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President’s Notes

President’s Notes
By Janet Petri
The President’s column has been a traditional part of the paper-and-ink Catalyst. In this on-line version we try to keep things brief and to the point, so my comments won’t amount to a column; perhaps they will add up to a few building stones. For many people — perhaps especially for [...]

Bridgewater Township public meeting

On Saturday, November 4, there will be a Bridgewater Township meeting examining issues regarding planning and zoning for ag-related businesses. The discussion will focus on the ethanol plant proposed for the Bridgewater area. This meeting may be of interest to League members, and it is open to the public.
The meeting will start at 10 [...]

Gule Gule from Turkiye!

28 September 2006
Dear LWV and friends,
My name is Ishanaa Rambachan and I am a junior political science and economics major at St. Olaf. I joined the Northfield League after attending the annual Leaders of Today and Tomorrow conference my freshman year.
This semester, I am enrolled in the Term in the Middle East, a five-month introduction [...]

4th Monday - ARTS PLAN ‘06

The Northfield League of Women Voters (LWV) will continue its “4th Monday” public meeting series with a discussion of the proposed Arts Plan ‘06. Committee members will present information about this city council funded proposal, and also hope to gather public input.
Arts’Plan ‘06 is an exploration of the benefits to the community of further developing [...]

Candidate Forums Oct 28 and Nov. 2

League of Women Voters of Northfield and Cannon River Watershed Partnership will co-sponsor two public candidate forums on Saturday, October 28th and Thursday, November 2nd. The October 28th forum will feature the following elected offices: MN Senate Districts 36 and 25, MN House Districts 36B and 25B, and Northfield City Council. That forum will take [...]

Cannon Falls Walk-about

Shirley Workman

Peter Hutchison

Papa John

Mac and Ken

John Kline

Colleen Rowley

Crowd pic

More crowd

Kickoff Meeting - Saturday, Sept. 30 9-11:30am Library expansion

Saturday, September 30, 9-11:30 AM, lower level meeting room at the Community Resource Bank on South Hwy. 3: fall kick-off meeting and panel discussion of the proposed expansion of the Northfield City Library. The program will begin with a short LWV business meeting, with the panel discussion beginning at 9:30. Juice, coffee, and breakfast-type snacks [...]

4th Monday discussion on the School District Levy Proposal

The Northfield League of Women Voters (LWV) will continue its “4th Monday” public meeting series with a discussion of the proposed excess levy for the school district. The speakers for the school district will be Diane Kinneberg, Principal of Bridgewater Elementary School, and Gary Lewis, Director of Student Services for District 659.
Each fourth Monday of [...]

News from the President

Northfield League of Women Voters News
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4th Monday, August 28:County Commissioner Candidate Forum

LEAGUE HOSTS MEETING WITH CANDIDATES FOR THE DISTRICT 2 COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRIMARY ELECTION
The Northfield League of Women Voters (LWV) will continue its “4th Monday” public meeting series on August 28th… but, Fourth Monday changes its style for the August meeting.
Every fourth Monday of each month at 7 pm, in the Northfield Public Library’s first floor [...]