museum, "Mystic Topographies," invites Northfield residents to see familiar streets, tunnels, and trees with fresh eyes. Artist and professor Michon Weeks, in her final year at the college, transforms everyday Northfield scenes into contemplative paintings and sketchbook studies, encouraging visitors to slow down, look closely, and reconsider their relationship with the local landscape.
   

2. St. Olaf welcomes the Class of 2030 (stolaf.edu) — St. Olaf College in Northfield has just welcomed 844 first-year and 29 transfer students for the Class of 2030, bringing new energy and families into town. Most students come from outside Minnesota, with record levels of first-generation and domestic students of color, and they're settling in through orientation events, welcome ceremonies, and campus traditions that will ripple into the wider Northfield community.
   

3. New audio brings the 1876 bank raid to life at this year's Defeat of Jesse James Days (southernminn.com) — Defeat of Jesse James Days in downtown Northfield is adding a dramatic new audio track that lets crowds hear what the 1876 bank raid may have sounded like from inside the First National Bank. Organizers are also debuting a Joseph Lee Heywood-themed Horseshoe Hunt and limited-edition trading cards that raise money for the Northfield History Center's restoration fund.
   

4. Northfield Earns Highest GreenStep Recognition for Sustainability Efforts (kymnradio.net) — Northfield has just earned the highest possible recognition in Minnesota's GreenStep Cities program, confirming years of work to cut energy use and boost sustainability. City staff say these efforts support Northfield's Comprehensive and Climate Action plans, aiming to reduce emissions, improve efficiency, and better prepare the community for climate impacts residents will feel locally.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anyone know of a window replacement company that will give you a general quote for window replacement over the phone?
    It seems you fill out something online and the blow your phone up to set up and inspection. Then its a 3 hour schpeel in home. I did one of those one… (Nextdoor South Northfield)
  • Post Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Manufacturing Engineering Intern (Summer 2027) in Northfield. Apply here.
  • Wright Tree Service posted a job opening for Crew Leader in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.

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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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