City Council Updates + DST And Deer

Morning, Northfield! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and increasingly windy. High: 57 Low: 44.

Here are the top stories in Northfield today:

1. Here are updates from Tuesday's city council meeting. (kymnradio.net)
2. Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Here's what time the sun will set in Northfield. Officials are also warning that longer nights could lead to more vehicles crashing into deer during mating season. (Northfield Patch)
3. Economist and Carleton College alum Tony Downs has died. (Antelope Valley Press)

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Today in Northfield:

• 30th Annual Mayo Clinic Symposium on Sports Medicine (7:00 a.m.)
• Early Registration for Northfield Rotary Turkey Trot --- 5K Run/Walk (9:00 a.m.)
• Elementary Wrestling Tournament - Northfield Public School District (6:00 p.m.)
• HS Play/Musical - Northfield Public School District (7:00 p.m.)
• Northfield Rotary Turkey Trot Early Registration Deadline (11:59 p.m.)

Northfield Patch Notebook

• Carleton College: "Marty Baylor recently received a $200,000 grant from the American Physical Society and is becoming a national leader in inclusion, diversity, and equity in physics and STEM as a whole. #CarletonCollege" (Facebook)
• St. Olaf College: "When COVID-19 disrupted the exhibition cycle at Flaten Art Museum, it opened the door for a new acquisition project that engaged students in the course "Art Now: Critical Issues in Contemporary Art."..." (Facebook)
• City of Northfield, Minnesota: "Note from the mayor: TIF funding, a complicated but important financial tool. This week the Council will consider whether to expand an existing housing TIF district in order to accommodate a housing development..." (Facebook)
• Northfield Fine Arts Boosters - NFAB: "Have we mentioned live concerts are back?!? Here’s the NHS Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Paul Ousley, in concert last Friday. (Photo courtesy of Carol Myint)" (Facebook)
• Healthy Community Initiative: "There are programs in Rice County that can provide help for those in recovery from substance abuse. Learn more about available local resources in this Northfield News column..." (Facebook)

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— Morgan Reddekopp

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Feel free to reach out with any questions, concerns, or story ideas at morgan.reddekopp@patch.com and follow me on Twitter @ReddekoppMorgan for more news updates.

I grew up in Eagan, MN before attending Winona State University where I majored in Creative Digital Media and minored in Journalism and Creative Writing. I am very excited to be a reporter in my hometown! In my free time, I like to paint, draw and write. I am currently working on my poetry manuscript, and also enjoy hiking and being outdoors.

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