🌱 Patch AM: How will the Allina clinic takeover change your Northfield healthcare?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will the Allina clinic takeover change your Northfield healthcare?
• How a St. Olaf star turned top grades into All-American honors

Also on today's calendar: Winnie the Pooh and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong, temps: high: 37, low: -5. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; a bit of p.m. snow, with a high of 22 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NH+C to assume ownership of Northfield Allina Clinic (kymnradio.net) — Northfield Hospital + Clinics plans to take over the Northfield Allina Clinic, aiming to keep primary care local while expanding cardiology and other specialty services. Staff are expected to keep their jobs, patients can stay with current doctors, and the transition is targeted for completion by late summer 2026 after regulatory approvals.
   

• Bechtel honored as CSC Second Team All-American (stolaf.edu) — A St. Olaf College men’s soccer standout in Northfield has been named a CSC Second Team Academic All-American, recognizing both his strong play and 3.83 GPA in quantitative economics. The junior also earned multiple national and MIAC honors while helping the Oles capture the conference title and reach the NCAA Division III national semifinals.
   

📸 Around Northfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable holiday potluck
  Save the Northfield Depot, 204 3rd St W, Northfield
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• 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

Friday December 19

• Winnie the Pooh
  Northfield Arts Guild Theater , 411 3rd St W , Northfield
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Public Skate
  Northfield, MN Calendar Northfield, MN 55057
  12:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Offices closed for Christmas Eve
  Northfield, MN Calendar , 801 Washington Street , Northfield
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Offices closed for Christmas
  Northfield, MN Calendar , 801 Washington Street , Northfield
  7:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Music & Movement — A Great Day Farm
  A Great Day Farm , 5575 115th St E , Northfield
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• NG - BBB C vs Blooming Prairie
  Randolph Public School District Randolph, MN 55065
  4:30 pm
• SG - BBB Jr H vs Blooming Prairie
  Randolph Public School District Randolph, MN 55065
  4:30 pm
• GBB - Jr H at Blooming Prairie
  Randolph Public School District Randolph, MN 55065
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Now offering Seamless Airport Transportation from Northfield to MSP
  ​Your journey begins the moment you step out your door. ​We offer reliable, comfortable, and stress-free airport service from Northfield, Minnesota,… (Nextdoor Northfield)

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Northfield. Apply here.
• Post Consumer Brands, LLC posted a job opening for Manufacturing Operator, Processing - PM in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Randolph

• Blossoms beat Panthers and fall to Falcons in back-to-back home games (southernminn.com)
• Mary Ellen Rose Kirk (kmaq.com)

Faribault

• Owatonna gymnastics hosts Faribault before competing at Warrior Holiday Invite (southernminn.com)
• 10 Booming Burger Chains That Will Take Over 2026 (thedailymeal.com)
• Benefits of Minimizing Screen Time (boomermagazine.com)

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: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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