Sunday, May 13, 2012
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We received a nice variety of blogs come through Patch's Local Voices section this past week. Here is a sample: • Hayes Scriven let us know about the Northfield Historical Society’s volunteers of the year. • Sandy Vesledahl updated us on plans for this year’s Walk for the Animals. • Bill Murphy provided a history behind the Northfield Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxilliary’s distribution of “Buddy” Poppy downtown. • And in a popular post this week, Susan Hvistendahl informed us that the bust of Carleton’s Favorite Poet, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, would appear in tonight’s episode of television's "Desperate Housewives." Read those and more great posts by clicking on the links below. • Debby Larsen, Devyn Gardner are …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
On Saturday night, the event drew a standing-room only crowd with more than 260 people in attendance, according to NHS executive director Hayes Scriven.
Check out the first photo gallery from the Ole and Lena Joke Night Check out the second photo gallery from the Ole and Lena Joke Night Apparently people like Ole and Lena. After packing J. Grundy's Rueb 'n' Stein last year, the Northfield Historical Society this year moved the third annual Ole and Lena Joke Night to the bigger venue of The Grand Event Center. On Saturday night, the event drew a standing-room only crowd with more than 260 people in attendance, according to NHS executive director Hayes Scriven. This year's fundraiser included a few additions to the routine, including Lena's new husband, Axel, a 'new' Lena, and Tina. "This is the new Norway, Ole," Axel, squeezed into tight pants and wearing glittered-covered glasses, said as …
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This year's fundraiser included a few additions to the routine, including Lena's new husband, Axel, a 'new' Lena, and Tina.
Check out more photos from the Ole and Lena Joke Night Check out video from Ole and Lena Joke Night Apparently people like Ole and Lena. After packing J. Grundy's Rueb 'n' Stein last year, the Northfield Historical Society this year moved the third annual Ole and Lena Joke Night to the bigger venue of The Grand Event Center. On Saturday night, the event drew a standing-room only crowd with more than 260 people in attendance, according to NHS executive director Hayes Scriven. This year's fundraiser included a few additions to the routine, including Lena's new husband, Axel, a 'new' Lena, and Tina. "This is the new Norway, Ole," Axel, squeezed into tight pants and wearing glittered-covered glasses, said as he took the stage with Lena, who …
On Saturday night, the event drew a standing-room only crowd with more than 260 people in attendance, according to NHS executive director Hayes Scriven.
Check out more photos from the Ole and Lena Joke Night Check out video from Ole and Lena Joke Night Apparently people like Ole and Lena. After packing J. Grundy's Rueb 'n' Stein last year, the Northfield Historical Society this year moved the third annual Ole and Lena Joke Night to the bigger venue of The Grand Event Center. On Saturday night, the event drew a standing-room only crowd with more than 260 people in attendance, according to NHS executive director Hayes Scriven. This year's fundraiser included a few additions to the routine, including Lena's new husband, Axel, a 'new' Lena, and Tina. "This is the new Norway, Ole," Axel, squeezed into tight pants and wearing glittered-covered glasses, said as he took the stage with Lena, who …
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Check out a few jokes ahead of Saturday's show.
There'll be no shortage of laughs. Saturday brings the return of the Ole and Lena Joke Night, an annual fundraiser for the Northfield Historical Society. This year's event, which starts at 7 p.m., takes place as the Grand Event Center. Northfied Patch recently caught up with Ole to see some of the stories he'll share on Saturday. According to the NHS, this year will feature "a 'new' Lena, plus the addition of Tina, transforming the performance into an Ole, Lena, and Tina extravaganza." The three will do a 90-minute show, followed by contributions from the audience. IF YOU GO WHAT: Ole and Lena Joke Night, a fundraiser for the Northfield Historical Society WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday (doors open at 6:30) WHERE: The Grand Event Center COST: $10; …
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Ole sings about lefse in preparation for Saturday's Ole and Lena Joke Night, a fundraiser for the Northfield Historical Society.
Ole sings about lefse in preparation for Saturday's Ole and Lena Joke Night, a fundraiser for the Northfield Historical Society. IF YOU GO WHAT: Ole and Lena Joke Night, a fundraiser for the Northfield Historical Society WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday (doors open at 6:30) WHERE: The Grand Event Center COST: $10; tickets can be purchased at the Grand or ahead of time at NHS. The ticket includes appetizers. There will be a cash bar. Be sure to follow Northfield Patch on Twitter, "Like" us on Facebook, and sign up for our newsletter, which sends you updates about stories, breaking news, announcements, events and blogs on our site.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
This year's event is scheduled for April 14.
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Tuesday, April 3
This year's annual Ole and Lena Joke Night will take place Saturday, April 14, beginning at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30). In response to last year's large audience, the event has been moved to the Grand Event Center. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the event or, in advance, at the Northfield Historical Society. Appetizers will be provided, and a cash bar will be open. This year's humor marathon will feature a "new" Lena, plus the addition of "Tina," transforming the performance into an Ole, Lena, and Tina extravaganza. The three will joke on stage for 90 minutes, followed by contributions from the audience. Visit the NHS for a taste of what Ole and Lena have in store . . . WHAT: Northfield Historical Society Ole and Lena joke night…
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Patch recaps the happenings of the past week.
GOVERMENT • Northfield City Council Playback: Redistricting, Rental Housing Issues, Convention and Visitors Bureau • Northfield Manager Resigns, Takes Job with Prior Lake • Northfield Winter Parking Ban Lifted • Capitol Review: Abortion, Voter ID and State Shutdown Bills Proposed by Northfield Legislators • Senators Pass Bills to Keep Services Open During Minnesota Shutdown • Woodard: Paying Back the K-12 Funding Shift • VIDEO: Sen. Al DeKruif Talks About Stepping Away from Minnesota Senate • Garofalo: Budget Forecast, Paying Back Schools • Thompson: Heath Care Insurance Reform, Self-Defense Bill • VIDEO: Minnesota Senate Hears 'Right to Work' Amendment • Rice County Review: Economic Development and Unemployment Updates • Beaumaster: …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Social hour starts at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Great Hall at Carleton College. The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
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Friday, March 16
The Northfield Historical Society holds its 37th annual meeting on Saturday at the Great Hall on the campus of Carleton College. The meeting is open to all members of the Northfield Historical Society and attendees need only sign up for membership on the evening of the event if they are not currently a member. “We are hoping to have our best turnout ever as we have just launched our 1,000-member Campaign,” said the Society’s executive director, Hayes Scriven. The Northfield Historical Society will also honor the Hvistendahl family at the event. “Additional information will be forthcoming, but we are delighted to be honoring Marion, David and Susan Hvistendahl at our annual meeting,” Scriven said. “They have been longtime supporters of …
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
A process called craniofacial superimposition could not rule out that the skeleton’s skull belonged to Clell Miller.
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Thursday, March 15
A forensic scientist says a skeleton with ties to Dr. Henry Wheeler, a central figure in Northfield’s storied James-Younger Raid of 1876, could be that of gang member Clell Miller. In a presentation last month in Atlanta at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, James Bailey, Ph.D., a professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, said a process called craniofacial superimposition could not rule out that the skeleton’s skull belonged to Clell Miller. Miller was one of two gang members slain on the street in Northfield during the failed attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield. Dr. Wheeler, then a medical student home for the summer, shot and killed Clell Miller; Anslem Manning, a local …
Corey Butler Jr.
5:52 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
That was clean! :) more ›