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🌱 Patch AM: How St. Olaf’s jazz program helps Northfield students weather tough times
Coming up: Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable holiday potluck on the Northfield Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How St. Olaf’s jazz program helps Northfield students weather tough times
- How Northfield, not Pinkerton, foiled the James-Younger Gang
Also on today's calendar: Winnie the Pooh and 5 more events.
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- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 39, low: 30.
- Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 36 and low of -5 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Experts at St. Olaf: How music can unify during trying times (stolaf.edu) — A St. Olaf jazz professor in Northfield shares how music can help people cope with stress, grief, and uncertainty while building community. He explains why certain songs feel especially powerful during hard times, how jazz models listening and empathy, and how St. Olaf’s jazz program teaches students to see music as a force that connects and uplifts communities. 
• Jervis Forum Roundtable 17-20 on Jeffreys-Jones, Allan Pinkerton (issforum.org) — Northfield gets a proud historical shout-out here as the town whose residents, not the famed Pinkerton detectives, ultimately stopped the James-Younger Gang’s attempted bank raid. From there, the piece dives deep into a new scholarly book on Allan Pinkerton, exploring his complicated legacy in labor conflicts, surveillance, and the rise of private security in America.
📸 Around Northfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable holiday potluck
Save the Northfield Depot, 204 3rd St W, Northfield
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Mayor's Youth Council + All Boards/Commissions Meeting
Northfield, MN Calendar , 1400 Division Street S. , Northfield
7:45 am - Environmental Quality Commission Meeting
Northfield, MN Calendar , City Hall 801 Washington Street , Northfield
6:00 pm - Public Skate
Northfield, MN Calendar Northfield, MN 55057
11:00 am - Holiday Social
Reunion- Upstairs , 501 Division St. South , Northfield
4:30 pm - Planning Commission Meeting
Northfield, MN Calendar , City Hall 801 Washington Street , Northfield
6:00 pm - Winnie the Pooh
Northfield Arts Guild Theater , 411 3rd St W , Northfield
7:30 pm - Public Skate
Northfield, MN Calendar Northfield, MN 55057
12:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
📣 Northfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SG - BBB Jr H
Randolph Secondary Randolph, MN 55065
3:00 pm - NG - GBB Jr H
Randolph Secondary Randolph, MN 55065
3:00 pm - SG - GBB Gr 6
Randolph Secondary Randolph, MN 55065
5:00 pm - 12/16 Paint Silver Snowfall at Cannon River Winery, Cannon Falls, MN at 6:30 PM
Cannon River Winery + Kitchen , 421 Mill St W , Cannon Falls
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found this cat by Culver’s.
Currently in our garage. Anyone recognize it? Suggestions for where to take it or what to do when it’s so cold outside? (Nextdoor Presidential) - I have an unopened bag of Royal Canin Indoor Kibble for cats 7 years and over that I bought by mistake from Chewy.
They nicely credited my account and suggested I donate it. Any ideas on local rescues that could use kibble? Thanks! (Nextdoor Spring Creek)
- SpartanNash Company posted a job opening for Cashier in Northfield. Apply here.
- Target posted a job opening for Specialty Sales (Style, Tech, Beauty, Ulta Beauty) (T1211) in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Randolph
- Mary Ellen Rose Kirk (kmaq.com)
Faribault
- County Board discusses budget at work session (faribaultcountyregister.com)
- Gymnasts triumph in their first meet (faribaultcountyregister.com)
- Minnesota weather: How cold it got on Saturday (fox9.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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